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"But the most painful was the huge reversal in fee income, unheard of among private sector lenders. Essentially, it means that Yes Bank took it for granted that fees on structured loan deals will be paid and accounted for upfront on its books. As borrowers turned defaulters, the fees tied to these loan deals fell off the cracks. Gill has now vowed to shift to a safer accounting practice of amortizing fee income rather than booking these upfront.


Gill’s move to mend past ways means that there will be no nasty surprises in the future. This is good news considering that investors love a clean image and loathe uncertainties.


But there is no gain without pain and the promise of a strong and stable balance sheet comes with some sacrifices as well. Investors will have to give up the hopes of phenomenal growth, a promise made by Kapoor.",3
"How formidable is the opposition alliance among Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)?",0
"Most Asian currencies were trading lower today. South Korean won was down 0.4%, China renminbi 0.23%, China Offshore 0.15%, Malaysian ringgit 0.12%, Indonesian rupiah 0.11%, Taiwan dollar 0.06%. However, Japanese yen was up 0.32%.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 97.26, down 0.14% from its previous close of 97.395.",3
"If you want to answer any question, click on ‘Answer’. After clicking on Answer you can also check out replies of other users. Proceed to Answer either through writing or voice command.


If you want to ask any question, click on “Ask A Question"". Few question prefixes are already inserted to help you with your questions. After submitting your question, the app will send the questions to your neighbours and will let you know how many neighbours


have been asked the question. Click Done. You can click on the bell icon on the homepage of the app to follow answers to your questions.",1
"In global markets, gold prices edged up today as disappointing Chinese factory activity data brought back concerns about the health of the global economy, denting risk appetite. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $1,285 per ounce. European equity markets nudged down today, following weaker Asian stock markets.",3
"BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Huawei has announced plans to release a next-generation smartphone based on its own technology instead of US components, stepping up efforts to compete directly with Western industry leaders.


Thursday's announcement comes as Huawei Technologies Ltd., the world's biggest maker of network gear for phone companies, combats US warnings the company might be a security risk.",1
"Mumbai: India Inc's external commercial borrowings (ECBs) fell by 45% to $2.42 billion in January 2019 as compared to the year-ago period, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has showed.


Domestic firms had raised $5.40 billion from overseas sources during January 2018. Of the total borrowings during the month, $2.27 billion was raised through the automatic route of external commercial borrowings (ECBs). The remaining $150 million was taken through the approval route, according to RBI data on ECB for January 2019.",3
"On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates could be on hold for “some time"" as global risks weigh on the economic outlook and inflation remains muted.


The 10-year gilt yield was trading at 7.328% against its Wednesday's close of 7.361%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"What more can you give to the audience? I have already done Yeh Hai Aashiqui and Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya


 I always thought that there were two kind of people – good and bad, who keep interchanging as per situations",2
"com, Arbaaz Khan spoke about getting back to Dabangg and how Salman perfectly slipped into character, seven years after Dabangg 2


Salman has already shot for a song in Indore and Arbaaz was just surprised when he saw his brother on the sets",2
"“One would think that their development and testing process would’ve uncovered many of these flaws, and yet they proceeded to put it in the market anyway,"" said Bryan Ma, vice president of devices research at consultancy IDC. “Clearly they can’t afford to have another embarrassing Note 7-like incident, lest they build up a reputation for releasing unreliable products.""


The Note 7 episode triggered a global recall, cost the company billions of dollars and marred its reputation as it battled Apple Inc. in premium devices. Pulling the Fold now lets the Korean giant address potential issues as it races to put out a flexible gadget ahead of Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co. and Xiaomi Corp.


A Samsung spokeswoman declined to comment for this story. Shares in the company, which hasn’t set another date for a commercial launch, were little changed in Seoul on Wednesday.


Samsung has bounced back since the Note 7 — it remains the world’s largest producer of smartphones and memory chips. But it was counting on the folding devices to extend its lead in mobile and kick-start a stagnating global market.


Unveiled along with the 10th-anniversary version of the flagship Galaxy S phone, the Fold underscored Samsung’s ambitions like no other product it makes. Struggling to ward off hard-charging rivals, the Suwon, South Korea-based giant hoped the gadget would embody its lead in cutting-edge innovation.",1
"So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.7%, while foreign investors have bought $8.43 billion in equity and $1.06 billion in debt market.


India's benchmark index Sensex rose 0.22% to 38,667 points in pre-open trade. Year to date, it is up 7%.",3
"Xiaomi, however, sees the presence of Jio in rural markets as a growth enabler and it eventually expects users to upgrade to smartphones.


Local entrepreneurs can apply to open Xiaomi’s Mi Stores and will be responsible for the physical infrastructure and real estate, while Xiaomi will look at the branding of the store. The company declined to give further details.",1
"The ad reads ""No bells & whistles. No Bezel. No notch. No app lag. No bloatware. No $2,000 price tag. No random music. Just a better phone."" The ad also contained a sketch of the smartphone showing its triple camera setup, a pop-up front facing camera mechanism and what seems to be a copper heat pipe for better cooling.


The sketch also shows that the SIM card slot has been moved to the bottom of the smartphone from the left side. The design of the smartphone is in line with the previous case renders.


Wired magazine even got its hands on what seems to be a production-ready prototype of the OnePlus 7 Pro and has posted camera samples of the device from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix held at Baku.",1
"On Tuesday, Powell said a healthy US economy has faced some “cross-currents and conflicting signals"" that officials in January decided warranted taking a patient approach to future interest-rate changes.


Public sector banks were trading higher after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank from the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework, subject to certain conditions and continuous monitoring. Corporation Bank rose 9%, Dhanlaxmi Bank 10% and Allahabad Bank 4%.",3
"This feature will help make the display more responsive that will in-turn significantly up the gaming and UI experience. It will also consume more battery, but we expect this feature to have a toggle switch within the settings, much like what is present in Asus ROG Phone and Razer Phone 2.",1
"TikTok, which is very popular among children, is facing criticism from different quarters for circulation of ""pornographic content""


Any existing user of TikTok, who has the app installed on the smartphone, can share it with any such seeker through apps like ShareIt


New Delhi: With crores of people in India already using TikTok and all of them having the option to share the app with others, blocking its access on Google Play Store and Apple App Store may not have the desired results, say experts.


TikTok, which is very popular among children, is facing criticism from different quarters for circulation of ""pornographic content"".


Google and Apple blocked the download of the Chinese short video-sharing app, following a request from the government.",1
"The company will hive off its ratings business into a wholly-owned subsidiary through a slump sale to abide by the rules of capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Crisil said in a press release.


Notwithstanding the 10% rise since beginning of this month, the stock hasn’t notched any gains at all for the year 2019 so far, reflecting the research business’s drag on overall earnings.


Even after the hive-off, the ratings business is likely to continue to be the driver for valuation. After the 10% gain so far this month, the Crisil stock trades at 28 times its one-year forward earnings.",3
"He chooses to hide his CP from colleagues, move out of his mother’s house and form sexual relations for the first time, all in the first three episodes itself


 “Oh he’s right, how dare you find happiness,” and when his mother offers the “he has CP” explanation, Phil soldiers on with “ So? People with CP can be as@!***s too”


Special is packed with pop culture references — there are references to Gone Girl, Mindy Kaling and others",2
"That’s right, an opera house. It simply goes to show that Apple is trying to aim the new iPad at a very specific type of an audience—artists.


Apple is well aware of the fact that its iPad sales are slumping. In a measure to keep the ship sailing, Apple has been promoting its high-end iPad Pro as ideal for artists, photographers and other creators. It’s the perfect setting, people are eagerly waiting for a refresh, as the last update came nearly 17 months ago.


That’s not the only change that you can anticipate though. Apple drastically increased the price of its iPhones last year, a move that was loved by investors. Even as iPhone sales stagnated, the high prices managed to increase the revenue. For your reference, the iPhone 7 Plus at the time of its launch was priced at ₹ 72,000. The iPhone XS starts at ₹ 99,999.",1
"Facebook said eligible creators would be able to make money from their videos using its Ad Breaks. Photo: AFP


Facebook is launching Watch, its video rival to YouTube, internationally and expanding the financial incentives that encourage people to share their content there


FacebookFacebook WatchFacebook Watch video serviceYouTubeFidji Simoentertainmentsports contenttechnology",1
"Starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt, Kalank has got the biggest opening of 2019


It was released on a Wednesday because the makers wanted to make the most out of the extended weekend and with no competition in sight, it looks like the film will have a splendid time at the box office


 He tweeted, “#Kalank starts with a bang… Emerges biggest opener of 2019 *so far*… Plexes terrific… Impressive cast and hype + massive screen count [4000] + #MahavirJayanti holiday have contributed to a big total… Wed ₹ 21",2
"GKN Securities which was barred over misuse of the so-called dark fibre issue has also appealed against SEBI directions.


The regulator, in a separate order, had also barred the NSE for six months from the securities market, and asked it to disgorge nearly ₹1,200 which is the profit made by NSE through its co-location services between 2010 and 2014 including interest",3
"Fintech startup Zeta, co-founded by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipati aims to digitise employee benefits


Fintech startup Zeta, co-founded by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipati aims to digitise employee benefits, cafeteria solutions, and rewards and recognition solutions by offering a cloud-based enterprise benefits suite called Zeta tax benefits. The package includes a payment solution.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed,0
"Globally established companies such as Stratasys and Optomec have footprints in India through partnerships and alliances, notes the above-cited 6Wresearch note. Major companies active in the Indian 3D-printing market space are Altem Technologies, Imaginarium, Brahma 3, KCbots and JGroup Robotics.


If you sit on Disney Research’s Magic Bench, you may have an elephant hand you a glowing orb. Or, a tiny donkey might saunter by and kick the bench. Similarly, scientists at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute are using the Microsoft HoloLens to explore complex biological network in 3-D, creating a tool that may help find critical links between proteins and genes related to disorders like cancer and diabetes. Both these examples highlight the melding of technologies like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) with the real world to give users and businesses a world of the so-called “mixed"" reality (MR) or “blended"" reality concept.


While VR is all about a world created solely on computers or online, AR still deals with the real world and has elements of the virtual world built atop it, akin to layers of information. MR mixes both realities (VR and AR) in a bid to capture the best of both worlds. However, for mixed reality to gain traction, you need headsets and mixed reality content too.


Regardless, investors believe that mixed reality has the potential to become the next big computing platform. Consider this. No one had seen the Magic Leap One goggles ever. Yet, the company managed to raise investments of almost $2 billion, notably from Google, Alibaba Group, Temasek and JP Morgan Investment Management.


This month, though, mixed reality headset maker Magic Leap finally announced that the Magic Leap One Creator Edition will be available in the US for $2,295. Other major players in the global MR market include Intel Corp., Seiko Epson Corp., Microsoft Corp., Accenture PLC., Google, Inc., Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Facebook Inc., and HTC Corp. In India, we have start-ups like Imaginate Technologies Inc., too, which are increasingly betting on MR.


Research firm Gartner Inc. predicts that by 2019, AR, VR and MR solutions will be evaluated and adopted in 20% of large-enterprise businesses.


The global MR market size is expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2023, according to research firm Reportbuyer.com. It believes that the rapid growth will come from increasing demand for innovative and wearable products. The aerospace and defence sectors, it says, could use MR products for training programmes. The technology can also be used effectively in schools since it provides 3-D images, leading to an interactive learning experience, according to the report.


mint-india-wire long-reads TechnologyFuture of TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceBlockchainInternet of Things3D printingMixed RealityAugmented RealityVirtual Reality",1
"The statements in which Yeddyurappa says that the air strikes would benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bag around 22 parliamentary seats in Karnataka, almost replenishing Pakistan's arsenal to attack and twist the intent with which India carried out the air strikes targeting terrorist training camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).


“My statement is being reported out of context. I said that ‘situation favourable for BJP’ which I am saying for last couple of months. This is not first time that I said BJP in Karnataka will win minimum 22 seats under the able leadership of Modi ji,"" Yeddyurappa wrote on Twitter to try and control the damage his statements on Wednesday caused.


“Took two days to reveal the political game behind sending two nuclear armed nations into an escalated tension situation. It’s about 22 seats. In this day and age, no agendas remain hidden. Take note India and #SayNoToWar!"", Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the ruling party of the neighbouring country wrote on Twitter, adding the hashtag “#LetBetterSensePrevail"".",0
"As NDA seeks re-election, agriculture will form an important part of the poll narrative with BJP banking on PM-Kisan scheme and its MSP promise


How rural India votes will largely determine the fate of political parties in the general elections, polling for which begins on 11 April.


The focus on rural India in the elections boils down to simple arithmetics—only 57 of the 542 parliamentary constituencies in India are urban, while as many as 342 seats are rural (another 144 are semi-urban), according to numbers based on Census 2011 classification. A constituency is marked ‘urban’ if more than 75% of the constituents live in urban areas.


The importance of this fact isn’t lost on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that won in 178 of the 342 rural seats in 2014, up from 66 in the 2009 elections. The BJP’s caution also stems from the fiasco of 2004, when its ‘India Shining’ campaign backfired, spelling losses.


The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which came to power in May 2014 with a historic mandate, is seeking re-election while the Congress-led opposition parties are bidding to form alliances in key states. Given the stakes, agriculture will form an important part of the narrative of the general elections, to be held in seven phases with polling ending on 19 May.


Over the past few years, the issues plaguing rural India have remained constant. Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power in May 2014, large swathes of India came under the grip of a drought which lasted for two years until the June of 2016. The crippling drought gave way to three successive years of normal monsoon (2016-2018), leading to record harvests of grains and horticulture crops but this resulted in a sharp plunge in crop prices.


The Modi government may have set an ambitious target to double farmers’ incomes by 2022 (with 2015-16 as the base year) but in reality farm revenues have collapsed due to a consistent fall in crop prices. In January, the wholesale food prices rose by just 2.3% (year-on-year) after being in negative territory for each month between August and December 2018.",0
"Yeddyurappa said the IAF air strikes would benefit BJP bag around 22 parliamentary seats in Karnataka


Yeddyurappa's unthoughtful remark is helping Pakistan play to the galleries as the victim and insinuating the parliamentary polls as the reason for India’s actions


BENGALURU: BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yeddyurappa on Thursday found himself making international headlines over his controversial comments linking Tuesday’s air strikes by India on terror camps across the border to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that was splashed all over Pakistan news channels and online platforms.",0
"”With two releases this year so far, Milan Talkies and RAW, the actor is now looking forward to his next The Zoya Factor with Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan


 Sikandar made his Bollywood debut with Woodstock Villa and has starred in films like Aurangzeb, Players, Tere Bin Laden 2 among others


Here are some excerpts from the conversationWhile people have been talking about your performance in RAW, what do you feel is the reason for lesser projects coming your way?I don’t know",2
"— On an iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then tap General and then tap Software Update. From here, download the newest iOS version, which is expected to be called 12.1.4. When the update is ready, choose Install Now. As a precaution, make sure your iPhone or iPad is plugged in to a power source when installing the update.


— On a Mac, open the App Store app. Then click on the Updates tab, and click Update next to MacOS Mojave. (If you are using an older version of the Mac operating system, you will not see this option and do not need to download the update.) When the download is finished, make sure your power cable is plugged in and restart the computer.",1
"Five out of these ten films belong to the MCU — Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Black Panther


188 billion dollars) occupy the first two slots in the highest-grossing movies of all time worldwide list, the rest of the films that follow suit are Titanic (2",2
"The new preview build is allowing insiders to see incoming phone notifications in real-time, customise notifications and clear notifications individually or all at once.


""Boost your focus and productivity by seeing your phone's notifications on your PC. You are in control and manage which apps you want to receive notifications from. Dismiss a notification on one device and it goes away on the other,"" the company wrote in a blog-post.",1
"More than half-a-dozen massive Modi cutouts, about 20 giant LCD screens, and hundreds of party flags dotted a ground in Bhubaneswar as people thronged the city from the afternoon, more than five hours before Modi arrived.


Thousands of people wearing Modi masks, saffron caps, and neck bands saying “I am also Chowkidar"" gathered on the roadside and at the rally ground for a glimpse of the Prime Minister. More than 50,000 people gathered to welcome Modi, according to initial police estimates, as he reached the rally ground after a 10km roadshow in Bhubaneswar.


The rally is seen as part of an aggressive campaign by the BJP to strengthen its vote base in coastal Odisha, which will vote over the next three phases of elections. The BJP could only manage to win one seat in Odisha in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls but the party hopes the 2019 elections will change its electoral fortunes in the state, which is ruled by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik.",0
"The new devices will be expected by shareholders to reverse the disappointing sales that led Apple to cut its sales outlook for the first time in almost two decades on lower-than-anticipated demand in China and elsewhere


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"5) Long positions were seen receding in the Indian rupee, according to a Reuters poll. A spike in oil prices has weighed on the rupee, which was Asia’s best-performing currency in the past three months. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"6) Some analysts expect volatility to remain high in the near term. Sahaj Agrawal, head of research for derivatives at Kotak Securities, said: ""After a strong rally seen in the recent past, Nifty currently is in a consolidation phase. Tech parameters suggest possibility of extended consolidation before the upmove resumes. We continue to believe the bias remains positive.""


7) On the downside, Nifty has strong support at 11,200-11300, said Sahaj Agrawal of Kotak Securities. ""On the higher side we would expect 12300-12500 on Nifty. Banking is expected to witness some profit-booking,"" he said.


8) Banking shares today saw some profit-taking after outperforming in the recent rally. The index for banking stocks, Nifty Bank, today ended 0.90% lower, with PNB, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI among top losers.",3
"A caller can add or remove, mute and reconnect participants. They can also turn on lecture mode that allows only one person to speak while the others will listen. ",1
"Television actor Karan Oberoi, best known for playing Raghav in popular Hindi show Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, was on Monday arrested by the Mumbai police in connection with a rape case


An FIR was registered at the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai under sections 376 (rape) and 384 (extortion) of the Indian Penal Code",2
"NIIT Ltd holds about 23% stake, while Pawar and Singh with their families hold around 7 per cent shares in NIIT Technologies.


""The aggregate consideration for purchase of shares from promoter entities is estimated to be approximately ₹2,627 crore,"" NIIT Tech added.",3
"At the same time, a newly minted National-Conference-Congress alliance is in the fray. The BJP, which had won the Ladakh, Udhampur and Jammu constituencies in the Jammu region in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with a vote share of 23%, also aims to make a dent in the Valley, with one eye on Ladakh which also votes on 6 May.


Experts said the turnout may have been higher if simultaneous assembly and parliamentary polls had been conducted. The Union home ministry has proposed that assembly polls should be held in the state between September and November, but the Election Commission is still weighing the matter.


Jammu and Kashmir has been without a government since the PDP-BJP coalition collapsed in June 2018, following which the state was placed under Governor’s rule. In December 2018, President’s Rule was imposed in the state, which has now been extended till June.


“State elections matter to people. If they had been conducted with the Lok Sabha polls, the turnout may have been better. Even though elections at the national level have huge implications for the people of south Kashmir, having a local government inspires confidence in the people,"" Baba added.",0
The tech giant also stopped mentioning AirPower in its website after the September 2018 launch of the latest iPhone models.,1
"China’s March manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 50.5 from 49.2, the biggest increase since 2012 and beating all economists’ estimates in data released on Sunday.


Investors are awaiting the Reserve Bank of India's bi-monthly monetary policy review on 4 April. Analysts expect the RBI may cut key lending rates by another 25 basis points amid fears of a global slowdown affecting domestic growth prospects.",3
"Given the current climate in the state, will the average voter risk getting caught in stone-pelting and come out to vote? Will voter turnout not impact your chances, given that your party could not complete its term in office?


There is something serious that is happening—the fact that cluster policing is happening around polling stations in the name of security. A polling station is being set up at a distance from a village and then there are police personnel who are guarding it. So, the villagers have to walk about five kilometres to get to the polling station. The average voter in Jammu and Kashmir needs the motivation to come out and vote. By doing something like this—making it difficult—they will not be encouraged to vote.",0
"Among all states the most staggered polls are in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal which have seven phase polling


The EC announced seven phased national polls on Sunday evening along with four state assembly elections


New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC)’s decision to stagger polls across several phases in some of the big states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has become controversial with some of the opposition parties including Trinamool Congress (TMC) raising concerns over it. Experts too feel that exhaustive schedule for some states could impact the level playing ground in election.",0
"”Since she is fighting the bad guys in Marvel movies, is there anything she would like to fight for in Hollywood? “I think it is kind of same for every industry right now


”While reports are rife that Avengers: Endgame will give a closure to characters like Iron Man and Captain America, it is also speculated that Captain Marvel will be leading the next phase of MCU


 Does Brie feel any pressure?“Should I feel pressure? I feel like pressure is sort of an unnecessary thing to put on myself",2
"The Infosys Prize is an annual award given to scientists, researchers, engineers and social scientists by the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) and ranks among the highest monetary awards in India to recognise research.


Six eminent professors were awarded the Infosys Prize 2018 across different categories of science and research.


The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation, and a prize purse worth $100,000 (or its equivalent in Indian rupees).


InfosysNarayana MurthyInfosys PrizeAIArtificial IntelligenceInfosys Science FoundationInternet of ThingsIoTMachine LearningML",1
"The tech giant also rebranded its ‘Tez’ as ‘Google Pay’ as part of its efforts to take the digital payments app to more online and retail merchants across the country.


“Building for India has helped Google build for everyone all around the world... Our partnership with RailTel is an example where millions of people are accessing Internet from hundreds of railway stations in India,"" Google General Manager (Next Billion Users initiative and Payments) Caesar Sengupta said.


Google, through ‘Google Station’, provides Wi-Fi services in public locations in partnership with various entities. “After India, we have taken Google Station to other countries like Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand and Mexico,"" Sengupta said. Previously,


“We have partnered APSFNL. We expect to start rolling out services by the end of the year with cities like Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, to connect gram panchayats, primary health care centres and other public places,"" he said.",1
"5) Polycab India made a blockbuster debut today on bourses, with shares listing at 20% premium. Shares of Polycab India Ltd was listed on the stock exchanges at ₹644.45, up 19.8% from its issue price of ₹538 per share on Monday. The IPO had got a massive response, with subscription of over 50 times.


6) Elsewhere, SpiceJet shares extended gains to the fourth day as investors bet that the airline will be able to increase capacity amid Jet Airways's financial woes. SpiceJet shares rose 11% today. Jet Airways shares fell 7% after reports, citing sources, said that the management of airline has proposed to suspend all operations of the debt-laden airline at its board meeting today.


7) ""Indian markets had a dream run over the last few weeks on the back of dovish and accommodative global central banks and unprecedented foreign flows. The sentiment got a fillip once the Meteorological Department forecast near normal south-west monsoon,"" said Devang Mehta, head of equity advisory at Centrum Wealth Management.",3
"“Thanks Hon. HM Sh. @rajnathsingh ji for the unprecedented move to release an advance of ₹1,086 crore including ₹340.85 crore to Odisha as financial assistance to enable preventive measures and enhance preparedness in response to Cyclone Fani,"" Pradhan tweeted.",0
"Dubai: The Indian rupee’s eye-watering rally had to come to an end sooner or later, but today’s 0.4% drop was a somewhat anomalous event in emerging markets, as most of its peers continued to benefit from the dollar’s pre-Fed weakness.


First, the central bank has been signaling lately it’s not entirely happy with the rupee’s strength. Second, oil is headed back up toward $70 a barrel. Third, it’s unlikely the recent surge of flows into Indian bonds can be sustained given the country’s limits on foreign holdings. And, if you like technical indicators, the rupee’s 30-day relative strength index has been signaling a pullback for the past five days.",3
"Recently, Mohanlal also announced that he will make his directorial debut with Barroz, a 3-D film with a Portuguese backdrop",2
"Gordon Mansfield, an AT&T executive, said the labels would be helpful indicators for people with 5G phones. The 5GE icon on a phone screen will inform them they have speeds that are faster than the current 4G networks, and the 5G indicator will mean they are getting the fastest speeds possible, he said.


Also unclear is how much it will cost for people to buy 5G access — and whether the tremendous speeds will encourage consumers to burn through their cellular data faster than they did with slower technologies. The carriers have yet to announce pricing for data plans using 5G.


Phones have become costly, in some cases exceeding $1,000. Can we expect prices to continue climbing?


Samsung has not announced pricing of the Galaxy S10 5G, though the device is expected to top $1,000, in part because of its 5G compatibility and depth-sensing camera lens.


For Samsung’s phones with more incremental changes, prices are also up. Prices start at $750 for the Galaxy S10E, $900 for the S10 and $1,000 for the S10 Plus. Compare that with the S9 and S9 Plus, which started at $720 and $840.


Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies, said she was doubtful that prices could go up much more in the near-term. The $749 iPhone XR, which despite rave reviews has not sold as robustly as some had anticipated, demonstrated that consumers may have hit a threshold.


“We’re getting to a point where people will say, you know what, the technology is enough for me — I might want a different phone, but I don’t want more,"" she said.",1
"Stock markets welcomed the news, with European markets following their Asian counterparts higher. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.4%. MSCI's All Country World Index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, was up 0.1% on the day.


""The key question is: will all tariffs will be removed instantly, or will they be gradually dialled back?"" wrote Lukman Otunuga, research analyst at FXTM. ""While the renewed risk appetite is seen boosting European and US stocks, investors should consider how much upside is left, given that markets have been actively pricing in the possible resolution to the trade saga.""


In Asia, Chinese shares were the biggest gainers, with the blue-chip index up as much as 3%. The CSI300 index rallied last week after index provider MSCI quadrupled its weighting for mainland shares in its global benchmarks.


That left MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan with gains of 0.3%. The index has risen almost 10% so far this year.


March is expected to be a crucial month for global markets. Britain's parliament will vote on an agreement to leave the European Union, the US Federal Reserve will hold a policy meeting that could yield clues on its plans for interest rates and balance sheet reduction, and the European Central Bank will hold its scheduled policy meeting this week.",3
"Underlining the lack of excess supply, Jakob cited a rapidly clearing West African crude market and the structure of Brent crude futures, in which the first-month contract is trading near the price of the second month.


While OPEC and its allies are cutting output, the United States is expanding supply. Nonetheless, figures on Friday showed a drop in the number of U.S. oil rigs to their lowest in eight months, lending prices some support.


""This points to a less pronounced rise in U.S. oil production,"" said Carsten Fritsch, analyst at Commerzbank. ""The oil market is more or less balanced,"" he added, citing the drop in OPEC output to a level close to forecast demand for the group's crude.",3
"Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus and McLaren announced their partnership on Tuesday. The collaboration between the two brands will unfold in India on 12 December 2018 in India. The partnership incorporates both McLaren Automotive and McLaren Racing, one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history.


With this collaboration, OnePlus and McLaren are looking to unlock a new long-term technology partnership as they bring together the legacy of both brands – speed, craftsmanship and innovation.


Commenting on the partnership, OnePlus CEO & Founder, Pete Lau said, “McLaren and OnePlus were born in a similar way - with a big dream to create something special. Starting from nothing, we challenged ourselves to never settle. Today we unveil a true testament to innovation, a salute to speed.""",1
"The company priced its new iPhone XS, which was released in September, at $999, the same price in U.S. dollars as its predecessor, 2017's iPhone X.


That worked for U.S. consumers, but in countries such as China and Turkey the local currency had fallen so much against the surging U.S. dollar, it made the phone significantly pricier than its predecessor a year before. Apple had essentially asked the consumer to bear the cost of the strengthening dollar.


On Tuesday, Cook said Apple will adjust foreign prices in some markets by resetting them at or close to what they were one year before in local currencies. Effectively that means Apple will absorb the cost of the strengthening dollar.",1
"To that end, this television is priced at ₹72,990, just short of the premium Ultra-HDs the top brands sell and considerably more expensive than the value brands.


However, one could easily argue that the pricing is just high enough for you to expect a no compromise TV.


Don’t get us wrong, the television does bring good picture quality to the table. It uses micro-dimming technology, with 6400 dimming zones, according to Philips. Micro-dimming technology is similar to local dimming, but is said to increase contrast better.",1
"Their Predator 21x had an even bigger 21-inch screen, but then it weighed two times more than the Alienware notebook. The Area 51m has a screen resolution of 1,920x1,080p, refresh rate of 144Hz and it supports Tobii Eye tracking technology, which allows gamers to control player actions in games like Far Cry 5 with eye and head movements. ",1
"So that diner scene (in “Endgame”), was like, OK, how do we smash right into that without scenes of him in a lab, gene-splicing?McFeely: Oh, I wrote scenes in a lab


”Q: Though Ant-Man didn’t participate in Infinity War, we saw how the Snap affected him in the tag for Ant-Man and the Wasp


 How did you decide to pay this off in Endgame?McFeely: In late 2015 they say, you’re writing the 19th movie (Infinity War) and the 22nd movie


 The tone is all weird, right? Because that’s a light, fun movie and then we just kill everybody in the tag


 What was the story to tell with Hawkeye in the first movie that was different than anybody else’s? Leaving his family to go fight again? Yeah, he did that in “Civil War


Markus: There was a time where we contemplated having that archery scene in the first movie, after the Snap


 You snap, and then you pop up in Clint’s farm — what are we watching? — and that’s the first indication it had a wider effect


Q: Once you’d seen how successful Black Panther and Captain Marvel were, did you try to find more opportunities for the characters from those films?McFeely: There wasn’t a lot of time to adjust


McFeely: When we’re doing the tests (before “Black Panther” opened), and Cap goes, “I know somewhere,” and then you cut to Wakanda, the audience goes, “Oh, that’s interesting


” But when you do those tests after the movie comes out, all you have to do is (makes drumming noises) and people freak out


 But that’s not the story we’re trying to tell — it’s the original Avengers dealing with loss and coming to a conclusion and she’s the new, fresh blood


Q: Were there any Marvel characters you wanted for these movies that you couldn’t have?Markus: We did try to put the Living Tribunal in the first movie


 It would indicate a whole different level of architecture to the universe and I think that was too much to just throw in


 Was that inspired by some TV series that have also used this device?Markus: That was what we bought ourselves by ending the last movie the way we did


 We wanted it to be real and for a long time — both in movie time and in chronological time for the characters


 You couldn’t end Natasha, Tony and Steve the way we do without knowing that they’ve done their time and this is taking them to the brink


 Where did the idea for the time-travel story line come from?McFeely: Kevin (Feige) at one point said, I would like to use the Time Stone, or use time as an element


 It let us spend a few weeks seeing what’s the kookiest thing we could do with time and not break the movie


Markus: We all sat there going, really? We’re going to do time travel? It was only when we were looking at who we had available, character-wise


 And there really is, in people’s theory of the Quantum Realm, a time thing in the MCU, right now, available to us, with a character we haven’t used yet


Q: It’s crucial to your film that in your formulation of time travel, changes to the past don’t alter our present",2
"BJP’s state president and party’s candidate from Medinipur constituency, Dilip Ghosh. (Photo: Amit Datta/Mint)


The one-point programme of the BJP is to protect democracy because there is no democracy in West Bengal


Whenever the state government becomes unpopular, the ruling party tries to distract people by showing them Delhi",0
"Banks, 45, will also executive produce the show alongside Jennifer Mullin, Max Handelman and John Quinn",2
"Perhaps, lowering goods and services tax on under-construction projects—an expectation that was not met in the budget—will help bring down property prices.


Such measures are not necessarily linked to the central budget. Any positive news on this front would give a leg up to realty firms’ profits, as that could drive demand and consumer confidence in the real estate sector. Until then, equity investors in the sector may continue to be on a shaky foundation.",3
"On Sunday, actor Gautham Karthik took to Twitter to share his excitement over his upcoming film, where he will be seen sharing screen space with STR aka Simbu for the first time


 He said he was “super excited excited to be sharing screen space with the ever charming and super talented #STR bro”",2
"Asian currencies were trading lower. China Renminbi was down 0.68%, Indonesian rupiah 0.39%, South Korean won 0.30%, Taiwan dollar 0.11%, Thai Baht 0.07%. However, Malaysian ringgit was up 0.36%, Japanese yen and Philippines peso were up 0.07% each.",3
"Anto: Copper will face more disruptions this year than in 2018, as labour strife, extreme weather and unexpected project delays will knock as much as a million tonnes off 2019 production, Chilean miner Antofagasta's chief executive said.


Trafi/Nyrstar: Swiss-based global commodities trader Trafigura is set to take control of Belgian metals producer Nyrstar after agreeing a financial restructuring with its creditors.


China economy: China's first-quarter economy growth likely cooled to the weakest pace in at least 27 years, a Reuters poll showed, but a flurry of measures to boost domestic demand may have put a floor under slowing activity in March.",3
"”In another tweet, he wrote, “#AvengersEndgame crosses ₹ 💯 cr in *2 days*… #Baahubali2 [#Hindi] crossed ₹ 💯 in *3 days* and so did the biggies from the *Hindi* film industry… #AvengersEndgame is all set to have the highest ever opening weekend… Boxoffice is on 🔥🔥🔥


 He posted on Twitter, “The unimaginable craze for #AvengersEndgame only goes to prove, yet again, that the moviegoers are willing to dig into their wallets/purses and shell out exorbitant money for tickets *if* the film is worth it… The charm of watching a film on big screen will never fade


”He continued, “#AvengersEndgame shatters the myth that a massive screen count is the key to collect big numbers on Day 1/weekend… #AvengersEndgame has released in 2845 screens, but its occupancy is much, much higher than *Hindi* biggies that open in 4000+ screens",2
"How does the BJP-Shiv Sena in Maharashtra battle the perception that it is an ‘alliance of convenience’ because all the year round, Sena has criticized the Union government?


All alliance is about convenience. Politics is a game of compulsion, limitations and contradictions. All alliances happen because of the convenience of two political parties. The criticism made by Shiv Sena leadership are a thing of the past now.


The matter is sub judice in the Supreme Court and it is not correct to comment on issues which are before the Supreme Court. Let us hope that the efforts made by the Supreme Court in solving the Ayodhya dispute succeed.


The Union government has carried out two major surgical strikes against Pakistan, the most recent one at Balakot. What kind of an impact would this air strike have on the elections?


I am of the opinion that there should be no politicization of the issues related to national security of the country. Opposition parties should not criticize these acts and we are also not taking credit for it. These are issues related to national interest and national security, everyone should rise above politics. These issues should not become a reason for political debate.


Sharad Pawar is a regional giant and he recently announced that he would not contest this time. How do you see it?


I think Sharad Pawar realised that it will be difficult for him to win elections this time; that is why he decided not to contest Lok Sabha polls.",0
"The grand old party has also decided to boycott the MLC elections (six seats due to vacancies) that were held on Tuesday, clearing the way for an easy win for the TRS (which won five seats) and its unofficial ally, the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen to win one. TRS leaders have also claimed that a few more MLAs are seeking to join the party in the coming days.


The TRS functionary, who did not want to be named, said that about five or six more Congress MLAs are willing to defect, but did not confirm who they were. The Congress had earlier nominated Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy to contest one MLC seat, but decided against contesting due to the “brazen violation of the constitution and democratic norms"" TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said on 11 March.


The development has now put the Congress on the back foot, especially after its poor performance in the state against the 2018 assembly elections, which the TRS swept by winning 88 seats (of the total 119), while the Congress in an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) won 19 seats (TDP won 2).",0
"While Netflix contended that carrying out such an attack would not be easy as it requires access to network traffic for analysis, the IIT Madras researchers pointed out that tricking users into connecting to rogue routers or access points is quite possible for hackers.


Analysing the choices that 100 viewers made, the researchers were able to determine the decisions correctly 96% of the time, the report said.",1
"In the early 1960s, Ray recommended Ritwik Ghatak, an equally bright filmmaker from Kolkata, to be sent to the newly started FTII at Pune as its vice-principal


 Ghatak made brilliant films, but most of them—barring one—fared badly at the box office and no film producers in Kolkata were willing to fund his films


 Though Ghatak spent only a few years at FTII, they were enough to inspire the first few batches at the institute


 In Ghatak, India got its mentor for the ‘new wave’ of films as both Mani Kaul and Kumar Shahani, the prime proponents of Indian parallel cinema remained Ghatak’s lifelong fans


 “It is strange that both Kaul and Shahani should acknowledge their tribute to Ritwik Ghatak, who taught them at Poona,” Ray wrote in his book Our films, Their Films (1976), “when the only Ghatak trait they seemed to have imbibed is a lack of humour


”Both Indira Gandhi and Marie Seton remained lifelong admirers of Satyajit Ray, who remained the FFSI president for the rest of his life


 VK Cherian is a senior media professional, film society activist and author of India’s Film Society Movement: The Journey and its Impact, published by Sage in 2017",2
"The demand for statehood has been a key part of the party's campaign. The AAP is running a ground campaign on the issue. Kejriwal had also announced an indefinite fast, which was called off later.


""The internal surveys that we have done show that the people of Delhi will elect AAP leaders to get statehood for Delhi. People are excited about getting statehood for Delhi,"" Kejriwal said.",0
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (right) in Patna on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)


Bihar is key to BJP-NDA’s plans to return to power in the 2019 general election as the state has 40 Lok Sabha seats


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will not only secure the lives of the financially and socially weaker sections, but will also protect the country from acts of terrorism.",0
The actor said her daughter is currently preparing for her board exams and the media should give her some space,2
"The court issued notice to RBI and Google India seeking their stand on the issue raised in the plea by Abhijit Mishra, who has contended that GPay does not figure in RBI's list of authorised 'payment systems operators' released by the central bank on March 20, 2019.",1
"In initial investigations, Samsung engineers determined that removing the top layer of film — something they hadn’t anticipated users would do — damaged the product, people familiar with the matter said. Its designers had been preoccupied with perfecting the so-called crease where the device folded, they said.


“While many reviewers shared with us the vast potential they see, some also showed us how the device needs further improvements that could ensure the best possible user experience,"" Samsung said in a statement. “To fully evaluate this feedback and run further internal tests, we have decided to delay the release of the Galaxy Fold. We plan to announce the release date in the coming weeks.""


Given the small production scale of the Fold, the phone’s problems won’t have the same financial impact as the incendiary Note 7. Samsung forecast it would produce at least 1 million units this year, a fraction of the 291 million smartphones it shipped in 2018. The company’s shares ended little changed in Seoul on Tuesday, the first trading day after the announcement.


But it does the raise questions about its internal processes and whether it’s repeating the same mistakes three years later.


“Although it is rather disappointing Samsung isn’t completely ready for the Galaxy Fold launch even after many years of planning, I think the decision to delay shows the company has learned from its Note 7 debacle,"" Anthea Lai, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, said in an email Tuesday.",1
"The 44-year-old actor joins Thuso Mbedu, Chase W Dillon, and Aaron Pierre in the project, which is an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s book of the same name, according to Variety",2
"Google has built custom servers exclusively for its data centres, never selling or distributing them externally


NEW DELHI: With the dramatic rise in Internet fraud and data breaches in the past couple of years amid nation-state actors now threatening critical and sensitive government data, it has become crucial for the tech companies to put in place top-of-the-line measures to stay ahead of hackers.


Since both the consumer and critical data are saved within massive data centres globally, safeguarding the facilities from global-scale cyber attacks has become the top priority for giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, among others.


Not just on the ground, Microsoft has even deployed an experimental, shipping container-size data centre on the seafloor near Scotland's Orkney Islands to help coastal communities connect to the Internet in a secure and efficient way.",1
"India VIX, or often called the ""fear gauge"", is likely to remain elevated on back of global correction, Yes Securities said in a note. The India VIX index on NSE was up 2% today.


Despite today’s fall, Indian markets are up sharply this month, buoyed by strong foreign institutional buying into domestic equities.


On Friday, Fitch Ratings cut India's GDP growth forecast for the next fiscal to 6.8% from 7% estimated earlier on weaker than expected economic momentum.",3
"Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro once again took a jibe at US President Donald Trump, this time calling him a “wannabe gangster”


The actor made these comments in an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the episode of which was filmed ahead of the release of the Mueller report, that found “no evidence” of a “collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 US presidential elections",2
"The latest WhatsApp beta update also brings new emojis like the transgender flag. Available under the flag emoji, this one sits next to the pride flag. WhatsApp has gotten more inclusive with an emoji for the transgender symbol.",1
"The 42-year-old music producer was severely injured while trying to help a friend who had suffered multiple injuries


“It is with great regret that we can confirm Adam Neat was involved in a fatal accident while trying to help a friend who had suffered multiple fractures in Bali on Saturday May 4, 2019",2
"Directed by Riley Stearns, who also wrote the script, the film also features Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots",2
"”Avengers: Endgame has received highly positive reviews and holds a 96 per cent rating at review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes


 A part of her review reads, “Starting with Downey Jr and Evans, the actors put their heart and soul into the goings-on, even when the film gets incredulous over its 3-hour-plus length and sags, like in Infinity War, in the real bang-for-the-buck bits


 However, the clear winner hands down is Hemsworth as Thor, now with straggly hair and a paunch, who has let himself go in the years following Thanos’s destruction of the world, wallowing in self-pity and beer",2
"Actor Sonali Bendre, who was diagnosed with ‘high-grade cancer’ last year, has been a source of inspiration for many for the way she fought her battle with cancer and came out victorious


 On the chat show BFFs with Vogue season 3, the actor opened up about the phase where she was losing her hair due to chemotherapy


On the show, Neha Dhupia, the host, revealed that one of the reasons Sonali got her initial films was because of her hair",2
"An additional ₹ 3,000 off on exchange of any old OnePlus handset and ₹ 2,000 off on exchange of other devices will also be given.


OnePlus claims this is the company’s fastest handset yet with a combination of 10 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and OnePlus’ new charging technology, WARP Charge 30. Beneath the glass back of the phone, OnePlus is using a new design that resembles carbon fiber.


Apart from these new features, customers will also get McLaren’s logo, the iconic Speedmark, recreated in McLaren-designed F1 AA grade carbon fiber. OnePlus claims over six F1 cars’ worth of carbon fiber were used in the production of the Speedmarks. Customers will also get a book celebrating the history of both companies.",1
"Earlier this month, Google said Nest Secure would be getting an update and users could now enable its virtual assistant technology Google Assistant on Nest Guard


Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it had made an ""error"" in not disclosing that its Nest Secure home security system had a built-in microphone in its devices.",1
"Many newer smartphones include multiple camera lenses that let you produce different camera effects. For example, last year’s iPhone XS included a rear camera with dual lenses; the two lenses worked together to blur the background while sharpening a subject in the foreground, producing what’s known as the bokeh effect.


Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus take this up another notch. Both include a triple camera system arranged horizontally on the back of the phone. The left lens is for zooming, the middle lens contains the main camera, and the right lens features a brand-new ultrawide angle lens for capturing broader shots, like landscapes or a big group gathering at Thanksgiving dinner.


What’s more, the Galaxy S10 5G will have a fourth camera for depth-sensing, which will enable richer augmented-reality applications that use data to digitally manipulate the physical world when people look through the smartphone lens.


Expect other companies to keep beefing up the number of cameras this year. Apple also plans to add another camera to some of its next iPhones, according to a person briefed on the company’s plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details are confidential. Apple declined to comment.


Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 5G will be one of the first phones to work with 5G wireless networks, which are a successor to current 4G networks. These new networks will introduce internet speeds so fast that devices will be able to download high-quality videos in a few seconds.


But contain your excitement for now. The carriers are still far from deploying a broad 5G network. AT&T said it should have 5G deployed in 21 cities in the first half of this year. Verizon Wireless just did its first 5G data test on a smartphone late last year. There isn’t expected to be much traction for the new cellular technology until 2020.


And even when 5G does reach your hometown, there may be confusion about it. In a controversial move, AT&T said that it planned to give different flavors of 5G different names: 5G will be the fastest speed taking advantage of brand-new infrastructure, and 5GE will essentially be a faster version of 4G using upgraded 4G equipment.",1
"OnePlus, in its press release stated: ""Light comes from a clever system of light tunnels and mirrors, simply turn your smartphone’s torch on and slide it into the phone holder, to provide both internal and external lights.""


Further, it said the front and rear-facing cameras are also put to use with in-car selfies that can be automatically captured from the steering wheel.


OnePlus says getting in and out of the car is easy, so as long as ""you’re not taller than 5'8""and has recommended minimum height of 5'6"", due to ""the positioning of the pedals"".",1
"During my time with the smartphone, I found out that the device was reasonably snappy, only with a few stutters. It handled casual surfing and social media browsing with ease with minimal problems. PUBG was tackled with ease with absolutely no frame drops at high graphics for about 15 minutes of play time. It did heat up a bit, but it wasn't uncomfortable to hold. Fortnite, however, ran on low graphics settings and although it ran smooth, the graphics were just too offputting to play on.


HyperBoost 2.0, the gaming mode by Realme, kicks in every time you start a game. It does offer quite a few meaningful gaming features including muting notifications and hotkeys for screenshots and screen recordings.


Realme (read Oppo) has really upped its game in terms of software. Gone is the confusion of pulling the notification bar from the top and frequent settings from bottom — it's all arranged on the top, like most Android UIs. They have also ironed out other annoyances by including a search bar in the settings and have added an app drawer.",1
"In some cases an app is replaced with another to streamline it with a wider suite of apps—Wunderlist being a case in point. Microsoft acquired the Berlin-based startup 6Wunderkinder and replaced it with its own “To Do"", following which Wunderlist will not get any updates or bug fixes and will be retired at an unsaid date in future.


“To Do was launched as a part of Office 365. As a result of this seamless integration with Office 365, the app can provide better alignment and a more holistic collaboration experience for its customers. It can also be tweaked as per the users’ needs,"" says Thomas George, senior vice president and head, CMR India.",1
"Alia Bhatt, touted as one of the most sought-after young actors in Bollywood, says she was “never confident” of being part of two eminent filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and S S Rajamouli’s films


Alia feels overwhelmed to be directed by two renowned directors Bhansali and Rajamouli in Inshallah and RRR, respectively",2
"Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB). The phone runs Android Oreo 8.1 with MIUI 10 running atop. Some online portals have shown that tests are being conducted for Android Pie on the device.


At the back, the Redmi Note 6 Pro sports the same 12MP+5MP dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabled. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled 20MP+2MP sensors for better portrait selfies.",1
"When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all 21 BRIDGES to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island",2
"The Redmi Note 7 will come with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. The display will have an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a maximum brightness of 450nits.


Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 will be powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It will ship with a 10W charger; External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.",1
"Netflix and BBC One have announced additional cast members of their new miniseries based on the classic vampire story, Dracula


Mark Gatiss, who co-wrote and created the show with his Sherlock partner Steven Moffat, will also feature alongside John Heffernan, Joanna Scanlan, Dolly Wells, Morfydd Clark and Lujza Richter


New joinees include actors Jonathan Aris, Sacha Dhawan, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Catherine Schell, Youssef Kerkour and Clive Russell",2
"Born in Melbourne, Neat was based in Singapore and was touted as a “rising Aussie superstar DJ” by JUICE magazine Asia",2
"The fate of 961 candidates, including Union ministers Giriraj Singh, Subhash Bhamre, S S Ahluwalia and Babul Supriyo of the BJP and former Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress, will be decided by about 12.79 core voters in the fourth phase.


Among other key contestants in the fray are Kanhaiya Kumar (CPI), Baijayant Panda (BJP), Urmila Matondkar (Congress), Dimple Yadav (Samajwadi Party), Satabdi Roy (TMC) and Milind Deora (Congress).


The Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements.


In Maharashtra, where election will come to end with this phase, the opposition Congress is facing a tough task of reclaiming its lost base in north Maharashtra and Mumbai, while the NCP is trying to get a foothold in Thane district and Western Maharashtra. The BJP and its ally Shiv Sena had won all 17 seats in 2014.


Union minister Subhash Bhamre, and Congress leaders Milind Deora and Urmila Matondkar are among the 323 candidates in the fray in this phase.


Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son, a member of erstwhile Jaipur royal family and two Union ministers are among 115 candidates whose fate will be decided on Monday.


Jodhpur became one of the most talked about seats in the Congress ruled state where Gehlot did massive campaigning for his son Vaibhav, pitted against sitting MP and Union minister of state Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.


In Rajasthan, where the BJP had won all the seats in 2014, the Congress appeared to make a comeback, forming the government in the state with a narrow majority after last year's Assembly polls.",0
"Anthropologists believe curanderismo remained popular among poor Latinos because they didn’t have access to health care


”University of New Mexico professor Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, who hosts an annual conference in Albuquerque on curanderismo, said the tale of La Llorona has nothing to do with curanderos, even if there are curanderos in the film


 “I don’t see the connection and this probably will be offensive to those practicing traditional healing,” Torres said


 Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and a scholar who has studied spiritual practices in Mexico, called the movie promotion “reprehensible” and harmful


“It will only serve to further stigmatize curanderismo as something to be feared” since it’s associated with a scary movie, Chesnut said",2
"This subset of buyers would ideally involve audiophiles who really care about the quality of music they listen to and want dedicated portable media players for that. That’s the market the Shanling M0 should ideally fit the bill for most.


This tiny 40x1350x45mm media player has a ESS Sabre ES9218P DAC inside, a headphone jack, USB Type-C charging and a scroll wheel. It also supports bluetooth connectivity, for those who use wireless headphones.


The touchscreen interface is nothing worth writing home about but does the job. The entire thing, including design, what it does, and how it works is quite simplistic. You just push in a micro-SD card (up to 512GB) into this and start playing music from it. Period.",1
"The Congress named a relatively unknown B.K.Hariprasad, a Rajya Sabha member of parliament as its candidate from the seat in anticipation of Tejaswini’s imminent candidature, which never came through. But the Congress did not make any changes to its candidature despite knowing that this was possibly its best chance to win the constituency, where it last won in 1989.


The party also squandered away any advantage it could have had in Bengaluru North and now having to work twice as hard to make up lost ground, let alone surpass its rival.


The JD(S) returned the seat with a couple of days to go before the end of nominations, forcing the Congress to push in a reluctant Krishna Byre Gowda to take on the BJP’s D.V.Sadananda Gowda, who was himself on shaky ground this time around.",0
"Vox was co-founded in 2014 by Ezra Klein, Melissa Bell and Matthew Yglesias. Vox Media doesn’t currently offer subscriptions to its content, but Chief Executive Officer Jim Bankoff said this month at the South by Southwest conference he would add a subscription model later this year with membership tiers.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"It’s tough to recommend any other Kindle now, unless for some reason you want a flagship-class Kindle only


It’s safe to say that most of us carry multiple devices with us at most times today. We could squabble over whether Kindles can replace physical books, but that wouldn’t make a difference in the context of this review. However, they undoubtedly do reduce the weight of your backpack.


What makes more sense is to talk about what the 2019 version of Amazon’s entry-level Kindle does to its entire range of e-readers. To recap, the company now sells the All-new Kindle (this one), Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Oasis in India — the cheapest, mid-range and flagship, respectively.",1
"“Some people are asking me what I will do with 16 Lok Sabha seats. I am asking them what have the Congress and BJP done? I am asking both Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi. We have worked hard in the state and are moving forward. Today Telangana is second in ease of doing business, the Electricity Authority of India itself has said that the state is number one with regard to the electricity situation,"" Rao said while addressing a public meeting at Karimnagar district on Sunday evening.


The Telangana chief minister also censured BJP national president Amit Shah, for making statements on the amount of money the Centre has given to Telangana. “He comes here and says this and that. I told him to keep quiet, so he went back,"" he said, and criticized the BJP for raking up sentiments of the Hindu community every now and then.",0
"""We are confident that this network of learners will employ these skills as a means of social and economic elevation for themselves and drive change making in their communities,"" Das said.


The programme will specifically focus on girls who have dropped out of school due to financial constraints but reside near the skilling centre to ensure regular participation, the report said.",1
The MCC comes into force as soon as the election schedule is announced and remains in force till election results are declared,2
"The successful listing of the Embassy Office Parks REIT could pave the way for more such offerings by real estate companies with large commercial portfolios.


Mint had reported in November 2017 that Bengaluru-based real estate developer RMZ Corp., which is backed by sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority, was in talks to list its commercial assets under the REIT structure, to raise over ₹2,000 crore.


In 2014, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had amended the Sebi (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, (REIT Regulations), which allowed them to issue debt securities apart from raising equity. The amendment was part of the government’s move to revamp the real estate sector by allowing more investor participation.


“The listing of India’s first REITs was one of the most awaited events for the real estate sector as it has taken over a decade and half to come to fruition. The over subscription of REITs is, therefore, a very encouraging sign for the real estate sector at large, and especially for the commercial segment. This is not just India’s first REITs offering, but also the largest in Asia,"" said Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing director, Knight Frank India.",3
"""We are seeing this positive rally since February largely due to the rising confidence in having a stable government post elections. The fear of economic slowdown in the developed world has increased prospects of foreign money in the Indian market,"" said Harsh Jain, COO at Groww.


""The foreign inflows since February are due to the shift in stance on monetary policy outlook by various central banks globally. This along with expectation of a positive outcome from the US-China trade agreement bolstered the risk-on sentiments among foreign investors,"" said Himanshu Srivastava, senior research analyst, manager research at Morningstar.",3
"The 32-year-old actor added that apart from Turner, he would also like to work with his wife Rose Leslie, whom he met on the sets of the series, which had its premiere in 2011",2
"This is certainly not the first time the Bolly-hop group The Kings has made a mark for itself in the world of dance


 Earlier, it had defeated rivals to achieve the top slot in India’s Got Talent and had even won a bronze medal in 2015’s World Hip-Hop Dance Championship",2
"While there’s general support within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for an extension, with members including Iraq voicing support behind closed doors, Novak remains opposed, according to one delegate, who asked not to be named because the talks were private.


If that difference can’t be resolved in the coming months, it sets up a high-stakes meeting in Vienna on June 25 to 26 that could give oil traders very little time to adjust to a major shift in supply.


'The need for close ties between Saudi and Russia has diminished,' said Andrew Dodson, founder of commodity hedge fund Philipp Oil. 'The delay of the OPEC meeting seems to point to a Russia reticence to commit to more cuts and to leave any decision as late as possible before committing further.'


Since OPEC ended decades of rivalry by forging an alliance with Russia in late 2016, the cordial relationship between Novak and Al-Falih has been one of its defining features. The two men ushered in an unprecedented period of cooperation that re-shaped the global oil market and created the beginnings of a new geopolitical partnership that’s extended to cooperation over Syria and mutual investments.",3
"In seeking to have other accusers testify, the prosecutors in Weinstein’s case appear to be echoing the strategy Philadelphia-area prosecutors used a year ago in convicting Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial


 Hearings pertaining to such witnesses in the comedian’s case, though, were open to the media and the public


Perhaps expecting an onslaught of accusers taking the stand, Baez sent a letter this week to the lawyer for one of them, asking for emails he says show the woman acknowledged she had a consensual relationship with Weinstein


The AP does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly",2
"1 releases on May 1, 2020 #DavidDhawan #SaraAliKhan @vashubhagnani @poojafilms #1YearForCoolieNo1 #LabourDay",2
"In a recent interview, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey happened to mention that Twitter is working out ways to restrict mental and physical threats to its users that are triggered during or due to digital conversation on its platform.


The micro-blogging site is also working on a feature that would trace the origins of long tweet-threads. ",1
"Interestingly, on the same day, he shot with Annu Kapoor, who played a pivotal role in Ayushmann’s debut film as Dr Baldev Chaddha


Ayushmann took to Twitter and wrote, “It was quite surreal that the day we completed #7yearsofVickyDonor, we shot together for #Dreamgirl where Annu kapoor sir plays my father",2
"""If it so happens that I have to get elected to the Lok Sabha later, I can contest from any seat by getting it vacated and become an MP. I will not face any problem,"" she said.


The BSP chief also said she does not want to see any damage to the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh.",0
"The Redmi Go also offers Google Assistant in Hindi, with support for over 20 regional languages. Users also get unlimited storage on Google Photos in high quality resolution. Xiaomi says this is a first in the segment.


The Redmi Go is backed by a 3,000mAh battery, which is claimed to provide a standby time of 10 days. It also packs an 8MP rear-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and an LED flash. The front of the smartphone will have a 5MP selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture with support for HDR and beauty filters.",1
"Apart from the trio, the new trilogy also featured franchise veterans Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill",2
"Action-packed roles vs intensely romantic rolesKatrina Kaif was asked what sort of role she would like to pick next


 “If you ask me what kind of work I want to do from this point of my career, I would want to do roles that are intense, complex, wounded, relatable, pained and confused


 I also know I have a certain affinity to those very cool kinds of action roles, edgy roles,” the Zero actor remarked",2
"Polycab had launched its IPO on 5 April to raise ₹1,346 crore, with shares priced in the range of ₹533-538 apiece. The IPO values the company at close to ₹8,000 crore.


As of 4pm, data from stock exchanges showed that the institutional portion of the Polycab IPO was subscribed 93 times, while the portion reserved for high networth individuals and retail investors were subscribed 110.7 and 4.4 times respectively.


The Polycab IPO is now the most subscribed so far this year. In January, hotel operator Chalet Hotels’ initial share sale received subscription interest of 1.57 times of shares on offer, while in March the Embassy Office Parks real estate investment trust (REIT) IPO saw subscription of 2.58 times.",3
"Nuanced is a word that is not often associated with superhero movies, but the actor’s portrayal of Bruce Banner post every ‘Hulk-out’ moment was almost moving


 And when you juxtapose the slight frame of Norton as Banner and the enormous Hulk, the picture becomes clearer


 And remember that sequence when Hulk picked up Betty Ross after fighting off the army? That has been done a million times on screen but it has never looked as pretty as it did in The Incredible Hulk",2
"Much like Superstar, Ajith, ‘the mass actor’, is loved by the family audience, which his biggest strength till date


Here’s what Kollywood actors say about the birthday boy Ajith:Ashwin KakumanuI have always admired his ability to switch on and off from work and focus on his family and interests—be it photography, cooking or aeromodelling


 Also, he has an excellent sense of humour and the ability to look at the funny side of any situation—which not many have seen or known


 Ever since we collaborated on Yennai Arindhaal (YA), I have been wanting to work with him again, and hope it materialises soon",2
"The film will be directed by The Huntsman: Winter’s War helmer Cedric Nicolas-Troyan from a script by Umair Aleem, reported Variety",2
"“I did not come here and appear for the interview to remain No. 3. Let me put it that way,"" Chaudhry told The Hindu Business Line newspaper. This reveals much about his aggression. But he is not willing to compromise on the quality of the assets either, which is a heartening sign.


Especially so, since the lender saw its worst year in FY18, which ended with a massive loss of ₹2,188 core for the March 2018 quarter. This was a direct fallout of its past mistakes of taking on too much risk. Axis Bank has been on the mend ever since, consciously hacking off the dodgy BB-rated loans and bringing down the share of even loans rated BBB. Its slippages have been on the decline, and it has built a reasonable insurance against risk, with a provision coverage ratio of 75%.


Under the new leadership, the lender is clear that project financing is a strict no-no and new borrowers need to be strong, if not pristine, on credit quality. At the same time, the bank is firing on all cylinders to grab retail business as well as growth in working capital financing.",3
"In a separate release, the bourse said that it has decided to revise the methodology of sectoral and thematic indices


Britannia Industries will replace Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in the Nifty 50 index from 29 March, the National Stock Exchange said on Monday.",3
"It said states like Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh (partial) and Rajasthan (partial), where the percentage of younger voters (aged between 18-25) on an average is more than national average, there is a 3.3 per cent increase in voter turnout.


States like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala, where the elderly population is higher than national average, have also witnessed an increase in voter turnout on an average by 1.8 per cent.


Improvement in women voter turnout could be attributed to measures like Jan-Dhan, Mudra, Ujjwala schemes which lead to women empowerment, it added.",0
Sonakshi Sinha considers herself an instinctive performer and someone who looks forward to doing her best even in the face of failure,2
"The announcement comes amid growing concerns about Facebook’s efforts to curb misinformation and manipulation.


Facebook has faced renewed criticism following a New York Times investigation suggesting it ignored warnings about Russian influence campaigns on its platform and then used a consulting firm to discredit critics of the social network.


InstagramFacebookFake usersInstagram fake accountsFacebook fake usersInstagram fake likesInstagram fake comments",1
"While WhatsApp encrypts all communication which makes it harder for authorities to monitor illegal activities, there are lot of unencrypted content and that is what is allowed researchers at the Foundation to detect CSAM. (Reuters)


In the last three months, WhatsApp has banned approximately 250,000 accounts each month suspected of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM)


WhatsApp is turning to all available unencrypted information including user reports to detect and prevent circulation of CSAM",1
"In a televised address, the Prime Minister on Wednesday announced that India had successfully targeted a live satellite on low earth orbit and registered itself as a space power. The mission, which was completed in three minutes, was named 'Mission Shakti'. Following this, Yechury wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner regarding the speech, questioning if the Election Commission had been given prior warning. ",0
"The Moto One comes with 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras. It also has an 8MP front facing camera with single flash for selfies. The Moto G7 also has an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The Moto G7 has a 12MP+5MP camera configuration at the back.


The Moto One and Moto G7 offers camera features like cinemagraphs, portrait mode, timelapse, slow motion videos and Google Lens built-in.",1
"With a running-time of just about two hours, Jyeshtoputro is leaner than most of Kaushik Ganguly‘s earlier films


 But even if it ran for hours, the film would have been worth it for a searing scene between the two brothers


 A drunk Chakraborty, the loser brother, is trying to bridge the ocean that has opened between them, only to find the distance too great


 Chakraborty, an actor who is often celebrated more than he should be simply for being good in an industry full of mediocre talent, makes use of his full range here


 From playful and boisterous to husked by sorrow, he flickers from boyish to broken within matter of seconds",2
"Shares of Emami Ltd rose as much as 15% to ₹409.3 on the BSE today after promoters of the FMCG company sold a 10% stake, raising approximately ₹1,600 crore. The transaction was executed on the stock exchanges on Monday and the purchasers included SBI Mutual Fund, L&T Mutual Fund, IDFC and PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro Ltd chairman Azim Premji, among others. After the stake sale, the promoter holding in Emami will come down to 62.74%.


“The stake sale proceeds will reduce promoter debt which was used in creation of assets like cement, solar power etc,"" the FMCG major said in a statement.",3
"The iPad Pro features a new design with a slimmer profile, fewer bezels and most importantly, no home button. It is powered by Apple’s A12X Bionic chipset, which basically the same one found on the new iPhones, but with a few tweaks. It comes in two display sizes and is shod with a Liquid Retina display with a resolution of 2732x2048 and pixel density of 265ppi (on the 12.9-inch model). It comes in four storage variants of 64GB, 256GB, 512 GB and 1TB—Apple hasn’t revealed individual pricing of the storage variants in India yet.",1
"Yeddyurappa joining the long list of loose talking politicians whose insensitive remarks after such grave incursions taking the focus away from more pressing arguments that needs immediate attention.


Yeddyurappa's unthoughtful statements helping Pakistan play to the galleries as the victim and insinuating the parliamentary election as the reason for India’s actions and sidelining allegations that India's neighbours have become the biggest breeding grounds for terrorists.


While the BJP ducked media questions on the comments, the Congress carried out a full frontal assault on Yeddyurappa, who turned 76 on Wednesday.",0
"Apple iPhone XS battery caseApple iPhone XS Max battery caseApple iPhone XR battery caseAppleApple accessoriesApple iPhone XRApple iPhone XSApple iPhone XS MaxApple case


Apple Inc. on Tuesday released re-chargeable battery cases for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR that add several hours of battery life to the smartphones.",1
"On being asked why the report is silent on the content of the speech, a senior functionary explained that since the state/government media was not used, the issue of content does not arise.


Another functionary said: ""He did not seek vote. He did not describe the missile launch as an achievement of the government. He only hailed the scientists. There was no electioneering involved.""


There was a view in the Commission that the speech did not violate the model code in letter, ""but we can't say it about the spirit of the code"".


India shot down one of its satellites in space on Wednesday with an anti-satellite missile to demonstrate this complex capability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, making India only the fourth country to have used such a weapon.",0
"“JMM president Shibu Soren (known as Guruji in Jharkhand), Babulal Marandi, Hemant Soren are the ones who have exploited the tribals,"" Das alleged at an election rally at Rajhdanwas in Giridih district, news agency PTI reported.


On Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi too was in the state where he described the opposition alliance parties as the “voice of the people"". He said he had not come to speak of the alliance’s maan ki baat but to listen to them. He was speaking at Simdega, part of the Khunti Lok Sabha constituency where voting will take place on 6 May.


The ongoing election campaign is also a test of the BJP’s strategy in the state to appoint a non-tribal leader as chief minister. With a large tribal population in the state, all the chief ministers of Jharkhand have been tribal leaders but, for the first time, the BJP has opted for a non-tribal person, Raghubar Das, to be its chief ministerial candidate.


“BJP came to power in Jharkhand soon after the 2014 general elections and the ongoing Lok Sabha polls is the first time that the party is facing an electoral test. The state has seen a stable government for the first time and it is because of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the party could win a mandate, we would try to retain the dominance in the state,"" said a senior BJP leader based in Ranchi.",0
"Forex traders say easing crude oil prices, sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in the domestic equity market restricted the rupee’s fall


MUMBAI: The rupee Monday declined by 25 paise to close at 69.42 against the US dollar as forex traders turned cautious in a holiday-truncated week.


At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex), the domestic currency opened at 69.07 a dollar and fell further to touch the day's low of 69.46. It finally settled at 69.42 per dollar, down 25 paise over its previous close.",3
"The problem with buying soundbars though is that the best ones are all quite expensive. And the Mi Soundbar won’t change that. What it has done though is give you a no brainer option that is indeed affordable.


Priced at ₹4,999, the Mi Soundbar could easily be the best choice you have today. It looks sleek, punches above its weight in terms of audio quality and is cheap enough that you can dedicate most of your budget towards buying a good television.


The audio signature of the soundbar is V-shaped, meaning it will deliver stronger bass and highs than mid frequencies. For a soundbar, the emphasis is on voices, so that dialogues sound crisp and clear. It’s not perfectly balanced audio, but you will likely not mind it unless you’re listening to particular genres of music, like classical music.",1
"Huawei’s new premium smartphone Mate 20 Pro is now available for purchase for Amazon Prime users in India. Last week, Huawei had unveiled its premium smartphone ‘Mate 20 Pro’ in India for ₹ 69,990. For regular customers Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be available from midnight of December 4, 2018. Huawei Mate 20 Pro is equipped with a 40MP main camera, a 20MP ultra wide angle camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera. It has a 6.39-inch curved display and 4,200 mAh battery.


Huawei will also kick start its offline presence with Croma for the Mate 20 Pro. The Mate 20 Pro will be available across Croma stores in key metro cities starting December 10, 2018.",1
"""This functionality supports users who search for jobs with terms like 'work from home' or 'WFH' and returns the relevant jobs that may be labelled differently as 'remote' or 'telecommute',"" Jennifer Su, Cloud Product Manager, Google, wrote in a blog post late on Wednesday.",1
"Cost: Having two screens will also drive up the cost of the device as is evident in case of Galaxy Fold. It starts at $1,980 and is one of the most premium smartphones launched in recent times. Display is a major component in any smartphone and accounts for 20-30% of the bill of materials cost. Higher display prices will affect the overall cost of the smartphone too, says Naiya.


External protection: In phones such as the Huawei Mate X, which has a foldable display that opens outward, there will be damage to the screen no matter how it falls. The presence of screens on either side will also prevent users from adding a case or cover for protection.",1
"Output: China's crude steel output grew 10% in March compared with the same month a year ago as mills ramped up operations amid a profit margin recovery and less stringent curbs on production in the country's anti-smog crackdown.


Data: China's aluminium production fell 3.6% on a daily basis in March from the previous two months to its lowest rate since October, pressured by winter curbs on industry and low prices. This pushed Shanghai aluminium up as high as ¥13,995 ($2,092.59) a tonne, its highest intra-day level since December.


Dollar: The US currency eased against a basket of major currencies. A weaker greenback makes dollar-denominated commodities cheaper for non-US firms, a relationship used by funds to generate buy and sell signals.",3
"New York: A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a ""multibillion dollar"" fine for the social network's privacy lapses.


The Washington Post said Thursday that the fine would be the largest ever imposed on a tech company. Citing unnamed sources, it also said the two sides have not yet agreed on an exact amount.",1
"Shanghai blue chips quickly extended early losses to be down 2.9 percent, the sharpest daily fall since October, while the dollar climbed on the yuan.


Japan's Nikkei dropped 2.0 percent and Australia 0.9 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan skidded 1.2 percent to a two-week trough.


E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 eased 0.2 percent and spreadbetters pointed to opening falls for European bourses.


The mood had already been brittle after the European Central Bank slashed its growth forecasts and surprised everyone with a new round of policy stimulus, leaving investors fearing the worst for the global economy.


ECB President Mario Draghi said the economy was in ""a period of continued weakness and pervasive uncertainty"" as he pushed out a planned rate hike and instead offered banks a new round of cheap loans.


The reversal came in the same week that Canada's central bank took a sudden dovish turn and dismal data from Australia to the UK instilled a sense of foreboding in markets.",3
"In a video shared by Deora, former Union minister, on his Twitter page, Ambani says ""Milind is the man for South Mumbai"", while Kotak eulogises the Mumbai Congress chief for ""truly representing the Mumbai connection"".


Deora said he was ""humbled"" by the support from Ambani, Kotak and also other small businessmen and traders.


""Milind is the man for south Mumbai...Having represented South Bombay for 10 years, I believe Milind has in depth knowledge of social, economic and cultural eco-system of the south Bombay constituency,"" says Ambani in the video.",0
"Thirty thousand: that’s the number of invisible IR or infrared dots the Apple X’s FaceID system projects to create a model of your face that can be used to unlock the iPhone, securely access apps and perform other functions. You simply look at your iPhone. The FaceID system does the rest. It is one of the most revolutionary methods of biometric authentication and perhaps the standout feature that made headlines when Apple unveiled the iPhone X last year. The system is designed to prevent spoofing by photos or masks.


Facial-recognition technology is now fast approaching its next level. It has found useful avenues in security and law enforcement, but in the near future the technology will enable you to authorize financial transactions and breeze through airports. Here’s how.


Soon, you won’t need a boarding pass for flights. You’ll look at a camera, and walk through the security check. The ministry of civil aviation recently announced the policy on biometric-based digital processing of passengers at airports—Digi Yatra—which will provide a seamless experience, right from the entering the airport to boarding an aircraft.


Digi Yatra will have a centralized registration system for passengers, who will be able to generate a Digi Yatra ID by sharing information such as their name, e-mail ID, mobile number and details of an approved identity proof. Passengers will then be able to use this Digi Yatra ID whenever they book a ticket. Airlines will share this passenger data and their Digi Yatra ID with the airport.",1
"Congress says convinced Tumkur MP S.P. Muddahanumegowda to take back his nomination as an independent


His decision had threatened to add to the rising tensions between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular)


BENGALURU: The Congress party on Friday said that it had convinced S.P.Muddahanumegowda, a sitting member of parliament, to take back his nominations from the Tumakuru (Tumkur) parliamentary seat from where the latter had decided to contest as an independent against the decision of his party and it’s coalition agreement.",0
"The full lineup of the festival, which runs from May 23 to June 2, was announced in Toronto on Friday",2
"The rupee weakened against the US dollar today after India's trade deficit widened in March from a month ago due to higher oil prices.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 69.53 a dollar, down 0.16% from its previous close of 69.42. The home currency opened at 69.43 a dollar.",3
"The top-of-the-line variant, the iPhone XS Max, starts at ₹ 1,09,000 while the iPhone XS starts at ₹ 99,900. The more affordable one of the three, the iPhone XR starts at ₹ 76,900. The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be available in India from 28 September.


The iPhone XR on the other hand will go on sale from 26 October while pre-orders will start from 19 October.


The new iPhones will be available on Apple’s website along with Airtel and Jio online sites as well authorised offline Apple retailers like Ingram.",1
"Shares of the music streaming service have rallied 22% so far this year, compared with a 17% gain in the S&P 500. (Reuters)


Spotify Technology SA took on 4 million customers in the quarter, compared with the 3.3 million forecast by analysts",1
"The Apple original shows are expected to be offered alongside the option to subscribe to content from Viacom Inc and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp's Starz, among others. (Reuters)


Apple's goal is to bring together television shows in one place to make it easier to find, buy and watch them


Cupertino: Apple Inc is expected to lift the curtain on Monday on a secretive, years-long effort to build a television and movie offering designed to compete with big media companies and boost digital services revenue as sales of its iPhone taper.


Hundreds of reporters and analysts waited early on Monday to enter the glass-enclosed Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's Cupertino, California headquarters in overcast weather as green-clad Apple employees stood watch.


By highlighting services that run on its 1.4 billion consumer devices, rather than the devices themselves, Apple's strategy change is a momentous shift in emphasis under Chief Executive Tim Cook, who succeeded the late Steve Jobs in 2011.",1
"The “lord,” as in Scott Disick, is spinning off and flipping out of the Kardashian family bubble with his own E! show",2
"The hackers accessed name, email addresses or phone numbers from these accounts, according to Facebook. For 14 million of them, hackers got even more data, such as hometown, birthdate, the last 10 places they checked into or the 15 most recent searches. One million accounts were affected, but hackers didn’t get any information from them.


Facebook isn’t giving a breakdown of where these users are, but says the breach was “fairly broad."" It plans to send messages to people whose accounts were hacked.",1
"The Huawei Band 3 Pro is a smart band that has a range of precise and professional monitoring capabilities, including improved heart rate and sleep monitoring.


It features a 0.95-inch HD AMOLED colour touch screen. Users can navigate the various options on the screen by swiping vertically or horizontally, or by tapping the screen to return to Home.


It comes with the same TruSeen 3.0 and TruSleep 2.0 technology found in the Watch GT but in a wristband form factor.",1
"Commodity investment firm Goehring & Rozencwajg (G&R) said that oil production from non-OPEC producers like Brazil, Mexico or the North Sea was also struggling, further tightening the market.


""The North Sea, Mexico and Brazil all disappointed and we expect this to continue going forward,"" G&R said in a note published on Thursday.


Trade data in Refinitiv showed that combined crude oil shipments out of the North Sea, Mexico and Brazil were at 4.2 million bpd in January, down from 4.4 million bpd in December.


Standing against these declines is soaring U.S. crude production, which rose by more than 2 million bpd last year, to 11.9 million bpd, making America the world's biggest oil producer.",3
"Random matching of the chits and numbers of votes on the machines should verify no tampering was done.


Vehicles transporting the voting machines will also be fitted with GPS devices to monitor their movements.


In the outgoing parliament there were 186 lawmakers facing criminal charges or being investigated -- some 112 of them involving serious cases such as murder or rape.


This time, candidates under a legal cloud have to issue three newspaper and TV advertisements detailing any charges they face in the constituency where they're standing.


The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) charity reported in 2014 that candidates facing criminal charges had a higher chance of winning elections compared to those without -- either by intimidating voters or from buying influence.


Candidates have to declare income and tax returns for the past five years -- the information is made public before the vote -- as well as submit details any of assets and liabilities in their name abroad.


Webcams broadcasting live on the internet will monitor 5,000 polling stations and all counting halls, allowing voters to keep a close eye on proceedings in real time.",0
"US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would delay an increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods thanks to ""productive"" trade talks and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to seal a deal if progress continued.


""The risk sentiment in the equity market is pretty positive against the backdrop of the US-China trade talk news and some support from the Chinese government, which is negative for gold,"" said Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke.


""At the same time, we see that the dollar is a tad lower, which is providing a bit of support to gold prices.""


Menke added that expectations of easing trade tensions between US and China would be positive for physical demand from major consumer China.",3
"After the first man she’s ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fuelled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect",2
"“This FTC ruling underscores what we have long known: companies do not consider children’s personal information out of bounds,"" US senator Ed Markey, who helped author COPPA, said in a statement. “While this fine may be an historic high for a COPPA violation, it is not high enough for the harm that is done to children and to deter violations of the law in the future by other companies.""


The settlement also requires the app’s operators to take offline all videos made by children younger than 13, the FTC said.


Facebook Inc. is also facing a COPPA-related complaint from several consumer groups. The groups claim the social media giant knew that many of the games it offered were popular with children under 13 and were being played by some potentially as young as 5 years old. Facebook had on 20 February said it wasn’t in contact with the FTC over the issue.",1
"Going by the trailer, M Muthaiah directorial Devarattam seems to promise a lot of action and mass dialogues",2
"Twitter on Tuesday said it had got a lot faster and better at curbing abusive behaviour and hateful content. (Reuters)


Twitter last year said that making the platform free of abuse, spam and other things that distract from the public conversation is its top priority.


San Francisco: As part of the efforts to make its platform appear less toxic, Twitter is planning to give people an option to hide replies to their tweets, thereby giving users more control over the nature of conversation they would like to have on the platform.


""Starting in June, we'll be experimenting with ways to give people more control over their conversations by giving them an option to hide replies to their Tweets,"" Donald Hicks, Vice President, Twitter Service and David Gasca, Twitter's Senior Director, Product Management, Health, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.",1
"However, the film attracted a huge crowd and ultimately Endgame ended up shattering the previously held domestic records of its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War


Not only domestically, but Avengers: Endgame seems to have outperformed Infinity War globally as well",2
The film will be an adaptation of My Dear Kuttichathan director Jijo Punnoose’s story Barroz – Guardian of D’ Gama’s Treasure,2
"The New York Times reported on January 25 that all of the three Facebook apps will support end-to-end encryption but the company was yet to provide a timeline for when this will happen.


According to the Irish watchdog, ""previous proposals to share data between Facebook companies have given rise to significant data protection concerns and the Irish DPC will be seeking early assurances that all such concerns will be fully taken into account by Facebook in further developing this proposal"".


""It must be emphasised that ultimately the proposed integration can only occur in the EU if it is capable of meeting all of the requirements of the GDPR,"" the statement read.",1
"In the last order running into 200 pages, the regulator found lapses in the use of so-called dark fibre by certain trading members in violation of NSE’s own policy norms.


Dark fibre refers to a dedicated communication line through which messages travel faster than regular lines because of the absence of other traffic. As such, there is nothing illegal about using such faster connectivity infrastructure.


Sebi held that NSE had been taking inconsistent positions and its conduct broke its own rules right from the time when a non-registered member, Sampark, was granted permission in April 2015 to lay dark fibre cable for two brokerage firms, Way2Wealth and GKN Securities.


Sebi also asked NSE to deposit an additional sum of ₹65.2 crore, which is the profit earned from co-location services between May 2015 and September 2015 at 12% interest in IPEF.


Ravi Varanasi, chief of business development at NSE, was also barred from holding positions in MIIs and associating with listed companies for a period of three years due to lapses on his part in NSE’s dark fibre policy.",3
"With over 50 companies actively participating in the final stages of review of the draft specification, the USB4 specification is on track to be published around the middle of 2019. 


Two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables and up to 40 Gbps operation over 40 Gbps-certified cables possible


The USB Promoter Group today announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, a major update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments and builds on the existing USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 architectures.


The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt protocol specification recently contributed by Intel Corporation. It doubles the bandwidth of USB and enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols.


The new USB4 architecture defines a method to share a single high-speed link with multiple end device types dynamically that best serves the transfer of data by type and application.",1
A representative for the singer-songwriter told People magazine that he is in a stable condition and is “awake and responsive”,2
"""WhatsApp is intentioned to enable this feature for everyone, but this is a great news that confirms their interest for the Android platform,"" the report added.


""Welcome to the testing program. You are now a tester. You'll receive an update to the WhatsApp Messenger app. You can leave the testing programme at any time,"" company's note for willing testers on the PlayStore reads.",1
"The overall India wearables market saw a 17% year-over-year (YoY) growth in the third quarter of the year as vendors shipped a total of 897,000 units in the country, the report said. However, the overall shipments declined 11% from the previous quarter largely because of the double-digit decline in the basic wearables.


“It is too early to say that the India wearables market has started moving towards the smart wearables. However, vendors have started analyzing the big pricing gaps between the basic and smart wearables,"" said Jaipal Singh, Associate Research Manager, Client Devices , IDC India.


mint-india-wire xiaomixiaomi bandxiaomi smartwatchxiaomi mi band 3xiaomi wearablesGOQii band smartwatch wearablesFastrack Reflex 2.0Gear SportGalaxy Watchsamsung note 9",1
"The unmanned delivery vehicle, Nuro, is seen during the Kroger annual shareholders meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. Courtesy of Kroger/Handout via REUTERS/Files


Nuro was co-founded in 2016 by two former engineers of Google's self-driving car project, Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu


The funding by SoftBank came through its $100-billion Vision Fund, which usually picks up big stakes in fast-growing technology companies",1
"James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has ruled out gender swap to the character of the suave British spy, saying the part will always be played a male",2
"The rest of the photos also suggest the smartphone may have a glass back, which is not common to see on Redmi smartphones. Further, the AI-powered dual rear camera setup is present at the top left corner and instead of having the flash sandwiched between the two cameras, it is present below the configuration. Just like other Redmi smartphones, the fingerprint scanner is present centrally at the back of the phone.",1
The currently-untitled movie centres on unavoidable jeopardies of life and has four different stories set in a quintessential Indian metro,2
"CHL's hotels are associated with Marriott group brands (leading global hospitality group) like JW Marriott, Westin, Marriott, Marriott Executive Apartments, Renaissance and Four Points by Sheraton.  ",3
"Thirty-eight-year-old Meena P., who runs a kirana store in Bengaluru’s startup hub of Koramangala with her husband Palani, never wanted a point of sale (PoS) machine at her store because she hated dealing with connectivity issues and tallying receipts at the end of the day. But she’s is now on a wait list for Jio’s PoS machine, which is being handed out on a pilot basis.


Jio’s new 10-inch touch screen device with an inbuilt barcode reader automatically records daily transactions. Meena was convinced because she’d no longer have to keep daily statements in notebooks and track inventory physically. “We had to pay a one-time fee of ₹3,000 for the device. We will get a free Jio merchant membership with it,"" said Meena. Jio is running a limited PoS device pilot in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune, and has partnered with Hindustan Unilever Ltd to supply products to kirana stores.(Read more...)",0
"‘We’ve reformed MNREGA... infra required for village gram panchayats, roads and toilets now come under it’


'Internal security is everybody’s concern. We are here to promote national integrity, social cohesion, because the unity of the nation means making of a national mind'


NEW DELHI: Following the release of Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for the general elections on Monday, the party’s vice-president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, in an interview with Mint, said the manifesto promises to end the rural-urban divide by ensuring that urban amenities reach the rural population and offers livelihood opportunities. Edited excerpts.",0
"To achieve a thin and light design in this new form factor, the Spectre Folio incorporates one of the smallest motherboards


Powered with the latest quad-core 8th generation Intel Core processors, the HP Spectre x360 includes long-lasting battery life


NEW DELHI: HP India on Wednesday unveiled in India the premium laptop range with the HP Spectre Folio and HP Spectre x360 devices.",1
"The theatre I saw this film in tonight was… lacking to say the least and still, the detail on those tracks was noteworthy, nuanced and enthralling


Avengers: Endgame released worldwide on April 26 and has minted over 643 million dollars at the global box office",2
"According to leaks on the Chinese social platform Weibo, the Redmi Note 7 Pro will be powered by Qualcomm’s new mid-range processor, the Snapdragon 675, instead of the Snapdragon 660 which is present on the Redmi Note 7. The new chipset is based on an 11nm process and it supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 4+ technology. The Snapdragon 675 chipset can also capture 4K videos at 30fps with Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering, which is an algorithmic technique used to predict a frame in a video by accounting for motion of the camera and/or objects in the video.


The camera module will also have slight changes. The rear primary sensor is expected to boast the same 48MP resolution, but this time it will be a Sony IMX586 sensor instead of the Samsung ISOCELL GM1 sensor present on the Note 7. Sony claims the sensor has superior low-light performance which can keep image details intact.",1
"“This is the type of lighthearted yet adventurous material that audiences are really responding to these days, so we’re very happy to be making more films in this space and know Dakota will touch on the soft spots audiences have for feel-good entertainment,” Iervolino said in a statement",2
"Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of The Big Bang Theory, a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike


There were plenty of punchlines as well, as the true-to-form hit comedy about scientists and those who love them wrapped the two-part, hour-long finale that will air in mid-May on CBS


“This show has touched so many hearts,” an emotional Kaley Cuoco told the fans who filled a Warner Bros


 She shared a comment made by series creator Chuck Lorre at a reading of the final script: “The Big Bang Theory will live on in our hearts forever",2
"ICICI Bank ""continues to show promise with trending lower new NPL formation, and balance sheet growth with higher granularity on both asset and liability side,"" Jefferies analysts wrote in a note.


Credit Suisse analysts said the asset quality trends further reinforced the view of credit cycle turning.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The swipeable Stories feature offers better navigation where Facebook posts appear completely visible.


The ""Stories"" feature has 300 million daily users on Facebook and Messenger, along with over 500 million on Instagram Stories and 450 million on WhatsApp ""Status"" feature.",1
"Such movies not only help people feel better about themselves, they provide a contra to hectic and stressful lives by showing us the true underlying spirit of one confronting his/her fears


The researchers said that such movies may be beneficial also for persons suffering from the aftermath of trauma


In the next stage of their research the authors will examine other benefits of Marvel movie viewing vis-a-vis post-traumatic stress disorder",2
Isaacs said he is often asked the question that why did he not do anything against men who have indulged in sexual transgression if he knows them,2
"While the audio quality on the Momentums are noticeably better than budget alternatives from Boat etc, they lack the clarity in audio you get from wireless earbuds like the Bose Soundsport, Sony WF-1000XM3 and more. It lacks depth in audio, something even the Sony SP-700N (which costs about half of this) is better at.


Furthermore, I faced quite a few connectivity issues with the device as well. Often, the Momentums would connect to my phone even while they were charging in the case. There were also times when the left earbud wouldn’t play any audio, and I had to disconnect and reconnect the earbuds to my phone to fix the same.",1
"And if the trailer is anything to go by, the director and his team of writers have whipped up a gripping thriller that captures the mood of the country’s medical nightmare


In the midst of doctors discussing several medical terminologies and treatment protocol, we also find plenty of human drama that basically stems from public fear of contracting the disease, which has no cure",2
"Based on 2019 sales estimates, Facebook Inc. is projected to generate average daily revenue of about $189 million. Photo: Reuters


Facebook is undergoing one of its most widespread and persistent system outages, with users across the globe unable to access its social network and services from Instagram to Messenger for much of Wednesday.


From about noon New York time, users encountered only partially loaded pages or no content at all, accompanied by a message saying an error had occurred. Several brand marketers tweeted that Facebook’s ad-buying system was down as well. As of about 6:30 p.m., Facebook said it was still investigating the overall impact, “including the possibility of refunds for advertisers.""",1
"BJP seen integrating 'Jai Jawan', 'Jai Kisaan' in its poll narrative for general elections, as well as the development agenda


Congress seen focusing on jobs, farm distress and Rafale deal to corner the Modi govt in the run-up to Elections 2019


New Delhi: On a recent tour of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi probably inadvertently (or purposely) gave away the possible election slogan “Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai"", when he highlighted his decisive action against terrorists in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, besides other achievements of his government.


The slogan was repeated a number of times by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath at an event in Greater Noida on 9 March. Now that the election dates have been announced by the Election Commission, all government advertising, which had thus far used the tagline ""Namumkin Ab Mumkin Hai"", will cease.


“The Modi Namumkin-Mumkin report card blitz of the past weeks has got almost every ministry to do a recount of achievements and milestones. Tonnes of money has been spent on that entire effort, though technically it is a Government of India campaign and not the BJP’s (Bharatiya Janata Party’s). But Modi will now have to focus…choose one or two most important issues that may eventually swing the votes,"" said Sandeep Goyal, an advertising and media veteran.",0
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.381%, from its Thursday's close of 7.371%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.7% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $8.62 billion in equity and $340 million in debt market.",3
"The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven-phases for 543 seats and the counting of votes will be on May 23


NEW DELHI: Polling will be held on Tuesday for the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha election in 116 seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, with BJP president Amit Shah, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and several Union ministers among prominent candidates in the fray.


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as they bagged 66 seats out of these 116 spread across 14 states and Union Territories in 2014 general election, while the Congress and its alliance partners won 27, and the rest went to other opposition parties and Independents.


Besides all seats in Gujarat (26) and Kerala (20), voting will be held in four seats in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, 14 each in Karnataka and Maharashtra, six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, two in Goa, and one each in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura.


The polling in Tripura East constituency, which was earlier scheduled for April 18, will be held in this phase, as also in a part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir, where election is being held in three phases.


About 18.56 crore voters are eligible for voting in this phase and the Election Commission has set up 2.10 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements.",0
"""Instead, we call for a more pragmatic approach with removals happening 'as soon as possible,' to protect citizens' rights and competitiveness,"" said EDIMA, a European trade group for new media and internet companies.


Opponents said the measure also places a bigger burden on smaller internet companies than on giants like Facebook and Google, which already have automated content filters.


To help smaller web companies, the bill was modified to give them an extra 12 hours for their first offence, a measure opponents said didn't go far enough.


Mark Skilton, a professor at England's Warwick Business School, urged regulators to pursue new methods such as artificial intelligence that could do a better job of tackling the problem.


""Issuing large fines and hitting companies with bigger legal threats is taking a 20th-century bullwhip approach to a problem that requires a nuanced solution,"" he said.


""It needs machine learning tools to manage the 21st-century problems of the internet,"" Wright said Britain's proposed social-media regulator would be expected to take freedom of speech into account while trying to prevent harm.


""What we're talking about here is user-generated content, what people put online, and companies that facilitate access to that kind of material,"" he said. ""So this is not about journalism. This is about an unregulated space that we need to control better to keep people safer.""",1
"Charlize Theron has revealed she was offered to play mother to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman in the DC superhero origin story, a pitch she described as a “slap in the face”",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,0
"He has held around 10 public meetings across the state, including some in Mumbai, where he has sought to 'expose' the lies of the Modi government


In January, Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) proposed that Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) be formally included in the opposition alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena combine. The proposal gained support after the BJP and Shiv Sena renewed their alliance in February. But the Congress rejected the idea, worried that the anti-migrant politics of MNS could become a liability in Mumbai constituencies, wherein there is a sizeable North Indian population. At MNS’s 13th Foundation Day rally on 10 March, Thackeray announced that the party will not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but will work towards making India “Modi and Amit Shah-mukt"".


Thackeray, arguably the best political orator in Maharashtra today, has been true to his word since then. He has held around 10 public meetings across the state, including some in Mumbai, where he has sought to “expose"" the lies of the Modi government. In terms of visual impact, media coverage and the election narrative in Maharashtra, Thackeray’s unconventional initiative has been a roaring success. In fact, his favourite line “laav re toh video"" (play that video) has become a rage. The BJP, however, has tried to hit back with old videos of Thackeray lavishly heaping praises on Modi.",0
"While Sonakshi is extremely excited to reprise her role as Rajjo in the third installment, Arbaaz in an interview with indianexpress",2
The reason why your name may not be on the voter list even if you hold a voter id card is because the election commission in an effort to do away with duplicate cards struck off a few names from the list,0
"“The whole thing feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the cast all costumed and perfumed and largely lifeless, sparking only in bits and pieces,” a section of her review reads


 On a star based rating, I would give this movie a blackhole""Kalank mints money overseasTrade analyst Taran Adarsh shared Kalank's overseas performance


05 mn
Australia: A$ 620k""Sonakshi Sinha on failure: I don't lose hopeSonakshi Sinha has been having a bad run at the box office with her past few films including Kalank failing to impress the audience",2
"Starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in lead roles, the latest trailer of Men in Black International is out


 Considering that the two actors will soon return to the Marvel universe with their characters Thor and Valkyrie, this seems to be the perfect opportunity to drop the latest trailer for their next film",2
"Lal Krishna Advani, a former deputy prime minister, is one of the founders of BJP (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)


L.K. Advani's comment comes days after he was denied ticket by BJP, which is set to hold its foundation day on 6 April


The triad of satya, rashtra nishtha and loktantra guided evolution of BJP, says the saffron party veteran


NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had never considered people who disagree with the party politically as enemies or anti-nationals, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said days after being denied nomination by the party.",0
"United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi holds a roadshow ahead of filing nomination for lok sabha elections 2019 in Raebareli on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)


After a brief road show, the Congress leader went to the collectorate to file her papers with a large number of Congress supporters carrying party flags


The former Congress president is aiming for a fifth victory from the parliamentary constituency, in a straight contest against Dinesh Pratap Singh


RAE BARELI: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday filed her nomination from Rae Bareli with her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Vadra Gandhi by her side.


After a brief road show, the Congress leader went to the collectorate to file her papers with a large number of Congress supporters carrying party flags and banners cheering her all along the route.


Before starting the road show, she offered ‘puja’ at the Congress office where her son-in-law Robert Vadra and grandson Rehan were also present.",0
"It is not the first time that Thackeray is drawing huge crowds. His statewide tour soon after storming out of the Shiv Sena in 2006 was a sensational success. In 2008, he nearly snatched the Marathi manoos (son of the soil) card away from the Shiv Sena, contributing to the defeat of at least 10 BJP-Shiv Sena nominees in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, and winning as many as 13 assembly seats six months later.


But after 2014, his journey has been on a downward spiral. The single MNS legislator in the assembly recently quit to join the Shiv Sena. The 2019 campaign seems to have revived the Raj Thackeray factor, at least at the level of political discourse. But will the crowds attending the Thackeray rallies translate into votes against NDA candidates, especially in the 10 constituencies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Nashik, where the MNS once ruled the municipal corporation?",0
"In Bodyguard, the actor played David Budd, a troubled and PTSD-suffering personal bodyguard of UK’s Home Secretary, played by Keely Hawes",2
"Pedestrians walk past an electronic ticker board and screens displaying stock figures outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong, China. (Bloomberg)


China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd's 8,500% surge over the past five years bested every other stock in the MSCI All-Country World Index


A Hong Kong stock whose mysterious world-beating surge vaulted it from obscurity into multibillion-dollar investment funds was suspended by city’s securities regulator.",3
"Initially, the site’s area of influence was South India and it pirated South Indian movies, and mostly Tamil ones",2
Another picture posted by mobile website GSMArena shows that the presence of a wider pop-up camera on the X27 when compared to the V15 Pro.,1
"3) However, the central bank's inflation outlook will be closely watched in view of Skymet's forecast of below normal monsoon and rising oil prices.


4) ""Tomorrow’s RBI monetary policy would provide further direction to the markets. Soft inflation and muted domestic macro data have increased probability of a rate cut. Further, monetary policy committee’s commentary on future interest rate and inflation trajectory would be closely monitored by the market participants,"" said Jayant Manglik of Religare Broking.


5) On the global front, movement of crude oil prices, which are at five-month high and approaching $70 dollar, would remain on market radar.",3
"The Chinese model is gaining traction just as the American one comes under fire. Facebook and Twitter were used to manipulate the 2016 US election, YouTube was criticized for failing to detect child porn, and American social media allowed a gunman to live-stream the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history for 10 minutes or more before severing it. Against the backdrop of wider fears about US social media failings, Beijing’s approach now seems a reasonable alternative, or reasonable enough that self-serving governments can justify its adoption.


Vietnam’s controversial version went into effect Jan. 1 -- a law BSA/The Software Alliance, which counts Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. among its members -- called chilling and ineffectual. Indonesia, the region’s largest economy, already requires data be stored locally. The Philippines has stepped up what critics call a media crackdown, arrested the head of media outlet Rappler Inc. after it grew critical of President Rodrigo Duterte. And last year, the government of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak introduced a fake news law used to probe his chief opponent, though the current government may yet repeal it.


One of the latest to buy into the rationale is Thailand, which on Feb. 28 passed a cyber security bill modeled on China’s that grants the government the right to seize data and electronic equipment without a court order in the interests of national security. Introduced just weeks ahead of Thailand’s first democratic election since a 2014 military coup, it stoked concerns it could be used to stifle dissent, though the government says it shouldn’t affect companies “with good conduct."" The Asia Internet Coalition, an organization that groups the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., condemned a bill Amnesty International warns could be used to “cage the internet.""


The crux of a Chinese internet model is data sovereignty: information of citizens must be stored in-country and accessible on demand to the authorities, a concept enshrined in Chinese law since 2017. That’s raising hackles in Washington, which aims to counter Beijing’s sway -- a longer-term struggle that may be the single most important episode in world affairs since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Escalating tensions between the two richest economies will impact just about every country across the planet -- economically and socially.",1
"I equally liked this specific scene where a random guy says, “This girl comes home late every day”, and the police character immediately retorts, “so what?”Finding films that accurately depict mental illness can be a bit tricky


 In addition to portraying depression in a humanising way, K13 strives to show everyone is struggling with something


 It is not easy to find characters in films that seek support from mental health professionals often because we think it is a sign of weakness to do so",2
"Realme 3's base 3GB/32GB variant is priced at ₹8,999 while its 4GB/64GB variant has a price tag of ₹10,999


Realme during the launch event last week also announced that the Realme 3 Pro would be launched in April


Oppo's spin-off brand Realme launched the Realme 3 in India last week. Starting at ₹8,999, the smartphone boasts a glossy back with a glitter finish, MediaTek Helio P70 SoC paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The Realme 3 will go on sale tomorrow, i.e. 12 March and will be available via Flipkart and Realme.com.",1
"Reliance Jio has been fastest to see the opportunity in the segment with its ‘India ka Smartphone’ and adopt the platform to acquire tens of millions of 2G feature phone users, the report said.


Jio Phone was launched in 2017 at a refundable price of ₹1,500 and Jio Phone 2 for ₹2,999 in 2018. Till July last year, Reliance had sold 25 million units of the phone.


In 2018, global smart feature phone demand grew 252% year on year with India being the biggest contributor to this demand, according to the research report.",1
"What is in it for Thackeray? It is simply the best opportunity in years to revive his party which had sunk to a nought five years ago, renew his image as a fearless and vociferous state leader, and carve out a niche in the opposition space. Maharashtra’s Assembly election is six months away; his work now – for Congress-NCP – is meant to yield dividends then. “Our real target is the state Assembly and a strong regional profile,"" said a MNS strategist.


In 2009, the then fledgling party had bagged nearly 5% of the vote share contesting only 11 Lok Sabha seats but was the only party to drop its absolute votes in 2014 when all other parties had increased theirs. In the 2009 Assembly election, the MNS won 13 seats with a 12% state-wide vote share – including six seats in Mumbai with a staggering 24% vote share in the city – but dropped to one seat and barely three per cent vote share five years later. That lone MLA too deserted the party as it many of its second-rung leaders. Thackeray and his MNS were all but written off till his Gudi Padwa rally.


The New Year brought a revival in his popularity and underlined his usefulness to contain Modi-Shah. He addresses the disgruntled pro-Modi voters, the fence-sitters, the Shiv Sena voters who love every bit of what he says and wish their leader could have said it all, the youth who are yearning for jobs and work, women and farmers.


The Congress and NCP hope it will turn into votes. It has already in the first two phases, a Congress leader said. Analysts say the Raj Thackeray X-factor may pull in votes which will help to balance out those lost to the third front, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi led by Prakash Ambedkar with help from Asaduddin Owaisi.


It is still early days in this business-like relationship but a compromised or withered Congress-NCP leaning on Thackeray certainly does not augur well for Maharashtra. The out-sourcing has thrown the BJP-Sena off rails. The BJP attempted to take him on but without much success. Modi can neither join his fight nor ignore it. Fadnavis attempted to fill the gap but Thackeray demolished his arguments in following rallies; education minister Vinod Tawde asked the Election Commission to check Thackeray’s expenditure on rallies but that came a cropper because Thackeray does not have candidates or their photos on the dais. The Shiv Sena is confused because Raj, its leaders’ bete-noire, speaks everything that Uddhav wants to about Modi-Shah, but cannot.


“I speak because I want to expose Modi’s lies, I speak in public interest,"" he says. That’s half the story; the other half lies in the realignments that have happened – and will happen – in Maharashtra’s political landscape. Should the Sena sink in this election, Raj Thackeray is prepared to move into that space. Should the Congress-NCP offer him an alliance, he is set to embrace it. If nothing, Raj Thackeray has demonstrated that he’s still in the game.",0
"”Jim Parsons, who stars as awkward genius Sheldon Cooper, had a key fan in attendance: His mother, Judy Parsons


 The actor, a four-time Emmy winner for the role, looked relaxed and even broke into a few dance moves between shots


Parsons is keeping ties to his character, as an executive producer of Young Sheldon, the CBS spinoff about the future physicist’s childhood in Texas that stars Iain Armitage in the title role


The cast, including Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar and Melissa Rauch, lingered after taking their final bows",2
"Facebook is coming under renewed fire for how it handled the spread of fake news and misinformation on its social network, including using aggressive tactics to discredit critics


Facebookfake newsmisinformationsocial networkUS presidential electionsdata privacyDonald TrumpHillary Clinton


Washington/Budapest: Facebook Inc. is coming under renewed fire for how it handled the spread of fake news and misinformation on its social network, including using aggressive tactics to discredit critics.


In the wake of a scathing newspaper report on the company’s approach to managing a deepening crisis, Facebook said on Thursday that it ended its work with a Republican public affairs firm that had drawn links between enemies of the company and billionaire financier George Soros.


The move to cut ties with Definers Public Affairs came after the New York Times detailed Definers’ work amid widespread turmoil at the social media giant as it dealt with the discovery of Russian meddling in the US presidential elections and data privacy breaches.",1
"Helmed by Nandita Mehra and Bhairavi Raichura, the web series will present the love story of a rich diamond merchant and a salesgirl


The romantic tale will see the couple fight all odds – family’s opposition, status difference to find solace in each other


 And as the title suggests, rain will play an important part in getting the starstruck lovers together


com to talk about Baarish, kind of roles offered to him in Bollywood and his plans to enter television",2
"This means Vivo V15's pop-up camera, design and display might have to make up for the compromises made in the performance department.",1
"Vishnu’s Denny Sebastian sneaking into girls hostel through the main entrance without anyone noticing brings out this point very well


 But, the filmmakers were unable to imagine a strong enough story to sustain the idea through the film’s more than 150-minute run time


 The writers’ efforts to give easy solutions for complicated problems takes the fizz out of what otherwise could have been a decent film",2
"While depicting the last seven decades, what was on top of your mind?The most challenging aspect of the movie was the Partition — to recreate the mass displacement of people


Will the movie remind the masses the horrors of Partition that many seem to have forgotten today?I won’t say that people have forgotten about it


 If you live in Punjab, Delhi or Uttar Pradesh, you will still find that every second or third family in your neighbourhood has migrated from what is known as Pakistan today


 Did you have to strike a balance?I was very clear that I would keep the emotion of the film intact and it would be an entertaining family drama",2
"Tejasvi Surya who is also a member of the national social media team will take on B.K.Hariprasad of the Congress


The Bengaluru South constituency has been the bastion of BJP ever since late Ananth Kumar defeated Congress in 1996


Bengaluru: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday named Tejasvi Surya, the general secretary of its youth wing as its candidate for Bengaluru South constituency. The party announcing its choice in the early hours of Tueday after deliberating for days over the candidate who will be seen continuing the legacy of late Ananth Kumar, who has held this seat since 1996.",0
"OPEC and its partners launched a new round of output cuts at the beginning of the year when it looked like booming US shale-oil production and fragile global demand growth would lead to a supply surplus. But as the group implements the curbs, and as supplies are squeezed further by crises in Venezuela and Iran, there’s now a greater risk of a shortage.


If the group continues with its cutbacks, global oil inventories will contract by almost 1 million barrels a day in the third quarter, the steepest drop in nearly two years, data from the organisation shows. However, the group won’t make a decision whether to extend until it meets in late June.


The strain on markets could go even deeper. A conflict is flaring in Libya, output is plunging in Venezuela because of a spiraling economic crisis, and the US will soon decide whether to tighten sanctions on Iran’s oil exports.


“OPEC is one major shutdown — Libya, say — from a very damaging price surge that throws all the plans out the window,"" said Derek Brower, a director at consultant RS Energy Group.


That could easily send crude prices to levels that prompt disapproval from the White House, the Saudis’ most important political ally.


“There’s no doubt that in a scenario where Brent crude heads to $80, President Trump will voice his concern,"" said Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP Paribas SA.",3
"Debutant director-software engineer Vivek Elangovan tries his best to tick all the boxes that would make a thriller


 Though Elangovan manages to achieve everything in bits and pieces, Vellaipookal fails to strike a chord with you


 Why? You see a bunch of foreign actors in a Tamil film, and no matter how hard you try to connect with them, you simply don’t",2
"It would be a squeeze on American consumers that are the backbone of still-steady economic growth. Prices at the gas pump already have risen more than 7 percent this month to $2.89 a gallon, which could weigh on retail sales that jumped in March by the most since 2017.


And if things go awry in global oil markets, there’s risk that political blame shifts back to the U.S. for the sanctions, which could mean backlash via investment or other channels that threatens economic stability.


Because energy features prominently in consumer price gauges, policy makers look to core indexes that remove volatile components. If the run-up in prices proves to be substantial, and sustained, those costs will filter through to transportation and utilities.


Led by the Federal Reserve, central banks around the world have taken a dovish tilt as the absence of inflation allows policy makers to shift their focus to slowing growth. That’s unlikely to quickly change. The International Monetary Fund this month lowered its global growth forecast and said the world is in a “delicate moment.""",3
"It’s been a while since a new social app got big enough, quickly enough, to make nonusers feel they’re missing out from an experience


Hello, person who is, statistically speaking, a human adult aged approximately “millennial"" to “boomer."" The analytics suggest a high likelihood that you’re aware there is an app named TikTok, and a similarly high likelihood that you’re not totally sure what it’s all about. Maybe you asked someone younger in your life, and they tried to explain and possibly failed. Or maybe you’ve heard that this new, extraordinarily popular video app is “a refreshing outlier in the social media universe"" that’s “genuinely fun to use."" Maybe you even tried it, but bounced straight out, confused and sapped.


“Fear of missing out"" is a common way to describe how social media can make people feel like everyone else is part of something — a concert, a secret beach, a brunch — that they’re not. A new wrinkle in this concept is that sometimes that “something"" is a social media platform itself. Maybe you saw a photo of some friends on Instagram at a great party and wondered why you weren’t there. But then, next in your feed, you saw a weird video, watermarked with a vibrating TikTok logo, scored with a song you’d never heard, starring a person you’d never seen. Maybe you saw one of the staggering number of ads for TikTok plastered throughout other social networks, and the real world, and wondered why you weren’t at that party, either, and why it seemed so far away.


It’s been a while since a new social app got big enough, quickly enough, to make nonusers feel they’re missing out from an experience. If we exclude “Fortnite,"" which is very social but also very much a game, the last time an app inspired such interest from people who weren’t on it was ... maybe Snapchat? (Not a coincidence that Snapchat’s audience skewed very young, too.)


And while you, perhaps an anxious abstainer, may feel perfectly secure in your “choice"" not to join that service, Snapchat has more daily users than Twitter, changed the course of its industry, and altered the way people communicate with their phones. TikTok, now reportedly 500 million users strong, is not so obvious in its intentions. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have them! Shall we?


TikTok is an app for making and sharing short videos. The videos are tall, not square, like on Snapchat or Instagram’s stories, but you navigate through videos by scrolling up and down, like a feed, not by tapping or swiping side to side.


Video creators have all sorts of tools at their disposal: filters as on Snapchat (and later, everyone else); the ability to search for sounds to score your video. Users are also strongly encouraged to engage with other users, through “response"" videos or by means of “duets"" — users can duplicate videos and add themselves alongside.


Hashtags play a surprisingly large role on TikTok. In more innocent times, Twitter hoped its users might congregate around hashtags in a never-ending series of productive pop-up mini-discourses. On TikTok, hashtags actually exist as a real, functional organizing principle: not for news, or even really anything trending anywhere else than TikTok, but for various “challenges,"" or jokes, or repeating formats, or other discernible blobs of activity.


TikTok is, however, a free-for-all. It’s easy to make a video on TikTok, not just because of the tools it gives users, but because of extensive reasons and prompts it provides for you. You can select from an enormous range of sounds, from popular song clips to short moments from TV shows, YouTube videos or other TikToks. You can join a dare-like challenge, or participate in a dance meme, or make a joke. Or you can make fun of all of these things.",1
"There are some who say national security should not be an election issue. “This election is not being fought on the right issues. The security of the nation is not what elections are about,"" said Bhupendra Singh, a 23-year-old postgraduate student from Udaipur.


In the seats that vote on Monday, the key candidates include Vaibhav Gehlot, son of chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who is contesting on a Congress ticket from Jodhpur against Union minister and BJP candidate Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.


Both parties are trying to woo farmers. According to a NITI Aayog report, two-thirds of the population in Rajasthan is dependent on agriculture. One of the key promises made by the Congress government ahead of the assembly elections was a loan waiver. However, it is being compared to the central government’s PM-Kisan scheme.


“When it came to getting votes, they made big promises of giving farm loan waivers. In reality, the state government has given only waivers of ₹5,000-10,000 to just a few people. The central government scheme was more realistic and the first instalment of ₹2,000 has come to people’s accounts,"" said Mohan Lola, a farmer in Laxmipura Barari village in Chittorgarh.",0
"The Congress president's appeal comes at a time when workers of both parties are refusing to overcome their bitter and violent past


BENGALURU: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday appealed to the cadres of both Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) to work together in a desperate attempt to get the workers to back the coalition ahead of the parliamentary polls.


The Congress president's appeal coming at a time when workers of both parties are refusing to overcome their bitter, bloody and violent past that threatens to hand over the advantage to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and defeating the very purpose of why the coalition was set up.",0
"It sports a 5.5-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 2160x1080. The phone is equipped with an octa-core MediaTek MT6755S processor. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage that is expandable up to 128GB.


The Nokia 6.1 comes in two variants 3GB RAM/32GB ROM and 4GB RAM/64GB ROM. Both variants are getting a price slash of ₹ 1,500 and ₹ 1,000 respectively. This means the lower variant will cost you ₹ 13,499 while the higher variant will set you back by ₹ 16,499.


Both variants feature a 5.5-inch Full HD LCD display and are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC. The phones are a part of the Android One initiative and have expandable storage up to 128GB.",1
"Tovino Thomas has also played a key role in the emotional drama, which is written by screenwriter duo Sanjay and Bobby",2
"Unravel your IT stack: By taking a modular approach and decoupling infrastructure, data, architecture and applications, you can remove unnecessary dependencies across all layers of the solution stack. The idea is to build a series of modular components that can be continually reassembled to meet business needs as they arise. The importance of this step can’t be overstated: It frees value locked in legacy systems and provides a critical bridge between core and new digital systems, thereby enabling innovation at scale. For a true boundary-less system, you will need to decouple data and applications, applications from legacy systems, and all tightly integrated systems.


The boundary-less systems emerging today enable a level of agility and dynamism that’s truly breath-taking. The monolithic IT stacks of the past are being replaced by endlessly reconfigurable modules that are seemingly limitless as they emerge, underpin new partnerships and find new business models.


As these become obsolete, the modules are broken down and reused elsewhere. To my mind, boundary-less systems are the single best solution yet to our age of disruption and, one that I believe, the business leaders tomorrow will be built on.",1
"Kuch logon ke liye yeh bas ek season hota hai… Lekin for some people it’s a feeling…ek emotion! For Anuj and Gauravi it was something that wrote their destiny!”Baarish, just like many other shows on AltBalaji, seems to be packed with some soulful tracks",2
"Until Punjab in 2017, Congress was unable to win an assembly election on its own. The first bright spot under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership came in December last year when Congress defeated BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. It will be interesting to see if Congress carries the momentum to the Lok Sabha elections.


This election will also test Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s influence. In the past, Gandhi Vadra has only worked in the Gandhi bastions of Amethi and Rae Bareli. This time, she is overseeing eastern UP, the stronghold of both Modi and state’s chief minister Yogi Adityanath.


Senior party leaders are aware that this election is a do or die battle for Gandhi. “We were down and out in 2014. It took us four years to defeat BJP in some states,"" said a senior party leader from UP. “This election is a survival test for us, for the new leadership and for the new ideas that we have brought to the fore. We either perform or perish.""


Supporters believe that if Gandhi wins both Wayanad and Amethi, he will leave the latter for his sister to contest in a by-election. The younger sibling has spent a lot of time in Amethi and is a popular leader.


“Irani had narrowed the gap in 2014. Gandhi retained the seat despite a Modi wave. Irani has made a dent and it would be interesting to see which way the fight goes. I think Gandhi has the edge because the loyalty factor is still intact,"" said Shashikant Pandey, professor in the department of political science at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow.


He agrees that Amethi is symbolic of the challenge Congress faces nationally. The party has been decimated in UP. Amethi is synonymous with Rahul Gandhi, so winning here is critical. But even if he loses, it is not the end of road for either him or Congress,"" Pandey said. “Many heavyweights, including his grandmother, have lost pocket boroughs and then returned stronger.""",0
"There is a consumption slowdown in the country and Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL’s) March quarter results reflect that.


Still, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king. This may be apt to describe HUL’s volume performance. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company’s volume growth of 7% was better than its peers, and well within the expected range of 6-8%. On the other hand, Dabur India Ltd’s volume growth was 4%, missing Street expectations. Similarly, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd’s volume growth of 1% is rather poor.


There is a consumption slowdown in the country and Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL’s) March quarter results reflect that.",3
"Embassy REIT, backed by Blackstone Group and Embassy Group, plans to raise ₹4,750 crore in India’s first REIT listing. (Mint)


Bengaluru/Mumbai: The initial public offering (IPO) of Blackstone Group Lp-sponsored Embassy Office Parks real estate investment trust (REIT) opens on Monday, in a game changer for India’s real estate sector and a leap forward for the New York-based investor which opened its India real estate division in 2007.


The Embassy Office Parks REIT includes Blackstone’s own assets as well as those in partnership with Embassy Group, comprising 33 million sq. ft across Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Noida, 24 million sq. ft of which is completed and 95% leased. This includes 11 assets—seven office parks and four buildings.",3
"” (Photo: Tiger Shroff/Instagram)Sharing this clip, Twinkle Khanna wrote, “What happens when you go #Blank? Find out in cinemas on the 3rd of May! @blankthefilm @karankapadiaofficial P",2
"Maisie Williams has responded to the divided fan reactions following her much talked about sex scene in the latest episode of Game of Thrones, by pointing out that if anyone should be feeling awkward about the sequence, it should be her as her entire family watched it


The sex scene between Arya and Gendry (Joe Dempsie) was arguably one of the most shocking moments in the another buildup episode of the HBO series’ final season


Two days after the episode dropped, Williams made light of the reactions Tuesday, saying her large family has “probably watched” the scene too


“If u feel uncomfortable just know that my mother and my step dad and my 2 sisters and my 4 brothers have all probably watched this too ahahakillmeehehe (sic)” the actor tweeted


The fans knew about the arc between the two characters – Gendry was Arya’s crush and he also found comfort in her friendship, especially since they have journeyed together before get separated",2
"West Bengal has the second largest number of MSME units in the country, with an estimated 8.86 million units accounting for 14% of the national share


All of Bengal’s conundrums are in evidence in this surcharged polls. Will the result end up being predictable?


The BJP is using verbal, non-physical grammar to also stretch Mamata Banerjee’s political smarts to the limit. Nothing is beyond the pale of possible


Kolkata/Asansol: In a constituency in south Bengal, this reporter met a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker. Over tea at a roadside stall, the man, who is pretty low in the TMC organizational hierarchy, confessed that he was actually a volunteer for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) non-political parent. He, and some of his other fellow travellers, had decided to campaign for the TMC to ward off the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM.


Former British prime minister Winston Churchill’s observation about Russia—a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma—is freely used to describe India. If that be so, then West Bengal is a conundrum, an amalgam of contradictions.


Nothing brings out the contrasts sharper than in election time. The general elections to the 17th Lok Sabha have converted Bengal into a battleground state: with 42 seats up for grabs, pitched battles are being fought, personal insults traded on a daily basis and display of money and muscle power thrust in your face. Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s famous pre-Independence quote about the state—what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow—is perhaps primed for a tweak.


The 2014 round of elections saw the TMC surge ahead with 34 seats, the Congress bagging four seats and the balance four being divided equally between the BJP and the CPM.


For a state that had voted decisively for the CPM for over three decades, the cast of characters has changed overnight: it is now a battle between the TMC and the BJP, with the Congress and the CPM being reduced to side players. The CPM’s slide is illustrative of the shift in voter preferences: from 176 seats in 2007 state assembly elections to 40 in 2011 to 26 in 2016.


The battle lines in the current elections got drawn as soon as it became clear that the Narendra Modi-led BJP was unlikely to reprise its 2014 act , in which it had single-handedly won 282 seats. The portents were evident when the Congress managed to wrest three battleground states—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh—during the 2018 winter assembly elections.


In Uttar Pradesh, two long-time political rivals with claims on a favourable caste arithmetic—the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party—have joined hands to take on the BJP’s electoral machinery and reclaim some seats from its 71-seat haul last time.",0
"”While Panorama Studios is producing the film, Ezra is being directed by Jay Krishnan who also helmed the original version


“When Kumarji and Abhishek watched Ezra they were convinced that it needs to be retold to a wider audience and in a bigger canvas",2
"However, recent leaks reveal that the smartphone might boast a completely notch-less design and might host some sort of a mechanism to house the front facing camera. The leak comes from tipster SlashLeaks. The image shows the two possible OnePlus smartphones in protective cases. The device on the right appears more like the OnePlus 6T, with its bezels pushed further to the edges. The device on the left looks like a completely new variant, however. Upon careful inspection, you can observe a bump over the top of the left device, which indicates the presence of a pop-up mechanism for the selfie camera.


It is also highly likely that the smartphone will carry the in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner from the OnePlus 6T.",1
"In the top 10 list, only HDFC Bank and HDFC suffered losses in their market capitalisation (m-cap) for the week ended on Friday.


The m-cap of RIL climbed ₹5,419.63 crore to ₹8,82,005.44 crore and that of ICICI Bank rose by ₹1,627.51 crore to ₹2,62,645.88 crore.


HUL added ₹1,363.76 crore to stand at ₹3,77,470.33 crore and SBI's valuation swelled by ₹1,249.45 crore to ₹2,78,715.62 crore.",3
"Parth, who is seen as Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, had rushed to Pune after hearing about his father’s ill health late last night


A source from Kasautii Zindagii Kay shared, “After Parth got to know his dad has been admitted, he rushed to Pune",2
"The smartphone sports a glass sandwich design with a metal railing for structural integrity. The front and back glass panels come with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.


The Oppo K1 is lit by a 6.4-inch full-HD+ display with a resolution of 2340x1080. This gives the phone 91% screen-to-body ratio and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Oppo has taken the in-display approach for its fingerprint scanner. The display has a tear drop notch which houses a 25MP selfie camera.",1
"Amazon hasn’t announced any deals on specific smartphones, but we can expect more details to arrive soon.


Amazonamazon saleAmazon Great Indian SaleAmazon Xiaomi saleAmazon OnePlus saleAmazon sale RealmeAmazon sale best smartphonesAmazon sale offers",1
"Barely 5% of the Fortune 500 have tried it over the past 30 years, including Oracle, Salesforce, Chipotle and Whole Foods


There have been spectacular flame-outs, such as at Deutsche Bank, where both co-CEOs resigned at the same time in 2015


 John Reed, the CEO of Citicorp in the late 1990s, was outmanoeuvred and pushed aside by his co-chairman, Sanford Weill after Citicorp merged with Travelers Group in 1998 to form Citigroup


 Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb eventually stepped aside in 2016, to make room for co-founder John Mackey to take over as the sole CEO


All those examples are considered failures, which may not be surprising, considering that most leadership roles are typically filled by one person, to avoid confusion and in-fighting


 And the outsize ambition that is usually required to become a leader in the first place doesn’t leave much room for humility and cooperation",2
"New Delhi: The Congress on Monday announced its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections from Delhi as six aspirants from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed their nomination papers, signalling a formal—if inevitable—end to half-hearted alliance moves between the arch-rivals.


Even though the national capital accounts for only seven Lok Sabha seats, the contest is crucial for two reasons: it is a prestige fight for all parties, and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept all seven seats in 2014.


Ahead of the high-profile 12 May election, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP and Rahul Gandhi-led Congress took a public posture in favour of an alliance. But their talks did not succeed mainly because AAP, looking to increase its national footprint, demanded a seat-sharing deal in Punjab and Haryana as well.",0
"It will be produced by David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, and Philippe Carcassonne along with Christophe Spadone and Simon Friend",2
"The writing on the wall of Mahato’s house gives away his political affiliation. His son, 32-year-old Krishna Chandra Mahato, has painted the lotus symbol, seeking votes for the BJP in the general elections. The brush strokes are uneven and are no match for the skilled hand-painted election graffiti which Bengal is known for. The younger Mahato is angrier. He is jobless and blames the state government which is yet to announce a recruitment drive for school teachers. “For a primary school teachers’ position ₹8-10 lakh bribe is common. This government needs to be taught a lesson.""


Purulia goes to polls on 12 May, in the sixth phase of the elections. This underdeveloped constituency in many ways encapsulates the poll battle in West Bengal. In 2014, the TMC candidate won the seat with a margin of over 153,000 votes, defeating the Left front candidate. the BJP candidate ranked fourth, polling just 7% of votes compared to the TMC’s 39%.


Five years later, the BJP is a strong contender for the seat. It is banking on the wave of anti-incumbency against the ruling TMC government coupled with popular anger due to violence and intimidation during Panchayat elections (in a third of the seats, the TMC won uncontested, since opponents were not allowed to file nominations). A strategy of whipping up Hindu religious pride in a state where 27% people are Muslims also seems to be paying off as it has polarized voters sharply.


It looks like Balarampur town is painted in saffron. The mood is festive. Shops are covered with saffron flags with Jai Shree Ram or Jai Hanuman, the mythical monkey god, painted on them, and life-sized Hanuman idols greet visitors after entering the villages. The village is celebrating the last two days of Ram Navami, a biannual Hindu festival, with blaring music. A resident from Ruchup village explains that it is easier to plug a saffron flag on the bicycles or at the entrance to homes, than display a BJP party flag which may invite the ruling TMC’s wrath. Here, in the Panchayat elections last year, the BJP won several seats despite widespread violence and intimidation by TMC workers, he informs.


“After the elections, elected members were coerced to join the TMC. What they don’t understand is that they may have captured a few leaders but the public is not with them,"" says a young Swapan Pramanik. As the conversation ends he persuades his friends to put up a show of stick fights. Then he and his friends call a child for another show. The boy lifts his legs over the shoulders, and presses his palms together above his head in a namaste pose, holding a saffron flag and chanting Jai Shree Ram. The gathered youth pour out their complaints: rampant corruption, a perceived appeasement of Muslims, and grabbing Panchayats by force, etc.


It appears as if the upcoming elections are a referendum on the state government, and not one to elect a federal government. The performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not come up as a factor until asked explicitly by this reporter. “Balakot airstrike is not the poll issue... here anti-incumbency has overshadowed the Modi factor and people are likely to vote like assembly elections,"" says a senior journalist from Kolkata.


The BJP’s party office in Barra village in Purulia’s Raghunathpur is a tiny room which also doubles up as the meeting point of the local orchestra. It is here that Bhairav Karmakar recounts the ordeal of fellow party workers during the Panchayat elections in May last year. “There were uncountable false cases filed against us... during police raids in the night we used to swim across the river and take shelter in Jharkhand."" “We felt like biplobis (revolutionaries)... as if, this is another struggle for independence,"" Karmakar says with a burst of laughter.",0
"“I was told by my news director and the general manager that because I was a single woman who didn’t have a mortgage and didn’t have kids, I wasn’t entitled to earn as much as the man sitting next to me,” Winfrey said


She laughed that she did not need another award, but said she relented when she learned that it was in support of the young executives


“Let’s leave here today with the collective memory of wanting to create enlightenment in the world,” Winfrey said",2
"It was even reported that the film might clash with Kangana’s Manikarnika but this clash was averted as Super 30 got pushed


Super 30 is directed by Vikas Bahl who was accused of harassment by a former employee of Phantom Films",2
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by BJP National President Amit Shah as he arrives to attend the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting. (PTI )


PM Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi, BJP president Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in place of L K Advani


Union ministers V K Singh, Mahesh Sharma, Smriti Irani to fight from Ghaziabad, Noida, Amethi, respectively",0
"It has been over 20 years since SATC first premiered and over time, it has been discovered by younger generations and of course, they don’t find it as ‘woke’ as people did back in the day


 The show has gotten a lot of criticism for the lack of diversity and out of all the principal characters, only Miranda’s viewpoints have aged well


 But to give credit where it’s due, SATC actively explored fashion, female friendship and found its way into television’s hall of fame",2
"""The next sale of Galaxy M Series is planned for February 7 at 12 noon on Samsung.com and Amazon.in,"" the company added.


These M-series smartphones are being manufactured at the world's largest mobile phone factory — Samsung's facility in Noida. ",1
"Goyal said Modi has already been played up in the government ads. “His entire Namumkin-Mumkin campaign showed just his picture in every ad. All his cabinet colleagues helming the ministries were conspicuous by their absence. So, Modi has turned the election into Modi versus the rest.""


He, however, said that more than causes or issues, Modi needs a winning slogan—something catchy and buzzy to project him as a pre-eminent leader of choice.


Sarma, on the other hand, said the government could talk about several achievements, especially welfare schemes like health, electrification, LPG, Swachh Bharat and housing subsidies. “They are action-oriented, on-ground missions and not mere schemes to round trip government funds and benefit a few middlemen.""


Although the Congress party has yet to offer any hint of its possible messaging to the electorate, experts say it should focus on three important issues: jobs, farmers’ distress and the Rafale fighter jet deal. “All three are strong themes and easy to relate to, especially, the first two,"" said Goyal.",0
"On 27 June 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hackers devastated computer systems across Ukraine. Hospitals, banks, power companies, airports, ATMs, card payment systems, and almost all government agencies were hit. Unofficial estimates are that up to 30% of all computers in the country were wiped clean of data.


Come closer home. Think of the ad-based revenue models where users are offered free services in exchange for their data—from basic demographics to their secret desires, from their movements to their objects of hatred. It’s a boundless ocean of data about us that is fed to artificial intelligence programs lurking behind these services. These are the most powerful surveillance machines the world has ever seen.


Your data is crunched along with data from millions of other users so that the firms’ algorithms can learn and make sure Google and Facebook show us ads right at the moment when we may be most open to considering buying those products or services.


It is this data—which we give away for free—that generates vast profits and makes a small number of smart people extraordinarily wealthy while the rest don’t get anywhere. There is a massive transfer of wealth taking place in our economies that may lead to a disturbingly inegalitarian future.


Then, there is the matter of privacy. Most of us have no idea how much Google and Facebook and Amazon know about us and what rights we should have over our data. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, effective since May 2018, is the first concrete step towards protecting an individual’s data. India’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 is likely to be tabled in Parliament by the next government.


Consider the Uber-ization of our economies, which has certainly contributed to the decline of formal employment and the rise of the gig economy, which offers flexibility and freedom, but does not provide any of the stability and long-term benefits of a normal full-time job.


Hundreds of Uber-like companies have sprouted in the 10 years since Uber was born—“Uber"" for laundry; for groceries; even for dog walking. Alexis C. Madrigal of The Atlantic studied 105 such US companies, which represented $7.4 billion of venture capital investment. Four of them are already “unicorns"".


But, as Madrigal writes (bit.ly/2EUsEhM): “These apps concretize the wild differences that the global economy currently assigns to the value of different kinds of labour. Some people’s time and effort are worth hundreds of times less than other people’s…What the combined efforts of the Uber-for-X companies created is a new form of servant…(These are) platforms for low-paying work that deliver on-demand servant services to rich people, while subjecting all parties to increased surveillance.""


Social media has many positives, but it has also allowed people to be abusive in public like never before in the history of civilization. Abuse, pass cruel judgment on people you don’t know at all, be malicious just for the heck of it.",1
"We will leave no stone unturned to make the audience feel that they have got something fresh, new and exciting",2
"While Patnaik continues to be a popular leader, he is facing a stiff competition from the BJP. “People have always voted for BJD candidates in the name of Naveen Patnaik. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown in rural Odisha and he is in direct competition with Naveen babu. In a way, in 2019, Odisha is observing a fight between a suave regional strongman against a national strongman who is growing stronger as an administrator post the surgical strikes in Balakot,"" said Amareswar Mishra, a political analyst and retired professor of Utkal University.


BJP leader and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who has been consistently working in the state almost concurs. “Three things helping BJP in the state are PM Modi, anti-incumbency due to 19 years of misrule by CM Naveen Patnaik, and the growth in BJP’s organizational capacity in the last five years,"" Pradhan said asserting that the BJP will stage an upset in the state.


But some BJP leaders believe that the saffron party is unlikely to become Odisha’s largest political force. “We have successfully managed to delink the assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls though voting is happening simultaneously. People are now talking about Naveen in Bhubaneswar (assembly) and Modi for Delhi,"" said a state BJP leader, requesting anonymity.


The common man and analysts believe that Patnaik and his party woke up after the BJP did visibly well in the 2017 panchayat elections. The chief minister is on a whirlwind campaign tour covering all 147 assembly segments. In the past two years, his government also started several welfare schemes covering a person’s entire life, to counter the rise of the BJP.",0
"The Jio Group Talk app is in the beta trial phase for now, which means all features are not enabled. To participate in the user Beta trials, you will have to mail your mobile number at contactjiojgt@gmail.com. The commercial version for the public will soon be made available.",1
"Sidhu has been banned from campaigning for 72 hours for his controversial remarks which was seen in violation of the Model Code of Conduct


He will be barred from all forms of campaign including holding any public meetings, rallies, interviews and public utterances in any media",0
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In trying to hard-sell their own versions of the cash transfer schemes, BJP and Congress have unwittingly revealed their characteristic frailities. (PTI)


In their manifestos for Lok Sabha elections 2019, both the BJP and the Congress are relying on their individual versions of social welfare schemes and safety nets to appeal to the voter


There’s a quote attributed to Groucho Marx, though its provenance is said to be questionable. “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.""


The conversation has swung between national security and economic stagnation. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has adopted national security and terrorism as key talking points and has been reluctant to address India’s real economic problems. This is understandable at two levels: first, acknowledging the problem is admitting it occurred on their watch and, second, it is conceding they scored a self goal because many economic problems today emanated from demonetisation.


Yet, conscious of the problems that are pulling the Indian economy down, the BJP has tried to offer some solutions.",0
"There are many faces and many names to Bengaluru. Once called the Garden City because of its many green spaces, Pensioner’s Paradise for the number of people who retired there, it emerged as India’s Silicon Valley in the early 2000s and is now known as the country’s Startup Capital. But the southern city has paid a heavy price for its rapid growth.


The city’s taps are almost dry, the roads are choked with traffic, waste management is abysmal, its lakes are polluted and green cover is disappearing. Even its famed temperate climate is giving way to months of heat and humidity.(Read more...)",0
"Access to medical records and simple prescriptions can prevent or treat most mundane illnesses remotely


MUMBAI: Dr. Devi Shetty, internationally renowned cardiac surgeon and chairman and founder of Narayana Health, starts his day much like everyone else. He checks his phone. Not for a dose of morning news or to catch up on a favourite celebrity’s latest. Dr. Shetty is wrapping up his morning intensive care unit (ICU) rounds, checking on hundreds of patients. For six months, Dr. Shetty has been conducting morning and night rounds of the ICU using a smartphone app, Kaizala.


Kaizala, a simple yet ingenious Microsoft app, is the WhatsApp of healthcare. Kaizala has its own messenger and a calling/video-calling facility in collaboration with Skype, but it does much more than a standard instant messaging app.


Patients and doctors, regardless of distance, can seamlessly exchange all kinds of medical data from patient history to test results, while complying with US standards of patient data protection.


From conducting ICU rounds on a WiFi-enabled flight to connecting thousands of patients to doctors, digital healthcare systems are eliminating hours of effort lost in setting up appointments, consultations and check-ups. This comfort offered by digitization is the first step towards transforming India’s healthcare system from a post facto system to a preventive one.


“Doctor-patient interface is required around once a year for chronic diseases, which are the leading cause of India’s health burden,"" says Dr. Shetty. Take diabetes, for instance: with 70 million diagnosed diabetics, 70 million pre-diabetics and merely 600 diabetologists in India, the supply gap is staggering. “In two to three years, when online diabetes care becomes reality, doctors will be in the pocket of every patient,"" says Dr. Shetty. “One diabetologist and five to 10 counsellors will be able to look after over 10,000 patients. Chronic diseases can be managed remotely as long as there is online trackability of medical data.""",1
"Emotions are at an all-time high not only for these heroes, who carry the baggage from the past and know they just have one chance to get everything back, but also for viewers, who know this might be the only chance when they will see their favourites wearing Avengers suits, fighting beside each other


 While Thanos wishes for “a more grateful world,” one comes out of Avengers Endgame feeling thankful to the creators and the stellar cast for making the goodbye hard but worth it",2
"Digging into a plateful of Tunday Kebabs later that evening at the celebrated Chowk outlet of this delicacy, Ali, 25, had two words to offer in his appraisal of Modi’s record: “Nothing good."" Why? “Fake news, these EVM (electronic voting machine) things, lynchings…"" he replied, pausing to warn me gently not to get him started. “Saw him on TV with Akshay Kumar?"" he asked me, “‘I’m this, I’m that…’ Modi loves Modi."" That the object of this televised lovefest was poised for victory, however, was not in dispute to his mind. “Modi will be back.""


That refrain had chased me down the alley, almost like a discreet advisory to quit asking silly questions. “It’s like this,"" an amused observer would later quip, “This seat is reserved.""


My app-hailed cabbie of the day, in contrast, had veered around to the view that Lucknow was up for grabs. Sinha could swing some upper-crust voters away from the BJP, he’d guessed, while Krishnam had earned himself his own appeal spanning the religious divide; and last but not least, the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s “Bajrang Bali versus Ali"" could yet reverse a sectarian wedge driven by the party. What Vajpayee had once gained, Yogi’s blow of the conch would lose.


How sizeable a swing that might be seemed like a touchy topic in the old city, but Ali indulged me all the same. A few Maulanas making pro-BJP or pro-Mandir noises, only evoked shrugs among youngsters like him and his buddy, he said. “I’m Sunni and he’s Shia,"" he added, referring to his co-diner, and he wouldn’t listen to Maulanas, would he? “Only if they make sense,"" replied Ali’s friend, duly startled. It was best, the table figured, to leave it at that.


Every city may have its own andaaz, a distinct manner of getting views across, but Lucknow appeared to have mastered the art of doing so in riddles. It’s done for a variety of purposes. To cushion a blow, perhaps, or not let on too much, especially not to a tactless out-of-towner.


The device of taqiya, after all, has a history going back centuries in these parts, the tactical adoption of a stance aligned with the most acceptable view. That it would still be in practice here was no surprise once the dots began to reveal a pattern. How widely it was employed across the city by people of all faiths alike, however, left me agape.


But then, whichever way Uttar Pradesh tilts the country this summer, almost everybody could say they told me so. On a tiny sample of sentiment in the state’s capital, my hunch was that Amit Shah’s playbook wouldn’t pull his party through.",0
"The Samsung Galaxy A20 will go on its first sale today in India. The Samsung Galaxy A20 will be available in India via Samsung Online Shop, Samsung Opera House, and other major online retailers. Priced at ₹12,490, the Galaxy A20 joins the Galaxy A10, A30 and A50 in Samsung's new ""Galaxy Ax0"" series.


The Samsung Galaxy A20 is lit by a 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity V-display. It has a resolution of 1560x720. The smartphone is powered by Samsung's in-house octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC. The processor has two high power cores clocked at 1.6GHz and six efficiency cores with a clock speed of 1.35GHz. The chipset is paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage, which can be expanded up to 512GB via a microSD card.",1
"On the other hand, optimism about business outlook among Indian manufacturers contracted. The future output sub-index fell from 60.3 in March to 56.6 in April.


According to Pollyanna de Lima, principal economist at IHS Markit and author of the India PMI report: “Although remaining inside expansion territory, growth continued to soften and, the fact that employment increased at the weakest pace for over a year, suggests that producers are hardly gearing up for a rebound.


“When looking at reasons provided by surveyed companies for the slowdown, disruptions due to the elections were a key theme. Also, firms seem to have adopted a wait-and-watch approach on their plans until public policies become clearer upon the formation of a government,"" she added.",3
"While the bond markets had made adjustments long ago, rating agencies have finally noted the housing lender’s plight and DHFL has lost its crown of being AAA rated. Last week, CARE Ratings Ltd downgraded a bunch of bonds by DHFL to AA+ from AAA rating. Icra Ltd has put its ratings under negative watch. The rating agencies took note of the hit on profitability due to adverse market conditions.


“While a one notch rating downgrade in itself is not worrisome, there is a trust deficit among bond holders currently,"" said Ajay Manglunia, executive vice president at Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.


DHFL’s borrowing costs had surged more than 100 basis points between April and November owing to this. Losing the AAA rating could add another 30-40 basis points to this rise, according to Manglunia.",3
"The back of the smartphone sports a 13MP+2MP dual camera setup. At the front of the Honor 10 Lite is a single 24MP selfie shooter. The front and back cameras are AI-enabled and allows automatic scene recognition.


The smartphone is backed by a 3,400mAh battery and runs Android Oreo 8.1 with Huawei’s EMUI running atop.",1
"Facebook is planning to allow cross-platform messaging between WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct


Facebook, in a bid to retain users of its social networking sites amid security and privacy concerns, is planning to allow cross-platform messaging between WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct. Mint analyses how this will work and the implications.",1
"He has shown liabilities of over ₹20.38 lakh. He completed his graduation from the Delhi University's Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and LLB from Chaudhary Charan Singh University from Meerut.


Congress candidate for South Delhi Vijender Singh has declared movable and immovable assets worth ₹3.57 crore and ₹5.05 crore respectively.


Former chief minister and Congress candidate Sheila Dikshit, who filed her nomination from the North-East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday, declared personal assets worth over ₹4.92 crore.


According to an affidavit filed by Dikshit, the 81-year-old Congress veteran has an apartment in Nizamuddin area which has a market value of around ₹1.88 crore.",0
"The polarized campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections has put the spotlight firmly on the referee: The Election Commission of India (ECI). Given its role as an impartial election ombudsman, the ECI is responsible for identifying potential violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) during the election process.


With Indian democracy developing into a truly multi-party system, the ECI faces a challenge in remaining truly non-partisan. An article by Manjari Katju of the University of Hyderabad, published in the Economic and Political Weekly, traces how the role of the ECI has evolved from the years of a single dominant party to the hyper-competitive political environment that it confronts today.",0
"“I feel like everything that’s happened in the last year or so has created change that is going to be sustained


The 43-year-old star, who has children Jackson, seven, and three-year-old August,, said she want to see her kids to benefit from the way the world is changing",2
"Helped by new product launches, US revenues of large pharma companies are expected to recover in FY20


The December quarter (Q3) results of Indian pharmaceutical companies, while unexciting, gave important cues about the US market.


One, companies are seeing reduced pricing pressure in the US generic drugs business, even though the degree varies across companies and product categories. Two, the long-awaited complex generics and specialty products businesses are finally shaping up. These segments have higher entry barriers and better price realizations. As these gain traction, and pricing pressure in the core generic drugs business subsides, chances of a rebound in US revenues in FY20 are quite high, say analysts.


“We expect US generic revenues to recover sharply over FY20-21 on the back of new launches, although the timing of the launches is still somewhat uncertain, which may push back the recovery in revenues and profits,"" Kotak Institutional Equities said in a recent note referring to the domestic pharma companies.",3
"However, another forensic report by EY LLP in the same issue was submitted and OPG argued that the report depicts a different picture, the order said.


""In view of the fact that another forensic investigation report has come up it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned order be quashed and set aside and the matter be remanded to the respondent Stock Exchange to have a fresh look in the matter,"" SAT said in an order on Wednesday.",3
"International Brent futures were at $65.25 a barrel at 0713 GMT, up 18 cents, or 0.3% , from their last close. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $55.94 per barrel, up 14 cents, or 0.3%. The rally followed reports that the US and China are close to ending their year-long trade dispute.


The two countries appear close to a deal that would roll back US tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, as Beijing makes pledges on structural economic changes and eliminates retaliatory tariffs on US goods, a person briefed on negotiations said on Sunday in Washington.


Hopes of an end to the US-China trade war added support to a market that has been rallying for the past two months on cuts to production.


The ""substantive progress"" China and the United States have made in their trade talks has been ""well-received"" in both countries and around the world, a senior Chinese official said on Monday.",3
"The 4X Pro comes equipped with 64-bit Amlogic quad-core chipset with Mali-450 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The 4A Pro comes with the same chipset and internal storage, but with only 1GB of RAM. Both TVs support WiFi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz. I/O options include 3 HDMI slots, 2 USB ports and one Ethernet and PDIF port each.


With the Mi Soundbar, Xiaomi aims to complete the home audio experience for users. The Soundbar comes with eight drivers, including two 20mm dome tweeters for the highs, two 2.5"" woofers for the mids and four passive radiators for the lows and bass. Connectivity options include line-in, aux, Bluetooth and S/PDIF.",1
"Voltas has seen immense benefits by using IoT to gather data to perform preventive and predictive maintenance of its cooling equipment. Providing services to a fragmented enterprise customer base of 3,500 across 45 locations in the country was proving to be a major challenge for the company. That is when it decided to turn away from a reactive after-sales service, where it had to be informed by the customer of the breakdown, to an I-T-based predictive and preventive maintenance system where all connected Voltas equipment share real-time data with their engineers, allowing them to remotely keep track of the equipment’s health. This not only helped them prevent failures but also ensured customers’ business remained unaffected by breakdowns. According to Voltas, the general turnaround time is 10-12 days, but with the help of IoT, it has managed to bring it down to three days. In terms of cost savings, this has allowed the company to reduce raw material and overhead rationalization by 10% and has led to revenue growth of 15% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) since deployment.


HDFC Bank processes around five million loan applications across multiple locations every year. The average processing time for each loan request was over 45 minutes as everything from application indexing, data entry, document verification and underwriting forward was being done manually. By using RPA, HDFC Bank has automated the data capturing process. Loan processing across all locations is now placed in a centralized server where real-time loan processing status would be visible to all credit administrators. It has also allowed the bank to allocate the cases to credit managers based on the nature of loan, location and eligibility.


This has reduced the turnaround time for processing loan requests by 50%, offering the bank the opportunity to scale up and handle more customers. The tangible benefits of RPA have been the improvement in productivity of data entry staff by 40% and decision-making staff by up to 12%. This has also minimized the scope for manual errors, resulting in better credit quality decisions.",1
"Powering the device is Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset based on a 7nm process, also present on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.


The back of the View 20 sports a 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor which was launched in June with the highest megapixel count in the world for a smartphone camera sensor


Honor View 20HonorHuaweiHonor View 20 launch dateHonor View 20 expected priceHonor View 20 displayHonor View 20 India launch",1
"The update is aimed at making 'G Suite' look and act like a family of products designed in the ""Google Material Theme.""


The new design is intended to make switching between personal and professional accounts smoother to enable users to access their emails quicker


San Francisco: Google has released a new interface design for the mobile version of Gmail that includes new visual implementations as well as feature additions.",1
"But unsustainably high debt means much of JSPL’s earnings are being eaten up by finance costs, leaving little or no money for shareholders",3
"Producer Dil Raju and director Mohana Krishna Indraganti on Monday announced the title of their upcoming movie


 Interestingly, Sudheer and Aditi earlier shared screen space in Mohana Krishna Indraganti’s Sammohanam, while Nivetha Thomas made her Telugu screen debut with the director’s 2016 film Gentleman


Asking fans to “except the unexpected”, Sudheer posted on Twitter, “V are coming back and this time with an action thriller",2
"Random House confirmed Monday to The Associated Press that The Beautiful Ones will combine a Prince unfinished manuscript with rare photos, scrapbooks and lyrics


 First announced just weeks before his 2016 death, the 288-page book will include an introduction by Dan Piepenbring, whom Prince had chosen as a collaborator


“‘The Beautiful Ones’ is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him,” Random House announced


“The book will span from Prince’s childhood to his early years as a musician to the cusp of international stardom, using Prince’s own writings, a scrapbook of his personal photos, and the original handwritten lyric sheets for many of his most iconic songs, which he kept at Paisley Park",2
"AI algorithms keep a track of your activity and usage and keep apps from running in the background to reduce power consumption and keeping your RAM from getting full so that it can quickly run apps whenever required.


Voice assistants, however, made the presence of more prominent this year. Be it Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, virtual assistants became considerably smarter this year. They can now do things that would’ve left you gaping merely five years ago—from making quick calculations and ordering groceries online to executing incredibly complex commands like booking hotel reservations for you.


Software experience also changed in 2018. When Apple announced the gesture-based navigation for the iPhone X last year, Google was stuck with its primitive three button navigation. Custom UIs based on Android quickly caught on with this by providing their own rendition of gesture-based navigation. The latest version of Android (Pie) finally made it official on stock Android.


But that wasn’t the only thing that changed. Several security and privacy features were added to the new version along with Digital Wellness, which is aimed at reducing the amount of time people spend on their smartphones.


While all of these trends are based on the majority of the smartphones that came out this year, there were certainly a few outliers like the Razer Phone 2 with a metal back, LED accent lights and a 120Hz display. Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro comes with wireless reverse charging technology which lets you charge another Qi charging compliant smartphone through its back. We also saw a satellite smartphone, the X5-Touch, from a UAE based company called Thuraya.


2018 saw the little slab of metal, glass and semiconductor transform into something that’s not just functional, but aesthetically pleasing. It’s probably the second step into the future. And given that technologies like foldable displays and 5G are in their nascent stages, we can definitely expect an exciting new year.


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"He added, “Also, if you save Iron Man, it will still not change the fact that Thanos will eventually win the war


 Among the 14 million possibilities that Doctor Strange has seen, Iron Man’s sacrifice is a must for that one win scenario


”If Steve Rogers was with Peggy Carter in the end, does that mean there were two Captain Americas in the same timeline?“To me, Captain America’s action in the end wasn’t because he wanted to change anything, it’s more like has made a choice


 We don’t know how exactly his life turned out, but I’d like to believe he still helped many others when they were needed in that world


“Yes, there were two Captain Americas in that reality, it’s just like what Hulk said, what happened in the past has already happened",2
"The NDA has its own share of problems. Mahadev Jankar, a minister and president of Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), on Monday hit out at the BJP-Shiv Sena for not accommodating smaller parties of the NDA. Jankar fought Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule from Baramati in 2014 and is the leader of the Dhangar community which has been demanding reservation. Jankar said the RSP may even think of forming a Fourth Front in Maharashtra along with SSS if it was not accommodated.


The BJP-Shiv Sena has also failed to accommodate another NDA ally, Republic Party of India (Athawale), whose president Ramdas Athawale is a Union minister of state.",0
"Now fixed by Facebook, the vulnerability in the web version of Messenger allowed any website to expose who you have been messaging, revealed Ron Masas, a researcher with cybersecurity company Imperva, in a blog post late on Thursday.


The researcher reported the vulnerability to Facebook under their responsible disclosure programme and the social media platform mitigated the issue.",1
"The country is likely to witness an election campaign, which could turn vicious, acerbic and represent the deep divisions that are clearly visible in society.


Sandeep Shastri is a political and electoral analyst, who is also the pro-vice chancellor of Bengaluru-based Jain University.",0
"New Delhi: Telecom technology major Ericsson on Wednesday showcased use cases of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) here, including Ericsson Spectrum Sharing, Intelligent Managed Services and Communication on Smart Devices.


The Swedish company also showcased other technologies such as the concept ""radio access network"" products called Radio Stripes, to new Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) based ready solutions.",1
"The Mate X's screen wraps around the outside so users can still view it when it's closed, unlike the Samsung's Galaxy Fold, which has a screen that folds shut.


Huawei's foldable phone will sell for 2,299 euros ($2,600) when it goes on sale by midyear, even more than Samsung's which is priced starting at $1,980 (1,745 euros).


China's Xiaomi, South Korea's LG and other handsets makers have said they are working on phones with foldable screens of their own.


Foldable handsets represent a significant break with the dominant shape smartphones have taken since Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPhone in 2007 -- a dark black rectangle with a single touch screen.


Global smartphone shipments fell 4.1% in 2018 to a total of 1.4 billion as people hold on to their phones longer due to a lack of new features, according to research firm IDC.",1
"The company pulled 513 Pages, Groups and accounts for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour as part of multiple networks tied to Iran.


""Finally, we removed 212 Facebook Pages, Groups and accounts for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour that originated in Macedonia and Kosovo,"" the company added.",1
"One of the most popular phrases from the film, “May the Force be with you”, is said in the Star Wars movies as a way of saying good luck to people who believe in the Force


 Fans decided to celebrate May fourth as Star Wars day as a play on the words, ‘May the Fourth be with you’",2
"Another great element is the fact that the touch-screen infotainment system is very responsive. You will often find cars, even in the high-end segment, that have touch-screen systems that are slow and difficult to use. The fact that this one has low latency, makes it easy to use while driving. That said, you will mostly be using the new touch-ready iDrive controller, a dial that’s placed beside the gear. The touch-screen display is intentionally placed above the dashboard, which makes it difficult for the driver to reach out while driving. But BMW’s iDrive controller is easy to get used to. The dial can be rotated to move through apps and you can press the dial to select options. The upper surface of the dial is also a touch-sensitive handwriting pad.


The car has both Apple Carplay and BMW’s Connected Drive technology. So, if you have an iPhone, Carplay will do the job well, but Android phones are covered as well. Connected Drive is almost as responsive and as easy to use as Carplay. It can’t match the accuracy of Google Maps when navigating, but it will do most other things. In fact, the car’s seat massagers, in-car fragrance controllers and many other elements are controlled via Connected Drive only and they work without a glitch.",1
"Fremaux praised both Cannes favourite filmmakers — American director Tarantino and Tunisian-French filmmaker Kechiche for their dedication towards the movie gala


Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, based on the murder of actor Sharon Tate and three others at the hands of the Manson Family cult in the 1960s, will have its world premiere at the festival


“… As it wouldn’t be ready until late July, but Quentin Tarantino, who has not left the editing room in four months, is a real, loyal and punctual child of Cannes! Like for ‘Inglourious Basterds’, he’ll definitely be there 25 years after the Palme d’or for ‘Pulp Fiction’ with a finished film screened in 35mm and his cast in tow",2
"The Congress president accused Modi of not having the “decency"", to listen to Tamil Nadu’s farmers when they protested in Delhi in 2017 and said he, however, had met them. “We will make it illegal to put any farmer in jail for default on loan,"" he said.


Gandhi said the BJP had obviously have not read the history of the Tamil people. “They don’t understand Periyar, Karunanidhi and Kamaraj,"" he said. The Congress president claimed that demonetisation and the goods and services tax had destroyed the small and medium industries in Tamil Nadu and 30,000 MSMEs had to shut down and “50 lakh jobs were lost"". “We are going to defeat Modi in the coming election and after a while (DMK president M.K.) Stalin is going to be the CM of Tamil Nadu as well,"" he said.",0
"""The need and hunger for content in the smart TVs is increasing day by day and we assure our customers of providing the largest app base as well as inbuilt content in today's times in these smart TVs,"" Sharan Maini, Director - Business Development at JVC India, said in a statement.


The Smart TVs are powered by a 1.5GHz ARM Cortex A53 Quad Core chipset. Memory and storage options go up to 2GB RAM AND 16GB ROM in the top model. The smart TVs come with dual 10W Box Speakers in 40-inch and 43-inch variants while the 55-inch UHD TV offer up to 25W + 25W sound.",1
"Detachables are expected to grow modestly over the five-year forecast with a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%, said the report.


""While the long-run PCD market remains in persistent decline, the constitution of the market continues to churn for the better,"" added Linn Huang, Research Director for Devices and Displays at IDC.",1
"It is unlikely, for instance, Reeves’ Batman would acknowledge Affleck’s Batman and even Aquaman and Wonder Woman",2
"In a Facebook post, Gandhi asserted that a Congress government will ensure free education to all students from Class 1 to 12 in government schools in the country.


He said the Congress will restore the independence and autonomy of colleges and universities and will open new state-run varsities in backward areas of the country to ensure the expansion of the education sector.


""The Congress will restore the independence and autonomy of colleges and universities and will open new state-run varsities in backward areas of the country to ensure expansion of education.",0
"The meeting comes after the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) sent a notice to the poll panel, urging it to take action against the misuse of social media to influence voters.


The agenda of the meeting was to find ways to avoid misuse of social media during elections and create a mechanism for the poll panel to flag violations.


With the Election Commission on March 9 outlining stringent guidelines for social media usage during elections, political parties and candidates won't be able to post unverified advertisements, photographs of defence personnel, hate speeches and fake news on their accounts.",0
"Traditionally, Bundelkhand has been a bastion of the SP-BSP but in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the BJP on its lofty development promise of acche din, swept the elections winning all four seats, polling 44.86% votes. Since the region is small, there is always a possibility of a swing in favour of one or another party. The question is, will BJP be able to retain its hold on Bundelkhand?


In 2019, electoral arithmetic has changed with the alliance of SP and BSP. In 2014 the SP-BSP’s combined vote was only 100,000 less than BJP’s which is a very thin margin and since they are contesting together, it may adversely affect the chances of the BJP.


However, BJP supporters are confident of the party’s victory once again in the name of Modi and the developmental projects like Bundelkhand Expressway, Bundelkhand Development Board, Defence Corridor from Jhansi to Agra, ₹9,000 crore piped water supply scheme for drinking water, and Amrit Yojana for Jhansi district.",0
"Reliance Industries has reduced its debt by transferring Reliance Jio's fibre and telecom tower assets, and liabilities to two InvITs",3
"Do you draw inspiration from your childhood and the people around you while writing these stories?Of course, there’s nothing else that you can write about


While working on the show, were you always clear that it will be on a digital platform?I am a 2000 per cent believer of the web


 I think it’s a great medium to tell stories without any interference and it reaches to every corner of the world",2
"Netflix Inc., the video streaming leader, provides a clue to Apple’s approach. Netflix said last year that 70% of its subscribers watch the service on a TV. That means consumers are using a smart TV with a Netflix app or plugging in a set-top-box running the Netflix app to get their 'Stranger Things' fix. Only 10% of users watch Netflix on phones, while PCs get 15% and tablets 5%, according to the data.


Netflix has a booming business outside the US, so if it can only get 10% of viewers from Android, then Apple likely decided it was worth the risk to ignore that distribution channel.


Still, Apple’s push into more digital services is forcing the company to embrace other devices. Apple already offers iTunes and iCloud storage applications for PCs. There’s even an Apple Music app for Android — because smartphones are the main way people stream music. According to a report Tuesday from Sensor Tower, Apple Music has already been installed 40 million times on Android devices.",1
"Political observers say the BJP contesting on more seats than the Congress as a result of its expansion across the country post 2014. The party also lost its ally in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where the party is contesting on all seats.


Similarly, the Congress is contesting on less number of seats than the BJP this time because it has allied with more parties as compared to 2014.",0
"In addition, Mi.com is also rolling out exciting interactive games such as ""Fun and Furious""— a car racing multiplayer game for Mi Fans with regional & global leaderboards wherein they stand a chance to win exciting prizes such as Redmi Note 7 and Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones.


Another game called “Play and Win"" is also available on Mi.com that where Mi Fans can spin the virtual wheel and gain a chance to win coupons smartphones such as the POCO F1, Mi Band 3 as well as Mi coupons. The “Fun and Furious"" began on April 1 and will be held throughout the Festival until 6 April. “Play and Win"" starts today and will also go on till 6 April. It will be held from 10 am until 2 pm on each day of the sale.",1
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.87% to close at 39,067.33. The NSE Nifty 50 Index rose 0.97% to end at 11,754.65 points.


“The volatility in stocks in the last couple of sessions was primarily led by the surge in crude oil prices. Foreign inflows remain strong and will help keep up the momentum,"" Bloomberg reported quoting Rajesh Cheruvu, chief investment officer at WGC Wealth. “Earnings so far have come in line with expectations.""


Brent crude traded $73.05/bbl, down 1.75% from its previous close. Oil has climbed more than 40% this year amid output cuts by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies and disruptions from Venezuela to Libya. It has also received a boost from the recent U.S. decision to end waivers on Iranian sanctions.",3
"Dear Comrade, which marks the second collaboration of Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna after Geetha Govindam, is the story of a student leader


 While we are introduced to the angry young man in the first 30 seconds, the teaser shifts gear and Vijay is seen locking lips with Rashmika",2
"""Marvel's 616,"" a documentary series exploring the intersection between Marvel stories and characters and the real world


""Be Our Chef,"" a food competition show in which families compete and the winner's dish will be served at Walt Disney World",1
"The Samsung Galaxy A7 (4GB/64GB) now retails at ₹18,990 while the Galaxy A9 (6GB/128GB) sells for ₹33,990


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Samsung recently slashed the prices of the Galaxy A7 and Galaxy A9 smartphones in India. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (4GB/64GB) now retails at ₹ 18,990, down from its launch price of ₹ 23,990. The Galaxy A9 (6GB/128GB) is now priced at ₹ 33,990. Its original price at the time of launch was ₹ 39,990.",1
"The leaked video shows two colour schemes (Thunder Black and Aurora Green) of the smartphone along with the motorised camera mechanism and the rear camera module which bears resemblance to the Vivo V15 Pro. The front facing camera slider frees up valuable space at the top of the display, as a result of which the smartphone has few bezels. The sleek speaker grille also helps in pushing the display to the edges of the smartphone.",1
"The 26-year-old actor was also rumoured to be working with Aamir Khan on a project based on the life of late spiritual leader Rajneesh, popularly known among his followers as Osho


Commenting on the film, Alia says, “That is not like a confirmed thing so we should not talk about it",2
"Continuous visibility of public Cloud infrastructure is vital for businesses to ensure compliance and to know what to protect.


A honeypot is a system intended to mimic likely targets of cyberattackers for security researchers to monitor cybercriminal behaviour


Mumbai: Cybercriminals attempted attacks on a Mumbai Cloud server honeypot more than 678,000 times in a month, which was second to Ohio in the US that recorded more than 950,000 login attempts, among a total of 10 honeypots placed globally, global cyber security major Sophos said on Wednesday.",1
"The company also tweeted about testing the feature on iOS that would allow users to check out other people's profiles without having to leave their timelines.


""A feature like a profile preview is a good way to help users stay focused on one particular conversation and glean important information about who's participating without having to jump around incessantly,"" the report added.",1
"Thanks to partnerships with culinary-focused websites such as Zagat and Infatuation, Google knows a lot about restaurants: everything from how crowded or noisy they might be to how they resonate with particular dietetic needs. And it’s constantly stringing together patterns about what you like, based on where you’ve gone (or venues you’ve researched) in the past. Enter the Match Score, which combines all that intel to predict how likely you are to enjoy a particular place. It launched in May and is currently restricted to restaurants, but it could potentially expand to venues such as hotels.


How to use it: Find your match score by expanding a venue listing in Google Maps—it appears as a percentage rating next to a circular logo, right next to the overall star rating that you’ve always known to look for. Want to make it smarter? Head to your preferences settings; here, you can teach Google all about your favourite food types, whether that means “notable coffee"" or “Scandinavian"" or “Kosher."" (The options can be found under Settings > Exploring Places > Food and Drink on Android, or Settings > Food and Drink on iPhone.)


A further way to train Google’s algorithm is to “save"" places on Google Maps—it shows the tool what most interests you. Do that by clicking the bookmark icon on any listing. Then, when you’re in Explore mode on Maps, you’ll see a growing number of personalized recommendations in a tab called “For You,"" which works in any city, no matter where you go.


If you use a Gmail address to confirm your flight bookings, Google has a clear sense of when you’re travelling—and where. Since it also has access to such things as Federal Aviation Authority data, historic flight-status data, and geo-positional aircraft data, it can also tell you whether those plans are on the verge of being delayed. “Our models can come up with incredibly accurate predictions,"" Holden said recently during a panel discussion at Skift Forum, an annual travel conference. “We’re getting a lot of customers telling us that we’re notifying them before the carrier or anyone else.""


How to use it: The most important step is using a Gmail address so that Google can be alerted to your flight confirmations and track them accordingly. Then, in the days and hours leading up to your flight, simply type “My Flight"" or the actual flight number into your browser; you’ll see status updates that are more up-to-the-minute than anywhere else. (Push notifications may come down the line.)",1
"San Francisco: To help people not lose the threads of conversations on Messenger, Facebook has introduced the quoted message reply feature on its messaging platform, the media reported.


The feature works just like it does on WhatsApp. So with the rollout of the feature, the 1.3 billion users of Messenger would be able to quote a message to which they want to send a reply, VentureBeat reported on Wednesday.",1
"The VBA is expected to dent the vote share of the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance, and the AIMIM is also likely to contest more seats than the 25 it had contested in 2014 during the Maharashtra assembly elections. The AIMIM had won the Aurangabad central and Byculla assembly seats, managing to get about 500,000 votes from all the segments it had contested.


The AIMIM has also managed to wean away some of the Muslim voters away from the Congress in Telangana. This was evident in the December 2018 assembly elections, wherein the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, swept the polls by winning 88 of the 119 seats, including many, which the Congress party was expected to win.",0
"This is the third time that Ericsson is seeking contempt proceedings against RCom to recover its dues.


The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had allowed Ericsson to file its objection by February 8 over RCom’s plea to proceed with the insolvency process.",3
"Rogers then meets German refugee Dr Abraham Erskine who gives the boy a special serum which transforms him into a super-soldier with stupendous physical strength


 But Erskine is killed and Rogers is engulfed in the shady world of Nazi offshoot Hydra, an organisation that is a much bigger threat than the Nazis themselves


Five best things about Captain America: The First AvengerChris Evans as Steve RogersChris Evans is superb as Captain America


 Considering all evidence, Captain America should be a self-righteous bore, but he isn’t thanks to Evans’ nuanced performance",2
"These phones are among the most expensive flagships either has made within their categories, and on paper they’re undeniably the pinnacle of each company’s design prowess. Buying either is to buy one of the best phones on the planet.


As for the customer on the fence over whether to defect from one manufacturer to another, it’ll be a trade-off between display notch versus display hole punch, advanced facial recognition versus fingerprint reader, and tight hardware-software integration versus expandability. And iOS versus Android, of course—the ecosystem of apps and subscription services are playing an increasing part in keeping customers loyal.


Consumers looking to buy a significantly different type of phone could look to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, which can work as a 4.6-inch handset or, when unfolded, a 7.3-inch tablet.",1
"For now, no stickers, filters, light enhancements or other creative tools have been added on the Twitter Camera app and it remains unclear whether or not would such features would be included on the micro-blogging site's camera.


""Even though Twitter says it's not giving Twitter Camera tweets an algorithmic boost in the main timeline, a spokesperson told that its combined 'Human and Technology Curation' team may seek to spotlight Twitter Camera tweets in the 'Whats Happening' section. We'll see if media organisations and brands try to take advantage and stand out in the Feeds,"" the report added.",1
"After a dull start to the year, flagship smartphones are all set to be launched. Be it Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, LG or Nokia, electronic giants seem to find the month of February fit to launch their best of the year. And they should, since it sets the perfect mood for the Mobile World Congress, where manufacturers all around the world showcase their best offerings.


This year, Samsung and Xiaomi have chosen not to launch their smartphones at the venue -- instead, Samsung will launch its flagship Galaxy S10 at the Unpacked event at San Francisco while Xiaomi will launch the Mi 9 at an event in Beijing. The two smartphone launches will be separated hours apart, with Xiaomi likely being the one to launch its smartphone first.


The Mi 9 is expected to boast flagship specifications including Qualcomm's newest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855, which we have seen on the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. This will be paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.


We can also expect the Mi 9 to sport Sony's IMX576 sensor with a resolution of 48MP. This might be accompanied by two more sensors—a 12MP secondary and a 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor which promises better depth, low light and AR performance.",1
"Naidu also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rhetorically asking if a separate set of rules apply for Modi


Expressing his doubts about the functioning of EVMs, Naidu said that over 30 countries across the world have reverted to ballot paper",0
"Auto stocks will be in focus this week as automobile companies will declare their monthly sales for April. In March domestic automobile sales were hurt by weak consumer sentiment amid a rise in borrowing costs and increased fuel prices.


The markets will keenly observe fluctuations in crude oil prices. Brent crude has risen nearly 6% this month and could be a major headwind for Indian markets. Crude oil prices could have repercussions on the external sector (including currency), fiscal math, inflation and financial markets.",3
"As per the latest Sebi data, the total value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and derivatives -- stood at ₹78,110 crore till March-end.


""The increase in P-notes investment is in line with the higher net inflows of FPIs in the cash segment, which increased from ₹13,500 crore in February to ₹32,000 crore in March,"" Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Financial Services, said.",3
"He is a big headache for the entire village due to his never-ending stories from his military days,” added the director",2
"CBS shows dominated the rest of the week’s top 10, with The Big Bang Theory second, Young Sheldon third and 60 Minutes fourth",2
"The project envisages a people mover system that could be a driverless monorail system that takes passengers between terminals and connects them to other transportation systems.


Many large international airport complexes around the world have such a facility which makes it easier for passengers to catch connecting flights from various terminals.",1
"The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rainfall will be around 96% of the 50-year average, as it expects weak El Niño conditions during the later part of the season. El Niño is usually unfavourable for rainfall in India. IMD’s June forecast will, however, be more critical. Private weather forecaster Skymet, however, expects “below normal"" monsoon, citing El Niño risks.


WGC said that gold demand in India was at 159 tonnes in the three months ended March, an increase of 5% from the 151.5 tonnes recorded in the year earlier. March quarter gold demand was valued at ₹47,010 crore, a rise of 13% compared to the ₹41,680 crore in the year-ago period.


“The strengthening of the rupee and the fall in local gold prices towards the later part of the quarter triggered a rise in India’s gold demand by 5% in Q1 2019 to 159 tonnes. Growth of 5% in Indian jewellery demand to 125.4 tonnes lifted global demand and boosted retail sentiment,"" said Somasundaram P.R., managing director, India, WGC.


Meanwhile, global gold demand grew 7% to 1,053.3 tonnes in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the corresponding period of last year. The increase was largely due to continued growth in central bank buying, besides demand from gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).",3
"The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 97.42 points, or 0.37%, at the open to 26,482.19. The S&P 500 opened higher by 6.68 points, or 0.23%, at 2,912.26. The Nasdaq Composite gained 24.56 points, or 0.31%, to 8,000.57 at the opening bell.",3
"The show, which is a reboot of the timeless anthology series created by Rod Serling, features writer-director Jordan Peele as host and narrator


According to Variety, the episodes have featured Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris O’Dowd, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Jacob Tremblay, and Steven Yeun",2
"Modi will hold three public meetings in the politically crucial western Uttar Pradesh town of Meerut. (PTI)


PM Modi appealed to people to come out in large numbers to vote for a government which is corruption free


He also appealed to farmers that the union government was working for them and the sugarcane dues would be paid to them at the earliest


NEW DELHI: Launching the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s election campaign for the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Hindus and Muslims should come out in large numbers to vote for a government which is corruption-free, ensures basic health facilities, creates employment opportunities for the youth and works for women’s safety.",0
"Google Duplex is an automated calling service that lets AI mimic a human voice to make appointments and book tables through phone calls


After announcing its availability for Samsung Galaxy S10 users, Google has made its Duplex service available for iOS users in the US. Google Duplex is an automated calling service that lets Artificial Intelligence (AI) mimic a human voice to make appointments and book tables through phone calls.",1
"The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is also likely to cut policy rates by 25 basis points (bps) on 4 April, according to economists surveyed by Mint.


“The pre-election rally extended to the new financial year with increase in prospects of political stability, rate cut expectation from RBI and improvement in GST collection in March,"" said Vinod Nair, head of research of Geojit Financial Services Ltd. “A better-than-expected Chinese economic data and surge in US 10-year-yield eased global growth concern which further added impetus to the sentiment.""


On Monday, the Sensex surpassed the 39,000 mark with an intraday rise of 1.14% on Monday although it partly retraced the gains to close 0.51% higher at 38,871.87 points. The broader Nifty index rose 0.27% to 11,655.60. The Sensex gained 17.3% in FY19 for its best performance in four years. The Nifty rose 14.9% in the same period.


However, as India looks to form a new government in May, local equity markets are expected to see turbulence at least in the early part of 2019.


Besides elections, liquidity, currency fluctuations, crude prices and the ongoing US-China trade war are some of the risks for Indian equities in FY20.",3
"Keyboard based smartphones are no longer in vogue, but there are still many who swear by BlackBerry’s QWERTY keyboard. For those, BlackBerry Android running Key2 LE can come in handy. It has a 4.5-inch touchscreen and trademark BlackBerry keyboard below it. Driven by Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 636 chipset with 4GB RAM, the Key 2 LE feels compact and grippy courtesy the slim form-factor and soft textured finish on the back. It runs Android 8.1 with additional security features such as DTEK security app and productivity features like Blackberry Hub.",1
"Recently-released Kalank has also ended up on Tamilrockers which has been illegally providing users with the option to download latest films


Nani recently spoke about his latest release and said, “The entire film is based on the relationship between a father and son


 I can also confidently tell you that you will also feel the same way I feel about the film when you see it",2
"This year, though, more people than usual are paying attention. Google is set to unveil a video game service, codenamed Project Stream, that will reportedly allow people to play Fortnite and other modern titles in a web browser or on a television using inexpensive hardware. If it’s successful, the system might herald the biggest shift in the $180 billion a year global gaming market since Super Mario jumped from arcades to the living room.


Google has been privately testing Project Stream since last fall and just touted its announcement planned for Tuesday with a video trailer. The service will deliver games on demand, rather than as downloads, and is expected to support even the most fast-twitch and graphic-rich games, without the need for a PlayStation, Xbox or other high-end game console. It’s unclear whether it will work with existing Google devices like Chromecast or Google Home, or whether it will require players to buy new hardware.


Nevertheless, the project is already being heralded as a portent of the industry’s future, where games are streamed over the internet and a new phalanx of heavyweights could dominate—not just Google but Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and maybe even telecoms. The major cloud providers control massive data centers, lightning-fast content delivery networks and other assets that allow them to reduce the lag associated with playing games over the internet. “Cloud gaming creates this moment in the industry where the multi-billion-dollar companies like Google and Amazon have a chance to buy their way in, in the same way they’ve done in video and music,"" says Joost van Dreunen, a managing director at market research firm Nielsen.",1
"With its 80 Lok Sabha seats, Uttar Pradesh is seen as key to the reins of power in New Delhi. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the state in 2014, winning 73 seats, which in turn gifted the NDA its massive majority. In 2017, the state again voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in the assembly elections.


The volunteers of the RSS and its allied organizations are playing a significant role again this time, just as they did in 2014 and 2017. As an organization, the RSS does not get involved in campaigns but its members are free to do so. Senior BJP leaders said RSS members are helping the party with door-to-door campaigns and distributing publicity material. RSS volunteers are also helping BJP leaders reach out to the common people by giving the leaders information on where the voters stand on issues such as the Union government’s performance, national security and schemes such as Ujjwala Yojana for cooking gas connections and Saubhagya for electrification.


“The support of RSS swayamsevaks (volunteers) is crucial for the party in its election campaign in Uttar Pradesh and across the country,"" said a senior BJP leader based in Lucknow.",0
"Earlier on Tuesday, the apex court sought the EC’s response on a plea filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it would hear her plea on Thursday. In her plea she has alleged inaction by the EC on complaints against the two BJP leaders. The bench clarified that it would be open to the EC passing “necessary/appropriate orders on the representation(s) of the petitioner"".


In a separate incident, the EC imposed a fresh ban on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Tuesday for 48 hours over provocative speeches against the local poll machinery and for also making inflammatory communal remarks.",0
"Mounting troubles dented the stock, with shares falling as much as 6.9% to ₹213.35, in their biggest daily percentage fall in over a month


MUMBAI: Shares of Jet Airways Ltd dropped about 7% on Wednesday as the company's distress aggravated after the Indian government called for an emergency meeting to discuss the cash-strapped carrier's woes.",3
"“Our onset prop people and decorators are so on it, 1,000%,” she said in an interview with Alison Stewart on WNYC’s “All of it


”“Nowadays you can’t believe what you see because people can put things into a photo that really doesn’t exist, but I guess maybe it was there, I’m not sure,” she said",2
"From an investor’s perspective, a good outcome will be if the Mindtree stake sale is one of the stepping stones that will assist Coffee Day's restructuring plan, which includes separating the coffee business. The company can also use these funds to pare down its debt. In its December quarter earnings conference call, Coffee Day said consolidated net debt stood at ₹3,750 crore and holding firm debt was ₹975 crore. The company had also said it will use the Mindtree stake sale proceeds to bring the holding firm debt to zero.


Accordingly, Coffee Day investors can expect some relief on the interest costs front. On a consolidated basis, for the nine months ended December (9MFY19), finance costs as a percentage of Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) was a whopping 69%.",3
"Supreme Court declines to hear a plea by BSP chief Mayawati against EC's order barring her from campaigning for two days


The BSP supremo, in a statement issued outside Supreme Court, says the EC’s order marked a 'black day'


New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a plea by Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati against an Election Commission (EC) order barring her from campaigning for two days.


The EC on Monday imposed a campaigning ban on Mayawati and three other political leaders for making allegedly polarizing religion- or caste-based remarks.",0
"NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Panasonic on Tuesday refreshed its Eluga series in India with the Eluga Ray 800 for ₹9,999.


The device is powered by an 1.8GHz Octa core processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory which is expandable up to 128GB.",1
"At the international launch, Huawei set the price of the Mate 20 Pro at 1,049 euros (about ₹ 89,000). We cannot be sure about its pricing in India just yet, considering this is the first time a Mate device is coming to our market.


mint-india-wire Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20 Pro India launchHuawei Mate 20 Pro price in IndiaHuawei Mate 20 Pro specificationsHuawei Mate 20 Pro cameraHuawei phonestechnology",1
The visuals of the movie look neat and Carrey has never really been seen in an out-and-out evil avatar before,2
"The film has been written, directed and co-produced by Raghava Lawrence and stars himself in the lead along with Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli, Kovai Sarala, Soori, Devadarshini, Manobala, Sriman and Anupama Kumar",2
"The Asus TUF FX505 offers a significant upgrade over its predecessor in terms of looks and performance. Among rivals, there are very few options at the the given price point that offer the Nvidia 1060 GPU or a 144HZ display.


The HP Omen 15-dc0106tx, which has almost similar specs and a thin bezel design is a solid alternative if you fancy gaming notebooks with more sporty looks. It is slightly more expensive, at ₹ 1,43,490.


mint-india-wire AsusAsus TUF FX505Asus TUF FX505 specificationsAsus TUF FX505 featuresAsus TUF FX505 pricegaming notebook",1
"Pausing for a moment to note that De De Pyaar De producer Luv Ranjan himself was accused of sexual harassment in October last year


 While the filmmaker denied the allegation, he did say “I apologise to whoever I have caused hurt, whoever I have not made feel comfortable enough


 I apologise for not being able to make someone feel that I am the man that I have aspired to be and I believe I am


” Devgn is soon going to star in a film directed by Ranjan, and expectedly hasn’t spoken on the allegations against him


 That itself should make one expect little of the star, who in a bid to appear virtuous, tweeted after the #MeToo movement picked steam in Bollywood, “If anyone has wronged even a single woman, neither Ajay Devgn Films nor will I stand for it",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed,3
"”Post the cancellation of her wedding, Ishita Kumar shared a click on Instagram with the caption, “Cheers to new beginnings",2
"Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapoor are there too: that’s a whole lot of people to keep track of, in a movie whose scale and scope and ambition is epic",2
"I think that it is just fun to see the fans reflecting it the same way and telling their own stories


 Captain America and Iron Man share a love-hate relationship, and given that you have directed two Captain America movies, does that mean that your heart lies more with him than Iron Man?ANTHONY: You know we are both very torn because we love both of these characters and also adore both the actors (Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr)


 Captain America is more like the moral center and Iron Man is more of the sort of energy and vision for it


 If not Avengers, which other Marvel characters would you like to make films on?JOE: Well, you know, I love Wolverine


 There are a lot of characters and now that you know they (Marvel) have acquired Fox, I think we will see it more


 Do you guys plan to make a movie on him?ANTHONY: We love Stan Lee and it is incredibly special that Endgame would be his final cameo


 Yeah, we are fascinated with the life of Stan Lee and we are actually developing a little something that has to do with his work and the history of Marvel, but we are not quite ready to present it or talk about it yet",2
"When you click on a YouTube link sent by someone on WhatsApp, the system instantly triggers the YouTube app to open. With this beta feature, you can watch the YouTube video in a box hovering over the chat window, saving you multiple taps on the recents button.


WhatsApp new featuresWhatsAppFacebookWhatsApp QR codesWhatsApp BetaWhatsApp stickersWhatsApp audio messagesWhatsApp picture in picture",1
"“Hauli Hauli” is bound to grow on you, courtesy the hook line of the song that has been retained from the original number


 You might enjoy listening to it than watching it as both Tabu and Rakul Preet seem a bit out of place as they take the dance floor",2
"Endgame is about the final confrontation between the (still breathing) superheroes and their ultimate nemesis Thanos, who snuffed half of all life in the universe, including some beloved characters


To successfully cap off so much of narrative in a single film (however long) is a challenge that even the best of us would shudder at",2
"“Statements made by him are not in line with the spirit of commission’s multiple advisories...to desist, as part of their election campaigning, from indulging in any political propaganda involving activities of the defence forces,"" the order said.",0
"Bhopal: The Election Commission (EC) is going to issue a notice to Malegaon blast accused and BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur over her remarks against police officer Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 terror attack, an officer said Saturday.


Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Thursday night, Thakur had claimed that Karkare died during the attacks as she ""cursed"" him for torturing her.


""We took suo motu cognisance of the statement and sought a report from the assistant returning officer (ARO) on the matter. We got the report this morning and we are going to issue notices, which are returnable within 24 hours, to the organiser of the programme and the person who made the statement,"" District Election Officer and Bhopal Collector Sudam Khade told PTI.",0
"According to Wistron India head Gururaj A, the company would set up an iPhone making unit in the 43 acres of land allotted to it, with employment potential of over 10,000 people.


Apple is slowly but steadily strategising its plans to make deeper inroads in a country where over 450 million people use smartphones, and assembling iPhone 7 is another step towards gaining more ground.


According to Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research, the Indian electronics market is growing fast and has gained a significant advantage on some of the competing countries.


""I think to start with, it makes sense for Apple to localise assembling of models that have the potential to scale up and then slowly expands it to entire portfolio,"" Pathak told IANS.",1
"With Samsung’s Multi Active Window, the foldable phone can run up to three apps at the same time. This will help developers to provide additional functionality in game apps.


There are strong chances that technology companies can root for one main instead of separate front and rear cameras on flexible display phones, especially outward folding devices. The one main camera can act as both the front and rear cameras depending on whether the device is open or closed.",1
"Such expenditure may have otherwise required a budgetary provision from the government in the year of these borrowings itself and increased the reported fiscal deficit, the rating agency said.


""The continuity of similar issuances in future will depend on the governments stance with respect to accounting for such spending as part of the budgeted expenditure or not,"" Icra's group head (financial sector ratings) Karthik Srinivasan said.",3
"Wrestling champion-turned-actor Sangram Singh is all set to star in God of Cricket, a film celebrating Sachin Tendulkar’s fandom


”Sangram Singh also shared that releasing the first look was a way to pay tribute to Sachin Tendulkar on his birthday",2
"What does this mean for you? The fact that iPhones now support two SIM cards is perhaps the first real sign that Apple needs markets like India to adopt its devices faster.


Experts have often cited the lack of dual-SIM connectivity as one of the reasons why Apple’s phones don’t do as well in India, as they do globally.


mint-india-wire AppleApple dual SIM iPhonesApple IndiaApple eSIMsiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone XR4G connectivitytechnology",1
"Having two screens will also drive up the cost of the device as is evident in case of Galaxy Fold, it starts at $1,980.


Experts say foldable phones in their current form are too big and heavy for a smartphone and too small for a tablet",1
"""Even people from backward communities are suffering. The divisive thought process is hurting these communities. These communities are not benefiting from the reservation. They are being exploited. Minorities are also suffering,"" she said.


""The Congress was tainted by the Bofors scam, BJP by the Rafale,"" she said, ""you don't need to give another chance to them. These parties have already been given enough chances"".


She also criticised opinion polls, alleging they are used by political parties to ""misguide voters"". ""Do not get swayed,"" she appealed to the electorate.


Mayawati, who had to check the slogan shouting supporters, said if voted to power, farmers will no longer be in debt.


Yadav, who lashed out at Prime Minister Modi accusing him of failing to keep his promises, said, ""The policies of both the Congress and the BJP are the same...The Congress does not want to bring in a change.""


The SP president took a swipe at the ruling BJP asking its leaders to take a pledge not to speak lies during the holy period of Navaratri.


""In 2014, we trusted a 'chaiwala' (tea seller), the poll promise of crores of jobs and so many other promises. Now we are being told to trust the 'chowkidar'. We will remove 'chowkidars' (watchmen) from all the 'chowkis' (post),"" he told the crowd, that cheered and applauded him.",0
"Oru Yamandan Prema Katha movie cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Soubin Shahir, Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Oru Yamandan Prema Katha movie director: B


5 starsDulquer Salmaan is the go-to actor for coming-of-age characters in the Malayalam film industry


 The star trades fancy modern clothes for colourful lungis and shirts in the film, representing his character’s inner joy and vitality",2
"According to Variety, the script was penned by John Rogers and Tami Sagher, with a rewrite by Harper Dill",2
"Sheeran later said although he enjoyed his screen time on the show, he would not want to return as no one wanted to see him again",2
"Elsewhere, oil slumped as a massive surge in the US crude stockpiles allayed worries about supply disruptions around the world. The pound fluctuated as the Bank of England held rates steady and hinted at future hikes. Equity benchmarks in South Korea and Hong Kong hit their highs of the session after CNBC reported that the US and China could announce a trade deal as soon as next Friday, citing sources it didn’t name.


Friday brings the US jobs report: non-farm payrolls are projected to rise by about 190,000 in April. Economists expect an unemployment rate of 3.8%, with average hourly earnings growth picking up to 3.3%.",3
"San Francisco: Chip-maker Qualcomm is seeking nearly $31 million in damages from Apple for violating its intellectual property rights.


The ongoing trial in a US court is focused on three Qualcomm technology patents, which the company claims Apple used without permission on its iPhones, CNET reported on Friday.",1
"Even though the app's successor is not quite ready yet, Google has incorporated some of Allo's features like smart replies and desktop support into the Android Messaging app.


""We're working to bring your favorite features to the Messages app so you can have richer conversations with all your friends. If you have an Android phone, we hope you'll try Messages!"" the banner said.


""Allo"" was launched as an instant messaging mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile Operating Systems (OS), with a web client available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers.",1
"However, Samsung doesn’t seem ready to make this really public just yet. According to reports, the phone was showcased behind closed doors, which is typically a sign that it isn’t ready for public viewing and sales just yet.


mint-india-wire CES 2019technologygadgetsLG Rollable OLED TVSamsung micro LED TVAirplay 2iTunesSamsung Galaxy FoldSmartphones",1
"“We have expected defections from our party as those who were denied tickets won’t be happy. Only Adhala Prabhakar’s departure is surprising to us,"" said a TDP leader, who was unwilling to be quoted.",0
"Sony has already rolled out its own streaming service PlayStation Now, which was released in 2014. But its streaming technology and limited investment in data centers has held back the service, with some users complaining about lag times. Asumi Maeda, a spokeswoman for Sony Interactive Entertainment, said “the game industry heating up is something that should make players happy."" A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment.


“Technology should adapt to people, not the other way around,"" Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said at the event. “We are dead serious about making technology accessible for everyone.""


Google wouldn’t say how much it will charge users, or whether it will be funded through advertising like most of its other businesses. The service will launch later this year, the company said, without announcing partnerships with the top-tier game developers.",3
"Amazon is now looking at introducing a new free music streaming service to rival Spotify. According to Billboard, Amazon has entered into discussions to launch a free, ad-supported music service. The service would be marketed through Amazon's Alexa-enabled Echo speakers.",1
"The film will now hit theaters on May 24, a day after the results of 17th Lok Sabha elections are declared",2
"According to Counterpoint's ""US Smartphone Churn Tracker"", less than one in five people who bought either device was a previous Apple user.


In Q4 2018, Google Pixel accounted for 7.3% of Verizon's total sales while the OnePlus 6T made up 2.4% of T-Mobile's total sales. Each device signalled an appetite for more diversity in premium device product line-ups from consumers.",1
"The RSS volunteers are focusing on ensuring high voter turnout and preventing division of votes on the basis of caste. “This is an incumbent government, so our primary role is to make sure that people come out and vote. For that, we run a number of voter campaigns,"" said another VHP leader.


“The RSS calls itself a cultural organization and maintains that its volunteers support and help political parties which are in line with their individual views, thoughts and ideologies. Everyone is aware of the involvement of RSS volunteers in the BJP’s campaign and as citizens every person has a right to support and canvass for whichever party they want,"" said S.K. Dwivedi, former head of the political science department at Lucknow University.",0
"Lok Sabha election 2019: Polling for the seven-phase election will start from 11 April and counting will be on 23 May.


The Election Commission on Sunday announced the 2019 Lok Sabha election schedule at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Addressing the media, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said the model code of conduct will come into force from today. Here are the important dates and facts for the Lok Sabha polls 2019:


2) Voters can choose NOTA, voters will also be able to see candidates' photos. Ten lakh voting booths will be used this in Lok Sabha polls 2019 as compared to 9 lakh last time.",0
The big Marvel film Avengers: Endgame is releasing this Friday and it is unlikely it will let any other film stay in the game,2
"But in early March, Citi removed Monster from its focus list, seeing “less room for upside"" at current valuations; on Thursday, analyst Wendy Nicholson cut her price target to $66 from $74, expecting competition “to remain stiff in the near term."" The move followed Morgan Stanley, which cut its own target last month. Wells Fargo’s Bonnie Herzog wrote Friday that a survey of beverage retailer sentiment shows “massive declines"" in Monster since November.


Monster shares last hit record levels in January 2018, and remain more than 20 percent below that. For now, though, it retains bragging rights for the 21st Century.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Samsung's D-Day is almost here. Within a few hours, the South Korean smartphone maker will announce its flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S10, along with a foldable smartphone and smart accessories including Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Buds. The launch event will take place at San Francisco at 12:30 am IST on 21 February.


This is the tenth anniversary of Samsung's Galaxy S-series and the launch is crucial for the chaebol as the global smartphone sales are plummeting.


The Galaxy S10 will have three variants—the regular S10, S10 Plus and S10e. The Galaxy S10e will be the more pocket-friendly version of the three and will skip on a few features, that might be a blessing in disguise.


Crucial details about the Samsung Galaxy S10 have already been brought to the surface. Samsung accidentally aired its flagship's commercial on a Norwegian TV channel TV 2. The commercial shows the smartphone in its full glory and confirms almost every speculation surrounding S10.


The 30-second commercial highlights the smartphone's new display with a punch hole to accommodate the front-facing cameras. It also shows the new ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner and the reverse wireless charging feature that appears to be borrowed straight off from the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It also confirms the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack, which was rumoured to be skipped.",1
"Workplace by Facebook: A platform that tries to bring the Facebook’s social media experience into a workplace.


Zoho Workplace: Zoho’s Workplace suite of apps have competed with Microsoft, Google etc. And it does include a chat app.


mint-india-wire MicrosoftKaizalachat appenterpriseworkforceg suiteemployeesSlackWorkplace by FacebookFlockZoho Workplace",1
"However, some people found plot similarities between Dark and the streaming service’s another popular show, Stranger Things",2
"If you have a stable government, given the high real interest rates, there’s a good chance that fund flows can be very robust


The old benchmark should move in the broad range of 7.25-7.75 percent this year as you also have supply coming in


If flows increase, the RBI should intervene and build reserves from 69.50/USD onward as you require that from an import-cover perspective. Around 74.50 should broadly be the cap right now",3
"WhatsApp statuses are currently displayed in a chronological fashion, which can be an issue for users that have hundreds of contacts


Instant messaging platform will soon sort status updates on the basis of a user's preference. WhatsApp statuses are currently displayed in a chronological fashion, which can be an issue for users that have hundreds of contacts. This is because they might be shown statuses that are not of relevance to them.",1
"The new Apple TV app aggregates TV channels, streaming services and movies in one single platform. (Bloomberg)


Apple made quite a few announcements at its Show Time event in Cupertino on Monday. The tech giant announced a variety of new services at the Steve Jobs Amphitheatre where celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Momoa were also present. Here's a look at the services",1
"Opinion polls indicate that the DMK-led alliance is likely to sweep the polls. The DMK, in fact, was part of the government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Karunanidhi, a great political strategist, readily aligned with the BJP, which he had been targeting as a Hindu and Hindi chauvinistic party of upper castes.


This time, the DMK sensed the prevailing anti-Modi atmosphere in the state. During two of his official visits Modi faced black flag rallies and had to avoid travelling by road. People seem to be unhappy as he did not visit to see the devastation caused by cyclone Gaja. Farmers are protesting against hydrocarbon exploration projects, Nutrino projects and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), which they think is against poor villagers. Police firing in Thoothukudi on protesters in front of a copper melting factory is also blamed on the BJP government.",0
"People believe this is an April Fool's prank since it seems obvious from the obscure details OnePlus released. OnePlus was also never spotted conceptualising a supercar.


While the entire package doesn't really look like a logical proposition, OnePlus has promised giveaways. My second best bet, other than a terrible April Fool's prank, is that it might well be a toy supercar. It fits the description and if you're wondering about the height recommendation, well you can easily get in the car's virtual cockpit through your smartphone—it doesn't really matter what your height is.",1
"Such conflicts in the past have seen mixed market reactions. As the chart alongside shows, the impact of previous such events lasted only for a few days. During the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, the Nifty 50 recovered 50% in six months, as other factors took centre-stage.


“The markets become volatile in the short-term, and it is part of the cycle. We have seen during the surgical strikes, Kargil war, but then it is the fundamentals that come back into play. This time it is going to be no different,"" Ashwani Bhatia, managing director and chief executive officer, SBI Asset Management Company said.


While equity analysts do not foresee a full-fledged war, they caution that the expiry of February futures contracts, due this week, could lead to further downsides.",3
"Captain America is the righteous force of Marvel Cinematic Universe, a man who would always stand up to bullies


 In many ways, First Avenger was and remains a unique film in Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to its setting and aesthetic


Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger is a diminutive, scrawny boy, who despite his physical limitations, has a strong heart and a will of steel


 He is intensely patriotic, and since it is World War II, he wants to fight on the front lines for his country",2
"This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.


AppleApple WatchApple Watch Series 4Apple Watch priceECGECG appECG app in apple watchApple watch price in India",1
"File photo of Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressing a public meeting at Kozhikode Beach in Kerala on Thursday. Photo: ANI


Congress had chosen some heavyweights for the poll contest in Kerala, such as Shashi Tharoor and K Sudhakaran


Bengaluru: After days of fighting over within, the Congress party has finalised its candidates in Kerala. The party was having heavy disagreements about picking candidates to four remaining seats out of 16 it is contesting in Kerala. It released its first set of candidates on Saturday night without naming candidates to these seats.",0
"Bangladeshi actor Ghazi Abdul Noor has been asked to leave India after he was found attending a TMC rally, on an expired visa


Home ministry on Tuesday had issued a notice to Bangaldeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed for allegedly campaigning for a Trinamool candidate",0
After 7 years of not working together and finding ourselves we’re back to give you our journey in album form,2
"In a separate press conference, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said, ""The so-called all-party meeting convened in Delhi is nothing but a confession of defeat by the so-called Mahagathbandhan."" ""They are already trying to find excuses for their impending massive defeat. They have not only failed to mount a challenge against the BJP in this election but have also failed as an opposition in the last five years,"" he added.


After the opposition parties' meet on EVMs, AAP supremo Kejriwal told reporters that the people were losing faith in EVMs and the election procedure. Congress leaders and senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi also attended the conference.


Singhvi said the opposition parties will approach the Supreme Court for a direction to the EC for matching at least 50% of the votes recorded in VVPAT slips with those registered by EVMs in every assembly segment.


Sibal said, “If the EC ignores this issue, we will take other measures. We will not sit quietly. We will approach the Supreme Court."" Singhvi said the opposition parties would launch a nationwide campaign on the issue of ""discrepancies"" in EVMs and alleged the EC was not doing enough to address it.


""Questions were raised after the first phase of elections, we don't think the EC is paying adequate attention. If you press the button before X party, vote goes to Y party. VVPAT displays (paper slips) only for 3 seconds, instead of 7 seconds,"" he claimed. ""Why the EC does not want 50% VVPAT slips to be counted. Today, 20 to 25% EVMs are not working properly. People vote till 4 am and wait in queues. What does this mean?"" asked Sibal, doubting the EC's intentions.",0
"Buying a good smartphone wouldn’t necessarily make you a better PUBG player, but will sure make the experience more enjoyable.


Here are a few smartphones that can run the most popular FPS on the Play Store without breaking the bank


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The weekend’s here—the perfect time to take out your smartphones, invite a few friends online and start playing PUBG. But is that two-year-old metal slab good enough to win you the Chicken Dinner? If not, here are a few smartphones that can run the most popular FPS on the Play Store without breaking the bank.


This smartphone has “Play"" in its name, so it ought to mean business. Keeping that aside, the smartphone comes with the second best chipset Huawei has to offer, the very same one on its top tier smartphone P20 Pro—Kirin 970. Paired with this is up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can further be expanded up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. And although it doesn’t have any tricks to keep it cool, it can run PUBG on its best settings without any frame drops or heating tantrums. It also has a fairly premium yet understated design and decent AI-powered cameras.


The only thing we dislike about this phone is its UI, which lacks an app drawer and has childish icons. Slap on a launcher and you’re good to go.


The flagship killer of 2018 recently received a ₹ 1,000 price cut, so the 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage now sells for ₹ 19,999, making it the cheapest smartphone to run a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC. There’s not a lot to not like about this phone—it has the fastest processor Qualcomm has to offer, some thermal trickery to keep your smartphone cool during intense gaming sessions, a very good camera and some durable plastic that doesn’t shatter or pick up scratches. And don’t forget this is the very smartphone that finished second in MKBHD’s blindfolded photo test.",1
"Jeff BezosAmazon Incartificial intelligenceAImachine learningMLUSS EnterpriseBill AckmanJohn OverdeckDavid Siegel


Did Bill Ackman, John Overdeck and David Siegel give a bunch of money to get kids building robots, only to see those kids displaced by machines when they grow up?


At a benefit for FIRST, the science and technology nonprofit they’ve supported, the answer was a resounding no, and it came from an authoritative source, Jeff Bezos, the guy who has more than 10,000 people working on Alexa, Amazon’s personal assistant voice service.


“It’s in my view very unlikely that machine intelligence and artificial intelligence will make humans have no jobs,"" Bezos said Thursday night in a “fireside chat"" with Walter Isaacson at Cipriani Wall Street, as waiters in white jackets placed ricotta cheesecakes at each guests’ plate and poured just a bit more wine into their glasses. “Every piece of productivity increases our wealth as a society, and increases the jobs, and makes the jobs more interesting and higher quality.""


Bezos illustrated his point using Earth-moving equipment as an example. “We could have a lot of employment by getting rid of bulldozers,"" he said. “You could get rid of the shovels and force people to dig with teaspoons. This would not make our society wealthier.""",1
"While market access and branding remain the key demand from the creative community, Barala said they will benefit only if they state government takes the initiative to help them communicate in English and learn etiquettes that foreigners expect. “Between October and March, tourists come here, but at times, we fail to explain the work and our style of painting. While palm leaf works get a lot of attention simply because of its look and organic value, other art works need a bit of explaining,"" he said, indicating that their limited knowledge in English has hampered growth.


This not just the story of Raghurajpur. Most artists, sculptors or craft sellers in the state face similar challenges. Artists are of the view that elections come and go, but politicians have never reached out to them or offered any long-term road map for the revival of traditional art or to help the creative community.


“The state has been a centre of rich cultural heritage, but where is the effort to promote it? Sometime back, they announced a scheme for subsidised loans to craftsmen, but banks created a lot of problem for us. Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have branded their states well. Odisha should take similar steps to promote our art,""said Rabi Ojha, a sculptor residing in Bhubaneswar.",0
"Answering the question, the 53-year-old said, “Sunil is one of the most talented actors I have seen so far


 Bachchan or Dharam ji, he’s not hitting below the belt and he’s not trying to do comedy, he’s actually a fan and he plays their characters to the T",2
"The patent case is part of a two-year series of lawsuits around the world between the companies. Apple has alleged that Qualcomm engaged in illegal patent practices to protect a dominant position in the chip market, and Qualcomm has accused Apple of using its technology without compensation.


The legal saga will reach a crescendo in April, when an antitrust case filed by Apple in early 2017 heads to trial and challenges the foundation of Qualcomm's business model.",1
"Hackers know stealing passwords isn’t enough to access accounts after adoption of two-factor authentication


Earlier this month, a California man named Joel Ortiz accepted a plea bargain in Santa Clara county for stealing more than $5 million in cryptocurrency using SIM hijacking.


Ortiz belongs to the hacker breed that takes over online accounts by hijacking mobile numbers of their victims. They first lock users out from their own payment wallets, e-commerce and social media accounts (where the mobile number was used for login or two-factor authentication).


They, then, approach them with a demand for ransom—to be paid in cryptocurrencies—with the threat of selling their account and other valuable credentials linked to it like credit card details on the internet.


The less-organized hackers will use the access to immediately draw off money from the target’s bank account or wallet.",1
"“We admit that the organizational network of Congress is weak in West Bengal and people have started thinking that BJP could be an alternative to TMC. We will have to prove that Congress is an alternative to both TMC and BJP,"" said Somen Mitra, state Congress president.


Members of opposition parties said that the biggest challenge for BJP is regional parties rather than a national party like Congress.


TMC leaders said Congress has been unable to adjust to the changing political situation across the country and is no longer the force it once was. The national party is now dependent on regional players, they said. Congress has failed to realise that it does not have the cadre or support base to defeat BJP alone, and will need to forge alliances with regional parties to remain relevant, they added.",0
"Google News might quit the continent in response to the directive, said Jennifer Bernal, Googles public policy manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The internet company has various options, and a decision to pull out would be based on a close reading of the rules and taken reluctantly, she said.


'The council needs more time to reflect in order to reach a solid position' on the directive, said a representative of Romania, current head of the European Council, which represents the 28 member nations.


Google has said it doesn't make money from its news service so its unlikely the company would take a financial hit from withdrawing. But news results keep mobile users coming back to its search engine, where they often pursue queries that generate lucrative ad revenue. Google also competes against rival mobile news-aggregation services from Apple Inc. and Facebook.


'I dont buy the threat — they really need Europe, said Franois Godard, a European media analyst at Enders Analysis, a research firm.


Google has sometimes underestimated legal trouble in Europe and irritated regulators by being slow to recognize their jurisdiction over the Mountain View, California-based business. It's waged dozens of battles with privacy authorities, including a 2014 case over the so-called right to be forgotten that forced the company to purge sensitive details from search results. Disputes with publishers have turned into costly antitrust investigations and a push for more legislation to curb Googles ability to use the content.",1
"Apple had a challenging first quarter, with iPhone shipments dropping by a ""staggering"" 30.2 percent from a year earlier to 36.4 million units, IDC reported.


Price cuts in China along with favorable trade-in deals were not enough to coax people into upgrading to new iPhones, the market tracker said.


Apple delivered stronger-than-expected financial results for the past quarter as gains in services helped offset slumping iPhone sales, sparking a rally in shares of the technology giant.",1
"Strangely though, mutual funds have been net sellers of government bonds since the beginning of 2018, and the intensity of the selling has only increased in the months following September. As a percentage of total assets under management of income funds, holdings of government securities had dropped to 3.34% by end-January, from 5.37% in August 2018, shows data collated by Value Research.


One explanation that fund managers offer is that fixed income funds, especially gilt funds, have been facing outflows since the beginning of 2018, which has triggered selling in government bonds. “The duration risk is high given the outlook on interest rates. Investors want to be at the shorter end of the curve now and are moving from long duration funds to that of shorter duration,"" said Lakshmi Iyer, head of products and debt at Kotak Asset Management Co. Ltd.


This pessimism over long duration bonds—government bonds typically fall in this category—is unlikely to change soon, she added.",3
"New Delhi: West Bengal flared up in a pitched political battle on Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called chief minister Mamata Banerjee the biggest hurdle in the development of the state and she hit back saying the days of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were numbered.


West Bengal, with its 42 Lok Sabha seats, has turned into an election battle front as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tries to make inroads into Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) bastion. In a multi-cornered contest, the Congress and Left parties, too, are in the fray after the failure of their alliance talks.


“There is a speed breaker in West Bengal, which you know by the name of Didi. Didi is the speed breaker in your development,"" Modi told a public meeting in Siliguri.


He held a second public meeting in Kolkata, where he repeated his allegation that the development of the state was being held back by Banerjee and her nephew, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee.",0
"Reports suggest that the OnePlus 7 will most like come with Qualcomm's latest chipset, the Snapdragon 855, which has already made its debut with the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. Since OnePlus 6 and 6T received a lot of criticism for their lacklustre cameras, it also might be safe to assume that OnePlus might be working on a better camera module. Reports suggest that it might as well include Sony’s 48-megapixel IMX 586 sensor with pixel binning capabilities for better low light performance.


It might also come with the Warp Charge 30, present on the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, as standard. It might also carry on the in-display fingerprint scanner from the OnePlus 6T. ",1
"In an official press note, Rushabh Doshi, Canalys Research Manager, said, “The FDI policies are going to slow market development spending by these platforms, thereby denting overall online smartphone sales. There will be a see-saw shift toward offline channels this year, and many vendors will start engaging with distributors or offline retailers in a bid to protect their growth ambitions.""


According to a Counterpoint Research report, published in January 2019, the online market accounted for 36% of the smartphone shipments in 2018 with a strong performance by Flipkart and Amazon.",1
"The move came a day after the court had summoned CDs of video footages of the alleged hate speeches made by the BJP leader. Shah had challenged the FIRs lodged at Bijnore and Shamli under relevant sections of the IPC and the Representation of People Act wherein he had been accused of delivering hate speeches while exhorting members of the Jat community to take “revenge"" for the Muzaffarnagar communal riots by voting for the BJP.",0
"With MIL-STD-810G and IP68 certification, the South Korean giant claimed that the device is protected against vibrations, accidental shocks, rain, dust, extreme temperatures and can remain 1.5 metres under water for 30 minutes.


""Galaxy Tab Active2"" also comes with near-field communication (NFC) capabilities, Bluetooth, accelerometer, light proximity, gyroscope, geomagnetic, fingerprint and facial recognition.",1
"“Presenting the first look of #JACKPOT get ready for an action packed fun ride! It’s a Jackpot for us to have both #Revathi & #Jyotika on board @DirKalyan @iYogiBabu @Composer_Vishal @anandakumardop @editorvijay @2D_ENTPVTLTD @rajsekarpandian @SF2_official @SonyMusicSouth”, Suriya tweeted",2
"Other than fitness trackers (like Stride, from Goqii) which users can tie on their shoes to get a more accurate assessment of steps, Nike has auto lacing backetball /basketball/ shoes called Adapt BB ($350; approx ₹24,872) that can tighten or loosen itself to fit into the users’ feet by itself. So if the shoes detect a swelling in the feet due to constant running, the laces automatically loosen up.


Nike has auto lacing backetball /basketball/ shoes called that can tighten or loosen itself to fit into the users’ feet by itself.",1
"The databases provided campaigns unprecedented insight into opponents’ online marketing, enabling them to capitalize on weaknesses. Photo: Reuters


Facebook Inc. and Google, owned by Alphabet Inc., introduced the databases this year to give details on some political ads bought on their services


San Francisco: Public databases that shine a light on online political ads - launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s US elections - offer the public the first broad view of how quickly the companies yank advertisements that break their rules.


The databases also provided campaigns unprecedented insight into opponents’ online marketing, enabling them to capitalize on weaknesses, political strategists told Reuters.


Facebook Inc. and Google, owned by Alphabet Inc., introduced the databases this year to give details on some political ads bought on their services, a response to US prosecutors’ allegations that Russian agents who deceptively interfered in the 2016 election purchased ads from the companies.


Reuters found that 436 ads - 375 on Facebook and 61 on Google - from May through October related to 34 US House of Representatives contests declared competitive last month by RealClearPolitics, which tracks political opinion polls.",1
"Motorola's Brazilian website accidentally revealed all the variants of the new line-up with complete specifications in January


Motorola is set to globally unveil the Moto G7-series smartphones today in Brazil. The event will commence at 10 am local time (5:30 pm IST). Motorola will finally make official the prices and specifications of the Moto G7 smartphones that were leaked in January. Motorola's Brazilian website accidentally revealed all the variants of the new line-up with complete specifications.


The leak was reported by CNET Spanish and it mentioned four new variants of the Moto G7— the Moto G7, Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Power and Moto G7 Play.",1
"It also talks about how families, knowing or unknowingly, sometimes pose a challenge in relationships


As you mentioned how high-drama works on the web, do you feel Baarish, with its simple story, will find an audience?Well, that is to be seen


 She said that there is Netflix and then there is television and she is trying to fill the space in between


On the web, you are getting to play the lead in a love story but do you feel Bollywood has such roles for you?My character in my next film Mission Mangal is not even married",2
"Apple is trying to get more Indian developers to build apps for its multiple platforms such as the iOS, WatchOS, Mac OS and tvOS


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New Delhi: Apurva Roy Choudhury, a Mumbai-based developer of real-time dashboard app Numerics, built software and apps for multiple platforms including Google’s Android and Windows but was saddled with piracy and distribution challenges. “An app would eventually be cracked and distributed for free,"" he rued.


This prompted him to completely migrate to Apple Inc.’s platform, which “gave us an ecosystem which eliminated piracy and a level-playing field with global developers"".",1
"The song filled with motivational lyrics, penned by Vamshi Paidipally, Hari and Solomon, celebrates the farmers and projects Rishi as their saviour


The teaser that was released earlier suggested that Maharshi would be a generic Mahesh Babu film, following a set of rules that is meant to satisfy the star’s fanbase",2
"The Samsung Galaxy M10 is the cheapest offering in Samsung’s new budget series. The Galaxy M10 sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display with Samsung's new Infinity-V cutout. IT is powered by the company's in-house Exynos 7870 processor armed with eight Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz. Memory and storage options in the Galaxy M10 go up to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It offers dual 13-megapixel plus 5-megapixel rear cameras. It has a 5-megapixel front camera for selfies. On the software front, it runs on the new OneUI. The smartphone packs a 3,400mAh battery. It, however, lacks a fingerprint sensor with face unlock being the only conventional biometric option.


The Zenfone Max Pro M1 from Asus is almost a year old now, but it still stands as one of the best performing budget phones. The smartphone has a 6-inch Full HD+ display and is powered by Snapdragon 636 processor. Its dual camera module at the back comprises 13MP and 5MP sensors. The front of the smartphone bears no notch and packs an 8MP selfie camera.",1
"Apart from promising to implement the Clinical Establishments Act, 2010, to bring accountability to the functioning of private and public clinical establishments, the Congress has also promised to promote, and eventually mandate, the digitisation of medical records on the foundation of a robust ICT infrastructure with suitable provisions for privacy, mobility and interoperability.


“India’s current doctor to population ratio is 1:1681 and government doctor to population ratio is 1:11,528. Congress promises to increase the number of doctors, including specialist doctors, significantly by establishing more medical colleges, increasing the capacity of medical colleges and providing scholarships and loans to medical students,"" the Congress manifesto said.


The Congress has said that it will implement the National Mental Health Policy, 2014 and the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 in letter and spirit. “We will ensure that mental healthcare professionals are appointed in all public district hospitals and that mental healthcare services are provided in such hospitals,"" the manifesto said.",0
"A video from the sets of Chhapaak in New Delhi, which features Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey kissing, has been leaked online


Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agrawal, played by Deepika",2
"Instagram thinks shopping will be a significant business because it already has a feature for people to see what products are in a photo and to save and share items. (Bloomberg)


The shopping feature is called Checkout, which has a handful of retailers including Nike Inc. and designer fashion platform Revolve


After years of ogling beautiful images of food, fashion and design on Instagram, people will now be able to buy things they see and like directly through the app — providing instant gratification for the trend-obsessed and a new source of income for parent Facebook Inc.",1
"""Can you imagine this? Didi, your companions are openly claiming that India should have two Prime Ministers,"" Modi said at a public rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar.


""The people of the nation and Bengal should know that a son of this soil sacrificed his life for one leader, one nation, and one sign. His name is Shamya Prasad Mukherjee. Didi (Banerjee), you are sitting with them? Is it not an insult to the soil of Bengal, to the country's sacrifice and to the brave martyrs?"" he asked.


Accusing the Trinamool Congress supremo of joining hands with those who want the nation to be divided into many pieces, Modi said the Bengal Chief Minister does not care if their decisions create chaos and unrest in the country.",0
"Since last year, Rao, also known as KCR, has been talking about forming a non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and non-Congress federal front. The Telangana chief minister met several political party chiefs like West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party head Akhilesh Yadav, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Janata Dal (Secular) chief H. D. Deve Gowda and others. But only Reddy responded positively to it so far.


“There is no chance for the federal front idea to work, as there is not enough time now. But unless a party rejects the idea, then it can be taken as a no from them. KCR may not contest now in the Lok Sabha elections, but he might later depending on the election results if he feels his presence is needed there,"" said a senior TRS leader, who did not want to be identified. He added that KCR also thinks that the BJP won’t get an absolute majority, hinting that the TRS might be open to provide outside support.",0
"Xiaomi Inc said had swung to a net profit in the third quarter, beating analyst estimates, driven by robust sales in India and Europe. Profit for the three months through September reached 2.48 billion yuan ($357.23 million), versus an 11 billion yuan loss in the same period a year earlier. India is among Xiaomi’s fastest-growing markets are India, where it has had success with its Redmi phone series.


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"The Sabarimala temple, in Pathanamthitta district, is visited by lakhs of devotees every year. The shrine’s deity, Lord Ayyappa, is widely regarded as being celibate—this is the reason cited for not allowing women of menstrual age into the temple. It is not clear when this ban came into force, but it was stayed by the Supreme Court last year. The BJP is looking to make the most of this controversy, banking on the support of the Nair community which opposes the entry of menstruating women.


Kerala, India’s most literate state, is also one with rigid religious and caste affinities. Among Hindus, the upper-caste Nairs and backward Ezhavas are dominant. Politics was generally split between the anti-feudalism of the Left and the nationalism of the Congress. The two often fought for the vote of minorities. The BJP grabbed this as an opportunity, using issues like the Sabarimala temple to stir passions. Politics in the state is dangerous, with both the CPM and the RSS resorting to political murders of their opponents.",0
"Anthony Hopkins as OdinWhen it was known that legendary actor Anthony Hopkins was playing Asgard king Odin, it seemed like a great casting


 But Hopkins was left supremely underused in the movie, spending most his valuable screen time in cryo-sleep


 And even though the race of humanoid giants were an integral part of the storyline, we hardly remember their involvement in the movie


Marvel’s fictional special law-enforcement and counter-terrorism agency monitored every extra-terrestrial activity


 Weak supporting castBarring Thor and Loki, not many characters of the movie were able to make an impact",2
"The movie concludes the Thanos arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also called the Infinity Saga, the story of Infinity Stones


SPOILER ALERTThe climactic scene of Endgame brought nearly every character in the MCU together in a battle between the superheroes and their allies and Thanos, his Black Order and Outriders


 The ‘dead’ characters like Peter Parker, T’Challa and Doctor Strange were snapped into existence again and joined the fight",2
"“There’s quite a few other comic books that we’re pulling from and it’s going to be Wanda and the Vision, and I think at the Disney+ launch chat, they showed a photo of us in the ’50s,” Olsen told Variety on the sidelines of Avengers: Endgame premiere",2
"Expanding the 'document upload' feature on its platform, Microsoft-owned job-seeking platform LinkedIn is now allowing users to upload PDFs, PowerPoint Presentations and other documents directly to their Feeds as well as within group posts.


""Members can now upload documents and presentations such as PDFs and PowerPoints directly to the feed, in a group, or to the LinkedIn Page, where people can read and comment, sparking further discussion,"" Margaret Taormina, Product Manager, LinkedIn wrote in a blog-post on Tuesday.",1
"Demand revival will come from lower interest rates that would make monthly instalments more affordable


The numerous tax incentives are unlikely to have a huge effect on realty firms in the listed universe


The benchmark BSE Realty index, which was initially euphoric over the budgetary sops doled out to the housing sector, finally closed a mere 1.3% higher on Friday. The Street was quick to reset return expectations from realty stocks.",3
"When asked if Janhvi has ever fallen in love with a co-star, the actor played it safe by answering that Parthavi was madly in love with Madhu (Janhvi and Ishaan’s characters from Dhadak)


When asked who had the better fashion sense, Khushi unabashedly said that Sara Ali Khan has a better fashion sense that her sister, because Janhvi has only been wearing gym clothes and anarkalis lately


After playing a nutritionist-approved version of ‘Never Have I Ever’, the sisters moved on to a game of charades",2
"NEW DELHI: As the demand for smart feature phones surges, Reliance Jio has been the fastest to capture the market and has sold around 5 crore units of Jio Phone, according to Counterpoint Research. “Out of more than 100 million subscribers that Reliance Jio added since the Jio Phone launch in late 2017, the KaiOS powered 4G smart feature phone contributes close to half of those net additions,"" a report by the research firm said.


Boasting of smartphone-like features, access to YouTube, WhatsApp and Facebook, and 4G network, Jio Phone has already captured 38% of the feature phone market in India.


The market report described the VoLTE-supported KaiOS-based smart feature phone as the current exemplar of a smart feature phone value proposition and execution globally.",1
"New Delhi: Gone are the days when users had to buy physical discs from retail or e-commerce stores to play video games. Access to 4G speeds has reduced the time spent on downloading games. After online game stores such as Valve, Microsoft and Sony, more big game publishers are entering the distribution business, selling games via their own online stores. EA Sport Origins is one of the leading examples of this trend. All its popular titles such as Battlefield, FIFA and Need For Speed are available through Origin Store on Windows and Mac. Ubisoft, the publishers of Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry franchise have got their own store as well.",1
"The app, at present, has been made available to senior police officers on their smartphones and will soon be shared with officials at the police station-level, the official said.


The Director General of Police said a dedicated team of officials will keep the app updated as and when crime incidents happen and it can be used by officials by using a unique password.",1
"The court’s preliminary injunction barred Apple from selling the iPhone 6S, the iPhone 6S Plus, the iPhone 7, the iPhone 7 Plus, the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X in China. The ruling did not apply to Apple’s three newest iPhones: the XS, the XS Max and the XR.


A lawyer for Qualcomm in China told the Financial Times this week that the company would also seek bans on sales of Apple’s newest iPhones, claiming they were also infringing Qualcomm’s patents.


AppleQualcommApple Qualcomm disputeApple ChinaiPhone ChinaiPhone XiPhone XS MaxiPhone XSiphone 6SiPhone 6S Plus",1
"”Mehandi CircusStarring Madhampatty Rangaraj alongside Shweta Tripathi, this film marks Tripathi’s debut in Tamil films


 The film has been directed by newcomer Raju Saravananan and has been written by Raju Murugan of Joker fame",2
"Meanwhile, concerns over strength of economic growth have lingered. US Fed chair Jerome Powell's indicating a status quo on interest rates throughout 2019 may have stoked a rally in India but raised fears of a US slowdown.


Those worries only worsened on Friday, when manufacturing indicators in Europe and the US flashed poor and the US bond yield curve inverted for the first time since 2007.


The yield on 10-year treasury bonds slipped 10 basis points to 2.44%, which was lower than the 2.46% yield on three-month treasury bills. Such an “inversion"" is an indicator of a looming recession and the end of a bull market.",3
"Directed by debutant Sharath, the movie also stars Suraj Venjarammoodu and Shine Tom Chacko in important roles",2
"She will shoot in Mumbai for around a week before the team flies to London in June where a big chunk will be shot


 She is not romantically paired with Irrfan but has an important role in the narrative,” a source told Mumbai Mirror",2
"What we’re trying to establish is the idea that Godzilla and his brethren are the reason for that,” Dougherty said in a statement here


According to the statement, the new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan and his ultimate nemesis the three-headed Ghidorah",2
"”“Shout-out to Arya Stark for putting in that work last week,” he said of the Game of Thrones star who shined in last week’s episode


 At the Billboard Awards and American Music Awards, the K-pop band had only previously won “social” awards based off their fanatic fan base, but on Wednesday BTS picked up top duo/group, besting Grammy-winning groups like Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons and Dan + Shay


“I still can’t believe we’re here on this stage with so many great artists,” RM said as fans screamed loudly


 “We’re still the same boys from six years ago, we still have the same dreams … we still have the same thoughts


”Imagine Dragons did pick up top rock artist, and band leader Dan Reynolds used his speech to highlight the dangers of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth",2
"Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have overhauled policies to boost transparency ahead of the general election and rein in misinformation.


Alphabet Inc's Google this week launched a programme to train journalists in areas such as online verification and fact checking before the polls.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The Honor 10 Lite will replace the Honor 9 Lite smartphone which launched at roughly the same time last year


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Huawei sub-brand Honor is gearing up to launch the Honor 10 Lite on January 15 in India. The Honor 10 Lite is the successor to the Honor 9 Lite smartphone, which was launched around the same time last year. The smartphone has already been in launched in China and it sports a dewdrop notch and 6.21-inch LCD display at the front.",1
"Misbehaviour also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Greg Kinnear, Keeley Hawes, Rhys Ifans and Phyllis Logan",2
"The JD(S) released a list of candidates late on Wednesday after its national secretary general, Kunwar Danish Ali, met with Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.


The agreement seemed fair to both sides, said Dinesh Gundu Rao, state president of the Congress. The decision to retain the Mysuru-Kodagu seat would help “equitable distribution"" between the two parties in the Vokkaliga belt that the Congress risked ceding to its alliance partner, he said. It would also be able to pacify its workers from the region, the Congress leader said.


Apart from Mandya, Hassan, and Shivamogga, already thought to be in its bag, the JD(S) got Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura, Bengaluru North, Tumakuru, and Udupi-Chikamagaluru. Off these, Tumakuru is with the Congress.",0
Theron recalled thinking that she was talking with someone in Hollywood to play the title role of Wonder Woman in the 2017 film,2
"The iPhones are expected to feature ultra-wide band connectivity for indoor positioning and navigation, frosted glass casing, bilateral wireless recharge for charging other devices, upgraded Face ID, larger batteries and a triple camera design for iPhone 11 Max.


According to Kuo, this year, Apple may also release two new iPad Pro models with upgraded processors, a new MacBook Pro between 16 inches and 16.5 inches in a new design with ""easy to upgrade components"".",1
"Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a new range of inexpensive smartphones for India, seeking to win back customers in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market and regain ground lost to Xiaomi Corp. and other Chinese rivals.


The three M series devices, all priced below ₹20,000 apiece, will launch on February 5 on the Samsung India online store as well as Amazon India, the South Korean manufacturer said. The cheapest of the range will sell for less than R 10,000. The company will later take the devices to other markets.


“It’s aimed squarely and entirely at millennials who form a third of India’s 1.3 billion population and comprise half of the country’s online shoppers,"" said Asim Warsi, senior vice president at Samsung India.",1
"The Samsung Galaxy S10 might feature top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855 processor, 10GB of RAM and a terabyte of storage capacity. It might even have a 5G antenna.


Samsung might also launch four Galaxy S10 variants—the ""regular"" S10, S10 Plus, S10e (or S10 Lite) and S10 Special Edition. The Special Edition was spotted on Samsung Philippines pre-order page. The pre-order page says the Galaxy S10 would be made available in the Philippines on March 15.


LG will debut a smartphone on the first day of MWC, on February 24. LG hasn't mentioned the name of the smartphone, but it will most likely be the LG G8.


LG did mention about a 5G phone launch at the event—one of which will have a 4,000mAh battery and a Snapdragon 855 chipset.",1
"Navigation gestures have been made faster by adding a gesture that enables users to switch between two apps instantly. This wasn’t possible with the first update of the OxygenOS 9 based on Android Pie. Photo: Mint


On the software side of the things, the OnePlus 6T might see further improvements and changes in gesture-based navigation, battery consumption, digital well-being and camera


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OnePlus is known to keep its OS as close to the stock Android as possible, albeit with a few useful tweaks. OxygenOS, the custom ROM running on OnePlus devices, received a major update recently as the OnePlus 6 became one of the first devices to receive the Android Pie treatment. The update saw a complete design refresh, the introduction of navigation gestures, a new DND mode and Gaming Mode 3.0.",1
"Still, the nascent smart-home market is fiercely contested, and some critics acknowledge their worries about data collection are partly motivated by concerns that Amazon and Google will use their central position to muscle out rivals and dictate terms to the rest of the market. Moreover, some other smart-home companies themselves gather status reports, though they lack the scale or billion-dollar advertising businesses of the tech giants.


Meanwhile, plenty of companies say they are on-board with status reporting. Matt McPherson, an engineering manager with Hunter Fan Co., says that before the advent of status reports, device sometimes shut down without answering the user's command. “Do I think these guys are intentionally grabbing data in order to find some way of advertising?"" he asks. “At this moment I don’t think so, but I can see something of that nature happening in the future.""


Some say Amazon and Google would do well to be more transparent by telling users, outside of the confines of lengthy privacy policies, what data they’re collecting and offering more fine-grained options for managing it. Amazon and Google let users delete accumulated smart-home data, but neither offers an option to stop collecting it from specific devices in the first place. Currently, the only way customers can disable data sharing for a specific device is to unplug it from the system.


“We know that there are consumer concerns, deeper than what’s been written about, about how much listening is really going on by any voice system,"" says Martin Plaehn, who runs Control4 Corp., a builder of smart-home management tools.


People intuitively understand that by asking a voice assistant to control a device, they’re giving that company information about that action, he says. It’s less likely they know that linking a television to the system begins a process of transmitting updates when someone changes the channel or turns it on or off.


“There isn’t an implicit permission of, ‘Go ahead and take all my data whenever [something] changes,’"" Plaehn says. “And we think that if the world really knew that was going on, it would create a real kerfuffle.""",1
"The Left realises its problems. It’s been trying to regain some of the lost ground—but outside Parliament. It’s held large scale protests of farmers and industrial workers across the country recently to oppose the policies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.


As Kanhaiya Kumar, the new poster boy of the Indian Left from CPI said recently at Bangalore Literature Festival, “Why I am Left? We were left behind in development, that’s why we are Left. We were left behind in jobs, that’s why we are Left. On the pathway to success we were left behind, that’s why we are Left. In the supremacy of caste structure we were left behind, so we are Left. Sometimes Left needs to be viewed through this angle also.""


According to Viswam, there is a tendency even among the Left to underestimate the importance of class consciousness and class struggle. “That shows the influence of the ideology of capitalism on the Left,"" he said.


“The question should be what will happen to India in the absence of the Left: that India will be unimaginable.""",0
"The short-term PPAs are expected to halve losses at CESC’s Chandrapur power plant in FY19. JSW Energy is in talks for two short- to medium-term PPAs for its Vijayanagar plant. If successful, this will drive up utilization levels of the plant, which, as of December quarter, stood at a mere 55%. JSPL, which is among the lowest bidders for a medium-term 500MW PPA, will see utilization levels at its unit reach the halfway mark, if the contract comes through.


While all this sounds good, much depends on the timelines. Such contracts have seen inordinate delays in the past. It’s little wonder then that investors are still being watchful—most power stocks continue to trade at inexpensive valuations close to their book values.",3
"If finalised, Moretz, 22, will portray Kayla, a new employee at a posh hotel where Jerry takes up residence",2
"The last budget by Modi’s government before the election boosted allocations to rural infrastructure and employment programs. Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is under pressure to turn around its performance in a national election due by May after losing control of three key states in regional polls last month.


Meanwhile, the government on Thursday revised upwards the economic growth rate upwards to 7.2% for 2017-18 from the 6.7% estimated earlier. ""Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for 2017-18 and 2016-17 stand at ₹131.80 lakh crore and ₹122.98 lakh crore, respectively, showing growth of 7.2 per cent during 2017-18 and 8.2 per cent during 2016-17,"" the CSO said.",3
"Congress has lost at least nine of its 19 state legislators to the TRS since the December 2018 assembly polls


HYDERABAD: The Congress, which has lost nine of its 19 state legislators to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) since the December 2018 assembly elections, is on a decline in Telangana.


However, despite the setback, it is desperate to win at least a few parliamentary seats from the state, while the TRS aims to sweep all the 17 constituencies, barring the Hyderabad seat, a bastion of the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), with which it is on “friendly"" terms.",0
"The company says it is being used by 1,000 organizations in India already, including public sector units, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), education and retail sectors.


However, experts say that Microsoft could have a tough time acquiring paid customers. Maheshwari said that Kaizala is already instrumental in the healthcare sector, with one of the early adopters being Bengaluru-based Narayana Health chain of hospitals. According to founder and chairman Dr. Devi Shetty, “Microsoft Kaizala serves as an Electronic Medical Record, with no attendant cost, and the patient’s data is shared across the group of treating doctors and nurses. All group members monitor a patient’s treatment and make interventions in real time.""


What remains to be seen is the adoption rate of Kaizala among enterprises? Besides, it may also face issues around security and privacy, as experts say that securing an app with third-party software like AirWatch and MobileIron may prove to be expensive and will mean additional costs for the client.


Maheshwari, however, claims that a big advantage of Kaizala is related to data privacy and security. “Microsoft helps carry and process the data, but the owner of the data is the user organization and this is very different from other chat apps where the data resides on your personal cloud or personal on premises mobile phone.""",1
"Forecaster is more of prediction tool that will provide fans a more data driven projection of team’s chances of winning a game while batting second, how many runs a team batting first will put up and when the next wicket may fall. 


Superstats uses algorithms that have been trained on 10 years of cricket-related data on ESPN Cricinfo",1
"FPIs net buyers of bonds worth $384.25 million since January, FIIs net sellers of $1.65 billion bonds in January-February


Experts think that the inversion of the US bond yield curve could lead to capital coming into emerging markets like India


Mumbai: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned net buyers of Indian bonds so far this year, aided by the central bank’s liberalization of the FPI framework, along with its announcement of a $5-billion foreign exchange swap to boost liquidity. FPIs are net buyers of bonds worth $384.25 million since January. Interestingly, foreign investors have bought bonds to the tune of $2.03 billion in March alone, clocking the biggest monthly buy since October 2017. In the first two months, FIIs were net sellers of $1.65 billion bonds. In 2018, they were net sellers of $6.74 billion bonds.",3
"In the coming three days, the TPCC will conduct meetings parliamentary constituency wise, wherein present and former members of Parliament, MLAs, MLCs, expected candidates, office bearers, district committee presidents and even mandal-level in-charges will attend the closed-door meetings, with regard to their respective Lok Sabha constituencies, said a press release from TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.",0
"HUL’s latest Surf Excel ad showcasing Hindu-Muslim unity has been targeted for Love Jihad vilification on social media platforms.


Advertising experts believe that the backlash is solely driven by political motives and the sheer size of the company involved


The campaign message of bringing people together and showing how colours can be an equalizer in society


NEW DELHI: In a poll-bound and politically charged India, brands are learning to tread with caution, especially in communicating their message. Ahead of general elections scheduled to begin on 11 April, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has found itself snared in a couple of controversies for its tea brand Red Label Kumbh Mela campaign and, more recently, for the detergent brand Surf Excel.",0
The film will be directed by Tim Story and he will also produce alongside The Story Company’s Sharla Sumpter Bridgett,2
"According to the Ericsson Mobility Report of June 2018, India is expected to have more than 780 million


VoLTE subscriptions by 2023. VoLTE technology will also be the foundation for enabling 5G voice calls on different types of 5G devices.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"In comparison, matrimony.com, which owns bharat matrimony.com, recorded a 15% growth in FY18 revenue to ₹308.45 crore. Similarly, Info Edge (India) Ltd, which runs jeevansathi.com, saw a 17% increase in revenue to ₹864.62 crore last year.


Also, the dating market is overcrowded and most apps end up offering identical services. A user can always switch from one to another if the features offered are not affordable.


“This is essentially a cash-burning business if a company does not have a sustainable model,"" said Pawan Gupta, founder of Betterhalf.ai. The company, backed by former Google India managing director Shailesh Rao, among others, helps people find partners with “serious intent"".


Data from app-tracker Sensor Tower shows that Tinder has consistently been the top grossing app in the lifestyle category for the past three months, whereas Truly Madly has been juggling between the 15th and the 16th spots. Grossing apps are the ones that have in-app purchases.",1
"Data centres are facilities that centralise an organisation's information technology (IT) operations and equipment, as well as where it stores, manages and disseminates its data. These also house a network's critical systems, hence facing a heightened risk of attack.


Since data centres are generally backed up remotely, physical attacks may be less attractive than cyber attacks for bad actors, say experts.


""While physical security is given utmost importance at data centres, it is critical for organisations to beef up their cybersecurity posture through regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to check their readiness to tackle cyber threats,"" Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies Limited, told IANS.


Google has built custom servers exclusively for its data centres, never selling or distributing them externally.",1
"It has also launched an online portal to seek views and expectations of people from the grand old party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.


The top party leaders have promised to make the manifesto a comprehensive document that will include views of all sections.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The state has 17 Lok Sabha seats. Of them, the Hyderabad constituency is a bastion of the AIMIM, represented by party chief and incumbent MP Asaduddin Owaisi. The AIMIM has been winning the seat since 1984.


“If the MLAs think that they are sellable commodities they can go. They are being paid money by the TRS,"" said a senior Congress leader, who did not want to be quoted. He added that the names of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections will be out in the next few days, as senior leaders have gone to New Delhi to meet the high command to finalise them. “We are going to give the TRS a serious fight in at least six or seven of the 17 parliamentary constituencies,"" he asserted.",0
"Fitbit is trying to persuade investors that it can hang on to users and sell them future devices if it gets them onto its tracking platform, which can store and share health and activity data. Chief Executive James Park said at a press event ahead of the product release that the company has nearly 28 million active users.


Last month, Fitbit forecast first-quarter revenue of between $250 million and $268 million. That was lower than analysts' average sales expectation of $272.3 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.",1
"US internet giants including Google, Facebook and Amazon are leasing or buying vast stretches of cables from the mostly private consortia of telecom operators that constructed them. (NYT)


As the West considers the threat posed by China’s naval ambitions, there is a natural tendency to place overarching attention on the South China Sea. This is understandable: Consolidating it would provide Beijing with a huge windfall of oil and natural gas, and a potential chokehold over up to 40% of the world’s shipping.


But this is only the most obvious manifestation of Chinese maritime strategy. Another key element, one that’s far harder to discern, is Beijing’s increasing influence in constructing and repairing the undersea cables that move virtually all the information on the internet. To understand the totality of China’s “Great Game"" at sea, you have to look down to ocean-floor.",1
"”Actor Sushanth shared on Twitter, “Happy Birthday Sam!! 🎉Keep inspiring like you do… on screen and off it too!”“Big big love to you today my dear @Samanthaprabhu2 ❤️❤️❤️! That u have everything and yet you stay yourself and humble is the most amazing quality in u 😇


“Happy bdayyyyy to this beautiful person @Samanthaprabhu2 ❤️❤️ wishing you a year filled with lotssss of happiness, unlimited laughter and countless smiles",2
"EC meets today to look into complaints that the duo made hate speeches, invoked army for political gains


NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a petition filed by the Congress party against alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah. Later in the evening, the Election Commission (EC) said it will meet Tuesday morning to look into these complaints, as well as those against Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


The Congress party’s petition in the SC said Modi and Shah had made hate speeches and invoked Armed Forces for political gains, and that the EC was not doing enough to act on complaints against Modi and Shah. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the matter.


Various parts of the country voted in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. Three more phases are left, and the results will be declared on 23 May.",0
"The source also confirmed that Geetha Govindam fame Rashmika Mandanna has been roped in as the female lead opposite Mahesh and an official announcement regarding the same is awaited


Produced by Anil Sunkara, the yet-to-be-titled Mahesh26 project is most likely to be launched in May last week or early June",2
Murder Mystery reunites Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston along with an ensemble cast of global talent,2
"Metals Focus said gold supply would rise by 1% to 4,707 tonnes thanks to higher mine production and recycling and some producer hedging.


Helping gold prices to rise would be the end of interest rate rises by the US Federal Reserve, along with political and economic uncertainty around the world, Metals Focus said, but it added that a strong dollar would limit gains.",3
"Newer threats become more prominent, as older threats evolve. Researchers at Seqrite detected more than 15,000 cryptojacking hits a day on average, totalling to more than 2.76 million detections. Further, with more than 2,000 detections on a daily basis, ransomware remained one of the most persistent threats deployed by cybercriminals.


The IT/ITeS industry was highlighted as the most targeted sector in the 'Seqrite Threat Report H2 2018', accounting for 27.83% of the total malware detections. Professional services followed close on its heels with a detection share of 24.43%, while manufacturing (17.70%) and education (11.08%) were also identified as at-risk industries.


Malware authors, according to the report, will leverage generic loopholes in data-intensive sectors such as healthcare, BFSI, and cloud services to sell well-organized APT attack vectors to prospective threat actors. There is also the possibility of advanced persistent threats (APTs) being deployed against specific nation-states, large organizations, government agencies, law enforcement systems, etc., the report concluded.


To be sure, it's not that companies are ignoring the issue. While Wipro has hired an independentn 13 March, Infosys said it plans to open a new Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest ""this summer"". The Center will provide cybersecurity services to help European and global clients progress on their digital transformation journey. Services include cyber forensics, ethical hacking, security analytics, threat detection and response.",1
"Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala had earlier tweeted, “Extraordinary reviews and WOM for @NameisNani ‘s #Jersey",2
"The Radiant Blue variant of Realme 3 will available for the first time through this sale. (Realme says the uppercase “R” signifies the original aspiration of “Realme” in providing the youth with quality products they need and the lowercase “r” signifies young people’s true selves.)


During the sale, Realme smartphones including the Realme U1, Realme 2 Pro and Realme 3 would be available with discount offers


Chinese smartphone maker Realme has announced a three days long Mobile Bonanza Sale between 25 March and 28 March on Flipkart, Amazon, Realme.com and other offline stores.",1
"Human interaction and discussions are less, and many youngsters have no idea who are the people in their constituency who are contesting elections and asking for votes


 Such campaigns should be the effort of the Election Commission and the government, for we need to make the youth aware of their rights and duties,” adds Sharma


 “As aware citizens, we feel that in a country with 65 per cent of its population below the age of 35, it is our responsibility to encourage the youth to vote",2
"For a wholly immersive VR experience, there is the Teslasuit, a full body suit with haptic feedback system


To interact with objects in the virtual world, there are hand-held controllers, which are often not very intuitive to use when it comes to simulating the touch experience in the virtual world


mint-india-wire Immersive gaming experiencevirtual worldTeslasuitTaclim VR shoesPlexus VR glovesVirtual reality",1
"He has a high skill set and never misses a target but what makes him a real superhero? People have to think about that


 ‘Oh, is he the weakest guy in the team or it is tenacity and strength and heart, like a lion’s heart?’ It is a superpower that is more obtainable


”The 48-year-old actor, who was missing in Avengers: Infinity War but is back at the centre in “Endgame” to fight supervillain Thanos, said playing a father has been the best role of his life both on and off camera",2
"The Mi LED TV 4X Pro (4K) is priced at ₹39,999 while the Mi LED TV 4A Pro (Full HD) is priced at ₹22,999 and will be available on Mi.com and Flipkart starting 15 January


XiaomiMi TVMi TV 55 inchMi TV 43 inchMi SoundbarMi TV 55 inch priceMi TV 43 inch priceMi Soundbar price


Xiaomi on Thursday introduced two new large screen TVs - Mi LED TV 4X Pro and Mi LED TV 4A Pro, along with a debut in the home audio category with Mi Soundbar. The 4X Pro is a 55-inch TV while the 4A Pro is a 43-inch TV. Xiaomi is eyeing a stronger foothold as a serious Smart TV brand in India with the launch of these TVs.",1
"Recently, on Komal Nahta’s talk show, Komal Nahta Aur Ek Kahani, the filmmaker shared how he is still trying to come to terms with the grave loss


As Nahta asked if there’s is a moment when Kapoor doesn’t miss Sridevi, the film producer replied, “Namumkin Hai (It’s impossible)",2
"The tender comes amid growing demand for short- to medium-term PPAs of up to three years. Apart from state utilities, central government entities are also seeking to purchase electricity.


Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd estimates around 22 power plant operators, with a combined capacity of 12,500MW, may participate in the Gujarat utility tender.


As the companies finalize contracts and begin supplies, analysts expect the market to achieve equilibrium from the current overcapacity situation.",3
"Bengaluru: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday some users around the world were facing trouble in accessing its widely used Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook apps, making it one of the longest outages the company has suffered in the recent past.


The Menlo Park, California-based company took to Twitter to inform users that it was working to resolve the issue, which had been plaguing some users for over 10 hours, as soon as possible and confirmed that the matter was not related to a DDoS attack.",1
"The trailer puts the focus on emotions like paranoia, helplessness, kindness, and guilt that are likely to drive the plot, which is based on real-life incidents


In the trailer, the moment where people scoot away from an infected Soubin Shahir highlights the kind of paranoia that the film would devel on",2
"A Gujarat utility has invited bids for 3,000MW of power, the first long-term PPA after almost four years


India’s electricity generation is growing at a tepid pace. In FY19, power generation rose just 3.6%. However, there has been a steady expansion in base and peak demand. In FY19, base and peak demand increased 5% and 7.9%, respectively, shows data compiled by Central Electricity Authority. Base demand is minimum electricity requirement in a day, and peak demand is the maximum demand during a set period.


The growing demand is facilitating new power purchase agreements (PPAs). A Gujarat utility has invited bids for 3,000 megawatts (MW) of power, the first long-term PPA after almost four years, point out analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd.",3
"Going long gold in yuan terms and shorting global equities currently explains three quarters of hedge fund Crescat Capital's strategy. (Reuters)


Crescat Capital says ready to capitalize on an end of the economic cycle as indicators warn of a recession in 2020 or 2021


Crescat cites corporate insiders who are currently selling stocks hand over fist—indicating a potential stock bubble burst


New York: One of last year’s best-performing hedge funds says the “trade of the century"" is to buy gold and sell stocks as risk assets are due for another meltdown.",3
"An analysis by SBICAP Securities Ltd indicates continued recovery in the global agrochemical market. Growth at innovator companies is on an increase. With inventory at the distributors’ end reducing, the broking firm expects recovery to gather pace in 2019, providing pricing power to market participants.


“Innovators expect mid-single-digit revenue growth in 2019 with improving profitability. Price hikes and volume growth should help offset the adverse impact of high raw material cost and forex in 2019,"" said the SBICAP Securities note.


Some of this optimism was seen in the December quarter results. A ramp-up in exports helped PI Industries clock 32% revenue growth. UPL reported 17% growth, largely boosted by growth in Latin America. Comparatively, Rallis India clocked 6.9% growth, while Dhanuka’s revenues fell by about 2.5%.",3
"Xiaomi's newest flagship, the Mi 9, is set to be launched on 20 February at an event in Beijing, China. Codenamed “battle angel,"" Xiaomi claims it's the company's best looking smartphone to date. The smartphone is expected to run Xiaomi's latest MIUI 10 based on Android Pie 9 and will sport a triple camera setup complete with a ToF sensor.


Xiaomi has taken the gamble of moving the launch date of the smartphone a few days prior to its scheduled unveiling, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019, in an attempt to undercut its fierce rival, Samsung. Samsung will launch the Galaxy S10 smartphones on the same date at an event in San Francisco.",1
"The company touted its so-called ""triathlon business model"", wherein consumers who purchase smartphones go on to use apps and services that generate revenue via advertisements or micropayments. (Reuters)


Xiaomi's Q4 results show it is weathering fairly well a slowing Chinese smartphone market by increasing its focus on markets such as India


Xiaomi has stressed it would increase R&D and plans to invest over 10 billion yuan in AI throughout the next five years


Shanghai: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter net profit more than tripled to 1.85 billion yuan ($275.59 million), on stronger revenue.",1
"9) Another global financial services major Goldman Sachs recently upgraded its view on India to ""overweight"", expecting the Nifty to reach 12,500 in the next 12 months, up from its previous target of 11,700. The risk/reward appears favourable for India once again, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note.


10) Global markets are mostly higher today on revived hopes of progress in US-China trade talks. The mood was brightened after US officials said China has made proposals in trade talks with the United States on a range of issues that go further than it has before, including on forced technology transfer. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"Gogia believes that instead of naming the new service Google One, which “sounds strikingly similar to Microsoft OneDrive (launched 11 years ago)"", Google would have done better had it used an extended brand name like Google Drive+. Besides, he added: “It would have been apt if Google had spoken about the additional security features that it is providing as part of this new launch.""


Competing cloud storage services also include Microsoft’s OneDrive . If you have a Microsoft or Outlook account, you will start off with 5GB of cloud storage for free that is not much in comparison with Google’s 15GB free storage. The OneDrive 50GB limited features plan costs ₹ 123 per month, after which you enter the Office 365 premium plans: The 1TB OneDrive storage that includes all premium and security features costs ₹ 360 a month, while the 5TB storage (1TB per person) is ₹ 460 per month. OneDrive is ideal for those who are already working with Office Suite because you get free access to Office 365.",1
"Samsung is expected to release its 5G version of the Galaxy S10 either early next month or in mid-April


Seoul: Premium smartphones that run on a 5G network are expected to hit the market in April, a few weeks later than their original release schedule, due to problems with parts supply and test runs, industry sources have said.",1
"To compensate for this, Xiaomi has upped the display of the device. A taller 6.26-inch display with a notch lightens up the front of the phone.


Some may argue that the camera has seen an upgrade, as there are two selfie cameras instead of one. We will hold our judgement on that till we actually try out its bokeh capabilities.


Rest of the things (the rear camera, design cues and even the OS) are likely to remain the same for now. The MIUI 10, which is also present on the Note 5 Pro, will available out of the box. Some leaks have surfaced online, showing the Note 6 Pro running Android Pie with the new UI. Xiaomi is known for timely updates, so it won’t be a surprise if the phone receives a major upgrade within a couple months of its launch.",1
"Coming to the most talked about part of the phone, the back of Galaxy A9 has four vertically-stacked cameras. The arrangement of them is similar to the on found on the Galaxy A7, which has three cameras.


The camera setup can be thought of as telephoto and wide-angle cameras stacked on top of a primary dual camera module. The primary module consists of 24MP+5MP sensors with Phase Detection Autofocus and f/1.7 aperture. The wide-angle camera has an 8MP sensor at its heart while the telephoto camera has a 10MP sensor and provides 2x optical zoom.


The main reason to implement this setup is to offer compact camera like capabilities inside a smartphone and providing more flexibility and versatility to the user when it comes to different shooting scenarios. We explored this (sans the telephoto module) in the Samsung Galaxy A7 in Goa—you can check out its camera review here.",1
"The Wistron facility started in 2017, but achieved the zero-waste certification only recently. It is Apple’s only assembly site outside of China and Brazil, making it very important to the company’s supply chain. To get this certification, Apple has to divert 100% of its waste from landfills with a maximum of 10% being sent to a waste-to-energy facility.


The India facilities were among the 770 assessments that Apple conducted in 30 countries in 2018. The company said it has diverted 1 million metric tons of waste from landfills to date, though exact numbers for India weren’t available.",1
"This shows in high US commercial crude oil stockpiles , which rose by 919,000 barrels in the week to Jan. 25, to 445.94 million barrels, EIA data showed. Stockpiles are 6.6% higher than a year ago.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Arjun Kapoor, who started his acting career with Yash Raj Film’s Ishaqzaade (2012), will next be seen in Rajkumar Gupta’s India’s Most Wanted


 At the trailer launch of the film, Arjun highlighted the need for actors and filmmakers to be experimental and collaborative


”Arjun Kapoor has three films releasing this year – India’s Most Wanted, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Panipat",2
"As seven seats go to polls Tuesday, voters hope for a govt that deals with paucity of staff and improves facilities",0
"Brie Larson, who plays Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, might be the newest entrant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the actor feels she joined the team at a really special time


 But, I felt like I was extremely welcomed in there,” Brie said at an exclusive media interaction during a promotional tour in Seoul, South Korea


Brie Larson further elaborated on whether becoming part of the group which included the original Avengers, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), was any difficult


Talking about the scene where Captain Marvel meets the superheroes for the first time in the Avengers Endgame trailer, Brie said, “The thing is, there’s a lot of sass in that group",2
"""Users have reached a threshold for new technology and applications, which means that unless new models provide significant new utility, efficiency or experiences, users don't want or need to upgrade,"" Cozza added.


The market research firm expects the average high-end phone lifetime to increase from 2.6 years to 2.8 years through 2023.",1
"Gowtam exactly knows how much of cricket should be shown at a given point in the narration, so that the game doesn’t overshadow the human drama",2
"” Later, she also shared a photo with Mammootty from the sets of the movie and captioned it, “Thank you @mammootty and thanks a lot to all my fans who widely appreciated my performance in #Madhuraja",2
"However, it was Bareilly Ki Barfi that changed things for Kriti, who featured in the film alongside Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao",2
"Based on Annie Zaidi’s short story The One That Was Announced, the heartwarming film also stars Aahana Kumra, Pankaj Tripathi and Vinay Pathak


Yours Truly narrates the story of a 57-year-old woman, at the brink of her retirement, on a journey to find love


com, the 62-year-old actor opened up about Yours Truly, playing the central role and the digital medium


Excerpts from the conversation:How did Yours Truly happen to you?I got a call from Shiladitya Bora (producer) who told me about the film",2
"PM Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders at a campaign rally in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday. (PTI)


PM Narendra Modi holds election rallies in Odisha and Telangana—seen as the new frontiers for the BJP in Elections 2019


Rahul Gandhi in Haryana says 'Modi is protecting the rich', Priyanka Gandhi in Ayodhya harps on lack of development in Varanasi


New Delhi: Campaigning by key political parties gained momentum on Friday as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi held public meetings, with less than a fortnight to go for the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.",0
"Where? We know he is with the Guardians of the Galaxy (“Asgardians of the Galaxy,” he said, and there is a real comic-book by that name), but that may be temporary and we might or might not see him in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3


In Infinity War, the Hulk refused to come out at all, but Endgame had him out all the time, only less angry


 Now the dual personalities of Bruce and the Hulk do not fight each other and instead live in harmony


 This is best of both worlds, though there was undeniably some appeal in a normal sized man letting loose and harnessing his anger to become a furious, unstoppable killing machine


Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow: Natasha Romanoff was the only Avengers who was missing in the climactic battle",2
"Evans, who portrays Captain America in the MCU, initially had a five-picture deal, which did not include cameos


 However, he renegotiated the deal in the range of USD 15 million to USD 20 million, before his appearance in Endgame


Hemsworth, who originally signed on for five films back in 2010, renegotiated his contract to play Thor in Infinity War and Endgame",2
"“We see a big change in diets across the G-20, including the middle class in China,"" Ben Cleary, Asia chief executive officer, said in an interview in Singapore. “The salmon market’s got some interesting dynamics, and it has had very strong growth in the last three years. Salmon’s part of our broader interest in diets and agriculture."" Tribeca manages over $2.3 billion of assets.


Global consumption of fresh fish and seafood has climbed steadily in recent years, and is seen reaching 122 million metric tons in 2022 from 111 million this year, Euromonitor data show, as people eat more fish because of the perceived health benefits. While demand for fish has risen, red meat consumption has suffered, according to the report.


The salmon market’s also attractive because of high entry barriers, which may bring bigger margins, said Cleary. The firm has already invested in salmon producers, as well as octopus and prawn farming. The global natural resources long-short strategy fund posted a 30% compound annual growth rate of return over five years, while its credit strategy reported 17% gains since its inception in 2018, despite a generally torrid year in global markets.",3
"Jyotika, who was last seen in Radha Mohan’s Kaatrin Mozhi, has another untitled project with brother-in-law Karthi in her kitty",2
"Xiaomi on Monday made a similar announcement for the Mi A2, bringing down its starting price to ₹ 13,999.


Xiaomi in May last year hiked the prices of the Note 5 Pro due to the depreciation of rupee against dollar and changes in PCBA import taxes, but later brought down them down to the introductory pricing.


On the front, Redmi Note 5 Pro features a 5.99-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 2160x1080 and an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC coupled with a choice between 4GB and 6GB RAM memory and 64GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via MicroSD card. It runs Android Nougat 7.1 with the MIUI 9 custom rom running on top. Other features include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB. Further, it has a 4,000mAh battery which supports fast charging.",1
"With the Galaxy Fold, Samsung has wowed the smartphone industry with the first foldable screen. (Eric Risberg/AP)


Samsung Galaxy Fold burnishes the smartphone maker's innovation credentials, banishes 'fast follower' criticism


At $2,000, the Samsung Galaxy Fold sets a new standard in premium pricing, which so far was Apple iPhone's calling card


San Francisco/Seoul/Bengaluru: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has wowed the smartphone industry with the first foldable screen, burnishing its innovation credentials, banishing “fast follower"" criticism and, at nearly $2,000, setting a new standard in premium pricing.


The South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy Fold resembles a conventional smartphone, but opens like a book to reveal a second display the size of a small tablet at 7.3 inches (18.5cm). It will go on sale from 26 April.


At its launch event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Samsung upped the surprise factor by briefing analysts and journalists on widely anticipated aspects ahead of time, such as 5G versions of its existing top-end Galaxy S phones.",1
"”Also Read | Avengers Endgame review: A spectacular send-offShalini adds, “Hemsworth has time and again proved that he is the actor with the best comic touch here (forgive us thou Chris Pratt fans), and it is to him that the best line of the film is devoted — when Thor, top undressed and trousers hanging below his bulging stomach, demands to know what is wrong with how he looks, Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) says, “You look like melted ice-cream


”If things go like this, Avengers: Endgame will soon overtake its own predecessor Avengers: Infinity War to become the highest grossing Hollywood film in India",2
"A Sebi circular of 11 April last year proposed an enhanced eligibility criteria for stocks to trade in the futures and options (F&O) segment (Reuters)


Out of 1900 stocks, only 159 will now trade in derivatives. Brokers fear this will reduce liquidity and volumes


Mumbai: In the largest such exclusion drive in the recent past, the National Stock Exchange, late on Monday, said derivatives trading will not be allowed in 34 stocks after their existing monthly contracts expire on Jun 28.


“Out of a universe of 1900 stocks only 159 will trade in derivatives. This will reduce liquidity and volumes. What will be left to trade if this continues,"" said a mid-sized proprietary trader.",3
"Researchers at the Dartmouth College have turned to the Bible to improve translations done by computers, using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning


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Believers turn to the scriptures for solace and spiritual guidance, but researchers at Dartmouth College have turned to the Bible for a different reason. They have used the holy book to improve translations done by computers.


How? The Bible (and its versions) is a repository of an enormous amount of data, and algorithms improve when they get more data to train on. Using the data in the Bible, the researchers developed an algorithm that trained on various versions of the book and can now convert written works into different styles without losing the context of the text and understanding idiomatic expressions.",1
"Customers buying the OnePlus 6T off Amazon will get ₹2,000 instant discount when buying through ICICI Bank or Citibank cards, Jio's ₹5,400 cash back in the form of vouchers as well as free OnePlus Type-C Bullets


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In the last two weeks, two things have happened—the launch of OnePlus 6T and the end of Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale. The former is successor to one of the best selling premium smartphones of the year, the OnePlus 6, and the latter saw the bestseller to go out of stock.


Amazon is gearing up for another sale during Diwali and so far it looks like it will put the OnePlus 6T in the limelight throughout the course of the sale. Which raises the question—should you upgrade to the OnePlus 6T anyway?",1
"I did everything as per the advice of electoral officers, and didn’t violate any rule, per se,” he signs off


Two other popular actors Ramesh Kanna and Robo Shankar also couldn’t vote since their names were missing",2
"Helmed by the Russo brothers, who have also directed Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War and Captain America: Winter Soldier, the film features Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Paul Rudd among others in pivotal roles",2
"“After hearing the deposition testimony this week of the legal expert I hired, it is now apparent to me that, whatever I may have believed in the past, my work had nothing to do with the creation of Stranger Things’


 As a result, I have withdrawn my claim and I will be making no further comment on this matter,” he said",2
"“One mistake after another leads her into the arms of a younger man as she struggles to come to terms with her life decisions and be the mother she aspires to be,” the plot synopsis read",2
"Chinese smartphone company Meizu is expected to launch a new flagship smartphone soon. The smartphone, dubbed as the Meizu 16s, is said to be a variant of the Meizu 16 that was launched last year. However, Meizu founder and former CEO Huang Zhang announced an important specification that might make the smartphone more relevant before the next wave of affordable flagships hits us.


Huang, who also goes by the name Jack Wong, confirmed the presence of a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor in the smartphone on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. He also added that the camera will have optical image stabilisation (OIS).",1
"N. Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh contesting from Mangalagiri assembly seat has made the political fight a matter of prestige for all parties


In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP has always been backed by the backward classes, which make up 35-40% of the vote share


MANGALAGIRI: In Andhra Pradesh, the Mangalagiri assembly seat may give an idea of which way the wind is blowing. The fact that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh is contesting from the constituency has made the political fight a matter of prestige for all parties.",0
"With over 200 million monthly active users, India is WhatsApp's biggest market in the world. (Reuters)


WhatsApp has taken several measures to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform in India 


WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose said the company strongly believes that private messaging is fundamental to safety


New Delhi: WhatsApp has taken several measures to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform in India but there is more to do to fully secure the platform, the company's India head Abhijit Bose said on Wednesday.",1
"Young heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan is the latest to join the bandwagon of Mollywood actors-turned-producers


 He is all set to make his debut as a producer with a yet-to-be-titled film, which is expected to hit the floors next month",2
"The central bank received bids totalling $16.3 billion at the swap auction where it proposed to buy $5 billion from lenders. But this was on expected lines, because banks want to stock up on rupees ahead of a spurt in credit offtake they are expecting in the final days of this month and beyond.


Also, getting a three-year swap deal at a relatively cheaper price makes sense, as the cut-off premium on the swap was set at ₹7.76 by the central bank. According to forex dealers, this is marginally lower than prevailing market rates.


Needless to say, lenders would want more auctions of such kind. But would the central bank want to oblige?",3
"While selling a million units is not a big feat for Xiaomi, smartphone companies have been seeing a considerable drop in unit sales.


The newly formed Xiaomi sub-brand is aiming to sell a million Note 7 devices in its first flash sale in China


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Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi is aiming to sell a million units of the recently launched Redmi Note 7 in the first month of its sale in China. Wang Teng Thomas, product director at Xiaomi, made this announcement on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo.",1
"With letters playing an important part in the film, there is bound to be comparisons made with Lunch Box


While the film was being shot, did you ever hope that it will get a theatrical release?I really don’t know


Lastly, with so much criticism and hatred coming your way on social media, how do you deal with it?Honestly, I don’t look at them",2
Congress has struck a seat-sharing deal with Krishna Patel's Apna Dal in its attempts to rally anti-BJP parties in UP,0
"Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis welcomes Sujay Vikhe Patil as the latter joins BJP, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI)


Devendra Fadnavis is believed to have facilitated the move by Sujay, son of senior Congress member and leader of the opposition in the assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil


Fadnavis says the BJP parliamentary board would recommend his candidature for the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat",0
"Hardy noted that this too is a reflection of how the West perceives Eastern martial arts in the real world


Hardy, who teaches Middle East Studies, wants people to question their assumptions about the Middle East and its people


Also see | Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 photos: Jon and Daenerys prepare for war against Cersei“Central to this is making them realise where their assumptions have come from and what cultural relativism they are bringing to the table,” Hardy told PTI


“Examining popular media is part of this and it is easy for students to identify problems with the depiction of real world locations and people


 But I want them to understand that even if they are watching a TV show that is not set in our own world, the same Orientalist stereotypes are still there,” he said


“Western fantasy authors are lazy when they draw up their maps and global cultures and an endemic Euro-centric imagination prevails",2
"In a statement, the Dublin-headquartered Irish watchdog said it understood the plan was at a ""very early conceptual stage"".


""While we understand that Facebook's proposal to integrate the Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram platforms is at a very early conceptual stage of development, the Irish DPC has asked Facebook Ireland for an urgent briefing on what is being proposed,"" the watchdog said in a statement late on Monday.


""The Irish DPC will be very closely scrutinising Facebook's plans as they develop, particularly insofar as they involve the sharing and merging of personal data between different Facebook companies,"" it added.",1
"Further, Google said it verifies the identity of advertisers before their election ads run on its platforms. It is making ‘paid for’ disclosures across its ads platforms. For most ad formats, the company said it automatically generates a “Paid for by"" disclosure, using the information provided during this verification process. The disclosure displays the organization name or individual name to users who see the ad.


Google made the political advertising data public as part of its India-specific Political Advertising Transparency Report, along with a searchable political ads library which it announced in January.",0
"Unlike his father, who was rendered jobless by the water crisis, Manjunath had Bengaluru's booming gig economy to fall back on. He signed up as a driver with one of the country’s two fastest growing cab aggregator startups. Niti Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant has pointed out ride hailing services have created 2.2 million jobs, delivering a counter argument to a leaked government report that states unemployment in India in 2017-18 had reached its highest point in 45 years. Manjunath’s job, though, comes with long work hours, no security and little pay.


It came as no surprise when Manjunath started dozing off behind the wheel. Being a millennial addicted to my phone, I hadn't noticed, until other cars began honking. I asked Manjunath to pull over. He apologised and told me he badly needed some tea. The airport was 10 minutes away, and I had enough time till my boarding call.",0
"For its part, Mindtree maintains that the special dividend is to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The payout will substantially lower cash and financial investments on the books. With growth rates healthy, the company intends to offer higher payouts.


However, investors who choose not participate in L&T’s open offer have to deal with a slowdown in order inflows. As the chart alongside shows, total contracts signed by Mindtree dropped both from the year-ago period, as well as on a sequential basis. From $306 million in the June quarter (Q1 FY19), orders declined to $242 million in the March quarter.


Worryingly, the last three quarters have also seen a marked slowdown in digital contract inflows, which have been a core focus area for the company and the industry. The moderation in deal wins comes amid growing headwinds in the global economy due to Brexit and prolonged uncertainty in the US.",3
"”Viswasam was dubbed and released for Kannada audiences as Jaga Malla, but the film fared poorly at the box office",2
"Over half of the participants blamed IT teams for not being able to prevent data breaches, while 81% are of the opinion that cybersecurity solutions continue to operate in isolation, with separate policies or management consoles for cloud access security broker and data loss prevention. This is causing delays in detection and reaction. IT professionals feel part of the blame lies with C-level executives, with 55% saying they feel that C-level execs should lose their job if data breach is serious as many of them often insist on having more lenient security policies for themselves.


Many participants feel the attacks can be significantly reduced with education on corporate policies and appropriate online behaviour. Real time threat detection is also believed to be more effective when it comes to finding threats quickly. About 52% of all organizations have teams working on threat hunting, while 30% are planning to join the bandwagon soon.",1
"But sometimes, we cry because we are happy and that is the one contrasting emotion we wanted to shoot


In the scene, Arjun is in a position where he cannot express his achievement to others and has no one to share his happiness


 As soon as the train came in and Nani performed the scene, all of us on the set reacted just the way the audience reacted in the theater",2
"Did you expect them to become such big stars one day?By the grace of God, all of them came to me as normal kids


 So when I see them as big stars today, I have to remind myself that these guys are not bacchas anymore",2
"New Delhi: Voting began Tuesday for 116 Lok Sabha seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, with BJP president Amit Shah, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and several Union ministers among prominent candidates in the fray.


About 18.56 crore voters are eligible for voting in the third phase of the elections, for which 2.10 lakh polling booths/stations have been set up.


Besides all seats in Gujarat (26) and Kerala (20), voting will be held in four seats in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, 14 each in Karnataka and Maharashtra, six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, two in Goa, and one each in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura.",0
"Discarding old gadgets, especially those with personal data without taking proper measures to clean them can be risky


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Exchange plans on old gadgets during online sales on Amazon.in and Flipkart.com and stores like Cashify, which buy old gadgets directly from users and pay them instantly, are providing users much better deals than what local scrap dealers would offer.


However, discarding old gadgets, especially those with personal data without taking proper measures to clean them can be risky.",1
"Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook recently collected his biggest-ever annual bonus for fiscal 2018 after his company posted record revenue and profit, and a market value that temporarily eclipsed $1 trillion.


AppleiPhoneiPhone XIiPhone triple cameraiPhone 2019Tim CookApple China baniPhone China banApple Qualcomm lawsuitApple loss",1
"There are also talks about the launch of Poco F2, the successor to the Poco F1. According to a Geekbench scorecard, the Poco F2 will be powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset as the Poco F1. It has scored 2321 points in the single core benchmarking test and 7564 in the multi-core test on Geekbench.


Poco F2's arch rival, the OnePlus 7, will likely run the latest top-end chipset from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 855, which promises to offer marginal performance gains over the last generation Snapdragon 845 chipset. ",1
"The card will also work with new Apple Wallet features to help consumers track their spending and monthly purchasing trends.


Issued by Mastercard Inc through Goldman Sachs, there will also be a physical card that earns 1 percent cash back on all purchases.",1
"”McIntosh, a frequent collaborator of Tarantino, said the film deals with the “loss of innocence that came about in 1969 with the Manson family”


 There’s the high Hollywood of Sharon, the declining star of Rick, and there’s Cliff, who lives farther out and with more humble means


”McIntosh said bringing the two reigning Hollywood stars of today, Pitt and DiCaprio, was an “absolutely magnetic” moment for them


 He’s so wonderful and charismatic and I think he is the Brad that people fell in love with years ago,” she said",2
"Voting will also be held in parts of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.


*Second polling official will ink your finger, give you a slip and take your signature on a register (Form 17A)


*You will have to deposit the slip at the third polling official and show your inked finger and then proceed to the polling booth",1
"The browser version of WhatsApp web doesn’t currently support the new feature, so you might have to wait a while before it becomes functional.


PiP basically lets you open a media link from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr without actually leaving WhatsApp


Picture in picture whatsappWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp pip modeWhatsAppWhatsApp WebFacebookWhatsApp for webWhatsApp web PiP",1
"It is a continuation of the resonance of an aspiring India through governance infrastructure. For the first time, there is a government, which is committed to fulfilling the expectations of the people. The track record shows that it has risen to fulfil the expectations. Firstly, zero corruption. Middlemen and dalals are not welcome in the corridors of powers in Delhi. Secondly, the government has laid emphasis on skill development and entrepreneurship. It has gone the extra mile in devising new ways to meet challenges as far as livelihood related issues are concerned and jobs are part of that. Thirdly, this government has shown that agriculture, rural development and issues related to marginal sections are equally important to raise the standard of living in urban areas. Most governments in the past were stuck in dilemmas, urban or rural. This government has struck a balance.


Internal security is everybody’s concern. We are here to promote national integrity, social cohesion, because the unity of the nation means making of a national mind. It happens only through measures to control all kinds of fragmentation tendencies—doing away with the sedition act or giving kid-glove treatment to those in the tukde-tukde gang (does not work). That is what we are doing. There are parties, which believe that India is a conglomeration of different nations. For instance, they say Jharkhand is a separate nation. If they raise their voice, we will have to raise our voice, too.


There are ample job opportunities in each of the 45 pages of the manifesto. The idea of creating 9-5 jobs is old-fashioned. Times have changed. In government parlance, we talk about livelihood opportunities. For example, promoting yoga globally would create hundreds of job opportunities for yoga teachers. Job creation should not be segregated from all other activities. Every activity should be conducted in such a way that it provides livelihood opportunities to young and aspiring India. That is what we have tried to do. In case of rural employment, we have gone miles ahead from the original MNREGA. It was a licence to corruption. Five years ago, if someone visited a village to see the work done under MNREGA, there was nothing to show on ground. Money just exchanged hands. Now, infrastructure required for village gram panchayats, roads and toilets, everything has been included under MNREGA. Human labour has been put to use for a productive cause. We have reformed it. Why should we mention it again?",0
"With oil prices showing support at high levels, there seems to be no comfort in sight for Castrol India on the costs front either.


Castrol India’s shares have declined by about 20% in the past one year, underperforming the Nifty 100 index.",3
"If you just get a loan and you have an idea for a business, you may not be able to do a successful job. Therefore, we have put in place an enterprise support agency...to have access to a mentor and training—the kind of support that you may need to utilize the money (properly).


Did the manifesto draw anything from the internal security document that was submitted by Lt Gen (retired) D.S. Hooda to Congress president Rahul Gandhi?


How did the proposal of a separate farmers’ budget come about? Did it become a part of the consultations that were held regarding the party manifesto?",0
"Terror attacks and bomb blasts had become a routine affair in major cities during the United Progressive Alliance government in the centre, of which the NCP was a part, and the Congress-NCP rule in Maharashtra, Modi said.


“Where have those bomb blasts gone? They are not taking place now because this ‘chowkidar’ has struck terror in the hearts of terrorists that he would hunt them down,"" Modi said. Gandhi, meanwhile, said his party’s manifesto was not the “Mann Ki Baat of one megalomaniac"" but talked about work of the nation at his election rallies in Krishnagiri, Salem, Theni, and Madurai. He invoked Tamil pride in his rallies and assured the people that his party listens to them.",0
"More than anything else, candidates, including former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, have to contend with a reluctant electorate.


The pivotal districts of Pulwama and Shopian vote on 6 May, the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and the final phase in Kashmir.


So far, Kashmir has seen a feeble voter turnout. Across the first two phases, Srinagar recorded a 14.8% turnout, Anantnag 13.63% and Bijbehara a mere 2.04%, sending alarm bells ringing for Mufti.


“Ever since Mufti sahab’s (Mufti Mohammad Saeed) death, his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, has lost connect with the people of south Kashmir, even though she belongs to this region. But she alone is not to be blamed—no other leader makes an effort to reach out to the people. Bijbehara was just a case of people showing their ire,"" said a senior leader in Kashmir, who did not wish to be identified.


Polling booths have been strategically set up across south Kashmir to check any terror incident or stone-pelting, but these booths have no visitors.",0
"Blockchain is no longer just about cryptocurrencies. It is being used by healthcare, electricity firms, and others 


On 4 June 2018, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), signed an agreement with US-based Ripple Labs Inc., to create a centre of excellence to support academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.


IIT-B, thus, became one of the 17 universities across the world to benefit from the $50-million Ripple fund for its global University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). “The idea is to create the next generation of students and entrepreneurs,"" says Navin Gupta, managing director, South Asia and MENA (Middle East and North Africa), Ripple.",1
"Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, who has been appearing on behalf of Dileep, said that the card is a document


 However, the prosecution is not of the same opinion and thinks it is material evidence which does not come under IT Act and therefore cannot be handed over",2
"While Amazon and Coca-Cola are dominant in their industries, the biggest competitive threat could be from Bang, an energy drink from Vital Pharma whose recent growth is widely seen as coming at the expense of Monster.


Monster Beverage had a market share of 35.4 percent in the energy-drink category in March, down 3.5 percentage points from the prior year, according to all-channel IRI data. The company share for Red Bull dropped less than a percentage point, to 38.2 percent. Vital Pharma’s share, meanwhile, jumped from just over 1 percent to 8.3 percent.


Bang’s “surge in growth is from a small base, but it had to come out of something, and it looks like it came out of Monster,"" Shea said.


Monster recently announced a new drink line, Reign, designed to compete with Bang, and so far analysts are divided on its potential. Some firms have affirmed their bullishness, including RBC and Credit Suisse, which recently named the company a top pick.",3
"As of Thursday, authorities had seized ₹607.32 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹198.71 crore, and drugs and narcotics worth ₹1,091.67 crore. (Photo by Pradeep Gaur; Graphic by Ahmed Raza Khan/Mint)


New Delhi: Lok Sabha Elections 2019 kicked off on Thursday matching the high voter turnout of the previous national polls, but the day was marred by violence that claimed two lives, and complaints over damaged EVMs and missing voters’ names.


Voters in 91 seats across 18 states and 2 union territories queued up at polling booths from early morning to vote in Phase 1 of the electoral test for the Narendra Modi government. Six more phases of polling remain, spread over a little more than a month, before votes are counted on 23 May to decide the shape of the 17th Parliament.


“It is approximately the same polling percentage as last time (2014 Lok Sabha elections),"" Umesh Sinha, senior deputy election commissioner, told reporters on Thursday evening. Most of the figures provided by the Election Commission (EC) were from early evening (either 5pm or 6pm) and the poll watchdog said the numbers would go up when updates come in.",0
"After the second Great Indian Festival Sale, Amazon is gearing up for yet another leg of it. The third “wave"" of the sale goes live on 2 November and will go on for four days, till 5 November. Offers in the sale include 10% instant cashback to HDFC debit and credit card holders and an addition 10% cashback for any online payment method. Just like its previous sales, no-cost EMI options will also be available through Bajaj Finserv card, and select debit and credit cards.


Customers spending more than ₹ 500 on 2 November through online payment will get 100% cashback coupons on BookMyShow, Swiggy and mobile recharges. Here are some gadgets that will be available on sale.",1
"Although India has only 3 robots for every 10,000 workers, enterprises are increasingly turning to robots to save manpower and cost


The adoption of robots has been slow in India. However, with more firms investing in digitization, the levels are set to increase


In early 2018, Thiruvananthapuram-based startup Genrobotics joined hands with the Kerala government to deploy a spider-shaped robot named Bandicoot to clean sewers and manholes in the city. The robot’s mechanical arms reached inside the manhole and reportedly cleaned out the sludge in a few minutes, a task that earlier required three people and several hours of hard labour.


Bandicoot is just a case in point. Governments and enterprises are increasingly turning to robots to save time, manpower and cost. Around 3,412 new industrial robots were installed in India in 2017— an increase of 30% over the 2,626 units that were installed in 2016, claims the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) report published in January, 2019. While the automotive industry has seen the highest adoption, the demand for robots is growing in general industry as well.",1
"The “master of speed"", as the Chinese smartphone maker likes to call it, has been pretty successful in the Indian market, achieving ₹ 200 crore of revenue in less than five minutes of going on its first flash sale.


The POCO F1 features a 6.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2246x1080. The POCO F1 skips the glass back design for a more functional soft touch back. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The phone features a LiquidCooling technology that claims to keep CPU temperatures low even during intense gaming sessions. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. The POCO F1 also features a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera and on the front is a 20MP front facing sensor.",1
"""Users can find an app shortcut by long pressing or right-clicking on an Android app,"" the post said.


The update also brings Google Assistant and Android 9 Pie to more Chromebooks after a short testing period on the 'Pixel Slate' device.",1
"And I know about the whole franchise and about the toys for the kids and so — it’s all a new mythology,” Herzog said


”Herzog said he was impressed by the practical, real-world approach of The Mandalorian, whose directors include Taika Waititi and Bryce Dallas Howard",2
"Experts however, argued that the low turnout would not have any bearing on the political fates of leaders, even though the process was far from “democratic.""


“The leadership has nothing to sell to the electorate. Political parties come to power in Jammu and Kashmir because the people have no choice. They are not happy with either the PDP or the NC. The parties come to power by default. You are not required to have a minimum number of votes so as to be elected. So even if a candidate gets one vote and nobody else votes, you can come to power. Political leaders have not fulfilled public expectation. Unless you have full people’s participation, you cannot test democracy,"" said Nisar Ali, former dean of faculty of social sciences at the University of Kashmir.",0
"But what happens to users when you kill an app? Developers, in most instances, give users ample time to take a back up or move their data to a newer version.


As a case in point, Microsoft gave Wunderlist users the option to import lists from it to the To Do app. Similarly, Google+ users can save specific or all their data (pages, photos and videos) to Google Drive or Dropbox. However, switching to new apps is not always smooth for users. While Kawoosa feels there are very few apps that are unique, Duggal from Engineer.ai believes that when companies choose to voluntarily take their apps off the market, a gap exists for loyal customers. This leaves room for other companies to offer a new, better solution to the market.",1
"We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack: Facebook


Facebook ruled out a cyber attack on its products Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger, which suffered service outage for hours on Wednesday.


Users across the globe experienced problems sending messages on Facebook's messaging apps Messenger and Whatsapp. The social networking giant's image-sharing website Instagram also suffered service disruptions.",1
"Traders said, reduced demand from local jewellers as well as retail buyers led to the slide in gold prices.


In the international market, spot gold was trading at USD 1,299.30 an ounce while silver was at USD 15.31 an ounce in New York.",3
"With the party trying to rope in Vellappally for Thrissur, and announcing that its Rajya Sabha MP and union minister of state for tourism Alphons Kannanthanam will contest from Ernakulam, it seems Vadakkan might end up without a seat despite his high-profile exit from Congress. The Congress has argued that Vadakkan any no mass appeal, the reason why they denied him a ticket for at least three past parliamentary election in Kerala, causing his exit.


The BJP released its first list of 184 candidates from 20 states on Thursday evening, in which it said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, and party president Amit Shah will replace Lal Krishna Advani, former deputy prime minister under the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, from the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat.",0
"Watch Guru Randhawa and Pitbull’s track Slowly Slowly:On his collaboration with Pitbull, Guru Randhawa shared, “It is a dream come true moment",2
"As infusion of the fund by promoters will lead to an increase in their shareholdings beyond permissible limit of 75%, the company planned QIP to maintain minimum public shareholding of 25% in a listed entity.


In August 2017, the promoters had sold the entire 40% stake in rental arm DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd (DCCDL) for ₹11,900 crore and infused bulk of this amount in the company to cut net debt.


This deal included the sale of 33.34% stake in DCCDL to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC for ₹8,900 crore and buyback of remaining shares worth ₹3,000 crore by DCCDL.


The deal concluded in December 2017. As a result, DLF stake in DCCDL increased to 66.66% stake from 60%, while GIC has a balance of 33.34% stake in the joint venture firm.",3
"The detailed rationale for deviation from the price post haircuts or the price provided by the valuation agencies should be recorded by the AMC


Sebi said all money market and debt securities which are rated below investment grade shall be valued at the price provided by valuation agencies


Till the agencies compute the valuations, such securities would be valued on the basis of indicative haircuts provided by the agencies


NEW DELHI: Sebi on Friday came out with norms for valuation of money market and debt securities that are rated below investment grade, a move aimed at ensuring uniformity and consistency in valuation across the mutual fund industry.",3
"As Jaaved Jaaferi, who brought the house down with his Feroz Khan caricature in Salaam Namaste (2005), once Tweeted, “The biggest lie ever told in a Hindi film: Zeenat Aman in a bikini singing and asking, “Kya dekhte ho” and Feroz Khan answering, “Surat tumhari!” At which point, an innocent reader might be inclined to say, ‘Exactly


 It’s a Feroz Khan movie, after all – ‘edited, produced and directed by Feroz Khan,’ as the title announces proudly


 In one scene, Rajesh almost stops short of hard-selling himself to lady love Sheela (Zeenat Aman as a sexy club dancer – did Farah Khan name Katrina Kaif ‘Sheela’ in the popular ‘Sheela Ki Jawani’ after Aman’s character?) as a Robin Hood figure


 Explaining his true motivations to Sheela, who has just flung wads of his ill-begotten cash into the bonfire, Rajesh’s spiel goes, “I don’t steal from the poor


 Instead, he takes you by complete surprise — “I want to place all the world’s riches on your feet” — which, in Khan-speak, implies that he ain’t no Robin Hood but just an obsessive lover bent on rescuing Sheela from her degenerate club to a more respectable life


It is revealed that Rajesh was himself once a clean guy, working as a motorcycle stuntman in a circus – the “maut ka kuvan” past meant to justify and clean up all his future acts


 The collective good-looks of Feroz Khan and Zeenat Aman is quickly matched by the rugged manliness of Vinod Khanna, thus turning Qurbani into a half-baked love triangle (of sorts)",2
"What was the need for the BJP to give ticket to terror accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur? Though the Prime Minister has defended this decision, she seems to be on a spree to make controversial statements. Does the party regret this decision?


She has been given the ticket after the NIA said there was no evidence against her. It has turned out that the entire case against her was made up to serve a political narrative. If you recall, during 2007-08, there were many bomb blasts in many cities across India and many people from the Muslim community were being arrested in these cases. The Muslim sentiment was going against Congress-NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) and so they thought of building a counter-narrative by creating this bogey of Hindu terrorism which has been demolished. Giving ticket to Pragya Thakur is the answer to that bogus narrative of Hindu terrorism. Hindu terrorism does not exist. As for her statements, I and the party have already said that she should not have made that remark against Hemant Karkare even though she may have some personal experiences and anguish. She should be careful in public life. But then, there are seasoned politicians who make mistakes. She is a new entrant and she will learn to observe restraint.


In Maharashtra, it looks like Raj Thackeray is setting the agenda and the BJP is responding. Also, why do you think he has turned into a Modi-baiter from being a Modi supporter in 2014?


Not at all, in fact we are not responding at all. Whatever bare minimum response we are giving is because people should not accept his lies as truth. I don’t think he is going to have any impact anywhere in the state. Most of his claims that he has been making through those videos have been exposed as mere lies, like his claim that the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met some Pakistani envoy just before the Pulwama attack. Actually, this meeting took place in 2017. Then, he said quoting some media report that no F-16 plane of Pakistan Air Force was shot down by India. But the Pentagon soon clarified that no such audit as claimed in the media report was carried out and our people also gave proof. Finally, one can quote anything out of context and we don’t need to respond to every lie. The only thing that has happened is that the Congress-NCP stand exposed. I think Raj Thackeray thought that the 2014 election ended his politics. Then he went to the Congress-NCP and is doing this to help them. I don’t think he will make any impact on the NDA’s prospects.",0
"With a large area of the Rohilkhand region considered a stronghold of Samajwadi Party, the state's trilateral alliance of the SP, BSP and RLD combine has left no stone unturned in campaigning in this region.


The third-phase campaigning saw an unprecedented spectacle of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati sharing dias in Mainpuri after burying their hatchet after 24 years of Lucknow state guest house episode involving an attack by SP workers on Mayawati for withdrawing support from the Samajwadi Party-led government.


The BSP supremo sought vote for the SP founder, sending a strong signal of new bonhomie between the two allies, which threatens to upset the BJP's poll cart in Uttar Pradesh.


Resuming her poll campaign after an Election Commission's 48-hour embargo on her political activities, Mayawati also addressed several rallies, including the one in Rampur for Azam Khan.


Congress president Rahul Gandhi too marked his presence in the poll arena in the region, addressing a meeting in Badaun in support of his party candidate Salem Sherwani.",0
"The trade-off is clear: you’re happy using fingerprints if it means you get more screen real estate, or you’re content to forgo a few extra pixels in order to make your face your sole method of authentication. 


The iPhone XS Max and Galaxy S10 can both be charged wirelessly, but Samsung gave its phone a bonus perk: it can charge other products wirelessly, too. Theoretically you could charge your colleague’s iPhone by placing it on top of your S10 , but Samsung said it sees the feature mostly being used to charge accessories like headphones and smartwatches.


Samsung also takes the crown for offering the most storage for digital media. The S10 comes with up to a terabyte of internal capacity, which is double the 512GB maximum offered by the iPhone XS Max. But the S10 also supports microSD cards up to 512GB in capacity as well, meaning it’s possible to have triple the space compared to Apple’s flagship. (In fact, that 1.5TB total is higher than all but the most expensive of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops.)


Until the phone gets released for review it’s impossible to say how well the S10 will perform compared to the iPhone. Apple’s device uses its own A12 Bionic chip, which has six processing cores, while Samsung uses an eight-core processor. But historically Apple’s custom-designed silicon, its integration with the iOS software it powers, together with the rest of the hardware in the phone, has given it the edge over competitors whose numbers, on paper, appear greate safer. What’s to say is that both phones should handle anything realistically thrown at them.",1
"Facebook declined to comment, while WhatsApp and Instagram did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


The panel has previously summoned social network Twitter Inc's Chief Executive Jack Dorsey to appear on Monday to discuss the same topic.


""These are issues for all Internet services globally,"" Twitter said on Friday, adding that Colin Crowell, its global vice president of public policy, is to meet the panel on Monday.",1
"""You should always be able to manage your data in a way that works best for you,"" added Marlo McGriff, Product Manager, Google Maps.


The company argued that when users turn on settings like Location History or Web and App Activity, the data can make Google products more useful for them — like recommending a restaurant or helping pick up where they left off on a previous search.


""We work to keep your data private and secure, and we've heard your feedback that we need to provide simpler ways for you to manage or delete it,"" said Google.",1
"Ransomware infections declined by 20%, while cryptojacking activity declined by 52 per cent throughout the course of 2018.


India ranks fourth globally, and second in the Asia Pacific and Japan region in terms of cryptomining activities. Similarly, India ranks second both globally and in APJ in terms of ransomware activities.",1
"'There are no indications to confirm the allegations that the company has created shell companies to divert funds,' the report said


Shares of DHFL surged as much as 21.2% to ₹162.3 on the NSE after the home loan provider released a report by an independent chartered accountant, saying that it had not created shell companies to divert funds.


CobraPost had alleged in January that loans from state-run lenders were diverted by DHFL to shell companies, including those linked to its controlling shareholders.",3
"The book depicts Prince’s evolution through deeply revealing, never-before-shared images and memories and culminates with his original handwritten treatment for his masterwork, ‘Purple Rain


'”Piepenbring’s introduction will touch upon Prince’s final days, “a time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique he’d so carefully cultivated


” Piepenbring, whom Prince had called “my brother Dan” and “not a yes man at all,” is a Paris Review advisory editor who also contributes to The New Yorker",2
"We also saw the launch of a radically different product from the regular Redmi or Mi line-up—the Poco F1 or Pocophone F1. The phone is heavily focused on providing best value for money and skipping on features like glass back panel for a polycarbonate back.


Now there’s news on a Xiaomi phone sporting a dewdrop notch. Chinese certification site TENAA had a listing of a Xiaomi M1901F9T, with a selfie camera positioned in the centre, suggesting the presence of the miniaturised notch. Smartphone site GSMArena suggests the smartphone belong to the Redmi 7-series.",1
"Stating that Modi is “frustrated"", Naidu said that the former has “degraded"" the prime minister’s post, unlike previous incumbents like Jawaharlal Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh. “He wants a new dress during breakfast, lunch, and for the evening every day. The opposition will come together and choose a prime minister after we come to a consensus (after winning the elections),"" Naidu asserted.


Expressing his doubts about the functioning of EVMs, Naidu said that over 30 countries across the world have reverted to ballot paper. “Since a full paper trail (of VVPAT) could be time-consuming, we are asking for 50% only. The Supreme Court, however, said five EVMs per assembly seat should be counted if any discrepancy is found in a machine. And as per the rules, it is the count of the paper trail that will be taken as the final count if there is any mismatch,"" Naidu explained.",0
"37 year old Gautam Gambhir had joined the BJP last month in the presence of union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad


NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday evening released their second list of names for Delhi Lok Sabha elections. The party has announced the name of cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir as their candidate from East Delhi constituency and sitting MP Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi constituency.",0
"Although the BJP has never played a decisive role in West Bengal politics, it has managed to maintain a fairly steady vote share for itself over the last six general elections—even when it did not win a seat.


In 2014, the party managed 17% of the votes and two Lok Sabha seats, up from a vote share of 6% and one seat in 2009. In the 2016 assembly polls, however, it only managed to win three seats but the absence of a credible opposition to the TMC in West Bengal has given the BJP a chance in this general election. The Congress and the Left Front have been losing support steadily in the state over the last few years.


“Our entire support is for Mamata didi,"" said Imran, who owns a leather business in Kolkata’s Park Circus. “She is responsible for Hindu-Muslim unity in West Bengal. There have always been differences between the majority and minority communities here, but didi knows how to handle it. She maintains peace and works for the development of West Bengal.""


The TMC is assured of the support of minorities — 27% of the state’s population is Muslim and 7% Christian — in the fight against the growing popularity and influence of the BJP under Modi.


The fact that she is part of a massive opposition alliance does play against her with some voters. “Mamata Banerjee can become the prime minister but there are 21 parties (in the alliance), so she will not get more than six months in the seat. India needs a strong and stable government and a prime minister for five years. The opposition parties have not presented a credible PM candidate this time,"" said Pratap Shankar Das, a 62-year-old consultant and a resident of Serampore.",0
"Mahesh Bhatt is returning to direction with Sadak 2 and the film also marks his first collaboration with daughter, actor Alia Bhatt


The young star says even though she understands his sensibilities as a father, working with him in a professional set-up would be a different “ball game”",2
"The Redmi Note 7's notch is reminiscent of the Essential Phone's while the Samsung Galaxy M20 takes the more contemporary approach of a teardrop notch with its Infinity-V display.


The Galaxy M20 starts at ₹10,990 for the 3GB/32GB variant. The Redmi Note 7 hasn't been launched in India, but it starts at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) 


Samsung's latest entry in the Indian smartphone is the Galaxy M20, which is targeted at the so-called budget and image conscious millennials. The M20 comes with several features that weren't found in Samsung smartphones of the same price until now, but are standard among other Chinese smartphones. This includes fingerprint scanning, facial recognition and a notched display. With Xiaomi closing up in its rearview mirrors in terms of market share, the M-series is very important to Samsung. The volume segment is a major area of opportunity to widen its gap to the Chinese giant.


Then we have the Redmi Note 7, which is the torch bearer of the beloved Note series by the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. The Note 6 Pro (The only Note 6-series smartphone launched in November 2018 in India) failed to be as popular as its predecessor, the Note 5 Pro. This along with the woes of dying smartphone sales throughout the makes it a crucial smartphone for Xiaomi.",1
"The Samsung Galaxy S10e is available at ₹46,900 by combining HDFC Bank's cashback of ₹4,000 and an instant cashback of ₹5,000 from Samsung


Samsung on Saturday announced an offer in collaboration with HDFC Bank on its latest flagship series, the Samsung Galaxy S10. Buyers can get up to ₹14,000 cashback on purchase of Samsung Galaxy S10 devices.",1
"The Rams-Patriots showdown was a low-scoring game, keeping things close. Blowout Super Bowls in past years have been blamed for hurting advertisers late in the game.


In the second quarter, Bud Light provided a new installment in its medieval-times series. But in a twist, the Bud Light knight is killed in a joust and a bird-like creature from HBO’s “Game of Thrones"" breathes fire on the scene and HBO teases its upcoming final season. HBO tweeted about the collaboration: “When you play the @GameOfThrones, you either drink a @budlight or end up like @TheBudKnight.""


With fewer people watching traditional TV, broadcaster CBS Corp. streamed the game on more platforms than ever before. It was on CBS Sports’ website and mobile app, as well as the CBS All Access subscription service.


Before the game started, the NFL addressed its race problem head on. A spot featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s famed “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop"" speech aired before the coin-toss ceremony, which included King’s daughter, Bernice, and congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Another spot played during the game highlighting the NFL’s efforts on racial justice.


A controversy over players protesting during the national anthem has dogged the NFL in recent years, with some blaming it for hurting ratings. President Donald Trump criticized the demonstrations, and the league has struggled to deal with the uproar. Colin Kaepernick, who started the protest by kneeling during the anthem, remains a free agent.",1
"In global markets, gold was little changed today as investors awaited clarity on the ongoing US-China trade talks


Analysts expect gold prices to be range-bound around $1,305-$1,315 levels until the trade talks are over",3
"Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have overhauled policies to boost transparency ahead of the general election and rein in misinformation.


Alphabet Inc's Google this week launched a programme to train journalists in areas such as online verification and fact checking before the polls.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Actors Suriya and Jyothika voted too, as did actor Vijay whose foray into politics has been long anticipated given his blockbuster political narratives, Sarkar (2018) and Mersal (2017).


Actor #VijaySethupathi has just arrived at the Kodambakkam High School in Chennai to cast his vote. #IndiaElections2019 | #TNElections2019 | @VijaySethuOffl",0
"Into her life enters a soldier (Green) who is seeking to full a promise by bringing home her late husband’s best friend, a combat dog by the name of Dakota",2
"For investors eyeing double-digit rise in sales, the slowdown in March is seen as a tough pill to swallow


Mumbai: After posting double-digit growth rates for three months in a row, pharmaceutical sales in India shifted to a slower pace in March. Sales last month grew 8.9%, easing from a more than 10% rise each in the earlier three months, shows AIOCD data compiled by ICICI Securities Ltd. AIOCD Pharmasofttech AWACS Pvt. Ltd is a pharmaceutical market research firm.",3
"On Saturday, The Kapil Sharma Show will host Badhaai Ho actors Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and director Amit Sharma


Pop sensation Guru Randhawa will also join the show to promote his song “Slowly Slowly” that he shot in collaboration with international star Pitbull


Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao’s Badhaai Ho journeyNeena Gupta will reveal that after Tabu refused to do the film, she recommended Neena to the producers


 On the other hand, Gajraj Rao will share that it was his wife who forced him to take up such a meaty role",2
"Most of these significant and disruptive technological changes—from artificial intelligence to gene editing to commercial space travel—are rapidly changing the way we live, work, play, do business and interact with government authorities.


This is why we tied up with EY to institute the EY-Mint Emerging Technology Awards this year. It will now be an annual exercise that is aimed at recognizing the efforts of companies in India that have adopted emerging technologies across categories like artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), Robotics, Blockchain, 3D Printing and augmented reality-virtual reality.


As the lead story will reveal, the boundaries between industries are blurring with the advent of the digital era. In particular, health care, mobility, and financial services are industries most affected by convergence.


Further, as the story will point out, technologies like IoT, Blockchain, AI and RPA are increasingly converging under a single digital disruption umbrella.",1
"The phone runs Android Oreo 8.0 with Samsung’s own “Samsung Experience"" UI running atop. It has dual SIM capabilities along with Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, FM Radio and USB Type-C as other connectivity options.


It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, unlike the Samsung Galaxy A7 which has one built inside the lock button.


Samsung Galaxy A9Samsung Galaxy A9 launch IndiaSamsung Galaxy A9 featuresSamsungSamsung Galaxy A7Samsung Galaxy A7 reviewSamsung Galaxy A7 vs Samsung Galaxy A9",1
"Which is not to say WhatsApp is without tools to rein in the mess. This year, after the mob violence in India — another problem that existed before WhatsApp and may simply have been amplified by the app — the company instituted rules to limit WhatsApp’s “virality.""


In the past, people could freely forward a WhatsApp message to anyone. Now they are restricted to forwarding a message to 20 “chats,"" distinct conversations with an individual or group of up to 256 people. (There are six people in the average group, WhatsApp said.) In India, WhatsApp has an even more restrictive forwarding limit: five chats.


WhatsApp characterized the limits as an experiment. As the company learns more about how the limits affect users’ behavior, a spokeswoman told me, it could introduce additional fine-grain limits.


In an op-ed article in The New York Times last week, a group of Brazilian researchers called for WhatsApp to institute the Indian forwarding limit in Brazil to cut down on false news during the campaign. WhatsApp has declined to do so. The spokeswoman said there was not enough time to change before the election, which takes place Sunday. (Changing the rules would require people to update their app, a process that takes weeks.)


The company also pointed out that most discussions on WhatsApp are not viral forwards but instead are intimate conversations between individuals or small groups. “This is very different from other apps that are designed as broadcast platforms (rather like a global public square) where you can reach an audience of millions at the push of a button,"" Chris Daniels, vice president of WhatsApp, wrote in a Facebook post last week.


It is precisely WhatsApp’s close-knit sensibility that makes rumors on the service so pernicious. Familiarity on WhatsApp breeds trust, which most of the time is a pretty great social good. But in fast-moving situations with high stakes — natural disasters, wars, terrorist attacks or elections — trust on WhatsApp is turned on its head, becoming a key force behind viral falsity.


That was the finding, at least, of a 2016 study by Tomer Simon, a researcher at Tel Aviv University who looked at how people used the internet during emergencies.",1
"""Sugarcane farmers are suffering in UP... their grievances are being ignored amid empty announcements. When our party was in power, we made sure dues of sugarcane farmers were paid,"" the former chief minister said.


""The ground realities can't be ignored. BJP will keep endorsing its hawa-hawai (lofty) schemes till the poll results are announced. Thousands of crores have been wasted... That's taxpayers money... could be used for the poor...If PM was serious about welfare of poor, they would not have been inaugurating schemes after poll dates were announced... they would have performed in five years of tenure. In the last budget... whatever announcements were made by centre are nothing but empty poll promises,"" she said.


""Now that BJP is panicking, you should know BJP on its way out... and grand alliance will arrive. After Independence, for a long time Congress and BJP were in power... even in the Congress-ruled states, wrongful practices came to notice... so they eventually lost voter base.",0
"This coincided with Congress-NCP leaders doubling down after the rout in 2014, their voices feeble, their agendas nowhere as scathing as needed, and their coordination appalling. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, leader of opposition in the assembly, is on the verge of hopping across to the BJP; his son Sujay is a BJP candidate this election. Narayan Rane, a pugnacious street-fighter, distanced himself from the Congress and set up his own outfit. The NCP’s Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, former minister, was on stage last week with Modi; his exit remains a formality. When the 2019 election was announced, the Congress-NCP was hard put to draw up a list of campaigners. After Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, the list had virtually no state-level leader.


Enter Raj Thackeray with his mass appeal, oratory, and the willingness to join the big fight. This was not the Thackeray of 2009 or 2014 with glib lines, mockery and mime, cheap jokes and one-liners. He had brought substantive issue-based criticism, gravitas and reflection to his natural flair for drama and his uncle’s Bal Thackeray-style oratory. He chose subjects with care, sent his party workers to get ground-level information as journalists do, had corporate style presentations prepared.


Thackeray has, wittingly or otherwise, become the face of opposition to Modi-Shah in Maharashtra. He is hitting the BJP where it hurts most, fracturing Modi’s goodwill and good intentions, says political scientist Suhas Palshikar. “There were a number of issues on which to take on Modi and Fadnavis. The Congress-NCP didn’t know how to shape them and reach people, or didn’t bother,"" Palshikar added, “Thackeray has given them the strong push they needed in this election.""


The Congress-NCP will be the obvious but unstated beneficiaries of Thackeray’s aggressive and popular campaigning. In fact, a cartoon in a leading Marathi daily showed Thackeray carrying the burden of the electioneering on his shoulders with pit stops across the state, with Congress state president Ashok Chavan and Sharad Pawar ambling two steps behind, discussing Thackeray’s “fees"".


The MNS and Congress-NCP differ ideologically. Thackeray’s political articulation, fluid, non-inclusive and parochial since he broke away from his uncle’s Shiv Sena, is still that. He speaks of Marathi youth not getting jobs, his men bashed up a Modi bhakt who called Thackeray names, he refers to Marathi sub-nationalism. But the Congress-NCP has sacrificed ideological reservations at the altar of tactical electoral gains.


NCP chief Pawar even attempted to bring Thackeray formally into the alliance but the Congress did not yield given Thackeray’s earlier anti-north Indians and parochial agenda. An alliance might have hurt the Congress but it did not mind the out-sourcing arrangement with Thackeray. Both now hope that the MNS votes will transfer to Congress or NCP candidates this election.",0
"The future will require a technology-agnostic and flexible approach, where the government enables a level-playing field for the private sector and facilitate investment in building secured infrastructure and digital-ready talent pool.


The digital growth will also require continued investment and innovation from the private sector to enhance consumer choice and economic growth.


The report also points out that digital transformation and adoption of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, internet of things and augmented reality is leading to widespread disruption of traditional business models and providing new economic opportunities.


Organisations that are adopting digital technologies are witnessing significant enhancement in business operations and customer advocacy. On the social front, digital solutions have also transformed the way citizens interact with their governments, especially in the areas of health and education, while facilitating social inclusion and communication.


It is expected that the future economic growth of the nation will be derived from digital products and services driven by digitally enhanced offerings, operations and relationships.",1
"Sinha is likely to be fielded again from his Patna Sahib constituency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from the seat.


The actor-turned-politician has been critical of the style of functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah and accused them of running the country like an autocracy.",0
"As a traditional haven in times of turmoil, bullion is seeing a resurgence of demand after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that interest-rate increases could be off the table for now. Signs of a global slowdown and the prolonged U.S.-China trade war have added uncertainty to financial markets. With sentiment toward gold brightening since mid-October, it finished last year with its best quarter since March 2017 as stock-market volatility and a partial U.S. government shutdown also spurred demand.


Sofaz, whose holdings now exceed 80 percent of Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product, was established in 1999 to manage oil and natural-gas income of the third-largest crude producer in the former Soviet Union. The fund expects its assets to rise by $2.3 billion and hit a record high of $40 billion this year, Movsumov said.


In 2012, Sofaz started to diversify by adding gold, equities and real estate. While the regulations allowed the fund to invest as much as 25 percent of its holdings in equities last year, it opted to keep those investments as low as 13 percent to 14 percent.


“We decided that it was not the right time to increase investment in equities, and we were right,"" Movsumov said. “As life showed, last year was a very bad year for equities.""",3
Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala has been sentenced to three-month rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a city court for delay in payment of Rs 8,2
"Some analysts argue that the silver lining for India is its strong domestic fund inflows. “As the impact of the MSCI index change is spread over three quarters, this can be easily absorbed if the markets are positive. This is the kind of money that is coming through SIPs,"" said Andrew Holland, chief executive of Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies Llp.


But while monthly Mutual Fund SIP flows have been steady at around ₹8,000 crore in the last couple of months, there have been outflows from other funds. As such, overall net inflows into domestic mutual funds fell to ₹5,122 crore in February, compared to a monthly average of ₹10,594 crore in 2018. And while headline numbers suggest that foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are back with a bang into Indian markets in February, the fact is that a large chunk of these was related to a block deal involving shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.


Some analysts are still concerned about India’s high valuations. “Despite the recent underperformance of Indian equities relative to North Asian peers, Indian equities are still overvalued relative to Asia, excluding Japan,"" said Manishi Raychaudhuri, Asia-Pacific head of equity research and Asian equity strategist at BNP Paribas, in an email. “Besides, India’s consensus earnings estimates continue to decline, and even after such declines, earnings estimates in some sectors appear overstated to us. We are currently neutral about India in our Asia excluding Japan Model Portfolio.""",3
"Alphabet merged Nest, which had operated as an independent unit, into its Google hardware group last year.",1
"In his first statement after taking over as head of India operations of the Facebook-owned messaging platform early this year, Bose said the company strongly believes that private messaging is fundamental to safety.


""We're pleased that the recent changes we've made to limit viral content and educate users is having an impact. This work is never done - there is more that we can and will do,"" noted Bose who is hiring the first full country team outside of California which will be based in Gurugram.


""I am going to be listening closely and learning in the months to come, and I look forward to working with stakeholders here in India on our common safety goals,"" added Bose.


With over 200 million monthly active users, India is WhatsApp's biggest market in the world. Globally, the platform has over 1.5 billion users.",1
"Mouse: A typical gaming mouse will almost always be wired and have higher resolution (dots per inch) than regular mice. Some even have built-in memory to remember the preferred pointer speed for every game. For long gaming sessions, opt for a mouse with better padding and wide palm rest. Ones with built-in buttons and software which allows users to do a lot more than just scroll, aim and shoot weapons with the mouse.


Keyboards Mechanical keyboards based on actual spring switches are perfect for gaming. Backlit keys are indispensable if you wish to play in dark. Also, gaming keyboards have macro keys that can be programmed as shortcut buttons.",1
"The company told us that the Sub can’t function as a stand-alone Alexa device, which means it can’t turn dumb devices smart, something Echo devices have often been used for. Further, you will have to play music directly from the Echo speakers (voice commands) when they’re connected to the Sub. This is a major downside, because then you are stuck with only Amazon Music and Saavn’s collection. Though vast, they do miss song requests more often than would be ideal. You can’t connect a phone or TV to the speakers to enjoy better bass when the sub is connected. That feels like a big miss, because it makes the Sub significantly less useful.


The Amazon Echo Sub is a decent first attempt but like the first Echo speakers, there’s a lot that’s wanting. If Amazon could improve future variants, this could be the best way for those building an Alexa-powered audio system at home to improve bass response. For now, it’s a better idea to connect an Echo Dot to an existing 2.1 or 5.1 channel audio system.",1
"""In western UP, where people of all communities live...in Saharanpur, Bareilly, where there is a huge Muslim population...I want to tell the Muslim community...don't divide your votes...give it to the BSP, SP and RLD alliance,"" she told the rally at the Jamia Tibitiya Medical College ground here. The venue wore a festive look with workers of the alliance partners carrying party flags in myriad hues.


The BSP chief also said the BJP will advertise its ""hawa-hawai (lofty)"" schemes till the poll results are announced, wasting thousands of crores of money which could be used for the welfare of the poor.


""If the PM (Narendra Modi) was serious about welfare of the poor, they would not have been inaugurating schemes after polls were announced. They would have performed during their five years. In the last budget...whatever announcements were made by the government were nothing but empty poll promises,"" she said.


""Now that the BJP is panicking, you should know they are on their way out...and grand alliance will come to power,"" she said.


She was equally critical of the Congress' Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY), under which the party promise a minimum guaranteed income to the poor.


""The Congress too has been making tall claims, haven't they been given enough chances for decades? The Nyay scheme is not a stable solution for removing poverty, the BSP believes giving jobs to every hand is,"" she said.


Muslim vote is expected to be one of the deciding factors this election, especially in western UP. Deoband is a town in Saharanpur where the Darool Ulum, one of the biggest learning centres of the Muslims, is located.",0
"To fix this issue, you have effects processors—the collection of the most popular pedal effects in a single device. It can be a bit confusing to use initially, but gradually, as you understand the variety of tones, it can prove to be very useful.


Yep, you can connect your guitar to your laptop, and replace the entire pedal/processor part. There are several applications that can add authentic effects to your guitar’s tone via plugins. You also have the flexibility of editing your tracks on the fly and add drumkits and bass rhythms as well, since all you need now is a MIDI controller. For all you know, you can turn your computer’s keyboard into a Grand Piano to fill out some empty sounding sections of a song you just created. The only downside—they will cost you at least ₹ 50,000 to get your hands on truly authentic effects.


Some popular guitar pedals include BOSS Distortion DS-1 (distortion), Holy Grail Reverb, Cry Baby (wah pedal), Ibanez Tube Scream (overdrive) and BOSS Loop Station RC-1 (loop).


You can turn your electric guitar into a Bluetooth guitar (your “Oh Oh Jaane Jaana"" dream might come true) by connecting a Bluetooth transmitter in it. They are great for compact setups where having cords can be a nightmare, but not so for outdoor concerts as range can be an issue. You can try out Joyo JW-01 or Vox Amplug 2 if you want a wireless guitar playing experience.


Guitar upgrades are not going to come in cheap, but they certainly reap rewards in the long run. They will also not teach you how to play a pentatonic scale—skill comes only with practice. They are only an extension of your personality and the music you wish to create.


mint-india-wire GuitarmusicFender guitarsGibson guitarsGuitar pickupsGuitar amplifiersMarshall ampsFender ampsRoland ampsguitar accessoriesguitar techbluetooth guitar",1
"The programme will be offered initially in technical colleges and universities in Karnataka and will extend across the country later.


Nasscom unveiled a development programme in Bengaluru to train faculty through its centre of excellence for data science in AI


The online component will be delivered through the trade body's FutureSkills platform, which provides free learning content in AI


Bengaluru: Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday unveiled a development programme here to train faculty through its centre of excellence for data science in Artificial Intelligence (AI).",1
The device runs on Android 7.0 operating system (OS) and supports features such as the multi-window function.,1
"Congress minister Krishna Byre Gowda was one of the options for the north seat but the former clarified that he will not be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to be commence from the second week of April.


The Congress-JD(S) coalition is hoping that it's alliance helps bring down the prime minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the centre.


But the coalition has been staring at several problems threatening not only its prospects in the upcoming polls but also its 10 month old alliance in the state.",0
"After having seen his father die in the line of duty, Boseman apparently sees a father figure in every dying cop


The timing of the trailer release is interesting as Russo brothers directorial Avengers: Endgame released worldwide on Friday as well",2
"""The programme will enhance capabilities of the faculty in AI through our centre of excellence for data science and AI and future skills platform,"" said Nasscom in a statement here.


Broadening its resolve to democratise AI learning, the course offers a comprehensive schedule to the faculty with exposure to business problems by working with industry experts and access to tools in the domain.


""The course will be delivered as an integrated platform consisting of 125 hours of learning, including 100 hours online in predictive modelling, programming languages, time series forecasting, Machine Learning, optimisation techniques, visualisation, natural language processing and image and video analytics,"" said the statement.",1
"Besides smartphones, there are deals also on the Mi Power Bank 2i, Mi Compact Speaker 2 and Mi Band 3. The sale is on from December 6-8.


xiaomi redmi smartphonesxiaomi redmi smartphone salexiaomi redmi smartphone discountxiaomi redmi smartphone offersxiaomi redmi smartphone flipkartxiaomi redmi smartphone amazonflipkart saleamazon sale",1
"Moreover, the authors argue that economic policy had no impact on voters’ choice. The study finds no correlation between developmental expenditure and support for a political party. The only social policy issue that drives voting behaviour is reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, the authors find. Other religious and communal issues, such as cow slaughter, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and triple talaq, drive the polarization of the vote base, the authors argue. As we approach the 2019 elections, this study is a stark reminder of how communal issues will influence the electorate.",0
"Stolen data is no longer just held for ransom but is circulated for sale on illegal marketplaces on the dark web


Darknet market place has over 60,000 stolen digital identities that can be used to carry out online or credit card transactions without the knowledge of the real user


New Delhi: Organised cybercrime is changing the threat landscape with hackers now having more resources to carry out sophisticated and new forms of attacks.


Stolen data, for instance, is no longer just held for ransom but is circulated for sale on illegal marketplaces on the dark web, a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines.",1
"This comes as political rivals are working to disqualify Gambhir as a complaint was filed against him on Friday for holding two voter ID's.


The cricketer turned politician is contesting elections from East Delhi constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is contesting against Atishi from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvinder Singh Lovely from the Congress.",0
"US stocks turned lower in volatile trade on Wednesday after the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes from its January meeting, when the US central bank said it would be ""patient"" with respect to further interest rate hikes.


The minutes showed that many participants were not yet clear what adjustments to rates might be necessary later this year.",3
"“A contest in southern India by the party president was in the works for the past few months. There is a view that it would help the party shape its southern narrative and realign campaign focus in the region. While BJP leaders too in the past have contested in two seats, Gandhi has chosen a ‘strong’ state with a ‘safe’ seat, where it is not in direct contest with the BJP. We will have to be careful with any fallout of not just with how the BJP pitches this in Uttar Pradesh, but also how Left parties attack us in Kerala,"" a senior party leader said, requesting anonymity.


Both the BJP and CPM did not waste any time to attack Gandhi over the move. BJP president Amit Shah accused Gandhi of ‘fleeing’ to Kerala because ‘voters of Amethi will seek an account’ of his work. A sharper attack, however, came from CPM leaders who said their party would ensure Gandhi’s defeat. “Their priority now is to fight against the Left in Kerala. It goes against the Congress’s national commitment to fight the BJP, as in Kerala, it is the LDF, which is the main force fighting the BJP,"" CPM’s politburo member Prakash Karat told reporters.


Earlier in the day, Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters that the attacks by the BJP were “immature and to deflect attention from important issues"". ",0
"The concluding part in the franchise – Avengers: Endgame – is creating waves on BookMyShow before its release, with over a million tickets already sold, and we expect the film to break more records as cinemas continue to open the advance bookings


”Bikram Duggal, Head – Studio Entertainment, Disney India, added, “Avengers: Endgame is not just a movie


 It’s an epic culmination of a decade long journey which the fans have taken with us across 22 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe",2
"There were also issues with WhatsApp and Instagram, but with relatively lower count of outage reports",1
"The survey also shows that BJP leaning youth are slightly more liberal than others when it comes to same-sex relationships and marriages. (HT)


On many social issues, BJP-leaning millennials are as liberal as the rest, but not when it comes to consumption of beef, alcohol or the Ram Mandir issue


How do millennials leaning towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) differ from others? Are BJP supporters more religious or more socially conservative compared to the rest?


An analysis of the data from the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted in January and February this year, shows that the values and belief systems of BJP’s supporters and opponents, among India’s urban youth, converge on many issues. Family, friends and work are among the most important things in the life of most respondents cutting across party lines. Religion, too, seems to be equally important for those who support the ruling party and those who don’t.",0
"Users will now be able to hear some of Amazon Music's top global playlists including Country Heat, Fuego Latino and more. (Reuters)


Aiming to take on the likes of Spotify, Amazon has launched its new ad-supported music streaming service in the US which is available for use through the company's lineup of Echo speaker and other Alexa devices.",1
"Otherwise I am too difficult a person to handle as far as food and drink are concerned,” Rishi said in the interview, adding that his illness has brought him much close to his kids, mainly son Ranbir",2
"If and when the feature rolls out for public, it would enable Instagram users to chat via DMs on a desktop


In the current design, Direct on the web is reportedly available from a Direct arrow icon in the top right of the screen


SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is reportedly testing internally a web version of Direct Messages (DMs) that would allow personal chat and sharing of posts between users on the app.",1
"Indian markets today edged higher for a fifth consecutive session, marking their best week in over three months. The benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.71% at 38,024.32, ending the week 3.7% higher. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 0.74% to 11,426. The Sensex is now less than 1,000 points away from its all-time intraday high of 38,989, hit earlier on 29 August 2018. Banking stocks led the gains, with the sectoral index, Bank Nifty, hitting a fresh high, rising 1.6%. Also, the rupee also today extended gains to the fifth session, hitting a fresh six-month high.


1) Including today’s gains, the Sensex is up around 6% so far this month, clocking around 2,150-point gain in just 10 sessions. Midcap and smallcap stocks have also logged strong gains during this period.


2) Jayant Manglik, president of retail distribution at Religare Broking, said: “We're seeing a pre-election rally in anticipation of a stable government. The recent bargain hunting in the midcap and smallcap space has further strengthened the move,"" he said. Some opinion polls give an edge to the NDA government in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections that start from April 11.",3
"“This is likely to significantly ease pressure on (Asian) currencies and allow central banks to embrace aggressive monetary easing. This is particularly the case for (Asian) markets...where domestic inflationary prints are benign and inflationary expectations well-anchored,"" said Ajay Bodke, head (investment strategy), Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The ratio of currency in circulation to GDP takes into account the size of the Indian economy. As any economy grows, the total amount of currency being used in it also grows in absolute terms. Hence, it is important to take the size of the economy into account. The currency-to-GDP ratio as of March was 11.23%. The chart shows this is the highest in three years. The currency-to-GDP ratio as of March 2017 and March 2018 was 8.69% and 10.70%, respectively. Hence, the currency-to-GDP ratio has grown between March 2017 and March 2019.


If we average the currency-to-GDP ratio between 2004-05 and 2015-16—the years before demonetization—it comes to 12.03%.",3
"""Amazon auto-detects if the contact is a registered Amazon Pay UPI customer and enables instant bank to bank transfer. If the contact is not registered for Amazon Pay UPI, the customer has the option to pay using any another BHIM UPI ID or contact's bank account,"" the company said.


All payments are secured through multi-factor authentication involving the customer's phone, SIM details and UPI PIN.",1
"“All the existing data would be migrated by the end of 2018. All new Indian user data since July 1 is already being stored in local servers and all existing user data on mi.com/in/ will be fully migrated to servers in India by mid-September 2018,"" it added.


The Indian government had last year asked more than 20 smartphone makers (mostly from China) to outline the procedures undertaken by them to ensure security of user data.",1
"With the introduction of algorithmic ranking which prioritizes ‘engagement’, the right Facebook comment at the right time is the new gateway to mass attention on the internet. (AFP)


From Pakistani propaganda to countering politicians, comments on top Facebook pages are resetting the narrative


In February, following a terrorist attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed that killed 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers, and retaliatory air strikes by India on a terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, the two nuclear-armed neighbours were on the brink of war.


As tensions heightened at the border, netizens of the two nations were fighting another war on Facebook. Pakistani users flooded the comment section of some of India’s most followed media pages: they called out journalists (“Itz now officiaL, US says no indian fighter jet has capability to hit F-16. And here in india its media and iaf keeps spreading fake propaganda against PAF.""); they challenged the claims made by Indian authorities (“BREAKING: Indian Jets dropped some massive tomatoes in Pakistan injuring 5 trees.""); they heaped praise on their Prime Minister Imran Khan and ridiculed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (“See the difference between the two national leaders An Oxford graduate And a tea seller."").


In volume terms, Indians outnumbered Pakistanis on these pages. But nationality is irrelevant for Facebook’s comment ranking algorithm: the counter-narrative offered by Pakistanis—“liked"" hundreds of times by their fellow countrymen—occupied the top position in the “most relevant"" comment display, Facebook’s ranking order where the “most engaging comments"" are shown first—often those “with the most likes and replies"".


Some Indians were visibly uncomfortable: one issued a warning to not be swayed by their posts (“There are lot of Pakistani guys who are commenting on our news posts and misguiding us constantly.. be careful!""); another wanted them to be blocked (“can you block these Pakistanis from commenting on this link My blood boils to see them commenting."").


But that’s not how the internet works. While news channels can decide whom they want to invite on their debates; newspaper journalists can choose the sources they interview; and politicians can do away with engagement altogether—such control is rarely visible on the comment section of Facebook. It is open to all.


And what gets said matters because while a top comment on a popular page may garner 2,000 “likes"", the average interaction (like, angry, love and sad, etc.) on a Times of India post is only about 120. With the introduction of algorithmic ranking which prioritizes “engagement"", the right Facebook comment at the right time on the right page is the new gateway to mass attention on the internet.


Mint reviewed the “most relevant"" comments on the 50 most commented posts shared over the last six months on 18 popular Indian Facebook pages (see graphic for the complete list). It includes the most followed mainstream media pages in English and Hindi, accounts of national and regional politicians, and partisan political pages.",0
"The indifference towards politics in Ahmedabad isn’t the “all politicians are useless” variety, a favourite of the elite in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Rather, it is that people have to first earn their living and worry about other issues later. (alamy)",0
"New Delhi: Equity markets are expected to remain choppy for the next few days amid the ongoing earnings season and Lok Sabha elections, with macroeconomic data taking centre stage this week, say analysts.


""This week there are multiple data that will be watched, mainly industrial production and manufacturing production,"" said Mustafa Nadeem, CEO, Epic Research.",3
"""We expect that users will use a foldable phone as they do their regular smartphone, picking it up hundreds of times a day, unfolding it sporadically and typing on its plastic screen, which may scratch quickly depending on the way it folds,"" Roberta Cozza, Research Director at Gartner, said in a statement.


""Through the next five years, we expect foldable phones to remain a niche product due to several manufacturing challenges. In addition to the surface of the screen, the price is a barrier we expect to decline with time. Currently priced at $2,000, foldable phones present too many trade-offs, even for many early technology adopters.""",1
"Not like teething issues between the JD(S) and Congress will disappear due to the growing problems within the rival camp.


Former Prime Minister H.D.Deve Gowda is busy trying to get rebel Congress leader and sitting member of Parliament, S.P.Muddahanumegowda to withdraw from the Tumakuru (Tumkur) seat. Deve Gowda’s grandson, Nikhil Kumaraswamy is also facing a backlash in the Mandya parliamentary seat as Congress workers are unwilling to work towards the victory of its rivals. A section of the JD(S) workers have also moved away from Nikhil’s camp as they feel overlooked to promote the interests of the Deve Gowda family.


All disgruntled workers consolidating behind Sumalatha Amarnath or Sumalatha Ambareesh, the independent candidate from the district. Even the BJP has decided to support Sumalatha’s candidature that is making the electoral debut of Karnataka chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy’s son, Nikhil, a much harder affair in a district which the JD(S) counts as its bastions.",0
"The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, and the Congress may speak of forming a front to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but voters are confused by the contradictions in their stand on the ground. This confusion may just help the BJP in the state.


The fact that these parties talk of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi but have not been able to finalize an alliance is a clear concern for voters. They’re worried that regional differences will play out at the centre too, upsetting the working of a stable government. (READ MORE)",0
The alliance aims to fight in the state which is so far seeing a contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress,0
"Samsung's new Galaxy Fold smart phone which features the world's first 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display that works with the next-generation 5G networks is seen in this image. (Reuters)


Samsung, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open like a book to be a tablet


Handset makers are racing to launch their first smartphones with folding screens but analysts warn the technology is still too rudimentary -- and expensive -- to woo consumers in large numbers for now.


Samsung, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open like a book to be a tablet at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the long-awaited feature.


China's Huawei, the world's second biggest smartphone seller, immediately followed in its footsteps and presented its own phone with a folding screen -- the Mate X -- on Sunday at an event in Barcelona on the start of the Mobile World Congress trade fair.",1
"Dench currently stars in the Trevor Nun-directed spy thriller Red Joan, which released in the UK last week",2
"The Redmi Y2 will also receive a discount of ₹ 2,000 and will sell for ₹ 10,999 during the sale. The Redmi Y2 sports a 6-inch screen at the front with a resolution of 1,440x720 and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC.


The 43-inch variant of the Mi LED TV 4A will be available with a discount of ₹ 1,000 and will available for ₹ 21,999.


The Mi Earphones Basic will sell for ₹ 349 while the Mi Bluetooth Headset Basic will be sold for ₹ 799. Mi Earphones that come in Black and Silver colours will be available at a reduced price of ₹ 599 while the Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver will sell for ₹ 899.",1
"“I mean obviously it would have been great if that was the case 20 years ago, but I’ll take it now and I’m happy I’m a part of it",2
"The Y9 was launched as the Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus in China and is powered by the octa-core Kirin 710 processor


Huawei’s latest addition to its elaborate line-up of smartphone is the Huawei Y9, the first Y-series smartphone to launch in India. The Y9 can be expected as large display smartphone coupled with reasonable power specifications at a sub-Rs 20,000 price point.",1
"The Lenovo Z5 Pro starts at 2,698 yuan (about ₹ 27,700) for its base 6GB+128GB configuration, while the top-of-the-line variant with 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage costs 4,398 yuan (about ₹ 45,000).


The Lenovo Z5s starts at 1,398 yuan (about ₹ 14,000) for the base 4GB+64GB configuration and goes up to 1,898 yuan (about ₹ 19,500) for the top 6GB+128GB variant.


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"This version of the Redmi Note 7 is different from the Indian variant. The Indian variant comes with stripped down specifications, including a 12MP+2MP camera setup at the rear. The Redmi Note 7 Pro, however, includes the same 48MP primary sensor found within the Chinese variant.",1
"More members are deserting BJD than those joining it before the Lok Sabha polls. Anti-incumbency has not touched Patnaik so far, but BJP has never been hungrier. The party is looking to offset some of the losses it might suffer in the Hindi heartland states, where it won big last time. It has poached BJD member Baijayant Jay Panda, even as its very own, Dharmendra Pradhan, eyes the state crown. Patnaik is contesting from two assembly seats this time to counter BJP’s rise in western Odisha.


Odisha is rich in coal, bauxite, iron and rare earth minerals. Production at mines has been slow in the wake of a sluggish economy over the past five years. Jobs are few, poverty is widespread and Odisha still suffers from starvation deaths. Caste plays an exploitative role in everyday life and businesses are run by upper castes. Delivery of the public distribution system is lethargic. With hyper-nationalism at play, it will be a tough fight between BJP’s high-decibel campaign and the sophistication of an able administrator.",0
"The Indian rupee on Monday strengthened against the US dollar ahead of consumer price inflation data due this week. At 2 pm, rupee was trading at 71.21 a dollar, up 0.15% from its previous close of 71.31. The currency opened at 71.26 a dollar, touching a high 71.14 and a low 71.29.


The 10-year bond yield stood at 7.346%, as compared to its Friday’s close of 7.335%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite direction. Bond rally was capped despite the surprise interest rate cut from RBI last week, as supply concerns remain.",3
Richards believes it is “weird” for her daughters to find out about her films where she plays “sexy or different” characters,2
"The cables begin as a cluster of strands of tiny threads of glass fibres. Lasers propel data down the threads at nearly the speed of light, using fibre-optic technology. After reaching land and connecting with an existing network, the data needed to read an email or open a web page makes its way onto a person’s device.


While most of us now largely experience the internet through Wi-Fi and phone data plans, those systems eventually link up with physical cables that swiftly carry the information across continents or across oceans.


In the manufacturing process, the cables move through high-speed mills the size of jet engines, wrapping the wire in a copper casing that carries electricity across the line to keep the data moving. Depending on where the cable will be located, plastic, steel and tar are added later to help it withstand unpredictable ocean environments. When finished, the cables will end up the size of a thick garden hose.


A year of planning goes into charting a cable route that avoids underwater hazards, but the cables still have to withstand heavy currents, rock slides, earthquakes and interference from fishing trawlers. Each cable is expected to last up to 25 years.


A conveyor that staff members call “the Cable Highway"" moves the cable directly into Durable, docked in the Piscataqua River. The ship will carry more than 4,000 miles of cable weighing about 3,500 metric tons when fully loaded.


Inside the ship, workers spool the cable into cavernous tanks. One person walks the cable swiftly in a circle, as if laying out a massive garden hose, while others lie down to hold it in place to ensure it doesn’t snag or knot. Even with teams working around the clock, it takes about four weeks before the ship is loaded up with enough cable to hit the open sea.


The first trans-Atlantic cable was completed in 1858 to connect the United States and Britain. Queen Victoria commemorated the occasion with a message to President James Buchanan that took 16 hours to transmit.",1
"Apple Music subscribers who own Echo devices will be able to listen to Apple Inc’s library of 50 million songs, Amazon said in a blog post.


Earlier this month, Amazon said it would carry more Apple products globally in time for the holiday shopping season.",1
"No. Since 2004, we have countered anti-incumbency by fielding new candidates. In 2004, 2009, and 2014, there was very little revolt or migration from our party. In 2019, we have only repeated four of the 21 candidates who contested in 2014. Anti-incumbency is not a problem.


In 2014, we won 20 seats. BJP was number two in nine seats. The margin was huge. In 2019, in most seats, it’s BJD vs BJP. Congress is not in a situation to retain its 2014 position. It would have helped us had there been a triangular fight. The strategy is to directly fight with BJP.


Very little. People in Odisha know that these are seasonal birds who come during elections. They have never stood by us in our hour of need.",0
"With Avengers: Endgame, the two-movie storyline that started with “Avengers: Infinity War” is finished, along with the 22-film cycle that represents the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date


In the three-hour span of Endgame, the Avengers confront and kill Thanos (Josh Brolin), who had used the Infinity Gauntlet to snap away half of all life in the universe


 When the story resumes five years later, the Avengers are still left with their grief and remorse — until the unexpected return of Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) kicks off a race back through time to retrieve the Infinity Stones before Thanos could obtain them in the first place


 Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) sacrifices her life; a colossal battle ensues; Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr


) dies; and Captain America (Chris Evans) finds a way to live the life he had always wanted, reappearing as an old man to entrust his shield to the Falcon (Anthony Mackie)


These and many other head-spinning developments in Endgame emerged from the imaginations of its screenwriters, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who also wrote Infinity War


) Markus and McFeely have been friends and collaborators since the 1990s and also wrote all three Captain America movies as well as Thor: The Dark World (with Christopher L


In a recent interview in their offices in Los Angeles, Markus and McFeely discussed the many choices and possibilities of Endgame, the roads not taken and the decisions behind who lived and who died


Q: How did you decide where the major events of Infinity War and Endgame would fall?Markus: The biggest point was probably the Snap


 And we realized fairly early on that if we didn’t do it at the end of the first movie, the first movie wasn’t going to have an end


 And if we did it too early in the first movie, it would be a bit of an anticlimax after you’ve killed half the universe to have them stumbling around for half an hour


 So the question is, is it early in the second movie? Late in the second movie? You notice the players left on the board are the OG Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye), and let’s give them their due


 So that if you were a big fan of Doctor Strange or Black Panther or Bucky (the Winter Soldier) or Sam (the Falcon), you’re only going to get a little brief window on them


Q: How did you choose which characters would survive for Endgame?Markus: We knew we wanted to see Cap and Tony dealing with the aftermath so that you could really see them suffer, quite frankly


 And that’s why Cap and Natasha are relatively minimal in the first movie, because all they’d be doing is punching


 We knew that they had a lot of story in the second movie, and there were other people who would have much more story in the first movie, like the Guardians


Q: Endgame sort of tricks you by having the heroes kill Thanos almost immediately, only to discover it doesn’t solve anything


 We were just banging our heads for weeks, and at some point, (the executive producer) Trinh Tran went, “Can’t we just kill him?” And we all went, “What happens if you just kill him? Why would you kill him? Why would he let you kill him?”Markus: It reinforced Thanos’ agenda


 Did that feel like a risk for a big-event picture?Markus: It felt less risky once I saw the reaction to “Infinity War


Q: And that theme of loss is continued when Scott Lang visits a memorial to the dead in San Francisco


Markus: It’s that sense of collective trauma and the fact that if you weren’t killed, you wake up the next day — the trauma happened and I’m still here


Q: How did you start to determine the trajectories for the heroes in Endgame?McFeely: Chris and I wrote a master document while we were shooting “Civil War,” and one of the things we were interested in exploring is, remember the What If comics? Well, this is our what if",2
"Base import prices, typically revised every fortnight, are used to calculate duty on gold and silver that individuals bring into the country


The central government has kept the base import price of gold unchanged at $417 per 10 gm, according to an official release. The base import price for silver has been cut $4 to $486 per kg.


Base import prices, typically revised every fortnight, are used to calculate duty on gold and silver that individuals bring into the country. India levies 10% import duty each on both the precious metals.",3
"His grandparents were choreographers, his mother directed school plays and his brothers, Siddharth, now heading Roy Kapur Films and actor Kunaal were into theatre


 The arts had surrounded me but funnily enough, I was the only one in the house who was not inclined towards it,” Aditya quips


”As a child, Aditya recalls accompanying his mother to her dance classes, as often there was no one to babysit him


“My mom was working through my childhood, so I would be running around Mumbai, from one dance class to another with my mom carrying the tape recorder with me",2
"Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd, Axis Capital Ltd, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Ltd, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd, IIFL Holdings Ltd and YES Securities (India) Ltd are managing the offer.",3
"After the unification takes place, a Facebook user, for instance, will be able send an encrypted message to someone who has only a WhatsApp account.


Facebook is still in the early stages of unification and plans to complete it by the end of this year or in early 2020.",1
"One thing I can tell is that they are not coming back to power. He has lost the faith of the people. After election, we don’t know which way a coalition will be formed but he alone will not come. Rahul Gandhi will 100% become the PM. In this country, we need two parties to survive democracy; otherwise it will be destroyed.


This area is completely dry but we tried to build dams. The only thing is that people here are little bit backward in utilizing available irrigation. People of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh come and use these resources but not our people here. There is potential for more irrigation.


Since there is not enough raw material, there are only a few cement industries here. I want to pursue a Special Zone for small and medium industries like garments that create more employment. Automobile and other things should be brought here.


People have the wrong perception. We do not come as a government servant and then retire. We have certain ideas to implement and I would like that either my party should come to power and implement or if I get a chance, I should be able to do it. Any commitment should be fulfilled through continuous work and not just retiring because one gets old. Retirement in politics happens when one does not have any commitment.


Her entry has naturally been a boost. She is a good speaker, smart organizer, and she is doing her best in the short period that she has come. Her impact is everywhere and many youngsters, including our opposition party, say that she should come.",0
"Last year, Facebook started an audit of thousands of apps and suspended hundreds until they could make sure they weren’t mishandling user data. Facebook now offers rewards for researchers who find problems with its third-party apps.


A Facebook spokesperson said that the company’s policies prohibit storing Facebook information in a public database. Once it was alerted to the issue, Facebook worked with Amazon to take down the databases, the spokesperson said, adding that Facebook is committed to working with the developers on its platform to protect people’s data.


In the Cultura Colectiva dataset, which totaled 146 gigabytes, it was difficult for researchers to know how many unique Facebook users were affected. UpGuard also had trouble working to get the database closed. The firm sent emails to Cultura Colectiva and Amazon over many months to alert them to the problem. It wasn’t until Facebook contacted Amazon that the leak was addressed. Cultura Colectiva didn’t respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.


This latest example shows how the data security issues can be amplified by another trend: the transition many companies have made from running operations predominantly in their own data centers to cloud-computing services operated by Amazon, Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and others.


Those tech giants have built multibillion-dollar businesses by making it easy for companies to run applications and store troves of data, from corporate documents to employee information, on remote servers.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.328, down 0.17% from its previous close of 96.495.",3
"""The ban was an illusory search for a utopian world that doesn’t exist. It's also counter-productive and often ends up giving far more traffic to the banned platform,"" Pavan Duggal, a cyberlaw expert.


""There are so many indirect ways to access banned content, as we saw in the case of TikTok. The message that is loud and clear is that India is going to see the progress and contribution of these apps with a microscopic viewpoint and that they will have to ensure compliance with Indian parameters and Indian laws.""


In an interview with Mint on 23 April, TikTok's director of global public policy, Helena Lersch, said that TikTok would continue to invest in its Indian users even if the ban is not lifted after 24 April. Lersch told PTI in a 19 April interview that ByteDance plans to invest $1 billion in India in the next three years.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 went on sale last week, on 6 March. However, in typical Xiaomi fashion, the smartphone available as part of a flash sale, available for a limited period, in limited stocks.


The Redmi Note 7 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660 processor and it boasts a 12MP+2MP dual rear camera setup along with a 13MP front camera. It also comes in a 4GB RAM/64GB variant priced at ₹11,999.",1
"Top guns of both the political arch-rivals -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal -- had reached out for an alliance publicly but according to senior leaders, talks have reached a dead end. A key factor for this has been Congress' unwillingness to accept AAP's demand of seat sharing beyond Delhi in the neighbouring state of Haryana and Punjab.


The Congress party is now expected to begin releasing its candidate list from Sunday evening so that the contestants have two working days at hand to file nominations. The party is expected to field some of its top heavyweights to counter both AAP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the contest.",0
"Insults clearly increase traction and politicians instinctively know it. On average, a tweet that includes an insult is significantly more likely to be retweeted, with retweet rates ranging from 32-101% higher than a normal tweet. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has become a master of the insult genre and his political makeover is closely tied in with an ability to insult effectively, which, data shows, began in earnest in the final months of 2017. Wielding insults is also a weapon of the opposition, as Akhilesh Yadav’s transformation shows once he stopped being the Uttar Pradesh chief minister.


The Indian political landscape, of course, has a long history when it comes to insults. During her early political career, former prime minister Indira Gandhi was dismissed as a “goongi gudiya"" (dumb doll). Modi once called Sonia Gandhi a “Jersey cow"". And Modi himself has been called everything from a thief to a merchant of death. But perhaps no other insult campaign has been as sustained and as politically effective as the pejorative nickname for Rahul Gandhi—“Pappu"" (an immature person).


During much of the 2014 general election campaign, the Congress thought that social media wasn’t worth engaging in. Meanwhile, the cult of “pappu"" was built into a powerful meme. Starting in 2013, even banal criticism of Modi would invite a furious backlash online but “pappu"" jokes could be freely shared. However, things began to change in 2017. First, the “Office of Rahul Gandhi"" came online. Then, after a short spell of benign tweeting, around the middle of 2017, Rahul discovered a new, edgy side (see chart 1). His tweets started to get noticed and retweeted aggressively (see chart 2).


Rahul Gandhi discovered an edgy, new side in late-2017. In the months since, nearly half of his tweets have included insulting or confrontational language.


The increasing trraction Rahul Gandhi began to receive since early 2018 uncannily overlaps with the period during which he began to insult more.


In India, one can never go after demigods, and Modi astutely never allowed Rahul to become one, despite the attempted political makeover. If not “pappu"", he was a “shehzada"" (a princeling). The insult campaign against Rahul has been BJP’s biggest branding victory.


However, in terms of online visibility at least, Rahul began to turn the conversation around by early 2018. Among a subset of 4,931 known politicians active on Twitter, belonging to both the BJP and the Congress, the Congress began to consistently talk about Rahul more than they were talking about Modi. More importantly, Rahul went from being mentioned by less than 10% of BJP politicians to consistently finding space in over half of the ruling politicians’ tweets. And yet, he never became a demigod, arguably even within his own party. Even in the first quarter of 2019, there were 16 different trending hashtags with “pappu"" in them, and only 14 with “Rahul"".",0
"On cheaper Android devices, AES runs very slow, resulting in longer app-launch time, slowing of the device and poor user experience.


""Even though Adiantum is very new, we are in a position to have high confidence in its security. In our paper, we prove that it has good security properties,"" the post added.",1
"(From left) Anushka Shetty, co-founder, Plop; Jo Aggarwal, co-founder, Wysa; Shreya Mishra, co-founder, Flyrobe


Digital Dossier has identified five startups that are using advanced technologies including (artificial intelligence) AI and machine learning to provide a gamut of solutions in diverse areas


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New Delhi: Digital Dossier has identified five startups that are using advanced technologies including (artificial intelligence) AI and machine learning to provide a gamut of solutions in diverse areas. All of these startups are co-founded by women who are passionate about the cause they pursue.",1
"FILE PHOTO: A self-driving Volvo electric truck with no cab called Vera is seen during a presentation in Berlin, Germany, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Emma Thomasson/File Photo",1
"April 4 being the last date of filing of nominations in Gujarat, Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court


Hardik, who joined the Congress on March 12, had expressed his willingness to contest the election from Jamnagar Lok Sabha seat


AHMEDABAD: Patidar leader Hardik Patel's hopes of fighting next month's Lok Sabha polls hit a major roadblock with the Gujarat High Court Friday dismissing his plea to stay his conviction in a 2015 rioting case.",0
"To pull off my role (Mehandi), I had to meet several young circus performers, who taught body language, all of that


 It is nice to learn the language because once you know it, you can emote better understanding the expressions",2
"However, citing an an anonymous source, recent media reports claimed that Apple has ""lost confidence"" in Intel after the chipmaker failed to meet certain development deadlines.


Besides, Apple's ongoing legal battles with US-based chip-maker Qualcomm also gives Huawei the edge to sell its technologies to the iPhone-maker without having to face tough competition.


However, it is also worth noting that the US considers Huawei a security threat because of its close link with the Chinese government.


Not only has the US government banned their federal agencies from using Huawei products, but it has also been encouraging other countries to refrain from using Huawei's technology with their 5G networks.",1
Veteran Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde campaigns in Solapur constituency. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint,0
"For now, the programme covers wall plug adapters that were designed for use in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.


The faulty adapters that are now wearing off were found to have been shipped along with Mac and certain iOS devices between 2003 and 2010 and were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit, the company wrote in a post on Friday.",1
"LinkedIn does not have a satisfactory answer when it comes to identifying a person who is between jobs or joined at some other place but keeps his old profile on LinkedIn. (Bloomberg)


LinkedIn, which has over 54 million users in India, claims it is good at stamping out fake profiles once they are identified


New Delhi: In February, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer B. Chandrakala found a LinkedIn fake account running in her name. After registering a case under the Information Technology (IT) Act, the police swung into action and get LinkedIn to shut that face account.


Under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an illegal mining case in Uttar Pradesh, Chandrakala was shocked to see the fake account being run on LinkedIn in her name using her photograph and designation and publishing objectionable obscene content.


Not just fake accounts, there have been several cases of fraudsters impersonating staffing agencies on the LinkedIn platform and people keeping duplicate and fake profiles.",1
"The government has garnered ₹700 crore through the first ever sale of 'enemy shares' after the Cabinet in November 2018 gave its go-ahead to the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to sell such shares held in companies.


Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no longer citizens of India.


Besides, over ₹10,600 crore has come in from buyback of government shares by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).",3
"Soon, a war of words ensued, with the Congress alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to reap electoral benefit from the issue, adding that questioning the air strikes amounted to questioning the armed forces.


Speaking at a public meeting in Sikar, Rajasthan, Modi said if indeed the surgical strikes were carried out, why was it that the people of the country were not aware of it. “Congress has come up with a new drama. Congress is desperately trying to prove that it carried out surgical strikes. What kind of surgical strikes are these? Terrorists did not get to know about these surgical strikes, Pakistan did not know, people who carried out do not know and even the people of the country do not know of it. First, the Congress criticized surgical strikes, and now they claim that they have also done it. Congress can only do surgical strikes on paper,"" Modi added.


The Prime Minister said that when the Congress criticized the surgical strikes and demanded proof of the operation, the masses came out to support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). “By the time counting of votes happen, Congress leaders will claim that they had carried out 600 surgical strikes. When surgical strikes have to be claimed on paper, then how does it matter?"" In response to Modi’s jibes, senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel, told news agency ANI: “They wish to win elections anyhow. We never took credit, whether it was the air strikes or Bangladesh war, credit must go to the forces. It’s not Congress’ insult, it’s an insult to the jawans.""",0
"US is a key market for large Indian pharma companies, such as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd and Lupin Ltd. Compared to a 1.6% fall in FY19, Kotak estimates the combined sales of these three companies to increase by 16% next fiscal year.


As competition in the US generic drugs business intensified, financial performance of all the three companies had come under pressure. Signs of stabilization emerged in Q3, with all three registering sequential growth in US revenues. The growth was driven by volume increase, new product launches and reduced pricing pressure.


Helped by new product launches, US revenues of large pharma companies are expected to recover in FY20.


Drug makers such as Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, however, continued to see pricing pressure, but compared to earlier years, the price drop has moderated, after the squeeze in profitability made the industry wary of irrational pricing.",3
"Even as Facebook battles privacy concerns, Chinese social networks such as WeChat, QQ and Qzone have become popular. While they are catching up with Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp in terms of user base, they are close to it in revenue. Chinese firm Tencent, which owns these platforms, was the most valuable social network company in November 2017, with a market capitalization of $540 billion. By latching Messenger and Instagram Direct with WhatsApp, Facebook is trying to keep users within its ecosystem. ",1
"Wayanad with its high tribal population (18.55%) has the highest concentration of poverty in Kerala at 32.85%


The Wayanad constituency consists of seven assembly segments and is spread over the districts of Wayanad, Kojhikode and Malappuram


New Delhi:While the announcement by the Congress that party president Rahul Gandhi will fight from a second seat—the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in northern Kerala—is proving to be a political potboiler with both the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacking the Gandhi scion, the socio-economic context of the chosen constituency is no less fascinating.


Although Kerala is among India’s major tourist attractions, Wayanad district, nestled in the mountainous Western Ghats, was out of bounds for most tourists. That was until the opening of the Kannur international airport in December last year, which brought Kerala’s largest hill station within 100km by road for air travellers.",0
"The Honor V20 starts at 2,999 Yuan (about ₹30,000) for the base variant and goes up to 3,499 Yuan (about ₹35,500) for the top specced model in China


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Honor’s much anticipated smartphone, the Honor View 20, is now available for pre-bookings on Amazon India. The View 20 is an Amazon exclusive smartphone and interested customers can register the View 20 on Amazon.in to get notified once pre-booking starts for the device.",1
"The Lok Sabha elections 2019 will be conducted in seven phases starting from 11 April and will continue till 19 May


NEW DELHI: Several parliamentary constituencies are set to witness high-profile contest this election with the BJP announcing its first list of candidates and fielding Union minister Smriti Irani against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.",0
"The Polycab IPO is a mix of primary and secondary share sale. The company is raising ₹400 crore of fresh capital from the IPO, which will be used to repay part of the company’s debt and to finance increasing working capital requirements.


Polycab intends to use ₹80 crore to pare debt and ₹240 crore for working capital needs. The rest will go towards general corporate expenses.


Polycab’s promoters and its investor IFC, the World Bank’s private investment arm, are collectively selling 17.58 million shares as part of the IPO.",3
"NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) how Google's mobile payment app, GPay, was facilitating financial transactions without the requisite authorisation from it.",1
"Recently, Apple chief executive Tim Cook told investors that the firm won’t be meeting its revenue targets in the quarter ended 31 December 2018. However, it announced record-breaking revenues from its App Store for the same quarter.


“Apple services set new all-time records in multiple categories, including the App Store, Apple Music, Cloud Services, Apple Pay and the App Store’s search ad business,"" it said.


If Apple has to raise its revenues from content services, it can do so only by reaching out to more users. Samsung may be the first in line to offer Apple’s content services on its products.",1
"NEW DELHI: After a successful launch of two industry-first Galaxy 'M' series smartphones in India in January, Samsung is gearing up to launch 'M30' for a starting price of ₹14,990 in February.


Industry sources told IANS on Thursday that the sale of Galaxy 'M30' with a triple rear-camera system and a massive 5,000mAh battery will begin in the first week of March.",1
"Rahul Gandhi’s pitch of 'Modi protecting the rich' came just days after the Congress announced the NYAY scheme for minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000 per month to 50 million poor families if voted to power.


Gandhi, meanwhile, was on a day-long visit to Haryana where polling is scheduled to be held in the sixth phase on 12 May. The Congress president was attending the ongoing “Parivartan Yatra"" being organized by the party’s Haryana state unit.


“During the past five years, Modi has made several promises to the people of this country. He promised to put ₹15 lakh into every Indian’s bank account. Did anyone get anything?"" he asked at a public meeting in Yamunanagar district’s Jagadhri town.


Gandhi’s pitch of “Modi protecting the rich"" came just days after the Congress promised a minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000 per month to 50 million poor families if voted to power. The proposed NYAY scheme aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families.",0
"The Internet of Things (IoT), especially in industries, is expected to reach the tipping point with the speedier 5G networks. There is a lot of work being done using IoT with artificial intelligence since meaningful inferences have to be drawn from the mountains of data thrown up by the thousands of sensors.


Further, IoT can also be used with blockchain for smart contracts and keeping a trail of smart devices and their interactions.


In this edition, we also have many CEOs sharing their thoughts on these disruptive technologies will impact us, while stressing on the critical need for cybersecurity and data privacy, and addressing issues like whether robotics, automation and AI will impact our jobs or not.",1
"While Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, Infosys and Kotak Mahindra Bank witnessed fall in their market capitalisation (m-cap) for the week ended Friday, rest three — HDFC, SBI and ICICI Bank — made gains.


The m-cap of TCS slumped ₹39,400 crore to ₹7,22,671.77 crore, emerging as the worst hit among the top-10 firms.


Kotak Mahindra Bank's valuation dropped ₹8,147.3 crore to ₹2,36,796.56 crore and that of RIL tumbled ₹6,909.15 crore to ₹7,81,303.97 crore.",3
"Experts often complain that one of the limitations of India’s economic policy making has been complete disregard for data-backed evidence for better understanding of ground realities. A survey conducted in rural Bihar by a World Bank economist and two professors from the Georgetown University to gauge the response of poor people on the raging debate over a minimum income support scheme showed that the poor preferred better public healthcare and road services over direct cash transfers.


The survey conducted by Stuti Khemani, senior economist at the World Bank, and professors at the Georgetown University James Habyarimana and Irfan Nooruddin, of around 3,800 respondents over November-December last year showed only 13% chose cash if it came at the expense of spending to improve public health and nutrition, while the number grew to only 35% if the cash came at the expense of improving roads.


Data from the survey also suggests that there isn’t much political demand for minimum income programmes. When village-level politicians were asked which area of performance or service delivery would be most important for them to get elected or re-elected, only 4% mentioned the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS. The largest number of village politicians, 35%, mentioned “maintaining social harmony,"" with the rest scattered across health (14%), education (14%), roads (15%), and water and sewage (15%).",0
"Tencent’s anti-cheat team analyses 3TB of game logs, 60 different cheat logs, and more than 10 million reports every day. Over 30,000 players have been banned from PUBG in 2018 for cheating.


Valve, publisher of games like CS Go and Dota 2 and owner of leading game distribution platform Steam, managed to crack down on thousands of cheaters in popular shooting game CS Go using an online system called VACnet, which is powered by 1700 CPUs.


According to reports, Valve-trained VACnet on aim bots to capture changes in Y-axis and X-axis and determine how much time it takes for the player to take a shot. It also factored in information like which weapon the player is using and how far it can shoot to describe each shot.


If the system detects any anomaly in the defined behaviour of the shots and weapons, it flags them and wait until a certain number of similar anomalies are detected, before taking an action. VACnet detections have been found to be accurate in 80-95% of cases.",1
"A day after fans protested her release from a psychiatric facility, Britney Spears went on social media to comfort worried admirers, saying she will be “back very soon”


Fans of the pop star assembled outside City Hall in West Hollywood, California, on Monday demanding to release her from the facility


The protest was live-streamed on YouTube, with attendees shouting, “Hey, ho, Larry Rudolph has got to go,” claiming it was her longtime manager’s decision to put the star in the facility",2
"“It is a classic case of maximum populism which lacks feasibility and is not fiscally prudent. Congress party and its leadership lacks credibility so people will find it difficult to believe the promises of Congress,"" said a senior BJP leader who is part of BJP’s election strategy.


While the BJP believes that the plan of the Congress party is not a serious step, since it has come just before the polls, it is also a fact that the ruling party has faced the ire of farmers in the recent assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The ongoing crisis of rural India became problematic for the BJP as the party lost elections after being in power in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for 15 years.


“People are aware of such schemes and announcements. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi had also talked about eradication of poverty but nothing happened. Such promises may not work because they have been made just before the elections,"" said S.K. Dwivedi, a political science professor at Lucknow University.",0
"The list was cleared after a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee chaired by Congress president Rahul Gandhi


NEW DELHI: The Congress late Tuesday night released its sixth list of nine candidates, seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala, for the Lok Sabha elections.",0
"There are just too many things to keep up with: the Nova Corps, the Ravagers, the Kree, Xandarians and everyone else


 This is probably one of the reasons that not enough time could be spent by the makers on giving complete character arcs to its leads


 Only a set-upAs is the case with most origin movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 feels too much of a setting up film


 As far as the movie’s plotline is concerned, too little happens and the 121 minutes feel like an introduction stretched far too long


 While Bad Boy Thanos (Josh Brolin) is just glimpsed over in the film, the villainous tyrant Ronan (Lee Pace) lacks the kind of background story for us to actually fear his presence",2
"Epic will start with a “hand-curated’ set of games on PC and Mac, it said, and open up to other games and to Android and other open platforms throughout 2019. Photo: Twitter/@FortniteGame


Epic Games, maker of the monster hit Fortnite, announced a new online store this week that could eventually put pressure on Apple and Google to relinquish some control over their own app stores


Epic Games Inc., maker of the monster hit Fortnite, announced a new online store this week that could eventually put pressure on Apple and Google to relinquish some control over their own app stores. Epic’s new store will charge developers a commission of just 12 percent, less than half of what Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s app stores do. The audacious move could prompt app developers of all kinds to demand a similar deal, Benjamin Schachter, an analyst with Macquarie Capital, said in a note to clients Tuesday.",1
He also confirmed that Davis would return to play the titular character if the series is given a go-ahead by the studio,2
Priyanka Chopra’s mother Madhu Chopra has revealed why her son Siddharth Chopra and Ishita Kumar’s wedding was called off,2
"Actually, it did. There were some farmers’ groups, which we met with and one of them actually suggested that. We thought that is a good way of highlighting the importance of farmers and the problems that they face.


At a time of social media boom, how important do you think manifestoes still are? Do you think voters still go through such detailed documents?


Our highlights will penetrate people’s conversations. People are already talking about NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana or minimum income guarantee scheme) everywhere. That, too, is part of the manifesto. Manifestoes matter, they also matter when people are not lying and are making promises that are practical to implement...what we have promised is feasible, doable and people will repose their faith (on us).",0
"The fate of 52 candidates will be decided by over 78 lakh voters of the state, where all the five seats — Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar, Almora and Nainital — are being held by the BJP. The saffron party is locked in straight contests with the Congress on all seats.


People showing inked fingers after casting their vote in Sector 3, Amity school Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. Photo by Pradeep Gaur/Mint


7) Seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra go to polls, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari locked in a battle with Congress's Nana Patole, a former BJP MP.


8) In Assam, five seats go to polls, with former CM Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav Gogoi testing poll waters from Kaliabor.",0
"The challenge is most acute for sports car manufacturers, Michael Pfadenhauer, head of acoustics at Porsche, told the company's in-house Christophorus magazine.


""There is no e-sound. It has to be invented. The sound transports the emotions of a vehicle. It gives you feedback about the potency and capability of the car,"" he said.


""At low speeds and revs it needs to enable comfortable driving. At higher speeds in sports mode, a more intense acoustic feedback is needed to make customers experience the potential of the vehicle,"" Pfadenhauer told the magazine.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"It also said that BCAS will be holding surprise inspections at airports to ensure compliance of these instructions


Operators of all private aircraft and helicopters have to declare the contents of the baggage carried on these flights to the chief electoral officers in the states",0
"The Royole FlexPai has an AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 1920. It spans 7.8-inches when unfolded and 4-inches when folded outwards.


The FlexPai has an all-plastic body, with a rubber coated hinge in the middle that lets the display fold in half outwards


Although flawed, the FlexPai has somehow outlined a few things early adopters of the technology should look out for


Royole Corp was the only manufacturer that let MWC attendees experience foldable smartphones. Huawei, Samsung and TCL kept theirs caged as they were still in their pre-production stages.


The Shenzhen based electronics company was founded in 2012 but it's not just about foldable smartphones. It is a specialist in flexible electronics in general. It even struck a deal with Airbus to produce flexible electronic technologies for aircraft applications.


Apart from the FlexPai, Royole also gave us a look at other use cases of foldable displays. This included smart speakers, car interfaces and even purses. The FlexPai was the only production ready device on display, however.",1
"Intel had been working on a chipset for the iPhone maker, with the chip expected to be part of iPhones by 2020.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Google already lets job searchers filter by commute time and type of transit, so it makes sense to add this work-from-home option, especially now that more employees are looking for this kind of flexibility.",1
"Facebook had experienced one of its longest outages in March, when users around the globe faced trouble accessing for over 24 hours",1
"“All the characters in this world are deserving of or are rich enough to have a back story and character development, to have any story to be told


Avengers: Endgame, which had its world premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, is set to release in India on April 26",2
"The lack of any obvious white spaces is also evident in the startup world. Growing a business is getting more expensive and funding rounds are trending upwards. In 2008, less than 4% of series C rounds were over $50 million. By 2017, close to 20% of all series C rounds were above that number. Almost a third of all series D rounds in 2017 were above $50 million, up from just 4% in 2008. Startup founders are also skewing older, signalling that experience and specialization are needed to solve the harder problems (Chart 2).


The rise of mega-large funds, of which the Vision Fund is the most visible example, is another indication that investors have fewer ideas on which to place their bets. In a marketplace with limited ideas, the few startups that achieve scale can command inflated valuations.


The futurist Roy Amara stated that human tendency is to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run. The first industrial revolution gave us steam engines and railroads. The second industrial revolution was built on the commercialisation of electricity and the internal combustion engine. In both those case, it took almost 50-60 years for their effects to work through the system.


Perhaps something similar is at play. We are in the lull phase before the next wave. History suggests that a series of incremental innovations ultimately lead to major advances. With A.I, big data and automation, we are perhaps building the plumbing for tomorrow’s innovation. Extrapolating from today’s technology perhaps limits our comprehension of what could be possible.


But in the interim, we have to be content with the little things. As one commentator put it memorably, “SF [San Francisco] tech culture is focused on solving one problem: What is my mother no longer doing for me?"".


The past two decades have seen tech firms burst on the economic landscape, turning ‘innovative’ ideas into businesses. With new-age tech such as AI and ML at their disposal, they have garnered skyrocketing valuations as well.


The ‘innovation’ achieved in recent years appears diminutive, compared with the giant leaps enterprises took some 200 years ago that fundamentally changed the way we live, travel, communicate and eat today.


We are probably in the lull phase before the next wave. History shows that a series of incremental innovations ultimately lead to major advances. Perhaps something similar is at play in the world of tech and innovation.


long-reads mint-india-wire Big technologystartupsPeter Thielartificial intelligenceStanley Kubrick2001: A Space OdysseyAutomated assistantsSiriAlexaUberSwiggySoftbankAI",1
"Iconic singer Kishore Kumar’s wife Leena Chandavarkar along with her sons Amit and Sumit Kumar will grace the weekend show


 It would be for the first time that the late singer’s family will come together on national television


Apart from sharing anecdotes from Kishore Kumar’s life, the night will turn magical as Amit Kumar will sing some of his father’s popular songs",2
"“Customers are turning to us because they don’t want to depend on Big Tech,"" said Snips founder Rand Hindi.


Analyst Bob O’Donnell of Technalysis Researchers said more companies are starting to wake up to issues surrounding privacy and data protection in light of the revelations on Facebook and others over the past year.


“We’ve all started to become painfully aware of how big (and far-reaching) the problem of data privacy is,"" O’Donnell said.


CES 2019privacyCES 2019 privacydata securitydata breachGoogleFacebookAlphabet IncAmazon Echosmart speakersdata protection",1
"“Power tariffs for industries are among the highest in the country. The cost of acquiring land is about ₹2 crore an acre,"" says Amrutlal Bharadia, chairman and managing director of Ravi Technoforge, a private firm that makes ball and roller bearings for the transportation industry. “How can we scale up these smaller companies and be expected to compete with Chinese firms when direct and indirect state subsidies go to those firms,"" says Bharadia, who estimates his firm’s annual sales at ₹250 crore.


Small businesses aren’t happy with demonetization and goods and services tax (GST) either, and for the ordinary resident, the water shortage is a concern.


“Water scarcity is a big challenge. We have to depend on the Narmada river. If the Narmada dries up, Rajkot will have to be vacated,"" said Monani. The Aji river, the main source of drinking water for Rajkot, is dry for most of the year and most homes depend on borewells.


“The Rajkot municipal corporation supplies water for less than 30 minutes a day. Borewells are the only option. Here too, we seem to be reaching a dead end. Earlier this year, my neighbour had to dig 500 feet to find water,"" said Manish Kalaria, a self-employed professional.",0
"In fact, most of the movie had characters travelling across different timelines to collect the Infinity Stones and undo the snap


The (remaining) Avengers had made peace with the fate of the universe when Scott Lang got out of the and informed them about the Quantum Realm and how it can be harnessed to play with the rules of time",2
The book chronicles how Donohue left New York in 1967 to head over to Vietnam and bring his friends messages of support and beerin the face of anti-war protestors and low morale,2
"That would depend on how much of a future liability RBI wants to pile on. Swap deals increase the risk on the central bank’s balance sheet.


Also, these swaps will mature in the month of March in 2022. Unless liquidity management attains perfection, seasonal tightness in March would exacerbate due to these swaps maturing.


Also, as pointed out in this column last week, in late 2016, when swap deals as part of the special scheme of FCNR (foreign currency non-resident) deposits were due, forward premium had risen and the rupee had weakened as lenders had to deliver dollars to the central bank (bit.ly/2Wr03Gz).",3
"If not for Melisandre lighting up the swords of the Dothraki and later the trench, the episode would have been very dark indeed


 It was visually stunning as individual swords went aflame and the frenzied, battle-mad horselords ran to meet the undead


 It did not last long as the Night King and undead Viserion was too much for both the Daenerys-Drogon and Jon-Rhageal pairs put together, but it was great while it lasted


Arya Stark fighting the undead: Arya has been a master assassin for a while now but till now we had only seen her killing the Freys and duelling (in a friendly way) with Brienne of Tarth",2
"The temple issue cannot be exploited blatantly to garner votes, says Kerala’s chief election commissioner Teeka Ram Meena


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s chief election commissioner Teeka Ram Meena on Monday came out strongly against political parties using the controversial Sabarimala temple issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and said any such act will be seen as a violation of the election code of conduct and invite punishment.",0
"The company is slowly releasing the ""Express"" back-up feature for Google Photos in other countries as well, the post added.


Launched in May 2015, Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by the search-engine giant that gives users free, unlimited storage for their photos.",1
"OnePlus 6T, the teardrop notched, physical fingerprint scanner-less yearly upgrade to the OnePlus 6 has now received the colour option everyone was waiting for—Thunder Purple. The new colour comes only in the 8GB RAM/128GB ROM variant, and is priced the same as the regular OnePlus 6T, at ₹ 41,999, and will be made available on Amazon starting November 16.


The Thunder Purple trim is special as it has a two-tone gradient finish— purple and black—which changes its shade at different angles. The light also reflects in a peculiar fashion to produce an S-effect on the back, similar to the one you’d find on a Moto G6.


The OnePlus 6T is an incremental upgrade over the OnePlus 6, which was launched in May this year. The OnePlus 6T comes with a 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display at the front with a resolution of 2340x1080.",1
"Musical.ly reached an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Wednesday in a statement, resolving allegations that the social-media company failed to obtain parental consent before collecting names, email addresses and other information from children younger than age 13.


“This record penalty should be a reminder to all online services and websites that target children,"" FTC chairman Joe Simons said. “We will not tolerate companies that flagrantly ignore the law.""


The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, signed into law more than two decades ago, limits how websites and online services—including apps—can collect, use and disclose information from kids. Additionally, the FTC said Musical.ly accounts were public by default, meaning that a child’s profile biography, username, picture and videos could be seen by other users.",1
"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during a rally to mark Women's Day in Kolkata on Friday. Only 65 members of Parliament, or 12% of the total 545 members in the 16th Lok Sabha, are women. (PTI)


A day after BJD declares 33% reservation for women in Elections 2019, TMC says it would allocate 41% of poll tickets to women


The moves come a decade after the women's reservation bill was stalled in Lok Sabha after approval by Rajya Sabha


New Delhi: Testing the waters for women’s reservation in politics, two regional parties have decided that at least a third of their candidates in the Lok Sabha elections will be women. A day after the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) declared 33% reservation for women in the forthcoming elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said it would allocate 41% of Lok Sabha poll tickets to women.


Coincidentally, the development comes a decade after a constitutional amendment guaranteeing 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was stalled. The Women’s Reservation Bill, 2008, was approved by the Rajya Sabha, but failed to find support in the Lok Sabha.",0
"“We want to spend ₹25 lakh crore for rural India in the next five years and double farm income by 2022,"" said home minister Rajnath Singh, who headed the manifesto committee.


The 2019 general elections are crucial for BJP as NDA has never managed to return to power consecutively and the party is hopeful of creating history by returning to power for a consecutive term.


The Congress accused BJP of failing to answer questions on its record in power. “After we presented our manifesto, we held a detailed question and answer session. Immediately after BJP presented its manifesto, all of their leaders went home without even taking a single question. No answers on their five years?,"" tweeted senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel.


“In the manifesto, BJP has promised pension for small traders, which is an attempt to retain its traditional voters’ base that was impacted by demonetization and implementation of the goods and services tax,"" said A.K. Verma, a Kanpur-based political analyst and political science professor at Christ Church College.",0
"They will have to fill up the registration form and give the right answer, after which they will be called for auditions


 Those who will clear the audition round will get to meet senior Bachchan on the show and play the ‘Fastest Fingers First’


To promote the upcoming season of KBC, the makers of the show have roped in winners of the previous seasons",2
"""We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access Gmail, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behaviour,"" the company posted on its service website.",1
"Soon after coming to power in 2014, the BJP leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah decided that senior leaders aged 75 years, or more, will not hold any public office.


Now, the party has gone a step further to replace L.K. Advani, 91, the former deputy prime minister and BJP president, in Gandhinagar, besides asking another former party president and the member of Parliament (MP) from Kanpur, Murli Manohar Joshi, not to contest the general elections. Similarly, former minister Kalraj Mishra, who is an MP from the Deoria constituency in Uttar Pradesh, has also been denied a ticket this time.",0
"In another TikTok post, Modi fan Yogesh Saini says the prime minister is his world, moments before opening his jacket to reveal a video of Modi on his chest.


Saini, 23, isn't affiliated to any political party, but says: ""It's my job to support Modi-ji, so I'm doing that,"" using the honorific Indian suffix. He spoke to Reuters from the small town of Sawai Madhopur in the desert state of Rajasthan.


Jokes, dance clips and videos related to India's thriving movie industry dominate the platform. #Bollywood tagged videos have nearly 13 billion views and the app is also flooded with memes, as well as videos on cooking.


The information technology minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, M. Manikandan, said he will urge the federal government to ban the app as some content was ""very unbearable"".


""Young girls and everybody is behaving very badly. Sometimes the body language is very bad, and (people are) doing mimicry of political leaders very badly,"" Manikandan told Reuters.",0
"Much of the discord is being felt in Mandya, Hassan and Tumakuru seats from where Deve Gowda and his two grandsons are contesting. The BJP has supported the candidature of Sumalatha Amarnath or Sumalatha Ambareesh in Mandya to defeat Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of Karnataka chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy. Disgruntled Congress workers have also decided to back Sumalatha. Even JD(S) workers who feel overlooked by the party's top leadership to promote family interests, are siding with Sumalatha that has improved the chances for the wife of yester years actor M.H.Amarnath who was better known by his screen name, Ambareesh.


The results of the parliamentary polls is also likely to have an impact on the coalition in the government whose stability has been in question ever since the two parties came together to keep the BJP out of power in Karnataka. ",0
"He, however, could not tell the name of the seventh Lok Sabha seat, which the Congress will be leaving for the alliance.


""The alliance has left the seats of Rae Bareli (held by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi) and Amethi (held by Congress president Rahul Gandhi). In a reciprocating gesture, we are leaving seven Lok Sabha seats for them,"" Babbar said.


On March 8, the Samajwadi Party had released its first list of nine candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, fielding party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav from its stronghold Mainpuri.",0
"The crew of the Panja-Manisha starrer includes music composer Devi Sri Prasad, cinematographer Shamdat Sainudeen, editor Navin Nooli and production designers Monika and RamakrishnaVijay Sethupathi is making his Tollywood debut with Chiranjeevi starrer Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy",2
"Many major economies in the world, including China, Europe and Japan, are already slowing down, not helped by uncertainties stemming from trade frictions between the U.S. and China as well as Brexit.


A senior International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday trade tensions between the U.S. and China have caused huge amounts of economic uncertainty and could cut Asia's economic growth by 0.9 percentage point.


Investors are left wondering what to expect on Britain's plan to exit from the European Union, with potential scenarios spanning from a cancellation of Brexit to a no-deal exit.


Prime Minister Theresa May will address Conservative Party lawmakers, possibly to set out a timetable for her departure, to win support for her twice-rejected Brexit deal as the parliament prepares to vote on a variety of possible options.


The euro slipped to a two-week low of $1.1251 as the dollar gained some footing on a rebound in U.S. bond yields.


The New Zealand dollar took a tumble after the country's central bank blindsided markets by saying the next move in interest rates would likely be down, abandoning its long-standing neutral stance.",3
"The BJP repeated Union minister Manoj Sinha from Ghazipur, his ministerial colleague Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti from Fatehpur 


NEW DELHI: The BJP Tuesday dropped its former president Murli Manohar Joshi as its candidate from Kanpur for the Lok Sabha polls and swapped constituencies of Maneka Gandhi and her son Varun Gandhi as the party announced candidates for 39 more seats.


The BJP repeated Union minister Manoj Sinha from Ghazipur, his ministerial colleague Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti from Fatehpur and its Uttar Pradesh president Mahendra Nath Pandey from Chandauli.


UP government ministers Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Satyadev Pachauri have been fielded from prestigious Allahabad and Kanpur seats respectively.",0
"Samsung said its new line-up of smart TVs and those from 2018 will support Apple’s iTunes and Airplay 2


At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 (8-11 January) in Las Vegas, tech companies showed off their best products and some of them will be available soon. Here’s a look at some of the coolest gadgets from this year’s first big consumer-tech show:",1
"In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 boasts a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It has a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone sports a single 13MP selfie camera under the dew drop notch.


The Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant. We can expect about the same pricing in India.",1
"Yes Bank CEO Ravneet Gill. The private sector lender on Friday reported its first-ever quarterly loss on the back of higher provisions (Mint)


Yes Bank's new boss made a choice to report the largest quarterly loss in the bank’s history and provided ₹3,661 crore


Looks like Yes Bank Ltd’s new boss Ravneet Gill is taking a chapter out of American litigator Louis Brandeis’s philosophy. Brandeis had famously said: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.""",3
"Google on Friday selected 18 young scientists from India who will compete in the 2019 Google Science Fair contest for the winning prize of $50,000 and other rewards.


The global science competition inspires teenagers in the age group of 13-18 years to solve real-world problems with science, technology, engineering and maths.",1
"Varanasi, Singh and Kumar have been barred by Sebi from holding positions or associating with securities market entities for two years.


In their appeals before SAT, the officials have sought interim relief on the grounds that the order will affect their livelihoods and jobs.


“The matter was mentioned today (Friday) for interim relief. The matter will come up for hearing on Monday. In the full petition they have argued on the entire Sebi order. They have contested that Sebi did not consider their representations and directions are not commensurate with the crime,"" said one person with direct knowledge of the court proceedings, requesting anonymity.


Sebi, in the 202-page order on Tuesday, had passed directions against 16 entities, including the NSE, for allegedly violating fair access norms and policies for authorized vendors of dark fibre. The exchange was asked to disgorge profits made between May and September 2015, which comes to about ₹62 crore. Including interest, it is nearly ₹90 crore.",3
"After making his mark as a brash cricketer in Inside Edge, Tanuj Virwani is now playing a wronged man with vengeance in the ZEE5 series Poison


com, the actor opened up about his latest project, overcoming failures and how the web proved to be a new lease of life to his career",2
"Peele and Kinberg serve as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling and Rick Berg",2
Jet Airways India Ltd fell 12% after 'Mint' reported that its promoters could face fund diversion probe. The Registrar of Companies (RoC) in Mumbai will report to the government in a month whether the promoters of Jet Airways (India) Ltd need to be investigated for any fund diversion.,3
"""Because it's built on the popular Ethereum protocol, which has the world's largest Blockchain developer community, 'Quorum' is a natural choice,"" Mark Russinovich Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Azure, said in a statement.


""Quorum"" customers like coffee-chain Starbucks and luxury French fashion brand Louis Vuitton can now use Azure Blockchain Service to quickly expand their networks with lower costs.


With a few simple clicks, users can create and deploy a permissioned Blockchain network and manage consortium policies using an intuitive interface in the Azure portal.",1
"""We've also designed them so they don't include unnecessary hardware or software -- reducing the number of potential vulnerabilities,"" says the company, adding that it has robust disaster recovery measures in place.


For example, in the event of a fire or any other disruption, Google shifts data access automatically and seamlessly to another data centre so that the users can keep working, uninterrupted.


""Our emergency backup generators continue to power our data centres even in the event of a power failure,"" the company informed on its website.


The companies also rigorously track the location and status of each hard drive at their data centres and destroy hard drives that have reached the end of their lives to prevent access to the data.",1
"What are your thoughts on challenges such as dirty and unstructured data when you’re looking at these newer technologies?


Viswanathan: We have plenty of data, but is data annotation and labelling done? Possibly not. Structuring the data from an unstructured heap is the biggest challenge.


Makhija: We talk about the challenges of data quality, but there’s just tons and tons of information in different parts of our clients’ organisation that hasn’t even been looked at in a sensible fashion. With the compute power we have today, it’s becoming easy to break down that challenge. You don’t need to do AI. Even simple statistical models can give you huge insights.


Hari: They have a lending program in China for most of their merchants. They follow the policy of 310—three minutes or less for documentation, one minute for decision making and zero delay for transferring a loan to the merchant. How you use data is very important and what products and services you can offer on top of the data becomes very important.",1
"Ahead of the big release, Disney has released a new TV spot of the upcoming live-action version of Aladdin, and just like the trailer, the new promo will possibly offer no solace to die-hard fans of the original


In the one-minute clip, we see a longer interaction between the lead characters of Jasmine and Aladdin


Later, Will Smith’s Genie also shows up and we see some exceptionally bad delivery by Naomi Scott and Mena Massoud",2
"Looking at the promotional videos so far, we wonder why the makers did not make this a dance film since it clearly carries all the ingredients of the genre


Coming back to the song, filmed on Tiger and Tara, this is another peppy dance number from the album composed by Vishal and Shekhar",2
“The members are taking care of themselves and their families and are going through the problems in their own way,2
"If you watch a lot of television and want to enhance your audio experience, buying a regular speaker will not help. Soundbars are designed for those who watch a lot of television, but don’t want to compromise on the audio experience. Here are some of the best on the market.


The Mi Soundbar from Xiaomi is one of the cheapest soundbars around. It’s the perfect choice for value-conscious buyers, who still want decent audio output. It produces decent bass response and emphasizes on dialogues, so that watching movies is easier. It can also be used for listening to music, thanks to the audio signature it produces, and the fact that it supports Bluetooth connectivity. While it doesn’t stand a chance against high-end soundbars from Sony and Bose, it’s certainly better than budget counterparts from F&D and more.",1
"Research firm Canalys, too, corroborated in its report on Friday that Xiaomi retained its top position with a 31% market share and 9.5 million unit shipments in the first quarter of the calendar year, but added that rival Vivo was the fastest-growing phone maker with an annual growth rate of 108% in the same period.


Vivo, according to Canalys estimates, appears to be the only phone maker to register a triple-digit growth at a time when the Indian smartphone market largely remained flat with a growth rate of 2% and 30.1 million unit shipments. Most phone makers, other than Vivo, in the top five list had a growth rate of around 1%. With 15% market share up from 7.3% a year ago and shipment of 4.5 million units, Vivo has now moved to the third spot.


Samsung is the only non-Chinese vendor in the top five and even with an annual growth of -1.8%, it has 24.4% of the market with 7.3 million shipments, and is the second largest smartphone OEM in India, according to Canalys.",1
"A global team reviews audio clips in an effort to help the voice-activated assistant respond to commands.


Amazon, in its marketing and privacy policy materials, doesn’t explicitly say humans are listening to recordings of some conversations picked up by Alexa


Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.


Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people around the world to help improve the Alexa digital assistant powering its line of Echo speakers. The team listens to voice recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices. The recordings are transcribed, annotated and then fed back into the software as part of an effort to eliminate gaps in Alexa’s understanding of human speech and help it better respond to commands. 


The Alexa voice review process, described by seven people who have worked on the program, highlights the often-overlooked human role in training software algorithms. In marketing materials Amazon says Alexa “lives in the cloud and is always getting smarter."" But like many software tools built to learn from experience, humans are doing some of the teaching.


The team comprises a mix of contractors and full-time Amazon employees who work in outposts from Boston to Costa Rica, India and Romania, according to the people, who signed nondisclosure agreements barring them from speaking publicly about the program. They work nine hours a day, with each reviewer parsing as many as 1,000 audio clips per shift, according to two workers based at Amazon’s Bucharest office, which takes up the top three floors of the Globalworth building in the Romanian capital’s up-and-coming Pipera district. The modern facility stands out amid the crumbling infrastructure and bears no exterior sign advertising Amazon’s presence.


The work is mostly mundane. One worker in Boston said he mined accumulated voice data for specific utterances such as “Taylor Swift"" and annotated them to indicate the searcher meant the musical artist. Occasionally the listeners pick up things Echo owners likely would rather stay private: a woman singing badly off key in the shower, say, or a child screaming for help. The teams use internal chat rooms to share files when they need help parsing a muddled word—or come across an amusing recording.",1
"Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Patel, submitted before the court that the petitioner is a Congress leader and if the conviction is not stayed it will cause irreparable loss to him. The petition also said that the numerous first information reports (FIRs) filed against the quota leader have been done with a “view to suppress the voice of the masses"".


A person facing conviction and punishment for jail term of two years or more cannot contest elections, according to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act and the Supreme Court judgement of July 2013 in the Lily Thomas vs. Union of India case.",0
"Still, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king. This may be apt to describe HUL’s volume performance. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company’s volume growth of 7% was better than its peers, and well within the expected range of 6-8%. On the other hand, Dabur India Ltd’s volume growth was 4%, missing Street expectations. Similarly, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd’s volume growth of 1% is rather poor.


However, the best news pretty much ends there for HUL. The company confirmed that rural demand, which outran demand growth of urban areas, is now slowing to grow at a similar pace as urban regions. “Perhaps, if things were improving in April, management commentary would not have been so gloomy,"" said an analyst, requesting anonymity.


“At the end of the day, it depends on the money in the hand of the consumer,"" said HUL’s management in a post-results press conference. “The evidence of two-wheelers slowing down clearly corroborates to the economy slowing down.""",3
"Ant-Man walking through the ‘tall’ grass, Ant-Man running like Usain Bolt on a toy rail track, Ant-Man saving the day towards the end of the movie by fighting Yellowjacket


DirectionPeyton Reed, who has previously helmed movies like Yes Man, Bring It On and The Break-Up, did a stand-up job of delivering a blockbuster",2
"Your love for Cricket has translated into brilliance, all the while making a billion dreams come true


 #HappyBirthdaySachin”Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, “To the greatest, happy birthday!”Riteish Deshmukh also took to Twitter and wrote, “Wishing the most loved man",2
"Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar recently broke down during an interview about the harassment claims made against him by Meesha Shafi in April 2018


 Zafar was invited to Geo News show Naya Pakistan where he discussed the allegations and maintained that he did not harass Shafi


Ali Zafar participated in the 30-minute programme and said that Meesha Shafi had been a family friend and their kids also played together",2
"The statement read, “The shift in the release date is a decision taken after recommendations from the distributors, trade analysts and a yop research team, keeping in mind the other releases a week before and after this date


 We have thus been advised to shift the release of our movie to 26th July, purely for business prospects",2
Guillermo del Toro says it is important for a director to “always responsibly” exceed the scale of the film he has envisioned,2
"CEO Tim Cook told shareholders Wednesday that iPhone demand is waning, mainly in China. That makes the tech giant the latest global company grappling with Chinese consumer anxiety.


Other brand names from Ford Motor Co. to jeweler Tiffany & Co. already have reported abrupt declines in sales to Chinese consumers.",1
"Going by the official renders, appears the Realme 3 will have a vertically stacked dual camera setup at the back of the phone.


Realme, previously a sub-brand of Oppo, announced itself as an individual brand last year. This was followed by the launch of Realme U1.",1
"But later, to everyone’s surprise, Nani himself took to Twitter to reveal that he is, indeed, playing a powerful role in V


V marks Nani’s third collaboration with director Mohana Krishna Indraganti after Asta Chemma and Gentleman",2
"Chu will also serve as a producer alongside John Penotti and his producing partner Lance Johnson, under Chu and Johnson’s Electric Somewhere Company banner


Assistant coach Ekkapol “Coach Ake” Chantapong, spokesperson of 13 Thumluang Co Ltd, said they are grateful for the opportunity to thank the people and organisations from Thailand and around the world who came together to retell their story


“We look forward to working with all involved parties to ensure our story is told accurately, so that the world can recognise, once again, the heroes that made the rescue operation a success,” Chantapong said",2
"According to industry sources, Honor 20 Pro is equipped with a quad rear camera setup and a 32MP selfie camera.


Both, the Honor 20 and 20 Pro will house Kirin 980 processor. The Honor 20 Pro may come with 8GB RAM and Honor 20 with 6GB RAM.",1
"Waititi’s Ragnarok is credited as a reinvention of the Thor franchise after disappointing reception to Thor: Dark World, the second iteration


Endgame will see Hemsworth’s Thor dealing with Thanos’ snap which had obliterated half the universe including superheroes like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther among others",2
"This year in March, Disney announced that it was reinstating Gunn as the director of Guardians 3, on which he will work after finishing The Suicide Squad",2
"We will leave no stone unturned to make the audience feel that they have got something fresh, new and exciting",2
"Further, these cities are also contributing significantly to the growth of gaming equipment sales in the country. According to Arnold Su, business head of personal computers and Republic of Gamers (ROG) at Asus India, the company’s ROG store in Bhubaneswar—one of only three in India—performs very well, even when compared to the ones in Bengaluru and Kolkata. ROG is Asus’s gaming-centric brand.


The contribution of tier II and III cities to the company’s gaming segment is between 30% and 60% today, said Anurag Arora, category head of personal systems at HP.


Dell also claimed that it had seen unprecedented interest from tier II, III and IV cities. “We ran GamerConnect in Guwahati, Jaipur, Mangaluru and other tier III, IV cities. We expected 500-odd people from each city, but got 2,000 or more in each,"" said P. Krishnakumar, senior vice-president and general manager of Asia Pacific and Japan at Dell.",1
” It was exactly two years ago that Priyanka and Nick walked the MET Gala red carpet together and set tongues wagging,2
The actor is known for using minimum make-up on-screen and even flaunting her non-perfect skin unabashedly,2
"Most Asian currencies were trading lower against US dollar. Indonesian Rupiah lost 0.563%, China renminbi 0.522%, Japanese Yen 0.264%, Philippine Peso 0.117%, China Offshore 0.088% Singapore Dollar 0.081%, South Korean Won 0.080%, Taiwan Dollar 0.039% and Hong Kong Dollar 0.003%. However, Thai Baht gained 0.178% and Malaysian Ringgit 0.007%.",3
"However, India is not the only country benefitting from the global factors as the trend is similar in other emerging markets as well. India is in the midst of general elections and any surprise on the political or economic growth front could potentially reverse the ongoing trend, he added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The BJP’s prospects in the southern states, save Karnataka, will remain limited in Elections 2019, suggest data from previous polls


New Delhi: Traditionally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been perceived as a North Indian party, with limited influence beyond the Hindi-speaking states. While the party has done much to change this perception, notching up a host of victories in the country’s North-East, the South Indian states remain its Achilles heel. Even in 2014, when the BJP swept the Lok Sabha elections, it won a mere 21 seats in the five southern states, or 19% of the 112 seats on offer. By contrast, in the rest of the country, the BJP won 60% of seats on offer.


Not only has the number of southern seats won by the BJP remained constant, the party has also failed to expand beyond its traditional strongholds in Karnataka. A comparison between the 1998 and 2014 elections shows that the BJP’s victories are mostly confined to coastal and north Karnataka.


In 2014, the BJP, acknowledging its shortcomings in the southern states, competed only in 67 seats (out of 112). It secured a vote share of 31% across these seats and won in 21 (31% of contested seats). While this was lower than the BJP’s national performance where it secured 40% vote share and 66% seats in the seats it contested, it was still an improvement over the BJP’s previous performance in the South. In the 2009 elections when the BJP was more ambitious, competing in 106 seats, it won only 19 seats (18%). In the forthcoming elections, the BJP is expected to follow a targeted strategy, focusing on fewer constituencies, and relying on allies in other constituencies.",0
"12, which has cinematic double-page spreads of Thor battling an alien armada, as well as a scene in which a baddie asks Captain America to surrender


 Cap points to the “A” on his mask and yells, “You think this letter on my head stands for France?”Avengers DisassembledThis collection, by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch, ripped the team apart (sometimes literally, as a rampaging She-Hulk tore Vision in half), but there was a method to the carnage


 He also raised the profile of Spider-Woman, Captain Marvel and Luke Cage, who ends up becoming a leader, a husband and a father


Young Avengers: The Complete CollectionIn 2005, writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung introduced a charming cast of new heroes (including some with familial connections to senior Avengers) who band together in the wake of the events of Disassembled


 After this, read Avengers: The Children’s Crusade, in which two heroes search for their mother, and then the Young Avengers Omnibus, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, which further develops the team",2
"The BJP’s manifesto is focused on it achievements and taking ahead the work in the past five years, whereas the Congress’ is a continuation of its rights-based regime with a welfare pitch.


On farmers, while the BJP manifesto traces its governance record and has reiterated commitments like doubling farm income, minimum income support for farmers and interest-free farm loans, the Congress had pitched for a separate farmers’ budget and assured access to institutional credit among others.


The BJP’s manifesto is more emphatic on issues such as the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the National Register of Citizens, whereas the Congress has highlighted its position on Aadhaar and the right to privacy among others.


“We want people to hold us accountable. Hence, we have set out 75 goals to be achieved by 2022,"" Modi said while releasing the manifesto and added that the BJP’s manifesto was a “multi-layered and multi-dimensional"" document which aimed to address aspirations of all sections of the society. On expected lines, the BJP’s stance on issues of faith has clearly been articulated, including reiterating its commitment to building a Ram Mandir at the disputed site in Ayodhya through seeking consensus.


It also promised to present “the subject of faith, tradition and worship rituals related to Sabarimala"" to the Supreme Court. The Congress does not mention either of these two issues in its manifesto.


On Article 370, the BJP has reiterated its promise of abrogating it. However, the Congress said in its manifesto that it would review the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act “to balance the requirements of security and the protection of human rights"", an issue that has drawn sharp criticism from the ruling party.",0
"Addressing a public meeting at Rajahmundry in AP, Modi said that while the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre is taking up various developmental works, the state government, led by AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, is putting its own “stickers"" on the Centre’s schemes. “In our first cabinet meeting itself we gave the Polavaram project national status and have released Rs.7,000 crore already, but the state government does not want to complete it,"" he added.


Modi said that the AP government is not utilising fund allotted for the Polavaram project properly, and alleged that the state government wants to escalate costs. “It is a matter of drinking water as well, but this U-turn (Naidu) babau, the Polavaram is project is an ATM. This project is an example of their intentions. Isn’t it a big deceit?"" he asked the crowd.",0
She has also been roped to star opposite Vijay in the untitled Thalapathy 63 and in Rajinikanth’s Darbar,2
"Banks are big borrowers from RBI term repos, although they have been lenders in the overnight operations. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Liquidity still tops the list of concerns for markets, and the absence of a clear stance on this disappointed bond traders and bankers


This explains to a large extent why bond yields inched up and the rupee fell vs the dollar after the RBI policy announcement",3
"YouTube confirmed that the test feature now comes with 'On the Rise' recommendations, suggesting content from smaller, up-and-coming creators and has been made available to a ""small amount"" of testers, TechCrunch reported on Monday.


With this Instagram-like ""Explore"" feature, YouTube aims to widen recommendations and include diverse topics that its 1.8 billion users may have not encountered otherwise.",1
"New Delhi: Muted global rates and sluggish demand from local jewellers sent domestic gold prices lower today. Gold rates fell by ₹145 to ₹34,080 per 10 gram at the bullion market today, Press Trust of India reported, citing All India Sarafa Association. Gold prices had slipped ₹55 on Monday. Tracking gold, silver prices also softened due to low offtake from industrial units and coin makers. Silver prices slipped by ₹100 to ₹41,000 per kg, the report said.


In Delhi, prices of gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purities declined by ₹145 each to ₹34,080 and ₹33,930 per 10 gram, respectively. Sovereign, however, remained unaltered at ₹26,100 per piece of eight gram. Silver ready eased by ₹100 to ₹41,000 per kg while weekly-based delivery dropped ₹158 to ₹39,829 per kg. Silver coins remained unchanged at ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"He wrote, “#AvengersEndgame has an outstanding Week 1… Crosses *Week 1* biz of ALL #Hindi films by a margin… Fri 53


”In another tweet, he added, “#AvengersEndgame vs HINDI biggies… After WEEK 1… ⭐️ #AvengersEndgame ₹ 260",2
"“My statement was made in the heat of political campaigning. It has been used (and misused) by my political opponents to project that I had deliberately and intentionally suggested that this Court had said Chowkidar Chor Hai! Nothing could be further from my mind,"" Gandhi said.


Hitting back at the government, Gandhi alleged that Modi, despite the fact that the Rafale case was sub judice, has given interviews and statements stating that “Hon’ble Supreme Court of India had given him a clean chit in the Rafale deal"".


The affidavit provided a detailed table with the names, statements and the sources of the statements made by Modi and other senior leaders of the BJP.",0
"Taclim VR shoes are also worth watching out for. They have built-in nine-axis sensors to create varying walking sensations based on the environment. So, walking in a virtual world over sand, grassland or rock will be a totally different experience. Similarly, when a user kicks a person wearing an armour he will feel the pain of hitting a hard object. Developed by Japan-based Cerevo Inc., the shoes can cost between $1,000 and $1,500.


mint-india-wire Immersive gaming experiencevirtual worldTeslasuitTaclim VR shoesPlexus VR glovesVirtual reality",1
"It took us months to finally get her on board but the wait was worth it as nobody else could’ve done justice to the movie,” he said",2
"The app was developed by Living Hope Ministries, a Christian group started some 30 years ago, which says it serves people feeling conflicted about their faith and sexuality. Among mainstream medical professionals, conversion therapy is considered psychologically harmful.


“After consulting with outside advocacy groups, reviewing our policies, and making sure we had a thorough understanding of the app and its relation to conversion therapy, we’ve decided to remove it from the Play Store, consistent with other app stores,"" a Google spokesman said Thursday in a statement. Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. had already removed it.",1
"The Huawei Mate 20 is shod with a 6.53-inch RGBW LCD FHD+ display with a resolution of 2244x1080. The Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, features a 6.39-inch curved OLED QHD+ display. The Mate 20 has a teardrop notch while the Mate 20 Pro has a regular rectangular notch that is much slicker and pushed more to the top than other smartphones (Huawei mentioned iPhone XS).


The RGBW setup allows for better brightness due to an additional white pixel in the traditional RGB setup. Huawei claims the Mate 20 has the maximum brightness of 820 nits.


Another important thing to note is that even though the Mate 20 Pro has a smaller screen with a traditional notch, it maintains a higher screen-to-body-ratio than the Mate 20. This is because of curved edges of display on the former.


Both phones feature a radial camera setup sitting inside a square module, with a flash completing the four corners of it.


The Mate 20 features a 16MP+12MP+8MP setup with Leica lenses. The primary camera is a regular clicker while the 12MP camera has a wide-angle lens with focal length of 27mm while the 8MP camera has 2x telephoto zoom.


The Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, presents a beastly 40MP+20MP+8MP setup, also with Leica lenses. The primary 40MP camera has a regular focal length, while the 20MP has an ultra wide-angle lens with a focal length of 16mm. The 8MP camera has a 3x telephoto lens. The ISO can be yanked all the way up to ISO 102400",1
"The early 90s saw the rise of ‘romantic hero’ Ajith Kumar who went on to become the biggest star of today’s generation, disbanding all his fan clubs in 2011


 When Tamil cinema was ruled by Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, Thala, as he is fondly called, broke into the industry with Amaravathi (1993)


 Now, he is unarguably ‘the King of the opening weekend’—with his films running successfully at the box-office


 The extremely private Ajith isn’t on any social networking sites—stays away from media glare—neither promotes his films—nor attend events—but rides a wave of popularity",2
"The service will be available on Android and iOS devices to people in India, US, UK, Canada and Australia


San Francisco: Google is now allowing Assistant on Android and iOS devices to read out stories in English to people in India, US, UK, Canada and Australia.",1
"”Bollywood actor Rahul Dev wrote, “Here’s wishing Thala Ajith a very happy bday! To good health, happiness & love 


 The breakfast Pongal is missed! Shine on”Vikram Prabhu tagged Ajith as a good citizen in his birthday wish tweet that read, “Wishing the gentleman and a good citizen who lives by example #Ajith sir a wonderful year ahead


”KJR Studios, the production company that bankrolled Ajith’s Viswasam, called the actor “a man of simplicity, dedication and hard work” and shared a heartfelt wish along with a special birthday collage


 The tweet read, “Wishing the man of simplicity, hard work, commitment & dedication a very happy birthday! #HBDThala #HappyBirthdayThala",2
"The document also points out that the party will invest ₹25 trillion to improve the productivity of the farm sector. It also plans to make the enrolment of farmers under the three-year old crop insurance scheme voluntary.


“There is focus on investing ₹25 trillion in the agri-rural sector, though not much detail is mentioned in the manifesto. Hope the amount is an additional investment for the sector. Steps mentioned in the manifesto will help the sector get back on its heels,"" said Siraj Hussain, former agriculture secretary.


The 45-page document also stressed on discouraging agri-imports, while boosting exports and spoke of plans to establish the National Warehousing Grid along national highways to facilitate logistical linkages for warehousing of agricultural produce. The party also plans to launch a mission to achieve self sufficiency in oil seeds and other agricultural products, as well as a National Bee-Keeping and Honey Mission to ensure additional returns to farmers.


The BJP plans to use technology to ensure better market prices for agri-produce, encourage solar farming and digitize land records. To generate better farm income through better access to input and markets, 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations comprising primary producers like farmers, milk producers and fishermen will be created. In the rural sector, the manifesto promises the setting up of 50,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras, which will add value to the forest produce that tribals gather to increase their income.",0
"Facebook’s figure is larger partly because its database includes ads not only from federal races but also for state contests, national issues and get-out-the-vote efforts.


The databases generally do not say why a particular ad was removed, and only Facebook shows copies of yanked ads.


The American Conservative Union political organization, which had 136 ads removed through Sunday on Facebook, said some commercials contained a brief shot of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a decapitated head meant to portray US President Donald Trump.


Removing the bloody image resolved the violation for sensational content, and the organization said it had no qualms about Facebook’s screening.


Some removals were errors. The Environmental Defense Action Fund said Facebook’s automated review wrongly misclassified one of its ads as promoting tobacco.",1
"“Kalank is coming from one of the topmost production houses, Dharma, which is the pioneer of making mega-budget movies


 The makers are looking at a mammoth release and are eyeing maximum numbers before Avengers: Endgame release on April 26


 It will be the first preference of moviegoers also because there are no other options,” suggested film trade analyst Girish Johar",2
"JD(S), which won all eight assembly segments under the Mandya parliamentary constituency, believes that it had the first right over the Vokkaliga-dominated district. The Congress managed to retain Mysuru-Kodagu parliamentary constituency to prevent surrendering the Vokkaliga community votes completely to its alliance partner.


Sumalatha's decision further adds to the problems of workers of the two parties who can barely see eye-to-eye in several districts of south Karnataka where the Congress and JD(S) have had a bitter and violent history of political clashes over the decades. The fact that workers were rebelling against being forced to work with each other despite the state-level alliance also points to the disconnect between the decisions of leaders and ground-level realities.


Even the decision to field Nikhil, who goes by the screen name of Nikhil Kumar, is not helping the party’s prospects. Nikhil's candidature is seen by many as a move to retain the balance of power within the H.D. Deve Gowda household, which is seeing a power struggle between the two sons of the former Prime Minister.",0
"The most talked about characters from #Endgame were:Avengers: Endgame picks up after the events of its prequel Avengers: Infinity War, when supervillain Thanos wiped off half the universe with his infamous snap


 We saw superheroes like Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy and Scarlet Witch turn to dust",2
"Stocks: Nickel stocks at 196,542 in LME-registered warehouses have nearly halved since the start of January last year, while cancelled warrants — metal earmarked for delivery — stand at 37%.


Inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange are below 10,000 tonnes and have fallen nearly 40% since the middle of November.


Spreads: Traders say the discount for the cash over the three-month contract is an incentive to buy nickel and sell it forward on the LME. The discount, or contango, of about $80 a tonne is enough to cover financing costs and leave a healthy profit.",3
"The OnePlus 7 Pro is reported to have appeared on a benchmarking database along with some key specifcations. According to GSMArena, the device was listed on Geekbench rocking a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 12GB of RAM and running Android Pie. The smartphone scored a respectable 3,526 and 11,101 in single-core and multi-core tests respectively.


The Chinese company has been consistently pushing out teasers and interacting with the media to put an end to all the speculations and rumours, now that the launch of the smartphone is only a couple of weeks away.


""No bells & whistles. No Bezel. No notch. No app lag. No bloatware. No $2,000 price tag. No random music. Just a better phone"", the ad read.


The ad also contained a sketch of the smartphone showing its triple camera setup, a pop-up front facing camera mechanism and what seems to be a copper heat pipe for better cooling.",1
"I had declared three years ago that I will not contest from Hassan and that my grandson (Prajwal Revanna) will take over. However, I was asked to remain in Parliament by senior leaders of other parties, including Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mamata Banerjee and N. Chandrababu Naidu. I will be 91 by the time of the next elections and age may not give me another chance.


There is some anger against you in Tumakuru for allegedly denying them water in favour of Hassan. How do you respond?


This is far from the truth. I have clarified that every single village will get drinking water facility. I will be 91 by next elections, so I want to repay the people of this district during these five years in an honest manner.",0
"The impending general election, and the potential slowdown in government decision-making and spending can affect order flow as well. Transportation and power sectors, key business segments for ABB India, see large government spends. And, while the company’s order backlog increased 10% to ₹4,227 crore, it only amounts to 63% of its annual revenue, excluding the contribution of the power grid business.


According to analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd, the lower visibility in the order book is due to the short-cycle nature of the business ABB India is now left with. While that puts the onus on a continuing order-flow momentum, clarity on divestment proceeds from the power grid business, and how the company redistributes them, will also play a key role in determining the stock’s trajectory.",3
"In terms of software, the Redmi Y3 runs Android 9 Pie with Xiaomi's MIUI 10 skin atop. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. Connectivity options include dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, triple SIM slot and Wi-Fi.",1
”The Environmental Protection Agency’s most current data from 2015 showed nearly 55 percent of aluminum beer and soft drink cans were recycled compared to 30% of plastic bottles,2
"The key constituencies to watch out for are Nanded, Solapur, Nagpur, Baramati, Latur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Thane, Ahmednagar, Mumbai-North and Mumbai-South.


The 2014 Lok Sabha poll results showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had emerged as a force to reckon with in the state. It consolidated its position further in October, when it became the largest party in the assembly elections as well. In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BJP will contest 25 seats and its ally, Shiv Sena, 23. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress will fight the elections jointly though the two are yet to agree on the exact seat-share formula. NCP has fought on 22 seats and Congress on 26 under previous arrangements.",0
"“We are confident that people will again choose a strong government this time. Water that was being allowed to flow to Pakistan will reach the fields of farmers. The government will work to end terrorism and Maoists.""


“Congress disrespects those who protect the country. Congress leaders called the Army chief a goon and Air Force chief a liar. Congress wants proof of dead terrorists, it does not have faith in the bravery of our soldiers. Congress has closed its eyes on the bravery of our soldiers,"" Modi added.",0
"But while trust in traditional news services including radio and newspapers rated above 80% in both countries, trust in social media was lowest among all sources at 43% in the United States and 32% in Canada.


That was a significant concern for Americans (84%) worried about ""fake news"" in the upcoming 2020 US presidential election. But half were confident they could easily spot false or inaccurate information.",1
"“Can my life exist without arts?” wonders Sachin Pilgaonkar, as the actor has been performing since the age of five and has spent more time on the sets than with his family


 Beginning as a child actor, clocking more than 60 appearances in films, he later also turned director, writer and editor


”In an interview with PTI, the actor decodes his journey, citing his ability to adapt and constantly striving to be versatile as the key to remaining relevant as an artiste for more than half a century",2
"The pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, was shot down on 27 February by Pakistani aircraft during clashes between the two nuclear-armed powers that began after a terror attack last month in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paramilitary police.


India blamed Pakistan for the attack and for harbouring the militants that claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistan denies the charges.


India later attacked a site inside Pakistan it claimed was a militant training camp. That triggered aerial clashes that led to Varthaman's capture. Pakistan released him last week as a peace gesture.",0
"The company has done a great job at making the most of the market share gain opportunity presented by favourable externalities in the past couple of years


Investors were evidently thrilled with Titan Co. Ltd’s December quarter results announced last Friday. Its stock price hit a 52-week high on Monday, and ended the day 3.4% higher at ₹1,025.75.


The company’s mainstay jewellery business, which accounts for 85% of stand-alone revenue, saw an impressive 37% revenue growth year-on-year to ₹4,890 crore. With the December quarter revenue in the bag, analysts reckon Titan is poised to deliver its jewellery revenue growth guidance of about 22% for fiscal year 2019 (FY19).",3
"Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, who is seeking medical treatment in the US, has been cured of his ailment


 Director Rahul Rawail on Tuesday confirmed that the actor is “CANCER FREE!!!!”Putting an end to speculation about Rishi’s health condition, Rahul took to his Facebook account and posted a photo with the 66-year-old actor


 Along with the photo, he wrote, “RISHI KAPOOR (CHINTU) is CANCER FREE!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏”Following Rahul Rawail’s post, we at indianexpress",2
"Futures for May were little changed in New York after dropping as much as 0.4%. China was said to be pushing back against American demands, raising speculation that trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies will persist. Still, the price drop was cushioned by an American Petroleum Institute report that was said to show US crude stockpiles declined 2.13 million barrels last week before government data due Wednesday.


Crude has surged nearly 30% this year on Saudi-led output cuts by the OPEC+ coalition that seeks to avert a global glut, and as American sanctions have also squeezed supplies from Venezuela and Iran. Meanwhile, a measure of oil volatility has risen 10% this week after Russia pressured the producer group to delay extending its curbs at a time when hopes are dimming over a trade deal between the US and China.


“Oil’s struggling to break above $60 on many uncertainties, especially surrounding the result of the US-China trade negotiations,"" Kim Kwangrae, a commodities analyst at Samsung Futures Inc., said by phone from Seoul. “While crude’s rally has been fueled by Venezuela and OPEC’s commitment to curb output, the outcome of trade talks will determine the near-term direction.""",3
"Elsewhere, West Texas crude futures hovered around $52 a barrel, while gold headed for its first drop in three sessions. The Swiss franc swooned almost 1 percent at the start of Asia trading Monday in a mini-recurrence of the “flash crash"" that roiled FX markets early last month.


The S&P 500 Index rose 0.1%, as of 12:58 pm New York time. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.1% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.9%. The MSCI Emerging Market Index fell 0.1%.


The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index climbed 0.5%, hitting the highest in almost six weeks. The euro fell 0.5% to $1.127. The British pound dipped 0.7% to $1.2855, the weakest in a month. The Japanese yen dipped 0.7% to 110.46 per dollar, the weakest in more than six weeks.",3
"According to the report, the Indian public sector has driven blockchain-based projects with nearly half the Indian states involved. ( iStockphoto)


About 70% of enterprise blockchain projects are now commissioned through stringent business case evaluations across cost savings and operational efficiency improvement


Globally, enterprises have established the potential of blockchain through proof of value engagements",1
"They were patient enough to take 11 years and 22 films to deliver a conclusion like Avengers: Endgame


 The fandom transcends age groups because the older generations have memories of the comics and the newer ones have followed the films religiously,” adds Saksena


It’s not just the films, the fans are indulging themselves in an immersive experience — be it wearing t-shirts pertaining to the Marvel world as they go watch the film, or sporting merchandise and memorabilia — baseball caps, watches and backpacks etc


 Social media is brimming with pictures of fans wearing their favourite superhero costumes at the screenings",2
"Barack and Michelle Obama’s new production company, Higher Ground Productions, announced on Tuesday seven projects that are in the works for Netflix, including several documentaries and a movie about Frederick Douglass


The former president and first lady struck a multiyear production deal in 2018 to produce shows and films for the streaming service


With the deal, the Obamas will be able to reach 148 million paying subscribers, and they have said their production company will cover a wide spectrum of programming


 But there is something they apparently have no interest in: mounting an attack on the current presidential administration",2
"However, the woes of the Congress refuse to die down in Telangana. Many state leaders were unhappy about being denied tickets for the Lok Sabha elections. Former state minister D.K. Aruna has decided to contest from Mahbubnagar on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, after being denied a ticket by the Congress.


Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, had led the TRS to a spectacular victory in the assembly elections with 88 of the 119 seats. Since then, his strength has only grown as a result of defections to his party.


“There is a conspiracy to finish the Congress legislature party by poaching two-thirds of our MLAs (members of the legislative assembly). He (KCR) will accommodate the defectors, but does KCR think that the defectors will not leave the TRS as well in future?"" asked Gudur Narayana Reddy, treasurer, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC).",0
"Though Gayathri issued a statement saying that the two are back on good terms, Oviyaa still enjoys the support of fans she gained during her Bigg Boss innings",2
"The makers of the short recently released the film’s poster, which Tripathi revealed, has been hand-painted",2
"WhatsApp launched a public-education campaign, limited message forwarding, and added a label that shows when a message has been passed on from others,",1
"NC president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah with his son and party vice-president Omar Abdullah. (Photo: PTI)


PDP,  BJP  and  Cong-NC  alliance  are  firming  up  campaign  plans  to  win  a majority  of  the 6  Lok  Sabha  seats  in  the  state


NEW DELHI: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections to be held in April and May, as well as the assembly elections as and when they take place, amid the atmosphere of fear of terror strikes intended to disrupt the electoral process.


The Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have a common thread driving their strategies for the general elections. All of them are focused on who will form the next government in the state and elections to the lower House may be a dress rehearsal for the assembly elections, according to political analysts.",0
"Pollution along the coast has depleted schools of fish, and fishermen have to go deeper into the ocean for a good catch.


Overfishing, resulting from the increased number of boats, also forces some fishermen to risk their lives to take their diesel-powered boats deeper into the ocean than they should for a better catch. Finally, greed is another reason that has only increased the number of arrests of Indian fishermen. The Indus, coming from Pakistan, empties into the Arabian Sea, forming Sir Creek, an estuary rich in fish, and one of many contested boundaries between India and Pakistan. Fishermen often get caught along this 100-km marshland as most boats don’t have a GPS system or the men are not trained to use it.


Out on the high seas, the men find themselves in an obstacle course of jagged tackles and heavy stacks of 500-kg fishing nets as their boats seesaw in gale-force winds. Most fishermen are away for up to 16 days at a stretch with a limited supply of drinking water.


Upon their return, their catch is sold to some of the large fish processing firms, which makes payments to these fishermen only after 60 days or 90 days. This ‘work now, pay later’ system means most fishermen are forced to borrow and are easy prey for the local loan sharks.",0
“It was difficult for Saira to sign the film because she came from a very conservative Muslim family and to make a debut with such a bold film after all the fuss in the media about it was in itself challenging,2
"Rahul Gandhi said a Congress government will waive outstanding interest on old education loans prior to 31 March, 2019


In a Facebook post, Gandhi asserted that a Congress government will ensure free education to all students from Class 1 to 12 in government schools in the country


NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said if voted to power, his party will introduce a single-window system for education loans and bring a law that will ""list the rights and duties of students"".",0
"The work on securing fair elections, both in India and around the globe, began more than 18 months ago with a detailed planning and risk assessment across platforms.


“The findings allowed us to concentrate our work on key areas, including blocking and removing fake accounts; fighting the spread of misinformation; stopping abuse by domestic actors; spotting attempts at foreign meddling; and taking action against inauthentic coordinated campaigns,"" he explained.


Facebook, which has over 240 million Indian users, has a team which fact-checks posts and visual media in eight languages and it is also carrying disclaimers with all political ads that appear on its platform.",0
"Modi said that Rahul Gandhi was aware of the mood in Karnataka and decided against contesting from here.


The PM is also campaigning on behalf of Sumalatha Amarnath (Sumalatha Ambareesh), the independent candidate from Mandya who the BJP has decided to support.",0
"(From left) Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, PM Modi and former CM Arjun Munda at a rally in Jharkhand. (PTI)


Incumbent BJP is banking on the narrative around development and national security issues for a home run


CM Raghubar Das charges the mahagathbandhan leaders with exploiting tribals and accuses them of usurping their land worth ₹500 crore by flouting two tenancy laws


NEW DELHI: Jharkhand presents a litmus test for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this election season. The party which won 12 out of the state’s 14 parliamentary seats in 2014 is now facing an alliance of Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) which is putting up a strong fight. Stakes are high for the BJP also because months after last general election, it also came to power in the state with a majority mandate.",0
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday initiated the process of notifying the dates of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls by sending the Election Commission’s (EC’s) recommendation to President Ram Nath Kovind.,0
"Hopkins will portray the eponymous character, a mischievous and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Colman)",2
"Facebook had delayed rolling out certain products at last year's F8 event, which came soon after revelations it inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million users with British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.


""I know that we don't exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly,"" Zuckerberg said.


Other Facebook executives introduced changes within the Messenger and Instagram apps aimed at helping businesses connect with customers, including appointment booking and a tool to lure customers into direct conversations with companies via ads.


The online ad market is largely dominated by Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google. But the field is more diverse for messaging, e-commerce and payments, with big players like Amazon.com Inc , Microsoft Corp and eBay Inc as well as fast-growing Silicon Valley unicorns like workplace messaging app Slack and video conferencing service Zoom Video Communications Inc.


Facebook pulled in nearly $56 billion in revenue last year, almost of all which came from showing ads to the 2.7 billion people who access its family of apps each month.


But the company is no longer adding many new users in the United States and Europe, its most lucrative markets, and it must find additional sources of revenue if it is to sustain growth.


The product releases at F8 indicated that its answer involves efforts to keep users on its apps for longer, coupled with e-commerce tools Facebook is hoping businesses will pay to use.",1
"The company announced in September 2018 that over 700 million devices were running Windows 10, indicating it had won 100 million new users in less than six months.   (Reuters)


Microsoft had originally expected to attain the goal of having Windows 10 installed on 1 billion devices in three years after its release",1
"Supply from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) fell to a four-year low in February, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia and its allies over-delivered on the group's supply pact while Venezuelan output registered a further involuntary decline.


""Opec exports are off by over 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) since November,"" Barclays Bank said in a note released on Sunday.


""The supply picture looks generally tighter this year,"" said energy analysts at Fitch Solutions in a note on Monday, adding they expected Brent to average $73 per barrel in 2019.


Oil prices have been further pushed up by US sanctions against Opec members Iran and Venezuela, which Barclays bank estimates to have resulted in a reduction of around 2 million bpd in global crude supply.",3
Jonas Brothers also just announced their new tour to promote their fifth studio album Happiness Begins,2
"Competing demands from the real world, like meeting up with a friend or needing to drive somewhere; realizing they had been on their phone for half an hour and coming across content they'd already seen are some triggers that end compulsive phone use. (Pixabay)


Situations like waiting for a friend to show up, tedious and repetitive tasks, socially awkward situations are triggers for habitual smartphone use


Researchers at the University of Washington's Information School conducted in-depth interviews to learn why people compulsively check their phones


Washington: Researchers have decoded four common triggers for the compulsive use of smartphones which, if addressed, can help shun the screen addiction.


The four triggers for habitual smartphone use are: During unoccupied moments, like waiting for a friend to show up; before or during tedious and repetitive tasks; when in socially awkward situations and when people anticipate getting a message or notification.",1
"For the Indian public, Modi’s strong response to the Pulwama and Uri terrorist attacks have high recall value. Not so much the tense 73-day long face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Bhutan’s Doklam plateau in 2017 or a 2015 operation against the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) faction along the India-Myanmar border after the group ambushed an Indian Army convoy in Manipur and killed 18 soldiers. “For a long time, we have been victims of terrorism,"" said 62-year-old Ashok Makhija, a retired resident of Saket residential colony in Delhi when asked about Uri and Pulwama.


“Now at least we are seen as a country that can hit back,"" Makhija said. This would be something topping his mind when voting in the upcoming national elections, he said. On Doklam and the NSCN-K ambush of Indian soldiers, Makhija said he recalled the former incident saying both sides had withdrawn peacefully while he did not remember the Myanmar operation.


Hans Pal, a 43-year-old autorickshaw driver, a resident of Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, remembered little of the Doklam standoff or the 2015 operation along the Indo-Myanmar border. When asked about the response to Pulwama, Pal said: “What Modi did in the case of Uri and Pathankot was good. Pakistan deserved a response and we gave it to them.""


“Terrorism will definitely be one of the most important issues in the forthcoming national elections,"" said Happymon Jacob, an associate professor of disarmament studies, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. “The reality is that the general public is not concerned with the nuances of whether or not the Modi government’s fight against terror has been a success. The framing of India’s fight against terrorism in the manner in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have done, will get them votes,"" he said.


The swift return of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan after his MiG-21 Bison fighter jet was shot down on 27 February is also expected to burnish the credentials of Modi.",0
"While the love track is just a part of the bigger picture, the film also explores subtexts of caste, parental opposition, elopement and ‘reality’


 Shweta Tripathi shines in this heart-crushing love story and you feel for her character when she says, “I didn’t know who you were till last month; now, you mean the world to me",2
"In fact, why I am content doing Gangs of Madras is that my role was a lot like me: bold and free-spirited


 But films do reflect the society that we live in,” observes Priyanka, who has earlier done smaller roles in several films


Sai Priyanka Ruth believes only hard work and the right choices will keep her moving ahead in this cut-throat competitive world",2
"It’s a first of its kind exercise in my acting process where I’ll be studying the man himself in the flesh for my on-screen portrayal of him


 Earlier, for Padmaavat, he retired from the world for three months to get into the skin of Alauddin Khilji",2
"Shatrughan Sinha joined the Congress in the presence of senior party leaders, in New Delhi on Saturday. (HT)


Shatrughan Sinha is the 'best politician who was earlier with the wrong party', says Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal",0
"This announcement comes after the Chinese sub-brand announced the launch of the Honor View 20, which will take place on January 28.


The Honor 10 Lite also made its way to a Flipkart listing lately, which also gives us a sneak-peak into what the final smartphone would have to offer. The listing has revealed that the smartphone will be available only in the 4GB/64GB variant in India, with three colour variants.",1
"Working on the XPS 13 was easy because of its well-spaced, backlit keys. Battery backup is also impressive—it can muster 8 to 9 hours on regular use. With 4K streaming, we got 2-3 hours of backup, which means you can watch a full 4K movie without worrying about the battery’s status.


Verdict: The new XPS 13 is one of the top 13-inch notebooks around. The small size and improved display will make it an instant hit with professionals on the move. However, due to the high price tag (₹1,88,316), the adoption is likely to be limited to users who are particularly interested in the 4K HDR experience.",1
"Chishi said the bill was at cross purposes with NRC, which seeks to wean out illegal Bangladeshi immigrants


Rahul Gandhi said that if the Congress were voted to power, it would not pass the controversial citizenship amendment bill


With only one seat at stake, the contentious citizenship amendment bill has emerged as one of the major issues in Nagaland.


On the one hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is part of the ruling alliance at both the centre and in the state, supports the citizenship amendment bill. On the other, its main ruling partner, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), doesn’t believe that the bill is an issue for the polls. The bill seeks to grant citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who face religious persecution in their countries.


NDPP’s Tokheho Yepthomi, the alliance’s candidate for the sole Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, however, dismisses the bill being an issue. “The citizenship amendment bill was passed in the Lok Sabha but it was not introduced in the Rajya Sabha because of widespread protests across the states of the North-East. Although individuals talk about the citizenship amendment bill, it will lapse in the Rajya Sabha,"" he told Mint on Friday.",0
"If you are an iPhone user and your battery drains out way faster than the usual rate after using for more than one year, here’s your last chance to fix it at a discounted price — Apple’s battery replacement programme at $29 (around ₹ 2000) is set to end on December 31. The offer is valid for the battery replacements of iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.


Apple landed in a controversy last year after the company confirmed that it intentionally slowed iPhones over time to prevent the batteries from degrading faster. To make up for it, the smartphone giant announced replacement of those degraded batteries at a discounted price.",1
"This was enabled by adding the application programming interface (API) of Photomath, a popular third-party math solving tool in Snapchat. Similarly, integration with GIPHY now brings the option to decorate snaps with contextually relevant GIF lenses.


For Discover (video streaming platform where businesses and media houses can publish short videos), the company will now make exclusive mobile shows in association with established film and television writers and production houses like Bunim Murray Productions, Dakota Pictures, New Form, and Bazelevs. Snap Originals will start airing from May. Until now, Snapchat was dependent on third party publishers for content.


Snap Kit gets a new feature called App Stories, which lets users create custom Stories for partner apps without navigating away from Snapchat. So a Tinder user can create and send a Snap Story for Tinder profile from within the Snapchat app. Users can also create bitmojis using the Bitmoji Kit in Snapchat and see them on other apps. So a bitmoji for Fitbit created from Snapchat can be displayed on Fitbit Watch’s clock faces.


Snap Inc recently added support for four Indian languages— Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi and Gujarati. The Discover feature was rolled out in 2018 in association with local language content developers and publishers.",1
"""And his family has been associated with Mumbai for a long time...Milind truly represents Mumbai ka connection,"" Kotak says.


A statement issued by Deora's office said he is being supported by ""all quarters"" of trade and business in Mumbai South constituency.


""In the last five years, industry and trade, an integral part of the spirit of Mumbai, lost its voice in the Parliament. I am humbled by the support given by stalwarts like Shri Ambani and Shri Kotak,"" the statement quoted Deora as saying.",0
"In the first two phases, election was held to 91 and 96 seats on April 11 and April 18 respectively. Election to 543 seats are being held in seven phases. The counting of votes will be on May 23.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Why are some of the biggest names in the Nifty rising? The answer lies in the flows from global exchange-traded funds, which typically deploy cash in few heavyweights in times of uncertainty, Kant said. Foreigners have bought a net $144 million shares this month after withdrawing $75 million in January.


The market may begin to broaden now that the Nifty has reclaimed the key psychological level of 11,000, some analysts who study stock price moves say. A widely expected shift in the central bank’s policy stance to neutral at its rate decision due Thursday may also help turn the sentiment, according to Angel Broking Ltd.",3
"But the party said it will announce later names to two other key contests in Kerala— the Pathanamthitta seat, the nerve center of the Sabarimala temple protests, and the Thrissur seat, where it expects to make progress.


The BJP has been facing issues to select candidates for these two seats. At least four leaders wanted to contest from the Pathanamthitta seat, Mint reported on 19 March. The party has been pressurising an initially indifferent ally Bharat Dharma Jana Sena’s leader Thushar Vellappally to contest from the Thrissur seat.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"RITE AID PURGE: The drugstore chain rose 5.7% after it announced a purge of its top management and plans to cut 400 full-time jobs.


CEO John Stanley will step down when the company finds a replacement. Chief Financial Officer Darren Kast and Chief Operating Officer Kermit Crawford are also among the executives leaving the company.",3
"The S10, on the other hand, will most likely receive one of the Infinity cutouts showcased at the developers’ conference. I’ve my bets on the Infinity-O design, much like the one on Honor’s View 20. Samsung will also try packing the S10 to the gills with the newest system-on-a-chip from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 855. 5G compatibility is another thing under debate at the moment—it’s a massive gamble since the technology is still in its nascent stages and is mainly aimed at connected devices.


Rumours also suggest that the Galaxy 10 might be available in 3 different variants—the regular Galaxy S10, a bigger Galaxy S10 Plus and an affordable Galaxy S10 Lite.


Samsung Galaxy S10SamsungSamsung Galaxy S10 launch dateSamsung foldable smartphoneSamsung foldable smartphone launch dateSamsung unpacked event dateSamsung event date",1
"Going by the renders, it is clear that Xiaomi is going big with its new design philosophy—replacing its traditional metal backs with shiny, glittery glass panels. The Mi 9 will come with a gradient back which reflects light in different patterns at different angles, resembling an aurora.


The Mi 9 is expected to boast flagship specifications including Qualcomm's newest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855, which we have seen on the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. This will be paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.",1
"Getting to eat street food and wander around in shops, those are the things that not only give me life, but also the stuff that goes back into the characters I play


 And so this hypothetical idea that those things might not be the same anymore was really intense to think about


 Hence, her glamorous look in Endgame had some ripple effect with the audience after the trailers were released


 When we asked her whether there was anything she would want to go back and change about her portrayal in Endgame, the actor said, “Well, the cool thing about being in MCU is getting to grow with the character and to change it",2
"“Data privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. We are taking one more step towards user data security and privacy by bringing our cloud services to India for all local data needs,"" Xiaomi Vice-President and India Managing Director Manu Jain said.


With the data stored locally and encrypted end-to-end, users will be able to enjoy greater access speeds, he added. The development also comes amid reports that Xiaomi is looking at launching its payment service - Mi Pay - in India.",1
"(Left) Naveen Jain founder and CEO TransOrg Analytics and Prashant Warier, CEO and co-founder of Qure.ai.


Two enterprise tech start-upsTransOrg Analytics and Qure.aiare using artificial intelligence to solve real world problems",1
"Deora also assured he would strive for creation of a business-friendly environment that facilitate jobs and brings prosperity.


The Congress leader is pitted against Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, who defeated him from the constituency in 2014.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The moment you mention data, there is fear around hacking or data leakage. How do you allay those fears?


The current cloud service providers have very sophisticated defences against cyberthreats. We use Microsoft here to create a data lake, and they create digital warehouses for our data. And the layers of security that these warehouses are wrapped up in are very strong. The existing security protocols are very robust.


The data laws of both countries promote the localization of data. How would you balance collaboration with localization?",1
"The returning officer in East Delhi asked the police to take note of the matter after Gambhir held a public meeting in Jangpura, east Delhi constituency without permission.


Amidst the controversy Gambhir has been updating his Twitter account on his upcoming election schedule. The BJP candidate will hold a road show in Seemapuri.",0
"NEW DELHI: The initial public offering of Neogen Chemicals Ltd was subscribed 40.30 times on the final day of bidding Friday.


The ₹132-crore initial public offering (IPO) received bids for 17,44,80,540 shares against the total issue size of 43,29,038 shares, according to NSE data till 1645 hours.",3
"It also saw an almost ten-times spike in provisions to ₹3,661 crore from ₹399 crore in the year-ago period. This includes a contingent provision of ₹2,100 crore on a ₹10,000-crore exposure to potentially stressed assets in real estate, media & entertainment and infra sectors, which stands at risk, the management told analysts on a concall.


Overall slippages jumped to ₹3,481 crore, including ₹552 crore to Jet Airways and ₹529 crore for the bankrupt infra lender IL&FS.


The gross NPA ratio more than doubled to 3.22 from 1.28 in the year-ago period and 2.10 in the preceding quarter. It has a 7 percent exposure to the commercial realty sector, which is facing troubles.


There was a bloodbath on the stock as investors punted the Yes Bank counter, which plunged close to 30 percent to ₹168 on the BSE after hitting a low of ₹165.30 against a flat closing of the benchmark.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"""Modi's note ban and GST measures have destroyed our source of income,"" said Nesa, 41, who withdrew her son from university because tuition fees grew out of reach.


As the battle for women's votes heats up, Modi has pointed to programmes to provide toilets and subsidised cooking gas cylinders as evidence his administration cares for women. This month, the main opposition party, Congress, vowed to reserve a third of federal government jobs for women if elected.


""We do not find too many women in the segment we service, even though we would like to hire more women because they are more sincere, there is less attrition and they can multi-task,"" said Vineet Pandey, who owns Mumbai-based housekeeping firms Kaarya Facilities & Services and Hecqo.com.


Call centres or factories run by multinationals often attract women workers by providing transport after late shifts, but working at many other jobs entails commutes on packed trains and buses through India's teeming and cities.


One businessman who employees roughly 1,000 men at his chemical factory in southern India, says hiring women would mean providing separate bathrooms and transport at night.


He argues bypassing men would also stoke tensions in India, where economic transformations and an influx of technology are testing the social fabric.


""In the rural areas, it is a more patriarchal society, if we give jobs to women and not men, there will be complaints from men,"" said the businessman, who asked to remain anonymous.


In any case, it is a moot point for now. His plant, struggling with high costs of power and transport, is not hiring.",0
"H.D.Kumaraswamy accuses the Centre of creating the scarcity to not allow the coalition from carrying out rallies in distant parts of Karnataka


BENGALURU: The fight between the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka has taken to the skies with the alliance partners alleging that the saffron outfit has booked all available helicopters to dent the coalition’s Lok Sabha poll campaign.


“The BJP has booked all choppers and there is no availability for at least the last 15 days,"" said one official from chief ministers office in Karnataka, requesting not to be named.",0
"Tinder has consistently been the top grossing app in the lifestyle category for the past three months, shows data.


BENGALURU: When Tinder made hooking up as easy as the flick of a finger, many homegrown dating apps followed, all trying to transform how young Indians find love.


More than four years since these apps flooded the market, traditional matrimonial websites remain the preferred choice, underlining the fact that when it comes to marriage, young Indians are less likely to push traditional boundaries.


This is borne out by the fact that sites such as bharatmatrimony.com, shaadi.com and jeevansathi.com continue to dominate the market, even as online dating platforms struggle to grow revenues and attract investors. Some of them have been acquired by larger firms or have shut shop.


A dating app generates revenue when users opt for paid services such as accessing more profiles, sending messages or curated emojis. In contrast, matrimonial websites offer a chance to find a partner for marriage, making them more successful in attracting subscriptions.",1
"Commenting on Avengers Endgame success, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#AvengersEndgame shatters the myth that a massive screen count is a key to collect big numbers on Day 1/weekend… #AvengersEndgame has released in 2845 screens, but its occupancy is much, much higher than *Hindi* biggies that open in 4000+ screens


”Also read | Bollywood box office report 2019: First quarter breaks all records with success of Uri, Total Dhamaal and KesariThe only Bollywood film that held its own despite Avengers Endgame’s dominance at the box office is The Tashkent Files


 “#TheTashkentFiles braves #AvengersEndgame wave… Puts up a healthy total [on limited screens/shows]… [Week 3] Fri 45 lakhs, Sat 70 lakhs, Sun 85 lakhs",2
"Game of Thrones star Kit Harington says after the HBO epic fantasy series ends with its eighth and final season, he would like to re-team with Sophie Turner on another project",2
"""Earlier, FPIs could only invest upto 20 per cent in corporate bonds. This should also open doors for more inflows once the political conditions are stable,"" chief operating officer at Groww Harsh Jain said.


On the global front, Fed's statement that the rate hikes are on hold is a major change in stance of the world's largest central bank and triggered inflows in the Indian capital markets, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services, V K Vijayakumar said.",3
"The upcoming potboiler also stars Pooja Hegde, Meenakshi Dixit, Sonal Chauhan, Allari Naresh, Jagapathi Babu and Rajendra Prasad among others",2
What many parents forget is that there is already a rating system in place for both consoles and mobile games,1
"Investors can’t stop piling up on the stock of Axis Bank Ltd, India’s third-largest private sector lender. Part of this is driven by the hope that the bank’s new CEO will narrow the gap with the top private sector lender, HDFC Bank Ltd.


Axis Bank’s stock has risen 20% so far this year, while HDFC Bank and second-ranked ICICI Bank Ltd haven’t managed to notch up more than 9% increase, each. Axis Bank’s new managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Amitabh Chaudhry, is making all the right noises on strategy, and analysts seem to have bought the idea that the bank’s return on equity target of 18% by 2021-22 is achievable.


The bank’s management made a presentation to analysts last week, wherein Chaudhry outlined a cautious game plan, which was laced with enough aggression.",3
"This is going to create a rift between the living before the Night King and his Army of the Dead arrives


 It is like the book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which is said to be a metaphor for climate change


 That a huge external threat is coming when the people were squabbling amongst themselves instead of uniting to fight",2
"Star Plus’ recently launched Ek Bhram – Sarvagun Sampanna has been well appreciated by fans for its mysterious storyline and some impressive performances


 While Shrenu Parikh as Janhvi has left all confused about her real motive, Zain Imam has been pulling heartstrings as the goody-two-shoes Kabir Mittal


 We have always seen you as the face of your shows, but Shrenu seems to be hogging limelight this time",2
"Born in Hyderabad to a Palakkad Iyer father and a Sindhi mother from Kolkata, Ajith may have faced the challenges of being an ‘outsider’ working in the Tamil film industry


 The Superstar could have easily related to Ajith’s sentiments for he is always targeted for hailing from Karnataka


At the time, Ajith’s bold remarks left the industry divided and many asked him to express regret for speaking his mind


On his 40th birthday in 2011, he dissolved all his fan clubs after he found some of them were misusing his name to raise funds",2
"MUMBAI: Rupee opened marginally weaker against US dollar while 10-year government bonds were trading lower for the fourth consecutive session today to hit a near six-week low after continued rising crude increased inflationary and fiscal slippage fears.


At 9.15am, the 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.417% -- a level last seen on 27 February, from its Monday's close of 7.402%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"The BJP has fielded Sunny Deol, a Jat Sikh, from Gurdaspur constituency. Deol is pitted against sitting MP and Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar, AAP's Peter Masih and PDA's Lal Chand in electoral fight from Gurdaspur seat.


After filling his nomination papers, Deol will be addressing a rally at PDA ground in Gurdaspur. Senior leadership of the BJP and the SAD will also be present in the rally.


Currently, the Gurdaspur constituency is represented by Congress MP Sunil Jakhar, who won the seat in the 2017 bypoll, which was necessitated after the death of Vinod Khanna in April that year. The Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat had been represented by late actor Vinod Khanna for four-times--1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.",0
"The company’s March quarter revenue growth of 9.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹4,384 crore was the first single-digit growth after eight quarters of strong double-digit growth. This was due to a 2.1% increase in sales volume although a 7.2% increase in sales realization was a welcome relief.


Shares of TVS Motor Co. closed 3% lower on Tuesday even before its March quarter results were declared. Notwithstanding the profit miss on poor sales growth, news reports that two-wheeler sales are still on the downtrend precipitated already weak investor sentiment.


A note by Emkay Global Financial Services forecasting April sales said two-wheelers would put up a mixed show though an overall decline would be seen. Farm distress continues to haunt sales along with weak consumer sentiment due to the high cost of ownership. TVS has fallen 14% since January compared to the Nifty’s 8% rise.",3
"The current trend in Bollywood of willing to experiment with newer and braver ideas has ignited hope


“What is happening is that people are thinking of stories which are about characters, as opposed to typical boy meets girl template


”With Raazi, No Fathers In Kashmir and now Yours Truly, Razdan is happy with what she has been able to do",2
"Asked about apprehensions of some economists that 'Nyay', which entails an expenditure of ₹3.6 trillion annually, could aggravate India's fiscal deficit position, Gandhi said, ""No, that’s not right.""


He said the party consulted a large number of economists and experts, studied numerous papers and other research material on this subject and run an extensive financial modelling exercise before deciding to include the plan in its Lok Sabha manifesto.


To a question on the scheme being prima facie populist, Gandhi said ""it is not a populist measure as projected by some critics"".


""If giving out ₹3.5 trillion to 15 people by Narendra Modi is not considered populist, why should this be as it is aimed at benefitting the poor,"" he said. ""Is it only the crony capitalist friends of Mr Modi who are to benefit from government schemes? I'm only asking for fairness, for justice, or 'nyay' for India's poor. There's nothing populist about that,"" he countered.


Taking a swipe at Modi, who announced demonetisation in November 2016, Gandhi said, ""We're not rash. We don't take steps like demonetisation and GST without consultations, without conferring with the experts. We have vetted this, tested this, and fiscally 'Nyay' as a scheme is completely doable."" The Congress president did not give a timeline on when the party planned to make India poverty-free and said 'Nyay' will first be tested through a pilot to ""smoothen out any flaws"".",0
"The move comes a day before Samsung, the world's largest smart phone maker, is set to announce its new flagship Galaxy series phones


Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday introduced its second-generation of so-called modem chips to connect phones to 5G networks, speeding up the race around faster wireless data connections expected to begin rolling out later this year.


Qualcomm, the world's largest mobile chip supplier, is hoping the device will fuel the spread of 5G phones later this year and next year. While Chinese phone makers such as Xiaomi Corp last year used Qualcomm's first-generation chip for small batches of 5G phones, the second-generation chip announced on Tuesday is aimed at mass production.",1
"""If you already have a Google Home, navigate to Account Settings in your Google Home app, tap Services and select Music. Select YouTube Music as the default music service,"" Goddard said.


The free, ad-supported YouTube Music is available on smart speakers in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, and Austria.",1
"The P30 Pro sports a unique a quad camera setup that comprises an 8MP telephoto camera with a Periscope lens that offers up to 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and up to a whopping 50x digital zoom.


The 8MP clicker is accompanied by a 40MP primary camera, a 20MP ultra wide-angle camera and a Time of Flight (ToF) camera for depth mapping.",1
"HYDERABAD: Coming down heavily on the ruling-Telugu Desam party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh (AP), prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that the TDP is using its in-house ‘Seva Mitra’ app to steal citizens data. “The Seva Mitra (TDP’s) app they talk about does not do any seva nor is it a friend, but it steals data from people. Imagine what can be done with it,"" Modi stated.


The matter of the ‘Seva Mitra’ app refers to the alleged data theft case, currently being investigated by the Telangana police, which had registered a case against IT Grids India Pvt Ltd, which created the app for the TDP. The Telangana police has alleged that the company stole data (from the governments) belonging to voters in AP and Telangana",0
"Inside the home of Manoj Kumar, a marginal farmer from Hajipur in Bihar. Kumar’s only demand is for a job that will give him a steady source of income. (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)",0
"A Facebook spokesman confirmed the partial outage, but did not provide an update. The social networking site is having issues since over 12 hours, according to its developer's page.


Facebook took to Twitter to inform users that it was working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and confirmed that the matter was not related to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.


In a DDoS attack, hackers use computer networks they control to send such a large number of requests for information from websites that servers that host them can no longer handle the traffic and the sites become unreachable.",1
"The second largest smartphone maker globally, however, did not announce the Huawei P30, which was also launched alongside the two smartphones at an event in Paris last month. Last year, Huawei had skipped the P20 in the Indian market in a similar fashion.


The Huawei P30 is powered by a Kirin 980 processor paired with 8 GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone runs Huawei's EMUI 9.1 based on Android Pie operating system and sports a curved glass design and gradient colours.",1
"Also read | Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 teaser: Cersei vs Daenerys, who will win?“The showrunners decided that this had to be a dark episode


 We’d seen so many battle scenes over the years to make it truly impactful and to care for the characters, you have to find a unique way of portraying the story,” Wagner said",2
"In an interview to PTI, the 62-year-old actor shares that every time she’s on sets and working, she experiences “euphoria


”Razdan, whose last big release was Raazi, said after the success of the film, in which she played mother to her real-life daughter Alia, she was hopeful of getting more roles


“People should see my work and think beyond what I am on daily basis, on Twitter, Instagram or the perception they have of me in their heads",2
"“There seems to be a subtle interplay between empowerment and entitlement in the manifesto,"" former rural development secretary N.C. Saxena said, about the BJP’s policy of securing the interests of the poor with programmes such as the income transfer scheme for select farmers, while ensuring that those who can afford to pay for services such as electricity and cooking gas.


“Empowerment is far superior to entitlement, but in a federal set up, you have to take the state governments along, follow an inclusive approach. These programmes (empowerment) take time. In the short-term, you have to deal with issues such as poverty and malnourishment. What do you do about these?"" asked Y.K. Alagh, a former member of the Planning Commission. “It would be useful if steps to cover the last mile are spelt out by all political parties,"" he added.


India’s agrarian sector growth has been tepid. A sharp fall in commodity prices because of a production glut forced farmers to dump their produce at a price lower than their cost of production.


On Monday, the party also promised a pension scheme for small and marginal farmers to provide a social security net for them when they turn 60.",0
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro’s launch event was live streamed on the company’s YouTube and Facebook handles. You can simply click on the links to get redirected to it. The launch commenced at 12 pm.


XiaomiRedmi Note 6 ProRedmi Note 6 Pro launchRedmi Note 6 Pro live streamRedmi Note 6 Pro priceRedmi Note 6 Pro specs",1
"In the wake of Apple’s shock outlook-cut last week, CLSA slashed its forecast on Xiaomi’s shipments by 15% to 135 million units this year — lagging Huawei but ahead of local rivals including like Oppo.


To be sure, it’s come a long way since its inception. Shareholders who’ve owned a piece of the company since its first funding rounds can pocket a fat profit. Some 3.9 billion shares bought in a round of funding that started in 2010 cost less than two Hong Kong cents each, according to the company’s prospectus.


“Over the past two to three years, we have entered about 80 countries and regions,"" Lei told reporters at an earlier roundtable. “I hope the momentum continues.""",1
She deserved to be recognised for her performance and to remain unknown even after the brilliance she had is even more hurtful,2
"""India will act as a complementary centre to Singapore's Research and Development Centre. This step is the first-of-its-kind for BIGO, and a testament to the growing need for overseas centres as our user base grows,"" Hu said in a statement.


With over 40 patents in VoIP/video-related technology and over 60 patents under the process of application, BIGO Technology is one of the major companies globally in the field of app development and publishing of apps.",1
"Mendes said as parents they are just getting out of “survival mode” and lauded her “amazing support group” for helping them out with the kids


 I basically come from a single-parent household; although I love my dad, my mum mostly raised four of us on her own,” she said",2
"Avengers: Endgame’s fan event in Seoul, South Korea left fans asking for more from their favourite superheroes


 The glittering event was attended by Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), directors Anthony and Joe Russo and Marvel president Kevin Feige",2
"""As you speak, it outputs words character-by-character, just as if someone was typing out what you say in real-time. It is exactly as you'd expect from a keyboard dictation system,"" Schalkwyk said.


To increase use-parameters of the speech recognition feature, Google said it has hosted the new model on the device in order to avoid the latency and inherent unreliability of communication networks.",1
"“No one knew me earlier, my life was all about studies and then suddenly the film releases and people from every corner knew me,” Rinku told PTI in an interview


”Hailing from Akluj, a small town in Maharashtra, Rinku was just 15-year-old when Manjule’s film, about two young lovers who become victims of honour killing stemmed from deep rooted casteism, released


But fate had other plans, and much like her character Archi, Rinku was unprepared but not scared about what life had in store


”The actor says the road for her now, is to work “responsibly” and choose stories which tells the audience that Sairat was not a fluke",2
"The Left Front has nominated former Kolkata mayor and CPI(M) leader Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency


The state Congress leadership, which was keen on contesting the Purulia and Barasat seats, said everyone should be flexible


KOLKATA: The CPI(M)-led Left Front announced its first list of candidates for 25 seats in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Friday, leaving 17 constituencies for the Congress.


The Left Front has nominated former Kolkata mayor and CPI(M) leader Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency. He will be pitted against Trinamool Congress's (TMC) Mimi Chakraborty, a popular film actress.


The state Congress leadership, which was keen on contesting the Purulia and Barasat seats, said everyone should be flexible in an adjustment.",0
"Actor-comedienne Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer have welcomed their first child, a baby boy",2
"Samsung spent nearly five years working on the hinge, which went through more than 1,000 prototypes. It uses cogs and gears to give it a smooth feel and has two open positions. First, it unfolds to 140 degrees — handy if you want to put it down on your desk but still need to angle part of the screen for a video call, for example. Bend it further and the screen silently and solidly opens to a flat position. To close the phone, you click it out of the open position and snap the sides shut.


Fully open, there's plenty of real estate on the Galaxy Fold's main screen, which measures 7.3 inches (18.5 centimeters) diagonally. It's great if you want to take and review photos, watch videos or read e-books without squinting. Multi-tasking is also possible with up to three apps open at the same time. Wide open, the Fold felt more like a small tablet than a smartphone, which suggests that one possible market is people who want both kinds of devices but don't want to buy two.


As with anything that folds, there's a crease. It runs down the center of the screen and is visible at certain angles, though I didn't really notice it when using the apps. Samsung developed a new adhesive to glue the composite polymer screen together, and promises it can withstand being opened and closed 200,000 times, or 100 times a day for five years.


The Fold has a second screen, a long, narrow display, on one of its outer panels, so you can continue using apps while it's closed. I tried out a few — YouTube and car racing game ""Asphalt"" — that transitioned seamlessly between both screens. It could, for example, be useful to consult Google Maps in detail on the big screen before setting off, then put it in your pocket and quickly check the directions en route. But I'm still not convinced that ""app continuity"" is something I need.",1
"Realme 3's launch will be live streamed online at 12:30 pm via the company's YouTube and Facebook pages.


Flipkart's dedicated microsite has confirmed that the Realme 3 will come with a MediaTek Helio P70 processor, which is also found in the Realme U1. The processor runs on eight cores and has the maximum CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. MediaTek claims it generates 13% more performance when compared to the Helio P60. Realme has not mentioned the storage and memory variants of the smartphone yet.",1
"THIRD, consideration should also be given to the possibility of individual pensions instead of, or along with, household pensions. As things stand, NYAY is taken to involve household pensions of ₹6,000 per month. This works out to ₹1,200 per month in per-capita terms, on average, assuming a household size of five. As an initial benchmark, individual pensions could be pegged at ₹1,200 per month. With the same budget, NYAY could cover 50 million household pensions of ₹6,000 per month, or 250 million individual pensions of ₹1,200 per month, or any other combination of household and individual pensions that covers about 20% of the population. This would help to depart from the rigidity of the 6x20 formula.


FOURTH, the first call on individual NYAY pensions should go to the elderly, widows and disabled persons. These individuals tend to live very deprived lives, not just among poor households. India already has a pension scheme for them, the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). As mentioned earlier, however, the central government contribution to NSAP pensions is abysmally low. Many states supplement this from their own funds, but even the supplement-inclusive amounts are small.


Moreover, NSAP covers only 33 million pensioners—barely one fourth of the reference group. Under NYAY, social security pensions for the elderly, widows and disabled persons could be universalized at an enhanced rate of ₹1,200 per month, plus state supplements. Better perhaps, the coverage could be “quasi-universal"": universal subject to well-defined exclusion criteria. NSAP has a good record, this is largely a matter of expanding the scheme.


FIFTH, on a similar note, NYAY could cover enhanced maternity benefits of ₹1,200 per month for six months, or even 12 months, for all pregnant women (except those already receiving maternity benefits in the formal sector). One possible concern is that this might hamper the drive towards lower fertility rates. But fertility rates are declining steadily, and India is now very close to the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman.


A minor reduction in the rate of fertility decline, if it happens at all, is perhaps not a major issue, compared with the need to protect the well-being of mothers and children. States like Tamil Nadu are already giving maternity benefits larger than what is being proposed here, and no spike in fertility has been reported there.


SIXTH, NYAY should also provide for automatic inclusion of some highly vulnerable groups such as particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs), nomadic tribes and manual scavengers. These groups are already identified to a large extent, in the population census or elsewhere. Jharkhand already has a pension scheme for all PVTGs, which seems to help them a lot. The rehabilitation of manual scavengers is an unresolved challenge that has haunted India for decades. NYAY may be the chance to cross that bridge.


SEVENTH, a reasonable proportion of NYAY pensions could be allocated at the discretion of gram panchayats and gram sabhas. Centralized identification of poor households is bound to involve substantial exclusion errors. Further, the economic status of a household varies over time, and it is difficult for centralized databases to keep up. Community identification, of course, raises its own problems, including the possibility of corruption and conflict. Leaving the allocation of all or most NYAY pensions to the discretion of gram panchayats and gram sabhas would probably be a mistake. However, there is a case for their having discretion over at least a small share of NYAY pensions, to reduce exclusion errors.


EIGHTH, NYAY pensions should be heavily concentrated in rural areas. The reason is that living conditions and economic insecurity are generally much worse in rural areas than urban areas. This is not always evident from, say, National Sample Survey (NSS) data on per-capita expenditure. Indeed, according to some NSS-based poverty estimates, urban poverty is as high as rural poverty in many states.",0
"The already affordable Mi TV 4A Pro has received a further slash in price in this sale. The 43-inch model of the Mi TV 4A Pro is available at ₹22,999 during the sale while the 49-inch model is selling at ₹30,999.


The Mi Band HRX Edition will also sell at a discounted price of  ₹1,299 during the limited period sale.",1
"NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday shut the alliance door on the Congress party for the Lok Sabha elections, scotching speculation on the possibility of a potential electoral alliance or understanding, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.


The announcement made by the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister not only signals the further isolation of Congress but also to a lack of understanding between her and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav. The latter has often reiterated that the Congress is part of a grand alliance that includes SP, BSP and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).


“It has been reiterated once again that Bahujan Samaj Party will not have any alliance with the Congress party in any state, to contest the upcoming elections,"" BSP chief Mayawati said in a statement.",0
"Special creator: Ryan O’Connell
Special cast: Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht and Punam Patel
Special rating: 3 starsI LOVE that you think that I have enough self esteem to be on Grindr,” says Ryan to his physical therapist, as he undergoes the treatment which helps him deal with cerebral palsy (CP)


 This is the start to Special, the almost autobiographical show on Netflix, written and produced by Ryan O’Connell


 Most of the source material for the show comes from O’Connel’s book I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, which he wrote in 2015",2
"Produced by Ketan Patel and Singh, One Day: Justice Delivered also stars Zarina Wahab, Kumud Mishra, Zakir Hussain and Rajesh Sharma, among others",2
"Yes, we get that you are trying to build-up to Banner’s first ‘real’ Hulk moment, but all the chasing and running was just not needed


The bad guyDon’t get me wrong, I love Tim Roth as an actor, and I think he did a fairly decent job in the film",2
"Congress’ candidate from Alathur Ramya Haridas lodges a police complaint against CPM’s Vijayaraghavan for ‘offensive’ comments against her


Vijayaraghavan claims that his remarks against Haridas were distorted by the media and he did not intend to insult or hurt anyone


WAYANAD: A controversy has broken out in Kerala after a Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPM, leader A. Vijayaraghavan was accused by the opposition Congress on Tuesday for making a disparaging remark against a young Congress' woman candidate, Ramya Haridas, while on the campaign trail a day ago.


The development has led to Haridas, a candidate from Alathur seat in Kerala, loding a police complaint against Vijayaraghavan on Tuesday, alleging that his ""offensive"" comments amounted to outraging the modesty of women. The timing of the controversy could not have been worse for the Communists.",0
"Eye-popping visualsThe Avengers was an incredibly good-looking film in the sense that it employed a seamless combination of computer generated and practical visual effects that worked well


CharactersThe Avengers had interestingly sketched characters that made the world of the film a believable construct, which in turn made the experience of the film immersive and the stakes real


 Sure, it seemed a little derivative, what with Loki deliberately getting caught – like the Joker in The Dark Knight – but the desired result was different enough",2
"The three public meetings are in areas going to polls in the first phase of general elections and voting for the first phase is scheduled to take place on 11 April. This is the first time Modi will hold public meetings after the dates of the general elections were announced.


Modi has already held over 50 public meetings in the last three months and has completed visiting nearly all the states for the inauguration or completion of government projects. The first phase of polling that is scheduled t take place on 11 April will witness electoral contest in 91 constituencies across 20 states.",0
"With bigger batteries on board, smartphones are now capable of offering several days of backup. Samsung’s M20 and Redmi Note 7 pro offer several days of backup


New Delhi: Buyers are willing to splurge more on smartphones and according to a February 2019 report by techArc, 80% of all smartphones sold will be in the range of Rs10,000 to ₹25,000. Here are some smartphones that buyers in this budget can consider.",1
"The announcement comes days after some reviewers of the splashy $1,980 foldable handset reported problems with their test units after just a day or two of use. Samsung postponed media events for the device planned for this week in Hong Kong and Shanghai.


""To fully evaluate this feedback and run further internal tests, we have decided to delay the release of the Galaxy Fold. We plan to announce the release date in the coming weeks,"" a Samsung spokesperson said.


Instead of plaudits ahead of the phone's previously planned launch on April 26 in the United States, the South Korean conglomerate has been blighted by technology journalists reporting breaks, bulges and blinking screens, raising the spectre of the combustible Galaxy Note 7 three years ago which the firm ultimately pulled from shelves at massive cost.",1
"PELTZ ADVISES CANNABIS: The Canadian marijuana company Aurora Cannabis surged 10.2% after it tapped hedge fund manager Nelson Peltz as an adviser.


Peltz is the CEO and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management. Aurora said he will help the company explore potential partnerships and advise its global expansion plans.",3
"Display: Perhaps the only thing that puts a Pixel behind competing flagships is its display. While it’s premium and vibrant, it feels slightly undersaturated compared to an iPhone XS or Galaxy Note 9.


Verdict: Starting at ₹ 83,000, the Pixel 3 XL is not a cheap smartphone. However, if you want the best of Android, this is certainly it. It also has the best camera any smartphone can offer.",1
"Some tipsters have said that the OnePlus 7 would be launched on May 14. OnePlus is yet to confirm that information in an official post.


#OnePlus May 14th launch event:  #OnePlus7 ≈ 6.4"" flat display / waterdrop notch front camera / dual rear camera with 48MP as primary #OnePlus7Pro ≈ 6.64"" curved display / pop-up front camera / triple rear camera with 48MP as primary + Telephoto + Ultra Wide#OnePlus7PRO5G",1
"In the six seats in Odisha, the main contest in between the state's ruling BJD and the BJP. The BJD had won all the six seats in 2014.


The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP and Congress are the main contenders in the five seats -- Balurghat, Maldaha North, Maldaha South, Jangipur and Murshidabad.


Four seats will see four-cornered contests between the three parties and the Left Front. It will be a three-cornered contest in Maldaha South as no Left party is in the fray in the seat.


In Assam, prominent candidates in the fray are two sitting MPs AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal in Dhubri and Independent Naba Sarania in Kokrajhar, state social welfare minister Pramila Rani Brahma of BPF from Kokrajhar and Congress MLA Abdul Khaleque.


In the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the BJP had bagged both seats in the last election.


The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven-phases for 543 seats and the counting of votes will be on May 23.",0
"Advertising experts believe that the backlash is solely driven by political motives and the sheer size of the company involved. “It’s a charged atmosphere in the country which is fuelling such backlash and once elections are over I don’t think the same ad would generate such a furore. Surf has tapped into this mood with full understanding that by creating such an ad they would be putting themselves at the centre of the discussions in the country,"" said Shamsuddin Jasani, group managing director, Isobar South Asia.


With a high recall, in the next three to six months the sales of brand Surf Excel is expected to go up as more people come out in support of the brand, noted Jasani.


Jitender Dabas, chief strategy officer, McCann Worldgroup India believes that there’s a clear pattern when it comes to trolling which often picks on people or brands that have mass popularity.",0
"Yes Bank’s profit fell to ₹1,001.8 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, from ₹1,076.87 crore in the year earlier because of higher provisions on account of its exposure to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd ( IL&FS ) and fall in non-interest income. 


Motilal Oswal in a report said the RBI’s report on divergence had removed challenges that the new management faced. More importantly, it needs to reinforce investors’ confidence in the bank in order to shore up its capital base as a new CEO takes charge and normalcy returns to operations.",3
"(From left) PM Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and PMK founder S. Ramadoss in Chennai. Elections 2019 is turning out to be the biggest platform for coalition politics. (PTI)


Regional parties are being forced to pick up a side—BJP or Congress—ahead of Elections 2019 to remain relevant, nationally


The resurgence of regional parties and rising instances of identity politics is heralding an era of pre-poll alliances",0
"“The criminal intent of the TDP and its IT conspirators are in the open and if the information is right Ashok has convened a meeting in Delhi with hackers. IT Grids has developed the ‘Seva Mitra’ app which has acquired the residents’ details including Aadhaar and bank account numbers, besides phone number and other details through which the company can play foul with the details,"" said Reddy, while addressing a press conference in Hyderabad.


“Why the owner of IT Grids Ashok Dakavaram is still at large and cannot be traced is a matter of concern. The Andhra Pradesh government has paid huge amounts to its favoured few companies for developing apps,"" Reddy further alleged. Reddy’s allegations come after it was found that IT Grids was in possession of Aadhar data of citizens.",0
"The OnePlus 7 Pro was also reported to have appeared on a benchmarking database along with some key specifications. According to GSMArena, the device was listed on Geekbench rocking a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 12GB of RAM and running Android Pie. The smartphone scored a respectable 3,526 and 11,101 in single-core and multi-core tests respectively.


Tipster Ishan Agarwal on Saturday leaked the pricing and specifications of the OnePlus 7 Pro on Twitter.


The ""Flagship Killer""company also previously flaunted OnePlus 7 Pro's A+ Top Tier Display Rating from Display Mate.",1
"Arvind Fashions, which retails brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and GAP, was demerged from parent company Arvind Ltd. In November 2017, parent Arvind Ltd had said it will demerge its fashion and engineering businesses into separate units to impart ""greater focus"" on them.


Arvind Ltd shareholders got 1 share of Arvind Fashions for every 5 shares held in he parent company. Shares of the engineering business, Anup Engineering, were listed on March 1.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.934, down 0.01% from its previous close of 96.946.",3
"Besides, the residual maturity for amortisation-based valuation would be reduced from existing 60 days to 30 days.


""The amortised price shall be compared with the reference price which shall be the average of the security level price of such security as provided by the agency(ies) appointed by Amfi (Association of Mutual Funds in India) for said purpose,"" the circular said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Sex and the City is unfortunately known as the show where four women constantly talk about sex and I believe this notion became popular after a few viewers watched a handful of episodes and never understood the context


 But the larger audience of the show, who has religiously watched and re-watched the series, knows that this cult show has impacted and affected a generation of women when it comes to watching strong female characters on screen


 Of course, these are all privileged well-to-do women who live in fancy apartments and wear couture but what SATC stresses upon through most of its run is, that this is a story of friendship",2
The series featured Drew Barrymore as a real estate broker transformed into a zombie and Timothy Olyphant as her husband,2
"The web series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have gone extinct due to their own folly


 Following the adventures of four ‘badass’ anthropomorphic vigilantes, the series wishes to redefine who consumes animation across India",2
"Meanwhile, Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 69.5770 and for rupee/euro at 78.6489. The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 91.0860 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 62.16.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The Congress, on the other hand, is trying to reposition itself as the main opposition party, having suffered a humiliating rout in 2014. It is trying to bring some focus on plummeting farm incomes and the lack of employment opportunities for the youngsters joining the labour force . The party is hoping to leverage the deep disgruntlement among farmers (most of whom have seen their incomes stagnate) and unemployed youth. Unsurprisingly, its manifesto devotes the first chapter to jobs.


In reality, economic hardships have exacerbated over the past three years and both parties make extra efforts to appear sympathetic. Both are relying on their individual versions of social welfare schemes and safety nets to appeal to the voter. One welfare scheme—cash transfers—has caught the fancy of both parties, adding custom-built bells and whistles. A basic guaranteed income has been promised, with clear targeting.


There’s a quote attributed to Groucho Marx, though its provenance is said to be questionable. “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.""


The conversation has swung between national security and economic stagnation. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has adopted national security and terrorism as key talking points and has been reluctant to address India’s real economic problems. This is understandable at two levels: first, acknowledging the problem is admitting it occurred on their watch and, second, it is conceding they scored a self goal because many economic problems today emanated from demonetisation.


Yet, conscious of the problems that are pulling the Indian economy down, the BJP has tried to offer some solutions.",0
"Leaks of the smartphone on social media websites suggest that smartphone might have three cameras at the back and a punch hole display cutout at the front to accommodate the selfie camera. The Nokia X71 is said to sport a 48MP camera along with an ultra-wide 120-degree camera, both with ZEISS branding. The front of the smartphone might have a 6.22-inch display. We can also expect the smartphone to run the Android One platform as most other Nokia smartphones launched recently. The platform guarantees timely security and firmware upgrades.",1
"According to Sebi, this is how the alleged misdemeanour unfolded: The NSE had engaged the services of Infotech Financial Services Pvt. Ltd to build a liquidity index or LIX. This project, according to Sebi’s 40-page order, “involved inherent conflict of interest"". One of the directors at Infotech was Sunita Thomas, Shah’s sister-in-law, and wife of Suprabhat Lala, assistant vice-president, NSE.


Shah, who was on the board of National Securities Clearing Corp. Ltd in August 2012, failed to disclose this conflict of interest to NSE and its officials, the Sebi order said. This conflict of interest was ignored by Lala when the LIX project was awarded to Infotech.


Sebi also directed Lala, Thomas and Infotech not to associate with the securities markets. Infotech and its two directors, which includes Thomas, have been barred from providing services to any Sebi-registered entity for two years. Lala has also been barred for two years.


""The LIX proof of concept project was a research project that NSE contracted to do with Infotech Financials. 'Colluded' is not the right word to use. We worked along with Ajay Shah who was one of the researchers on the project. The project did not require 'seamless data transmission'. We were provided anonymised historical price data by NSE since it was required for the project, the contents of which was a subset of that available normally with any trading member,"" said Sunita Thomas, director, Infotech.",3
"Performance: To begin with, Pixel 3 has the hardware to support all AI-enabled activities. Google’s Visual Core processor is enhanced to take care of even more of the phone’s smart features. The Pixel 3 XL is a fast smartphone and though it has only 4GB of RAM, it rarely stutters.


Camera: This phone’s value proposition lies in its camera. The Pixel 3 camera isn’t better than that of the Pixel 2 in terms of image quality, but it’s certainly smarter. Google has introduced the Top Shot feature, which has the phone take a burst of photos in different exposures, combining data from each of them to form one full resolution photo.",1
"”During the interaction, Nahta also asked Kapoor why he didn’t try his luck in acting as he was “slim and trim” to which Kapoor responded by saying, “I am still tall and trim",2
"Patnaik, as the leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has been at the helm of the state for around 19 years. He has restricted himself to the state, though BJD has one of the better representations among regional parties in the Lok Sabha. Patnaik spent years living a jet-set lifestyle abroad before his father Biju Patnaik’s death in 1997. His struggle with Odia is part of the folklore, but his clean image, progressive outlook and social welfare schemes have endeared him to the masses. The (BJP has been a distant number two for some time, while the Congress is almost a distant memory now.


Kandhamal, Sambhalpur, Puri, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Aska, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Bolangir and Jagatsinghpur are the key constituencies. The BJD has 15 seats in the outgoing Lok Sabha.",0
"When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance,” reads the film’s synopsis


The film features Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown and Bradley Whitford among others in pivotal roles",2
"""The simple arithmetic is if multiple bank transfers to the five crore poor families, the existing payment to which is mostly being done. The above averages ₹1,06,800 annually as against ₹72,000 which is the Congress now seeks to promise through the DBT mechanism,"" Jaitley said.


The Congress Party in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Karnataka promised a loan waiver, which too was a bluff announcement as in most places the promises have remained unfulfilled, Jaitley said.


""The party, thus, has long legacy of slogans with no resources. It has a history of bluff announcements. Karnataka so far has spent only ₹2,600 crore, Madhya Pradesh ₹3,000 crore and Punjab ₹5,500 crore. The farmers are still waiting,"" he said.",0
"Apple's new ECG app is available for the latest, Series 4 version of the watch. When symptoms appear, users can also take an ECG, or electrocardiogram, and share that with doctors with this new ECG app


AppleApple WatchApple Watch Series 4Apple Watch priceECGECG appECG app in apple watchApple watch price in India


New York: Apple Watch is now fulfilling its promise to let people take ECGs of their heart and notify them of any irregular heartbeat.",1
"This could have been that David vs Goliath story, where two underdogs come and make their name in the megapolis of Mumbai through the game which the city lives and breathes


 There’s just too much happening, there’s a school to be saved, expensive cancer treatment to be arranged, and lost honour to be restored


 Tailang, who was splendid in the first part, appears slightly distracted, as he juggles being the CEO of a health drink company, managing his sons, and even a romantic interest of sorts",2
"According to Lin, Xiaomi’s scanner has the dimensions of 25mm x 50.2mm, which is reasonably bigger than most other thumbprint sized in-display sensors. The scanner can also wake up the smartphone, putting an end to button presses.


Vivo with its Apex concept showed off a concept phone last year with a “half-screen"" sensor. The sensor covered nearly a third of the screen in reality and failed to make it to the Vivo Nex which was supposed to be the production version of the Apex concept.",1
"According to the report, app frauds account for 85% of total digital ad fraud. In October 2018, Google also clamped down on an ad fraud network that was using botnets to fool advertisers. The criminals behind the network bought 125 legitimate apps listed on Google Play Store and then used botnets to keep up the appearance of a thriving app with a growing user base.


Digital ad fraud includes a wide range of tactics such as invisible ads, using botnets to inflate user base, hijacking ad slots on a website or using fraudulent sites that look real.",1
"This has been the main focus of the election campaign in the state, which is a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. At rallies in Rajasthan, Modi has been highlighting the failure of the Congress to take action against Pakistan. The government’s response coupled with Modi’s popularity in the state seem to give the BJP the edge. The Lok Sabha elections come less than six months after the assembly elections, which Congress won after a fierce contest.


The Congress campaign, on the other hand, is banking on the work of the state government, which included promises of a farm loan waiver and an unemployment allowance to youth. The party is also talking about its minimum income support scheme, NYAY. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been focussing on the work the party plans to do for the poor and farmers.


The stakes are high in Rajasthan, the largest state in terms of area, which has 25 Lok Sabha seats. Thirteen of these seats vote on Monday and the rest in the next phase on 6 May.


In the 2014 general election, BJP managed to win all 25 seats, as well as gain a vote share of 55.6%, its highest in over two decades. The difference in vote shares between the two parties has usually been minimal in the last few Lok Sabha elections.


In the recent assembly elections, though Congress managed a majority in the 200 seat assembly, the difference in vote share between the parties was just 0.5%.",0
"""While the markets now got out of the extreme nervousness about the U.S. yield curve, there is no denying that U.S. data has been soft of late, hardly dispelling worries about the outlook,"" said Hirokazu Kabeya, chief global strategist at Daiwa Securities.


The silver lining for stock bulls is that in the past, it has usually taken many months before the United States slipped into recession after the curve was first inverted.


Yet the signs from a raft of economic data, including a set of indicators on Tuesday, weren't encouraging.


Home building fell more than expected in February as construction of single-family homes dropped to near a two-year low while the consumer confidence index by the Conference Board fell unexpectedly.


""We are entering a new phase in markets as the U.S. monetary policy cycle has come to a turning point, from rate hikes to rate cuts,"" said Akira Takei, bond fund manager at Asset Management One.


""Not all market participants have changed their mind-set yet. But as time goes by, it will become clear that a rate cut is the real possibility. The curve will be inverted further until the Fed cut rates,"" he said.",3
"Samsung is also developing a clamshell-like foldable phone and another one that folds outward, Bloomberg News reported last month. The company also envisions smartphones with rollable and stretchable displays, Samsung Executive Vice President Chung Eui-suk said in February.


Samsung spent eight years developing the Galaxy Fold. Still, there are questions about durability. Samsung is trying to remove a crease that appears on the protective film above the screen after it’s been folded about 10,000 times, Bloomberg News reported last month. The company has since released footage of machines repeatedly opening and closing the phone in what it dubbed an “extremity test"" to assert its durability.",1
"But does releasing breached passwords help criminals? These passwords, explains NCSC, are already in the public domain. By building awareness of how attackers use passwords obtained from breaches, we can make it harder for those attackers, and help you to reduce the risk to your customers or employees.


According to the NCSC study, 70% believe they will likely be a victim of at least one specific type of cyber crime over the next two years, and most feel there would be a big personal impact. The UK Cyber Survey was carried out by Ipsos MORI. According to Troy Hunt, ""Making good password choices is the single biggest control consumers have over their own personal security posture.""


McAfee warns consumers that cybercriminals are continuing to access personal information through weak passwords, phishing emails, connected things, malicious apps and unsecure Wi-Fi networks. McAfee is committed to helping consumers take the necessary steps to protect what matters through the tips listed below.",1
"On Thursday, Gandhi chose to ignore recent attacks on him by Kerala’s Communist Party of India (Marxist), focusing instead on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


“I know the Congress and the CPM are locked in a fight in Kerala. This fight will go on. I understand that my brothers and sisters in the CPM will fight me, attack me, but I will never say a word against them in my campaign. My motto is to send a message of unity and peace,"" he said.


Analysts, however, doubted Gandhi could create a wave across the South. “I’m not so sure his presence in the electoral contest in the South will make so much of a difference in other states, though of course a buzz will be there,"" said Sandeep Shastri, a political analyst.",0
"The biggest and most expensive battle in television history just happened in HBO’s Game of Thrones and it was epic


 We expected that a couple of or several protagonists to die but did not expect the leader of the White Walkers himself to perish as well


Dolorous Edd: This character is much more fleshed out in the books (and is funnier than Tyrion Lannister), but we knew him as one of Jon Snow’s most trusted friends",2
"Speaking to Alexa on the new Echo Plus is a breeze as it can detect and respond to the Indian accent quite well


The latest line-up of Echo speakers, including the All-new Echo Plus (2nd Gen), is an attempt by Amazon to please audiophiles.",1
"Giving an impetus to its India manufacturing plans, Apple has started the assembling of iPhone 7 at its supplier Wistron's facility in Bengaluru.


""We would like to place retail stores there. And we're working with the government to seek approval to do that. And so, we plan on going in there with sort of all of our might,"" said Cook.


Apple is slowly but steadily strategising its plans to make deeper inroads in a country where over 450 million people use smartphones, mostly Android and coming from China",1
"Other Asian currencies traded lower. South Korean won was down 0.28%, Indonesian rupiah eased 0.2%, The Philippines peso 0.19% lower, Thai Baht was down 0.11%, and the Malaysian ringgit fell 0.09%.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 97.82, up 0.02% from its previous close of 97.832.",3
"The interface of the app is pretty straightforward—you have a basic toolbar which lets you choose a pen, pencil, marker, chalk and eraser tools.


If you’re a Google Easter Egg enthusiast and love to doodle around, you’re in luck. Google silently introduced a progressive web app called Chrome Canvas that allows users to draw around on the screen. The doodles are saved directly to your Google account via Chrome Unboxed.


To try this out, simply type in canvas.apps.chrome in to open this micro app—no need to download anything off the Play Store or App Store.",1
"The Mi LED TV 4X Pro is priced at ₹ 39,999 while the Mi LED TV 4A Pro is priced at ₹ 22,999 and will be available on Mi.com and Flipkart starting 15 January.


Mi SoundbarMi Soundbar priceMi Soundbar specifcationsMi Soundbar mi.comMi LED TV 4X ProMi LED TV 4A ProMi TV 55 inchMi TV 44-inch",1
"The constituency is crucial as it has been closely contested between the BJP and Congress in the past. In nearly the past three decades it has largely been a BJP stronghold with the exception of two terms of senior Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, son of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit. In 2014, BJP's Maheish Giri defeated AAP's Rajmohan Gandhi by more than 1.9 lakh votes and Dikshit was a distant third.


Atishi: A member of the political affairs committee of the AAP, Atishi has been an integral part of the party since its inception. In Delhi, she has served as an advisor to the education minister and has worked on key projects to revamp the education system in the national capital.


37 year old Atishi is a graduate from St Stephens College in Delhi who then went on to pursue her Masters from Oxford College. She is also a Rhodes Scholar in Educational Research from Oxford. Before entering politics, Atishi has worked as an activist to bring change in the education systems in Madhya Pradesh.",0
"What began as an ideological conflict between Iron Man and Captain America became an actual battle at the end


 Civil War was not only a fantastic movie in itself, it also set the stage for Avengers: Infinity War


 It also demonstrated the ability of the Russo brothers to handle multiple superheroes in one film and give them enough space and screen time to allow their own arc",2
"While Apple plans to spend $2 billion on original shows this year and has hired Hollywood veterans to oversee them, it is unlikely to take on Netflix or Amazon directly by including libraries of older shows. Instead, its model is expected to more closely resemble the App Store, offering paid subscriptions to other media companies' programming and keeping a cut of sales.


Ahead of the launch, Apple negotiated deals that would let Apple bundle and sell networks at a discount, replicating a business model from the cable TV industry, one source familiar with the matter said.


Apple's goal, other sources have told Reuters, is to bring together television shows in one place to make it easier to find, buy and watch them. Apple has worked to make it easier to watch the shows on traditional television from manufacturers such as Sony Corp, VIZIO Inc, LG Electronics Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.


Apple's pitch to Hollywood is that it has the potential to reach hundreds of millions of viewers. The company said in January there were 1.4 billion active Apple devices, 900 million of which are iPhones. It has positioned that as leverage against Netflix's 139 million global customers and the 100 million subscribers to Amazon's Prime shipping program, which includes the video service.


But the Silicon Valley company has a history of making quick progress when coming from behind: It launched its Apple Music streaming service years after rival Spotify Technology SA but has garnered 50 million listeners, nearly half of Spotify's 96 million premium subscribers. And Apple in January said its Apple News service had 85 million active users after being released less than four years ago.",1
"It is all about Modi again and I would say this election is 100% about the Modi factor. In many constituencies, people are voting more for Modiji than the local candidates.


Is the Modi factor also working for you in constituencies where there is an obvious local anti-incumbency against the NDA candidates?


I think it is working everywhere for us including that one odd constituency you may have where there could be some local anti-incumbency. The Modi factor will overcome that local anti-incumbency and you will see that reflected in the results everywhere including Maharashtra. The local anti-incumbency will not matter because of Modiji.


If you say that Modi is very popular and this government has performed well, why then is the election narrative more about nationalism and less about developmental issues and performance?


No, I think our campaign has both the narratives, development and nationalism. In fact, if you look at Modiji’s speech in Nandurbar (on 22 April), he spoke for 20 minutes of which 15 were about development, what has been done for the tribals, and five minutes about nationalism. And nationalism is bound to come in the campaign narrative. Because there is a patriotic sentiment among people in the country. And more importantly, if the manifesto that the Congress party has come up with says that they will reduce the presence of Army in Kashmir, that there will be a rethink on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Section 124 (A) on sedition will be dropped, nationalism will naturally come into the narrative. If one of the parties in their gathbandhan says that they want a separate prime minister in Kashmir and that India should have two prime ministers, why won’t the issue of nationalism come up? And what’s wrong in having nationalism as the narrative in the campaign? Name a country which does not have the issue of nationalism in its national election. Look at the US, Germany... nationalism is a major issue there in national elections.",0
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.279% from its Thursday's close of 7.283%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


The government is set to widen its deficit target for fiscal year 2019 to 3.5% of gross domestic product from 3.3% and for FY20 to 3.3% from 3.1%, Bloomberg survey shows.",3
"In 2018, Vishnu had two releases – Gayatri and Achari America Yatra, which did decent business at the box office",2
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R S Sarkale recently found Nadiadwala guilty of committing an offence under relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act and awarded him three months of rigorous jail term,2
"Spot gold has gained nearly 14% since hitting more than 1-1/2-year lows in August, mostly due to tumultuous stock markets and on expectations that the Fed could pause its multi-year-rate hike cycle.


Underscoring investor interest in gold, holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, were at their highest since June.


SPDR gold holdings have climbed 4.6 percent so far this month, the biggest monthly gain since September 2017.",3
"As I used to churn out four-five scripts for TV quickly, it helped me a lot with this film,” he added",2
"Buybacks allow cash-rich state firms to return excess funds to the government in a tax-efficient manner than paying out dividends, which attract a distribution tax, Target’s Kalra said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"It will not want the companies that license Game of Thrones to know what deals HBO is striking so that those companies seek to obtain a lower fee,” wrote Dr


His broad guess of how much HBO is bringing in: “It’s a lot!”Aside from the chance to make money, there have been other benefits to retailers joining forces with HBO


 So the lipsticks were reimagined and have new casings and everything else,” said Wende Zomnir, founding partner and chief creative officer of Urban Decay (the company previously worked with HBO on the show Vinyl)


There’s been a push to get new “Thrones” products out in time for the last season, but Lisanti thinks that even when the show ends, the products will stay in demand thanks to streaming and planned spinoffs


 It could be events such as a “traveling exhibition, concerts series, and events in cities and around the world",2
"There have been reports that Jac Scaeffer is currently penning the Black Widow movie, but neither Marvel Studios nor its parent company Disney has confirmed the news",2
"""Marvel's 616,"" a documentary series exploring the intersection between Marvel stories and characters and the real world


""Be Our Chef,"" a food competition show in which families compete and the winner's dish will be served at Walt Disney World",1
"These volunteers will post their takeaways from the workshops on their social media handles to increase the reach of these safety messages.


The first training will be on March 27 in Delhi and will be followed by more planned interventions like hosting training workshops for representatives from rural and urban areas along with roadshows across numerous colleges.


""The use of technology platforms like WhatsApp are inherently meant to foster social good, harmony, and collaboration, but are sadly being used by a small number of miscreants to entice anger and hatred by spreading false and doctored information,"" Ashok Pamidi, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation, said.",1
"Alia Bhatt revealed it was the original star of Sadak, Sanjay Dutt, who convinced Mahesh Bhatt to return to the director’s chair",2
"Punit Malhotra, Tiger Shroff, Ananya Pandey and Tara Sutaria on Wednesday launched Student of the Year 2 song “Mumbai Dilli Di Kudiyaan” in Mumbai",2
"The new feature has currently been seen on the Netflix Android app, specifically, v7.6.0 build 19 34157. (Reuters)",1
"Anantnag saw a sharp dip in turnout since the last Lok Sabha elections, when it recorded a turnout of 37.76%. (PTI)


Anantnag recorded a voter turnout of 13.63%, a factor that now keeps Mufti’s fate hanging in the balance


Since the Pulwama terror attack, the chasm between the people and the government has only widened, a senior state government official argued",0
"“She started out so naive and was forced to undergo the most brutal possible education into the world but emerged from it and became this powerful figure and kind of against all odds


 I don’t think too many people watching the first season had any expectation that Sansa would become the woman that she became,” he told Entertainment Weekly",2
"A photo of Bengaluru’s Electronic City. The city’s residents may be tech-savvy and vocal on social media but they are far from being armchair activists. (Jithendra M/Mint)


Bengaluru’s residents may be tech-savvy and vocal on social media but they are far from being armchair activists",0
"But as an actor, it’s worse–there are so many eyes on you!”Kareena met her now husband Saif Ali Khan during the shoot of her film Tashan


 She shares that part of her life and says, “Somehow through my life, I’ve been blessed with people who have supported me thoroughly! So just when I thought I was falling, Saif caught me",2
"Google Home smart speakers, which respond to consumer's voice commands to control devices in the home or to answer questions out loud about topics including the weather, news or local services. (Reuters )


Consumers often complain to the commission about potential violations, and it prods companies into changing practices by threatening fines if the issues persist


SAN FRANCISCO: On stage at an investor conference last month, Google's Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler identified a vexing challenge for the company's most prized app: its virtual assistant.


Responding to user searches out loud through Google Assistant is not ideal for generating revenue, Schindler suggested.


When results are visible, not merely oral, ""you have room for advertising, of course,"" said Schindler, whose company grosses an estimated $70 billion annually through ads above search results.


The Alphabet Inc company declined to elaborate on Schindler's remarks. But Google's conundrum is one facing several big tech companies whose users increasingly seek help from voice-enabled speakers and gadgets: how to deliver greater convenience while still generating the ad revenue that traditionally has funded free searches.


So far, consumers generally get a brief answer from virtual assistants without the disturbance of ads. And tech companies have not shown how they would include the ""Sponsored"" or ""Ad"" disclaimers that regulators in the United States and elsewhere require with paid-for search results.


One Google Assistant feature already is close to violating disclosure rules, according to five advertising attorneys contacted by Reuters. Google contends it is in compliance.",1
"Not every newcomer would get a powerful role in her debut film (Gangs of Madras) like Sai Priyanka Ruth, who effortlessly pulled off Razia Sultana, a character that swung bottles at men, showing care-a-damn attitude


 “Not only that but also I had a ‘mass’ interval-block involving heroic slo-mo walks and a terrific background score,” smiles Priyanka


The actor, who made heads turn with CV Kumar’s second directorial venture, says she would continue to seek roles that are different and off the beaten path",2
"Last year, Nuro launched a self-driving delivery vehicle to run errands from picking up groceries to delivering dinner, and partnered with U.S. supermarket chain Kroger co to extend its services.


The firm, which largely operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, said it will use the funds to expand its delivery service to new areas, add new partners, expand its fleet and grow its team.",1
"Apps such as GOQii that focus primarily on preventive healthcare have doctors and coaches on board who advise people on how to stay healthy.


Health and fitness apps provide immediate support that may not be available to users, resulting in their popularity


The absence of a reliable doctor or hospital in the vicinity or a busy work schedule may dissuade many people from seeking timely medical help. “This problem is as prevalent in tier 2 and tier 3 cities as it is in tier 1 cities. In tier 2 and tier 3 cities, there is another problem that people may not have a doctor in the locality they can go to,"" points out Ashish Gupta, CEO, Docprime.com, a subsidiary of Policybazaar Group.",1
"The Indian rupee on Monday strengthened past the 69 mark to hit a seven-month high against the US dollar after trade deficit for February narrowed to a 17-month low as merchandise imports fell on the back of lower crude oil prices. The currency has gained for sixth consecutive sessions also due to continued inflows from foreign investors.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 68.87 a dollar, up 0.23% from its previous close of 69.1. The home currency opened at 68.92 a dollar and touched a low of 68.87 -- a level last seen on 10 August 2018.",3
"According to Thomas Husson, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, a global market research firm, the sessions on 5G and foldable phones are likely to cast a shadow over MWC.


""There is no denying that 5G is the infrastructure of the connected world, and precisely the reason why it is at the centre of the economic and political war between the US and China,"" Husson told IANS.


""However, the reality is that it will take another five to seven years before it reaches critical mass among consumers in most countries.",1
"""RCom board of directors decides upon implementation of debt resolution plans through NCLT framework,"" the company said in a statement.


With this, Reliance Communications joins Aircel in the list of telecom companies that have opted for insolvency.


Reliance Communications said that it had to opt for insolvency because of lack of 100% approvals and consensus, as mandated by RBI’s 12th February 2018 circular, on all important issues, amongst over 40 lenders, Indian and foreign, despite the passage of 12 months and over 45 meetings, besides the numerous legal issues it faced at various courts.",3
"The Echo Sub exists for a single purpose—to add bass to Echo speakers. Though it succeeds in this mission, there are some things one must be aware of.


While the Echo Sub does add bass to Echo speakers, it doesn’t really compare to full-fledged woofers on similarly-priced audio systems. That said, if you’re satisfied with the audio quality of Echo speakers, you are not likely to complain about the bass response you get from the Sub.


When you first set it up though, you will have to spend some time finding the bass levels and Amazon provides no control for this. The Sub doesn’t have knobs or buttons for this and the app doesn’t have an equaliser. All you have is the voice command, “Alexa, turn down/up the bass"".",1
"Shapiro said the trade dispute with China and the Meng arrest in Canada aren’t impacting attendance. CES organizers on Sunday wouldn’t confirm numbers showing a sharp drop in Chinese exhibitors, but said a decline in small Chinese companies on the show floor was made up by expanded booth presence from bigger firms.


Chinese tech firms are increasingly joining their American, South Korean and Japanese counterparts in using CES to build enthusiasm for up-and-coming electronics products, while also connecting with potential new international partners and suppliers. That’s especially true for electronics firms like Hisense and TCL, which have increasingly sought to sell their TVs in North America, and Lenovo, which is already a big player in the US laptop market but is pushing to sell other internet-connected devices.


Hisense is making a splashier presentation this year as it invests in boosting its US brand awareness, said Jim Ninesling, head of marketing for Hisense USA. Previously, the company, which has a large market share in China, mostly kept on the US sidelines, branding some of its products under the name of the better-known Japanese firm Sharp.


Chinese electric carmaker Byton, a startup backed by internet giant Tencent, on Sunday unveiled what it called the “world’s most intuitive automotive interface"" involving a touchscreen mounted on the steering wheel. AI firm iFlytek — sometimes described as China’s Siri or Alexa — is planning to showcase its latest advances in voice recognition and real-time translation services.


And a startup expo co-hosted by the Chinese government features a bevy of gee-whiz innovations, from indoor delivery robots and portable karaoke headsets to “smart"" suitcases aided by computer vision.",1
"Gaming laptops now use the same CPU and GPU that are used in gaming desktops, and are easier to upgrade


Mobile version CPUs for laptops are meant for comparably lower performance, to keep heating in check and provide more battery backup


New Delhi: Sabyasachi Bose, a gaming pro who has represented OpTic India at international gaming competitions, is open to playing on laptops if they come with desktop-grade hardware. “If the laptop is as powerful as a desktop, I won’t mind using it, but I will have to connect it to a 24-inch or larger monitor which is a requirement in most professional gaming tournaments,"" he says, adding that regulations may not permit this. Besides, it beats the very purpose of getting a laptop.",1
"A labourer fetches water at a fodder camp for cattle in Karjat village of Ahmednagar district. (Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint)


On 18 April, these victims of drought will vote, though they have little hope of a positive change irrespective of who wins the elections


In Latur, which in 2016 became the first city in India to be supplied drinking water by a specially commissioned train, has been the epicentre of this drought",0
"In Maharashtra, 14 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls in the third phase and 17 in the fourth. BJP campaign managers seem to target the Modi rallies on Monday at voters in these constituencies though officially the campaign here ended on Sunday evening.


“Both Dindori and Nandurbar rallies will most likely have an audience on television beyond these two constituencies and we will also be doing a Facebook live for these meetings as we do with every campaign rally that Modi ji or chief minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses,"" a BJP campaign team member said, requesting anonymity.


All 31 seats that go to polls in the next two phases in Maharashtra are key to the national electoral prospects of both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine.


While Modi has held rallies in some of the constituencies that go to polls on 23 April, his hectic schedule as well as the fact that he is the BJP’s only nationwide star campaigner have forced the BJP to skip some of the crucial constituencies in Maharashtra. These include Pune, Baramati, Kolhapur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Sangli, and the constituencies in Konkan Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg.",0
"”Before the film was shown to the audience, in a video shared by a fan page, Shah Rukh was asked to introduce the film


 While narrating how the film celebrates the uniqueness, SRK hoped, unlike the Indian audience, the Chinese audience enjoys watching the film",2
"It will be set in present-day Tokyo just before the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, reported Variety",2
"The 29-year-old actor, who plays John in the singer’s biopic, said he was also given access to the legend’s diaries


 But I went and stayed with him before we started shooting and he let me read his diaries and I hung out with him…” Egerton told Man About Town magazine",2
"“As a result of a server configuration change, many people had trouble accessing our apps and services,"" Facebook said in a tweet. “We’ve now resolved the issues and our systems are recovering.""",1
"OnePlus has already confirmed the presence of a triple-rear camera system on the OnePlus 7 Pro including a 48-megapixel accompanied by telephoto and wide-angle cameras. The phone is expected to pack a 4,150mAh battery with support for 30W Warp Charge via USB Type-C.",1
"Asian currencies were trading higher. Philippines peso gained 0.200%, Indonesian rupiah 0.100%, China Offshore 0.086%, Singapore dollar 0.081%, China renminbi 0.071%, Taiwan dollar gained 0.055%, Malaysian ringgit 0.032% and South Korean won 0.004%. However, Thai Baht 0.205%, Japanese yen 0.018% and Hong Kong Dollar 0.017%.",3
"Warsi maintained that while Samsung will continue to focus on its offline channel, the latest range will cater to the millennials shopping online.


The new M series will include three devices to begin with. These devices will include 5,000 mAh battery with fast charging. One of the three phones will also come with a three-camera setup.


SamsungSamsung Galaxy MSamsung smartphonesSamsung ElectronicsSamsung Galaxy new phonesSamsung new phoneSamsung Galaxy M priceSamsung Galaxy m10 priceSamsung Galaxy M20 priceSamsung Galaxy M30 price",1
The PM also targeted the Congress president on his decision to contest elections from Wayanad in Kerala as well as Amethi in UP,0
"The three Bengaluru urban seats —central, north and south — recorded voting percentages of 28.65%, 29.69% and 30.70%, respectively",0
"The search engine for China, nicknamed Project Dragonfly, was revealed earlier this year in news reports, spurring criticism from US politicians, human-rights activists and some employees at the Alphabet Inc. unit. Company workers said a search engine that facilitated censorship would be in conflict with Google’s values.",1
"His reluctance to be a part of Neha’s gang will offend other gang leaders and they would try to reason with him


 He would manage to get Tara to stick to Neha stating that he will try his best to get him on his side later in the game


When Neha Dhupia would be asked to choose one contestant for another gang leader, she would name Tarun",2
"I am playing a blacksmith in the film… So I knew I had to work on my body… But when I came on the set, he asked me to get the look in my eyes which shows I am in 1940s


Every film, Varun said, is like a baby and as an actor one feels responsible for its well-being but there is life beyond the box office",2
"As one of the people who watched the film first, I can promise that if the film is big, the climax is even bigger


 The actor said the success of Maharshi feels like his responsibility as it is releasing on May 9, which is also his birthday",2
"Ahead of the general elections in April-May, the interim budget for 2019-20 had a strong focus on the rural and agricultural sector


The interim budget led to wild swing in the markets as investors remained worried about fiscal discipline with the government’s thrust on consumption-boosted sentiment on Friday. The Sensex closed at 36,469.43, up 212.74 points or 0.59%, while the Nifty was at 10,893.65, up 62.70 points or 0.58%.


From the previous budget on 1 February, 2018, till date the markets have not improved much as the Sensex rose 1.57% while the BSE MidCap and BSE SmallCap fell 15.23% and 25.47%, respectively. Fears of a global slowdown, high crude oil prices and a weak rupee weighed on equities.


The India VIX index, the so-called fear index, fell 8.2% to 15.72. The volatility index typically has an inverse correlation with the benchmark indices. VIX is the investor’s perception of the market’s volatility in the near term. The low number indicates that investors are not expecting any major correction, at least over the next month.",3
"Parents can set up regular transfers of cash as a weekly allowance, or respond to requests for one-time cash approvals on short notice — if, say, a child is out with friends and needs more money. And children can also save money in FDIC-insured accounts, held at the traditional banks that issue the debit cards on behalf of the startups.


The cards charge monthly or annual fees. But they generally do not charge extra fees for loading the card with cash, as some other prepaid debit cards do.


The cards are reviving debates about whether it’s best to teach children about money using actual cash and coins, and whether children’s allowances should be tied to completion of household chores. The cards also raise concerns about the potential of plastic to encourage overspending.


“Parting with actual physical cash is harder,"" said Philip Fernbach, assistant professor of marketing at the Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado in Boulder.


Still, he said, the new digital tools offer ways to help children learn important financial concepts, like compound interest. Greenlight, for instance, allows parents to pay children a custom “parent"" rate — say, matching each dollar saved with another dollar or two — to encourage saving, at a time when rates on traditional savings accounts are quite low.


Some say that since the use of cash is waning, at least for larger purchases, children need to learn about money in that context. “That’s the world they’re in,"" said J. Michael Collins, faculty director of the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.",1
"On a scorching April afternoon, Sunita Goswami accompanies her husband and mother-in-law to the Ganesh temple in Moti Doongri in Jaipur. Her face covered by a ghoonghat, she speaks in hushed tones—until it comes to matters of the country.


“There is only one man to support—Prime Minister Modi. Nobody else has responded to terror within 10 days the way he did. That is the way it should be. Congress has never done this. It has always played the blame game. Modi was the one to say the attacks came from that side,"" said Goswami, a postgraduate, referring to the recent Pulwama attacks and the Balakot strikes that followed. (READ MORE)",0
"Peru: Chinese miner MMG Ltd said it will have to delay some shipments of copper concentrate from Peru's Matarani Port due to a blockade by an indigenous community of a road used to transport copper from the Las Bambas mine.


Tin: A unit of Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining halted production following an accident at a mine on Saturday that killed 21 people.


The unit produces tin, silver and copper, a statement said, while state-run news agency Xinhua said the mine also produced lead and zinc.


Other Metals: Aluminium inched up 0.2% to $1,915.50 per tonne, zinc added 0.5% to $2,737, lead gained 0.6% to $2,087 while nickel rose 1% to $13,120.",3
"In Hitman 2, you can walk into a level dressed as a tourist and walk out dressed as a waiter, mechanic or a guard. You can interact with almost every character you see in a level, take their clothes to disguise yourself, or just kill them for the heck of it, because this is a game after all. But each unnecessary kill leaves you susceptible to being detected (identified) and makes it even more difficult for you to bag that “Silent Assassin"" award. If someone finds a dead body, the game shows a small picture-in-picture mode box of the body which you didn’t hide properly.


That said, Hitman 2 is somewhat easier to play than the 2016 edition. The game’s non-playable characters are easier to navigate because they are often not as smart as they were earlier. This is something long-time fans of the franchise may not like, but will make things easier for newer players.


Unlike many modern games, Hitman 2’s strength is neither in its storyline nor in the graphics (though those are quite intricate too). This game is about the level design and the number of things you can do at each level.",1
"If you're skeptical about pre-booking the smartphone online, customers can also walk into their nearest OnePlus Store, Croma and Reliance Digital stores to pre-book the OnePlus 7 Pro at ₹2,000 starting 8 May. They will be eligible for the same one-time accidental screen replacement of the device.


The OnePlus 7 Pro is expected to be lit by a 6.64-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate panel and QHD+ resolution. The phone will be powered by Qualcomm's flagship grade Snapdragon 855 processor paired with up to 12GB of RAM. The smartphone will come with a notchless display with a pop-up selfie camera.",1
"ARCore: This app was recently introduced in Android and you will see it on more phones soon. It works with Android 7.0 and above and is Google’s platform for augmented reality functionalities.


Carrier Services: Have you noticed how SMS and WhatsApp messages have similar features nowadays? That’s because of something called Rich Communication Services (RCS), a technology that allows read receipts, emojis, etc. Carrier Services lets the text messaging app on your phone use RCS features.",1
"Also Read | Avengers Endgame quick review: Brain, brawn and a lot of heart'Avengers Endgame is everything you want it to be and more'Cinemablend’s Eric Eisenberg shared on Twitter, “This can’t be understated: #AvengersEndgame is everything you want it to be and more


”'An epic conclusion to 10 years of Marvel movies'“Don’t know how any @MarvelStudios fan walks out of #AvengersEndgame disappointed


 Movie is loaded with incredible set pieces and tons of small character moments that leave you wanting more


'Avengers Endgame is the film of the year'Forbes' Mark Hughes tweeted, ""#AvengersEndgame is the film of the year


 If you thought you’d seen comics brought fully to the big screen already, prepare to reset your expectations AGAIN


 #MCU #Avengers #Endgame #EndgamePremiereLA #EndgamePremiere""'It’s the most emotional, most epic MCU film'Slashfilm's Peter Sciretta wrote on Twitter, ""Imagine the best possible version of #AvengersEndgame and somehow the film still surpasses all expectations


""'Avengers Endgame is a masterful epic'Fandango's Erik Davis posted on Twitter, ""#AvengersEndgame is a masterful epic - a true culmination of 22 films that not only concludes the story, but expands upon it


 And wow, what an ending!""Watch: I have never been this excited for a movie in my life: Avengers fanAvengers-ku whistle podu!Chennaites come out in full force for Avengers: Endgame


com)Avengers frenzy in KochiFans catch the early morning show of Avengers: Endgame at Vanitha theater in Kochi",2
Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha will mark Dulquer Salmaan’s comeback in Malayalam film industry after a gap of two years,2
"Indian non-financial companies relied on bonds maturing within three years for 44% of their overall issuance in 2018


The shift comes at a time when Indian banks, saddled with about $190 billion of soured loans, have grown more cautious on lending",3
"The Vivo U1 is lit by a 6.2-inch HD LCD display with a resolution of 1520x720 and a waterdrop notch at the top. The notch helps the display to be further spread out to the edges. There is a significant chin, however.",1
"On the surface, it’s life as usual for most of those who work in Electronic City, which houses about 200 IT and IT-enabled services companies, including the main campuses of companies such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL, and Tech Mahindra, as well as bio-tech major Biocon. A significant number of those who work in these IT companies and startups are engineers or software developers, a number of whom are engaged in deep tech such as artificial intelligence technologies (machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, reinforcement learning), Internet of Things, blockchain, 3D printing, robotic process automation, robotics, augmented reality-virtual reality, and building digital payments systems .


Bengaluru’s residents may be tech-savvy and vocal on social media but they are far from being armchair activists. Now millionaires and veterans of industry but once freshers in the startup world such as Infosys founders N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai, and Kris Gopalakrishnan, Wipro’s Azim Premji and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw are not only known for their entrepreneurship and philanthropy but also their activism. They not only mentor young entrepreneurs but also actively help in improving the lives of Bengaluru residents through organizations such as the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC).",0
"As a young actress, she protested against nuclear weapons, though was never a big political activist like some contemporaries


 “I think Vanessa got arrested and had to say to the police, ‘You can’t arrest me, I’ve got a matinee today


 “And then when we went to the New London (theater) to actually open it, I was in plaster and I fell off the stage",2
"For the quarter ended March 30, which is Apple's fiscal year 2019 second quarter, the company reported revenue of $58.0 billion, down 5% from the year-ago quarter, and earnings per diluted share of $2.46, down 10%.


Wall Street analysts' consensus estimates had projected Apple to report revenue of $57.37 billion and EPS of $2.36. Apple's stock rose over 5% in after-hours trading.


While iPhone revenue fell, to $31.05 billion, Apple's Services segment — which includes the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care and Apple Pay — generated quarterly record revenue of $11.5 billion, up 16%.",1
"""A hostile takeover by Larsen and Toubro, unprecedented in our industry, could undo all of the progress we’ve made and immensely set our organisation back,"" the promoters of Mindtree said in a statement on Tuesday.


""We don’t see any strategic advantage in the transaction and strongly believe that the transaction will be value destructive for all shareholders. Our collective success depends on building and nurturing relationships with our clients and partners,"" it added.",3
"While that’s in line with industry standards for flagships today, what’s worth noting is that Samsung’s fast-charging technology is amongst the slower ones out there. The S10 doesn’t charge as fast as a OnePlus or Oppo phone.


On the other hand, the S10 can wirelessly charge any device that supports Qi wireless charging. You simply need to turn on the phone’s wireless charging feature, and put a device on its back. This can be useful for those who have the new iPhones, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds or other Qi supported devices.


Software: Samsung has often taken flak for the software on its device, but its new OneUI is well tuned. The interface may not impress everyone from a design point of view, but it’s intuitive enough to get used to easily.


Verdict: From the Galaxy S6 to S10 today, Samsung has made its flagship smartphones unique. The Galaxy S series is unique enough for one to want to stick to these devices. However, it’s not the best, fastest or the most affordable flagship out there. It’s certainly the most unique-looking flagship phone , but it’s more a jack of all trades and master of none. It has a decent camera, great performance, good battery life and great display, but there’s no one aspect where it can trump every other phone by a mile. You could argue that Samsung’s design does that, but whether you like a curved design depends on the user. ",1
"The letter, signed by the actors, including lead stars Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard, urged the makers to ensure Smollett’s return for the sixth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter


“Together, as a united front, we stand with Jussie Smollett and ask that our co-star, brother and friend be brought back for our sixth season of ‘Empire’,” they wrote


The letter has been addressed to Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier, Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment chair Dana Walden, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn, as well as Empire co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong",2
"The first season of the show will represent The Ego, through an alternate reality Kanye West, to be played by Smith",2
"""We want to appeal to the BJP leaders...during this holy period of Navratri, you should pledge not to speak a lie,"" he said.


Hitting back at the PM for his criticism of the alliance, the SP leader said, ""This 'gathbandhan' (alliance) is not 'milawat' (adulterated), this is 'mahaparivartan' (mega change).""


""They call us 'milawat gathbandhan'... they are drunk on power. This is an alliance for electing a new government and new prime minister.""


RLD president Ajit Singh, who is contesting from the Muzaffarnagar seat, took a dig at the promise of 'achchhe din', saying Modi wasn't talking about people's, but his own 'achche din'.


""All are aware that the BJP is anti-farmer. It came to power in 2014 because of riots,"" Singh alleged. He said Modi calls himself a 'fakir' (hermit).


""Let us all be a fakir like him...will wear new suits and tour the entire world and when fail to fulfil responsibilities will say bye bye I am a 'fakir'. Will you keep such a government or kick it out?"" he asked the gathering.


""Modi said ₹15 lakhs will come...has anyone checked the account? Does the PM of India tell a lie? No. He never speaks the truth. His parents have not advised him to speak the truth,"" he said.",0
"The story will follow the couple Anna (Fockeline Ouwerkerk) and Johan (Vincent van der Valk) and Katja (Esmee van Kampen), Kasper (Kay Greidanus) and Edgar (Romano Haynes), as they search for love and fulfilment


“This Is Us is a super smart, beautifully crafted, life-affirming drama with a brilliant universal premise",2
"Wrist bands accounted for 30% of the market as recent launches from Xiaomi, Huawei, and Fitbit continued to drive the category forward.


SAN FRANCISCO: Apple continued to rule the global wearables market with 10.4 million Apple Watches among 16.2 million devices shipped in the Q4 2018, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Wednesday.


The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4 per cent during the fourth quarter, reaching a new high of 59.3 million units, according to the IDC data released in ""Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker"".",1
"Endgame has the surviving superheroes – Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Thor and Hulk taking down Thanos and bringing back their comrades


Endgame is dedicated majorly to the six original Avengers and closes the story arcs of many including Tony Stark and Steve Rogers",2
"Verdict: The ZenBook 13 is one of the most ergonomic friendly and thin notebooks at the given price point.


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"World-wide paranormal investigator and author Lorraine Warren, whose decades of ghost-hunting cases with her late husband inspired such frightening films as The Conjuring series and The Amityville Horror, died


Warren’s son-in-law Tony Spera and grandson Chris McKinnell posted Friday on Facebook that Warren died in her sleep Thursday night at her Connecticut home


The Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research in Monroe, Connecticut, in 1952 to investigate suspected hauntings


During their 61 years of marriage, Lorraine and Ed Warren investigated more than 10,000 cases in the U",2
"“BJP is going to use various tricks to misguide people. All promises made by BJP are false,"" Mayawati said. “Farmers are suffering because they were not getting the right price. The Congress has also been in power for long and even now continues to talk about Garibi Hatao (abolish poverty). This slogan was first given by Indira Gandhi and now again Congress is talking about it.""


The BSP chief said people must ensure that their votes did not get divided on the basis of caste and religion.


Continuing her tirade against the two national parties, Mayawati said both were facing corruption charges in defence deals—BJP in the procurement of the Rafale fighter jet and the Congress in the Bofors scam.


“The result of the general elections has to ensure that BJP loses the national polls and the party also does not come back to power in assembly election when it takes place. We have to defeat both Modi and Yogi Adityanath,"" said the BSP chief.",0
"With one out of five cyber attacks attributed to rogue mobile apps in 2018, RSA identified an average of 82 rogue mobile applications a day last year across popular app stores.


""We expect the popularity of the mobile channel for fraud will continue through 2019, especially as cyber criminals keep finding ways to introduce tactics and technologies such as phishing and malware to the mobile channel,"" the report said.",1
"Abheek Barua, chief economist at HDFC Bank, puts a base-case scenario of a marginal appreciation in the rupee, drawing strength from improving domestic growth. “India is expected to buck the trend. GDP growth is likely to be robust, at around 7.3-7.5% despite a slowdown in global growth,"" he said.


Given that key variables such as domestic growth, oil prices, global sentiment and elections are still evolving, this could be a year of sitting tight for the rupee.",3
"According to SBI data, Mumbai bought electoral bonds worth ₹495.60 crore, the highest in India, followed by Kolkata ( ₹370.07 crore), Hyderabad ( ₹290.50 crore), Delhi ( ₹205.92 crore) and Bhubaneswar ( ₹194 crore).


The electoral bonds scheme, notified by the central government in 2018, has been challenged in the Supreme Court. Only the political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than 1% of the votes polled in the last general election shall be eligible to receive the electoral bonds.",0
STR was last seen in Sundar C’s Vanthaa Rajavathaan Varuvaen and is currently filming Venkat Prabhu’s Maanadu and UR Jameel’s Maha,2
"Indians consider buying gold auspicious for marriages as part of the bridal trousseau or to be given as a gift in the form of jewelry.  (Reuters)


New Delhi/Mumbai: Gold imports by India rose last month despite local prices trading near the highest in more than five years, as jewelers start to restock for the wedding season.


Inbound shipments grew 64 percent to 46 tons in January from a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the data, who asked not to be identified as the figures aren’t public. However, higher prices kept a lid on supplies, which were lower than the 60 tons shipped in December. Finance Ministry spokesman D.S. Malik wasn’t immediately available for comment.",3
"In commodity markets, spot gold was idling at $1,278.26 per ounce. Brent crude ran into profit-taking after hitting $75 per barrel on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months following the suspension of some Russian crude exports to Europe. Brent crude futures lost 20 cents to $74.15 a barrel, while US crude was last down 24 cents at $64.97 a barrel.",3
"At the back of the phone is a dual camera setup comprising 12MP and 5MP sensors with dual pixel technology, which Vivo claims can provide better low-light photography. For clicking selfies, there’s a 25MP front facing camera.",1
"India’s overall smartphone shipments grew just 4% annually, according to a report. (Photo: Bloomberg)


NEW DELHI: Chinese phone makers are clearly making their presence felt in the Indian smartphone market. India's overall smartphone shipments grew just 4% annually but the market share of Chinese brands in the Indian smartphone market touched 66% in the first quarter of this calendar year, according to a report released by Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service today.


Xiaomi remained the smartphone market leader in Q1 2019 with a 29% share, though its shipments declined by 2% YoY. Volumes for the Chinese brands grew 20% annually mainly due to the growth of Vivo, Realme, and OPPO.",1
"Singer-actor Rihanna has praised her Guava Island co-star Donald Glover for the response the film has received


The musical film made a surprise debut at Coachella on April 11 and was later released on Amazon Prime Video",2
"Social worker Chandrashekhar Goud shared the data received from State Bank of India (SBI) through an RTI query.


The donors bought 1,459 electoral bonds of denomination of ₹10 lakh and 1,258 bonds of ₹1 crore denomination. They purchased 318 bonds of ₹1 lakh, 12 bonds of ₹10,000 and 24 bonds of ₹1000 denomination, according to the RTI reply.


Electoral bonds worth ₹1,395.89 crore were redeemed by the parties. Gaud had also asked the bank how many parties redeemed the bonds and worth how much money, but the SBI did not disclose it, saying it was in fiduciary capacity disclosure which is exempted under Section 8 (1) (e) and (j) of the RTI Act.",0
"Leaders in the Delhi unit of the Congress were divided over the issue of alliance with Dikshit and her three working presidents opposing it, party sources had said.


A top source in the party had recently said that chances of alliance were ""slim"" considering its long term repercussions in Delhi.


""The biggest question is how will Congress face the AAP in Assembly elections due in 2020 after the tie up. Also, the party does not gain much politically as it is being offered only 2-3 seats by Kejriwal,"" the source had said.",0
"But finally, despite Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s histrionics (the former looking as if he could well belong to that era, and Bhatt staying watchable, if increasingly, exasperatingly familiar), and Dixit’s wondrous dancing abilities (nobody can touch her when it comes to the grace she displays when she is on the floor), Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen",2
"Seoul: Samsung may be facing severe competition from rival Huawei, but that is no stopping the South Korean giant from retaining its hold on the global market.


In a recent interview, Samsung CEO DJ Koh said that the company has led the smartphone market for the past 10 years and will continue to do so for the next 10 years, Digital Trends reports.


Koh also stressed that the company will continue to hold the top position by innovating and creating new mobile experiences.",1
"""The AAP is baffled as it is loosing the elections and its leaders are trying desperately to gain attention by making bizarre allegations. Arvind Kejriwal is not being able to stop the rebellion of AAP MLAs and is dragging the BJP's name in their internal problems.""


Seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi go to poll on 12 May. The national capital is seeing a three-way contest among the AAP, BJP and the Congress.",0
"Justifying her candidature, BJP said she was the ‘symbol’ of party’s fight against vote bank politics of the Congress


BJP leaders are hopeful that Thakur will attract women voters in Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh for the party, which has been winning the Lok Sabha seat since 1989


NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday named Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, as its candidate for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat against senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh.",0
"The Congress has hit back stating that the Modi government was trying to hide behind the nation’s armed forces to hide from charges of corruption, preferential treatment to big industrialists and the cold shoulder given to farmers, suffering from piling debts.


Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the party would have two budgets--one national and one farmer--if it is voted to power to set right the problems amplified by the five year Modi government.


""In the farmers' budget we will announce MSP for various crops in advance so that farmers know what they will get. We will (also) announce the amount of insurance (premium) payable (by farmers) and what the would farmers get,"" the Press Trust of India reported on Thursday. Gandhi was addressing a public meeting in Vanthli in Junagadh district of Gujarat.


“We will not allow formation of two Indias. If we have one flag, then we should have one nation. If Ambani gets justice, farmers should also get justice,"" Gandhi said.",0
Actor Scarlett Johansson says she will not rule out the possibility of her entering politics “some time in the future”,2
"""We developed a protein-based sensor that can detect tiny amounts of lanthanides in a sample, letting us know if it's worth investing resources to extract these important metals,"" Cotruvo said.


China has a monopoly over rare earths, with an annual production of 105,000 metric tonnes. For comparison, its closest competitor, Australia, generates only 20,000 metric tonnes of rare earth metals.


Further, China will impose restrictions rare earths production beginning in 2020. The US-China trade war has made matters worse for electronics manufacturers. This has forced them to resort to recycling these metals.",1
"The Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency consists of seven assembly segments and is spread over the districts of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram.


Hindus constitute a majority 49.48% of the total population in the district, while Muslims and Christians form 28.65% and 21.34%, respectively, of the population.


Though Kerala is considered a benchmark for other states in India for its stellar progress in human development, Wayanad with a large tribal population (18.55%) has the highest concentration of poverty in the state at 32.85%.


Neighbouring Kozhikode and Malappuram districts have relatively low poverty rates at 5.67% and 6.91%, respectively, compared to the 7% overall poverty rate in Kerala.",0
"According to India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), the mobile handset manufacturing in terms of value for 2018-19 is expected to touch a whopping ₹ 1.65 lakh crore with a volume turnover of about 29 crore units.


“The resurgent mobile handset manufacturing eco-system in India has saved the country of approximately ₹ 3 lakh crore through replacement of complete build unit imports and the growing domestic assembling or manufacturing of handsets,"" ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said.


He added that India’s mobile handset and components manufacturing industry has successfully established 268 manufacturing units, generating employment for over 6.7 lakh across the nation.


An ICEA-McKinsey report said if India extends its ambitions to the export market, it could manufacture around 1,250 million handsets by 2025 and create an industry worth around $230 billion. The onslaught of the Chinese giants like Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo continued during the year with these three players alone accounting for over 44 per cent of the shipment in the July-September quarter. Despite the intense competition, domestic players like Micromax and Lava remain upbeat. Lava International Head (Product) Tejinder Singh said brands engaged in short-term strategies in India would fail. “...brands like Lava, which have invested heavily in R&D will deliver products rich in quality and provide the best consumer experience to its customers. We feel that this cut throat competition is actually good for the industry as it pushes everyone to improve consistently, rethink strategies and optimise costs for the consumers,"" he explained.


According to Micromax co-founder Vikas Jain, further ‘consolidation’ could be seen in the industry that has seen exit of players like Comio and HTC this year.",1
"Since the Redmi Go carries the Android Go badge, it is expected to be an affordable device falling way below the Rs 10,000 mark


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Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi’s has been certifying quite a few new devices for its new line-up next year. The latest one of the lot, the Redmi Go, has been certified with Singapore’s IMDA, the US’ FCC and Russia’s EEC. The new device has the model number M1903C3GG.",1
"Dr. Naresh Trehan, chairman and managing director, Medanta, says ensuring affordability and creating low-cost models will be key to India’s healthcare architecture.


“District hospitals—whether public or private—can charge nominal to reasonable fees to be affordable. The problem of affordability is more difficult to solve when it comes to tertiary care, where you need huge input. The cost of delivery—which, in India, is actually 1/10th of the cost in western countries, for the same quality—is still too high for most Indians,"" he says. Worldwide, the safety net is provided by insurance so India can build this architecture in the next three to five years.


“The future of healthcare in India is extremely bright. About 1.5 billion people will need healthcare, we have to provide it, learn how to finance it and how to create low-cost models. This is what we need to concentrate on,"" he says.


Precision medicine, data-based decision-making, artificial intelligence and nanoantibiotics are the trends to watch for in the future.


Experts are confident India can achieve extraordinary headway in reforming healthcare delivery. There’s an example that underpins this optimism: India went from landlines to expensive mobile phones to cheap mobile phones to affordable smartphones in 20 years. The qualified talent pool and resources are available. What India needs to go the last mile is political will. As Dr. Devi Shetty puts it: “It’s like we have the perfect vehicles but no roads on which to drive them. Someone must build the roads.""",1
"And in that same street, a giant money-making store is attempting to take over the business of books from the smaller shops


 And against this backdrop, Joe and Kathleen are conversing and bonding with each over a series of emails, unaware that in the real world, they are actually rivals


You’ve Got Mail also has its share of think-out-loud thoughtful moments, wherein the leads in true story-book style deliver a monologue with no one but themselves to witness it",2
"At 8:24 am ET, Dow e-minis were up 157 points, S and P 500 e-minis were up 14 points, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 50.75 points


London: US equities climbed to almost four-month highs, tracking gains in Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump postponed the date for boosting tariffs on Chinese imports, taken as a sign of progress in the trade talks. Bonds yields rose and oil retreated.


The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average touched the highest levels since early November, before paring gains. The trade headlines boosted carmakers in Europe, fueling an advance in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. Treasuries and core European bonds slipped, while Italy’s securities advanced. General Electric shares soared after the company agreed to sell its bio-pharma business for a total consideration of $21.4 billion.",3
"While entrepreneurship is slowly spreading its wings in the city of Nawabs, jobs continue to be a problem as more youth from adjacent cities migrate for work",0
"Owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, TikTok claims that it has over 120 million monthly active users in India.",1
"As per sources, the makers of Prabhas starrer had hired 50 Hollywood crew members to shoot one of the action sequences in the film, making it the most expensive action sequence shot in the history of Indian Cinema",2
"I’m personally not a fan of gradient colours, but I’m not sure how Huawei gets it right every time. The Nova 3i is one of the prettiest smartphones not only in the sub-Rs 20,000 range but also in the premium categories. The two-tone gradient looks elegant and understated. It’s not tacky but makes you stand out at the same time—a very difficult balance to strike.


But it’s not all looks and no hooks— it runs a very capable Kirin 710 chipset underneath that two-tone skin and comes with a beautiful display, ample RAM and storage. It is marred, however, by its UI, which is a common letdown in all Huawei and Honor phones. You can bandage the eyesore with a launcher though. It runs Android Oreo 8.1 and while Huawei hasn’t announced a Pie update for the phone, it may be safe to assume it might get one in the first quarter of January.


Hardware: MediaTek Helio P70, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM (Realme U1) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM (Realme 2 Pro)


The two smartphones from Realme were launched keeping the “youth"" in mind. This basically means three things—selfies, gaming and looks. The two smartphones boast nearly the same design—6.3-inch LCD display with a dewdrop notch, faux metal railing and polycarbonate back with acrylic coating. The back of the phone produces “vertical light pillars"", which may be tasteful to a lot of people.


The difference lies inside, however. The Realme U1 is powered by MediaTek’s flagship Helio P70 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 64GB internal storage. The Realme 2 Pro has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The Realme U1 has a more selfie centric 25MP front-facing camera with a Sony IMX 526 sensor while the Realme 2 Pro has a perfectly capable 16MP camera.",1
"More publishers are joining the bandwagon. Earlier this month, Epic Games, the makers of multiplayer online shooting game Fortnite, launched a new game store for PC and Mac users. It will give away one free game every two weeks for the entire year. These game stores are engaging with their audience in different ways. Some are offering free access to new gaming titles for monthly subscription fee, while others are giving away huge discounts. Steam is offering huge discounts up to 75% on new and old games. So the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which costs ₹ 2,999 is available at half the price during the ongoing winter sales. Konami’s PES 2019, priced at ₹ 3,390, is up for grabs at a 50% discount.",1
"The attack occurs, when a user clicks on the play button or the download link with the malicious payload on a website that may not be the authorised distributor of the TV series or movie. In the eagerness to catch the latest episodes, users often do not verify if the web page is unsafe or the file extension is not downloading a video file format like MP4 or AVI.


Online fraudsters tend to exploit people’s loyalty and impatience, so may promise brand new material for download that is in fact a cyber threat. ""Keeping in mind that the final season of Game of Thrones starts this month, we would like to warn users that it is highly likely there will be a spike in the amount of malware disguised as new episodes of this show,"" cautions Anton V. Ivanov, security researcher at Kaspersky Lab in a press statement.",1
"The ZB556KL runs Android Oreo 8.1 with ZenUI atop. It’s a good interface, with quite a bit of bloatware. I never felt the need to download a standalone launcher for this phone. Several pre-installed apps can be uninstalled to make room for others. This is one of the few third party UIs out there that don’t come in the way of your experience with unnecessary gimmicks.


One of the key selling points of the handset is the 4,000mAh battery, which seems very good on paper. In reality, it will last a little less than a day. There’s also no fast charging, so it can take you anywhere between 4-5 hours to fully charge the phone.


The rear camera has a 13MP sensor with a pixel size of 1.12 microns, and an aperture of f/2.0. The front camera has an 8MP sensor and the same pixel size and aperture. The two cameras also get their own LED flash modules.


Both cameras are okay in the daylight, clicking photos with good contrast, colours and dynamic range for a phone at this price. The exposure is always off, though. We would, however, not suggest you use the portrait mode on a regular basis. It misses out on the edges and blurs out the background a bit too much, giving your images a very “fake"" feel.


Asus Zenfone Max M1: Indoor selfie camera sample with portrait mode enabled. (Image is resized for online use)",1
PM Narendra Modi narrates the life story of Narendra Modi from his childhood days to him becoming the prime minister of India,2
"The Micromax Bharat 5 Infinity and Bharat 4 Diwali edition both sport a 5-inch display at the front. Micromax hasn’t specificied which processors power the smartphones, but both phones come with 1GB RAM. The Bharat 5 Infinity comes with 16GB internal storage while the latter comes with 8GB inbuilt storage. The Bharat 5 Infinity is backed by a 5,000mAh battery while the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition comes with a 2,000mAh battery.


In terms of optics, the Bharat 5 Infinity comes with 5MP cameras on both front and rear, while the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition features a 5MP sensor at the back and 2MP clicker at the front.",1
"Actors Idris Elba, Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney are starring in the follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad",2
"Jason Momoa aka Khal Drogo also made a brief playful appearance on Kimmel as he announced that he doesn’t care that his character was killed off in GoT anymore as he is Aquaman now


Basically, for real Game of Thrones spoilers, one would actually have to wait for the rest of the episodes to come out",2
"Yes Bank has a new chief executive Ravneet Gill since 1 March who has promised to clean up the bank’s balance sheet. The March quarter results may, therefore, be considered as ‘kitchen sinking’ but analysts are cautious that the bank has multiple challenges such as lower net interest margin, fees, growth, weaker asset quality and capital.


Gill has unveiled a four-pronged long-term strategy. Many analysts say the turnaround will be gradual given challenges across key metrics—capital, falling revenue yields, falling current account saving (CASA) ratio and asset quality. Also, shift to granular retail liabilities will be tough as even large banks are facing challenges, they add.


Brokerage Macquarie has admitted to overlooking the risks from the structured finance business of Yes Bank and has downgraded the stock by a full two notches.",3
"Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies that deploying equipment from Huawei in their respective countries would make it more difficult for the US to partner with them, a Reuters report dated 11 February said.


The US is also pursuing criminal charges against Huawei, including money laundering, bank fraud and stealing trade secrets.


However, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei in a recent interview with BBC said that there was no way that the US could crush the company and even if it persuaded more countries not to use Huawei temporarily, the company could always scale things down a bit.


Back in India, Huawei has concluded several rounds of presentations with DoT on participating in 5G trials and roll-outs. The Indian government plans to hold inter-ministerial consultations on network security concerns arising from Huawei’s participation in field trials for 5G technology, Mint had reported on 19 December.",1
"The investment bank said in a note dated April 8 that it now expects benchmark Brent crude prices to average $66 per barrel in 2019, compared with its previous estimate of $62.50.


Oil prices hit their highest in five months on Tuesday, with Brent marking $71.34 per barrel and US crude reaching $64.77 per barrel.


Crude markets have tightened this year as the United States imposed sanctions on oil exporters Iran and Venezuela, while the producer club of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been withholding supply to prop up prices.",3
"Tokyo: Asian shares slipped on Wednesday, giving up small gains made the previous day as investors tried to come to terms with a sharp shift in U.S. bond markets and the implications for the world's top economy.


MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1 percent while Japan's Nikkei average lost 0.6 percent.


Chinese stocks bucked the trend, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite rebounding 0.6 percent, the blue-chip CSI 300 climbing 1.1 percent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng advancing 0.5 percent.


Wall Street's main indexes tallied solid gains on Tuesday but finished below their session highs in a reflection of the underlying concerns about the economic outlook.


The 10-year U.S. Treasuries yield inched to as high as 2.432 percent from Monday's 15-month low of 2.377 percent, though the yield curve remained inverted, with three-month bills yielding 2.461 percent, more than 10-year bonds.


The inversion spooked many investors as this phenomenon has preceded every U.S. recession over the past 50 years, triggering a dramatic selloff in stock markets globally late last week and a stampede into longer-dated U.S. government debt.",3
"“Even when #MeToo movement broke out, I remember texting Madhan Karky that ‘I don’t think I will ever have the strength to name your father (Vairamuthu) publicly’


 I was not sharing my story but I was asking other women who were less influential and powerful than me to share their stores


Chinmayi claims that a lot of women from the industry tell her in person that she was very brave and they could have never done what she did",2
"Software engineer Ashish Bhosle from Baramati said: “There is a very close fight in Baramati. Supriya Sule may eventually win but the election in Baramati has never been so close.""


Bhosle credits Pawar with the turnaround of Baramati but says parts of the constituency beyond the town itself are crippled by farm concerns, bad roads, and water supply issues. “Also, there is overall traction for the BJP in the country and some of that is having a resonance in Baramati too,"" he added.


At Madha in Solapur district, NCP workers and sympathizers offer different reasons for Pawar’s withdrawal from the fray—in March, Pawar hinted he may contest from here but later took a step back in favour of his grand-nephews Parth and Rohit Pawar, who is likely to contest assembly election later this year. Nana Bhange, NCP worker in Madha, says there is no question of Pawar sensing defeat in Madha and hence withdrawing. “(Pawar) Saheb cannot lose from anywhere in Maharashtra. But if he had contested, he would have been stuck campaigning in Madha and wouldn’t have been able to campaign for others in the state,"" Bhange says. His colleague from the NCP, who requested anonymity, however, added that Pawar had developed apprehensions about the contest after sensing intense factionalism within NCP.


The party has fielded Sanjay Shinde here to take on the BJP nominee Ranjeetsinh-Naik Nimbalkar whom the BJP imported from the Congress just before the election.",0
Gujarat is a bastion of the BJP as it has ruled PM Narendra Modi's home state since 1995 and won all seats in 2014 Lok Sabha elections,0
"This isn’t an election of slogans like “Yes We Can” or even ""achhe din"". This is more like, yes we will try and bring in some achhe din, if you elect us again. (Jayachandran/Mint)


In this no-holds-barred slugfest for political one-upmanship, the most dangerous strand has been dragging the armed forces into the election narrative


In an ideal world, this should have been the election in which Kanhaiya Kumar, and the millions of young Indians like him, found their true expression. The 32-year-old former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, who is contesting from the Begusarai parliamentary seat in Bihar as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (CPI), wrote in a piece for online magazine Scroll that he stood for “a politics that dreams of an India that rises beyond what divides us, and celebrates what unites us. A politics that dreams of a society that truly values individual rights, inclusive development and progressive thinking"".


In a country where the median age is 28, and where 15 million young people aged 18 or 19 are likely to vote for the first time, those words may well sum up the zeitgeist of a New India.


In reality, though, their voice has barely risen above the din, completely drowned by the cacophony of grizzly politicians, who are cynically exploiting every available fault-line between communities, castes and ethnic groupings with the sole objective of garnering more votes. In this milieu, rabid acrimony has marked the buildup to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.",0
"Privacy policy information is often riddled with jargon, making it difficult for users to understand what they are signing up for. Photo: iStock


A new study tests the limitations of the 'notice and consent' framework of data privacy laws of Google (including Gmail and YouTube), WhatsApp, Uber, Flipkart and Paytm in India",1
"Android System WebView: Do you know how Facebook, Twitter and some other apps open web pages inside themselves? This is the app that allows them to do that. Android System WebView allows a “web view"" inside an app. It basically opens Chrome inside another app, without opening the Chrome app.",1
"In my entire life, I have worked in Kerala politics. My desire is to continue doing that. I don’t have any ulterior motives or agenda, says Oommen Chandy


Opinion polls say the Congress party in Kerala is headed for a big victory in the forthcoming general elections. In an interview, former Congress chief minister Oommen Chandy said he has no intention to contest the Lok Sabha polls, though he is seen as the party’s most popular face in the state. Chandy’s candidature would have simultaneously boosted the morale of party cadres, and cleared the way for rival and current opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala to stake claim for chief ministership in the next assembly polls. Chandy said the party is trying to bring in more than five fresh faces in the poll fray in 2019. Edited excerpts:


You finish 50 years in politics next year. Do you plan to retire? That would mean you will not be chief minister again.


(Smiles) I first contested on 17 September 1970. And then, so far, I’ve fought 11 elections. All of them I’ve won from the same constituency, Puthuppally (in Kottayam district). All these years, I was given more than what I deserve by my party and by the people. So, I am completely satisfied. But I still don’t know if I was able to contribute to the public on a par with the love I received. So no, I have not made any plans for retirement.


This is the most important election for India. The setback over the last five years... the country has not faced such a setback since independence. Most important out of it is the destruction of the values imbibed in our minds by the independence era leaders. So, the next election will be a contest of two ideas, as represented by two parties: the idea of democracy versus the anti-democratic force. Democracy has always won in such contests.",0
"Copper demand: ""Comparing with previous years, the order from end users is weak. So the demand was not that strong for now ...(but) demand indeed goes up a little comparing to beginning of the year,"" said He Tianyu, a Shanghai-based analyst with CRU Group.


Inventories: LME zinc stocks , which have slid by more than half so far this year, hit a fresh record low of 57,075 tonnes, while nickel stocks fell to their lowest since June 2013, LME data showed on Monday.


Aluminium premiums: Japanese aluminium buyers agreed to purchase supplies for April to June at premiums that are as much as 27% higher than the previous quarter, sources said.",3
"Asked about handling criticism, the actor said, “I’ve been getting trolls and memes since my first film released


”After SOTY 2, he will return to his action avatar as he gets ready for the upcoming action film Baaghi 3 and an untitled project with Hrithik Roshan",2
"CVoter, which has run a daily opinion poll since January, said Congress support in Uttar Pradesh has dropped off after jumping 10 percentage points in the days following the news that Vadra had taken a party post.


Late in March, about 8.9% of state voters backed the Congress, a far cry from the 43.4% supporting the BJP and the 44% behind an alliance of two major regional parties.


However, even with Vadra's hectic campaigning, Congress is struggling to get its message of welfare to voters, party officials said.


Six voters in Uttar Pradesh said they had not heard of Congress's NYAY scheme to give India's poorest families monthly handouts of ₹6,000.


""They brought her in at a very wrong time,"" said one Congress official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorised to speak formally to media.


A better time would have been December, just days after Congress won power in three key states, giving her more time to prepare, he added. Others in the party have said it should have been years earlier.


The BJP has dismissed Vadra's formal entry into politics as inconsequential and Modi said it only showed that for some ""the family is the party"".


But Congress will seize on momentum building against the BJP, said Kamal Nath, a top Congress leader and chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.",0
"Also read | Karan Johar and Kajol shoot for The Kapil Sharma ShowKajol, who was last seen in Helicopter Eela, said she is yet to decide which film she will do next",2
"As the Thanos saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to an end with appropriately titled Avengers: Endgame releasing later this month, there is already much speculation regarding what’s to come


With Disney now possessing all the Fox properties including X-Men and Fantastic Four, it is only a matter of time before we see X-Men rubbing shoulders with the Avengers, probably facing Galactus together",2
"K. Kavitha, member of Parliament and chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter (Wikimedia Commons)


All the pre-poll alliances will be different after 23 May, and the TRS will be seen very actively participating in trying to form a neutral group at the centre, says K. Kavitha


K. Kavitha is pitted against 185 candidates, most of whom are angry jowar and turmeric farmers demanding MSP for crops


Nizamabad (Telangana): The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is facing a peculiar situation in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency. K. Kavitha, member of Parliament and chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter, is pitted against 185 candidates, most of whom are angry jowar and turmeric farmers demanding minimum support price (MSP) for crops. In an interview with Mint, Kavitha spoke about her constituency and said there are other regional parties who are “covertly"" supporting the TRS’ idea of a federal front, which has been floated by her father. Edited excerpts:


My constituency has a huge farmer base, who are very progressive. Our state government also gives a lot of importance to farmers in Nizamabad and the demand for MSP (by jowar and turmeric farmers) is a long pending issue. They protested in New Delhi before the state’s formation in 2013 to form a turmeric board, and (Union minister) Rajnath Singh had given assurances then.",0
"The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP), Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal have formed a pre-poll alliance. SP represents the other backward classes, mostly Yadavs, while BSP is synonymous with SCs. Ajit Singh gets the Jat votes in western UP. The reality is based on more granular dissection. Mayawati can be confident about the Jatavs, but not all SCs. SP gets the Yadav votes, but other OBCs like Kurmis tend to back BJP. Brahmins allied with Mayawati once, but are mostly with BJP now.",0
"After casting her vote early Monday, Priyanka Chopra joined mother Madhu Chopra at the inauguration of the latter’s new clinic


 Later, Priyanka shared pictures of herself with Madhu at the inauguration and wrote a heartwarming note for her mother",2
"Thank you for trusting me with this role! It was the greatest experience being in Cuba, phones off, present with life and art! It was humbling",2
"Trump said, ""I will be delaying the U.S. increase in tariffs now scheduled for March 1."" He also said that if negotiations progress, he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida resort to finalize an agreement.",3
"NEW DELHI: In a move that has landed another Bangladeshi actor in trouble, Ghazi Abdul Noor has been asked by India’s Union home ministry to leave the country immediately after he was found attending a Trinamool Congress rally, on an expired visa.


“One more Bangladeshi actor, Ghazi Abdul Noor, who attended a political rally in Dumdum, West Bengal, has been asked to leave India. In any case, his visa had expired. Appropriate action is also being taken regarding his overstay in contravention of Visa validity,"" said a senior Union home ministry official, requesting anonymity.",0
"India this month became the first among stock markets valued at more than a $1 trillion to hit a new peak this year as foreigners plowed almost $10 billion into local shares in 2019, the most among major Asian markets. A bulk of the inflow is due to the “catch-up trade"" after the country sat out a regional rally earlier this year, Kumar said.


While expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a second term in the ongoing elections and bets that company earnings will recover added legs to the rally, headwinds are stacking up fast. The surge in prices of crude oil -- India’s top import -- is combining with a slowdown in investment and consumption, all of which threaten to put the brakes on growth in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.


“We are faced with worsening fundamentals and high valuations that have already priced in a rosy scenario,"" said Kumar, who has two decades of investment experience.",3
"A division bench comprising justices Arun Tandon and Satish Chandra held that the petition stood “dismissed as withdrawn following the application moved by the applicant in this regard"".


It was submitted before the court by Shah’s counsel and senior BJP leader Keshri Nath Tripathi that the petitioner wished to withdraw the petition as “he wants to reply to the EC notice issued in the matter before seeking legal remedy"".",0
"In the case of the iPhone X, Apple is offering free screen replacements for the faulty devices, while it is offering free repairs for the MacBook Pros. Photo: Bloomberg


The screen on some iPhone X units does not respond or responds intermittently when touched. Also, a limited number of 13-inch MacBook Pros have an issue that may result in data loss and failure of the drive",1
"On the 10th anniversary of Galaxy S series, both S10 and S10 Plus are expected to feature new ""Infinity O hole-punch"" display.


According to The Verge, the S10 and S10 Plus will ""both have AMOLED Gorilla Glass 6 panels at 3040 x 1440 QHD+ resolution"".",1
"""The two parties have reached the ideal conclusion,"" Judge Curiel told the jury before dismissing them. ""This development allows these tech companies to get back to business, and it will permit you to get back to your affairs.""


Apple filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm in January of 2017, accusing the chipmaker of overcharging for chips and refusing to pay some $1 billion in promised rebates.


Later Qualcomm hit back with its own lawsuit, alleging that Apple used its heft in the electronics business to wrongly order contract factories such as Hon Hai Precision Co Ltd's Foxconn to withhold royalty payments from Qualcomm that Apple had historically reimbursed to the factories.


Apple had alleged that Qualcomm's patent practices were an illegal move to maintain a monopoly on the market for premium modem chips that connect smart phones to wireless data networks.",1
"Apple has become a minor player in India with about 1 percent of the country’s shipments as its higher prices deter customers in the world’s fastest growing major market. Production in India would help the Cupertino, California-based company avoid import duties of 20 percent and also meet the 30 percent local sourcing rule that would allow it to open its own stores in the country.


“Seen from Cupertino the India market looks minuscule so Apple’s strategy has been myopic,"" said Neil Shah, research director at Counterpoint Research. “They haven’t capitalized on the ground potential - India will cross half-billion smartphone users this year.""


As Apple’s market share declines in China and the U.S.-China trade war heats up, the U.S. company needs to diversify into India. “Apple no longer wants to keep all its eggs in one basket,"" said Shah.",1
"The company claims the phone targets users who frequently move in and out of terrestrial coverage across a range of market sectors including government missions, energy projects, enterprise communications, and NGO deployments. The two-year-old specifications of the device are justified by this very fact, but not everything is refurbished.


It is IP67 water and dust resistant and even has MIL-STD-810 certification for being able to withstand extreme conditions. On top of that is the glare resistant Gorilla Glass which can be used when its wet or even with gloves. And don’t forget that retractable antenna—there’s no way you can mistake this for just any other phone.",1
"Shah Rukh Khan will participate in a dialogue segment as an effort to forge ways for the development of Chinese and Indian films as well as the creation of opportunities to strengthen film cooperation between the two countries, a statement read


With Zero joins legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s classic Pather Panchali as one of the five Indian films that have been listed for screening at China’s premier international film festival",2
"Songs in films today are so beautifully done with such glossy artwork, sets, costumes, sound and light, but the choreography doesn’t go anywhere


 Of course, choreography has improved in the last twenty years, but what I am trying to say is that there shouldn’t be a formula when it comes to dance


 It is entertaining to see people jump from heights or through a ring, but that is a circus act, not dance",2
At issue is whether Facebook is in violation of a 2011 agreement with the FTC promising to protect user privacy. The FTC declined to comment. Facebook did not immediately comment.,1
Election Commission had stated that it will support the electoral bond scheme only if the donor’s name is revealed,0
"BJP signed the Agenda of Alliance and conceded to the PDP’s key concerns. PDP insiders said its ally used the courtrooms to further its agenda while delaying the promises it was committed to. “That showed the party in a bad state and we could do nothing,"" concedes a former minister. “When Mufti passed away, his daughter was promised that situation will improve but the BJP pulled out as part of their Lok Sabha management.""


There was, however, a bigger character who played a much larger role in reshaping Kashmir, especially the south: Burhan Wani. After the new-age militant’s death in July 2016, Kashmir caught fire, especially south Kashmir. For the next three months, Kashmir did only one thing—counting corpses, managing burials and ensuring the hospitals had the emergency basics. An anger that was brewing in the south over the ‘North pole, South pole’, as Mufti would describe BJP-PDP alliance, got an outlet.


By the time a semblance of normalcy returned, more than 100 civilians, mostly below the age of 25, had been killed. Of them, 59 belonged to south Kashmir. For the first time, the hunter shotguns were used for crowd control. Official statistics put the number of injured at 9,042, mostly by pellets, and 5,407 of them were from the south Kashmir region. Of 782 persons hit by pellets in their eyes, 390 were from this area. Some of them went blind.


Mehbooba’s effigies were burnt in 2016. The feeling of betrayal is the predominant narrative three years later. Her frequent uncharitable remarks added insult to injury. Last week, many voters said that their motivation to come out and vote was just to “teach her a lesson"".


Though the erstwhile crowd puller literally wept publicly at two places, residents are unwilling to forget her “toffee"" remark. In August, at the peak of 2016 unrest, with home minister Rajnath Singh on her side, Ms Mufti had famously reacted angrily to a reporter: “Had a kid gone to buy a toffee from an army camp? A 15-year-old boy who attacked a police station, had he gone to buy milk?""


During the unrest itself, all the garrisons that had been withdrawn were reopened, and the situation got back to like in the 1990s. This took the anger and hate against the PDP to the next level.


The law normally takes its own course. In the follow up to 2016 unrest, police registered 3,773 cases across Kashmir—1,254 in south Kashmir—for damage to public property during and after the unrest. Of the 11,290 arrests, 4,998 took place in this region. Youth listed in police records have to go through the mill of law enforcement. This process is a punishment in itself, where many individuals evolve from suspects to stone pelters and eventually to militants.",0
"The fictional world of popular TV series Game of Thrones may be reinforcing the existing racial, cultural and geographical stereotypes that have been part of the Western imagination of the East for centuries, a study suggests


Game of Thrones — based on American author George R R Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire — has a reputation of being a groundbreaking portal of escape to an imaginary realm


However, Martin’s depiction of Eastern people is not far removed from older narratives, according to the study published in the Canadian Review of American Studies


In his study, Mat Hardy, Senior Lecturer at Deakin University in Canada, cited examples from the storyline of Daenerys Targaryen, the heir to the Iron Throne — a white Westerner who navigates the perils of the Eastern lands to claim her birthright


“There is little ambiguity in the naming of the two continents that feature in the books and the TV series,” Hardy said


 To the East lies Essos, which is chiefly used as a kind of quarantine zone for the development of Daenerys’ story


To build her army, Daenerys frees thousands of dark-skinned slave soldiers known as the Unsullied, and wins over the Dothraki — a nomadic tribe of horsemen portrayed to lead a barbaric lifestyle",2
"In Azamgarh, Bhojpuri singer Dinesh Lal Yadav will contest against former chief minister and SP president Akhilesh Yadav. Known as Nirauha among his supporters, the 40-year-old is also an actor and a television presenter.


Prem Singh Shakya has been named the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, from where SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav will contest.


Chandra Sen Jadun is the BJP candidate from Firozabad, from where the SP patriarch's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav, who broke away from the parent party to set up the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia, is contesting.",0
"Equities of Asia’s third-largest economy were raised to overweight from marketweight -- just six months after Goldman downgraded them -- analysts led by Sunil Koul said in a report on Monday. The Nifty 50 index will reach 12,500 in 12 months, implying a 9.1 percent gain from Monday’s close, while earnings growth this year is expected to climb 16 percent, they wrote.


Foreign inflows have picked up “as market expectations for a potentially stable government have risen in recent weeks,"" Koul wrote in the report. His team said investors can buy 'short-dated Nifty calls, value cyclicals and oversold quality mid-caps to participate in the current rally.' They also favor banks and domestic cyclicals over exporters and defensives.",3
"The Bot Care can help measure blood pressure, heart rate readings and ensure people take their medicines on time


There's Bot Care, a moving personal healthcare assistant for the elderly, Bot Retail for businesses and Bot Air, which monitors air quality",1
"The ₹132-crore initial public offering (IPO) received bids for 17,44,80,540 shares against the total issue size of 43,29,038 shares


The price range for the offer, which opened for bidding on Wednesday, has been fixed at ₹212-215 per share",3
"Baahubali’s official Twitter handle started off the celebration with a tweet thanking fans for making the film so big


 The tweet read, “Its been two years for the epic saga that has not only set unbeatable records but also the supreme standards in Indian cinema",2
"According to CyberMedia Research, Samsung had second highest market share at 21% in tablet PC segment after Lenovo which accounted 23% share in first quarter of 2018. Photo: Mint


New Delhi: Electronics major Samsung India expects to double its market share in premium tablet PC category in the country by December this year, a senior company official said Thursday.


“We have launched Galaxy Tab S4 in premium category because we want to bridge the gap between work and productivity.We are planning to double our business in the flagship end of the market in this quarter in B2C,"" Samsung India, mobile business, general manager, Aditya Babbar told PTI.",1
"After introducing the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature to the final build of WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform has brought the same to WhatsApp Web.


PiP basically lets you open a media link from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr without actually leaving WhatsApp. With the new feature, you can watch the videos in a box hovering over the chat window, saving you multiple taps on the recents button.


You can see if the feature works for you by looking out for a blurred thumbnail on any shared media link on WhatsApp. If you can spot it in the message, the media is PiP ready. If not, you’ll have to open it in the native media app or a browser.",1
"He wrote, “#AndhaDhun crosses ₹ 300 cr in #China… Eyes $ 50 million mark… Emerges the third highest grossing *Indian film* in #China… [Week 3] Fri $ 1


”Upon its release in India, Andhadhun had been hailed by both critics and the audience, with The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta giving the thriller 3",2
"Bihar, for example, Kumar said, would see five-six Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in the early phases, as neighbouring areas continue to be in campaigning mode. This, could potentially influence voters, he added.


Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora said that such decisions were taken keeping in mind the security situation and movement of security personnel, among other factors.


The poll schedule was announced at a press conference in the national capital. All three top members of EC, including election commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, were present.


In an interesting move, the EC has asked candidates with criminal antecedents, or political parties fielding such candidates, to make adequate disclosures.",0
"The documents also include a doctor’s statement that Singleton is incapable of giving consent for medical treatment


The family had initially acknowledged on Saturday that Singleton had suffered a stroke, saying he was “under great medical care” in an intensive care unit",2
"Realme will set up six exclusive stores in metros by the end of the year. The first such store will be opened in July.


Realme, which started as an online-only brand, now gets the majority of its sales from offline channels


New Delhi: China-based smartphone maker Realme, that clocked 7% market share in India in the first quarter of 2019, is aiming to sell at least 15 million handsets in the country by the end of year, the company's India CEO said on Monday.


The online-focused device maker that came into existence in 2018, was also among the top five smartphone brands in the fourth quarter of 2018 with 8% market share.


""We are targeting to sell at least 15 million handsets this year and I believe in sales numbers,"" Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India, told IANS.",1
"Bloomberg reported on 22 March that the treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since the last crisis, the first market signal of an impending recession and rate-cutting cycle. The report said the gap between the three-month and 10-year yields vanished as a surge of buying pushed the latter to a 14-month low of 2.416%. Such inversion is considered a reliable harbinger of recession in the US, within roughly the following 18 months.


“Strong rupee, attractive spread and dovish central banks have paved the way for fresh flows to bonds. Corporate bonds segment is likely to see good traction with VRR window and attractive forex swap"", said Soumyajit Niyogi, associate director, India Ratings and Research Pvt. Ltd.


Analysts said comments by the US Federal Open Market Committee, which signalled no rate hikes in 2019, has opened the doors for Asian central banks to cut interest rates.",3
"The company’s March quarter revenue growth of 9.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹4,384 crore was the first single-digit growth after eight quarters of strong double-digit growth. This was due to a 2.1% increase in sales volume although a 7.2% increase in sales realization was a welcome relief.


Weak sales volume, however, hurt profitability. As percent of sales, a 310-basis-point (bp) jump in raw material cost stemmed from a combination of low operating leverage and higher inventories. Fortunately, this was offset by lower employee costs and other expenses. As a result, Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margin fell 30 bps to 7.1%.


This may, however, not go down well with investors, given the Street’s toned down forecast of a 7.6% Ebitda margin for the quarter. Likewise, the ₹308.1 crore Ebitda was about 8% lower than Bloomberg’s average estimate of 23 brokerages.",3
"“BankChain"", launched in India in February 2017, to explore and build blockchain-based solutions, has 37 members with representations from 28 Indian banks, including the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Yes Bank. Globally, for instance, the World Bank mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to arrange the world’s first blockchain bond—the Kangaroo bond.


But public blockchains still lack the transaction speed of, say, a Mastercard or Visa. Hence, most pilots are being done with private (permissioned as opposed to open ones like bitcoin) blockchains to speed up transactions. That said, the decentralized “Lightning Network"", which is in its infancy, is expected to match the transaction speeds of debit and credit cards. “Blockchain is good for specific use cases,"" acknowledges Gupta. He concludes, though, that “even as scale and transaction speeds will be achieved soon, building an ecosystem is far more important"".",1
"The Pixel 3a is expected to carry forward the same single camera, two-tone colour scheme and a centrally placed fingerprint scanner from the Pixel 3-series launched last year.


Google, via its e-commerce partner Flipkart, has started teasing the arrival of “Something Big” into the Pixel universe on 8 May


We are inching closer and closer to the unveiling of the new affordable flagship from Google, the Google Pixel 3a. The tech giant, via its e-commerce partner Flipkart, has started teasing the arrival of “Something Big"" into the Pixel universe on 8 May. Going by the endless leaks, there's no reason to doubt that this teaser could be referring to the Google Pixel 3a series.",1
"Weather forecasting services are widely used in sectors like aviation, energy, agriculture, retail and media. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint


With climate change, forecasts are now pivotal for crop yields as farmers can't rely just on traditional knowledge


Six months back, government policy think tank NITI Aayog signed a deal with IBM India Pvt. Ltd to develop a prediction model for crop yields using artificial intelligence (AI).


As part of the first phase, the organizations are jointly developing this predictive model for 10 “aspirational"" districts across the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.",1
"Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states and BJP allies are expected to attend the event, party sources said


NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi on April 26 and will be accompanied by the party's top brass, including BJP national president Amit Shah.",0
"The movie stars Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria, Samir Soni, Manoj Pahwa, Aditya Seal, Abhishek Bajaj and Farida Jalal",2
"Apple Inc has told its smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated to the iPhone XR which hit shelves in October, the Nikkei reported on Monday.


Apple had also asked smaller iPhone assembler Wistron to stand by for rush orders, but the company will receive no orders for the iPhone XR this season, the report said, citing supply chain sources.


“For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple’s XR model, but recently uses only around 45 production lines as its top customer said it does not need to manufacture that many by now,"" the Nikkei quoted a source as saying.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 has a 6.3-inch LCD display up front with a resolution of 2340x1080. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, maximum brightness of 450nits. It is also the first device to sport a dewdrop notch.


Powering the Redmi Note 7 is the Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.


In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 boasts a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It has a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. The front of the smartphone sports a single 13MP selfie camera under the dewdrop notch.",1
"While Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel continue to entertain the audience as Ishita and Raman, the new generation of actors, like Krishna Mukherjee, Aditi Bhatia and Abhishek Verma, have also built their own space in the show


Yeh Hai Mohabbatein launched in December 2013 as a mature love story in the late night slot on Star Plus",2
"Kishore Kumar, a romantic at heartGoing down memory lane, the family will reveal how just like his onscreen characters, Kishore Kumar was also a romantic in real life


Amit Kumar’s struggle in BollywoodTalking about the challenges in the industry, Amit Kumar will share how he was not paid for his songs in the movie Teri Kasam",2
"Th letter carries names of at least eight former service chiefs, two of whom said they were not party to it",0
"Spending on online advertising is growing and so are the attempts to manipulate advertisers through ad frauds. Reports suggest that up to $6 billion is stolen from advertisers every year through ad frauds.


A report released by analytics firm techARC on Tuesday claims that India with a market size of $1.63 billion accounted for 8.7% of worldwide digital ad fraud in 2018.


Online commerce in India is the biggest breeding ground for ad fraud and contributed to 51% of the total ad fraud in the country, followed by the leisure and travel platforms, which account for 26% of ad frauds, according to the report. In 2019, digital ad fraud in India is projected to increase by 23%.",1
"Email accounts across Microsoft’s Outlook, Hotmail and MSN services were left vulnerable for almost three months (1 January to 28 March) after it emerged that hackers had targeted them. However, according to Microsoft, only a “limited"" number of people had their accounts compromised in the breach. In a 15 April article in the Verge, Microsoft also admitted that its Outlook.com security breach was worse than the company initially revealed, even as it made efforts to address the issue.


Indeed! Microsoft's deep penetration in the enterprise makes it a hot target for cybercriminals. In fact, the widely-used suite of applications offered by Microsoft under the Office family and used by individuals and enterprises for creating documents--excel sheets and power point presentations--accounted for 70% of cyberattacks detected by Kaspersky’s security products in the fourth quarter of 2018.


According to the Kaspersky Labs, after Word, the most targeted platforms were web browsers (14%) and Android (12%).",1
"Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Rudd among others in pivotal roles, Endgame was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo",2
"No wonder then that the Kansai Nerolac stock is trading at one-year forward price-to-earnings ratio of 38 times. Valuation-wise, it is far cheaper when compared to peers Asian Paints Ltd and Berger Paints India Ltd. It’s evident that the continued weakness in the industrial business has weighed on its valuations.


Of course, the impact on revenue growth can be offset to some extent if the decorative paints business maintains momentum. However, as this column recently pointed out, there are telltale signs of weakness in overall consumption demand in India. So, some analysts caution that the demand for discretionary spending such as painting may also be hit.",3
"Sweet because ‘crushing on your teacher’ is a phase that nearly everyone on this planet has experienced, and it is bitter because we know that these are the only moments of unadulterated respite of adolescence that our young heroine has a chance to feel


Hollywood Rewind: Fight Club | Doubt | American Psycho | Julie and Julia | Forrest Gump | The Silence of the Lambs | Finding Neverland | Roman Holiday | American History X | Tropic Thunder | Before Sunrise | Scent of a Woman | Finding Forrester | Sixteen CandlesAs far as our male lead is concerned, Half Nelson is considered Ryan Gosling’s breakout performance for which he was even nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actor category",2
"Last week, Congress party had released its first list of 15 candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Both party president Rahul Gandhi and former party chief Sonia Gandhi were in the list and are continuing to contest from Amethi and Rae Bareli seats, respectively, in Uttar Pradesh.


With this, Congress has announced Lok Sabha candidates from Maharashtra, Gujarat and most from Uttar Pradesh.",0
"Sunil has bankrolled movies like Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid, Tanu Weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu: Returns and Mastram


The movie will be based on Ushinor Majumdar’s novel God Of Sin: The Cult, Clout And Downfall Of Asaram Bapu",2
"Moving camera mechanisms have also garnered criticism as moving parts have higher failure rates. The pop up mechanism is more susceptible to collecting dust and sand and also makes it difficult for manufacturers to seal the smartphone for water resistance.


Moving on, Redmi has not revealed any other details about the smartphone, be it processor and memory storage or camera resolution. And since the teaser was aimed at Chinese audiences, Redmi hasn't made it clear if the smartphone would be available in India or not.


Xiaomi India MD and Global VP Manu Kumar Jain, however, talked about bringing Qualcomm's new chipset, the Snapdragon 730, to India in a Xiaomi smartphone.


The chances of this being the same smartphone are slim, as Jain mentioned about a Xiaomi smartphone, not Redmi.",1
"Directed by Russo Brothers – Anthony and Joe, the superhero magnum opus brings curtains down on the Infinity Saga, that kicked off with the first Iron Man film in 2008


 He wrote, “#AvengersEndgame has an outstanding Week 1… Crosses *Week 1* biz of ALL #Hindi films by a margin… Fri 53",2
"“It’s a real head-scratcher that with all the risks known, and with so many highly publicized hacks such as Marriott and the National Republican Congressional Committee, that people continue putting themselves at such risk year-after-year.""


Each year, SplashData evaluates millions of leaked passwords to determine which passwords were most used by computer users during that year. Even with the risks well known, many millions of people continue to use weak, easily-guessable passwords to protect their online information. 2018 was the fifth consecutive year that “123456"" and “password"" retained their top two spots on the list. The next five top passwords on the list are simply numerical strings.",1
"""Currently, I don’t have to contest the polls as I have three and a half years to serve in the Rajya Sabha. But, if the party demands me to contest, I would obey as a responsible party worker. If so, my priority will be to contest the Pathanamthitta seat. I have given preference for Pathanamthitta because it is my home constituency,"" Kannanthanam on Saturday, reported the website of regional newspaper Mathrubhumi.


The disarray within the state unit stands in sharp contrast to the focus given to the state by the BJP national leadership over the last few years. Kerala is the only state, if one excludes the smaller northeastern states, where the party has not been able to win a parliamentary seat ever, despite being on a rollercoaster ride elsewhere in India.


To increase its clout, the BJP has been showering top positions to its party leaders in Kerala. In the last five years, four leaders of its state unit were nominated to Rajya Sabha. The focus was also clear from an increased number of star-studded rallies in Kerala by the BJP, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party national chief Amit Shah.",0
"The sale of Galaxy 'M30' with a triple rear-camera system and a massive 5,000mAh battery will begin in the first week of March


Powered by latest Exynos 7904 processor, Galaxy 'M30' comes with 4GB RAM-64GB internal memory variant",1
"The update brings the Payments option on the first page of the settings menu rather than burying it inside the Account section.


The settings menu has received new iconography and a new setting named network usage information which lets you keep a tab of data usage",1
"1. Ensure your drone (except Nano in uncontrolled airspace upto 50 feet) is Digital Sky “No Permission- No Take off"" (NPNT) compliant.


2. Obtain Unique Identification Number (UIN) from DGCA for operating in controlled airspace (where the ATC services are active) and affix it on your drone.


3. Obtain Unmanned Aircraft Operator Permit (UAOP), if applicable from DGCA for commercial operations and keep it handy.


4. Obtain permission before each flight through Digital Sky Platform which will be available on DGCA website from December 1.",1
"Dream Girl has been written and directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and has been produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Aashish Singh",2
"Sumit Saini sings ""Aahun Aahun""The Voice Season 3 finalist Sumit Saini croons Love Aaj Kal song ""Aahun Aahun""


Finalists hit the stageThe Voice Season 3 finalists Sumit Saini, Simran Choudhary, Hargun Kaur and Adnan Ahmad perform a medley of songs


Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Wahi are here!Hosts Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Wahi enter The Voice Season 3 stage


Asha Bhosle sings ""Kabhi toh nazar milao""While Asha Bhosle sings ""Kabhi toh nazar milao"", Adnan Sami plays the piano


 The Voice Season 3 finale beginsThe grand finale begins with Adnan Sami crooning his popular song ""Kabhi toh nazar milao""",2
"Concerns over the stress among small borrowers had been raised by the regulator a year ago. A report by TransUnion and SIDBI on such borrowers showed that bad loan ratios are highest among SME borrowers.


For the lender, the share of riskier unsecured loans in the retail book is growing. Besides, the share of safe mortgage loans has dropped.


To be sure, retail bad loan ratios have been ultra low for the lender and for the industry as a whole. In its post earnings call with the media, the management didn’t indicate any worry on its retail portfolio. “Overall performance of the retail portfolio continues to be very strong,"" said Jairam Sridharan, chief financial officer of the bank.",3
"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing public meeting during poll campaign in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (ANI)


Kejriwal has been urging the Congress to stitch an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls to keep the BJP away from power


Vishakhanpatnam: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi has refused to forge an alliance with the AAP for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital.",0
"Variety reported April 16 that Netflix and theater chains had discussed an exclusive window in the 70-day range


Even so, the Sturm und Drang around theatrical exhibition — essentially, what makes a movie a movie — is not likely to dissipate anytime soon


 Netflix narrative actually started in late February, when IndieWire reported that Spielberg was on a campaign to get the academy to revisit the eligibility of streaming-service movies for Oscars


Because Spielberg chose not to clarify his position, the vacuum got filled with old quotes that supported the narrative — namely one from a press junket in Europe last year


”As criticism grew on social media, Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of Spielberg’s longtime associates, sought to lend a hand, telling a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Texas that the director’s position had been misstated


 “One, Steven didn’t say that, and two, he is not going to the academy in April with some sort of plan,” Katzenberg said


But an appearance by Spielberg at an Apple event in late March added fuel to the fire, with some accusing him of being hypocritical


 And they were together as recently as Thursday at a Los Angeles shopping mall, where they took in a virtual-reality experience in which Spielberg is an investor",2
"It was a breath of fresh air to see the childish, fun side of one of the most popular star siblings in Bollywood


 Their rapport and banter made it all the more clear that the two girls are like any other sisters-turned-BFF duo


While Janhvi Kapoor is currently busy filming the biopic of Indian Air Force Officer Gunjan Saxena, Khushi Kapoor will soon be leaving to the US to continue her higher studies",2
"WhatsApp last year rolled out a feature to tackle fake news by labelling messages with the ‘Forwarded’ tag. The Facebook-owned company also limited forwarding messages to only five people.


WhatsAppWhatsapp new featureWhatsApp goldWhatsApp fake newsWhatsApp virusWhatsApp featuresWatsappWhatsup features",1
"Varun Dhawan as a haraami offspring of a respectable father and not-so-respectable mother, all bare torso agleam, as he goes about fighting fake-looking bulls and brandishing swords, is a good fit for his part


The film is dripping with the kind of dialogue we used to hear in yesteryear cinema: yeh shaadi nahin, samjhauta hai; hadein sarhadon ki hoti hain soch ki nahin; main izzazat ya keemat ke bagair auraton ko haath nahin lagata and so on and on


 But except for Dhawan and Kemmu who chew on their lines with some amount of relish, the dialogues feel mouthed rather than felt, even between the veteran duo of Dutt and Dixit


 Those two, whose characters share a past, should have left the screen a-smoulder (remember them in Khalnayak?): but they come off stilted and distant",2
"” He is disappointed by deserted roads and the absence of incessant chatter that Chennai is known for


In the film, it is shown that Rudran can actually envision what happened at a crime scene, and those portions appear a tad forced into the narration


 Does ‘the Raghavan instinct’ ring a bell? I am tempted to ask the filmmaker if he was trying to make another Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu",2
"YouTube, a division of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, introduced this text box feature last year to combat the spread of conspiracy theories, including those that question the 9/11 attacks. On Monday, YouTube’s software mistakenly labeled the plumes of smoke in Paris as footage from 2001, triggering the panel below the video.


“We are deeply saddened by the ongoing fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral,"" said a YouTube spokesman. “These panels are triggered algorithmically and our systems sometimes make the wrong call. We are disabling these panels for live streams related to the fire.""",1
"In terms of campaign publicity, Congress is looking at radio jingles, cinema spots, out of home (OOH) hoardings, digital screens, public transport, container trucks, print advertisements as well as digital and social media outreach.


On Sunday, it also announced issue specific slogans like “jan jan se naata hai, sarkaar chalaana aata hai"" among others. The slogan loosely translates to “connected to everyone, we known how to run a government"".",0
"The report titled 'Cloud – Next Wave of Growth in India', said cloud spending in 2018 was estimated to be about 6% of the total IT spending


Indian IaaS spending was estimated to be about $1 billion in 2018, and is forecast to grow at 25% PA to reach $ 2.3–2.4 billion in 2022


NEW DELHI: Growing adoption of Big Data, analytics, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things is expected to push cloud market in India to grow 3-fold to $ 7.1 billion by 2022, a report by Nasscom said Tuesday.",1
"Raamdeo Agrawal said there are chances that a stable government will be elected in upcoming general elections


The gains in Indian stocks after a breakout in tensions with Pakistan may have room to run, according to a veteran stock picker.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong response to a suicide bomb that killed 40 Indian troops in Kashmir has increased the chances that a stable government will be elected in upcoming general elections, said Raamdeo Agrawal, who helped develop Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. into a billion-dollar company. And that bodes well for the economy and equities, he said.


Since Modi retaliated with airstrikes against what New Delhi said was a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, at least four opinion polls have shown his ruling coalition may get close to the 272 seats needed for a majority in elections that begin on April 11. Results are due on May 23.",3
"Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard followed suit, telling the audience after winning top country song: “In the spirt of so much truth being spoken tonight by so many talented artists, I think we should speak some truth


”“As artists we all get to experience so many unbelievable things, but in our opinion, at the end of the day, it’s all for nothing if you’re not using your platform for better … to spread love, to help those in needs, to be a light to your community,” he said


The show was a family affair: Ciara’s husband, NFL player Russell Wilson, and young son danced along while she worked the stage, and Nick and Joe Jonas gave kisses to Priyanka Chopra and Sophie Turner of Game of Thrones fame when they sang in the audience before hitting the stage


 She was in diva form before taking the award from Jennifer Hudson, throwing her napkin on the floor after dabbing her face with it


 I started making music out of a necessity to survive and to express myself and I just wanted to create something so I could feel worthy of existing,” she said",2
"The changes in law allow anonymous donations through electoral bonds which can be bought at a bank in denominations ranging from 1,000 rupees to 10 million rupees ($14 to $150,000) and given to a political party, which can exchange them for cash. They don’t carry the name of the donor and are exempt from tax.


The government has claimed that the changes will cleanse political funding. The move was criticized for allegedly legalizing large anonymous donations that can potentially lead to businesses and foreign companies gaining influence over the elections that start on April 11.",0
"New Delhi: With the countdown to the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections, political heavyweights from several parties have ruled themselves out from contesting in this election.


Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said she will not contest this year’s Lok Sabha election, joining heavyweights who have made the same choice. Nationalist Congress chief (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj have already ruled themselves out of the race.


While Mayawati has ruled herself out keeping the interest of the nation in mind, Pawar is making way for the next generation in his family to contest and Swaraj has ruled herself out to due to health reasons.


“Seeing the needs of the current situation in the country and keeping the party’s momentum in mind, guided by the people and nation’s interest, it is best for me not to contest now. Keeping this in mind, I have decided not to contest these Lok Sabha elections for now,"" she said.",0
"Other Ajith films that were dubbed and released in Kannada are Vivegam (Commando), Arrambam (Dheera) and Yennai Arindhaal (Sathyadev)",2
"Unlike other manufacturers, though, Apple is doing this with its eSIM technology, except in China where the phone will have two actual SIM cards inside.


Both these eSIMs will support 4G connectivity and be simultaneously operable. The same is true for data connectivity as well.


What is an eSIM? Short for embedded subscriber identity module, it is not something you have to buy from an operator. Instead, the operator can provide connectivity through it over the air and the SIM itself is soldered onto the iPhone’s motherboard. It will replace the physical SIM card with a virtual embedded equivalent that cannot be removed.",1
"Mutual funds have reduced risk-free government bond holdings at a time when credit risk perception on corporate bonds has worsened. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Mutual funds have been net sellers of government bonds since the beginning of 2018, and selling only intensified after IL&FS crisis


Faced with redemptions, the only way for debt funds to quickly raise cash is to sell the most liquid asset—government bonds


Debt mutual fund managers are facing a tough time, with credit risk of their assets rising in the aftermath of the IL&FS crisis. Logically, to offset this rising credit risk, one would expect them to pile on risk-free government bonds or at the very least hold on to existing ones.",3
"It started with a blog on Modi’s website titled “Four Requests for Democracy"", in which he urged people, especially youngsters, to register themselves as voters, check electoral rolls, plan, and mobilize turnout.


Out of the 91 individuals and institutes Modi tagged, the top 15 boast follower counts ranging from 13-37 million.


Modi began with rivals and opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and M.K. Stalin. These received the highest traction with 2,200 replies, 9,300 retweets and 33,000 likes.",0
"As the chart above shows, exports haven’t matched the growth of the economy. Exports would be 11% of GDP in fiscal year 2019 (FY19), going by the Central Statistics Office’s GDP growth projection.


India needs more competitiveness in exports and it is unlikely to be achieved by just a depreciating currency. The story has been to gain competitiveness to increase market share so far.


In the wake of a slowing global economy, the narrative is now to protect market share. Gaining competitiveness becomes that much more critical.",3
"Meet Risab Biswas, a developer who builds a computer vision model that can detect pathological disease in plants


At a time when millions do not have enough food, nearly 20% of all fruit and vegetable supply is lost during production, according to the Food and Agriculture organisation. To help farmers improve their crop harvests caused by pathogen attacks, Risab Biswas, a Jalpaiguri, West Bengal-based developer, build a computer vision model that can detect pathological disease in plants.",1
"The Nokia 9 PureView heads a new range of smartphones announced by HMD on Sunday, including an entry-level device and two mid-level handsets, all designed to work with Google's Android One, which guarantees two years' of operating system upgrades.",1
"Facebook said third-party apps and Facebook apps like WhatsApp and Instagram were unaffected by the breach.


Facebook said the FBI is investigating, but asked the company not to discuss who may be behind the attack. The company said it hasn’t ruled out the possibility of smaller-scale attacks that used the same vulnerability.",1
"According to the plan of BJP, Modi's roadshow will begin from Benaras Hindu University and will criscross large part of the city before reaching the banks of Ganga where the roadshow will culminate. Modi is also expected to take part in the Ganga aarti in the evening.


This is not the first time when Modi will hold a roadshow in the city. During the 2014 general elections, Modi had organised a similar roadshow in the city and the strategy was again repeated in 2017 assembly polls. Modi had held two roadshows in Varanasi during the assembly elections campaigning.",0
"Priced at ₹12,490, the Galaxy A20 joins the Galaxy A10, A20 and A50 in Samsung's new ""Galaxy Ax0"" series


The Samsung Galaxy A20 is backed by a 4,000 mAh battery and is powered by an Exynos 7884 processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage",1
"On Tuesday, in an interview to NDTV, he sounded in disagreement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that Gandhi has run away to a minority-influential pocket like Wayanad to escape the wrath of Hindus. ""Kerala has a very different mentality. Communal votes won't work in Kerala, everyone lives in harmony. I will get votes from all Hindus, Christians, Muslims. BDJS works for backward groups and Wayanad is one of the most backward districts of Kerala"", he said.


But by Wednesday, speaking to reporters after filing nominations, he appealed to voters to not chose Gandhi because of communal considerations. ""Rahul Gandhi is afraid of Hindus,"" he said. Mint’s attempts to secure an independent interview immediately was turned down by Ajish, citing the too-busy schedule of the candidate, apparently filled with ""interviews and meetings"".


“He is seeking to build his image, both as a political leader and as a money raiser with this contest. He had sent an advance team to the constituency much before Rahul’s candidature was announced, to up his game in local Whatsapp groups and social media,"" said a person who is working along with him on the digital strategy, requesting not to be named.",0
"The film, being made on an estimated budget of more than Rs 300 crore, will release in multiple languages on July 30, 2020",2
"“The story just felt like it was the culmination of all (these X-Men films), and it felt appropriate that we would kill off one of the main characters,” the director told Entertainment Weekly",2
"The Nova 4 is backed by a 3,750mAh battery and can be charged with a 18W fast charging over USB Type-C. It runs Android Pie with EMUI interface.",1
"According to some reports, this smartphone might not even be called the G8. Instead it might be named the V50 ThinQ.


Nevertheless, LG has confirmed the presence of a ToF camera on this smartphone. The ToF camera will be designed by Infineon and will offer better low light performance, facial recognition times and augmented reality experience.


The Nokia 9 Pureview might be unveiled at the MWC 2019 in Barcelona. The Nokia 9 Pureview is expected to sport five rear cameras, which might make it world's first penta-lens smartphone.


The smartphone is expected to run an outdated chipset, however -- the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 which will be paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The front of the smartphone might boast a 5.99-inch Pureview display. It might also be priced similarly to the Nokia 8 Sirocco.",1
"Echoing similar views, All-India Gems & Jewellery Domestic Council chairman Anantha Padmanabhan, said: ""We expect robust demand for gold/gold jewellery this Akshaya Tritiya due to price stability since the past few months and the improved consumer sentiment since Gudi Padwa. Looking at the current momentum we expect at least 10 percent demand growth this auspicious occasion.""


World Gold Council managing director Somasundaram PR said this Akshaya Tritiya looks more optimistic than last year as the market has settled down after policy changes including note-ban and GST which had hit the industry very badly.",3
"For now, bots can continue to help us with automated, repetitive, low-level tasks and queries. Photo:istock


India's large base of internet users is generating data that can be used to fine-tune conversational AI solutions


Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) today is hardly interactive. It’s transactional at best. The reason that the two major conversational AI solutions—text-based (chatbots) and voice-based (personal assistants)—are yet to deliver is that the techniques for effective and efficient human-machine conversations are still evolving as opposed to what the technology industry made us believe.


Human-machine conversations comprise natural language understanding (NLU), which is an understanding what the user said. Natural language generation (NLG) is all about formulating a reasonable and on-topic response to the user. However, response generation is not simply a product of collecting and analysing lots of data.",1
The app also offers scheduling of conference calls. You can also add all participants in a single shot by creating a groupinstead of adding participants one-by-one.,1
"Perhaps one of the cheapest home security cameras you can buy today, the Mi Home Security Camera has wide coverage and records in 1080p.


Gadgets and new technologies can often be daunting for senior citizens. We have listed a few of these


Apple Watch Series 4Walabot HomePanasonic SeekitXiaomi Mi home security cameraSaReGaMa CarvaangadgetsSmart Speakerssenior citizens",1
"He was an absolutely one-of-a-kind gentleman and a legend of unrivaled class, and I will miss him,” he said


Tudyk, who portrayed droid character K-2SO in the spin-off Rogue One, said, “Peter Mayhew created one of the greatest film characters of all time


 He did it all without the benefit of speech, just that vocal growly cry that 1 in 100 fans can do really well when they’re drunk


”Sharing a throwback photo of himself with the Chewbacca actor, Trudeau said the franchise would not be the same without Mayhew


 “Star Wars wouldn’t have been the same without Peter Mayhew as the loyal and lovable Chewbacca, and he will always be a favourite for generations of kids & kids at heart",2
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.387% from its Thursday's close of 7.388%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has declined 0.5% while foreign investors have bought $2.62 billion in equity and sold $1.64 billion in debt market.",3
"The free-wheeling Silicon Valley model once seemed unquestionably the best approach, with stars from Google to Facebook to vouch for its superiority


A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.


Vietnam and Thailand are among the Southeast Asian nations warming to a governance model that twins sweeping content curbs with uncompromising data controls -- because it helps preserve the regime in power. A growing number of the region’s increasingly autocratic governments watched enviously the emergence of Chinese corporate titans from Tencent Holdings Ltd. to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. -- in spite of draconian online curbs. And now they want the same.


The more free-wheeling Silicon Valley model once seemed unquestionably the best approach, with stars from Google to Facebook to vouch for its superiority. Now, a re-molding of the internet into a tightly controlled and scrubbed sphere in China’s image is taking place from Russia to India. Yet it’s Southeast Asia that’s the economic and geopolitical linchpin to Chinese ambitions and where U.S.-Chinese tensions will come to a head: a region home to more than half a billion people whose internet economy is expected to triple to $240 billion by 2025.


“For authoritarian countries in general, the idea of the state being able to wall off to some extent its internet is deeply appealing,"" said Howard French, author of “Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power. “This is about the regimes’ survival in an authoritarian situation. So that’s why they like to do this. They want to be able to insulate themselves against shocks.""",1
"A day after Akshay Kumar said he would be getting into an “unknown and uncharted territory” with something he had not done before, the Bollywood actor Tuesday said he will have a “candid and completely non political” chat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday


The 51-year-old star took to Twitter to announce that his conversation with the prime minister will be a “breather” in election time",2
"San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram appears to be re-branding to include the parent company's name as part of its own.


""Instagram will have a new branding called 'Instagram from Facebook',"" reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong tweeted on Thursday along with a screenshot of the re-branded name.",1
"Vivo's mid-range smartphone launched last year, the Vivo V11 Pro, has started receiving the latest firmware update of FunTouch OS in India. The update is based on Android's latest stable version, the Android Pie.


According to a report by TelecomTalks, the new update brings a new UI design with a new shortcut centre. It is said to serve an in-app action with a single tap.",1
"Bichir, 55, was nominated for an Oscar for best actor in 2012 for his role in Chris Weitz’s A Better Life",2
"Holosuit is a startup focused on changing the way people learn and interact in the real and virtual world


We profile two enterprise tech startups that are using advanced technologies like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to provide solutions in diverse areas",1
"The Luck Index will give fans a more accurate view of players’ performance in match by taking into account factors such as toss, umpiring errors, dismissal of a no-ball, dropped catches that are often overlooked during the assessment of a player’s performance. For instance, Sachin Tendulkar’s performance in the semi finals of 2011 World Cup will not be assessed on the basis of the 85 runs he scored in the game, but will also take into account the fact that he was dropped 4 times by the Pakistani fielders.


Forecaster is more of prediction tool that will provide fans a more data driven projection of team’s chances of winning a game while batting second, how many runs a team batting first will put up and when the next wicket may fall. ",1
"Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir addresses a press conference after joining Bharatiya Janata Party Photo: PTI


In 2014, BJP's Maheish Giri defeated AAP's Rajmohan Gandhi by more than 1.9 lakh votes from East Delhi


Spotlight is on the East Delhi seat as candidates announced by the three key political parties have made the run interesting. One out of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital, East Delhi is witnessing a contest between an educationist, a former cricketer and a politician who has been a turncoat - Atishi from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Gautam Gambhir from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Arvinder Singh Lovely from Congress.",0
"The announcement was made by the BJP’s central leadership hours after Thakur joined the party in Bhopal. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in April 2017 cleared Thakur of all charges in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, in which two people were killed and 17 injured.


However, in October 2018, the agency framed fresh charges against her under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, in which six people were killed and 100 injured.


“I am ready and now I will get down to this work,"" Thakur said in Bhopal after her name was announced.",0
"Poor weather is inevitable. Swells reach up to 20 feet, occasionally requiring the ship captain to order the subsea cable to be cut so the ship can seek safer waters. When conditions improve, the ship returns, retrieving the cut cable that has been left attached to a floating buoy, then splicing it back together before continuing on.


Work on board is slow and plodding. The ship, at sea for months at a time, moves about 6 mph, as the cables are pulled from the giant basins out through openings at the back of the ship. Closer to shore, where there’s more risk of damage, an underwater plough is used to bury the cable in the sea floor.


After the Latin America project, Google plans to build a new cable running from Virginia to France, set to be done by the summer of 2020. The company has 13 data centres open around the world, with eight more under construction — all needed to power the trillions of Google searches made each year and the more than 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube each minute.


“It really is management of a very complex multidimensional chess board,"" said Stowell of Google, who wears an undersea cable as a necklace.


Demand for undersea cables will only grow as more businesses rely on cloud computing services. And technology expected around the corner, like more powerful artificial intelligence and driverless cars, will all require fast data speeds as well. Areas that didn’t have internet are now getting access, with the United Nations reporting that for the first time more than half the global population is now online.


“This is a huge part of the infrastructure that’s making that happen,"" said Debbie Brask, the vice president at SubCom, who is managing the Google project. “All of that data is going in the undersea cables.""",1
"The film also stars Manjima Mohan, Soori, Ramdoss, Bose Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Rajkiran, Jagapathi Babu, Rahul Dev and Singampuli",2
"Realme was the No.4 player in India by market share in the October-December period, behind only Vivo (9%), Samsung (22%) and leader Xiaomi (27%).


Realme's success in India shows there is still room for new players in the cluttered smartphone market


New Delhi: Millennials’ love for technology and value-for-money offerings has paved the way for the overnight success of another Chinese handset brand from Oppo’s stable, Realme, which raked in a user base of four million in just six months of operations and is now setting sights on Europe and expanding in Southeast Asia.


The company’s success in India, which is the second largest smartphone market in the world after China, shows that there is still room for new players in this cluttered market.",1
"Avengers EndgameWe would have been surprised if Endgame had not opened with huge numbers, but it has still managed to surprise us


 It is by far the biggest opener this year, and is also has a strong chance of becoming the highest grossing Hollywood film in India, beating its own predecessor Avengers: Infinity War",2
"Apple Pencil: The 2018 edition is mostly the same as before, but it clips magnetically to the top of the iPad Pro now, charging wirelessly when it is attached. It retains the pressure sensitivity as before. The Pencil also has a double tap feature now that developers can make use of to add shortcuts to apps. For example, in Apple’s own Notes app, double tapping the Pencil puts it in eraser mode.


Verdict: The new iPad Pro is well suited to professionals who need this kind of power, and would be a great portable tool for the creative community. It’s also a step closer to replacing laptops altogether but like its competitors, Apple needs to figure out how to deliver the full laptop experience on such a device.


mint-india-wire Apple iPad ProApple iPad Pro reviewApple iPad Pro specificationsApple iPad Pro priceApple iPad Pro features",1
"According to the study, a growing economy, rapidly expanding consumer base, increasing domestic and international demand from corporates, presence of skilled workforce and infrastructural development are some factors responsible for promoting India as a potential data centre hub. The growing reliance on internet services and advanced technologies for data management have provided further impetus for high-quality data centres.",1
"In 2018-19, the government for the second time in a row exceeded the disinvestment target by mopping up ₹85,000 crore as against the budget estimate of ₹80,000 crore.


During the current fiscal, share sale through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has yielded the highest amount of ₹45,729 crore, followed by ₹14,500 crore from acquisition of the government's 52.63% stake in REC by state-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC).


In addition, the government has received ₹1,929 crore via initial public offering (IPO) of five companies — MSTC, RITES, Ircon, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Midhani.",3
"Inga Advisors Pvt Ltd and Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt Ltd are the book-running lead managers to the offer.


Equity shares of the company are proposed to be listed on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).",3
"The 2-mic noise cancellation beamforming technology and ""Transparent Hearing"" in the earphones allow one to always be aware of the surroundings, with or without the music, Sennheiser claimed.


On the move, the Transparent Hearing feature lets listeners hear ambient sounds for improved situational awareness, or for participating in conversations without removing the ear buds.",1
"The eight names that were released are Ramesh Rathod (Adilabad), A. Chandra Sekhar (Pedapalle), Ponnam Prabhakar (Karimnagar), K. Madan Mohan Rao (Zaheerabad), G. Anil Kumar (Medak), A. Revanth Reddy (Malkajgiri), Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (Chevella) and Porika Balram Naik (Mahbubabad).


Of the names that were released, Vishweshwar Reddy, who is the sitting MP from the Chevella parliamentary seat, had quit the TRS (on whose ticket he had won in 2014) last year owing to internal differences, and his candidature was one among those which were expected. Ponnam Prabhakar’s name was also on expected lines, as he is considered to be an influential face in Karimnagar district.


Prabhakar and Revanth Reddy had contested the Karimnagar and Kodangal seats, and failed to win. While Prabhakar had faced tough opponents from the TRS and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Revanth Reddy’s loss came as a shock, as he was expected to win. He lost the Kodangal seat by over 9,000 votes. His candidature to the Malkajgiri parliamentary seat (which is in Hyderabad) comes as a surprise, as he has never contested in the city itself.",0
"Apart from Aniston and Sandler, Murder Mystery also features Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, John Kani, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Terrence Stamp among others in pivotal roles",2
"On Monday, Britain unveiled plans to vastly increase government oversight of social media companies, with a watchdog that could fine executives or even ban companies that fail to block such content as terrorist propaganda and images of child abuse.


The entire debate cuts to the heart of Big Tech's hugely profitable commerce in online users' personal data. The companies gather vast data on what users read and like and leverage it to help advertisers target their messages to the individuals they want to reach. Facebook drew 99% of its revenue from advertising last year. For Google's parent Alphabet, it was 85%, according to Scott Kessler of the research firm CFRA.


Amazon, too, doesn't just sell products online; it provides ad space, too. The company doesn't say how much but has said that the ""other"" revenue in its financial reports is mainly from ads. Its ""other"" revenue topped $10 billion last year, more than double what it was in 2017.


The tech giants' problematic relationship with advertisers was spotlighted by action regulators took last month. The Department of Housing and Urban Development filed civil charges against Facebook, accusing it of allowing landlords and real estate brokers to exclude certain racial or ethnic groups from seeing ads for houses and apartments. Facebook could face penalties.


The company has separately agreed to overhaul its ad targeting system and end some of the practices noted by HUD to prevent discrimination in housing listings as well as credit and employment ads. That move was part of a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and other activists.


Besides crafting a bipartisan data-privacy measure in Congress, lawmakers are considering restoring Obama-era rules that formerly barred internet providers — like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast — from discriminating against certain technologies and services.


Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has proposed fines and jail time for executives of companies guilty of data breaches.


The US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, representing CEOs of major companies, have presented their own proposals to curb privacy abuses. At the same time, President Donald Trump has echoed complaints from some conservative lawmakers and commentators that the big tech platforms are politically tilted against them.",1
"■ The 2018 death toll in South Africa's mines fell slightly, to 81 fatalities from 90 in the previous year, the Mineral Resources Ministry said on Friday.


■ SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 1.50 percent to 772.46 tonnes on Friday.",3
"NEW DELHI: New Delhi: About 32 million voters will exercise their franchise simultaneously in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha across four phases, beginning 11 April, the Election Commission of India (EC) said on Sunday. And when Odisha goes to polls next month, there is a lot at stake for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress play catch-up.


In the 147-member state assembly, the BJD has 117 MLAs. The party had won 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in 2014. A win in 2019 will give BJD chief and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik his fifth term in office. Any shortfall will be seen as the BJD’s dwindling popularity in the state, said experts, but argued that people will still vote Patnaik back despite some anti-incumbency.


“BJD is still the leader though BJP has improved its strength and the Congress is regrouping in the state following their victory in neighbouring Chhattisgarh,"" said Jayant Mahapatra, a political analyst in Odisha.",0
"The problem in Jammu and Kashmir has persisted since 1947 and even before that since 1931. We had formed a government with the intention of resolving some of the crisis in the state. But those who now support the separatists did not want any such resolution. Union home minister Rajnath Singh even came here (J&K) with a delegation with the hope of having a dialogue with the different stakeholders. The Hurriyat refused to talk and the party had given enough chances. But now we do not have any tolerance for any party or individual that sides with stone-pelters, funds them, funds terror, sides with terrorism and goes against the state.


National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah had alleged that the centre was shying away from assembly elections. What do you have to say about that?


The Election Commission (EC) is deciding on the matter and is considering all things, including possible terror threats, and the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Neither the BJP state unit nor the central unit is opposed to elections in the state. The EC had decided not to conduct assembly polls in J&K along with the Lok Sabha elections, so the body will decide when to hold elections in the state.",0
"While the 6GB 128GB phone is priced at 3,199 yuan, 8GB 128GB and 12GB 256GB variants will be available at 3,499 yuan and 4,299 yuan, respectively.


The Red Magic 3 also features up to 30W quick charging, an hour of gameplay with a 10-minute charge. The 6.65-inch FHD HDR AMOLED display boasts 90Hz refresh rate and 240 Hz touch refresh rate for smooth gaming.",1
"HYDERABAD: All India Majlis-E-Ittehad-Ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) Tuesday said it will contest the Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra, in alliance with the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM).


Even before talks with Prakash Ambedkar-led Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) kicked off, Hyderabad member of parliament Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM had set its eyes on Aurangabad. AIMIM will also contest the Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, said a party functionary, requesting anonymity.",0
"While the pace of Reliance Jio’s monthly net subscriber additions has slowed, it is still easily outpacing peers. The company also gained share in urban areas despite Airtel and Vodafone Idea's focus on these regions.


But, as pointed earlier in this space, since Reliance Jio’s revenue market share remains way below its stated target of 50%, there is little likelihood of the company raising tariffs anytime soon. That should keep expectations about incumbent telcos in check.",3
"On the show, viewers will learn more about his eye for design and his team, including Willa Ford, the former pop singer turned interior designer; Disick’s best friend and business partner, Benny Luciano; and their contractor, Miki Moor",2
"""Billionaire Azim Premji is expected to sell up to 0.44% stake in Wipro owned through his philanthropic trust,"" BloombergQuint reported, citing people familiar with the development.",3
"However, he is of the view that we are 10 years behind in terms of policy and regulation. The rules, he says, are hopelessly antiquated, the sites for laying fibre networks not easily available and the spectrum very expensive.",1
"It’s already known that Super Star Mahesh Babu is all set to entertain the audience from May 9th with his message-oriented actioner Maharshi


 According to a source, the new project will be an out and out entertainer like Mahesh’s previous hits such as Pokiri and Dookudu",2
"Xiaomi’s new Mi Shoes sport a 5-in-1 uni-moulding technology which Xiaomi combines five individual materials. Xiaomi claims this makes the shoes durable, shock-absorbent and slip-resistant. The shoes also come with a fishbone structure which the company claims to make the shoes comfortable and twist resistant. The shoes are made of a breathable mesh fabric, are washing machine friendly and easy to clean.


The Mi Men’s Sports Shoes 2 are available in 3 colours options, Black, Grey, and Blue, and sizes ranging from 6 (UK) to 11 (UK).",1
"Benchmark LME copper dropped to a low of $6,295 a tonne, the weakest since 19 Feb, before recovering to $6,323.50 in official open outcry trading, a rise of 0.2%


London: Copper prices touched their lowest in more than a month on Monday on worries about global economic growth, but falling inventories and the upcoming peak demand season for industrial metals were seen curbing losses.


""There are some headwinds from a macro perspective after the broader reaction to the PMIs and the Fed last week, but for base metals in particular, there's a limit to how far that narrative can weigh on the complex,"" said analyst Nicholas Snowdon at Deutsche Bank in London.


Weak factory data from purchasing managers' indexes (PMIs) and an unexpectedly dovish statement from the US Federal Reserve last week together with an inversion of the US yield curve stoked fears the world's biggest economy was headed for a recession.",3
"Several government reports gave investors an upbeat view of the economy. U.S. wholesale prices barely increased last month after falling for three straight months, a sign there is little inflation pressure in the economy. A report on orders to U.S. factories showed that business investment rose 0.8% after two months of declines, marking the biggest gain since a 1.5% July bump.


Investors are still waiting for details on a potential trade deal between the US and China, and the British Parliament is set to vote on whether the country should crash out of the European Union on 29 March without a deal.


KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 128 points, or 0.65%, to 25,685 as of 10 a.m. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6%.",3
"Throughout Huawei Mate X's hands-on session in India, it didn’t let journalists fold or unfold the phone by themselves


The Huawei Mate X is one of the first foldable smartphones, and like any ‘first’ product, it can be criticised. In fact, even Huawei knows that.


Throughout the company’s hands-on session in India, it didn’t let journalists fold or unfold the phone by themselves. Similarly, the company refused to answer three important questions:",1
"Globally, an income handout was first proposed as a universal basic income: a small sum for everyone, no questions asked, no confusion over eligibility and no exclusions. Such an idea has its merits. A scheme with riders, however, lets politicians set its terms. The risk: it could end up as yet another political tool.",0
"Venkatesh and Varun are lending their voices to Genie (portrayed by Will Smith) and Aladdin (essayed by Mena Massoud), respectively


 The film, which is slated for a worldwide release on May 24, is hitting the screens in Telugu as well",2
"Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc each have launched similar chip design efforts, which could help them cut costs, reduce reliance on vendors and keep pace in building attractive products.


In Bengaluru, Google has hired at least 16 engineering veterans and four talent recruiters for its ""gChips"" team from traditional chipmakers such as Intel, Qualcomm Inc, Broadcom Inc and Nvidia Corp, according to a review of LinkedIn profiles.


Rajat Bhargava describes himself on LinkedIn as Google's ""silicon site lead"" in Bengaluru, saying he joined last May after a decade at Broadcom and a year at Intel.


His staff is likely working with Google's existing chips team in Silicon Valley to fine-tune and test design ideas before shipping final ones off to manufacturers, said two industry executives familiar with Google's plans. One executive said the team could grow to 80 people by year's end.",1
"Larger companies also suffer from fewer corporate governance issues that worsened the sell-off in the nation’s mid-cap stocks last year. (Bloomberg)


After trailing for more than a year, small- and mid-cap stocks in India are outperforming the big ones


The strategy is based on the premise that the biggest businesses will weather the volatility, induced by political uncertainty before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls


Mumbai: Small- and mid-cap stocks in India are outperforming the big ones in recent weeks, after trailing for more than a year. For Karvy Private Wealth, loading up on the nation’s biggest companies is still the way to go.",3
"The Fold has a second screen, a long, narrow display, on one of its outer panels, so you can continue using apps while it's closed. (AP)


London: When Samsung said this year it would launch a smartphone with a folding screen, the big question was whether the innovation was something people actually wanted or needed.


Is the Galaxy Fold a gimmick to help sell more smartphones in a slowing market or a true breakthrough that will change how we use our devices?


Major manufacturers have in recent years been largely updating smartphones with marginal improvements like better cameras and face scanning technology, so skepticism has been high.",1
"Apple is also in discussions with HBO, part of AT&T Inc-owned WarnerMedia, to become part of the service and it could yet make it in time for the launch. (Reuters)


Apple has previously spent $2 billion in Hollywood to produce its own content and sign major stars such as Oprah Winfrey


The potential sales from a television service have become a focus of investors after Apple in January reported the first-ever dip in iPhone sales


Apple Inc on Monday invited media to a March 25 event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, where it is expected to launch a television and video service.",1
"The state has been a Congress bastion, but it also gave BJP its first government in a southern state in 2007. The JD(S)-Congress alliance remains vulnerable to shifting loyalties.


The two parties currently have 12 of the 28 parliamentary seats, but problems between their leaders and workers could weaken the state government, built with the sole purpose of keeping BJP out of power. JD(S) and Congress share a bitter and violent past in south Karnataka. The alliance has been unable to overcome these differences, lending uncertainty to the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led government. BJP is hoping to cash in on these differences to bring down the government.",0
Kajol says her daughter Nysa has just turned 16-year-old and people should stop asking questions regarding her acting debut,2
"YouTube, which has lot of social media elements, recently added Snapchat-like AR selfie filters for YouTube Stories


Delhi-based Hitesh Goyal spends almost two hours daily on an augmented reality (AR) game called Quest on social media platform magicpin to improve his ranking in the leader boards and win prizes. Inspired by Pokémon Go, Quest is an AR game where users can win points by finding characters or treasure chests inside 800,000 partner stores and restaurants in India. They can use the points later on magicpin’s app for various discounts.


AR stickers, AR games, 360-degree videos and stories are being increasingly used on social media platforms, particularly by youngsters, clearly changing the way people engage on social media.",1
"While the opposition is trying to corner the govt on demonetization and the Rafale deal, the BJP leadership is touting its anti-corruption measures",0
"""It was a tough beginning. We were hardly able to sell any smartphone offline in the first six months,"" Jain told a select group of journalists here.


""We are learning from other other brands such as Samsung and Vivo in expanding our offline presence in the country,"" Jain added.


According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, aggressive offline expansion helped Xiaomi retain its top position in the India smartphone market in the first quarter of 2019 with a 29% share, though its shipments declined by 2% year-over-year.


Samsung, which recently launched the online-only ""M"" smartphone series, followed the Chinese smartphone maker with 23% share, a drop of 3% from 26%t share in the same quarter last year.


Xiaomi has now set a target of opening 10,000 retail stores in the country and aims to have 50% of its smartphone sales in India from offline channels by the end of this year.",1
"FILE PHOTO: A street sign, Wall Street, is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Reuters)


The minutes showed that many participants were not yet clear what adjustments to rates might be necessary later this year


The S&P 500 posted 37 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 91 new highs and 13 new lows",3
"Investments in blockchain-based companies and startups have witnessed a massive surge, globally touching over $20 billion, across an array of industries, technologies and use cases.


This was announced by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on Tuesday in its India Blockchain Report 2019, which highlights the developments in the global and Indian blockchain market and ecosystem.


According to the report, the Indian public sector has driven blockchain-based projects with nearly half the Indian states involved. Moreover, the state governments are also ensuring a progressive approach is taken up to impart a conducive framework for startups and niche service providers to participate in these initiatives.",1
"The actor appreciates the fact that audience these days out-rightly rejects a bad film, even if it is star-driven, but the actor believes star system is not going to fade away anytime soon",2
"South film director Deva Katta, who is remaking his hit 2010 Telugu film Prasthanam in Hindi, says actor Sanjay Dutt liked the story a lot and was keen to make the film


Deva said it was Dutt and his wife Maanayata, who were following up on bringing the film to the Hindi speaking audience


“Sanjay Dutt got interested in the project, which was in 2011-2012 within one-two years of (its) release


 In between he went to jail and then came back and the follow up (from their end) was passionate regarding the film",2
"Harington, however, believes fans might have some concerns and reservations with him and Turner having any other equation on screen",2
"While Uttarakhand's voter turnout in 2014 was lower than national average, lack of jobs, GST and demonetisation may trigger a higher turnout this time",0
"The message comes as gadget makers are concerned about data protection scandals and in many cases looking to make their own point about respect for privacy.


Some of the companies offered better ways of protecting internet routers or services without a need a for an internet connection to reduce the potential for data leaks and breaches.


Dutch startup Scalys is showing its Trustbox, a router that aims to protect the user’s connection as well as devices using it.


Another router from Chicago-based Winston stops tracking and surveillance and can also block ads and geolocation.


The data scandals “are like Christmas presents for us,"" by prompting more consumers to look for better security, said Winston founder Richard Stokes.",1
"Cable landing stations or submarine cables are vital international telecommunication links between countries across the world, making them an essential element in telecommunication services including broadband connectivity. Mumbai currently has four of the 10 cable landing stations in the country. Mumbai is followed by Bengaluru and NCR region with 27 and 19 data centres, respectively.",1
"The Huawei Y9 is priced at Rs 15,590 and comes with a Kirin 710 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


On purchase of the Y9, Jio customers will receive benefits worth ₹4,450, in addition to 100GB 4G data. Customers will also receive 'Boat ROCKERZ 255 SPORTS Bluetooth headsets worth ₹2,990 for free with the purchase


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"""The rational for higher (metals) prices right now is not stacking up,"" said Bank of America-Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Widmer. ""There (has been) higher confidence that maybe if we get a trade deal we'll get higher prices, if China data improves we'll get higher prices. But realistically, for now, the US is slowing, Europe is going nowhere and China is finding it hard to stimulate its economy."" He added, however, that zinc should find support at about $2,400 to $2,500 a tonne because of tight stocks.


Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange shot up by nearly a fifth in the month to 5 February, when it touched a seven-month peak of $2,810 a tonne, but has since slipped. At 1103 GMT it was trading 0.4% down at $2,634.50 a tonne.


■ Zinc Stocks: Underpinning zinc, data showed LME zinc inventories have eroded further to their lowest since January 2008.",3
"“Energy drinks are the carbonated soft drinks of this generation, and Monster has consistently been able to expand its product lines with great success,"" said Caroline Levy, an analyst at Macquarie Capital.


But now it’s running into serious headwinds -- the stock dropped about 18 percent in the past few weeks -- as new competitors enter the $50 billion energy-drink market. Amazon.com is selling a private-label energy drink and Coca-Cola is launching Coca-Cola Energy in Europe last month.


The Coca-Cola product is seen as particularly notable. The company owns nearly 19 percent of Monster, according to Bloomberg data, making it by far the largest stakeholder. It also distributes Monster products, and analysts have long speculated that the Dow component would buy Monster outright, which has a market capitalization of nearly $30 billion. But the energy launch was seen as a step away from that, particularly as it came after Coke spent $5.1 billion buying the Costa coffee chain in August.


“I think the opportunity has passed, that Coke won’t buy them now,"" said Kenneth Shea, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Monster hit a home run when it signed Coke as a distributor, but there’s a real risk that Coke’s energy line disrupts a really strong partnership, and that it slows Monster internationally.""",3
The Uri actor was required to run and open the door for a sequence of the movie when the door fell on him and he fractured his cheekbone,2
"The Jawaani Song from Student of the Year 2, starring Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday, is out and as the name suggests, it is a revamped version of Kishore Kumar’s 1972 track “Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani” from the film Jawani Diwani


The track was originally composed by RD Burman and he has been credited in the recreation by Vishal-Shekhar",2
"The iPhone XS, XS Max and even XR devices that will sell in the Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau markets will receive dual SIM smartphones without eSIM. Photo: Apple


Instead of having two physical SIM-card trays, the iPhone XS and XS Max come with one slot for a physical SIM card and an in-built eSIM or digital SIM module


AppleiPhone XS eSIMiPhone XR eSIMiPhone XS Max eSIMiPhone XS dual SIMiPhone XS Max dual SIMiPhone XR dual SIMiPhone XS ChinaiPhone XS Max ChinaiPhone XR China",1
"The size of the display would be 6.67-inch and it is expected to carry support for full HD+ resolution.


A case render previously gave us an idea about the physical appearance of the OnePlus 7. It confirmed the presence of a pop-up camera and absence of a headphone jack. It also revealed that the SIM card slot was present at the bottom of the smartphone rather than on the side.


OnePlus' current flagship, the OnePlus 6T, received a price cut of about ₹3,000 in India during the Amazon Fab Fest. This came after the smartphone received a 400 Yuan (about ₹4,000) price slash on all of its variants on Monday in China.",1
"Another emerging advertising category propelling this growth is over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Zee5, among others.


“OTT, as a category, sees immense on-the-go consumption on mobile devices. Outdoor does two things: helps drive the required impact and imagery for the brand as well as acts as a brilliant reminder medium for viewers who consume content on mobile devices while travelling. It generates curiosity and people end up watching content,"" said Manish Aggarwal, business head at Zee5.


Experts say the medium is becoming data-rich and is able to provide advertisers information on buyer behaviour by location, enabling them to better plan and amplify their media spending by reaching targeted audiences.",0
"The irregular heart notification is available for older models, too, starting with the “Series 1"" model in 2016. It doesn’t work with the original, 2015 model.


Apple is adding medical features to make the watch feel more useful to people. A fall detection feature launched in September. It claims to be able to tell the difference between a trip and a fall — and when the latter occurs, it will suggest calling 911 (or the equivalent outside the US). If it receives no response within a minute, the watch will automatically place an emergency call and message friends and family designated as emergency contacts.",1
"”Nyong’o playfully even asked, “Did I miss anything?”Official Twitter account of BBC Africa posed a question to the actor, “who do you think will eventually take the Iron Throne? #GoT",2
"With OnePlus gearing up for the official launch of its flagship device OnePlus 7 Pro on May 14, the specifications and pricing of the latest smartphone have been leaked online.


The company is expected to unveil three OnePlus 7 Pro variants in India with the base model, featuring 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage, starting at ₹49,999.",1
"Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that it is exploring means of enabling non-residents (NRIs) to vote online. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint


The Supreme Court asked the election commission to make some arrangement in this regard 'in this election itself'


New Delhi: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) may be able to cast their votes through Internet from overseas, as the Election Commission on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is exploring such a possibility.",0
"A strong dollar in overseas markets and a lower opening of the domestic equity market weighed on the rupee, a currency dealer said.


Brent crude, the international benchmark was trading higher by 0.46 per cent at USD 63.90 per barrel Thursday.


The rupee opened weak at 70.91 and fell further to 71.05, but recovered partially to trade at 70.94, still down by 14 paise against the dollar.",3
"The free app, which is being launched in India first, uses Google's speech recognition and text-to-speech technology.


The app features an animated character 'Diya', who encourages children to read stories aloud and helps if the child is unable to pronounce a word. It also lauds the reader when he/she completes the reading.


""We have designed the app to work offline, so users need to just download the under 50MB app once and then they have access to close to 100 stories in Hindi and English that the children can read out loud and improve their reading skills,"" Google India Product Manager Nitin Kashyap told PTI.


Bolo will be available on Google Play Store in India for all smartphones running Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and higher, he added.",1
"The other problem that needs to be solved is the ability to pay. Do we have the right ecosystem investments happening to ensure that people can pay if they want to? That’s where a lot of our efforts are. In India, we now have carrier billing, gift cards, digital codes with Paytm, etc. And that’s translating into high wire growth across a lot of titles.


Soni: We are working with all options. This is an important area for us, to make sure we have a best in class commerce platform. So, yes, UPI, wallets and all those options are being evaluated and you’ll hear more as those things are ready for launch.


In the global scheme, there’s a lot of focus on AR/VR space. So, when you look at developers who are coming here, do you have special focus on the guys who are working with AR/VR and other future facing apps/games?


Soni: We support innovation in all shapes and forms. Innovation can be something very simple, it doesn’t have to be AR/VR led. As long as it’s meaningful for the audience, it works. At the same time, if there are developers who want to push the boundaries, absolutely, we equip them with the resources and documentation that they need to create such content.


We’ve got market experts and global teams across the world that can provide very hands-on market expertise to developers and we can connect them to the developers.",1
"Post the finale in September last year, they even officially announced their relationship, rubbishing rumours that their romance was just meant for the show",2
"Once the SIM swap request is initiated, the operator sends an SMS for authentication and users have to acknowledge it by tapping a single key or a bunch. The hacker will tell users in advance about this SMS so the latter easily falls for it.


According to reports, a Pune man lost ₹93,000 in a SIM swap scam in November. In June, a Kolkata-based woman reportedly fell for a similar hoax call and had ₹70,000 swiped from her bank account within a few hours. Once the SIM swap is complete, the original SIM will be deactivated and the number will be active on the duplicate SIM owned by the hacker.


The second method is “SIM swapping in person"" and is likely to be used by small-time cybercriminals. In this case an impostor will visit an operator’s retail outlet with fake documents pretending to be the actual customer and try to get a duplicate SIM card issued.


Another way to take control over a person’s mobile number is through SIM cloning, but that requires the hacker to have physical access to the SIM card to break the encryption keys and extract the IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) number—a unique 15 digit code that identifies the SIM to the GSM (global system for mobile communications) network. Unlike SIM swapping, in this case both the original SIM and cloned SIM remain active simultaneously.",1
Instagram has added an emoji shortcut bar so users can react quickly to a post instead of browsing through emoji options in the keyboard app. The shortcut bar shows up automatically in the comments section of every post and is available on both Android and the iOS.,1
"The only limitation is that you have to be closer to the screen to enjoy the experience as the 13.3-inch display can feel very small when watching movies. It supports touch as well, but it doesn’t have a flexible 360-degree hinge. So you cannot use it as a 2-in-1 laptop.


Performance: Inside the compact frame of the XPS 13 are the usual suspects—an Intel 8th gen Core i7 chipset, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage (via solid-state drive). Performance is at par with other flagship laptops as it handled anything from browsing to video-streaming without any hiccups.",1
"5. Sleeping till late: This campaign issue is very strongly linked with issue no. 4. To talk about this, you have to be well up on your history. The essential difference between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its nemesis, the Trinamool Congress, isn’t that they cannot stand the sight of each other or that Gujarat stole the Nano factory from West Bengal one dark and stormy night. It’s far deeper and can be encapsulated thus: Prime Minister Modi sleeps for only three hours a day, whereas a TMC member of Parliament finds it hard to wake up without being served bed tea. There is a larger point here about the industrious Gujju vs the gentrified bed tea-loving Bengali, but no one cares in the Hindi belt.


6. Motor vehicle insurance: Once again, related not only to issue number 4, but also 5. The thread is this: MoonMoon Sen, the Trinamool candidate for Asansol constituency, had no idea that violence had broken out in Asansol on the morning of 29 April. That’s because she woke up late. That, in turn, is because “they"" gave her bed tea “very late"". In the meantime, BJP candidate Babul Supriyo’s car had been vandalized by political hoods. Hence the need to talk about third-party motor vehicle insurance. Comprehensive, not third party, fire and theft.


7. Hema Malini: There’s not much point in flaunting Bollywood has-beens like Urmila Matondkar and whatshisname the son of Veeru of Sholay fame. Not when you can flaunt the real has-beens like Hema Malini—she actually of Sholay fame, married to Veeru of Sholay fame. Setting aside thoughts of dynasty (the TV serial), Hema Malini has been the one good thing that’s happened in the general election. She’s lit up the hustings with photographs of her:


C. Hunching next to a bemused woman who is carrying a bundle of twigs on her head. Honestly, though, it’s great to see Bollywood embrace real life. All that’s left is for Malini to roar across village India riding a tonga, whip in hand.",0
"“No one wants to touch DHFL papers now. Bonds are being quoted at a huge discount in the market, indicating that there are sellers and no buyers,"" said a bond trader at another non-banking financial company. A debt fund manager at a mutual fund also confirmed this.


While the DHFL management has accused the rating agency of arbitrarily downgrading its instruments, it’s clear that the rating agencies can’t be blamed. After all, the company’s loan disbursements fell a whopping 95% in the December quarter. Investors viewed DHFL as a growing lender and when the very growth has halted, why put money into it?


DHFL faces questions on its governance after an investigation by Cobrapost alleged siphoning of funds through shell companies, among other financial irregularities by the promoters. The management has sprung into action yet again to dispel fears, and categorically denied the allegations.",3
"Asif Ali plays Parvathy’s romantic interest in the film, which is the directorial debut of late filmmaker Rajesh Pillai’s assistant Manu Ashokan",2
"The Moto G7 Play is the most stripped down, affordable smartphone in the G7 family. It sports the smallest display spanning 5.7-inches having a resolution of 1512x720. It features the same Snapdragon 632 chipset on the G7 Power and the ""regular"" G7, but is paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 3,000mAh battery and has a single 13MP rear camera and 8MP front facing camera.


The Moto G7 family is available in Brazilian and Mexican markets as of now and will soon roll to out Europe, Australia and other parts of Latin America. Indian availability is not announced yet.",1
"In an election rally in November, when Modi said that “ (the) Congress worships cow in Madhya Pradesh but Kerala leaders eat beef in public"", one man challenged: “I am from Kerala, I have many friends belongs (sic) to BJP and RSS all of them eats beef."" This became the top comment. On claims that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in Bengal had created around 900,000 jobs in the last fiscal year, the top comment, with over a thousand likes, read: “I am from bengal and all these figures are fabricated.. Whoever joins in TMC, she counts it as a new job.""


When a former Pakistan high commissioner remarked that the majority of Indian Muslims live like second-class citizens, all the top 15 comments—many fetched thousands of likes—were from Indian Muslims that claimed: “For muslim from all over the world. india is the best country to live peacefully""; “I never felt like a second class citizen in fact I have more Hindu friends than I have muslim friends. This dude doesn’t know anything.""


Some users go far enough to write a blog-style comment. Responding to Modi’s statement critiquing Jawaharlal Nehru for his ignorance about farmer woes, a user wrote a 500-word comment arguing how “India has grown tremendously"" in the last 60 years, crediting “brilliant decisions"" by “all ex-Prime Ministers"", which has made India the “second biggest power in Asia"". He listed 19 bullet points to further his claim, ending with a request to not “make Modi a God"". The comment fetched more than 1,800 likes—and stays at the top of the comment thread.


Critics often complain that the mainstream media is not inclusive enough. Take Jammu and Kashmir. In the jingoistic narratives about the past, present and the future of the disputed territory, the stakeholders—native Kashmiris—are often missing. The Facebook comment section breaks that. Following Pulwama, when migrants from the valley were mercilessly attacked across the country, one Kashmiri openly declared, “this is the main reason we Kashmiris want to freedom from India"", a local sentiment that sounds uncomfortable, and rarely seen, in the mainstream. Unless page moderators decide to delete or hide a comment, it’s only Facebook’s algorithm that pushes the comment to the top. Inaccurate information sometimes passes that filter.


On a news article shared through The Indian Express’s Facebook page, about Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s statement that “nations cannot be held responsible for the dastardly acts of terrorists""—referring to the Pulwama attack—the top comment is blatantly false. “He has got millions of dollar in his foreign account from Pakistan Army. He is now the spokesperson of Pakistan Army to India,"" the top comment with over two hundred likes, read. “Arrest him n put on jail for 5 years, then he’ll learn better skill of politics,"" the user suggested.


People have fun, too. In March, when Congress president Rahul Gandhi remarked that he will give all the money belonging to businessman to the public if he “gets hold"" of diamantaire Nirav Modi, one user said: “Should make MOVIE on rahul gandhi and movie should name- “GAANJAA"" - THE ULTIMATE POWER.""


The activity in the comment space varies significantly by language. The English media comment feed is relatively more liberal than vernacular pages. For example, a larger number of top comments on English pages called for Indo-Pak peace post-Pulwama as compared to Hindi media pages. The latter also show much higher support for Modi and the BJP, with relatively little critique about government as compared to its English counterparts.


Top comments in the Hindi media pages are more creative, with jokes and shayari featuring on the top. The “most relevant"" comments on the live broadcasts of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi’s rallies have got nothing to with the context of the post. It’s mostly Modi fandom: “mohabat ho gayee hai Modi tere naam se, deevaane ho gaye hai Modi tere kaam se, vote kya cheez hai jaan bhi de denge , Modi tere lie shaan se!"" (Modi, I am in love with your name. Modi, I am a fan of your work. Votes are nothing, Modi, I will proudly give my life for you.)


This comment, like many other carefully crafted messages that are appealing enough to catch attention, was repeated across multiple posts, hinting that non-original vernacular content is lifted from a repository to drive engagement on political posts.",0
"Telugu actor Jr NTR suffered a minor injury while shooting in Hyderabad for director SS Rajamouli’s upcoming film RRR


 SS Rajamouli has, of late, been canning scenes without Ram Charan Teja, who is recovering from an injury",2
"Indian exports as a percentage of GDP have been falling for more than five years now. (Vipul Sharma/Mint)


Exports haven't matched the growth of the Indian economy—they stood at 11% of GDP in FY19, down 5 points from 16% in FY14


India needs more competitiveness in exports and it is unlikely to be achieved by just a depreciating currency


Mumbai: The hallmark of the past four years for the Indian economy was the drop in global crude oil prices that made it easy to manage not just inflation but also the current account deficit. With crude oil showing signs of climbing back, the focus on boosting exports is back on the table.",3
"Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd had moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against RCom and its chairman Anil Ambani for wilful disobedience of its earlier orders to pay its dues. Ericsson had also sought Ambani be “detained in civil prison"" unless the payment is made.


The telecom equipment maker asked the Supreme Court to direct Ambani to submit ₹550 crore along with interest of 12% per annum and urged that till such time his investment in firms, including Reliance Capital Ltd, Reliance Inceptum Pvt Ltd, and Reliance Innoventures Pvt. Ltd, be frozen.",3
"While we are at the software end of things, the phone runs the second version of the Oxygen OS 9 based on Android Pie (which will also be available on the OnePlus 6). It way more polished than the first version and comes with better navigation gestures, software optimisation and digital well-being features.


The OnePlus 6T misses out on the beloved (and now overvalued) 3.5mm headphone jack, which may be a deal breaker for several people. OnePlus’ consolation of cheap Type-C Bullets may work, but it is still a separate, add-on entity which may or may not be cross-functional.


mint-india-wire OnePlus 6TOnePlus 6 vs OnePlus 6TAmazon saleOnePlus 6T comparisonOnePlus 6T Amazon saleOnePlus 6T pre orderOnePlus 6T launch India",1
"New Delhi: Facebook-owned photo sharing platform Instagram, with more than 1 billion monthly active users as of June 2018 as per Statsita, is one of the most frequently updated social media platforms. Many of the features often go unnoticed, especially those that are bundled with the existing set of features. Consider the Shopping in Stories feature that allows brands to add price and description stickers to every product showcased in their stories. In case users want to learn more about any product, they can tap on specific stickers. Another feature called Nametag has made finding friends on the platform easier. It does away with the need to type user names and then browse through the multiple namesakes to find a profile. Now, users can follow a person quickly by scanning their Nametag, a QR code-like customisable identification card. Nametags are unique to every user and can be generated by anyone.",1
"The new feature comes as part of a plethora of security changes that the app has been working on and introducing, keeping in line with the app's commitment to user-privacy, web portal Independent reported on Tuesday.


The screenshot-blocking feature would be made available to users whenever WhatsApp plans to release the 'Authentication' feature, which is currently under development.


Before accessing into the app, the 'Authentication' feature would ask users to confirm their identities via their fingerprints, WABetaInfo reported.",1
"Technically, it allows parties to release manifestos in the middle of polling phases too provided it does not take place in the 48 hour period


The move is significant as it lends more clarity and aims to further strengthen the principle of ""campaign silence""


NEW DELHI: In a landmark order, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said that political parties will not be able to release election manifestos in the 48 hour prohibitory period before the conclusion of any state or national polls. This applies to both single phase elections or each phases of a multi-phased elections like the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.",0
"TCS delivered another quarter of strong results, sending its shares as much as 5% higher. TCS shares settled 4.8% higher at ₹2,110. TCS reported a better-than-expected 2.4% quarter-on-quarter growth (12.7% on year-on-year basis) in constant currency revenue in its fourth quarter ended March 31, 2019. This was the strongest revenue growth TCS had in the last 15 quarters.


Growth was broad-based, with most verticals showing strong growth. Revenue growth continued to accelerate in the key banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) vertical.


“From vertical perspective, all-round traction was witnessed with the key BFSI vertical growing in-line with the company average. This is a key positive,"" Reliance Securities said in a note.",3
"And social media companies may be quite happy about this. The primary objective of a social media company is engagement. Negative emotions like anger are triggered more easily and stay with us longer than positive ones. And here is an environment where you can get away with saying stuff that you won’t have the guts to or be ashamed to tell someone face to face. All the reward you can get from a social network is attention, and it’s a proven fact that the more obnoxious you are, the more attention you get.


Besides, there is the rising menace of fake news. All of us suffer from confirmation bias, and we tend to trust information that strengthens our pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses. And social media algorithms make sure that we are served messages that play to our confirmation biases, creating for all of us echo chambers that limit our horizons, and encourage our bigotries. We pass on false information without bothering to verify anything and spread divisive and often incendiary messages. This has sometimes led to violence and even murder of innocent people.


And we know, from the Russian attempts to rig the 2016 US presidential elections, that social media can be manipulated at a very low cost. All you need is some ingenuity about how to game the system.


As the world celebrates 30 years of the internet, one should look back at what the original visionaries dreamed of. They thought of the net as a wonderful tool that would connect common people of the world; allow them to freely exchange information and ideas; and be a great bottom-up force for global peace and democracy.


Large parts of the internet today are dominated by a few players. Companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft control much of the innovation and opportunities online and are shaping the online world and its use.


As the Internet Society says in its 2019 Global Internet Report (bit.ly/2WrRWda): “The development of new applications, services and businesses across the global economy is increasingly dependent on a small number of private platforms owned by the largest internet companies…(The) risk of growing societal dependencies…is magnified by exceptional economic power (of these companies). That a company or technology is vulnerable to disruption, evolution, and competition has been one of the internet’s defining successes—what the Internet Society calls the characteristic of ‘no permanent favourites’. This characteristic could be challenged as dependencies continue to grow.""


Whenever these companies see a startup creating an innovative service that could be a future competitor, they simply buy the firm. So, a user may shift from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp, but WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. Many younger people are switching from Facebook to Instagram, but Facebook owns Instagram.


Will all innovation and potentially disruptive ideas then have to pass through the platforms and standards owned by this small number of corporations?


On the other hand, you have a totalitarian regime like China which has built the Great Firewall around its internet. Among the more than 10,000 sites that China blocks are Google, Bing, Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Netflix and, of course, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. So, the average Chinese citizen has the internet, but hardly any access to news, information, and opinions that have not been approved by the government.",1
"""The talks ended inconclusively between the two parties after the Congress refused a tie-up in Haryana,"" he said.


On Tuesday, the AAP had said it was ready to have further discussions with the Congress and that it had appointed a representative to take the matter forward.


The party has proposed a 10:5:3 ratio in Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh in which 10 seats are for the Congress, five seats for the AAP and three seats for the JJP, Singh said.",0
"Despite being at the centre of global scrutiny, Huawei is winning customers as it contends with Apple Inc. for the mantle of world’s No. 2 smartphone label. (Kim Cheung/AP)


Infosys will join the Huawei Cloud Partner Network (HCPN) to provide valuable services and technical, marketing and management support


Infosys will provide a suite of technologies hosted on Huawei Cloud, such as workload migration solutions including SAP and other enterprise workloads",1
"The company executes all types of railway projects including new lines, doubling, gauge conversion, railway electrification, metro projects, workshops, etc. The company generally works on a turnkey basis and undertakes the full cycle of project development from conceptualization to commissioning including stages of design, preparation of estimates, calling and award of contracts, project and contract management, etc. and all stages of project execution up to the stage of commissioning of the new railway lines.


Out of these, 72 projects have been fully completed totalling to ₹20,567.28 crore and the balance are on-going. During the financial year ending March 31, 2018, it completed a total of 885.50 km of project length which included 315.20 km of doubling and 425 km of railway electrification. Currently, it does not have any national project on its order book.",3
"Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the second time in 2016 and left the Congress last year, is pitted against Sonia Gandhi


LUCKNOW: The BJP on Wednesday fielded local strongman Dinesh Pratap Singh against Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli and also named candidates who will taken on Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Singh Yadav.


Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the second time in 2016 and left the Congress last year, is pitted against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on a seat held by her since 2004.",0
The death of Vemula became a major issue since it was alleged that he took his life due to caste discrimination,0
"I was performing at this sports event which was being held in a huge stadium somewhere in North India


A Kapoor she would like to work withWhen Anaita Adjania asked Katrina Kaif about the Kapoor she would like to work with, Katrina replied, “I think I would love to work with Kareena Kapoor Khan


”Who would she pair up with for an item song/promotional song?Katrina was quick to take Deepika Padukone’s name


”A Bollywood lesson learnt the hard wayKatrina Kaif was asked about the one lesson that she learnt in the industry",2
"For Jats, it is reservation. They say the BJP government in the state did not do enough in the apex court to defend the 10% quota given to them. The initial move to give Jats quota had angered the non-Jats, particularly the Sainis, a large influential OBC community. Jats have traditionally backed the Congress or INLD, and BJP has mostly tried to consolidate non-Jat votes. Infighting in the Congress and INLD and splitting of votes along caste lines may help BJP counter the anger over lack of jobs and farm distress.


Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender Singh Hooda are Congress’ star candidates from Sonipat and Rohtak, respectively. Kumari Selja is fighting on the party’s ticket from Ambala, a reserved seat. BJP’s Rao Inderjit Singh will contest from Gurugram. BJP rebel and Loktantra Suraksha Party founder Rajkumar Saini is a candidate in Kurukshetra. Bhavya Bishnoi, son of Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, is up against Union minister Birender Singh’s son Brijendra and current MP Dushyant Chautala in Hisar.",0
"On Monday, DLF shares fell 3.49% to ₹189.40 apiece on the BSE while the benchmark Sensex shed 0.93% to end the day at 37,808.91 points.",3
"“This is just the start of the election season and we can already see the clarity of strategy. The first reach is to the upwardly mobile Indians with an inclusive agenda of voting. The reach cuts across consumer cohorts of sports, celebrities and opinion leaders, including opposition leaders. Right influencers backed with personalization of messaging helped him get more than 1.4 lakh retweets and 5.5 lakh interactions in a couple of hours,"" said Shekhar Banerjee, managing partner at Wavemaker India, a GroupM-owned media agency.


“This is disruptive communication for sure. It makes people sit up and take notice immediately. Besides, the tag feels like personal communication with these high-level people,"" agreed political analyst Manisha Priyam.


This is definitely an advertising strategy for brand Modi that seeks to affirm his centrality to the electoral process, she said.",0
"In a statement, Facebook said it wanted to “build the best messaging experiences we can; and people want messaging to be fast, simple, reliable and private."" It added: “We’re working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks.""


Zuckerberg’s move to take more control of Facebook’s disparate businesses follows two years of scrutiny of its core social network, which has been criticized for allowing election meddling and the spread of disinformation. Those and other issues have slowed Facebook’s growth and damaged its reputation, raising the hackles of lawmakers and regulators around the globe. Zuckerberg has repeatedly apologized and vowed to fix the problems.


Knitting together Facebook’s apps is a stark reversal of Zuckerberg’s previous stance toward WhatsApp and Instagram, which were independent companies that he acquired. At the time that Facebook bought the firms, Zuckerberg promised WhatsApp and Instagram plenty of autonomy from its parent company. (Facebook Messenger was a homegrown messaging service, spun out of the main Facebook app in 2014.)


WhatsApp and Instagram have since grown tremendously, prompting a change in Zuckerberg’s thinking, said one of the people. The chief executive now believes tighter integration will benefit Facebook’s entire “family of apps"" over the long term by making them more useful, the person said. Zuckerberg had floated the integration idea for months and began promoting it more heavily to employees toward the end of last year, the people said.


The effort has caused internal strife. Instagram’s founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, abruptly left Facebook last fall after Zuckerberg began weighing in more. WhatsApp’s founders, Jan Koum and Brian Acton, departed for similar reasons. More recently, dozens of WhatsApp employees clashed with Zuckerberg over the integration plan on internal message boards and during a contentious staff meeting in December, said four people who attended or were briefed on the event.


The changes may also raise questions of data privacy because of how user information may be shared between the services. Today, WhatsApp requires people to register only a phone number to sign up for the service. By contrast, Facebook and Facebook Messenger ask users to provide their real identities. Matching Facebook and Instagram users to their WhatsApp handles could give pause to those who prefer keeping their use of each app compartmentalized.",1
"The group has compiled a long list of what made 2018 so ominous, though many are examples of the public simply becoming newly aware of problems that have built up for years. Among the most troubling cases was the revelation in March that political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica swept up personal information of millions of Facebook users for the purpose of manipulating national elections.


“It really helped wake up people to the fact that these systems are actually touching the core of our lives and shaping our social institutions,"" Whittaker said.


That was on top of other Facebook disasters, including its role in fomenting violence in Myanmar , major data breaches and ongoing concerns about its hosting of fake accounts for Russian propaganda .


It wasn’t just Facebook. Google attracted concern about its continuous surveillance of users after The Associated Press reported that it was tracking people’s movements whether they like it or not.


It also faced internal dissent over its collaboration with the US military to create drones with “computer vision"" to help find battlefield targets and a secret proposal to launch a censored search engine in China. And it unveiled a remarkably human-like voice assistant that sounds so real that people on the other end of the phone didn’t know they were talking to a computer.


Those and other concerns bubbled up in December as lawmakers grilled Google CEO Sundar Pichai at a congressional hearing — a sequel to similar public reckonings this year with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives.


“It was necessary to convene this hearing because of the widening gap of distrust between technology companies and the American people,"" Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.


Internet pioneer Vint Cerf said he and other engineers never imagined their vision of a worldwide network of connected computers would morph 45 years later into a surveillance system that collects personal information or a propaganda machine that could sway elections.",1
"Yes. Odisha encompasses all faiths and beliefs. BJP has only one agenda, which it believes is right. That’s not the future. BJP talks about one colour, one religion, one faith. It will not appreciate any other point of view. This is not appreciated here.


Ujjwala will not have an impact. Regarding Balakot, Odias appreciated the manner in which our armed forces took action. Balakot was the need of the hour. But why will people vote for BJP? Armed forces have done their duty. It was appreciated that PM took the decision. We would support a government in Delhi provided Odisha’s causes are addressed.


It’s a departure from our earlier policy of equidistance from Congress and BJP. This time, no national party will win majority on its own. Odisha will have a role in the formation of the central government. BJD will support a government that supports the legitimate right of Odisha. This will be our only agenda with the central government.",0
"TikTok said it respects local laws and there was ""no basis"" for the concerns. Promoting a safe and positive in-app environment was its ""top priority"", it said.


The backlash comes as social media companies face increased scrutiny from authorities over fake news and undesirable content ahead of the polls. A federal proposal will mandate them to swiftly remove ""unlawful"" content when asked.


A senior government official in New Delhi said the government wants TikTok to comply with the new Indian regulations as and when they kick in, but there wasn't any immediate concern on content.


Still, the government has asked the Chinese company to have better checks in place to ensure its users are aged above 12, which is recommended by the app itself, the official said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"New Delhi: The BJP has fielded 437 candidates in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the highest number of seats the party has contested so far and perhaps for the first time more than its principal rival Congress.


The BJP had contested 427 seats in 2014 and won 282 of them, while the Congress had fielded candidates in 450 seats and bagged just 44.",0
"The series, that has been on air since 2008, is based on the column ‘Duniya Ne Undha Chashma’ written by late journalist-playwright Taarak Mehta for the Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha


Penn, also known for Mira Nair’s “The Namesake” and “How I Met Your Mother” series, currently stars in Netflix show “Designated Survivor”",2
"Senior BJP leaders tried to justify Thakur’s selection, saying that she was the “symbol"" of the BJP’s fight against the vote bank politics of the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s linking Hindus with terrorism.


“Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has been at the receiving end for long. She represents the BJP’s fight against the vote bank politics of the Congress and its attempt to target Hindus,"" said a senior BJP leader based in Bhopal on condition of anonymity.


BJP leaders are hopeful that Thakur will attract women voters in Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh for the party, which has been winning the Lok Sabha seat since 1989. The battle in Madhya Pradesh is crucial for the BJP as it will be in a direct contest with the Congress, which ended the BJP’s 15-year-old rule in the state in the December assembly elections.",0
"""Only four of the eight exempted countries have lifted crude since then and the other four are likely to see a reduction in their exemptions,"" it added.


Venezuelan oil production has also dwindled amid US sanctions and an internal political and economic crisis, plunging from a high of more than 3 million bpd at the start of the century to just 1 million bpd.


Somewhat offsetting disruptions from sanctions and cuts has been a jump of more than 2 million bpd in US crude oil production since early 2018 to a record 12.1 million bpd, making the US the world's biggest producer ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia.


This has resulted in increasing exports, which have doubled over the past year to more than 3 million bpd. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that the United States would become a net crude oil exporter by 2021.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headl",3
"As on March 31, 2019, promoters held 73.85 per cent shares, while 6.49 per cent stake was held by Indian financial institutions, banks and mutual funds. Foreign holding was at 11.74 per cent, and that of Indian public, corporates and others was 7.92 per cent.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Benchmark copper rose 0.7% to $6,543 per tonne by 1052 GMT, inching to a near two-week high of $6,545 touched earlier.


China, which is in the midst of a trade conflict with the United States, ramped up fiscal stimulus this year to support the world's second largest economy after a slew of disappointing data pointed to a potential slowdown. But some analysts warned it may be too early to say the GDP data was a sign of a full turnaround in the Chinese economy and a break from narrow trading ranges for metals.


""Whilst potentially the first quarter represents a key turning point for the balance of 2019, as to whether it presents a panacea to the mean reversion/range trading so evident in our space seems unlikely,"" said Alastair Munro at broker Marex Spectron.",3
"“Terrorism has not been finished. Our neighbour is exporting terrorism because it’s their main business. Terrorists are waiting for a weak government to be formed in India. We are moving towards a new India that will enter the homes of terrorists to hit them. We will destroy terrorism both inside and outside the country,"" said Modi at the meeting just outside Ayodhya.


Interestingly, Modi, did not visit the site in Ayodhya where the BJP has promised, in its election manifesto, to construct a Ram temple.


Modi’s visit is significant as Uttar Pradesh is important for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with the ruling alliance having won 73 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2014. The BJP hopes to repeat its performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls but is up against the combined strength of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on one side and the Congress as a third contender.",0
"Apart from Twilight, Lionsgate properties The Hunger Games and La La Land are also set for live-to-film performances",2
"The figures are remarkable given Kerala had any allegations of misconduct such as voters being bribed, like it usually happens in other southern states. But the campaign was fierce, with a complex web of issues at play, ranging from the vexed protests against women entry in Sabarimala temple to anti-incumbency against the state and the central government to the impact of distinctive candidates including Congress president Rahul Gandhi.",0
"Amazon has entered into discussions to launch a free, ad-supported music service, according to a report


Amazon Music, which comes under the e-commerce service's Prime benefits, is limited to the members who pay for the subscription that covers priority delivery, music, and video streaming as well.",1
"Already, work is fissuring. The trend towards outsourcing has already gained momentum over the past decades affecting support functions like accounting and human resources, and manual activities like facilities management and security. As businesses become more and more focused on core competencies, they will shed activities closer and closer to the core. The rapid rise of digital “on-demand"" or “sharing economy"" work platforms in the US, such as TaskRabbit, Upwork, Freelancer.com, is testament to what we will see in India.


In a significant uptick, independent work will become more organized, more decent. The future of work may not hold full-time contractual jobs for all Indians, but it holds the promise of more gainful and decent work for many independent workers—delivery persons, cab drivers, self-employed snack food makers, contractual cleaners, to name just a few. These workers typically have a high degree of autonomy—they decide how much they work, and are paid for the tasks they perform or the output they produce rather than receiving fixed salaries against secure job contracts. As they become part of more organized, digitized value chains, independent workers will adopt systems that keep track of the work they do, use productivity tools, get training opportunities, and sometimes even benefits like subsidized healthcare or life insurance. A bathroom cleaner now has the chance to be a facilities manager of a franchise business (public toilets, in this case), with the discipline and formalization that comes from being part of an organized business.


Besides, a very positive outcome of such transformations would be that workplaces will become more diverse. Women hold just 25% of entry-level jobs in Indian firms compared to 45-50% in the Asia-Pacific region, by our survey, and shockingly only 4% of senior management jobs, compared to 11-13% in Indonesia and China, and up to 25 to 33% in Singapore and the Philippines. This could change, and quickly. More Indian women want to stay in work through life stages like marriage and maternity. Multinational companies and global value chains are influencing local firms to promote diversity. The demand for skills, like collaboration and teamwork, will make it imperative to recruit from diverse talent pools and normalize “flex"" at work. The future of work in India may look decidedly female.


Finally, as India’s labour force grows by 138 million people by 2030, it will be challenging to prepare new entrants for quality jobs of the future that require higher skills. Many of India’s schools, higher educational institutions, and skilling ecosystems are not geared up to this challenge. Much greater collaboration between the public and private sectors will be critical to bridge the gulf between what is taught in classrooms and what employers expect. Students will need early exposure to problem-solving, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and data sciences to adjust to a data-driven and experimentation-oriented world. Countries like Estonia and the UK have introduced coding classes as early as age five or seven, in response to this. And alongside this, we will also need to focus on building soft skills, like communication and teamwork, important for the “new collar"" jobs of the future.


In India, as around the world, there is no time to lose. We need creative visions to prepare for a world where the meaning of work is shifting rapidly—and the skills in demand rising exponentially. The risk we must prepare for is not just the dearth of jobs, but more likely the scarcity of skills that the future of work will demand.",1
"Superstar Rajinikanth is busy shooting for his upcoming cop actioner Darbar, which will feature Nayanthara as the female lead


 The latest photos from the sets show Rajini and Nayan out in a green field possibly filming a fun cricket sequence",2
"In a multi-party democratic system, India had 1709 registered political parties, of which 464 fielded their candidates in 2014. In the last election, the federal government spent 38.70 billion rupees so that 834 million electorates could choose their parliamentary representative from 8251 candidates.


Divided into 29 states and seven federally-administered territories, and with a population of more than 1.3 billion, India’s poll will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, with results announced on May 23.


Holding elections in world’s seventh largest nation by area and second most populous country is humongous and complex.


Millions of poll workers, police and security personnel are deployed in cities, towns, villages and hamlets. They use planes, boats, trains, helicopters, elephants, and camels and travel by foot to reach far flung voters, from the snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the north to tiny islands in the Arabian Sea to the south, the desert in the west and the deep forests in the east.


This time, the commission will mobilize 11 million officials to conduct the election at 1.04 million polling stations which will use over 2 million electronic voting machines.


The Election Commission allots symbols to political parties -- from elephants and arrows to combs and bananas -- to help voters easily identify candidates.",0
"HP Spectre Folio is available in cognac brown at ₹1,99,990 and HP Spectre x360 in dark ash grey at a starting price of ₹1,29,990 and in poseidon blue at ₹1,39,990.


""HP continues to create the world's most exciting devices that are leading PCs into a new era of innovation. By listening to the needs of customers and leveraging design and engineering capabilities, HP is setting new benchmarks for the industry,"" said Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc. India.


To achieve a thin and light design in this new form factor, the Spectre Folio incorporates one of the smallest motherboards in the industry, capitalising on 8th Gen Intet Core i7 processors.",1
"""The Bitmoji functionality will work by using the Snapchat app to scan an in-game code to link the game with your Snapchat account.


""Snap plans to support the functionality across games on PC, consoles, and mobiles. Previously, the company let other app developers import Bitmoji using Bitmoji Kit,"" The Verge reported late on Thursday.",1
"He shared a picture of his inked finger on Twitter and wrote, “Done ✅ have you ?” Music composer and singer Anirudha Ravichander posted a photo of his inked finger and wrote, “Done”",2
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said the social network would shift its emphasis away from the scrolling News Feed.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The Election Commission has set up 94,000 polling stations/booths and made elaborate security arrangements.


Polling will be held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven seats each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand. In Jammu and Kashmir, polling will take place in Ladakh constituency and Pulwama and Shopian districts of Anantnag seat.


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as it had swept 40 of these seats in 2014, leaving just two for the Congress and the rest for other opposition parties such as the Trinamool Congress (seven).


With this phase, election will be over in 424 seats and polling in the remaining 118 seats will be held on May 12 and 19.",0
"While the study does not capture changes that may have taken effect after the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, it helps us understand the limitations of the “notice and consent"" framework of data privacy laws.


mint-india-wire data privacyprivacy policygooglegmailyoutubeflipkartwhatsappuberpaytmeurope gdprdata privacy lawsright to privacysocialdata privacy online",1
"The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Redmi Note 6 Pro go neck-to-neck when it comes to specifications, but which one is a better deal? Let's find out


Asus Zenfone Max Pro m2Redmi Note 6 ProAsus Zenfone Max Pro m2 vs Redmi Note 6 ProRedmi Note 6 Pro comparisonAsus Zenfone Max Pro m2 comparisonAsus Zenfone Max Pro m2 price


The year is coming to an end and so is the quest for pushing out the best smartphones of 2018. Come 2019, and we will see new processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek that will power the next generation of smartphones which will also be 5G capable.


But sticking to the present, the sub-Rs 20,000 segment is the most populated category of smartphones, providing the perfect balance between price, power and looks. Xiaomi made itself the category champ in the first quarter of the year with its Redmi Note 5 Pro with powerful specifications at a reasonable price. Its successor, the Note 6 Pro, aims to plug the areas it was lacking in—display and battery life.


Asus on the other was even quicker to succeed its own Note 5 Pro killer in India. It launched the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 with Snapdragon 636 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage in May.


Then, in the first week of December, it launched the Max Pro M1’s successor—the Zenfone Max Pro M2, with a refreshed design as well as new internals.",1
"Petition dismissed after Shah stated that he wanted to reply to the Election Commission notice in the matter


Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed as withdrawn BJP leader Amit Shah’s petition challenging the FIRs lodged against him in UP for alleged hate speeches after he stated that he wanted to reply to the Election Commission (EC) notice in the matter.",0
"While the fund has carried out direct acquisitions of real estate in previous years, nowadays it prefers investments via real estate funds because direct acquisitions requires more resources, Movsumov said.


All of the gold Sofaz buys overseas is transported to Azerbaijan to be stored in its new building on Baku’s Heydar Aliyev Avenue. Asked why the fund doesn’t want to keep at least part of its gold holdings abroad, Movsumov said it’s a purely commercial decision and has nothing to do with trust.


“If you look at the returns on gold investments, they are so miserable that if there is a small change in tariffs on imports of gold, that will simply eat up all your returns,"" Movsumov said. “So why bother? It’s better keep it in your vault downstairs.""",3
"Xiaomi initially targeted Asian markets, notably India, where it toppled Samsung as the No.1 smartphone seller last year.


Since 2017, it has launched into Spain, France and Italy with devices enabled for 4G. Now its is turning its attention to growth potential in Africa, Wang said.


""We only have 4G products, so I think it's the right time for us to learn that market, to serve the customers first and learn more so we can have more products for Africa.""",1
"The study analysed the flagship smartphones of four popular brands in premium categories — Samsung, Apple, OnePlus and Google.


Samsung's Galaxy S series witnessed the lowest increase in pricing at 8%, compared to Apple iPhone at 20% price rise with every new addition to the flagship series.",1
"Of course, the PMI reading is in sharp contrast to last week’s GDP data for December quarter. While one may argue that the GDP reading is dated, the fact that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revised its FY19 GDP growth forecast from 7.2% to 7% clearly means that not everything is hunky-dory. Hence, investors should not get carried away by the headline numbers. Besides, other high frequency data, such as automobile sales, don’t point to a recovery either, shows Mint’s Macro Tracker.",3
"Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a Google keynote address announcing a new video gaming streaming service named Stadia that attempts to capitalize on the company's cloud technology and global network of data centers. (Reuters)


Stadia allows users to play games on their internet browser without having to wait for any content to be downloaded to their device


Players can control their characters using mice and keyboards, USB controllers or a new WiFi-enabled controller developed by Google",1
"To push the display further to the edges with a notch interrupting the experience, the device will employ the same pop-up camera mechanism made popular by OnePlus' sister brands, Vivo and Oppo.


Wired magazine even got its hands on what seems to be a production-ready prototype of the OnePlus 7 Pro and has posted camera samples of the device from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix held at Baku.


Wired compared the OnePlus 7 Pro's camera saying there's marginally less detail, more noise and less mid-tone contrast in the OnePlus 7 Pro's zoomed images than in 5x zoom images captured with the Huawei P30 Pro. It can shoot videos with the zoom lens too, and these are stabilised ""to some degree"" and look ""pretty good"".",1
"At the back the Redmi Note 6 Pro sports the same dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabled. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled cameras for better portrait selfies.",1
"LG’s rollable TV, seen in concepts at previous editions of CES, is finally ready for the market. At CES 2019, the South Korean company displayed a 65-inch OLED TV panel that rolls up like a poster and houses a 100W Dolby Atmos-powered speaker. It runs LG’s proprietary webOS, supports HDMi 2.1 and can play 4K (3,840x,2160p) content. It will be available sometime in the second half of the year but it might burn a hole in your wallet.


The surprise announcement came from Samsung. The Korean firm said its new line-up of smart TVs and those from 2018 will support Apple’s iTunes (movies and TV shows library) and Airplay 2 (audio- streaming technology). This is the first time content from iTunes is being made available for a non-Apple device. The proceeds from the services vertical registered a significant growth in the last quarter for Apple and the American company intends to make the most of it by making it available on more devices.",1
"""We have long been saying that there is scope for technical problems and manipulation in EVMs. Even technologically advanced countries are using ballot papers,"" the TDP chief said. However, Chief electoral officers in both the states said tht polling was peaceful and smooth except at a few places where the process was delayed due to technical snags in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).


3) All 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana will go to polls in phase-one. The TRS having swept the December assembly polls is hoping for an encore. Telangana registered 10.6 per cent voting till 9 am as polling in the first of the seven-phased general elections began on Thursday.


4) In Bihar, 13.73 per cent voting was recorded in the first three hours of polling. Few incidents of EVM malfunctioning were reported in some booths under Nawada Lok Sabha constituency.Polling is underway in the four Lok Sabha seats of Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui.


5) In Uttar Pradesh, on eight seats the ruling BJP will clash with the newly-formed SP-BSP-RLD alliance. In Muzaffarnagar, RLD chief Ajit Singh will take on BJP's Sanjeev Balyan. His son Jayant Chaudhary is fielded against Union minister Satyapal Singh in Baghpat. Union ministers VK Singh and Mahesh Sharma are BJP candidates in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, respectively.


6) Polling in Uttarakhand's five Lok Sabha seats saw 23.78 per cent voter turnout by 11 am, an official said.",0
"Another Marvel fan, Nishant has booked tickets 14 km away from his home because he could not find tickets at any nearby theatre",2
"“The 2014 election was about hope. BJP-NDA gave a highly performing government and the manifesto is in continuation of the work done by the government. PM Modi gave resources to the poor and we are determined to bring poverty down to single digit and then elimination of poverty,"" said Jaitley.


The finance minister also said that India needed a strong, single party government and the country could not afford to experiment with the idea of a fragile government. “India cannot afford to miss this opportunity. We need a single party and strong government. The work of the government would ensure 8% plus growth in the country,"" Jaitley added.


BJP has announced to create a separate water ministry, zero percent loans for farmers, expand its existing PM Kisan scheme of giving ₹6000 annually to all farmers and not just to small and marginal farmers.",0
"With Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, the Teja directorial Sita is now all set to hit the screens on May 24


 However, to avoid the box office clash with Avengers:Endgame, the makers decided to postpone its release


Produced by AK Entertainments, Sita marks Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Kajal Aggarwal’s second collaboration after Kavacham",2
"The Mi TV 4X Pro has good contrast and brightness levels, though the TV needs serious tweaks out of the box.


In its default setting, contrast and brightness levels seem low when HDMI devices are connected. The trick is to use custom picture modes and use settings as per your liking.


The Mi TV 4X Pro is also a true 4K HDR (high dynamic range) TV. The display panel supports 4K resolution natively, and it’s a 10-bit panel this time, which is a prerequisite for supporting the HDR10 standard.


User experience: While Xiaomi introduced the Android TV operating system on its last generation of televisions, the company has been pushing its own PatchWall OS.",1
"It allows faster back up at reduced resolutions, making it easier to store pictures even with poor or infrequent Wi-Fi availability, the company wrote in a blog post.


""We learned that over a third of the people using Google Photos in India have some photos that hadn't been backed up in over a month. We want to make sure that our app meets the unique needs of people wherever they are,"" the post said.",1
"From Vini’s home town and favourite place, we are delighted to announce that Ari, Vivi, and Avram are now going to be joined by a fourth little angel!”Soon, Viranica also took to social media and posted a picture with a caption that read, “Plus one",2
Several popular iOS apps have been found recording user screen taps and swipes without informing them,1
"Video streaming platform YouTube is rolling out its picture-in-picture (PiP) mode to non-premium subscribers outside the US. The feature was initially limited to only Premium users. According to IANS, YouTube's PiP mode is currently rolling to non-Premium users in Italy and is likely to be introduced to other countries gradually.


""The option to turn on PiP mode can be found in Settings > General menu in YouTube's Android app, but it only works on devices running Android 8.0 Oreo or later versions,"" the GSMArena recently reported.",1
"Last time the BJP won all seats in Rajasthan but in the recent assembly elections the party failed to form government. How do you see this?


At the time of the assembly elections, the people had some concerns with our state government. We worked to change that. Now there is a wave for Narendra Modi. Now we will not face any problem to cover whatever gaps there are. This time people are not voting for their MP but for Narendra Modi. The issues in a Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha are different. In the vidhan sabha, local issues matter. In a national election people vote on the basis of national security, schemes for the poor and other national level policy decisions.


The election comes in the backdrop of developments in the border. Being a border state, how big an issue do you think national security will be?",0
"”“There was so much debate when (Sex and the City) came out about whether it was a feminist show or not, which I always thought was stupid of course it’s a feminist show",2
"Many Congress leaders from Varanasi were keen that Gandhi Vadra contest against PM Modi from the seat, but the party leadership did not decide in its favour.


BJP members said the battle in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan was crucial because out of the 54 Lok Sabha seats in the two states, the ruling party had won 53 in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and it was important for BJP to repeat its performance in the Hindi heartland states.


“We lost the two states to the Congress in the assembly polls, but the fact is that BJP’s vote share increased in Madhya Pradesh. So, we are confident that assembly election results will not impact the decision of the people and BJP has a good chance of retaining its seats. This time, the choice is for PM and not chief minister,"" the BJP leader added.",0
"Embattled billionaire Anil Ambani Monday warded off a possible jail term as RCom cleared dues of a Swedish service provider at the eleventh hour with money received from elder brother Mukesh and his wife Nita, whom he thanked for standing by him in trying times and extending ""timely support"".


Anil's heavily debt-laden Reliance Communications made a ₹550 crore payment, including interest, to Ericsson just a day before expiry of the deadline set by the Supreme Court to clear dues or face a three-month jail term.",3
"Acting on the complaints of political parties, including the Congress, the poll panel asserted that any biopic material with the potential to disturb the level-playing field should not be displayed in areas where the model code of conduct was in force


Later, the Supreme Court directed the EC to watch the full biopic and take an informed decision on banning its pan-India release",2
"Amazon also has a scheme in which customers buying the device between February 6 and February 17 will receive an extra exchange discount worth ₹2,500 while those buying the smartphone between February 18 and 28 will receive an exchange discount of ₹1,500.


Coming to the specifications, the Nokia 8.1 sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ LCD display at the front. Powering the device is Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 710 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with eight Kryo 360 cores. It comes in two variants of 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage.",1
"Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is seeking re-election from Lucknow, while his colleague at the Centre Smriti Irani is again taking on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.


Union ministers and BJP leaders Rajyawardhan Rathore (Jaipur Rural-Rajasthan), Arjun Ram Meghwal (Bikaner-Rajasthan) and Jayant Sinha (Hazaribagh-Jharkhand) are also in the fray in this phase.


Election to 542 Lok Sabha seats is being conducted in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Election in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu has been cancelled following excess use of money power. Results will be declared on May 23.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The Congress has offered the AAP 4:3 seat-sharing formula, four Lok Sabha seats for the ruling party and three seats for itself",0
"Chicago police allege Smollett paid two brothers to help him stage a January attack in which he said two masked men beat him, hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him, doused him with a chemical substance and put a rope around his neck",2
"San Francisco: Apple is expected to release a 5G-equipped iPhone in 2020 powered by chipsets from Qualcomm and Samsung that would take the total iPhone shipments to 195-200 million units in two years, according to Apple expert and predictor Ming-Chi Kuo.


Earlier in April, Apple and Qualcomm settled their long-drawn legal war over patents and licensing at an undisclosed amount and Apple agreed to buy chips from Qualcomm again as part of the settlement, CNBC reported on Monday.


""We expect Apple will likely adopt 5G baseband chips made by Qualcomm (focus on mmWave markets) and Samsung (focus on Sub-6GHz markets) for lowering supply risk, reducing costs and having better bargaining power,"" the report quoted the TF International Securities analyst Kuo as saying.",1
"Three new code changes have been discovered in Chromium’s source code which allows the browser to know whether or not a history entry is legitimate.


The back button issue, called history manipulation, has been on Google's radar for quite a while now and will soon receive a much needed fix",1
"This is Wipro's third buyback programme. It had undertaken a ₹2,500 crore programme in 2016, and another ₹11,000 crore buyback offer in November-December 2017.


""Members of the promoter and promoter group of the company have indicated their intention to participate in the proposed buyback,"" it said.",3
"The petition also said that time and again Shah and Modi have been making references to the Balakot air strikes and Pulwama terror attack to showcase actions taken by the ruling BJP.


Last week, the EC gave a second clean chit to Narendra Modi for his appeal to first-time voters by invoking the Balakot airstrikes in Latur, Maharashtra, on April 9.",0
"The Congress party announced a 18 member list of candidates for Karnataka late on Saturday that included sitting members of parliament as well as incumbent legislators.


The Congress coming out with its list almost days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while its coalition partner Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has announced just three of the eight seats it has as part of the pre-poll alliance between the two parties.


Congress heavyweight Mallikarjun Kharge has been named as the candidate from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) to take on the BJP's Umesh Jadhav.",0
"Government debt will probably climb to 58 percent of gross domestic product by 2020, from 48 percent last year, according to Fitch. Oman’s net foreign assets will shrink to a negative 8 percent of GDP in 2020, from an asset position of 7 percent in 2018. This reflects the government’s external borrowing, the drawdown of reserves and use of the sovereign wealth fund for financing.


“For now, assets and liquidity in the sovereign wealth fund provide comfort and cushion,"" Arqaam’s Hussain said. “But the government needs to show strong impetus for reform, otherwise this can erode quickly.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"“There was a time when Lalu Prasad was the voice of backward communities in Bihar. Now, our vote is for those who perform. The caste cycle should end. I feel Modi has done good work. His credibility is highest among all his opponents,"" said Dileep Manjhi, a first-time voter from Mashrakh in Saran district.


Analysts point out that a section of the youth rose above caste and voted for Modi during the 2014 general elections, but caste again played an important role in the assembly election in 2015. That year, the caste arithmetic between Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar decimated the BJP in the state.


“While nationally there are a lot of issues dominating this election, in Bihar, caste will continue to be a dominant factor. In the 2014 general elections, a lot of first-time voters rose above caste considerations and voted for Modi. It would be interesting to see how much of that vote the NDA continues to get in this election,"" said Rakesh Ranjan, associate professor of political science at Patna University.",0
"This weekend The Kapil Sharma Show will host popular yesteryear villains Gulshan Grover, Ranjeet and Kiran Kumar


 While these actors have played vicious characters on screen, they will reveal their candid side on the stage with Kapil Sharma and his team


From talking about their struggles to their friendship, the actors will take the audience down on a memory lane


Gulshan Grover, the villain with a big heartOn the show, Archana Puran Singh will reveal that once she was shooting with Gulshan for an American show


 But when Archana and Parmeet came back to the hotel room, they were surprised to see Gulshan sleeping on a sleek mat on the floor",2
"This trough has helped reinstate some physical demand for gold, said Brian Lan, managing director at dealer GoldSilver Central in Singapore.


Investors will now be looking towards the release of the U.S. GDP data, due later today, to gauge the strength of the world's largest economy.


Among other precious metals, silver was up 0.3% at $14.98 per ounce, while platinum rose 0.8% to $889.85.",3
"— Honor 7C's 3GB/ 32GB variant is available at ₹7,999 while its 4GB/ 64GB variant is available at Rs. 8,499.


— The recently launched Honor View 20 with a cutout display and 48MP rear-facing camera is also available in this sale. Its 6GB/128GB variant is available with no-cost EMIs and a further ₹3,000 discount on all credit and debit cards.


Flipkart's dedicated landing page shows discounts on smartphone models including the Honor 9N, Honor 9 Lite and Honor 10 Lite.",1
"Siddaramaiah was raising the stakes against the Congress’ main opponent in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.


“If democracy has to survive we need to defeat the BJP. If Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister again he will become a dictator and it is doubtful if there will be elections in the future,"" Siddaramaiah said while addressing a public meeting in Raichur, about 415 kms from Bengaluru.


The Congress, under Rahul Gandhi, has been trying to highlight the dangers of giving another term to Modi. Gandhi has been trying to state how Modi had helped several people to defraud banks to the tune of thousands of crores of rupees.",0
"Xiaomi in May last year hiked the prices of the Note 5 Pro due to the depreciation of rupee against dollar and changes in PCBA import taxes, but later brought down them down to the introductory pricing.


On the front, Redmi Note 5 Pro features a 5.99-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 2160x1080 and an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC coupled with a choice between 4GB and 6GB RAM memory and 64GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via MicroSD card. It runs Android Nougat 7.1 with the MIUI 9 custom rom running on top. Other features include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB. Further, it has a 4,000mAh battery which supports fast charging.",1
"In the fourth episode of the show’s ongoing season, Jaime was seen leaving Brienne and going to King’s Landing to be with Cersei


 It does look like he is going to fight alongside her but can something change his mind?As Jaime has transformed into a decent man over the course of the show, Cersei has become more and more incorrigible, downright evil even


Of course, prophecies may not turn out the way we want in the show as the author George RR Martin has made clear",2
"The Redmi Y3 starts at ₹9,999 for the base model with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, the Redmi 7 starts at ₹ ₹7,999


The two smartphones have similar specifications, albeit the lack of a 32MP front facing sensor in the Redmi 7 and lower RAM and ROM capacities


Chinese smartphone major Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled two new smartphones in India—the Xiaomi Redmi Y3 and Redmi 7. The Redmi Y3 the company’s new selfie-focused smartphone with a 32-megapixel camera aimed directly towards Indian buyers. The Redmi 7, was a surprise launch from Xiaomi. It was launched in China previously this year.",1
"Shanthnu made the announcement on Twitter and shared a few pictures of himself with the team and his father, veteran actor-director K Bhagyaraj",2
"Apple is in the process of lining up contributors to the new offering, which has been dubbed Apple News Magazines inside the company. Apple acquired a company called Texture last year to help it build the service. It had arrangements with over 200 magazines.


The service is designed to let consumers subscribe to a bundle of newspapers and magazines for a flat monthly fee. Apple’s comparable service for music, Apple Music, costs users about $10 month. The Cupertino, California-based company plans to announce the news service, a video-streaming offering and a credit card in partnership with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. next week, Bloomberg News has reported.",1
"While this is intriguing, it is important to note that this is slow, but hey, you can use those extra mAhs off your battery for the greater good, right?


If you’re wondering how this technology works, you might want to take a trip back to your school years and dig into that Resnick-Halliday textbook of Physics.


Wireless charging has a lot to with electromagnetic induction—the production of an electromotive force across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field. While this is the text book definition, let’s get real with it.


You might remember this as an experiment in which you moved a magnetic around a copper wire loop with a Galvanometer attached to its ends. The galvanometer needle moved whenever you moved the magnet, indicating the production of current wirelessly inside the copper loop.


The changing magnetic field in this case is the movement of the magnet, the electrical conductor is the copper wire and the electromotive force (or the voltage) is essentially the electrical intensity.",1
"Dempsey played Melanie’s New York fiance Andrew, while Bergen played his mother, Mayor Kate Hennings, who is suspicious of Witherspoon’s character",2
"“The fact is that the BJP has taken a step in a new direction and it is to promote new leaders. Health and the ability to be actively involved in public life are two major reasons for taking these decisions,"" said the BJP leader.


Other senior BJP leaders who have been denied tickets include former Union ministers and octogenarians, B.C. Khanduri, Kariya Munda and Bijoya Chakravarty. Former Union minister and former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar has also been denied ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls.",0
"Samsung Electronics and Apple both significantly slowed the growth of their chip spending in 2018. (AFP)


Top 10 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increased their share of chip spending to 40.2% in 2018, up from 39.4% in 2017


Mumbai: Apple and Samsung Electronics were the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2018, representing 17.9% of the global market, a Gartner report said on Monday.",1
"New York: People who use their mobile phones for making calls or listening to music while shopping are more likely to make unplanned purchases and forget items they had planned to buy, says a study.


The research team observed this effect even when phones were only used for part of the shopping trip.",1
"Although Janhvi Kapoor has embraced life in the public eye, the same couldn’t be said about her younger sister Khushi Kapoor


 Khushi on Saturday made her small screen debut with an appearance on the show BFFs With Vogue alongside her sister Janhvi


 While Khushi, known to be the typical introverted millennial who doesn’t leave her room, handled her first television appearance with ease, Janhvi, being the overprotective elder sister, began the show by revealing that she was feeling “more nervous than Khushi” and requested the trolls to be nice to her baby sister


 It became evident that the sisters share an extremely close bond as they only had nice things to say about each other",2
"Given the problem at hand, Modi last month hinted that the scope and expanse of PM-Kisan may be increased. The government believes that the scheme will provide ₹7.5 trillion over the next 10 years and benefit 90% of farmers.


Interestingly, the scheme has become the subject of a political slugfest with the BJP alleging that opposition-ruled states have gone slow on implementing it, while the states governed by the BJP and its allies such as UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand have made it a priority.


The government sees a lot of potential in the scheme as was articulated by Vivek Agrawal, chief executive officer of PM-Kisan in an interview. Agrawal said that a ₹6,000 per annum extra income will help towards building large assets for cold-chain, storage and grading house and creating infrastructure that would add value to the marketing efforts of the produce.


“I see it moving forward, not maybe as a budget outlay but as a scheme that would add a lot of value to the farmer’s activity and farming activity in the country,"" Agrawal said, adding, “I am very hopeful that an assured income that may seem to be small primarily can really turn around farmers’ thinking towards long-term planning, long-term asset creation or collective pooling of resources.""


While the numbers from the Union budget show that allocation for the agriculture ministry rose from ₹57,600 crore in 2018-19 (budget estimate) to ₹1.41 trillion in 2019-20, the increase is largely accounted by the ₹75,000 crore income transfer scheme, while funding for flagship farm schemes, except that on interest subsidy on crop loans, took a hit.


The road to Delhi doesn’t look smooth as it comes through the two heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that not only account for a huge chunk of Lok Sabha seats (120) but have also been bearing a major brunt of the agrarian distress.",0
"VentureBeat reports that this might be attributed to two reasons—one, that there’s an arbitrary limit on the number of announcements Apple can make in a single launch event. Any flagship product with a new form factor or major internal changes would likely make it alongside the most important launch of the year, and anything smaller could be announced alongside something else later.


Two, taking off focus from the new iPhones and Watch with a new iPad pro or an entry-level MacBook wouldn’t be beneficial for Apple.


AppleApple October eventMacBook AirApple wireless chargerAirPods 2iPhoneApple WatchiPhone XSiPhone XRiPhone XS MaxApple Watch EKG",1
"As housing prices have shot up in the Seattle area, Microsoft has been somewhat insulated from public criticism, because the company’s headquarters are in a suburb. Photo: Reuters


Instead of supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Azure Blockchain Service will let businesses develop their applications on its Cloud-based platform


With a few simple clicks, users can create and deploy a permissioned Blockchain network and manage consortium policies",1
"We kept it private for a while and were waiting for the right time to announce, which couldn’t have been more perfect than to bring in this New Year


 Seeking the love and blessings of all my well-wishers and fans to celebrate the most precious day of my life with them",2
"It features behind-the-scenes footage of her act and is a massive spectacle of dance, visuals and music


Beyonce, who became the first female black artiste to headline the festival, gave her performance just 10 months after giving birth to twins Sir and Rumi Carter",2
"Rebel Wilson says she believes as a public figure, there is a “responsibility” on her to promote body positivity and she takes that role “seriously”


 I want to do everything I can to present a positive, intelligent image for women who should be proud of their spirit and energy, which will ultimately overcome any negative perceptions about how women are expected to look,” Wilson told Heat magazine",2
"Actor Nishant Dahiya has been roped in to play the role of former Indian cricketer Roger Binny in Kabir Khan’s 83


 The Ranveer Singh starrer is based on the Indian world-cup winning team that clinched the trophy from West Indies in 1983",2
"It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. While it was initially launched with Android One based on Android Oreo, it has recently received the Pie upgrade. This means the Nokia 7.1 will one of the few smartphones launched in India to run Android Pie.


The back of the smartphone features ZEISS Optics on its dual-camera setup of 12MP+5MP, which has an aperture of f/1.8. This is coupled with features like electronic image stabilisation (EIS), bothie support and built-in Google Lens. At the front it sports an 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.",1
"Mumbai: Shares of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) gained as much as 5.9% to ₹139.9 on NSE intraday, its biggest single intraday gain since October 11, after December quarter results beats estimates. ONGC on Thursday posted 64.77% year-on-year rise in profit at ₹8,262.70 crore for the quarter ended December 31 against ₹5,014.67 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.


Revenue of the company increased by 20.43% year-on-year to ₹27,694.09 crore in Q3FY19. Other income jumped 88.68% year-on-year to ₹2,224.62 crore during the quarter.",3
"The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed. The euro increased 0.2% to $1.1468. The British pound declined 0.1% to $1.3093. The Japanese yen fell 0.4% to 109.37 per dollar.


The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose five basis points to 2.68%. Germany’s 10-year yield climbed one basis point to 0.16%. Britain’s 10-year yield rose three basis points to 1.24%. Italy’s 10-year yield jumped 15 basis points to 2.74%.",3
"Chrome is the most popular web browser, with a market share of 25% for personal computers and 31% on Android and iOS


Google is experimenting with a bevy of new features in its Chrome browser, ranging from warning about dummy internet addresses to cutting down on the time taken by web pages to load all their elements. Mint analyses what the new features mean for users.",1
"Inspired by Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story centres on the rivalry between young street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks",2
"Big tech is investing more money and talent than ever in robotics. Last year it was LG and this year Samsung announced its entry into the segment with a bunch of robots for different uses. The Bot Care, for example, will serve as a personal healthcare assistant for the elderly. It can take blood pressure readings and remind them to take their medicines on time. The Bot Air can monitor air quality, while Bot Retail can be used by businesses in assisting customers.


The Taiwanese company launched this upgraded version of Vive Pro with integrated eye tracking this year for a more immersive VR (virtual reality) experience. Users will now be able to navigate and perform many functions using just their eyes, thereby eliminating the need for controllers. A similar technology called Tobii has been available in gaming notebooks such as Alienware and can be used by developers to build more immersive experiences in their VR games and apps.",1
"The 3D-Touch feature has been around on iPhones since the iPhone 6S (with the exception of iPhone XR which uses Haptic Touch to provide essentially the same UI). To take advantage of this, WhatsApp has added a feature that allows you to preview a contact’s WhatsApp status in the Status tab. You can also mute a status if you wish using the same 3D Touch gesture. To try it out, touch hard on a contact in the Status tab.


So somebody said something mean to you on a group, but you’re a bit hesitant to give it back to them in front of everybody. WhatsApp’s got a solution for you. Simply long press the message you wish to reply and then tap on ‘Reply Privately’. This allows you to reply to the corresponding message and the receiver will also be able to see their message you’re replying to.",1
"“This is the first time any political party has managed to challenge the electoral strength of Patnaik. BJP has succeeded in delinking the assembly and Lok Sabha polls (being held simultaneously). While Patnaik is a major player in state politics, the BJP leadership has convinced voters that nationally it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi who counts. BJD cannot play a national role in politics,"" said a senior BJP leader.


The national party is banking on flagship programmes, such as free cooking gas and housing and electricity for all to target the economically and socially weaker sections. Odisha, part of the neglected eastern region, lags on key welfare indicators such as access to healthcare and education. According to NITI Aayog and the UN, Odisha just crossed the halfway mark in terms of the progress in achieving sustainable development goals such as reduction of poverty and inequality. Odisha was ranked 25 with a score of 51, while the national average was 58.


In the 1999 general elections, the BJP won nine out of the 21 LS seats in Odisha, up from seven in the 1998 general polls. Back then, BJP was in an alliance with BJD. At present, BJP has just one LS seat, and 10 representatives in the 147-member legislative assembly.",0
"With Aarzoo Search, the search happens in real time and the user will get unfiltered results without any bias


mint-india-wire Aarzoo Searchblockchain-based search engineblockchainblockchain technologyVinod Sujan


New Delhi: Will a blockchain-based search engine for enterprises make sense? US-based Vinod Sujan, the founder and CEO of Aarzoo Search, thinks so, and is all set to launch a search engine in the B2B space based on blockchain technology.",1
"■ Copper: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.6% at $6,164 a tonne, as of 0727 GMT, extending a 0.3% gain from the previous session.


■ SHFE Copper: The most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 0.7% at ¥48,490 ($7,172.23) a tonne.


■ China Imports: ""You obviously have to take January data with a grain of salt,"" said ANZ commodities strategist Daniel Hynes of the copper numbers. ""Chinese New Year holidays fell in February again so I suspect, especially with the weaker import numbers in the last quarter of 2018, there was probably a bit of loading up prior to the Chinese New Year.""",3
"Two years later, in 1964, English, who was the chief engineer at SRI, created the first prototype of the mouse. It was a carved wooden casing that housed a single wheel or a pair of wheels that was used to “translate"" the motion of the mouse into cursor movement on the screen. There was space for only one button. According to the SRI website, “Engelbart was the inventor on the basic patent for what was then called the X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System.""


On 9 December 1968, Engelbart presented a 90-minute public demonstration—dubbed the Mother of All Demos—at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco where he introduced a string of computer hardware and software elements, including the mouse. The other elements included hypertext linking, text editing in real time and shared screen teleconferencing, among other things. These innovations were key in shaping personal computing as we know it today.",1
"Indeed, in the PMI survey, an indicator of business expectations, the Future Output index, slid to 55, the lowest since February last year.",3
"The new preview build of ""Your Phone"" allows insiders to see incoming phone notifications in real-time, customise notifications and clear notifications individually or all at once


San Francisco: In its new Insider Preview Build for Windows 10, Microsoft is working on a feature as part of its ""Your Phone"" software that would display notifications received on Android smartphones on PC screens.",1
"“We were unable to find evidence to support the allegations that the promoters have concealed shareholding in the company neither did we find any evidence to support the allegation of insider trading,"" the report added.


“The company has policies in place to undertake pre-sanction due diligences and legal, technical and credit analyses to ensure adequacy of security against loans to be sanctioned and also to take on record corporate KYC-related documents. The value of security has been verified by independent valuers and report from such valuers have been obtained and are on record. Certain lapses and departures from the SOPs and policies laid by the company have been identified. These lapses, point to deficiency in the adherence with the policies in several instances - the risk of which needs to be examined by the company,"" the report said.",3
"To make use of the feature, users would have to long-press on the text to which they want to reply and tap on the ""reply"" icon.


The feature works for responding to individual GIFs, videos, emoji, text and photo messages, said the report.",1
"""The newest Google Pixel line-up was certainly successful in terms of disrupting the premium market space at Verizon. Google invested a lot of marketing money during Q4 2018, resulting in strong sales of the Google Pixel 3 line-up. Over half of all new Pixel 3 owners came from Samsung,"" Jeff Fieldhack, Research Director at Counterpoint Research, said in a statement.


""The Pixel was built to lead Android innovation and be a device to sway the iOS base over to Android. Over 80% of volumes are coming from its Android partners,"" Fieldhack added.",1
"Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Odisha and Sikkim will also be held simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) said. ",0
"Samsung on Monday launched the latest addition in its A-series of smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy A8s. The launch took place in China, a few hours after Huawei announced the Honor V20 which features a similar cutout design.


The Galaxy A8s’ highlight is the cutout in the top left corner of a 6.4-inch LCD display which houses a 24MP sensor. This allows the display to be stretched out further to the edges of the phone, eliminating bezels.


But even with the extreme measure of having a cutout inside the display, the phone manages a screen-to-body ratio of 84.7%, which is still lower than the 88% screen-to-body ratio of Huawei Mate 20.",1
"He also tagged young movie stars. The wordplay was hard to miss. “My young friends Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan and Vicky Kaushal, many youngsters admire you. It is time to tell them: Apna Time Aa Gaya Hai and that it is time to turn up with high Josh to a voting centre near you,"" Modi tweeted, cashing in on the huge success of Singh’s latest film Gully Boy and its rap anthem Apna Time Aayega and Kaushal’s blockbuster war epic Uri: The Surgical Strike with its iconic tagline “How’s The Josh"".


Senior actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and filmmaker Karan Johar were also encouraged to spread voter awareness, as were Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, among others. Sportspersons weren’t left out either. He tagged cricketers M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. “You are always setting outstanding records on the cricketing field but this time, do inspire the 130 crore people of India to set a new record of high voter turnout in the upcoming elections,"" Modi tweeted.


Social media experts view it as a smart strategy to reach out to a vast section of the electorate in one go.",0
"A similar battle is expected in the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh where the BJP has pitted former Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan against the SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate Ajit Singh. Singh heads the RLD.


Both, Balyan, the sitting MP, and Singh are Jats, which is a dominant caste in the western UP constituency.",0
"At 11.31 am, the 30-share Sensex rose 0.33%, or 120.43 points, to 36,094.21 points, while the National Stock Exchange’s 50-share Nifty rose 0.21%, or 22.50 points, to 10,857.80 points.


The rupee weakened to 71.15 a dollar, down 0.11% from its previous close of 71.07. It opened at 71.08 and touched a low of 71.25 a dollar.


Earlier in morning trade, the markets surged nearly 1% as analysts expected that the Indian Air Force incursions may have improved the poll prospects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections due in May.",3
"It will stream on Netflix later this yearMaking the announcement on their official Twitter handle, Netflix wrote, “Just a very excited PSA that @Asli_Jacqueline is officially part of the Netflix fam with Mrs",2
"Amazon customers can also pay bills, rent and various daily subscriptions, the company said in a statement.


""With this launch, we have the largest selection of shopping and payment use cases on the Amazon Android app which provides added convenience and control to our customers,"" said Vikas Bansal, Director-Amazon Pay.


Customers can send or receive P2P payments by simply selecting a contact from their phone contact book or entering UPI ID or bank account of the recipient.",1
"As part of a multi-year partnership extension with Twitter, the NFL will continue to programme video highlights, breaking news and analysis, and will also include new live shows anchored around NFL tentpole events.


""The Wall Street Journal is launching WSJ What's Now, a new franchise that will bring enterprise reporting, business analysis and markets insights to Twitter in an original video format,"" the company announced.


For the first time, TIME will develop content exclusive to Twitter to bring exclusive insight into the discussion around Person of the Year and TIME 100, including live-streams, Moments and more.",1
"During the last few weeks, state BJP leaders were seen openly vying to get the ticket to contest from Pathanamthitta. At least four major BJP leaders wanted to contest from the seat—Sreedharan Pillai, union minister of state for tourism Alphons Kannanthanam, BJP general secretaries K Surendran and MT Ramesh. They were not willing to contest from anywhere else, Mint reported.",0
"The Congress is challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP at the centre but has been unable to quell dissent within its own ranks, denting its chances in several seats including Bengaluru.


The Congress, that won 15 out of the 28 assembly seats in Bengaluru, believes it has its best chance in decades. But assembly and parliamentary elections are fought on different issues and differs from region to region.


Though rural battles are being fought over the deepening agrarian distress, farm loan waivers and populist programmes, issues in urban centres like Bengaluru is likely to include topics like unemployment, corruption and even the controversial Rafale fighter aircraft deal that appears to have resonated with a section of the large middle class population.


Even caste that otherwise is not considered a very big factor in urban areas could be put to the test this time around, political leader and analysts say.


The BJP has roped in Tejasvini Ananth Kumar, the wife of late Ananth Kumar to take the latter’s place in Bengaluru south seat, that has a large Brahmin population.",0
"In Mumbai, the BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting three seats each—Mumbai North Central, North and North East for BJP, and Mumbai South, South Central and North West for the Sena. The Congress is contesting five seats and the NCP has fielded its nominee in Mumbai North East.


The BJP and Congress will be keen to capitalize on the campaigns by Modi and Gandhi, respectively, to also reach out to the voters across the other 11 constituencies, which include Thane, Kalyan and Bhiwandi, Palghar in the larger Mumbai metropolitan region; besides Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Maval, Shirur and Shirdi.",0
"Mobile e-commerce, Hosting Facts says, will account for about 67.2% of e-commerce sales by 2021. Startups and small businesses have used cloud and mobility to build disruptive models.


According to an October study by the Internet and Mobile Association of India, the internet services sector in India that includes online retail, fintech, foodtech, digital classifieds, digital ads, e-travel and ticketing, was valued at $33.8 billion and is likely to reach $76.4 billion by 2022. The report suggests the sector can reach $124 billion with supportive government policies, better infrastructure for widespread internet connectivity (read 5G) and adoption of digital and advanced technologies across the ecosystem.",1
"Weak auto demand, especially in Europe due to WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Procedure) and a strike at carmaker Audi’s plant, dragged revenue down. This, along with costs of ramping up operations, weighed on SMP’s profits.


Only its Finnish subsidiary PKC fared well during Q3. While most of Motherson Sumi’s subsidiaries have higher exposure to the retail auto segment, namely cars and bikes, PKC has a huge client base of heavy-duty trucks, especially in North America and China. It posted a 230 basis points year-on-year jump in Ebitda margin to 8.6%, driven by revenue growth.


Motherson Sumi’s standalone operations however failed to impress. Revenue declined 3% year-on-year. A robust 16% jump in exports partly offset a 6% decline in domestic revenue. Here too, weak sales impacted Ebitda margin that narrowed by 120 basis points to 14.9%.


In other words, size is weighing on the behemoth’s profit margin. Analysts believe that the auto parts maker will face headwinds in the quarters ahead on account of a global auto slowdown, a steep fall in US Class 8 truck sales and technology transition.",3
"The movie is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar, Basu, Tani Somarita Basu and Krishan Kumar",2
"Consequently, there has been an explosive growth in the production of original content. “We offer distinct things which we believe are our point of distinction for others. The fact of the matter is the story of the scale of Mirzapur or Made In Heaven have not been done before. In a big way what happened here is the same way the multiplexes came and changed the way single screen cinema was, streaming services like ourselves are doing to television and creating cinematic stories of that scale,"" added Gandhi. Platforms are also re-inventing themselves. “The younger audiences today are looking for something crisper, shorter more relevant to today’s time so that’s on the content side, so that is something we have started doing. We have a separate team that does this altogether which is away from our traditional team to make that difference,"" said Goenka.


The use of data and technology is helping them take informed decisions on discoverability, storing, cataloguing, copyrighting, and distributing digital content.


Monetization models will also have to evolve. “Every premise on which media has been built is being challenged. Gut-led calls are being changed to data-led decision making and months are collapsing to weeks in creation,"" said Karishma Bhalla, partner (technology, media and telecommunications practice), The Boston Consulting Group. Digital platforms are on a high growth path, according to the FICCI-EY media and entertainment report. Subscription growth has begun and advertising rates are already at levels much higher than those charged by traditional media. Programmatic advertising could further impact advertising revenue yield. The report, however, cautioned that success will depend on massive growth in reach and more paying subscribers.


For Bhalla, both will continue to grow in the short to medium term. “India is content starved. We have a single screen per household in 95% plus households. The personal OTT screen will increase consumption overall. In the data we have seen connected sub consume 1.5X the media vs their unconnected counterparts,"" Bhalla said.


“TV viewing is part of communal viewing in India. It is in that sense a living room product where you consume and discuss content with your family. A digital platform is a bedroom product that is mobile for your own personal consumption,"" according to Ashish Pherwani, partner and head (advisory, media and entertainment) EY. He adds that, while formats can change, devices to consume content can change, the two basic tenets on which TV thrives—knowledge and escapism will continue to drive the future. Knowledge—well, jury is still out on that one, but escapism yes! Or as Baudrillard puts it, “The simulacrum is true.""",1
"Union minister Smriti Irani takes on Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the Gandhi bastion of Amethi, while Sonia Gandhi faces the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Dinesh Pratap Singh in another Gandhi stronghold, Rae Bareli. Home minister Rajnath Singh squares off against the Samajwadi Party’s Poonam Sinha in Lucknow. Lok Janshakti Party’s Pashupati Kumar Paras will fight Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Shiv Chandra Ram in Bihar’s Hajipur. Union minister Jayant Sinha will face the Congress’ Gopal Sahu at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand.",0
"mint-india-wire google playindie gamesgoogleKunal SoniPurnima KochikarMobile appsMobile gamesmobile developersupigamestechnology


With cheaper data and millions of smartphones in India, the country has become a hot-spot for mobile apps and games, attracting the attention of technology leaders like Google. The company’s Indie Games Accelerator programme is aimed at helping independent developers in India and regions around it, grow their businesses. We sat down with Purnima Kochikar, global director, Play Store and Kunal Soni, director of SEA, India and Australia, Play Store, to understand what Google has in store for developers on the Play Store. Edited excerpts:


Kochikar: This region has a big tradition of playing games, like ludo, carrom, etc. So we think that there’s a real opportunity for innovation from here. Plus, all the numbers about this region taking off as users, connected devices, etc., it’s also becoming an attractive region from a business perspective.


Soni: This problem needs to be solved at multiple levels. One is that there is a demand for gaming, which we see is improving. Yes, there are people who are playing free games, but there are also people who are seeing value in paying for apps, features, etc.


There are close to 200 million gamers in India today and it’s growing significantly. As they get access to better quality content, they will engage even more.",1
"Seated on a cushioned chair in a spacious apartment is a much older and calmer Vivekh, who flashes a smile


 “Can we finish this conversation in twenty minutes?” he asks, adding his mother slipped and fell in the bathroom


Excerpts from the conversation:After Naan Thaan Bala (2014), you are back as the protagonist with Vellaipookal


 I have played cop roles in Singam and Yennai Arindhaal previously—but Vellaipookal was altogether a different ballgame",2
"New Delhi: Lok Sabha elections in the north-eastern states, except Assam, will be held over the first two of the seven phases of polling. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been poaching leaders of other parties and aligning with regional outfits. Mint decodes the region’s poll math.


Tribals account for a large part of the North-East population, their proportion second only to that of Lakshadweep. Tribals form 94.43% of Mizoram’s population, followed by Nagaland and Meghalaya, where they account for 86-87% of the population. They constitute about a third of the population of Tripura and Sikkim. Christianity is the dominant religion in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. Buddhism is dominant in Sikkim, while Hindus comprise the majority in Tripura. In Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, the number of Hindus and Christians is neck and neck.",0
"The Daily podcast takes a deep dive into a specific news topic and typically runs about 20 minutes. The new briefing, in contrast, will only be about three minutes. Owners of Amazon speakers can start it by saying “Alexa, enable the New York Times briefing.""


“It’s meant to be a short rundown of what you need to know in the news every morning,"" Times voice editor Dan Sanchez said in an interview.


One drawback is it’s hard to discover new features without a screen. To make up for that, the print edition of Sunday’s New York Times will include prompts for readers who have Amazon speakers to hear more about pop music, books and travel. The Times also plans to introduce an interactive news quiz every Friday with multiple-choice questions.",1
"But any new feature introduced in the iPhone needs to have an “innovation"", and the dual-SIM functionality is no different. What this is means is that one SIM slot is a regular one, in which you insert a physical SIM card. The other SIM, however, is an eSIM slot, which allows you to swap network carriers without actually physically swapping the SIMs.


An eSIM, aka “digital SIM"" and “virtual SIM"", is basically a SIM card that is embedded in the mobile device itself.


You can think of it as a blank SIM card that can be changed to a carrier of your choice—without physically replacing the SIM card.",1
"”“Gowtam makes the viewing experience uplifting by highlighting the little expressions of his characters, a trick which is equivalent to a thousand words,” he added",2
"With Avengers Endgame leaking on Tamilrockers, the film will reach a lot of people days before its scheduled release date


 With a humungous amount of tickets already sold, it seems unlikely that the film will face any disadvantages on the box office front


In fact, film trade analyst Girish Johar has predicted a mammoth opening for Avengers Endgame in India",2
"The smartphone has a pop-up selfie 16MP camera, 4,000 mAh battery along with support for VOOC 3.0 fast charging technology and Marvel's Avengers theme


Chinese smartphone brand Oppo announced that it's recently launched Oppo F11 Pro Marvel's Avengers Limited Edition smartphone was sold out during its first sale on Amazon.",1
"To make matters more difficult, the chief minister or any other VVIP is mandated by civil aviation regulators in India only to travel by twin engine choppers, that costs anywhere between ₹2-2.5 lakh per hour.


Another Bengaluru-based aviation expert said that Karnataka does not have any twin engine choppers, forcing the dependence on firms based in other states, especially in the north.",0
"Out of more than 100 million subscribers that Reliance Jio added since the Jio Phone launch in late 2017, the KaiOS powered 4G smart feature phone contributes close to half of those net additions.


In 2018, global smart feature phone demand grew 252% year on year with India being the biggest contributor to this demand


Boasting of smartphone-like features, access to YouTube, WhatsApp and Facebook, Jio Phone has already captured 38% of the feature phone market",1
"However, past data indicates that even after the polls, overall capex does not necessarily revive, and even when it does, the improvement isn’t sharp.


An analysis by broking house Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt. Ltd shows that in the past decade while gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) did improve in some years, the improvement was marginal. On some occasions, GFCF—a measure for investments—fell as a proportion of GDP in the year after the election.


“We believe the capex recovery is going to be a slow and a long drawn-out process, with stops and starts. Election cycles typically act as a drag on capex cycle recovery, with the government prioritising revenue expenditure over capital expenditure,"" Nirmal Bang said in a note to clients on 26 February.


Economists say that populist measures such as an increase in the annual quota of subsidized cooking gas cylinders, power tariff cuts and farm loan waivers were announced ahead of the 2009 and 2014 elections to woo voters.",3
"History manipulation takes place when a website inserts multiple dummy pages into your browser’s history, as a result of which even multiple hits on the back button are useless.


According to 9to5Google, three new code changes have been discovered in Chromium’s source code which allows the browser to know whether or not a history entry is legitimate. A series of Chromium code changes allows the browser to flag pages that have been added to the back/forward history without the user’s intention and then skip them when the user hits the back button. The questionable pages are then sent to Google for analysis.",1
"Six people were killed and over 100 injured in a bomb blast at Malegaon, a communally-sensitive textile town in north Maharashtra, on 29 September 2008.


The BJP’s controversial move to nominate Thakur has been strongly criticized by opposition parties. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah had demanded the cancellation of Thakur’s bail.",0
"In March this year, Ekta Kapoor had tweeted about how 24 years back, her production house launched a show from an office created in a garage


 It had the father (played by Anand Mathur) describing each of his daughters’ distinct personalities in a hilarious way


 And how can we forget the tune, “Hum Paanch pam pam Paanch…”As nostalgia hits you hard, read on to know what the actors from the show are up to these days


Ashok Saraf as Anand MathurThe man caught between two wives – one too nagging and the other dead, Anand projected the helplessness of the only man among the many ladies in his house


 While his daughters gave him a hard time, his dead wife communicated with him through a portrait, making life more miserable for him


A popular Marathi actor, Ashok Saraf has been part of popular Bollywood films like Karan Arjun, Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya and Yes Boss among others",2
"Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan on Monday revealed his father David Dhawan is adapting Govinda’s hit comedy Coolie No 1 and not remaking it


 He is the only one who knows the sur for this kind of film,” Varun Dhawan said in a group interaction",2
"The most important issues are the safety of the nation followed by corruption and a terrorism-free India


In Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to retain its perfect score of winning all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Leader of opposition in the assembly and former home minister Gulab Chand Kataria speaks to Mint about the key issues in this election.


The most important issues are the safety of the nation followed by corruption and a terrorism-free India. Our effort has been to create schemes keeping the poor in mind. Villages require proper schools and teachers, cleanliness, provision of drinking water and water for irrigation. Unemployed youth need to be skilled. For women, we need to make them capable to join the work force so there is an additional income source in the house. The promise of minimum wage needs to be implemented with strict monitoring.",0
”Arbaaz Khan also said he is “conscious” of fan expectations regarding the series and Salman’s character Chulbul,2
"Top OPEC member Saudi Arabia is cutting output faster than US shale drillers can fill the gap. (Reuters)


On the demand side, a surge in Chinese credit in January has eased fears of a slowdown in Asia’s biggest economy


Oil prices could potentially rise as much as 12% from current levels, though the rally may prove fleeting, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.",3
"In global markets, gold prices fell as concerns mounted over a slowdown in global growth. Investors also looked ahead to US-China trade talks, scheduled to start later this week. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,306.51 per ounce. US gold futures declined 0.6% to $1,310.60 per ounce.


""Gold has managed to be above $1,300 level, which is a fairly solid and decent support level,"" Reuters quoted Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler as saying.",3
"Senior Congress leaders including former chief minister Oommen Chandhy, KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala came out against the alleged anti-woman statement and demanded an apology.


While Chennithala and Chandy said the remarks amounted to outrage the modesty of women and insulting the Dalit community, Ramachandran said the CPM-led LDF government should register a case against Vijayaraghavan.


Haridas, contesting against CPM's two-time sitting MP P.K. Biju, said she was pained over the Left leader's remarks.


""It has caused mental agony for me... he should have thought that I also have a family... Character assassination cannot be accepted,"" she told reporters in Alathur, a reserved constituency in north Kerala.",0
"Voters can find information on polling booths, contesting candidates, election dates and timings, identity cards and Electronic Voting Machines through the doodle


This doodle's reach is only for India where the world's largest democratic exercise kicked off earlier in the day


New Delhi: Google on Thursday marked the beginning of the general elections in India with a doodle that featured an inked finger, which when clicked leads users to a page explaining the voting procedure.


This doodle's reach is only for India where the world's largest democratic exercise kicked off earlier in the day.",1
"Australia last week made it a crime for social media platforms not to quickly remove ""abhorrent violent material."" (AFP)


Britain called for a first-of-its-kind watchdog for social media that could fine executives and even ban companies


A EU parliamentary committee approved a bill giving internet companies an hour to remove terror-related material or face fines in billions


London: Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe on Monday when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.


Britain called for a first-of-its-kind watchdog for social media that could fine executives and even ban companies. And a European Union parliamentary committee approved a bill giving internet companies an hour to remove terror-related material or face fines that could reach into the billions.


""We are forcing these firms to clean up their act once and for all,"" said British Home Secretary Sajid Javid, whose department collaborated on Britain's proposal.


Opponents warned the British and EU measures could stifle innovation and strengthen the dominance of technology giants because smaller companies won't have the money to comply. That, in turn, could turn Google and Facebook into the web's censors, they said.


The push to make the big companies responsible for the torrent of material they carry has largely been driven by Europeans. But it picked up momentum after the March 15 mosque shootings in New Zealand that killed 50 people and were live-streamed for 17 minutes. Facebook said it removed 1.5 million videos of the attacks in the 24 hours afterwards.",1
"Varun Dhawan has deftly balanced his career between commercial and small scale projects, but the actor says a mega-budget multi-starrer like Kalank comes with a lot of pressure


His last two releases — October and Sui Dhaaga — had small budgets but a lot is on stake with Kalank, which he says is his most expensive film till date


“My last two films had really small budgets and the reach was bigger… There was no pressure of them doing well that much in monetary terms",2
"“I don’t want to say (being groped) comes with the territory, but, you know, people are crazy about it",2
"Besides its traditional business of providing e-auction services for disposal of scrap and surplus materials, MSTC has developed various e-commerce modules for auction of coal and mineral blocks, sale of minerals, coal, lease and sale of properties, timbers and forest produces as well as procurement of goods and services.


MSTC has recently forayed into this sector and developed e-RaKAM portal for the benefit of the farmers to sale their produces online.",3
"The 10-year-old smartphone maker has also been present in the European market, apart from China. The company has a five year brand endorsement deal with Tottenham Hotspur F.C., which it plans to leverage to attract the Indian football fanatics. Tottenham is on the third spot among the English Premier League teams.


The company is also in talks with online marketplaces, including Amazon Inc.’s domestic arm and Flipkart, for selling online.",1
"Elad Aharonson, executive vice-president and general manager, Elbit Systems Ltd, said that the venture is waiting for the Indian government to give it an opportunity to manufacture UAVs for the defence sector in India. “We are waiting for it to give us the first opportunity, to be part of the selection process and we believe it will be very successful,"" he added.


Aharonson stated that his company sold products worth $3.6 billion and that the numbers are expected to touch $4 billion next year. “80% of it is from international markets and 20% in Israel. We work all over the globe in about 80 to 90 countries and have about 15,000 employees of which 11,000 are in Israel,"" he said.",1
"During the New Delhi schedule of his next big project Chhapaak along with Deepika Padukone, we sat down for a chat with Vikrant Massey


 The actor talked about his recently released Hotstar series Criminal Justice, the impact of roles on his mental and emotional health and his co-star Pankaj Tripathi


 Did you watch BBC’s Criminal Justice and The Night Of before signing Criminal Justice or was it after you were on board that you watched them as reference?I had seen the UK Criminal Justice when it was out


 It’s been a wonderful coincidence as I remember sitting with a couple of my writer friends a few years ago and discussing that The Night Of is one of those shows that should be made in India


 However, when I signed on with Criminal Justice, I wanted to have a fresh perspective because I tend to get influenced quickly, especially with the audio-visual medium


 I had a good recall value of the original Criminal Justice and since it is the official adaptation, we knew which direction we were heading",2
"Most of the websites that sell airfare—Expedia, Kayak—make it a priority to steer travellers toward packaged deals whose flight and hotel prices are bundled. How can you tell if you’re really getting a discount?


“There’s no transparency on this type of data. Travellers don’t know where to go to compare component pricing and package deals side by side, and we want to help with that,"" Holden told the audience.


Google’s solution: In certain markets, which currently include Germany and the US, it has rolled out a feature that highlights bundled travel deals alongside a la carte pricing. Looking for a place to go over the upcoming Veteran’s Day holiday weekend, for example? At a glance, Google will tell you that a flight from New York to Montreal that weekend costs $239 round trip and a three-star hotel will run $409 for four nights; together, it’s $648. (Clicking in will show you additional options should you prefer higher-end hotels or different dates.)


That speaks to Google’s broader goals with this tool and all the others it’s introduced. As Holden put it, “We provide comprehensive information and surface relevant insights to assist travellers and reduce stress in the decision-making process. What we want is to make travel easier.""


How to use it: In the Google app on your phone, head to either google.com/travel or google.com/flights. On either page, you’ll see a menu across the top of your screen that includes such options as “Flights"" and “Hotels."" Choose “Explore"" and you’ll get a tailored selection of package trips, highlighting the next long weekend you might have off; top road trips from your area; or great bets for midwinter sun.",1
"According to commerce ministry data, total imports of the precious metal in the corresponding period of 2017-18 stood at $28.23 billion.


Industry experts said softening prices of the precious metal in the world markets could be the reason for the contraction in imports.


After recording negative growth for three consecutive months — October, November and December 2018, the imports grew by 38.16% to $2.31 billion in January this year.",3
"The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation will contest one seat from the RJD’s quota.


The Lok Sabha elections in Bihar are expected to be a two-way contest between the Mahagatbandhan and the NDA, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an alliance with chief minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).


“This press conference should be considered the first one for the Mahagatbandhan, which is based on the principles of social justice, socialism and secularism. This alliance is not just of political parties but a natural alliance of disenfranchised communities,"" Manoj Jha, a senior RJD leader and a Rajya Sabha member, said at a joint press conference with allies in Patna.",0
"The manifesto promises to extend the food security programme to the rural poor. The programme, at present, covers more than 80 crore poor and lower-middle-income people and provides them access to subsidised foodgrain, including wheat, rice and coarse grains. It will now also include subsidised sugar, which will be made available at ₹13 per kg per family per month, if the BJP is voted back to power.


The manifesto also promises proper houses by 2022 for those living in mud houses or having no shelter at all, and piped water connection to every village household by 2024, even as it promises to upgrade rural roads to improve linkages between rural India and centres of education, healthcare and markets to promote growth. It also outlines plans for pulling more people out of poverty.


To empower farmers, the BJP promises to extend the income transfer scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, to all farmers, in a move that promises to be a major boost to the community. The scheme, which has been implemented from December, provides for direct transfer of ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 each directly to the bank account of farmers with cultivable land of up to 2 hectares. The move is expected to benefit 12 crore small and marginal farmers.


The manifesto also promises Kisan Credit Card Loans with 0% interest for one to five years if there is ‘prompt’ payment of the principal amount, for a short-term agriculture loan of up to ₹1 lakh.",0
"Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd last week unveiled its own folding smartphone, priced at nearly $2,000, in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals and reignite consumer interest amid slumping sales.


Huawei, which is also the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, is under intense scrutiny in the West over US-led allegations of enabling Chinese state espionage, accusations which the company denies.",1
"The actors’ Tom and Jerry bickering in the trailer evokes laughter and gives an idea about how the rest of the narration of the film is going to be like


 Apart from the main leads, we see Yogi Babu, Narayan Lucky, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Sathish, RJ Balaji and others taking considerable screen time as well",2
"Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP and Thackeray have held a few joint public meetings after the BJP and Shiv Sena renewed their alliance for the Lok Sabha elections and decided to contest 25 and 23 Lok Sabha seats respectively. Yet, there was some uncertainty over the joint campaign schedule of Modi and Thackeray.


In the last four years, especially after the Maharashtra Assembly elections of October 2014 before which the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance split, the Sena and Thackeray have severely criticised the Modi government and made personal remarks against the Prime Minister. The uneasy relationship between Thackeray and Modi was evident even at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in December 2016, the last event that the two leaders attended together.",0
"Organizations need to view it as a chance to streamline their data management approaches, by cutting down on the amount of personal data they keep, reducing the number of people who have access to personal data and disposing off data that is no longer needed. This “clean-up"" process sets them up for longer-term efficiency and opens up an opportunity to create more personalized products and services—fostering deeper relationships with their customers and clients.


From an end-user perspective, there may not be visible changes in 2019. There is plenty of work that needs to get done before the roll-out. Niche services that surround 5G need several ecosystem players to transform themselves to be ready for 5G services.


There has been remarkable strides with this programme. The reach of the internet to rural India as the arterial initiative has allowed delivery of various government services digitally. I am sure the impact of these digitally delivered citizen’s services were experienced by us across the areas of government functions, financial transactions, taxations, etc.",1
"Baku: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is set to scrap its planned meeting in April and decide instead whether to extend oil output cuts in June, when the market will be able to assess the full impact of US sanctions on Iran and the crisis in Venezuela.


A ministerial panel of OPEC and its allies recommended on Monday that they cancel the extraordinary meeting scheduled for April 17-18, which means the next regular talks would be held on June 25-26.


The energy minister of OPEC's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, said over the weekend that the market was looking oversupplied until the end of the year but that April would be too early for any decision on output policy.


""The consensus we heard ... is that April will be premature to make any production decision for the second half,"" the Saudi minister, Khalid al-Falih, said on Monday.",3
The Cabinet last year had approved a fresh equity issue of 15% by Hindustan Copper to help it raise over Rs900 crore.,3
"American theatre chain Alamo Drafthouse has announced that it will be screening the 1939 black-and-white classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame to honour France’s fire-ravaged iconic cathedral


An inferno ripped through the iconic Paris landmark on Monday, destroying a large part of its roof and causing its central spire to collapse, leaving the world stunned


The theatre chain said the screenings will be free for its members of Victory scheme and take place in Austin, New York, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Raleigh, and Tempe between April 22 and May 4",2
"Since 2014, I have repeatedly taken up the issue, including putting forth a private member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha. I even met chief ministers of other states, and got support letters from them. I chose BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) states for that. But after all that, (BJP general secretary) Ram Madhav comes here and says “your MP failed to bring this to our notice"". It is a joke. So, as a mark of protest against the BJP and the Congress, my farmers have decided to file nominations. They intend to file nominations from wherever Modiji and Rahulji are contesting.


But don’t you think the huge number of nominations will confuse voters and inadvertently impact your vote share?


I completely trust my people. I have done my work, and the (state) government has done its work. Wherever I go, there is amazing support.


The TRS is repeatedly saying it will form a federal front. But leaders such as Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, among others, are sharing stage with Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. So, how many parties are actually with you?


How many seats will Naidu win? Depending on that, Mamata’s loyalty might shift. Everything will change post-polls (on 23 May, after Lok Sabha results) and a completely different scene will emerge then. Whatever you are seeing now, will change. We have officially spoken to a lot of parties, and they agreed that it was high time that we group together. Some are with us overtly, and some are with us covertly. All the pre-poll alliances will be different after 23 May, and the TRS will be seen very actively participating in trying to form a neutral group at the centre.",0
"With Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag forming the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, the seat saw a sharp dip in turnout since the last Lok Sabha elections, when it recorded a turnout of 37.76%.


While National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah had urged the people, on Tuesday, to not boycott the polls, Mufti’s party – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), reiterated that the entire process of polling had been made tedious and unfriendly, thereby discouraging voters from making the effort to come out to vote.


“Cluster policing is happening around polling stations in the name of security and polling stations are being set up at a distance from a village and there are police personnel who are guarding it. So, the villagers have to walk about five kilometres to get to the polling station. A voter in Jammu and Kashmir needs the motivation to come out and vote. By making it difficult, they will not be encouraged to vote,"" said senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar.",0
"However, a few days back, reports of their break up started doing the rounds on the internet after Harleen unfollowed the Masaan actor on Instagram",2
"The digitization of mobility has brought the concept of ‘a ride’, which can be understood as a function of a seat in a vehicle used by more than one person. In digital economy terms, we call this MaaS, Mobility as a Service.


While traditional transit, including metros, buses and rickshaws are also mobility in the form of a service, they have not yet catered to the aspirations of the hyper-connected user. The key transformation is to make ‘a ride’ into a replacement for the aspiration of ‘a drive’, and integrate the traditional modes as a service to users.


Still dominated by traditional shared mobility India’s timing for growth makes it a promising candidate to leverage digitization to do urban mobility differently. With vehicle ownership expected to rise exponentially there is an urgent need to expand digitization to seamlessly connect para-transit and public transport. The majority of mobility use cases can be served better by MaaS, or Mobility as a Service, than by ownership.


There are signs of a shift globally too. Germans under 25 obtaining a driving licence have declined 28% in a decade, which is a sign of people postponing their decision to buy a car as on-demand mobility services are available. It is estimated that by 2030, car sales in the US will fall almost 12% and this has led to auto manufacturers investing in ride-hailing service providers. Such signs are visible in India too now with manufacturers entering the mobility service space, the launch of ‘One Nation, One Card’, and the strong backing of new economy ventures doing everything from scooter-sharing to last-mile transportation.


Thirdly, it is critical to embrace and accelerate digitization. The idea of ‘Digital India’ holds particular promise for reinventing the city by revolutionizing mobility.


With over one billion cell phone users and 432 million 4G consumers, internet penetration has created fertile ground for further digitizing public services, which can have more impact than mobility.",1
"Applications for the ""Internet of Things"" – attaching chips that can send and receive data to everyday objects - will include sensors to prevent leaks in municipal water systems and other ways to improve city life.


After a dismal year for smartphones, with sales falling for five consecutive quarters, companies are also trying to reignite consumer interest with upgraded gadgets.


Huawei, which overtook Apple to become the world's second-biggest smartphone seller last year, will show off its latest devices at the congress.


Market leader Samsung unleashed on the world on Wednesday a nearly $2,000 smartphone with 5G connection, the world's first flexible screen and six cameras.


The device ""answers skeptics who said that everything that could be done has been done,"" DJ Koh, chief executive of Samsung Electronics, told a launch event in San Francisco.


(Additional reporting by Douglas Busvine in Frankfurt, and Jack Stubbs and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Keith Weir)


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The list of names announced also met with protests within the party. The list includes all sitting MPs like Shashi Tharoor except one, senior leader KV Thomas. As expected, senior leaders such as Oommen Chandy, KC Venugopal and Mullappally Ramachandran were not in the list. The surprise axing of Thomas, sitting MP from Ernakulam, has left him red-faced and protesting.


Thomas, a five-time MP who is closely connected to the Catholic Church, strongly reacted against his replacement by Ernakulam MLA Hibi Eden. ""This is shocking. I was not even given a hint. It is not my fault that I turned 72,"" he told reporters. He remained silent when asked whether he would defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party in protest, and later said no one had contacted him from the BJP.",0
"Avengers star Scarlett Johansson says Marvel Studios adding more female names, like Brie Larson and Danai Gurira, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a matter of “huge relief” for her


The 34-year-old actor, who was the only woman in the team of original six Avengers, said making previous movies in the MCU was a “major testosterone festival”",2
"“Mobile and 4G connectivity have certainly democratized gaming but do not provide an immersive experience. We believe that while consumers will start off on mobile, more of them will eventually step up to gaming PCs,"" says Amit Doshi, chief marketing officer, India and South Asia, Lenovo.


To be sure, investments in the industry have also increased. Former owner of UTV, Ronnie Screwvala, has invested crores into the industry, even starting his own esports league.


GamingMonk, an Indian esports company, raised ₹ 4 crore from Japan’s Incubate Fund, Rajan Anandan and other investors. A campus tournament for PUBG was recently held in the country, which had a prize pool of ₹ 50 lakh. It’s also easier to arrange gaming events now, Diwakar points out, since companies like Samsung, Nvidia, Sony and more are happy to supply the equipment required, often at no cost.",1
"Seniors like K.H.Muniyappa and Veerappa Moily have been named as the Congress candidates from Kolar and Chikkaballapura respectively, showing how the party was not in any mood to experiment or hamper its own chances in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to commence from the second week of April.


Congress working president and legislator from Bhalki, Eshwar Khandre has been named as the party's choice from Bidar. 87 year old Shamnur Shivashankarappa, a sitting legislator, has been named as the party's choice from Davangere seat. Rizwan Arshad is the party's choice from Bengaluru Cenral seat while V.S.Ugrappa has been nominated to continue as the candidate from the mineral rich district of Ballari, from where he won the November by-polls.",0
"""WhatsApp has recently enabled the new 'audio picker' with the possibility to play the audio before sending it and to select more audio files to send,"" WABetaInfo reported earlier this week.


The app is also working on the much-awaited iPad support that is being tested with features including Touch ID support, split-screen and landscape mode.",1
"We can expect a brand new MacBook Air laptop as well as the Mac Mini desktop. The MacBook Air might feature a bezel-less display with a few spec bumps that include the processor (Intel Core i9, please), RAM and display. The Mac Mini can also get similar speed upgrades.


mint-india-wire AppleApple launch eventiPad ProMacBook AirMac MiniTim CookiPad launch live streammacbook launch live streamiPad 2018MacBook Air 2018",1
"“When I narrated the story to Sonali, she asked me what is Naseeruddin Shah doing in the film? And I just told her he is playing the role of a ghazal singer and it is a supportive role


 When I meet youngsters I feel they wouldn’t have seen it but to my surprise they have watched it on TV and they have loved it,” said the director, who spent seven years researching the story",2
"Justin Denison, SVP of Mobile Product Development, talks about the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone during an event. (AP)


The Galaxy Fold will cost $1,980 and go on sale on 26 April, Samsung officials said at an event in San Francisco",1
Bharat is an adaptation of the Korean film Ode to My Father and sees Salman Khan playing the same character as he lives through 1960 to 2010,2
"Most other Asian currencies were trading lower. The Indonesian rupiah lost 0.480%, Malaysian ringgit 0.403%, South Korean won 0.306%, China Offshore 0.138%, China renminbi 0.089%, Singapore dollar 0.066%, Taiwan dollar 0.058% and Hong Kong dollar 0.009%. However, the Japanese yen gained 0.154%, Philippines peso 0.136% and Thai baht 0.096%.",3
"However the TDP leader said that most of the defections were on expected lines, as those who were unhappy over being denied tickets to re-contest the upcoming polls would quit. Post the 2014 assembly and parliament elections, over 20 MLAs and three MPs from the YSRCP had defected to the ruling TDP. ",0
"BlackBerry Messenger was first introduced in 2005 and was one of the primary reasons people bought BlackBerry’s phones. The platform has been popular amongst enterprise and consumer users alike in the past. However, the emergence of simpler and more accessible platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and even Apple’s iMessage made it challenging for BBM to keep up.


In addition, fall in sales of BlackBerry phones and the rise of Android and iOS smartphones quickly reduced the number of users for BBM. The company brought BBM to other platforms in 2013, but some argue that it was too late by then. It’s unclear how many active users BBM’s consumer version has at the moment, but it’s safe to assume that there are much fewer people using BBM than rival platforms.


Reports suggests that BBM had 190 million users in 2015. By comparison, WhatsApp already had 900 million monthly active users (MAUs) in the same year, according to Statista.com WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and WeChat have 1.6 billion, 1.3 billion and 1.098 billion monthly active users (MAUs) as of April 2019, according to the Statista.com.",1
"Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are states where BJP is in a direct contest with Congress. How do you think this plays out?


Direct contests are not a threat. The Lok Sabha results will put the state government in both the states under scrutiny. Congress needs a leader that can take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There isn’t a leader who can take him on as a possible Prime Ministerial candidate right now.",0
"Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Thursday issued a statement about working with Alok Nath in De De Pyaar De


 In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Alok was accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the past


Ajay, who will be seen sharing screen space with Alok in the upcoming film, has called out the industry for singling him out as being insensitive


 He reiterated his claim of supporting all women who have been victims of atrocities at their workplace


 In the official statement, the actor explained that Alok worked on the film much before the accusations surfaced and how dropping him from the project would have been very difficult


”Ajay Devgn’s statement comes two days after Tanushree Dutta, who spearheaded the #MeToo movement called the actor a “spineless hypocrite” for putting on a facade of being a family man just to promote his career


Here’s what Ajay Devgn said in the statement on Thursday:“When the entire #MeToo Movement happened, I along with many of my film industry colleagues categorically expressed that I respect every single woman at the workplace and I would not stand for any unfairness or atrocity against them",2
"Apple’s response came four days after the flaw was widely reported, and nearly two weeks since the company was alerted by a concerned customer. This week, before fixing the bug, the company raced to disable Group FaceTime, which allows people to video chat with several people.


A 14-year-old Arizona boy discovered that he could listen to a friend via Group FaceTime on 19 January, even if the friend didn’t answer the call. His mother repeatedly tried to flag the issue to Apple but the company was slow to respond.


“We want to assure our customers that as soon as our engineering team became aware of the details necessary to reproduce the bug, they quickly disabled Group FaceTime and began work on the fix,"" an Apple spokesman said in a statement Friday. “We are committed to improving the process by which we receive and escalate these reports, in order to get them to the right people as fast as possible.""",1
"Elections 2019 is rapidly morphing into a showdown between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rest—the closest that a democratic framework like India’s can fashion in terms of a presidential contest. (Mint)


Narendra Modi's response to the India-Pakistan conflict over the past month is threatening to reorder the narrative of the election campaign


With the Election Commission of India (EC) announcing the dates for Elections 2019 on Sunday, the die is now cast. It will be tempting to try and seek parallels from the past to etch the trends for the upcoming electoral showdown, but that would be a mistake as every election, whether national or state, has its unique narrative.


The obvious question then is what will it be for this election. A good hazard will be that this is rapidly morphing into a showdown between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rest; the closest that a democratic framework like India’s can fashion in terms of a presidential contest.",0
"Using birthdays or names of family member, spouse or children is also not advised, since they can be easily inferred by scanning users’ social media posts


Don't reuse the same password for all accounts because hackers can get access to all your accounts by cracking one password


Passwords provide the first line of protection against cyber attacks for your smartphones, PCs, WiFi networks, social media accounts or payment platforms. However, just any password won’t protect you. According to a study, published in April, by Troy Hunt in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre of UK, there are 4.4 billion internet users and while the majority protect their accounts with passwords, they don't do well enough. Most passwords are made up of easily predictable sets of numbers or alphabets. For instance, 123456 was used 23 million times, while ‘password’ was used 3.6 million times.


Security experts have often urged people to develop strong password habits. To emphasise the importance of it, the Registrar of National Day Calendar has nominated the first Thursday in the month of May every year as World Password Day.",1
"However, locating a smartphone will work only as long as the phone has a cellular network or internet connectivity. If someone picks the phone and immediately switches it off, most detection tools won’t work. This is why prevention is better than cure, especially because if users lose their smartphones today, they not only have to worry about getting the mobile number blocked but also ensure that their personal data such as photos, emails and credit card numbers will not be misused. “The loss or a theft of a smartphone can be very upsetting considering the amount of important information we store in these devices that have become a lifeline to our work, family, and social lives,"" says Ritesh Chopra, director, Norton business for India.


For instance, some mobile apps hold invaluable data that is often left unprotected, since some of the most commonly used apps don’t necessarily require a log-in each time they’re launched, explains Venkat Krishnapur, vice-president of engineering and managing director, McAfee India.",1
"""You have the sanctions on Venezuela, on top of the reduced supply from Saudi Arabia,"" said Olivier Jakob, oil analyst at Petromatrix. ""There's no sign of overhang in the crude oil markets.""


OPEC supply fell in January by the largest amount in two years, a Reuters survey last week found. That offset limited compliance with the output-cutting deal so far by non-OPEC Russia.


The US sanctions on Venezuela will limit oil transactions between Venezuela and other countries and are similar to those imposed on Iran last year, some analysts said after examining details announced by the government.",3
"The 31-year-old actor, who portrays Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, told Marc Malkin during his The Big Ticket podcast that Gunn was personally involved in all the characters of the series",2
"I fell in love with cinema and craft more after being on his sets,” said Suriya, adding NGK is a dream-come-true film that took 17 years to materialise


“I remember meeting Selvaraghavan even before Kadhal Kondaen release and expressed interest to work with him",2
"The Huawei P30 will be powered by Huawei's in-house Kirin 980 chipset, based on 7nm manufacturing process.


The Huawei P30 will be a camera focused smartphone, with some reports suggesting it might have four Leica lenses offering up to 5x optical zoom


The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019, one of the biggest tech expos in the world, is right around the corner. Smartphone makers find this as one of the biggest opportunities to showcase their flagships and set the tone for the rest of the year. Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia and LG have all lined up their launches to get the best out of the event.",1
"Indian-American actor Kal Penn says he wants to star in one of the longest running sitcoms on Indian TV, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah


The 42-year-old actor, who was born in the US to Gujarati Indian parents, got his Twitter followers cracking up after he posted a video of himself Monday, posing as a fictitious Gujarati character called “Ladies Bhai”",2
"“Today, every technology, be it phone, weather forecast, radio is linked to satellites. If any enemy country attacks our satellites, then what would happen? This danger existed earlier also, but former governments were afraid to act. So, I asked scientists to devise a technology for neutralising threats. Now we are among the four countries in the world to do that,"" Modi said during in his election rally in Sitapur on the last day of campaigning.


The Opposition parties had earlier accused Modi for politicising the Anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile test carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists and taking credit for it. The test named ‘Mission Shakti’ was carried out two weeks before the first of general elections.


However, the Election Commission (EC) had said the government does not need permission to make announcements related to national security even when the Model Code of Conduct was in place.",0
"After a whirlwind romance while being locked up inside the Bigg Boss Malayalam house, lovebirds Srinish Aravind and Pearle Maaney finally tied the knot in Kochi on Sunday


”For their Christian wedding, Pearle wore a beautiful white gown and Srinish looked dapper in a formal suit",2
"The film released at the time of the Kargil conflict when tensions between India and Pakistan were high


“I did not share the story of ‘Sarfarosh’ with everyone, only Aamir and Naseeruddin Shah knew about it


 I was very scared to take the neighbour’s name because no one had shown Pakistan in that light before that",2
"In the final phase on April 29, all six constituencies in Mumbai will go to polls among the total 17 seats. The final phase will also see elections to Thane, Kalyan, Palghar, and Bhiwandi seats near Mumbai. The remaining constituencies in Maharashtra that will go to polls in the last phase are Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Maval, Shirur, and Shirdi.",0
"He had been an academy member for nearly 50 years at the time of his expulsion, and his films had been nominated for 28 Oscars


 He’d previously been nominated for writing his adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby, and directing Chinatown and Tess


Polanski’s ouster from the group means he can no longer vote for nominees and winners, but he and his films can still win Oscars


After expelling Weinstein, the academy implemented revised standards of conduct for its over 8,400 members",2
"I had confidence in my talent and the blessings of my loved ones but not for a moment was I overconfident


Sharing more about his musical journey, Sumit Saini said, “I started singing as a kid and then decided to train myself with various gharanas",2
"""Certainly that has induced some safe-haven buying in gold and has jolted the (gold) market back into action.""


United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he would hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week. He also said he would target a further $325 billion of Chinese goods with 25 percent tariffs ""shortly"".


This is a considerable shift in stance from the past week where he heralded that trade talks between the two countries were going ""pretty well"".


The comment dented Asian equities and oil prices, while boosting the yen, which like the yellow metal, is considered a safe haven during times of a geopolitical or global economic turmoil.",3
"Actors like Sivakarthikeyan, Radhikaa Sarathkumar and others took to social media to wish actor Ajith on his 48th birthday


While Sivakarthikeyan tweeted, “Happy Birthday to our dear Thala Ajith Sir 🙏👍😊”, veteran actor Radhikaa Sarathkumar, who collaborated with Ajith in Pavithra and Amarkalam, posted her wishes on Twitter and asked him to continue his good work


 He wrote, “Wishing a very Happy Bday to our beloved ‘Thala’ Ajith sir!”Mohanlal wished Ajith a very happy birthday


 He posted a photo and wrote, “Happy Birthday Ajith Kumar #HappyBirthdayThala”Arun Vijay wrote, “Always inspired by ur never ever give up attitude! 💪 Wish you a very happy birthday #Ajith sir! May god bless you with good health & happiness forever",2
"The onset of summer makes people more dependent on certain home appliances. If they were smart and internet-enabled, using them could become a lot more convenient.",1
"The OnePlus 6T, Redmi Y2 and Realme U1 are some smartphones that be on offer during the Amazon Great Indian Sale.


Flipkart Republic Days vs Amazon Great Indian Sale: Top deals on OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo smartphones


Flipkart has tied up with SBI to offer a 10% instant discount to consumers shopping with SBI credit cards",1
"Mumbai has six Lok Sabha seats where voting is being held from 7 am to 6 pm. The Sensex had rallied 336 points to reclaim the 39,000-level on Friday, capping off a volatile week where investors grappled with flaring oil prices and sudden sell-offs at higher levels.",3
"US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at $60.04 per barrel, up 5 cents from their last settlement. WTI marked a 2019 peak in the previous session at $60.39.


""Global economic growth still remains a concern,"" said Sukrit Vijayakar, director of energy consultancy Trifecta.


Economic growth has slowed across Asia, Europe and North America, potentially denting fuel consumption.


Still, oil prices this year have been propped up by supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-affiliated allies such as Russia.


Investment bank RBC Capital Markets said oil was ""still below the fiscal breakeven level in a number of OPEC countries"", meaning that many producers have an interest in further propping up the market.",3
"The 5G enabled Mi Mix 3 will start rolling out next year and it will be very different under the hood. Photo: Xiaomi


The Mi Mix 3 starts at 3,299 Yuan (about ₹39,000) for the 6GB/128GB variant. 5G enabled “Forbidden City Palace Museum” edition with 10GB RAM and 256GB storage will go on sale next year for 4,999 yuan (about ₹53,000)


The Qualcomm Summit 2018 unveiled one of the most anticipated additions to modern smartphones— the inclusion of 5G capabilities. Qualcomm on Tuesday said the first 5G smartphone would come out in the first quarter of 2019, but it wasn’t clear who would be the first player to get their hands on the technology.",1
"We felt it was important that one of us play him, to ensure the integrity and show it is so important to the filmmakers that one of us is representing that


 It is a perfect time because one of the things that is compelling about the Marvel Universe moving forward is its focus on diversity",2
"Irrespective of whether they support the opposition alliance, voters in Gopalganj, Prasad’s birth place, and Saran, which he represented in Parliament for five terms, say they sorely miss Prasad’s energy. “For good or for bad, he came to symbolize Bihar. My family has never voted for his party, but he was an important contrarian voice,"" said Munna Singh, a driver from Mehian village.


Born in Phulwaria in a poor peasant family, Prasad is infamous for having overseen a regime that was described as “jungle raj"" due to the abysmal law and order situation that prevailed. He was accused of corruption and participating in benami land deals.


“Lalu arrived on the political scene in Bihar at a time when the average upper caste voter did not want to see a Yadav as chief minister. He understood this sentiment early on and used it to his benefit,"" said Rakesh Ranjan, who teaches political science at Patna College and is a state coordinator for the Lokniti programme of New Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies . “He had a massive opportunity to be remembered as a political hero but two things brought him down—the fodder scam and nepotism, which began when he made his wife Rabri Devi chief minister.""


In the 2015 assembly elections, Prasad led the alliance that blocked the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) entry in Bihar. The current Lok Sabha polls are critical to the opposition alliance as former ally and now chief minister Nitish Kumar switched sides to join the National Democratic Alliance. This election will be a key indicator of whether the opposition alliance can pull off a win without Kumar and whether the RJD can be a potent force without the physical presence of Prasad.


Bihar has always been split on whether Prasad is the “messiah of the backwards"" or the architect of the state’s downfall, and these sentiments have sharpened in his absence. “He pushed Bihar back by decades. We still see the effect his policies had on education and employment. Now the same legacy is being passed on to his sons,"" said Shashi Gupta, a salesman at an electronic shop in Thawe near Gopalganj.


A challenge lies ahead of the RJD, which was down to just two Lok Sabha seats in 2014. This time, it is part of the coalition of Congress and smaller regional parties against the BJP-led alliance, which includes Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP).


RJD was a steady ally of the Congress, and Prasad’s loyalty to former party president Sonia Gandhi is well-known. “Even before Congress leaders started talking about Gandhi as a prime ministerial candidate in the early 2000s, Prasad publicly endorsed her for the post. RJD continues to be our biggest ally, but that bond between the RJD and Congress is missing now and it is felt on the ground,"" a senior state Congress leader said.


Voters feel the alliance lacks a common narrative. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s lead campaigner and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav have held just one joint rally in four phases of polling so far.",0
"Indian markets ended lower today, failing to hold on to gains after hitting new highs during the session. Snapping a four-day rally, benchmark index Sensex ended 180 points lower at 38,877, after hitting a new high of 39,270. The broader index Nifty hit a new high 11,761 before settling 0.60% lower at 11,643. Sentiment was hit after private weather forecasting agency Skymet said that it expects below normal monsoon this year. Investors also remained cautious ahead of Reserve Bank's policy decision, scheduled tomorrow. (Read: Sensex’s roller-coaster journey: From 100 to 39,000)


1)""After four straight sessions of healthy gains, the Indian markets took a breather, ending the session in the red, largely led by profit taking, as investors preferred to remain cautious ahead of RBI monetary policy,"" said Jayant Manglik, president of retail distribution of Religare Broking.


2) The RBI will announce its interest rate decision tomorrow, due at 11:45 am, amid expectations of a cut in key lending rate by another 25 basis points to boost economic activities.",3
"The devices are expected to cost more than $1,000. A California-based company, Royole Corp, has priced FlexPai foldable-screen phone’s developer edition at $1,318 for 128 GB of storage and $1,469 for 256 GB.


SamsungSamsung foldable smartphonesRoyole FlexPaiSamsung 10Samsung FSamsung smartphonesMulti Active Window",1
"The 76-year-old actor, who sees his admirers every Sunday at his house Jalsa in Juhu since past 36 years, said he might be in pain but fans need not worry",2
"In addition to the app, Apple is also working on a new hardware product, known internally as 'B389'. (Reuters )",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.378%, higher than its Friday's close of 7.354%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


India's benchmark stock market index Sensex rose 0.22% to 38946.65 points in early trade. Year to date, it is up 7.75%.",3
"“I’m sure it was their strategy of how best to screw over songwriters,"" Israelite said. “It pulls away the disguise of being friendly.""


Israelite said Apple is the one tech heavyweight that didn’t appeal the case. A spokesman for Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.",1
"The board of IT major Wipro on Tuesday approved a ₹10,500 crore share buyback programme, its third in four years. In 2017, Wipro had undertaken a ₹11,000 crore buyback and in 2016, a ₹2,500 crore programme. A share buyback is a process through which a company purchases equity from its shareholders, usually at a price near to or higher than the prevailing market price. When a company buys back equity, it reduces its outstanding shares in the market.


Under the buyback, Wipro proposes to buy up to 32.30 crore shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding ₹10,500 crore, at a price of ₹325. This constitutes 5.35% of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company",3
"I think that is the only thing that actually helps for those who constantly get belittled,” she remarked


So what’s next for her? “I am thinking of visiting schools and colleges and speak about the issues of sexual harassment and how to deal with them",2
"The invitation offered few details but the mention of “4x fun"" led to speculation the about a new smartphone with four cameras or possibly a foldable handset.


The South Korean electronics giant, the world’s leading smartphone maker, unveiled its latest flagship Galaxy Note 9 in August.


Samsung and other device makers are looking for ways to boost momentum in a sluggish smartphone market.",1
"A personalised shopping experience is available across various Google products — a Shopping home page, Shopping tab on Google Search and through Google Lens.


Google aims to support the entire retail ecosystem from shopping sites and large retailers to small local shops by giving them access to the tools, technology, and scale to thrive in the new digital economy


Tech giant Google recently unveiled ‘Google Shopping’ in India that allows users to easily filter through offers, review prices from multiple retailers and find products that they are looking for.",1
"The curly-haired Rakhi went on to be a part of popular shows like Heena, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, Madhubala and Shakti


Bhairavi Raichura as KajalAnand and Bina’s daughter Kajal was popularly known as Kajal bhai for her tomboyish personality


 She is also remembered for her performance in shows like Sasural Genda Phool, Laut Aao Trisha and Balika Vadhu


 The duo has bankrolled shows like Chhal, Satrangi Sasural, Kya Hoga Amla Ka and more recently the web series Baarish


 Reports suggest post her acting stint, she went on to work with a magazine and then moved to production",2
"”My biggest reason for getting into it was I imagined a mother of a kid who is taken out of school, diagnosed childhood bipolar


 The mother feels it’s a death sentence, that their kid will never be part of society, that they’ll always be on the couch eating pizza and, at times in my life, I was that guy",2
"""Our goal is to make Amazon Pay the most trusted, convenient and rewarding way to pay for our customers,"" said Bansal.


Amazon on 14 February launched Amazon Pay UPI which allowed users to use their Amazon Pay UPI ID to shop on Amazon.in, make payments for their daily purchases, including recharges and bill payments, without entering bank account or debit card credentials or going through a multi-layer process to pay from their bank account.",1
"You can read more about the rest of the devices that should’ve been announced at the iPhone launch event here.


First is updating over-the-air (OTA) on a WiFi network. Simply head to Settings>General>Software update.


You might have to wait few moments until the new version is searched. Once it’s done, you’ll be prompted to download and install the update. We suggest you keep your device charged up to at least 50% to ensure it doesn’t run out of power while updating.",1
"Kalank movie cast: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Kunal Khemmu, Sonakshi Sinha, Achint Kaur
Kalank movie director: Abhishek Varman
Kalank movie rating: One and a half starsThere’s a lot going on in Kalank: pre-Partition rumblings between Hindus and Muslims in fictional Husnabad near Lahore, illegitimate sons, dutiful daughters, tawaaifs and gaana-bajaana, incurable diseases and wasting wives, all wrapped in love and betrayal and revenge


It’s the kind of crowded multi-star cast movie which used to be made to appeal to a worshipful fan base back in the ’70s


 The inclusion of lavish song-and-dances, which include mujras and celebration of religious tyohars, and mohabbat and pyaar ka izhaar between Hindu and Muslim characters remind you of the Muslim socials which were also so popular in that era


 Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunal Kemmu are there too: that’s a whole lot of people to keep track of, in a movie whose scale and scope and ambition is epic",2
"This option does not apply on pre-loaded app stores like Xiaomi and Oppo’s stores, even when disabled they can download apps. “Android’s PHA feature while a definite improvement over previous versions which allowed any application to be downloaded—still isn’t foolproof since there is no guarantee that the source you are pointing to has safe applications or not. So it is always important to have legitimate and reputed security software installed that monitors downloads and warns of bad links"" points out Venkat Krishnapur, vice-president of engineering and managing director, McAfee India.


According to Norton Security, third-party apps on Play Store and Apple App store have to follow strict development criteria. These stores also vet the apps for malicious content before letting them on their platform. Third party apps do not show the same level of alacrity when it comes to scrutinising these apps, which is what increases the risk of threat. The fact some of the pre-loaded app stores by phone makers are linked to them also casts aspersions on them.",1
"The move is a user-centric move that is aimed at safeguarding personal data and encouraging more transparency in the ecosystem, said the company in a statement.


“All system providers shall ensure that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India. This data should include the full end-to-end transaction details/information collected/carried/processed as part of the message/payment instruction,"" RBI said in its 6 April 2018 circular.


RBI issued the directive for better monitoring of transaction data. It gave the companies six months to abide and submit their compliance report by 15 October.",1
"Coinciding with the release of Homecoming, the singer surprised fans with a 40-track album, that also includes two bonus studio songs — Before I Let Go and I Been On",2
"The Note 6 Pro was previously launched in Indonesia at a price of 2,800,000 Indonesian Rupiah (about Rs 13,745).


XiaomiRedmi Note 6 ProRedmi Note 6 Pro launchRedmi Note 6 Pro live streamRedmi Note 6 Pro priceRedmi Note 6 Pro specs


Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro today. It is successor to the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Chinese smartphone maker’s bestseller. The phone has been launched earlier in the Indonesian and Thai markets, and it boasts four cameras and a notched display but runs the same processor found on the Note 5 Pro. Xiaomi India recently announced that the smartphone will be a Flipkart exclusive product. Sales of the phone will start at noon from tomorrow.",1
"It's not just the display either, the rear panel of the smartphone also seems to be unchanged from the Google Pixel 3-series—we have the same single camera, two-tone colour scheme and a centrally placed fingerprint scanner.


A report from Engadget suggests that the Google Pixel 3a will be available in two models. A larger, higher-end model will be called Pixel 3a XL. It will be lit by a 6-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 and pixel density of 400 DPI. It might be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 processor.",1
"Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain tweeted the launch teaser of the Redmi Go in Hindi with the hashtag #AapkiNayiDuniya.


The Redmi Go offers a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280. This gives it an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a pixel density of 296ppi. The display doesn't have any notch to accommodate the front-facing camera.",1
"""FII inflows totalled USD 1.6 billion for the past five days, while DII outflows stood at $839 million for the same period,"" Sanjeev Zarbade, Vice President- PCG Research, Kotak Securities, said.


Extending its winning run to the fifth session, BSE benchmark Sensex settled 269.43 points, or 0.71 per cent, higher at 38,024.32. The NSE Nifty closed 83.60 points, or 0.74 per cent, up at 11,426.85.


The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 69.2131 and for rupee/euro at 78.3368. The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 91.6437 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 61.99.",3
"The BJP list also features a new face in Kerala’s poll fray, KS Radhakrishnan. The former public service commission chairman, who has been working closely with the saffron party for some time and recently joined the party officially, will contest from Alappuzha.


Surprisingly, Tom Vadakkan, the Congress spokesperson who joined the BJP earlier this month and widely speculated to be wanting the Thrissur seat, did not figure in the list. Vadakkan’s two choices were reportedly Thrissur and Ernakulam.",0
"The key constituencies to watch out for are Nanded, Solapur, Nagpur, Baramati, Latur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Thane, Ahmednagar, Mumbai-North and Mumbai-South


Maharashtra sends 48 elected representatives to the Lok Sabha, next only to Uttar Pradesh’s 80. The general elections in India’s second most populous state are spread over the first four of the total seven phases. Mint brings you a snapshot of the state’s electoral jigsaw.",0
"What ideology do these national parties have? You (Rahul Gandhi) are calling your prime minister a ‘chor’. What kind of an ideology is that? In this narrative, the agenda of the people is getting drowned. You can criticize and show a path to people. We have done that in Telangana.


What do you think of the Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY scheme (that promises to give 50 million poor households ₹72,000 a year) as proposed by the Congress?


It is unfortunate that he is still talking about the same things Indira Gandhi had talked about. Universal income is not a new concept, but where will you get the money for the programme? Your budget for the country last year was ₹19 lakh crore, and you will at least need ₹5 lakh crore for this scheme. A leader should have the guts to tell people where he is going to get the money from as well. We have done that for the Rythu Bandhu scheme (input subsidy for farmers) here, and have doubled the old-age pensions (from ₹1,000 to ₹2,000 a month) money (from 1 May). Give a vision, and tell us where the money will come from.


Ten Congress MLAs in Telangana have reportedly defected to the TRS. Critics have accused your party of crushing dissent in the state to eliminate the opposition. What’s your take?


Two more MLAs will join (the TRS). If you had a quality opposition, it would have been a healthy democracy. Our chief minister, while redesigning all the water projects (in the previous term), asked the opposition for ideas in the assembly. But they ran away, (Nalamada) Uttam Kumar (Reddy), (the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president), said he will prepare and come. But months passed by and he never said anything, but was instead talking about corruption.",0
"The makers, however, said it is a “fictional thriller genre feature film meant to entertain audiences”


 In fact the film is a mainstream entertainer which makes a larger point,” the statement further read",2
"Murphy, who shared the news on his verified Instagram account, said that stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison will all return for the film adaptation",2
"Mumbai: Silver will see a resurgence in demand this year from rural Indians spending cash handouts from the government designed to aid local economies ahead of the general election, according to Metals Focus Ltd.


Purchases are set to rise to about 6,590 tons, beating the 6,442 tons bought in 2018 and marking the best year since record consumption in 2015, Chirag Sheth, an analyst for the London-based research firm, said in an interview in Mumbai. The demand recovery will continue over the next few years “because of economic growth, higher income, and relatively low silver prices and penetration of sterling silver,"" he said.",3
"Custom UIs from, mostly from Chinese smartphone makers, like Asus, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor and Samsung allow you to either duplicate apps or create an entirely new user account.


Several workarounds, like duplicating apps via your custom ROM or an app from the Google Play Store or using WhatsApp Business can allow you to use multiple WhatsApp numbers on the same device


WhatsAppWhatsApp multiple numbersWhatsApp businessXiaomiVivoSamsungAsusOppohow to use two whatsapp numbers on one deviceWhatsApp features",1
"According to sources, it had 17 crore footfalls and had earned Rs 256 crore upon its release in 2001",2
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said on Wednesday that the 61-year-old Madsen had been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol,2
"Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have overhauled policies to boost transparency ahead of the general election and rein in misinformation.


Alphabet Inc's Google this week launched a programme to train journalists in areas such as online verification and fact checking before the polls.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Alleging “grave security threat"" to party president Rahul Gandhi, the Congress on Thursday demanded that the Union home ministry should conduct a thorough investigation into the “breach in security"" during his visit to Amethi.",0
"Momin, like many others, has left his hometown for a job in Pune, where he works in a startup. “There are jobs here in the traditional sectors like education or home-grown sugar and milk industry. But for engineers like me, Hatkanangale or even the larger Kolhapur district does not offer opportunities in modern sectors like IT or telecom,"" says Momin.


He feels the election narrative should be focused solely on development. “This government actually has something to show in terms of development, like roads and connectivity. But it is focusing on polarization.""


Hatkanangale votes along with 13 other constituencies in Maharashtra in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on 23 April. Apart from jobs, Hatkanangale has long-running concerns like the farm crisis, something that it shares with nearly all other constituencies going to polls in this phase. The landscape is geographically diverse—Jalgaon and Raver in the Khandesh region; Aurangabad and Jalna in Marathwada; Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg in Konkan; Madha in south Maharashtra; and Pune, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, Hatkanangale, Ahmednagar, and Baramati in western Maharashtra.


These constituencies comprise some of Maharashtra’s most prosperous pockets though there are a few economic laggards as well. For instance, Pune, according to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, government of Maharashtra, added ₹2.25 trillion of gross district value at current prices in 2016-17, which was the highest after Mumbai and Thane districts. But Jalgaon and Jalna added much lower ₹40,391 crore and ₹16,920 crore respectively during the same period. Like the economic disparity, there is social disparity as well. Pune, again, has the highest human development index (HDI)—0.814—after Mumbai at 0.841, as per the state economic survey of 2017-18. In fact, Pune, Raigad, and Sindhudurg are in the “very high"" HDI districts in Maharashtra. In contrast, Jalna is “low"" with 0.663.",0
"According to companies, the traceability requirement could lead to breaking of encryption on apps such as WhatsApp and Signal (iStock)


With voices for regulating tech companies getting stronger in the wake of growing incidence of fake news being circulated through social media platforms, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) of India has decided to re-examine the Information Technology (IT) Intermediary Guidelines, 2011, under the IT Act, 2000.


Setting the wheel in motion, the ministry proposed a draft called Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment), 2018, and released the recommendations on its website for public comments in December 2018. The first round of comments ended on 31 January, 2019 and was made public last week. The second round of comments and counter-comments will close on 14 February, 2019.


The term intermediary refers to all tech companies that are hosting user data or are providing users with a platform for communication. This brings all internet, social media, telecom companies in its ambit.",1
"The jump in palladium has also aided South African producer Anglo American Platinum Ltd., and the company expects the three major platinum-group metals, including rhodium, will again be in a combined deficit in 2019. “Automotive demand seems set to increase, even with little or no growth in vehicle sales, as average vehicle size increases and emissions rules tighten,"" it said this week.


“While we share the view of undersupply and likewise see little substitution potential, we believe this is already priced into palladium,"" Carsten Menke, an analyst at Julius Baer Group Ltd., said in a report. “Due to the prevailing positive sentiment, short-term price risks still seem skewed to the upside,"" but these levels are not sustainable in the longer term, he said, adding that the bank’s 12-month target is unchanged at $1,000 an ounce.


In other metals, spot gold rose as much as 0.4% to $1,346.80 an ounce, the highest since April, as silver and platinum gained. The moves came before the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting, at which policy makers signaled rates won’t be raised again until inflation accelerates.",3
"With its steadily widening orbits, SpaceIL’s spacecraft Beresheet will attempt to land on the moon on 11 April, nearly two months after blasting off


If it successfully lands on the moon, Beresheet will be the first privately funded spacecraft—and Israel is the fourth country—to achieve that feat 


With less of a fuss than I might have expected, a remarkable competition ended last year. The interesting thing about it? There was no winner. In fact, the competition ended precisely because there was no longer a chance that there could be a winner.


Perhaps you know that I’m referring to the Google Lunar X Prize competition. It was intended as a catalyst for private space exploration, as opposed to efforts by national agencies like Isro or Nasa. Specifically, the challenge was to land a rover on the moon, have it travel 500m and send home images and video. The first privately funded team that could do this by 31 March 2018—a deadline that had been extended twice—would win the prize, $30 million.


Several teams from around the world entered the competition. In early 2017, five finalists were announced: among them, Team Indus from Bengaluru. But in January 2018, the competition was shut down because none of these five would be able to meet the 31 March launch deadline.


Competition or not, some of the teams decided to keep their efforts going. Two of those are Team Indus and SpaceIL from Israel—and on 21 February, SpaceIL’s moon lander shot into space atop a Space X Falcon 9 rocket. So if all goes well, SpaceIL’s craft, Beresheet (Hebrew for “genesis"" or “in the beginning""), will soon land on the moon.",1
"Responding to a tweet by a fan who asked Pandiraj to team up with Suriya, the director replied, “a pukka mass rural action comedy family entertainer” script for the actor is in the works currently",2
"The settlement of security deposit by WDRA originates only after the stocks stored, if any, are disposed off by the holder.


This arrangement is only for stocks stored in WDRA or clearing corporation accredited warehouses for the purpose of delivery on exchange platform. The discrepancy noted by any agency (clearing corporation or WDRA) will be brought to the notice of other agency irrespective of invoking the security deposits. 


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Silver coins traded at the previous level of ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces


NEW DELHI: Gold prices Monday rose by ₹340 to ₹34,450 per 10 grams at the bullion market here due to increased demand from local jewellers, according to All India Sarafa Association.",3
"At 10:01 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 38.21 points, or 0.14%, at 26,374.09. The S&P 500 was down 3.06 points, or 0.11%, at 2,904.35 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 9.48 points, or 0.12%, at 7,974.68.


Of the 29 S&P 500 companies reporting results so far, 79.3% have surpassed first-quarter earnings estimate, above the average of past four quarters, according to Refinitiv data.


Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016.


Among other stocks, Waste Management Inc rose 2.2% after the company said it would buy smaller rival Advanced Disposal Services Inc for about $3 billion.",3
"The OnePlus 7 might carry on a few features like the in-display fingerprint scanner from the OnePlus 6T.


OnePlus CEO Pete Lau expressed his interest in the Smart TV space, with a special emphasis on the connected future in September last year


It is no surprise that OnePlus launches its smartphones in the time between May and June, but might soon break the habit. OnePlus has sent out invites for a closed-door meet ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019. Although the invite doesn't say much, apart from ""Reimagine the future with OnePlus.""",1
"Users would now have access to play a station based on a song, artist, era, and genre, and to hear some of Amazon Music's top global playlists on their Alexa-enabled devices. (Bloomberg)


Customers who do not have a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited will be able to listen to the ad-supported version with Amazon Music",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.433, up 0.04% from its previous close of 96.39.",3
"“I think that with a pop song we have the ability to get melodies stuck in people’s heads and I just want it to be one that makes (people) feel better about themselves,” she said",2
"Facebook confirmed labelers in Timisoara, Romania and Manila, the Philippines are involved in the same project.


Among Facebook's other labeling projects, one worker in Hyderabad for outsourcing vendor Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp said he and at least 500 colleagues look for sensitive topics or profane language in Facebook videos.


The aim is to train an automated Facebook tool that enables advertisers to avoid sponsoring videos that are, for example, adult or political, Facebook said. Cognizant did not respond to a request for comment.


Another application of labeling involved the social network's Marketplace shopping feature, where it automated category recommendations for new listings by first having labelers and product experts categorize some existing listings, Facebook's Mathur said.


At Wipro, the posts being examined include not only public posts but also those that are shared privately to a limited set of a user's friends. That ensures the sample reflects the range of activity on Facebook and Instagram, said Karen Courington, director of product support operations at Facebook.


""We provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our products are used, providing customer service, facilitating payments or conducting surveys,"" the policy states.


Europe's GDPR also requires companies delete user data upon request. Facebook said it has technology to routinely sync labeled posts with both deletion requests and changes to content privacy settings.


Facebook and other companies are testing techniques to curtail the need for outsourced labeling, in part to analyze more data faster and cheaper. For instance, AI training data for news feed rankings and photo descriptions for the blind came from hashtags on Instagram posts, Facebook's Mathur said.",1
"The Infinity N11 and N12 are available in three colour variants of Blue Lagoon, Viola and Velvet Red.


Micromax N11Micromax N12Micromax N11 priceMicromax N12 priceMicromax N11 featuresMicromax N12 featuresMicromax N11 vs Micromax N12",1
"In a family of artists, he says he was the least artistically inclined; but for someone who was averse to acting in Hindi cinema, he has gradually fallen in love with the profession


 Just because it has been ten years I can’t say I’ve been sure about wanting to be in this profession, even though I’ve started to love it now,” Aditya says


He started out as a VJ for Channel V and eventually made his debut as an actor in 2009 with London Dreams


 A casting call in 2008 for the Vipul Shah film gave him an opportunity to enter Bollywood, even though he never “harboured any desire to be an actor",2
"According to sources, Aishwarya Rajesh will be playing the female lead in the Sivakarthiyen-starrer which will be bankrolled by Sun Pictures",2
"The constituencies going to polls have another claim to prosperity and represent the cream of Maharashtra’s rural political economy. This entire belt from Pune to Jalgaon is the hub of Maharashtra’s famed sugar industry. Of Maharashtra’s 170-odd sugar industries in the cooperative and private sectors, districts of Ahmednagar, Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalna and Jalgaon account for nearly 100 units with Ahmednagar district alone housing 18.


Dinesh Gadekar, a 27-year-old farmer in Madha and activist of Swambhimani Shetkari Sanghatana which is part of the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance and which has fielded sitting MP Raju Shetty from Hatkanangale, says Madha tehsil alone has eight sugar factories. “We have always fought against the sugar factory owners for sugarcane growers’ dues and that is the reason why we went with the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) in 2014. But after the disappointment of 5 years, we have consciously allied with Congress-NCP to defeat the BJP. Diverse groups of farmers’ organizations have come together only to ensure that the farmers’ vote does not split,"" Gadekar said.


Abhijit Kadam, a 28-year-old voter in Shirur, agrees: “My maternal uncle owns irrigated farmland but he has not been getting the right remunerative prices for the farm produce in the last three years. He is thinking of quitting and getting into some other business but there are few options. There are many farmers like him,"" Kadam says. He says the Modi government has been the least transparent when it came to sharing data on government decisions or actions. “Be it demonetization, job data, or the Rafale deal, there is little transparency that would help voters decide,"" adds Kadam.",0
"The game has been developed by Deutsche Telekom in partnership with Alzheimer's Research UK, University College London (UCL) and the University of East Anglia. (YouTube/AlzheimersResearch UK)


The game called Sea Hero Quest helped researchers better understand dementia by seeing how the brain works in relation to spatial navigation


As players made their way through mazes of islands and icebergs, the research team translated every 0.5 seconds of gameplay into scientific data",1
"The Oxygen OS on the OnePlus 6T allows for a lot of customisation and yet manages to offer a smooth and clutter-free interface. Photo: OnePlus


That OnePlus has managed to keep the OnePlus 6T price in India under 40,000 and yet offer 128GB storage makes it a better bet


mint-india-wire OnePlus 6TOnePlus 6T reviewOnePlus 6T price in IndiaOnePlus 6T India priceOnePlus 6T specsOnePlus 6T 128 GB priceOnePlus 6T AmazonOnePlus 6T availabilityOnePlus phones in India",1
"~Banking, which is coming off a low base, saw operating metrics improve in the past three quarters and will continue to be critical to the market’s overall earnings growth; top picks are ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank


~Apart from lenders, tech and capital-goods companies are expected to post strong results; consumer firms will report double-digit earnings growth, with strong profits for companies such as Titan and Jubilant


~Financials will drive strong earnings growth; telecom, industrials, realty and cement companies are expected to deliver the highest profit gains


~Info Edge, IndiGo, Godrej Properties, Shriram Transport Finance, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Strides Pharma, Federal Bank and ABB India are among those expected to show the fastest earnings growth


~Sees Bharti Airtel, Jindal Steel & Power, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Greenply Industries posting the slowest profit gains


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Users can receive emails up to 50MB in size, including attachments, while they can send emails up to 25MB in size


Google's email service Gmail that has nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users turned 15 on Monday and the company plans to customize it for its users in the days to come.


Created by Paul Buchheit on April 1, 2004, Gmail started with an initial storage capacity of one gigabyte per user.",1
"He enjoyed the most screentime, and we followed him in his quest to gain all the Infinity Stones and to ultimately wipe off half of all life in the universe


And just like a protagonist, he defeated all his enemies (namely, the superheroes) and was ultimately successful in his righteous quest",2
"I’d never gotten a voicemail from Stan Lee, and I kept it for years until I think the phone disintegrated",2
"Directed Secretary, @MoCA_GoI to hold an emergency meeting on grounding of flights by Jet Airways, Advance bookings, Cancellation, Refunds and Safety issues, if any. Asked him to get a report on Jet compliance issues immediately from DGCA. @jayantsinha


The airline Monday said it had grounded four more planes, taking the number of aircraft that are non-operational due to non-payment of lease rentals to 41",3
"Millennials and post-millennial adults together account for roughly half of India’s electorate (Raj K. Raj/HT)


BJP is far more popular than the Congress and Narendra Modi far more popular than Rahul Gandhi among India’s urban millennials, the results of the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey show


Roughly half of India’s urban millennials support the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while only a sixth favour the principal opposition party, Congress. The popularity of BJP’s top leader, Narendra Modi, is slightly more than that of his party while that of the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi is slightly less than that of his party.


These are among the striking findings of the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted in January and February this year. The survey ended before the airstrike by India on Pakistani soil and the counterattack by Pakistan, and hence does not take into account either the post-Balakot surge in support for Modi or the subsequent decline of that surge reported by other surveys. In that sense, this survey is a Balakot-free assessment of what India’s urban youth want.",0
"It was previously reported that HBO, which aired the popstar’s 2016 ‘Lemonade’ visual album among other projects, tried to secure the film, but was trounced by Netflix at the last minute",2
"Now that provisions have to be made for arrears, although in two instalments, staff cost is anticipated to rise in the coming quarters


Recently, raw material and energy costs began to ease for the cement sector. But even before those benefits could flow in, companies are faced with yet another expense that could keep their operating costs elevated.


On Thursday, the Cement Manufacturers Association signed a new wage settlement pact with major trade unions, for increasing the gross monthly payment of employees by ₹5,000. This settlement is for four years, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022. Also, it provides for enhanced dearness allowance and other benefits.",3
"So, right now I don’t have anything that stunning, scintillating and exciting, If I will have it, I will start working on it


”At the 9th Beijing International Film Festival, Shah Rukh Khan will participate in a dialogue segment as an effort to forge ways for the development of Chinese and Indian films as well as the creation of opportunities to strengthen film cooperation between the two countries",2
"“The offering attracted an aggregated subscription amount of approximately ₹50,000 crore from all categories of investors. The total number of applications received stands at approximately 1.25 lakhs,"" said a statement issued by ICICI Prudential AMC.


The sale is part of the government divestment target of ₹80,000 crore set for this fiscal. The government has so far raised ₹22,900 crore through the Bharat-22 ETF. While ₹14,500 crore was raised in November 2017, another ₹8,400 crore was raised in June 2018.",3
"BJP MP and Mathura candidate Hema Malini shows victory sign during election campaign in Govardhan on Friday. (Photo: ANI)


Polling will be held in Nagina (SC), Amroha, Bulandshahr (SC), Aligarh, Hathras (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura and Agra


The other candidates in the fray are Kunwar Narendra Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Mahesh Pathak of the Congress


LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Raj Babbar and another actor-turned-politician Hema Malini are among the candidates whose fate will be decided in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state on Thursday.


Polling will be held in Nagina (SC), Amroha, Bulandshahr (SC), Aligarh, Hathras (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura and Agra (SC).",0
"This feature is available to all WhatsApp versions and can be accessed by opening Settings and then tapping on Account > Privacy > Groups. You can then select one of three options: “Nobody,"" “My Contacts,"" or “Everyone.""


“Nobody"" means you'll have to approve joining every group to which you're invited, and “My Contacts"" means only users you have in your address book can add you to groups",1
"Hollywood star Drew Barrymore says her daughters, Olive and Frankie, are “very theatrical” and enjoy coming on film sets",2
"Today, employment opportunities may be few but the city is still home to some of the best colleges in the country, from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad to MICA. Many of the city’s rich helped build some of these institutes: The Sarabhai family helped set up the National Institute of Design while Kasturbhai Lalbhai, co-founder of Arvind Mills, helped establish IIM Ahmedabad.


Ahmedabad is demarcated into two constituencies: the city’s eastern section, an industrial neighbourhood, which has a large migrant population, and the western part, which has a larger Muslim population. Together, the two constituencies have 3.45 million voters.


In terms of civic infrastructure, residents demand better public transport and waste disposal. “Unlike slums in other large Indian cities, many slums in Ahmedabad have access to municipal services because of the government’s earlier Slum Networking Project, a UN-backed project to provide basic infrastructure,"" says Joshi. The construction of the metro is still underway and many of the newer areas of the city are not connected by bus services. The existing fleet is not large enough to serve the daily commuters. “We need at least 1,000 more buses,"" says Joshi. Plastic pollution and the resultant environmental degradation has led some startups in the city to focus on waste management. According to a 2015 study by the Central Pollution Control Board, Ahmedabad generated the most plastic waste after Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru.


“One of the great initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is the Swachh Bharat Mission. This has made people, government authorities and even leaders in the country realize that most Indian cities are actually sitting on a time bomb when it comes to waste generation. Agreed, the pace of change is slow, but it is a start, and we can focus on segregation of waste,"" says Sandeep Patel, who co-founded Nepra Resource Management, a dry waste and recycling company, in 2011.",0
"US stocks were mixed as traders weighed a better-than-expected jobs report with a disappointing sales forecast from Amazon


US stocks drifted as traders weighed a better-than-expected jobs report with a disappointing sales forecast from Amazon.


The S&P 500 Index was little changed, leaving the gauge set for a weekly gain exceeding 1%, after data showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 304,000, the most in almost a year. Tech-heavy gauges underperformed as Amazon slumped. American equities notched the best month in more than three years in January on optimism the Federal Reserve won’t rush to raise borrowing costs.",3
"Arya Stark finishing off the Night King: Only Cersei Lannister dying at the hands of Arya Stark would have been more satisfying and not by a big margin


 Everything — even dragonfire — had failed to kill the Snow King, and it once again fell to Arya (remember Littlefinger?) to kill the biggest bad on the show


 The Night King had no answer to Arya’s assassination skills and shattered into so many pieces of ice",2
Pirated copies of films that are leaked online just after its release leads to significant financial losses for the production companies,2
"A key overhang on the stock is the ongoing legal battle between Kotak Mahindra Bank and the Reserve Bank of India regarding promoter shareholding rules. Both the private lender’s and Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) counsels have made scathing arguments against each other.


In the light of this tussle with the regulator, analysts believe the stock is richly valued. The share price has gained 12% in the last two months and it now trades at a multiple of nearly five times its estimated book value for FY21.


That makes it the most expensive banking stock to own in town. Perhaps, it’s time now for investors to start saying no.",3
"Speaking about the new feature, Tara Bedi, Public Policy and Community Outreach Manager, Instagram, India said, “Across the globe, Instagram connects people with the people and things they love and are passionate about. With a community of over 1 billion users, Instagram is now also a space for positive dialogue around important civic matters and discussions around citizenship. The sticker is an easy and expressive way for our community to share that they voted with their communities.""


Instagram worked with artist Tara Anand, known for the strong representation of women in her illustrations, to design this custom sticker for Indian elections.",1
"He further said in the absence of the electoral bonds, the donors will have no option but to donate only by cash after siphoning monies from their businesses.


""The recent Election Commission and IT raids have shown that it is taxpayers/ Government’s money, which, through PWD and other Departments of the Government, is being siphoned out and round-tripping into politics.


""Is that a better option or the reformed system of all white money and improved, if not a perfect transparency? NGOs and commentators must look beyond their nose,"" he added.


The Income Tax Department Sunday searched at least 50 locations in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh against people linked to state Chief Minister Kamal Nath, officials said.


The searches are linked to suspected movement of hawala money during the ongoing poll season and tax evasion, they added.",0
"The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined from 52.6 in March to 51.8 in April


Business activity in India’s manufacturing sector further slowed in April, but still held in the expansion zone. The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined from 52.6 in March to 51.8 in April.


Exports were one bright spot in the April PMI, expanding at a quicker pace than in the previous month. Not just in India have exports increased, though modestly, but in other emerging nations as well.",3
"Another step is to reduce the instances of fake news going viral. Facebook says it is a technology platform and not an arbiter of truth, so it has on-boarded independent fact checkers to help identify and review false news. As part of the third-party fact-checking programme started in December 2016, Facebook India has on-boarded the largest number of fact checkers, said Thukral.


The company has partnered with seven companies—BOOMLive, AFP, India Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile and Fact Crescendo—across languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi, for fact-checking.


Once a third-party fact-checker marks something as false, the posts see reducing future impressions by 80%. The company metrics show that virality of stories has gone down significantly after Facebook launched fact-checking across the globe.",0
"His resignation, submitted on Monday to assembly speaker, K.R Ramesh Kumar, will not help the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) and the Congress coalition government in Karnataka or their plans to join forces to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre.


Senior BJP leaders said that Jadhav is one of the leading contenders for a Lok Sabha ticket from the saffron outfit to contest against Congress heavyweight and leader of the opposition in the lower house of parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge.


Jadhav’s exit could open the gates for other such rebels, including Ramesh Jarkiholi, B.Nagendra and Mahesh Kumtahalli, who have aired their displeasure in public that has kept the stability of the H.D.Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in focus ever since the two parties came together over nine months ago.


“He betrayed the Congress for his selfish needs,"" Dinesh Gundu Rao, state president of the Congress, said on Monday.",0
"*Record your vote by pressing the ballot button opposite the symbol of the candidate of your choice on the EVM; You will hear a beep sound


*Check the slip that appears in the transparent window of the VVPAT machine. The slip with the Candidate serial No., Name and Symbol shall be visible for 7 seconds before it drops in the sealed VVPAT box


*You can press NOTA, None of the Above, if you don't like any candidate; it's the last button on the EVM",1
"The Galaxy M20 is priced at ₹12,990 for the 4GB+64GB variant while the 3GB+32GB variant costs ₹10,990.


Both the devices were a complete sell-out on Amazon India on February 5, making an ""unprecedented"" first-day sale record for the Korean tech giant.",1
"This would also be in line with some of OnePlus’ claims in older devices. The company has famously stuck to 1080p displays so far, arguing that they allow higher frame rates while gaming. Since the 7 Pro is also expected to hit 2K resolution, it’s likely that the higher frame rates will let OnePlus split the difference.


Having said that, not many regular users will spot the difference between a 60Hz (which is the usual for smartphones) and 90/120Hz display. Moreover, there’s really very little content available for phones today (games or otherwise) that can take advantage of such high frame rates.


It’s also worth noting that higher frame rates mean more resource consumption. Given OnePlus’ software prowess, one could expect that the company will limit the display to pumping out high frame rates only when required.


Next, the OnePlus 5G is expected to become one of the first phones to support 5G connectivity. This, of course, has less to do with OnePlus and more to do with Qualcomm. The company’s flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset supports 5G data connectivity.


While that doesn’t really matter to consumers right now, it makes the OnePlus 7 future-proof for when 5G is actually being offered by telcos.",1
"The RBI had after a gap of 18 months reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points in its February meeting. A back-to-back interest rate cut could provide relief to borrowers in election season.


Foreign investors have pumped over $7 billion into the local equity market so far this year on hopes of rate cuts and re-election of the Modi government.",3
"“Harish Rao will be the first one to be sent to Delhi,"" the TRS leader also mentioned, with regard to the TRS playing a role at the Centre if the situation arises. Harish Rao, who was the irrigation minister under the TRS’s first term between 2014-18, is currently without a ministerial berth. He is said to be unhappy over the situation, as Rao’s son K. T. Rama Rao, who was the IT minister in the last government, has gained prominence within the TRS, especially after being made the working president recently.


The TRS this time is also ambitiously looking at winning 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, in the face if a weakened Congress, which has lost 4 of its 19 MLAs (of the total 119) to the TRS. KCR also led his party to a stunning victory in the 2018 assembly elections by winning 88 seats. In the 2014 general elections, it won 11 parliamentary seats. Subsequently, four MPs from the opposition defected to the TRS. The party is likely to announce its Lok Sabha candidates by 16 March.",0
"“SP and BSP have not understood the mood of the people. Uttar Pradesh told them in 2014 and 2017 that people want development and not caste- or religion-based politics. But the parties do not want to recognize the truth.""


The Prime Minister said the opposition will be defeated in the 2019 elections. Parties and their leaders, who are not even contesting 40 seats, are dreaming of becoming the prime minister of the country, he added.


Modi also accused the opposition of not standing with the Armed Forces and soldiers and, instead, demanding proof of the surgical strike and the air strike across the border. The PM said that the government was working to finish terrorism.",0
"It’s witty and packed with one-liners but with 15-minute long episodes, one feels a bit short-changed


The season ends with a big blowout between Ryan and his mother, with the word codependence being thrown about with zero caution


 But it’s heartening to see a flawed, gay, disabled character, who makes no extra effort to redeem himself",2
The movie will be produced by Jayam Ravi’s mother-in-law Sujatha Vijaykumar under her banner The Home Movie Makers,2
"Moody's on Friday lifted Greece's issuer ratings to B1 from B3, citing the effectiveness of the country's reform programme.


The dollar index rose against a basket of major currencies to its highest in a week. It was last higher 0.1% at 96.604.


Speculators have ramped up long dollar bets, with the latest positioning data showing net positions rising to $27.24 billion for the week ending 1 March. Most of those bets are positioned to take advantage of higher US interest rates.


The Australian dollar—a liquid proxy for risk hedges—gained, but the disappointing domestic data curbed the gains.


Elsewhere, oil prices gained on Monday with Brent futures up 0.7% at $65.53 a barrel. US crude rose 0.6% to $56.12.",3
"The use of three separate cameras may seem excessive, but it’s part of a growing trend that shows no sign of letting up. Last week Samsung announced the Galaxy A9 smartphone, which has four lenses on the back.


Buyers should examine the actual pictures and not purchase on megapixels or total lenses alone, but it’s obvious photography is an arena where Huawei is determined to show it’s innovating.


Because there are so many variables, measuring and comparing the raw horsepower and speed of a phone is difficult, and often pointless. But Apple, Huawei and Samsung’s flagships all contain some of the most cutting-edge silicon available to mobile products, with specifications and capacity that mirror—or exceed—those of many laptops. It’s fair to assume all three will run any app you load onto it.


Samsung appeals to hardcore productivity fans with its use of a stylus, and the ability, via a cable, for the Note 9 to be connected to a computer monitor to run desktop applications as would be expected on a laptop. It also runs on Google’s Android, which is more flexible than Apple’s iOS.


Huawei’s competitor is also based on Android and offers the PC-like functionality too, albeit wirelessly, but lacks a stylus. The Chinese company chose another path of differentiation: its wireless charging feature works in two directions, meaning a pair of compatible headphones or even another phone can be charged by placing them on top of the Mate 20 Pro. Its processor, which, like those in the iPhone that were designed by the phone-maker itself, goes all-in on artificial intelligence features to enhance what’s possible with object recognition in a video while it’s being recorded, or scene analysis to generate on-the-fly visual effects.",1
"Xiaomi on a MIUI Forum has confirmed that it has axed the support for two of its iconic devices from 2016—the Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3. The two phones will receive their final OTA updates in the coming days.


Xiaomi also mentioned that the beta team for Mi 5 and Note 3 Pro will be disbanded after the update comes out.


Many might have seen this coming, since the two phones have had a decent device cycle among Android smartphones—roughly three years. Xiaomi can be lauded for provided timely updates to the two devices at a time when new smartphone successors come out in a matter of 9 months.",1
"Realme recently announced that it sold 5 lakh units of the Realme 3 within 3 weeks of its sale. Realme says it sold over 3,11,800 units of the Realme 3 in the first two rounds of its sales.


Starting at ₹8,999, the Realme 3 is lit by a 6.2-inch display with a maximum brightness of 450 nits. The display has a dewdrop notch which hosts the 13MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.",1
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term for his government in the ongoing national elections amid plunging crop prices and widespread anger among farmers. Well-distributed rainfall during the monsoon will improve crop output and income of farmers, and boost rural consumption—critical for consumer goods companies and two-wheeler makers.


“A better monsoon outlook from the Met department provided relief to investors who are also keenly watching earnings to accumulate quality stocks despite election-related volatility,"" said Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd.


The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted rainfall activity is likely to be 96% of the 50-year average. IMD expects weak El Niño conditions to prevail during the later part of the season but with reduced intensity. El Niño is usually unfavourable for rainfall in India. IMD’s June forecast will, however, be more critical. Private weather forecaster Skymet expects “below normal"" monsoon, citing El Niño risks.",3
"We recommend using a WiFi connection while backing up for better speed and avoiding additional data charges by your internet service provider.


The world’s most popular instant messaging app also confirmed on its blog that starting Monday, November 12, WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota.


This basically means that if you’re using the free Google Drive plan with 15GB, you’ll be able to backup your WhatsApp media separately, without using up your original quota.",1
"Social media in the world's largest democracy have become a hotbed for circulation of fake political news and tech firms face intense scrutiny ahead of a general election due before May, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a second term.


In a circular late on Thursday, the parliamentary committee on information technology, chaired by Anurag Thakur, a lawmaker from Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, said it would hear the views of officials from Facebook and its units on March 6.


The subject would be ""safeguarding citizens' rights on social or online news media platforms,"" it added.


It was not immediately clear whether the panel had asked Indian or global executives of the three firms to appear.",1
"”She added, “I am happy that I am starring in a commercial film, and yet not playing a stereotypical mother",2
"An election official applies the indelible ink on the finger of a bride at a polling station, during the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections in Bengaluru, yesterday (PTI)


There is a huge migrant population who may not get themselves registered as a voter unless there is an obvious benefit from it


BENGALURU: It couldn't have been the heat as temperatures had dropped after Wednesday’s rains in Bengaluru. Neither was it the traffic since streets wore a deserted look on Thursday. Nor could it be that people were not made aware of the elections as cacophonous advertisements promoting voting filled spaces online and offline for weeks, if not months.


Few things can explain the abysmal voter turnout in Bengaluru and other urban centres like Chennai, inhabited by those with an appetite for online outrage against governments, civic authorities and everything else that’s wrong with this country and the world today.",0
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.295%, down from its Friday's close of 7.336%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.25%, while foreign investors have bought $6.11 billion in equity and $384.30 million in debt market.",3
"China and the US, however, still account for a majority of the market with shipments of over 350 million and 150 million units, respectively, even though their numbers fell in 2018 as buyers in upgraded to newer phones less frequently.


The report, though, qualifies that India wasn’t the fastest growing smartphone market in 2018. Indonesia with an annual growth rate of 17.1% and Russia with 14.1% were ahead in the figure of India in the list.


Among manufacturers, Xiaomi consolidated its position in 2018 and remained at the top for the entire year with a 30% market share and 41 million units shipped.",1
"He compared the Lok Sabha elections to a contest between 'Ali', a revered figure in Islam, and Bajrang Bali, the Hindu god Hanuman.",0
"Samsung’s TouchWiz UI running on top of Android 8 lets you tinker with the look and feel of the interface a bit more than Oxygen OS on the OnePlus 6T. Though the phone retains an app drawer, it’s different in many ways from stock interface or even Oxygen OS. For instance, swiping left to right opens Bixby and swiping up opens Samsung Pay.


This is one of the few Samsung smartphones which do not run their proprietary Exynos chipset. Purring inside it is Qualcomm’s mid-segment Snapdragon 660 chipset coupled with 6GB of RAM in the base variant and 8GB RAM in the other. For your photos, music and offline movies, there is 128GB of onboard storage and 512GB of expandable storage. The hardware cuts through most of the day-to-day chores without blinking an eyelid, but don’t expect it to be as fast as the OnePlus 6T. It feels a bit underpowered for gaming.


Battery backup is on par with the OnePlus 6T and on modest use, the Galaxy A9 can see you through an entire work-day on each charge.",1
"In a regulatory filing Monday, the company said it is seeking approval for special resolutions from its shareholders through postal ballots to sell the different hotels.


As per the postal ballot notice, the company said its board has approved selling The Leela Palace, New Delhi together with all its assets and liabilities as a going concern, on a 'slump sale' basis, to an Indian subsidiary of BSREP Ill India Ballet Pte Ltd (Brookfield) for a lumpsum consideration of ₹1,705 crore.


Similarly, the board has also approved selling of the company's Bengaluru hotel undertaking as a going concern on a 'slump sale' basis to Brookfield for a lumpsum consideration of ₹1,000 crore.",3
"Wipro proposes to buy up to 32.30 crore shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding ₹10,500 crore, at a price of ₹325


Wipro said that members of the promoter and promoter group have indicated their intention to participate in the proposed buyback",3
"Other mechanics include maximum shutter speed of 1/16,000 of a second (using the electronic shutter).


At the heart of the camera is a 1-inch MOS sensor with a resolution of 20MP and minimum luminance of 10 Lux, which promises good low light photography. ISO goes all the way up to 25,000 (which is not of much use, to be honest) and all the way down to 80. The camera is also capable of producing RAW copies of images.


Other features include WiFi and Bluetooth support, which allow you to connect your smartphone via Leica Image Shuttle app available on Android and iOS.


The 1-inch sensor does very well in daylight, consistently clicking good shots—be it Auto mode or manual mode (the latter takes a bit of getting used to if you’re a DSLR user).


The 49-point autofocus provides a good area coverage and is quick to respond, but not eager like a sheepdog (which is a good thing). The focus shifting mode can be useful but is extremely sluggish to use.


The mechanical burst mode is the regular deal—10 photos are taken every second, and the screen goes blank for a fraction of a second between each shot.",1
"The Honor 8C is expected to be priced under the ₹15,000 mark and will boast Qualcomm's latest chipset, the Snapdragon 632",1
"Domestic participation in the equity market has 'sharply slowed' and 'abruptly dropped' this year, said analyst


India has wiped out $113 billion in value this year after winning the regional equity crown in 2018. Uncertainty surrounding upcoming elections, an ongoing debt issue, a government that’s making greater demands on the central bank and high valuations have kept investors on the sidelines.


“The outlook is not very bright inside here, and all the sunshine is outside as of now,"" Jayant Manglik, president of Religare Broking Ltd., said from New Delhi.


Overall, stock funds took in a net ₹61.6 billion ($866 million) in January, the least in two years and down 7 percent from the previous month, figures from the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed. After withdrawing money to start the year, foreign investors have only dipped their toes back in, with $117 million of inflows in February so far, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.",3
"“This is what we do all day. Eat and play cricket,"" says Sridhar Bali, a 22-year old graduate from an Industrial Training Institute, who looks older than his age, sporting a thick beard, a vermillion dot on his forehead, and mouth full of gutkha.


“Do you have the money?"" his friend, 23-year-old Sharana Gouda, intervenes, giving Bali a reality check as most of them are from poor households whose parents work in quarries or farms.


The shortage of jobs seems unreal in a place that is close to Kalaburagi city and surrounded by large cement factories. This leads some people to think that investments haven’t necessarily created more jobs. Kalaburagi is among the most backward regions in India.",0
"Over FY16-18, Polycab reported revenue, Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and net profit CAGR of 14%, 24% and 42% respectively, with reported earnings per share (EPS) of ₹26.2 in FY18 and ₹25.3 for nine months of FY19.


Polycab is a leading player in wires and cable with 18% share of the organised market. Over the last 3-4 years, it has widened its product offering to fans, LED lighting, luminaries, switches, solar products and accessories.",3
"“While it’s premature to conclude Bitcoin will not retest support near $4,300, we would encourage traders and investors to remain focused on the bullish longer-term technical profile developing,"" Sluymer wrote. “Bottom line: use recent weakness to accumulate.""",3
"Shares of NIIT today touched the 20% upper circuit of ₹114.50 on BSE in early trade. The surge in NIIT shares comes in the backdrop announcement that Baring Private Equity Asia will acquire 30% stake in NIIT Technologies Limited from NIIT Limited and other promoter entities and make an open offer to public shareholders.


In a late night filing to BSE on Saturday, NIIT Technologies said ""funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) have signed definitive agreements to buy about 18.85 million shares"" of the company (approximately 30 per cent shareholding) from NIIT Limited and other promoter entities at a price of ₹1,394 per share. The offer price is a 3.3% premium to the closing price of NIIT Technologies on Friday.


This includes about 14.4 million shares of NIIT Ltd, and about 4.3 million shares held by members of families of NIIT founders Rajendra Pawar and Vijay Thadani.",3
"In the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Rao, is looking to win 16 out of the 17 parliament seats in Telangana (the Hyderabad seat is a bastion of the Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen which the TRS is not like to contest), thanks to a weakened Congress and opposition.


The TRS has also emerged as a strong force to reckon with after Rao led his party to a stunning victory in the assembly elections last year by winning 88 of the 119 assembly constituencies. The Congress managed to win just 19, of which five or six MLAs defected to the TRS subsequently. ",0
"News of the termination of Amaron's agreement with Johnson Controls has peeved investors. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Analysts are concerned that whether the Amara Raja-Johnson split will lead to entry of another strategic buyer without an open offer


There are also questions on whether Amara Raja can seize the opportunity presented by lithium-ion batteries, as Exide has done",3
"In an age where earning the position of a leading lady in Bollywood is so challenging, she went on to shoulder a film without anyone’s support


Kangana’s announcement on Jayalalithaa biopic came a few days after the actor made an official announcement about directing her biopic based on her own life",2
"The display is one of the most expensive components of a smartphone. Lau said the company is spending three times more on the new, “smoother"" display, so it’s not surprising that the OnePlus 7 Pro is going to be expensive.


However, OnePlus hit the Rs. 40,000 mark last year itself. So, did anyone actually not expect them to charge more this year?


In addition, companies like Samsung and Apple have already hit the Rs. 1 lakh mark, meaning that even at Rs. 50-60,000, OnePlus can technically continue with its “value for money"" story.


The OnePlus 7 series is also expected to have a pop-up camera, which isn’t surprising given that Oppo and Vivo have both already done the same. The three companies all fall under the BBK Electronics stable, and have often been seen to be offering similar features one after the other.",1
"The Nokia 7.1 Plus sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ LCD display at the front. From the first look at the official images released by Nokia, it is hard to not appreciate how far off to the edges Nokia has stretched the screen. Powering the device is a rather unique Snapdragon 710 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with eight Kryo 360 cores. It comes in three variants of 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage.


The back of the phone features a 12MP+13MP AI enabled dual camera with Optical Image Stabilisation. The lens of the rear camera is made by ZEISS. The front camera is an AI-enabled 20MP clicker.",1
"We can safely assume he is talking about the 1980s one, which saw a character, a powerful cosmic entity called Beyonder transporting all the superheroes and supervillains from Earth-616 — which would be the primary Marvel Comics continuity — to a location named Battleworld


 The storyline was insanely popular and was also a huge crossover, even bigger than what has happened in the MCU yet",2
"The decision came less than 24 hours after Human Rights Campaign said it was excluding a rating of Google for its Corporate Equality Index, an annual assessment of companies’ policies and practices in support of LGBTQ employees. Google had previously scored a perfect 100 on the index. It was only the third time in 17 years that a rating had been withheld.


“Google and other platforms that have pulled this app are taking an important step to protect LGBTQ youth,"" Human Right Campaign President Chad Griffin said in an emailed statement.",1
"Apart from the three lead actors, the Karan Johar backed film also stars YouTube sensation Harsh Beniwal, Samir Soni and Aditya Seal among others


 Confusion and problems arise when he takes her to meet his ex-wife Tabu and his two children who are Ayesha’s age",2
"Polling went off peacefully, despite the long queues in the morning. Election Commission officials attributed this to the tendency among voters to turn up early to avoid the scorching sun in the afternoon and also to the VVPAT system, which takes 7 seconds to display the vote of each voter after it has been cast and recorded.


Celebrities, including industrialists such as Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani, who had endorsed the candidature of Milind Deora, actor Amitabh Bachchan, and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, turned up in Mumbai to exercise their franchise.",0
"Given the pressure to reduce its fiscal deficit while continuing with social sector spending, similar issuances in future cannot be ruled out, he said.


GoI-FSBs accounted for significant share of the overall corporate bond issuances during FY19, it said.",3
"There are two reasons why Kansai Nerolac would be among the casualties of a slowdown in the automobile sector. One, it is the market leader in the industrial paints segment, which forms 45% of its revenue, with the auto industry having the highest share. Two, Maruti Suzuki is the company’s biggest client. So, this double whammy of sorts would accentuate pressure on its already struggling industrial paints business.


To put things into perspective, Kansai Nerolac’s paint volumes grew in the high double-digits in the December quarter. The growth was largely led by the decorative paints segment. The industrial segment, including automotive, is weak, making it difficult to take price hikes, the company’s management told analysts.


Back then itself, analysts were worried about the delay in price hikes for industrial clients. As a result of the ongoing slowdown, operating margin would remain under check.",3
"But with fuel costs having fallen considerably in Q3, the outlook on SpiceJet's profitability is now far better


A good crisis separates the men from the boys, goes the adage. If the judgement of stock market investors counts, SpiceJet Ltd doesn’t come out looking very good. In the past one year, when the airline industry grappled with lower yields, a spike in crude oil prices and a weaker rupee, the company’s shares have fallen 48%, while those of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (which runs IndiGo) have corrected only 6%.


At first glance, a comparison of the Q3 results of the two airlines suggests there isn’t much that separates the two. Both airlines broke even last quarter, following a strategy of chasing yields at the cost of lower load factors. But some analysts are concerned that SpiceJet’s profits were boosted by an unusual jump in other operating income. This was on account of cash incentives booked while inducting new aircraft.",3
"The redesign reflects on the company's plans on focusing on offering more visual content clicked on real-time lens.


""Tweet it! Our updated camera is just a swipe away, so you get the shot fast. Rolling out to all of you over the next few days,"" the app tweeted.",1
"But fundamental supply-demand conditions are relatively tight in most industrial metals, shown by inventories that have fallen sharply over the past year.


""Given a combination of seasonal demand pick-up in Q2 and the existing inventory picture, it's difficult to see this sell-off being sustained,"" Snowdon added.


Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange dropped to a low of $6,295 a tonne, the weakest since 19 February, before recovering to $6,323.50 in official open outcry trading, a rise of 0.2%.


Copper spreads: The premium of cash copper over the three-month contract has weakened further to $2.50 a tonne from a peak of $70 on 5 March, indicating more plentiful supply.",3
"“For All Mankind,"" a Ronald D. Moore sci-fi series: This space drama from the producer of the cult-favorites “Outlander"" and “Battlestar Galactica"" is an alternate-history look at what would have happened if the global space race had continued. This one is in the can.


“See,"" With “Aquaman"" star Jason Momoa: A fantasy epic starring the “Aquaman"" star (please note, the series is not called “Sea"") that poses the question, What would happen to humanity if everyone lost their sight? Also with Alfre Woodard, who was in “Scrooged"" and “Luke Cage."" Now shooting.


A new M. Night Shyamalan thriller: A thriller from the maker of “The Sixth Sense"" and “Glass"" starring Rupert Grint, Lauren Ambrose and Nell Tiger Free. The story is a secret. Filming has come to an end.


“Little America,"" from the writers of “The Big Sick"": An anthology series focused on stories of immigrants coming to the United States. Produced by Lee Eisenberg (“The Office"") and the husband-and-wife screenwriting duo behind “The Big Sick,"" Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. Now shooting.


A comedy from the “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia"" duo: By Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, the stars and producers of the long-running FX and FXX sitcom. It’s done.


“Central Park,"" a cartoon musical: An animated series — with songs! — from “Bob’s Burgers"" creator Loren Bouchard, “Frozen"" voice actor Josh Gad and producer Nora Smith. Should be finished in the next few months.


“Home,"" from documentary filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer: An unscripted series from the maker of “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood"" and “Studio 54"" that will take viewers inside lavish homes owned by non-celebrities. Expected to be finished in a few months.


“Dickinson,"" an Emily Dickinson comedy: A new spin on the reclusive poet of Amherst, Massachusetts, from playwright Alena Smith, who has written for Showtime’s “The Affair"" and displayed her comedy chops with the cult Twitter account @TweenHobo and the 2014 novel “Tween Hobo: Off the Rails."" It stars Hailee Steinfeld, of “True Grit"" and “Bumblebee,"" as the title character, and “30 Rock"" alumna Jane Krakowski as her mother. Shooting is done.",1
"”The 33-year-old actor has of course seen the highs and lows, hits and misses and received both appreciation and brickbats for his performances


 For the first few years, it was a journey of self-discovery where I grew to love acting while acting


“By the time I finished my first three films I realised this is something I want to do for a long time, learn and grow in


”It isn’t surprising that Aditya decided to be an actor, for he grew up in a family where everyone was associated with arts",2
"Crude has retreated after reaching a four-month high on Thursday as disappointing European economic data and a lack of resolution to the US-China trade war damped sentiment


Singapore: Oil extended losses on fresh signs that global growth may weaken further, overshadowing a drop in the amount of American rigs exploring for crude to the lowest level in almost a year.",3
"""The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military,"" General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.


""We watch with great concern when industry partners work in China knowing there is that indirect benefit,"" Dunford said.


""And frankly, 'indirect' may not be a full characterisation of the way it really is, it's more of a direct benefit to the Chinese military,"" he added.


According to CNBC, Dunford's comments come ""in the wake of the tech giants' decision not to pursue some of the Pentagon's lucrative contracts while considering projects in China"".",1
"“The weak performance was expected across segments in the domestic market due to the high base effect, purchase deferrals during elections, inventory corrections and funding issues. Volumes should be lower y-o-y despite the favourable timing of the festive season,"" it said in a note to clients.


Industry watchers reckon that higher vehicle prices due to the inclusion of additional safety features from April have perhaps dampened demand.


Meanwhile, the transition in technology due to BS-VI emission norms, which will be enforced from 1 April 2020, and Maruti’s announcement that it would phase out diesel vehicles by 31 March may have put consumers on the back foot.",3
"“We were recently notified that there was a malfunction of Google Home App in some of the Android TVs. After verifying the incident we have informed our customers that it was not an issue of Vu Television but it was software malfunction of the Google Home App. We take your privacy very seriously. Vu has a long-standing commitment to protecting the privacy of the personal information that our customers entrust to us,"" a Vu spokesperson said in a statement to Gadgets 360.


Google said it has temporarily disabled Google Photos on Android TV devices while it investigates the bug.


""We take our users’ privacy extremely seriously. While we investigate this bug, we have disabled the ability to remotely cast via the Google Assistant or view photos from Google Photos on Android TV devices,"" a Google spokesperson said when asked about the security bug.",1
"Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is Congress general secretary in-charge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, a state that send 80 members to the Lok Sabha. (Mint)


Priyanka Gandhi's maiden speech in PM Narendra Modi's home turf of Gujarat sets the narrative for Congress in Elections 2019


The bigger question now is whether she can be the galvanising force the Congress is seeking ahead of Lok Sabha elections",0
"We expect Realme U1, Redmi 6A, Galaxy M10 and Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 Pro to be available on offers as well during the Amazon summer sale (iStock)


Amazon India is gearing up to host the a summer sale from May 4. The sale will see smartphones including the Apple iPhone X, OnePlus 6T, Samsung Galaxy M20, Honor View 20, Vivo NEX and Samsung Galaxy S9 among others on discounts and offers. The sale will end on May 7.",1
"Isaacs, who is promoting his Netflix show OA, during the interview said he is happy that the conversation around the issue is “going in the right direction”",2
"Mumbai-based Vernika Awal uses an antivirus application for her Android smartphone. However, she has never noticed the app detecting any malware on her device. Awal wondered whether it is because there are no viruses on her phone, or whether the app she downloaded doesn’t work.


The fact is that Android and iOS smartphones theoretically do not need antivirus software. At least not in the traditional sense, as they were used for Windows-based desktop computers. That’s because these are Unix-based systems and cannot be infected automatically the way Windows systems can.


They have a “sandbox"" design, which separates the app layer from the rest of the system, making them more difficult to attack.


According to ethical hacker, Ashish Singh, a user has to not only download a malicious app on a phone, but also has to run it themselves, which “makes it more difficult to “infect a smartphone"". “Antivirus is not a complete solution, but it’s not bad either,"" he added. Singh also pointed out that Apple’s iOS is designed such that apps can’t access most of the core system, making it more difficult to attack. Apple also has more stringent checks for apps on its platforms, he said.",1
"Director Nehal Dutta had earlier told PTI, “We have sought to give a message that a woman can really scale such a height by sheer determination, struggle and triumph over obstacles


” Nehal had also said that he had researched for this film for three years and found relevant material in video clips, speeches and other events from the Mamata Banerjee’s life",2
"About 80 manual scavengers have been trained in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to operate robots


NEW DELHI: In an attempt to fully eradicate manual scavenging from the Indian capital, the Delhi government is working towards robotic solutions for cleaning sewers and septic tanks.


To achieve this goal, Delhi Cabinet Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam convened a meeting with experts from IIT, Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Delhi Cantonment Board among others to discuss the possibilities and the need of robotic solution to sewer cleaning task, the government said on Thursday.",1
" “Since the financial year is coming to an end, liquidity at least from the debt markets will seep out. Some amount of redemption is likely to put pressure wherein domestic institutions are expected to remain net sellers,” says Jimeet Modi, founder & CEO, SAMCO Securities.


In terms of technical levels, Nifty has cushion in the 10,250-10,350 zone, says Jayant Manglik, president of retail distribution at Religare Broking.",3
"We have to develop AI with the right kind of thought processes around it. Particularly if you use publicly funded money to fund researches, we have to make sure that AI does not only benefit the elite, or a few, and that it has to be geared towards social good for all.


AI will create significant imbalances in the current socio-economic strata, and if that happens, we have to put in place measures to ensure that people who are disadvantaged are compensated. We have to make sure that we think through that whole process of displacements, reskilling, etc. Without that we will have a broken society where AI and robotics will enable us to do some things very efficiently, making some of the things that people have been doing for ages, redundant. And there will be significant turmoil in the transition phase which we have to be very careful about.


mint-india-wire Artificial Intelligencescience fictionroboticsrobotsProf Sethu VijayakumarUniversity of Edinburghtechnology",1
"New Delhi: Voting began on Thursday across 91 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 20 states and Union Territories as the first phase of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise kicked off.


Voting for electing Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha (first phase) also started along with polling for Lok Sabha constituencies. In these states, voters will cast two votes each.


In 10 states and two Union Territories — Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Uttarakhand (5), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Sikkim (1), Lakshadweep (1), and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), voting is happening in all parliamentary constituencies.",0
"Apple isn’t expected to release a compatible iPhone this year, and even 2020 isn’t a sure thing, say market experts


Portland: Now that the first 5G devices are hitting the US market, Apple Inc. is under more pressure to start readying a comparable iPhone — or watch its dominance come under attack.


Already, Motorola Mobility Holdings has a quasi-5G phone out — it requires a snap-on module — and Samsung Electronics Co. will start selling its own version through Verizon Communications Inc. on 18 April. LG Electronics Inc. is planning to launch one at Sprint Corp. “very soon"" and is trying to accelerate the rollout of a model for Verizon, aiming to capitalize on the frenzy surrounding the ultrafast network technology.


In fact, all the big US handset sellers have shown, announced or launched 5G devices. All except Apple, the industry leader that accounts for nearly half the smartphone shipments in the US. The company isn’t expected to release a compatible iPhone this year, and even 2020 isn’t a sure thing.


“They can probably get by in 2019 without a 5G handset,"" wireless-industry consultant Chetan Sharma said. “But in 2020, if they don’t have a 5G handset, it could impact their market share. Not just in the US, but also other markets.""


It’s hard to gauge the risk for Apple if it’s a laggard in the 5G race. The company smoothly navigated relatively late transitions to 3G and 4G, though that was when the iPhone was still the hot new thing. 5G networks also still have to be built out, and the wireless signals are prone to interference. It’s no sure thing that consumers will embrace 5G by 2020, regardless of what Apple does. The early 5G phones will potentially be pricier and bigger than some of their slower counterparts, a short-term drawback to the technology.",1
"Revenue for the period increased 27% to 44.4 billion yuan, lower than the 47.4 billion yuan average estimate of 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv data.


The results show Xiaomi is weathering fairly well a slowing Chinese smartphone market, the world's biggest, by increasing its focus on markets such as India and Europe.


For the full 2018 calendar year, Xiaomi brought in revenue of 174.9 billion yuan and made a net profit of 8.6 billion yuan.


This marks the third set of financial results for the company since its IPO in Hong Kong. Xiaomi shares have rallied nearly 30% since their 2019 lows in January, though they remain well below their July listing price",1
"TCIL is keen to raise up to ₹600 crore through fresh issue of shares (10%) during the upcoming IPO, while the rest of the proceeds will go to the government.


The official said that TCIL is executing Bharat Net projects and a host of other contracts and requires the amount as working capital and project funding.",3
"Some of his blockbusters include Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Hello Brother, both with Salman, and multi starrers such as Qayamat: City Under Threat, Hulchul and Shootout at Lokhandwala


It was 2010 blockbuster Dabangg and its sequel Dabangg 2 that gave him a new lease of life professionally",2
"Hero MotoCorp Ltd’s March quarter profit margins hit the skids as the two-wheeler manufacturer pushed sales to correct a high inventory pile. Ebitda margins in the March quarter dropped by 240 basis points to 13.6% from the year-ago period. Ebitda stands for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.


Margins were punctured primarily because of weak operating leverage, as two-wheeler sales dropped by 11% year-on-year. While motorcycle sales fell by about 9%, scooter sales plunged 32% during the quarter. Therefore, raw material and inventory costs together, as a percentage of sales, rose by 140 basis points, while employee costs increased by 130 basis points compared to the year-ago period. Besides, the company pushed sales, especially in March, through promotional schemes, which also impacted profit margins. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.",3
"But Lenovo has done the unthinkable by launching a smartphone with near-to-no bezels, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage and something that we expected either Samsung or OnePlus to introduce to the world—the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, arguably the most talked about chipset of the year.


The brag-worthy specs do not end here. Completing the “Very 2018"" look of the smartphone is a mechanical slider that houses the camera. Unsurprisingly, the smartphone is aimed at gamers.


The smartphone was launched alongside the Lenovo Z5s, the successor to the company’s mid-range torchbearer Lenovo Z5. The Lenovo Z5s is powered by a Snapdragon 710AIE processor, which is starting to become standard in the new mid-range smartphones. This is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone is backed by a 3,300mAh battery, which can be charged by an 18W charger. The back of the Lenovo Z5s hosts a triple camera setup with 16MP+8MP+5MP configuration while at the front, under the dewdrop notch, there’s a 16MP sensor.


Coming back to the showstopper. As the Lenovo Z5 Pro doesn’t have a notch, its screen-to-body ratio goes all the way up to about 95.06%. It comes with two rear-facing cameras with a 16MP+24MP configuration. The mechanical slider holds a dual-camera system comprising a 16MP+8MP configuration.",1
"The show takes us through the life of 20-something Ryan who is gay, has cerebral palsy and is looked after his mother Karen, a nurse


Special is an acerbic, caustic and frank portrayal of a gay, disabled man and the narrative is complex


 One feels for Ryan, when as an intern in a digital media house, he is unable to open the mail properly, earning him a comment of ‘who opened the mail, Edward Scissorhands?’ from his snarky boss or when he only wear slips shoes as tying laces is a monumental task",2
"It was also reported in March that actors Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh, David Harbour and OT Fagbenle will star in the movie",2
"Polling in India’s national election ends on 19 May and final results will be announced on 23 May. Investors are also keeping an eye on the ongoing March-quarter earnings. Net income at 10 of the 14 Nifty companies that have reported their results so far have either beaten or matched analyst estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


IT stocks were down after the rupee strengthened for three straight sessions. Tata Consultancy Services fell 1.8%, Infosys Ltd 2.7%, HCL Technologies 2% and Wipro Ltd 1.6%.",3
"I’m not in the business of glamourising a horrendous person or his acts, but there is something unique about the way we went into the psyche of Ted, and his longtime girlfriend Liz,” he said


The biopic of the serial killer is told from the perspective of Bundy’s ex-girlfriend Elizabeth “Liz” Kloepfer, portrayed by Lily Collins in the film",2
"What is a pixel? In theory, pixels on a camera sensor are photosensitive diodes that are selectively sensitive to red, green or blue frequencies, hence breaking down incident light to capture more colour data. Typically, pixels are arranged in grids, where image processors take data from and combine to create photographs that you see. The quality of photographs often depend on how large a pixel is, and how much data is captured by them, hence creating the best balance between brightness and colours.


How does Pixel Binning help? In Pixel Binning, multiple adjacent pixels are combined into one. Pixel Binning on current smartphones is done by combining smaller pixels into 2x2 grids, hence creating overall “effective pixel"" size that is larger than the standard pixels. Since four pixels are combined or “binned"" together, the effective resolution is reduced to a quarter of the total sensor resolution —48MP, in case of the Sony IMX586 and the Samsung ISOCELL GM1.",1
"Samsung's new Galaxy Fold smart phone which features the world's first 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display that works with the next-generation 5G networks is seen in this image. (Reuters)


The event, set to begin from 25 Feb, will allow attendees to take a closer look at Samsung’s new foldable phone


NEW DELHI: In a lot of ways, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year wasn’t really impressive. Now, with the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the second biggest technology event of the year, set to begin from 25 February in Barcelona, expectations are high once again.


Unlike yesteryears, the three big tech events of the year—CES, MWC and IFA—have in the recent past failed to introduce ground-breaking technology. However, the 2019 edition of MWC might be different, even if only slightly.",1
"Nikkei’s latest India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) points to a fair bit of buoyancy in the Indian economy. Boosted by new orders, business activity in India’s manufacturing sector expanded at the fastest pace in more than a year in February. India's Manufacturing PMI rose to a 14-month high of 54.3 in February, from 53.9 a month ago. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while one below points towards a contraction.",3
The most advertised feature of the phone is the in-display fingerprint scanner. This will be the first time this feature will be available in a Vivo V-series smartphone. Vivo claims that this 4th generation in-display fingerprint scanner is faster and more efficient than its previous iterations.,1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.418%, lower than its Monday's close of 7.422%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.85% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $41.5 million in equity and sold $607.40 million in debt market.",3
"In this regard, the Election Commission had summoned Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google and TikTok for a meeting on Tuesday.


During the meeting, the issues of pre-certification for online political advertisements and setting a time-line for social media companies to remove content after violation being flagged were also expected to be discussed.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Hrithik’s father took the opportunity to thank God, the trainers and the audience who supported his son",2
"The Tamil Nadu Board 12th results 2019 are out and what better way to celebrate than watching the latest Tamil films


 The stress of exams and the pressure of results lead to a lot of anxiety in the students and so going for a movie is just the way to begin the celebrations


Kanchana 3The horror comedy stars Raghava Lawrence, Vedhika, Devadarshini, Sriman, Manobala, Kovai Sarala, Sathyaraj, Oviya, Soori, Kabir Duhan Singh and Yogi Babu among others",2
"“Mobile chipsets are now more powerful and capable of handling bigger screens, and even two screens. Battery backup has also improved. Also, we are at a point of transition from 4G to 5G, which might open up newer use cases, which are not possible with single screen phones,"" he adds.


At the moment, dual-screen phones feel a little vain, compared to foldable screens, which will let users expand the screen size. Two screens can come in handy in different scenarios, like capturing selfies using the rear camera, multitasking or using the back panel as a controller while gaming.


Pathak also thinks dual-display phones are a cool concept and will get attention, but for the category to grow and stay alive, phone makers will have to attach more meaningful experiences to them while developers will have to make apps that could take advantage of the dual screens.",1
Alia Bhatt said the film takes forward the story of Ravi and Pooja and she will be a new addition to the story along with Aditya Roy Kapoor,2
"The government has asked state-run banks to rescue the airline without pushing it into bankruptcy, two people within the administration told Reuters.


State-run banks have been urged to convert debt into equity and take a stake in Jet in a rare move in India to use taxpayer money to save a struggling private-sector company from bankruptcy. The two people and another source, however, said this would be ""transitory"" and lenders could sell the stakes once Jet revives itself.",3
"“There is a difference in the way elections are held in the mainland and in the north-eastern states, except Assam. It is difficult to do house-to-house canvassing as we have to cover the entire state. The main issue in this election is the Naga political settlement. We are mostly focussing on development,"" Yepthomi said during a break from campaigning. “Till 2013, although dialogue was there, progress was not there… That’s the difference between the UPA and NDA. I should say that the (Naga) solution is expected once the NDA forms the government,"" Yepthomi said.


Nagaland has a population of 1.97 million, with more than 70% of the people living in rural areas. It has 1.20 million voters across 11 districts and 2,227 polling stations. “Central leaders were prepared to come, but we are confident and comfortable. We requested them to give more time in some other areas,"" said Yepthomi, who won a by-election with a margin of 173,000 votes last year. Civil society and religious organizations also carry considerable weight. They include organizations such as Naga Hoho, Naga Tribes Council, Nagaland Baptist Churches Council and Naga Mothers’ Association.",0
"Watch | Bharat song Slow MotionSung by Vishal-Shekhar, Nakash Aziz and Shreya Ghoshal, “Slow Motion” has been penned by Irshad Kamil",2
"”It is his constant search for something new that got him hooked when filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor approached him for the upcoming Hotstar Special City of Dreams, a 10-episode Mumbai-based political drama


The web series, presented by Applause Entertainment, features Sachin as a politician, and the actor says there was no way he could turn down the project",2
"Got a crush on another Facebook user? The social network will help you connect, as part of a revamp unveiled on Tuesday that aims to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends.


The new features were introduced in a revamped Facebook app as the embattled social network embarks on a new strategy emphasizing private communications and small groups.


“As the world gets bigger and more connected, we need that sense of intimacy more than ever,"" Zuckerberg said as he opened the F8 developer conference for the social networking giant. “That’s why I believe the future is private.""",1
"“Omniverse is not set in our world nor about our world’s Kanye West as we aim to add a new spin on alternate realities, consciousness, and push the limits of half hour narrative,” Jin told Deadline",2
"Samsung and other smartphone makers are trying to revitalize slowing demand for smartphones as users around the world wait longer to upgrade their devices.


Samsung on Monday uploaded a video teaser for the Galaxy S10 which reads “The future of mobile will unfold on February 20, 2019”


Samsung announced its plans to launch a foldable smartphone at the Samsung's Developers' Conference held in November last year",1
"After producing Bard of Blood starring Emraan Hashmi, Shah Rukh Khan, under his production house Red Chillies Entertainment, is all set to bankroll a film for Netflix titled Class of 83


 The Netflix original film is an Atul Sabharwal directorial, who has earlier helmed films such as In Their Shoes (2015), Aurangzeb (2013) and others",2
"Seats where polling is underway are Shahjahanpur (SC), Kheri, Hardoi (SC), Misrikh (SC), Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah (SC), Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun (SC), Jhansi and Hamirpur.


Over 29 per cent voting was recorded in the first four hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan which began at 7 am on Monday.


Bollywood stars Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rekha, Madhuri Dixit Nene and R Madhavan stepped out early morning to exercise their right to vote for Lok Sabha Election 2019.


Actor Urmila Matondkar, who recently joined Congress and is contesting from the North constituency of the city, was also among the first ones to cast her vote.


Actor Amrita Rao, who came to cast her vote at a booth in Mahim, told PTI that ""voting is important for everyone irrespective of their status.""


17.07% voter turnout recorded in five parliamentary constituencies of Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger, in Bihar till 11am, according to ANI.


In Maharashtra, a turnout of 6.82 per cent recorded in the first two hours in 17 seats. India Inc chiefs including the Ambanis, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Adi Godrej were among early voters in Mumbai.",0
"PM Narendra Modi with Karnataka BJP chief B.S. Yeddyurappa and other party leaders at a rally in Bagalkot. (PTI)


BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka, stating that national security was not a priority for the coalition partners, lending to the narrative of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) that is using the cross border strikes to whip up support in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.


National security has taken centre stage in the ongoing polls after the Pulwama attacks and subsequent action taken by India including bombing terror training camps in Balakot in Pakistan.


“I remember that when air strike was conducted Pakistan was sleeping. Pakistan told the whole world that there was a strike by India and they started crying. There were some people in our country who got hurt when the attack was launched across the border,"" Modi said in Bagalkot, about 475 kms from Bengaluru.


Modi even poking fun at the opposition who he said confused Balakot in Pakistan with Bagalkot in Karnataka and using this misinformation to target the centre.",0
"Facebook News Feed and Stories are currently two distinct interfaces for its over 2.2 monthly active users


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said the social network would shift its emphasis away from the scrolling News Feed


Facebook is working on to merge the News Feed and Stories features into a single interface, like Snapchat and Instagram, on its platform.",1
"TikTok is a destination for short-form mobile videos that can be no longer than 15 seconds and are based on various themes such as music, cooking, travel, dance, fashion and so on. Photo: AFP


According to a Google-KPMG 2017 report, 75% of India’s internet user base will consist of Indian language internet users by 2021",1
"At the launch of the show in Udaipur, you were greeted by a fan, who had tattooed your name on her wrist


 What do you feel has made the audience love you so much?Well, I think my attitude has really worked well for me",2
"The biggest advantage of the new feature is that PhonePe transactions can be conducted seamlessly and securely


Currently, Flipkart-owned PhonePe is the only player in India to introduce this user-friendly feature",1
"""Other nations can make the argument that if the British are confident of mitigation against national security threats then they can also reassure their publics and the US administration that they are acting in a prudent manner to allow their telecommunications service providers to use Chinese components,"" an unnamed source told the newspaper.


And New Zealand is in talks to minimise the security risks posed by using Huawei equipment in 5G infrastructure instead of excluding it entirely.


Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that New Zealand's security bureau was discussing Huawei security concerns with Spark, the domestic telecoms carrier that had been barred from using the Chinese firm's equipment last year.


She also added that the company had ""never"" been ruled out from potentially participating in the country's 5G rollout.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"It comes with the whole shebang of 12GB RAM, 512GB internal storage and a 4,380mAh battery—one on each side of the fold. It will also get a 5G variant later in the year.


Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch comes with a circular 1.1-inch AMOLED display with 360x360 resolution. It is powered by a 230mAh battery and runs the latest version of Tizen, but includes Samsung's new One UI. It comes with a heart rate monitor that doubles up as a stress monitor, sleep monitor and has water-resistance to depths of 50 meters.


The Galaxy Fit is a basic fitness tracker that can track your heart rate, steps, stress and sleep. On top of that, it can automatically track six different exercises. It weighs 24g and is water-proof to 50 meters.


At the front of it, it has a rectangular Super AMOLED screen. Samsung claims its battery lasts around a week.


It is smaller and lighter than the Fit E. It carries many of the same features as the Fit E, including a heart rate monitor and 50-meter water resistance, but has a lower spec display and less battery capacity.


The Galaxy Buds are reminiscent of Apple's AirPods—wireless earphones offered with a charging case. The case can be wirelessly charged through the smartphones' Qi-charging compliant backs.


The buds run Bixby, Samsung's personal assistant. It lets you check your battery, control your Galaxy S10 or change the music by voice inputs.",1
"Student of the Year 2’s “Hook Up Song” is out, and apart from the stylised set and trendy costumes, there isn’t anything worth mentioning",2
"Post Pulwama, there’s a general impression that south Kashmir is ground zero of Kashmir’s security situation. “There is militancy as it exists elsewhere,"" admits commentator and former editor Mohammad Sayeed Malik, “But spreading elections to three phases was seemingly a political decision. Maybe this decision-making suits some people, somewhere.""


South Kashmir has a fascinating political and social history. Perhaps that’s why the present situation puzzles academic Gull Mohammad Wani, who teaches political science at the University of Kashmir, and belongs to the region. “The region has been a cradle of Kashmir’s main pluralist space and has not changed much,"" Wani said. “Kulgam is considered to be the bastion of Jamaat-e-Islami but it is being represented by a Marxist Communist for the last two decades in the state assembly. To be honest, if there is some space that Congress can claim to be its own in Kashmir that also falls in south Kashmir."" Even for the BJP, the region offers a small chunk of votes every election.


People may be surprised that the “restive"" region was the last to get fascinated by the gun. “The new situation that inflicted north and central Kashmir took many years to reach south,"" Wani said. “Still, it was a lukewarm response."" In Kashmir, it was Anantnag that was taken over by the counter-insurgency grid, with Ikhwanis, the “friendliest"" surrogate soldiers, controlling it up to 2000. Ikhwanis, also known as “friendlies"", created its many bastions across north and central Kashmir much later.


There is an instance of an overnight communal rioting on 20 February 1986, when 129 homes belonging to Kashmiri Pandits were damaged and 16 temples ransacked. Despite the perception damage caused by that event, Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs, Deabandis, Barealvis, Mirzaisand Jamaatis, almost all faiths, sects and variants continue to co-exist in south Kashmir.


Congress was born in Srinagar but was rooted in south Kashmir. Syed Mir Qasim, Mufti Sayeed and many Congress veterans belonged to the region. Of the 10 chief ministers since 1947, four belonged to south Kashmir. In 1952, the man who negotiated with Pandit Nehru, the famous Delhi Agreement, was Mirza Afzal Beig, a resident of Anantnag. In 2014, the man who negotiated with BJP the controversial Agenda of Alliance was Dr Haseeb Drabu, a resident of Pulwama.


The big change in the region came when Mufti Sayeed left the Congress and floated PDP in 1998. In 2002, when the party contested its maiden election on human rights plank, the region gave it 10 of 16 seats. With Congress and BJP supportive of his thought process, Sayeed managed to contribute to the ground situation positively. “When Mufti Sayeed took over, the idea was to withdraw the disturbed area act from the region because there was no militant violence,"" Wani said, insisting, “Later when Omar Abdullah replaced him, the idea was alive and was being favourably looked at.""


In 2008, PDP got 12 seats from the region simply on the basis of its earlier term. However, an NC-Congress alliance kept Mufti in opposition for six years. By early 2014, when PDP swept all the three Lok Sabha seats across Kashmir, BJP had risen with Narendra Modi as the leader. Given the BJP’s aggressive politics, this time Mufti sought a decisive mandate against the right wing party. The region gave him 13 seats in the assembly polls. Post-polls, he took more than two months to negotiate and finally shook hands with the BJP. Then all hell broke loose.


“I know of two south Kashmirs,"" one senior officer told this reporter. “The one that existed in 2014 and the one that was born after 2014. To me, these are two different entities."" In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the region recorded 28.84% poll participation—this improved to 54.91% in the subsequent assembly elections.",0
"Almost all banks and insurance companies have embraced digital services to keep costs low and improve margins. This helps them cut paperwork and maintain data systematically. For clients, digital financial services are an immense convenience as the can pay for every service right from home.


“When you are dealing with such a huge number of policies, complaints are bound to arise. We discovered there are several sources of complaints, and the Integrated Complaint Management System (ICMS) segregates them to determine if they are coming from our branches, through emails or physical copies. The ICMS is continuously monitored, which makes sure branches react in a maximum three days’ time. The information is then uploaded to a higher office and once the complaint has been resolved, the customer is informed and the feedback is gathered,"" Garg pointed out.",1
"The ROG Phone was announced in June, but was launched in other markets in October. The ROG Phone has several gaming-centric features, some of which have never been seen on other smartphones. Here are some of them:


If you’re one of those adopting the “claw"" technique to overcome the issue of multiple buttons on your screen while playing PUBG, ROG Phone has got you covered. Positioned along three sides of the phone are haptic sensors that function as shoulder buttons or the L1 and R1 buttons on a gamepad.


These Air Triggers can be mapped (along with other settings) using the Game Genie app, which allows you to set red (left button) and blue (right button) spheres which can be dragged over the area you feel most comfortable with.


The main use of these keys is to avoid overcrowding of buttons which can lead to finger strain and even injuries.",1
"“It’s like we’re going on a second date,” DuVernay said as she walked onto the iconic living room set — where the fire is fake but the books are real — in her second outfit of the day


Some of the films Mankiewicz had never seen before DuVernay put them on her list, like Haile Gerima’s Ashes and Embers, about a Vietnam veteran returning home, and Kathleen Collins’ semi-autobiographical Losing Ground, both from 1982


 Others he had seen before, but said he appreciates in a different way after his talks with DuVernay, like Dog Day Afternoon, ‘Harlan County U


Indeed, part of the reason for having a filmmaker like DuVernay collaborate for the series is because of the unique perspective she’d bring as a black woman filmmaker


DuVernay programmed documentaries, first features and important films by black filmmakers like Julie Dash, who directed and produced the groundbreaking film Daughters of the Dust


 She also included works from female directors like the late Agnes Varda’s first film La Point Courte and Chantal Akerman’s The Meetings of Anna; international films that had a profound effect on her, like Satyajit Ray’s debut Pather Panchali; and important landmarks in representation, like Sounder and Claudine",2
"2) Brent crude oil prices today rose above $75 per barrel for the first time in 2019 in the wake of tightening sanctions on Iran. The US decision to try and bring down Iran oil exports to zero comes amid supply cuts led by producer Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since the start of the year aimed at propping up prices.


3) Higher oil prices may put further pressure on India’s macro and thus Indian currency, says analysts. “Any further increase in crude oil prices to over $75/barrel will put further pressure on India’s macroeconomic position. A $10/barrel increase in oil prices impacts India’s CAD (current account deficit) by around $15 billion(50 bps of GDP),"" Kotak Institutional Equities said in a note.",3
"While the team was full of gratitude towards the audience for trusting the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its 21 films so far, they said they cannot wait to present the 22nd movie in the gigantic franchise – Avengers: Endgame


 He said, “There were some moments in Endgame where we were all together led by this man Robert Downey Jr, who is the leader of the team and has been the leader for 10 years",2
"Russell Crowe has transformed himself completely to play Roger Ailes, former CEO of Fox News, and the same can be seen in the teaser of Showtime’s upcoming limited series titled The Loudest Voice


Roger Ailes was a strong Republican supporter and played a key role in Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign",2
"Three phones are expected to be launched today at the Huawei eventthe Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and the Mate 20 X


HuaweiHuawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro specificationsHuawei Mate 20 specifications


Chinese electronics major Huawei is set to launch the Mate 20 series of smartphones today at an event in London. Three phones are expected to be launched today at the Huawei event—the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and the Mate 20 X. While the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are premium smartphones, the Mate 20 X will be aimed at gamers.",1
"The technology sector fell 0.88 percent and was the biggest drag on the S&P 500, while Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Netflix Inc dropped between 0.7 percent and 2.5 percent.


The sector came under pressure after Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said if elected president she would seek to break up Amazon, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook.


The three main indexes were trading at their lowest since Feb. 14 and were headed for their steepest weekly fall in more than two months after starting the year on a strong note.


At 12:56 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 191.89 points, or 0.75 percent, at 25,281.34. The S&P 500 was down 25.68 points, or 0.93 percent, at 2,723.25 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 66.86 points, or 0.90 percent, at 7,354.61.",3
"OPEC's de-facto leader Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that balancing oil markets was far from done as inventories were still high.


As a result, Bernstein forecast an inventory draw of 37 million barrels in the first quarter for the 36 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which comprises most industrialised nations.


The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday it expected oil markets to be in a modest deficit from the second quarter of 2019.


Key for the supply and demand balance will be the United States, where crude production has soared by around 2 million bpd over the past year, thanks largely to an onshore boom in shale formation drilling.",3
"Modi, a former member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says both BJP and Congress have failed to address the problems facing the fishing community from the region. Each diesel engine-powered boat costs between ₹40 lakh and ₹60 lakh. “Even if Pakistan releases the fishermen, who will compensate them for their boats?"" added Modi, who said he left the BJP because he was disillusioned by the fact that none of the leaders addressed the concerns of his community.


M.A. Pandya, the district collector and administrative head of Porbandar district, declines to comment on the number of fishermen in the custody of Pakistani authorities, saying the central government continues to engage with the Pakistan government on this issue.


Fishermen from Porbandar, which is about 250 nautical miles from the Pakistan port of Karachi, often cross into international waters and are caught by the authorities of the neighbouring country. But it’s not always that the fishermen are unaware of the boundary line—environmental pollution, climate change, overfishing and greed are also the reasons why they fish in troubled waters and end up arrested by the Pakistan Navy.


Porbandar, a tiny town on the western tip of Gujarat, is best known as the birthplace of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or the Mahatma as he would later come to be known. In 1915, after he returned from South Africa, Gandhi took the famous train journey from his birthplace to Kolkata to rediscover the country he’d left years earlier. But at the port, memories of the Mahatma are of little help when livelihood is at stake.",0
"He wrote, “#Kalank is rejected… Has a lacklustre *extended* opening weekend… Will find it difficult to sustain on weekdays… Arrival of #AvengersEndgame [on Fri] will hit biz hard… Wed 21


 But finally, despite Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s histrionics (the former looking as if he could well belong to that era, and Bhatt staying watchable, if increasingly, exasperatingly familiar), and Dixit’s wondrous dancing abilities (nobody can touch her when it comes to the grace she displays when she is on the floor), Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen",2
"Earlier, Madras High Court had issued an interim order without providing an opportunity to TikTok to defend itself


The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the order passed by the Madurai bench of the Madras High court over the ban of TikTok, a popular social media platform.",1
"Social media companies followed that with a ""Voluntary Code of Ethics"" for the elections that they submitted to the government. It's essentially a best practices agreement that they will try to abide by the Election Commission's suggestions and rules, including prohibiting campaign advertisements for at least 48 hours before polling begins.


""The potential of mischief for subversion of the process of elections represented by social media is immense,"" said N. Gopalaswami, who was India's chief election commissioner from 2006 to 2009.


Gupta said the Election Commission should have enforced accountability for political parties and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, with penalties for violations.


""India has clearly not done enough,"" he said, adding that some of the responsibility lies with the social media platforms.


""The internet has grown up and is having to leave its parents' home and find a job,"" he said, suggesting that platforms should tune their search engine algorithms to weigh the credibility of sources more heavily than ads and viral content.


Digital platforms have been scrambling to devise strategies to tackle the spread of false information ahead of the election.


Facebook announced a variety of measures last month, from blocking fake accounts to employing third-party fact-checking organizations for the elections.",0
"“There is no doubt that under his (Mulayam Singh’s) leadership and under the SP banner, people of all strata of society have come together and he has taken along people of all other backward classes. PM Narendra Modi, when he was the chief minister in Gujarat, had worked only for the benefit of the upper classes masquerading as backward classes. He portrayed himself as belonging to the backward classes, misused it in the past elections and became the PM,"" Mayawati added, taking a swipe at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.


The BSP supremo said that “unlike PM Modi, Mulayam Singh does not make false promises and does not come from a false background either. Mulayam ji is a true leader and has a pedigree.""


Commenting on the gathbandhan, Mayawati added that “for the sake of the people and for the sake of the party, we have to sometimes take decisions which we need to put at the forefront to decide what is best given the present circumstances of the country. That is why in UP, we have decided to join hands with the SP to contest these elections.""",0
"In 2017, Xiaomi shipped 25.7 million units and was at the second position with 20.6% market share. Samsung, which was ahead of Xiaomi in 2017 with 23.6% market share and 29.4 million units slipped to second position in 2018 with a market share of 25.8%.


The slump in the Chinese smartphone market has made India a major destination for Chinese companies. India is now the biggest market for Xiaomi worldwide.


Other leading Chinese companies Vivo and Oppo, too, did not see any major shift in fortunes and continued to occupy the third and fourth position, respectively.",1
"According to a Counterpoint report, over a third of Samsung Galaxy S users moved to OnePlus 6T and Pixel 3XL during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018.


According to IDC, the company also became the top premium smartphone maker in quarter ending October 2018, beating Samsung and Apple in shipments",1
"The 8MP clicker is accompanied by a 40MP primary camera, a 20MP ultra wide-angle camera and a Time of Flight (ToF) camera for depth mapping.


The ""regular"" Huawei P30 comes with a triple camera system comprising a 40MP+16MP+8MP configuration. It gets a smaller 6.1-inch FHD+ display and a 3,650mAh battery. It is currently priced at €799 (about ₹62,200).


Both the P30 Pro and P30 offer a 32MP selfie camera at the front and support Huawei's 40W Super Charge technology.",1
"Modi egging the crowd to ensure that Congress candidates lose their deposits in the polls. The JD(S)-Congress coalition has been accusing the centre of using central government agencies to target political rivals. Modi hit back saying that those who have nothing to hide shouldn't be afraid.


Modi said that he was himself grilled for hours when he was Gujarat CM but he did not have a problem as he had nothing wrong.


The Opposition have accused the Modi government of using the income tax department to intimidate them. Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy even naming top I-T officials as conduits in the centre's scheme to silence Opposition members.",0
"Lower yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold and weigh on the dollar. A weaker dollar makes bullion cheaper for non-US investors.


Indicating appetite for the safe-haven bullion, holdings in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose about 1% in the previous week. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"“If I had seen depictions like that when I was little, it would have probably helped me navigate all of the confusion that I felt around being at public schools and being one of the only brown people in that space, and looking across at my sister and feeling alienated because we didn’t look alike",2
"An Amazon team auditing Alexa users’ commands transcribes, annotates and analyzes a portion of the voice recordings picked up by Alexa


Although Amazon says the ""access to internal tools is highly controlled,"" it is unclear how many workers have access to the system


An Amazon.com Inc. team auditing Alexa users’ commands has access to location data and can, in some cases, easily find a customer’s home address, according to five employees familiar with the program.


The team, spread across three continents, transcribes, annotates and analyzes a portion of the voice recordings picked up by Alexa. The program, whose existence Bloomberg revealed earlier this month, was set up to help Amazon’s digital voice assistant get better at understanding and responding to commands.


Team members with access to Alexa users’ geographic coordinates can easily type them into third-party mapping software and find home residences, according to the employees, who signed nondisclosure agreements barring them from speaking publicly about the program.


While there’s no indication Amazon employees with access to the data have attempted to track down individual users, two members of the Alexa team expressed concern to Bloomberg that Amazon was granting unnecessarily broad access to customer data that would make it easy to identify a device’s owner.",1
"Apple has received nearly one million devices through its programmes and each Daisy can disassemble 1.2 million devices per year.


In 2018, the company refurbished more than 7.8 million Apple devices and helped divert more than 48,000 metric tons of electronic waste from landfills.


Daisy can take apart iPhones to recover materials such as cobalt, aluminum and tin, which are then recycled back into the manufacturing process.",1
"Since Apple’s eSIM technology is already approved by the department of telecommunications, it’s likely that the company will use it for its new iPhones here.


It’s worth noting that currently only Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Bharti Airtel Ltd provide eSIM services in the country.


That means customers of other telcos will have to take a second connection from either Airtel or Jio.",1
"He received immense love from the Chinese fans post which the actor tweeted, “What a warm and happy welcome here in China by SRK UNIVERSE China


 He told Chinese publication CGTN, “Unfortunately Zero itself wasn’t received too well back home in India, maybe I made the wrong film, maybe I did not do the right storytelling so I am a little wary how it will be received here and I hope people here will like it",2
"The fourth phase is crucial as 13 seats in Rajasthan (67.91%) and six in Madhya Pradesh (69.53%) voted on Monday. BJP won 52 out of 54 seats in these two states in 2014, but lost the assembly elections to the Congress in December.


Maharashtra and Odisha, which had multiphase polling, completed their elections on Monday. While Maharashtra clocked a total tentative turnout of 58.23% (it was 60.32% in 2014), Odisha saw a 68% turnout for simultaneous state and Lok Sabha polling (73.79% in 2014).


Polling for the Hindi heartland also gathered pace with the fourth phase. Five seats in Bihar (59.02% turnout), 13 in Uttar Pradesh (58.84%) and three in Jharkhand (64.38%) went to the polls on Monday.",0
"Facebook has started rolling out an update that lets you permanently delete a message that you accidentally sent to a contact in Messenger. The reaction time, however, is set to 10 minutes of sending the message.


To permanently delete a message, you'll select the messages to be deleted and then tap on Remove for Everyone in the message options. The removed message will be replaced by an alert telling everyone in the chat that it's been deleted. This works in groups as well as one-on-one conversations.


This feature has already been around on messenger in the ""Secret conversation"" mode in the form of a timer function that users can use to set messages to delete themselves after a specified amount of time. ",1
"The BJP is confident of taking both seats and has hit the ground running in the hope that it can add to its tally in the lower house.


“If BJP does well in the Lok Sabha elections as well as the by-polls, there could be an exodus from the coalition,"" Harish Ramaswamy, political analyst and faculty at the Karnatak University, Dharwad said.


However, he says that the advantage at least for the moment is with the Congress as they will eat into the Banjara community votes with Rathod. The Congress has also targeted the BJP over its choice to field the son of Jadhav by overlooking local leadership that would dent its prospects further in Chincholi. The by-polls will be held on 19 May.",0
"Xiaomi rose eight places to grab the 10th position, increasing its semiconductor spending by $2.7 billion in 2018, a 63% growth year-over-year (YoY).


""With the top 10 semiconductor chip buyers commanding an increasing share of the market, technology product marketers at chip vendors must allocate a majority of their resources to their top 10 potential customers,"" noted Yamaji. ",1
"""Performance models need to have a more assertive sound, with more bass. It cannot be a high pitched din, like a sewing machine. It has to be futuristic,"" he said, adding that SUVs will have a deeper sound to reflect their bigger size.


VW has already picked the sound for the Volkswagen ID compact vehicle due to hit showrooms in 2020, but it is still tweaking tones for derivatives like the dune buggy, he said.


For its new EQC model, German rival Mercedes-Benz developed an artificial humming noise loud enough to warn pedestrians that the vehicle is approaching, but not disturb its passengers.


""We want the car to be as quiet as possible from the interior, but there are rules for sound decibel levels for the exterior,"" said Jochen Hermann, head of electric drive development at Mercedes-Benz.


""We picked an acoustic signal for the EQC about a year ago and made a choice between three different sounds,"" he said, adding that the sound had to be as refined as the Stuttgart-based carmarker's combustion vehicles.",1
"Centrum has also raised TCS target prices higher to ₹2,220/share. ""Q4 revenue beat and a favourable exit revenue run-rate leads us to marginally raise USD revenue growth assumptions,"" the brokerage said.


""Attrition remained modest at 11.4% and remains a key positive for TCS (vs Infosys reported standalone attrition of 18.3%). TCS’ ability to better retain talent could also have helped it deliver superior margin execution (vs Infosys, which has done multiple wage interventions in FY19 to stem attrition),"" Centrum Broking said.",3
"After Yaman, Sarkar, NOTA, Uriyadi 2 and so on, Suriya is testing waters with NGK (Nanda Gopalan Kumaran), joining the political film bandwagon


Ever since the project was announced, it has created a buzz among fans, since NGK marks the first collaboration of Suriya and Selvaraghavan


The teaser of the long-awaited NGK, unveiled recently, clocked in more than nine million views on YouTube


Produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, NGK also stars Sai Pallavi, Rakul Preet, Jagapathi Babu and Sampath Raj among others in key roles",2
"Power being a fundamental infrastructure for the state to progress, it remains a serious bottleneck. The domestic investors and also local investors are unable to invest due to lack of power. At the same time, 55 new identified tourism destinations and dream destinations are yet to take off due to scarcity of power. The MSME sector is in a bad shape, state economy is in paralysis and FDI has not trickled down to the state.


While this had led to the governance failure in Jammu and Kashmir, the political leaderships have failed people and now the people are unconcerned with elections and a call for boycott invariably catapults candidates to victory because even a single vote is enough for a candidate to win.",0
"Physical demand for the metal had also been robust last week with India and Singapore leveraging the correction in prices ahead of a key gold-buying festival. (Reuters)


Last week, the metal slipped to a four-month low after the US Fed chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes of a rate cut this year


Gold prices climbed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods, escalating Sino-U.S. trade tensions, which prompted risk-off sentiment and boosted safe-haven assets.


Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,282.38 per ounce, as of 0301 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.2 percent at $1,283.90 an ounce.


""We have seen a bit of a risk-averse move this morning in Asian trading following the comments from Trump over the weekend regarding the U.S.-China trade deal,"" ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said.",3
"Apple plans to announce two new services — a premium Apple News subscription offering and an original video content initiative — at the end of March


The move aims to help developers build an app once and have it work on the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers


San Francisco: Apple Inc. wants to make it easier for software coders to create tools, games and other applications for its main devices in one fell swoop — an overhaul designed to encourage app development and, ultimately, boost revenue.


The ultimate goal of the multistep initiative, code-named “Marzipan,"" is by 2021 to help developers build an app once and have it work on the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, said people familiar with the effort. That should spur the creation of new software, increasing the utility of the company’s gadgets.",1
New York/San Francisco: Facebook Inc. said a change in the way it configured computer servers caused a widespread outage of the social-media network and its other services that stretched over two days.,1
"Honor Band 4 comes with a 6-axis sensor which helps in user’s swim stroke recognition. it also comes with convenience features such as smart notifications and water resistance up to 5 ATM.


Honor Band 4Honor Band 4 amazonHonorHonor bandHuaweiHonor band 4 language changeHonor band 4 colour display",1
"The Moto G7 series also includes phones such as G7 Plus, G7 Power and G7 Play. While the Moto G7 Power has already been launched in India at ₹16,999, Motorola is expected to launch other G7 phones in India soon.


The Moto G7 sports a 6.2-inch Max Vision full HD+ LCD display with U-shaped notch. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 632 chipset that is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The smartphone has a 12MP dual camera system at the back which supports modes such as portrait, spot color, cinemagraph, and auto smile capture. It also comes integrated with Google Lens. The front of the smartphone has an 8MP camera.",1
"Customers can send or receive P2P payments by simply selecting a contact from their phone contact book or entering UPI ID or bank account of the recipient.


Customers can send or receive P2P payments by simply selecting a contact from their phone contact book or entering UPI ID or bank account of the recipient


Bengaluru: Amazon Pay on Monday launched person-to-person (P2P) payments for Android users who can now make instant bank-to-bank transfers using the UPI platform on the Amazon app.",1
"Shares in Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) plunged on Monday to their lowest in over five years as claims of financial mismanagement and broader sectoral woes continue to plague the home loan provider.


Investigative media outlet Cobrapost had alleged last week that loans from Indian state banks were diverted by Dewan to shell companies, including those linked to its controlling shareholders. Dewan has, however, denied lending to shell companies and said it had not received any communication from the government in relation to an investigation.",3
"For 28-year-old Babu Pradhan, an auto driver in Haldia, the Ganga means opportunity, and he and his peers believe the renewed focus on cleaning the river could lead to an increase in economic activity and employment generation.


“Industry here is centred on the Ganga and it is our connection to the rest of the country. Even though this is an industrial town, there are very few jobs here and the port is a key source of employment. If the government focuses on improving connectivity by increasing jetties and dredging, increased water levels will bring bigger boats to Haldia, which means more jobs. We are hopeful that the new terminal being built will do that for us,"" he said.(Read more..)",0
"The Redmi Note 7 starts at ₹9,999 for the base variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage while the Redmi Note 7 Pro is priced at ₹13,999 for its base 4GB RAM and 64GB variant.


The Redmi Note 7 had managed to sell 200,000 units within ""a few minutes"", according to Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain.",1
"In a list of frequently asked questions about Alexa, Amazon says it uses mobile device location to provide more relevant answers and recommendations, and to enable features like reminders designed to trigger when a user reaches a certain place.


A second internal Amazon software tool, available to a smaller pool of workers who tag transcripts of voice recordings to help Alexa categorize requests, stores more personal data, according to one of the employees.


After punching in a customer ID number, those workers, called annotators and verifiers, can see the home and work addresses and phone numbers customers entered into the Alexa app when they set up the device, the employee said. If a user has chosen to share their contacts with Alexa, their names, numbers and email addresses also appear in the dashboard. That data is in the system so that if a customer says “Send a message to Laura,"" human reviewers can make sure transcribers wrote the name correctly so that the software learns to pair that request with the Laura in the contact list.


One employee said that, as recently as a year ago, an Amazon dashboard detailing a user’s contacts displayed full phone numbers. Now, in that same panel, some digits are obscured.


Amazon further limited access to data after Bloomberg’s April 10 report, two of the employees said. Some data associates, who transcribe, annotate and verify audio recordings, arrived for work to find that they no longer had access to software tools they had previously used in their jobs, these people said. As of press time, their access had not been restored.",1
"His wife Natasha Gambhir showed an income of ₹6.15 lakh in the IT returns filed during the same period


NEW DELHI: Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is the richest among all the candidates in fray for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi with total assets worth ₹147 core.


The cricketer-turned-politician, who will be making his electoral debut from East Delhi, has shown an income of nearly ₹12.40 crore in the income tax returns filed for 2017-18. His wife Natasha Gambhir showed an income of ₹6.15 lakh in the IT returns filed during the same period.


Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari has a total of movable and immovable assets worth over ₹24 crore, an increase of over ₹4.33 crore from 2014, according to his poll affidavit.",0
"Zuckerberg spent most of his speech talking about Facebook’s commitment to a privacy-focused future, which will include more ephemeral posts, small-group activity rather than public sharing, and encryption for Facebook’s messaging apps. (Bloomberg)


Facebook could have shown its commitment to privacy that would have saved Zuckerberg some time: by rolling out “Clear History” feature


It turns out that browsing data is more deeply ingrained into Facebook’s systems than anyone realised


Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg stood on stage Tuesday at the company’s annual F8 conference in San Jose, California, in front of a giant screen sharing a simple message: “The future is private.""


Zuckerberg spent most of his speech talking about Facebook’s commitment to a privacy-focused future, which will include more ephemeral posts, small-group activity rather than public sharing, and encryption for Facebook’s messaging apps. But there was an easy way Facebook could have shown its commitment to privacy that would have saved Zuckerberg some time: by rolling out “Clear History,"" a feature Facebook promised a year ago that will let people disassociate their internet-browsing histories from their Facebook profiles.",1
"”Dabangg 3 marks Sudeep’s comeback to Hindi cinema after Rakta Charitra 2, which was directed by Ram Gopal Varma


 According to reports, Sudeep is going to play an antagonist in the cop-actioner’s third installment, which is being directed by Prabhudheva",2
"The powerful innards makes the Area 51m more powerful than most of the gaming notebooks which typically run on mobile CPUs designed for higher efficiency and low power consumption. There is ample space in the form of 1TB HDD to download and stock multiple AAA games simultaneously. The PC runs Windows 10 and has an Alienware’s new Command Centre which provides gamers CPU and GPU overclocking capabilities.


The Area 51m notebook has a 17.3-inch display with non-reflective matte finish on top. Most gaming notebooks usually have 15.6-inch display. A few like Acer have experimented with big screens.",1
Facebook will also start to make public the minutes of its meetings on content policy. The company will release quarterly reports on how well its artificial intelligence works to identify content that needs to be taken down.,1
"The settlement also requires TikTok operators to take offline all videos made by children younger than 13, the US FTC said. (Reuters)


TikTok reaches an agreement with US FTC, resolving allegations that it failed to obtain parental consent before collecting children's data


TikTok is now making changes to better accommodate younger users in the US based on guidance from the FTC


New York: Musical.ly, the popular teen video app now known as TikTok, will pay a record $5.7 million to settle claims by the US government that it illegally collected personal information from children.",1
"""The truth behind the Maa-Mati-Manush government is something else. For the sake of her votebank politics, Didi has joined hands with those who raise slogans to break India into many pieces.


""By letting infiltrators in, she has also betrayed the land of Bengal and by advocating a rule of hooliganism in the state, she has destroyed all hopes of the people of West Bengal,"" he added.",0
"And you rightly said that it’s not home ground and hence we had to do a lot of research for the show


Why did you choose Shweta Tripathi for the part?I don’t know how to explain this, but from the very first day, we had only Shweta in our mind


 It was a dumb idea but I wanted to get people’s attention by making them laugh and then give them all the serious stuff (laughs)",2
"”Kher’s full tweet read, “Dear @akshaykumar! Have been reading about you explaining to certain people about your loyalty to our country


 Stop it! Their real profession is to make people like you & me feel defensive for talking in favour of India


👏”Akshay had said in his statement that he had never really kept secret that he holds a Canadian passport",2
"The only film that is ahead of Endgame’s remarkable figure is James Cameron’s sci-fi adventure movie Avatar, which is reigning supreme at 2


It is telling how successful studio head Kevin Feige has been in building the MCU over the years by just glancing at the top ten highest grossing movies of all time internationally",2
She also confirmed that it was Craig’s decision to rope in Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a co-writer on the film,2
"Two Essel Group companies, Konti Infrapower and Multiventures Pvt. Ltd and Edisons Utility Works Pvt. Ltd, failed to repay in full the investment of the FMPs. This led to Kotak AMC to hold back part of the payments that were due to mature on 8 April.


HDFC AMC, ahead of the maturity date of 15 April, decided to roll over the FMPs that held the Essel paper by more than a year. HDFC AMC needs the consent of at least 75% of its investors before it can roll over the FMP.


“Sebi has asked Kotak AMC under what provision did it stop part redemption in one of its FMP,"" said one of the two people mentioned above. The market regulator also wrote to HDFC AMC on Thursday seeking answers on its FMP maturing on 15 April.


“Sebi has sought (to know) from HDFC AMC what happens if it does not get 100% consent from investors to roll over the FMP. How will the deal with Essel impact the FMP payment to the rest of the investors who may not consent? The majority of investors are believed to have consented to the rollover,"" said the second person.",3
"""Ya'll, I haven't gotten my daily dosage of dank memes and I think that's why I'm cranky. #FacebookDown,"" a user Mayra Mesina tweeted.


Facebook, which gets a vast majority of its revenue from advertising, told Bloomberg that it was still investigating the overall impact ""including the possibility of refunds for advertisers.""",1
"The smartphone is powered by the same Snapdragon 632 SoC on the G7, but with lower memory and storage—3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The smartphone runs Android Pie 9 and


Connectivity options include USB Type-C port, 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 and 3.5mm headphone jack .",1
"Nearly 15 million first-time voters will exercise their franchise in the seven-phase elections, according to the EC",0
"The ₹1,345-crore initial public offering (IPO) received bids for over 91 crore shares against the total issue size of more than 1.76 crore shares, as per the NSE's data till 1615 hrs.


The IPO comprises of fresh issue of up to ₹400 crore and offer for sale of up to 1,75,82,000 equity shares, including anchor portion of 74,54,119 equity shares.",3
" In the run up to the polls, Rahul Gandhi has made a series of announcements which could find a detailed mention in the manifesto


New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi led Congress party is all set to release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday noon. Gandhi is expected to be present at the event which will take place at party's headquarters of 24, Akbar Road in the national capital.


The manifesto is a result of crowdsourcing inputs for over six months beginning with October last year. A manifesto committe formed by the party went into several specific issues and held public and expert consultations over each of them across the country.",0
"Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood’s most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated Boyz N the Hood and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died


Singleton’s family said on Monday that he died in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends, after being taken off life support


Singleton was in his early 20s, just out of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, when he wrote, directed and produced Boyz N the Hood


 Based on Singleton’s upbringing and shot in his old neighborhood, the low-budget production starred Cuba Gooding Jr


 and Ice Cube and centered on three friends in South Central Los Angeles, where college aspirations competed with the pressures of gang life


 Boyz N the Hood was a critical and commercial hit, given a 20-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and praised as a groundbreaking extension of rap to the big screen, a realistic and compassionate take on race, class, peer pressure and family


”For many, the 1991 release captured the explosive mood in Los Angeles in the months following the videotaped police beating of Rodney King


 Boyz N the Hood also came out at a time when, thanks to the efforts to Spike Lee and others, black films were starting to get made by Hollywood after a long absence


Singleton became the first black director to receive an Academy Award nomination, an honor he would say was compensation for the academy’s snubbing Lee and Do the Right Thing two years earlier, and was nominated for best screenplay


 “As I started to think about what I wanted to do with my life, and cinema became an option, it was just natural that this was probably gonna be my first film",2
"But I think if you see something is wrong and say nothing about it, you have already sided with the oppressor


”Does she have any hope that outspoken women like her would be treated fairly in the film industry? “I have hope in Hyderabad film industry


 He put out a long tweet recalling a recording in which I did everything in my capacity to avoid being in the same place as Mr",2
"The Samsung Galaxy S10e is available at an effective price of ₹46,900, thanks to an instant cashback of ₹5,000 as well as a cashback of ₹4,000 if the purchase is made using HDFC debit or credit card.


This cashback offer has brought the price of the Galaxy S10e even closer to its most fierce rival, the OnePlus 6T. It is now priced between the 8GB/256GB variant of the 6T that costs ₹41,999 and the McLaren Edition, priced at ₹50,999.",1
"The character tries to rebuild his life post-divorce as a long-distance single father on the South Side of Chicago who’s on a quest for love, respect, and a new barber",2
"In India, the market for smart toys is still small compared to generic plastic toys but the demand is increasing, particularly in cities such as New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad, according to Vivek Goyal, co-founder of PlayShifu—a tech start-up known for its augmented reality-based smart toys such as the Orboot globe.


Experts point out that since these toys use microphones, cameras, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and data collated from users is stored on a remote server, it makes them as vulnerable as any other connected device.


“As an individual user, when you buy such toys you are giving them the right to utilise that data. However, if there are laws and frameworks which can mandate toy companies to have stringent privacy policies, misuse of the data can be curtailed,"" says Rohan Vaidya, regional director of sales, India, at CyberArk, an IT security firm.",1
"The 44-year-old The Big Bang Theory actor and Alaina, 21, made their relationship public in September last year",2
"In Bikaner, Union minister and former IAS officer Arjun Ram Meghwal (BJP) is facing a tough fight from his cousin and Congress candidate Madangopal Meghwal, a former IPS officer. Two seers -- Sumedhanand Saraswati and Baba Balaknath -- are contesting the polls from Sikar and Alwar respectively.


In the seven Lok Sabha constituencies spread across three districts in West Bengal, it is a four-cornered contest between the Trinamool Congress, BJP, Congress and the CPI(M). The Trinamool had won all the seven seats in 2014.


The Bangaon Lok Sabha seat will witness an interesting battle between sitting MP Mamata Bala Thakur of the Trinamool and her nephew Shantanu Thakur of the BJP. They hail from the numerically strong Matua community, which both parties are trying to woo.


Of the five seats in Bihar, Hajipur and Saran are considered pocket boroughs of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ram Vilas Paswan and the RJD of Lalu Prasad respectively. The other three constituencies are Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Madhubani.


Both Paswan, a Union minister, and Prasad, serving jail term in fodder scam cases, are not in the fray, but their parties are making all-out efforts to retain their influence.


In the four seats in Jharkhand -- Hazaribagh, Koderma, Ranchi and Khunti, polling will be held between 7 am and 4 pm. Voting ends two hours before the scheduled end in other constituencies due to security reasons as some areas are affected by Left-Wing Extremism.",0
"The states are crucial in the calculations of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and regional parties.


Apart from the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, 18 assembly constituencies also witnessed bypolls on Thursday—seats that could decide the fate of chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s government.


Five Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam (with a turnout 76.45%), Bihar (62.04%) and Odisha (64%) and eight in Uttar Pradesh (62.06%) went to the polls in the second phase of the general elections.",0
"Sarangi took voluntary retirement while serving as a joint secretary of the Government of India to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last November. Patnaik, a former Mumbai police commissioner joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last year three years after his retirement.


On Wednesday evening, Patnaik was named the BJD candidate from Bhubaneswar, replacing Prasanna Kumar Patasani, a four time MP. Experts believe that by replacing Patasani, BJD might have managed the anti-incumbency in the capital city. Arup Patnaik is seen as an able administrator because of his IPS experience as a top cop of Mumbai and provides a good contest to Sarangi whose name was announced as BJP candidate earlier this month.


“Bhubaneswar is a now a fight between heavyweights. Both are known faces in the city and in the state. Both have good experience behind them as administrators. It’s an IAS vs IPS fight, and would be tough to predict who will win,"" said Gyana Ranjan Swain, a political analyst in Odisha.",0
"Tamilrockers regularly hosts illegally uploaded content like movies and TV shows, often as soon as they are released


0, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, was uploaded on Tamilrockers, the production house Lyca Productions filed an appeal at the Madras High Court",2
"Although Thanos did not appear until 2012’s The Avengers, the reason why the Avengers came into existence was because of Thanos and other intergalactic threats like him


Even as the game of thrones was played, with all its intrigue, machinations, betrayal, murder and whatnot, the presence of the Night King remained in the periphery


 Similarly, Thanos continued to pull the strings and did not himself attack earth until last year’s Avengers: Infinity War


 The people of Westeros had faced him before, but that was thousands of years ago, and nobody remembered him now


 He had a Malthusian goal of reducing the universe’s population by half so the remaining half will be left with more resources",2
"Each attack represented an attempt by a person or computer to log in to an account with a stolen or generated username and password, according to a new edition of the ""State of the internet/security"" report from Cloud delivery network provider Akamai Technologies.


Canada comes close third for attacks. However, India and Canada are greatly overshadowed in volume compared with the US, said the report that focused on credential stuffing — or breaching of databases — attacks.


The US witnessed 1,252 crore hacking attempts in 2018, compared with 120 crore in India and 102 crore in Canada.",1
"“There is a regular checking and a de-mining squad is sent out along with sniffer dogs to check for any IED presence. All armed forces are sanitizing the areas and all necessary precautions are being taken,"" he said.


Another senior official also confirmed, on the condition of anonymity, that while helicopters will be used to transport election officials, their induction and de-induction will be phased out.


“For safety reasons the polling booths have been shifted to about 5-6 kms away from the villages and kept very close to main roads so as to avoid ambushes. We will start moving election officials three days prior to the polling date and phase out their de-inductions as well after assessing the threat and availability of choppers,"" the official added.",0
"New Delhi: Assam’s 14 Lok Sabha seats will go to the polls from 11 April. The 2014 voter turnout in Assam was 79.88%, higher than the all-India figure of 66.4%. Mint decodes the electoral puzzle of the state considered the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) gateway to the North-East.


Assam has a population of 31.2 million, with a literacy rate of 73.18%, a trifle lower than the country’s average of 74.04%. At 86%, Assam is third on the list of states with the highest share of rural population. The state’s sex ratio is 958, better than the country’s 943. Almost a fifth of the state’s population belongs to reserved categories. There is one Lok Sabha seat reserved for a scheduled caste candidate and two for those from the scheduled tribes. More than a third of the state’s area is covered by forests. It is home to several national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and golf courses.",0
"In subscription-based platforms, Origins provides multiple options. So users with limited budget can go for the ₹ 399 monthly plan which gives access to all old games and 10 hours of free access to new games. For unlimited and early access to new games, users will have to switch to the ₹ 999 monthly plan. Microsoft also rolled out its Netflix style subscription plan called Xbox Pass, which costs $1 in the first month and $9.99 every month after that. The pass provides unlimited access to all new exclusive Xbox One titles.",1
"Echo speakers use on-device keyword spotting to detect the ""wake"" word and only the ""wake"" word. When the ""wake"" word is detected, the light ring around the top of the device turns blue to indicate that Alexa is streaming audio to the Cloud.


""At any time, you can turn the microphone off by pushing the microphone button on the top of the device and this creates an electrical disconnect to the mic, which will turn on a red ring to visually indicate that the device is muted,"" informed Kumar.


According to Amazon, the voice utterances spoken to the device may be used in order to deliver and improve its services.


The users, if needed, can delete specific voice recordings associated with their accounts by going to History in Settings in the Alexa App, drilling down for a specific entry, and then tapping the delete button. You can also delete all voice recordings associated with your account for each of your Alexa-enabled products.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"But this was not just true to Tony Stark’s character, it was also a way Marvel reinvented the genre and paved the way for a superhero team that protects the world


SuperpowersIron Man is a superhero in the sense that he did not mutate into one, or he did not fall from the sky, or he did not get a special serum, and so on


 He is an entirely self-made superhero, and enjoys the same status that Batman enjoys in the Justice League


 And just like Batman, it is his mind and his gadgets because of which he can face beings like the Hulk",2
"IFC, which had invested ₹400 crore in Polycab, is selling around one-third of its 15% stake for ₹379.8 crore, at the upper end of the price band.


Polycab manufactures and sells a diverse range of wires and cables, including power cables, control cables, instrumentation cables, solar cables, building wires, flexible cables and communication cables.


In 2009, the company diversified into the engineering, procurement and construction business, which includes design, engineering, supply, execution and commissioning of power distribution, and rural electrification projects. In 2014, it had diversified further to manufacture fast-moving electrical goods, such as fans, LED lighting and luminaires, switches and switchgears, solar products and conduits.",3
"com reached out to Karanvir on his return to Naagin 3, he said, “Give me some time, I don’t want to talk about it at the moment


Producer Ekta Kapoor had recently shared a video giving a hint at what’s being planned for the big finale


wear ur seatbelts the craziest finale of the season is coming !!!! … this may Bela is going to get help from a strange benefactor n an unfinished story will reach d most dramatic",2
"Last month, Fitbit forecast first-quarter revenue of between $250 million and $268 million.  (Reuters)


Fitbit is trying to persuade investors that it can hang on to users and sell them future devices if it gets them onto its tracking platform


iFitbit Inc launched its cheapest smartwatch on Wednesday to defend its position as the second-largest seller of smartwatches after Apple Inc.",1
"Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, in a recent interview to Hindustan Times newspaper, claimed that several surgical strikes were carried out by India against terrorist targets when the Congress-led UPA was in power.


The ruling BJP has made national security, surgical strikes and air strikes in Balakot an election issue and has claimed that it can protect the country from acts of terrorism. Modi also alleged UPA allowed India’s share of river waters to flow into Pakistan.",0
"New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday banned the screening of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during poll period, and said any such film that subserved the purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the electronic media.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a Congress activist seeking a stay on the release of the biopic and said the Election Commission would be an ""appropriate"" place to seek redressal.",0
"Like multiple cameras, dual screen is another attempt by phone companies to create some buzz around their brands


NEW DELHI: Hot on the heels of foldable phones announced by Royole and Samsung, smartphone makers are pushing a new category—dual-screen phones. Unlike foldable screens which are made of a single giant screen that can be folded from the middle, dual-screen phones have two separate screens—on both the front and back panels (remember the Nokia Communicator?).


Smartphones like the YotaPhone and Meizu Pro 7 have attempted dual displays before. The YotaPhone used an LCD screen on the front and an E-ink display on the back. An E-ink display is the one used in Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. They are slower and cannot produce a full-colour image like LCD or AMOLED (an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode screen activates pixels faster) panels.


“What differentiates the latest attempts from the past, is that they have been able to improve upon the idea of a dual-display with their innovations, offering full-screen colour displays on the secondary screen,"" notes Prabhu Ram, head (industry intelligence group) at CyberMedia Research. A case in point is the Vivo Nex Dual Display Edition, which has a 6.4-inch full HD AMOLED screen on the front and 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED screen on the back. It is currently available in China at 4,998 yuan (around ₹52,490).",1
"The current Realme line-up comprising the Realme 1, Realme 2, Realme 2 Pro and Realme C1 will feature the old logo.


Realme announced its split with Oppo to become an independent brand in July, which was the second time an Oppo executive parted ways to continue with a new brand. The previous split was made by OnePlus’ Pete Lau.",1
"For the ceremony, she wore a classic white off shoulder gown and later changed into an embroidered dress with pearls and gemstones",2
"The 30-year-old actor has been signed for the Hindi remake of Tate Taylor’s 2016 thriller The Girl on the Train


Confirming the news, Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO of Reliance Entertainment, said, “Not only is The Girl On The Train, one of the best psychological thrillers but also a heartwarming story of the female protagonist and her discovery of life


 We have procured the rights of the book and the film and will be adapting it from an Indian storytelling perspective


”The Girl on the Train, starring Emily Blunt, was an official adaptation of Paul Hawkins bestseller of the same name",2
"""The biggest cause of falling back into poverty is healthcare,"" Congress President Rahul Gandhi said at a political rally weeks before India starts voting in a general election on 11 April.


He said Congress was working on developing legislation that would guarantee certain mininum healthcare to all Indians.


India currently ranks 130 out of 189 countries in the UN human development ranking, reflecting insufficient spending on health, education and income parameters, despite the economy growing at more than 7% a year for more than a decade.",0
"S was rocking the charts in Hollywood, some Indian shows too had the audience hooked to their TV screens


 Today, most people, who have witnessed the magical 90s, reminisce about the kind of shows that aired back in time


Before you start day-dreaming about the fabulous cult show or sneakily watch an episode on YouTube at work, let’s take a look at what the stars of Dekh Bhai Dekh are up to now


Shivpuri as Raj DiwanThe real boss of the family, Sarla was a social activist, always on the lookout to change society for the better


While Sushma is also remembered for her role in Dhadkan, she is currently working extensively in theatre


Navin Nischol as BalrajThe forgetful Balraj Diwan was the elder son of the family, and quite a workaholic",2
"Actor Tessa Thompson says she drew inspiration from her childhood memories for her character in upcoming film Little Woods


The Nia DaCosta directorial features Thompson and Lily James as two estranged sisters from North Dakota who are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage",2
"The Adaptive Battery feature will, however, make its way to the Nokia 8 in a few weeks as HMD Global said that it is currently being tested.


The Nokia 8 will also miss out on Gesture based navigation, since the Nokia 8 has capacity touch buttons for navigation.


You will most likely be notified by a push notification once your device receives the Pie update. In case you haven’t received it, you can go to Settings-->System-->Software Update to manually check for updates.",1
"So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.2%, while foreign investors have bought $5.60 billion in equity and sold $261.10 million in debt market.


Asian currencies were trading lower. Japanese yen was down 0.2%, Thai Baht 0.11%, Singapore dollar 0.1%. However, Indonesian rupiah was up 0.2%, South Korean won 0.05%.",3
"Silver ready slumped by ₹80 to ₹38,100 per kg, while weekly-based delivery fell ₹232 to ₹36,988 per kg.",3
"The commission’s statement comes weeks ahead of general elections in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term. Modi came to power in 2014 promising a crackdown on corruption. The election commission’s comments and any adverse ruling from the top court may dent the anti-graft credentials of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.


Election Commission’s spokeswoman Sheyphali Sharan did not answer two calls made to her mobile phone.",0
"Agarwal says most of the anchor investors in this REIT are US-based, and this is an entirely new pool of money coming into the real estate market.


“...Blackstone is playing the role of being the fiduciary to the investors and has an eclectic list of investors including large sovereign and pension funds across the globe,"" he said.


Blackstone is India’s largest owner of commercial real estate, with over 100 million sq ft of space, and has committed to invest $5.4 billion across 33 investments in real estate. Of this, nearly $4 billion is in office space alone.",3
"Some people search their whole lives to find what I found in you ♥️ I fall for you every day every minute


 Words will never be enough to express my love n gratitude towards too ♥️I m super lucky to have you in my life",2
"""Brent prices increased more than 30 percent year-to-date as OPEC continued to cut supply for four months in a row and optimism over U.S.-China trade talks helped to buoy the demand outlook,"" U.S. bank J.P.Morgan said in a note.


To prop up prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-affiliated allies like Russia, known as OPEC , have pledged to withhold around 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of supply this year.


Energy consultancy FGE said these cuts meant ""excess inventories are disappearing,"" adding that ""the market is poised for prices to rise to $75 per barrel or higher"" for Brent.


""Oil bulls are drawing heart from the strong employment data in the U.S.,"" said Sukrit Vijayakar, director of energy consultancy Trifecta.",3
"EU countries have until the end of June to assess cybersecurity risks related to 5G, leading to an bloc-wide assessment by Oct. 1. Using this, EU countries would then have to agree measures to mitigate risks by the end of the year.


Such measures could include certification requirements and tests of products or suppliers regarded as potential security risks. The bloc will decide by Oct. 1, 2020, whether to take further action.


The EU has already passed a new law to give permanent status to the EU Cybersecurity Agency and to guide on cybersecurity certification.",1
"This means, along with the price cut, OnePlus 6T's base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage was available at ₹34,999, down from its original price of ₹37,999.


The 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model also received the discount of the same amount, and it retailed for ₹41,999. We expect the smartphone to receive a similar discount during the summer sale. The OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro are due for launch in India on May 14 and the OnePlus 6T's price cut makes sense just prior to the launch of its successors.",1
"The Galaxy Fold has a 4.6-inch screen on the front, which makes it smaller than most modern smartphone screens. But it opens up to become a 7.3-inch tablet, letting users run three apps at once. It has half a terabyte of storage and 12 gigabytes of RAM, rivaling high-end laptops. It also has six cameras and a pair of batteries.


The device feels like a tablet when opened up. There’s a satisfying click sound for the hinge. A crease is noticeable, but it doesn’t get in the way of using it. There’s spacing between two sides of the touchscreen keyboard so that typing with thumbs is comfortable.


When folded shut, the front-facing screen is small, and there is a noticeable gap above and below the display. The phone is also fairly thick when closed. It comes in silver, black, green and blue and pre-orders begin on Monday. The device will be available in the U.S. on the wireless networks of AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc.",1
"TikTok has been downloaded by nearly 300 million users so far in India, out of more than 1 billion downloads globally. (Bloomberg)


It wasn't immediately clear whether the Union IT ministry would revoke its instructions to Apple and Google on the TikTok ban


The TikTok ban worried the social media industry in India as it sees legal worries mounting if courts increasingly regulate content on their platforms


New Delhi: In a boost to Beijing Bytedance Technology Co., the Madras high court on Wednesday lifted the TikTok ban that it had imposed on 3 April following a case accusing the short video-sharing app of propagating pornographic content and exposing children to predators.",1
"“For me, it’s really fun telling this story in a slightly less conventional way because it means you can bend the character slightly


 So me running around like a lunatic and dancing as if my life depended on it in this kind of wild, anarchic way, is not necessarily something we’ve seen Elton John do before",2
"The worldwide personal computing devices (PCD) market, comprised of traditional PCs and tablets, are expected to decline 3.3% in 2019, according to a new estimate from the International Data Corp (IDC).


""Notebooks/mobile workstations and detachable tablets are expected to take 53% of all PCD shipments by 2023, a clear majority,"" Jay Chou, Research Manager of the PCD Tracker at IDC, said in a statement.",1
"Fatehpur Sikri will see a triangular battle between Babbar, BJP's Rajkumar Chahar and BSP's Shreebhagwan Sharma, who is a two-time MLA from Debai assembly constituency of Bulandshahr.


While in the temple-town constituency of Mathura, Bollywood ""dream girl"" of yesteryears, Hema Malini, is seeking re-election after winning the seat in the 2014 general elections.


The other candidates in the fray are Kunwar Narendra Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Mahesh Pathak of the Congress.


In Amroha, sitting BJP MP Kanwar Singh Tanwar will lock horns with Bahujan Samaj Party's Kunwar Danish Al, who recently joined the party after quitting as the general secretary of the Janata Dal-Secular.


The eight Lok Sabha seats were bagged by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014. This time it faces a tough fight from the SP-BSP-RLD alliance.",0
"Unlike a conventional fridge, this smart fridge lets users see what is inside it from their smartphone, Samsung Smart TV or through its 21-inch screen. It can also mirror content from the TV and play music from Spotify.",1
"A panel discussion, ‘Faces from the Transgender Community’, features activists such as Sonali Dalvi, who works for transgender rights, and attempts to give the audience a glimpse of real-life challenges faced by the community


 On the first day, the film Laurence Anyways, unspools the story of a deep friendship between a woman called Fred and a transgender woman, Laurence, who wants to become a woman


“While curating the festival, we are less bothered about technical aspects such as cinematography and more concerned about stories that can touch the heart


 While the festival strives to be a safe place for the queer community to interact, it is also working towards drawing straight people to watching films about the margins,” says Konnur",2
"He added that while Naidu will not seek the prime minister’s post in case the BJP loses, the TDP supremo is likely to seek a “meatier role"" at the Centre. “He has done this in the past, where he served as the convenor of a coalition in the United Front government. With him going around the country and campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections, Naidu’s opposition to Modi is now complete,"" said the TDP leader.


In fact, the AP chief minister even went to the extent of organizing a state-sponsered day-long protest in New Delhi in February, for which he took scores of people from Andhra Pradesh in two special trains. With 25 Lok Sabha seats in AP, Naidu might have some leverage if he manages to win a good number of seats this time. In the 2014 elections, the TDP won 15 seats when it was in an alliance with the BJP.",0
"The results suggest that cyber criminals are increasingly relying on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other legitimate social media and messaging platforms to communicate with each other and sell stolen identities, credit card numbers and other ill-gotten gains.


Given the ease of use, absence of fees and other benefits of these platforms, continuation of this trend in 2019 should come as no surprise, said ""Current State of Cybercrime - 2019"" white paper, released by RSA Security.


Trade in stolen identities would gain greater momentum with more stores likely opening on legitimate platforms to sell this type of data, the study said.",1
But I think there’s a lot of ways that people can be visually compelling without looking quote-unquote perfect,2
"Then there is the Core X series, which is targeted at professionals with more resource-intensive work requirements. It includes seven variants starting at $589 in US. Its top-of-the-line variant packs in 18 cores and 36 threads, and is priced at $1,979. For users with heavy workloads, Intel has announced a 28-core chipset, Xeon W-3175X, for workstations. It will be available from December 2018, while the other two family of chipsets will hit US stores in November 2018. There is no word on when the mobile version of the new chipsets, for laptops and 2-in-1s, will be available.


In terms of performance upgrade, Intel’s tests suggest up to 11% more frames per second (FPS) in games such as Conquerors Blade and Total War: Warhammer II. The new chipsets support refresh rates of up to 220fps, which means a smoother gaming experience. Similarly, editing videos in Adobe Premier Pro is going to get 34% faster compared with 8th gen chipsets. Clearly, upgrading to the new chipsets will speed up things for professionals involved in gaming, content creation and video editing.",1
"The Vivo V15 sports the same pop-up camera mechanism, display and design as the V15 Pro but lacks a few key features. The V15 skips the 48MP primary rear camera and goes for the traditional rear-facing fingerprint sensor instead of an in-display sensor found inside the V15 Pro. The V15 runs MediaTek's Helio P70 processor while the V15 Pro runs Qualcomm's Snapdragon 675 SoC.


The Vivo V15 sports a 6.39-inch Ultra Full View AMOLED display at the front with a resolution of 2340x1080. It is powered by MediaTek's Helio P70 processor paired with 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. ",1
"”Alice Webb, director of BBC Children’s, which includes CBBC, said, “She has shone so brightly on our screens, both in Millie Inbetween and Almost Never, and it’s unthinkable that she won’t be part of our journey going forward


”Mya-Lecia’s co-actor Millie Innes took to Instagram and shared a heartfelt post about her friend and wrote, “Devestated for Mya",2
"India's current account deficit (CAD), or the difference between outflow and inflow of foreign exchange in the current account, widened to 2.9% of the GDP in the second quarter of the fiscal, against 1.1% in the year-ago period, mainly due to a large trade deficit.


In volume terms, the country's total gold imports increased by 22.43% to 955.16 tonnes in 2017-18. It stood at 780.14 tonnes in 2016-17.",3
"Bengaluru outdid its 2014 average as it recorded an average of 51.26%, 50.84%, 54.2%, and 64.09% turnouts in the four seats.


Chennai did fare better than its northern neighbour but low by its own standards. In the three seats--north, south and central--it recorded voting averages of 61.76%, 57.43% and 57.86 taking its average to just over 59% as against 2014, when the city recorded an average of just under 62%.


While the traditional narrative sways towards arguments painting the city folk as a lazy lot, willing to scramble away for a weekend vacation, political analysts present a few more possibilities.


“Urban voter roll preparation could be deeply flawed and the linkage between voting behaviour and service delivery could be really low when compared to the rural side which is very tight,"" Sudhir Krishnaswamy, political analyst and faculty at the Azim Premji University in Bengaluru, says.",0
"7.8-inch AMOLED display; 1,920x1,440p; 4:3 aspect ratio; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150; up to 8GB RAM/256GB storage.


mint-india-wire foldable phonesfoldable smartphonesSamsung foldable phoneAppleGoogleApple iPhonetechnologygadgets",1
"The fall in gold imports is expected to keep a lid on India's current account deficit (CAD). (Reuters)


 India's CAD widened to 2.9% in Q2 FY19, against 1.1% in a year ago, mainly due to a widening trade deficit


New Delhi: India's gold imports dipped about 5.5% in value terms to $29.5 billion in April-February 2018-19, which is expected to keep a lid on the current account deficit. Total gold imports in the corresponding period of 2017-18 stood at $31.2 billion, according to commerce ministry data. Softening gold prices in global markets seen as the reason for the contraction in imports.",3
"Google and Apple blocked the download of the Chinese short video-sharing app, following a request from the government.


But there are some market and technical realities which will not make the ban very effective on the ground and the possible issues and concerns will continue to bother people, especially increasingly worrying parents, according to market research firm techARC.


Any existing user of TikTok, who has the app installed on the smartphone, can share it with any such seeker through apps like ShareIt. Once the app is shared, the user can install the app and become a new user, said Faisal Kawoosa, Founder and Chief Analyst at techARC.


""There is a need to have a holistic approach to get rid of such increasing digital menace, which cannot be absolved by technology and/or legal recourse alone,"" Kawoosa said.


The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had asked Google and Apple to block the app following the Supreme Court's refusal to stay the original Madras High Court order on April 3.",1
"Deora himself, however, is apparently elated by the support. ""In the last five years industry and trade that is integral part of the spirit of Mumbai lost its voice in the Parliament. I am humbled by the support given by the smallest of traders to stalwarts like Shri Ambani and Shri Kotak. On my election to the Parliament I will strive for creation of a business-friendly environment that facilitate jobs and brings prosperity,"" Deora told Mint. The video begins with the central theme of “jobs"" and has all the people who endorse Deora talking about the need to revive the business climate in Mumbai South.


Mumbai South is also one of those constituencies that have more frequently reported low turnout over the decades in Lok Sabha, assembly, and municipal polls. In fact, the turnout in 2014—52.48%--when Deora lost out to Shiv Sena-BJP’s Arvind Sawant, was the highest since the 1989 election when it was 54.28%. The constituency, however, did have voting percentage over 60% or little less than 60% from 1962 to 1977. This time also, Deora faces a stiff challenge from Sawant who is the Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI candidate.",0
"Bollywood celebrities are ringing in the weekend by sharing interesting updates on their social media handles


 From Varun Dhawan’s fun dance video to Malaika Arora’s beverage commercial, here’s what your favourite actors have been sharing on their Instagram handles",2
"Gandhi was addressing a rally along with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri where state president Raj Babbar is contesting election.


“PM Modi came to power making false promises. He has destroyed the farmers of this country. I will not say we will deposit ₹15 lakh in everyone’s bank account. I will give you a practical number. We will deposit ₹72,000 in the bank accounts of the poor people,"" Gandhi said.


He said that the benefit of the NYAY scheme will be seen most by the people of Uttar Pradesh. He said the party will bring a special budget for farmers and work on setting up food processing units.",0
"With a surge of majoritarian nationalism following the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama and the air strikes in Pakistan by the Indian Air Force, pressing ground realities, be it the persistent fall in crop prices, stagnating rural wages and lack of jobs, have taken a back seat.


So when a farmer from Agra criticized the Yogi Adityanath-led state government for scuttling cattle trade and put forth his losses in the dairy business, he was jokingly booed—forcing him to leave in a hurry. His departure gave way to conversations which quickly turned communal.


The ground situation is in sharp contrast to how farmers held the Prime Minister accountable for depressed incomes and rising debts ahead of the state elections in December, which Modi’s Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) lost in three agriculturally dominant states—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.


Yet, there are those who are scathing. “Modi is giving ₹2,000 to farmers to do wah-wah (sing his praises),"" said Ram Prakash Yadav from Barabanki. “What help is ₹2,000 when I am selling milk at a loss every day?"" But Yadav’s is a lone voice: his son and neighbour sitting next to him felt Modi should return to power.


“The opposition has the arithmetic in its favour in Uttar Pradesh, but it has no narrative in place… opposition parties are yet to begin their campaign while people in villages are fed on a daily diet of nationalism and communal rhetoric,"" said a Lucknow-based political analyst who did not wish to be named. The reference is to the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance which is hoping to pull down the Modi-led BJP’s tally in the state by consolidating scheduled caste, Yadav and Muslim votes.


In the 2014 general elections, the BJP won in a record 71 out of 80 Parliament seats in Uttar Pradesh, and a poor performance in 2019 can stall the re-election bid of Narendra Modi. In fact, at an all-India level the BJP won in an overwhelming 178 of the 342 rural Lok Sabha seats in 2014.


To repeat the 2014 performance, Modi will be banking on the support of farmers like 62-year-old Hanuman Prasad Yadav from Barabanki. Yadav is acutely aware of his fragile economic status. This season, a part of his potato harvest was destroyed. The fertilizer he buys now costs more. Diesel for irrigation and farm implements is a drain on his finances. Yet, he admits farm issues will not determine his vote. “Which previous government has worked for farmers? Modi is honest than others, he is not corrupt. Name one political leader who can match his stature… his government could have done better but how much can you expect one person to do?"" Such views were voiced by other farmers that Mint met over a three-day reporting assignment.",0
"Gold consumption for jewellery will rise 3% this year to 2,351 tonnes, driven by increases of 7% in India and 3% in China - the two largest markets - which will counter lower demand in the Middle East, Metals Focus said.


Purchases by the official sector, which surged almost 75% in 2018 as central banks added gold to diversify their reserves, will slip 9% this year to 600 tonnes, the report predicted.",3
"The company has done well with Johnson Controls’ technology assistance. “While the industry structure largely remains a duopoly, Amara Raja has emerged as a formidable challenger to leader Exide, with a market leadership in telecom (55% share as of 3QFY19) and uninterrupted power supply (32-35%) segments, and a fast gaining share in autos,"" according to Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd.


Its ability to stay abreast of technology and churn out profits while garnering market share have aided rich valuations. However, uncertainty could cap upsides in the near term. “We are factoring in the uncertainty over Amara Raja’s future technical capabilities and are revising down its price-earnings ratio to 18 times forecasted earnings for the 12-months till Q1FY21, from 22 times earlier, even as Exide trades at 22 times Q1FY21 earnings forecast,"" according to an Edelweiss Securities Ltd report.",3
"Interestingly, two other top birds in the game, Apple and Samsung haven’t implemented or even showcased this technology in the form of a concept—even after a year of its introduction. So it all boils down to which player will first commercialise this technology.


Lin hasn’t revealed when the scanner might hit Xiaomi smartphones, but it seems like a step in the right direction.",1
"”While Madhura Raja marks Leone’s entry in Mollywood, she has another south Indian film, Veeramahadevi in her kitty",2
"”It is worth thinking about why Daenerys would still be furious at Jaime after all she was told how cruel and crazy her father was


Daenerys Targaryen also accused Tyrion Lannister of foolishness for trusting Cersei Lannister before Sansa Stark reminded her she did the same


 Daenerys’ attempt at burying the hatchet with Sansa fails when she is bluntly told the North would never submit to a foreign ruler


 He spots a little girl with a half-scarred face wanting to fight in the battle, reminding him of Shireen


 Gilly comes and tells her she would feel much safer if she was there to protect her and other women and children",2
"Leaders such as Balram were also vindicated as Vadakkan's announcement met with a swarm of trolls against the BJP in social media in Kerala. Writer N.S. Madhavan suggested that Vadakkan would end up more as a liability than a gain for the BJP. He tweeted: ""I am reminded of Parameswarji, BJP ideologue in Kerala, who, when he was informed that Kamala Suraiya had converted to Islam, said, 'God save Islam!'""


Vadakkan was also trolled as an opportunist on social media, by digging out his earlier anti-BJP tweets. But, according to the Congress leader quoted above, the optics around Vadakkan's exit was likely to hit the grand old party in another way.


Vadakkan's move shows that Congress in Kerala is also vulnerable to the so-called exodus to the saffron brigade, he said. In Kerala, this is already a much heated debate in the poll campaign.",0
"Oppo and Vivo were not just paying for Indian Premier League (IPL) advertisements and sponsoring the Indian cricket team, but also paying a lot of money to retailers who would put up their boards; give their products prime positioning; or sell their devices exclusively. “Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo give targets to distributors that are based on volumes. Instead, a brand like Samsung gives targets based on value,"" said a distributor based in Gurgaon.


This means retailers could make easy money from Chinese brands by showing the number of devices sold, while a brand like Samsung demands that they sell phones worth a particular amount. In a market that mostly buys cheaper phones, achieving value targets, like that of Samsung’s, are more difficult.


Mudit Sethia, who runs smartphone distribution and retail channels in Kishanganj, Bihar, said that some Chinese brands offer ₹ 150 per unit sold as an incentive. This could go up to above ₹ 200 per unit, depending on how expensive the phone in question is.


Furthermore, another source in Gurgaon said some distributors are wholesaling Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo’s phones to grey markets at nearly zero margins. This allows them to fulfill the volume targets that these Chinese brands want, hence earning the incentive they offer on those sales.


Selling to the grey market doesn’t just allow them to fulfill volumes—it also gives them a much wider coverage than their current stores and networks can offer.


He also said that distributors who were doing business worth ₹ 20 lakh per month by selling Xiaomi’s phones earlier have suddenly seen a sharp increase in business transactions—up to ₹ 4 crore per month just ahead of the festive season, thanks to this strategy. Another reason for this sharp increase is because of financing plans, which allow customers to get phones today and pay for them later.


The main reason behind the fall from grace for Indian brands, however, is the failure to gauge a fundamental shift in the market—when India suddenly moved from 3G to 4G in a matter of months and Reliance Jio changed the game completely. According to Vikas Jain, co-founder, Micromax Informatics Ltd, Micromax found itself with a huge stock of 3G smartphones across its supply chain, which it had to get rid of at a time when the market was focusing on 4G devices. “The total addressable market (TAM) went down,"" he said.


His inventory, which was meant for 60-75 days, was extended to 365 days. Singh agrees with this, saying that the Indian brands “had a lot of commitments"" in China for 3G phones, when Xiaomi and other brands were selling 4G devices.


Jain mentions that this was something that hit all Indian players, and since the market leaders could not fulfill the consumers’ demand for 4G-enabled devices, a huge gap was left to be filled. Their Chinese counterparts duly capitalised.


The Chinese firms were already coming from a 4G-dominant market and could bring their 4G-enabled phones to India. When Reliance Jio forced telecom players to adopt 4G connectivity and voice-over LTE (VoLTE) calling, Chinese phones were already ready for it.


While these brands also offered better pricing at times, Jain says that it alone cannot be the differentiator. “If I am able to do that (undercut somebody), then somebody should be able to do that to me too. Price is not the only mantra,"" he added.",1
"Among the first-time voters, there seems to be a concern that local and developmental issues are not topping the agenda. Shardul Deshpande, 20, and a student of Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College, will vote for the first time in his hometown Aurangabad. “I am not excited about it because the entire discourse seems to be dominated by the national issues. I looked for local or developmental issues but unfortunately, couldn’t find any at least in the campaign. People to seem to have decided whom to vote for as per their national priorities and what has happened since 2014 at the constituency level hardly seems to matter,"" Deshpande said.


Mahesh Dangare, Momin’s colleague at the Pune startup, belongs to Ahmednagar where he says there is sympathy for the Modi government among the “educated middle and lower middle class"". “This government has done well to better road and railway connectivity in Ahmednagar. But it hasn’t been able to address the farm crisis,"" Dangare says. He also thinks that “caste and clan affiliations"" still determines the election outcome.


But Ankit Hegde in Pune, a 28-year-old IT professional, says national issues are bound to dominate the national elections. “I don’t see much of a positive difference in Pune between 2014 and 2019. But I guess there are issues linked to each election and local issues belong to the civic or assembly elections. This election is simply being fought on who will be the next prime minister of India and I don’t see any problem with that,"" Hegde says.",0
"Amazon Music is limited only to the US market for now, but is expected to roll out to other countries soon.


You can change your play Amazon Music, multi-task and use voice control on your Xbox One and PlayStation 4


Rahul Kumar, a Noida-based techie, recently discovered that he could change the wallpaper of his Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) from the default blue to any high-resolution image of his choice. All he had to do was create a folder named “Images"" in the USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive connected to his console, and load the images he wants to use.",1
"Actors Sam Claflin and Freida Pinto have boarded the cast of Olivia Munn-starrer Love, Wedding, Repeat",2
"Nokia 8.1Nokia 8.1 India launchNokia 8.1 specificationsNokia 8.1 displayNokia 8.1 cameraNokia 8.1 featuresNokia 8.1 launch dateNokia 8.1 sale


HMD Global, Nokia’s brand licensee in India, is set to launch the Nokia 8.1 at an event in New Delhi today. The smartphone was previously launched in China as the Nokia X7 and is the first Nokia smartphone to run the Snapdragon 710 processor.",1
"Also Read | Avengers Endgame box office predictionAvengers Endgame is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo


 The film picks up after the events of Avengers Infinity War where Thanos snapped his fingers and half of all living beings ceased to exist


, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper and Josh Brolin among others, Avengers Endgame serves as the culmination of MCU’s existing chapter",2
"""We estimate that we will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users,"" the company said. (Reporting by Shariq Khan and Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)",1
"Kale, one of the founder members of Nagpur Nagarik Bank and a well-respected citizen, was jailed during the Quit India movement in 1942. He said using the electronic voting machine (EVM) is easier and user-friendly, and a far better way to vote than the ballot paper.",0
"With the entire globe watching, this tragic human drama transformed into a beautiful, inspirational story of human beings saving other human beings


“Not only did this show the best of the human spirit overcoming even the worst of circumstances, it proved that we are stronger when we work together, Chu said


Chu said, with the support of the Thai government, Netflix, SK Global and Starlight, the team will be able to share the story of the herculean international effort in a unique multi-lingual format that will allow us to work with filmmakers from all around the world, like Poonpiriya",2
"""We hope to further expand the HCPN partner ecosystem by identifying and developing partners such as Infosys with deep consulting expertise,"" Edward Deng, President of Huawei Cloud Global Market, said in a statement.


""Combining Huawei Cloud's product innovation and Infosys' strengths in next-generation digital services, we will help our clients accelerate their transition to the Cloud,"" said Ravi Kumar S., President, Infosys.",1
"Laptops will take more space and will heat up a lot which will affect performance, unlike desktops which can be huddled under the table and have more effective cooling options, says Bhardwaj. “Also, during professional matches gamers are looking for the best experience which is why they use mechanical keyboards and ultra sharp monitors with higher refresh rate, which even these gaming notebooks cannot match,"" he adds.


Gautam Virk, chief operating officer of Nodwin Gaming, a leading eSports company, points out that laptops might not have a serious impact on the professional gaming industry since their performance degrades over time. “This has been seen in the high-end laptops currently available,"" he says. “But you never know—this new series by Alienware might surprise us.""",1
"Technology now allows companies to track the number of people who listen to a podcast; the device it is being consumed on; and the demographics. (iStock)


Vernacular internet users will drive the next phase of internet adoption in India and will be more than 2.5 times of the English internet user base by 2021


Gautam Raj Anand has just spent his hour-long commute listening to “Paranormal Reality""—a podcast about the journey of a man who is trying to uncover the reality of the paranormal. Anand also happens to be the founder and CEO of Hubhopper, an AI-enabled content aggregator that claims to be India’s largest podcast directory that connects content creators of varying genres with different types of content consumers.",1
"Its general secretary Arun Singh told reporters that the party has announced 29 candidates from UP and 10 from West Bengal. The BJP has so far announced its 349 nominees for the elections to the 543-member Lok Sabha.


Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada was fielded from Rampur only hours after she joined the party and will take on her bitter rival Azam Khan, the Samajwadi Party candidate, in the general elections.


Joshi (85) joins the list of veterans, including L K Advani, Shanta Kumar, B C Khanduri and Kalraj Mishra, who have been denied the ticket by the BJP, apparently on the ground of their age and grooming younger leaders in their place.


The list also put to rest the speculation over the fate of Varun Gandhi, who was seen to be not in the good books of the party's leadership.",0
"The company also said the Mac Mini, a small desktop customers provide their own display and accessories for, would feature more processing power and memory capacity and start at $799.


Analysts also expect new versions of Apple’s iPad Pro, its higher-end tablet computer that competes with the Microsoft Surface, with thinner bezels and more screen space, along with the face unlock system found on Apple’s newer iPhones.


Apple introduced new iPhones and Apple Watches last month, but the older product lines accounted for $45 billion in sales in the most recent fiscal quarter. In comparison, iPhones brought in revenue of $141.3 billion.


“They really wanted to show the world they haven’t forgotten about the iPad and the Mac,"" said Mika Kitagawa, a senior principal research analyst at Gartner.",1
"The Aldani Elbit Unamanned Aerial Vehicles complex was inaugurated by Mohd. Mahmood Ali, home minister of Telangana, S. K. Sinha, chief secretary of Telangana, Pranav Adani, director, Adani Enterprise Limited, Karan Adani, CEO, Adani Ports and Special Economic zone, Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO, Elbit Systems Ltd, Mr. Aharonson, Mr. Rajavanshi and others.


Addressing delegates at the inauguration, Ali said that the Telangana government will do everything it can to enhance India’s defensive capabilities.",1
"It’s a delight to partner with Bosco, not only to direct the film, but also as a judge on our iconic show Dance India Dance,” Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios said in a statement",2
"At 10:30 am, shares of NIIT were trading at ₹110.95, up 16.24%. Meanwhile, NIIT Tech shares were down 3% at ₹1,312.


“Based on our FY19/20/21 Earnings estimates of ₹66.2/74.5/89.9, the deal price implies PE multiple of 21.1/18.7x/15.5x. In fundamental terms, we believe there is limited room for error at these valuations for the company, which also drove our neutral stance,"" the brokerage said in a note. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"Chandrababu Naidu also claimed that he has made 29 trips to New Delhi in the past with regard to AP’s budget (PTI)


AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu questioned, and slammed Modi for bringing up the issue of bifurcation",0
"Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa, shared an image of actor Alfie Allen and wrote, “To Alfie and to Theon…


 “You’re a good man”” Alfie also shared a thank you note that read, “Its been so touching to read how Theon has affected fans of GoT


 To be given the opportunity to challenge and question people’s emotions through a characters journey that was given to me by D&D and George R Martin… is something I am extremely thankful for


 Thank you x”Also read: Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3: Five best momentsAfter defeating the wights, it is Cersei Lannister who seems to be the next pit-stop for Daenerys Targaryen before she takes the Iron Throne


 Cersie awaits the arrival of Daenerys, Jon Snow, Jaime Lannister, Tyrion and others in King’s Landing in the show’s next episode",2
"Xiaomi has several device line-ups, and is spraying the market with new smartphones every month, so it obvious that providing software support for them is both time consuming and costly.


If you are still keen on updating your Redmi Note 3 or Mi 5 device, you can try out some custom ROMs based on the latest Android version. These ROMs are made by the community and may be riddled with bugs and crashes.",1
"The top 10 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increased their share of chip spending to 40.2% in 2018, up from 39.4% in 2017.


""Four Chinese OEMs — Huawei, Lenovo, BBK Electronics and Xiaomi — ranked in the top 10 in 2018, up from three in 2017. On the other hand, Samsung Electronics and Apple both significantly slowed the growth of their chip spending in 2018,"" said Masatsune Yamaji, Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner.


The big Chinese smartphone OEMs in particular have increased their market domination by taking out or purchasing competitors.",1
"The Mi Soundbar comes with eight drivers, including two 20mm dome tweeters for the highs, two 2.5 woofers for the mids and four passive radiators for the lows and bass


Mi SoundbarMi Soundbar priceMi Soundbar specifcationsMi Soundbar mi.comMi LED TV 4X ProMi LED TV 4A ProMi TV 55 inchMi TV 44-inch


Xiaomi on Thursday launched the Mi Soundbar home audio system in India. The Mi Soundbar shared the stage with two Smart TVs — the Mi LED TV 4X Pro and Mi LED TV 4A Pro.",1
"The touch controls aren’t dependable either. They do work at times, but you would want stick to manually controlling music from your phone for the most part. This is one aspect of truly wireless headphones that almost everyone is still grappling with though, so I can’t blame Sennheiser alone for the same.


While true wireless headphones are usually expensive, the Momentum True Wireless doesn’t belong in the premium segment. It has better audio than the sub-5k alternatives, but can’t take on rivals from Bose, Sony and others. If muddy audio quality is your thing, then go ahead, but I would really recommend trying the competition before you pick this one.",1
"The actor, whose last cinematic outing was multi-starrer Kalank, will next be seen in Mission Mangal alongside Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu and Akshay Kumar",2
"Kumar, a native of AP’s Parakasam district, will represent the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and contest from the Parchur seat",0
"""Organised retail players, who are gaining ground with their more targeted marketing, are having greater impact on the positive consumer sentiment,"" he said.


India's gold demand is expected to rise in the June quarter from a year ago due to a higher number of auspicious days for weddings and a fall in domestic prices ahead of a Akshaya Tritiya, the World Gold Council had said earlier.",3
"It has been seven years, but the moment he put on that moustache and gave the first shot, I thought this man lives this character",2
"Arbaaz Khan says having a superstar brother like Salman Khan does not guarantee roles for him and he has worked hard to create a space for himself in the industry


Arbaaz, son of veteran screenwriter Salim Khan, made his acting debut with Abbas-Mustan’s Daraar opposite Juhi Chawla",2
"“We found something, a chance maybe…Thanos has used the Stones again,” says Black Widow at the beginning of the promo


 The clip is presumably taken from very early on in Avengers: Endgame where the remaining Avengers are gathered together and are plotting to take down Mad Titan Thanos",2
"Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, infrared port and a USB Type-C port.",1
"Spanning multiple generations, the assassin thriller will be directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, the duo behind the dark Israeli breakout Big Bad Wolves",2
"Maintaining that his father and Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) was as good as prime minister Narendra Modi or Congress president Rahul Gandhi, KTR said that his father was not looking at the nation’s top post. “Am I saying that KCR garu is a prime ministerial candidate? No, probably not. Our line is very simple, that this (federal front) will set the tone in New Delhi,"" KTR said during an interaction with the press on Thursday.


The proposed federal front is an idea of KCR, which he announced last year, as a non-Congress and non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front. “The country is not in conformity with the idea that the only options to choose from are the BJP and the Congress. KCR garu has been talking to a lot of leaders, including Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, etc. The coalition era is set to continue,"" KTR said.",0
"The flash mob was organised at Orion Mall that is normally bustling with youngsters during the weekend


BENGALURU: Krishna Byre Gowda, the Congress candidate from Bengaluru North parliamentary seat, organised a flash mob on Sunday, that breaks the mundane campaign straregies used by most political parties to appeal to the young voter base.",0
"The Honor 8X is expected to be priced anywhere between ₹15,000-20,000 and will feature a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD display with a Kirin 710 processor and 4 or 6GB of RAM",1
"""The Congress will also bring 'Student Rights Law' that will list the rights and duties of students,"" he said in a Facebook post.


""The Congress promises to ensure free and compulsory education to all in government schools from Class 1 to 12. We will raise the budget on education to 6 per cent of GDP,"" he said in another post.",0
"“The chief minister said the Balakot airstrikes should not harm the vote bank. Tell me, is Congress and JD(S)’ vote bank in Balakot or Bagalkot?"" he said.


The BJP has used the 2016 cross border surgical strikes and the recent actions to send Indian Air Force jets to Pakistan to dodge the opposition’s charges that includes lack of job creation, fledgling economy and the adverse impact of demonetisation and shoddy implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) among other issues as failures of the government.


Modi even assuring that India would be made free of terrorists and Naxals if the party was given another term in office.


Any doubts raised on the impact of the airstrikes attracting vicious reactions, both on and offline, with most Modi supporters quick to branding the former category as anti-nationals.",0
"The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is adding teeth to its probe division. (Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)


Sebi is planning to recruit 100 employees every year for the next three years to strengthen investigations


Mumbai: Recent stock market volatility and growing complaints of market manipulation have prompted the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to increase the number of experts in its investigation department.",3
"The mock trading session will be conducted for commodity derivatives, currency derivatives, equity derivatives, and equity segments


NEW DELHI: Leading stock exchange BSE will conduct a mock trading session from its disaster recovery (DR) site in Hyderabad for various segments on April 27.",3
"Apple added multi-person FaceTime calling at the end of last year via a software update that was, in part, designed to address previous software bugs. Mobile users can disable FaceTime by going into their devices settings.


Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about the flaw. The company is aware of the issue and will fix it with a software update later this week, the Verge reported, citing an unidentified Apple spokesperson.",1
"""The time for action has arrived,"" he said, adding that the industry must also exercise restraint while using this technology.


Speaking of the benefits of the technology, the Microsoft President mentioned that police in New Delhi recently trialed facial recognition technology and identified almost 3,000 missing children in four days.


Similarly, historians in the US have used the technology to identify the portraits of unknown soldiers in Civil War photographs taken in the 1860s.


""Researchers successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans,"" he added.",1
"The removal comes following the the Reliance Group accusing Edelweiss Group entities of ""illegal"" and ""motivated"" actions in invoking the pledged shares of the group's three listed firms and selling them in open market causing a steep fall in share values.


Further, it has appointed CLSA India and IndusInd Bank replacing UBS and IDBI Capital. It has also roped in Yes Securities. Other merchant bankers—Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors, Credit Suisse Securities, Haitong Securities—will continue to be associated with the Reliance Insurance IPO.",3
"“India is a very important market for us. But we don’t want to be just sellers of phones. We have spent a lot of time in research to understand consumer preferences and using those insights to develop features for our devices,"" Asus India head-mobile business Dinesh Sharma told PTI.


The company has seen strong traction for its recent launches like Zenfone Max Pro and Zenfone 5Z and is confident that it can exit the year with five percent market share, he added.",1
"According to researcher John Page, an unpatched exploit in the web browser's handling of MHT files (IE's web archive format), hackers can use to both spy on Windows users and steal their local data.


""As Windows opens MHT files using IE by default, you don't even have to run the browser for this to be a problem -- all you have to do is open an attachment sent through chat or email.


""This wouldn't be an issue if it weren't for the disclosure of the flaw. Page posted details of the exploit after Microsoft reportedly declined to roll out an urgent security fix, Engadget reported on Sunday.",1
"NSE is awaiting legal advice before deciding whether to appeal against Sebi's order to the Securities Appellate Tribunal


Mumbai: Some foreign investors in the National Stock Exchange (NSE), which the market regulator has slapped with a steep fine and a six-month ban from public fundraising, are urging the bourse not to challenge the penalty and instead focus on doing a long-awaited initial public offering.",3
"Robots are assisting people in daily chores, keeping an eye on children, helping in the kitchen and more


Two years ago, Bengaluru-based Ira Pradhan saw a video of an Anki companion robot and bought it on Amazon.com for ₹25,000. It can be used as a friendly companion robot and programmed to teach children skills like building blocks.


“It’s cute to look at and has big eyes. After the initial face recognition, it will greet you when it sees you. It also helped reduce that fear of machines that I had earlier,"" says Pradhan.


Robots are no longer limited to factory floors or assembly lines and warehouses. They are slowly making their way into homes, assisting people in their daily chores like cleaning without manual intervention or cooking, while at the same time keeping an eye on their children or helping them through interactive learning.",1
BloombergQuint had earlier reported that the promoters of the Bengaluru-based company would sell 0.4% stake in the company later in the day.,3
"When you design for a customer who wants to buy new things, you need to find ways to work the way that the human brain works.


“If we make customers think too hard, and make them do something that is quite different from what they consider to be routine they’re more likely to abandon that behavioural change,"" McCann said.


Twitter’s original 140 character limit is an example of this. It allowed people to share small thoughts in quick bursts, which is how we usually interact, McCann explained.",1
"San Francisco: Despite facing intense scrutiny over data privacy, Facebook stock rose 12% after it logged a record revenue of $16.91 billion — up from $12.97 billion in the year-ago period — in the fourth quarter that ended December 31.


The social media giant now has 2.32 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally — an increase of 9% (year-over-year) — and 1.52 billion daily active users (DAUs), thanks to the growth in emerging markets like India, the company said late Wednesday.


""Daily active users on Facebook reached 1.52 billion, up 9% compared to 2017, led by growth in India, Indonesia and the Philippines,"" said Dave Wehner, Facebook's Chief Financial Officer.",1
"Directed by newcomer Vivek Elangovan, the film also stars Charle, Pooja Devariya and Paige Henderson among others


com in an interview, “When I was approached with Vellaipookal, I thought to myself—hey, I never dreamt I would do something like this—so what’s wrong with doing it? I loved the premise of the story


 We shot at the Washington Nuclear reactor, Mount Rainier, an active volcano, and other places in the US",2
"In the last 10 months, ₹36,000 crore has been raised through stake sale in CPSEs, as well as tranches of ETF


New Delhi: The Finance Ministry Saturday said 10 CPSEs, including THDCIL, RailTel and TCIL, have been lined up for initial public offering (IPO) and plans are afoot to launch sector-specific ETFs to meet the ambitious ₹90,000 crore disinvestment target for 2019-20.


Besides, the ministry plans to march ahead with the strategic disinvestment of a host of CPSEs and monetise non-core assets of state owned companies, said Atanu Chakraborty, Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).


""We have about 10 IPOs which are lined up already. Then there are lot of companies which have to meet their minimum public shareholding target. We will also bring new theme based based ETFs. Then there would be strategic disinvestments and post elections we would top it up sharply and asset monetisation framework will see the light of the day next year,"" Chakraborty told PTI in an interview.",3
"Gabriella Demetriades also shared the same picture with a caption that read, “Grateful for you two ❤️ can’t wait to meet you …”This is the first time that Arjun Rampal has spoken about his relationship with Gabriella",2
"Micromax’s ‘surprise re-entry’ into the top five was strongly helped by a government order from Chhattisgarh state. Photo: iStock


Xiaomi occupied the pole position for the fourth quarter in a row. It had 29.8% market share, followed by Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and Micromax


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New Delhi: Smartphone shipment in the country declined marginally in the September 2018 quarter, totalling 40.4 million units as against 40.8 million units in the year-ago period, according to a report by Canalys.",1
"He said the selection of candidate would be done on the basis of feedback of party workers, hard work and winnability. The party is of the opinion to find nominees other than the family members of leaders, sitting MPs and MLAs and those who lost elections in the past.


However, the choice of party workers and people and winnability of the candidates would be considered, he added.",0
"HDR10+ is currently only available on a selected few TVs and smartphones, due to the high technical requirements for production.


OnePlus CEO Pete Lau was quoted saying “HDR10+ is the future of not just television displays, but also smartphone displays as well. We hope that our newest device will set a new benchmark for the smartphone industry and open up a new world of visual fluidity for users. We’re glad we are leading the ranks in sharing quality technology with the world.""


OnePlus also confirmed that the smartphone will come UFS 3.0 storage. This means you can watch high-quality videos, play high bandwidth games, along with running multiple processes in the background—all without compromising functionality. Some reports say the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro might be the first smartphone to come with UFS 3.0.",1
"Taylor Swift released a new single and music video called “ME!” on Friday that’s about “embracing your individuality and really celebrating it


”In an interview with Robin Roberts on Thursday — during the 2019 NFL Draft on ABC — the pop star said the song features Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco",2
"We’ll find out for sure on Tuesday, but Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes the major game publishers aren’t quite ready to sacrifice profit margins to try something new. Like movie studios, game makers will likely view subscription revenue as cannibalistic to their main business of selling games, he says. Publishers typically offer up older games or lower-profile releases through the current crop of streaming products. As the tepid response to those services show, gamers want access to the newest, hottest titles. “Everyone wants to be the Netflix of games, but I’m utterly confident it won’t work,"" Pachter says.


However, he hastens to add that new cloud gaming services could expand the market, rather than steal share from existing options. “There are a couple billion people out there with internet access and only 250 million consoles,"" Pachter says. “This could at least double the industry.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"From wine to clothing to tours, HBO and retailers have cashed in through the years with Game of Thrones merchandise


 Thrones is not only a huge international show but also a massive business, with all sides hoping to pad the bank during the show’s eighth and final season


“It’s thousands of products, just a lot of stuff all around the world,” said Jeff Peters, HBO’s vice president of licensing and retail


 But you don’t get to where the merchandising programs are with HBO and what they’ve done with ‘Game of Thrones’ unless you have a true, point-by-point marketing and merchandising and retail strategy,” said product and licensing expert Tony Lisanti


California-based Vintage Wine Estates has been making the official Game of Thrones wine for three years now, said Pat Roney, the company’s CEO",2
"One WhatsApp Group can have a maximum of 256 users so these 87,000 groups can reach over 2.2 crore people directly.


Now imagine one user from these groups forwarding one message to five (maximum forward limit on WhatsApp) and these groups can actually engage a much bigger audience in their mission to influence voters.


Realising the importance of curbing fake news, WhatsApp has launched several initiatives, from awareness programmes on dangers of fake news on TV, radio and digital platforms to limiting the number of forwards to five.


It has also tied up with the Nasscom Foundation to train nearly 1,00,000 Indians to spot false information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on WhatsApp.",0
"“Just the excitement all over the world with the calls that we get from almost 40 different countries to sell wine — it’s just amazing,” he said


Popular tours of Game of Thrones filming locations in Croatia and Ireland have boosted small, local economies there, according to TripAdvisor’s Andrew Aley


“Some really positive examples like Northern Ireland, for example, where it’s not somewhere that’s always been on every tourist’s radar and it’s now become one of the major pillars of tourism in that local economy,” he said


 “But it’s one of those factors that’s then driving tourism to other attractions as well, like at Belfast Titanic or Giant’s Causeway


’ As the show got established and got big, then all the calls came to us and people were just throwing ideas and pitches",2
"The largest phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections began polling on Tuesday morning when 116 parliamentary constituencies are in the list spread across 14 states and union territories. Apart from this Anantnag parliamentary constituency also begins polling on Tuesday in a phased manner where the process will get completed in three phases.


The third phase is critical as three states go to polls in a single phase on Tuesday – Gujarat, which is the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, southern state of Kerala, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is contesting a second seat of Wayanad and the coastal state of Goa. Apart from this, the second and last phase of Karnataka too goes to polls on Tuesday, marking an completion of polling in all the southern states.",0
"The Honor 20 and 20 Pro are likely to boast Huawei's top chipset that goes neck and neck with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855


New Delhi: The next Honor smartphone — Honor 20 Pro — would come with a punch-hole display design, new leaked image has revealed.",1
"Former Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Kaushambi, Suresh Pasi, also joined the party in the presence of UP BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey, a statement said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"While AR Rahman was the super judge of the singing reality show, Adnan Sami, Armaan Malik, Harshdeep Kaur and Kanika Kapoor were the coaches


 Sumit beat Simran Choudhary, Hargun Kaur and Adnan Ahmad to take home the winning trophy and prize money of Rs 25 lakh",2
"Instagram says it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users


Bengaluru: Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users.",1
"Domestically, traders awaiting fiscal deficit data for April-December and revised annual gross domestic product (GDP) estimate for fiscal year 2018 due later on Thursday. Traders will also remain cautious ahead of interim budget on 1 February.


So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.88% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have sold $496.10 million and $292.60 million in the equity and debt markets respectively.",3
"Airtel and Vodafone Idea continue to cede ground to Reliance Jio, with market share losses in two consecutive quarters for both companies. (Mint)


While the pace of Reliance Jio’s monthly user base additions has slowed, it is still easily outpacing Airtel and Vodafone Idea


Reliance Jio has gained share in urban areas despite Airtel and Vodafone Idea's focus on these regions",3
"Gandhi, too, before he became the president of the Congress, seemed to distance himself from the DMK, perhaps because of the 2G scam. But the DMK has now magnanimously given 10 seats to the Congress while contesting 20 seats, leaving the rest to its allies.


Jayalalithaa, a close friend of Modi, contested alone in the last parliamentary elections attacking the BJP, and won 37 seats.",0
"“Owaisi has been looking to expand his party’s clout for a very long time and Maharashtra is the perfect state for him. While on one side the BJP and Shiv Sena will consolidate the Hindu vote, there is every possibility that the Muslim vote will also get consolidated to one side. In addition, Prakash Ambedkar will bring in the Dalit and marginalized sections, which will be a great opportunity for Owaisi to spread his wings,"" said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.


Reddy added that a divided opposition in the form of the Nationalist Congress Party-Congress pre-poll alliance is weak, and there was no clarity on how aggressive the NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is.",0
"New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed her first election rally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home turf, Gujarat, on Monday. While she focussed her address on attacking the government's ""unkept promises"", the bigger question now is whether she can be the galvanising force the Congress party is seeking ahead of the national polls.


Priyanka Gandhi, the younger sister of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is the party's incharge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP). She begun her work in the region last month by holding a series of meetings with hundreds of party leaders. The first list of candidates from Uttar Pradesh was also released last week with names of 11 contestants, including Rahul Gandhi and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.


According to senior party leaders from the state, though Priyanka Gandhi has been assigned Uttar Pradesh with an eye on improving the party's prospects in the state in the long run, her immediate challenge will be to enthuse the party cadre and effective ticket distribution. Some are also hopeful that she would play a key role in striking an electoral understanding with the alliance of Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance.",0
"In a video on Instagram, Spears said she will be “back very soon” but needs some time off “to deal” with things


The clip was accompanied by a lengthy caption breaking down the speculation and shutting down rumours


 Wow! There’s rumours, death threats to my family and my team, and just so many things crazy things being said",2
"For those of you who have watched Avengers: Endgame, the concluding part of the big Marvel movie would have come as a surprise to most of you, but imagine Anthony Mackie’s surprise and excitement (SPOILERS AHEAD) when he would have come to know of the scene when Chris Evans’ Captain America hands Falcon (Mackie) the shield


In a recent interview with IMDB, Mackie revealed how he came to know that he would now be shouldering the responsibility of being Captain America on the big screen",2
"By the time we are privy to her life, she is already rushing to the station, impatient to listen to his voice, and keeping some of his words, among those let out for all to hear, for herself


Sanjoy Nag posits this tale of longing in Calcutta, a city so frequently left behind that it is almost fated to be loved in retrospect


 But the director abstains from voicing the grievances of the city and the protagonist on being forgotten


 Surrounded by tenants who not only vocally remind her how lonely she is but on nights, owing to the “sounds one cannot control”, ensure she longingly looks at her empty bed, Mithi seems strikingly similar to the middle-aged Banalata, the achingly lonely protagonist of Rituparno Ghosh’s Bariwali (The LandLady)


 Nag’s premise might seem similar to Ghosh’s 2000 film (Banalata, like Mithi, writes letters to the man she had fallen in love with and receives no reply), but his gaze is tender, benign almost",2
"The Explorist HR has the makings of a conventional watch, but packs in all the elements expected from a smartwatch. It runs Google’s Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) which offers a lot more for users to play around with and has Google Assistant available at users’ beck and call. It has built-in GPS, supports NFC and is waterproof.


Oculus Go is what VR headsets should have in the first place. It has built-in hardware, VR software and the Oculus store for VR content. So it doesn’t need a smartphone, PC or console to work. While it is officially not available in India, one can get it in the Global store on Amazon.in.


While part of the joy of Christmas festivities is decorating the tree from scratch, not all have the time to do so. You may, then, opt for this pre-lit tree with multi-coloured LED lights. Made of dense PVC needles and an iron base to keep it firm, the tree stands 6ft tall and would fit into small rooms and office spaces. It is available on Amazon.in.


Designed like a miniature Santa Claus toy, this is a USB 2.0 pen drive with a rubber exterior. It has a storage capacity of 32GB and is compatible with all operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS and Linux. It is available on Flipkart.


A pack of two, Netgear Orbi is a Wi-Fi system with coverage area of 2,500 sq. ft, offering same speed in every corner of the home. Its tri-band connection system can broadcast three different Wi-Fi signals, allowing users to add more devices without losing speed. Compatible with Alexa personal assistant, it can be controlled with voice commands.",1
"In the last few years, there has been growing awareness of the user’s rights to his data, though principally through the data privacy route. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations, which came into effect in May this year, give people extensive rights to check, download, and even delete personal data held by companies. That is a beginning.


Competition could be another way forward. If other tech giants like Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., and Amazon.com Inc., which use some free data but are far behind Google and Facebook on this, and also on the AI front, start paying, it could force the Big Two to follow. Google already outsources work like testing the efficacy of its searches to more than 10,000 human beings (and pays them), but had been trying to keep it a secret.


Data as labour could even help tech giants. As AI grows more advanced, it will require better data, which people may provide if they get paid-


A third way could be if data labourers unionised and could collectively bargain with these companies. No individual has any bargaining power, but a union that can filter access to user data could possibly call a powerful strike.


As Lanier et al write: “Such a union could be an access gateway, making a strike easy to enforce. On a social network, where users would be pressured by friends not to break a strike, this might be particularly effective. A union could also be useful in certifying data quality and guiding users to develop their earning potential.""


The first such union was launched in the Netherlands in May this year—Datavakbon or Data Labour Union. It hopes to elect leaders to directly negotiate with Google and Facebook over what they do with users’ data.


According to Reuters, “volunteers are working on tools to make it possible for the union to organize a ‘strike’, which would involve temporarily depriving the companies of some of the most valuable information they sell to advertisers, such as location data. Possible demands could include payment for the data that users supply to the companies; more information about how the data is used; and a direct channel for communicating grievances."" Membership is free.


But how do you price data as labour? The first hurdle is that the concept blurs the boundaries between work and leisure. After all, much of the data the monopsonies are glutting on is produced during consumption rather than any dedicated activity. This will require a great amount of economic and technical sophistication.",1
"User experience: Experts also feel there are some caveats from the user experience (UX) perspective. Both Galaxy Fold and Mate X seem to be using the same user interface as their single screen counterparts such as Galaxy S10. “The biggest UX consideration with foldable phones will be the screen ratio. It will be interesting to see how designers and developers handle the difference in screen ratio here. As of now, UX on foldable phones seems like a vague concept with no concrete answers,"" says Sufyan bin Uzayr, director at Parakozm, a software development and UI/UX design startup. For example, the aspect ratio of 4.2:3 in some foldable screen phones, is not in unison with the commonly used 16:9 and 18:9 ratio, which may result in wide spaces in some apps.


Weight: Experts also opine that foldable phones in their current form are too big and heavy for a smartphone and too small for a tablet they could use for work. A case in point is the Galaxy Fold, which reportedly weighs about 298gm. In comparison, single screen phones like Galaxy S10 plus, which has a 6.4-inch screen, weighs just 175gm. Pavel Naiya, senior analyst, devices and ecosystem at Counterpoint Research, cautions that larger display will also need a larger battery and this will also increase the thickness of the device. Samsung Fold uses two batteries, for instance. Ram feels the first crop of foldable phones is evidently thick and won’t fit into the pocket easily.",1
"The open offer exemptions under Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements (ICDR) regulations as well as under takeover norms could be continued for allotment of shares to lenders pursuant to debt conversion in accordance with RBI norms, the official said.


Another proposal is that the open offer exemption might not be made available to ""persons (other than lenders), the official added.


Since the reference of 'competent' authority' has not been defined, the watchdog is planning to delete it with respect to open offer exemption under takeover regulations.",3
"I have endorsed every hair product back in time and got my first break because of the hair oil commercial I was doing


 I don’t know how to say it…the girls had come, my sisters were there, I knew it would fall off and it was beginning to fall off",2
"For the tribal dominated and Scheduled Tribes (ST) reserved constituency of Gadchiroli-Chimur which is in Eastern Maharashtra, the Congress has fielded Namdev Usendi.


In its second list for Uttar Pradesh, some of the prominent names that were fielded include former union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, state president Raj Babbar, former BJP MP recently inducted Savitri Phule and young face Lalitesh Tripathi among others.",0
"Directed by Surender Reddy, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy also stars Nayanthara, Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay Sethupathi, Sudeep and Tamannaah Bhatia among others",2
"She laughs, “I don’t follow anybody because if I start copying someone, I may lose spontaneity, which is my forte


 That will kill the originality of my work!”Priyanka isn’t a planner in life but wants to do more films in Tamil",2
"While the past order wins give Mindtree a good start to FY20, the steady slowdown in order inflows can weigh on future revenue momentum. However, the company’s management is confident of maintaining the current growth momentum. It expects revenue to grow in the low teens in FY20. Margins are projected to expand 100 basis points on a full-year basis. A basis point is equal to one-hundredth of a percentage point.


The commentary on the future outlook should comfort investors, though guided growth is not significantly higher than in FY19.


All key business verticals expanded last quarter. The high-tech and media services vertical led the growth, registering a sequential 4.7% increase in revenue.",3
"Focus is now on an elimination policy to counter rising recruitment, infiltration attempts by militants


Security forces have intensified cordon and search operations and gunned down 44 terrorists so far this year, including 34 since the Pulwama attack


NEW DELHI: Security forces and intelligence agencies have stepped up their crackdown on Pakistan-sponsored terror in the Kashmir valley ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in April-May. This comes against the backdrop of the suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama on 14 February that killed 40 paramilitary personnel.",0
"“I am a first-time actor, Behzad Khambata is a new director and you need someone of that kind of experience


“From being a kid on his sets, when he was at the peak of his career, to now sharing a frame with him, it was all surreal",2
"Tyrion is adamant about Daenerys, while Varys is already sure Jon (or Aegon Targaryen) would be a great ruler


 Both positions seem suspect and out of character but then if you really think about what has been happening in the show for the last few seasons, the entire plot will fall apart like a pack of cards


 Even in a show like Game of Thrones, she stands out for the unimaginable atrocities she has committed and her lack of hesitation in murdering innocents, even babies


 She is completely devoid of conscience and this was again on display as she ordered the zombie Mountain to behead Missandei as a message to Daenerys",2
"""The aim of the 'Nyay' scheme is two-fold. First is to guarantee a minimum income to the bottom 20% families. The second is to remonetise the economy that has been demonetised by Modiji,"" Gandhi said.


The Congress chief said there is a reason why the party christened the scheme 'Nyay', which translates to justice in Hindi.


""There is another aspect to calling the scheme 'Nyay'. Why have we chosen to call this scheme 'Justice'? Because over the last five years, Mr Narendra Modi has simply snatched from poor and given nothing back.


""He has taken away from the farmers, he has snatched from the small and medium businesses, he's taken away from the unemployed youth, he has extinguished the savings of mothers and sisters of this country. We want to return to India’s deprived sections what Modiji has snatched from them,"" Gandhi said.


Terming 'Nyay' (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) a ""game changer"" and a ""final assault"" on poverty, Gandhi said the scheme is ""fiscally perfectly doable"" and will not be implemented ""rashly like demonetisation and GST of the BJP"".",0
"“Zeta hopes to leverage technology to make digital payments easy, inclusive and valuable for corporations, employees and merchants. Our products revolve around a key idea that spending and receiving money should be easy, fast, and trouble-free,"" says Turakhia, CEO and co-founder, Zeta.


The aim is to replace paper-based systems that include records for claims and reimbursements and thus helps corporates save time, cut costs and reduce duplication of work.",1
"The Congress party, on the other hand, expects the rise of a Hindu vote bank to benefit it more than the BJP.


“We supported the agitation but did not indulge in violence like the BJP. It has helped us consolidate both Hindu voters and minority votes at the same time,"" said Congress spokesperson Joseph Vazhakkan.


Some analysts agree. “The high voter turnout in politically important and minority-dominated constituencies suggests the BJP elbowing for power has only benefitted the BJP and Congress,"" said Jacob George, an analyst. “The question is who will benefit most from the anti-BJP votes.""


The BJP remains hopeful. “A significant surge in vote shares for the BJP, proving a split of Kerala’s bipolar vote banks to create a third Hindu vote bank, could bring a tectonic shift in the state politics. Unlike in other states, it has only taken a small slide in vote shares for the communists and the Congress to win or lose seats in Kerala,"" said a BJP leader, requesting not to be named.",0
"The P30 Pro sports a unique quad camera setup that comprises an 8MP telephoto camera with a Periscope lens that offers up to 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and up to a whopping 50x digital zoom.


The 8MP clicker is accompanied by a 40MP primary camera, a 20MP ultra wide-angle camera and a Time of Flight (ToF) camera for depth mapping.",1
"Jayam Ravi has, of late, been focusing on serious roles with strong social commentary, as seen in Adanga Maru and Thani Oruvan",2
"On Monday, IAF jets bombed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist camps inside Pakistan as well as in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), showing India’s will to respond decisively to terrorism emanating from its neighbour and signalling a clear change in the rules of its engagement with Islamabad.


Investors are awaiting economic growth data and the expiry of derivative contracts, both due on Thursday. Investors also await the outcome of the US-North Korea summit and the second half of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday.",3
"Taking a dig at Naidu’s family-run business which operates the Heritage Fresh outlets in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Modi stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s mission is to save AP’s heritage, but Naidu is worried only “about his heritage"". “This U-turn Babu’s Heritage is about dishonesty,"" he mentioned.


The prime minister also attacked the opposition alliance, stating that the “Chowkidar’s government"" has taken action against terrorists."" Today, the whole world is talking about the steps we took. But these ‘Maha-milavati’ (opposition) are talking about things which make Pakistan happy. These ‘Maha-milavati’ want to settle their family members, be it the TDP or YSR Congress Party or Congress. All do the same thing and the vision for the future is the same,"" Modi said.",0
"He later reprised the character in 2017’s The Last Jedi and is scheduled to appear in this year’s The Rise of Skywalker


In an interview with MTV News, Boyega said he might step aside from the character after the upcoming film",2
"The introduction of a 5G-enabled iPhone could create a wave of upgrades and purchases, especially for high-end models (AFP)


iPhones sales fell at their steepest-ever rate during the three months to the end of March but are showing signs of stabilising


Apple's Services segment — which includes the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care and Apple Pay — generated quarterly record revenue of $11.5 billion, up 16%


San Francisco: Apple posted better earnings and revenue than Wall Street expected for the March 2019 quarter — even as sales of its flagship iPhones were $6.5 billion lighter in the period, down by 17%.",1
"We will leave no stone unturned to make the audience feel that they have got something fresh, new and exciting",2
"The government levies import duty ad valorem, and reviews the base prices of edible oils fortnightly on the basis of global prices and foreign exchange rate. Base import prices of edible oils were last revised on March 29.


Base import prices of refined, bleached, and deodorised palm oil and crude palm oil were raised by $11 each. Base import prices of crude palmolein and refined, bleached, and deodorised palmolein were increased by $6 each.",3
"Between them, Tamil Nadu will send the highest number of members of Parliament (MPs) with 39 Lok Sabha seats, followed by Karnataka (28), AP (25), Kerala (20) and Telangana (17). The BJP, which has a strong footprint only in Karnataka, is also looking to expand its base in other states this time, especially in TN where it is in an alliance with the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).


The AIADMK-BJP alliance is pitted against an alliance between the Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The TN assembly bypolls will also be interesting to watch, especially after the demise of AIADMK leader and former TN chief minister Jayalalithaa, following which her party split into two factions.


South India is likely to be a tough nut to crack for the BJP given its strong regional leaders, who are opposed to the BJP. In 2014, other than the 17 seats the BJP won in Karnataka, it could win just one in Telangana, two in AP (then in an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party), one in TN and none in Kerala.",0
"It makes sense for Snapchat to utilise that compulsion to drive increased activity in the app and by prompting expanded check-ins, Snap will be able to obtain additional audience data to help improve its ad targeting, the report said.",1
"“A big man with an even bigger heart who never failed to make me smile and a loyal friend who I loved dearly


“He was the closest any human being could be to a Wookiee: big heart, gentle nature; and I learned to always let him win


Billy Dee Williams, another Star Wars veteran, also paid his tributes to Mayhew and posted photos with the actor on Twitter


“Much more than Chewie to me…My heart hurts… I will miss you my dear friend… Thanks for the great memories! #RIPPeterMayhew #StarWars,” he wrote in the caption


Directors JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson, who helmed The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi respectively, also paid homage to the Chewbacca actor


 A sweetheart to work and already deeply missed” Abrams, who is currently working on the franchise’s new instalment “The Rise of Skywalker”, said in a brief statement posted on Twitter",2
"Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Fold is a pricey, but promising device that kicks off a new phase of the smartphone industry.


On Monday, the company held an event in New York City to let reporters and other members of media try out the gadget for the first time. Samsung announced the phone in February and it goes on sale April 26 at the wallet-stretching price of $1,980.


Samsung forecasts it will produce at least 1 million foldable phones this year. That’s a fraction of all the phones that the company shipped last year. Still, research firm Gartner Inc. expects the market will grow to 30 million units by 2023. Huawei Technologies Co., Xiaomi Corp., and Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Motorola unit are working on foldable phones. There’s no indication yet that Apple is working on a folding iPhone.",1
"Seoul: Smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has postponed media events for its Galaxy Fold planned for this week in Hong Kong and Shanghai, a company official said, days after reviewers of the foldable handset reported defective samples.


Instead of plaudits ahead of the phone's launch on April 26 in the United States, the South Korean conglomerate has been blighted by technology journalists reporting breaks, bulges and blinking screens after using their samples for as little as a day.


Samsung said it received ""a few"" reports of damage to the displays of samples of the $1,980 handset, raising the spectre of the combustible Galaxy Note 7 three years ago which the firm ultimately pulled from shelves at massive cost.",1
"Latifah said she wants the follow-up to the hit 2017 comedy to happen as soon as possible, and that the cast are just waiting for a script",2
"And, Avengers: Endgame has to also set up the future slate of MCU movies, by way of post-credit scenes perhaps


 We feel like it is the best thing we have done at Marvel”There have been big movie franchises like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings before",2
"The Redmi Note series has been a trendsetter in many ways. Phones like the Redmi Note 3 and Redmi Note 4 were the first to change the public perception not just about Xiaomi but Chinese smartphones in general.


Four years later, the Redmi Note 7 Pro continues in the same vein, but overcoming some of the limitations of the series like the design and camera.


While the initial all-metal design in the Redmi Note 3 was a sensation, over the years the design of new Redmi phones skirted around similar lines. That changes with the Redmi Note 7 series. It has a flat glass back design with no rough edges, lending it a suave and shiny appearance that feels more like a high-end smartphone.


The thin bezels and teardrop shaped cutout has allowed Xiaomi to keep the phone's size in check. In terms of thickness (75.2mm), it is narrow enough to fit into small hands. However, it doesn't feel very reassuring to hold. In addition to the glossiness on the back, the rounded edges have a glossy finish too and that affects the grip quality a bit. At 186g, the Note 7 Pro feels prettysubstantial and weighs more than the likes of Samsung Galaxy M30 (174g).


The issue of grip quality can be resolved with a transparent silicone case or plastic case. Xiaomi is bundling a soft transparent case with the phone.",1
"WhatsApp is becoming a worldwide conduit for political disinformation, anti-vaccine fear mongering and mob-rousing rumors",1
"The company said it plans to expand the production of its fifth-generation 512Gb ""V-NAND"" chip at its Pyeongtaek plant in South Korea throughout the first half of 2019 to fully address the anticipated strong demand. (Samsung)


Smartphone users will now be able to store 260 10-minute videos in 4K UHD format with 1TB eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage)


New Delhi: Samsung on Wednesday announced it is ready with the world's first one-terabyte (TB) chip for smartphones, with mass production already underway, and the mobile manufacturers globally will be able to have 1TB of internal storage with a single flash memory chip in their devices.",1
"New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on April 11 highlighting the alleged practice of paid news in the electronic and print media.


The petition seeking to prohibit the electronic and print media from broadcasting and publishing such news items was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam which said the matter will be listed on Friday.",0
"""Innovative? Sure. Needed? Not sure. 6 cameras, 2 screens and 2 batteries at $1980?!?,"" wrote Twitter user @JackPhan.


""The fact that people are only complaining about the price should tell you that a lot of people actually want this, but can't get it. Second gen of this thing is gonna sell like hotcakes.""


While most analysts expect Apple to wait until 2020 to match the foldable phone, Samsung has set new price standards in the premium category as it seeks to revive consumer interest in an industry which posted its first-ever sales decline last year.


""$1980 dollar for a #galaxyfold no thanks... watch...now the next iPhone will be $1999,"" Twitter user @zollotech said.",1
"The committee set up by the markets regulator last year has submitted its report last month recommending that Sebi reduces the charges it levies on brokers and for filing documents, said the first person cited above.


The panel has recommended reducing the regulatory levy on stock brokers by more than 30%, on commodity brokers by 60% and for filling public issues by 50%, they added.


The changes in the fee structure comes at a time when Sebi’s income from intermediaries has increased marginally.",3
"0 and Thugs of Hindostan, possibly causing the loss of crores of rupees to production houses and distributors


 Despite action by law enforcement agencies and even interventions by the courts including the Madras High Court, Tamilrockers operates with impunity",2
"The two phones have the same 6.39-inch Ultra Full View AMOLED display at the front with a resolution of 2340x1080. The V15 Pro gets an in-display sensor underneath the notch-less display.


The Vivo V15 is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The Vivo V15 Pro comes with the same storage and memory but is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 675 processor.",1
"Since 24 April, global crude oil prices have declined nearly 4.1%, while foreign investors have bought nearly $10 billion in equity markets since the beginning of the year


Mumbai: The rupee on Thursday closed higher for the third consecutive session against the US dollar due to a fall in oil prices and continued buying support from foreign investors in local equity markets.",3
"Watch the trailer of NGK'I was bowled over by the second half of NGK'“In the beginning, I was not sure if I would fit into Selvaraghavan's world of cinema


'NGK will be celebrated by the audience'“When Selvaraghavan sir narrated the situation to me, I got reminded of Kannagi and Madhavi from the Tamil epic Silapathigaram


NGK trailer: First impressionIt looks like Suriya plays an aspiring politician, who wants to cleanse the system",2
"The microlender-turned-full-service-bank saw its core income grow by 45.6%, powered by a 38.5% growth in loans. To be sure, loan growth has moderated compared with previous quarters, because the lender went slow on disbursing non-microloans.


Mumbai: India’s youngest private sector lender, Bandhan Bank Ltd, showed yet again how profits can be made through small loans, something that big established lenders are chasing with vigour of late.",3
“Kanchana 3 is a frustratingly cringe-worthy piece of work masquerading as “horror comedy” that makes you squirm,2
"However, several voters whose livelihoods depend directly or indirectly on the river, said that apart from cleaning of the ghats, not much has happened under the current regime. The Union government is yet to deliver two key promises of Namami Gange, which is “Aviral Dhara"" (continuous flow) and “Nirmal Dhara"" (unpolluted flow), they said.


Voters particularly in Devprayag expressed concerns over the environmental impact that some of the infrastructure projects, like the expansion and construction of all-weather roads under the Char Dham National Highway Project, could have on the Ganga. Devprayag is considered holy because of the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda, which gives form to the Ganga which then flows down to the plains. Millions visit the site each year.


“Only cleaning the ghats does not help and focus should be on bigger problems like pollution. Even on the Char Dham project, proper dumping spots have been made but local contractors often dump the debris in the open which contaminates the Ganga,"" said Yamuna Prasad Dabral, a priest at Badrinath temple, whose family stays in Devprayag. Dabral, however, said that when it comes to elections, the BJP is his only choice.",0
The first photo shared by Prabhas is a gift to all his fans who have seen and loved him in the Baahubali movies,2
The film also stars Akshara Haasan in the lead and will mark the debut of veteran actor Naseer’s son Abi Naseer,2
"The AAP is in power in Delhi assembly where they came to power after winning 67 of the 70 seats in 2015. In the run up to Lok Sabha elections, the party has made the issue of statehood for the national capital the plank of their campaign.


AAP national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a campaign of the party where they burned the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2014 manifesto where they promised statehood to Delhi.


The party has already announced names for six of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena is already crowd sourcing ideas and inputs for a separate manifesto for her constituency.",0
"While IndiaGrid Trust InVIT and IRB InVIT have given negative returns since launch, Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s first-ever REITs launched in March 2019, gave 9% as on 26 April. These products are still evolving, and it doesn’t make sense to rush into them just yet.",3
"The scientist, who invented the World Wide Web, believes his solution will help users protect their data online",1
"What's missing in the XR is a second rear lens for double the magnification. Instead, the XR uses software zoom, which reduces quality. Of course, the standard iPhone 7 and 8 didn't have a second lens either, although their Plus models did, as did the iPhone X. Both XS models also have two lenses. Despite lacking a second lens, the XR lets you blur backgrounds in some shots, a feature many phones are now getting. The XR does this with software, though it works only with people in the foreground, while the XS can do statues and monuments.


Two more points of comparison. The XS has slightly better water resistance — good to a depth of 2 meters (2.2 yards), compared with just 1 meter on the XR. But the XR offers a budget storage-upgrade option: $50 for 128 gigabytes (up from 64 gigabytes in the base model). Both XS phones also start at 64 gigabytes, but their cheapest upgrade is $150 for 256 gigabytes.


The only knock is the XR's size. Though it's fine for people with adequate pockets or bags, not everyone wants a phone that's nearly as wide as the Max or the Plus. Perhaps Apple will one day design a smaller XR and revive a trend of offering both standard and larger versions for each major model.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The Rift S requires a PC connection to power its higher-resolution graphics, unlike the less-powerful wireless Oculus Quest


Oculus said the Rift S was co-designed by Lenovo Group Ltd., which has sold its own VR headsets in the past",1
"Pitroda, a key face of the overseas department of the Congress, has been associated with the party for decades and has been instrumental in organizing party president Rahul Gandhi’s official trips abroad.


Yadav’s controversial comment at an event in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, alleging that the Pulwama attack was “a conspiracy to gather votes"", was also criticized by the BJP.


“This was a conspiracy...But, when there will be a change of government, investigations will be done and prominent people who had pushed our youth to death to garner votes will come under the scanner,"" Yadav alleged, according to the Press Trust of India.


In a scathing attack on Yadav’s comment, Modi said on Twitter: “Opposition is the natural habitat of terror apologists and questioners of our armed forces. This reprehensible statement by a senior leader like Ram Gopal Ji insults all those who have given their lives in protecting Kashmir. It humiliates the families of our martyrs.""",0
"Apple has responded in court papers that it does not believe the patents are valid and that it does not infringe them. Apple has been found to infringe one of the patents in the suit during an unrelated case before the U.S. International Trade Commission, but that decision is not final and does not bind the court in San Diego. Apple also told trade regulators it believed it had a software solution to avoid the patent.


Qualcomm is asking for up to $1.41 in damages per infringing iPhone sold between mid-2017 and the autumn of 2018. The exact number of iPhones at stake has not been disclosed because Apple has never said how many of its phones contain Intel chips. Analysts believe that half of iPhones during that period contained Intel chips. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Peter Cooney)",1
"The detailed final stretch, where all the dots are connected & the mystery is explained, lifts the overall film


#VellaiPookal - There are some issues, like the performances of the American actors & some exaggerated narrative patterns, but the conviction of Dir #VivekElangovan to make a USA-based crime thriller with the @Actor_Vivek - Charlie duo deserves praise


 He's a promising director👍#VellaiPookal - The gripping background score, the Seattle setting & support actors like @AmDev06, @iamrascalpapa, Charlie, Paige Henderson add to the film's value


 The Child abuse angle is topical!""Nani said Jersey is the best work he has done in his acting career so farIn an exclusive chat with indianexpress


 I can also confidently tell you that you will also feel the same way I feel about the film when you see it


""Also read: Nani: Jersey is the best movie of my careerAnirudh Ravichander thanked the audience for all the loveMusician and singer Anirudh Ravichander took to Twitter to thanks his fans ad audience for appreciating the music of Jersey


 Sathyaprakash D was thrilled after watching Mehandi CircusSinger Sathyaprakash D tweeted, ""Excellent performance by @battatawada & @Madhampatty #MehandiCircus


 Go watch the movie guys! ❤️""Vellaipookal is getting good reviewsKaushik LM tweeted, ""All the key characters in #VellaiPookal ft


 #VellaiPookalFromToday""Shweta Tripathi expressed happiness for her Tamil debut in Mehandi CircusBollywood star Shweta Tripathi, who makes her Tamil debut with Mehandi Circus tweeted her excitement


Shraddha Srinath on JerseySpeaking on her role in the sports drama Jersey, its female lead Shraddha Srinath had told indianexpress, ""It is the story about this guy who had quit cricket long time ago, and decides to take it up again


 👍""Musician Sean Roldan urged people to watch Mehandi CircusSean Roldan tweeted, ""#MehandiCircus is releasing today worldwide


 @battatawada @Madhampatty @Dir_Rajumurugan @StudioGreen2 Music by yours truly!""Trade analyst Satish Kumar M wrote that Kanchana 3 has received a good opening in Tamil NaduIn another tweet Satish Kumar M wrote, ""#Kanchana3 Good opening throughout Tamil Nadu


""There is a great emotion behind Jersey: NaniJersey actor Nani, during one of the film's promotional events said, ""Jersey is the most beautiful, heart-touching and magical film of my career",2
"Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Bytedance (India) Technology Pvt. Ltd, owner of Tik Tok, argued for a stay against the ban, contending that it was causing the company irreparable damage.


The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had issued an interim order without providing an opportunity to TikTok to defend itself. The bench asked the government to ban the downloading of the app and sought an answer from it regarding enacting a statute to protect children against cybercrime, similar to the one enacted in the US, namely the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.",1
"Besides, users should keep a few things in mind before purchasing an air purifier. First is the coverage area as every air purifier is effective only within a certain range (in sq. ft). Then there is the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR), which is a measure of how many cubic feet of air the purifier can filter in 1 minute—higher CADR means better filtration.


Design is also important. An air purifier with a three-dimensional air intake is ideal wherein the impure air is drawn in from the sides and bottom, and clean air is thrown out from the top. Having intake at the back or outlet on the side may lead to the air purifier either taking more time to clean the air or leave some pockets in the room without clean air, points out Sudhir Pillai, general manager, Connected Living Solutions, Honeywell Building Technologies India.",1
"However, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is eyeing a third successive term in Parliament (with 11 election victories), faces a backlash over his decision to push for a ministerial berth for his son, Priyank Kharge.


Out of the 14 seats headed to the polls on Tuesday, the BJP has 10 seats of which eight are multiple term incumbents. Two Union ministers, Anant Kumar Hegde and Ramesh Jigajinagi, are among the BJP candidates.


“The problems between coalition workers in the south are non-existent in the north,"" a senior Congress leader said, requesting not to be named. Though it is a direct fight between the BJP and Congress in the northern parts, the JD(S), which has minimal presence in these regions, has joined forces against the saffron outfit. In Sivamogga (Shimoga), the home district of BJP president B.S. Yeddyurappa, the coalition is hoping to build on the November bypolls in which it was able to bring down the margin of victory from over 360,000 in 2014 to around 50,000.",0
"Drought is a major issue here and its victims are convinced their vote will not bring about any change. However, they are still determined to exercise their franchise. Khandu Waghmare, 47, in Valsang, has 22 acres of farm land where he grows pulses and cereals. “I haven’t seen the situation change in the last 25 years here. Shinde was chief minister once and MP twice, but he hasn’t been able to make any change on the ground,"" Waghmare says. He blames Modi also for what he terms “restrictive schemes"". “Now he has declared a monetary assistance scheme for farmers holding up to 5 acres of land. But are only those farmers in need of help? I own 22 acres but my farm productivity is low because of frequent droughts that have led to deterioration in the fertility of land,"" Waghmare says, adding that he favoured Prakash Ambedkar of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) who is contesting from Solapur. He is the candidate of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, an alliance between the BBM and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.


At 4.30pm, another tanker brings water to a different locality in Valsang. Within moments, a serpentine queue of plastic containers appears, because water must be collected before the tanker runs dry. The excitement for water clearly trumps the enthusiasm for elections.",0
"At the heart of the Realme 3 is a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with a maximum CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. It is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. A 4,320mAh battery powers the Realme 3, which is about the same as its predecessor, the Realme 2.


In terms of software, the Realme 3 runs ColorOS 6 UI based on Android 9 Pie. Realme claims that the new UI offers a no-frills, stock Android experience. It finally gets an app drawer and comes with an unlocked bootloader.",1
"According to Variety, screenwriter Billy Ray is penning the script, based on a Marie Brenner article in Vanity Fair


At one point, actors Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio were originally attached to star in the project with Ezra Edelman as the director",2
"Blockchain has advantages because it is open source, decentralized, reliable and trusted, Gupta said. The cost of transaction is consistent—there is no fee or timing loss and it is scalable. There are no physical assets and enterprises that leverage Ripple’s digital asset XRP (cryptocurrency used by the Ripple payment network) when sending payments on behalf of customers. Using XRP for liquidity when sending a cross-border payment helps financial institutions avoid the hassle of pre-funding accounts in destination currencies. It allows them to make faster, lower cost payments than they can through the traditional correspondent banking system. Banks can now help global companies send on-demand payments around the world without fail. There is an opportunity to “secure a greater share of cross-border payments volume"", said Gupta.",1
"""Expectation of a slowdown in the global economy led several central banks to adopt a dovish stance towards interest rates in order to provide a boost to their dwindling economies.


""This augured well for the emerging markets as it improved global liquidity which has been making its way into the emerging markets and India is getting its share from that,"" said Himanshu Srivastava, senior research analyst, manager research at Morningstar.",3
"Disney+, Walt Disney's streaming service, undercuts Netflix's $11 plan—its most popular—by several dollars


Disney+ will weigh heavily on Walt Disney’s finances and isn’t expected to break even for about five years


Los Angeles: Walt Disney Co. will charge $7 a month for its streaming service that debuts 12 November, a gambit to undercut rival entertainment giant Netflix Inc. in an increasingly crowded field.


The company unveiled the service on Thursday on a sound stage used to make the original Mary Poppins, delivering an Apple-style presentation of the online product. The platform will be several dollars less than Netflix’s most popular plan, which runs $11, and it will weigh heavily on Disney’s finances. Disney+ isn’t expected to break even for about five years.",1
"Besides, e-voting will be a valid option for DTs to obtain consent of the debenture holders wherever applicable.


In case of delay in creation of charge in favour of DT within the specified period, the issuer will need to pay additional interest as specified in the Trust Deed and disclosed in the Offer Document to the debenture holders for the period of delay in creation of charge.


In case of issuers having both listed equity and debt securities, the certificate from the DT as per the requirements would need to be submitted to the stock exchanges by the issuer within seven working days from the date of submission of financial results to the stock exchanges.",3
"The OnePlus 6T skips on the headphone jack—so you’re left with either Type-C or Bluetooth sound accessories. The Type-C Bullets do not ship with the phone and you will have to shell out an extra ₹ 1,499 to get one of them.


mint-india-wire OnePlus 6TOnePlusOnePlus 6T thunder purpleOnePlus 6T priceOnePlus 6T purpleOnePlus 6T purple variantOnePlus 6T review",1
"Game of Thrones’ final season debuted with an interesting episode last week and featured many reunions


 The second episode promises to be even better with a lot more payoffs and further setting up of the upcoming war against the Night King


 With the surplus of TV content especially the web series kind, it is the last remaining ‘global’ show that people like to discuss and talk about",2
"Lately, WhatsApp has been testing and introducing a plethora of new features on its platform, especially concerning app support on more devices and checking the spread of misinformation on its app.",1
"It’s not easy to sustain an audience’s interest until the very end when you make love stories because most of our filmmakers have forgotten the art of narrating them effectively


 Sometimes, his expressions are plain, but there is an actor in him, who tries to invest so much conviction into every scene",2
"Facebook claims that over 700 million people play games, watch gaming videos or engage in gaming groups on the platform and the gaming tab will help them connect with each other, TechCrunch reported on Thursday.


""After clicking on the gaming tab, there will be a feed of content that points to instant games you can play with friends; videos to watch from top streamers, sports organisations and game publishers; and updates from your various gaming groups,"" the report said.


The new ""Facebook Gaming"" tab is built on the company's experimental gaming hub — Fb.gg — which was launched last year as a standalone mobile app.",1
"Facebook, with more than two billion global users, is among the social media websites that provide access at no cost.


The researchers found that Facebook users would require an average of more than $1,000 to deactivate their account for one year.


“Social media, and the internet more broadly, have changed the way we live and the way we keep in touch with friends and family, but it’s hard to find evidence that the internet has made us richer or more productive at work,"" said Jay Corrigan, a professor at Kenyon College in the US.",1
"The makers of Mohanlal’s recent blockbuster Lucifer has initiated legal action against a man for watching the pirated copy of the film


 The accused has been identified as Askar Ponnani, a native of Kerala, who is currently working in Saudi Arabia",2
"“On an average, there will be representation of at least 10 top leaders from each assembly constituency in the meeting. There will be discussion on six parliamentary constituencies each day on 15 and 16 February, while the strategy for the remaining five constituencies will be chalked out on 17 February,"" the release quoted Reddy as saying.",0
The actor in the past has shown support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has expressed her admiration over his leadership abilities,2
"“We do not see Make in India even in places such as Bengaluru,"" says 22-year-old Rishab Shrivastava, a fourth-year engineering student in Tumakuru, around 70km from Bengaluru. There has been an increase in hiring among technology companies, but the industry can pick up only a fraction of graduates entering the job market.


Others like 23-year-old Sanjit Kumar want to take up higher education for better opportunities. “That’s why we want Modi back,"" says Bali. However, he cannot recall any programme or scheme introduced by the BJP-led central government. Basavaraj or Danny, the resident expert on Modi, lists out gas, electricity, roads and education as some of the benefits that has influenced his choice. He does not mention jobs but blames the local Congress parliamentarian and legislator for not passing on the ‘benefits’ introduced by Modi, asking why one party should rule both the centre and state.",0
"In the coming elections, the TDP will face the main opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which is led by its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Unlike in 2014, the TDP will be going to polls without an alliance. In the previous elections, it had a pre-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was also supported by the actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP).


However, the TDP-BJP alliance broke in March last year, and JSP also has since then withdrawn support to the TDP, with Kalyan announcing earlier this year that his party will contest the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in an alliance with the left parties. ",0
"Jobs and infrastructure, understandably, are next on the list of priorities for the residents of this city, which was once an economic powerhouse but has slowly been losing out to other urban centres.


“That Ahmedabad, in its own unflashy way the first modern city created by Indians, could generate new productive wealth through its traditions of textile manufacturing and maintain its cultural character, were exactly the reasons that led Gandhi to adopt it as a home – and vital source of funds—for his new nationalist politics,"" Sunil Khilnani writes in his book The Idea of India.


In Ahmedabad, where the Sabarmati Ashram as well as the Kocharab Ashram are located, Gandhi found many wealthy textile barons who were his earliest supporters. The city was home to Gandhi from 1917 to 1930 and many of his ideas that shaped the freedom struggle took birth here.


Khilnani acknowledges that Ahmedabad began losing out to other Indian cities towards the end of the last century, primarily because of the closure of textile mills in the 1980s, which led to massive layoffs, lockouts and job losses.


Ahmedabad hasn’t seemed to be able to catch up since. In the early 2000s, when information technology (IT) outsourcing firms, including Infosys and Wipro, emerged as the largest job creators in the organized sector—most of them preferred to be based out of Bengaluru and Hyderabad.",0
"“While we regret that we had to withhold certain part of units in FMPs represented by portfolio investment in Essel Group companies for now, we believe that our actions are in the interest of our unitholders,"" it said.


Kotak AMC in a bid to mitigate reputational risks also said that its exposure to Essel Group remained in six FMPs and in Kotak Credit Risk Fund to an extent of 0.37% of its assets under management. It is also working with the promoters of Essel Group to ensure “optimal recovery"" of dues owed by the conglomerate.


“I don’t think it is right to second guess the investment decision of a fund manager. In hindsight they do look like poor decisions to invest. Similarly, the call to restructure and negotiate with the promoters if it comes with an additional personal guarantee of the promoter should not be second guessed. Having said that, fund managers need to be transparent and humble in their approach rather than hide behind legalese,"" said Sandeep Parekh, managing partner, Finsec Law Advisors.


“Essel Group remains committed to achieve the resolution, with a sole objective of saving the loss of public money and the repayment, as per the agreed timelines indicated in the arrangement with lenders,"" an Essel spokesperson said in a statement.",3
"The phone's specs have been available to app makers for a while and the company says most should only need a few tweaks to run properly on its Android operating system. Hundreds of apps have already been ""optimized"" for the Fold but Samsung won't say how many until it's released.


The Galaxy Fold has no less than six cameras. Three lenses on the rear, another on the cover next to the second screen, and two more inside, including a selfie camera. There's a fingerprint scanner on the right side, which can be used when it's both open and closed. Inside, the battery is split in two, one in each panel, and it has enough juice to wirelessly charge another device, such as the wireless earphones included. It's not clear if the bigger screen needs more power — Samsung hasn't given any battery life estimates, saying only that it may vary.


The Galaxy Fold is set for release in the U.S. on April 26, priced at $1,980. It goes on sale in some Europe markets on May 3.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"“Especially when he’s going toe-to-toe with Leo, his performance is amazing, he looks great and I think people will be reminded why he is the movie star that we know he is,” she added


Heyman explained the relationship between two central characters, saying that while Pitt’s Booth is “at ease and comfortable” with his career and life, DiCaprio’s Dalton is “not the movie star that he had hoped to be, so he’s struggling”


“These are two people who have a history together and the loyalty that they have for one another is really potent


 It’s really a film about that friendship and about the power of that friendship as they go on their journeys together and separately,” he added",2
"Since winning 71 of the 80 seats in UP in the 2014 general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has squandered some of the advantage losing three seats in the 2018 bypolls, amid rising social and religious discord. Mint analyses the politics of the state that is key to BJP’s fate.


The state’s politics is a complicated maze of caste, sub-castes and religion. It lags on several social, health and demographic parameters. Caste complexities, coupled with various social evils and rampant anti-social activities, make the state among the most difficult to govern. The state of women, scheduled castes (SCs) and most backward castes remains pitiable. Corruption is deep-rooted and private investment remains low. This, combined with a high crime rate and rampant corruption, has resulted in youth and productive labour moving to other states in search of education and employment.",0
"Amazon is geared up to kick off 2019’s first major e-commerce sale in India. The Amazon Great Indian Sale will go live on 20 January and just like its previous iterations, it will offer discounts on products ranging on a host of products from smartphones to everyday goods. The sale will end on 22 January.


Amazon Prime members will get 12-hour early access to the best deals, starting 12 noon on January 19.


The sale will see price cuts on smartphones from OnePlus, Honor, Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, Apple and 10.or. Consumers can also avail up to ₹ 30,000 off on laptops, up to 60% discounts on external hard drives. Price cuts of up to ₹ 35,000 on refrigerators would be available during the sale while TVs will receive maximum discounts of ₹ 40,000 on certain models. Air conditioners will receive up to ₹ 25,000 off.",1
"Achint Kaur all praises for Kunal Kemmu's role in KalankAchint Kaur wrote on her Twitter account, ""@kunalkemmu loved your character and you have performed it with such ease and finesse


""'What a shocking climax!'""Just now only I finished watching #Kalank! What a shocking climax! Loved the film overall #KalankReview @duttsanjay #AdityaRoyKapur @Varun_dvn @MadhuriDixit @aliaa08 @sonakshisinha @ipritamofficial @OfficialAMITABH @ZeeMusicCompany @karanjohar @DharmaMovies @foxstarhindi,"" Anupama Raag tweeted


Alia Bhatt shares a new still of KalankAaj Se Kalank ♥️A post shared by Alia 🌸 (@aliaabhatt) on Apr 16, 2019 at 11:41pm PDTTaran Adarsh calls Kalank 'DISAPPOINTING'""#OneWordReview… #Kalank: DISAPPOINTING


'Kalank the most beautiful visual on screen'Television actor Karan Tacker tweeted, ""Watched #Kalank last night,it is the most beautiful visual on screen! Cr to @abhivarman & BinodPradhan, especially love this one shot of Alia sitting in the sunlight , pure royalty! @aliaa08


""'A classic tale of love and revenge with stunning visuals and powerhouse performance'""Kudos to the team of #kalank for making a film that is a classic tale of love and revenge with stunning visuals and powerhouse performances 👏🏼@abhivarman @karanjohar @Varun_dvn @aliaa08 @kunalkemmu @sonakshisinha @MadhuriDixit #AdityaRoyKapur #SanjayDutt,"" Soha Ali Khan wrote on her Twitter account


Karan Johar shares a teaser video of Varun Dhawan aka Zafar's character'Multi Starcast, Massive Sets and Wide Release will never ensure Success'Rohit Jaiswal tweeted, ""Words for #Kalank #KalankReview Kalank is a Perfect Example that High BUDGET, Multi Starcast, Massive Sets and Wide Release will nvr ensure Success, if your FILM LACK SOUL


""Madhuri Dixit Nene cannot wait for the audience to experience the royal journey'Totally Kalank'@AfrojHussain6 tweeted, ""Movie Review - #Kalank


 Lengthy film, not a good story, acting is poor, screenplay bit slow,dialogues are also useless,this is one of the boring movies coming from @DharmaMovies 


""Aditya Roy Kapur on Kalank's comparison with Sanjay Leela Bhansali filmsIn an interview with indianexpress


 Director Abhishek Varman is a huge fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali but this film definitely has an identity of its own and you would realise it after you have watched the film


""'Kalank is the widest release of 2019 so far'Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, ""#Kalank screen count",2
"It plans to raise ₹4,750 crore (including the anchor allocation) from its 18-20 March IPO. On Friday, Embassy Office Parks REIT raised ₹1,743 crore by allocating units to institutional investors as part of its so-called anchor book allocation, according to stock exchange filings.


“REIT brings India’s real estate market into the big league and will see new capital coming in. It’s important for new money to enter the system and a new financial product coming into the market for retail investors. That the REIT is led by Blackstone brings a lot of credibility and opens up a big opportunity for foreign investors,"" said Shobhit Agarwal, managing director and chief executive of Anarock Capital, a property advisory.


The anchor subscription book was led by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) such as Fidelity International, Capital Group, TT International, Schroders and others.",3
"While the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept the official cash rate (OCR) at 1.75 percent as expected, it surprised many by flatly stating ""the more likely direction of our next OCR move is down.""


The kiwi dollar dived 1.6 percent to a two-week low at $0.6797, while bond and bill futures rallied sharply, taking yields to fresh all-time lows.


The Australian dollar was dragged down in its wake, falling 0.4 percent to $0.7102, though the Aussie did make hefty gains on its kiwi counterpart.


Oil prices remained supported by supply curbs by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus allies and as Venezuela's main oil export port and four crude upgraders have been unable to resume operations following a massive power blackout.


Brent crude oil futures rose 0.2 percent to $68.12 per barrel while U.S. crude futures edged up 0.1 percent to $60.01.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Mumbai: Indian markets on Thursday closed little changed as investors avoided taking long positions due to a truncated trading week.


This week, domestic markets are open only for three days. On 1 May, markets were shut for Labour Day, while 29 April was a holiday because of polling for Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai. Elsewhere, Japan is on a 10-day holiday from 27 April to 6 May to celebrate the enthronement of the country’s crown prince Naruhito. China is on a four-day Labor Day national holiday that began on 1 May.",3
"The telecom industry’s revenue may have stagnated, but Reliance Jio’s relentless focus on customer additions has brought it within touching distance of market leadership. The company’s revenue in the December quarter rose 15% sequentially, taking its revenue market share to 29.2%, shows regulatory data collated by analysts at Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd.


If the current trends continue, Reliance Jio will emerge as the market leader in the current quarter (Q4 FY19). After all, its market share has risen by more than 350 basis points in each of the past two quarters, and the difference between Jio and the market leader is now less than 300 basis points, shows Jefferies India data.


Incumbents Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd continue to cede ground, with market share losses in two consecutive quarters for both companies.",3
"Google first demonstrated the feature at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2019 in Las Vegas. (Google)


The feature supports 26 international languages including Hindi, English, Arabic, Korean and Portuguese among others


Using the interpreter mode on a Smart Display would allow users to both see and hear the translated conversation",1
"Google Chromebook, however, gets a dedicated app for this. All you have to do is tap the “three dot button"" and hit install Canvas.


During my brief interaction with the app, I found out that although the interface of the app is absolutely barebones, it gets a little too simple at times, especially in the mobile version.",1
"The frequency of data breaches appears to be increasing too, as 61% reported a breach at their current company while 48% reported the same at their previous companies. Also, in the last three years, organizations facing serious data breaches that required full public disclosure have gone up from 68% to 73%, claims the report.


Cybercriminals do not have a singular modus operandi when it comes to stealing data. In addition to database leak and interception of network traffic, they are also targeting corporate email, personal email, cloud applications and in some cases removable USB drives, stolen computers and printers.",1
"The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga",2
"The hardest acting that I think I’ve ever had was to not feel long enough to be able to give them Darth Vader,” Eller said",2
"“We have won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat after the roadshow, but now we have to win every booth. I want women to vote in larger numbers and the voting per cent of women should at least increase by 5%,"" the Prime Minister said.


Talking about the ongoing elections, Modi said people should come out to vote in large numbers. Varanasi is scheduled to go to polls in the last phase of the general elections on 19 May.


“Some people are creating an atmosphere that Modi has already won (the election) and it is fine not to vote. Please do not fall into their trap. Voting is your right and everyone must exercise it,"" Modi said.


Opposition parties were quick to target Modi over his appeal to people to increase the vote percentage. The Congress claimed that the Prime Minister was asking people to come out and vote because he was nervous and had sensed defeat after the first phase of elections.",0
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.05% to close at 38,963.26, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.11% to end at 11,712.25 points


MUMBAI: Indian equities closed flat on Friday after benchmark indices gave up all their gains in the final hour of trading. Investors are now focusing on Friday’s release of US payrolls data, which is expected to show a tight labour market that is pressuring firms to boost wages. The other key area of attention will be US-China trade talk developments.


The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.05% to close at 38,963.26, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.11% to end at 11,712.25 points.",3
"According to one Delhi resident who has received the update, the update weighs 3.11GB and has a system-wide Dark Mode. He mentioned in a tweet that the new firmware is in its testing phase in limited numbers.


The Vivo V11 Pro is lit by a 6.4-inch super AMOLED display with a “teardrop notch"" and a resolution of 2340x1080. Powering the device is the AI-enabled octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 with four Kryo 260 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and four other Kryo 260 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. This is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which is expandable to 256GB via a MicroSD card. The phone comes with a game mode which is optimised to provide a better gaming experience. The Vivo V11 Pro is backed by a 3,400mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0.",1
"The actor is in the country to attend the film festival, which comes to an end with his 2018 release Zero


The actor is in the country to attend the film festival, which comes to an end with his 2018 release Zero",2
"Apple asked its suppliers late last month to produce fewer-than-planned units of its XS, XS Max and XR models, the Nikkei reported, citing sources with knowledge of the request.


The request was made before Apple announced its forecast cut, the Nikkei said. The bleaker sales outlook, which Apple attributed to weak China demand, triggered a broad sell-off in global stock markets.


Market research firm Canalys estimates shipments fell 12% in China last year and expects smartphone shipments in 2019 to dip another 3%, to below 400 million for the first time since 2014.


Overall planned production volume of both old and new iPhones is likely to be cut to a range of 40 million to 43 million units for January-March, from an earlier projection of 47 million to 48 million units, the Nikkei reported, citing one source familiar with the situation.


The report comes after chip suppliers Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Skyworks Solutions Inc flagged weak first-quarter chip demand for smartphones.",1
"Leakster Evan Blass (@Evleaks) posted an image of the device on Twitter last month. From the images, the smartphone seems to sport a very familiar design, taken straight off the Pixel 3 and 3XL, sans the notch. This gives the 3a massive bezels on all sides.


It's not just the display either, the rear panel of the smartphone also seems to be unchanged from the Google Pixel 3-series—we have the same single camera, two-tone colour scheme and a centrally placed fingerprint scanner.",1
"Rajasekharan’s name has been doing the rounds since earlier this month he resigned as Mizoram Governor


BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced Kummanam Rajasekharan to take on Congress MP and writer Shashi Tharoor in Kerala, but withheld names of candidates who will contest from two other key contests.


Rajasekharan’s name has been doing the rounds since earlier this month he resigned as Mizoram Governor and returned to Kerala for the poll campaigning. He is a former BJP Kerala president.",0
"In 2014, Modi won the seat by a margin of over three lakh votes against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal


The road show will begin at around 3 pm after the prime minister garlands the statue of Banaras Hindu University founder Madan Mohan Malaviya


VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a road show and take part in the Ganga `aarti’ on Thursday, a day before he files his nomination papers from this Uttar Pradesh constituency, a party functionary said.


The nomination Friday will also see a show of strength with several BJP allies, including Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray and Janata Dal-United’s Nitish Kumar, expected to accompany Modi when he files the papers.",0
"BJP leadership had started preparation of manifesto under the leadership of home minister Rajnath Singh. It is for the first time that BJP is using suggestions from the people to prepare its manifesto for general elections.


""The criticism of the people would help us understand their aspirations and demands. We will look at ways to meet the demands of the people through our manifesto promises,"" the BJP leader added.",0
The redesigned Snapchat app has struggled to attract more users since its roll-out last year and newer versions have been criticized for being too confusing.,1
"Gill has suggested a more modest growth rate of 25% for Yes Bank, henceforth—a far cry from the 40-50% gallop in the previous three fiscal years. For FY19, the bank had to settle for 18.7% loan growth.


Yes Bank’s valuation has been buttressed by its growth story. Despite divergences in the past, analysts had believed that the bank’s growth would hold. In the words of analysts at Macquarie Capital Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd, they have to eat humble pie now. One of Gill’s early contributions is that he has made hubris leave Yes Bank.",3
"According to Sebi, the accredited WSP will be liable for any losses resulting from any action or inaction on its part or on the part of its warehouses that prevents the buyer or seller from exercising, in whole or in part, their rights.


The clearing corporation will have to compensate the aggrieved clients for any such losses that have been appropriately established by debiting the FSD of WSP held with the clearing corporation, in accordance with its applicable rules.


In case the FSD available at clearing corporation is not sufficient to compensate for the loss, clearing corporation will have to make part compensation with the FSD available with it and, the security deposit available with WDRA will be made available to such corporation within seven days of the release request from such corporation to WDRA, for settlement of the remaining claims.",3
"With Pixel Binning, an image sensor’s overall sensitivity to light is improved, which makes it ‘see’ more in darkness


You may have heard companies like Google and Huawei touting the term, Pixel Binning. While the technology isn’t new, many companies have put it to work recently, particularly to improve smartphone cameras.",1
"The rupee ended at a two-week high of 69.36 a dollar, a level last seen on 18 April, up 0.30% from its previous close of 69.57. The Indian currency had opened at 69.63 against the US dollar. Year-to-date, the currency has weakened marginally by 0.5%.


Since 24 April, global crude oil prices have declined nearly 4.1%. Foreign investors have bought nearly $10 billion in equity markets since the beginning of the year. However they were net sellers of around $5.08 billion in bond markets.",3
"The survey shows that there are several issues such as jobs and safety of women, on which the youth share common views irrespective of their ideological affiliations


Which party do millennials prefer? What are their top concerns and priorities? Are their views on politics different from the older lot?",0
"Punjab National Bank is currently in the process of selling its 4% of 30% stake in PNB Metlife to discover price


Mumbai: State-run Punjab National Bank may look at listing its life insurance arm next financial year and is currently in the process of selling its 4 percent of 30 percent stake in PNB Metlife to discover price.


The insurance company has been talking about an IPO for quite since 2016 and the issue is necessitated by the American financial services major and its partner Metlife Inc's plans to exit the company.",3
"Motorola One is powered by an older Snapdragon 625 processor that is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of in-built storage. The Moto G7 is powered by Snapdragon 632 SoC and with the same storage configuration.


Both smartphones run Android 9 Pie, although Moto One has a stock Android feel as it is based on the Android One platform while the Moto G7 comes with Motorola's custom UI, which is near stock. Both smartphones are backed by 3,000mAh batteries. Motorola also ships both phones with 15W ‘TurboPower’ charger.",1
"The manifesto is silent on the new education policy, a big announcement in 2014 but still to be ready. It also does not talk about what’s their stand on scraping the University Grants Commission (UGC). However, it talks about creating enabling environment for institutions.


“We will relook the role of existing regulatory institutions’ and make necessary changes in the legislation to ensure a regulatory overhaul. We will formulate new regulatory mechanism to provide autonomy to quality institutions. It will work towards promoting excellence and quality learning in higher education while providing academic and functional autonomy to institutions,"" the manifesto said.",0
"On an call with investors following the company's first-quarter earnings report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that 500 million use Facebook Stories every day, The Verge reported on Wednesday.",1
"Those who are chosen for the programme have been asked to use ""twttr"" as their primary Twitter app. (Photo: iStockphoto)


The ""twttr"" app is presently only available for iOS users to try and review; Android release hasn't been announced",1
"Voters stand in queue at a polling station during the third phase of general election at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Tuesday. (ANI)


Bengaluru: It was an unusual scene in Kerala on Tuesday as voters were lining up in front of several polling booths until late night to cast votes, despite problems ranging from rains to sweltering sun to finding a snake in a voting machine in Kannur to the machines itself turning faulty in many pockets. In some corners of Vadakara, people had to stand as long as seven hours, local reports said.


But despite such odds, Kerala had its highest voter turnout in recent history on Tuesday, thanks to the enthusiasm of voters across districts, especially women voters, to come out and mark their choices, no matter how long they had to wait.


According to the final polling figures issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala's turnout, from 2.62 crore total voters, stood at 77.68%, narrowly higher than the 77.35% recorded during the 2016 State Assembly Elections, and substantially higher than the 74.02% recorded in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.


The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections in all 20 Kerala constituencies were held in a single phase on Tuesday. Only Assam, at 74.05%, came close to Kerala's turnout in the third phase of general elections.",0
"“New CEO highlighted that Yes Bank’s traditional focus had been on structured finance and upfront fees. This had implied less focus on retail assets and liabilities. The bank’s new strategy will be to focus on retail and digital franchise. This is the right strategy, but it will take time. Large banks are struggling to grow retail liabilities and for Yes to gain granular retail funding will be tough,"" Morgan Stanley said in a report on 29 April. Morgan Stanley is “underweight"" on the stock and lowered its target price to ₹125 from ₹160 a share.


Maintaining a ‘sell’ rating, Kotak Institutional Equities cut its target price to ₹170 valuing the stock at 1.8 times March 2021 book value for weak RoEs in the medium term but likely to improve gradually. “However, clear risks to fair value and earnings exist as we need to see the progress of capital adequacy) and stressed portfolio,"" it said in a report on Monday. Analysts at Kotak said that the new business strategy of Yes Bank, similar to other private banks, has begun but near term high credit costs for the back book, weak RoEs would make this transition painful in the medium term. “This makes it too risky to back today even if the new strategy is acceptable,"" it said.",3
"The smart fabric will be able to gather user touch inputs and will transmit wireless signals. The image of the patent available on the website shows a cylindrical remote wrapped in the smart fabric. The walls of the remote can be compressed, which can mean it might be pressure sensitive.


This might not be the only application of the smart fabric— it might also be used in MacBooks, iPads, Apple Watch and even AirPods.",1
"“In the history of India, whenever a prince or an outsider has ruled over the country, there has only been widespread loot


The event began with volunteers distributing T-shirts with tagline ‘Saaton seetein Modi ko’ and asking every one in the audience to wear them",2
"The FCC said the decision will serve the public interest by providing for innovative device control features using touchless hand gesture technology.


Washington: Alphabet Inc’s Google unit won approval from US regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli.


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in an order late on Monday that it would grant Google a waiver to operate the Soli sensors at higher power levels than currently allowed. The FCC said the sensors can also be operated aboard aircraft.


The FCC said the decision “will serve the public interest by providing for innovative device control features using touchless hand gesture technology.""",1
"The Congress has been dwindling in the state for some time now. In 2014, the Congress had a vote share of 25.7% and won 16 assembly seats, but no Lok Sabha seats. In 2009, it had a vote share of a little over 29%, winning six Lok Sabha seats of the total 21 and 27 seats in the 147-member state assembly.


“Congress had a real good chance of gaining in western Odisha and parts of the state’s coastal belt, but it failed to capitalize on the situation,"" said Amareswar Mishra, a political analyst and retired professor of Utkal University. “The party is yet to come together and fight. The void that the Congress left in state politics was capitalized on by BJP and they are gaining.""


Mishra said the late distribution of tickets has damaged the party, its workers are demotivated and there is no clear direction on what the party wants to achieve.",0
"In 2017-18, the company reported a revenue of ₹6,871.70 crore, more than twice the ₹3,232.48 crore reported in the previous fiscal. In 2017-18, it reported a profit of ₹450.53 crore, against a profit of ₹173.36 crore in the previous year. For the nine-month period ending 31 December, it reported a profit of ₹343.43 crore on a revenue of ₹5,915.14 crore.


Sterling and Wilson operates in more than 25 countries, with a strong presence in West Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia. Its overseas operations accounted for 65.13% of the company’s revenue.


Investment banks ICICI Securities Ltd, Axis Capital Ltd, Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt Ltd, Deutsche Equities India Pvt. Ltd, IIFL Holdings Ltd, and SBI Capital Markets Ltd are managing the company’s IPO. So far this year, four companies have raised ₹2,352.19 crore through IPOs, while in 2018, 24 companies raised ₹30,959 crore through IPOs.",3
"Zinc slumped to a 2-week low and other industrial metals also fell as speculators sold in response to concerns about US-China trade talks


LONDON: Zinc slumped to a two-week low and other industrial metals also fell as speculators sold in response to concerns about US-China trade talks and global growth.


China expressed anger on Monday at a US Navy mission through the disputed South China Sea after US President Donald Trump said last week he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a 1 March deadline for a trade deal.


Chinese investors, returning after a week-long national holiday, seemed to focus more on downbeat news than optimism China expressed on Monday about a new round of trade talks with the United States.",3
"Device Health Services: You might have seen this app on a Pixel smartphone. It allows all those battery functions that you see inside the Settings screen, including the battery percentage bar.


eSIM Manager: While e-SIMs are only active on iPhones and Apple Watches in India, the Google Pixel 2 and 3 do have e-SIMs inside as well. The e-SIM manager is the app that will map your telcos settings onto this SIM if Google ever decides to allow its usage in India. An e-SIM is a virtual SIM built into your phone that can be mapped to any telecom operator.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,0
"Higher interest rates hurt gold because they make bullion, which pays no yield, less attractive to investors, while a stronger dollar can depress demand by making gold more expensive for buyers with other currencies.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, in an interview with Mint earlier said that the information with IT Grids was in the public domain, and claimed that case filed against the company was done at the behest of Telangana chief minister (and Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo) K. Chandrashekhar Rao.",0
"Flynn will executive produce the project alongside Jessica Rhoades, Sharon Hall, Karen Wilson and Dennis Kelly",2
"Captain Marvel: Brie Larson’s superhero movie is still running in some theaters after its release early last month


Also Read | Avengers Endgame review: A spectacular send-offAnt-Man and the Wasp: The movie which was said to be a palate cleanser after the tragic ending of Infinity War did just okay by MCU standards


 Its performance is by no means bad, but it was treated as a filler movie sandwiched between the two Avengers films",2
"Jaitley said as per reports ₹1,500 crore has been seized as a result of initiatives taken by the Election Commission and revenue authorities


Jaitley further said in the absence of the electoral bonds, the donors will have no option but to donate only by cash


NEW DELHI: Defending electoral bonds, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said they are aimed at checking the use of black money for funding elections, as was sought to be achieved through electoral trusts proposed during the UPA-II regime.


Highlighting the problem of black money in elections, Jaitley said as per reports ₹1,500 crore has been seized as a result of initiatives taken by the Election Commission and revenue authorities.


""Surprisingly the attack is against the bonds and not the electoral trusts because the earlier was brought by the NDA and the latter was by UPA. The underlying principle of both is the same,"" Jaitley said in his blog titled 'The Choice of Political Funding - Cheque, Electoral Bonds or Blackmoney from Contractors and middlemen'.",0
"“Every film that I have done, irrespective of whether they have done well commercially or not, has taught me a lot",2
"”Besides Varun, the Abhishek Varman-directed movie features Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Kunal Kemmu


The actor said he believes in preparing a lot before taking on a role but this time Varman guided his performance",2
"“It was not a conscious break it is just that I got so busy there then I thought when something great comes up I will do Hindi films


Rakul said creatively both the industries are growing and it is the best time to be working as an actor


”Rakul said her upcoming film De De Pyaar De provided her an opportunity to work with two National Award-winning actors – Devgn and Tabu


 Despite having two award-winning actors in the film, I am grateful that people are taking notice of me in the trailer,” she added",2
"Google piloted the 'Bolo' app in about 200 villages in Uttar Pradesh and the early results are very encouraging. (The New York Times)


Google's Bolo app, which is being launched in India first, uses speech recognition and text-to-speech technology


Bolo will be available on Google Play Store in India for all smartphones running Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and higher


NEW DELHI: Tech giant Google Wednesday unveiled a new app 'Bolo' that aims to help children in primary school learn to read in Hindi and English.",1
"The phenomenal interest shown by audiences across the country is a testament to how this is one of the most anticipated movies for fans and we can’t wait for them to watch it


 Partnering with BookMyShow has enabled us to reach out to cinema-lovers across the country with their incisive data and analytics gathered from millions of its users


”Avengers: Infinity War had the Mad Titan committing the biggest genocide in history by halving the population of the universe using the Infinity Stones",2
"Jet Airways is grappling with acute financial crunch and is operating less than 10 planes besides temporarily suspending international operations till 18 April.


The management of cash-strapped Jet Airways will take a final call by end of the day on whether to continue operations as the airline makes last ditch efforts to raise funds, people in the know said Tuesday.",3
"The Left in India is a bundle of contradictions and its relationship with the new economic realities is one of them


The Left realises its problems. It’s been trying to regain some of the lost ground—but outside Parliament


BENGALURU: A train leaves every morning, carrying bogeys full of unemployed people from what was once India’s golden town, Kolar, to modern India’s Silicon Valley 100 km away, Bengaluru.


Passengers have to fight for even standing space for the two-hour journey in Karnataka. The thousands of passengers consist of peasant farmers, the landless and lower castes among others, all trying to escape Kolar—the town that was known for its gold mines before companies shut down in the last decade.


Stripped of their income and resources like water, they now look up to the service industry hub Bengaluru, as a beacon of wealth and prosperity. Thousands like them, who take up jobs as cab drivers, domestic maids, and construction workers, help the urban growth engine run smoothly. This, even as they are denied the benefits—such as minimum wage or job security or at times basic dignity—that are available to those whom they serve.",0
"Facebook wants to encourage small numbers of individuals to carry on encrypted conversations that no one can read


San Francisco: After building a social network that turned into a surveillance system, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's shifting his company's focus to messaging services designed to serve as fortresses of privacy.


Instead of just being the network that connects everyone, Facebook wants to encourage small numbers of individuals to carry on encrypted conversations that neither Facebook nor any other outsider can read.


It also plans to let messages automatically disappear, a feature pioneered by its rival Snapchat that could limit the risks posed by a trail of social media posts that follow people throughout their lives.


It's a major bet by Zuckerberg, who sees it as a way to push Facebook more firmly into a messaging market that's growing faster than its main social networking business.


It might also help Facebook ward off government regulators, although the Facebook CEO made clear that he expects the company's messaging business to complement, not replace, its core businesses.",1
"NEW DELHI: Indian rupee on Friday weakened against US dollar tracking losses in emerging Asian currencies as concerns about slowing global growth resurfaced after the European Central Bank cut its economic forecasts.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 70.09 a dollar, down 0.19% from its previous close of 70.01. The home currency opened at 70.10 a dollar.",3
"So on 20 March, Beresheet will fly beyond the moon on its elongated earth orbit. By then, the craft will feel the moon’s gravity more strongly than the earth’s, and so we can say its lunar capture is effectively underway. By 4 April, it will be in a tight orbit around the moon. A week later, on 11 April, Beresheet will actually attempt to land on the moon, an exercise that should take about 20 nerve-wracking minutes. Not least because it will be in free-fall for the final few metres. If it does successfully land, it will be the first privately funded spacecraft—and Israel just the fourth country—to achieve that feat.


Once on moon ground, Beresheet will seek to learn something about our neighbour’s magnetic field. Moon rocks that the Apollo missions brought back were magnetized: how did that come about? An interesting puzzle, but really, everything about this effort is impressive. You could even say the length of the mission showcases exactly that. For as we follow the little spacecraft’s convoluted path to the moon, we actually see all the required science and mathematics turn into reality: the orbits, the capture, all of it.


And that’s probably why another of SpaceIL’s co-founders, Kfir Damari, said this about their mission: “Our goal is to show (children) that (space flight is) not magic—it’s something they can understand. If they can understand that, and if they can meet engineers and hear their story and see that they come from all different kinds of backgrounds, they can understand that they themselves can be those who will build the next spacecraft.""


Beresheet won’t be bringing back moon rocks—in fact, it won’t be returning to earth at all. But what it stimulates here on earth might be even more valuable than rocks.


Once a computer scientist, Dilip D’Souza now lives in Mumbai and writes for his dinners. His latest book is Jukebox Mathemagic: Always One More Dance. His Twitter handle is @DeathEndsFun",1
"India’s $807 billion sovereign-debt market is battling poor demand and increased volatility ahead of Lok Sabha polls


Selling Indian government bonds and buying high-yielding paper issued by the nation’s states is a favorite trade among the biggest holders of sovereign debt right now.


The strategy is offering lenders extra returns of about 100 basis points at a time when concerns about an oversupply from the federal government’s record borrowing plan has damped the appeal of sovereign securities, according to ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd. and Deutsche Bank AG.",3
He has also sought a direction for investigation and prosecution against the media houses allegedly indulging in the practice of paid news claiming that it amounts to inducement to secure votes by way of advertisement.,0
" In January OPEC, Russia and other non-members — the OPEC+ alliance — agreed to reduce supply by 1.2 million barrel per day for six months


Dubai/London: OPEC and its partners are unlikely to decide on their output policy in April as it would be too early to get a clear picture of the impact of their supply cuts on the market by then, three OPEC sources said on Monday.


The sources said the production policy by the so-called OPEC+ alliance is expected to be agreed on in June with an extension of the pact the likely scenario so far, but much depends on the extent of US sanctions on both OPEC members Iran and Venezuela.


""So far the likely decision is to extend the agreement in June. Nothing much is planned for April, just to discuss the OPEC and non-OPEC (cooperation pact),"" one OPEC source said.",3
"Meanwhile, Trump said on Tuesday he wants North Korea to end its nuclear program, but has no pressing time schedule for this, as he dispatched his special envoy to finalise preparations for a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week.


British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet top EU official Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Wednesday, pressing on with efforts to find a way to get their Brexit deal through Britain's parliament.


SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.07 percent to 792.45 tonnes on Tuesday from 793.03 tonnes on Friday.",3
"The city’s taps are almost dry, the roads are choked with traffic, waste management is abysmal, its lakes are polluted and green cover is disappearing",0
"On Tuesday, the EC had given Modi a clean chit, saying it did not find his comments slamming Congress president Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad in Kerala in violation of the model code. The Supreme Court had on Monday agreed to admit a petition by the Congress about the comments made by Modi at a rally in Latur on 1 April.


In a separate development, the EC on Wednesday imposed a 72-hour campaign ban on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur. The EC said Thakur’s statements against deceased Maharashtra cadre police officer Hemant Karkare and comments on the demolition of Babri Masjid were in violation of the model code.",0
"Human resources, or HR, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is the new driver of business growth today. It is not surprising, then, that both HR leaders and managers are leveraging AI to augment decision-making and interactions with employees. “The age of the intuitive HR leader is gone. Today, you have to use data while making a selection. HR was earlier very process-oriented. Now, we are moving out of that phase, and using decision science and AI to enable productivity,"" says Diane Gherson, chief HR officer (CHRO) at International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).


Gherson is a huge advocate of technology and is responsible for digitally transforming the HR function, incorporating AI and automation across all HR offerings, resulting in more than $100 million in net benefits in 2017. The company has automated its services around recruitment, employee engagement and learning development solutions for HR with the creation of chatbots, and Gherson claims that 40% of the company’s traffic is now via chatbots.",1
"AR Rahman, who has been the Super Guru on the show, will not be able to make it to the grand finale due to ill health",2
"New Delhi: The latest in the gadgets for executives includes BlackBerry’s Android smartphone with both touchscreen and physical keyboard, Microsoft’s new 2-in-1 Surface Go and a USB Security key to keep important online accounts secure.


This is an affordable version of Microsoft’s productivity-oriented Surface Pro 2-in-1 devices. It retains the same design language—metal body, detachable keyboard which serves as the cover, supports, built-in metal kickstand at the back to keep the screen propped up and supports the Surface Pen. It is also more compact as it has a smaller 10-inch display. The device runs Windows 10S mode but Microsoft is providing users the option of a one-time upgrade to Windows Home. It is driven by Intel Celeron processor which is more than adequate for basic use. The entry-level variant offers 32GB eMMC storage while the more expensive one has 128GB SSD.",1
"The key contest is in Madhepura, where sitting MP Pappu Yadav, who had won on a RJD ticket in 2014, is contesting for the Jan Adhikar Party, a political outfit floated by him in 2015. He is up against RJD candidate Sharad Yadav.


In Odisha, the third phase of elections will witness a battle between several political heavyweights as well as former bureaucrats.


Puri will witness a triangular fight between spokespersons of three major political parties, as two-time sitting MP and BJD spokesman Pinaki Mishra will cross swords with BJP's national spokesperson Sambit Patra and state Congress media cell Chairman Satya Prakash Nayak. Dhenkanal is also expected to witness a triangular fight.


In the four constituencies of lower Assam that will go to the polls on Tuesday, both the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front ((AIUDF) are seeking to gain votes by targeting the BJP over its stance in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.


The AIUDF has accused the Congress of not adhering to ""gentleman's agreement"" between the two parties under which the regional party did not put up candidates on 11 seats and was expecting the Congress to field ""weak candidates"". Congress, however, has said that it had no such arrangement.


The Congress will look to swell its tally in Kerala with Rahul Gandhi in the fray from Wayanad. The party had won 8 of the 20 seats in 2014 while a few more were won by its allies. The BJP too is seeing a realistic chance to win four seats in the southern state.


The Congress will also seek to at least retain the three seats it won in West Bengal in 2014, though it faces a multi-cornered challenge from the Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the CPI-M.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The actor had been regarding the project for some time, but a busy schedule shooting Warner Bros’ basketball drama Torrance and Netflix’s The Last Thing He Wanted delayed the commitment",2
"Befitting a story set in the years leading up to the Partition, we get glimpses of the growing unrest between the Hindus and Muslims, we hear about the rise of the Muslim League and Jinnah, and the demand for two nations based on religion


 There are initial attempts at showing both groups equally guilty of losing their moorings, but the climatic depiction of skull cap-wearing, kohl-eyed, sword-waggling, blood-thirsty Muslims chasing after innocent characters skews the narrative


 But finally, despite Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s histrionics (the former looking as if he could well belong to that era, and Bhatt staying watchable, if increasingly, exasperatingly familiar), and Dixit’s wondrous dancing abilities (nobody can touch her when it comes to the grace she displays when she is on the floor), Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen


 The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the cast all costumed and perfumed and largely lifeless, sparking only in bits and pieces",2
"BJP National President Amit Shah addresses during a campaign for Lok Sabha elections 2019. Photo: PTI


 Political heavyweights like Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Uddhav Thackeray and Vijay Rupani accompanied Shah",0
"The first phase of digitalisation was associated with ‘mature’ technologies, such as management information systems


NEW DELHI: Today, India is at the cusp of digital transformation. With nearly 500 million internet users and roughly 340 million smartphone users in 2018, the digital wave is touching the lives of millions of people, shaping them into a digitally empowered society.


According to a new report by AIMA and KPMG on the ‘Socio Economic Impact of Digital Transformation, businesses are adopting digital technologies to achieve higher operational efficiencies and provide better customer experience.


Technology start-ups have further accelerated the trend by disrupting the traditional industries through innovative use of technology across different facets of business.


The government is also giving significant impetus on the adoption of digital technologies to improve the scale and speed of public service delivery.


Digital technologies are recasting the relationships between customers, workers, and employers as the digital reach permeates almost everything we do — from buying groceries online to booking cabs on mobile apps, the report notes.",1
"This, in turn, makes the laptop suitable for regular word processing, web browsing and entertainment (music and movie), but it’s not going to take the heavy loads brought forth by gaming or video editing. Of course, you’re not going to play heavy-duty games on an ultrabook anyway. If it’s Asphalt 9: Legends you want, the Envy does the job.


Our test unit ran on the Ryzen 5 processor with 8GB of RAM, making for reasonably quick app launches, no slowdowns that were big enough to affect workflow, and generally decent file transfer speeds. Again, you could get a faster laptop, but the price somewhat justifies the buy in this case.


Other than its design, the Envy x360 really peaks on the display front. The 13-inch, touchscreen full-HD screen is neither edge-to-edge nor top of the line, but it does the job quite well.


Colour representation is quite good and it’s bright enough, so as to use outdoors if required. If you want to watch a lot of movies on this laptop, you won’t be disappointed.


Alongside its metallic body, the Envy can also be folded a full 360 degrees. That means you can prop it up in the tent mode, use in the laptop mode or as a tablet (by folding the screen completely backwards).",1
"""Some amount of redemption is likely to put pressure wherein domestic institutions are expected to remain net sellers,"" said Jimeet Modi, Founder & CEO, SAMCO Securities and StockNote.


""In the recent times, domestic market has taken a positive direction given probability of a stable government formation at the Centre and benign inflation. On the other hand, uncertainties over Brexit deal and delay in trade deal between US-China continue to impact global markets,"" said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.


Other important factors such as movement of rupee, crude oil and investment trend by overseas investors would continue to influence trading sentiment, experts added.",3
"Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, which is touted to cost Rs 100 crore, is in the post-production stage",2
"Diwan, however, is optimistic that the India story will remain intact due to strong FII inflows. Foreign investment is seen robust throughout 2019 as business momentum is expected to start kicking in meaningfully in the second half of the year.


After aggressive selling at the beginning of the year, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have made a comeback to India. They are net buyers of Indian equities worth $3.81 billion so far this year, while buying $5.89 billion in March. However, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) are net sellers to the tune of ₹13,500.1 crore in March and ₹11,919.1 crore in 2019 so far.


According to Vivek Ranjan Misra, head (fundamental research) at Karvy Stock Broking, a dovish US Federal Reserve and inversion of the US yield curve has fuelled fears of a global recession. “High valuations of stocks leave very little room for disappointment. However, we believe that while data is consistent with a slowdown, but a recession is unlikely in the near future, and equities should bounce back over the next two or three months,"" Misra said.",3
"Among manufacturers, Xiaomi consolidated its position in 2018 and remained at the top for the entire year with a 30% market share and 41 million units shipped.


India accounts for more than 10% of the global smartphone market with a total of 137 million smartphones shipped in 2018


The Indian smartphone market grew 10% in 2018 in terms of total shipments with Xiaomi leading the pack. This, even as the global market has been shrinking, according to a new report by Singapore-based industry tracker Canalys.


India now accounts for more than 10% of the global smartphone market with a total of 137 million smartphones shipped in 2018—up from 124.9 million in 2017.",1
"The model code of conduct will be in place till the entire election schedule ends and results are announced


Lok Sabha elections to be held in seven phases with polling in the first phase on 11 April and the last phase on 19 May",0
"The producers of the film, headlined by Ajay Devgn, came under fire from Tanushree Dutta, who had kickstarted the #MeToo movement in India, for retaining portions of Nath, shot before the allegations surfaced",2
"Amazon has partnered with SBI to offer 10% discount to its debit card users. Additionally, Amazon claims that it will offer up to 40% off on smartphones across categories during the sale.


The OnePlus 6T already received a price cut of ₹4,000 last month. OnePlus at the moment said that the price cut was available for a limited period only.


This means, along with the price cut, OnePlus 6T's base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage was available at ₹34,999, down from its original price of ₹37,999.",1
"The films that are getting 4K restoration include As Tears Go By (1988), Days of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994), Ashes of Time (1994), Fallen Angels (1995), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004), My Blueberry Nights (2007), and The Grandmaster (2013)


The celebrated director’s next is Blossoms, a film based on Jin Yucheng’s 2013 novel, which follows the lives of three Shanghai residents from the end of China’s cultural revolution in the 1960s through their life in America in the 1990s


“I think the Chinese-American experience has a lot of connections and inference with what’s becoming modern China now",2
"""People will now be able to include music in their videos on Facebook and Instagram, opening up more options for more ways to express and sharing memories with friends and family,"" said Manish Chopra, Director and Head of Partnerships, Facebook India.


""We're introducing a new feature: from a song on your profile, we're making it possible to tap through to Spotify so people can listen to the full song and discover more from that artist. ""We'll be adding other partners in the near future as well,"" the company said in a blog post.",1
"Samsung said it had developed new manufacturing processes for the phone's hinge and flexible display to tolerate being open and closed hundreds of thousands of times. Koh said the aim of the launch was to ""to recharge growth for our industry.""",1
"We will miss her enormously and we are sure that you will want to join us in sending all our love to her family and friends


 The caption read, “Our thoughts are with Mya-Lecia’s family, friends and everyone that loved her at this very sad time",2
"”“Gowtam makes the viewing experience uplifting by highlighting the little expressions of his characters, a trick which is equivalent to a thousand words,” Manoj added",2
"Samsung devices are seen on display during the Samsung Unpacked product launch event in San Francisco. (AFP)


The Samsung Galaxy S10 is actually four separate phones: the S10e (the “e"" stands for “essential,"") the S10, the S10 , and the S10 5G. The first three go on sale in March, and the S10 is the flagship of the trio. 


Having a family of three devices has become a trend, and in many ways the S10e, S10, and S10 are Samsung’s answers to Apple’s iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max respectively. Despite the similar naming convention (Galaxy “S ten"" versus iPhone “ten S"" ), there are some significant differences between how the two flagships compete for consumers’ wallets. 


We’ll break down some of the most significant ways Samsung and Apple are differentiating their competing phones.",1
"“Political parties come to power in Jammu and Kashmir because the people have no choice. They are not happy with either the PDP or the NC. The bottomline is—political parties have lost ground,"" said Nisar Ali, former dean of faculty of social sciences at Kashmir University and member of the J&K finance commission.


In Srinagar, National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah is up against the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Aga Syed Mohsin, Irfan Ansari of the People’s Conference and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sheikh Khalid Jehangir.


Voters in three constituencies in Chhattisgarh, including the Naxal-affected areas of Kanker and Rajnandgaon, exercised their franchise on Thursday. The third constituency is Mahasamund.",0
"On Fb.gg, gamers were able to attract people with the aid of Facebook's personalised recommendations based on users' activity and then monetise those viewers through a virtual tipping mechanism.


""As a top-level navigation item, Facebook's new gaming tab will now further extend the gaming hub's reach,"" the report added.",1
"On the Indian Air Force air strike at a Jaish terror camp in Balakot of Pakistan, Pilot said the action on terrorist facility was a matter of pride for India and ""it is not right to raise question on valour of the security forces"".


Citing BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa's statement that India's preemptive air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan has created a wave in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pilot said, ""It is not appropriate on the part of a few BJP leaders who are trying to do politics on security forces' action"".",0
"The feature is quite like the recent iPhone models with a similar set of gestures, with a back gesture that works by sliding in from the left of the screen.


Users also can no longer disable the gestures to return to the vertical card recent apps overview with the three button navigation system, the report added.",1
He also denied any alliance talks with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) or any other party for the polls in the state,0
"Easy to set up: Though compact in size, the speaker is not fully portable. It needs constant power supply. The initial setup is simple and can be done through the Amazon Alexa app (free on Android and iOS). Once connected, one can use the app as the interface for the speaker, to teach and enable new skills and games, add smart home devices to it and link the account to more audio streaming services such as Saavn and TuneIn (it doesn’t support Apple Music, Google Play Music or Google Podcasts). Speaking to Alexa is a breeze as it can detect and respond to the Indian accent quite well. One can use voice commands to play music, make calls, order products on Amazon.in, get news updates (limited options as of now), listen to e-books (only supports Kindle) and control IoT (internet of things) products like air purifiers, light bulbs and smart switches that support Alexa.


Loud but not for serious audiophiles: The Echo Plus sounds several notches louder and clearer than the predecessor. It has a bigger subwoofer for deeper bass and a 360-degree design which projects audio in all directions. The audio quality is improved from the original and it can fill a small room without sounding cranky. For better bass, users can add the Echo Sub (₹12,999) subwoofer. When issued voice commands, the speaker can detect sounds at very low decibels, meaning it is easy to give it commands, irrespective of your location in the room.",1
"“The character is so beloved that I want to make sure that the people who have loved her for so many years feel like seen and represented


”Larson, along with original Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr and Jeremy Renner was in South Korea to promote the film


 The international press and fan event was also attended by the film’s directors Anthony and Joe Russo as well as Marvel chief Kevin Feige",2
"The gauge’s valuation is still near the cheapest in five years relative to the benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index, signaling potential for further gains.


Smaller companies, stars of India’s market in 2017, were at the receiving end of the selloff that roiled India and other emerging nations last year. The Nifty midcap gauge closed 2018 with a loss of 15%, versus a 3.2% gain for the Nifty Index, as investors sought the safety of the biggest stocks amid headwinds from the trade conflict and rising oil prices.


The divergence persisted until recently, with the midcap gauge dropping to its lowest level since October in mid-February, even as the Nifty reclaimed the 11,000 level. On Wednesday, the rally in midcap shares gathered steam, putting the NSE MidCap 100 Index on course for its highest level since 18 January",3
"It hasn’t been difficult to establish myself but yes, I want to see myself as a Bollywood heroine soon


 I am going through the usual grind of auditions and screen tests and giving in all my efforts to reach there


So will films be the focus in the coming days?I am auditioning and hoping to work with all the big directors",2
"TDP president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with members of his family during the first phase of the general elections in Amaravati. (Photo: PTI)


HYDERABAD: Five years after their split, the two Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (AP) voted separately for the first time. The stakes are higher in Andhra Pradesh, as assembly elections will also be held simultaneously, while in Telangana the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi is in a strong position.


However, since 2014, when the Telangana was created out of Andhra Pradesh, both states have come a long way. What voters want in Telangana now is no longer a new state, as they did in 2014.",0
"While Xiaomi hasn’t disclosed the other four announcements, it is safe to assume that some of its bestselling products might receive a significant price cut today.


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"""As long as the levels of inventories are rising and we are far from normal levels, we will stay the course, guiding the market towards balance,"" he added.


The United States has been increasing its own oil exports in recent months while imposing sanctions on OPEC members Venezuela and Iran in an effort to reduce those two countries' shipments to global markets.


Washington’s policies have introduced a new level of complication for the OPEC as it struggles to predict global supply and demand.


""We are not under pressure except by the market,"" Falih told reporters before the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting in the Azeri capital, Baku, when asked whether he was under US pressure to raise output.",3
"”The yet-to-be-titled movie marks Mahesh’s 26th film and Anil Sunkara is the producer while Dil Raju is the presenter


 Interestingly, the flick also marks the comeback of veteran lady superstar Vijayashanthi after almost two decades and Geetha Govindam fame Rashmika Mandanna has been roped in as the female lead opposite Mahesh",2
"The Left Front is unlikely to see a recovery in Elections 2019 from the lows of 2014 as it is losing traction in its traditional strongholds—Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal",0
"Named GOAL (Going Online As Leaders), the initiative will train young girls from West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh in digital literacy, life skills, leadership and entrepreneurship for an year.


The programme will see on-ground trainers impart digital literacy to the identified girls through a dedicated digital skilling curriculum. Also, a set of 25 women leaders would mentor them via Facebook or WhatsApp on a fortnightly basis.",1
"“Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be… #sonicmovie #gottafixfast,” he added",2
"According to analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd, the lower visibility in the order book is due to the short-cycle nature of the business ABB India is now left with


Shares of ABB India Ltd, the local arm of Swedish multinational corporation ABB Group, have barely moved even after it reported impressive results for the December quarter. ABB India follows a January-December fiscal year.


In the period between October and December, the company’s revenue increased 15%, reflecting decent execution, while order inflows were up 17%, indicating that the growth momentum should continue. What’s more, with profit margins improving as well, operating profits jumped 48% from the year-ago period. The muted response of investors suggests that the high valuations of ABB India’s stock are a bit of a concern. Analysts peg its price-to-earnings valuation multiple at 38 times based on estimates for the year till December 2020. Revenue and margins also expanded in the last quarter.",3
"Prime Minister Narendra on Friday sought to dovetail development with the interests of the middle-class and a hard-line policy on terrorism


MUMBAI: Providing a grand finale to the National Democratic Alliance’s election campaign in Maharashtra ahead of the fourth phase on April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought to dovetail development with the interests of the middle-class and a hard-line policy on terrorism. Addressing a massive rally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India Mahayuti here at the BKC ground, Modi reminded Mumbai of the long phase of terror attacks before 2014 and the “Congress policy of merely changing the home minister and chief minister"". “We have ended this culture of changing the home minister and chief minister after terror attack. We have started attacking the terrorists in their own territories,"" Modi said. He added that none of those standing in the “long queue for the post of prime ministers"" had the capability to root out terrorism.


“Before 2014, each time there was a terror attack in Mumbai, the Mumbaikars lifted themselves and demonstrated their Mumbai spirit. But they were hurt and angry too. And they asked this question—how long are we going to tolerate this,"" Modi said. He added that his government had responded to that question by launching a counter-attack on terror.",0
"The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is hoping that its alliance with the BJP would save it from a crushing defeat in Tamil Nadu. The Congress, on the other hand, with a vote share of just over 4.3% in Tamil Nadu, is hoping to regain some ground riding on the back of a resurgent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).


The H.D. Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), or JDS, in Karnataka hopes the alliance with the Congress will help increase its individual tally by entering new regions in the state. Of the 130 Lok Sabha seats across five states and one Union territory in South India—Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry—the Congress and BJP have only 20 seats each while regional parties account for more than 80 seats.",0
"This looks like a bit of a change in strategy, keeping in mind that Singtel had increased its stake in Bharti Airtel from around 33% to 39.5% between August 2016 and February 2018. This was the period when the onslaught from Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd was at its peak, and Singtel’s unflinching support was a heartening factor for Bharti Airtel investors.


But Singtel’s decision to give up the chance to maintain its stake hasn’t particularly perturbed analysts. “The primary issue here is that Airtel raises the ₹25,000 crore it aims to from the rights issue. A change in the underlying shareholding pattern is a matter of secondary importance,"" said an analyst with an institutional brokerage firm.


Singtel is majority owned by Temasek Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd, another Singapore sovereign wealth fund, and investors may not be particularly bothered which of the Singaporean entities the money comes from, as long as the funding tap stays strong. To be sure, some analysts are seeing it as a vote of confidence from another large investor.


Besides, as far as Singtel goes, it must be noted that it had recently also made an investment in Bharti Airtel’s African business, which is busy preparing for an initial public offering. And it will remain Bharti Airtel’s largest shareholder.",3
"The AAP also asked if the BJP had approached the Media Certification Committee, established to certify content and cost of a telecast.


The EC has also learnt to have written separately to Doordarshan for telecasting live the ""Main bhi chowkidar"" programme of Modi on March 31 evening for an hour.


The Congress had written to the EC against the BJP's alleged ""misuse"" of Doordarshan in broadcasting certain speeches by Modi.


The ""Main Bhi Chowkidar"" programme of the prime minister was broadcast live on DD News and its YouTube channel, and was even promoted on the social media handles of DD News, the Congress memorandum said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Facing flak from the government over dozens of lynching incidents in the country last year which were linked to rumours spread on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service introduced several new measures including limiting the number of messages that a user can forward to five and appointing for the first time a country head for the organisation.


WhatsApp said it was hiring more reviewers with competence in regional languages in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections


Some of the proposed government regulations for social media companies operating in India are threatening the very existence of WhatsApp in its current form, a top company executive said here on Wednesday.


With over 200 million monthly active users, India is WhatsApp's biggest market in the world. Globally, the platform has over 1.5 billion users.",1
"In recent years, the number of times the actor has indulged the curiosity of the media is negligible


 Well, it is easy to mistake Ajith for an introvert who has a hard time to articulate his thoughts in public


In 2010, he caused a tremor in the Tamil film industry when he spoke about the political pressure on actors during a DMK function in front of then Chief Minister Karunanidhi


He said actors were forced to take a stand on political issues as if they didn’t have a choice of their own",2
"The sticker can be used by opening the camera, taking a proud selfie, tapping the sticker icon and selecting the sticker from the tray. Additionally, once a user taps and clicks on the sticker, they will be directed to the National Voters Services Portal which will help voters find their respective polling locations during the different phases of elections.


Instagram's parent company Facebook Inc. on Monday said it is removing around a million abusive accounts every day using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Facebook also said it is working with its family of apps, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, to make sure the general elections are fair and free from interference—both foreign and domestic.",1
"Hackers are using latest episodes of popular TV show such as Game of Thrones, claims a new Kaspersky Labs report. (AP)


'Game of Thrones' alone accounted for 17% of all infected pirated content in 2018 with 20,934 users infected by it


The malware are usually hidden in the first and the last episode of each season as they viewership is usually higher in these episodes",1
"Like multiple cameras, dual screen is another attempt by phone companies to create some buzz around their brands, believes Navkendar Singh, associate director (client devices and IPDS) at International Data Corp. (IDC).


But who is the target audience? The second screen on Vivo’s phone can run the same set of apps as the front panel. A major advantage of having a screen on the back is that users can use the back cameras for capturing selfies. Front-facing cameras are usually fixed-focus ones, whereas rear cameras are more advanced.


The Nubia X from China’s Nubia Technology Co. Ltd has two screens with in-display fingerprint sensors built into both of them.


Both smartphones can also run two different sets of apps simultaneously on the two screens, letting users multitask without having to minimize any of them. However, there’s a flip side to dual-screen phones. For one, two displays also means greater chances of breakage. In a smartphone, the display is among the most important and pricey component.",1
"""Of the proposed regulations, the one which concerns us the most is the emphasis on traceability of messages,"" Carl Woog, WhatsApp's Head of Communications, told IANS on the sidelines of a media workshop.


Facebook-owned WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption by default which means only the sender and the recipient can see the messages in circulation – not even WhatsApp. Without this feature, Woog explained, WhatsApp will be a completely new product.


""The proposed changes are going overboard and are not consistent with strong privacy protections that people around the world are seeking,"" said Woog, who served as the Spokesperson for the Barack Obama administration in the US.


""Given the end-to-end encryption we have in place, the regulations will require us to re-artchitect our product,"" he said, adding that in such a scenario, the messaging service would cease to exist in its current form.",1
"His party's campaign with the tag line of ""Phir ek bar, Modi sarkar"" (Modi government, once more) will centre on the Modi's five-year performance, including on the national security front, ""honesty"", and his ability to take big decisions among other issues, Jaitley told reporters.


The Union minister said these promises are not for future as the government has fulfilled them in its five year term.


Jaitley was joined by Union minister Piyush Goyal and BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav, among others, at the press conference, where they also released slogans and video materials for the party's campaign.


The poor, the middle class and the neo-middle class will be at the centre of the BJP's electioneering, Jaitley said, and took a swipe at the Congress for ""not even saying a word"" on the emerging middle class when it launched its manifesto.",0
Kunal Kemmu “overwhelmed” with the response coming his way for KalankKalank actor Kunal Kemmu recently shared that he is “overwhelmed” with the response coming his way for the film,2
"Another hypothetical parallel is automated car window systems. If it costs say ₹ 60,000 extra to install a feature in cars just to roll windows up and down at the touch of a button, most Indian consumers wouldn’t choose it.


“When we went into the market, we actually wanted to do a full range of smart solutions to give more to end users. But we figured out that the market in India is not yet ready for smart cameras, doorbells and other facilities provided by companies like Nest in the West,"" said Vijay Arisetty, co-founder of mobile-based security solutions provider myGate.


India’s smart home market is currently serviced by companies ranging from the likes of Cisco, IBM, BPL and ABB —offering a spectrum of smart solutions—to those in smart consumer durables such as LG, Samsung and Xiaomi to Amazon and Google and even startups like myGate.",1
"In the song, Salman announces himself to be a Dilip Kumar fan and addresses Katrina as his Saira Banu",2
"The Huawei Nova 4 features a 6.4-inch 2310x1080 display with a hole to accommodate the front facing camera in an attempt to skip the display notch


After losing out to Samsung in the punch-hole display race, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched the Nova 4 smartphone in China with a hole in its display. The hole is present in the top left corner and serves the purpose of bearing a camera while chucking the notch design.",1
"The new wireless earbuds come with a new earhook design, no cords, adjustable earplugs and better audio


Powerbeats Pro claim to provide 1.5 hours of playback after just 5 minutes of charging and up to 4.5 hours after 15 minutes of charging


Apple-owned Beats by Dr Dre (Beats) on Wednesday introduced the Powerbeats Pro. The Powerbeats Pro are the first completely wireless earbuds from Beats. The Powerbeats Pro succeed the Powerbeats 3 wireless earphones, which were wireless but the earbuds were connected with a cord.",1
"Shivamogga (Shimoga) district, the home constituency of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, B.S.Yeddyurappa registered polling of 76.46%, according to information provided by state election authorities.


The numbers likely to vary as the final figures had still not been compiled at the time of filing this report.


Though voting was peaceful across constituencies, several people took to social media to complain about malfunctioning electronic voting machines (EVM’s).


“Close to 20 EVMs replaced in Chittapur alone. Wonder if they are being tested before deployment,"" Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s social welfare minister wrote on Twitter. He had earlier posted that there were many EVM’s malfunctioning in his home constituency.",0
"MINI’s native navigation system is decent for big cities, but can’t replace Google Maps. It often can’t pinpoint the more obscure locations you might want to navigate to.


The Countryman has a good audio system. While it does not match some of the more expensive luxury cars out there (or even a similarly-priced Volvo XC40), the 12-speaker Harman Kardon (HK) audio system (lower variants have 8-speaker configurations) sounds crisp, and can get really loud.


But the real attraction with MINI has always been the colourful lights, retro toggle switches and the overall circular displays.",1
"HMD Global owned Nokia has been on a roll this year, coming out with three new smartphones within a span of three months, one for each budget segment. You have the Nokia 3.1 Plus to compete against Redmi 6 Pro, the Nokia 6.1 Plus to compete against the Mi A2 and finally the Nokia 5.1 Plus that is pitted against the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Add one more to the point-one lineup and you have the Nokia 7.1 Plus.


The Nokia 7.1 Plus was launched in China on Tuesday as the Nokia X7. With prices starting at 1,699 Yuan (about ₹ 18,000) for the base 4GB/64GB variant, Nokia is really trying to get the grab of the mid-range smartphone market. Going by Nokia’s tradition of launching phones in the Chinese market, the Nokia 7.1 Plus can be expected to come to India by mid-November.",1
"But the response was what I expected, which was everybody turning it off, dismissing it, ‘Don’t watch it, don’t spoil it for anybody else,'” Feige told AP",2
"Brokerage firm UBS Securities India Pvt. Ltd estimates that overall capex in fiscal year 2020 may grow 6%, trailing the 20% increase in FY19.


In the recent interim budget, the Union government announced direct income support of ₹6,000/year in three equal instalments for around 120 mn farmer households


Past data indicates that even after the polls, overall capex does not necessarily revive, and even when it does, the improvement isn’t sharp


How far is India from witnessing a turnaround in its capital expenditure (capex) cycle? No, the answer to this question is not “just one general election away"". Uncertainty around the general election is often cited as a hurdle for fresh investments, especially by companies.",3
"According to WABetaInfo, a site dedicated to the latest WhatsApp features, the feature will allow users to screen people from adding them to groups. The invitation feature was initially introduced to WhatsApp Business and now the Facebook owned app will bring it to WhatsApp.


As of now, people can be added to WhatsApp groups without their permission. This feature will help users to add another layer to their privacy settings.",1
"The report said on average, more than 4,800 unique websites are compromised with formjacking code every month globally.


""Symantec blocked more than 3.7 million formjacking attacks on endpoints in 2018, with nearly a third of all detections occurring during the busiest online shopping period of the year - November and December,"" Symantec Cyber Security Services (India) Director Ajathashatru Varma told reporters here.


He added that while a number of well-known retailers' online payment websites, including Ticketmaster and British Airways, were compromised with formjacking code in recent months, Symantec's research found that the small and medium-size retailers are, by in large, the most widely compromised.",1
"Under the Shopping tab in Google Search, users can search for products and see prices from across multiple retailers. The ‘Style Search’ option in Google Lens will allow users to find products such as clothes, furniture, and home decor, by simply pointing the Lens app from their smartphones.


(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed)",1
"To be sure, although the Congress has the government on the back foot on Rafale deal, that itself cannot be an election issue.


“For it to have an impact, it has to develop a larger narrative around corruption or national security. But a fight against corruption wouldn’t auger well for the Congress, given the perception around its own party,"" said Sarma.


However, he said there was more ammunition that the Congress could use against the Modi government, such as intolerance, lack of jobs, weak foreign policy and regional instability, besides peddling fake narratives and failures in the Kashmir policy, among others.


“Purely from a campaign perspective, I believe Congress should counter aggression with aggression. They need to infuse more energy and get into a frontal attack mode, to somewhat swing the anti-incumbency factor in their favour. But they are a very distant second at this point. Strategising like the Congress won’t help them in these elections. They need help to think and act like the BJP, to counter BJP.""",0
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Unless you are Arnold Schwarzenegger and can ‘Jingle All The Way’ to snatch a Turbo-Man for your son at the eleventh hour, most of us who have not yet bought gifts for our dear ones for Christmas may have a tough time trying to take advantage of online deals and hoping to have the products delivered by 25 December or before that. So here are some gifting options for tech-lovers , not all of them Christmas-themed, for your family and friends


This is the 4K variant of Apple TV with content lined up from iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar. It supports HDR 10 and Dolby Vision. Apple’s A10 X Fusion chipset makes it fast, while storage space of up to 64GB means ample space for offline content.


This is a more affordable option for users looking for a 4K streaming device with HDR support. Unlike Apple TV, it can be plugged in directly into an HDMI TV. It supports most of the popular streaming options users fancy these days.


ViewSonic’s M1 is a compact projector and weighs 750g and can project a screen of up to 100inches from 2.6 metres. It can work wirelessly, assures up to 6 hours of battery and has built-in speakers by Harman Kardon.


The Sony headphone uses active noise cancellation to block out ambient noise. Its adaptive sound control auto adjusts itself according to the surroundings. If the user is crossing the street, the headphone will amplify the ambient sound to make him aware of nearby vehicles. It works wirelessly and supports Google Assistant.",1
"Rai went on to give the example of Madhepura, a Lok Sabha seat in the state, which has not had a non-Yadav parliamentarian since 1967. This time too, the trend is likely to continue because the top three contenders are all Yadavs —sitting MP Pappu Yadav, Sharad Yadav contesting on an RJD ticket, and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of BJP.


Even as caste is important, there is a growing sentiment against this cycle. The only way to do this, say voters, is to gauge politicians on the basis of their credibility.


With two popular leaders on its side—Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar—NDA gains an edge if one focuses on credibility. Both Modi and Kumar have created a constituency of voters across caste lines, particularly among the young.",0
"“BJP thinks it is the ‘thekedaar’ of Hindus. Am I not a Hindu? No one has done ‘yagnas’ like I have. Their Facebook is also full of the same thing. You (Modi) come here, I will give you ‘prasad’,"" Rao said, lampooning the BJP and Modi. He added that after Telangana stared the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ programme (under which all land-owning farmers get Rs.4,000 per acre for both Kharif and Rabi seasons), the Centre and other states also followed suit.


“There is the prime minister, and there is a person who wants to be the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi. He should be ashamed, everyday he says ‘Pradhan Mantri Chor Hain’ on TV. What is this cheap ‘dhanda’? And then you have Modi who won’t control Pakistan. These two parties should have some shame,"" Rao said.",0
"The writer also explained the reasons of the popularity of the show, which stars Oscar winner Rami Malek


 The technology will always look dated, but we specifically said, this is about 2015, so it’s almost like a period piece for current day,” Esmail said",2
"So, if they go and kill baby Thanos, it would do zilch about the Thanos they fought and who halved the universe’s population since the died-as infant Thanos would be a different one, with his own timeline


 In that timeline, probably the Avengers will not be needed at all as Loki would not get the Chitauri army to invade the earth (just a thought)",2
"The outcome of the parliamentary polls in Jharkhand is going to be determined by the Narendra Modi factor, the candidates and the few factors affecting voters. We cannot say there is no Modi factor. National security has become an important issue in public consciousness, which is a pan-India phenomenon.


Unemployment, demonetization and the ill-prepared implementation of goods and services tax (GST) have affected the state economy. However, none of the opposition parties have exploited these issues on a large scale.",0
"Ajit Andhare, COO at Viacom18 Studios, said, “It’s been a pleasure collaborating with Terribly Tiny Talkies for Tipping Point


 At Tipping Point, our content is edgy, contemporary, provocative yet relatable, something that Terribly Tiny Talkies also stands for",2
"We can also expect the Mi 9 to sport Sony's IMX576 sensor with a resolution of 48MP. This might be accompanied by two more sensors—a 12MP secondary and a 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor which promises better depth, low light and AR performance.",1
"The report advises that users should use complex and unique passwords for each service, and use a password manager too for simplicity


The increasing complexity with each additional device and automation rule also means an expanding attack surface


As our homes and gadgets like speakers, TVs and fridges begin talking to each other with rising frequency, ushering the Internet of Things (IoT) era, they are simultaneously becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacker attacks.


Last month, security firm Trend Micro revealed in a report how an attacker can monitor activity within the home or building through sensors, cameras, and any other device capable of collecting information from its surroundings.


On Wednesday, just a day after we celebrated World IoT Day, a report by security firm Sophos revealed that when it laid honeypots, Mumbai received over 600,000 brute-force login attacks in the one-month period that Sophos researchers conducted the study.",1
"To achieve a notch-less form factor, OnePlus will adopt the strategy of using a motorised selfie camera mechanism pioneered by its sibling brands, Oppo and Vivo.


The OnePlus 7 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor which might be paired with Qualcomm's latest 5G modem, the X55. TheVerge believes OnePlus might not promote the 5G capabilities as much as its display given how limited 5G network availability is, today and in the future.",1
"The keys look big and well spaced, allowing users to type fast without straying on to the adjoining keys. They are also backlit which means that one can type in the dark with the same ease as in a well-lit room.


Performance: The notebook runs on Intel’s 8th gen Core i5 chipset with 8GB RAM and Windows 10 Home OS atop.


It handled most tasks comfortably . The 256 GB SSD isn’t much for users who like to tow away a lot of photos, offline movies and music. However, it ensures the apps and OS will boot up a lot faster than HDD notebooks.",1
"Other Asian currencies were mostly trading higher against US dollar. China Offshore was up 0.18%, China renminbi rose 0.14%, Malaysian ringgit was up 0.14%, Thai Baht was 0.12% higher, Singapore dollar was up 0.1%, and Philippines peso rose 0.07%. However, South Korean won was down 0.05%.",3
"When did your parents find out about you two?I went and told them, but I am sure they must be laughing inside that this stupid man is telling us about what we knew from a long time back",2
"Smartphone makers are looking for something to excite consumers as they replace phones less often because new models are pricey and aren’t that much different from their predecessors beyond slightly better cameras and batteries.


That’s the main reason worldwide smartphone sales have fallen from the previous year for four consecutive quarters, according to IDC. Add it all up, and smartphone sales declined by 4 percent during 12 months ending in September. Samsung, the world’s leading seller of smartphones, suffered a 7 percent decline in shipments during that period, based on IDC’s calculations.


But it’s not clear whether flexible-screen phones will have mass appeal, especially when the bendy devices are expected to cost more than $1,000. Royole Corp., a small Silicon Valley company, is hoping to sell early versions of its FlexPai foldable-screen phone for $1,300 to $1,500 once it comes to the U.S. — something that won’t happen until next year, at the earliest. For now, it will be available in China starting next month, at a price equivalent to about $1,300.",1
"What could be more ominous for the Congress is that Ambedkar himself plans to contest from Solapur, the Lok Sabha seat from where senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to seek election. In 2014, Shinde suffered a shock defeat from the BJP’s Sharad Bansode by nearly 150,000 votes. Solapur is a Scheduled Caste (SC)-reserved constituency and a possible split in the SC could help the NDA nominee.


In a similar worrying sign for the Congress-NCP, the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) of Raju Shetty, a member of Parliament from western Maharashtra who parted ways with the NDA in 2018, declared on Tuesday that if the Congress-NCP did not set aside three constituencies for the SSS by Wednesday, it would name candidates for 15 constituencies. “I split away from the NDA on the farmers’ issues and to defeat Modi-Fadnavis. If Congress-NCP are not ready to accommodate us, we will contest 15 seats,"" Shetty said.",0
"“Congress manifesto say it will talk to the anarchists. This is what Pakistan says. Congress manifesto says it will not charge those abusing the nation with their tukde-tukde shouts with sedition. This is what Pakistan wants. Congress has teamed with those who demand a separate prime minister in Jammu and Kashmir. This is what Pakistan wants,"" Modi said.


Responding to the Congress criticism of the BJP’s Sankalp Patra, Modi said the former had said that it would not allow scrapping of the Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir “till its last breath"". “If the Congress had shown a similar resolve in 1947 for the nation, Pakistan would not have been born,"" he said.


Modi mocked Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar for standing in alliance with those “forces which wanted two prime ministers for India and Jammu and Kashmir"". “Rajniti apni jagah par hain lekin aap Sharad rao aise logon ke saath khade hain? Kya aapko ye shobha deta hain ? Sharad rao aapka aise logon ke saath hona theek nahi lagta (Politics aside, even Sharad Pawar is standing with these people. Does it suit your stature? It does not look proper that Sharad Pawar is standing with these people).""",0
"The envisioned 65-inch TVs will retract automatically at the touch of a button like a garage door, the person said on condition of anonymity because it’s an internal matter. They will sport organic light-emitting diode or OLED screens, which produce crisper images and fold more easily than traditional LCD or liquid-crystal display panels.


LG is counting on so-called “rollable"" and OLED televisions to revive a consumer electronics business that’s grappling with price declines and stiffening Chinese competition. The South Korean conglomerate is shedding workers to streamline and refocus around future technologies, such as flexible displays. A prototype of the television displayed at LG’s research center in Seoul can be rolled up and stuffed into a box when not in use.


The company showed off the rollable screen technology earlier this year but 2019 will mark its first commercial release in TVs. LG declined to comment.",1
"“The problem is that almost all of the most egregious things that people are being charged with went on behind closed doors,” the actor said",2
The rupee closed at 69.15 per dollar on Friday and the 10-year benchmark bond yield ended at 7.49 percent.,3
"The nature of the backing or how it was delivered was unclear, but in a statement Anil Ambani thanked his billionaire brother ""for standing by me during these trying times, and demonstrating the importance of staying true to our strong family values by extending this timely support"".


RCom called off the sale of its telecom assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm, the mobile telecoms firm controlled by Mukesh Ambani, citing failure to get approvals from lenders and the government.",3
"Wael Aburida, chief financial officer of Veriown Global—a Chicago-based startup bringing solar energy to villages—also spoke at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit. Eros is working with Veriown on the technology side to enable videos on this IoT product that is solar-powered. By replacing kerosene lamps with a source of clean renewable power, customers can have bright LED lighting and USB charging capabilities day or night, and for the same daily cost. Aburdia is excited about this partnership with Eros and is looking forward to the India launch.",1
"She eventually reached someone who advised that she could register as a software developer to submit the bug. Such reports can sometimes lead to ""bug bounties"" so that those who discover a flaw can get a financial reward. The family hoped Grant could receive such an award, or at least some credit, for his discovery.


The family tried reaching Apple through multiple channels. They left comments on Twitter, one of them directed to CEO Tim Cook, and uploaded a video to walk Apple engineers through the problem. But it wasn't until a tech blog reported the flaw earlier this week — leading many people to experiment with the spying bug themselves — that Apple took the unusual measure of temporarily shutting down the group-chat feature.


Apple has declined to say when it learned about the problem. The company also wouldn't say if it has logs that could show if anyone took advantage of the bug before it became publicly known this week. The company reached out to the Thompson family on Tuesday offering to give some public credit for their efforts, according to an email Michele Thompson shared with The Associated Press.


""It would be cool to just have Apple say thanks to me,"" Grant Thompson said before Friday's announcement from Apple. ""And of course, the bug bounty, that would be pretty awesome to get, but as long as we got rid of this pretty groundbreaking bug, and Apple said thank you, that would be pretty cool.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Beric Dondarrion: The Lord of Light’s devotee who was given multiple lives by his god died one last time at the Battle of Winterfell (Thoros of Myr is dead and cannot resurrect him now)


 Melisandre said her god kept him alive for a purpose and the purpose was accomplished — to save Arya Stark…Night King: This was the only real surprise for me


 The Big Bad died at the hands of Arya Stark, and thankfully not Jon Snow as that would have been too predictable for a show like this",2
"The producers of upcoming mythological drama Kurukshetra recently confirmed that the movie will be released in multiple languages


 Starring Darshan in the lead role, Kurukshetra will be released simultaneously in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi",2
"Others in the fray includes Arvinder Singh Lovely from East Delhi seat, Rajesh Lilothia from the reserved constituency of North West Delhi and veteran party leader Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi seat.


On late Sunday evening, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) had announced the names of four sitting members of Parliament (MP) in its first list of candidates for the capital. This included union minister Harshvardhan in Chandni Chowk, Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi, Parvesh Verma in West Delhi and Ramesh Bidhuri in South Delhi. AAP has already announced its candidates.",0
"The renowned IT Industrialist noted that technology provides an opportunity for people to move from drudgery to tasks that require more human touch.


“AI definitely is a very important topical area of computer sciences. AI, machine learning, big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), these are all areas which are likely to make the lives of human beings even more comfortable,"" Murthy told PTI.


Giving the example of the US, the UK, and Japan, which embraced technology early on, he noted that these countries have been able to reduce unemployment rates to single digits.


According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, the rapid evolution of machines and algorithms in the workplace could create 133 million new roles in place of 75 million that will be displaced by 2022.",1
"Gurugram: Google and OnePlus were the only brands which shipped all their smartphones with the latest version of Android OS in 2018, a new report said on Monday.


According to market research techARC, 32 models of smartphones were launched by various original equipment manufacturers last year.",1
"Sumalatha not only denies any such divide, but also does not even acknowledge that Kumaraswamy is part of the film industry. Her opponent, Nikhil, says he has the support of leading actors, but does not want them to get involved in politics.


The strong ties within the industry have often been tested to its limits with politics often playing the spoiler—like in Karnataka. From vicious barbs to complaints before the film chamber, the fight is likely to get more intense in the coming days.


“This is likely to continue till the elections,"" said a Congress leader and Kannada film producer, requesting not to be named. Though movie stars in Karnataka have campaigned for certain political parties during elections, only a handful have taken the plunge into electoral politics—not for a lack of opportunity, but for its caste proclivity.


“Dr Rajkumar did not enter politics because he did not belong to a so-called dominant caste,"" M.K. Raghavendra, a Bengaluru-based film scholar and social commentator, said.",0
"Former union ministers Vincent H Pala and Paban Singh Ghatowar have also been fielded from Shillong and Dibrugarh, Assam


Senior SC leader P L Punia's son Tanuj Punia has been nominated to contest from Barabanki (SC) seat in Uttar Pradesh


NEW DELHI: The Congress late on Friday night released its third list of 18 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma from the Tura Parliamentary constituency.",0
These and other such findings from the first-of-its-kind survey on the politics of Indian millennials feature in a three-part data journalism series starting today.,0
"In a state prone to political violence, Banerjee has the pulse of the people. The chief minister has tried to attract private capital, but with limited success. She also rules over a hotbed of arts and culture, where economic prosperity is not the end-all and be-all of life and where the sophistication of the elite has a lot of appeal. Schemes such as Kanyashree to educate girls, a Krishak Bandhu plan offering ₹5,000 per acre to farmers and a Sabuj Sathi scheme to distribute cycles to students from Classes IX and XII have received a good response. TMC is one of the two parties in India that has a quota for women candidates.


West Bengal has a population 91.27 million and a sex ratio of 950, better than the country’s 943. The literacy rate is 76.26%. Almost 30% of the people belong to reserved categories. ",0
"Dell's new XPS 13 notebook has an almost borderless display due to the thinner bezels, which gives it the form factor of an 11-inch notebook


New Delhi: Ultra slim notebooks are being redefined as notebook vendors increasingly embrace the new design language with thinner bezels. Dell’s new XPS 13 notebook is a case in point. It has an almost borderless display due to the thinner bezels, which gives it the form factor of an 11-inch notebook.


Design: The thin bezel design makes laptops smaller and a lot more compact. At 1.21kg, the new XPS 13 doesn’t set new benchmarks in terms of weight, but definitely looks and feels like an 11-inch notebook, rather than a 13-inch device. This makes carrying it a breeze.",1
"India continues to be a buzzing smartphone market, with 10% annual growth in 2018, according to a Feb 2019 report by Canalys 


Bengaluru: With more people looking up videos and reviews of new smartphones online, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are expected to expand their footprint on digital platforms.


According to Smartphone Digital Marketing in India’ report by techARC, published on April 2, 2019, smartphone OEMs are expected to spend ₹330 crore on digital marketing and 72% of this spending will be targeted at mobile platforms while the rest on web platforms. The emphasis is more on mobile platforms as majority of internet users in the country rely on their smartphones for their daily searches, video playbacks and social media posts and updates.",1
"Storage: When it comes to storage HDDs (hard disk drives) are the best option for users who want to keep the cost low. A 1TB internal HDD from Seagate or Western Digital will cost ₹ 3,000-4,000, but it will take more time to transfer files and load games compared to SSDs (solid state drives). Western Digital’s 500GB SSD is available at ₹ 8,499. To run an Intel Core i7 processor and any Nivdia 10 series GPU, users will need an SMPS with higher power capacity of at least 600 watts. Cooler Master’s MasterWatt Lite SMPS with a capacity of 600W would cost about ₹ 4,200 online. All of this would still cost around ₹ 80,000, while an all-in-one gaming system such as Alienware Aurora R7, which runs on Intel Core i5 8th gen CPU and Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti, would cost ₹ 1.01 lakh.


Gaming chips: For the latest option available in India, one will have to shell out around ₹ 1-2 lakh. It starts with spending on top-of-the-line processors and then on GPUs, which do most of the heavy lifting in games.


The early games ran entirely on CPUs, but with games becoming graphically elaborate and heavier, a dedicated GPU is required to render the 3D models and textures of the game. These GPUs have their own memory so that they don’t use the system’s memory and can save game assets directly on their RAM. Dedicated GPUs generate more heat. Users will have to get an additional fan to keep the system cool. The Nvidia GeForce 1050 Ti (4GB) is a lower-level graphics card and is meant for mid-level gaming. For games with higher resolution, beyond the 1080p and frame rates above 100Hz, users will have to go for the more powerful Nvidia GeForce 1080, which is available at ₹ 72,400. Among CPUs the top options available in India include Intel’s Core i7-8086K chipset, which has six cores and is priced at ₹ 45,999.",1
"Ren shrugged off the charges against Huawei for stealing trade secrets and offering rewards to employees for stealing technology from rivals. (AFP)


Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said the world cannot do without Huawei and its ""more advanced"" technology


The company has come under increasing pressure over espionage concerns and the US-led campaign to persuade other countries to ban its technology


Beijing: The founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has hit back at US efforts to blacklist the company and denied there are any ""backdoors"" in its technology to spy for Beijing.


Saying defiantly the world cannot do without Huawei and its ""more advanced"" technology, Ren Zhengfei again dismissed the possibility there could be a way to use the technology without his knowledge.


""It is not possible. Because across our entire organization, we've stressed once and again that we will never do that,"" he said in an interview with CBS on Tuesday.",1
"Voters in Uttarakhand believe that Modi and his government have done more for rejuvenating the Ganga than the Congress. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


DEVPRAYAG/RISHIKESH/HARIDWAR: Voters along the banks of the Ganga, which begins its journey in Uttarakhand, feel that while the Union government’s aim of rejuvenating the river is still a distant goal, the political credibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is high and their ‘faith’ in his promise of working for the river continues.


In Uttarakhand, the Ganga is the supreme embodiment and repository of faith. The hill state is home to Char Dham, Rishikesh and Haridwar, some of the holiest of Hindu shrines and pilgrim destinations and thus rejuvenating the river is a major issue here.


Voters, however, feel that the Ganga in itself does not shape up as an electoral plank and is instead linked with the overall issue of development in the hill state. The citizens of Uttarakhand are not particularly impressed with the tardy progress on Namami Gange, a flagship programme of the Union government. However, they believe that Modi and his government are definitely doing more than the Congress did.",0
"Not many know that Game of Thrones was in for another incestuous relationship had author George RR Martin gone ahead with his planned romantic angle between Arya Stark and Jon Snow


According to The Independent, when the writer was prepping the outline for his book series A Song of Ice and Fire, he originally had Arya falling for her half-brother Jon, who is later revealed to be her cousin",2
"Indian markets are expected to see a flat opening on Friday as trends on SGX Nifty suggest while global equities are tepid.


Asian shares got off to a subdued start on Friday, while the dollar held near two-year highs against the euro on speculation that data later in the day will show the US economy outperforming the rest of the developed world. The dollar was down at 111.51 yen, after shedding 0.5% overnight, but was buoyed elsewhere by solid data on US capital goods orders.",3
"Surendran, a leader known for his firebrand speeches, was a champion of the street agitations to deny entry for menstruating age women in Sabarimala, despite a Supreme Court order, which led to clashes and his arrest. His candidature was caught in internal factional wars, Mint reported on 19 March.",0
"Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai says the company’s controversial project to develop a search engine for the Chinese market was an “experiment.""",1
"All three political parties--the BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)--in the state have made similar last-minute announcements hinting not only at a dearth of suitable candidates but also a reluctance to go after opposition strongholds in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.


Party leaders and analysts say that in many cases there is a compromise formula, at both the organisation and personal levels, at play to field weak candidates that help incumbents retain strongholds.


The BJP had won 17 seats in 2014 while the Congress took nine and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) had two in the 2014 parliamentary elections. For at least three consecutive elections, the BJP has accounted for the highest number of seats in Karnataka, whose voters have a tendency to back different parties for state and Centre.",0
"After all, there is nothing really one can write about the song whose lyrics go, “Le le le le le le mera number, baad mein message mujhko kar dena, khud ko samajh ke lucky mujhse hook up tu kar lena” (Take my number, ping me later",2
"Dharma Productions’ period drama Kalank, starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt, releases on Wednesday


 With the last few films of Dharma registering their names in the list of superhits, Kalank has a lot of expectations riding on it


 Film trade analysts believe that with the grandeur of its sets, an interesting narrative and larger-than-life characters, Kalank has blockbuster written all over it


 And, if everything goes well for the Abhishek Varman directorial, it will be one of the biggest summer releases",2
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.399%, down from its Friday's close of 7.406%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.7%, while foreign investors have bought $8.62 billion in equity and $340 million in debt market.",3
"The show has also found its directors — Jonny Campbell for episode one, Damon Thomas for second episode and Paul McGuigan for final episode


Shooting started at Orava Castle in Slovakia earlier this year and later moved on to England where it continues at the world famous Bray Studios",2
"The dollar index was at a near six-week high, making the greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies.


The dollar has risen despite the Federal Reserve pausing its multi-year rate hike cycle and dovish comments from several Fed officials, which pushed gold to a nine-month high at $1,326.30 in late January.",3
Neha shared a snippet from the episode featuring the Kapoor sisters wherein Janhvi was asked about her alleged relationship with Ishaan and how she feels about the news that Ishaan and Student of the Year actor Tara Sutaria are dating,2
"Fox Entertainment said on Tuesday that Jussie Smollett will not return to his series Empire next season in the wake of allegations by Chicago officials


“By mutual agreement, the studio has negotiated an extension to Jussie Smollett’s option for season six, but at this time there are no plans for the character of Jamal to return to ‘Empire,'” the studio said in a statement that gave no reasoning for the decision",2
The incident in AP’s Kurnool district is an example of the (Rayalaseema) region’s factionalism. It is an unwritten rule in Kurnool district among faction leaders to not campaign in areas controlled by rival groups. Tikka Reddy had contested against Balanagi Reddy in the 2014 elections and lost. The two rivals will once again face each other in a electoral battle for the same seat in the upcoming assembly polls which will be held along with the Lok Sabha elections on 11 April in AP.,0
"The functionality is already offered for IGTV videos on the platform. But now it is being tested for the 60-second videos users upload on their accounts to make locating desired parts of the videos easier for followers.


The test feature was discovered by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong who tweeted a clip of an Instagram video with the seek-bar on top of the video on Thursday.",1
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally in Patan, Gujarat on Sunday (Photo: Reuters)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings in Maharashtra on Monday to boost the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (Athawale) campaign for the third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections on 23 and 29 April.


Modi will address rallies in Dindori and later Nandurbar on Monday. Both these seats go to polls in the fourth phase on 29 April.


Modi is also likely to hold his last rally in Maharashtra on 26 April in Mumbai where Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will share the stage with him.",0
Versatile Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi has been roped in to play an important role in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s nephew and Sai Dharam Tej’s younger brother Panja Vaisshnav Tej’s debut film,2
"Honor's sub- ₹10,000 smartphone, the Honor 8C, recently received a price cut of ₹1,000. Although the offer is for limited period, Amazon or Honor haven't mentioned when it ends.


Honor 8C's 4GB/32GB variant is listed on Amazon with a price of ₹10,999, down from ₹11,999. The higher spec variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is selling at its original price. ",1
"The new Dyson Pure Cool air purifier is not a leap in terms of technology but takes a shot at convincing sceptics.


The screen displays 10 different readings including the Air Quality Index (AQI), temperature and Volatile Organic Compounds. Rotation can be toggled between 0, 45, 180 and 350 degrees.


The new Pure Cool also has a uni-body design, so the top and bottom halves can no longer be separated.


In addition, the purifier can push air in two directions now—towards and away from you. This will be especially useful in winters when a purifier blowing air at you can be really uncomfortable.",1
"San Francisco: Facebook has removed 2,632 Pages, Groups and accounts that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour from Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo on its platform, as well as on Instagram.


The social media platform said it did not find any links between these sets of activities but they used similar tactics by creating networks of accounts to mislead others about who they were and what they were doing.


""We removed 1,907 Facebook Pages, Groups and accounts for engaging in spam -- and a small portion of these engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour -- linked to Russia,"" Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy at Facebook, said in a blog post late Tuesday.",1
"There's currently support for Unity, Unreal and British VR gaming start-up PlayCanvas already inside Snapchat. (Reuters)


The Bitmoji functionality will work by using the Snapchat app to scan an in-game code to link the game with your Snapchat account",1
"Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest offering Avengers: Endgame has been unstoppable at the box office since the day of its release


 Be it on its home ground (North America), or overseas, the Marvel flick has proved in just a matter of few days that it is here to rule them all


 It has also become the quickest movie to reach that milestone and is currently dominating the worldwide box office chart at the second slot",2
"It stands behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens which earned $119 million on its first day in North America in 2015


With a couple of records already in the bag, it will be interesting to see what havoc Avengers: Endgame will create in the Indian market",2
"It barred Thakur from holding any public meeting, procession, rally, or road show, or giving interviews or speaking to the media for 72 hours beginning 2 May.


“The commission strongly condemns the impugned statements made in both the cases and warns Sadhavi Pragya Singh Thakur not to repeat such misconduct in future,"" the EC said on Wednesday.",0
"New Delhi: Muted domestic demand sent gold prices lower for the second day. Gold rates today fell by ₹110 to ₹33,060 per 10 gram, Press Trust of India reported, citing All India Sarafa Association. Gold had shed ₹50 to ₹33,170 per 10 gram on Tuesday. Bucking the trend, silver prices however today gained ₹20 to ₹39,120 per kg, tracking higher demand from industrial units and coin makers.


In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purities fell by ₹110 each to ₹33,060 and ₹32,890 per 10 gram, respectively. Sovereign gold, however, remained unchanged at ₹26,400 per piece of eight gram.",3
"""We've opened a developer, accelerator there, which we're very happy with some of the things coming out of there. It's a long-term play. It's not something that's going to be on overnight huge business. But I think the growth potential is phenomenal,"" Cook noted.


Apple offered a ""promotional offer"" earlier this month to bring down the cost of its ₹76,900 iPhone XR (64GB) by as much as ₹23,000.


Cook said that it doesn't bother him that it's primarily Android business at the moment in India ""because that just means there's a lot of opportunity there"".",1
"Whether it’s brushing my hair back to the part that I always keep it or putting on my favourite shirt or eating comfort food


”So how has her career changed after becoming the first female superhero of MCU? “With the strength training, and getting to be Carol for a little bit, I feel like it changed me",2
"Incessant anti-BJP campaign and personal attacks against PM Narendra Modi and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis by Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana and Shiv Sena leaders were aggressively countered by local BJP leaders, especially Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar and sitting MP from North East Mumbai Kirit Somaiyya who has been denied a ticket by the BJP, reportedly at the behest of Shiv Sena. In February 2017, BJP won 8 out of 10 municipal elections in the state and almost matched the Shiv Sena tally in Mumbai. However, Shiv Sena succeeded in keeping its control over Mumbai. Later, BJP won the Palghar Lok Sabha seat bypolls in May 2018 after a bitter fight against the Sena.


When the alliance was renewed in February this year, the Sena played hardball and extracted 23 Lok Sabha seats and half the 288 assembly seats. For now, it seems like both parties have buried the hatchet. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and chief minister Fadnavis are campaigning together. But would that convince their voters?",0
"”After dominating the wrestling field, Sangram entered the entertainment industry with Survivor India",2
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to make it a poll issue by raising it at a public rally in Dehradun, while the Congress accused the BJP of spinning a “cheap election stunt"", and the enforcement directorate (ED) of “rehashing"" insinuations.


The developments came a day after the ED filed a supplementary chargesheet in the VVIP chopper case that dates back to the earlier United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Special judge Arvind Kumar of the Patiala House court will take cognizance of the chargesheet on Saturday.


On Friday, Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, approached the Central Bureau of Investigation court hearing the AgustaWestland case. Michel alleged that media outlets had been secretly provided copies of the charge sheet before the court could take cognizance of it.


The court has issued a notice to the ED asking how the charge sheet could have been leaked, while Michel’s counsel Aljo K. Joseph claimed that Michel “never named anyone"" on the basis of abbreviations and names mentioned in the charge sheet.",0
"Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the latest figures and wrote, “#AvengersEndgame emerges a game changer… Sets new benchmarks on Day 1… An eye opener for the industry that feels national holidays/festivals yield best results at the BO… Fri ₹ 53


”He further tweeted, “#AvengersEndgame is SENSATIONAL… Creates HISTORY… Records highest *Day 1* of 2019 *so far* Emerges biggest #Hollywood opener *to date* Crosses *Day 1* biz of #ThugsOfHindostan, the biggest opener from *Hindi* film industry [₹ 52


 If all goes according to the plan, the Russo brothers directorial will end up with an astonishing 900 million dollar plus opening weekend, and it will likely need just a couple more days to top the 1 billion mark",2
"Daisy, Apple’s recycling robot, will now disassemble used iPhones returned to Best Buy in the US and KPN in the Netherlands.


Apple also announced the opening of its 'Material Recovery Lab' dedicated to discovering future recycling processes


Cupertino: Apple on Thursday announced to expand its global recycling programmes and introduced Daisy, its recycling robot that is capable of disassembling 200 iPhones per hour.


US customers can send their iPhones to be disassembled by Daisy which is 33 feet long, has five arms and can methodically deconstruct any of 15 iPhone models.",1
"Mugs featuring Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are on display for sale outside the venue of an election rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. (Reuters)


The money puts the BJP in an extraordinarily powerful position, even over logistical issues like how to get its leaders to election rallies


A Congress official said the BJP had the funds to reserve most of India's fleet of helicopters for hire for 90 days


MUMBAI/DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is flush with cash, giving his party a massive advantage over the main opposition Congress party as he seeks to win a second term in the general election.


Opaque campaign financing in the world's largest democracy makes it tricky to get a full picture of money in politics here. But current and former BJP supporters, opposition politicians, businessmen and activists interviewed by Reuters say Modi has an unprecedented advantage, thanks to support from businesses and expectations he will be the winner.


Staggered voting in the general election is currently in progress across India, with results to be declared on May 23.


The BJP war chest has allowed it to unleash a massive amount of advertising on social media and send Modi and party officials crisscrossing India to campaign.


The ruling party has showered money on Facebook and Google advertisements, spending six times more than Congress since February, according to data from the two firms. Modi merchandise abounds, as do Modi marketing sites.


The money puts the BJP in an extraordinarily powerful position, even over logistical issues like how to get its leaders to election rallies.",0
"Q: Could you have used any of the characters that Disney obtained from the Fox acquisition, like the X-Men or Fantastic Four?McFeely: Legally, not allowed to


”Q: Endgame shares some unexpected parallels with Game of Thrones, which also recently ran episodes about its heroes preparing for a significant battle and then the battle itself


 Why do you think these narratives are similar? Did you ever look at Game of Thrones for inspiration?Markus: We’re in a high-stakes time and a jarring time in history, where you have to contemplate what you’re willing to do to improve the situation


McFeely: Marvel has been accused of being the most expensive television show there is and there’s some truth to that


Markus: We occasionally wonder, did we just make the world’s most expensive inside-baseball fan service? But then we go, the fans are actually the majority of people who come to this


 How far apart can you keep these strands, and for how long, and still feel like you’re telling a single narrative? “Game of Thrones” has people who are just meeting now! As much as people think the culture’s going down the drain, there seems to be an elevating of people’s estimating of the kind of narrative that will succeed in popular culture


Q: Was the three-hour running time of Endgame ever in question?Markus: There was an agreement within the whole group that we’re going to take our time; we’re not going to cut a half-hour of it so we can get one more screening in per day


Q: Why does Natasha Romanoff have to die?McFeely: Her journey, in our minds, had come to an end if she could get the Avengers back


 She comes from such an abusive, terrible, mind-control background, so when she gets to Vormir and she has a chance to get the family back, that’s a thing she would trade for


 The toughest thing for us was we were always worried that people weren’t going to have time to be sad enough


 But we lost a big character — a female character — how do we honor it? We have this male lens and it’s a lot of guys being sad that a woman died


Q: Was there a possible outcome where Clint Barton sacrifices himself instead of her?McFeely: There was, for sure


Q: And Tony Stark has to die as well?McFeely: Everyone knew this was going to be the end of Tony Stark


Q: And Cap was always going to be allowed his happy ending with Peggy Carter?McFeely: From the very first outline, we knew he was going to get his dance


 On a separate subject, I started to lose my barometer on what was just fan service and what was good for the character


Markus: A hero without sacrifice, you’re not going to get the miles out of that person that you need to for these movies


 Were we to take another one on, you can’t increase the scope or the stakes from where we are at the moment


Q: You’ve been writing these films and characters for more than a decade, and you never got bored of them —McFeely: Or fired


 They’d seen our process and us working with the (Russo) brothers, and they said, if Joss (Whedon) is not coming back — I don’t know that decision — it was clear that, unless they hated us, it was going to be this team


Markus: But there also was a possibility, because (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”) made a little bit less than “Avengers” 1 — that we were taking on “Superman” 3 and 4


Also read: Joe Russo answers all your burning questions about Avengers EndgameQ: Is this your Marvel finale as well?Markus: I don’t know how to follow it up, that’s the problem",2
"A gauge of automobile companies has fallen 30 percent since reaching a record in December 2017, and is the worst-performer among 19 sector indexes in the nation’s equity market this year. That’s as the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index rallied to a fresh peak last month.


A slowdown in consumption amid a cash crunch in the banking system has left carmakers with a pile of unsold vehicles in what was one of the world’s fastest-growing auto market until last year. Little surprise then that Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Hero MotoCorp Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. are among the biggest decliners on the Sensex this year, notching losses of up to 20 percent.


“Initial trends are looking weaker than expected,"" Nomura Holdings Inc. analysts Kapil Singh and Siddhartha Bera wrote in a May 2 note. “Most companies in the sector have further earnings risks due to weaker-than-expected demand.""",3
"Privileged to have done this candid and COMPLETELY NON POLITICAL freewheeling conversation with our PM @narendramodi,” Kumar wrote on the microblogging site


Modi replied to the tweet, saying, “Dear @akshaykumar, it was good talking to you about everything, except politics and elections :) I’m sure people would like watching our conversation",2
"The Redmi Go is Xiaomi's first Android Go device which sports a 5-inch display, 8MP rear camera and a 5 MP front facing camera. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 425 processor coupled with a gigabyte of RAM. The Redmi Go was launched in the Philippines at PHP 3,990, or about ₹5,500.


This means Xiaomi is all set to target all the price points in the sub- ₹15,000 segment with its new devices. When it will launch them is yet to be announced.",1
"Launched in 2015, Hubhopper is part of the growing podcasting industry in India, that has seen newer entrants such as Google Podcasts, JioSaavn, BookMyShow’s Jukebox, Indus Vox Media and Castbox, focusing on India-centric audio content.


All these companies are thriving in India due to increasing digital penetration, the cost-effectiveness of smart mobile devices, vernacular content diversity and long commute times in public transports.


According to a report by KPMG and Google, vernacular internet users will drive the next phase of internet adoption in India and will be more than 2.5 times of the English internet user base by 2021. Nine out of 10 new internet users between 2016 and 2021 will use local languages. “Podcasting as a medium has existed for more than a decade.",1
"MSTC is the only firm to take a hit in its share price, falling 11.66% since its listing on March 29. MSTC's initial share sale was extended and also its price band was revised.


Meanwhile, Neogen Chemicals, which concluded its initial public offer on Friday, is yet to list its shares on the bourses.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Like Warner Bros movies in recent past, Disney released it before the US, and it paid rich dividends


Biggest global opening: The opening weekend is not over yet, and Endgame is already the biggest worldwide box office opener, beating its own prequel Avengers: Infinity War",2
"Around one-third of Odisha youth are migrating for economic and employment opportunities. Odisha has a natural advantage. It has four major factors for economic growth—minerals, power, a coastline, and petrochemical recycling. Its coastline gives access to the eastern part of the world. For Odisha’s growth, we need trained human resources and if we can train those who are going out, it will be better. To a large extent, the plumbers of India are from Odisha. Now, plumbing does not mean, only sanitary connection to the houses. Gas pipeline connection is growing and will be available across 400 districts soon. Gas line plumbing is a new opportunity. Drip irrigation and industrial pipelines also provide opportunities if you can acquire some extra skills. Odias are good in English and we can tap the service sector better. Similarly, Europe and the Middle East need drivers, we can upskill our people and tap that market to boost the remittance economy of the state.


You spoke about double-engine government. What are the three things that will help BJP stage an upset in Odisha?


We will stage an upset. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot of credibility in the state. Odisha is a laboratory of Modi’s pro-poor programmes. Houses, LPG connections, toilets and electricity connections have been provided to the poor. The things helping BJP are PM Modi, the credibility crisis of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, the anti-incumbency due to 19 years of misrule by the BJD, and the growth in BJP’s organizational capacity in the last five years. Five years ago, our party president Amit Shahhad said Odisha is a priority and he has helped expand our capacity in the state.


BJP speaks of development but the Odisha manifesto almost matches the freebies of BJD. How do you justify this?",0
"Prabhudheva also directed Salman starrer Wanted (2009), which started a new chapter in the Bollywood superstar’s career",2
"While the front camera would be upgraded from 7MP to 12MP, triple-camera setup would be implemented in the 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones, along with a new super-wide 12MP lens, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, famous Apple expert and predictor.",1
"The 39-year-old actor portrays Peter Quill aka Star Lord in the series, which also features Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as the titular Guardians",2
"Recently in a tweet, you hinted at how it would be embarrassing for you and your parents if you asked them to help you find work


 As a parent, don’t you feel they would like to help you?(Laughs) Did you read that? Actually, that’s the kind of upbringing I have


 Did you ever think of picking up a show on the small screen?If I am offered something interesting, I would love to do it",2
"His film Badhaai Ho has also been receiving an overwhelming response, not only from the Indian audience but even abroad",2
"Filmmaker Richard Curtis says his upcoming musical comedy Yesterday is “really about” singer Ed Sheeran


The writer’s latest offering follows Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) who awakes from a blackout to discover he is the only person to know the music by legendary rock band The Beatles",2
"The Note 6 Pro was launched in Indonesia at a price of 2,800,000 Indonesian Rupiah (about ₹13,745) and we expect the phone to be launched at the same price point in India as well


The India launch of Xiaomi’s successor to Redmi Note 5 Pro is right around the corner and the company has confirmed it will take place on November 22. While it has made its way to Indonesian, Thai and Chinese markets, its Indian launch has been much awaited. The Note 6 Pro was launched in Indonesia at a price of 2,800,000 Indonesian Rupiah (about ₹ 13,745) and we expect the phone to be launched at the same price point in India as well.",1
"Describing the teaser and the film in a tweet, Vijay Deverakonda had earlier tweeted, “Dear Comrades, Fight for what you love",2
"In a blog post and a Washington speech, Smith painted a bleak vision of all-seeing government surveillance systems forcing dissidents to hide in darkened rooms “to tap in code with hand signals on each other’s arms.""


To avoid such an Orwellian scenario, Smith advocates regulating technology so that anyone about to subject themselves to surveillance is properly notified. But privacy advocates argue that’s not enough.


Such debates are already happening in states like Illinois, where a strict facial recognition law has faced tech industry challenges, and California, which in 2018 passed the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. It takes effect in 2020.


The issue could find new attention in Congress next year as more Republicans warm up to the idea of basic online privacy regulations and the incoming Democratic House majority takes a more skeptical approach to tech firms that many liberal politicians once viewed as allies — and prolific campaign donors.


The “leave them alone"" approach of the early internet era won’t work anymore, said Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat poised to take the helm of the House’s antitrust subcommittee.


“We’re seeing now some of the consequences of the abuses that can occur in these platforms if they remain unregulated without meaningful oversight or enforcement,"" Cicilline said.


“It’s funny in a way because this online environment was supposed to remove friction from our ability to transact,"" he said. “If in our desire, if not zeal, to protect people’s privacy we throw sand in the gears of everything, we may end up with a very secure system that doesn’t work very well.""",1
"The Nokia 8.1 and Oppo R17 Pro are powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 710 processor. The Nokia 8.1 is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage, which is expandable up to 400GB. The Oppo R17, on the other hand, comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.


The OnePlus 6T and POCO F1 run the strongest processor in the lot, the Snapdragon 845. While the POCO F1 maxes out at 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, the OnePlus 6T goes all the way up to 10GB of RAM (McLaren Edition) and 256GB of internal storage.


On the software front, Nokia 8.1 runs near-stock Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. It is an Android One smartphone which receives the latest security updates and upgrades on time.


The POCO F1 runs Android Oreo out of the box but has started receiving the Pie update recently. It runs POCO Launcher based on Xiaomi’s MIUI 10.",1
"In fact, Iron Man could be any one of the superhero movies releasing in those days – small, self-contained, and generally limited to a trilogy- but for one little scene after credits, when Samuel L Jackson’s Nick Fury visits Tony Stark to discuss the ‘Avengers Initiative’


Fans learned there was going to be a huge universe, full of multiple Marvel characters with movies, TV shows, etc set in the same universe


 Iron Man was a relatively unknown character (as was almost the entire Marvel apart from Spider-man and X-Men), and the movie was buried under the phenomenon of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight that released just two months after it


 Iron Man revived Downey Jr’s career, and Downey Jr, in turn, made Iron Man cool again (the character had been popular in the 1960s and the 70s before falling out of favour)",2
"""We believe that OPEC is likely to extend the deal for the duration of 2019 when they next assemble in Vienna in June,"" RBC said.


RBC said Russia was only a reluctant partner in the supply cuts, but would ""ultimately opt to preserve the arrangement and retain a leadership role of a 21-nation group that accounts for around 45 percent of global oil output"".


Beyond voluntary supply cuts, oil prices have been boosted by US sanctions against OPEC-members Iran and Venezuela.


Iranian crude oil shipments have averaged just over 1 million bpd in March, down from 1.3 million bpd in February and a 2018 peak of at least 2.5 million bpd in April.


""The average 1 million bpd in Iranian exports since November seems likely to fall further,"" US investment bank Jefferies said on Friday.",3
"■ While the Congress was a weak opposition,regional parties like BJD in Odisha, Trinamool in West Bengal and AIADMK in TN held their own.


■ The BJP has been on an alliance-building spree in the north-east, and has made signifcant electoral inroads into the region.


■ The BJP swept Uttar Pradesh in the 2014 Lok Sabha and in the 2016 state elections. Since then, the SP and BSP have forged a formidable alliance.


■ Compared to 2014, the BJP is expected to experience reversals in the Hindi heartland. It is, thus, looking beyond to South India and East India.


(1) Voters: The 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw the largest increase in voters, with the gains crossing 20% for the first time since 1996.",0
"Regional parties such as N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) hold sway in Andhra Pradesh. Congress, the ruling party when Jagan’s father, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), was the chief minister, is now relegated to the fringe. Jagan, who was not made the chief minister by Congress after his father died, formed YSRCP. Naidu left the National Democratic Alliance last year and has since been one of the driving forces behind the grand alliance. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have much of a presence in the state.


The Lok Sabha and assembly elections come at a time that is crucial for Naidu. While he is fighting to stay relevant at the national level, he is also battling anti-incumbency in the state. The stakes are high for Jagan Reddy as well. Not only would he like to form the government in the state, but he would also like to emerge on the national scene. There are no permanent friends or foes in politics, but BJP is hoping for good Lok Sabha numbers from Jagan Reddy, given how strident Naidu has been while marshalling other parties against it. Jagan Reddy will be happy to extend his support to BJP.",0
"In those cases, the person inviting you to a group will be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving you the choice of joining the group. You'll have three days to accept the invite before it expires.


WhatsApp believes that with these new features, users will have more control over the group messages they receive.",1
"5G and foldable devices would be in the centre stage at Samsung's exhibit. Samsung at its Unpacked event in San Francisco launched the Galaxy Fold and S10 family of smartphones.


The Galaxy Fold is a foldable smartphone with a 7.3-inch, Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex Display tucked inside its unfolded side and a 4.6-inch AMOLED Display present on the folded side.",1
"Finablr, the financial-services firm created by Abu Dhabi-based Indian billionaire Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, confirmed it is considering an initial public offering in London.


The company is planning to raise $200 million from the sale of new stock, with some existing shares also being offered for sale as part of the IPO, according to a statement. The firm intends to have a free float of 25 percent of its issued share capital. Shetty currently owns 91% of Finablr, Chief Executive Officer Promoth Manghat said on a call with reporters.",3
"It will be lit by a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display with waterdrop notch design. The smartphone is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 3,500mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging.


We can expect the Mi 9 to sport Sony's IMX576 sensor with a resolution of 48MP. This might be accompanied by two more sensors—a 12MP secondary and a 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor which promises better depth, low light and AR performance.",1
"Samsung on Tuesday launched the Galaxy A9 smartphone in India. The Galaxy A9 starts at ₹ 36,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and will be available for sale starting November 28. The 8GB RAM variant will be available for ₹ 39,999. It is available for pre-booking starting today via Amazon India, Flipkart, Airtel’s online store and Samsung’s e-store.


The most talked about feature of the phone is its quadruple rear camera setup, which allows the user to take ultra wide angle and telephoto shots.


The Samsung Galaxy A9 sports a 6.3-inch Full HD+ sAMOLED display with a resolution of 2220x1080. This means it has an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and a pixel density of about 392ppi.",1
"Starting at ₹ 76,900, the iPhone XR is nearly ₹ 22,000 less dearer than the iPhone XS, while offering the same chipset, OS and design while trading off a crisper OLED display and a telephoto camera.


mint-india-wire AppleiPhone XRiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone XR featuresiPhone XR specificationsiPhone XR Liquid Retina DisplayiPhone XR price in IndiaiPhone XS price in IndiaiPhone XS Max",1
"She offered prayers at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati, before setting off on the yatra.


“I want to urge you, my brothers and sisters, to vote wisely in these elections and form a Congress government so that your problems could be looked into...this area has specific problems,"" she told a gathering at the Dumduma Ghat. At her next stop, along the Sirsa Ghat, she said development will take place only when the hands of the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi are strengthened.",0
"The move upward has opened a new buying trend, according to the GTI VERA Convergence Divergence Indicator, a tool used by traders who look at price history to predict future direction. The measure suggests it could see further upside, the last buy signal was triggered, it resulted in a 17% rally in under two months.",3
"“I love creating characters, and Netflix has given me a fantastic playground to play in,” Myers said in a statement",2
"The other smart option for security are motion sensors, which can spot thieves or children trying to access off-limit areas. One such option is the Philips Hue Motion Sensor (₹7,890), which supports both Alexa and Google Assistant. It can connect with the Hue bulbs and light them up when a person walks into the room.


Among kitchen-related items, there is the Nescafe E Connected Mug (₹6,499), a Bluetooth-enabled coffee maker, which can be paired and controlled with any smartphone. Users can switch it on, adjust temperature, choose recipes and brew coffee using the Nescafe E app.


Above ₹ 50,000: Setting up IOT homes with TVs, ACs and fridge which can be controlled with voice can cost upward of ₹ 50,000. Voltas recently launched a WiFi-enabled 3 Star Inverter Split AC ( ₹ 34,999), which lets users adjust temperature, fan speed and set timers using Alexa voice commands via the Echo speakers or smartphones.",1
"Luckily ‘Rambo’ has a different terrain altogether now, a different world, something people won’t expect",2
"WhatsApp is also working on a much-awaited dark mode. This will provide a dark background to the traditional WhatsApp interface. This can be useful at night, as it reduces the strain on users’ eyes. It will also allow better battery savings especially for devices running OLED and AMOLED displays, as each pixel is essential an individual LED in case of such displays. The LED pixels are turned off when displaying blacks, which in turn results not only in better contrast ratio, but also battery saving.


The swipe to reply and dark mode are in their testing phase right now. Normally such features undergoing testing show up on WhatsApp Beta, but the two have not made their way to it yet. However, we can expect them to show up anytime soon.",1
"The new models are also notable for what they lack: a home button, headphone jack and the Lightning connector used on Apple mobile devices since 2012. The headphone jack is gone in favour of Bluetooth headphones like AirPods, and the Lightning connector has been abandoned in favour of a USB-C port, the first time such a connector is being used on an iOS device.


Apple iPadApple new iPadnew iPad featuresnew iPad ProApple iPad pro priceTim CookApple new iPad price in IndiaApple new iPad India launch",1
"In addition to the ""Express"" back up feature, Google will also introduce a new ""Data Cap"" option for back up to give users more granular daily controls for using cellular data to back up.


It will allow faster back up at reduced resolutions, making it easier to store pictures even with poor or infrequent Wi-Fi availability


Google Photos on Monday launched its ""Express"" back-up feature for users in India. The feature will be available to a small percentage of Google Photos users on Android.",1
"The Mate 20 Pro will be the first Huawei Mate device to make it to India officially. It features a 6.39-inch curved OLED QHD+ display with a notch. The smartphone is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin 980 processor, which is the world’s first processor to be made on a 7nm processor, ensuring better performance and efficiency. The processor integrates better modems that allow it to attain 4.5G speeds of 1.4Gbps and WiFi speeds of 1,733Mbps—both of which are the fastest according to Huawei.


The processor is mated with 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM, which can be expanded up to 256GB via Huawei’s Nano Memory Card, which can be accommodated inside a standard nano-SIM slot.",1
"Shishir K. Bajoria, chairman of the SK Bajoria Group and one of the BJP’s Bengal leaders, claims that the reported violence is only 25% of reality, with counterclaims from the other side that some reports are grossly exaggerated. The BJP is using verbal, non-physical grammar to also stretch Mamata Banerjee’s political smarts to the limit. Nothing is beyond the pale of possible. In addition, the BJP has managed to get some key TMC members to cross the floor—former Lok Sabha member Mukul Roy and his strongman Arjun Singh (who is contesting against Trivedi) are a few examples.


There are strange calculations and ground-level alliances that defy explanation. A good example is Asansol, which has an interesting demographic profile. Asansol is part of Bengal’s famed industrial hub with coal mines and steel factories dotting the landscape. The population has many non-Bengali migrant workers employed in the various factories around the area. It also has close to 20% Muslim population. The electoral waters have been muddied by the shutdown of various factories in the area, including public sector units Burn Standard Co. Ltd (a railway wagon manufacturer) and Hindustan Cables Ltd.


Babul Supriyo, former junior minister in the ministry of heavy industry, had won the 2014 elections by over 70,000 votes and has been nominated by the BJP again. In contrast, Mamata has fielded former actor Moon Moon Sen, daughter of popular Bengali actor Suchitra Sen. Moon Moon had won from Bankura in 2014 but fielding her from Asansol has everybody mystified. A TMC party worker in Asansol commented in frustration: “She is like a 500-kg burden suddenly dropped on our backs.""


Some political analysts see this as Mamata’s gift to Babul; her calculations probably show Babul winning again and she is perhaps loath to waste an asset from here. Moon Moon is a convenient candidate who has already spent a five-year term in Lok Sabha. Conversely, she might be fielding Moon Moon to force local heavyweights to unite and abandon their factionalism which is supposed to have cost the TMC the Asansol seat last time.


This is evident from Moon Moon’s sparse public meetings, or her aversion to the heat-and-dust, rough-and-tumble of political campaigning, forcing the local organization to unite in the campaigning. In contrast, the BJP doesn’t have a strong or deep organizational presence in the region which then forces Babul Supriyo to often hit the road.


Moloy Ghatak, West Bengal law minister and Asansol resident, claims that Moon Moon Sen’s style of campaigning is different and far more intimate than her political rival.


Bengal’s 42 seats, in some ways, will determine many fates. For one, it might turn out to be pivotal for the BJP which is trying to retain its leading position. BJP general secretary Amit Shah has set a target of 23 seats, up from the earlier halfway mark of 22 seats. Mamata has been claiming that the TMC will get all 42, but some of that is election rhetoric.


Political analysts and other observers are convinced that the BJP’s vote share will definitely jump from last time’s 17%, but how that translates into seats will depend a lot on the granular data, in particular the configuration of the assembly constituencies that vote for the saffron party.


The consensus is the TMC will perhaps retain its leadership position, but the BJP will watch the voting pattern closely for a renewed assault during the 2021 Bengal assembly elections.",0
"While Modi blamed Congress for coining 'Hindu terror', Gandhi accused him of seeking to divide society along religious lines",0
"While the Tamil film starred Raghava in the lead role, the actor will take the director’s seat for the Hindi film",2
"“Choosing the path it does, allows Endgame to flash back to the many high points of this franchise’s 22 films, set up some great encounters, show the evolution of its characters right from the first threads of their spandex suits, and underline the camaraderie that is ultimately the greatest strength of this bursting-at-the-seams cast,” she wrote in her review",2
"Pigs, stray cattle and humans have appropriated the banks. The brown, putrid sewer of the Assi nullah, abundant with torn clothes and rotting vegetable and fruits, enters the quiet Ganga.


It flows downstream along the kaleidoscopic ghats where people pray, bathe, cremate their dead, and even take sips of the holy water.


Manjhi’s outlook is grim when asked about the Namami Gange programme of Prime Minister and Varanasi MP Narendra Modi: “The Ganga can never be cleaned. It has no fresh water flow of its own that could flush the dirt away.""


“How you treat the Ganga depends on your point of view. If you revere it as the eternal river, as the symbol of the continuity of this civilization, you wouldn’t pollute it. But, if you consider it as just another flow of water, the sense of belonging is gone, and what follows is unabated pollution of this flow of water,"" says Ratnesh Verma, former director of the department of culture, the government of Uttar Pradesh. Verma is at the Assi ghat every morning at 4.45 to take part in live performances that celebrate the vitality of the Ganga.",0
"Facebook's failure to safeguard that information allegedly violated D.C. consumer protection laws (AP)


Facebook employees knew the Cambridge Analytica had mined users’ personal data but didn’t tell those users


Facebook Inc. employees knew the Cambridge Analytica political-consulting firm had mined users’ personal data but didn’t tell those users before the news became public, an attorney for the District of Columbia said in court.


D.C. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Jimmy Rock made the claim while arguing against the social network’s bid to dismiss the district’s consumer protection lawsuit against it. The British consultancy used the data to target and influence voters on behalf of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign.


District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sued Facebook in December, accusing it of allowing Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan to gain access to the personal information of some 70 million Americans, 340,000 of whom live in the capital. The company’s failure to safeguard that information allegedly violated D.C. consumer protection laws. The suit seeks a court order barring Facebook from continuing such practices, as well as unspecified monetary damages.


“Facebook believes that this case is not properly before this court,"" defense attorney Joshua Lipshutz told D.C. Superior Court Judge Fern Saddler on Friday afternoon, adding that if she reread the complaint, she would “search in vain"" for an allegation of company misconduct that would show the case belonged in her court.",1
"Stassen and Barinholtz are also producing the film, alongside Andrew Robinson and Aperture Media Productions",2
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 98.147, a tad lower from its previous close of 98.203.",3
"“There is so much attention around them at all times and they decided to make it extra private on this special day


 They have planned a very special private dinner just for themselves with an exclusive hand-curated dinner laid out just for them",2
"“There are two factors. First, the PDP will have a very tough time, especially having been unceremoniously thrown out of the PDP-BJP alliance last year, and in the wake of the Congress-NC alliance. So, it has lost more than any other party in the state. Second, the BJP has not been able to do much in the state on ground. So, it will not be as easy as it was in 2014. Its only advantage is that it has a national presence,"" said Noor Ahmad Baba, professor of political science, Kashmir University.


While former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah, had in an interview questioned the intentions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi about holding assembly elections, senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar had said that “the state was witnessing a complete constitutional erosion"".


The BJP, which had earlier approached the Election Commission to hold the assembly elections, was quick to slam its detractors in Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Congress-NC alliance, and blamed the earlier governments for corroding the ethos of the state.


“Has the Nehruvian course on which Jammu and Kashmir embarked, been a historical blunder? The seven-decade history of the state confronts a changing India with this question. Most Indians rightly believe that erroneous Nehruvian vision has been responsible for J&K’s situation today,"" finance minister Arun Jaitley said on 28 March.",0
"The physical card has no CVV (card verification value), expiry date or signature. You can get that information from the Wallet app on your iPhone.


This ad-free subscription service covers gaming. The games that are part of this service will run on iOS, macOS and tvOS, and the company said it will have more than 100 games at launch. Partners include names like names Konami, Disney and LEGO.",1
"George Soros said social-media companies Facebook and Google “deliberately engineer addiction to the services they provide.” Photo: Bloomberg


Soros said China is developing a centralized database that will use algorithms to determine whether a person poses a threat to the one-party system


Billionaire George Soros warned of the “mortal danger"" of China’s use of artificial intelligence to repress its citizens under the leadership of Xi Jinping, whom he called the most dangerous opponent of democracies.


“The instruments of control developed by artificial intelligence give an inherent advantage of totalitarian regimes over open societies,"" the 88-year-old said on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “China is not the only authoritarian regime in the world but it’s undoubtedly the wealthiest, strongest and most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence.""",1
"At the Dehradun rally, Modi said: “I saw in the media that the people who have been named by the middlemen of taking a bribe, one of them is AP and the other FAM. In this charge sheet it is said that AP is Ahmed Patel and FAM is family.""


“You have heard Ahmed Patel’s name. You know him, right? Tell me which family is Ahmed Patel close to? You know the answer. Who were the people who took the commission in the helicopter deal?,"" he asked.


Patel, the Congress treasurer, responded on Twitter: “It is election season and fake promises have started again. Unfounded and laughable allegations are raining. We have full faith in the judiciary that truth will come out. It looks like the ED too has become a key part of NDA.""",0
"Images shared by British Vogue on Instagram showed the star of Luther sharing an embrace with Dhowre, a former Miss Vancouver",2
"The last time OnePlus talked about venturing out of making smartphones was when CEO Pete Lau announced the OnePlus smart TV in 2018. Stating that the decision to make a smart TV is ""a natural extension in the application of OnePlus’s mission to use technology and innovation"" to enhance its living experience, the CEO reserved all the major details of the smart TV.


However, OnePlus raised a few eyebrows on 29 March, when it teased the silhouette of a new car. Today, on 1 April 2019, it announced the Warp Car—an electric supercar that will offer a day's joyride after being charged within half an hour.


Printed using SLS 3D and ABS 3D printing, OnePlus says the Warp Car is designed around the idea people can build on the design at home, adding new features and replacing worn out parts.",1
Watch the trailer of Maharshi here:Maharshi is Mahesh Babu’s first collaboration with director Vamsi Paidipally,2
"China-based short video sharing platform TikTok on Wednesday launched a localised version of its 'Safety Centre' with safety policies, tools and resources in 10 Indian languages.


The 'Safety Centre' aims to educate users about protection measures while using the platform and is now available in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam and Punjabi, among other languages.",1
"""First is a tech approach — a machine learning tool that filters content and then it goes to a content moderation team. In India, the team speaks 14 languages. I think, it is fundamentally important that the team is based in the country and speaks local languages to make culturally relevant decisions,"" she said.


Around six million videos have been taken off the platform for violating its community guidelines, she added.


Besides planned $1 billion investment, Lersche said the company would be ramping up headcount to 1,000 people by December 2019.


""(About) 25% of that will be just content moderation, which means there is full-time moderation staff based in India...We have around 250 full-time staff (right now) but we are very growing that rapidly,"" she added.",1
"As part of the new design, users will be able to quickly view attachments like photos without having to open or scroll through the entire conversation, Nikolus Ray, Product Manager, Gmail, Google wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.


The new design is intended to make switching between personal and professional accounts smoother to enable users to access their emails quicker.


""Just like on Gmail web, you'll get big, red warnings to alert you when something looks phish-y,"" Ray said.",1
"According to WABetaInfo,  a site dedicated to the latest WhatsApp features, the new update also comes with picture-in-picture (PiP) improvements. The improved PiP will allow users to navigate between chats while the videos are being played. PiP currently doesn't allow exiting chats while the functionality is running. The tweaks in PiP are disabled by default in this version. WABetaInfo said WhatsApp might enable it once it is relatively stable.


WABetaInfo also mentioned that these PiP improvements will only be available for users on Android 8 Oreo and above. There's no timeline provided for when this new version of PiP will go live.",1
"“It’s also rare to find a story where the themes, the plot and the characters build tension as they reveal each other and even the end is satisfying and unexpected",2
"Great pictures are essential for any top-end phone. Samsung has equipped the S10 with three rear-facing cameras—one for close-ups, one for standard shots, and an ultra-wide one for expansive scenes. The iPhone has two lenses, however, which on paper seems to put it at a disadvantage. The truth is that lenses alone don’t determine the quality of the picture, and Apple has always preferred a “quality before quantity"" approach to features, but having three lenses to play with instead of two should win over creatives for the sheer versatility.


The S10 has a massive 6.4-inch screen, but the iPhone XS Max’s is slightly bigger at 6.5 inches. However, the industry standard “notch"" atop the iPhone’s display is not something Samsung adopted. Instead, the S10 has an unusual “hole punch"" design for its front-facing cameras. This gives the display an asymmetrical profile, but it also increases the usable space.


One of the reasons Apple includes a larger notch in its design is because it houses advanced facial-recognition features for keeping its devices secure; the FaceID technology requires multiple sensors to function, and currently that means it needs to eat into more of the display.


Samsung hasn’t ignored security, though—it’s baked a fingerprint reader underneath the screen itself. It uses ultrasound to detect the gaps between the ridges on a user’s finger, which Samsung said makes it more secure than a traditional sensor.",1
Bengaluru: US stocks opened flat on Wednesday as global growth fears and a prolonged inverted US yield curve prompted investors to stay on the sidelines.,3
"Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead Wright has given an insight into his character, Bran Stark’s infamous stare, something which is in line to his duality as ‘The Three-Eyed Raven’",2
"The View 20 comes with a 6.4-inch LCD display which has a resolution of 2310x1080 and a screen-to-body ratio of 91.82%


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Honor’s much anticipated smartphone, the Honor View 20, will be available for pre-bookings on Amazon India starting tomorrow. The View 20 is an Amazon exclusive smartphone and interested customers can register the View 20 on Amazon.in to get notified once pre-booking starts for the device.",1
"While the debut of this superhero in the first film Thor was applauded, his story which was carried forward in the second film Thor: The Dark World (2013) didn’t leave many satisfied


Thor: The Dark World is the first sequel that did not star Marvel’s ‘godfather’ Iron Man and the second superhero to get a standalone sequel


 Thor ends with the Thunder God reclaiming his power in Asgard and the Mjolnir, while Loki embarks on to get the first infinity stone, the Tesseract


 What follows after Avengers and before Avengers: Age of Ultron forms the crux of Thor: The Dark World


Now that MCU’s biggest film Avengers: Endgame is gearing up for release, here’s looking back at Thor: The Dark World and recall the good and not-so-good things about this film",2
") Honestly, in 2-3 days, I tried to put down all the memories I had with her in 20-30 pages and edited it out",2
"Keep doiiin it your way”Singer and Samantha’s best friend Chinmayi Sripaada wrote on Twitter, “Izza birthday of the rockstar @Samanthaprabhu2 I wish you only the best in everything you do”Rana Daggubati wished Samantha with a short tweet that read, “Happy happy to you sister 😘❤️”Thaman wished a successful year for Samantha


 He tweeted, “Many more happy returns to dear ⁦@Samanthaprabhu2⁩ Wishing u a very happy musical bday !! ✨✨ & a super successful brilliant year ahead 🎭 Sam Sam Sam ❤️❤️❤️”Comedian Vennela Kishore posted a photo of Samantha and wrote “Happy Birthday @Samanthaprabhu2",2
"If the BJP grows in West Bengal and TMC offers you an olive leaf to help build yourself, will you take it?


TMC offering anything doesn’t change anything on the ground level. Their whole attitude has to change. They are virtually butchering democracy there. And they are mounting through their politics of terror and violence an atmosphere which is completely antithetical to democracy.


I didn’t say yes either. But we don’t think the TMC is going to change. And as long as this is their political behaviour (and it) remains the same, there can be nothing to do with them.",0
"The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will come in three finishes: gold, silver and space grey. The iPhone XR will come in white, black, blue, red, coral and yellow.


iPhone pre ordersiPhone XSiPhone XRiPhone XS MaxiPhone priceApple new pricesiPhone XS pre orderiPhone XR pre orderiPhone XS Max pre orderiPhone Airtel pre-order",1
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala, on Thursday. (Twitter@INCKerala)


Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad, chooses to ignore attacks by Kerala's CPM and focuses on BJP instead


By contesting from Wayanad in addition to Amethi, Rahul Gandhi is projecting himself as a leader of both North India and South India


Wayanad: The thrill of the sight was palpable. “I can see them. I’m like some 50 feet away from the helicopter,"" Rajendran, in his 50s, screamed over the mobile phone to his wife.",0
"The 17th Lok Sabha polls have entered their fourth phase. In Bundelkhand region, where polling is to take place in the fourth phase (except Banda), there is a sizeable presence of lower caste voters along with other backward classes (OBCs), whom the alliance Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal is trying to woo.


The Congress party is fighting a lone battle but it has been lying comatose for almost 30 years and its chances of winning any seats in Bundelkhand look distant. On the other hand, the BJP is working hard to capitalize on the popularity of Modi and various developmental schemes that the government has initiated.


Bundelkhand being a backward zone of Uttar Pradesh largely follows the same electoral trends as the rest of the state. It comprises four parliamentary constituencies of Jhansi, Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun covering seven districts—Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot.",0
"Hours after the EC issued notice to the I&B Ministry, the Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of mocking and trampling upon democratic norms


New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice seeking a report from the I&B Ministry on NaMo TV, launched just weeks ahead of the general election, after opposition parties, including the Congress, asked the poll body to direct the ministry to suspend the channel as it was violative of the Model Code of Conduct.


Sources said the EC had issued the notice to the Information and Broadcasting Secretary on Tuesday evening, giving time till Friday evening according to the ministry's request, to submit a report on the channel and its launch.


The EC will take a call on whether it violated the model code after going through the documents the ministry files, the sources added.


Sources in the ministry said they had not come across a file seeking uplinking and downlinking permission for the channel.


Hours after the EC issued notice to the I&B Ministry, the Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of mocking and trampling upon democratic norms by ""brazenly"" running NaMo TV and asked the poll watchdog to put a stop at this ""misuse"" of media that seeks to disturb the level-playing field during elections.",0
"The Congress has decided to field Nana Patole, former BJP MP who quit the party in 2018 protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of functioning, against Gadkari from the Nagpur constituency. As expected, the Congress has nominated senior leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde from Solapur where he suffered a shock defeat in 2014.


Former MP and union minister of state Milind Deora, who has not been on good terms with Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam, gets nomination from Mumbai South constituency which he had won in 2009. Former MP Priya Dutt, who initially refused to contest but came back into reckoning in the last few days, gets the party ticket from Mumbai North Central where she would take on sitting BJP MP Poonam Mahajan.",0
"The redesigned application, to be followed by a new Facebook website, symbolizes changes in how Facebook runs its business, Zuckerberg said.


“I know we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly,"" he said.


Changes announced on Tuesday put groups at the centre of the experience and add dating, friend-making and events features intended to promote people getting together in real life, Facebook’s new app head, Fidji Simo, told AFP ahead of F8.",1
"The offer is valid for the battery replacements of iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X


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"The song was set in a Russian circus which, reportedly, marks the beginning of Bharat’s journey in the film",2
"”Scorsese added that audiences are often looking for answers, but the art he goes back is the kind that doesn’t provide them, which they both found similar to how they experience faith as they mature


The two eventually got around to discussing Springsteen on Broadway, which was born by accident, after President Barack Obama asked him to play at the White House in the last few weeks of his administration


 Springsteen decided to combine performances with storytelling — he’d just written a memoir after all and it was fresh — and that’s what would eventually become the Broadway show and the film


The film was taped across two nights, the first night of which Springsteen admitted he botched because he was on stage, “Thinking about what I was doing … When you’re too completely self-conscious you’re not in it",2
"Fight Club movie cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
Fight Club movie director: David Fincher
Fight Club movie rating: 5 stars“The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club


” For those of you who do not know the origin of this line, it is never too late to have a look at the David Fincher directorial


 As someone who has always been tagged as the unbelievably good-looking actor with minimum dramatic skills and a good screen presence, Pitt is gripping in the Edward Norton starrer",2
"The earbuds also allow direct voice access to smart assistants such as Apple Siri or Google Assistant, the company said.",1
"Executive producers are Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media",2
"During the first round of the Great Indian Festival sale, Samsung had sold 12X over average business day volumes with Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8 being the best-sellers at their lowest ever pricing.


mint-india-wire amazonamazon mobile offeramazon smartphone offerssmartphone discountssamsung smartphonessamsung galaxy s9+Galaxy A8+samsung galaxy",1
Aerolsim belongs to a new breed of smart fans which work with Alexa and Google Assistant. Users can switch on and adjust the fan speed using voice or an app. The fan has an inverter motor for lower power consumption and in-built lighting.,1
"It rocks a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor paired with Adreno 506 GPU. As mentioned earlier, the smartphone comes in two RAM and ROM options of 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB.


At the rear, the Redmi Y3 sports a 12MP+2MP dual rear camera setup with EIS, AI scene detection and dual-LED flash. At the front, the dot-notch houses a 32-megapixel selfie camera. It is the cheapest smartphone to offer such a high-resolution sensor. The selfie camera offers EIS, Full HD video recording, and AI portrait mode.


In terms of software, the Redmi Y3 runs Android 9 Pie with Xiaomi's MIUI 10 skin atop. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. Connectivity options include dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, triple SIM slot and Wi-Fi.",1
"“Hopes over resolution of the trade war might support gold. However, prices might be pressurized by possibility of another rate hike in 2019 which has pushed the dollar higher,"" domestic brokerage Angel Broking said in note. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.4%, while foreign investors have bought $5.92 billion in equity and $125.50 million in the debt market.


Asian currencies were trading mixed. The Philippines peso was up 0.24%, Japanese yen 0.08% and Thai baht 0.04%. However, the South Korean won was down 0.2%, Indonesian rupiah 0.12% and Chinese renminbi 0.08%.",3
"There’s merit in this view. According to reports from early 2018, hundreds of apps on the Play Store and App Store were using access to microphones to listen to hidden ultrasonic signals being broadcast in advertisements on TV and websites, or to track how many times a user has visited a physical store. These signals are inaudible to humans as they are outside their hearing range.


Further, cameras on smartphones have become an integral part of people’s lives and are being used to document and share important moments of their lives. Cybercriminals have been known to be taking over laptop webcams of unsuspecting users through Remote Access Trojan (RAT) attacks. It gives hackers complete control over the infected laptop, allowing them to switch-off the light indicator for the web cam.


Another technology that is available on every smartphone and laptop, and which is vulnerable to hacking, is Bluetooth. In July 2018, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology found a security flaw in Secure Simple Pairing and Low Energy Security Connections—two features that are used to establish a secure connection between two devices before allowing data transfer between them.",1
"The News+ service will be its own tab in the existing News app and won’t interrupt the free section, the demo showed. Magazines can be downloaded automatically for offline reading. The News+ tab features access to magazine cover stories, new issues, and individual articles. Magazine creators are tweaking their issues depending on whether the story is read on an iPhone or the bigger iPad screen.


The magazine bundle is part of a collection of new services Apple is rolling out as it seeks to boost revenue from sources other than the iPhone.",1
"When many leading stars turn a blind eye to abusive behavior of their fans on social media, Ajith set an example by acting against online trolls


 He even issued an apology to those who may have faced harassment from people claiming to be his fans on the internet


 The first question the actors and technicians who worked with him get asked is, ‘Tell us about Thala?


’ For Ajith will not entertain the interests of his fans, who desire to learn more about their favorite star",2
"Software: While hardware often steals the show on OnePlus phones, Oxygen OS has many good points. It allows for a lot of customisation and yet manages to offer a smooth and clutter-free interface. Gesture-based navigation is intuitive and reliable, though it is not the default option.


Performance: Like most OnePlus phones, this one is among the best in terms of performance. From day-to-day chores such as browsing the web and making calls, to graphic intensive games, the OnePlus 6T remained consistently smooth. The bigger battery can get you a few extra hours of movie playback and about a full office day on 60% brightness. The audio qualityvia the new USB Type-C Bullets earphones is impressive and packs a punch even in public places with high ambient noise.


Camera: On paper, the dual camera set-up used in the predecessor has been used in the OnePlus 6T as well. But the camera software has been updated to offer better pictures. The Nightscape mode is a new addition to the camera—it lights up darker areas in low -light shots, making them clearly visible. But the overall picture looks like a filter and loses details. In daytime shots, colours look vivid but don’t feel too bright, while detailing is at par with some of its rivals, like the Huawei Nova 3. It’s a long way from a Pixel though.",1
"Polling will be held in 38 seats in Tamil Nadu, 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha",0
"Last December, Paswan, 72, ruled himself out of the electoral race. Often referred to as the ‘political weathercock’, it is said that the support of his party to any alliance bolsters its chance.


Although Paswan started his political career opposing the Congress, then led by prime minister Indira Gandhi, in his long political career he has worked with almost all important political alliances, including those led by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


While Paswan is aggressively campaigning for Paras, holding rallies, and asking people to “vote for the brother"", voters feel that LJP’s performance will be dependant only on the goodwill for Paswan. But a section of voters also considers Paswan to be a “political opportunist"", who has furthered dynastic politics by promoting only family members.",0
"At Wardha in Vidarbha, one of the epicentres of agrarian distress in Maharashtra where Modi held his first election rally in Maharashtra on 1 April, Gandhi reiterated the promises made to the farmers in the party manifesto, including a the establishment of a separate agriculture budget if the Congress came to power.


The Congress president also accused Modi of “insulting"" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani. “In Hindu ethos, the guru is the most important person. Who is Modiji’s guru? Advani. But Modi does not even offer his respects to Advani. Modi has thrown Advani from the stage. Unko joote maarke bhaga diya,"" Gandhi said, in Vidarbha’s Chandrapur, in reference to the BJP not nominating Advani and another veteran, Murli Manohar Joshi for the Lok Sabha elections.


The most colourful component of Gandhi’s Maharashtra outing was the one in Pune where he held an interaction with “change-makers"" at the Magarpatta city.


There were many interesting exchanges between well-known Marathi actor Subodh Bhave and popular radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa who interacted with the Congress president.",0
"It has been seven years, but the moment he put on that moustache and gave the first shot, I thought this man lives this character


 The second film was helmed by Arbaaz Khan himself, but for the third film, Prabhudheva has been roped in as the director",2
"Upgradeability: What sets the new Alienware apart from its counterparts is the desktop-grade CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (graphics processing unit), and the option to upgrade them with more powerful components. Therefore, users can take advantage of the higher over-clocking capabilities of these components, which are otherwise curbed in mobile hardware available in laptops.


Dell is going to provide service installation for CPU and GPU upgrades on the notebook so that users can do it themselves, whenever required. The only catch is that the users will not be able to upgrade to any component of their liking. They can only upgrade to hardware that is compatible with Dell’s proprietary graphics form factor.


Performance: The Area 51m is a gaming beast and can handle any of AAA titles without breaking a sweat. It runs on top-of-the-line Intel’s Core i9-9900K CPU and Nvidia’s RTX 2080 GPU, which offers Ray Tracing of objects and environments, leading to more physically accurate shadows, reflections and an overall superior visual experience. New games, such as Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, loads quickly and runs without the slightest hiccups with Ray Tracing on.",1
"The AP chief minister also questioned the security of the EVMs in strong rooms, asking how the ECI could monitor 1.5 million machines across the country. “Once in five years you are using EVMs. Where do you keep them? Without answering all these things, the ECI is doing tamasha. Our demand is to have 50% VVPAT counting. We are saying if there is a problem (mismatch between EVM and VVPAT), the entire assembly segment should be recounted. If you are confident, then why not?"" Naidu said.


Ever since the AP assembly and Lok Sabha polls were held on 11 April (single phase), Naidu has been alleging that various issues had cropped up during polling with regard to EVMs. AP did, in fact, witness snags in many places, where malfunctioning EVMs led to delays at polling booths. The state also witnessed poll violence that led to the death of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) worker.",0
"The most talked about feature of the phone is its quadruple rear camera setup, which allows the user to take ultra wide angle as well as telephoto shots.


The top variant with 8GB RAM will sell for ₹39,999. The phone is available for pre-booking starting today via Amazon India, Flipkart, Airtel's online store and Samsung's e-store


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"According to the listing, the Oppo F11 Pro will be powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with 6GB RAM


Oppo's new mid-range smartphone, the F11 Pro, is scheduled to be launched on March 5 in India. The smartphone is confirmed to sport a pop-up front facing camera and dual cameras at the back. But a recent Geekbench benchmark listing has given us a few more details about the upcoming smartphone.


According to the listing, the Oppo F11 Pro will be powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with 6GB RAM and will run Android Pie 9.0 with ColorOS 6 UI. The listing suggests single-core performance score of 1,573 and multi-core score of 5,844.",1
"Consumers often complain to the commission about potential violations, and it prods companies into changing practices by threatening fines if the issues persist.


The FTC has not received complaints about ads on Google Assistant, according to results from a Freedom of Information Act request. And the agency declined to comment on whether it is scrutinizing any virtual assistants, though last year it charged a small search engine for prospective college students that included paid results without warning.


Google users have come to expect results from any relevant source on the web, except when using specialized tools like Google News or Google Flights that have a narrowed set of sources.


In 2017, Google Assistant adopted a specialty tool, Local Services, which offers only vetted businesses when U.S. users search for domestic help such as plumbers and locksmiths.


Results come from a marketing program, known as Google Guarantee, in which members are licensed, insured and clear of legal issues, according to Google. It refunds consumers up to $2,000 if members botch a job.


Membership is free, but businesses need it to buy Local Services search ads from Google. And guaranteed businesses largely do buy those for queries like ""plumber,"" Reuters found.


Google gets paid when users contact providers through the ads, which are labeled ""Sponsored"" on Google.com.",1
"The two heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which send the maximum number of leaders to the Lok Sabha (120 in all), offer different electoral scenarios for the main stakeholders.


In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 73 seats in 2014, party president Amit Shah has set a target of winning 74 this time, including one of the two Gandhi dynasty seats of Amethi and Raebareli. This is obviously easier desired than done because there are significant variables now.


The Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance has been sealed and there are efforts underway to bring the Congress on board. Even without the Congress, the SP-BSP alliance is a formidable proposition, given their collective might evidenced in the bypolls to Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats in 2018. The BJP suffered crushing defeats in those constituencies.


The Congress had a forgettable performance in 2014 but it could only improve now, possibly aided by the formal entry of Priyanka Gandhi as the AICC general secretary and in-charge of East Uttar Pradesh. Also, the BJP has not been able to bring on board smaller parties like Apna Dal and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.


In Bihar though, the BJP was deft and accommodative to formalize its alliance with the Janata Dal (United), or JDU. The BJP settled for a fewer number of seats (17) than it won in 2014 (22) in Bihar. In contrast, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress have not been able to stitch together a pre-poll alliance.


Maharashtra, which sends 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha, promises to be more competitive in Elections 2019 than it was five years back. The NDA, which won 42 seats in 2014, has so far not made room for Ramdas Athavale’s Republican Party of India. While Athavale has a limited appeal among Dalits, his exit from NDA, if it happens, could mean bad optics for the BJP and Shiv Sena. This time, the Congress and the NCP, which have announced a pre-poll alliance but haven’t finalized seat-sharing, also seem to be a more concerted unit.",0
"Liam Neeson plays the head of the London MIB branch with Emma Thompson reprising her role from the previous film of the franchise


 We learn that the aliens attacking the Earth are the kind that have never been seen before, they are shapeshifters who can also transform into MIB agents as well",2
"That beefy scowl is still usefully in play, but how many times can you do a slo mo stride down a corridor and grab our attention?Finally, the film which emphasizes its over-used thrust –Islamic ‘aatankwaad’ threatening the unity and integrity of ‘akhand’ Bharat—comes off as far too generic",2
"The makers wanted a leading face from the Hindi film industry, and when Atlee approached Shah Rukh for the same, he was quite forthcoming


 It’s a four-five day shoot and the team is figuring whether to shoot the scenes in Chennai or Mumbai


”This untitled film of Vijay, produced by Archana Kalpathi under the banner of AGS Entertainment, has the actor playing a football coach",2
"Using TensorFlow, Day classified satellite images of earth’s surface into three categories— location, plant type and deforestation. Once the image classification model was created it was optimised using Open Vino. It was then ran on Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick (a USB device for building and training AI models on single board and regular PCs and doesn’t require internet access). NCS allowed Rosemarie Day to monitor earth's surface in real time in areas with power constraints. Her study was carried out in Amazon rainforests.


Lack of clean drinking water is another global scourge and accounts for millions of deaths every year, according to World Health Organisation. Intel software developer Peter Ma developed a solution called Clean Water AI which can identify bacteria in water using pattern recognition and machine learning.",1
"POCO F1's 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is now available on Mi.com and Flipkart for ₹20,999, with an effective price cut of ₹2,000


One of Xiaomi's hottest selling devices last year, the POCO F1, has received another price cut in India. POCO F1's 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is now available on Mi.com and Flipkart for ₹20,999, with an effective price cut of ₹2,000. The variant, at the time of launch, was available at ₹23,999.",1
"The social media giant has been exploring the idea of adding colour to replies — a user who posts the initial tweet would see their responses in grey while replies from followers would be in blue.


To make conversations appear chat-like, Twitter has also been considering a new round design for replies, CNET reported.",1
"“In the light of repeated wilful violations, I request you to register FIR against him and to bar him from campaigning for 72 hours. I hope that you will not only act swiftly on my complaint but act in a manner that serves a strong deterrent for all who wilfully violate Model Code of Conduct,"" Atishi said in a letter to the EC.",0
"”Earlier, Randhir Kapoor, eldest son of the late actor had said that the place has been of “tremendous significance to my family over the many decades that R K Studios has operated from there",2
"“During the rule of the Congress a perception was deliberately created that all problems of the people were because of traders. The Congress tried to protect hoarders by blaming traders for price rise and corruption,"" Modi said at a public meeting with traders in Delhi.


“The Congress calls all businessmen thieves. It forgets that even Mahatma Gandhi used to proudly call himself a bania,"" Modi said at the Talkatora stadium.


The dream of New India cannot be realized without the help of traders who are the biggest stakeholders in the development process of the country, he said. “The trading community employs 30-40 crore people. Traders are the biggest stakeholders. We cannot complete the dream of building New India without traders,"" he added.


The public event of the Prime Minister was organized by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), whose secretary general Praveen Khandelwal is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).",0
"The Oppo F11 has the largest display among the three smartphones, spanning 6.53-inches diagonally. It is an LCD panel with a resolution of 2340x1080 with a pixel density of 395ppi.


The Note 7 has a similar, but smaller, LCD display spanning 6.3-inches with the same resolution as the Oppo F11.


The Samsung Galaxy A50 falls in the middle, in terms of size, spanning at 6.4-inches, but has an edge over the others as it has a Super AMOLED panel which offers superior contrast and colour saturation. It has the same resolution as the other two.


All three smartphones come with a miniaturised notch, either in a U -shape (Redmi Note 7 Pro and Galaxy A50) or in V-shape (Oppo F11).


The Galaxy A50 is the only smartphone with an in-display fingerprint scanner; the other two have rear-mounted sensors.",1
"(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed)


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"My dominance in the constituency is not sudden or overnight. But my contribution to the party should not mean that anybody should have a grudge about our dominance. Now, this man (Jadhav) comes from Chincholi, which is not even part of Kalaburgi. Where is the question of trying to break my dominance? I brought him up when I was labour minister. The opposition has been trying to bring me down by blaming me for my son (Priyank Kharge) getting a ministerial berth. The BJP has made false promises of making him a minister if Modi comes to power. The fact is Jadhav got trapped by the BJP and cannot climb out of it.


Can Jadhav, who has been around for six months, come and try to dominate me in my constituency? The BJP’s central leadership from the national president to the PM, finance minister, home minister are campaigning for him. If there was to be a level-playing field, then the party should have entrusted the responsibility to the local leaders. The BJP wants to see Kharge defeated. BJP wants to drown me but the people of Kalaburagi want to keep me afloat.


Your son’s elevation as a cabinet minister has been cited as a cause for Jadhav contesting against you.


That is also an excuse as Priyank got the cabinet berth as there was nobody else from the reserved community he represents across the party from Hyderabad-Karnataka region. He was chosen based on his performance during the Siddaramaiah government. All these allegations that I am attached to my son’s political career are false. If I was so attached to having power, I could use the fact that I missed becoming the CM despite being from a deprived community. But I never did so. We look at larger interests, not for small things.


There is no pressure on any one of us. I am also in-charge of Maharashtra. I did not get involved in ticket distribution.",0
"""We’ve decided to go back to (iPhone prices) more commensurate with what our local prices were a year ago, in hopes of helping the sales in those areas,"" Cook told Reuters in an interview.


In the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Cook also highlighted the impact of foreign exchange problems in Turkey, where he said the local lira had depreciated by 33 percent against the dollar and Apple's sales were down by $700 million from the previous year. In November, Apple also cited currency pressure on its prices in Brazil, India and Russia.


Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said the price adjustments may not extend to its services business, which includes Apple Music and the App Store.",1
"Oscar-winning director Alejandro Inarritu will be jury president although the jury members have not yet been announced


Other highlights of the festival will include a biopic of singer Elton John called Rocketman, which will be screened out of competition and was directed by Dexter Fletcher


 The aging rocker will bring his own inimitable brand of star power to the festival when he attends the screening",2
"After users reported about the inconvenience faced by them on the websites and mobile apps, Facebook took to Twitter to respond, ""We're aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.""


The tech major confirmed that the problem was not related to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack.",1
"Soros and his Open Society Foundations did give money to at least one of the component groups that make up Freedom From Facebook. Open Society Foundations has also funded other groups that criticized Facebook, although the support wasn’t directed at the anti-Facebook activities, a foundation official said.


Definers, founded by Republican campaign veterans, was hired at a time that Facebook was scrambling to adjust to unexpected GOP power in Washington after it had benefited from years of chummy relationships with Democrats. In addition to its research activities into Facebook critics, Definers also worked to coordinate press coverage of events and announcements.


A Definers spokesman said the firm was ‘proud to have partnered with Facebook over the past year on a range of public affairs services’ and said that its memo on ‘the anti-Facebook organization’s potential funding sources was entirely factual and based on public records, including public statements by one of its organizers about receiving funding from Mr. Soros’ foundation.’


Soros’s family office, Soros Fund Management, sold out of its position in Facebook in the third quarter, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The firm had held 159,200 shares in Facebook as of Sept. 30 valued at about $31 million.


Beyond the detail on Definers and Soros, The New York Times report was a scathing accounting of the failures of management within Facebook as it grappled with the Russian meddling and the exposure of private data.",1
"Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest offering Avengers: Endgame has been breaking box office records like nobody’s business, be it in the US or at the international box office


The number of Endgame looks even more astounding when one realises that it has been only eight days since the release of the big MCU finale",2
"The BJP’s electoral record in connected districts was not very different from its overall country-wide record given that it had the highest vote-share in roughly half of the 640 districts nationally in the 2014 elections. In 42 of the 123 high-internet districts, non-BJP non-Congress parties had the lead, while the Congress had the lead in terms of vote-share in 2014 in the remaining 21 districts (see chart 3). The analysis also shows that the reach of the internet was much more among upper castes than among other caste groups. More than one-fifth of the upper castes reported having internet access, while less than one-tenth of other backward class, scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) households reported having such access. There is a similar divide across levels of educational attainment as well (see chart 4).


There is a stark divide across caste groups when it comes to access to traditional media as well. As much as 36% upper castes reported reading a newspaper every day. Among SCs, the proportion was half that of upper castes at 18%. For STs, it was lower at 12%. Television, however, appears to be a great leveller, with a large segment cutting across caste groups having access to television.


Overall, the analysis suggests that the impact of different media on the poll process is likely to vary significantly across different parts of India and among different segments of the electorate.",0
"Undoubtedly the most anticipated device of the lot, the Galaxy S10 boasts a 6.1-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution. The Infinity-O cutout here is for a single camera—a 10MP clicker.


Underneath the display is an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, which can produce 3D scans of a user's fingerprints accurate to the pores.


As mentioned before, it is powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset but is paired either with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage or 12GB of RAM 512GB of storage. It is backed by 3,400mAh battery. It also supports reverse wireless charge, which seems to be borrowed from the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It is especially useful for charging accessories like the Galaxy Buds, but not other smartphones.


The triple camera setup includes a 12MP telephoto lens with autofocus, f/2.4 aperture, and OIS), 12MP wide-angle sensor with dual aperture ranging from f/1.5 to /f2.4 and a 77-degree field of view and finally an ultra wide-angle 16MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The camera supports up to 10X digital zoom and 2x optical zoom.


S10's bigger brother gets a larger display, spanning 6.4 inches with the same resolution. However, its cutout accommodates two cameras— a 10MP sensor with a wide angle lens (80-degree field of view) and an 8MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture.


It gets the same ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, processor and rear cameras like the Galaxy S10.",1
"The move is significant as it lends more clarity and aims to further strengthen the principle of ""campaign silence"" which prohibits any kind of campaigning in the last 48 hours up to the conclusion of polls so that the voters are not influenced.


""Having considered the suggestions and comments received from the political parties, the Commission has fixed a timeline for the release of manifesto by the political parties which has now been included as para no. 4 under the Part-VIII (Guidelines on Election Manifesto) in the Model Code of Conduct,"" said an EC order dated Saturday.",0
"This year's competition saw thousands of entries from more than 100 countries representing some innovative ideas in science and technology, Google said.


From addressing health-related issues to creating more eco-friendly adhesives and fuel to making our water safe to drink, the young students from India presented novel and creative ideas.",1
"The High Court then directed internet service providers to block 12,000 websites, among which more than 2000 were operated by Tamilrockers alone


 Some Bollywood films it leaked in the recent past include Gully Boy, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Uri: The Surgical Strike, The Accidental Prime Minister, Thackeray, Simmba and Zero",2
"Fondly called LoL in short by fans, the PC game has grown into the darling of the $13 billion global gaming industry since being released by Riot Games Inc. almost a decade ago. LoL mixes the elements of strategy-based and role-playing games and features monsters, mages and warriors that feel like they’ve been pulled out of medieval folklore. It’s no surprise the game has spawned new businesses from books and clothes to toys and accessories.


E-sports fans liken the LoL championship to the World Cup, pointing out it holds the record for the longest and largest viewership among game tournaments. Last year, 60 million people tuned in to watch the finals in Beijing, where team Samsung Galaxy defeated three-time champion SK Telecom T1, another team from South Korea.


This year marked the first time that no South Korean squad had reached the finals since 2011, even though it was played in the Asian country. Instead, Fnatic, a European team that had won the first championship held in Sweden, duked it out with Invictus Gaming, a Chinese organization also famous for its exploits in Dota 2 and StarCraft.


One team must win three matches to claim the title by destroying the other’s base, or “Nexus."" And of course, it’s easier said than done. It takes guts, quick thinking and teamwork on top of numerous hours of practice to beat another team that has put in as much devotion. Winners go on to hoist the coveted “Summoner’s Cup.""",1
"BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices are also up nearly 1%. In the one year period, from last Budget till now, the Sensex rose 1.5%, Nifty fell 1.2%, BSE MidCap fell 15.2% while BSE SmallCap declined 25.2%.


Goyal said that individual taxpayers with annual income upto ₹5 lakhs will get full tax rebate. Individuals with gross income up to ₹6.5 lakh will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities, he added.",3
"Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso ended his run with the team and announced his retirement from the sport at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend.


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The ten-second video shows a person using the foldable phone browsing through some articles. The smartphone is then folded from both sides and placed on top of a cup noodles box. This time we observed that the folded screens at the back are still lit but only the front display seems to be functional.,1
"""The sales and shipments won't have such a huge gap,"" Sheth replied when asked if the company was aiming only at the shipment numbers.


Realme, which started as an online-only brand, now gets the majority of its sales from offline channels, according to Counterpoint Research.


The handset maker will set up six exclusive stores in metros by the end of the year. The first such store will be opened in July.


""We'll explore going into places like Nashik, Nagpur and Pune. We'll also look to set up pop-up stores in the northeast,"" noted Sheth.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Xiaomi seems to take pride in the fact that the display of this smartphone has bezels up to 0.8mm thick. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and has maximum brightness of 450nits.


Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.",1
"“Soon the buy-the-dip mentality and bull-market greed will turn to fear. Selling will beget more selling. That’s how bear markets work,"" Crescat wrote. “There is so much more ahead to profit from the short side of the market. The bear-market rally is running out of steam!""


The firm’s Global Macro Fund has posted an annualized return of near 12% since it was created in 2006, according to its website—greater than the S&P 500’s 8%. Crescat’s Long/Short and Large Cap funds have also outperformed.


“We’re not perma-bears by any means,"" Costa said. “This is a very tactical bearish view right now, and hopefully when the market turns, we want to also time the bull market at some point.""",3
"""Friends, remember what India's situation was before 2014,"" Modi said. ""Weren't there bombs going off in different corners of the country every other day?""


Verma said Modi's repeated references to the Sri Lankan attacks were a sign that the BJP would double down on the security issue for the remainder of the election campaign, which the prime minister began as a front-runner amid escalated tensions with neighbouring Pakistan.


""I feel BJP is hell-bent on running this campaign on national security,"" Verma said. ""Basically if they bring up any other thing, they would be on a difficult terrain, like on economic issues or on their performance.""


Modi sent warplanes to Pakistan to bomb a purported training camp in late February in response to a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paratroopers. The attack was claimed by an Islamist militant group based in Pakistan.


In Gujarat, Modi first met his mother early in the morning and then rode in an open jeep, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, to cast his vote shortly after 8 am (0230 GMT)",0
"Xiaomi adopted the trend of high megapixel count cameras with the Redmi Note 7, so we can expect the Mi 9 to sport Sony's IMX576 sensor with a resolution of 48MP. This might be accompanied by two more sensors—a 12MP secondary and a 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor which promises better depth, low light and AR performance.


Xiaomi's Weibo page has already its fans the first look of the smartphone, except its back is covered with a protective case.",1
"There is a propaganda and I really don’t know why he (Modi) uses national security. Our defence forces are really strong and we are not a weak country. Modi speaks as though he is the only one who made India strong. Does he mean to say that Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh did not do anything? Though it is his first time in Parliament, he behaves in a very rude manner.


Speaking on issues is the right way for democracy. My honest opinion is that this government should go. He has destabilized several institutions. The Reserve Bank of India has become like a department in this government. Raids are being conducted only in Mandya and Hassan. What kind of politics is this? He speaks of finishing off the Congress and destroying the opposition. Is this the right way for democracy?


The BJP was looking to exploit the discord between the Congress and JD(S) workers. Have they managed to do this?",0
"OLED TVs are estimated to account for just 1.1% of the market this year, while LCDs claim almost 98%, according to data tracker Statista. But unit shipments of OLED TVs are projected to grow 70% next year to 4 million from an estimated 2.35 million this year, it said.


LG is also preparing to make its mark on fifth-generation or 5G wireless technology, which is expected to revolutionize the mobile internet and power-up a plethora of gadgets from home appliances to cars. LG will likely unveil its first 5G smartphone at next year’s Mobile World Congress, the person said. US telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. announced in August it’s working with LG to bring a device that runs on 5G to the US in the first half. Plans for its own home market of Korea remain unclear, the person added.",1
"""Monsters at Work,"" a series inspired by Pixar hit ""Monsters Inc."" Billy Crystal and John Goodman will return as the voices of Mike and Sulley.


""Diary of a Female President,"" a comedy series about a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl on a journey to become president of the United States",1
"Shares of Nestlé India, though, have taken a whipping lately due to the lower margins. Some analysts have even lowered their target prices for the stock after its significant run-up. This past year, the stock zoomed 40%, driving valuations to 64 times trailing earnings.


As things stand, Nestlé India may have to whip up a tastier performance to maintain its past upward trajectory.",3
"Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, who leads the GST Council that adopted a five tax slab structure, has said a single GST rate can’t work at the moment, but the nation may further simplify the tax regime and eventually move toward a single GST rate.


The party will also pledge to provide a federal youth unemployment allowance, the people quoted above said.",0
"Attracted by her simplicity and honesty, he helps in getting her job back, after she is fired by Rishi


 Does the brief summary sound similar? To think of it, that is the plot of almost every TV drama you would have watched since Ekta Kapoor ‘redefined’ Indian television


 After watching the first three episodes of the 20-episode long series, I am unsure why it has been released on the digital platform",2
His production company will hold auditions for young boys between the age group of 7 and 12 and young girls between 6 and 10,2
"Anton launched GV Prakash Kumar’s thriving acting career with his debut film Darling (2015), a horror comedy",2
"I remember an incident when he travelled all the way from Madurai to Hyderabad to shoot a scene, in which he just had a couple of lines


 He was waiting in the caravan for his shot, but that day we were unable to do his scene due to some reason",2
"The company announced in September 2018 that over 700 million devices were running Windows 10, indicating it had won 100 million new users in less than six months.  ",1
"Though his character arc was predictable, he somehow fit the bill of a brash warrior who had to prove himself worthy and reclaim his hammer – Mjolnir


 He was great as the main villain and his superb act is one of the few things we still remember of the film


 Tom Hiddleston’s villainous act was loved so much that he was cast as the main antagonist in the first Avengers movie


 We also got to see an incredibly looking Asgard which was bright and colourful, setting the ball rolling for what lay ahead in the MCU


 Also, Thor became the first Marvel film to travel outside earth and show the wider universe to its audience",2
"The offer comprises fresh issue of share up to ₹5,150 crore by the company and an offer-for-sale of equity shares by Bajaj Power Ventures aggregating up to ₹300 crore


MUMBAI: Bajaj Energy along with Lalitpur Power Generation Company, Tuesday filed for a initial public offering with the market regulator Sebi with a plan to raise ₹5,450 crore through offer.",3
"Announcing the ban, the commission said, “Any biopic material in the nature of biography/hagiography sub-serving the purposes of any political entity or any individual entity connected to it, which is intended to, or which has the potential to disturb the level playing field during the elections, should not be displayed in electronic media including cinematograph during the operation of MCC


”After zeroing in on a new release date for PM Narendra Modi, producer Sandip Ssingh stated, “As a responsible citizen, we respect the law of the country",2
"The Blackstone-Embassy REIT plans to raise ₹4,750 crore in the IPO by issuing units in a price band of ₹299-300 apiece. (Mint)


Institutional investors subscribed to 215% of the shares alloted for them in the Embassy REIT IPO, retail subscription stood at 310%


Mumbai: The initial public offering (IPO) of Embassy Office Parks REIT, India’s first REIT to be listed, was fully subscribed on Wednesday, the last day of the three-day initial share sale, data from the stock exchanges showed.


As of 5.30pm on Wednesday, the Embassy REIT IPO was subscribed 2.58 times, with institutional investors subscribing 2.15 times of the portion reserved for them. The portion reserved for high net-worth individuals and retail investors was subscribed 3.1 times. The IPO, which opened on 18 March, was subscribed 47% on Tuesday.",3
"Both Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 come with dedicated storage slot expandable to 512GB and have dual SIM VoLTE support.


In terms of optics, the Galaxy M20 boasts a dual camera setup with a 13MP+5MP configuration. While the 13MP sensor has a lens with regular field of view, the 5MP sensor has a ultra-wide angle lens sitting on top of it. At the front, the smartphone comes with an 8MP sensor for selfies.


The Galaxy M20 is backed by a 5,000mAh battery and ships with a 15W charger. It has a USB Type-C port for charging and connectivity.",1
"The stock trades at an attractive valuation of P/E of 5.8 times FY20 estimated earnings, says the report.",3
"In 1977, Huston was arrested for cocaine possession at her then-boyfriend Jack Nicholson’s house after Polanski raped a 13-year-old girl


During the interview, the actor offered support to Polanski as she believes he has already “paid his price” for the crime


She said she met the two women who accused Tambor and as far as she was concerned “nobody did or said anything inappropriate”",2
"Most of the connectors are lined up at the back. Like the display, the keyboard also stretches till the corner, with no space wasted. The palm rests are not as big as the Dell G7 15, but are adequately spaced and comfortable. Despite being small, the keys offer an accurate typing experience. The keyboard is also backlit with RGB (red, green, blue) colours, which makes it visible in the dark, and also gives it an attractive look.


In the same price range, you can go for the Dell G7 15-7588 (₹1,53,000), which runs on a more powerful 8th gen Intel Core i9 chipset with 16 GB RAM but with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) graphics and a 60Hz display. But if you are looking for a gaming notebook with geeky looks, reassuring build quality and better graphics, then the HP OMEN 15-dc0085tx is a viable option.",1
"The fandom is absolute and I wasn’t the only one who muttered with dawning recognition ‘Joe Russo’ when the Avengers director made a blink-and-you-miss appearance in the film


 Having never seen an international football match live, I think this is maybe what avid football fans and spectators in Europe or Latin America must feel, especially when their team is winning


We all sat together through the laughter and tears, and the loudest laugh was reserved for Rocket, the Racoon, voiced by Bradley Cooper, as he snappily comments on Thor (Chris Hemsworth), “You look like melted ice-cream”


20 minutes into the second half of the film, one of the maintenance staff of the theater entered through the exit door, and he left it a tad open, letting in a brief wisp of light enter the dark sanctum


 The angry cry of outrage by the packed hall – even though in hushed tones – was enough to startle him and make him drop his phone and scamper out


 My heart soared with the film, and as I wrote this – while listening to the playlist ‘ Marvel Cinematic Universe ‘ on Spotify, I looked back in celebration, as Tony Stark had instructed",2
"BJP also used the opportunity to reiterate its commitment for the early construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, passage of the citizenship amendment bill in Parliament and implementation of a uniform civil code in the country. The three controversial issues have been a cause of concern for the party as it has been under pressure from several organizations affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to deliver on them.


Senior BJP leaders said the manifesto was of a party which is in government and reflected its track record in office.


“The 2014 election was about hope. BJP-NDA (National Democratic Alliance) gave a highly performing government and the manifesto is in continuation of the work done by the government,"" said finance minister Arun Jaitley. “PM Modi gave resources to the poor and we are determined to bring poverty down to single digits and then elimination of poverty.""


BJP has promised to create a separate water ministry, offer interest-free loans to farmers and expand its existing PM Kisan scheme of giving ₹6,000 annually to all farmers; at the moment it is limited to small and marginal farmers.",0
"Xiaomi might offer an even cheaper variant of the POCO F1 by offering a ""Lite"" version of it soon. The POCO F1 Lite was listed in a Geekbench listing in March running a Snapdragon 660 processor paired with 4GB of RAM. Slashleaks, a smartphone tipster recently shared a screenshot of the benchmark results on Twitter.


There are also talks about the launch of POCO F2, the successor to the POCO F1. According to a Geekbench scorecard, the POCO F2 will be powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset as the POCO F1. It has scored 2321 points in the single core benchmarking test and 7564 in the multi-core test on Geekbench.",1
"The human being has such sexuality! I get the feeling that in Europe, in Spain, that I have much more freedom than if I worked here,” Almodovar, 69, told Vulture


Asked what he would do if Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige called on him to direct a sensuous sequence in an upcoming MCU film, Almodovar said he does not see it happening",2
"Apple’s three big hardware markets — smartphones, personal computers and tablets — are stagnating. (Reuters)


Apple might also come up with a gaming service which is not aimed at Google's new Stadia cloud gaming platform


When Apple Inc. boss Tim Cook takes the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in Silicon Valley on Monday, he will usher in a new era for the world’s largest technology company.


The chief executive officer is expected to unveil streaming video and news subscriptions, key parts of Apple’s push to transform itself into a leading digital services provider. The company may even discuss a monthly video games subscription. Likely absent from the event: Any new versions of the gadgets that have helped Apple generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profit since 1976.


It’s a particular challenge for Cook, who took over after Jobs died in 2011. The current CEO is an expert in hardware supply chains who spent years wrangling eager component manufacturers in Asia to assemble the company’s blockbuster iPhone. Apple’s newer partners — Hollywood studios, movie stars, newspapers and magazine publishers — are more wary of working with tech giants, or have already teamed up with rivals like Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.


'This is a pivotal shift for Apple and in our opinion the biggest strategic move since the iPhone was unveiled in 2007,' said Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. 'There is massive pressure on Cook and Apple to deliver on services, with streaming content a potential linchpin of growth.'


Apple’s three big hardware markets — smartphones, personal computers and tablets — are stagnating. To keep growing, the company has been trying to sell its existing device owners services such as Apple Music subscriptions, iCloud storage and AppleCare warranties.


On Monday, Apple will add video and news subscriptions, and could unveil a similar offering for credit cards. The company may also discuss combining all these digital services into a single bundle, similar to Amazon’s popular Prime program. Apple already has discussed the possibility of discounts for users who subscribe to more than one service.",1
"While, its design, display and port availability are its strengths, battery life can be a weakness for the Envy x360. If you’re trying to run games, the laptop won’t last much longer than 3-4 hours. However, you can continuously watch 1080p movies for over 5 hours with the screen brightness turned to about 50%. For word processing purposes, the laptop runs up to about 7.5 hours.


Now, while this isn’t bad battery life per se, it’s not the best an ultrabook can offer. For a class of laptops that’s known to offer at least 10 hours battery life, this might be deemed a weakness for the Envy X360.


For Rs. 60,999, the HP Envy x360 is a good laptop for those whose requirements are simple — typing, web browsing, watching movies. If you need something for editing software (video or photo) or other resource intensive tasks, we’d recommend looking at Intel-powered counterparts, some even from HP itself.


Thin and light laptops are usually expensive, so the HP Envy x360 lies on the cheaper side of that segment. It’s certainly worth considering.


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"Deteriorating relations between the US and China — Samsung’s two biggest export destinations — has hit demand for memory used in everything from personal computers to mobile devices, raising the pressure on a company struggling to revitalize its smartphone business. Compounding that challenge is weakness at Apple, a major customer of components; the iPhone maker stunned global markets last week when it cut its sales outlook for the first time in almost two decades.


“It’s a shock,"" Song Myung-sup, an analyst at Hi Investment & Securities Co., said of Samsung’s results. “It’s not just Apple, but also smartphone, server and PC manufacturers that are not buying. While the US-China trade war hangs over them, these customers just won’t accept current prices, and Samsung faces pressure to cut chip prices.""


Fourth-quarter revenue fell 11% to 59 trillion won, compared with the 63.6 trillion won average projection compiled by Bloomberg.


With brokers recently lowering their earnings expectations, the market reaction was muted as Samsung shares fell 1.7% in Seoul. The stock dropped 24% in 2018. At least 10 analysts cut their estimates in the four weeks before the results, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.",1
"In the face of the formidable political machine of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere, Congress may be unable to capitalise on Priyanka Gandhi appeal, say pollsters. (PTI)


The boost Priyanka Gandhi brings to the Congress campaign may not turn the tide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, polls show


Congress support in Uttar Pradesh has dropped off after jumping 10 percentage points on news that Priyanka Gandhi had taken a party post


Ayodhya: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India's storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings tthe Congress campaign may not turn the tide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, polls show.


After years of speculation, the charismatic Priyanka Gandhi joined Congress to help its leader, her brother Rahul Gandhi, in general elections that begin next week, pitching the party and regional groups against Modi's Hindu nationalist-led alliance.


Congress hopes the fourth-generation siblings of a dynasty that ruled India for decades after independence from Britain in 1947 and is still revered by many will help energise its ranks and counter Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that start on Thursday, the 47-year-old Vadra has spent hours campaigning in cars, trucks and even a boat, to woo voters in Uttar Pradesh, which sends more lawmakers to parliament than any other Indian state.


Reuters followed her at two roadshows where she smiled, waved, and shook hands, occasionally wading into crowds as her security detail scrambled along. Her father and grandmother, both former prime ministers, were assassinated.",0
"Claiming to be the cheapest TV in India, the D1 LCD TV features a 19-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It comes with an A+ grade panel that offers a contrast ratio of 3,00,000:1. The connectivity options on the TV include one HDMI and one USB port each. Two speakers are attached on the sides of the TV panel.


“We believe in customer-inspired innovation.Due to soaring prices of TVs, there is a huge vacuum in the market for affordable TVs. With Detel D1 TV, we are all set to fill this gap under our mission #HarGharTV. We have always created products not to outgrow any other brand, but to be present where no other brand is. We aim to reach to the remotest parts of the country with our D1 TV and make a difference to the lives of millions."" said Yogesh Bhatia, MD, Detel.",1
"""The board of directors of Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) in its meeting held on April 25....has inter alia considered and approved...recommended resolution for seeking members approval for raising funds through issue of equity shares through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) method for an amount not exceeding ₹1,400 crore..,"" the PSU said in a filing to BSE.",3
"The company showed off the rollable screen technology earlier this year but 2019 will mark its first commercial release in TVs. Photo: LG Display


LG is counting on so-called rollable and OLED televisions to revive a consumer electronics business that's grappling with price declines and stiffening Chinese competition


LG Electronics Inc. plans to begin selling big-screen TVs next year that can be rolled up and put away like a poster, the centrepiece of an effort to revive an ailing business, according to a person familiar with the matter.",1
"In Maharashtra, the party has fielded K C Padavi from Nandurbar, Kunal Rohidas Patil from Dhule, Charulata Khajasingh Tokas from Vardha, Manikrao G Thakarey from Yavatmal-Washim, Eknath Gaikwad from Mumbai-South Central, Bhausahib Kamble from Shirdi and Navinchandra Bandivadekar from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg.


The list was cleared after a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee chaired by Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday morning.",0
"Enterprises have millions of customers, hundreds of employees, partners, and all of them have millions of interactions in a single day. The only way enterprises can scale up and deliver a personalized and customized experience to all of them is by having conversational experiences, points out Ritesh Radhakrishnan, CTO and co-founder of Bengaluru and Palo Alto-based AI startup SenseForth which offers a bevy of AI driven business bots to enterprises. This is where their suite of multi-lingual bots comes in. The suite includes the bot builder, trainer platform and pre-built industry AI models.


Enterprises can opt for a pre-built bot with some customization or build and deploy a bot on any platform of their choosing. “Business users don’t have to force their customers to come to their app to use the bot. They can integrate them on WhatsApp, Messenger and Twitter even on voice devices like Google Home and Alexa,"" adds Radhakrishnan. Once a bot has been trained for conversational experiences, enterprises can monitor it using Senseforth’s analytics solution. These experiences can help enterprises with customer acquisition, knowledge management and employee engagement. With over 60 enterprise deployments under their belt, Senseforth claims a measured accuracy of 90% and has HDFC bank, Club Mahindra and Manipal Hospitals among its clients.


Mirrorsize is a US-based startup that has launched an AI-enabled device-agnostic body scanning app that aims to solve the issues of fitting and size in fashion.


It delivers an instant 3D body scan with precise body measurements on your smartphone or tablet screen in just a few seconds. “We use computer vision and 3D tech, that will seamlessly integrate the demand and supply side for all the disparate systems globally,"" said Arup Chakraborty, founder and CEO, Mirrorsize.


In February 2018, Southern Railways’ officials were testing the structural integrity of a railway bridge built across a river in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The challenge was to inspect the underwater portion of the piers supporting the bridge. Instead of going with the time-intensive manual inspection, the officials decided to use underwater drone by Ernakulam based startup IROV Technologies. The inspection started at 9am and was completed in an hour.",1
"That is where 5G with its faster internet speeds and lower latency of 1 millisecond (ms) will be the game changer. Just about everything you see will be driven on 5G as it is the only methodology that we know that can deliver this. Today, the best latency is about 20ms. We can’t get the types of density that is required in terms of the number of sensors and probes that will be required in terms of IoT through 4G. Similarly, for autonomous driving cars and online surgery, you will need latency of 1ms, feels Rajan S. Mathews, director general at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). He points that 5G is not the future. It is now. Users are seeing what is happening in rest of the world and will demand that. Unless telecom operators start adopting it now, they can’t deliver the experience on time. While US telcos have already started to roll out 5G services, it will likely be available by end-2020 in India.",1
"I don’t care where I get the tickets or how much I get them for; there is no way in the world that I wouldn’t go,” he said",2
"Bigger companies offer a better risk-reward for investors, given the speed of the rebound in local small stocks, Bhave said.


“How much return do I want and how much risk can I take are key questions,"" he said. “If I’m getting a 20 percent return with a lower probability of it going wrong, a bird in hand is better than two in the bush.""


Markets move up and down but from a five-to-seven year horizon, it is a linear growth story and it is important to make hay while the sun is shining; Karvy expects the S&P BSE Sensex to touch 100,000 by 2025; the gauge rose to a six-month high of 37,535.66 Wednesday.


If you are a long-term investor, focus on the ‘E’ for earnings and ‘E’ for economy -- not ‘E’ for events. Elections, geopolitical tensions and oil-price moves come and go.",3
"Gill has thrown sunlight on every nook and corner of the private sector bank, which was until January headed by founder Rana Kapoor, who was ousted by the regulator after it found that corporate governance practices were compromised with, leading to a sharp divergence in bad loan assessment during his tenure.


What Gill found out was nasty. The lender hadn’t recognized all the defaulting accounts as bad and had grossly under-provided for them. Ergo, Gill made a choice to report the largest quarterly loss in the bank’s history and provided ₹3,661 crore, which is understood to be largely towards exposure to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) and Jet Airways (India) Ltd. IL&FS is already a defaulter and Jet Airways shut operations a little over a week ago.


But these two accounts are just part of a series of other bad decisions. The above-mentioned two accounts were responsible for only 31% of the total slippages. Gill also chose to illuminate further potential delinquencies in the form of a ₹10,000 crore stressed asset watch list.",3
"The popularity of some unicorns is providing a kicker to the valuations of firms that own them. One such case is Info Edge (India) Ltd, which has about 26.4% stake in Zomato. In the past year, the stock has been riding piggyback on the rise in Zomato’s valuations, apart from an increase in analysts’ valuations of the company’s core business. It has run up gains of 52% in the past year, and—at ₹1,901.50 apiece—is close to a 52-week high.


Going by its latest round of funding, and the business progress, Zomato has seen a bump-up in valuations. A 2% dilution for ₹350 crore investment has raised valuations to about ₹17,500 crore ($2.6 billion). In fact, analysts are pegging Zomato’s valuation anywhere between $2.6 billion and $3.6 billion. HSBC Securities and Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd, for instance, has estimated its valuation at $3.6 billion, as against $0.9 billion on 23 July 2018. This has obviously given a fillip to the sum-of-the-parts valuation of Info Edge’s investments. Zomato is now estimated at ₹451 per share value in Info Edge’s sum-of-the-parts valuation, according to HSBC Securities.


But should investors count too much on Zomato? Sure, its business has been gaining traction. Food delivery business now accounts for about 70% of its revenues.",3
"“We’ve been told that Jussie will not be on ‘Empire’ in the beginning of the season but he appreciates they have extended his contract to keep Jamal’s future open,” the statement said


 “Most importantly he is grateful to Fox and ‘Empire’ leadership, cast, crew and fans for their unwavering support",2
"""Nifty 50 Index options are based on our flagship index the Nifty 50 and is one of our key products. The Nifty 50 Index derivatives are traded by domestic as well as international participants,"" NSE MD and CEO Vikram Limaye said.",3
"Users from Brazil, Argentina, and France also confirmed the availability of WhatsApp Business for iOS devices in their countries.


WhatsApp tests several features in its beta version. If you wish try them out, you can do so by becoming a beta tester by clicking here. WhatsApp Beta lets you check out the latest WhatsApp features that are in testing. The beta version is also prone to a lot of bugs and crashes. If you face issues on a regular basis after downloading WhatsApp, you can withdraw from the testing program by clicking on the same link.",1
"Last year, the duo were spotted hanging out together and there were reports that they are planning to rekindle their romance",2
"The phone supports dual-4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth v4.2, BeiDou, a Micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.",1
"On Feb. 19, the physician-services provider determined the accounts contained some patients’, employees’ and contractors’ personal information, including name, date of birth or age, and for some patients, clinical information. In some instances, Social Security and driver’s license numbers were affected, according to a company statement.",1
"As soon as the news was announced, celebrities took to social media to share congratulatory messages


Meghan Markle’s Suits co-star Patrick J Adams wrote on Twitter, “Just heard that the world just got heavier by 7 pounds and 3 ounces


 Learned first hand 7 months ago how transformational becoming a parent is and couldn’t be happier for Meghan and Harry as they begin this adventure",2
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro packs a 6.26-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a notch, Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, 12MP+5MP dual rear cameras and 20MP+2MP dual front cameras.


The Realme 2 Pro was launched last year at a starting price of ₹14,990. During the sale, the Realme 2 Pro will be available at ₹11,990 for the base 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant.


The ZenFone Max Pro M2 will get a price cut of ₹1,000 during the sale and will be available at ₹11,999.


The Zenfone Max M2 sports a 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 1520x720 and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor. ",1
"Most analysts expect U.S. output to rise past 12 million bpd soon, and perhaps even hit 13 million bpd by the end of the year.


Rising U.S. shale oil supply, increasing spare capacity within OPEC and stagnating fuel consumption meant the medium-term oil price outlook was lower, BoAML said.


""We see growing downside risks to medium-term oil prices on rising U.S. supply and slower consumption,"" the U.S. bank said. It expected Brent to range between $50 and $70 per barrel in the coming five years.",3
"The rise of regional parties also means a fundamental shift in governance norms for both the national parties. Here, each sub-region, if not constituency, is won by addressing local issues, even in a parliamentary election. The south is also pushing back against the perceived imposition of Hindi that has rekindled the language debate. This has also united warring factions across the south to take on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP.


The BJP has for long tried to use its strong base in Karnataka to expand its footprint in the south. It is a challenge in Tamil Nadu where it has only one MP in alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which is strife-ridden and facing an anti-incumbency. The Congress has struck an alliance with the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.


The saffron outfit, which has no MP from Kerala, hopes to break ground in the state. The uproar over ending the ban on women’s entering the Sabarimala temple, apparently with the support of the ruling communists, created a groundswell of support for the BJP in Kerala. However, Kerala’s complex community and caste support for the two dominant political combinations, one led by the communists and the other by the Congress, and the BJP’s lack of popular local leaders to draw votes is likely to test its ability to win seats.


“It was a caste, communal agenda driven elections, one reason was the brouhaha over Sabarimala. Instead of public issues or governance issues, both the politicians and the public were talking about how to protect a religious law,"" said J. Prabhash, a political analystbased in Kerala.


In Telangana, regional players such as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) led by Telangana chief minister K.Chandrashekar Rao and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, are yet to announce any tie-up.",0
"The character is an alcoholic and a victim of abuse, and I haven’t explored anything like her onscreen before”


“It’s exciting because I never thought I’d actually be doing a film around a book I’ve read and loved


 I can’t wait to start shooting the film and relive those days and I hope people enjoy seeing me in a completely new avatar in this film",2
"With a friendship going back to a fateful meeting at The Roxy in 1975, Bruce Springsteen and Martin Scorsese shared the stage in Los Angeles Sunday night for a wide-ranging conversation about everything from their Catholic upbringings and maturing faith to Flannery O’Connor, concert documentaries and the role of an audience


The Netflix-hosted event was in support of the Emmys campaign for his one-man show Springsteen on Broadway at the streaming service’s FYSEE (a riff on “for your consideration”) space in the heart of Hollywood


An earnest Springsteen laughed at himself as he prepared to close out the evening and charm the crowd with an acoustic performance of “Dancing in the Dark” that he was “here today begging complete strangers for votes


”But what better way to do so than with a nostalgic performance and a heartfelt chat about creativity and faith with one of the greatest living filmmakers",2
"""It is a major focus. If you look at how we've done over the years, we've gone from, you know, $100, $200 million business to, last year, we hit - we exceeded $2 billion,"" he was quoted as saying.


""We'd like to put stores there. We would like some of the duties and so forth that are put on the products to go away. And we're working closely with the team there,"" he added.


The iPhone maker is seeking tax relief and other incentives from the government to begin assembling more handsets and open its branded stores, and its proposal to set up a manufacturing unit is also being evaluated.


According to Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research, Apple's India shipments were 1.7 million in 2018, almost 50% lower than the 2017 shipments of 3.2 million units.",1
"By the end of the first episode that takes its time to introduce us to the characters of City Of Dreams, you feel the need for a character guide to remember who’s who and how they are connected to the Gaikwads


 However, all of them deliver an effective and convincing performance, especially seasoned actors Sachin Pilgaonkar, Priya Bagpat and Siddharth Chandekar


After introducing the characters and their motivations in life, a little bit of drama unfolds in the second episode",2
"According to a March report by Sophos, a security services provider, 76% of Indian businesses were hit by cyberattacks in the past year, while a Microsoft and Frost and Sullivan study from December 2018, pegged average financial cost of cyber attacks for Indian companies at $10.4 million.


Most cyber risk insurance plans provide coverage for losses that might occur due to unexpected cyberattacks, but there are some that cover physical damage to hardware too. Some insurance providers also give the option to personalise the plan in line with the company's business security requirements.


While cyber risk insurance can help companies minimise their losses, it is not an alternative to the company’s cybersecurity strategy. Cybersecurity experts are of the opinion that the kind of insurance cover a company qualifies for depends on the their cybersecurity efforts. Any insurance provider will first evaluate the strength of a company’s cybersecurity position before issuing a policy. Stronger effort towards cybersecurity can result in better coverage. Fragmented enterprise security can result in inadequate or poorly targeted insurance cover.",1
"Karan and Kajol’s undying friendshipWhen Kapil will ask Karan why he takes Kajol in all his films, he will reply, “She is my best friend, the best actor and always the first choice


” Going further down the memory lane, Karan will share that he wanted Kajol to do a cameo for “Mahi Ve” from Kal Ho Na Ho


 It had been just a month that she had given birth to Nysa but she still agreed for him and Shah Rukh Khan


 Karan will also state that Kajol was even his first choice for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna but as Nysa was too young, she couldn’t give dates for the shoot


Archana Puran Singh, the first choice for ‘Jumma Chumma’During the conversation, Karan will mention Agneepath, a film originally produced by his dad and then remade by him


 And the audience will be shocked to know that Archana Puran Singh was the first choice to do the song",2
"Union minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda has been named from Bengaluru South while G.S.Basavaraj is the BJP's choice for Tumakuru seat. Deve Gowda, who is yet to make up his mind on a seat of his choice, the JD(S) supremo is likely to contest from either of the two seats.


Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa's son,B.Y.Raghavendra has been named to continue from the Shivamogga seat, from where he won in the November 2018 by-polls. Former Congress leader and close aide of former Karnakata CM, Siddaramaiah, V.Srinivas Prasad has been named to contest from Chamrajanagar.


The party also deciding against going with J.Shantha, its candidate for the November by-polls and sister of BJP strongman, B.Sriramulu. It has named Devendrappa as its choice from the mineral rich district.  ",0
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a public meeting in Agra, Monday. (PTI)


Rahul says the Congress has come up with a ‘practical’ minimum income guarantee scheme – Nyuntam Aay Yojana to support the poorest in the country


NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday cornered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over their election promises to give ₹15 lakh, 2 crore jobs and loan waivers for farmers. He said that Congress party had come up with a “practical"" minimum income guarantee scheme – Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) to support the poorest in the country.",0
"Billionaire banker Uday Kotak has also endorsed the candidature of Congress leader Milind Deora from the Mumbai seat


MUMBAI: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani and billionaire banker Uday Kotak have endorsed the candidature of Congress leader Milind Deora from the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency, where polling is slated on April 29.


The backing of Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited chairman, to the Congress leader comes at a time when the party has been unrelenting in attack on his industrialist- brother Anil Ambani over the Rafale deal.",0
"If and when the feature rolls out for public, it would enable Instagram users to chat via DMs on a desktop, laptop PC, Mac and non-Android or iPhone.


""Mobile reverse-engineering specialist and tipster Jane Manchun Wong alerted us about the Instagram's test. It's still being internally 'dogfooded' -- used heavily by employees to identify bugs or necessary product changes. But she was able to dig past security and access the feature from both a desktop computer and mobile web browser,"" TechCrunch reported late on Tuesday.


In the current design, Direct on the web is reportedly available from a Direct arrow icon in the top right of the screen.",1
"The notice followed pictures posted to social media showing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) using images in their campaign posters of a captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot returned by Pakistan after a clash over the disputed Kashmir territory.


The Election Commission said in a notice on its website on Saturday that political parties must refrain from using photographs of defence personnel in advertisements or their election campaign propaganda as the armed forces are ""apolitical and neutral stakeholders in a modern democracy.""


The commission cited a 2013 order that said photographs of defence personnel should not be used “in any manner in advertisement/propaganda/campaigning or in any another other manner in connections with elections by political parties and candidates.""",0
"The Realme 3 boasts dual rear AI cameras at the back comprising a 13MP+2MP configuration. The camera app now offers Nightscape and Chroma Boost functionalities which help in low light photography and enhanced colour reproduction respectively.


Other features of the Realme 3 include a triple slot SIM card tray which can hold two SIM cards and a MicroSD card, 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi.",1
"MUMBAI: Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Monday weakened along with its Asian peers as the fate of trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies was left in doubt after the US threatened to raise tariffs.


The rupee ended at 69.41 a dollar, down 0.26% from its previous close of 69.22. The Indian currency had opened at 69.37 a dollar.",3
"For the people of Tripura, the state government needs to tackle the unemployment crisis and a flagging education system. (Shaswati Das/ Mint)


AGARTALA/ DHANPUR/SONAMURA: The Lok Sabha constituency of west Tripura will vote on Thursday in the hope that they will bring to power a candidate who can address the sharp rise in unemployment in the state as well as assuage fears about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had in February 2018 ended the 25-year rule of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, in the state, with chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb replacing former chief minister Manik Sarkar.


For the people of Tripura, the state government needs to tackle the looming crisis of unemployment and a flagging education system, for which the people are willing to bring in governance parity between the centre and the state so that the two can work in tandem to address the growing crises in the region.",0
"Some users encountered a message indicating the site was down for maintenance. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible,"" according to a Facebook spokesperson.


The timing of a major outage is sub-optimal for Facebook, already embattled by revelations it failed to safeguard user data or stanch the spread of hate speech, fake news and other forms of disinformation. Facebook’s reputation was tarnished after its platform was used by Russian trolls to interfere in the US presidential election in 2016.


A US Justice Department investigation into the company’s data-sharing practices broadened to include a grand jury, a person with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.",1
"“That’s because I don’t think about stardom, I get very awkward when people treat me like that (a grown up star)


”While many expected her to do a quick follow up to her debut, Rinku says she was comfortable to wait even ten years to bag the right script


The wait, however, was shorter as she is already gearing up for the release of her next, Kaagar, which mirrors the kind of art she wants to invest and feature in


”Written and directed by Makarand Mane and presented by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Kaagar is set to release on April 26",2
"It is no surprise that every company pitch made to an investor revolves around AI or machine learning


Artificial intelligence is a lot easier to deploy today as the computing power required to run them is a lot cheaper",1
"According to reports, Tata Steel is working with Skylark Drones, a Bangalore-based data analytics startup, to deploy drones at their Noamundi iron ore mines in Jharkhand, for compliance reporting and monitoring volumetric production. Skylark is also working with a major bauxite company, which is using their drone-based monitoring solution to ensure all equipment and manpower is being deployed at mines, according to plan, and is safe.


According to Skylark, it helped the company identify illegal mining during off season. Chennai-based DeTect Technologies has developed its own positioning system that works like an internal GPS of sorts, allowing its drones to monitor structures like a boiler inside a plant, autonomously. DeTect is working with Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil and GAIL.",1
"Most Asian currencies traded lower in early trade. South Korean won was down 0.44%, Indonesian rupiah eased 0.15%, China Offshore fell 0.08%, China renminbi was down 0.06%, Malaysian ringgit 0.06% lower, Taiwan dollar was down 0.04%. However, the Japanese yen was up 0.07%, while The Philippines peso rose 0.07%.",3
"The disappointment was like that of an exasperated older sister whose younger siblings ape her blindly


 But its moments of heartbreak and quiet gestures of sorrow are almost always accompanied by a sharply judged laugh or a killer put-down


 The eldest son (Prosenjit Chatterjee), the reigning superstar of Tollywood, seems to be just mildly inconvenienced by it


 He stalls the shooting of a film to return to his home-town to be with his family – a disgruntled younger brother (Ritwik Chakraborty) and a mentally-disturbed sister (Sudipta Chakraborty)


 His three-day visit to the in shambles Ganguly mansion is marred by pettiness, bitterness and bile that death brings


Kaushik Ganguly channels Rituparno Ghosh to highlight the tangible ordinariness of death that Ghosh so effortlessly conveyed in his films",2
"If the smart home market has to become large, it has to undergo a cycle similar to smartphone markets. Photo: iStockphoto


Someone who is spending 30 lakh to buy an apartment won't be willing to shell out another 10% to install smart facilities


Bengaluru: Smart home solutions are expensive and the use-cases have not been clearly defined to appeal to the average Indian consumer, experts say. By 2025, the average Indian household will become connected by some measure as electricity and data continue to become more accessible and inclusive, according to them. But for smart homes to truly take off, and acquire a large consumer base, prices have to come down significantly and technologies have to be adapted to Indian lifestyles, they added.",1
"The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.04 per cent to 96.97.


Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in ₹1,038.58 crore Tuesday, as per provisional data.


Equity benchmark Sensex rallied about 370 points to scale a record closing high of 39,275.64 as investors' sentiment got further boost from forecast of a near-normal monsoon and a bumper start of corporate earnings season. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty surged 97 points to close at a fresh high of 11,787.15.",3
"ByteDance, whose app is called Douyin in China, says it works extensively to protect its users, with software that monitors content and “a continually growing team of moderators"".


But Di Palma says many parents are still unaware of the risks, “and are astonished to see their little angels in poses inappropriate for their age.""


The effects of early exposure to social media are so new that “parents, educators, even doctors... are either under-qualified or completely ignorant in the face of the need to guide a young generation in the dangers and possibilities of these new technologies,"" Solis said.


William Soally, a French father whose 12-year-old daughter is a dance fan, took action after seeing alerts about TikTok among YouTube users.


“I talked about it with my daughter and we decided to remove the app from her phone,"" Soally, 35, told AFP, acknowledging the move had initially provoked tears and worries about “a loss of social status"".


“The solution has to come from parents, who need to understand that the internet is not a world of Care Bears,"" he added, referring to the 1980s cartoon characters.


TikTokTikTok videosTikTok downloadMusical.lyfacebookInstagramsnapchattiktok studytiktok sexual predatorstiktok parents reaction",1
"Politically, the development is significant because it puts the focus back on the “chowkidar"" narrative in the ongoing elections. Soon after Gandhi’s affidavit was filed in the Supreme Court, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress engaged in a war of words over the issue.


Gandhi’s move came in response to a contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on a statement he had made while filing his nomination in Amethi on 10 April. At the time, Gandhi had said that the apex court’s decision to admit certain documents in the case on the Rafale fighter jet deal, in which the Congress alleges government corruption, meant that “Supreme Court ne kaha hai ki chowkidar hi chor hai"" (Supreme Court has said that the watchman is the thief).


Gandhi clarified on Monday that on 10 April when he reached the district collector’s room in Amethi he was “accosted"" by local journalists who wanted his reaction on the Rafale judgement. Gandhi said he had not read the order and gave a reaction based on what he had read on the electronic and social media. He added that there was a general sense of victory among the people who had been demanding an inquiry into the Rafale deal and the general perception made him believe that the case had been re-opened.",0
"Torn between ethnic strife and years of armed insurgency by several violent extremist groups, including the United Liberation front of Assam ( ULFA), a large section of youngsters have over the years moved out of the state to build a career. However, as the frequency of violence on the streets of Assam recedes, many are now reconsidering career options and seeking opportunities at home. (Read more...)


A Naga never forgets and rarely forgives. That dictum is perhaps driving the playbook of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine as Nagaland’s electorate of 1.20 million votes for the state’s sole seat on 11 April.",0
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 97.542, down 0.13% from its previous close of 96.873.",3
"Nokia has previously released the Nokia 3.1 Plus, 5.1 Plus, 6.1 Plus and Nokia 7 Plus in India. The Finnish smartphone maker has been trying to place a phone in every single smartphone budget segment.


mint-india-wire Nokia 8.1Nokia X7Nokia 8.1 IndiaNokia X7 IndiaHMD globalNokia IndiaNokia 5.1 PlusNokia 3.1 Plusnokia 7.1",1
"The event was live streamed on YouTube and Twitter and apart from the cast, director Cary Fukunaga and producers Michael G


 Barbara revealed that the film will begin with Bond on a break from his service as he is relaxing in Jamaica",2
"In Andhra Pradesh, for instance, on the two occasions when the BJP performed reasonably well (1999 and 2014), it did so in alliance with the TDP (Telugu Desam Party). In 2009, when the TDP withdrew from the NDA (National Democratic Alliance), the BJP suffered a humiliating defeat, winning no seats. Similarly, in Tamil Nadu, the last time it won a meaningful number of seats (four) was in 1999, when it was in alliance with the DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and Vaiko’s MDMK (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam). Since then, the party has been blanked out completely, winning only a solitary seat in 2014 in Kanyakumari.


In these elections, the party so far remains without allies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, leaving K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Chandrababu Naidu as potentially decisive kingmakers in the overall verdict. A reported potential alliance with Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party), which won eight seats in the 2014 elections, could boost the BJP’s prospects in Andhra Pradesh. However, the BJP can be more optimistic about its prospects in Tamil Nadu, where it has secured a pre-poll deal with the AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), the current ruling party in the state assembly and the winner of 37 seats in 2014.


This combined with the BJP itself competing in five seats could mean a marked improvement for the party in Tamil Nadu. But even these potential gains could be hindered by the potential Congress-DMK alliance.",0
"Andhra Pradesh (AP) chief minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that prime minister Narendra Modi did not convene even one meeting to sort out issues between AP and Telangana after the two Telugu states were bifurcated in 2014. Naidu was responding to Modi’s statement during a public meeting in Bihar, in which the latter said that AP and Telangana cannot see eye-to-eye, and blamed the Congress for it.


Addressing a press conference at Undavalli (near Vijayawada), Naidu alleged that the Centre had even taken away Rs.350 crore after it gave the same for backward areas in AP. “The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) itself was part of passing the (bifurcation) bill. So aren’t you (Modi) the reason today that both states have sat and talked? Did you (Modi) conduct a meeting between both states?"" the AP chief minister questioned, and slammed Modi for bringing up the issue of bifurcation.",0
"The first season of the show, consisting ten episodes, debuted on Netflix in December 2017 and was instantly praised by the critics",2
"Powering the device is MediaTek’s flagship octa-core processor, the Helio P70, clocked at 2.1GHz. This is paired with either 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage or 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone supports dual 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS and MicroUSB. The device is backed by 3,500mAh battery which doesn’t support fast charging.


Coming to the optics, the back of the phone has a 13MP+2MP dual camera setup enhanced with AI and has an aperture of f/2.2. The front of the phone has a Sony IMX576 sensor with 296 facial detection points and AI capabilities that allow tweaking backlight levels to get the perfect exposure in your selfies.",1
"Devotees throng the streets of Nagpur to celebrate the annual Marbat festival. The devotees take out a procession carrying effigies or ‘Marbats’ of Kali (black) and Pivli (Yellow) that represent evil, and later burn them.s. sudarshan/mint


2019 has too much at stake for Nagpur, which has remained centrist and secular—a character that is now changing


High dreamers leave Nagpur for Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. New migrants come in from Vidarbha, an aspirational class coveting upward mobility


This is the first general election without an Indian Coffee House in Dharampeth, Nagpur’s bustling shopping area. Two of this correspondent’s favourite Indian Coffee House outlets, among the oldest cooperative eatery chains from God’s own country, closed down in the orange city in two decades. Like many students from across Vidarbha, I came to Nagpur to study 30 years ago. In this period, many friends—the second, third or fourth generation Nagpurians—left here for better, greener pastures.


The four ever-smiling Malayalee brothers, who ran the small coffee house opposite the Panchsheel Cinema in Dhantoli, were warm and welcoming. They were migrants. In the British days, Dhantoli was called Craddock Town. It was Nagpur’s first planned modern civil residential area. Today it’s a mix of hospitals, commercial offices and residential apartments with no parking area. Suddenly one day in 2003, the brothers sold the shop. They made more money by selling the shop than they did by serving buttered toast, omelette, idli-dosa and coffee.


When the second one shut down in Dharampeth three years ago, Nagpurians lost another convenient gossip point. In elections, this was a place where you got the buzz from a city that’s right in the centre of India.


On 11 April, Nagpur goes to polls in the first phase of the 2019 general elections—it’s road transport, highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari’s home turf, which is now seeing the rise of his protégé and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Gadkari is seeking a re-election. A once Congress bastion, this historic town has seen a subtle tilt towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last decade or so, thanks to a resurgent saffron party, a stronger Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and a divided and considerably weakened Congress.


If 2014 was a departure from the past, what will 2019 serve up? The results on 23 May would tell us that.


What is Nagpur voting for? Development, perhaps. To reclaim its place on the national map, maybe. A metro rail is coming up, cement roads are replacing tar roads, new malls are mushrooming and old structures are giving way to the new ones. Yet, Nagpur grapples with an identity crisis.


Nagpur’s textile mills and cloth centres that were its identity and drove much of its economy and politics for over a hundred years, shut down in the 1980s or 90s. Today’s branded garment stores sell ready-made clothes manufactured elsewhere. Nagpur wore its textiles, working classes and labour unions as emblems, punctuating its social, political and cultural life.


There was a time, old people recall, when Nagpur woke up and went to bed with mill sirens. “At 6, every morning, a siren from the Empress Mills in central Nagpur would go off and reach a crescendo, signalling the end of night shift,"" recalls octogenarian Diwakar Mohoni, writer, thinker and one of Nagpur’s veteran residents. As tired workers emerged from its gates, the city would wake up. At 2 in the afternoon and at 10 at night, sirens would signal lunch and bed time, he remembers.


Post liberalization, Nagpur began to dither as her textile mills shut down and handlooms fell silent. Suddenly there was no future. No new industry sprang up. The city relied on government offices, small services, but as the state and central governments began to cut back on its humongous staff, Nagpur began to search for new avenues. There are small information technology companies. Nagpur has a bit of everything but nothing quite substantial. It craves for a sector that will resurrect its fledgling economy that is today driven by small trading and retail.


High dreamers leave Nagpur for Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. New migrants come in from small towns in and around Vidarbha, an aspirational new class coveting upward mobility.",0
"In October 2013, Narendra Modi had launched BJP’s general election campaign from a rally in Patna, highlighting the significance of the state. When the results came out in May 2014, the splintered opposition faced a humiliating defeat, as the BJP-led NDA swept the state winning more than three fourths of the Lok Sabha seats. However, just a year later, NDA suffered a drubbing in the assembly polls. With BJP back in the state’s ruling coalition now, the stakes are high for the party, as the Lok Sabha elections are not only a fight for prestige, but also one to retain a traditional stronghold.


Rural distress, unemployment, granting of special status to the state, the need for infrastructure development and the poor law and order situation continue to be the key poll issues in the state.",0
"The stock had climbed less than a percent to $173.37 as of the close of US trading, and it has lost more than 20 percent since reaching a peak on July 25.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"(L-R) Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami of the AIADMK; Congress president Rahul Gandhi being presented a sword by DMK president M.K. Stalin at a public meeting in Chennai. (AFP/PTI)


After the deaths of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi, BJP and Congress have forged alliances with AIADMK and DMK for Elections 2019. But will these again be cases of 'bad friendship ending in disaster'?


Chennai: The results of forthcoming elections in Tamil Nadu will keep psephologists, political scientists, and historians busy for some years to come. Numbers will be crunched. The strength of various political parties will be weighed. Permutations and combinations will be worked out. But that is in the future. At this moment, however, it is a nightmare for political analysts and pollsters as they try to make predictions amidst a jumble of complex alliances.


The broad outlines of the alliances at least were a foregone conclusion. For all the outward wrangling, the major parties were clear about their partners. After the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-Congress falling out in 2014—M. Karunanidhi had bitterly said “kooda natpu kedai mudiyum (a bad friendship will only end in disaster)""—the Congress, in the last couple of years, has cozied up to the DMK. In 2014, as expected, the Congress had ignominiously lost in all seats, winning less than 5% of the votes. The only candidate to salvage some prestige, H. Vasanthakumar, is likely to give the lone sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament (MP) from Tamil Nadu, union minister Pon Radhakrishnan, a run for his money if both were to face-off in the southernmost constituency of India, Kanniyakumari.


Karunanidhi chose his son M.K. Stalin, over daughter Kanimozhi and his other son M.K. Alagiri, as his political heir in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).


Two months ago, DMK president M.K. Stalin jumped the gun when he declared Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s candidacy for India’s top position. Though moderation has characterized his later pronouncements, the DMK has surprisingly conceded 10 out of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats to the Congress—an indication less of the Congress’s ground strength and more of its chances to do a repeat of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) I & II (at least according to Stalin’s calculations).


On the other side, despite some hiccups—with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP and deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha M.Thambi Durai making frequent anti-BJP noises—the BJP was left with a Hobson’s choice: either ally with the ruling AIADMK or go alone.


Since J. Jayalalithaa’s death, the AIADMK has been little more than a puppet, the strings being pulled from Delhi being scarcely disguised. The revolt of O. Panneerselvam (OPS)—stopgap chief minister for three times—was contained, and a peace brokered between rival party factions. United by their fear of T.T.V. Dhinakaran, the jailed V.K. Sasikala’s nephew, both the current chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and OPS have relied on the BJP to keep him in check.",0
"The document will give a peek into the key policy schemes being announced by the party, particularly over the two key issues which Congress has raised in its electoral campaign - rural distress and unemployment. In the run up to the polls Gandhi has made a series of announcements which could find a detailed mention in the manifesto:


Farm Loan Waiver: In December last year, Gandhi promised his party would do a nationwide waiver of farm loans if voted to power in the 2019 general elections. Farm loan waiver was a key promise made by the party in the run up to state polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which it won.",0
"It’s a wrap #saandkiaankh ❤️ Thank you all for making this journey so special,am going to miss each and everyone one of you so much,my #saandkiaankh family 😘 @taapsee",2
"About 4,000 Google employees had signed a petition demanding ""a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology"".


Following the anger, Google decided not to renew the project with the US Defence Department after it expires in 2019.


US senators were also upset with Google about the tech giant's reported plan to create a censored Chinese version of its search engine.


US Vice President Mike Pence in October called on Google to end its ""censored"" Chinese Search engine — the ""Dragonfly"" project. The company later reportedly shut down the project amid widespread criticism.",1
"Bharat, helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, revolves around Salman’s character Bharat and is the story of a nation from 1960 to 2010",2
"In a bid to curb fake news during the general elections, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation on Monday came together to impart digital literacy training.


As part of the partnership, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation will train nearly 1,00,000 Indians to spot false information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on WhatsApp.


The co-created curriculum, which includes real-world anecdote tools that can be used to verify a forwarded message and actions that users can take like reporting problematic content to fact checkers and other law enforcement agencies, will be disseminated in multiple regional languages.",1
"Bigg Boss Tamil 2 fame Mahat Raghavendra on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce his engagement with longtime girlfriend Prachi Mishra


The couple’s relationship had been in the spotlight since Mahat’s participation in the second season of Bigg Boss Tamil


 On the show, he courted many controversies due to his ill-tempered nature, which even led to physical fights",2
"Helmed by Shirish Kunder and produced by wife Farah Khan, the film tells the story of a wife whose husband is framed in serial murders and is imprisoned",2
"The new service, called Apple News+, will be incorporated into the existing Apple News app that comes pre-installed on iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Roger Rosner, vice president of applications, said on Monday at an event at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters.


More than 300 magazines will be part of the service, he said. It will also include The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, but not The Washington Post or The New York Times. Bloomberg Businessweek will be part of the magazine section. A demonstration showed that some magazines, like National Geographic, have dynamic, moving covers.


The service launches today for $9.99 a month, with the first month free. It will be available in the US and Canada, with the UK and Australia coming later in the year.",1
"“People who love movies benefit from thinking globally about film — globally literally and globally figuratively,” Mankiewicz said


 “In America, we had a class system that kept more than half the people out of being the leading voice in making this art form, and Ava is proving to be a conduit for helping us unlock that


”In fact, in making her selections, DuVernay chose a number of films that weren’t in the TCM library at all, including both Losing Ground and Ashes and Embers


DuVernay said there wasn’t a deep bench of black filmmakers in the catalogue, but that TCM was “really responsive in going out and getting those licenses” in order to air the films for a wide audience


DuVernay still recalls the first movie that inspired her to her eventual path in filmmaking — “West Side Story


” It was her aunt that introduced it to her, and she can barely contain her infectious giddiness while discussing",2
"Meanwhile, due to their public spats in the last four years, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine faces an internal problem—transfer of votes. “Transfer of votes is more important this time because the alliance was formed less than two months back unlike in 2014 when we were already in alliance. BJP needs our support in Solapur but we also need their support in Amravati, Hingoli, Osmanabad and Parbhani,"" said a Shiv Sena leader in Solapur who did not want to be named. Rajesh Pohrekar, a young Shiv Sena supporter in Amravati, said the BJP’s support is crucial for the Shiv Sena to retain the seat where two-time Shiv Sena MP Anandrao Adsul faces a serious contest from independent candidate Navneet Rana, who had contested in 2014 on a NCP ticket and lost to Adsul by over 135,000 votes. “Adsul faces anti-incumbency but chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has deployed the entire BJP machinery here to work for him. If polling happens on national issues and for Modi, Adsul may just scrape through,"" Pohrekar said.


In Valsang village of Solapur constituency, 24-year-old Chandrakant Manjolkar, who works as a daily-wage labourer, said not much has been done to address concerns like drought but feels people will vote for a strong government. “Modiji has made the country stronger. He should be back as PM,"" he said even as he agreed that the constituency still faced the problem of drought and bad internal roads as it did five years ago.


Ashok Chavan (not the Congress candidate), a 52-year-old engineer in a private firm in Solapur, who calls himself a personal supporter of Shinde, said, however, that the Congress veteran would win by over 50,000 votes. In 2014, Shinde lost to BJP’s Sharad Bansode by nearly 150,000 votes. “Shinde saheb will win on his own personal appeal. Bansode did not really capitalize his chance and the developmental needs of this constituency remain unaddressed. Shinde saheb also represents diverse social groups,"" Chavan said as he campaigned for the Congress leader.",0
"By global standards, India’s female political participation lags behind major democracies including its neighbours. Around 13% of all elected representatives in the Lok Sabha in India are women. According to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the global average for women in the lower house of parliament is 18%. Both Pakistan (20%) and Bangladesh (21%) also have more women in the lower house of the parliament than India.


A feature of female political participation is that women are more likely to be fielded from constituencies reserved for the scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs). In 2014, 24% of all 670 women candidates were fielded from SC/ST seats. This figure has increased over time. This could be because reserved seats are seen as less competitive and present an easy starting point for women candidates, according to political scientist Francesca Jensenius . Data on elected women MPs suggests that this could be true. The proportion of women MPs elected from reserved constituencies is higher than those elected from general constituencies.


While the regional parties have challenged national parties to follow their lead and nominate more women candidates to the elections, our analysis reveals that leading national parties already field a higher proportion of women candidates than most regional parties.",0
"The Nokia 3.1, the most affordable of the lot, is now even more pocket-friendly. The 3GB/32GB variant has received a price cut of ₹ 1,000. This means that the Nokia 3.1, launched three months ago, will sell for ₹ 10,999 instead of ₹ 11,999.


It is shod with a 5.2-inch HD+ LCD display at the front with a resolution of 1440x720 and is powered by MediaTek MT6750, an octa-core processor with four cores clocked at 1.5GHz and the rest at 1GHz. The phone runs the Android One platform based on Android Oreo, which guarantees it latest software and security updates.


The Nokia 5.1 was launched in May. It will receive a price cut of ₹ 1,500, hence bringing the price down to ₹ 10,999.",1
"Powering the device is Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset based on a 7nm process. The octa-core processor is also present on Huawei’s current flagship, the Mate 20 Pro. It is paired with a Mali G76 MP10 GPU along with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The View 20 runs Magic UI 2.0.1 based on Android Pie 9.


The back of the smartphone sports a 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor which was launched in June with the highest megapixel count in the world for a smartphone camera sensor. There is also a secondary Time of Flight (ToF) stereoscopic sensor for capturing the depth of an image. The front camera is fitted with a 25MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture.


The device packs a 4,000mAh battery and supports fast charging and has connectivity options which include Dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual-band—2.4GHz and 5GHz), A-GPS, and USB Type-C.",1
"A not-so-great thing about Iron ManForgettable villainThere was little to dislike about this film to be fair


 Although Jeff Bridges is a phenomenal actor, Iron Man was too focused on its hero to give ample space to its villain


 Obadiah Stane got too little screen time to be anything more than a requisite, standard bad guy that hero has to face in the end",2
"Recently, the star took to Twitter to share an adorable photo of his son AbRam alongside a picture of his own


“You never really understand your personality, unless you have a Mini Me who acts the same way,” read the image’s caption",2
"5 goal-based exercise modes, guided breathing sessions, heart-rate tracking, and cardio fitness level tracking distinguish the Inspire HR from the 'regular' Inspire (other than the colour schemes).",1
"The original American version, created by Dan Fogel and stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K Brown and Justin Hartley is currently in its third season",2
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 2.5% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $69 million in equity and sold $633.90 million in debt market.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.357%, compared to its Tuesday's close of 7.358%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"“With the perspective of time, it’s been re-evaluated by a lot of people who actually really love them now",2
"Despite Kakurai’s insistence that a man with a prosthetic hand is the culprit, Kakurai is arrested, tried and sentenced to death",2
Volvo Cars joint venture would be tested for Level 4 autonomous driving by trained drivers with their hands off the steering wheel at a maximum speed of 80kph,1
"Conrad Sangma, the NPP supremo and chief minister of Meghalaya, led the anti-CAB campaign. There were expectations that the CAB would be placed before the Rajya Sabha before the government’s tenure ended. But the BJP surprised all by putting the CAB on hold. The anti-CAB forces celebrated what they thought was their victory, and Conrad Sangma became an urban legend. But holding back the Bill hasn’t sufficiently allayed the fears of the tribal minorities in the region who foresee a deluge of Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh, numbering 12 million.


It is through this prism that one must view the electoral battle lines that are getting drawn in the North-East. The BJP, and its general secretary and chief organizer in the North-East Ram Madhav have enough political acumen to understand how torturous it is to enter the hearts and minds of the predominantly tribal, north-eastern states, especially in the backdrop of the recent anti-CAB protests. The BJP has therefore worked out its electoral plans very astutely by forming alliances with the regional parties, which makes better political sense. It is easier for the people of Meghalaya, for instance, to say they are voting for the NPP than to say upfront that they are voting for the BJP. People have learnt to identify the BJP with its Hindutva agenda and, more specifically, the beef ban and the lynching associated with those who are seen carrying beef or eating it. As tribes, they already feel hemmed in by their minority status, and as Christians, they consider it a double whammy to be under the BJP rule.


The only state which may fall outside this broad categorization is perhaps Arunachal Pradesh, which plays politics a bit differently from the rest. In that state, members of legislative assembly (MLAs) can switch allegiances overnight without any qualms. Their dependence on the ruling government at Delhi is so acute that they don’t see why political ethics should deter them from straddling different political formations. Ideology, they say, makes no sense in politics. So, defections are common. After a tumultuous period in the Arunachal Pradesh legislature, which also had stints of President’s rule for 24 days between January and February 2016 followed by the suicide of then chief minister Kalikho Pul in August 2016, Pema Khandu, the present chief minister who was with the People’s Party of Arunachal, joined the BJP with 33 MLAs in January 2017. Khandu continues as the chief minister till date and the BJP has a total of 47 MLAs in the assembly, including the speaker. The Congress had three MLAs of which two left and joined the BJP. This is par for the course in Arunachal Pradesh.


The BJP’s hatchet man in the North-East, Himanta Biswa Sarma who is known to be an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) disciple, is also a shrewd game changer. He started what is known as the North-East Democratic Alliance on 24 May 2016 after the Assam state assembly elections were declared on 13 May 2016. In the elections, the BJP upstaged the Congress which had been ruling Assam for 15 years. The BJP won 60 of the 126 seats; it’s coalition partner the AGP got 14 seats; and the other pre-poll partner, Bodoland People’s Front, won 12 seats. This laid the foundation for the BJP’s expansionist plans in the North-East, which soon became most apparent in Tripura.


In the Lok Sabha polls of 2014, the BJP in Tripura was not even a factor to reckon with. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, won both seats. By 2018, when Tripura went to the polls for the state assembly elections, the BJP managed to win 36 seats while its ally the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) won eight seats. The CPM was reduced to 16 seats and the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Congress didn’t win any seat. The BJP then ensured Sunil Deodhar, the RSS pracharak who spent several years working in the rural areas of Meghalaya and speaks the local language fluently, was planted in Tripura to further the BJP’s expansionist policy. It is unimaginable how the Left bastion not only collapsed, but the BJP actually stormed the Bastille. What is surprising is that the IPFT has decided to go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls and has what it calls a “friendly fight"" with the BJP, which has announced its own candidates. It is highly likely that both seats from that state would go the BJP way, more so because the CAB that created tremors in the other six was something that the substantial non-tribal section of Tripura wants in order to legitimize the large number of Bengali Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.",0
"While companies are now saying that the reserve price for 5G spectrum is too high to even consider bidding, analysts say companies may not ignore the chance to upgrade for too long, especially given how aggressive they have been in the recent past with regard to upgrading their networks.


Airtel isn’t alone in its fundraising efforts. Vodafone Idea Ltd had earlier announced a rights issue of ₹25,000 crore. It was already walking a tightrope and now suddenly faces competition for public funds, with Airtel announcing a similar-sized issue.


Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd decided late last year to hive off its fibre and tower assets and house them in two separate companies, a move that is typically associated with a plan to sell a stake to a strategic or financial investor at a later stage.


The big worry in all this is there is hardly any talk of raising income—as Carlyle suggests—and reducing leverage. In fact, in Airtel’s decision to raise what is being considered a larger-than-needed amount of capital, the worry is that cash burn will continue longer than what was earlier anticipated.",3
"Powering the device is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 512GB via a MicroSD card. The rear of the phone houses the triple camera setup with 24MP+10MP+5MP sensor configuration. The rear of the phone also has a fingerprint sensor.


On the software end of things, the Galaxy A8s run Android Oreo 8.0 out of the box, with Samsung Experience UI running atop. The smartphone is backed by a non-removal Li-ion battery with a capacity of 3,400mAh.


The Galaxy A8s comes in three colours—Blue, Gray and Green. The smartphone, unlike other Samsung mid-range devices, doesn’t come with a 3.5mm headphone jack.",1
"The Zenfone Max M2 sports a 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 1520x720. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 632 SoC coupled with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The back of the phone features a dual camera setup consisting of 13MP+2MP configuration, which also supports 4K recording. The front facing camera has an 8MP sensor and comes with an LED flash module.",1
"5G technology was used in a surgery conducted on a pig last year, when a doctor from 301 Hospital in Beijing removed part of a pig's liver using two robot arms in Fuzhou, the capital of East China's Fujian Province.


It was the world's first remote surgery using 5G mobile network technology on an animal, the paper said.",1
"While Infinity War did not have the benefit of China in its opening weekend, Endgame should easily overtake its sans-China haul too by the time the weekend is over


In India, the Russo Brothers directorial had an opening bigger than any Hindi film, beating last year’s Thugs of Hindostan


 Endgame should easily beat Infinity War to become the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of all time at the end of its theatrical run",2
"The removal of the navigation bar meant axing of the home button, long-pressing on which triggered the Google Assistant. OnePlus has taken this into consideration.


“Another thing users couldn’t do with gestures in Version 1 was quickly accessing Google Assistant. That’s why we’ve added a new action: just hold the power button for 0.5s to activate Google Assistant,"" Kopec adds.


The UI update will also hopefully see a better battery consumption rate that combines AI learning and efficiency of the Snapdragon 845 chipset. “Our FSE team has added an AI-based algorithm that will allow the phone to learn when you sleep, so it can minimize background usage and reduce power consumption accordingly.""


At its I/O conference earlier this year, Google announced it would be announcing a bunch of digital well-being features in Android Pie. While the Pixel smartphones with the Pie update tell you how much time you were spending on your phone and allow you to set a time to turn the screen black-and-white, the first update of OxygenOS 9 had very few digital well-being options.",1
"Josh Lucas has teased about a potential follow-up to 2002 hit romcom, Sweet Home Alabama, saying director Andy Tennant has “extensively” talked about a sequel with the actor


Lucas, who played Jake, the estranged country husband to Reese Witherspoon’s Melanie, said Tennant is “lobbying for the world to join” in with the project",2
"Specifications like the processor, RAM, storage, front camera resolution and battery capacity aren't available yet. The pricing is also not revealed by the smartphone maker. But we suspect it wouldn't be long till these bits of information come out, as the launch of the smartphone has already been teased by the company.",1
"Instagram also said it will allow the use of third-party apps such as DUO Mobile and Google Authenticator for two-factor authentication to help users securely log in to their accounts.


Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security on top of usernames and passwords by prompting users for information they have access to.


Earlier this month, Facebook introduced this feature for users who managed pages with a large US following, seeking to make it harder to administer a page using a fake or compromised account.",1
"With the Tesseract already in Asgard, having two Infinity Stones so close together was thought to be unwise


 In the final scene, Thor returns to Asgard, where he declines Odin’s offer to take the throne and tells his father of Loki’s sacrifice


 PlotThor, Loki and an infinity stone that threatened the entire universe weren’t enough to bring the film at par with its Marvel counterparts


 The villainChristopher Eccleston played the main antagonist of the movie – Malekith, the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim",2
"Shrenu recently visited the 1000-year-old heritage ‘saas bahu’ temple in Udaipur to promote the daily


 She talked about attempting a grey character for the first time, her extensive preparation and walking the thin line between a bahu and vamp",2
"But the video also has small traders and start-up entrepreneurs endorsing the Congress candidate who won in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections from this constituency that houses Mumbai’s original business district, significant pockets of Gujarati, Marwari, and Marathi population, and the toniest of Mumbai’s social and cultural life.


A person close to the RIL chairman told Mint on the condition of anonymity that “Mr. Ambani had endorsed Milind strictly in a personal capacity"". “He has not endorsed any political party or a candidate of a political party. This is not a political intervention and Mr. Ambani has not endorsed Milind as the RIL chairman. The Ambanis and Deoras have had very close family ties for nearly five decades and Mr. Ambani has seen Milind being born and grow up into a successful person and he is merely endorsing Milind as the right man for the Mumbai South constituency. No politics should be read here,"" the person told Mint.",0
"The accounts tied to Russia were largely removed for spam with a small portion of those engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior, according to the statement.",1
"The ongoing slowdown in the auto industry would weigh on Nerolac's industrial paints business, further eroding overall margins. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


Nerolac is the market leader in industrial paints, which forms 45% of its revenue, with the auto industry having the highest share


News that Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is cutting production in March has investors in Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd worried. The paint maker’s shares have fallen 5% since, even while the markets have risen.",3
"Let’s take the example of the basic income pilot study carried out in Madhya Pradesh between 2009-13. As Standing points out: “Villagers’ increased purchasing power led to local farmers to plant more rice and wheat, use more fertilizer and cultivate more of their land. Their earnings went up, while the unit price of food went down."" In fact, a similar thing happened with clothes. As people earned more, the demand for better clothes went up. Women in the villages saw this as an entrepreneurial opportunity. They bought sewing machines and material to sew new clothes. A new market was created where none existed. As Standing puts it: “A similar response could be expected in any community where there are people who want to earn more and do more.""


Evidence from many such studies carried out in Africa seems to suggest the same. As a Unicef document titled From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa points out: “With the exception of temporary price increases occurring during payment periods, there is no evidence that the cash transfers have led to inflation.""


There are a couple of other things that need to be stated here. Demonetisation destroyed a large part of the informal economy in India, rendering many Indians jobless. Of course, there is also the case of India’s demographic dividend, or the fact that 10-12 million Indian youth are entering the workforce every year and for whom enough jobs are not being created.


Given this, as the Unicef document mentioned earlier points out: “In an economy with high levels of unemployment, a stimulus programme like cash transfers (which is what any basic income scheme basically is) may increase the local labour demand without exerting significant upward pressure on wages.""


Of course, one also needs to take into account the fact that NYAY, if ever implemented, will be the largest basic income scheme in the world. Hence, it will be important to implement it gradually across the length and breadth of India, to rein in any danger of inflation. While NYAY is not UBI in the strictest sense of the term, the Economic Survey 2016-17 essentially states that a guiding principle for UBI is gradualism. The Congress has talked about phased implementation.


In the Indian case, this concern comes from a patriarchal view of the society. As Arvind Subramanian writes in Of Counsel: The Challenges of the Modi-Jaitley Economy, “If men control the wallet, as they often do, cash transfers would be imprudently used—and used more in line with the preferences of adult males than the real needs of the family—which would make women and children worse off.""


The point being that if you give men the money, they will spend it on alcohol and tobacco. But is that really the case? As the Economic Survey 2016-17 points out: “One can define consumption on alcohol, tobacco and paan as consumption on ‘temptation goods’. The main finding is that these goods form a smaller share of overall budget/consumption as overall consumption rises. This is an indication that an increase in income from UBI alone will not necessarily lead to an increase in temptation goods consumption.""",0
"The company has decided to take action against accounts which are promoting vaccine hoaxes that have been publicly identified by the World Health Organisation and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, US.


""We want to give people more accurate information from expert organisations about vaccines at the top of results for related searches, on Pages discussing the topic, and on invitations to join groups about the topic,"" Monika Bickert, Vice President, Global Policy Management, Facebook wrote in a blog-post on Thursday.


As part of the initiative, the Facebook Pages that spread misinformation about vaccinations in News Feed and Search would not be included in recommendations or predictions.",1
A unique & an unconventional tale of love and romance #YoursTruly premiering 3rd May on #ZEE5” she wrote alongside the poster,2
"While smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo devices and the Google Home are useful for controlling these lights via voice, all of them can be controlled with smartphones as well


NEW DELHI: The internet of things ecosystem in India may not have developed fully just yet, but companies have been pumping in smart lights into the country.


While smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo devices and the Google Home are useful for controlling these lights via voice, all of them can be controlled with smartphones as well. You can turn them on and off remotely, or at least without getting up from your bed. If you’re looking to replace the lights in your home with smarter options, here’s what you can buy.",1
"She took yet another step in her professional journey with a new addition to her successful venture @studio_aesthetique


 So proud to stand beside her and her partner @drneetikamodi in this new offering as they unveiled it to the world",2
"“Mapping these trends has really helped us in gaining a better understanding of the tactics and modalities adopted by threat actors while targeting Indian businesses. Having successfully defended our clients against these threats, we are now utilising the insights generated by our report to further strengthen our enterprise security offerings, and to better protect our clients from a fast-evolving threat landscape,"" he added.


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"TV Mohandas Pai, a former finance chief of software exporter Infosys, accused Dorsey of hate mongering against Brahmins


New Delhi: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has kicked up a social media storm in India after a picture of him with a placard saying “smash Brahminical patriarchy"", referring to the highest Hindu caste, went viral in one of the company’s fastest-growing markets.


The picture, posted on Twitter on Sunday by a journalist who was part of group of women journalists, activists, writers whom Dorsey met during a visit to India last week, had him clutching a poster of a woman holding up a banner with the line that has offended many Indians.


Several prominent Indians, including T.V. Mohandas Pai, a former finance chief of software exporter Infosys, accused Dorsey of “hate mongering"" against Brahmins.",1
"It may have been the end of the road for Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man but the actor won’t feel the pinch financially, courtesy the contract he negotiated a few years ago


According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 54-year-old actor, who has been the face of Marvel Studios’ money-minting Marvel Cinematic Universe, had managed to broker a “unique financial arrangement” with studio chief Kevin Feige couple of years ago that landed him massive paycheques for the next few films


Sources told the outlet that Downey Jr is estimated to have made at least USD 75 million in salary from last year’s blockbuster Infinity War, which raked in over USD 2 billion at the global box office",2
"TheVerge quoted Lau saying that OnePlus is spending three times as much on its display this year than on previous models, expecting this new panel to “redefine fast and smooth"" and set a new benchmark for mobile displays.


OnePlus is widely expected to launch two flagships this year—the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro. While the OnePlus 7 is expected to be a direct successor to the OnePlus 6 and 6T, the OnePlus 7 Pro might be launched with a premium price tag matching that of Samsung and Apple flagships. OnePlus still hasn't mentioned the launch date of its newest devices.",1
"While sales of its own devices have foundered, the company supplies organic light-emitting diode screens for Apple and Huawei. Samsung’s liquid-crystal display televisions are facing increasing challenges from Chinese rivals that seek to crowd out South Korean products.


“Recovering demand in the first quarter cannot be expected, because it is a seasonally low period and customers also know prices are coming off, so there’s no rush to buy,"" said Sanjeev Rana, a Korea technology analyst at CLSA. “In the second quarter Samsung launches the Galaxy S10 and a lot of other Android makers announce new model launches that might help smartphone demand and enhance the demand for DRAM.""


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"The exemption might be made available only for ""scheme of arrangement or reconstruction pursuant to order of a court or tribunal"", the official said.


In February 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) repealed all then existing debt restructuring schemes and prescribed a new procedure regarding resolution of stressed assets.


The open offer exemption is also available in case of proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).",3
"While MCU fans await the release of Avengers: Endgame in India, the Marvel film has already started its record-breaking spree in the overseas market


 The film, which released in China on April 24, two days ahead of the Indian and US release, has become the highest box office opener


Film trade analyst Girish Johar shared on Twitter, “MAYHEM Update 🔥 … #AvengersEndgame has shattered all opening day records in China with $107",2
"But dig deeper into the results and the impact of the turbulence in the telecom sector is visible. The reported figures include exit penalties received from customers who discontinued their service contracts. These receipts are best treated as one-off incomes, according to analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities. Such penalties amounted to ₹99.7 crore in the last quarter.


Exclude this, and the revenues last quarter will fall by 4.4%. More importantly, operating profit will drop by 12.6% from the year ago, according to analysts at Kotak.


""Infratel's reported earnings print was weak and reflected the expected pain of tenancy exits for the first time,"" the analysts said in a note to clients.",3
"He also added sectors such as health and agriculture, which are on the concurrent list, can be entirely made state issues, as the problems vary from state to state. “Things have not changed much in the last 70 years. The Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh will win about 50 seats, and other regional parties put together will have about 130 seats easily,"" KTR said.


In Telangana, the TRS is also looking to win 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats (except for the Hyderabad seat, which is a bastion of the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, with which it is on “friendly"" terms). KTR also said that in Andhra Pradesh the YSRCP will win 20 Lok Sabha seats (out of 25), and that chief minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu will not win more than a handful of parliamentary segments.",0
"The search for the two assailants brings in the disgraced ‘encounter Wasim’ (Eijaz Khan), a police officer who’s seeking to redeem himself and his vardi


 Credited for having cleansed Mumbai of the underworld in the late ‘90s, he now rides his Enfield everywhere, wears aviators and has a network of informants that includes the local butcher and bar dancers, who serve as veritable mines of information


 Wasim, at one point, mentions that he was discriminated by the department on account of his religion, but it’s not built upon much


 There is also the ‘hooker with a heart of gold’, who goes by the name of Katrina and helps out with the good cause, and dispenses pearls of wisdom like “Mumbai ka paisa, Mumbai main hi rehta hai”


The mesh of dynasty politics, dirty money and power struggles, could have made for some extended binge-watching over the weekend, but, City of Dreams doesn’t deliver on that promise",2
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Earlier in the morning, Deol paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar before filling his nomination papers.


Sporting a navy blue turban and blue shirt, the 62-year-old Deol offered prayers at the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple on Monday morning. He also offered prayers at the Durgiana Temple.",0
"Oppo has already teased the 48MP primary rear sensor of the F11 Pro. It will be accompanied by a 5MP sensor.


MySmartPrice also suggested that the handset will be powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor, 6GB RAM, and Android Pie.",1
"Stranger Things star David Harbour says earlier in his career he was scared to open up about his bipolar disorder as he did not want to lose work because of the mental illness


The 43-year-old star was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his 20s but did not speak publicly about his struggles until he found success as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things",2
"Facebook's AR headset plans put it in direct competition with companies like Microsoft Corp., Google and Apple Inc. who have already invested in AR technology


The world’s largest social networking site, Facebook, has confirmed it’s working on augmented reality (AR) glasses, which will complement its Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset. While VR headsets have software that presents an interactive, immersive virtual world, AR headsets use either screens or transparent lenses to place digital items atop the real world.",1
"When Tony snapped his finger and destroyed Thanos and his army with Infinity Stones, he was supposed to enter that metaphysical realm and see his teenage daughter


 He met a little Gamora, his adopted daughter, in the metaphysical world, who asked him if it was done and what did it cost",2
"“It would be interesting to see if the GDP targets on education and health are achievable,"" said N. Bhaskara Rao, a New Delhi-based political analyst. “The bigger problem really is not of affordability, but of targeting—which is: Can the party ensure that beneficiary schemes are being disbursed to the right people?""


Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress’ governance record. “Governance goes into reverse gear when the Congress and its allies are in power. Terrorism, prices, violence, corruption, black money rise when Congress is in power; the country’s prosperity, its credibility, the morale of the armed forces, respect for honesty decline,"" Modi said at an election rally at Jamui in Bihar.


Apart from the focus on rural distress and unemployment, the party made a slew of other promises, including passing the women’s reservation bill, rewarding private businesses for job creation, getting more women to work, a comprehensive policy on urbanization and recognizing air pollution as an emergency.",0
"Rishi Kapoor had earlier said the decision came after a fire destroyed the main shooting floor, taking with it the film memorabilia that the family had preserved for decades


 It included old posters, the puppets from Mera Naam Joker (1970), the tramp shoes from Awara (1951) and several costumes",2
"Xiaomi’s Mi Home is affordable internet camera for users who want to keep an eye on their house while they are away. It has a built in microphone, motion sensor that can detect intruders. It can rotate 360 degrees sideways and tilt up and down by 45 degrees to cover every nook and corner of the room.


Fujifilm’s new mirrorless XT3 camera offers bigger buttons and dials, runs on a faster quad-core processor, has a touch-enabled LCD screen and uses an advanced sensor that has backside illumination to capture more light. It can record 4K videos at 60fps.


Inspired by the Arctic fox and its tendency to change colour with seasons, this smart bag by a Bengaluru-based start-up is made of a heat-sensing fabric. When exposed to sunlight or heat, the fabric automatically changes its colour. It has a built-in USB port to charge devices.


Users can fill it with beverages and its built-in temperature sensors and microprocessor-controlled heating system can heat the drink anytime they want. It has a capacity of 355ml.


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"We expect the Nokia 9 PureView to be priced in the same price bracket as the Nokia 8 Sirocco, and if that is the case then the smartphone will be one of the best value-for-money flagships.


The Nokia 6.2 might also be on display at Nokia’s exhibit. Nokia_Leaks, a Twitter handle dedicated to Nokia scoops, tweeted out a few details about the Nokia 6.2. The smartphone will come with a Snapdragon 632 processor paired with 4GB and 6GB of RAM and a 6.2-inch display. The Nokia 6.1 comes with a Snapdragon 630 SoC and is paired with up to 4GB RAM.",1
"The company’s health-care market opportunity ranges from at least $15 billion to a whopping $313 billion in revenue by 2027, according to estimates from a team of 14 analysts. The wide difference is appropriate given the early opportunity, they said.


“Healthcare is a market where Apple has the potential to lead digital disruption – much like what iTunes did for music or the App Store for mobile services,"" analysts wrote in a 56-page report on Monday. “Based on what it has done over the last five years, we see Apple creating the building blocks of another ecosystem"" that puts the consumer at the center.",1
"NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission (EC) to decide by 6 May all pending complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah over poll code violations.


The EC, late on Thursday evening, gave a clean chit to Modi over comments made at a rally in Barmer, Rajasthan, on 29 April, invoking the armed forces. The Congress had filed a complaint saying that Modi’s action was a “brazen violation"" of the model code of conduct.


“A detailed report of the chief electoral officer, Rajasthan was obtained... The matter has been examined in detail in accordance with the extant advisories, provisions of the model code of conduct and after examination of complete transcript of speech of 10 pages...Commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation of the extant advisories/provisions is attracted,"" the EC observed.",0
"The song also has a rap portion written and sung by Shabir, who has complimented Shruti’s unmistakable, husky voice well


 The lyric video has been interspersed with some shots from the movie and Vikram is seen in a menacing avatar",2
"On the demand side, a surge in Chinese credit in January has eased fears of a slowdown in Asia’s biggest economy, the Federal Reserve is tilting dovish and consumption data from India, France and Italy points to stronger growth, Goldman said. That means there are few downsides to the bank’s forecast of about 1.45 million barrels a day of demand this year.


The fleeting period of elevated oil prices presents a window of opportunity for producers to sell long-dated futures and options in order to hedge prices in case of a drop later in the year, Currie said in the note. US drillers had only 4%of their 2020 output protected at the time they posted third quarter results, compared with a five-year average of 36 percent, suggesting they will begin hedging programs soon.",3
"This WhatsApp scam turned out to be fake, but users should still be careful about such messages. Any update to WhatsApp will be available through Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. Any other source can potentially harm your device with malwares. WhatsApp users should also be wary of such messages with the ‘Forwarded’ label.


This is doing the rounds again. Apparently tomorrow Whats App Gold will be a thing and screw your phone up. #WhatsAppGold #Martinelli #WhatsApp",1
"In the meanwhile, retro games are also making their way to competitive gaming events. The first edition of DreamHack in India, to be held in Mumbai later this month, will host a Retro Zone with arcade gaming machines running classic games such as Pinball, Tetris and Mario Brothers, among others.


“We believe that in every person is a casual gamer. Which is why through festivals such as DreamHack, we are not only targeting professional gamers but families and causal gamers who have played these games at some point,"" says Akshat Rathee, managing director of Nodwin Gaming.


In sum, while retro games may not impress professional gamers, they do have the ability to attract casual gamers. This spells good for the gaming industry too, because like any sport, it needs viewers who can be monetized.",1
"The court had observed that there was inappropriate content, including pornography, on the platform that was easily accessible to children.",1
"Today's results of the five state elections particularly Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are significant because it will be a key test for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party to improve its track record in a BJP-ruled state before general elections next year.


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New Delhi: On 11 December, 2017, Congress president Rahul Gandhi was elected unopposed to the top post after an internal poll did not have any challenger to him. Exactly a year later today, Gandhi is set to face the most crucial test of his tenure till now – results for assembly elections in five states.",0
"True, the reduction in rates from 8% to 1% in the affordable housing category, and from 12% to 5% for other categories narrows the gap between completed and under-construction projects. This should fuel demand, as most of the inventory overhang in housing is in the under-construction segment. A Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd report, citing industry people, pointed out that 88%, 83% and 87% of the unsold inventory in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, respectively, were projects under construction. Indeed, this is a win-win scenario for developers and buyers, if lower GST can fuel sales.


But the worry lies in the caveats. First, lower GST rates comes with a bitter pill, which is the withdrawal of input tax credit. Withdrawing credit on inputs implies a pressure on developer margins, unless they pass on the cost (to the extent of the input tax credit withdrawn) to the buyer.",3
"When Vinod Khanna died on April 27 in 2017, battling cancer, Karan Johar, one of the evergreen star’s legion of fans, sent out a Tweet that mentioned an aspect of Khanna that many have touched on before – his “superstar swag


” We knew death was staring in the face when that infamous image of him, propped up by his wife and son straight from the hospital bed, began circulating some time before the news of cancer leaked


 How can this dashing matinee idol, once a screen rival (though a firm friend in many a 1970s hit and in personal life) to Amitabh Bachchan, become so frail, so soon? It was only recently that audiences had seen him in Dabangg and Dilwale and courting political headlines, as one of BJP’s more popular MPs


 But in the end, the 70-year-old Vinod Khanna proved to be mortal, just as much as Dev Anand, Sridevi or Rajesh Khanna


 “Just saw a 48-year-long relationship go up in flames,” read Amitabh Bachchan’s late night Tweet on April 28 in 2017, along with an emotional dedication in the form of a poetry


Transition from villain to heroThe friendship between Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan was rare and unique to have survived innumerable ups and downs, fame and failures


 The old friends go back to a time when they were strugglers sharing lunch, midnight drives to Juhu beach and sneaking out to hip discos in the anonymity of their youth


 Dutt had cast the handsome Khanna as an antagonist in Man Ka Meet, a launchpad for his brother Som Dutt as a leading man",2
"At the state level, the Congress has not managed to impress voters since it came to power a few months ago. The Ashok Gehlot-led state government had announced an allowance of ₹3,500 per month for unemployed youth in Rajasthan in the run-up to the assembly election.


Voters feel these are promises that have not been fulfilled either—and it’s casting a shadow on the Lok Sabha election. “The promise of giving unemployed youth money remains unfulfilled. The government seems to have forgotten. Just like this, they may forget about their promise of NYAY once they come to power,"" said Raghav Singh, a postgraduate student in Udaipur.",0
"Though installing stalkerware on someone else's device requires physical access, it can be done quickly by downloading an app onto the phone from a distributor's website.


In 2018, Kaspersky Lab products detected stalkerware programmes on 58,487 unique mobile devices - proving the severity of the threat. While it seems hard to even imagine that such a blatant privacy invasion can be so common and easily accessible, stalkerware programmes have been exposed and publicly criticised multiple times.


""We believe users have a right to know if such a programme is installed on their device,"" said Kaspersky's Security Researcher Alexey Firsh. ""Our new alert will help them to do that and assess the risk properly.""",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"At the top of the camera module is the 24MP shooter with an RGB sensor, followed by a 10MP camera with 2x optical zoom. Then there is an 8MP wide-angle camera with 120 degree field-of-view and at the bottom is a 5MP camera that captures depth information.


These cameras can work both individually and in tandem, depending on the user’s requirements. There are plenty of camera modes and options for users to fiddle with, for which people usually rely on third party apps.


While you can do a lot with the phone and its many cameras, don’t expect to be bowled over by it. In fact, the OnePlus 6T’s dual cameras captured colours a lot better than this device — both indoors and outdoor.


With a 6.3-inch AMOLED screen with resolution of 2,220x1,080p, the Galaxy A9 is as roomy and sharp as the 6.4 inch screen of the OnePlus 6T. However, the colours pop out a bit more on this one during video playback, when we put them side by side.",1
"I urge my fellow Indians to enrich the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this election witnesses a historic turnout. 


“The festival of democracy, Elections are here. I urge my fellow Indians to enrich the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this election witnesses a historic turnout. I particularly call upon first-time voters to vote in record numbers,"" he said.",0
"On Friday, photos and videos from his engagement and sangeet ceremony did the rounds on social media


 Also, videos of them performing on hit Bollywood numbers were shared by their friends and family members on social media",2
"New Delhi: Elections to Haryana’s 10 Lok Sabha seats will be held on 12 May, the penultimate stage of the seven-phase 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in the state, where the voter turnout was 71.4% in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Mint decodes the political dynamics of the state.


Jats, a land-owning class comprising around 30% of the state’s population, are the most dominant community. The state has a highly patriarchal society where the plight of women has been and still is, in certain regions, pitiable. Female infanticide in districts such as Mahendragarh, Rewari, Sonipat and Jhajjar was among the highest in the country, but they have all improved in the last two-three years. The state’s sex ratio improved to 914 in 2017 from 876 in 2015. A great paradox, but along with Kerala—the most progressive state on all social parameters—Haryana is renowned for its women excelling in sports.",0
"The song titled “Hauli Hauli” has been sung by Neha Kakkar and Garry Sandhu and is recreated by music composer Tanishk Bagchi


 The song picturised on Ajay, Rakul and Tabu is a rehashed version of Garry’s chartbuster “Yeah Baby”",2
"There were a total of 138 pages and 549 accounts which were found to be disseminating spam. Facebook said about 206,000 accounts followed one or more of these pages. The network said these pages and accounts together spent around $39,000 on advertising on its platform.


Facebook said the individuals behind this activity used fake accounts and joined various groups to disseminate their content and increase engagement on their own pages. Page administrators and account owners typically posted about local news and political issues, including topics like the upcoming elections, candidates’ views, the Congress and criticism of political opponents including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


“We are constantly working to detect and stop coordinated inauthentic behaviour because we don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people. We’re taking down these pages and accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted. In each case, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action,"" said Nathaniel Gleicher, head of cybersecurity policy at Facebook in a blogpost.",0
"According to the CEO, Apple had 390 million paid subscriptions at the end of March, up 30 million in the last quarter.


Apple is also attempting to shift its reliance on the iPhone towards services and last month unveiled its new TV streaming platform, Apple TV , to take on the likes of more established companies such as Netflix.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"""Ericsson now has 18 publicly announced 5G deals with customer names globally and we have already shipped 3 million 5G hardware ready radios till now,"" said Nitin Bansal, Head of Ericsson India and Head of Network Solutions, South East Asia, Oceania and India.


In another development, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced that it has selected Ericsson to expand its pan-India voice over LTE (VoLTE) services to offer HD-quality calling over 4G smartphones and smart watches.",1
"According to a press release, the 13-track album draws inspiration from Southern California pop of the late ’60s and early ’70s to encapsulate “a sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope”",2
"The Redmi Go is an entry-level smartphone aimed at first time users and sports a 5-inch display with Snapdragon 425 SoC, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage


Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched the Redmi Go smartphone in India on Tuesday. The Redmi Go is an entry-level smartphone aimed at first time users and is priced at ₹4,499 for the 1GB RAM/ 8GB ROM variant. It will go on sale at 12 noon on March 22 via Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores. Launch offers include up to ₹2,200 Jio cashback and up to 100GB free Jio 4G data.",1
"To enable this feature, you need to open WhatsApp and then go to Settings --> Privacy --> Screen lock. Now you’ll find the option to let you unlock WhatsApp through Face ID or Touch ID. Further, you get to choose to be prompted about this immediately or after an interval of a minute, 15 minutes or an hour.",1
"Arvind Chari, head of fixed income at asset management firm Quantum Advisors Pvt. Ltd, said: “The MPC (monetary policy committee) has not only retained the stance at neutral, they rightfully seem cautious about oil prices and are more sanguine about growth prospects than what the current drop in activity suggests.""


As it turns out, the central bank has projected gross domestic product growth of 7.2% for FY20, much higher than the forecast of 6.8% by Fitch Ratings. While it did mention a slowdown in economic activity in its policy statement, RBI balanced it out by saying that there were upside risks as well.


A slew of economists are estimating another 25 basis point rate cut in June. But given the risks to inflation from rising crude oil prices and fears of a below-par monsoon, the central bank may not change its stance in a hurry.",3
"Avengers: Endgame has also received highly positive reviews, with a 95 per cent rating at Rotten Tomatoes


 The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga",2
"WhatsApp for iPhone last week introduced a new feature which lets you unlock the app with Face ID or Touch ID


WhatsApp, world's most popular instant messaging app, rolled out two new features in 2019. The features were anticipated much before they made their way to the final version as they were tested for bugs first on WhatsApp Beta. If you wish to check out the latest WhatsApp features, you can sign up to be beta tester by clicking here. The beta version is susceptible to bugs and crashes, so beware of what you're getting into before you sign up.


WhatsApp introduced the group calling shortcut in its Android version in January this year, while its second feature which allows user to unlock WhatsApp via their biometrics was introduced to its iOS version. Here's how you can try the new features out:",1
"How to play a guitar over Bluetooth? Pedal, processor or DAW? Single coil or humbuckers? Which amp should you buy? We got it covered


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There are several ways to enjoy Diwali—from binging on sweets and Netflix series to buying the latest electronics. But what if you’re more of a person who enjoys music and has an electric guitar lying around in the house? You are in luck because we got you covered on how you can have a productive yet exciting festive season.


The first thing you need to do before you make any serious decision to purchase things online (and offline) is to take a good look at what you actually need in your current gig.


Is it an electric or acoustic? Are the strings alright? Does it have the correct action? Do you need an amplifier? Is there a static noise when you connect your guitar to an amplifier? Do you need new pickups?


Once you find the answer to these questions you’ll understand if it’s time for guitar maintenance or replacement. A lot of times it’s not that necessary to buy an entire guitar just because it doesn’t sound right.


Guitar maintenance is fairly simple and should be done every couple months, depending on your usage. With the help of online guides and video tutorials, you can easily figure out how to change strings by yourself, clean your guitar and even change the action (how straight your guitar neck is).",1
"The deals, announced at Twitter's ""Digital Content NewFronts"" event on Monday, will showcase new live and on demand premium video programming, offering advertisers new opportunities to connect with influential and receptive audiences, the company said in a statement.


""Together with our partners, we developed this new slate of programming specifically for our audiences, and designed the content to fuel even more robust conversation on Twitter,"" said Kay Madati, Twitter Global VP and Head of Content Partnerships.


Univision and Twitter announced to launch a content partnership for Spanish-language audiences in the US to better serve the Hispanic community.",1
"Actor Jesse Eisenberg says he was initially hesitant to star in The Art of Self-Defense as he thought the character was just another “typical nervous male protagonist”


The black comedy features the 35-year-old actor as Casey Davies, a young man who after a rough encounter on the street decides to take up martial arts, falling more and more into his paranoia in the process",2
"India has been one of the top recipients of foreign fund flows among emerging markets since February 2019 on the back of positive global sentiment, improving growth outlook, supportive macros and dovish stance taken by the RBI, experts said.


Overseas investors had put in a net sum of Rs45,981 crore in March and Rs11,182 crore in February in the capital markets (both equity and debt).


According to the latest depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) pumped in a net sum of Rs21,032.04 crore into equities but pulled out a net amount of Rs3,812.94 crore from the debt market during 1-26 April, taking the total net investment to Rs17,219.10 crore.",3
"“Shah and Modi have been given an open hand to spread hatred among different communities and play with the security of the country,"" the BSP president alleged.


Mayawati’s plea came on the second day of a hearing on a public interest litigation filed by a non-resident Indian, Harpreet Mansukhani, seeking action against leaders who made polarizing speeches—a case that has already seen the apex court upbraid the EC for its failure to act.


On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued with its strong line: “Seems like you have got powers and have woken up to it,"" Gogoi told the EC.


“We found we have several powers,"" agreed senior advocate Aryama Sundaram, representing the poll commission.",0
"San Francisco: Google has made it easier to find work-from-home jobs, almost a year after it began adding more job search features to its search engine.


""To help employers and recruitment platforms connect with candidates who need more flexibility, today we are announcing an improved job search experience that allows our customers to make remote work opportunities in the US more discoverable on their career sites.",1
"In its direction, the poll panel has cited its April 10 order, banning a biopic on Modi, to place a similar bar on the web series titled ""Modi - Journey of a Common Man"".",0
"New Delhi: The initial public offer of Neogen Chemicals has been subscribed 1.39 times so far on the second day of bidding.


The Rs132-crore initial public offer (IPO) received bids for 60,21,405 shares against the total issue size of 43,29,038 shares, as per data available on NSE data till 1530 hours on Thursday. Till Wednesday, the offer was subscribed 27%.",3
"He captioned the clip: “Meet Ladies Bhai: an old, ridiculous Gujarati sketch character with a great shirt


”The actor talked about ‘Ladies Bhai’ in his mother tongue, Gujarati, with the cameraperson in the 44-second-long video, which had English subtitles",2
"Imagine a version of Facebook that was able to fill your feed before you’d friended a single person. That’s TikTok.


Its mode of creation is unusual, too. You can make stuff for your friends, or in response to your friends, sure. But users looking for something to post about are immediately recruited into group challenges, or hashtags, or shown popular songs. The bar is low. The stakes are low. Large audiences feel within reach, and smaller ones are easy to find, even if you’re just messing around.


On most social networks the first step to showing your content to a lot of people is grinding to build an audience, or having lots of friends, or being incredibly beautiful or wealthy or idle and willing to display that, or getting lucky or striking viral gold. TikTok instead encourages users to jump from audience to audience, trend to trend, creating something like simulated temporary friend groups, who get together to do friend-group things: to share an inside joke; to riff on a song; to talk idly and aimlessly about whatever is in front of you. Feedback is instant and frequently abundant; virality has a stiff tailwind. Stimulation is constant. There is an unmistakable sense that you’re using something that’s expanding in every direction. The pool of content is enormous. Most of it is meaningless. Some of it becomes popular, and some is great, and some gets to be both. As The Atlantic’s Taylor Lorenz put it, “Watching too many in a row can feel like you’re about to have a brain freeze. They’re incredibly addictive.""


In 1994, artist and software developer Karl Sims demonstrated “virtual creatures"" that moved in realistic ways discovered through “genetic algorithms."" These simulations, through trial and error, gradually arrived at some pre-existing shapes and movements: wriggling, slithering, dragging and walking.


But some early models, which emphasized the creatures’ ability to cover a certain distance as quickly as possible, resulted in the evolution of a very tall, rigid being that simply fell over. In doing so, it “moved"" more quickly than a wriggling peer. It didn’t understand its evolutionary priority as “creature-like locomotion."" It needed to get to a certain place as efficiently as possible. And it did.


Older social apps are continuously evolving, too. Their models prioritize growth and discovery, of course, but also assume the centrality of your people: the accounts you follow and which follow you, or with whom you communicate directly, and are bound up in their founding myths and structures: Facebook’s social graph; the News Feed; the Instagram feed; Twitter’s rigid user relationships.


TikTok though is the towering stick falling far and fast, not caring to wait to evolve through a wriggling, cumbersome social phase, but instead asking: Why not just start showing people things and see what they do about it? Why not just ask people to start making things and see what happens? If engagement is how success is measured, why not just design the app where taking up time is the entire point? There’s no rule, in apps or elsewhere, against engagement for engagement’s sake. Let the creature grow tall and fall upon us all.


TikTok is far from an evolutionary fluke. Its parent company, ByteDance, recently valued at more than $75 billion, bills itself first as an artificial intelligence company, not a creator of mission-driven social platforms. TikTok was merged with Musical.ly, a social network initially built around lip-syncing and dancing and adopted by very young people. It still carries a lot of Musical.ly’s DNA, and its app store reviews contain more than a little yearning for Musical.ly’s return. It was the defunct Musical.ly against which the Federal Trade Commission recently levied its largest-ever penalty for mishandling the private data of young users.",1
"“And since people’s eyes are affected by their alertness, we were thinking that when people are looking at their phones, we could use a moment to measure their alertness at that point,"" he said.


When people are alert, the sympathetic nervous system causes the pupils to dilate to make it easier to take in information. When they are drowsy, the parasympathetic nervous system causes the pupils to contract.


The tool could be particularly useful in health care, since medical professionals often work long hours doing intricate and important work.",1
"9) In Chhattisgarh where one Lok Sabha seat, Bastar, is going to polls, security has been tightened following a naxal attack in the constituency's Dantewada area on Tuesday. A BJP leader and four security personnel were killed. Polls will go as per schedule in the state, the Election Commission has said.


Polls for all the five seats in Uttarakhand, which were won by the BJP in 2014, is being held today in the first phase.


10) In Odisha, 60 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls for four Lok Sabha and 28 assembly seats on Thursday.


11) Two Lok Sabha seats each in West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya also see polling in the first phase.",0
"The Moto G7 starts at 1,599 Brazilian Real (R$) (about ₹30,000) while the Moto G7 Plus starts at R$1,899 (about ₹36,500)


The Moto G7 family is available in Brazilian and Mexican markets as of now and will soon roll out to other markets including Europe and Australia


Motorola Brasil on Thursday globally unveiled the Moto G7, Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Power and Moto G7 Play. The Moto G7 starts at 1,599 Brazilian Real (R$) (about ₹30,000) while the Moto G7 Plus, G7 Power and G7 Play start at R$1,899 (about ₹36,500), R$1,399 (about ₹27,000) and R$999 (about ₹20,000) respectively.",1
"The tall, lanky performer made his first appearance as the beloved, bleating Chewbacca character in the landmark 1977 sci-fi action-thriller Star Wars, and went on to co-star in four more films in the blockbuster series – The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens",2
"Jobs and infrastructure are high on the list of priorities for the residents of Ahmedabad, a city that was once an economic powerhouse but has lost out to other urban centres. (PTI)


The new economy has created its own hubs, and Gujarat, though known for its hard-working and business-minded ways, seems to have stayed within traditional set-ups


AHMEDABAD: Harmony. That’s a word you hear a lot in Ahmedabad when you ask people what’s uppermost in their minds when they think about who they will vote for on 23 April.


“Harmony between the two religious groups will be one of the two main factors while voting for many like me,"" says Mushtaq, an auto driver, who is on a break to drink chai at a shop in Juhapura, a Muslim ghetto in Ahmedabad, which is home to 700,000 people.


“The other important thing is income. If people are not earning enough, why will they take an auto? So people like us just want everyone to do well. In peace, there is prosperity,"" he says.",0
"Hyderabad: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Sunday morning announced a full list of candidates for the 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. YSRCP chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will be contesting from the Pulivendula constituency in Kadapa district. Adhala Prabhakar Reddy, who joined YSRCP from the ruling Teluugu Desam Party (TDP), will be fighting from Nellore (rural) seat.


Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, a former Congressman, will be contesting from YSRCP’s Ongole Lok Sabha seat. The ruling party wanted him to join TDP, but he decided to go ahead with YSRCP. Srinivasulu Reddy was close to former AP chief minister (and Jagan Mohan Reddy’s father) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a copter crash in 2008.",0
"In a television address to the nation, Modi said an Indian missile had shot down an Indian satellite in space, making India only the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to have that capability.


Opposition leader Mamata Banerjee said she was lodging a complaint against Modi with the Election Commission for violating the electoral code of conduct.",0
"“It’s a different perspective and not your run-of-the-mill serial killer, cliche, bodycount gets higher and higher and ‘Oh the guy you always knew did it’ (film)",2
"“In the last two years, demand has been very strong from the jewelry and silverware segments,"" said Sheth. “The market is in an expansion phase.""",3
"The Realme 3 boasts dual rear AI cameras at the back comprising a 13MP+2MP configuration. The camera app now offers Nightscape and Chroma Boost functionalities which help in low light photography and enhanced colour reproduction respectively.


Other features of the Realme 3 include a triple slot SIM card tray which can hold two SIM cards and a MicroSD card, 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi.",1
"The phone runs Android Oreo 8.1 with MIUI 10 running atop, and while Xiaomi hasn’t promised any updates to Pie until now, some online portals have revealed that testing is being conducted.


At the back the Redmi Note 6 Pro sports the same dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabled. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled cameras for better portrait selfies.",1
"Regional parties will be in a much stronger position to put up their own PM candidate, says TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao


The proposed federal front is Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao's idea as a non-Congress and non-BJP front


Hyderabad: Asserting that the BJP and the Congress will not win more than 150 and 100 seats in the upcoming general elections, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday said a group of regional parties, or a federal front, will be in a much stronger position to leverage and put up their own prime ministerial candidate.",0
"In his statement, Ajay Devgn writes he could not take a call on removing Alok Nath alone because filmmaking is a “collaborative process”


 Howsoever noble this sounds, he should be asked where does this process vanish when stars use their power to get the director of their choice, the co-stars of their preference and of course the screenplay that benefits them? De De Pyaar De was initially supposed to release on March 15 alongside Devgn’s Total Dhamaal


 Yes, filmmaking is collaborative, when box-office numbers are at stake, and Devgn implying that he is at the mercy of his producers is funnier than both his comedies


It would have been a tad easier to look past all these glaring loopholes in Devgn’s sob story, had he outrightly condemned Nath even once in his statement


 But he made his choice once again as he went on to express how hurt he was to be at the receiving end of an attack, making it all about himself",2
"The onslaught of the Chinese giants like Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo continued during the year with these three players alone accounting for over 44 per cent of the shipment in the July-September quarter. Photo: iStock


According to experts, 2018 was a vibrant year for smartphone companies in India as shipments grew by an estimated 11% to about 150 million units. And the growth streak is expected to get a bit better at 12% in 2019


New Delhi:Snazzier phones with premium price tags are set to vie for Indian customers’ wallets in 2019, but it would be entry-level and affordable smartphones driving sales volume in the world’s second largest smartphone market.


However, exclusive launches and deep discounts on e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon could become a thing of the past as new rules for online marketplaces with new rules coming into effect in February.


According to experts, 2018 was a vibrant year for smartphone companies in India as shipments grew by an estimated 11 per cent to about 150 million units. And the growth streak is expected to get a bit better at 12 per cent in 2019.",1
"About 52% of all organizations have teams working on threat hunting, while 30% are planning to join the bandwagon soon


NEW DELHI: Data theft has emerged as one of the biggest concerns as cybercriminals are increasingly going after more critical data for greater leverage over companies. In September 2018, personal information including credit card details of 380,000 passengers of British Airways was reportedly stolen. A cyber attack on Singapore’s largest healthcare institution, SingHealth, in July 2018, compromised non-medical details of 1.5 million patients, including the country’s Prime Minister.


According to McAfee’s data exfiltration report, called Grand Theft Data II – The Drivers and Shifting State of Data Breaches, published today, 43% of the participants were greatly concerned about theft of personally identifiable information and intellectual property. On the other hand, 30% found theft of payment card details more distressing, even though the report claims that payment card is not a big target because of new payment technologies and improved fraud detection systems. The concern over the personally identifiable information is higher in Europe due to the roll out of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, which mandates heavy penalty on companies for failure to communicate data breaches to users. Theft of intellectual property is a bigger concern in the Asia-Pacific region.",1
"Though there have been a lot of attempts at curbing the piracy website’s activities, Tamilrockers continues to operate with impunity


 Last year, the Madras High Court directed internet service providers to block 12,000 websites, and more than 2000 among them were operated by Tamilrockers alone",2
"Well, Michael Yon took a number of photographs of helicopters in battle zones. He found that when landing or taking off, they often had what looked like gleaming halos above them, sometimes even two or three halos. With these rings of light glowing in the dust-laden dusk, complemented by landing lights in assorted other colours, the photographs are striking and strangely beautiful. Now “beautiful"" is not a word I thought I’d ever apply to helicopters, which are not quite the most graceful of aircraft. But take a look at several of Yon’s images on his blog post.


I also find those photos strangely moving, especially after reading Yon’s text that accompanies the images. At one point, a soldier, Captain Mark Hale, looked over Yon’s shoulder as he sifted through his helicopter halo shots to put together that post. “Mark had particularly liked the next three images,"" writes Yon, in which “the halos appear like distant galaxies (or) like the rings of Saturn"". Those are apt descriptions, as you’ll see on that page. And soon after, Captain Hale, as you’ll read on that page, was “killed while aiding a wounded soldier"".


Because the halos match the motion of the rotors—some helicopters have two or three rotors, so two or three halos —clearly the rotors produce the halos. But how? Yon asked the helicopter pilots, and their Command Sergeant Major Jeff Mellinger. This was their explanation:


“It is a result of static electricity created by friction as materials of dissimilar material strike against each other. In this case titanium/nickel blades moving through the air and dust...The most common time is when fuel is being pumped. When large tankers are being fuelled they must be grounded to prevent static electricity from discharging and creating explosions.""


Sounds reasonable enough. The dust does indeed have something to do with the phenomenon. Yon’s photographs are from his time with British and American troops in Helmand, Afghanistan, in 2009. When the helicopters land or take off, especially in the high-altitude deserts of that country, their rotors kick up a small storm of dust. There’s friction as the blades rotate through the dust.


But in an article in Nautilus in 2013 (Mystery in Motion, Beauty in Battle, 24 July 2013), the science writer Kyle Hill explained that this theory has problems, because “a static discharge looks nothing like a shower of sparks"".",1
The makers of Sooryavanshi on Monday announced that Katrina Kaif will share screen space with Akshay Kumar in the upcoming cop drama,2
"In March, Samsung launched galaxy A10 at ₹8,490, A 30 at Rs.16,990 and A50 in two variants - one at ₹19,990 and the other at ₹22,990.


""In the first 40 days starting March 1, we have sold a total of two million units of three Galaxy A models in India - A50, A30 and A10. The revenue turnover from these three phones in 40 days is $500 million,"" Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Samsung India, told IANS on Monday.


""When the rest of the portfolio in A series becomes available, we are sure of not only achieving but exceeding our target,a the Samsung executive said, adding that the A series phones will continue to be available across the channels - both online and offline.",1
"Sujay Vikhe Patil’s exit from the Congress comes in the wake of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar deciding not to contest the Lok Sabha elections and is another setback for the larger Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra. The Vikhe Patil family is a formidable political entity in Ahmednagar district and runs a massive ecosystem of farmers’ cooperatives, sugar mills, and educational institutions. Sujay, 37, is a neurosurgeon and a fourth generation politician from the family. Till the 1990s, Ahmednagar district was a bastion of the Congress but the BJP and Shiv Sena have made significant inroads since then, along with the NCP.


Sujay Vikhe Patil’s move to the BJP shifts much of the political power in the district to the party. The move “signified a power shift in the district and reflected the winds of change sweeping the country"" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Fadnavis said.",0
"The letter is likely to spell trouble for Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy who has already spent significant time dealing with dissent within the Congress party.


Though the intent of the letter remains unclear, Somashekar has courted trouble before with his statements. Somashekhar had in January blamed Kumaraswamy for the poor development works in Bengaluru city.",0
"The average selling price of smartphones in India has increased over the past year or so. That means consumers are spending a little more money on their phones now, giving the mid-range segment (under ₹30,000) a much-needed boost. Manufacturers, in turn, have responded by flooding the market with phones in this segment. But making a choice is not that easy. Here is a list that may help you in this task.


The ZenFone 5Z is a device that punches above its weight in terms of specifications. It runs on the Snapdragon 845 processor, which is the fastest in the market, at least till new phones are introduced at MWC Barcelona later this month. Asus’s software doesn’t always please its users, but the ZenFone 5Z is still the fastest smartphone in this price bracket. It complements the speed with a decent camera, screen and good battery life.",1
"Traders pared bets on the Fed’s next move being a cut after chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank has no bias to either tighten or ease policy


The US stocks were mixed during opening on Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision as traders awaited Friday’s jobs report. Treasuries declined.",3
"The prime minister went on to censure the entire opposition including West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and NC’s Farooq Abdullah, over the alleged demand by the NC. “The Congress and all grand alliance partners have to answer. But till Modi is there, he will never allow you to sabotage anything,"" he said.


Both Modi and Gandhi also attacked Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K. Chadrashekhar Rao. While Gandhi alleged that he is helping the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi in turn criticized Rao for only being interested in developing his party’s votebank. “We wanted to make the Hyderabad metro like the one in Delhi. But the state government here is not interested,"" the prime minister claimed during his meeting at Hyderabad.",0
"Miffed with the open rebellion, several JD(S) leaders had warned of non-cooperation and reciprocatory action in seats where the Congress had fielded candidates like Mysuru-Kodagu if it was unable to bring its rank and file under control.


There was a rare bonhomie between Congress and BJP workers in Mandya as workers of both parties had backed Sumalatha Amarnath (Sumalatha Ambareesh), who is contesting as an independent against Nikhil.


“Such a statement while in coalition is not very good,"" Dinesh Gundu Rao, the state Congress president, said on Wednesday.


Rao is also questioning the commitment of Gowda to promote the interests of the coalition based on the latter’s statements. Others within the Congress have also pointed out to the flaws of the JD(S) approach in Mandya. On Tuesday, food and civil supplies minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that it was a mistake by Kumaraswamy not to have engaged with senior Congress leaders in Mandya, a constituency that appears to determine if the state level coalition will carry on beyond 23 May, when the Lok Sabha election results will be announced. A defeat for his son is unlikely to go down well with Kumaraswamy or his father H.D.Deve Gowda.",0
"Gabriella Demetriades is a South African model and actress, who was seen in the Bollywood film Sonali Cable",2
"The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) pointed out that existing laws provide enough teeth to the Indian agencies to act. For instance, Section 505 of the IPC has provisions to penalise disinformation while Sections 290 and 153A of the IPC have provisions if the disinformation is being used to create communal strife. CIS has also flagged the scope of the term unlawful as it is not clearly defined, leaving room for broad interpretation. On the traceability clause, CIS draws attention to the lack of clarity on whether it applies on just social media platforms and messaging services or all intermediaries.


This can be a bit of problem for ISPs which may have no access to contents of an encrypted communication sent and received on its network.


The traceability clause, which requires intermediaries to use automated tools to trace the person posting unlawful content, came in for a lot of criticism. While the Ministry in an official tweet in January 2018 clarified that it only requires intermediaries to trace the origin of messages which lead to unlawful activities without breaking encryption, experts believe it isn’t possible without lowering encryption standards or building a backdoor to access encrypted communications.


Amnesty International slammed the clause, arguing, “While governments can legitimately use electronic surveillance to protect people from crime, forcing companies to weaken encryption will affect all users’ online privacy. Such measures would be inherently disproportionate, and therefore impermissible under international human rights law.""",1
"The back of the Redmi Note 7 boasts a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It has a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor and pixel binning, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone sports a single 13MP selfie camera under the dew drop notch.


The Samsung Galaxy M20 is priced at ₹12,990 for the 4GB/64GB variant, while the 3GB/32GB variant costs ₹10,990. 


The Redmi Note 7 has not been launched in India but in China it is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant.",1
"So far this year, rupee has weakened 1.92% against US dollar, the worst performer among Asian currencies, while foreign investors have sold $91.34 million and $476.78 million in equity and debt markets, respectively.


Other Asian currencies were trading mostly trading higher against US dollar. China renminbi gained 0.5%, Philippine Peso 0.454%, South Korean Won 0.415%, Indonesian Rupiah 0.413%, China Offshore 0.311%, Malaysian Ringgit 0.251%, Thai Baht 0.216%, Taiwan Dollar 0.075% and Singapore Dollar 0.059% . However, Japanese Yen lost 0.198% and Hong Kong Dollar 0.009%.",3
"Tanwar, though, is simply a case in point. Android device users can use a similar feature called “Find My Device"" that needs to be activated in Settings->Security. Further, even if the thief (or person who finds the phone) does not switch on the phone for many days, users can initiate remote wipe of the smartphone. This would reset the smartphone (to its factory settings) the moment it is switched on.


In fact, some antivirus apps such as McAfee Mobile Security continue to track the device and inform the owner of the new phone number and the current global positioning system (GPS) location of the device even when a SIM card has been removed. It can also click a picture of the person trying to log in to the device after a few unsuccessful attempts and send a copy to the registered email address. Norton’s Mobile Security app even instantly locks the smartphone if the SIM card is removed.",1
"However, this time the TDP is facing a tough challenge from the main opposition YSR Congress Party, led by its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who analysts say will sweep the state and win most of the parliamentary seats.


“Naidu’s fate is sealed, we just have to wait and see the results in AP, as to how many assembly and Lok Sabha the TDP will win. There is nothing he can do now. He has also been making various allegations against the Election Commission with regard to malfunctioning of electronic voting machines. Naidu is trying to create a narrative for himself which will suit him,"" opined Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"Avengers Endgame features Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth, among others in significant roles",2
"The Congress and AAP have been political rivals in the state but were exploring an alliance to pool together anti-BJP votes. Senior leaders of both the parties say that alliance talks have failed to come to a positive conclusion. A key point of contention was the AAP’s demand to extend the alliance to the states of Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab.",0
"For well over 50 years, the key issue in the state has been illegal immigration. There are Bengali-speaking Hindus and Muslims living illegally in Assam and other states, particularly in the North-East. Political parties have said that their migration from Bangladesh has put pressure on the state’s resources, besides tilting its cultural balance. This has found resonance with some sections of the people, for whom arts, music and ethnicity precede religion. The row over the National Register of Citizens leaving out four million ordinary residents in Assam stoked the fire. The register remains a work in progress.


Assam has great potential for tourism. The Brahmaputra river flows through the state, which has vast tea gardens. It is rich in oil, gas and wood. Tezpur boasts of the best air quality in India.",0
"Game of Thrones, which is currently in its eighth and final season, has featured two incestuous relationships – of brother-sister Jaime and Cersei Lanniser and the currently unknown nephew-aunt relationship between Daenerys and Aegon Targaryen (Jon)",2
"The teaser video shows the silhouette of new device from the company. The silhouette hints at the presence of a curved display and a bezel-less design, although it is difficult confirm the same through video.


Neither Lau nor OnePlus have officially mentioned the name of the device. Reports suggest that OnePlus might launch two devices this year, apart from the incremental “T"" upgrade that will come later this year. While the regular device is expected to be called the OnePlus 7, the other higher-end device would likely called the OnePlus 7 Pro.",1
"Asus’ own flagship killer, the ZenFone 5Z is set to receive the Android Pie treatment soon. The Taiwanese electronics giant on Tuesday announced the timeline for “firmware over the air"" (FOTA) update of the ZenFone 5Z.


Once the update is available, a notification will automatically appear on the phone’s status bar. The user just needs to tap on the notification to download the update. Once download is completed, a pop-up notification to install the update will appear: tapping ‘Install’ will then start the installation. The device will reboot twice during the installation of the update. Users should not turn off the device until the home screen appears.",1
"Within Facebook, some employees said they were confused as to why Zuckerberg found putting the messaging services together so compelling. Some said it was jarring because of his past promises about independence. When Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, Koum talked publicly about user privacy and said, “If partnering with Facebook meant that we had to change our values, we wouldn’t have done it.""


Early last month, during one of WhatsApp’s monthly Tuesday staff meetings, it became clear that Zuckerberg’s mandate would be a priority in 2019, according to a person familiar with the matter. One WhatsApp employee then ran an analysis on the number of potential new US users that the integration plan could bring to Facebook, said two people familiar with the study. The amount was relatively meager, the analysis showed.


To assuage concerns, Zuckerberg called a follow-up meeting with WhatsApp employees later in the week, three of the people said. On December 7, employees gathered around microphones at WhatsApp’s offices to ask Zuckerberg why he was so invested in merging the services. Some said his answers were vague and meandering. Several WhatsApp employees have left or plan to leave because of Zuckerberg’s plans, the people said.


Unifying the infrastructure for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger is technically challenging. Unlike Facebook Messenger and Instagram, WhatsApp does not store user data or messages. It is the only one of the three services to currently use end-to-end encryption by default.


Encrypted messaging has long been supported by privacy advocates who fear governments or hackers may intrude into people’s personal messages. But it will raise other issues for Facebook, particularly around its ability to spot and curb the spread of illicit activity or disinformation.


Last year, researchers had difficulties tracking disinformation on WhatsApp ahead of the Brazilian presidential election, before eventually finding ways to do so. WhatsApp has recently placed limits on how many times a message can be forwarded on its service, in an attempt to reduce the distribution of false content.",1
"This year every constituency across the country is required to have at least one voting centre reserved for females. (Mint)


To iron out some of the hiccups of previous Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has introduced a slew of new measures


A toll-free helpline number for voter information, feedback and complaints will also operate for the first time


Holding the world's biggest democratic election is no mean feat, with 900 million Indians across the country eligible to vote between April 11 and May 19.


To iron out some of the hiccups of India's previous 16 national ballots -- and increase public trust in the democratic process -- the Election Commission has introduced a slew of new measures.


With an estimated 300 million illiterate adults across India, photos of candidates will now feature alongside party symbols on electronic voting machines.


The devices have been dogged by claims they can be hacked, but will now print out a chit for each voter, who can confirm the details before dropping it in a sealed box inside the polling booth.",0
"”Some of those ideas resulted in fashion collaborations with companies like Adidas, who created the now hard-to-find Adidas x Game of Thrones Ultra Boosts shoes, as well as a collection with men’s fashion designer John Varvatos


“The one thing that always stands out in my mind from the first season was all the textures, all the way the leathers are finished, the artisan fabrics, and it’s a lot of what we do,” said Varvatos


 “But I also didn’t want to make Game of Thrones (clothes) where someone felt like they were wearing a costume around town


 … So what you wanted to do is take that inspiration with a lot of the great details from the wardrobe from the show and put that into product that people actually could wear


”There are also Thrones-themed board games like Monopoly, CLUE and Risk; Danielle Nicole’s Game of Thrones handbags; and beer made by upstate New York’s Brewery Ommegang",2
"I have been offering the services through my trust only because of the best wishes of Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna",2
"mint-india-wire Nokia 8.1Poco F1OnePlus 6TOppo R17 ProNokia 8.1 vs POCO F1Nokia 8.1 vs OnePlus 6TOnePlus 6t vs Poco f1OnePLus 6t vs Oppo R17 ProOnePlus 6t comparisonNokia 8.1 comparison


Comparing apples to oranges can raise a few eyebrows, but the recent launches in the smartphone market leave us no choice. Some smartphones makers take design very seriously; others focus on packing devices to their gills with the best processor in the market while cutting a few corners in camera and design. Clearly, a lot of mixing and matching can be done to put out a smartphone that suits a target audience the best.


So, we have four very different smartphones in the affordable flagship range for this comparison—the Nokia 8.1, Oppo R17 Pro, OnePlus 6T and finally the POCO F1. The smartphones will be compared on the basis of display, hardware, software, battery, camera and finally the price.


Nokia 8.1 sports a boat-shaped notch on top. The Poco F1 comes with 6.18-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2246x1080 and comes with unarguably the biggest notch and bezels in the lot. The OnePlus 6T features a teardrop designed notch on its 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with a resolution of 2340x1080. The Oppo R17 Pro also comes with a similar 6.4-inch AMOLED display with 2340x1080 pixels resolution.",1
"Sometimes they hear recordings they find upsetting, or possibly criminal. Two of the workers said they picked up what they believe was a sexual assault. When something like that happens, they may share the experience in the internal chat room as a way of relieving stress. Amazon says it has procedures in place for workers to follow when they hear something distressing, but two Romania-based employees said that, after requesting guidance for such cases, they were told it wasn’t Amazon’s job to interfere.


“We take the security and privacy of our customers’ personal information seriously,"" an Amazon spokesman said in an emailed statement. “We only annotate an extremely small sample of Alexa voice recordings in order improve the customer experience. For example, this information helps us train our speech recognition and natural language understanding systems, so Alexa can better understand your requests, and ensure the service works well for everyone.


“We have strict technical and operational safeguards, and have a zero tolerance policy for the abuse of our system. Employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the person or account as part of this workflow. All information is treated with high confidentiality and we use multi-factor authentication to restrict access, service encryption and audits of our control environment to protect it.""


Amazon, in its marketing and privacy policy materials, doesn’t explicitly say humans are listening to recordings of some conversations picked up by Alexa. “We use your requests to Alexa to train our speech recognition and natural language understanding systems,"" the company says in a list of frequently asked questions.


In Alexa's privacy settings, the company gives users the option of disabling the use of their voice recordings for the development of new features. A screenshot reviewed by Bloomberg shows that the recordings sent to the Alexa auditors don’t provide a user’s full name and address but are associated with an account number, as well as the user’s first name and the device’s serial number.


The Intercept reported earlier this year that employees of Amazon-owned Ring manually identify vehicles and people in videos captured by the company’s doorbell cameras, an effort to better train the software to do that work itself.


“You don’t necessarily think of another human listening to what you’re telling your smart speaker in the intimacy of your home,"" said Florian Schaub, a professor at the University of Michigan who has researched privacy issues related to smart speakers. “I think we’ve been conditioned to the [assumption] that these machines are just doing magic machine learning. But the fact is there is still manual processing involved.""",1
"Odd it may sound, but in these parts donning saffron and working for the BJP is an act of resistance. For a party charged with weakening of democratic institutions at a national level, the BJP is campaigning to “restore democracy"" in Bengal. “The sentiments of the majority population have been hurt by Mamata Banerjee... we are not allowed to take out astra michil (procession with swords) on Ram Navami,"" argues Bidyasagar Chakraborty, district president of the BJP, during a lunch break between campaigning. “You can forget what happened in 2014, the BJP won’t advance step by step... we will arrive in Bengal like a storm like we did in Assam and Tripura,"" he adds.


The BJP is expecting to breach Bengal despite the party lacking a leader who can match the stature of Mamata Banerjee, who stormed to power in 2011 on the back of violent land rights agitations, dislodging 34 uninterrupted years of left rule. But despite her earthy charisma and pro-poor image, the ground beneath Banerjee’s feet seems to be slipping fast. The electorate speak well of her pet schemes such as cycles for students, financial assistance for the girl child, and subsidized food grains, yet they seem eager to vote for change.


“No political party has been able to address the core issues raised by the BJP, which is equating India with monolithic Hinduism,"" says Amitava Chowdhury, a public health practitioner from the Sundarbans delta, and a keen observer of Bengal politics. “In Bengal, Mamata’s primary area of influence is south Bengal, which she cemented through her struggle for people’s rights. The party spread in the rest of the state through opportunistic elements whose primary objective was to make money, which led to anger on the ground.""


According to Derek O’Brien, senior TMC leader and a member of Rajya Sabha, the BJP may emerge as the main opposition party in Bengal replacing the Left but “Trinamool will win big… who comes second, third or fourth is not out concern"". On the subject of corruption, O’Brien hits back: “The BJP is the most corrupt political party in the world. The more they throw muck on us, the more we will win bouquets of appreciation from the people who will give the BJP a big zero in Bengal.""


In the 2014 elections, the BJP won just two of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, compared to 34 won by the TMC, its best performance ever. But in 2019, the saffron party has set itself a steep target of winning 23 seats, hoping to recover some of its expected losses in Hindi heartland states. How close or far it will end up from the target will depend on several factors, most importantly, by how much vote share of Left parties and the Congress collapses in a bipolar contest. In 2014, the Left front and the Congress together polled close to 40% votes, while the TMC and the BJP increased their vote share to 40% and 17%, respectively.


Though, the average Left voter seems to have changed sides, the Muslim voter is strongly behind the TMC. “Bengali Muslims stagnated during the Left rule, but under Mamata their economic and social mobility went up,"" says Prasanta Chattopadhyay, editor of the Bengali periodical Kalodhwani. “Muslims are participating more in civil society activities, they are vying for mainstream jobs, they have assumed leadership positions at local party levels... this has antagonized the bhadralok (elite) and the BJP is exploiting this situation by terming it as appeasement,"" he said, adding that in at least 28 Lok Sabha seats the Muslim voters will play a determining role. This is likely to offset some of the losses to the TMC as far as anti-incumbency is concerned.


But what explains the erstwhile Left voter taking an ideological leap to vote for a right-wing party in the elections? “You can expect cadres to be regimented, but not voters... still we expect to hold on to a majority of our vote share,"" said Pradip Roy, a district level secretary of the CPM.",0
"For example, clinicians typically look at devices during surgery, and a front-facing camera on the devices could track their alertness throughout procedures.


“If you want to get something very important done, then probably you should execute this task while you’re at the peak of your alertness; when you’re in a valley of your alertness, you can do something like rote work,"" he said.


“You’ll also know the best time to take a break in order to allow your alertness or energy to go back up again,"" he said.",1
"“I liked the idea of bringing attention to the element of Ted Bundy that was so charismatic, and who was able to win over the world and yet be so evil and duplicitous,” Efron said


”Collins was able to meet and spend time with Kloepfer and her daughter, who told her stories about their time with Bundy


“There was so much love and so much trust between the two of them (Bundy and Kloepfer), or so-called trust,” Collins said


 “There are these two worlds that I think were really important to show in the film because that’s the truth of it


 She was leaning so far into those happy times that she didn’t see the other side until later, in the trials",2
"“If the Fed stays dovish and the data weaken, volatility will go higher,"" Sheets said. “If the data pick up and central banks are effectively saying we’re not going to tighten in the face of improving data, wouldn’t that generate a lot more risk-taking behavior? That would be volatile too.""


Last February was an example of a move that caught markets by surprise. The VIX stayed unusually low throughout 2017, lulling investors into a false sense of complacency. When volatility did pop during a meltdown -- the VIX skyrocketed to close 5 February at 37.32 — it left some short-volatility products broken beyond repair.


Potential triggers for price swings include factors like a worsening of global trade relations, a return to hikes by the Federal Reserve, an economic downturn or a geopolitical shock.


“US employment always looks best right before recession, and the US data has had the benefit of massive fiscal stimulus from deficit spending (not likely to end soon) and from tax cuts (benefits in the rear-view mirror),"" Cantor’s Cecchini said.",3
"Motorola is stepping on the gas as well, said Doug Michau, executive director of North American product operations.


“There are some early adopters that really want a 5G device, so I think we could see some market-share gains,"" Michau said.


In total, some 30 devices with 5G are ready to go worldwide. That’s a much faster transition than what you saw with 4G, said Qualcomm’s Amon.


Verizon, the biggest wireless carrier in the US, expects to have 5G in 30 cities by year-end. AT&T Inc. and Sprint also are in the early stages of their rollouts.


Apple’s go-slow approach could test users’ loyalty. While currently at least 90% of Apple’s iOS users tend to upgrade to another Apple product, the lack of a 5G handset “could double the amount of people switching from iOS to Android,"" Fieldhack said.


For consumers, this jockeying among handset suppliers could help push down prices. In 12 to 18 months, a 5G device should be around $750 or even less, making it a mass-market product, LG’s Nafei said.",1
"“Data in those chat messengers is not as valuable as the demographic and behavioral information they collect based on how users interact with the platform,"" Sparrow said. “They’re still going to monetise and have the same business model that they’ve had for a decade.""


Last year Facebook said it would investigate partners and conduct audits of any app with suspicious activity.


“The API access and the data that potential partners can get access to has continued to shrink a little bit,"" Ime Archibong, Facebook’s vice president of partnerships said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “We’re at this place where the foundation is robust and strong and is more secure than has been ever before.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"In FY18, RVNL’s revenue from operations on consolidated basis amounted to ₹7,597 crore and net profit at ₹570 crore, with an EBITDA, or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, margin of 5.1%. The company's revenue from operations has increased at a CAGR of 29.36% from FY16 to FY18 while net profit grew at a CAGR of 15.20% during the same period.",3
Film stars in the south have become powerful regional leaders rather than mere crowd-pullers like in north India,0
"New Delhi: If you are using any mobile phone running on Nokia S40 platform, WhatsApp will no longer be available from now. The Facebook-owned messaging service says that several mobile devices do not offer the kind of capabilities it needs to expand the app’s features in the future. Most users of Nokia Asha phones will be impacted as a result.


WhatsApp has already stopped working on Nokia Symbian S60, BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 8.0 and its older versions from 2017. And now from 1 February, 2020, you will not be able to run WhatsApp on Android versions 2.3.7 and older and iPhone iOS 7 and older.


WhatsApp had already announced that its services will no longer be supported on Nokia S40 after 31 December 2018. In order to run WhatsApp, you must be using a supported mobile phone.",1
"Bollywood Actor Sunny Deol,BJP candidate from Gurdaspur meets Prime minister Narendra Modi at his office in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI)


He is pitted against sitting MP and Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar, AAP's Peter Masih and PDA's Lal Chand from Gurdaspur seat


Chandigarh: Actor and BJP candidate Sunny Deol Monday filed his nomination papers from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab.


After paying obeisance at the Golden Temple and Durgiana Temple in Amritsar in the morning, Deol filed his nomination in Gurdaspur.",0
"The Oppo F11 Pro bears a striking resemblance, in terms of design, to Vivo's V15 Pro smartphone. Just like the Vivo V15 Pro, it will feature a pop-up selfie camera and a notch-less display.


It is also expected to feature VOOC 3.0 fast charging support and a Super Night mode for better low-light photography. ",1
"Investor optimism about margin expansion stems from multiple factors. In the near term, with cost reined in over the last three years, BHEL’s margins will get a fillip. Staff costs, the big bane that dragged the power equipment maker’s margins down when the economic slowdown struck about five years ago, had bloated as a proportion of sales. Now, after the sharp employee reduction, costs are trending lower. Also, provisioning and other related expenses have hit a trough.


On another front, increase in executable order book, which has nearly doubled in the past year, brings good tidings. Revenues are expected to expand and operating leverage will aid margins. One might recall that three-fourths of BHEL’s power sector orders accrued from state government distribution companies (power discoms) and a few long-gestation projects. This resulted in delayed payments, elongated working capital cycle and high debtors position. This is slowly changing after three quarters of revenue contraction until Q2 FY18.


Going by history, analysts are hopeful of a revival in power sector orders after elections. In FY19, order flows are estimated at about ₹30,800 crore, which represents a 25% contraction from the previous year.",3
"Detel has previously launched another economical device, the Detel D1 feature phone. The Detel D1 was launched at the price tag of ₹ 299 and now retails for ₹ 349 with an upgraded chipset.",1
"The Voice Season 3 coaches Harshdeep Kaur, Kanika Kapoor, Armaan Malik, Adnan Sami and super judge Asha Bhosle lend support to the contestants during the finale


 While the original super judge was AR Rahman, the Mozart of Madras was unable to mark his presence on the big day as he was unwell


The music composer also took to Twitter to share the news and wrote, “Unfortunately can’t make it to the #GreatGrandFinale of #TheVoiceonStarPlus due to my health


Sumit and Adnan sing ""Aa Dekhen Zara""The Voice Season 3 finalists Sumit Saini and Adnan Ahmad croon Rocky song ""Aa Dekhen Zara""


Armaan Malik sings ""Dil Diyan Gallan""The Voice Season 3 coach Armaan Malik croons Tiger Zinda Hai song ""Dil Diyan Gallan""",2
"According to the study, a growing economy, rapidly expanding consumer base, increasing domestic and international demand from corporates, presence of skilled workforce and infrastructural development are some factors responsible for promoting India as a potential data centre hub. The growing reliance on internet services and advanced technologies for data management have provided further impetus for high-quality data centres.",1
"Priyank is the son of veteran Congress leader, Mallikarjun Kharge who is looking to secure a hat trick of parliamentary election victories from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), about 630 kms from Bengaluru. Kalaburagi registered 59.39% polling.


The BJP was quick to circulate a video of Mallikarjun Kharge in which the veteran is seen casting his vote with his wife in a polling booth, that the saffron party claimed a clear violation of provisions.


Chikkodi saw polling of 75.42% , 70.34% in Bagalkot, 74.07% in Uttara Kannada and 72.57% in Davangere.


10 females included, 237 candidates are in the fray from these fourteen constituencies which has a total of over 2.4 crore voters across a total of 28,022 polling stations.",0
"“If (movies and TV shows) don’t reflect the world we live in, the image that’s on screen gets superimposed onto our reality, and it erases groups of people, and it becomes so that only certain people are able to create, and that only the stories of certain groups of people matter,” he said


The studio gave a new lease of life to three Chrises — Captain America Evans, Thor Hemsworth, and Star-Lord Pratt",2
"Spotify Technology SA took on 4 million customers in the quarter, compared with the 3.3 million forecast by analysts. The stock jumped 4.5% in premarket trading.


Last quarter, Spotify doubled down on its podcast bet with two strategic acquisitions — Gimlet Media Inc. and Anchor — hoping to drive subscriber growth through mediums outside of music as record labels have begun demanding more money. And since last reporting financial results, the streaming service bought podcast studio Parcast for an estimated $100 million.",1
"Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is the brain behind the 11 years of The Infinity Saga timeline comprising of 22 films that is set to culminate with Avengers: Endgame


 As his cinematic juggernaut hits global theaters, Kevin has all the reasons to sit back and let his audience join the surviving Avengers, as they take down Thanos


During an exclusive media interaction recently, Kevin got chatty about his game plan, and why he liked being called MCU’s real-life Tony Stark


 You mentioned during Avengers: Infinity War that the biggest challenge was getting everybody’s schedules to work


 How was it in Avengers: Endgame which is an even bigger movie?Well, it was the same challenge because we shot the films together",2
"“I want the government to create enough job opportunities in the state. Not everyone wants to go outside to pursue a career,"" Sultana says.


As in most parts of the North-East, student politics has always shaped public opinion in the state. In 1979, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, then a student leader of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), became a household name during the height of the Assam agitation and went on to become the chief minister twice. The movement ended in 1985 with the signing of the Assam Accord which recognized the citizenship of all those who had entered India prior to 1966.


“Those tumultuous days are over and young people in the state now aspire for stability and development. There should be an ideal yet practical balance between such aspirations and the Assamese identity,"" says Saurav Protim Gogoi, a 23-year old law student in Gauhati University, who decided to discontinue higher studies and leave a job in Bengaluru a year ago to return to Assam.


“Things are changing fast and the situation in the state is much better than before. This gives me and others confidence,"" he says. There’s a caveat though. “The government must ensure that the locals are given due preference in employment,"" he says.",0
"Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the party’s candidate from Kanpur, Sriprakash Jaiswal, during a roadshow. Ramesh Pathania/Mint


The Kanpur constituency is set to witness a fierce contest between the BBJP and the Congress on Monday


The leather industry was once a key source of employment in Kanpur and the neighbouring area of Unnao. But the BJP-led state government ordered the closure of the tanneries in December


As one drives through the Kanpur suburb of Jajmau in central Uttar Pradesh (UP), the deafening silence takes one by surprise. The industrial area along the Ganga has been home to 400 tanneries, but it now wears a deserted look—most units have either been shut down, or make do with small repair work.",0
"While virtual reality immerses the user in a digital realm, AR overlays visuals and data onto a view of the real world. Use cases include looking at a building and displaying details of the structure beside the image, or listing repair instructions for a mechanic while she works on a defective machine. It’s been touted as having wider mass-market appeal than VR, and Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has talked up its prospects.


The 2020 iPhone camera may be a prelude to an AR headset that Apple has been preparing for as early as 2020. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the company’s plans, which could change.


Apple previously aimed to put the new 3-D camera system on the back of this year’s high-end iPhones, but delayed that, the people familiar also said. Still, the Cupertino, California-based technology giant is doubling down on camera capabilities for its handsets.


For 2019, Apple plans successors to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max -- code-named D42 and D43 -- and an update to the iPhone XR, said the people. The larger of the new high-end iPhones will have three cameras on the back, and other handsets could eventually come with the upgraded system, too, the people said.


Cameras have become one of the most-important features in a saturated smartphone market. Better photos are a compelling reason for people to upgrade their handsets, especially when other new capabilities are either harder to design or too wonky for most customers to appreciate. Apple pioneered smartphone camera improvements, which over the years have included additions like Portrait Mode. Rivals have tried to catch up, with Samsung Electronics Co. launching phones with as many as four outward-facing cameras last year.",1
"Thirty years ago, Berners-Lee was working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) when he proposed the idea of the World Wide Web. It was his vision of “a decentralized information management system"". The proposal was made against the backdrop of the internet, till then a loose connected network of computers primarily catering to defence and academic organizations. He developed an internet-based hypertext system to link and access information across different computers with the help of a browser. CERN will celebrate the anniversary of this invention on 12 March.


More than half the world’s population is online today and there are close to 2 billion websites. According to Hosting Facts, there were 4.1 billion internet users as of December 2018, up from 3.9 billion in mid-2018 and about 3.7 billion in late 2017. Asia has the most internet users accounting for 49% of the world’s total, followed by Europe. China has the highest number of internet users of all countries, with more than 800 million users, followed by India, with over 500 million. This year, more than 63% of all mobile phone users are expected to access the internet from their mobile phones.",1
"Roman Polanski asked a judge Friday to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards nearly a year after he was expelled from it for sexual misconduct


Lawyers for the 85-year-old fugitive director petitioned Los Angeles Superior Court to compel the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make him a member in good standing again


In May, the academy made the rare move of expelling Polanski and Bill Cosby, months after ending the membership of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein


Friday’s five-page filing states that by not giving Polanski sufficient notice of his expulsion, and not giving he or his lawyer to argue his case in person during the appeal, the academy “failed to comply with its own rules, policies and regulations",2
"Talking about the optics, the Vivo V15 Pro has a 32MP selfie camera and a triple AI camera setup at the back sitting inside a brand new housing. The rear facing module consists of 48MP primary sensor, 5MP depth sensor and 8MP super wide sensor. The 48MP sensor allows pixel binning, which means it can combine four pixels during low light scenarios to offer a bigger effective pixel size which in turn results in better low light performance. Combining four pixels also means the effective resolution of the sensor is reduced to 12MP.


Vivo claims the pop-up camera takes 0.46 seconds to arise completely, which is not too long, considering its facial recognition purpose.",1
"""Besides regular performance upgrades in 2018 and small changes to the exterior, there has not been any major innovation that supports users to continue to change their phones at the greatly increased price,"" the report said.


""The severe macro environment in China and the assault of domestic brands' innovative products have also been reasons for Apple's continued decline.""",1
"Not everyone looks at a laptop as a fashion accessory, but HP has been capitalizing on just that with its Spectre line. This year’s Spectre Folio is being touted as the “world’s first"" leather convertible.


That means it’s a regular ultrabook that looks like it’s made completely out of leather, and allows you to place the screen in two different positions, or be completely turned around to use the device as a tablet.


Design: While the Spectre Folio obviously isn’t made of leather only, it has a thick, premium leather exterior.


That makes it distinct from literally any other laptop on the market, while also giving it a very premium feel.",1
"Besides, e-voting will be a valid option for DTs to obtain consent of the debenture holders wherever applicable


Seeking to make it more cost-effective to trade in Indian stock markets, regulator Sebi's board on Friday approved lowering of fees charged from brokers, stock exchanges and the companies seeking to get listed.


At a meeting here, the board approved reduction in fees payable by brokers by 33.33 per cent from ₹15 per crore of transactions to ₹10, while the same for agri-commodity derivative transactions would be reduced sharply by 93.33 per cent from ₹15 to just Re 1.


The Sebi board also approved a proposal to grant permanent registration to custodians, instead of periodical renewal every year. Sebi said it would facilitate ease of doing business for custodians.",3
"Wrist bands accounted for 30 per cent of the market as recent launches from Xiaomi, Huawei, and Fitbit continued to drive the category forward. Ear-worn devices grew 66.4 per cent and captured 21.9 per cent of the market.


""The market for ear-worn wearables has grown substantially this past year and we expect this to continue in the years to come,"" said Jitesh Ubrani, Senior Research Analyst for IDC Mobile Device Trackers.",1
"In an ideal world, this should have been the election in which Kanhaiya Kumar, and the millions of young Indians like him, found their true expression. The 32-year-old former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, who is contesting from the Begusarai parliamentary seat in Bihar as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (CPI), wrote in a piece for online magazine Scroll that he stood for “a politics that dreams of an India that rises beyond what divides us, and celebrates what unites us. A politics that dreams of a society that truly values individual rights, inclusive development and progressive thinking"".


In a country where the median age is 28, and where 15 million young people aged 18 or 19 are likely to vote for the first time, those words may well sum up the zeitgeist of a New India.


In reality, though, their voice has barely risen above the din, completely drowned by the cacophony of grizzly politicians, who are cynically exploiting every available fault-line between communities, castes and ethnic groupings with the sole objective of garnering more votes. In this milieu, rabid acrimony has marked the buildup to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.


In this no-holds-barred slugfest for political one-upmanship, the most dangerous strand has been dragging the armed forces into the election narrative. With sundry retired generals, particularly those past their prime, jumping into the fray, the politicization of the military, if it becomes any more pronounced, could end up acquiring menacing proportions in the future.",0
"Use face-unlocking tools in social media platforms like Facebook that block others from downloading or taking screenshots of your profile images.


Block geo-tagging of photos on smartphone or tablet. In iOS, it can be switched off in Settings->Privacy->Location, and in Android through camera settings.


Users can check if their photos have been shared online without their knowledge by using Google’s reverse-image search function on both mobile and PC.


Photos taken by an iPhone or Android smartphone automatically gets uploaded to their respective cloud services. A user can switch off the option anytime.",1
"Pranay Bhatia, Partner Tax & Regulatory Services, BDO India said, ""Substantial growth in direct tax base, both in terms of number of tax payers and tax collection, should allow for reduction of direct tax rates""


The government will breach its budget deficit target for a second year as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to woo voters before an election with more spending. The fiscal deficit in the year ending March 31 is forecast at 3.4% of gross domestic product versus a previous target of 3.3%, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said in his speech.",3
"Complicating matters is a bitter legal battle with Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of key 5G chips. Apple has challenged Qualcomm’s patent-licensing practices, and the case is slated to go before a jury in San Diego later this month.


The need for 5G chips may give Apple reason to quickly settle the case, Sharma said. Apple currently works with chipmaker Corp., which doesn’t expect to be able to sell 5G components at scale until 2020. If Apple sticks with that supplier, it may not get a phone out in the market until 2020 or even 2021, according to Jeff Fieldhack, research director at Counterpoint Technology Market Research.


The company could also develop something internally: Recent job ads have hinted that Apple may be developing its own 5G chip. But that approach may be more challenging. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, declined to comment.


“If we are a leader in 5G, and smartphone companies including Apple want to be a leader in a 5G era, they are going to be interested in working with Qualcomm,"" Cristiano Amon, president at the chipmaker, said in an interview.


“This is a golden opportunity for us,"" Yasser Nafei, a senior vice president at LG, said in an interview. “Apple didn’t want to get into this game fast.""


LG had originally planned to launch a 5G phone on Verizon’s network in the second half of the year. But now it’s trying to speed up that schedule, Nafei said.",1
"“Oberoi not only raped the woman and filmed the act but also demanded money from the victim threatening to release the video if she did not pay up,” police officials said quoting the FIR",2
"“Firms make a thing, then tell media companies, ‘Please tell the world of this,""’ he said. “It should work in a more collaborative fashion. We should say, ‘Here’s what we think the world needs. Can you make this?’ And go back and forth.""


Typically, brands pay BuzzFeed to help develop a product and then agree to spend money advertising on its site. BuzzFeed may also take a cut.


For Maybelline, BuzzFeed came up with the “Fundle"", or a bundle of items for the beach, including a towel, lip balm and mascara. For Taste Beauty, BuzzFeed created “Glamspin"", which serves as both lip gloss and a fidget-spinner toy.


In high school, Kaufman started an Apple accessory company called Mophie that was best known for the Mophie Juice Pack, which doubles as an iPhone case and battery. He sold the company in 2007 and spent the next decade launching various start-ups, including one that sold emoji-themed pool floats and another made scented “homesick candles"" that smelled like the states people were from. (A candle for someone who just moved from Georgia smells like peaches, for example.)",1
"Based on the video game franchise of the same name, Sonic The Hedgehog has been helmed by Jeff Fowler, who was previously nominated for an Academy Award for his short film Gopher Broke",2
"The AIMIM had also retained the seven assembly seats of Malakpet, Chandrayangutta, Charminar, Yakutpura, Bahadurpura, Nampally and Karwan in the 2014 and 2009 assembly elections. Last December, Owaisi threw his weight behind the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and fielded only eight candidates in Hyderabad for the assembly elections. The move had helped the TRS win in seats outside Hyderabad, which have a sizable chunk of Muslim voters.


The party had also contested six seats in the Seemanchal region of Bihar in the 2015 assembly election, and 38 seats in the November 2017 state polls in Uttar Pradesh, but could not win any seat. Its best performance was in the 2014 Maharashtra assembly election, wherein it had put up 25 candidates and had won two seats.",0
"“The biggest concern for us is that we are not getting sugarcane dues. It’s been pending for long. The government had promised that dues will be cleared within 14 days, but it has not happened. We do not want farm loan waiver, we work hard for our money. The least the government could have done is to increase the sugarcane prices by ₹10, but the government did not do it,"" said Balyan, a resident of Sisoli village in the high-profile Muzaffarnagar constituency.


The constituency has become the epicentre of caste politics with Ajit Singh, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief and son of late prime minister Charan Singh, contesting against Sanjeev Balyan of the BJP. The contest between the two Jat community leaders is not just a political battle, it is also about the supremacy of the Jat voters who have a considerable presence in six of the eight UP constituencies going to polls in the first phase on 11 April.


In September 2013, western Uttar Pradesh witnessed raging communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims. A year later, the RLD was unable to win a single seat in the general elections. It now wants to reclaim its Jat voter base from the BJP.


Western UP is important to the ruling BJP as the region had helped propel the party to power in 2014. The BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi had celebrated the completion of one year of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in this region in May 2015.",0
"The TRS founded by KCR dominates the political ecosystem, having successfully fought for Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation and the formation of Telangana. Congress has been a marginal player for some time now. N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is seen as an outsider in Telangana. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen is another regional party with pockets of influence. TRS may leave the Hyderabad seat for Owaisi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have much of a presence in the state.


Chevella, Khammam, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Warangal and Secunderabad are the key seats. Karimnagar is considered “lucky"" for KCR, who usually starts his political campaigns from there.",0
"Suddenly, you get introduced to white-eyed ghosts (the one you see in Conjuring-kind of films) and creepy dolls


 Be prepared, okay?Raghava, of course, is seen in an action avatar with another role Kaali (similar to his real-life persona), who runs an orphanage",2
"New Delhi: Announced during the last week of February, foldable smartphones have caught the attention of many. The Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X have indeed made smartphones hot again. Both have large screens that measure above 7-inch and fold right in the middle, providing users access to a much larger screen. Yet, there are concerns about this new form factor, ranging from durability to the impact on user experience. Reports with photos of a crease running down the middle of the Galaxy Fold’s screen have also cast aspersions on foldable phones. However, the crease was not visible in the official promos of the phone.


Wear and tear: Experts believe folding/unfolding of the screen will lead to more wear and tear resulting in a shorter life-cycle, compelling users to upgrade to new phones more frequently. “The polymers of flexible displays would eventually wear out from a lot of folding and unfolding. This, in turn, could cut short the long upgrade cycles that the market is witnessing currently,"" points out Prabhu Ram, head, industry intelligence group, CyberMedia Research.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660 processor and it boasts a 12MP+2MP dual rear camera setup along with a 13MP front camera. It also comes in a 4GB RAM/64GB variant priced at ₹11,999.


The Redmi Note 7 Pro comes equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, a 48MP primary camera and a 13MP front camera. It is also available in a 6GB/128GB variant priced at ₹16,999.",1
"Xiaomi’s unveiling also hints at how Samsung is starting to lose the power of being the first smartphone maker to incorporate the best and latest chipsets Qualcomm has to offer in it’s Galaxy S lineup. There was a time when the chaebol hoarded Qualcomm’s supply of Snapdragon 835 chipsets, forcing the LG G7 to use Snapdragon 821.


Coming back to the novelties of the Mi Mix 3, the slider mechanism is different from that found on the Oppo Find X and Vivo Nex. It’s not a motorised slider and it requires the user to exert physical force downwards on the screen—much like the sliding mechanism found on the Nokia 5300 and N81. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun suggests that it’ll be relaxing just to play with.",1
"SpiceJet grounded 12 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March over safety concerns following an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. (Reuters)


NEW DELHI: Shares of SpiceJet zoomed 8.5% on Friday after the airline announced it will induct 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, a move that will help in bringing down flight cancellations.",3
"The new group call button was first tested out on WhatsApp beta, the version of the app that receives the newest features being tested. If you’re keen on trying it out, simply click on this link to become a tester. However, WhatsApp beta is known for having bugs and crashes, so be aware of what you’re getting into. You can always opt out of beta by going to the same link.",1
"If it had all come together the way it was intended to, this would have been a great throwback to the time Hindi cinema made movies in which the drama felt rooted, effort was expended in building characters, and the plot was buoyed by the presence of stars


Sadly, the promise Kalank holds out is frittered away in its inordinate length, which you start feeling quite soon after it opens


 The pace slows so often that you are left admiring the period detailing from the 1944-45-46 years, and there’s a lot to admire, in the movie’s havelis and bazaars and other florid locations


 That and the slack treatment: a film so expansive should also have the tools to ramp up the drama and be consistent with it",2
"“We want to spend ₹25 lakh crore for rural India in the next five years and double farm income by 2022. The BJP-NDA combine was committed to end the regional imbalances and work for development of the country,"" said home minister Rajnath Singh, who headed the manifesto committee.


Singh also said that BJP was committed for early construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, passage of citizenship amendment bill in Parliament, and implementation of uniform civil code in the country.",0
"There are also limitations when it comes to video editing. While Khan often edits short videos using various apps, The Creative Indians’ Gupta says shooting with iPhones increases the amount of footage they return with, and as a result they have to turn to traditional desktop software like Final Cut Pro etc for editing.


The fact, though, is that while most consumer devices that can be used for such work are quite expensive, they are still cheaper than their full-fledged equipment counterparts. For instance, while an iPhone can cost well over ₹1 lakh but a movie camera by RED can cost significantly more.


Finally, it comes down to the kind of work you’re doing. Irvin Khurana, another DJ, said many of his brethren in the electronic music industry create music completely through their devices because buying other equipment (which Khurana has) can be really expensive. “You have to pay 40% duty on the analogue equipment that I buy from abroad,"" he said.


At the moment, mobile devices do have their limitations but the pros outweigh the cons for most creators. They offer them a way to continue doing their work with smaller investments and many creators believe that in the long run, they could literally do all their work on such devices.",1
"The government’s stake sale in Axis Bank Ltd., inflows into the Bharat 22 ETF and Vodafone Plc’s investment in its India unit helped bring in the dollars.


Traders have also been positioning for a bankruptcy court verdict due by March 8 on ArcelorMittal’s bid for the indebted Essar Steel. ArcelorMittal is expected to buy the steelmaker for $5.9 billion, which will lead to a huge forex inflow


Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election prospects have received a boost after he was seen as being as decisive in the response to the Kashmir terror attacks


Further rupee gains maybe limited in the near term due to USD/INR support at 200-DMA, currently at 70.58, and an additional support at 69.230, the Jan. 7 low",3
It was a great film to work on and I would like to thank Karan (Johar) sir and Punit (Malhotra) sir for holding my hand through every scene,2
"Several Congress leaders have refused to overcome its bitter past with the JD(S) and are backing Sumalatha Amarnath's (Sumalatha Ambareesh') candidature. Even the BJP has formally extended support to Sumalatha, making Nikhil's electoral debut a very difficult experience.


""She is an independent candidate only for namesake. She has the support from Congress, BJP and farmers union to defeat the JD(S),"" Kumaraswamy said at a separate public event on Friday.",0
"NEW DELHI: Shares of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and IT company Mindtree Tuesday fell over 2 per cent during early trade on BSE after a hostile takeover bid by the former.


Mounting the country's first hostile takeover bid in the IT sector, engineering major L&T Monday made an offer to buy up to 66 per cent stake in Mindtree for around ₹10,800 crore.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 97.030, down 0.03% from its previous close of 97.057.",3
"Facebook paid people aged 13 to 35 as much as $20 a month to install the Facebook Research App, to track phone and web usage habits",1
"London: Global demand for gold in 2019 will rise to the highest in four years as higher consumption by jewellers offsets a fall in purchases by central banks, an industry report said on Monday. The world will consume 4,370 tonnes of gold this year, the most since 2015 and up slightly from 4,364 tonnes in 2018, consultancy Metals Focus said.


Its Gold Focus 2019 report also predicted gold prices would average $1,310 an ounce this year, up from $1,268 in 2018 and the highest since 2013.",3
"The cast of Empire has sent a letter to Fox and the show’s producers, asking them to bring back Jussie Smollett in the next season


Smollett was written out of the last two episodes of season five after he was accused by Chicago police of orchestrating a staged assault against himself earlier this year


The 36-year-old was initially charged with 16 felony counts related to filing a false police report, but they were later dropped",2
"Star India has the rights to HBO’s TV shows and movies in India and thus Game of Thrones will telecast on Star World


 However, Star World being a mainstream TV channel, the episode will be censored and will be equivalent to PG-13 content with all the nudity and excessive violence removed",2
"This, however, doesn’t lock individual WhatsApp chats—it just lets you open WhatsApp with your biometrics. It also lets you view WhatsApp notifications with the body of the message as well as receive or decline WhatsApp calls.",1
"There has been a history of violence against IBIs, a case in point being the 2007 riots in Mokokchung district, which is home to the Ao tribe.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not campaigned in the state and Yepthomi said it was because he was confident of winning.


Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a rally last week, reportedly drawing a crowd of about 25,000 people.


Gandhi said that if the Congress were voted to power, it would not pass the controversial citizenship amendment bill.",0
"While the BJP has spent ₹1.21 crore on advertising since February, the main opposition Congress party occupied the sixth spot, spending just ₹54,100, according to Google’s Political Advertising Transparency Report. Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Congress Party emerged as the second largest spender on Google, spending around ₹1.04 crore.


Political parties and candidates collectively spent a total of ₹3.76 crore on 831 political ads on Google since 19 February, the transparency report said.


BJP has been running a combination of video, print and digital ads around its campaigns such as “Main Bhi Chowkidar"" (I am a watchman too). Meanwhile, Congress has been highlighting the promises made by its PM candidate Rahul Gandhi through its digital ads.",0
"She also protected the innocent and fought against the bullies, whether they were bullying her or someone else


Jon Snow tells Daenerys Targaryen his true identityDaenerys Targaryen, after being tired of Jon Snow’s strange behaviour, found him in the crypts before Lyanna Stark’s statue


 When Daenerys wondered how could Rhaegar Targaryen had raped her if, by all accounts, he was a kind person, Jon said he didn’t


 She was confused and angry at finding out that she is not the one with the biggest claim on the Iron Throne",2
"The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday ordered the country's largest stock exchange to pay about $100 million, plus interest, after finding that it had failed to ensure equal access for all brokers to its network servers.


NSE said it was reviewing the order and awaiting legal advice before deciding whether to appeal against Sebi's order to the Securities Appellate Tribunal.",3
"At a rally in Latur on 1 April, Modi had urged the youth to vote in the name of heroes of the Balakot air strike


EC says Pragya Singh Thakur’s statements against deceased Maharashtra cadre police officer Hemant Karkare and comments on the demolition of Babri Masjid were in violation of the model code


NEW DELHI: For the second consecutive day, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement on 9 April during a rally in Latur, Maharashtra, urging the youth to cast their ballots in the name of the heroes of the Balakot air strike.",0
"The film will be produced by Panorama Studios, whose earlier Malayalam remake Drishyam was lauded by the audience and critics


 With Ezra, we hope to push the boundaries further and give the audience an experience that they will never forget


 I am happy to be associating with Kumarji and Abhishek on this film and with Jay Krishnan at the helm of things all I can say is be prepared for one hell of a spooky ride,” Emraan stated",2
"■ Trade Talks: US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesday ahead of high-level trade talks scheduled this week for the world's two largest economies to hammer out a deal ahead of a 1 March deadline.


■ Thyssenkrupp: German steel-to-elevators group Thyssenkrupp on Tuesday warned of a darkening economic backdrop, including a weakening automotive market, signalling tough times for its capital goods business ahead of a planned separation.",3
"'I would like to thank Suriya fans for being extremely patient'“Though Selvaraghavan sir first gave me the bound script, he, eventually, rewrote the entire script


Whenever I team up with Selvaraghavan, it has always worked: Yuvan Shankar Raja“Whenever I team up with Selvaraghavan, it has always worked


 I am excited and looking forward to listening to the fans' feedback about songs,” says Yuvan Shankar Raja


'Suriya is a powerhouse performer'""Selvaraghavan sir's strength as a filmmaker will be apparent in NGK",2
"The Moto G7 sports a 6.2-inch display with a teardrop notch along with a resolution of 2270x1080. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 632 processor coupled with a 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The back of the phone sports a dual-camera setup with 12MP+5MP configuraton while the front has an 8MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 lens.",1
"Xiaomi reached a record fourth position for the full year after two years of setbacks thanks to immense growth in India.


""BBK Group (which owns OPPO, Realme, Vivo and OnePlus brands) is collectively the world's third largest manufacturer, even bigger than Huawei in terms of volume,"" said the report.


Huawei continued to have its sights on Apple and should surpass Apple as the second largest brand globally in 2019 if it does not face any sanctions from the US the way ZTE was cut-off from American suppliers, noted the report.",1
"The Mi A2’s runs on Android Oreo-based Android One platform, and not on the MIUI ROM that powers other Xiaomi phones. Being an Android One device means Xiaomi Mi A2 is in the list of priority phones that receive the latest updates and security patches from Google. So the Mi A2 will be eligible for an Android Pie update whenever Google makes it available for other phones.


XiaomiXiaomi saleMi A2Mi A2 price cutXiaomi announcementsXiaomi Mi A2 priceMi A2 64GB priceMi A2 reviewMi A2 specificationsMi A2 features",1
The TVs would also feature 8K X-tended Dynamic Range PRO and Backlight Master Drive with full-array local dimming.,1
"Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd’s shares should have got a boost after the company said it will sell its stake in Mindtree Ltd. But that hasn’t been the case. The stock has fallen 7% since the deal was announced on 18 March after market hours. This is despite the fact that the deal has come in at a better-than-expected valuation.


Coffee Day will receive a consideration of up to ₹2,749 crore for selling its stake in Mindtree to Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T). It’s not clear what the tax implications of the stake sale will be, although it’s clear that realized valuations are far higher than what analysts were factoring in Coffee Day's sum-of-the-parts valuation (see chart above).


“The stock’s lukewarm response to the deal announced could also be because people want to understand the strategy CDEL will adopt to split the business into coffee and non-coffee segments,"" said Jigar Shah, CEO of Maybank Kim Eng Securities India Pvt. Ltd.",3
"New Delhi: Delhi’s national capital status and innate capacity to indicate the nation’s mood make its Lok Sabha elections a high-profile event. Mint decodes the political web of the state where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will fight for dominance.


Delhi is arguably India’s most cosmopolitan city. It is not defined by any caste or community. It used to be a “very Punjabi"" city in the 1980s, but migration from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ever since has brought some balance. Being the national capital, a large number of bureaucrats and government and public sector employees reside in Delhi. The private sector thrives, too. Most of the young or middle-aged service-class people live in the eastern or southern parts or the border areas in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Delhi also has a large community of traders, a key votebank of the BJP.",0
"“Students placed a higher value on Facebook than community members. A number of participants refused to bid at all, suggesting that deactivating Facebook for a year was not a welcome possibility,"" Cash said.


The study contrasts the company’s market capitalisation with the value placed on it by its users, researchers said.


For example, based on a market valuation of about $420 billion, and about 2.2 billion users, the market value of Facebook would be approximately $190 per user, or less than one-fourth of the annual average value of Facebook access from any of the auction samples, researchers said.",1
"The number of women candidates in elections has increased over the years, but the likelihood of their victory has decreased over time, shows data


Last month, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik declared that one third of the candidates fielded by his party in the upcoming general elections in Odisha would be women. This is part of a growing trend of greater female participation in Indian politics, in terms of female candidates at least. However, the success rate of these female candidates in winning seats remains poor.


The 2014 general elections saw 670 women candidates competing, a record-high and a 20% increase from 2009. This is part of a larger trend of more candidates being fielded. However, even as the total candidate pool has expanded, the ratio of women to men candidates has also increased. In 1984, for every 100 male candidates, there were three female candidates. By 2014, this figure had risen to nine, a significant improvement but still a very low figure


Actual women representation though has not kept pace with the increase in the number of women candidates. In 2014, the number of women members of parliament (MPs) was 63, another record-high but the success rate of women candidates was only 9.4%. This success rate has decreased dramatically from the 1960s when the number of women candidates were far fewer but they all had a higher chance of winning.",0
"Blockchain, primarily known for powering cryptocurrencies like bitcoins, is a form of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) that promises to reduce costs and establish trust, but faces challenges like the speed of processing transactions. Its popularity lies in the fact that participants have a copy of the ledger’s data that contains the most recent transactions or changes, thus reducing the need to establish trust using traditional methods.


Blockchain is “pulling us into a new era of openness, decentralization and global inclusion"", states a June 2017 paper by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Large banking, financial services and insurance firms, manufacturing firms and governments across the world are already testing blockchain proofs of concept.


A blockchain network can either be public or private (permissioned), based on who is authorized to participate. One may like it to the difference between an intranet and the internet. Most pilots are being done with private blockchains.


In India, for instance, banks have formed ‘BankChain’—an alliance of banks formed in February 2017 to explore and build blockchain-based solutions. The BankChain community has 37 members, with representations from 28 Indian banks, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and Yes Bank Ltd. Two years ago, for instance, the Mahindra Group and IBM announced the development of a cloud-based permissioned blockchain solution in a bid to reinvent supply chain finance across India by enhancing security, transparency and operational processes.


Blockchain technology can also disrupt public health by creating a secure and flexible ecosystem for exchanging electronic health records (EHRs). Student records, faculty records and educational certificates can be maintained with the application of blockchain technology. Other possible applications include the use of blockchain technology to record and manage agricultural land records as well as agriculture insurance. Blockchain technology can also be deployed to create a marketplace for electric power supply.


Have you ever wondered how your Smart TV can communicate with your Smart refrigerator and order food or drinks from your local grocer when it is empty? It is because of the IoT—a concept that allows various devices to communicate with each other with the help of embedded sensors.


The increased adoption is due to the availability of versatile low-cost sensors, improved infrastructure with ongoing deployment of 4G LTE, Wi-Fi and small cell networks and huge volumes of data. IoT is only expected to reach the tipping point with 5G networks.


The IoT market in India is expected to grow to $15 billion with 2.7 billion units by 2020, according to Nasscom. The global IoT market is expected to grow to over $3 trillion in the same period, driven both by consumer and industrial applications.


Some hospitals in India, for instance, have started providing wearable devices to pregnant mothers, which when paired with a mobile phone app, gives real-time information on foetal heart rate, labour progress, and uterine activities and transmits it to the doctor who can access it on a mobile device.",1
"Separately, Amazon on Thursday also announced that it had made up with Google and would again offer YouTube on Fire TV, while Amazon Prime Video will make a comeback to Chromecast devices.


It is to be noted that users will be able to avail the service on compatible Alexa-enabled devices. To listen to songs, users can simply instruct by saying, ""Alexa.."" followed by the song, playlist, or genre of choice.",1
"In the future, the class of workers affected by automation could grow as machines become more intelligent.  (iStock)


Some chain restaurants have already shifted to self-ordering machines; a handful have experimented with robot-assisted kitchens


Most jobs will change somewhat as machines take over routine tasks, but a majority of US workers will be able to adapt to that shift without being displaced


Robots aren't replacing everyone, but a quarter of US jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report.


The report, published Thursday, says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with ""high exposure"" to automation meaning at least 70% of their tasks could soon be performed by machines using current technology. Among those most likely to be affected are cooks, waiters and others in food services; short-haul truck drivers; and clerical office workers.",1
"The event at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino is also meant to drive home — for iPhone fans and anyone in Hollywood who hasn’t been paying attention — just how many shows Apple has pulled together. Five series have completed filming. Around a half dozen more are on the verge of wrapping production, according to several people familiar with the shows who were not authorized to speak publicly. And the number of original productions is expected to increase in 2020.


With all that new material, Apple will transform itself, seemingly overnight, from a tech giant into a more general enterprise, with a slate of original entertainment offerings sizable enough to put it in a league with Showtime, Hulu or FX.


Interviews with more than a dozen people who have had dealings with Apple, all of whom said they couldn’t speak publicly about private discussions, suggest that, while the producers and stars appreciate having another deep-pocketed company to pitch, they also have … well, let’s call them concerns.


Those concerns have arisen from the culture clash that may inevitably come about when a tech company that is used to guarding its trade secrets gets involved in show business, which runs on a stream of conversation, much of it of the just-between-us variety.


Players expect to be kept in the loop. But many of the people working with Apple said they have received little or no information on how, exactly, their shows will be released. Or even when they will be released, other than a vague assurance of “later this year, probably fall."" They also don’t have a clear idea of Apple’s marketing plans for the shows. Or what their colleagues in the newly built Apple stable are up to.


Apple’s entertainment team is based in Culver City, California, historically a center of moviemaking. It is led by two former Sony television executives, Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, under the watch of the senior vice president of internet software and services, Eddy Cue. Cue hired the Sony veterans in 2017, after Apple rolled out its first original series, a reality show called “Planet of the Apps,"" which was a dud. About $1 billion was set aside for them to spend on programming, and they have blown well past that amount by now.


While Apple may be a late arrival to the streaming party, its showcase will take place 2 1/2 weeks before Disney is expected to preview elements of its new streaming platform, and many months before Warner Media provides details of its version.


Apple’s entertainment team has not been totally opaque. It has provided feedback to individuals involved in the shows, but it has been tight-lipped about the marketing and rollout plans. The March 25 event may allay Hollywood’s concerns, but several people involved in the new programs have interpreted the lack of communication as a sign that there may not be a clear game plan.


People involved in the coming series also said that Apple executives had expressed squeamishness when it comes to the portrayal of technology in the shows — how exactly are you using that iPhone? Or that Mac laptop?",1
"On 6 December 1992, right-wing Hindu activists owing allegiance to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the BJP and other organizations demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on a site regarded as the birthplace of Hindu god Ram. Prior to this, the BJP had never formed a government at the centre and the first time it did so was four years later under former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1996 for 13 days. The BJP returned to power in 1998 and in 1999 but lost the general elections in 2004.


Apart from voters, the key stakeholders in Ayodhya too are confident that the mediation panel, which is chaired by Supreme Court Justice (retd.) F.M.I. Kalifulla, is the best solution. “The initiative is good. The courts can never solve this issue. Hindus say it is linked to the issue of faith, Muslims too claim the same. So how will this get resolved? No one wants to take a step back. I want this issue to be resolved,"" said Haji Mehboob, a Muslim litigant in the case.


“We respect what the Supreme Court has said and it should be followed. A massive Ram Mandir should be built under the Modi government. Now, he has to take a decision and begin temple construction with the court’s guidance,"" said Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas.


To the litigants, the issue is top of the mind but the regular citizens and even politicians, it has slipped down the list. More than 25 years after the demolition, the construction of the temple is no longer the central narrative of BJP, not even in Uttar Pradesh which accounts for 80 Lok Sabha seats.",0
"These features cannot be found in the stable version of WhatsApp. If you wish try them out, you can do so by becoming a beta tester by clicking here. WhatsApp Beta lets you check out the latest WhatsApp features that are in testing. The beta version is also prone to a lot of bugs and crashes. If you face issues on a regular basis after downloading WhatsApp, you can withdraw from the testing program by clicking on the same link.",1
"It’s much more common for crypto exchanges to employ internal trading desks that buy and sell on their own market than in the traditional financial world. A New York Attorney General report on crypto exchanges released last year listed several markets, such as Bitfinex, bitFlyer and Poloniex, that reported they allowed the practices on their exchanges.


'That’s the dirty little secret of the crypto exchange world,' said Richard Johnson, an analyst at Greenwich Associates who specializes in blockchain technology, referring to internal trading desks.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"If ever I am thrown in a situation like this in life, I will also take steps and act the way Manju acts",2
"Mid- and small-sized companies are trading at a discount to their historical averages after the recent selloff, and the fund house plans to gradually boost its exposure to them relative to their larger peers, Nilesh Shah, chief executive officer of Kotak Asset Management Co., said in an interview.


“It is like going down the beaten-down path and trying to find jewels,"" said Shah, who helps oversee $24 billion in assets. “While some stocks corrected for the right reasons, you have to pick those where there’s a mismatch. Assuming valuations support us, we may get overweight small- and mid-caps toward elections"" that are due by May, he said.


His strategy may prove to be timely. The Nifty MidCap 100 Index had its best day in more than two months Tuesday, extending two straight weeks of gains amid easing cross-border tensions and resumption of purchases by foreigners.",3
"The number of candidates facing serious criminal charges is 72 in the BJP and as many in the Congress, according to the criteria listed by ADR


The average assets of BJP candidates fighting the first four phases of polls is ₹15.1 crore. For the Congress, the average is ₹21.7 crore",0
"Sarfarosh director John Matthew Matthan says he had kept the India-Pakistan terrorism angle of the film a secret from everyone except Aamir Khan and Naseeruddin Shah


The story revolved around an honest police officer Ajay Singh Rathod, who meets and befriends a famous Pakistani ghazal singer, Gulfam Hassan (Shah)


 Rathod’s life takes a turn when he uncovers a huge conspiracy while investigating arms smuggling in Rajasthan",2
"Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at a public meeting in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. (PTI)


SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati, both former UP CMs, share dias at Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh


The development is significant as 10 seats in central Uttar Pradesh go to the polls in Phase 3 of 2019 Lok Sabha elections


New Delhi: Two former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, shared the dais at a public meeting in Mainpuri on Friday, in a first in the ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.",0
"Fowler took to Twitter to assure fans that he and the studio, Paramount Pictures, will do whatever it takes to make sure the movie version of Sonic does justice to the character",2
"Trump’s comments—along with speculation of an imminent US-China trade deal—saw the dollar weaken versus most of its peers at the start of trade Monday. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has since erased its losses to be little changed.


Even though the Fed has now paused its rate-hike cycle, US assets remain in demand due to political uncertainties and weak growth in other developed nations, said Stuart Simmons, senior portfolio manager at QIC in Brisbane.


“When US data starts converging with the rest of the world’s, if there’s a recovery in economic data elsewhere, then we’ll likely start to see the dollar weaken,"" said Simmons, who helps oversee the equivalent of $60 billion. “For now, Trump’s comments are having less of an influence.""",3
"Higher sales and promotion expenses along with adverse forex movements weighed on profit margins during the quarter and throughout the year (Mint)


Challenges of sluggish demand, inventory management ahead of the transition to BS-VI norms, cost escalations and the uncertainty around fuel prices raise concerns on the sales front


Auto stocks faced a rough ride in the past year, with the BSE Auto index shedding nearly one-fourth of its value at a time when the broader markets rose marginally.


If Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s words carry weight, it looks like fiscal year 2020 (FY20) will be another year when the going will be tough.",3
Hugh Jackman will be performing the tracks from the musical on a worldwide arena tour of his one-man stage show this year,2
"But perhaps KCR’s masterstroke was the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ input subsidy scheme, under which all land-owning farmers get ₹4,000 per acre for both the rabi and kharif crop seasons every year. The programme is believed to have helped him win the 2018 assembly elections.


Naidu’s decision to move out of Hyderabad and create a new state capital, Amaravati, has also kept him busy since 2015, more so as he had to raise funds to set up the infrastructure. “We started with a deficit of ₹16,000 crore in AP. Today, of course, with some help from the 14th Finance Commission, our income has grown. Naidu’s major achievement is that he was able to get 33,000 acres of land for Amaravati easily,"" said a TDP leader, requesting anonymity.


He added that in comparison, KCR “was really lucky"" since Hyderabad is part of Telangana, which allowed the new state to grow more easily. “The TRS had a golden spoon, as KCR got a surplus state after bifurcation. He even ridiculed AP calling it a C-class state. Naidu has come a long way since then,"" the TDP leader said.


TRS leaders said bifurcation is history, and that the TDP-led government has received adequate funding since then. “Now KCR is looking at the national level and we want to win 16 LS seats,"" said a TRS leader, also requesting anonymity.",0
"After the deal, DLF’s stake in DCCDL had increased to 66.66% from 60%, while GIC held the balance 33.34% in the joint venture firm. Proceeds of the stake sale were used to reduce debt.


n the December quarter, DLF’s net profit dropped 91.88% to ₹333.65 crore in the December quarter from the year-ago period. The company had attributed the drop in net profit to one-time pre-tax gain of ₹8,569 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, due to restatement of DLF’s investment in DLF Cyber City, as the latter was accounted as a joint venture instead of a subsidiary.",3
"Thankyou to all our amazing friends and family who made it sooo special ✨❤️ so much love ❤️✨ (Yiayia doing the Greek traditions for us☺️)


”Several videos and photos have also been shared by the actor and her friends in their Instagram stories",2
"Google previously previously put up a promo on the Google Store which suggested that a “new hero"" may be coming on 7 May. This coincides with the commencement of the Google I/O annual developers conference.


Why the difference in dates? Probably because they adjusted the time difference between the IST and PDT.


A report from Engadget suggests that the Google Pixel 3a will be available in two models. A larger, higher-end model will be called Pixel 3a XL. It will be lit by a 6-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 and pixel density of 400 DPI. It might be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 processor.",1
"But unlike past developments that never caught on, such as 3D TVs, analysts believe 8K will become more popular eventually — just not ubiquitous.


Samsung announced its first 8K TV last year, an 85-inch model costing nearly $15,000. The company unveiled four additional sizes Monday, though prices weren’t provided. Also Monday, TCL announced plans for 8K sets with Roku’s streaming technology built-in. LG has two 8K sets coming.


Many people at CES would rather hear about better video games. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got a big round of applause when he told a crowd that he’d spend more time talking gaming than autonomous driving.


The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker’s computer graphics technology is used in both industries. But it was his unveiling of a new gaming-oriented graphics processor that elicited the biggest cheers Sunday night. Huang also detailed how his company’s advances in artificial intelligence and a graphics technology called “ray tracing"" are helping to generate ever-more-realistic scenery in popular games.


This year’s CES is less focused on autonomous cars compared with last year, though there’s ongoing buzz about self-driving innovations. Ride-hailing service Lyft says that after launching a self-driving Las Vegas taxi service at last year’s CES, it’s now had almost 30,000 paid rides. Daimler on Monday unveiled a new self-driving truck and Bosch and May Mobility separately unveiled their concepts for a driverless shuttle bus.",1
"The media, gaming, and entertainment industries are prized targets for cyber criminals who are looking to trade in stolen information and access.


In the video media sector alone, three of the largest credential stuffing attacks in 2018 increased from 133 million to nearly 200 million


New Delhi: With over 120 crore account takeover attacks in 2018, India came only second to the US among top destinations for hacking attempts in the world, says a new report.",1
"In Kaspersky case, the company sold software to the US govt, when officials expressed concern about privacy


Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese telecom giant facing multiple criminal indictments in the US, is expanding on a Russian company’s failed legal argument to bolster its claim that American authorities have gone too far in trying to protect national security.


In a federal lawsuit filed this week in Texas, Huawei claims a US ban on government purchases of its equipment violates the Constitution and could kill the company. The restrictions were imposed in 2018 because American authorities determined there was a risk Huawei products could be used by China for illegal surveillance.


While the courts last year shot down a similar protest by Russian software maker Kaspersky Lab, Huawei contends its case is different because the ban was expanded to include anyone doing business with the government. Legal experts say the lawsuit is a long shot, but the company’s argument is part of its aggressive campaign to combat US allegations of bank fraud, technology theft and spying.


“The interesting question will be whether security concerns allow the government to exert contracting and funding influence outside of its own systems without a judicial determination,"" said Michael Rich, a professor at Villanova University School of Law in Pennsylvania.",1
"Domestic market for commercial drones is likely to overtake the military market by 2021, as per BIS Research


The drone space in India is on the verge of a major turnaround as a result of the green flag by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation 


Very soon Zomato will be delivering food at your doorstep using drones. The Gurugram-based company is building a hub-to-hub delivery network, which will use multi-rotor drones that can pick up a payload of under 5kg.",1
"“Hindu-Muslim is my first issue. nationalism second,"" says Pradip Singh Rawlot (38), who runs a nutrition supplement business in Pohkran. In the minds of many, both are the same. Natwar Joshi, a 32-year old autorickshaw driver whose family lives in Narsingho, says: “I am a Modi fan. Modi rashtravaad hai (Modi is a nationalist),"" which he immediately follows up with: “Hinduvon bikh gayi hai (Hindus have sold themselves out in the assembly polls). We need Modi to set things right.""


Nationalism has become a convenient foil to legitimize all manner of parochial concerns. In some Bishnoi and OBC-dominated villages around Pokhran, many initially said they would vote against Modi because they disapproved of the nationalistic rhetoric. But they eventually admitted that their real concern is the Thakur or Brahmin sarpanch who has recently won on a BJP ticket. The biggest liability of the election, no matter who wins, may be that internal and external enemies have seamlessly melded together.


The outcome will ultimately depend on the contestation between a sizeable group of Modi fans, and the resulting counter-mobilization that is underway among groups who feel left out, particularly Muslims and Scheduled Castes (SCs).


Musuruddhin Khan (35), for example, voted for the BJP in 2014 from Jodhpur. “But this time, the Modi leher will collapse,"" he says. The perception that the government’s management of the economy has been weak is rampant among SCs. “It has been hard to make ends meet in the last five years,"" says Jai Ram Mehiwal (44), a Vajpayee-era BJP voter who belongs to Chandan village in Jodhpur. “My feeling after seeing this government is Pappu (Rahul) pass ho gaya. Gappu (Modi) fail ho gaya. The enemy’s enemy is our friend,"" he adds.",0
"Further, Check Point mentioned that it notified Xiaomi about the vulnerability and the company has since released a patch to fix the same.",1
"The Mindframe gaming headset comes with an active earcup cooling system powered by thermoelectric magnets instead of fans. The interiors are made of fabric for better breathability. It also supports noise cancellation, keeping the ambient noise out during gaming. It is a wired headset and connects to all PC via USB.


mint-india-wire HP OMEN 15HP OMEN 15 reviewHP gaming notebookHPOmenHP Omen Mindframe headsetTechnology",1
"The Congress could get more votes in the 2018 assembly elections than the TRS only in two Lok Sabha constituencies, Khammam and Mahbubabad.


KCR’s son and TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, also known as KTR, refuted Gudur Narayana Reddy’s claims that those who defected to the TRS could leave the party in future. KTR said that these MLAs have written letters stating that they will resign from their seats. During a media interaction at his office on Thursday, KTR pointed out that various leaders from other parties have also been joining the Congress in the presence of its national president Rahul Gandhi.


“Unfortunately, today, the Congress is the only option for the people as the main opposition party in the state. The party needs to win at least a few seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, to at least make a statement that it has some presence in the state,"" said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"Xiaomi Corp.’s billionaire co-founder, shrugging off a share slump that wiped $6 billion off its market value in just three days, expects the advent of next-generation wireless to energize demand for its smartphones.


The Chinese devices maker is now focusing on pushing upmarket while expanding into Europe, forgoing the US, Chief Executive Officer Lei Jun told Bloomberg Television. He didn’t outline his reasons for avoiding the world’s largest economy, once deemed a promising arena for Xiaomi but now increasingly hostile to Chinese corporations.


On Thursday, Xiaomi announced plans to give its bargain “Redmi"" label more prominence so it can begin to raise prices and specs on its flagship Mi gadgets. That effort to elevate its name comes as the smartphone boom plateaus and China’s economy decelerates. But rivals such as Huawei Technologies Co. have already claimed a share of the higher end of the market, encroaching on Apple Inc.’s turf.",1
"Jobs presided over a historic run of innovation in his second tour at Apple, from the iMac to the iPod to the iPhone to the iPad. In his seven years as chief executive, Cook has announced the Apple Watch and AirPods, which have done well but have been far from iPhone-like industry changers.


Apple has been working on artificial intelligence and self-driving car technology — but most industry insiders believe it is way behind competitors like Alphabet. Then there is the world of digital health, where Apple would face intense regulations and bureaucracy.


Or maybe Apple will try to build glasses that overlay a digital interface on what people see. That technology, called augmented reality, faces enormous technical hurdles — as well as the challenge of getting people to wear a computer on their face. Think of a (hopefully) stylish version of Google’s oft-mocked Google Glass.


Whatever he does, Cook faces enormous expectations. It takes a lot to fuel growth at a company that had $265.6 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year.


The Apple Watch dominates the market for wearable technology and would be a smash hit for any other company. For Apple? Watches are still counted in the “other products"" category in financial results.


Apple IncTim CookApple sharesApple Qualcomm caseUS China trade relationsChina trade warApple China baniPhone ban",1
"Xiaomi devices including Redmi 6, Note 5 Pro, Note 6 Pro, Mi TV and Mi Band HRX edition are available with discounts during the ""I Love Mi Days"" sale


The top-spec variant of the Redmi Note 5 Pro has received a temporary discount which brings its price down to ₹12,999",1
"The Facebook CEO has been telegraphing some of these changes to investors for the past six months, but his Wednesday blog post is the first time he has explained the idea to the more than two billion people that use Facebook's services and look at its ads.


Those ads are expected to generate $67 billion in revenue this year, according to the research firm eMarketer.


If everything falls into place, Facebook will also display similar advertising on the privacy-protected messaging services. Those services are also likely to offer other moneymaking features, such as a digital wallet, as Facebook attempts to build something similar to Tencent's popular WeChat service in Asia.


""If you think about your life, you probably spend more time communicating privately than publicly,"" Zuckerberg said in his AP interview. ""The overall opportunity here is a lot larger than what we have built in terms of Facebook and Instagram."" That's far from proven.


While Facebook has already tried to show ads in the Messenger app, it's seen only limited success, and hasn't even tested the concept in WhatsApp since it acquired that service for $22 billion in 2014.


""There are some huge unknowns about how successful Facebook is going to be rolling advertising into a more private messaging environment,"" said eMarketer analyst Debra Aho Williamson.",1
"The iPhone maker is seeking tax relief and other incentives from the government to begin assembling more handsets and open its branded stores, and its proposal to set up a manufacturing unit is also being evaluated.


Cook attributed the lacklustre sales to customers holding on to their iPhones longer, macroeconomic factors and the strength of the US dollar


New Delhi: Although Apple CEO Tim Cook skipped mentioning India directly during the company's earnings call with analysts, he stressed that there are several factors why iPhone sales are not picking up in the emerging markets.


""The customers are holding on to their older iPhones a bit longer than in the past. When you pair this with the macroeconomic factors, particularly in emerging markets, it resulted in iPhone revenue that was down 15% from last year,"" Cook told analysts late Tuesday.


""One of those factors, weak macro-conditions in some emerging markets, was significantly more severe than we originally foresaw, especially in Greater China. That challenge was compounded by quarterly iPhone upgrades that were lower than we anticipated,"" Cook explained.",1
"Analysts cautioned against rising risk to the fiscal consolidation efforts from higher expenditure outlay in the budget


India's 10-year government bond yield rose nearly 10 basis points on Friday as analyst expected government to face challenges in meeting its target for fiscal year 2020 after interim finance minister Piyush Goyal announced tax gift for middle class and cash transfer for farmers ahead of final elections due in May.


An announcement of record borrowing plan at ₹7.04 trillion for fiscal year 2020, higher than ₹6.4 trillion according to Bloomberg estimates, to meet the expenditure targets weighed on bond yields.


The Interim Budget 2019 has not increased the basic exemption limit from ₹2.50 lakh, it has increased tax rebate under Section 87A from ₹2,500 to ₹12,500 and would cover taxpayers having taxable income up to ₹5, 00,000.",3
"The code goes in detail over the issue of political advertisements including transparency in paid political advertisements


NEW DELHI: A day after their meeting with officials of the Election Commission (EC) social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter have resolved to adopt a voluntary code of ethics for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections which including a reporting mechanism to deal with complaints, facilitating transparency in paid political advertisements, expeditiously process or take action on paid political advertisements.",0
"Both Chhabra and Yadav agree that the community is yet to grow. While all these platforms are currently dealing in smaller house parties only, neither is meant just for that.


In the long run, both platforms could also allow their hosts to offer large-scale events to users. In fact, Yadav calls his platform a “marketplace"" where people can put up events.


Further, in the long run, these platforms can also take advantage of the user data they get in order to enhance their products. Yadav says MyScoot plans to use data mining technologies in future, to track user behaviour on the website and then target people with the right kind of hosts and events on the platform.


Tech platforms monetizing the party circuit isn’t exactly a new trend. While Facebook has been creating a catalogue of events near you, here are some apps that can come in-handy:",1
"Xiaomi also launched a 10W, 10,000mAh portable wireless charger at the event which will be sold seperately. A 20W wireless car charger was also unveiled at the event.


Coming to optics, the Mi 9 hosts an AI-enabled triple camera setup at the back. The module consists of a 48MP Sony IMX 586 primary sensor, 12MP depth sensor and a 16MP Sony IMX481 sensor with a wide angle lens sitting on top of it. The 48MP sensor allows pixel binning, which means it combines four pixels during low light scenarios. This effectively gives it larger pixels, hence resulting in superior low light performance. The resolution, however, is reduced to 12MP due to the binning.


Xiaomi also announced the Mi 9 Explorer Edition with a semi transparent back panel. 12GB of RAM, 256GB internal storage and a 7P lens with f/1.47 aperture differentiates the Explorer Edition from the regular Mi 9. It is priced at 3,999 Yuan (about ₹42,000).",1
"Both smartphones run Android Pie 9 with Xiaomi's MIUI 10 custom ROM running atop and are backed by 4,000mAh batteries. The front of the two smartphones features the same 6.3-inch display with a U-shaped notch that houses the front-facing camera.


Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, infrared port and a USB Type-C port. ",1
"Apple’s A12 Bionic chip is tried and tested now, and it doesn’t falter on the new iPad Air either. If you use a tablet only for browsing, watching movies, etc., then the new processor will not make much of a difference to you. However, if you’re buying it for editing and similar activities, the A12 Bionic is more future-proof.


That also means the 2019 iPad Air isn’t an “upgrade"" for anyone who doesn’t intend to use the Apple Pencil, or actually “create"" some content using the tablet. The new processor and its accompanying augmented reality and artificial intelligence capabilities make it more future proof.


The last major change in the 2019 variant of the iPad Air is the display. Apple’s Retina display still support the DCI-P3 colour gamut and has excellent colour reproduction in general.


The accuracy of the display will be important to those who edit photos, etc., on the device. That said, the extra inch or so of display real estate may not make a big difference.",1
"The scrip jumped 11.19 per cent to close at ₹132.70 on BSE. During the day, it climbed 13.78 per cent to ₹135.80


Shares of SpiceJet continued to rise for fourth day in a row Tuesday, zooming over 11 per cent on plans to expand its fleet and announcement of new international destinations.


The scrip jumped 11.19 per cent to close at ₹132.70 on BSE. During the day, it climbed 13.78 per cent to ₹135.80.",3
"The top court observed that the increase in use of VVPAT paper trails from one EVM to five will not require further manpower, nor will it delay the process of counting votes. The delay, it said, will be by only five hours and, therefore, the date of the poll announcement will be the same.


The bench, however, made it very clear that it was not doubting the accuracy of election results or the role of the election commission, which is a constitutional body.


Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said later in the day that the party was not satisfied with the Supreme Court’s order and will seek a review. “No, we are not satisfied with the counting of only five VVPATs...I think, the Supreme Court should re-examine its decision,"" he said.",0
"The event is the second announced by Apple so far this year. It’s holding an event in Cupertino, California, on March 25 to announce video-streaming and magazine subscription services.",1
"The director credits Maanayata for putting together the film, who is also producing it under their banner Sanjay Dutt Productions


“The person who bought the rights met Sanju baba for a different project but he happened to have the DVD of our film, for which he also had the rights


 The other Tamil film was not happening and he put this proposal (of remaking ‘Prasthanam’) and Sanju baba said he has seen the film and Maanayata is a big fan of it and he immediately showed interest in doing the film


“Then it was all headed by her, she is (involved) into every detail, nuances and nitty gritties of this, she has contributed a lot in reshaping the film,” he said",2
"PSU firms, including Coal India Ltd., NHPC Ltd., are on a buying spree to help the govt to meet asset-sale target


Seven weeks into 2019, two dozen companies led by technology major Infosys Ltd. have announced or completed plans to buy ₹170.5 billion ($2.4 billion) of their own stock, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. This compares with about ₹545 billion for all of 2018, which was the highest in at least six years, the data show.


“Buybacks this year are likely to equal the year before, if not exceed, as improving liquidity boosts cash flows for companies,"" said Sameer Kalra, president of Target Investing, an investment advisory firm based in Mumbai.",3
"Filmmaker Ron Howard has said that he is in negotiations with Disney for a sequel series to his 1988 feature Willow for the studio’s upcoming streaming service Disney+


The film follows a dwarf named Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) who is reluctantly forced into playing a critical role in protecting a special infant named Elora Danan from an evil queen (Jean Marsh)",2
"He added that the entire country would like to know why the EC permitted the achievements of Indian scientists to be politically coloured during a general election.


Defending the decision of the government, finance minister Arun Jaitley accused the opposition of raising “clerical objections"". “While we are discussing national security and geopolitical situation, the opposition is raising clerical objections in Mission Shakti. It reminds of the saying when the finger points to the moon, the idiot always points to the finger.""",0
"The protests over alleged misuse of law enforcement authorities come weeks after the H.D.Kumaraswamy-led coalition government had accused the BJP at the Centre of targeting political opponents with selective raids by the Income Tax (I-T) department and other central investigation agencies.


“@BJP4Karnataka will be staging mass protests on May 6th in all the district headquarters against the undeclared #EmergencyInKarnataka by the ruling Co-Ja govt. We as a whole will stand with Karyakartas who are being framed on fake charges & flimsy cases by the state govt,"" Shobha Karandlaje, the BJP member of parliament from Udupi-Chikmagaluru, wrote on Twitter on Sunday.


The #EmergencyInKarnataka hashtag has been trending on the microblogging site after the arrests of right-wing sympathisers in the state over allegations, including circulation of fake and inciting letters and other serious charges. The BJP is highlighting the arrests of Mahesh Vikram Hegde, the editor of online news portal Postcard News, Hemant Kumar, a former journalist, and three other right-wing sympathisers.",0
"In a video shared on her social media accounts, she said, “Yes, it’s me and I am so excited and I hope you guys are excited too",2
"""For a first-of-its-kind product, a 5% premium on listing day is quite good. As things settle and investors begin to understand the product a little more, we're confident that there will be an upswing,"" said Arjun Lall, partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, the law firm that was involved in the structuring of the REIT.


""The Embassy REIT is also paving way for how investors view real estate assets. In the next two years, we are expecting atleast 5-6 more REIT offerings,"" Lall added.


Embassy Office Parks' portfolio comprises seven office parks and four prime city-centre office buildings, totaling 32.7 million sq.ft as of 31 December 2018, with strategic amenities, including two completed and two under-construction hotels totalling 1,096 keys, food courts, employee transportation and childcare facilities. Embassy has invested in high-quality assets in Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai and Noida.",3
Actor Jason Momoa on Wednesday released a video in which he shaved off his signature beard and mustache in order to promote recycling,2
"According to Sebi regulations, a firm gets one year to hit the primary market after receiving regulatory approval for an IPO.


The Reliance Insurance IPO comprised fresh issue of a little over 1.67 crore shares by the company and an offer of sale of 5.03 crore shares by Reliance Capital.",3
"Apple's move to offer iTunes Movie and TV Show services on Samsung Smart TVs comes at a time its seeking new ways to increase revenue


mint-india-wire applesamsungapple samsung partnershipsamsung smart tvitunes movieapple tv showsapple itunesamazon fire stickgoogle chromecasttechnology


New Delhi: Apple has said it will offer iTunes Movie and TV Show services, along with Airplay 2 technology, on Samsung’s smart TVs. The move comes at a time when Apple is seeking new ways to increase its revenue. Mint analyses how the services will work and how this will impact Apple.",1
"Chandrababu Naidu charged the ECI of being 'one-sided' and in favour of the main Opposition, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)


Hyderabad: A day before the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday charged the Election Commission of India (ECI) of taking undemocratic and arbitrary steps. Naidu, in a letter to the ECI, charged the body of being “one-sided"" and in favour of the main Opposition, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), led by its president Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy.",0
"Previously, Realme had an exclusive partnership with Reliance stores for offline sales of the products.",1
"Ananya too features in the song and lip syncs some rap that goes “Hashtag love, hashtag this, hashtag that


Watch Student of the Year 2 song Jatt Ludhiyane Da here:Starring Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria in lead roles, Student of the Year 2 is directed by Punit Malhotra",2
"“The committee members examined in detail the transcript of PM's message, inputs given by DG (director general), DD and DG, AIR and all correspondence received from them. It is clear that Doordarshan only used the feed provided by ANI (news agency Asia News International). The All India Radio has taken audio output as broadcast by Doordarshan news for dissemination over All India Radio network,"" the appointed committee said in its report.


While DD in its response to EC said that the telecast was not live and its source was ANI, it added that it subscribes to ANI 'which provides the visuals of news events round the clock' and that the PM's message was telecast by over 60 other news channels.",0
"To be sure, the fiscal stimulus announced in the interim budget and the recent rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have some positive impact on manufacturers’ businesses. However, for now, other factors, such as election-related uncertainty and fears of a global slowdown, could be weighing on business optimism.",3
"In the company’s conference call with analysts on Thursday, the management indicated a rough ride in FY20. Maruti Suzuki’s forecast of 4-8% sales growth for the current fiscal year is a damper.


Auto stocks faced a rough ride in the past year, with the BSE Auto index shedding nearly one-fourth of its value at a time when the broader markets rose marginally.


If Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s words carry weight, it looks like fiscal year 2020 (FY20) will be another year when the going will be tough.


In the company’s conference call with analysts on Thursday, the management indicated a rough ride in FY20. Maruti Suzuki’s forecast of 4-8% sales growth for the current fiscal year is a damper.",3
"The BJP said it will create an essential devices list and a separate pricing policy for medical devices to ensure their accessibility and affordability to masses.


BJP has also promised to set up one medical college or post graduate medical college in every district, through public or private participation, by 2024. To start with 75 such medical institutes will be set up by 2022. This would ensure availability and accessibility of quality secondary and tertiary medical care to the citizens across the diverse landscape of our country, the party claimed.


When its program Mission Indradhanush has increased immunization among children and pregnant women, the BJP has vouched for full immunization and ending tuberculosis (TB). “We will ensure full immunization coverage for all the children and pregnant women by 2022. Tuberculosis claims more lives every year than any other infectious disease. As on today, more than 25 lakh citizens are suffering from TB while over 3 lakh persons die due to TB every year. The disease mainly affects the poor and malnourished. We have rolled out a special mission to eliminate TB from India by 2025. We will ensure this becomes a success much ahead of the target given in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),"" the manifesto said.",0
"According to researchers, fraud in the mobile channel has grown significantly over the last several years, with 70% of artifice originating in the mobile channel in 2018.


In particular, fraud from mobile apps increased 680% between 2015 and 2018, said the study, adding the use of rogue mobile applications to defraud consumers was on the rise.",1
"FPIs had pulled out a net ₹5,360 crore from the capital markets (both equity and debt) in January. Photo: iStock


New Delhi: Foreign investors have pumped in a net sum of ₹11,096 crore into the Indian capital markets in April so far, driven by global and domestic factors.


Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) were net buyers for the previous two months as well, infusing a net sum of ₹11,182 crore in February and ₹45,981 crore in March.",3
"However, it’s worth noting here that airlines have settled for lower passenger load factors in the bargain. IndiGo and SpiceJet saw their load factors drop 320-340 basis points on a year-on-year basis. Jet’s load factors declined marginally, supported to an extent by a decline in its capacity. One hundred basis points equal one percentage point.


Improving pricing at a time when load factors have dropped essentially means that the quality of traffic has improved, pointed out Deb of ICICI Securities. In short, passengers have had to pay more to travel.


Of course, not everything is hunky-dory. For instance, some analysts are concerned that SpiceJet’s profits were boosted by an unusual jump in its other operating income. IndiGo is facing a challenge because of a shortage of pilots, which is beginning to bite. “The scale of the problem is not large enough yet to warrant a cut in earnings estimates, although the situation needs close monitoring,"" said an analyst, requesting anonymity.


Jet has its own peculiar financial problems. It reported massive consolidated loss of ₹732 crore for the December quarter. Jet’s board has approved a bank-led provisional resolution plan, which estimates a funding gap of ₹8,500 crore to be met by equity infusion, debt restructuring and sale/sale and lease back/refinancing of aircraft, among others.


“While efforts are being made to rationalize costs and rejig the existing network to reduce losses, adequate capital support to execute the plan will be key for the airline’s revival,"" wrote analysts from SBICAP Securities Ltd in its Jet result review report on 15 February.",3
London: Elon Musk saw $1.1 billion wiped from his net worth in the first two minutes of New York trading as Tesla Inc. shares sank as much as 11%.,3
"Honor’s parent brand, Huawei, will launch its first Y-series smartphone in India, the Huawei Y9. The Huawei Y9 will come with a 6.5-inch display running a resolution of 2340x1080. Powering the Y9 will be Huawei’s own Kirin 710 SoC paired with either 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The back of the phone sports a 16MP+2MP dual camera setup, with f/2.0 aperture. The front of the smartphone also has a dual camera system consisting of a 13MP+2MP clicker with f/2.4 aperture.


Xiaomi is also gearing up for its next generation of smartphones. Several Xiaomi devices made their way to TENAA listings, but only the Redmi 7has a final launch date so far. The Redmi 7 will be launched on January 10 and if we are lucky, we will probably see the Redmi Note 7 share the stage with it.


The Redmi 7 boasts a refreshed design which is unlike other Xiaomi devices. The Chinese smartphone major has taken a more conventional design approach with the Redmi 7, as it now comes with dual tone gradient glass back. Xiaomi stuck with metal backs for its Redmi smartphones last year, which have started to look a bit dated.",1
"Mocking Modi's social media campaign, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said, ""Defensive tweet Mr Modi! You feeling a little guilty today"" as he tagged a picture of the prime minister with fugitive businessmen such as Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi besides industrialists Anil Ambani and Gautam Adani.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 0.7%, while foreign investors have bought $9.32 billion in equity and $11.6 million in the debt market


The Indian rupee on Friday strengthened against the US dollar after local equity markets surged as global crude oil prices fell for the second session after having surged above $75 a barrel.",3
"Users will be able to use their current BlackBerry IDs to login to BBMe, but will have to set up new accounts and passwords, meaning their current conversations, texts, stickers etc will not be transferred. (AFP)


BlackBerry Messenger was first introduced in 2005 and was one of the primary reasons people bought BlackBerry’s phones


One of the first instant messaging applications, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), is going to shut down on May 31. On April 18, Emtek, the company that has run BBM since 2016, announced the closure of the consumer version of the app. The company cited dwindling number of users as the reason for the closure.",1
"The OnePlus 6T line-up is the most expensive OnePlus phones have ever been. But it delivers some of the latest features in the market—a trendy design, in-display fingerprint sensor and a bigger battery.


Design: The OnePlus 6T looks modern with minimalistic front bezel design and a bigger display. In terms of build quality and user comfort, it is a replica of the predecessor—the edges are curved and the narrow form factor makes it easy to hold in one hand. The fingerprint sensor is now placed on the screen. While the experience of in-display sensors hasn’t been the same as physical fingerprint sensors in some of the other phones, it’s certainly better in OnePlus 6T’s case.


Display: While users get a 6.41-inch screen, not all apps support the teardrop interface, and one can see black bars pop up on the top. In apps where it works, it feels less intrusive compared to the wider notches on some phones, including the OnePlus 6. The display retains its vivid colours otherwise and the wide viewing angles.",1
"Shares of Reliance Communications Ltd or RCom today slumped over 48% in morning trade after the company has decided to opt for insolvency proceedings, following its failure to sell assets for paying back its lenders. RCom fell as much as 48.27% on BSE to ₹6 a share intraday. At 9.40 am, the stock was trading at ₹7.34 on BSE, down 36.7% from its previous close. In comparison, benchmark Sensex fell 0.23% to 36,386.78 points.


RCom’s USD bonds due November 2020 rose 2 cents on the dollar to 25.02 cents, the biggest move since September 20, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg.


Shares of other Anil Ambani group companies also fell. Reliance Capital Ltd declined 11%, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd 7%, Reliance Power Ltd 11%, and Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd 11%.",3
"Also, work has begun on the sequel of Sunny and Anil’s another hit film Apne (2009) that starred the three Deols – Sunny, Bobby and Dharmendra",2
"#MCU #Avengers #Endgame #EndgamePremiereLA #EndgamePremiere”Gizmodo’s Germain Lussier shared on Twitter, “Wow


”Collider’s Steven Weintraub tweeted, “Don’t know how any @MarvelStudios fan walks out of #AvengersEndgame disappointed",2
"The state Cabinet approved the decision via circulation on March 8, as the cabinet meeting could not be held


PANAJI: The Goa government has approved setting up two Information Technology parks in North Goa that are expected to create employment in the IT sector.",1
"Lower tariffs have also resulted in growing adoption of smartphones. In absolute terms, the number of wireless broadband users has risen from 154 million in August 2016 to 521.8 million in January 2019.


In January itself, the industry added 21 million broadband subscribers, the highest in more than a year. Bharti Airtel Ltd led the growth, adding 10 million subscribers. Additions at Reliance Jio slowed from a high of 13 million in September 2018 to 9.3 million in January 2019, points out a report by Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. Even so, Reliance Jio continues to hold the lion’s share (55.5%) of the wireless broadband market.",3
"Cable landing stations or submarine cables are vital international telecommunication links between countries across the world, making them an essential element in telecommunication services including broadband connectivity. Mumbai currently has four of the 10 cable landing stations in the country. Mumbai is followed by Bengaluru and NCR region with 27 and 19 data centres, respectively.",1
"Rakul Preet Singh, who has acted in South and few Hindi films like Yaariyan, Aiyaary, says her aim is to be part of good films irrespective of the language in which they are made


Rakul has acted mainly in Telugu and Tamil language films and has worked with biggest of the actors like Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Ram Charan and Allu Arjun


In Bollywood she has had two releases Yaariyan and Aiyaary and is now looking forward to Ajay Devgn’s De De Pyaar De


 At the end of it, all I want to have some great films to my credit, irrespective of which language it is in,” Rakul told PTI",2
"However, it seems like the government is facing challenges in land acquisition yet again. Almost 34 of the 100-plus road projects awarded under HAM are stuck, unable to increase pace of execution as the mobilization advance is not given by the government until the appointed date is fixed. The date is announced only after the government secures 80% right of way for a project.


Does this mean history will repeat itself? Will infrastructure firms once again be caught in delays, high working capital outlays, cost overruns and low rates of return?


Dilip Buildcon Ltd, Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Ltd and MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd, are the top three bidders in HAM road projects. Along with Ashoka Buildcon Ltd and PNC Infratech Ltd, they account for about 60% of total contracts awarded under this format. These firms have large order books, amounting to about two-three times their annual revenue.",3
"On 15 March, the REIT had raised ₹1,743 crore by allocating units to institutional investors as part of its anchor book allocation, stock exchange data showed.


The anchor book is that part of an IPO which bankers can allot to institutional investors on a discretionary basis. These subscriptions open a day before the launch of an IPO and are seen as a gauge of institutional investors’ interest.


A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an investment vehicle that allows people to invest in real estate and hold properties under it, and then lease it out to earn rental income. In India, REITs are only allowed for holding commercial properties.


The Embassy Office Parks REIT IPO, backed by global private equity firm Blackstone Group LP and Bengaluru-based developer Embassy Property Developments Pvt. Ltd, aimed to raise ₹4,750 crore by issuing shares at ₹299-300 apiece.",3
"Actor Chloe Grace Moretz believes it is important to teach children that love is an emotion that is beyond prejudice


 I had two gay brothers in my family, and our little cousins have known my brothers as gay from the time they were little bitty babies


“It’s just like saying ‘I’m not gonna give my kid the full colouring box because right now they should only draw with black and white’ – we don’t work that way",2
"The back of the camera features a 3-inch TFT LCD touchscreen “monitor"" with (approximately) 100% field of view, a 0.21-inch viewfinder with diopter adjustment (-4 to +3 dioptres) and navigation and shortcut buttons.


The TFT touchscreen is a bit dim, doesn’t reproduce colours accurately and doesn’t swivel or tilt, so I ended up using the viewfinder most of the times. I would have preferred a movable OLED screen instead of TFT.


I also loathed the button layout and the sheer size of them. There is very little travel, feedback and they’re just too small.


While there is no shortage of Fn keys lying around on the camera, Leica was a bit stingy to provide one for changing ISO—it is a crucial parameter of photography which requires at least 4 odd taps on the screen or navigation buttons and cannot be assigned even in the settings.


And while we are at it, you’ll be surprised to know that C-Lux shares a lot of its looks (and features) with the Panasonic Lumix TZ200, which costs about 20 grand less. Let that absorb in for a while before we move on to the next segment.


Absolutely no compromise in this department—there’s a beautiful Leica DC Vario-Elmar aspherical lens with a focal range (35mm equivalent) of 24mm-360mm. The variable aperture values sit at f/3.3 at the wide end and f/6.4 at the telephoto.",1
"Speakers and headphones on display from firms like Harman Kardon boast similar voice capabilities for queueing up new music.


But sector specialists note that the bewildering arrays of gadgets that can be controlled and tasks completed with spoken commands alone -- from turning on the heating to ordering a taxi -- are racing ahead of users.


“Early adopters will have limited evidence on which to base their own best practices"" in dealing with voice technology, Gartner predicts.


Many may not even be aware of their silicon-powered butlers’ prodigious talents, using them instead as simple speech-driven search engines.",1
"Jared Leto was reportedly supposed to appear in a Batman movie opposite Ben Affleck but after the failure of Justice League, the plans were cancelled and Affleck exited the role


 Now DC films are divided into their own self-contained universes and there isn’t an overarching cinematic universe like the Marvel Cinematic Universe",2
"New Delhi: Keeping two separate phones for work and personal use can be a hassle as it requires employees to keep two devices on them all the time. But storing both work and personal information on one device can also put you and your company at risk, cautions Sukesh Jain, senior vice president, IT and mobile enterprise business at Samsung India.


Letting the company handle it: Many companies use mobile device management (MDM) services such as Samsung Knox for Enterprises, Google Apps Mobile Management, Citrix XenMobile, AirWatch by VMware and Microsoft Intune. Compatible with both Android and iOS devices. These tools segregate work apps into encrypted compartments, allowing IT administrators more control over passwords and the option to wipe all the data if the employee loses the device or leaves the company. However, many companies do not use these paid services since they add up to their IT expenses. Besides, users too are wary of IT-backed MDM solutions, which can be misused by companies since they can read messages, check browsing history, and track device’s location.


For such users, Samsung’s Knox provides a mutli-layered solution, which is built into the device hardware of most high and mid-range Samsung smartphones. It allow users to create a “secure folder"", which uses encryption to create a secure area on the device where the user can keep their work apps, documents, photos and files locked away with a password or biometric data, such as iris or fingerprints. Apps in the secure folder are kept separately on the device and will not be visible to apps outside of it. It allows users to access their work apps without rebooting the smartphone. “The Knox platform can verify each piece of software that loads. If verification fails, Knox either records the tampering by flipping a one-time fuse called the Knox Warranty Bit, or prevents further booting,"" adds Jain.",1
"A Bloomberg note said Indian markets were upgraded to overweight on the outlook for earnings, BNP Paribas SA analysts wrote in a note dated March 30.


Tata Motors surged 5% after its cumulative sales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market were 1,92,333 units this fiscal year (April 2018-February 2019), an increase of 15% over 1,67,055 units in the year-ago period.",3
"NEW DELHI: Under a heavy blanket of security, Srinagar recorded a dismal 13% voter turnout—down from 25.7% in 2014—as the valley went to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.


At the other end of the security spectrum, a paramilitary soldier was injured in a bomb blast in Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh, even though turnout was high.


In Kanker and Rajnandgaon, turnout stood at 71.19% and 71.55%, respectively. While Rajnandgaon was rocked by an improvised explosive device blast during the polls, in which an Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldier was injured, both areas defied calls for poll boycott by Naxals and large numbers turned out to vote. The Bastar Lok Sabha constituency saw a 56% voter turnout in the first phase.",0
"Shetty set up UK-incorporated Finablr about a year ago to consolidate his financial-services brands, which include Travelex and UAE Exchange Centre LLC. The firm handled more than 150 million transactions in 2018, according to its website. Shetty is also the founder of NMC Health Plc, which trades in London.


A listing could value the holding firm at as much as $3.5 billion and may raise about $1 billion, depending on investor appetite, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.",3
"The Trump White House has said in the past that it could endorse a broad data privacy law. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)


A national law, the first of its kind in the US, could allow people to see or prohibit the use of their data


The big tech companies have been nervously eyeing a tough privacy law taking effect next year in California


Washington: Momentum is gaining in Washington for a privacy law that could sharply rein in the ability of the largest technology companies to collect and make money off people's personal data.


A national law, the first of its kind in the US, could allow people to see or prohibit the use of their data. Companies would need permission to release such information. If it takes effect, a law would also likely shrink Big Tech's profits from its lucrative business of making personal data available to advertisers so they can pinpoint specific consumers to target.


Behind the drive for a law is rising concern over the compromise of private data held by Facebook, Google and other tech giants that have earned riches by aggregating consumer information. The industry traditionally has been lightly regulated and has resisted closer oversight as a threat to its culture of free-wheeling innovation.


Support for a privacy law is part of a broader effort by regulators and lawmakers to lessen the domination of companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. Some, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic presidential candidate, have called for the tech giants to be split up.


The big tech companies have been nervously eyeing a tough privacy law taking effect next year in California. That measure will allow Californians to see the personal data being collected on them and where it's being distributed and to forbid the sale of it. With some exceptions, consumers could also request that their personal information be deleted entirely.",1
"The S&P 500 Index dipped 0.3% to 2,792.35 at 12:44 pm in New York. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 0.4% to the lowest in almost two weeks. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dipped 1.9%. The MSCI Emerging Market Index fell 1.2%.


The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dipped 0.1%. The euro rose 0.1% to $1.1316. The British pound decreased 0.2% to $1.3176. The Japanese yen declined 0.1% to 110.02 per dollar.",3
"Kalyan has also been credited by political analysts for pushing the TDP to victory by consolidating the Kapu community, to which he belongs, behind Naidu, especially in the East and West Godavari districts, which the TDP had swept in the 2014 assembly elections.


A senior TDP leader, who did not want to be identified, said that while the party will join hands with the Congress at the national level (anti-BJP coalition), it will not do so for Andhra Pradesh elections, given that the Congress is still being seen as a non-player. Public sentiment with regard to the bifurcation of the state was so negative against the grand old party in 2014, that it had failed to win even a single assembly and Lok Sabha seat, in spite of being in power for 10 years at the centre.


In 2014, the TDP had won 102 seats (in a pre-poll alliance with the BJP), the YSRCP won 67 seats, and the BJP four out of the 175 assembly seats. Subsequently, more than 20 YSRCP members of legislative assembly (MLAs) defected to the TDP. However, this February, two TDP MPs (Members of Parliament) quit the party to join the YSRCP.",0
"Among those fielded from Telangana include Ramesh Rathod (Dilabad), A Chandra Sekhar (Peddapalle), Ponnam Prabhakar (Karimnagar), K Madan Mohan Rao (Zahirabad), Gali Anil Kumar (Medak), A Revanth Reddy (Malkajgiri), Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (Chevella) and Porika Balram Naik from Mahabubabad.


Konda Vishweshwar Reddy is a sitting Lok Sabha MP from the same seat, but had contested as a TRS candidate. He had recently joined the Congress and is married to the daughter of the Apollo Hospital's founder.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"While some game stores are offering new titles for monthly subscription fee, others are giving big discounts",1
"There are 80.73 voters in the state this time against 80.07 million in the 2014 elections, when the voter turnout was 60.36%, according to the Election Commission. The population of Maharashtra is 112.30 million, according to the 2011 Census. Urban areas make up 45.2% of the population, making Maharashtra one of the most urbanised states of India. The sex ratio has improved from 922 in 2001 to 929 in 2011. The share of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is 11.8% and 9.4%, respectively. The literacy level is 82.3%. About 44% are working class people, excluding those involved in agriculture.


Agricultural distress, lack of jobs and reservations are the key issues for voters. Farmers of Maharashtra were always considered the most prosperous in the country. Despite this, the state has seen the highest number of street protests by farmers in the last three years due to non-remunerative farm prices. The state is among the biggest generators of employment in the country. However, the Marathas have demanded a quota for their community in education and jobs. The state government bowed to this demand and passed a bill proposing 16% quota for them in these two fields. This decision has been challenged in court.",0
"“In order to secure a GCC support package similar to that given to Bahrain, Oman would have to undertake serious budgetary reforms, and would also have to see a change in its more neutral political orientation to a more pro-Saudi position,"" said Mohammed Elmi, a London-based emerging-market portfolio manager at Federated Investors U.K. Brent crude prices at around $60 per barrel are below what Oman needs to balance its budget, he said.


Philipp Good, Zurich-based chief executive officer of Fisch Asset Management AG, said he isn’t worried about the nation’s credit profile, for now. The sultanate is starting to diversify away from oil, investing in infrastructure and focusing on tourism, he said. Oman also plans to introduce value added tax this year.


“I see it as a double-B credit; it is priced as a single-B credit,"" Good said. “As long as we have this discrepancy, you can imagine we’d remain overweight.""",3
"“He put his heart and soul into the role of Chewbacca and it showed in every frame of the films, from his knock-kneed running, firing his bowcaster from the hip, his bright blue eyes, down to each subtle movement of his head and mouth,” Mayhew’s family said in its statement


 A film producer had spotted Mayhew in a photograph, and he was ultimately cast to play the Minoton — a towering bronze figure — in the 1977 movie Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger


Shortly thereafter, he was recommended to George Lucas, who decided that Mayhew would be a good candidate to play Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy",2
"True, there was some good news in that the average discount of ₹15,125 per vehicle offered in the March quarter is much lower than the all-time high discount of ₹24,300 offered in the December quarter. Besides, inventory levels have normalized since April, with the company aligning production to the slowing demand in the market.


Yet, Maruti Suzuki faces adversities, along with its peers. The most glaring concern is the impact of spiralling fuel prices, which can further affect buyer sentiment. Besides, auto companies face higher costs on account of safety regulation compliance and the new technology demands under BS-VI emission standards.


Further, operating margins will be under pressure due to subdued volumes, higher commodity prices and adverse forex costs. On top of it all, the company has to contend with continued product discounts. In the March quarter, Maruti Suzuki’s Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margin fell 370 basis points to 10.5%, far lower than Bloomberg’s consensus estimate of 11.5%.",3
"Globally, spot gold was trading lower at $1,271.50 an ounce, while silver was down at $14.72 an ounce in New York.


In the national capital, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity declined by ₹250 each to ₹32,620 and ₹32,450 per 10 gram, respectively.",3
"Late Night is quite reminiscent of the 2010 film Morning Glory that starred Rachel McAdams alongside Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton


 Morning Glory centered on a failing talk show host whose show gets new energy when McAdams steps in as the producer",2
"Certain users around the world were facing trouble in accessing widely used Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook apps earlier on Wednesday, in one of the longest outages faced by the company in the recent past.


""Anddddd... we're back,"" Instagram tweeted along with GIF image of Oprah Winfrey screaming in excitement. Facebook did not provide an update.


Social media users in parts of United States, Japan and some parts Europe were affected by the outage, according to DownDetector's live outage map.",1
HanWay Films has picked up the international sales rights and will commence sales at the Cannes Film Festival,2
"The rights issue price has been set at ₹220, or 31% discount to prevailing prices at the time of the issue announcement. “This is to ensure minimum 90% subscription, a regulatory requirement,"" analysts at JM Financial Institutional Equities wrote in a note to clients. It’s not clear if Singtel will receive any of the nearly $250 million in value it is giving up to GIC, by letting it buy shares in the rights issue at this substantial discount. If not, GIC has been granted a fairly sweet deal.


As pointed out in this column last week, Bharti Airtel is the best placed on the leverage front among the three large Indian telcos with net debt to Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) expected to fall to around three times after its rights issue. Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea Ltd’s leverage ratios are in the double digits.


Even so, Singtel’s manoeuvre shows that large funding demands by Indian telcos are putting a strain on promoters. This, again, calls into question the industry’s capacity to absorb high cash burn year after year.",3
"The Bengaluru site, which has not been previously reported, makes Google the first among the handful of big internet platform companies developing their own chips to establish a team for those efforts in what has become a leading hub for semiconductor design over the last two decades.


Jim McGregor, who follows the semiconductor industry for Tirias Research, said since most traditional chipmakers long have had large presences in Bengaluru, it made sense for the industry's new players to start following to find experts.


""Everyone tries to keep things close to home when starting out, but when you reach a certain level of success you have to expand out,"" McGregor said.


Since 2014, Google has designed computer server chips for its data centers and an image processing chip for its Pixel smartphones. Its aim is to create more powerful and efficient devices by customizing key components that traditionally came from firms such as Intel Corp.",1
"There is no stopping Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest offering Avengers: Endgame, as far as box office figures are concerned


 It was supposed to open somewhere between 260 million dollars and 300 million dollars in Canada and the US",2
"Scientists may soon be able to record brain signals and enhance them before putting them back into the brain. Photo: iStock


Cyberattackers may be able to exploit memory implants to steal, spy on, alter or control human memories


If you have watched Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet get their memories of each other erased in the 2004 sci-fi movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, only to ironically fall in love with each other again, or the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror, you may have asked yourself whether today’s technology is advanced enough to manipulate the human brain and even alter memories.


The answer is yes. More than five years back, neuroscientists at the Riken-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated that they could plant false memories in the brains of mice. While painful memories could be erased with this technology, unscrupulous people could use it to implant false memories and brainwash a whole population.",1
"BJP seen integrating 'Jai Jawan', 'Jai Kisaan' in its poll narrative for general elections, as well as the development agenda


Congress seen focusing on jobs, farm distress and Rafale deal to corner the Modi govt in the run-up to Elections 2019


New Delhi: On a recent tour of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi probably inadvertently (or purposely) gave away the possible election slogan “Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai"", when he highlighted his decisive action against terrorists in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, besides other achievements of his government.


The slogan was repeated a number of times by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath at an event in Greater Noida on 9 March. Now that the election dates have been announced by the Election Commission, all government advertising, which had thus far used the tagline ""Namumkin Ab Mumkin Hai"", will cease.


“The Modi Namumkin-Mumkin report card blitz of the past weeks has got almost every ministry to do a recount of achievements and milestones. Tonnes of money has been spent on that entire effort, though technically it is a Government of India campaign and not the BJP’s (Bharatiya Janata Party’s). But Modi will now have to focus…choose one or two most important issues that may eventually swing the votes,"" said Sandeep Goyal, an advertising and media veteran.",0
"US president Donald Trump on Sunday raised pressure on Beijing to strike a trade deal by announcing he would increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25%. He also floated the possibility of extending the new 25% duty to another $325 billion worth of imports that aren’t now covered. China responded to Trump’s threat by saying it was considering pulling out of trade talks scheduled for this week.


""The worsening situation has put the entire world in a state of flux where even a tiny escalation can cause big damage. If US continues to impose further restrictions on free trade flow with China and sanctions on export of Iranian oil, US’ dictatorship will turn all the other economies against them"", said Umesh Mehta, Head of Research, Samco Securities Ltd .


Investors also assessed the quality of latest quarterly corporate earnings. Early March quarter earnings indicate that the Indian economy has slowed down and the much-awaited revival in earnings growth may be delayed further, developments that are likely to deepen investor unease about stock valuations and a more than two-month-old rally in share prices.",3
"“Warwick is so cool and so good and he’s such a good actor that I really hope we get the chance to see the mature Willow in action,” Howard said",2
A number of film personalities attended a programme on Sunday to extend their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid to come back to power,2
Consolidated adjusted operating profits increased 8.3%; sales volumes in India jumped 21% sequentially as the turn of the calendar year triggered fresh purchases by customers,3
"This tiny 40x1350x45mm media player has a ESS Sabre ES9218P DAC inside, a headphone jack, USB Type-C charging and a scroll wheel


In the larger portable media player market, the Shanling M0 is an entry level device at a price of around ₹10,000


With phones sporting more storage every day, and music listening going online through streaming services, digital audio players are all but dead. If you’re reading this review with the intent to buy, you are a really niche customer.",1
"The window of new announcements and projects to be launched in the run-up to the election being notified is about three weeks away. Expect a slew of them as we get ready for the mother of all election which will be a watershed one. Many parties would be fighting this election for their survival and a poor showing this time around could be disastrous for their future.


The knack with which market finds its weekly bogey stocks simply continues. This week it was the turn of Apollo Hospital and Emami which has a large portion of promoter shares being pledged. Emami lost ₹24.90 during the week or 6.90% after losing ₹27.25 in the previous week to close at ₹360.85. Apollo Hospital lost ₹118 or 10.34% to close at ₹1,141. With promoter pledge becoming such a big concern, one is finding that shares seem to just tumble.",3
"However, there are three key issues on which there is a stark divide between the BJP-supporting youth and the rest: Ram Mandir, the consumption of meat products (especially beef), and the consumption of alcohol. For a generation that reached adulthood after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the support for a Ram Mandir at the disputed site appears most surprising .


Among the millennials and post-millennials, a similar proportion (roughly one-fifth) of both BJP-supporters and others believe it is for the court to decide whether a temple should be built at the disputed site or not. Less than one-tenth on both sides said they “don’t care"". However, the proportion of BJP-supporting youth who think a temple should be built on the site is far higher than among the youth supporting other parties. About 16% of BJP supporters said that “either way, we want communal harmony"". Among other youth, this proportion was higher at 24%.


BJP’s young supporters have a problem with meat, but a bigger beef with beef. Nearly 41% of the youth who don’t support the BJP consider eating beef acceptable. Among BJP loyalists, that proportion is nearly half (21%). BJP’s supporters also seem to have a problem with alcohol (see chart 3).",0
"Chromium is the beta version of Chrome where new features are tested for bugs before they are finally implemented in the final build of Chrome.


Chrome has been implementing several features lately to protect users from questionable behaviour on the internet, such as warning users about a shady website or if a site could land them in a possible phone billing subscription scam.",1
"The front of the smartphone is lit up by a 6.21-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2280x1080. It has a dewdrop notch and a screen-to-body ratio of 91%. It is powered by Huawei’s in-house octa-core processor, the Kirin 710, which claims to provide 75% more performance than the Kirin 659 found on the Honor 9 Lite. There’s also a GPU Turbo feature that promises to improve graphics performance and efficiency by 60%.


The back of the smartphone sports a 13MP+2MP dual camera setup. At the front of the Honor 10 Lite is a single 24MP selfie shooter with a Sony IMX 576 sensor. The front and back cameras are AI-enabled and allows automatic scene recognition (up to eight scenes in the rear cameras).",1
"While three phones were launched in London at the Huawei event, India is likely to receive only the Mate 20 Pro


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Huawei is set to launch the Huawei Mate 20 Pro in India on 27 November 27. The Mate 20 Pro was launched globally at an event in London last month. While three phones were launched in London at the Huawei event, India is likely to receive only the Mate 20 Pro. IANS first reported the launch date of the device, citing industry sources.",1
"Huawei's sub-brand Honor kicked off its online sale, the Honor Gala Festival, on Monday. The sale goes on till Friday, April 12 and hosts various Honor phones, wearables, and tablets on deals and offers. The five-day sale is live on Amazon India and Flipkart along with discounts up to 50%.


Discounts and offers available during the Honor Gala Festival sale have been made available on Amazon India and Flipkart. Amazon says the sale has ""offers worth ₹50 crores"".


— Honor Play's 4GB/64GB variant is available at ₹13,999 while Honor 8X's 4GB/ 64GB variant is available at Rs. 12,999 on Amazon.",1
"His story arc with Hydra and the steel arm that he sported combined with the moment when his identity is revealed to Captain America, all make for some great superhero movie stuff


 Action scenesBe it the crazy car chase sequence when Nick Fury is being followed or the fight that breaks out when Winter Soldier attacks the car carrying Falcon, Black Widow and Captain America, this film provided some can’t-blink-will-miss moments


 His character’s involvement with Hydra and the subsequent events that take place made the plot engaging


 Natasha and Steve togetherThis was the first time that the audience saw Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha allying with Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers for an entire film


 Their camaraderie made for some great scenes, especially the one after Steve saves Natasha in the bunker",2
"Traders await US jobs data on Friday that may show a moderation in hiring during February. Non-farm payrolls may have increased by 185,000 while the jobless rate fell to 3.9%, according to Bloomberg estimates.


Asian currencies were trading lower. Indonesian rupiah was down 0.72%, South Korean won 0.37%, Malaysian ringgit 0.12%, Taiwan dollar 0.08%, China renminbi 0.08%, Philippines peso 0.07%. However, Japanese yen was up 0.18%, Thai Baht 0.17%.",3
"Those who wish to avail the plan can do so by visiting the official Airtel website or through the My Airtel app.


Earlier, Airtel had launched three combo recharge packs priced at ₹ 35, ₹ 65 and ₹ 95. All of the aforementioned recharges offer data, voice calls and validity. The plans are available in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and UP (West) for now, but the telco said the plan will be made available in other circles as well.


The ₹ 95 pack offers 500MB of 4G data but it doesn’t come with “free"" STD, local or roaming calling. Instead the plan charges 1p per 2 seconds over a validity period of 28 days.",1
"“Chandana Chakrabarti opted out due to personal and health reasons and now Sudha Kiran, who is the second candidate in our list will contest. We asked Kiran if he was interested in contesting and he said yes,"" AAP spokesperson Ramana Akula said here on Tuesday.


A doctor by profession, Kiran will file his nomination papers from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat Wednesday. He is the son of Narsimha Rao’s eldest daughter, Sharada Venkata Kishan Rao.


Asked why he chose the AAP instead of the Congress, Kiran said, “I was very much motivated by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. I have also keenly observed the Anna Hazare movement against corruption. As I am a medical doctor and also worked with different organisations. My ideology is suited to the AAP movement and that attracted me to join AAP,"" he said, adding that, “My grandfather P.V. Narasimha Rao was himself an ‘aam aadmi´ and maintained a low profile"".",0
"The benchmark Sensex index closed over 320 points lower after Brent crude oil touched $75 a barrel for the first time since October. (Reuters)


Selling in the last hour on expiry day dragged down Indian markets on Thursday. The benchmark Sensex index closed over 320 points lower after Brent crude oil touched $75 a barrel for the first time since October, stocking among investors worries of higher inflation and fiscal slippage.


The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.83% to close at 38,730.86. The NSE Nifty 50 index dropped 0.72% to end at 11,641.80 points.",3
"Chaturvedi said she entered the public space soon after the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai when she felt like doing something for the city where she was born and accepted.


“I am a middle-class person and felt strongly about Mumbai like many of those middle-class people. Mumbai has been a city of free city and famous for the safety it provides to women. I joined the Congress for the same liberal spirit and with a desire to bring dignity to women and put forth the ideas of women and youth empowerment at the political level,"" she said.


She added that she gave ten years of her life to the Congress party “at a great personal cost"" and without “any demands"". “I thought of no other organisation than Shiv Sena to carry forward my fight for Mumbai, for women, and for youth,"" she said.",0
"Richard Yu, CEO of the company's consumer unit, said Huawei plans to unveil what it bills as the first foldable 5G smartphone next month. The phone is based Huawei's Kirin 980 chipset and Balong 5000 modem instead of chips from U.S. vendors.",1
Quentin Tarantino has shared the details of characters to be played by actors Leornado DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in his upcoming directorial Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,2
"Indian Film and Television Director’s Association (IFTDA) has appealed to Godrej Properties to build Raj Kapoor Museum on the site of iconic RK Studios days after the realty firm announced the acquisition of the land in Chembur


“It is our humble appeal to you on behalf of the film industry in general… To spare some area from the 33000 sq mtrs for Raj Kapoor’s museum which will refresh memories of Raj Kapoor for the coming generation,” a statement from IFTDA read",2
"Huawei P30 Pro comes with a quad-camera setup comprising an 8MP+40MP+20MP configuration along with a ToF camera for AR


The P30 Lite is a mid-range smartphone with Huawei's flagship DNA, but sports stripped down specifications like a Kirin 710 chipset


Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is all set to launch its new flagship smartphone in India soon. Named the Huawei P30 Pro, the smartphone was launched at an event in Paris in March for a price of €999 (about ₹77,800).",1
"Grant, a straight-A student who plays basketball, does community volunteering and enjoys the video game ""Fortnite,"" was calling friends to play the game on a Saturday night, Jan. 19, when he discovered the flaw.


""If a 14-year-old kid discovered it, I wonder how many other people discovered it,"" said Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer with the security firm Veracode.


Although Apple didn't acknowledge a delay, the company said it was ""committed to improving the process by which we receive and escalate these reports, in order to get them to the right people as fast as possible.""


The company — at first widely praised for its swift response — could come under increased scrutiny as regulators seek to learn more about the vulnerability.


New York Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that they're investigating ""Apple's failure to warn consumers about the FaceTime bug and slow response to addressing the issue.""


They said the bug jeopardized the privacy of New York consumers. James said her office's review will include a ""thorough investigation into Apple's response.""",1
"He was a part of a pop band called Band of Boys, whose other members include Sudhanshu Pandey, Sherrin Varghese, Siddharth Haldipur and Chaitnya Bhosale",2
"In the report released here in collaboration with the UN-E-Waste Coalition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the value of electronic waste produced every year is a staggering $62 billion already, which is worth three times the total silver production.


The report said the world is on the brink of a major health and environmental crisis, as the annual amount of electronic waste produced each year looks set to grow further to 120 million tonnes by 2050.


With only 20% of the electronics and plastics formally recycled each year, this looming health and environmental catastrophe also represents a unique $62 billion economic opportunity, the report said.",1
"""For the first time since December 2017, Coinhive dropped from the top position but, despite having only operated for eight days in March, it was still the sixth most prevalent malware to affect organisations during the month.


""With cryptocurrencies' values dropping overall since 2018, we will be seeing more cryptominers for browsers following Coinhive's steps and ceasing operation,"" said Maya Horowitz, Threat Intelligence and Research Director at Check Point.",1
"To put things into perspective, on an average, employee cost contributed 6.5% to the sector’s overall cost structure in fiscal year 2018, as per Antique Stock Broking Ltd. Mint’s analysis showed that in the first nine months of FY19, staff costs for key cement makers rose by 5-15%.


Now that provisions have to be made for arrears, although in two instalments, staff cost is anticipated to rise in the coming quarters. An analysis by Reliance Securities Ltd showed that 30% of total employees on the payroll would be workers who will benefit from this revision. As per their calculations, expenses of companies will spike in FY21 due to higher base wage (see chart).",3
"The fresh approach to the horror genre showcased in Ezra was well received down south and the film was a blockbuster


 I hope to push the envelope further with the backing of Panorama studios and the presence of an actor like Emraan Hashmi,” Jay Krishnan, who makes his Bollywood debut with the remake, said",2
"The Supreme Court on Monday refused a plea for urgent hearing over the ban of TikTok, a popular social media platform.


The apex court was approached by the owner of the TikTok mobile application, Bytedance (India) Technology Pvt. Ltd, challenging the order of the Madras High Court wherein the government has been asked to ban the downloading of the app.",1
"“The cast will remain same, like how we have seen in films like Baahubali, Rambo, Fast and Furious, etc",2
"The song titled “Karo Matdan” has some catchy and fun lyrics like “Hum desh ki awaaz, desh ke deewane


” In the song, he tells everyone to vote for a government that loves the country and its citizens more than themselves",2
"You can try out these features by updating to version 2.19.10 of WhatsApp for iPhone. Here’s a look at the new features:


When editing a video or photo on WhatsApp, users can now add stickers in addition to emojis, text and freehand drawings. To do so, simply tap on the emoji icon and then scroll down to find stickers. You can move around and resize stickers according to your needs in photos and videos.",1
"Discussing her activism during an interview with Variety, Johansson said she harbours political aspirations",2
"Unable to send emails, several users received an error message: ""Message could not be sent. Check your network and try again"".",1
"However, he acknowledges that blockchain has many deficiencies related to security. Yet, he says, “blockchain is a technology to embrace in the near future. It will help innovative cross-border payment solutions built on block chain technology. It will be a game changer for India. However, it is at a nascent stage and needs to evolve to harness its potentiality to the full"".


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"Naturally, Huawei denies any manipulation of the cable sets it is constructing, even though the US and other nations say it is obligated by Chinese law to hand over network data to the government. The US last year restricted federal agencies using from using its 5G equipment; Huawei responded with a lawsuit in federal court. Washington is pressuring its allies to follow its lead — the American ambassador to Germany warned that allowing Chinese companies into its 5G project would mean reduced security cooperation from the US — but this is an uphill battle. Most nations and companies feel that better cell phone service is worth the security risks.


A similar dynamic is playing out underwater. How can the US address the security of undersea cables? There is no way to stop Huawei from building them, or to keep private owners from contracting with Chinese firms on modernizing them, based purely on suspicions. Rather, the US must use its cyber- and intelligence-gathering capability to gather hard evidence of back doors and other security risks. This will be challenging — the Chinese firms are technologically sophisticated and entwined with a virtual police state.


And back doors aren’t the only problem: Press reports indicate that US and Chinese (and Russian) submarines may have the ability to “tap"" the cables externally. (The US government keeps such information tightly under wraps.) And the thousand or so ground-based landing stations will be spying targets as well.",1
"Performance: The Mate 20 Pro is also one of the fastest Android phones in today’s market. Huawei’s Kirin 980 chipset is built on a 7nm manufacturing process, which makes it more efficient than the Snapdragon 845. The phone also has 6GB RAM and together with the processor, this will allow it to retain its speed for longer .


Software: The phone’s real weakness is in Huawei’s EMUI (formerly known as Emotion UI) software. It takes some getting used to and has preloaded apps that you’ll never use. Moreover, the in-display fingerprint sensor is slow and often misses your fingerprint.",1
"More alarming, though, VR still suffers from a lack of hit software. Many major game publishers have largely avoided the field so far, and venture funding for VR software development has nosedived this year.


SuperData, a digital games and VR market research company owned by Nielsen Holdings, estimates that consumer VR software investments dropped by a stunning 59% in 2018, to $173 million from $420 million the year before.


Software makers are retrenching. IMAX said in late December it was shutting down its VR unit. Jaunt, a startup focused on cinematic VR and once backed by Disney, restructured this year. Its new focus? VR’s cousin technology, “augmented reality,"" which paints consumer-simulated objects into the real world, a la the cartoony monsters of “Pokemon Go.""


A few games have been modest hits. “Beat Saber"" a VR game in which players move a lightsaber to music, sold over 100,000 copies in its first month and became the seventh highest-rated game on Steam, according to Forbes. But such titles are few and far between.",1
"If you are still keen on updating your Redmi Note 3 or Mi 5 device, you can try out some custom ROMs based on the latest Android version.


Xiaomi also mentioned that the beta team for Mi 5 and Note 3 Pro will be disbanded after the update comes out


XiaomiRedmi Note 3Mi 5MIUIMIUI 10Xiaomi custom romsXiaomi software support endRedmi Note 3 custom UIMi 5 custom UIcustom UIsRedmi Note 3 custom ROMSMi 5 custom ROMs",1
"The film explores the story of an upright policeman-turned-police instructor whose students grapple with the complexities of honor, morals, and devotion to the nation


Red Chillies Entertainment’s chief revenue officer and producer Gaurav Verma tweeted, “From an idea to a concept seeing it take shape has been a rewarding experience, we look forward to creating some great content as ‘class of 83’ goes on floors today",2
"HYDERABAD: YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary V. Vijaysai Reddy on Tuesday alleged that D. Ashok, CEO of IT Grids India Pvt Ltd, the IT firm which (was hired by the Telugu Desam Party to create an app as well) is being investigated for alleged data (Aadhaar) theft of citizens, is conspiring with hackers to create disturbances on 23 May, the day of counting for the general elections.


Reddy, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, questioned as to why Ashok, who is wanted by the Telangana Police is still absconding. Ashok and his firm, which was hired by the TDP to create the ‘Seva Mitra’ app for the party, are being investigated by a special investigation team for the alleged theft of Aadhaar data of over 7.6 crore citizens from Telangana and AP. The CEO is yet to be investigated by the cops.",0
"HYDERABAD: Questioning why that 50% of the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) cannot be counted, Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president Chandrababu Naidu on Monday attacked the Election Commission of India (ECI) on malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVM). “Just because you are the Election Commission, can you behave however you want?"" Naidu questioned, and further demanded that the ECI respond to the opposition’s demands.


Quoting Dr. B. R. Ambedkar at a press conference in Vijayawada, Naidu said that citizens losing their right to vote is a “fraud on the constitution of India"" and went on to claim that voting had continued till 4.30 am the next day after the process began on 11 April, due to issues with EVMs. Elections in AP were held in a single phase in the state, which witnesses sporadic incidents of violence in different areas leading to the death of a TDP worker on polling day.",0
"BSP Supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi party national president Akhilesh Yadav wave to their party supporters during the joint rally at Deoband on Sunday. (Photo: Deoband)


Mayawati said the Congress was busy dividing the votes and cautioned the gathering to guard against any such attempt


Mayawati also said the BJP will advertise its ""hawa-hawai (lofty)"" schemes till the poll results are announced


DEOBAND: The Opposition grand-alliance in Uttar Pradesh Sunday organised its first joint rally, where its leaders not only slammed the BJP, which they claimed will be defeated in the Lok Sabha polls, but also castigated the Congress, saying it does not want the grouping to win and will only divide votes.


In a grand show of strength of the anti-BJP coalition in the religiously sensitive town in Saharanpur district, which goes to polls in the first phase on April 11, BSP supremo Mayawati, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh addressed the rally, and announced only their alliance can challenge the BJP.


""The Congress is not strong enough to give a tough fight to the BJP. Only the grand-alliance can,""said Mayawati, who addressed the rally first.


""The Congress too has this realisation. But they think whether we win or not, alliance should not win. They have given tickets on caste and religious calculations to help the BJP,"" she claimed.


Mayawati said the Congress was busy dividing the votes and cautioned the gathering to guard against any such attempt.",0
"The icing on the cake was bullish views from strategists at foreign research firms. Last week, BNP Paribas SA analyst Manishi Raychaudhuri upgraded Indian stocks to overweight, citing stability in corporate-profit growth and indicating that banks’ asset-quality problems are now seen as “a thing of the past."" This came after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said that stocks will rally in the lead-up to the vote and raised equities to the equivalent of a buy rating.


There are certainly more events for investors to either buy or sell India stocks for the rest of the year: Results from India’s general elections next month, hints on where corporate profits will go, U.S.-China trade talks and big moves in oil prices.


“The first event is the largest democratic elections globally and in that sense, investors will be looking forward to the formation of a stable government,"" said Chockalingam Narayanan, head of equity research at BNP Paribas Asset Management Co. in Mumbai.


Foreign inflows have seen a resurgence as global funds purchased a net $8.4 billion of Indian shares in the first three months of the year. That puts the country on track for the biggest annual flood of overseas capital since 2014, when Modi first became prime minister and the S&P BSE Sensex Index hit 54 record highs.",3
"Chinese tech major Xiaomi launched a new electric bike in China, the Himo T1. The Himo T1 is priced at 2,999 Yuan (about ₹31,000) and sports a minimalist design with features like one-button start, multi-function combination switch, electronic display, and 90mm wide tires. It will be shipped by Shanghai Ximo Electric Technology. The company will also handle the after-sales support of the e-bike. The bike is in its crowdfunding stage and will start shipping on June 4, 2019 in China.


Before the T1, Xiaomi launched the Himo V1 and Himo C20 folding e-bikes in China. Himo T1's availability in foreign markets, including India, has not been revealed by the company.",1
"Keeping user safety in mind, the iPhone-maker is asking customers to refrain from using affected plug adapters.


""An affected three-prong plug adapter is white, with no letters on the inside slot where it attaches to the main Apple power adapter,"" the post noted.",1
"The reluctance to allow an ascension into global benchmarks due to this issue of fiscal dominance will also get addressed over a period of time


What the RBI needs to be mindful of is the cross CNY-INR exchange rate. Almost 60 percent of our electronic imports are from China and as the currency appreciates more imports will start to come from there


The market is pricing in a 25-basis point rate cut in April. A 50 percent chance of another 25-basis point cut has been priced in",3
"“This is a big deal and has potentially far-reaching implications well beyond just game developers,"" Schachter said.


Epic will start with a “hand-curated’ set of games on PC and Mac, it said, and open up to other games and to Android and other open platforms throughout 2019.


A spokesperson for Apple had no comment and a representative for Google wasn’t immediately available to comment.",1
"Instagram is using self-improving software programs to help identify accounts that use such apps and purge products of inauthentic activity, which violates terms of service at the service.


People who unknowingly linked to an offending app need only change passwords to sever connections, according to the photo and video sharing social network.


Instagram users who continue to use such third-party apps possibly seeing their “experience impacted,"" but the service did not specify in what ways.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 was seen with a Purple-Red gradient while the Redmi 7 sported a Red-Gold gradient in the TENAA listing.


The dual tone gradient is popular with other Chinese smartphone makers like Realme, Oppo, Vivo, Honor and Huawei.",1
"We are confident in his lawyer’s assurance that the case was dismissed because it would not have prevailed,” they said


The letter has also been signed by actors Bryshere Y Gray, Trai Byers, Gabourey Sidibe and Nicole Ari Parker",2
"In a continuation of efforts to hammer out a deal, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing the week of March 25 for high-level talks, said a senior administration official who asked not to be identified.


Meanwhile, nationwide crude inventories in the US decreased by more than 2 million barrels last week, industry-funded API was said to report. If confirmed by the Energy Information Administration’s data Wednesday, it would be the second week of declines. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of analysts signals an increase of 1.75 million barrels.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed",3
"Companies train their algorithms by showing it millions of images and it then uses these learnings to enhance the photos you take, artificially. The final goal is to eliminate the lens altogether and we are likely take one more step towards that in 2019.


5G smartphones: The global shift to 5G is expected in 2020, and India is on track to meet the rest of the world. The first 5G chipset for smartphones, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855, was announced this year and there are more to come in 2019.


OnePlus chief executive officer Pete Lau has said that his company is working on a 5G phone that will cost $200-300 more than the company’s existing devices. Further, US telcos AT&T Inc. and Verizon have both announced that they will be bringing 5G smartphones in association with Samsung, while Motorola has developed a 5G Moto Mod (that can be attached to the phone) for the existing Moto Z3 handsets, for the Verizon network.


According to a April 2018 report by Counterpoint Research, the shipments of 5G smartphones is expected to grow 255% by 2021, reaching 110 million units.


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"Mahesh took to his Instagram account and shared a picture of a cake which had ‘Maharshi, its a wrap’ written on it


Kanchana 3 pre-release event held in HyderabadActor-choreographer-director Raghava Lawrence’s Kanchana 3 will arrive in theaters on April 19",2
"Instead of sharing your WhatsApp number digit-by-digit, you will soon be able to share your contact details via a QR code. For the safety of users, they can also revoke the QR code which then stops it from letting other future users scan the code to get contact information.


QR codes aren’t new to WhatsApp though. WhatsApp requires users to scan one when logging into WhatsApp via their desktops.


Pretty straightforward—a mode that turns everything that’s bright and lively to a darker theme for night time use, so it’s less harsh on your eyes.",1
"Maharshi is Mahesh’s first collaboration with Vamsi Paidipally, who has films like Munna, Yevadu AND Oopiri to his credit",2
"Pearle shared some photos of herself with her besties and wrote, “Celebrating the most beautiful decision I’ve ever made…”The fans of Srinish and Pearle, who fondly call them ‘Pearlish’, have shared a lot of clicks from their wedding


TV actor Srinish Aravind and host Pearle Maaney met on Bigg Boss Malayalam and proclaimed their love for each other",2
"Given the interplay of all these factors, it is difficult to make predictions, but possible to develop scenarios. Our analysis suggests that in India the growth in demand for work, barring extreme scenarios, could more than offset the number of jobs lost to automation. On jobs lost, we find that some 9% of India’s current work activity hours could be automated by 2030 in a “midpoint"" automation adoption scenario, and up to 19% in the “rapid"" adoption scenario. But, India can, in fact, create enough new jobs to offset automation and employ new entrants, if it undertakes the investments required. Most occupational categories have the potential to grow as India’s economy expands. As many as 100 million new jobs could be created for Indians—net of automation—if the country’s rising prosperity creates demand for construction, retail, and healthcare and education services, and therefore, jobs.


So, which job categories have most potential to grow? Our estimates suggest potential for substantial net job growth in all sectors barring agriculture. The blockbuster occupations of the future for India, based on our estimates, include:


Builders: India could see demand for an incremental 60 million workers in building and construction activities by 2030, assuming higher rates of investment in infrastructure, and residential and commercial construction. This means more jobs for architects, surveyors, engineers, electricians, carpenters, plumbers and construction labourers.


Customer interaction and creatives: Demand for retail salespeople, food preparers and handlers, artists, designers, entertainers, and similar categories of workers engaged in consumer interactions and activities, could rise by 23 million by 2030, as higher incomes create more consumption, with people shopping, travelling, eating out, and engaging in recreational activities.


Care providers: The future could see an explosion of demand for workers in healthcare services, to the tune of 13 million workers by 2030 in India. This is driven partly by global aging: spending on hospital care for an 85-year-old American is more than five times higher than for those 19 to 44 years old. Shifting demographics could create incremental demand for 51 million to 83 million workers globally such as home health aides, personal care aides, and nursing assistants. Much of the new demand will come from aging economies, such as Japan, China, or Germany, but India could export a trained healthcare workforce and will also face rising demand for their own healthcare needs.",1
"WhatsApp is also working on making information about forwarded messages more accessible to reduce misinformation. It recently introduced ""Forwarding Info"" and ""Frequently Forwarded"" features that let you view who is forwarding your messages and the frequency of forwarded messages. A message is ""Frequently Forwarded"" when it has been forwarded more than four times. Currently, WhatsApp has limited the forwards to a maximum of five in India.


As an extension to this functionality, WhatsApp has commenced testing of another feature that lets group admins prevent users from sending frequently forwarded messages.",1
"Deepika had earlier shared her first look from the film on her Instagram account with the caption, “A character that will stay with me forever…#Malti”",2
This is the first time a case of bogus voting is caught on camera and actions taken in Kerala's recent election history.,0
"Even as investors are optimistic about this arrangement, one must take cognizance of the fact that this may take a while to play out. Further, convenience stores typically face stiff competition from small neighbourhood kirana stores.


Notwithstanding the recent jump in price, the Future Retail stock is still 21% lower in FY19 so far. The uncertainty concerning Amazon purchasing a stake in the company is one reason that has weighed on the stock, say analysts.


“Given the strong growth plans coupled with 7-Eleven now, this will require capital infusion, in our view, given that Future Retail is increasingly focusing on funding its own growth instead of depending on Future Enterprises for store capex,"" said analysts at Jefferies India. As such, plans on raising funds will remain a key factor to monitor. Based on Bloomberg data, it trades at 23.5 times estimated earnings for FY20, not particularly inexpensive.",3
"(But) things have changed today in terms of action, there is technology to help you,” Sunny told PTI",2
"The iPhone maker is seeking tax relief and other incentives to begin assembling more handsets and open its branded stores in India


New Delhi: Giving an impetus to its India manufacturing plans, Apple has started the assembling of iPhone 7 at its supplier Wistron's facility in Bengaluru.


""We are proud to be producing iPhone 7 in Bengaluru for our local customers furthering our long-term commitment in India,"" an Apple spokesperson told IANS on Tuesday.


Wistron, which announced last year plans to invest ₹3,000 crore in the Narasupra industrial sector in Karnataka's Kolar district, started Apple operations with assembling low-end iPhone SE and later iPhone 6S.",1
"Holidays or vacations are among the top three memories for most people, along with weddings and childbirth. (Bloomberg)",1
"Thursday also witnessed at least 15 cases of EVM damage, including six from Andhra Pradesh. While EC said that such damages on a single day were “not unprecedented"", the development is crucial because one such case involved a candidate, Madhusudan Gupta of the Jana Sena Party, who was arrested for smashing an EVM in Guntakal.


“Due legal process has started in these cases, which falls under damage to election material, obstruction to electoral process and punishments under the Indian Penal Code,"" said Sinha.


There were also complaints by some voters about their names missing in the electoral rolls. When asked to respond to it, Kumar said the poll watchdog was running a number of programmes to verify electoral lists.


As of Thursday, authorities had seized ₹607.32 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹198.71 crore, and drugs and narcotics worth ₹1,091.67 crore.",0
"The minister said the past few days have witnessed several cases where the Election Commission and the revenue authorities, both separately and acting jointly, were trying to curb the use of black money in elections.


""These actions have been particularly significant in States like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, North-East and Madhya Pradesh. The Election Commission and the Income-tax authorities work in close tandem during elections. In many cases, monies have been coming from Government contractors and beneficiaries,"" Jaitley said.


He said in one state, contractors passed on monies to engineers who were to distribute it to the candidates.


""In another State, which only four months ago elected a new Government, 50,000 Government transfers became a revenue generating exercise. Reports have also indicated that an amount of about Rs.1500 crore has already been seized,"" Jaitley added.",0
"The company launched the seven Smarter Living devices in September last year spanning categories like health and fitness, travel, entertainment and security. This includes Mi TV, Mi Band 3, Mi Air Purifier 2S, Mi Home Security Camera 360 and Mi Luggage. X",1
"While oil prices have receded to about $72.15 a barrel, it must be noted that they are about 34% higher so far this year


MUMBAI: For a country that imports the lion’s share of its oil requirements, high prices are never good news. So, when Brent crude prices rose to over $75 a barrel, there was some worry on the Street.


NSE’s volatility index (India VIX), often referred to as a fear gauge, surged to a three-year high of 24.6 on Tuesday. Analysts said this was due to a combination of high oil prices and the anxiety surrounding the ongoing general elections. Also, the rupee breached the 70 mark against the dollar.",3
"The I-T department recently cracked down on contractors and engineers who had close associations with political leaders


Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday said he was aware that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would 'create' a story around national security to seek votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.


""A retired Army official had told me two years ago that a story would be created around tension between India-Pakistan to ask for votes before the next Lok Sabha elections,"" Kumaraswamy said during a public meeting in Chikmagaluru district, about 245 kilometres from Bengaluru.",0
"— Optimized search experience by adding search field, and grouping search results in different categories",1
"NEW YORK: Apple Inc on Monday launched a credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc that will be synched with iPhone users' Apple Wallet and can be used to buy Apple products at a discount.


Speaking at an event at the iPhone maker's headquarters in Cupertino, California, Vice President for Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey said the credit card will work through Apple's wallet app, and that card holders can earn 2% cash back on all purchases and 3 percent on Apple products.",1
"In global markets, gold prices were firm as investors' appetite for riskier assets faded on concerns about decelerating global growth, increasing appeal for the bullion alongside yen and bonds.


Spot gold gained 0.3% to $1,316.40 per ounce. The metal last week posted its third consecutive weekly gain.",3
"The Congress is contesting on less number of seats than the BJP this time because it has allied with more parties as compared to 2014. (PTI)


The BJP had contested 427 seats in 2014 and won 282 of them, while the Congress had fielded candidates in 450 seats and bagged just 44


Political observers say the BJP contesting on more seats than the Congress as a result of its expansion across the country post 2014",0
"TheVerge quoted Lau saying that OnePlus is spending three times as much on its display this year than on previous models


If you are one of those who thought OnePlus 6 and 6T's lacked a bit of lustre, you are in luck. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau in an interview with TheVerge said that the company's upcoming flagship will have ""a whole new display which has to be seen to be believed"".",1
"Bidhan SreshthaOriginally from Kathmandu, Nepal, 21-year-old Bidhan Shrestha is currently pursuing mechanical engineering in Bangalore


 Bidhan was chosen to be a part of this journey after he saved a man from dying in the mountains in July 2016


 Talking about the incident, he said, “When I saw the man falling from a mountain, something inside me triggered


 “Seeing all the respect and love I’m getting proves that I did the right thing and I’m very proud of that",2
"“I think when we talk about being happy or loving yourself those are all things that we feel sometimes and maybe this song is a glimpse of that moment when we do feel like that


 When we’re having the best day, the sun is shining, it’s going to be an okay day, everything’s going to be good, I’m alright with myself",2
"The back of the smartphone also saw an increase in the number of cameras. The Huawei P20 Pro was the first smartphone to sport three cameras. Other manufacturers also followed suit—the LG V40 ThinQ, Samsung Galaxy A7, Oppo R17 Pro all feature triple camera setups.


The point of adding more cameras is simple—you get a higher range in focal lengths within a slim form factor.


However, the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL were probably the only premium smartphones of 2018 that stuck to a single rear camera. It’s the perfect example of software and hardware working together in symphony.


Top titles like PUBG and Fortnite shot to fame after they were made available on Android and iOS devices. Since these titles are resource heavy, they not only require powerful processors but also sophisticated cooling options.


While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, Huawei’s Kirin 970 and Apple’s A12 Bionic were the top chipsets of 2018 in terms of performance, mid-range processors like Snapdragon 636 and MediaTek P60 stole the show by bringing reasonable performance to pocket-friendly smartphones.


That’s not it; bare-basic apps like YouTube, Facebook and even Maps also started becoming a bit more resource hungry, thanks to all the features they pack. These apps have started consuming more internet data, more processing power and more battery.


The chipsets of 2018 also came with AI—a technology heavily advertised by nearly every single smartphone maker. However, many users don’t even realise how big of a role AI plays in performance and longevity.",1
"“So who knows what the plans will be for the X-Men? But if it were something that made sense for me to do and they wanted me to, then I’d be happy to play him again,” Hoult told RadioTimes",2
"mint-india-wire TVlarge screens TVsbuying a large TVAIQLEDSony Bravia OLED A1LG OLED ThinQ C8 AISamsung QLED Q8CPanasonic FZ1000 OLED TVTCL L65P2MUS 4K UHDtechnology


New Delhi: In India, many would scoff at the idea of buying a television with a screen larger than 60 inches. In fact, for most homes, even a 50-inch TV is either too big or too expensive. However, if you do happen to have the space and pocket, a 60-inch TV can be an excellent purchase.


Do remember that the ideal viewing distance for a TV is always 1.5-2.5 times the size of the screen. So, you should buy a 65-inch TV if you can view it from at least eight feet away.",1
"He hinted at developing an AI-assistant for the smart TV, which will be armed with high-quality hardware, seamless user experience and a minimalistic design.


It wouldn’t be surprising if the OnePlus TV came with a 4K display with HDR capabilities and an in-house AI-assistant similar to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, with a more visual element.",1
"Zinc price: LME zinc was bid up 0.5% at $2,806 a tonne in official rings, near a 9-1/2 month high of $2,958 reached on 1 April.


Glencore: Glencore cut its target for 2019 copper output to around 1,460,000 tonnes from around 1,540,000 tonnes after a drop in first quarter production.


Chalco: China's Chalco said first-quarter aluminium output fell to 950,000 tonnes from 1.02 million tonnes a year earlier.


Other metals: LME aluminium traded down 0.6% at $1,817 a tonne, nickel was bid 0.2% higher at $12,440, lead was down 0.5% at $1,960 and tin was up 0.2% at $19,700.",3
"Modi’s strong response to the Pulwama and Uri terrorist attacks may have high recall value for the Indian public when they elect the next government


Modi had spoken tough on terrorism emanating from Pakistan well before he assumed office on 26 May 2014, and subsequently too


NEW DELHI: Akey engagement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 February was dedicating the National War Memorial to the nation. Modi was at his fiery best, slamming the opposition for compromising national security through delayed acquisitions of military hardware and corrupt procurement procedures. There was nothing in his demeanour to suggest that India would in the space of less than 12 hours, in the early hours of 26 February, be using its Air Force to conduct an air strike inside Pakistani territory, something that last happened in the 1971 war with Pakistan. To his immediate and wider audience, Modi’s speech seemed typical of him, turning tables on his detractors who have accused him of helping big business win spin-off projects from defence deals.


A person familiar with the events of 25 February said Modi returned to his official residence past 9pm. “We were later told that the prime minister did not go to sleep as he usually does by midnight but was awake well past that time,"" said the person mentioned above. “It was a little before 3am on Tuesday (26 February) that the prime minister was informed that our fighter aircraft had taken off for their mission,"" the person said.


It was past 4am on 26 February morning when Mirage 2000 jets of the Indian Air Force returned to their base after bombing a terrorist training camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The person quoted above said Modi spoke to one of the pilots who took part in the strike, as well as the Air Force officer in charge of the Gwalior base from where the fighter jets had taken off.


It was decided that foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale would make an official announcement to convey to the country and to the international audience that India’s air strike was a “pre-emptive"" counter-terrorism operation in the face of “imminent"" danger of another possible terror attack and not a military one and that it came against the backdrop of a suicide attack on 14 February in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama region in which 40 paramilitary soldiers were killed.",0
"As 13 seats go to the polls, Mint finds out whether the state will vote out the incumbent, as it usually does, or give them another chance


One of Satram Ram’s earliest memories is running away from Pakistani bombs as a 12-year-old. One morning in November 1965, a few men came to Kishangarh, a border village on Rajasthan’s protruding western edge in Jaisalmer district, and asked everyone to run. Ram took off with his mother and sister to the nearest major town, Ramgarh, with “enough rations to last just two days"". Yet, for 65-year-old Ram, nationalism hardly matters in the upcoming polls.


What happens at the ration shop is a bigger concern than what happens at the border, which is a mere 15 km from Tanot village, where he lives now. The “fingerprint machine"" (Aadhaar-enabled PDS) won’t give his ration on some days. And, he has to physically go collect it himself, while he could give his ration card to a younger person earlier. “There is no use for the poor if Modi comes back to power,"" Ram says. (READ MORE)",0
"The Honor 8C was launched in November last year and comes with a 6.26-inch LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC


Honor 8C's 4GB/32GB variant is listed on Amazon with a price of ₹10,999, down from ₹11,999. 4GB/64GB is selling with the original price tag",1
"Going by its international launches, the Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with nearly the same design as its predecessor, except the all-new 6.26 Full HD+ LCD display with a notch at the front. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB).


The phone runs Android Oreo 8.1 with MIUI 10 running atop, and while Xiaomi hasn’t promised any updates to Pie until now, some online portals have revealed that testing is being conducted.",1
"— Coming to wearables, the new Honor Band 4 is available at ₹2,499 while the Honor Band 4 Running Edition is available at ₹1,499. Both wearables are ₹100 from their original asking prices.


— Honor's MediaPad tablets are also available during this sale. The MediaPad T3 10 and MediaPad T3 8 are available at ₹12,499 and ₹9,499 respectively.",1
"Gandhi said this ""powerful idea"" came after he held discussions with several entrepreneurs, during which they stressed that their biggest problem was getting all kinds of permissions from different agencies before starting their enterprises.


The entrepreneurs said different agencies ask lots of questions and bribes, and hence ""we said, we believe in you; we trust you, and so for the first three years of setting up a new business, we are going to free you up from the red tape"".


The Congress president said another idea that came up during discussions with entrepreneurs was the opening of the banking system to young business-persons and providing them access.",0
"Meanwhile, Todd Phillips is directing a low-budget Joker movie that stars Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role",2
"Cumulatively, revenue in the first nine months of FY19 are up 15.5%. This has not been adjusted for the accounting change in Q3. In the previous two fiscal years, revenues increased 19-20% in the first nine months.


Nevertheless, this 15.5% revenue growth is nothing to scoff at. However, tracking its historical growth rates and an expansion in its product portfolio and retail network, investors are expecting better growth rates in the coming quarters.


However, slowing growth is bringing its lofty valuations to the fore, triggering a reset in expectations. “Factoring in the performance of year to date FY19, we revise our earnings estimate downward for FY19/20,"" analysts at ICICI Securities Ltd said in a note. “The stock currently trades at 48 times price-to-earnings and seven times market capitalization/sales on FY20E estimates. To justify these plump valuations, a surge toward its past revenue growth rate of 18-20%, with sustained improvement in EBITDA margins remains critical."" Ebitda stands for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.",3
"The yen rose 0.1 percent to 109.80 per dollar. The offshore yuan held at 6.7193 per dollar. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.1 percent early Monday, a third day of gains. The euro was at $1.1296. The British pound was at $1.3195, down 0.1 percent.


The yield on 10-year Treasuries held at 2.44 percent after sinking 10 basis points Friday. Australia’s 10-year yield fell about five basis points to 1.78 percent.


West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1 percent to $58.46 a barrel. Gold edged 0.1 percent higher to $1,314.94 an ounce.",3
"There was a time when only Russia was with us on the international stage, while the rest of the world was with Pakistan. After five years, only China is with Pakistan and the rest of the world is with India.


As far as India is concerned, India knows very well that the BJP government and Modi have a zero tolerance policy against terrorism. Even after Uri, I publicly said that my soldiers' blood will not go in vain. After Pulwama, I said that they made a big mistake.


The action that followed was the desire of the common people. As far as fight against terrorism is concerned, Pulwama or before Pulwama, even when I was the chief minister or now, both the BJP and I have same view.


Pakistan has not changed. Do you think that there is no possibility of dialogue with Pakistan and talks will take place only on international forums?


See, when I was not even the prime minister, (when) I had not taken the oath, I had called the prime minister of Pakistan to attend the oath ceremony, only for the sake of our country, (despite) knowing of the reaction of the BJP and its supporters. I had given a message that ""yes, we will go to a decisive stage"". After that I went to Lahore.


So, why does the world believe me? The world has seen that Modi has taken initiatives to shake hands. I wanted to explain to the world that it was me who went ahead on the path of friendship, and I am also fully prepared to tackle any hostility. The world trusts Modi. Pakistan did try very hard, but I put it in the dock.


Arab countries have made their point of view clear, but China remains hostile. Do you think more needs to be done with the neighbours?


See, each country has its own independent strategy. On certain issues we are with Iran and on some issues we are with Arab countries. On some issues we are with Israel and on some issues with Palestine. India's foreign policy is in the interest of India.


As far as bilateral relations between India and China are concerned, we have mutual understanding as well as differences. There are differences, there is acceptability also. But we will not allow differences to become disputes. Despite a border dispute, we have a political relationship, we respect each other. We invest in each other’s places.


Whenever there is a problem at the higher level, the solution also happens. Therefore, multilateral issues should not spoil the bilateral relationships.


There is nothing controversial about it. If the media of this country is unbiased, then it is its responsibility to question the Congress on the issue of national security.


The leader of the 125-year-old Congress speaks without any proof or basis. The Supreme Court has said and so has the CAG, the French parliament, the French president, the company, and the Indian government and the Indian parliament.


Those who abuse the army chief, term the army “rapist"", does it behove them? India has made maximum contribution to peacekeeping mission forces. They go across the globe, but neither the United Nations nor any other country has raised questions on the discipline, conduct or behaviour of our forces. Not even a single word. (But) you are defaming the army of my country.


There is a feeling of abhorrence towards the army; secondly, there is the burden to absolve his father of his sins. That is why when George Fernandes was there (as the defence minister), they had raised corruption in a defence deal. The matter related to coffins. During the UPA government itself the matter ended in court. You cannot clear your father’s sins by leveling false allegations.


If the country’s citizens repose faith in you once again, then what will be the first thing that you are going to do?


I have toured about 70-80% states since elections were announced. I have never seen such a pro-incumbency wave during Gujarat elections nor such a wave in 2013-14. The wave I am seeing today is bigger. Earlier they said it was an undercurrent but the wave is very much visible, it is not a mere vibration.


The way people are joining the BJP, from all over, be it Odisha or West Bengal, the wave is very much visible. This is symbolic enough, which is why your question is improper. Our government will indeed be formed. It is going to be a full majority government. The BJP will get more numbers than earlier.


Not just the BJP, even allies of the BJP will get more numbers than before. And they will come from each and every corner of India.


A glorious government will be formed, and what will be the first decision, or the second decision, for that we shall meet again soon.


This is a question not to the prime minister but to the person that is Narendra Modi. A dedicated person, a self-serving one, a politician, and now someone holding India’s highest office. You underwent a certain mental transformation during each role. How do you see this journey?


In any family if a child doesn’t undergo all-round development, the mind doesn’t develop according to the age, then the child becomes a liability to the family. If he is a part of an organisation, he becomes a liability for that particular organisation.


After becoming the prime minister, if I hadn’t accepted the thought that India can grow large globally, then I wouldn’t have been able to make India so popular in the world.


If I had not moved from here, and remained in slumber throughout, then I wouldn’t have thought I could send a man into space in Gaganyaan.


I am giving you this interview, but more than that I'm trying to read the country through your questions.


I am multitasking. I am sitting in front of you like a student, and learning a lot from it. I am continuously evolving and wish the same for everyone. And then there are certain people who grow in age but don’t evolve.",0
"The BJP is likely to get seven-eight seats in Assam; one each in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland; two each in Tripura and Manipur


BJP’s Congress-mukt Bharat campaign has been loud in the North-East. The only minor setback till now has been the opposition in the face of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill


Until the Balakot air strikes gave a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagging popularity, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not exactly upbeat about its prospects in the 2019 general elections, especially after the assembly election setbacks in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The BJP war room obviously had to work overtime to shore up support from as many states as possible, including the eight north-eastern states that account for 25 members of Parliament (MPs).


Assam, for instance, sends 14 MPs to the Lok Sabha. In 2014, the BJP won seven seats in Assam, which was then under the Congress rule. Now that Assam’s state legislature is under the BJP, the party hopes to get as many as 12 MPs in its kitty. Add to this number the seats that BJP allies hope to win from the other seven states in the North-East and the party believes the numbers would go up to something around 19-21 seats from the region. Securing that many seats could turn out to be crucial for the BJP.


The Congress-mukt Bharat campaign has been loud in the states that make up the North-East’s seven sisters—Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Assam. The only minor setback till now has been the strident opposition in the face of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (CAB). But the BJP had made no bones about passing the Bill if it comes to power. That was the theme of its campaign in Assam in 2014. Hence, the CAB was no bolt from the blue. The irony is that when the CAB was pushed through in the Lok Sabha, it became a bone of contention. BJP’s allies like the National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Nagaland, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Assam, and the Naga People’s Front (NPF) and the NPP in Manipur started distancing themselves from the party.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"It is behind only Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Infinity War and Jurassic World


 In comparison, Avengers: Infinity War, the previous record holder for all these three had attained the milestones in 5, 11, and 18 days, respectively


Biggest opening in China: China has always been a profitable market for Hollywood movies (and now Bollywood as well), but Avengers: Endgame is taking things further",2
"”Alia Bhatt also took the moral high ground in her verbal spat with Kangana Ranaut, who has been slamming the actor and her family on various platforms",2
"For the fourth consecutive day, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for complaints filed over his speeches—this time remarks made in Nanded, Maharashtra, on 6 April, and in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 25 April. It also gave a clean chit to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for a speech in Nadia, West Bengal, on 22 April and Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 9 April.


In all four cases, barring one more complaint against Modi for comments made in a television interview on 26 April, the EC found them not violative of the model code of conduct (MCC), which is the guiding principle for free and fair polls in the country.",0
"“It remains to be seen whether AMCs (especially the large ones with higher bargaining power, such as HDFC AMC) are able to pass on the bulk of the TER cut to distributors as well,"" said JM Financial in a note to clients.


The HDFC AMC stock is expensive. It has slipped 11.1% since August 2018 but still quotes at a lofty earnings multiple of 36.7 times FY19 earnings. The company has a valuation of 10.5% of its average AUM in the March quarter, almost exactly the valuation it had last August, before Sebi announced its drastic TER changes. Investors’ hopes are undoubtedly running high with HDFC AMC.",3
"In 2017, Apple removed a bunch of “virus scanning"" apps from the App Store. The company even added provisions in its developer guidelines to prevent such apps on the App Store.


“Phishing attacks are constantly in the headline every day. Apps and software can be useful, but it won’t prevent the potential attack,"" says Kaspersky’s Bhayani. “To avoid attacks be aware about cyber security, keep your system updated, keep your password very strong, refer to consumer reports for trustable software, disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS when you’re not using them,"" he added.


According to guidelines from cybersecurity firm Sophos, users should keep their phones updated, use encryption and install apps from trusted sources only, among other things, to keep their smartphones safe.",1
"Britannia’s domestic volumes grew 7% y-o-y in the March quarter, broadly in line with estimates. (Bloomberg)


Management commentary on demand outlook was lacklustre. Rural demand, too, did not offer much assurance


Nobody expected much from consumer goods firms for the March quarter. Therefore, the financial results of Britannia Industries Ltd are not disappointing, even though they are far from being encouraging.


The company’s domestic volumes grew 7% year-on-year in the March quarter, broadly in line with estimates. Investor expectations had softened after December quarter volume growth came in at 7%, missing expectations.


Consolidated revenue for the quarter increased 10.3% to ₹2,799 crore. International business was restrained, witnessing single-digit growth due to a slowdown in business in the Middle East. Profit growth was more or less in line with revenue growth, as a slight decline in margins was offset by higher other income.",3
"Along with tweaks in the interface, in April 2018 Google added a plethora of new features on Gmail for web including the ""Nudge"" feature for quick message reminders, ""Smart Reply"" feature and a ""Confidential Mode"" that allows users to remove the option to forward, copy, download or print a message.


The new Gmail design for mobile is expected to reach all iOS and Android users in the coming weeks, the post noted. ",1
The choreographer-actor-director is showing no signs of ending the franchise and sources suggest that Kanchana 4 may be in the pipeline,2
"(From left) moderator and senior associate editor Leslie D’Monte; K.S. Viswanathan, vice-president, Nasscom; Mahesh Makhija, partner, EY India; Praveen Hari, fellow, iSPIRT, and Jayanth Kolla, founder, Convergence Catalyst


In the future, the problem with offshoring is going to be how we deal with data. Do we have the potential to deal with data theft?


NEW DELHI: At the Mint Digital Innovation Summit, consultants from the industry sat down to discuss how emerging technologies can benefit companies and where things stand today. The fireside chat included K.S. Viswanathan, vice-president, industry, Nasscom, Mahesh Makhija, partner and leader, emerging technology, EY India, Praveen Hari, fellow, iSPIRT, and Jayanth Kolla, founder and partner, Convergence Catalyst. It was moderated by Leslie D’Monte, senior associate editor, Mint. Edited excerpts.


Can you highlight any two technologies that have caught your attention and from which companies are benefiting immediately?",1
"Apart from Veyil, Shane Nigam is awaiting the release of a number of other films including Ishq, Valiya Perunnal and Olu and Chitrakadha",2
"“Someone who is in their late 20s and is looking for a serious relationship does not have time to experiment and so does not mind paying if the service gives them the stability as compared to a 22-year-old,"" said Able Joseph, founder and chief executive of dating app Aisle.


Typical dating app users are, however, in their late teens to mid-20s and many are not even looking for committed relationships. Sometimes, they log in to these apps just to find friends.


That more than half the population is below 25 years made these dating apps—with TrulyMadly leading the charge—confident that they had a significant advantage over matrimonial sites when they began. Most dating apps were targeted at the young, urban Indian.


These apps gave consumers a platform to experiment with relationship options that might not end in marriage, but offered flexibility in the form of flings, short-term relationships, companionship or love.


But even the best of them have struggled to make money, although matrimonial sites continue to enjoy double-digit revenue growth.",1
"While YouTube has expanded the experiment's reach, the company has not yet announced a definitive plan of rolling out the ""Explore"" tab for all users.


""For now, 'Explore' is still considered an experiment and the company is looking to gather more feedback before making a formal decision about the feature's wider availability,"" the report added.",1
"Vivo launched its U1 smartphone in the Chinese market on Wednesday. The Vivo U1 is a budget smartphone that comes with a 6.2-inch display, Snapdragon 439 SoC, 3GB RAM and up to 64GB of internal storage. It comes with dual gradient design and has a teardrop notch up front.


The Vivo U1 is priced at 799 Yuan (about ₹8,500) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 999 Yuan (about ₹10,500) for the 3GB/64GB model and 1,199 Yuan (about ₹12,500) for the 4GB/64GB option. Its Indian availability is still not mentioned.",1
"Fitness start-up Sensoria offers smart socks ($200; ₹14,219) with sensors embedded into each pair and a connected anklet device that has to be worn over the socks. It can track how the user’s foot lands while walking or running. When connected to a smartphone, its companion app can deliver a more detailed report on steps, speed and distance covered.


Motiv’s titanium ring ($199; ₹14,139) has an in-built optical heart rate sensor and accelerometer that can track steps distance and even detect sleeping patterns. Available in 7 sizes and 3 colours, it offers three days of battery backup. Bellabeat Leaf Urban ($99; ₹7,034), a wellness tracker designed like a leaf and made of wood composite and steel, can be worn as a necklace and can track activity, stress and even sleep.",1
"The most underrated feature of this year. The feature first made its way to beta in February and has been stuck there ever since. WhatsApp users with the final build can get a taste of it through invitations sent by people currently using the feature.


The feature uses United Payments Interface to make payments instantly, be it sending, receiving or even requesting money.


Since it hasn’t received an official approval from the Reserve Bank of India, WhatsApp has restricted this feature to beta and invitations. But I personally find it extremely convenient since having a payments interface on a chat app doesn’t require installing another app. The registration process is also very straightforward, even for first time users. And not to forget the massive reach WhatsApp has in India.


When you click on a video link sent by someone on WhatsApp, the system instantly triggers the corresponding app to open. With the PiP feature, you can watch the videos in a box hovering over the chat window, saving you multiple taps on the recents button. The feature works with third-party video apps like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr . You can confirm whether the media supports PiP (or not) by looking out for a blurred version of the thumbnail as well as the platform logo. If it’s present, it means the content supports PiP.


WhatsApp was in the government’s radar for several incidents related to fake news and misinformation this year. To address the issue, WhatsApp put up restrictions on message forwarding like removing the quick forward button which was present right next to media messages.",1
"Topping off all the technology is the car’s key which has a touch-screen (resistive—which is less responsive than a capacitive screen) that allows you to preset when the air conditioner should come on. It also has a mileage indicator, central locking controls and, perhaps most importantly, a remote park feature which lets you pull the car out of a parking spot, using the physical keys and a touch interface. It’s difficult to use it in India though, especially given the unorthodox and unplanned parking areas . Yet, it’s a good feature to have in the long-run and helps when the car is parked parallel to others.


Overall, the car is among the best for a tech enthusiast. It is expensive for sure, but if you can afford it, the technology won’t disappoint you.",1
"Smart battery: One of the most common problems users have with smartphones is that their batteries deteriorate over time. However, Google says that its net promoter score (NPS) for the Pixel’s battery life indicates that it’s increasing. The company attributes this to an adaptive battery—a machine learning (ML) driven technique that allows Pixel phones to prioritise battery power for apps you use more. Similarly, Google introduced a smart compose—when you’re writing an email using Gmail on the Pixel 3, the app will automatically start finishing your sentences. When you write ‘my address is’, the phone taps into Google Maps to find your home address.


To be sure, all these AI elements often require new hardware. This is the reason why Google put its own Visual Core chipset inside the Pixel phones. In fact, according to Mistry, the Top Shots feature on the Pixel 3 won’t be available on a Pixel 2, simply because the version of the Visual Core processor on last year’s phone doesn’t have the computational power required for it.",1
"The film is set in the same universe as SOTY that released in 2012 and launched the careers of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra",2
"Possibly the biggest feature from WhatsApp this year, stickers were also one of the top searched things on Google.


While what it does is very simple, it’s very vibrant and dynamic in doing so. Other instant messaging platforms have had this feature for quite a while, but WhatsApp made it available only recently, in October.


You can find WhatsApp stickers in an icon right next to the emoji and GIF icons in the emoji menu. You are then greeted with three tabs—one with your recent stickers, second with your favourites and the third containing all the stickers. There’s also a “plus"" icon in the corner that allows you to add more stickers to WhatsApp via a sticker store.


This might require some amount of experience with Adobe Photoshop and basic image editing. The stickers need to have a resolution of exactly 512x512 pixels and should have a file size of less than 100kb. We are sure once you get the hang of it, you’ll be making memes in no time.


Data privacy has become a major concern mainly after some major tech companies were shown to compromise user data without their consent. To address this and meet EU’s data privacy guidelines, WhatsApp started offering the users the ability to download all the data that the platform has collected on them. You can see the data gathered by WhatsApp by going to Settings > Account > Request Account Info. Then you will be redirected to a page where you have to click Request Report.


WhatsApp calling has been around for nearly two years now, but the instant messaging app only recently launched the WhatsApp video and voice group calling feature to its users. With the help of this feature, users can make conference calls with up to four participants. WhatsApp also recently introduced a button that lets users make conference calls with the tap of a button.",1
"Top-tier IT firms have also underperformed their mid-sized Indian peers, and even some other global firms


Top-tier IT firms, instead, will now have to focus on automation and pricing improvements if they are to protect their margins and their competitive turf


Global information technology firm Accenture Plc. has always given top guns in Indian IT a run for their money. However, given the company’s large revenue base, its percentage growth rates have lagged those of Indian firms, who have always seen an increase in market shares.",3
"Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora (centre) and election commissioners Ashok Lavasa (left) And Sunil Chandra announced the Lok Sabha election dates in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)


Along with Lok Sabha elections, assembly polls will be conducted in four states—Odisha, Sikkim, and Arunachal and Andhra Pradesh


The model code of conduct (MCC) comes into effect immediately, and will be in place till election results are announced on 23 May


New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) on Sunday said Lok Sabha Elections 2019 would be held in seven phases to simultaneously elect governments at the centre and in four states on 23 May. The states are Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.


The world’s largest democratic exercise will be spread over six weeks, with polling beginning on 11 April and ending on 19 May. Along with the campaign period, the election cycle will last a little over two months. The voter base is estimated at 900 million, of which 84.2 million will cast their vote for the first time in a general election.",0
"In terms of ambient computing (described as a mesh of AI-enabled Internet of Things devices built into the environment and objects around us, which can be controlled with voice), mobile operating systems that are more secure, reliable and can understand users’ needs will stand out. Artificial Emotional Intelligence will be the key as that is what will allow software to pick up when the user is getting frustrated or distracted, so it can tailor its responses accordingly.


The winning operating systems of the next generation will be the ones with the best AI. Already today more and more people speak to their phones and if phones can understand them better, they will be more comfortable using them. They also need to be more secure.


Tim Cook said Apple will make more money out of healthcare than it does from smartphones, which is astonishing, since Apple became a $1 trillion company based on smartphones. It is not a crazy idea though because as a society we spend a lot of money on healthcare, especially when we are ill. And if monitors (wearables) can detect things earlier and bring them to our attention, we can avoid serious illnesses.",1
"The Realme U1 was launched keeping the “youth"" in mind. This basically means three things—selfies, gaming and looks. The smartphone boasts a 6.3-inch LCD display with a dewdrop notch, faux metal railing and polycarbonate back with acrylic coating. The back of the phone produces “vertical light pillars"", which may or may not be tasteful to people.


It is powered by MediaTek’s flagship Helio P70 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 64GB internal storage. Don’t expect top-end, mind-blowing stuff from the processor—the highest default graphics setting available on PUBG is medium.


The Realme U1 also has a selfie-centric 25MP front-facing camera with a Sony IMX 526 sensor. The back of the phone sports a 13MP+2MP configuration with f/2.2 aperture.


Both phones are capable of gaming, but don’t expect top-end, mind-blowing stuff—the highest default graphics setting available on PUBG is medium.


Here’s a term street car racing for you—sleeper. A sleeper looks extremely understated on the outside, but can rip a quarter mile race.


The Realme 1 is the smartphone analogue of that. It doesn’t look like a gaming smartphone by any means. It has a flashy, brightly coloured plastic glossy body and it doesn’t even have a display notch to give it a more contemporary design. It will soon be a year old as well. But just try running PUBG on this smartphone, and your mind will be blown away. Yes, it is limited to medium settings, but the Helio P60 is good enough to run it smoothly without any tantrums. And it costs ₹ 10,490.


PUBG mobilePUBGPUBG smartphones under Rs 20000smartphones under Rs 15000Poco F1Xiaomiredmi note 5 ProMi A2Honor Playrealme U1Realme 1",1
"The incomparable Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, will direct the film adaptation,” Murphy wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram",2
"You can already use your Google Account to access simple on/off controls for Location History and Web and App Activity, and if you choose — to delete all or part of that data manually.


According to the tech giant, Location History is a Google product that is entirely opt in, and users have the controls to edit, delete or turn it off at any time.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Besides, it may give some opportunity to listed firms and its promoters to assess the movement of the stock price and enable them to make market announcement, if any, to address market sentiments, which may restore the price to its normalcy.


The regulator, however, said that the imposition of price bands on such stocks may hamper fair price discovery and liquidity. Besides, it may lead to mis-alignment between the price of underlying in cash segment and price of the derivative products.


Spelling out benefits of opting for a combination of dynamic and fixed price or call auction mechanism, Sebi said that introducing call auction may ensure wider participation of investors thereby leading to better price discovery as compared to the current system of flexing of dynamic price bands which is based on limited number of trades.


""For a scrip which is also a constituent of an index, computation of the index may become a challenge during the period of the call auction on account of lack of availability of current market price of the scrip during the period,"" Sebi said about the challenges of such move.",3
"Young dancers grooved to the Kannada version of the hugely popular Pharrell Williams superhit song, Happy matched by dance moves representing pop culture that youngsters associate with.


While it rarely suggests that large crowds translates to more votes, candidates have been trying offbeat campaign methods to attract attention, especially from the young voters.",0
"You have a considerable variety of textures, colours and materials when it comes to smartphone design at this price point.


XiaomiHonor 9NRealmeRedmi 6 ProRealme 2Honor 9N priceRedmi 6 Pro PriceRealme 2 priceHonor 9N specsRedmi 6 Pro specsRealme 2 specsRedmi 6 Pro comparisonHonor 9N comparisonRealme 2 comparison


The segment just north of ₹ 10,000 has been a tough one for many smartphone makers since a long, long time. Given the fact that mid-tier smartphone internals are punchier and more affordable than ever, the segment strikes the perfect balance among design, performance and value for money. But how much can a smartphone maker really squeeze into that price bracket? Let’s find out by comparing the three of the latest offerings by Xiaomi, Realme and Honor — Redmi 6 Pro, Realme 2 and Honor 9N.


Unlike the trend of 2017, smartphones in this price range no longer look alike — with a display covered by glass at the front and a metal unibody slapped at the back. Now you have considerable variety of textures, colours and materials when it comes to smartphone design at this price point.


Take Realme 2, for instance — wrapped in glass at the front and back, the phone feels nothing short of premium in hand. The metal frame sandwiched between also gives a reassuring feel to this device. Realme has been known for its “diamond cut"" design with its Realme 1 and the Realme 2 keeps that design aspect intact. Even the fingerprint scanner is placed at a slight angle at the back of the phone to reduce finger placement errors.


The Redmi 6 Pro on the other hand follows the traditional Xiaomi design philosophy of having a metal back and chassis. The phone feels sturdy and surprisingly small in hand but the all-metal design also adds considerable weight to the phone.


The Honor 9N also features a glass back, but comes in a single tone. The company claims it has 12 layers of premium glass with nano-coating. It is the lightest and shortest of all three phones in the shootout, which makes it the most holdable smartphone of the three.",1
"“If you want to maintain that kind of multiple, then obviously we need to show eventually that earnings growth will drive markets,"" Religare’s Manglik said.


-Credit Suisse Wealth Management said earnings could improve further, especially in 2020, as policy changes start bearing fruit.


-ICICI Securities Ltd., the nation’s largest brokerage, said Indian equities will see double-digit earnings growth for the next three fiscal years.


-BNP Paribas Asset Management sees the 2019-2021 compound annual growth rate for MSCI India Index profits at 18.9 percent.",3
"The dimensions of all the smartphones, however, are roughly similar, be it height, width or thickness. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is the heaviest though, weighing 182g with the rest of the phone weighing roughly around 167g.


All four smartphones offer LCD displays of roughly similar diagonal lengths. The biggest screen is that of the Realme U1, measuring at 6.3 inches followed by the Redmi Note 6 Pro at 6.26-inches. The Oppo A7 and Vivo Y95 offer similar displays at 6.2-inches. The one with the biggest display also has the highest pixel density, at 409ppi. The Note 6 Pro has a marginally lower density of 403ppi while the Oppo A7 and Vivo Y93 have pixel densities of 270ppi.


A dewdrop notch is also omnipresent in all of these smartphones except the Note 6 Pro. Having a tinier notch allows a smartphone to have more screen-to-body ratio.


The Redmi Note 6 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 636 SoC based on 14nm process. All cores are clocked at 1.8GHz. This is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 256GB.",1
"According to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the organisation responsible for developing and enforcing these specifications, vendors were not enforcing public key validation during the pairing process (which connects devices to each other) for users’ ease, putting millions of devices at risk. “This can allow a remote attacker within range to carry out a man-in-the-middle attack by injecting a bogus public key to determine the encrypted keys used by the device. The attacker can then intercept and decrypt all device messages or forge and inject malicious messages,"" cautioned the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US- CERT).


One can take inspiration from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and former FBI director James Comey, and put a tape on webcams and smartphone cameras. However, for most of us, this may not be a practical suggestion. Further, while vendors and app developers can be held accountable for their omissions, users need to be more aware so that they can spot any suspicious activity themselves. Else, the stable doors would be closed after the horses have bolted.",1
"“Anybody can file a case in Supreme Court. Congress president Rahul Gandhi had earlier apologized for his false allegations, so he should stop making such baseless allegations,"" said Anil Baluni, national spokesperson of the BJP.


Dev in her petition gave a list of ‘hate speeches’ at rallies and references made on the operation of the ‘Armed Forces’ in their ‘political propaganda’ despite the ban.


The petition said that Modi and Shah have been repeatedly referring to the Balakot air strikes and the Pulwama attack to showcase action taken under BJP rule.


A Congress delegation, which included senior leader Singhvi and chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, had filed three fresh complaints with the EC on Monday against BJP leaders invoking the actions by armed forces and malpractices during polling in Tripura.",0
"”She added, “With rural pockets of Tamil Nadu witnessing a spate in caste-related violence in recent times, it’s necessary that filmmakers exercise enough caution while dealing with stories that are caste-driven",2
"Telangana, which sends 17 elected representatives to the Lok Sabha, was formed on 2 June 2014. The state’s formation, following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, came shortly after Narendra Modi took over as prime minister on 26 May that year.


K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), who became the first chief minister in 2014, was returned to power last year with bigger numbers in the first assembly polls after the formation of the state. Arguably, this Lok Sabha election will be KCR’s first full assessment at the national level after serving a term as chief minister.",0
"Apart from Mumbai, the film has been shot in Abu Dhabi where Prabhas shot for a 20-minutes long chase sequence


Also starring Shraddha Kapoor in the lead role, Saaho is set to entertain the audience with world-class action, choreographed by Hollywood stunt director Kenny Bates, who is known for his work in films like Transformers (2007) and Die Hard (1988)",2
"It will take a while for the impact from new orders to show up in earnings, because EUV blank testers take about two years to build. Lasertec is forecasting that sales will climb 32% to 28 billion yen in the year to June 30, while operating income will grow 14%. Revenue may jump about 50% next fiscal year and profit could double, according to analyst estimates.


The company’s shares have climbed more than 50% this year, approaching the 4,590 yen record high set in March 2018. Of the eight analysts tracked by Bloomberg, six recommend buying the shares.


“Earnings have a lot of room to grow because we haven’t even seen the spending on 5-nanometer process yet,"" said Yasuo Imanaka, an analyst at Rakuten Securities Inc. “This is a very good company.""",1
"Amazon has partnered with SBI to offer 10% discount to its debit card users. Additionally, Amazon claims that it will offer up to 40% off on smartphones across categories during the sale.


The OnePlus 6T is considered to be the best bargain of sale. The OnePlus 6T already received a price cut of ₹4,000 last month. OnePlus at the moment said that the price cut was available for a limited period only.",1
"In North America, its domestic market, as well, Endgame has crossed 500 billion dollar mark and has become the twelfth highest grossing movie of all time


 It is earning more money than any big Bollywood film earned in the same time and on far fewer screens",2
"But his candidature had left divided the state leadership of the party fuming after its top brass decided against fielding Tejaswini Ananth Kumar.


Supporters of late Ananth Kumar had demanded that Surya's candidature be withdrawn and Tejaswini be brought back.


The BJP on Tuesday named Tejaswini as the vice president of the state unit to pacify the latter and her supporters.",0
"Its net profit was ₹39.55 billion ($556 million) for the third quarter ended December 31, versus a loss of ₹24.16 billion a year ago, and analysts' expectations for a profit of ₹32.08 billion, according to Refinitiv data.


This is the bank's biggest quarterly profit since it reported a bottomline of ₹40.50 billion in the March quarter of 2012.",3
"Jim Carrey as a badass villain in a movie featuring a superhero hedgehog? We say, bring it on!The trailer of Sonic The Hedgehog, also starring James Marsden, is out, and it promises an action-packed adventure involving a talking, hilarious and powered with supersonic energy hedgehog who has been charged with saving planet Earth",2
"Chief electoral officer L. Venkateshwarlu had received several complaints and he sought a report from the district administration on the issue.


The commission, in its notice to Mayawati, said prima facie it is of the opinion that the BSP chief has violated provisions of the model code of conduct.",0
"“The focus is going to be entirely on their dot plot and whether or not the Fed has taken any chance of a rate hike out of their own internal forecast,"" said Lara Rhame, chief US economist at FS Investments, which manages $24 billion. “It’s going to be interesting to see if any of the Fed has priced in a rate cut, which I doubt they have, and then how many are thinking they may still need to adjust rates higher once or twice more throughout the year -- because I think it’s been a little premature for the market to discount any rate hike.""


In Europe, a raft of negative corporate news dragged down the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. Germany’s DAX Index led the retreat as BMW AG warned earnings would fall and chemical maker Bayer AG headed for the biggest drop in 15 years after losing the first phase of a US trial over claims its weed killer caused cancer. In Asia, Japanese shares finished higher, while most other markets dipped.


The pound fell as UK Prime Minister Theresa May sought to extend the Brexit deadline, while the opposition called for the public to have the final say over the country’s EU exit. The euro held steady after German producer prices missed estimates. European sovereign bonds were mixed.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.637, down 0.02% from its previous close of 96.651.",3
"Some critics are convinced that Facebook has become so powerful — even a threat to democracy as well as to people's privacy — that it needs to be reined in by tougher regulations or even a corporate breakup.


But unraveling Facebook could become more difficult if Zuckerberg can successfully stitch together the messaging services behind an encrypted wall.


""I see that as the goal of this entire thing,"" said Blake Reid, a University of Colorado law professor who specializes in technology and policy. He said Facebook could tell antitrust authorities that WhatsApp, Instagram Direct and Facebook Messenger are tied so tightly together that it couldn't unwind them.


Combining the three services also lets Facebook build more complete data profiles on all of its users. Already, businesses can already target Facebook and Instagram users with the same ads, and marketing campaigns are likely coming to WhatsApp eventually.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"KCR also led his party to a stunning victory in the 2018 assembly elections by winning 88 seats. Photo: AFP


Hyderabad: In spite of finding no takers for his federal front idea, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K. Chandrashekhar Rao is eyeing a role at national politics post the Lok Sabha election results in May. Senior TRS leaders said that Rao might not contest now (he is likely to do it after the polls by vacating a TRS seat), his nephew and Siddipet MLA (who was the irrigation minister in the previous TRS government) T. Harish Rao may contest in this general elections to play a bigger role if it comes to that.",0
"In case you missed the trailer of NGK, watch it hereA big heartfelt thanks to all my fans who waited for NGK: Suriya""Songs have come out well, and will win the hearts of people Also, a big heartfelt thanks to all my fans who waited for NGK,"" says Suriya


After working with Selva, I realised I have fallen more in love with cinema: Suriya“Even before the release of Kadhal Kondaen, I remember telling Selva that we should work together


Suriya is a director's actor, says Selvaraghavan“Suriya was keen to improvise all the time even though certain shots demanded more than 20 takes


'NGK was a very difficult film to work on'“NGK was a very difficult film to work on, but I was sure that we needed Suriya",2
"On the other hands, for indigenous people—Wayanad district is home to the largest concentration of tribals in Kerala, at 18.55%— the houses are still crude; many of them made of clay and wild cane. People walk barefoot. This is the least populated district in Kerala, but there are hardly enough schools, colleges, medical dispensaries or even water and electricity in some pockets.


Not just the tribals, the outsiders or the early cultivators who later settled in Wayanad and form the majority of the population now, are equally upset over the bad performance of the district. The floods in 2018 ravaged the existing roads, houses and farm lands, some of which are yet to regain into its original shape. Last decade, a crisis of falling prices and glut in the market gripped the small land holding farmers who work the soil of Wayanad, considered as one of the most fertile; hundreds died of debt and starvation. It is how Pulpally in Wayanad came to be known as Kerala’s Vidarbha. The crisis forced many to move out of farming, but its shadows still loom large. Only five days ago, a farmer killed himself in Thirunelli in Wayanad owing to over ₹7 lakh in debts taken for both farm and personal use.


Wayanad’s rolling hills are also known for making some of the best of south Indian coffee, and is one of the main employment opportunities (apart from tourism jobs, small business and rural employment guarantee scheme). But in the large landed estates, biggest of them run by corporates such as Harrison Malayalam, the workers receive very small percentage of the profits. According to the Socio Economic and Caste Census, 2011, the main breadwinner of the rural households in Kerala who earned less than ₹5000 per month have the highest concentration in Wayanad (79.67%).",0
"The miraculous real-life story of last year’s Thai cave rescue is in development at Netflix, with Crazy Rich Asians fame Jon M Chu attached to direct


According to Variety, the streaming platform is teaming up with SK Global Entertainment, Chu and Thai filmmaker Nattawut ‘Baz’ Poonpiriya on the story after the 13 Thumluang Company Limited granted the rights to it and SK Global


The movie will follow the true story of how a soccer team’s 12 teammates and coach were rescued after being trapped for two weeks inside of the flooded Tham Luang caves near Chiang Mai, Thailand during the summer of 2018",2
He will next be seen in the JRR Tolkien biopic Tolkien and will reprise his role as Beast in X-Men: Dark Phoenix,2
"He put all his earnings into the studio because cinema was his religion,” Rishi Kapoor said, speaking to Mumbai Mirror, in 2017


 But, in the hands of the Kapoor brothers, RK Studios, unfortunately, could never match up to their father’s vision and showmanship


 The studio dropped out of currency and among the last major films to be shot there was Imtiaz Ali’s Jab Harry Met Sejal


 Ever since grandson Ranbir Kapoor burst upon the scene with Saawariya, talks about him reviving the RK banner have been rife


 But in an interview with GQ earlier this year, the heir apparent appeared happy to embody and carry on the legendary lineage but expressed doubts about taking over the RK reins


 “RK Studios was what it was because of my grandfather – I don’t think I have the talent or the storytelling abilities to fly that particular flag


 If I want to produce, I’ll definitely start something new, which I tried with Jagga Jasoos, with Anurag Basu


 These included Mera Naam Joker’s mask and the film costumes and jewellery and costumes worn by RK heroines from Nargis down to Aishwarya Rai


” As most studios have moved to the northern suburbs, the RK descendants complained about declining revenues


” Still, the deeply practical decision to sell RK Studios involves emotions and nostalgia, both for the Kapoors as well as film buffs and fans


But as RK Studios downs its shutters permanently, it’s time to remember the famous RK refrain, “The show must go on",2
"Addressing an election campaign rally at Ausa in Marathwada’s Latur, which was also attended by Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, Modi said the Congress manifesto had life till May 23 only — the counting day — while the BJP Sankalp Patra was for the next five years. Modi made an impassioned appeal to first-time voters to dedicate their first vote to the “soldier, the martyrs of Pulwama, the society, the farmer, the nation, and nationalism"". He said the NDA, unlike the Congress-led “Mahamilavat gathbandhan"", was committed to building a strong and new India and blamed the Congress for speaking the language of Pakistan.


This was the first time Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray shared stage with Modi after the saffron parties renewed their alliance in February. Both Modi and Thackeray displayed great bonhomie, entering the stage holding hands. In his speech, Uddhav addressed Modi as “Narendra bhai"" and Modi reciprocated by describing the Shiv Sena chief as his “younger brother"". Modi apparently tapped the common emotion among the BJP-Shiv Sena cadres for Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray when he referred to the “Congress party’s decision to disenfranchise Balasaheb Thackeray"". The Election Commission had in 1999 debarred Thackeray from voting and contesting election for six years with effect from 1995 for a controversial speech he gave during a by-poll campaign in 1987. Modi said Congress had no moral right to talk about human right violations.


Launching a broadside on the Congress manifesto, Modi said the document spoke the language of Pakistan in its proposal of scrapping the Armed Forces Special Protection Act (AFSPA), the sedition law, and was lenient on those who abused the nation.",0
"In an earlier communication to political parties dated Friday, the EC had also clarified that in multi phase polls, while there is silence period in some constituencies and campaigning may be on in others, ""there should be not be any direct or indirect reference amounting to soliciting support of parties or candidates in the constituencies observing the silence period.""


The first phase of polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is on 11 April. National political parties including ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress are expected to release their manifestos before the evening of 9 April. ",0
He also stated that a meeting of TPCC coordination committee would be held on 16 February to discuss alliances and that the party’s election committee will meet to shortlist the candidates for Lok Sabha elections on 17 February.,0
"The court was hearing a plea filed by 21 opposition leaders, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu


It was not the question of ""casting aspersions"", rather a matter of ""satisfaction"" of the electorate, the top court said


NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday favoured increasing the random physical verification of VVPAT slips in the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls and told the EC that ""no institution should insulate itself from improvement, including the judiciary"".


It was not the question of ""casting aspersions"", rather a matter of ""satisfaction"" of the electorate, the top court said.


It asked the EC to file response as to whether it can increase the number of sample surveys of VVPAT slips from one in each assembly segment for the upcoming general and assembly elections.


The court was hearing a plea filed by 21 opposition leaders, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, seeking that VVPAT slips of at least 50 per cent of voting machines in each assembly constituency be checked randomly in the Lok Sabha elections next month.


A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta asked the EC to file its reply on affidavit indicating the reasons of its satisfaction that purity of elections can be maintained and is being maintained.",0
"More and more of the nation’s skilled players enjoy successful careers that often take them on globe-trotting journeys while a growing number of teenagers aspire to follow in their footsteps by attending cram schools for e-sports.


“South Korea has produced so many talented players,"" said Song Chong-ho, general manager of T1. “It’s become the Brazil of e-sports.""


esportsleague of legendsInvictus vs FnaticInvictus GamingFnatic GamingTeam Samsung GalaxyFaker T1Lee Sang-heyokLim Yo-hwanstarcraft",1
"The European Union's aviation safety regulator earlier on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing 737 MAX planes, joining a wave of suspensions of the aircraft across the globe.


SpiceJet's shares plunged 5.5 percent in the first few minutes of trade while Jet was trading 2.2 percent lower.",3
"""I argued that there shouldn't be a ban on the intermediary, there should be removal of offending content. I showed the court the do's and don'ts of the statutory guidelines on how intermediaries should function,"" said Arvind Datar, who was appointed as Amicus Curae (independent counsel) to the court.


“We are glad about this decision, and we believe it is also greatly welcomed by our thriving community in India, who use TikTok as a platform to showcase their creativity,"" said TikTok in a statementon Wednesday.


""We are grateful for the opportunity to continue serving our users better. While we’re pleased that our efforts to fight against misuse of the platform has been recognised, the work is never 'done' on our end. We are committed to continuously enhancing our safety features as a testament to our ongoing commitment to our users in India.""",1
"The device ""breaks new ground because it answers skeptics who said that everything that could be done has been done,"" DJ Koh, chief executive of Samsung Electronics, said at the event. ""We are here to prove them wrong.""


The device could help Samsung, the world's largest mobile phone maker, compete against rivals such as Apple Inc and China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, both of which sell premium smart phones. While Huawei gained market share last year, the entire industry saw overall unit sales fall as the Chinese economy struggled toward the end of the year.",1
"It is on my struggle, which is unusual,” Kangana said at India Today Conclave that took place earlier this year


The movie will be written by KV Vijayendra Prasad, who has also penned superhits like the Baahubali series, Manikarnika and Bajrangi Bhaijaan",2
"Priced at ₹22,990 for the 6GB/RAM 128GB internal storage variant and ₹19,990 for the 4GB/128GB model, the smartphone would be available for online purchase on Amazon India in midnight black and peacock blue colours.


The smartphone comes equipped with a 6.15-inch LCD screen with teardrop notch, AI-enabled 24MP+8MP+2MP triple rear camera set-up and 32MP selfie camera powered by a Kirin 710 processor.


The smartphone was launched as part of Huawei's launch event in Paris alongside Huawei P30 Pro that was launched in India earlier this month costing ₹71,990.",1
"It could also lead some health insurance plans to subsidize the cost of an Apple Watch, Nguyen said. That would help defray the $400 starting price for a device that still requires a companion iPhone that can now cost more than $1,000.


The watch will use new sensors on the back and on the watch dial. A new app will say whether each reading is normal or shows signs of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rate that increases the risk of heart complications, such as stroke and heart failure.


Apple says the heart data can be shared with doctors through a PDF file, though it’s not yet clear how ready doctors are to receive a possible flood of new EKG data from patients — nor how useful they will find the electronic files.


This new features will be available to U.S. customers later this year, Apple said — an indication that it may not be ready for launch.


Fall detection could also be significant, especially for elderly users. The new Apple Watch claims to be able to tell the difference between and trip and a fall — and when the latter occurs, it will suggest calling 911. If it receives no response within a minute, the watch will automatically place an emergency call and message friends and family designated as emergency contacts.",1
"With the increasing use of technology and mobile phones, it is imperative that they understand the power of their finger and use it to cast their vote, and not just be a mute audience on social media,’’ says 30-year-old Sharma, who has written and directed the film


 He adds that through the film, he has played with the psychology of the people, urging them to know their rights, not fall into traps, be bribed, but be partners in creating a better India


 “The short duration of the film translates into more attention span, the challenge is to present a serious and hard-hitting message, but not a sermon,so that the content seems absorbing and people from all sections can relate to it and conclude it in a way that makes people think",2
"”“But I think one thing to always keep tabs on is the fact that we have to know that there is no ‘happily ever after’ where we’re just happy forever,” Swift said during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show


The singer also revealed that she took time off from the spotlight to get over the low moments and exhaustion",2
"CEO Pete Lau hinted at developing an AI-assistant for the smart TV which will be armed with high quality hardware, a seamless user experience and a minimalistic design


OnePlusOnePlus TVPete Lausmart TVOnePlus Smart TVOnePlus TV specificationsOnePlus TV launch dateOnePlus 6T


OnePlus, a company that started off as a sub-brand of Oppo that built high-end smartphones at a reasonable price, has announced its plans to venture into the smart TV market. OnePlus Founder and CEO, Pete Lau, will lead the new division alongside the existing smartphone division.",1
"Earlier, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting told the poll panel that it was an advertising platform that did not require a license from the ministry.


The Delhi CEO had approved the logo of NaMo TV, which the BJP said is part of the NaMo App that it owns, but did not ""certify"" the content as it contained the old speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


""It has been brought to the notice of the commission that NaMo TV/content TV is a platform service offered by DTH operators to the BJP on a paid basis…any political publicity material or contents being displayed on electronic media without the requisite certification from competent authority (MCMC in this ease) should be removed immediately and any political content shall only be permitted strictly in accordance with the EC's instructions in this regard,"" the April 11 directive of the EC read.",0
"NEW DELHI: With the fourth phase of general election set on April 29, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the electoral battle is now set to enter the Hindi heartland where BJP and Congress would be in direct fight.


“The party has made significant gains in the east and also in Karnataka. Regional parties dominate in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where both Congress and TDP are staring at a washout. In other parts including North-east, Bengal and Odisha, the contest was between the regional parties and the BJP,"" he said, in his latest blog on Facebook.


The senior BJP leader expressed confidence that the party would register a mandate larger than 2014. “Most of the States where elections are to be held in future rounds, it is a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP."" he said.",0
"The production of passenger vehicles including Alto, Swift, Dzire and Vitara Brezza declined 8.4% to 1,47,550 units as compared with 1,61,116 units in February 2018.",3
"LinkedIn does not have a satisfactory answer when it comes to identifying a person who is between jobs or joined at some other place but keeps his old profile on LinkedIn.


""Members come to LinkedIn to connect with their community, learn from each other and access opportunity. The best way to do that is to keep their profile updated, including sharing news and insights,"" says the Microsoft-owned platform.


LinkedIn gives users option to flag inappropriate or fake profiles on its platform - profiles that contain profanity, empty profiles with fake names, or profiles that are impersonating public figures.


The company told IANS that while there may be multiple reasons why members take more time to update their profiles, it is possible for other members to report inaccurate information.


""We take each report very seriously and our team reviews each case individually. If the information is inaccurate, we take action, which can include removing the content,"" said a LinkedIn spokesperson.",1
"Indian rupee today weakened marginally as Asian currencies slipped after the dollar strengthened overnight on data pointing to a firm US labor market. At 9.08 am, the rupee was trading at 69.04 a dollar, down 0.16% from its previous close of 68.93. The home currency opened at 69.08 a dollar.


Bond yields inched higher as traders awaited consumer price inflation data due later today. March CPI is estimated at 2.8% year on year in a Bloomberg poll, versus 2.57% a month ago.",3
"Here are some excerpts from the conversation:What’s the USP of Kota Factory according to you?First and foremost, it is the first black and white web series in India


What was your reaction when you got to know the show will be in black and white?Honestly, when we were shooting, it still wasn’t confirmed


 And from the response that we have received, it’s looking really great and everyone is excited about the forthcoming episodes",2
"An attendee holds a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Fold mobile device during an unveiling event in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2019. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg


On Monday, the company held an event in New York City to let reporters and other members of media try out the gadget for the first time


The Galaxy Fold has a 4.6-inch screen on the front, which makes it smaller than most modern smartphone screens",1
"The Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements. (PTI )


Over 45.26 lakh voters will decide the fate of 59 candidates in the first phase of polls for three Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand


In the first three phases, voting has been held in 302 Lok Sabha constituencies, and 168 more seats will go to polls in the last three phases


NEW DELHI: Polling will be held on Monday for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states.


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as it had swept 56 of these seats in 2014, leaving just two for the Congress and the rest for other opposition parties such as the Trinamool Congress (six) and the Biju Janata Dal (six).


Voting will take place in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight in West Bengal, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.


Election in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP had cornered all but two of the total 54 seats in 2014, will begin in this phase. The Congress appeared to make a comeback, forming the governments in the states after last year's Assembly polls.


In the first three phases, voting has been held in 302 Lok Sabha constituencies, and 168 more seats will go to polls in the last three phases.",0
"In the past year under Gandhi’s presidentship, the Congress lost Himachal Pradesh, improved its performance in Gujarat and formed the government in Karnataka in an alliance with Janata Dal (Secular) or JDS. As Congress president, Gandhi succeeded his mother, Sonia Gandhi, who has been the longest serving party president in its history.


assembly-elections-2018 electionsrahul gandhiassembly electionsvidhan sabha electionscongresselection results",0
"In every election, there usually is some combination of national, state-level and local issues. People are very wise. They understand that this is for electing a prime minister for the nation and naturally, national issues are far more important than state level or local issues. Central government welfare schemes such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Ujjwala Yojana, Ujala Yojana, Jan Dhan Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat have made a huge impact on people’s lives. People see the work we have done. The second issue is about good governance. People know that there was a dysfunctional government during the Congress regime. Now we have an honest government that is working for the poor, which people appreciate. The third issue is national security and our ability to deal with terrorism and extremism. This election is about choosing a government for all-round development, good governance and national security. I was recently travelling in a dense jungle area about 5-10km from the nearest village. I saw a husband and wife harvesting mahua, a forest product, for selling. I started having a conversation with them and they told me about the difference these welfare schemes have brought in their lives. That includes having a gas cylinder and stove for hassle-free cooking. Even in remote villages in one of the poorest states in the country, people are benefitting from welfare schemes. Now, there are good roads in villages, mobile phones are everywhere and call charges are low, which have enabled village dwellers to access hospitals quickly when needed. The third important development is price stability. I have seen seven Lok Sabha elections and in every election, inflation used to be an issue. Not any longer. Nobody is speaking about inflation. Inflation is known for its back-breaking burden on the common man. But we have managed to break the back of inflation. That is why the Modi tsunami is here.",0
"Bengaluru: Shares of Vedanta Ltd slumped to a two-and-a-half-year low on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over an investment by a unit of the company in African miner Anglo American.


Vedanta said on Thursday its foreign unit Cairn India Holdings Ltd had paid $200 million to buy a stake in Anglo American from Volcan Investments Ltd, the miner's parent company, as a part of its ""cash management activities"".


The miner's returns from the deal depends on Anglo American's stock price and returns are not guaranteed, Morgan Stanley said in a note.",3
"Prior to that, FPIs had pulled out a net ₹5,360 crore from the capital markets (both equity and debt) in January.


As per depositories data, FPIs invested a net amount of ₹13,308.78 crore in equities and pulled out ₹2,212.08 crore from the debt segment during April 1-12, taking the total net investment to ₹11,096.70 crore.",3
"Throwing light on the situation of unemployment in the state, Mayawati added that not only were there no jobs in the state but “jobs vacancies for the backward classes, which are lying vacant and are not being filled and unemployment is steadily increasing. These people, in these elections, must decide between who is fake and who is not. And you need not be conned by such fake leaders and see who is willing to work for their betterment.""


Taking a dig at the Congress party and the former United Progressive Alliance government, Mayawati added that the party’s decisions in both the Centre and the state had caused the party to fail and therefore led them to be voted out by the people.


“And just like that, the BJP’s “naatakbazi"" of chowkidari and fake promises will not cut any ice with the people,"" she added.",0
"The petition seeks a complete ban on political parties from advertising in their election manifesto any monetary or loan waiver scheme. It has requested that the Union and the state governments not be permitted to reduce or waive loans.


""We will provide special respite to farmers and farm workers, not just through “Karz Maafi"" or a loan waiver but by setting farmers on the path to “Karz Mukti,"" or Freedom from Indebtedness,"" the Congress manifesto promised.


The banking sector’s total outstanding advances account for ₹4.73 trillion, according to the second volume of the Economic Survey 2016-17 issued in August.",0
"“The characters that we have shown in the film are presented in a real manner, like how people react to the idea of live-in – be it in small towns or metro cities


“The perspective of small-town people about live-in relationship is unique and we were hopeful that it will work well with the audience


“Every writer, technician and all those who have worked hard to make this film great and sensible should get the credit",2
"Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest offering Avengers: Endgame is breaking records left, right and centre


 Just a day old and the Russo brothers directorial has already smashed ticket counters wide open with its jaw-dropping 169 million dollars collection at the international box office, as reported by Deadline",2
"However, businesses with an ad fraud solutions in place are better placed to contain abuse through their brand and serve only the most relevant things to their customers. (Reuters)


A report released techARC claims that India with a market size of $1.63 billion accounted for 8.7% of worldwide digital ad fraud in 2018


Digital ad fraud includes a wide range of tactics such as invisible ads, using botnets to inflate user base and hijacking ad slots",1
"It should take Endgame only a few days to cross Infinity War and The Force Awaken’s global box office earnings, and it almost certainly would soon get past Titanic’s total as well


But beating Avatar should be more difficult, since the summer is clogged up with big releases, and James Cameron’s sci-fi epic had the advantage of strong legs post-Christmas, which Endgame doesn’t have",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"Facebook is using AI and ML to identify abusive/violating content, and quickly locate and remove them in bulk


Facebook is working with Instagram, WhatsApp to make sure Lok Sabha elections are fair and free from interference


New Delhi: Facebook Inc. is removing around one million abusive accounts every day using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), the Mark Zuckerberg-led social media firm said Monday, three days ahead of the first phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections.


Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning help Facebook, at a large scale, to identify abusive or violating content, quickly locate it across the platform and remove it in bulk, Facebook India managing director and vice-president Ajit Mohan wrote in a blog post.",0
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi after releasing the BJP's 2019 election manifesto in New Delhi (Reuters)


The NDA will go beyond the BJP’s Sankalp Patra, deliver more than promised: Prime Minister Narendra Modi


Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told voters in Maharashtra that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance would not restrict its governance to what had been promised in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra, but would go beyond it.",0
"He looked directly into the camera and sent a message for Meesha Shafi as he said, “We have both known each other for a long time


”The hearing for Ali Zafar’s defamation suit happened on Saturday and he told Geo News, “I am truthful and those who are honest appear without being called


” Zafar has repeatedly been talking about Meesha’s immigration to Canada and believes that is the reason behind her accusations",2
"The Galaxy A30 and A50 are also set to be launched at the MWC. According to a press release posted on Samsung Newsroom, the Galaxy A50 and A30 will offer innovations to essential features with high specifications. Some reports suggest the A30 and A50 would sport 6.4-inch sAMOLED displays, 3D glossy back panels and 4,000mAh batteries. The A30 would be powered by Exynos 7904 processor while the A50 would sport an Exynos 9610 SoC.


Samsung will also put on displathe Galaxy Tab S5e, a tablet with a 10.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560x1600. It runs Samsung's One UI based on Android Pie and is powered by a Snapdragon 670 SoC. It has up to 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage and packs a 7060mAh battery. ",1
"The RBI, which targets inflation at 4% in the medium term, cut forecast for consumer price growth and said underlying pressures could ease given the recent slowdown. It also downgraded gross domestic product growth forecast for the financial year that began 1 April to 7.2% from 7.4% seen in February.


“Absent a significant hit to growth from here on, I think the RBI’s easing cycle is at its end and the next move in rates will be higher,"" said Prakash Sakpal, an Asia economist at ING Groep in Singapore.


The lower inflation forecast for the first half of the fiscal year “is a bit optimistic"" given that the period of easing price pressures is behind, he said.


Sakpal said he expects a 25-basis point hike early next year when inflation crosses the 5% mark. The rupee fell more than 1%, the most since 3 December, to close at 69.1575 per dollar in Mumbai, ending three days of gains.


The selloff in the currency “seems to have been exacerbated by the negative reaction in other Indian assets,"" said Dushyant Padmanabhan, a currency strategist at Nomura Holdings Inc. in Singapore.",3
"As an actor, are you comfortable being part of a team or shouldering a film individually?I come from a family of theatre artists and these things are considered quite petty


 I did Ferrari Ki Sawari as a lead and then did three multi-starrers after that even when I was being offered solo projects


 I had seen few of her impressive interviews on the web and was amazed that she turned out to be just the same",2
"In other foreign capitals, US officials are playing hardball over Huawei, warning allies that the US will reevaluate what intelligence it shares with them if they don’t end cooperation with the company, according to an American official. US officials, mindful of Huawei’s market advantages, are even trying to develop packages of US-made gear to provide foreign companies an alternative to buying Huawei, according to an official involved in that effort.


The campaign to blunt Huawei’s rise appears to be one of Trump’s most successful diplomatic initiatives. Australia, New Zealand and Japan have acceded to US requests to bar Huawei’s 5G equipment. The allies have also banded together to provide aid to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to enable them to reject a Huawei submarine cable carrying broadband connections, saying the line represents a national security threat at its connection point in Australia.


In Britain, BT Group Plc has been pulling Huawei equipment out of its core structure since the 2016 acquisition of mobile carrier EE Ltd., which used Huawei gear throughout its systems. It’s also removing Huawei products from the emergency-response network that EE is building in Britain. Germany has said it is considering restricting Huawei’s role in its future telecom infrastructure, while Czech officials have expressed concerns that China is preparing an economically damaging reprisal against the country after Czech authorities issued warnings about Huawei’s risk to national security.


France’s government has been warning about Huawei for some time, according to Orange SA CEO Stephane Richard, who said the company will work with Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj, not Huawei, on its 4G and 5G networks. Following the arrests in Poland, officials there urged the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to find a common approach toward Huawei, rather than leave it to each country to act alone and face possible Chinese retribution.


Some apparent Huawei misconduct isn’t classified. Every night for five years, equipment installed in the Chinese-built headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, transmitted data from midnight to 2 a.m. back to servers in Shanghai, according to an investigation published a year ago in the French newspaper Le Monde. Subsequently, microphones hidden in desks and walls were stripped from the $200 million building, which was financed by China, and Huawei’s servers were replaced, according to a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. After the Le Monde report, China called the espionage allegations “ridiculous,’’ and Ebba Kalondo, a spokesperson for the African Union Commission, says it was a “non-story.""


Huawei’s English website still boasts of the “greatly enhanced security"" its systems provided the Addis Ababa headquarters. The African Union’s “legacy PCs were proving too vulnerable to hackers, phishing, viruses, and other forms of compromise,’’ one Huawei post explains.


Bonnie Girard, who lived in China for a decade while working for a string of European telecom companies, remembers visiting a contract manufacturer in the mid-1990s and seeing Huawei engineers brazenly photographing printed circuit boards being built for Alcatel. The Huawei employees could never have accessed the facility without government approval, says Girard, who now runs consulting firm China Channel Ltd.


Still, Huawei has always been completely transparent with Eastern Oregon Telecom about its hardware and software, says Frannel, the CEO. He says he’s never seen “a shred of evidence that would indicate to me that Huawei is a problem."" And in today’s global economy, US and European suppliers rely on Chinese-made parts nearly as much as Huawei does, he adds. “Banning a brand doesn’t solve our security problem.""",1
"MUMBAI: A barrage of bad news have taken the sheen off India’s rupee lately. And Royal Bank of Canada says the currency may suffer more pain.


The rupee may weaken to 80 per dollar by September as a dovish turn by the central bank lowers the currency’s yield appeal, said Sue Trinh, head of Asia forex strategy at RBC in Hong Kong. The prediction is way more bearish than the 71.25 median forecast in a Bloomberg survey, and implies a drop of more than 11% from current levels.",3
"While defending its own facial recognition technology Rekognition, saying there has been not a single report of misuse of the technology by law enforcement, Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Friday said it also supports the creation of a legislative framework covering facial recognition through video and photographic monitoring on public or commercial premises.


In India, Duggal said, anybody can misuse this technology without fears of facing any adverse legal consequences.


""Here law has not been able to protect the citizen,"" he said, adding that self-regulation of facial recognition will not be effective.


""The quicker we are able to provide an effective legal mechanism to regulate facial recognition technology, better it is for the country and its citizens,"" Duggal added.  ",1
"Spot gold was trading lower at $1,287.10 an ounce, while silver was down at $15.01 an ounce in New York.


In the national capital, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purities fell by ₹200 each to ₹32,620 and ₹32,450 per 10 gram, respectively.",3
"The platform was started in 2014 with the aim of providing comfortable digital space not only for the people who want to use the internet in their mother tongue but also for first-time internet users, to share their thoughts, emotions, opinions and become friends with others without any social stigma or language as a barrier, says Sachdeva.


The user-generated content platform has more than 40 million monthly active users spread across the country and is available in 14 Indian languages—Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Odia, Kannada, Assamese, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, and Bhojpuri.


The ShareChat app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and allows users to create posts, follow other people, consume all types of multimedia content, interact with other people in comments and share content onto other communication platforms in an effortless and intuitive manner.",1
"The conclusion to the Infinity Saga has been loved all around the world and if we are talking of global box office, this film has just begun its journey and it has already broken several records


KesariAkshay Kumar’s formula of weaving a strand of patriotism in films that have nothing to do with patriotism continues to do wonders for him",2
"NEW DELHI: Aviation security watchdog the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Friday announced a set of measures to beef up security at airports to prevent transport of unauthorized arms, cash and bullion.


An official statement from the civil aviation ministry said that a detailed BCAS circular meant to strengthen security at airports and to prevent the movement of these items were issued in view of the model code of conduct for the national polls next month.",0
"The Huawei smartphone has a glass back design with dual tone finish available in iris purple and black. It has the notch design on front but the size of bezels are really small, as a result it has higher screen to body ratio (82.03%) than many of its rivals. It runs on Huawei’a mid-range Kirin 710 octa-core processor with 4 GB RAM. With 128 GB internal storage, it provides ample space for movies and photos, which you are going to click a lot with this phone. The Nova 3i is one of the best camera phones in the mid-segment and has dual cameras on both front and back.",1
Police say he repeatedly refused to get out of his car and then failed a field sobriety test and a blood alcohol test,2
"Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has alleged that media outlets had been secretly provided copies of the CBI charge sheet before the court could take cognizance of it. (PTI)


PM Narendra Modi seeks to make the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case a poll issue by raising it at a public rally in Dehradun


Congress accuses the BJP of spinning a 'cheap election stunt' and the Enforcement Directorate of 'rehashing' insinuations


New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress locked horns over the AgustaWestland case on Friday as politics over allegations of corruption in purchase of VVIP choppers heated up with less than a week to go for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.",0
"When the candidates arrived, all the questions they fielded related to piped water connections, underground sewage lines, stormwater drains, traffic congestion, and solid waste management. There was very little that related to a member of Parliament’s (MP’s) larger sphere of influence. The sitting MP and the son of a former AIADMK state minister, Jayavardhan Jayakumar who is contesting again, talked about the desalination plants that he had sanctioned and waste treatment plants that have been planned.


Whether the candidate is a newbie or a veteran, the voter blue or white collar, across Chennai, it is local issues and basic infrastructure that dominate campaigns and conversations. Peak summer or ‘kathiri veyil’ is yet to set in but water scarcity is the first, and often the only, topic people talk about. Debates about national security, jobs, the need for a “strong leader"" and fundamental rights that take centre stage in other parts of the country are largely missing.


Pushed to talk about larger policy issues that an MP could exercise influence over in the Lok Sabha, voters pick the imposition of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and goods and services tax (GST), and centre-state relations. The sheer geographical distance from Delhi gives Tamil Nadu a slightly different perspective on electoral issues. “It’s been eight to 10 years since OMR became functional, but we still don’t have water or sewage lines or street lights. The roads are terrible and that’s because we don’t vote,"" said Harsha Koda, one of the conveners of the four-year-old FOMRRA. “We want to show the politicians that the middle class in OMR can be a vote bank too. If we all turn out, our two lakh-plus votes could be the deciding factor.""


About 25km away, in the heart of Chennai Central constituency, there is not much difference in terms of expectations. “There’s no water in the common taps at which we fill our pots,"" said Venilla, who works as a maid and lives in one of the bylanes off Greames Road on the banks of Chennai’s perennially sluggish and sewage-filled Cooum river. “The candidates have been coming, and we ask them: What have you done to clean our streets?"" A few streets away, Kaladevi S., also complained about the shortage of water.


Mackey’s Garden, where the two women live, and the larger neighbourhood of Thousand Lights and Nungambakkam in which it is situated, is a DMK stronghold. Former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran is looking to win the Chennai Central seat after he was dislodged by the AIADMK in the 2014 polls, when the Jayalalithaa-led party swept 37 of 39 Lok Sabha seats. Maran, who was a minister in the former United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has represented the seat twice, and his father and former Union minister Murasoli Maran since 1996. This time, he is facing a political greenhorn—entrepreneur, lawyer and Page 3 regular, Sam Paul—who as a Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) member represents the AIADMK-BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) alliance in Tamil Nadu.


“I started my campaign talking about accountability and bringing investment to the state, but when I met people, I realized their most basic needs have not been addressed,"" said Paul, who has built a chain of restaurants and beauty salons. “We have to address water, sanitation, education, and health before we go to larger issues,"" he said. Paul talks of pushing through drinking water and river linking projects if he is elected. “So, you see, these basic issues are also national issues,"" he reasoned.


The opposition DMK, which has the edge going by opinion polls, believes that the pointed demand for civic services is a direct consequence of the AIADMK not holding local body elections for three years. “The city and the state have been neglected by the chaotic AIADMK government, so obviously all (the) voters are asking about traffic, sewage, and water. As a candidate, I can’t dismiss these as local issues since an MP must work on a broad canvas,"" DMK candidate for Chennai South Sumathy ‘Thamizhachi’ Thangapandian, who is fighting her first Lok Sabha election, told voters.


The focus on the hyperlocal is indicative of governance failure, said Swarna Rajagopalan, a political analyst and founder-trustee of Prajnya, an NGO. “An MP should not be concerned about municipal issues, but survival is at stake. Voters are worried about water running out before (the) summer peaks,"" she said.",0
"The armies of the Night King faced the combined armies of Northmen, Ironborn, the Unsullied, the Dothraki, the Night’s Watch and the wildlings


 The site regularly uploads illegally ‘ripped’ copies of latest movies and TV shows, sometimes as soon as they are released, costing the producers a lot of money",2
Actor-director Joel Edgerton has boarded the cast of Barry Jenkins’ Amazon series The Underground Railroad,2
"At a press conference on Sunday morning at the official headquarters, senior party leaders said their campaign was “simple"" meant to reach out to the common people. It also launched a campaign song on the same lines which has been penned by lyricist Javed Akhtar.


“Our campaign is simple and we want to reach out to people. We reiterate our commitment...our campaign is on NYAY. It is not just a word...today the country is asking for nyay (justice),"" former union minister and senior party leader Anand Sharma told reporters added that several weeks of deliberations went into finalising the publicity campaign.",0
"HMD Global, Nokia’s brand licensee, has started rolling out Android Pie to Nokia 8 units today. The much awaited update had a deadline of November and some reports say that Nokia had been deliberately updating it.


HMD Chief Product Officer Juho tweeted out that subsequent Android Pie builds will bring the missing key features of Android Pie, namely Digital Wellbeing, App actions and Adaptive Battery, to the Nokia 8.


Nokia Power User, a blog keeping track of the latest Nokia devices, mentioned in a report that HMD Global couldn’t include the aforementioned features in the Nokia 8 Pie update since they are “Android One exclusive features"". The Nokia 8 is not an Android One device and so Google didn’t make the features available for it.",1
"The situation is worse for the Congress-NCP combine, hit by defections to the BJP and disheartened by veteran NCP boss Sharad Pawar’s decision not to contest the elections. Nominations for 48 Lok Sabha seats from Maharashtra are to be filed from 18 to 25 March. The first of the four- phase election in Maharashtra is on 11 April when seven seats go to polls.


On Tuesday, Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM), said at a press conference, “All proposals for alliance and seat-sharing talks with the Congress are over"" and set a deadline of 15 March for the Congress to take a final decision over forming a grand alliance against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Ambedkar also declared that the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi that he had formed with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) would announce its candidates for all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra on 15 March if the Congress failed to respond. Ambedkar, grandson of B.R Ambedkar, has demanded 22 seats from the Congress-NCP combine, a proposal which he said the Congress had rejected. “There is no question of scaling down our demand for 22 seats because we have already announced those seats. Since the Congress has rejected that, the deadline for declaring a grand alliance with Congress is over,"" he said.",0
"It comprises a fresh issue of up to ₹70 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to 29,00,000 equity shares, including an anchor portion of 18,46,715 equity shares.


The price range for the offer, which opened for bidding on Wednesday, has been fixed at ₹212-215 per share.",3
"If Xiaomi decides to launch the successor at a higher price tag, it could only be justified by an additional camera and the depreciation of Rupee against the Dollar.


mint-india-wire XiaomiRedmi Note 6 ProRedmi Note 5 ProRedmi Note 6 Pro India launchRedmi Note 6 Pro specifications


Xiaomi’s potboiler, the Redmi Note 5 Pro, is set to receive an upgrade in India in the coming weeks. The Note 5 Pro, ever since its introduction in the Indian market, has been selling like hot cakes—5 million units were sold within 4 months of its launch. And it ought to be, it struck the perfect balance between price and punch, which urged other smartphone manufacturers to rethink their volume segment strategies.",1
"“The original holds up incredibly well, so the challenge here was to tell a story in a different way but still deliver on people’s expectations while surprising them somehow,” Favreau told USA Today


The film’s voice cast is being led by Donald Glover as Simba; Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Nala and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar",2
"Gadgets and new technologies can often be daunting for senior citizens. However, there’s a significant market for such products that range from phones to smart home technology. We have listed a few of these.


The Walabot Home is a smart home device that monitors people at home, without using regular camera technology. According to the company, the device uses low-power radio wave technology (similar to Wi-Fi) to monitor movements in your home. As a result, the Walabot Home can detect falls, something that will help caregivers take better care of senior citizens. The device also allows two-way calling and can make calls to emergency contacts automatically.


This nifty little gadget weighs only 5 gram and attaches to anything that you may lose. You can attach it to a bag, a key ring or pretty much anything else that you might misplace. The tracker can be traced remotely from your smartphone, hence letting you find things you may have lost. The Seekit isn’t necessarily a device aimed at senior citizens, but if your parents lose their keys too often, this may be a great gadget for them to use. It has a range of 100 feet and works with both Android and iOS devices. It is water resistant and comes in two variants—the Seekit Edge and Seekit Loop.",1
"The film will also mark Nayanthara and Sivakarthikeyan’s second collaboration after Vellaikaran, which was based on a hit Rajnikanth film


HipHop Tamizha will be composing the music and Thaana Serndha Kootam-fame Dinesh Krishnan has shot the film",2
"Akshay Oberoi continues being the hapless investor, who is way over his head with backhanded deals in the shady bylanes of aamchi Mumbai


 ‘He had to hate the game, to play it’, and ‘Agar log cricket ko ek escape samajhte hain, toh hum kaun hain unke iss sapne ko todne waale’, utters a mellow Mahesh Manjrekar, who plays the disgraced cricket coach, Tommy Sir


We haven’t had a good young adult drama in the Indian web space, while Selection Day touches upon issues of bonding and brotherhood, peer pressure and overbearing helicopter parents, nothing touches a nerve",2
"It’s noteworthy that Vinu also helmed Makante Achan (2009), which had Sreenivasan and his elder son Vineeth in the lead roles


The first look poster of Kuttimama featuring Sreenivasan and Dhyan was released recently by actor Dileep on his Facebook page",2
"Ebitda margin expansion for 9M FY19 was driven by gross margin expansion of 550 basis points probably because of better product mix and lower raw material costs, according to Harshit Kapadia, an analyst at Elara Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd. In a report on 4 April, Kapadia highlights in the risks section that the Ebitda margins in Q4 FY18 and 9M FY19 were exceptionally high at 16% and 13%, respectively. “This may not be sustainable,"" he said.


Even so, given that valuations are at a discount to peers and considering the added lure of the FMEG segment, investors may well get wired into this opportunity.",3
"Main thoda late ho gaya video banane mein…aap mat hona Vote karne mein!!! ‘Voting is not only our Right, it is our Power


”Also read: Time to inspire the youth in your Andaz: PM Modi tweets to film stars ahead of 2019 pollsPreviously, stars like Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, AR Rahman, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal had responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to encourage people to cast their votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections",2
"The theme of intersectionality runs through the festival, from films on women’s rights and specially-abled characters, to the panel discussions on corporate diversity and inclusion


 It features start-ups, initiatives that make large organisations more inclusive as well as individuals who have suffered from a lack of diversity at the workplace


“Not many straight people know that the patriarchy that defines our larger society operates just as deeply in the queer community


 The trans community is more visible and, hence, more vulnerable to exploitation as transphobia is rife in and outside the queer community,” he says",2
"According to the Kaspersky Labs, after Word, the most targeted platforms were web browsers (14%) and Android (12%) (istock)


In 2018, the researchers from Kaspersky Labs came across multiple zero day vulnerabilities in Office and informed Microsoft about them


According to the Kaspersky Labs, after Word, the most targeted platforms were web browsers (14%) and Android (12%)


NEW DELHI: Hackers can use an unpatched exploit in the Internet Explorer to both spy on Windows users and steal their local data, and the vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2, a researcher John Page revealed on Monday.",1
"However, the purported service would offer a limited catalogue. To offer the music for free, Amazon has also offered to pay some record labels per stream. The service is likely to launch as early as next week.",1
"However, India still lags Japan, the US and Germany when it comes to robotics adoption. When it comes to density of robots, the US roughly uses 189 robots for every 10,000 workers. In China, the number is 68 while in India we have hardly 3 robots for every 10,000 workers, according to IFR. There is still long way to go, but the awareness is increasing and the market is slowly opening up in India as well, points out P. Satyanarayana, director of LFP, visual products and robots, Epson India.


“The adoption of robots has been slow in India because Indian companies prefer to have more stable and tested tools. Also, many processes in Indian market are not very standardized and many business still run in an unstructured way with lower levels of digitization compared to other developed markets,"" points out Vijay S. Bhaskaran, partner, robotics and intelligent automation, Ernst & Young. However, with more companies investing in digitization, the adoption levels are set to increase, he adds.


Besides automotive, robots are used in electronics, food and packaging, education and banking sector for routine jobs.


For instance, in the electronics and packaging industry, they are used to sort, pick and place objects, while in automotive sector, their role is limited to assembling and screw tightening.",1
"Unlike Apple, Google licenses out its Android and Chromebook operating systems to OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, and others. Google has been trying to enhance its hardware expertise to reduce its dependency on third-party suppliers. This was one of the reasons that led it to acquire HTC’s hardware business for $1 billion in 2018. The decision to develop the chipsets can unsettle some Android-based OEMs as Google’s growth in devices may cut into their market share.",1
"I believe in Ayurveda, says PM Modi""I have led such a difficult life that I don't know how these expensive medicine work


When Barack Obama was concerned about PM Modi's sleep cycle""Even Obama, who is now a close friend of mine, asks me, 'Why do you sleep so less? This is your addiction to work but you should not sleep so less


PM Modi on the most valuable thing he brought from Gujarat""When I became the Prime Minister, I had a benefit which none other Prime Minister had


 I was the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat and this had given me the immense experience to work for the betterment of the nation,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


PM Modi on the wish he would make if he had Alladin ka chirag""Educationalists should stop telling the future generation about the 'Alladin ka chirag' and should teach them to work hard,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


PM Modi laughs out loudAkshay Kumar asks Narendra Modi if he is truly a Gujarati as Gujaratis are very particular about their money


 So I gave Rs 21 lakh for the education of the daughters of the peon and the driver of the secretariat,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


 This may harm me in the elections but Mamata didi does select kurta for me and sends it to me once in a year",2
"Starring Tanuj Virwani, Arbaaz Khan, Freddy Daruwala and Riya Sen in the lead roles, the 11-episode thriller has been directed by Jatin Wagle


At the launch event held on Thursday, the cast interacted with the media and shared anecdotes from their experience


 Riya spoke about how she messaged ZEE5 CEO Tarun Katial showing keenness to work with the platform after hearing about her sister’s (Raima Sen) amazing experience working with the team


Excerpts from the conversation:On the stage, you shared how you messaged ZEE5 head Tarun Katial wanting to work on the platform",2
"""Having made a comeback on a weaker dollar last Friday, gold is poised to benefit strongly from safe-haven flows as investors dump stocks and rotate into bonds and precious metals,"" Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst with OANDA, said in a note.


Physical demand for the metal had also been robust last week with India and Singapore leveraging the correction in prices ahead of a key gold-buying festival.


Elsewhere, silver slipped 0.4 percent to $14.86 per ounce, while platinum fell 1.5 percent to $856 per ounce.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"""The OPEC deal has brought stability to crude prices and signs of an extension have taken crude higher,"" said Alfonso Esparza, senior market analyst at futures brokerage OANDA.


Prices have been further supported by U.S. sanctions against oil exports from Iran and Venezuela, traders said.


Because of the tighter supply outlook for the coming months, the Brent forward curve has gone into backwardation since the start of the year, meaning that prices for immediate delivery are more expensive than those for dispatch further in the future, with May Brent prices currently around $1.20 per barrel more expensive than December delivery Brent.


Outside OPEC, analysts are eyeing U.S. crude oil production, which has soared by more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) since early 2018, to around 12 million bpd, making America the world's biggest producer ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia.",3
"Girish Johar also said, “Kalank is coming from one of the topmost production houses, Dharma, which is the pioneer of making mega-budget movies


 The makers are looking at a mammoth release and are eyeing maximum numbers before Avengers: Endgame release on April 26",2
"After the high court's judgement, Hardik's lawyers said they would first study the order and then decide about approaching the Supreme Court.


Justice A G Uraizee took into account the submissions made by the Gujarat Government while rejecting Hardik's petition seeking a stay on the conviction awarded to him by a sessions court, which was coming into his way to contest the April 23 Lok Sabha polls.


In his order, Justice Uraizee noted that conviction can be stayed only in exceptional cases and Hardik's case does not fall into that category.",0
"Kriti Sanon is likely to team up with her Luka Chuppi director Laxman Utekar and producer Dinesh Vijan for a film on surrogacy


 There is a Marathi film called Mala Aai Vhhaychy, which is on surrogacy and Maddock Films has official rights of it",2
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 98.147, a tad lower than its previous close of 98.203.",3
"MCX has held on to its market share despite the recent entry of BSE Ltd and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) in the commodity derivatives space. “One risk many were foreseeing earlier, that of increased competition in commodity trading has not played out as feared. MCX has, in fact, improved its market share,"" said Amit Chandra, assistant vice-president at HDFC Securities Ltd.


In fact, last year, the company regained some of the lost ground post-demonetization. Average daily turnover (ADT) on MCX increased as much as 26% in FY19 to ₹25,648 crore (see chart).",3
"Asia Pacific, according to the market research firm, is a key market for BAN powered primarily by China. South Korea, Japan, and India are other countries that play a pivotal role in driving the growth in the region.


Of course, if you connect sensors within your body to the internet, there is a theoretical danger of someone hacking into your pacemaker or insulin pump and potentially kill you, just by intercepting and analyzing wireless signals.


Purdue University engineers, according to a 12 March press statement, have tightened security on the ""internet of body"" by making the network only accessible by you and your devices, ""thanks to technology that keeps communication signals within the body itself"". The work appeared in the journal 'Scientific Reports'. Study authors include Shreyas Sen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, and his students, Debayan Das, Shovan Maity and Baibhab Chatterjee.


According to Sen, body fluids are good carriers of electrical signals. ""So far, so-called ""body area networks"" have used Bluetooth technology to send signals on and around the body. These electromagnetic waves can be picked up within at least a 10-meter radius of a person,"" he pointed out.",1
"Kumar replied that Vemuru was part of the delegation in his capacity as technology adviser to Naidu. “To my knowledge, no charge sheet has been filed in the above crime (as mentioned in the letter) even after nine years... his efforts were recognized and his suggestions were taken positively by both erstwhile CECs Dr. S.Y. Qureshi and V.S. Sampath,"" the letter said.


A senior BJP leader said opposition parties were trying to undermine EC and the election process in the country.


“The opposition parties are trying to create doubt in the minds of the people,"" the BJP leader said on condition of anonymity.",0
"Congress’ second list for UP include Sriprakash Jaiswal, Raj Babbar, Savitri Phule and young face Lalitesh Tripathi among others


MUMBAI: The Congress on Wednesday declared 21 nominees in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra including the Nagpur parliamentary constituency from where senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari will be contesting. All India Congress Committee general secretary Mukul Wasnik issued the list that includes 16 nominees in Uttar Pradesh and five in Maharashtra. This is the second list of Congress nominees for Uttar Pradesh.",0
"In fact, when I presented Uriyadi to the Censor Board, they asked me why I made a full-length feature, instead of a short film about caste politics


How challenging was it to balance both acting commitments and directorial responsibilities?It wasn’t easy, but I am not complaining


 Do you feel you are today where you set out to be?I am no planner, and I certainly never imagined that I would reach this far",2
"During the sale, Realme smartphones including the Realme U1, Realme 2 Pro and the recently launched Realme 3 would be available with discount offers.


The Realme 3 will go on its third sale on 26 March at 12 noon on Flipkart and Realme.com. It will be available at a ₹500 instant discount on Axis Bank Debit and Credit cards on Flipkart. The Radiant Blue variant of Realme 3 will available for the first time through this sale. Realme sold over 3.1 lakh units of the smartphone in its first two sales.",1
"However, it’s this very prowess that can raise privacy risks too. A 2017 security audit cautioned that Dino transmitted information without using encryption, leaving a child’s information vulnerable. When Mozilla reached out to the company in 2018, the company claimed, “Dino uses encryption for all audio traffic and in fact, each one uses unique keys, which are also cycled per session per device."" However, experts at Mozilla could not determine if the toy actually uses encryption of any kind.


Another smart toy called i-Que Intelligent Robot by Genesis Toys, uses Bluetooth to connect to a phone via its app, but doesn’t encrypt the pairing process, allowing anyone in the same Bluetooth range to download the app on another smartphone, connect to the toy and start chatting with the child.


Flying drones are another fad with children these days. India’s new drone policy allows users to fly anything under 250g below 50m without requiring registration or license. Even if children are using something like the DJI Spark for fun and taking selfies, the privacy risks can’t be ignored. Not only have DJI Spark drones been reportedly hacked in the past, they also lack parental controls, do not encrypt user data and have been found to share information with third parties, according to Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included report.


Nevertheless, the market for smart toys is growing. According to a study by US-based Transparency Market Research, the smart toys market is largely fragmented but is expected to reach $69.9 billion by 2026.",1
"The case came to notice when the software giant discovered that the credentials of a support agent were compromised for its web mail service which led to unauthorised access into some accounts.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu are the first ever after the demise of political stalwarts – J Jayalalithaa of AIADMK and M Karunanidhi of the DMK,2
"Apart from Ranveer, the film also features Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunil Gavaskar, Saqib Saleem as Mohinder Amarnath, Ammy Virk as Balwinder Sandhu, Jiiva as Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sahil Khattar as Syed Kirmani, Chirag Patil as Sandeep Patil, Pankaj Tripathi as PR",2
"The trailer of Salman Khan starrer Bharat is out, and it promises an entertaining tale of a colourful life led by Salman Khan’s character Bharat


The trailer begins with the voiceover of Salman, who informs the audience that his journey had begun around the same time the nation got its independence",2
"The constituency saw BJP heavyweights including Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigning for Panda in the last 15 days. In contrast, BJD has put its might behind Mohanty who is presently a Rajya Sabha member. Naveen Patnaik travelled in a bus across the district and criticised Panda by name in his rallies, in a rare departure from his style of politics.",0
"IGN’s Terri Schwartz shared on Twitter, “I just got out of #DetectivePikachu and my first thought is OMG HOW DID THEY MAKE PIKACHU SO CUTE!!! It completely nails the world of Pokémon, and just seeing their amazing live action creature designs is worth the price of admission


”Collider’s Steven Weintraub wrote, “If Ryme City from #DetectivePikachu was a real place I’d make plans to visit it tomorrow",2
"The thoughts of many voters are focused on two priorities —health and education—in one of India’s poorest states, with a large tribal population",0
"But given that the majority of the audience was ‘later millennials’, the moment the red, black and grey Marvel Studios logo came up on the screen, so did the phone cameras


The moment the film started, and as Hawkeye’s ankle monitor came into focus, the silence that enveloped the hall was akin to that off a church in full flow of Sunday Mass


 I see many films alone – call it an occupational hazard, or just plain necessity and sometimes choice – and yes there are some odd times when I wish that I had brought someone along, especially in horror or thriller films


 But what I experienced while watching Avengers: Endgame was something even better than watching it with a friend or well-wisher


 Every bit of activity or action that unfolded on the screen, elicited an almost instantaneous, collective response from the audience


 The gasps were loudly audible, the shrieks of celebration were universal and so were the utterings of ‘oh yeah!’ and the accompanying rounds of applause",2
"Xiaomi's Mi Band 3 alone accounted for over 30 per cents of all wrist bands shipped during the fourth quarter.


With 46.2 million units shipped, Apple led the entire year with 26.8 per cent share, followed by Xiaomi at 13.5 per cent share.",1
"Interestingly, Hooda, who was tasked by Congress president Rahul Gandhi to come out with a vision document, addressed reporters from the official party headquarters sharing dais with former union ministers Jairam Ramesh and P. Chidambaram. In response to a question, Hooda said he was 'apolitical' and was taking queries related to the document.


Speaking to reporters, Hooda said that the five key tenets of the security document are global affairs, secure neighbourhood, internal conflicts, protecting people and strengthening capabilities.",0
"He has Tamil films Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, Vaan and Bollywood film The Zoya Factor in the pipeline",2
"Gandhi faces a tough battle in Amethi against BJP’s Smriti Irani, and Wayanad, being another traditional Congress constituency, provides the party chief a safety net. In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, Congress’ M.I. Shanavas won by a record margin of 153,439 votes from the seat, earning it the reputation of a safe seat for the party. That margin shrank to 20,870 in the 2014 polls, but the tag stuck. Some say Gandhi fighting from Wayanad will consolidate votes for the party in the south. Gandhi’s opponents are the CPI’s P.P. Suneer and BDJS president Thushar Vellappally.


BJP hopes veteran Kummanam Rajasekharan defeats Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram. The party faces a tough battle in a state where 55% are Hindus, 26% Muslims and 18% Christians.",0
"ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd-run Ola cabs issued a statement on Thursday stating that it had partnered with the election authorities in Karnataka offering its services to ferry voters with disabilities.


“Did cast my vote with my family but a bit late in the day. Sadly Bengaluru continues to vote in low percentages, though we make the maximum noise,"" Dinesh Gundu Rao, president of the state unit of the Congress wrote on Twitter on Thursday.


Narendra Pani, political analyst and faculty at the National Institute of Advanced Studies attributed the low turnout to the lack of a “wave"" in these elections. “Rural voters tend to vote as a group as compared to the urban population that is a more individualistic society,"" he said.",0
"""We'll make it easier for people who use Twitter to share specifics when reporting so we can take action faster, especially when it comes to protecting people's physical safety,"" Hicks and Gasca wrote.


""We are updating our rules in the next few weeks so they're shorter, simpler and easier to understand,"" they added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Every month, Apple will launch one artiste by releasing a track or an entire album exclusively on its Music app


New Delhi: In an industry dominated by established artistes and big music labels, independent and upcoming musicians are often sidelined. With features, such as New Artist Spotlight and Hear It Here First (HIHF), Apple is trying to provide a launchpad to budding and independent artistes who may not have the resources to launch and promote their music. Every month, Apple will launch one independent artiste by releasing one track or an entire album exclusively on their Music app. The initiative has already helped several artistes, such as Delhi-based rapper Prabh Deep, gain recognition.",1
"It consisted of 12 Facebook accounts and one page and group on the platform along with an Instagram account. About 2.6 million accounts followed the Facebook page, about 15,000 accounts joined the Group, and around 30,000 accounts followed the Instagram account. These pages and accounts spent around $70,000 in advertising on Facebook. The first ad ran in June 2014 and the most recent ad ran in February 2019.


""We don't have enough insights on what's happening essentially on social media on a day to day basis. So, this seems like one of the first few actions in the conduct of the General Elections. It's important to consider the severity of misinformation and propaganda which is going on for a long time on these platforms and the action which has been taken today. It is to be seen as to how much more they will do in the future. This is just a small drop in the bucket,"" said Apar Gupta, executive director, Internet Freedom Foundation. ",0
"The actor, who earlier confessed to having a fear of marriage, was surprised to know Ripci, too, has been running away from marriage


 Eventually, the two connected well and with their families keen on getting them settled, the two decided to tie the knot",2
"PUBG Mobile is among the top five most downloaded mobile games on Android in India right now, according to Google Play rankings.


Such is the popularity of PUBG in India that it has spawned PUBG Mobile Campus Championship with a prize money of 50 lakha rarity for online gaming tournaments in the country


mint-india-wire PUBGPUBG IndiaPUBG tournamentsPUBG Mobile Campus ChampionshipPUBG Mobile. PUBG downloadGoogle PlayApp Storemobile gamesonline gamingGaming in India


New Delhi: Sakriya Puri, 16, is preparing for his medical entrance examinations. In his free time, he plays a mobile game with his friends called Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The objective of a player in this hugely popular battle royale game is to become the last person, or team, standing.",1
"It was a bummer because it felt like people were so excited about new ones and then to have people feel disappointed,” Portman told Empire magazine",2
"Gurugram: The much-awaited OnePlus 7 may cost ₹39,500 as with every new flagship launch, OnePlus has consistently increased the price by 12.6% on an average, a study by market research firm techARC claimed on Thursday.


The Chinese premium smartphone maker is scheduled to refresh its line-up with the new OnePlus 7 series on May 14 at simultaneous events in New York, London, Beijing and Bengaluru.",1
"The agency said the bank expects 50 percent of these potentially stressed loans to slip into NPAs and will provide more for the same going forward.


The 8 percent dud loans include a gross NPAs of 4 percent which has been called out as potentially stressed, net standard restructured loans and security receipts of 0.8 percent of gross loans, the agency said.


On a pro-forma basis, the provision coverage ratio is at 33 percent of the stressed assets, it added.


""The balance sheet clean-up will strain the bank's profitability in the next 12-18 months as it provides for these higher quantum of stressed assets,"" Moody's warned.


The agency also said the shift away from corporate loans to retail and small businesses will also strain the bottomline as the corporate loans have been a key source of earnings. But the shift is credit positive as such loans are better from an asset quality perspective, it added.


The agency further noted that the bank has decided to slow down on loan growth to 20-25 percent, as against 34 percent average of recent years.",3
"Experts say computational photography could, theoretically, overcome the space constraints in smartphones


mint-india-wire multiple phone camerasphone camerassmartphone camerascomputational photographySamsung Galaxy A9 camera


New Delhi: Smartphone makers are in a perpetual race to attract photography enthusiasts by adding more cameras to their phones. It was HTC that started the trend way back in 2011 when it introduced the first dual-camera smartphone. Seven years later, Huawei launched its P20 Pro with three cameras. Now, Samsung has gone a step further with the new Galaxy A9, which comes with four cameras.


To be sure, more cameras do offer some tangible benefits and additional features, though they come at a price. Huawei’s P20 Pro, for instance, has a 40-megapixel (MP) camera with an RGB (red, green and blue) sensor, a 20MP camera with monochrome (black and white) sensor, and an 8MP camera with a 3x optical zoom lens. While this allows optical zoom on cameras, which is noticeably better than regular digital zoom functions, it also adds more detail. Monochrome sensors focus only on black and white colours, and capture more detail in images. When blended with the colour photos clicked from the primary 40MP sensor, images with greater detail are produced.",1
He further added that attempting any such subject scares him as a filmmaker because of its sensitive nature,2
"“The record voter turnout in Kerala today is the proof of a strong Rahul wave. This wave created by Shri @RahulGandhi’s candidacy will gift a big win for the UDF in all 20 constituencies in Kerala. @INCIndia will deliver a glittering performance in the previous election phases too,"" tweeted All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K C Venugopal.


However, the pattern was uneven. Not too far away from Wayanad is Ponnani seat, where Muslim League's heavyweight politician ET Muhammed Basheer was expected to be also benefitted by the Rahul wave. But the turnout was only 74.96%.


The Sabarimala issue may be key to understand why some South Kerala constituencies polled higher than usual. More than 10 lakh people voted for the first time in history at Pathanamthitta (74.19% turnout), the ground zero of Sabarimala protests, clearly a reflection of the high profile tri-corner contest between the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPM, candidate Veena George, Congress’ Anto Antony and BJP's K Surendran.


The Sabarimala factor, related to pro-and-against forces rallying behind a faithful ban for menstrual age women in the temple, may have also influenced a large number of women voters to come out and vote.


Both Left and Right wing leaders Mint spoke to claimed that the women voters, who visibly populated in unusually large numbers in the voting queues in southern districts where Sabarimala is influential, voted for them. It should be recalled that while the right wing was successful in bringing lakhs of women to the street agitations over the Sabarimala issue, the left wing was successful in creating a million-women strong rally, which they called a women's wall, symbolically agaisnd the Sabarimala protestors.",0
"PM of world's largest democracy & President of largest political party have reposed faith in a 28 yr old guy to represent them in a constituency as prestigious as B'lore South. This can happen only in my BJP. Only in #NewIndia of @narendramodi,"" he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.


PM of world's largest democracy & President of largest political party have reposed faith in a 28 yr old guy to represent them in a constituency as prestigious as B'lore South. This can happen only in my BJP. Only in #NewIndia of @narendramodi


Surya says he was groomed by the late Ananth Kumar and his wife, Tejaswini who was also in the race for the seat",0
"”Aditi Rao Hydari also shared the logo poster of V on Twitter and wrote, “Let today be the start of something new


 Happy to announce my new project V the movie – thrilled!”V is the 36th production venture of Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creation",2
"Domestic phone brand Lava has more than doubled its market share to 13 per cent, becoming the second brand in the country in the 2G feature phone segment.


The brand registered over 100% growth in its market share from 6 per cent to 13% in the first quarter of 2019, according to Counterpoint Research.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 went on sale last week, on 6 March. However, in typical Xiaomi fashion, the smartphone available as part of a flash sale, available for a limited period, in limited stocks.


The second sale, however, will commence on 13 March and the smartphone will be available on Mi.com, Mi Home and Flipkart. The Redmi Note 7 Pro will also be available during the sale.",1
"Nora Fatehi, who took Bollywood by storm with her dance moves in “Dilbar” and “Kamariya” last year, shared a video from a reality show


“This dance piece forever changed me as a performer! It taught me resilience body control, patience grace and how to give a performance under extreme pressure! I learnt a new dance style, tango,under 24 hours! I got to mix both indian and latino art in one dance performance! I loved everything about this performance! I was lucky enough to have this experience with @cornelr2090 ! This changed me forever! Happy international dance day everyone ! I wanted to share this throwback with all of you! ❤️” she wrote along with the video",2
"Huawei isn’t just a smartphone brand, it is also one of the biggest producers of telecom equipment, globally. Besides Samsung and Apple, Huawei has control over its smartphone processors. It owns HiSilicon, a firm that develops the Kirin chipsets for mobile devices. This allows Huawei to cut costs for its smartphones and HiSilicon chipsets are now competitive against processors from Qualcomm and Samsung. Huawei has artificial intelligence features in its Kirin chipsets and has brought support for multiple cameras. Huawei also launched one of the first smartphones with more than two cameras.


Since edging out Apple as the second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei has held onto the spot for two quarters now. Its goal is to displace global leader Samsung in the smartphone space.",1
"Also, the TikTok ban may not completely put it beyond the reach of children, feels Pavan Duggal, a cyberlaw expert. “Banning the app is completely out of sync with today’s reality. Even if the app is banned, people can still download it from other sources or by changing their location. The problem is not with the app but with third-party content. Strict action needs to be taken against people publishing such content instead of asking for a blanket ban on apps,"" he told Mint.


Meanwhile, the fact that TikTok can still be downloaded from third-party sites has triggered concern among mental health experts.


“It is certainly a mental health issue. Any kind of excessive behaviour needs to be recognized and adequately addressed. It could be a form of behavioural addiction, but we should be careful when we use the term, as social media usage and addiction are separate issues,"" said Dr Jayant Mahadevan, from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans), Bengaluru.


Experts said the need is more to recognize the threats emerging from internet and social media usage. “We need to look at the problem in a scientific manner. We faced a similar situation with PUBG, and now TikTok. If we do not recognize it correctly now, it will emerge again and again. A ban may not contain the damage,"" said Dr Arun Kandasamy, associate professor of psychiatry, Nimhans.",1
"But how will it work? This is where facial recognition tech kicks in. On their first travel, passengers will have to go to a registration kiosk at the airport to validate their ID. The passenger’s photo will be added to the Digi Yatra ID at this stage. At the entry point, or e-gate, passengers will scan their boarding pass or e-ticket. On scanning the QR code, the system will validate the passenger and flight details. The Digi Yatra ID will verify the passenger’s identity through facial recognition. Once these details are verified, the e-gate will open. The system will also generate a token that will combine the passenger’s photo with the ticket PNR. This token can then be used to pass through other security checks right up till the passenger boards the flight.


One of the biggest benefits of this system will be the fact that passengers will not need to show their boarding pass or ID at multiple check points. Both airport operators and the airlines will also have real-time information about the passenger’s location in the airport.


The Digi Yatra central platform is expected to be operational by the end of February 2019—with a pilot expected to be implemented at the Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports. The Airports Authority of India also intends to roll out the programme at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune and Vijayawada by April.",1
"BJP has promised to take Ayushman Bharat to the next level continuing with it’s mantra of “health for all”


Congress has promised that the total government expenditure on healthcare will be doubled to 3% of GDP by 2023-24


New Delhi: Two of the major Indian political parties i.e. Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have floated their agendas for healthcare for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. While the saffron party cashing in on its most ambitious insurance-based health scheme Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) rolled out last year, the Congress has instead contested the insurance model and promised to double up the health budget coupled with free healthcare services.


BJP that released its election manifesto called as Sankalp Patra on Monday has promised to take AB-PMJAY to the next level continuing with it’s mantra of “health for all"". The insurance scheme provides an annual health cover of ₹5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. Another part of the AB is health and wellness centres. “We will target provisioning of telemedicine and diagnostic laboratory facilities at these health and wellness centres by 2022 to ensure quality primary medical care to the poor at his doorstep,"" the manifesto said.",0
"Congress’s move to field Gandhi from a second seat comes at a time when the party is aiming to recover lost ground and expand its electoral footprint in southern India.


“There was a demand from all the three southern states—Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka—and since Wayanad is like the central point for all three, it has been decided that Rahul Gandhi will also contest from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala,"" former Union minister A.K. Antony told reporters at the party’s New Delhi headquarters on Sunday. Incidentally, the announcement came on a day when Gandhi was visiting Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.


The announcement, however, comes with the risk of handing over more political ammunition to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), besides throwing a spanner in the works of the anti-BJP opposition’s dynamics by upsetting the incumbent Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, in Kerala.",0
"The BSP chief also accused both the BJP and Congress governments of the past of using investigative agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation, the enforcement directorate, and income tax department against political opponents.


“People have to ensure that neither the BJP nor the Congress... comes to power at the centre,"" Mayawati said.",0
"The Interim Budget has set a target of ₹90,000 crore to be mopped up from CPSE disinvestment in 2019-20, higher than ₹80,000 crore in the current fiscal.


In the 10 months of the current fiscal so far, ₹36,000 crore has been raised through stake sale in CPSEs, as well as tranches of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and share buybacks. The government has an uphill task of mopping up another ₹44,000 crore from disinvestment by March-end.


""All transactions are in place to meet the ₹80,000 crore target set for current fiscal,"" Chakraborty said.",3
"The exclusive sale for Mi A2 is taking place via Amazon India and mi.com as well as offline stores include Mi Home stores.


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Xiaomi India will make five major announcements regarding offers and discounts on its product line-up today. Two of these are already out—Rs 4,500 discount on the Mi A2 and Redmi 6A’s open sale from Monday to Friday.",1
"Market leader Samsung announced an innovative folding 5G phone last week with a $1,980 price tag, which Huawei matched with its own foldable 5G-enabled device priced at an eye-watering $2,600.


""We announced a very, very aggressive price,"" Xiaomi Senior Vice President Xiang Wang told Reuters. ""We want to drive 5G to normal consumers, so more and more people can afford to buy it.""


The next-generation wireless technology promises to ratchet up internet speed and support an ""Internet of Things"" in which embedded chips enable the creation of smart networks of vehicles, household devices and more.",1
"Yash and Radhika first met on the sets of television serial Nandagokul and dated for six years before tying the knot in 2016


 So far, the couple has worked together in four films and welcomed their first child in December last year",2
"The iPhone XS Max has basically the same specifications as that of the iPhone XS, except that it comes with a much bigger 6.3-inch display instead of 5.8-inch. Photo: AFP


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The successor to last year’s Apple iPhone X, the iPhone XS, was released on 12 September. Being one of the most important smartphones of 2018, the phone comes with several firsts in the smartphone industry. A look at the new features that the iPhone XS has to offer:",1
"The Thunder Purple colour comes only in the 8GB RAM/128GB ROM variant, and is priced the same as the regular OnePlus 6T, at Rs 41,999. Photo: OnePlus


The Thunder Purple trim is special as it has a two-tone gradient finish purple and blackwhich changes its shade at different angles


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"Sen's team has demonstrated a way for human body communication to occur more securely--not going beyond a centimeter off the skin and using 100 times less energy than traditional Bluetooth communication.


Sen and his team made this possible through a device that couples signals in the electro-quasistatic range, which is much lower on the electromagnetic spectrum. Sen's group is working with government and industry to incorporate this device into a dust-sized integrated circuit.


Reddy, meanwhile, is currently working on a project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, which has an application in the area of communication and stealth technologies. He is simultaneously working on enhancing the ""hardware part (transmitters, receivers, etc,)"" for 5G communication.


""Since these are the days where high speed communication and robust connectivity are in great demand, I believe conferences like URSI AP-RASC will bridge the connectivity between cutting edge technology and the society,"" Reddy concluded.",1
"The Bharat 5 Infinity comes with facial unlocking and fingerprint scanning while the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition skips the two.


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"The iPhone still generates the majority of Apple’s revenue, although sales of the devices fell last year as people upgraded less often. That triggered a stock slump that wiped more than $300 billion off the company’s market value since October. New models with more-capable cameras could spur upgrades and reignite Apple’s growth, making these upcoming iPhones the most critical in years.


A third camera on the back of the 2019 iPhone will help the device capture a larger field of view and enable a wider range of zoom. It will also capture more pixels so Apple software could, for example, automatically repair a video or photo to fit in a subject that may have been accidentally cut off from the initial shot, according to the people familiar with the plans. The company is also planning an enhanced version of its Live Photos feature, which pins video from before and after each shot to the photo. The new version will double the length of the video from three seconds to six seconds.


The laser-powered 3-D camera could debut first on an upgrade to the iPad Pro currently planned for as early as spring 2020, according to one of the people. Apple isn’t expected to release a major iPad Pro update this year like it did in 2018. It typically upgrades the line in the second half of the year. Apple in the past has launched major new features on the iPad before the iPhone, including 4G internet connectivity in 2012.


Apple is also testing some versions of this year’s iPhone line that includes a USB-C connector instead of the Lightning port that has been used on iPhones since 2012, indicating that the company plans an eventual switch, according to one of the people. Moving to USB-C would make the new models compatible with chargers used for hundreds of other devices, like Android phones.


This year’s iPhone models will include an upgraded Apple processor and use an updated Face ID sensor for unlocking the device and approving payments, the people said. The handsets will otherwise look similar to the current models with larger changes expected as early as 2020 to accommodate plans for 5G networking capabilities, Bloomberg News reported last year.",1
"FYI: Whatsapp Gold. A video will be launched tomorrow in Whatsapp called Martinelli. DO NOT OPEN it. Its a virus which goes into your phone and nothing will fix it. Do not update to Whatsapp Gold the virus is serious.


FYI: Whatsapp Gold. A video will be launched tomorrow in Whatsapp called Martinelli. DO NOT OPEN it. Its a virus which goes into your phone and nothing will fix it. Do not update to Whatsapp Gold the virus is serious.


The said video, Martinelli, will reportedly install a malware in the user’s phone and hack it once a user downloads it.",1
"The 37-year-old actor said working on the three-part series, based on bestselling novels of the same name by EL James, was not different than any other movie


“They’re a great joy to be a part of, and a crazy journey to go on, but also above everything else, they are just a job",2
"The former Congress president is aiming for a fifth victory from the parliamentary constituency, in a straight contest against Dinesh Pratap Singh, who recently joined the BJP after quitting her party.


Sonia Gandhi reminded reporters about the 2004 parliamentary elections, when most observers falsely predicted that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA will return to power.


Along the road show route, enthusiastic Congress workers from all assembly segments under the Amethi Lok Sabha seat came out in strength to support her.


Sonia Gandhi, 72, clad in a red handloom saree and bearing a tilak on her forehead, came out of her SUV to wave at the crowd.


Local women displayed party flags. A group of students and teachers from Ram Krishna Public Inter College stood under a tree, carrying banners with pictures of Congress leaders.


Dancing and waving flags to the beat of drums, party workers raised slogans calling for a change of government, and mocking the “turncoat"" BJP candidate.",0
"“Only good art is not enough. We need serious branding both within the country and internationally. We need access to bigger markets. The new government, whoever wins, needs to take our intricate work to the masses for our growth and that of the art culture of the state,"" said Bishnukinker Mohapatra, another artist.


Odisha is in the middle of simultaneous polls both for the state assembly and the Lok Sabha. About 32 million voters are exercising their rights across four phases. While chief minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is ruling the state for the past 19 years, Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as a strong opposition. In the 147-member assembly, the BJD has 117 MLAs. The party had won 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in 2014. A win in 2019 will give Patnaik his fifth term in office. If it loses ground, it will be seen as the BJD’s dwindling popularity, and confirmation of an emerging BJP, especially in coastal Odisha.


Mohapatra said that in the age of e-commerce, they are still dependant on tourists, but would like the state government to create a platform for their art work. He said when a new government is formed after 23 May, he and his villagers would like to see better engagement by the authorities and a road map for the development of the village. “Despite the fact that the Jagannath Temple, Konark Temple and Puri beach are famous tourist destinations, the state administration has not done enough to promote the art,"" he added.",0
"Zoe Saldana also aces her perpetual stoic face and even Dave Bautista’s awkward delivery works to his advantage


 While there is a sentimental value attached to Quill’s mixtape, it is most definitely the most ‘Awesome Mix Tape’ ever


 Whether it’s Five Stairsteps’ “O O Child” or “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, the soundtrack sometimes lends a very sombre and at times goofy tone to the film


 Not the best climaxWhile the build-up for the film’s climax was truly remarkable, what we get in the end is not that satisfying


 The frantic sky battle and all the purple swirly stuff are good to look at but ultimately it all comes down to Quill’s genetic legacy


 Too many cooks spoil the brothGuardians of the Galaxy sometimes is just too crowded with characters and incidents that sometimes spell chaos and confusion on the screen",2
"The petitioner stated that the waiver of farm loans “destroys credit culture"". Singh argued in the petition that people are trapped in the hope of getting a waiver while people who pay back loans feel cheated. Singh said in her PIL that political parties actually need to draw up efficient policies to mitigate the problems of farmers.


Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power in May 2014, large swathes of India faced a drought which lasted for two years. This was followed by three successive years of normal monsoon (2016-2018), leading to a record harvest of grain and horticulture crops, but this resulted in a sharp plunge in crop prices.


""Immediately after forming the governments in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, as promised, the three Congress governments waived loans of farmers. The Congress promises to waive outstanding farm loans in other states as well,"" the Congress promised in its manifesto.",0
"""Mi Fans! Thank you for your love and support,"" Jain tweeted, adding that in the fourth quarter of 2018, the company emerged as 54 per cent bigger than the second brand.


The results show that Apple, which experienced lower than expected sales of iPhones in some emerging markets in recent times, especially in China, has not been able to make much of an impact in the Indian smartphone market as well.


The premium smartphone segment (above ₹35,000) constitutes a meagre three per cent share of the overall India smartphone market, despite outgrowing all other price segments in 2018 with 43.9 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to IDC.",1
"""The expiration of U.S. waivers on Iran oil sanctions on May 2 forces India to look for other sources of oil in order to compensate for the estimated drop in Iranian oil imports by a third to 80-100 thousand barrels per day,"" noted Lee Hardman, currency strategist at MUFG.


""Other Middle East countries do not offer terms as attractive as Iran. This would make oil imports more expensive and is likely to lead to wider trade deficits.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The talk of alliance was fuelled by the fact that the Congress and AAP had jointly polled more votes than the BJP that had walked away with all the seven seats in the national capital.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The first season, starring Saif Ali Khan as police officer Sartaj Singh and Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Mumbai’s kingpin Gaitonde, was received with open arms globally


 The talented Pankaj Tripathi will be reprising his role of the mysterious Guruji that was briefly introduced in the first season",2
"Now, the 40-year-old connection with a constituency which shaped Paswan’s political career both in Bihar and nationally has come to an end. So has the growth of his political party, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which mainly represented the Paswan community or lower castes in Bihar. The politician has now decided not to contest elections and will instead be a Rajya Sabha candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the next round of polls.


A popular caste leader from Bihar, Paswan’s absence from the electoral race is being felt by voters in Hajipur who feel it is the end of an era in a parliamentary seat, which has repeatedly elected one leader. This time the LJP has fielded his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras from Hajipur.


“He has been a very popular MP and so we voted him each time. Some of my relatives have recounted experiences of how he and his staff in Delhi helps anyone visiting at the mere mention of being from Hajipur. If he was contesting, no doubt he would have won again,"" said Jogeshwar Kushwaha, a farmer from Nawada village near Hajipur.",0
Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala earlier tweeted that the movie has released on more than 2600 screens across the world,2
"The smartphone was priced at 1,699 Yuan (about ₹ 17,500) for the base 4GB/64GB variant while the 6GB/64GB variant was priced at 1,999 Yuan (about ₹ 20,500). The top variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage was launched in Dubai and sells for 399 euros (about ₹ 32,500).


Going by the previous launches in China and Dubai, the Nokia 8.1 sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ LCD display at the front. From the first look at the official images released by Nokia, it is hard to not notice how far off to the edges Nokia has stretched the screen. Powering the device is a rather unique Snapdragon 710 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with eight Kryo 360 cores. It comes in three variants of 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage.",1
"We made the film based on an inspirational story, but political parties are attacking it…we are expecting the film to be released soon,” the actor said


The MNS last month threatened to stall the release of the biopic, claiming it violated the model code of conduct for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls


“I don’t know why MNS chief Raj Thackeray is talking against the film? I invite him to watch the film with us and he will like it,” the actor said",2
"The removal of one threshold by the regulator has made it easy for three public sector banks to come out of the prompt corrective action (PCA) list. Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce exited the RBI PCA framework last month, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did away with the requirement for banks to have a positive ROA in the preceding two years to avoid PCA.


Removing return on capital as a threshold has helped three banks exit the RBI PCA framework but for the others, the exit is still trecherous.


RBI made an about-turn on the ROA requirement saying, “the same (ROA) is reflected in the capital adequacy indicator"". It added that “these banks have provided a written commitment that they would comply with the norms of minimum regulatory capital, net NPA (non-performing assets) and leverage ratio on an ongoing basis....""",3
"Read this news in Malayalam Rimi began her career anchoring shows like Gaanaveedhi, Dum Dum Dum Pi Pi Pi and Music Live",2
"”The movie has not only performed well at the box office but has also been receiving rave reviews from critics all over, with The Indian Express’ film critic Shalini Langer giving the 22nd MCU flick 4",2
"Later, Shah, Thackeray, Fadnavis, and Aaditya drove to another hotel together for the press conference where images of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Balasaheb Thackeray were placed.


The BJP and Shiv Sena fought the 2014 Lok Sabha elections together and won 23 and 18 seats, respectively, with another NDA ally winning a seat. The landslide win heightened the BJP’s aspirations in Maharashtra, alarming the Shiv Sena which not only had described itself as the “big brother"" of the alliance but also behaved like one.


In September 2014, just a month before Maharashtra elections, talks between the allies broke down and the 25-year-old alliance fell through.


While the Shiv Sena continued to be a part of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, it fought a bitter assembly election against the BJP in Maharashtra in October 2014.


The BJP contested 260 seats and won 122 while the Shiv Sena contested 282 and won 63. After the polls, the Shiv Sena came around to join the BJP-led government but continued to sulk.",0
"In his 104-page order, G. Mahalingam, whole-time member of Sebi, said there was “lack of sufficient evidence to establish fraudulent conduct by NSE"".


“I find that it is established beyond doubt that NSE has not exercised the requisite due diligence while putting in place the TBT (tick-by-tick) architecture. The same created a trading environment in which the information dissemination was asymmetric, which cannot be considered fair and equitable,"" the order said. TBT is an information dissemination system where market data is sent out one by one in a sequential manner.


An NSE spokesperson said the exchange was in the process of examining the Sebi order and would take appropriate steps as might be legally advised. Narain and Ramakrishna could not be reached immediately for a comment.


The orders will not impact the functioning of NSE and it will continue to run when markets open on Thursday.


“We are examining the order and are exploring legal options,"" said Vikram Limaye, chief executive of NSE.",3
"NEW DELHI: We overestimate technology in the short term and underestimate technology in the long term."" IIIT Bangalore director and professor S. Sadagopan said, quoting science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, to drive home this point when delivering his special address as a jury member of the Mint-EY Emerging Technology Awards conferred on companies adopting emerging technologies.


“In today’s world, we often talk about technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and question where they are leading us. But does that mean we can predict? Coming from the academic profession, we get the advantage of looking at things with a slightly larger perspective,"" said professor Sadagopan.",1
"Consolidated revenues rose 1% in FY19. Despite the intense competition, operating profit dropped just 6%


If one excludes exit penalties received from customers, Bharti Infratel's revenues will fall 4.4% in Q4, while operating profit will drop 12.6% from the year ago


At first glance, it looks like tower infrastructure services provider Bharti Infratel Ltd exited FY19 on a rather steady note. It reported a 1% rise in consolidated revenues. The brutal competition in the sector notwithstanding, operating profit dropped just 6% and net profit was flat for the full year ended March 2019. The March-quarter results seem alright as well, with revenues down 2% and operating profits falling around 4%.",3
"The BJP chief submitted his nomination form to the Gandhinagar district collector and returning officer S K Langa.


Earlier in the day, Shah addressed a rally with the National Democratic Alliance leaders and conducted a roadshow in Ahmedabad.",0
"Oberoi also urged Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and DMK president M K Stalin to watch the film, claiming “they will like it”


The EC on April 10 stalled the release of the biopic until the Lok Sabha polls ends, saying any such film that subserves the purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in electronic media",2
"Indian rupee today weakened, tracking losses in other Asian currencies as dollar gained after stronger-than-expected US jobs data. At 9.08 am, the rupee was trading at 71.67 a dollar, down 0.59% from its previous close of 71.26. The home currency opened at 71.54 a dollar.


US hiring in January topped all forecasts while wage gains cooled and the government shutdown pushed up the unemployment rate.",3
"After his many on-screen stints, Mastermind Vikas Gupta is back being behind the camera with Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasaan


Producer Vikas has already roped in popular young actors like Rohit Suchanti, Fahad Ali, Chetna Pande, Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal among more for the series",2
"The students of St Teresa dance way too much and their latest song “Jatt Ludhiyane Da” is another proof of the same


 Until now, the many songs of the album had cast members shaking a leg in different areas of their college campus and this song focuses on the budding chemistry of Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff while dancing in the corridors",2
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.33% from its Tuesday's close of 7.324%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.32%, while foreign investors have bought $6.22 billion in equity, and $966.40 million in debt market.",3
"A recent Amazon job posting, seeking a quality assurance manager for Alexa Data Services in Bucharest, describes the role humans play: “Every day she [Alexa] listens to thousands of people talking to her about different topics and different languages, and she needs our help to make sense of it all."" The want ad continues: “This is big data handling like you’ve never seen it. We’re creating, labeling, curating and analyzing vast quantities of speech on a daily basis.""


Amazon’s review process for speech data begins when Alexa pulls a random, small sampling of customer voice recordings and sends the audio files to the far-flung employees and contractors, according to a person familiar with the program’s design.


Some Alexa reviewers are tasked with transcribing users’ commands, comparing the recordings to Alexa's automated transcript, say, or annotating the interaction between user and machine. What did the person ask? Did Alexa provide an effective response?


Others note everything the speaker picks up, including background conversations—even when children are speaking. Sometimes listeners hear users discussing private details such as names or bank details; in such cases, they’re supposed to tick a dialog box denoting “critical data."" They then move on to the next audio file.


According to Amazon’s website, no audio is stored unless Echo detects the wake word or is activated by pressing a button. But sometimes Alexa appears to begin recording without any prompt at all, and the audio files start with a blaring television or unintelligible noise. Whether or not the activation is mistaken, the reviewers are required to transcribe it. One of the people said the auditors each transcribe as many as 100 recordings a day when Alexa receives no wake command or is triggered by accident. 


In homes around the world, Echo owners frequently speculate about who might be listening, according to two of the reviewers. “Do you work for the NSA?"" they ask. “Alexa, is someone else listening to us?"" ",1
"""Maruti saw a sudden turn in its stock price as instead of a double-digit growth expectation in domestic sales, the company reported 6.1% growth, year on year. The management mainly attributed the 2% de-growth in its PAT to the robustness of other currencies vis-à-vis India, higher depreciation of the new plant and the reversal in trend among commodity prices. To add to it, its auto peers also offered steep discounts and Maruti followed suit,"" Samco Securities added.


Ultratech Cement Ltd rose 5% to ₹4,622.30 after the company reported strong performance for the March quarter. The company reported over 100% net profit growth to ₹1,017 crore from ₹488 crore a year ago. EBITDA rose 30% to ₹2,200 crore.",3
"Bill Gross, who retired on 1 March after a 48-year career in financial markets, says the era of outperformance is largely over


Gross says he used to pounce on new credit products because they were poorly understood and traded at discounts to intrinsic value


New York: Think of it as a parting shot to anyone hoping to be the next king of bonds. Bill Gross, who defined his investing career by beating benchmarks, says the era of outperformance is largely over.


“There are things to look at that still exist in the market that can generate alpha, although the probabilities of generating historical alpha in the same way are much less than they were,"" Gross, who retired on 1 March after a 48-year career in financial markets, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Newport Beach, California.


The culprits are many. Gross, 74, recounted how, during much of his four decades at Pacific Investment Management Co., investors could, and without any “brilliance,"" make 30 to 40 basis points, or 0.3% to 0.4%, of “structural alpha"" a year just by holding a bond as it rolled down to shorter maturities. Now, yields are much lower and the spreads between Treasuries of different maturities are razor thin. With quantitative easing and zero and negative interest rate policies, central banks “changed the nature of the game,"" Gross said.",3
"Mounting troubles dented the stock, with shares falling as much as 6.9% to ₹213.35, in their biggest daily percentage fall in over a month.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The smartphone will be accompanied by the P30 Lite. The Huawei P30 Lite was announced a few days later in Canada. It has mid-range specs and costs CAD 429.95 (about ₹22,100).


The Huawei P30 Pro is powered by a Kirin 980 processor paired with 8 GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone runs Huawei's EMUI 9.1 based on Android Pie operating system and sports a curved glass design and gradient colours.",1
"The government sent a letter requesting Apple and Google to abide by the state court's order, according to an IT ministry official.


Google blocked access to TikTok in its Play store in India to comply with the court's directive, a person with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The app was not available in Apple's app store on Wednesday.


The Chinese video app TikTok is no longer available in Google and Apple app stores in India after a state court prohibited its downloads, a setback for developer Bytedance Technology's efforts to tap users in a key market.


TikTok, which allows users to create and share short videos with special effects, is hugely popular in India but some politicians say its content is inappropriate.


A court in Tamil Nadu asked the government on April 3 to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and warning that sexual predators could target child users.


The government sent a letter requesting Apple and Google to abide by the state court's order, according to an IT ministry official.",1
"""This is to clarify no official pages run by INC have been taken down. Additionally, all pages run by our verified volunteers are also unaffected. In the mean time, we are awaiting a response from Facebook to provide us a list of all pages/accounts that they have taken down,"" stated INC India on Twitter. 


Senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Today a very historical development has taken place. Owners of those accounts were not known. It was fake and was used to spread falsehood against Narendra Modi government.""


Facebook also removed 15 other pages, groups and accounts engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour"" on Facebook and Instagram, linked to individuals associated with an Indian IT firm Silver Touch. Their posts were related to local news, political events, Indian government, elections, the BJP and alleged misconduct of political opponents including the Congress.",0
"However, the BJP is yet to make its choice formal even though the party claimed to have convinced Tejaswini Ashwini Kumar, wife of former union minister Ananth Kumar, to fight the polls.


The delay by the BJP in announcing its choice for Bengaluru South adding to reports that the party remains undecided on if it should field Tejaswini.


Having won 15 out of the 28 assembly seats in Bengaluru, the Congress has its best chance to wrest the three parliamentary seats from the clutches of the BJP. Bengaluru North has gone to the Janata Dal (Secular) as part of the seat sharing agreement between the coalition partners. D.V. Sadananda Gowda is the BJP's choice from the north seat while sitting MP P.C. Mohan has been named as it's candidate from central. Rizwan Arshad is the Congress choice for Bengaluru Central.",0
"In contrast, during the recently concluded assembly elections in November, 650 companies, comprising 77,000 paramilitary personnel, had been deployed across Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur districts.


“During Lok Sabha elections, the number of troops is usually less than the assembly elections. A total of 80 companies of paramilitary personnel have been deployed across Chhattisgarh, with each company accounting for 130 soldiers. Earlier there were 30,000 CRPF personnel who had already been posted in Bastar. Additionally, 15,000 forces of the zila bal (District Guard) were also present,"" superintendent of police (Dantewada) Abhishek Pallav, told Mint.


At the same time, with the threat of IED attacks and ambushes looming large, the forces – Pallav confirmed – have also employed drones, along with restricting vehicluar movement along select routes.",0
"He said he hadn't done anything to the phone, which was left beyond repair since ""everything inside was burnt"".


The electronics giant has touted its new Galaxy phones as the world's first available smartphones with built-in 5G communications.


The model was released on April 5 as South Korea aims to take the lead in new technologies that experts say will transform the way of lives for millions of people.",1
"But more than anything, the event hinted at the end of Robert Downey Jr’s stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe


 The grand event was also attended by fellow superheroes, Brie Larson (Captain Marvel) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye)


 While director duo Anthony and Joe Russo thanked the MCU fans for trusting them with the mammoth franchise, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige thanked the audience for staying put for a decade


 Brie, who visited Seoul for the first time, couldn’t stop gushing about its local street food and the cherry blossom of the spring season",2
"But for any sport to really bring in the money, it requires viewers who can be monetised via advertisements and subscriptions. India has seen a growth in this area too. According to Abhay Sharma, founder of GamingMonk, the company gets more views on its videos (on YouTube and Twitch) now, to the tune of 150,000. He says he also finds 80,000-90,000 unique views on his videos. Two years ago, Sharma’s audience was lower and more distributed.


But gamers have existed in India for years. Schools and colleges have organised gaming tournaments since the early 2000s, then why is the industry ready only now?


Most stakeholders agree that the smartphone and 4G revolution in the country is the primary reason. “When Jio came in and cut data tariffs, more people started consuming online media, and eventually stumbled onto gaming,"" says Sharma. Growing Internet connectivity as a reason has also been suggested by Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus. Answering Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s question about when esports becomes “a thing"" in India, Pei tweeted on 5 November, “With the way Internet connectivity is improving in the country, it won’t be much longer.""",1
"Also you’re not missing much if you just bought the earlier version of the Cool Link. However, the new variant has a better shot at convincing first-time buyers.


For one, the screen offers a reassurance. The AQI graph constantly shifting between red, yellow and green makes the purifier easier to trust. Red means the AQI is hazardous, while yellow and green are moderate and good, respectively.


Dyson has also used better sensors, which detect changes in air quality faster. When combined with the constantly shifting readings on the screen, you do get the feeling that this air purifier works.


In its bare essentials, the new Pure Cool looks the same as its predecessor and it still has a 360-degree HEPA filter with an added carbon filter inside.",1
"A state-wise break-up of women candidates in both general and assembly elections reveals little correlation between the number of women candidates fielded and gender attitudes in the state. Parties in Uttar Pradesh, which faces widespread gender issues, fielded 11 women per 100 men candidates in 2014, which exceeds the number in Tamil Nadu (6), a state widely considered more gender equitable.


All this matters not just for fairness but for policy as well. Greater women’s representation in Parliament could highlight and redress issues of women’s importance. A study by Raghabendra Chattopadhyay and Esther Duflo in Rajasthan and West Bengal found that women’s reservation in village panchayats led to a marked change in local government policies .


With more women representatives, investment in infrastructure focusing on women’s concerns, such as water provision, increased.",0
"Eddie was, however, nowhere to be seen or talked about in the series till the eighth season premiere — where one of the prostitutes says she had heard the character’s face was “burned right off” and had no eyelids after he was subjected to one of Daenerys Targeryen’s three dragons’ fire",2
"The silver lining in the gloomy milieu for two-wheelers is TVS Motor’s ability to maintain a profit margin of 7-8%. Also, with incumbents such as Bajaj Auto Ltd striving to gain market share through a vigorous pricing strategy, it is commendable that TVS has maintained its share of the two-wheeler market at about 14.6% in FY19.


That said, weak motorcycle and moped sales mirror the stress in rural areas. And the weakness trickled all the way down to net profit, too, which fell 19.2% y-o-y to ₹133.8 crore. On top of this, it is unlikely that TVS’s profit growth will see any smart turnaround.


Industry headwinds such as stiff competition, cost pressures and the inability to pass on cost increase to consumers amid weak demand are likely to eat into margins ahead, too.",3
"There is nothing like an Instagram from the air, says Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of helicopter service Blade",1
"And while Nick Fury is trying to contact him for an assignment, Parker prefers to send the call to voice message and take off to Europe with his friends


Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is set to join Tom in the latest film as Quentin Beck, better known as Mysterio in the Marvel comics


 Though he begins as a bad guy, he eventually joins hands with Spidey to take down the Elementals, the real antagonists of the movie",2
"India is one of several nations across Asia adopting more draconian oversight of internet companies, similar to the way China regulates the web.


Bytedance, which creates social and news-reading apps, has most of its users and sales in China. But TikTok has exploded in popularity elsewhere, giving Bytedance more global reach than any other Chinese tech company. Investors have valued the closely held company at $75 billion. The startup has made a considerable push in India, where a vast majority of consumers use phones running Google’s Android software.",1
"Mera Desh!”Until now, the makers have unveiled three other looks of Salman – an old man, a miner and a young man",2
"“It is incredibly exciting and inspiring time to be in India. For a very long time, India’s Internet was defined by 3 Ms — Metro, Male and Millennials...The behaviour of the new India is towards — Voice, Video and Vernacular,"" he said.


Anandan said as new users gain digital maturity and confidence to transact online, there is a huge opportunity waiting to be unlocked. The tech giant is also collaborating with lenders like Federal Bank, HDFC Bank and others to offer pre-approved loans on the Google Pay platform, a move it believes will accelerate efforts of financial inclusion.


Google WifiGoogle AP fiber netGoogle fiber netGoogleRailTelCaesar SenguptaJio GigaFiberGoogle free wifiGoogle TezGoogle Pay",1
"One such fodder camp has been set up near Nimgaon-Daku village on the outskirts of Ahmednagar. “We are here for the last four weeks. The water situation is turning critical every passing day, though the government has done all it could. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji was right when he said yesterday that the next war will be fought over the water crisis,"" said Vijay Bhosle, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter and Nimgao-Daku native referring to the Modi rally in Ahmednagar on 12 April.


In Madha though, local journalist Pramod Gosavi, who calls himself an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sympathizer, said drought and agrarian issues are going to work against the BJP. “Modiji talked about a new jal niti (water policy) but it is all hogwash because little has been done to address drought and farm crisis in the last five years,"" Gosavi said.",0
"Author Melissa Anelli shared a GIF with Tommen and Margeary in bed and wrote, “Surprised to wake up and learn people are panicking about Arya having sex afters years of watching her turn into a remorseless killer it’s almost like women’s sexuality freaks people out more than violence or something


”On the age factor, another argument questions the silence of people when Sophie Turner’s Sansa Stark was raped by her husband Ramsey Bolton (Iwan Rheon) in season five



“I find the reactions panicking about Maisie Williams’s age interesting, considering that Sophie Turner is the same age and had to film a graphic rape scene and nobody was all that concerned about her being too young for THAT content, but whatever,” a user wrote


It was as if HBO knew the sex scene would spark a discussion, the network clarified Arya’s age before airing the episode


HBO confirmed the age of Arya (played by Maisie Williams) as 18 years old on its official Twitter account",2
"In his Malthusian goal, Thanos wanted to halve the universe’s population to reduce the strain on resources


 Didn’t his snap destroy half of all life — including animals and trees? So what resources was he talking about? Not that he was anything less than a genocidal maniac, but he did come across as somebody who had reached this admittedly horrifying conclusion after a lot of thought",2
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 0.7% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $9.32 billion in equity and $11.6 million in debt market.


India's benchmark Sensex Index rose 0.24% to 38822.16 points in pre-open trade. Year to date, it is up 7.38%.",3
"In a DDoS attack, hackers use computer networks they control to send such a large number of requests for information from websites that servers that host them can no longer handle the traffic and the sites become unreachable. (AP)


Social media users in parts of United States, Japan and some parts Europe were affected by the outage; Facebook denied a DDoS attack


Instagram is back up after suffering a partial outage for over several hours, the photo-sharing social network platform said in a tweet, but its parent Facebook Inc's app still seemed to be down for some users across the globe.",1
"Fitbit also announced new versions of its cheaper trackers in a bid to lure more casual users who might not be ready to fork out for the pricier devices of its rivals: The $100 Fitbit HR, capable of tracking heart rate, and the $70 Ace 2, which tracks activity in children as young as 6 years old.


Apple does not make a cheaper tracker and its watches start at $279, while Samsung's tracker and watches start at $200.",1
"Avengers: Endgame, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, is breaking box office records across the globe but for Renner, the biggest takeaway of a decade of doing these movies is the friendships that he has formed along the way


 They are truly my dear, dear, dear friends… Also with the people who are behind the scenes from (Kevin) Feige to Russo Brothers to even the first AD Chris Castaldi and people like that


 And when you are doing what you love to do in life with the people you love, you have already gone to heaven,” he said",2
"“The electronic device defined in claim 1 further comprising a touch sensor, wherein the electronic device has a front face and a rear face and wherein the flexible display layer is configured to display content on the front face based on touch input gathered using the touch sensor on the rear face.""


The flexible display layer may mean Apple might be working on a glass-unibody design which will wrap around the edges of the device.",1
"Though the launch dates of all the products remain unclear, the first ones are expected to come in March.",1
"The POCO F1 features a 6.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2246x1080. The POCO F1 skips the glass back design for a more functional soft touch back. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The phone features a LiquidCooling technology that claims to keep CPU temperatures low even during intense gaming sessions. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. The POCO F1 also features a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera and on the front is a 20MP front facing sensor.


The POCO F1 is also available in an Armoured Edition, which uses a soft touch polycarbonate back reinforced with kevlar that makes it more durable and resistant to scratches. The Armoured Edition also packs 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.",1
"""During Congress' time attacks would take place all the time and they would change the Home Minister after the incident. They would blame only person and sit quiet. But Modi does not change the Home Minister, he changes the approach,"" he said in Bengaluru.


He added that the Congress couldn't digest the fact that the centre took the decision to carry out cross border strikes.


He said that India's bold decision to carry out the strikes saw the international community stand firmly behind the country leaving only China with Pakistan.


The two parties sparing no opportunity to highlight the flaws of the other in the hope of forming the next government at the centre.",0
"“The Gandhis must introspect the plight of Amethi and Raebareli in the last 40 years and compare it to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done in Varanasi in the past five years. Even a casual visitor to Varanasi would tell you the difference,"" he added.


Apart from senior leaders of the National Democratic Alliance, several senior BJP leaders, including party president Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, railway minister Piyush Goyal and health minister J.P. Nadda, took part in the roadshow.


Having concluded a rally in Banda, Modi arrived in Varanasi to a reception by hundreds of thousands of people. The 6km-long roadshow started at Benaras Hindu University and concluded on the banks of the Ganga, after which he took part in the Ganga aarti,a daily ritual in Varanasi.


But Mayawati, chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party, told a public meeting in Kannauj: “This election will see the end of those chanting ‘NaMo, NaMo’ and pave the way for those who raise ‘Jai Bheem’. Seeing your response, it appears you are going to ensure the victory of alliance candidates.""",0
"MSCI and Hang Seng Indexes Co. Ltd., which included DYF in its Composite LargeCap & MidCap Index in February, can remove stocks from benchmarks because of a trading suspension, according to rules on the two firms’ websites. Representatives for Hang Seng didn’t reply to a request seeking comment, while MSCI didn’t comment on DYF.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"NITI Ayog: Last week, Gandhi said that if voted to power, Congress would scrap the existing NITI Ayog and would instead replace it with a 'lean' Planning Commission consisting of economists and experts but with less than 100 staff.


Start Ups: Earlier last week, Gandhi also announced that starting a new business would require no permissions for the first three years, no angel tax, incentives and tax credits based on number of jobs created and 'easy' bank credit.",0
"The first phase of polling will take place on April 11, covering 20 states and 91 constituencies, second phase on April 18, covering 13 states and 97 constituencies, third phase on April 23, covering 14 states and 115 constituencies, fourth phase on April 29, covering 9 states and 71 constituencies, fifth on May 6, covering 7 states and 51 constituencies, sixth phase on May 12, covering 7 states and 59 constituencies, seventh phase on May 19, covering 8 states and 59 constituencies.",0
"AI will help human beings to do their respective jobs much more efficiently. The goal of AI is to augment intelligence–not replace it. There are still significant limits to what cognitive technologies can do, especially in the area of decision-making. AI is a tool, and like all tools it just amplifies the work that people do.


The key learning that most mature organizations follow is to always be vigilant and take action on the updates that come from security experts. Creating and maintaining an incident response plan is key to a quick recovery from any security incident. It is becoming the norm for enterprises to provide adequate security training not only to employees but also to suppliers and others who work with the company.",1
"The Indian government is also upbeat on 5G deployment in the country with Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha recently saying that India “cannot afford to miss the 5G bus"". Apart from higher internet speed, the advent of the fifth generation of wireless system or 5G will also enable massive internet of things (IoT) deployment that would significantly impact sectors like manufacturing, retail, education and healthcare, among others.


Samsung had on Tuesday said it expects to bring its first flagship 5G smartphone to the US in the first half of 2019 that will use the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform with the 5G X50 modem.


Lau said OnePlus has also been collaborating with Qualcomm for 5G since 2017. “We are thrilled by its powerful performance and 5G capabilities. OnePlus will continue to bring its users the best technology and the best user experience possible,"" he added.


Citing a report by research firm Counterpoint, Lau said OnePlus held a 30 per cent share in the premium category (Rs 30,000 and above) in India during the July-September 2018 quarter, taking the top spot for two consecutive quarters ahead of rivals, Samsung and Apple.",1
"Anonymous donations have serious repercussions and impact on the transparency of political funding, said EC


India’s new campaign finance rules allowing anonymous donations reduce transparency in political funding, the country’s election commission said in a filing at the nation’s top court.


The Election Commission of India — one of the respondents in a case filed against the new funding rules — said anonymous donations have serious repercussions and impact on the transparency of political funding, according to the document seen by Bloomberg. The court is hearing petitions challenging the introduction of ‘electoral bonds’ and seeking a ban on cash donations filed by Association for Democratic Reforms, a non-government organization.",0
"(Chris) Evans, taking on Captain America when most of the world thought, why would I care about Captain America? And my answer was because you are going to care about this man named Steve Rogers


I think the graph of Carol Danvers might be the best because I read something very interesting, which said Tony Stark had to overcome a character flaw within himself to find redemption and see the world


 She just had to get that strength to push aside the world that was stopping her from becoming the hero that she always was


 We are in the Endgame now, but the team that put it together, first collaborated on Captain America: Winter Soldier


 Now when you look back, do you think you were lucky to get all these people?Yes, I do, but part of what was really exciting about Joe and Anthony Russo was I really believed they had the potential to make great movies",2
"It remained to be seen how people would feel trusting information such as credit card details to a service owned by Facebook, which has been hit with waves of criticism for its handling of personal data.


Brands taking part in the checkout feature included Adidas, Burberry, Dior, H&M, Nike, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, and glasses retailer Warby Parker.",1
"Punjab BJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Shwait Mailk, Haryana finance minister and party's election incharge of Punjab Capt Abhimanyu and Akali leader Gurbachan Singh Babehali also accompanied Deol.


Deol will be addressing a rally at PUDA ground in Gurdaspur later in the day. Senior leadership of BJP and SAD will also be present in the rally.


In a tweet, veteran actor Dharmendra sought support of the people for the victory of his son Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur seat.


“We seek your support…Support us…it will be your victory. It (victory) will be of brothers of sisters of my Punjab. It (victory) will of India's beautiful part of Gurdaspur,"" Dharmendra tweeted.",0
"The Infinix Hot 3 has a 5.65-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, which makes the phone tall and narrow. It is powered by a 4000mAh non-removable battery and includes a 10W charger. It has Oreo Android 8.0 OS. The smartphone comes up with the face-unlock feature. Not only fingerprint, the face is also the password.",1
"The names to four seats out of 16 it is contesting in Kerala were not announced due to disagreements within the party


Bengaluru: After almost three days of discussion, the Congress in Delhi announced a partial list of poll candidates in Kerala on Saturday late night. Due to heavy disagreements within, the names to four seats out of 16 it is contesting in Kerala were not announced, said Congress opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala. The four seats are Wayanad, Attingal, Alappuzha and Vadakkara—where multiple names are doing the rounds with considerable infighting between the factions, known as groups in Kerala, to secure a ticket, according to Congress insiders.",0
"New Delhi: A day after Sebi passed orders against it in the co-location case, National Stock Exchange said Wednesday the orders do not affect its functioning as a recognised stock exchange.


The markets regulator on Tuesday directed the bourse to disgorge profits worth over ₹687 crore along with interest besides barring it from launching any new derivative products as well as from accessing the securities market directly or indirectly for six months.",3
"San Francisco: To prevent users from falling prey to the questionable privacy practices of tech giants, privacy assistant app ""Jumbo"" has started rolling out for iOS users and will soon be made available for Android users as well.


The privacy app comes with the capability to automatically adjust 30 Facebook privacy settings, delete old tweets after saving them on the phone and erase users' Google Search and Amazon Alexa history.


""Our privacy can only be protected when tools are designed with people in mind, and make this complex issue as simple as tapping a button. That's what why we built Jumbo,"" Pierre Valade, CEO, Jumbo wrote in a blog-post on Tuesday.",1
"From their vacations together or whenever they are spotted in the city, Anushka and Virat have never failed to grab attention",2
"The story follows a female assassin, who after being poisoned and given less than 24 hours to live, must go on a manhunt through the streets of Tokyo to take vengeance on her murderer before she dies",2
"Lau did not share any more details of the planned device, but said “we know that the 855 is the most powerful chipset, it is definitely the one and only choice for our phone"".


However, it remains to be seen whether the 5G handset will make its way to India, which is a key market for OnePlus.


5G services -- which promise to bring in faster data speeds for users -- are expected to be rolled out in the US, parts of Europe, South Korea, China and Australia in 2019.


In India, such a rollout would happen after spectrum auction. While the Indian government is yet to announce a specific timeline, the industry wants spectrum auction to be held in the later part of 2019.",1
"Sanctioned bank credit grew only in the case of large projects—with a size of more than ₹5,000 crore—in fiscal year 2018 (FY18). The growth in aggregate projects with bank finance fell by 5.6% over the preceding year, shows data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


What this suggests is that lenders are warming up to big projects, though they remain cautious on others. But note that the increase is marginal and stands out only because credit to projects of smaller sizes is falling.",3
"The CPM is not in alliance with the Congress nationally, but has decided to campaign against the BJP in constituencies where there is a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP.


The party said there will be “no mutual contest"" between it and the Congress in six seats in West Bengal that were won by the two parties in 2014.


The Congress had won four and the CPM two of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, in the 2014 general elections.",0
"In a statement to the US media, Samsung said their initial findings showed that the reported issues could be due to the impact on the exposed areas at the top and bottom of the hinge, besides a broken substance inside the device. They have decided to hold the phone’s release until they evaluate the issues internally.


Announced in March 2019 and expected to be released in the US on 26 April for $1,980, Galaxy Fold’s key appeal lies in the foldable screen that Samsung claims can withstand 200,000 folds.


While China’s Huawei and Royole Corp. have also unveiled their foldable smartphones, Galaxy Fold was going to be the first to hit the market. Unfortunately, the phone’s screen could not survive scrutiny by reporters who had received the early units for reviews before the launch.",1
"1. The Yeti: If you have spent a long time walking around in the Himalayas, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, you are certain to have heard of the Yeti. If you happened to wander a bit further than you should, you would have come across, or at least heard whispered, the Mi-Go—the Tibetan word for the Yeti. Unfortunately, there’s no Hindi or Sanskrit name for it. But the Indian Army now definitely knows it’s a “beast"". The trouble is no one knows what it looks like. The only thing abominable about the Yeti is, of course, its cussed refusal to be seen. A bit like Indian members of Parliament in the 46 weeks when it isn’t election season. Tell your voters you’ve seen the Yeti.


2. Dynasty: The long-running American prime time television serial, that is. There’s a reason it was long-running and prime time. It was more entertaining than anything else on telly, or real life—and certainly elections. It ran for eight years from 1981 to 1989—arguably, a tiny bit shorter than most political families in government. But then there was a reunion in 1991. And then they started showing it all over again in a new ‘reboot’ series in 2017—how shameless can you get?


3. Curses: There’s no need to get all offensive with curses. Hone those cursing skills and just find better uses: curse your enemy (political) camp so it vanishes. You don’t have to bother with refusing to sign development project papers for villages that didn’t vote for you. Just curse those villages so their polling booths disappear. And since most village polling booths are government schools, you’d have fulfilled your de-development pledge anyway. See? No school!


4. Bed tea: Promise the voters (only those who vote for you, naturally) bed tea once a week. So once every week you return to your constituency with a steaming kettle of tea, visit every home at dawn and pour them a hot mug. This will help you keep in touch with the constituent. Sit with them for a spot of charcha. Try not to say Ah Taj everytime you pour a cup, because that can get some suspicious kind of people mistaking you to be an admirer of the mausoleum of love. And that certainly wouldn’t be anybody’s cup of tea.",0
"Mayawati has been a member of the Lok Sabha on three occasions. She last contested general elections in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.


She has also served as a chief minister of Uttar Pradesh four times and has been a member of the Rajya Sabha three times. She resigned her seat in 2017 after she was not given permission to make an impromptu speech in the house.


In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, there was speculation that she would contest the election this time.",0
"The Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, might sport a 6.3-inch QHD+ OLED display with a resolution of 3120x1440. It will be powered by the same Kirin 980 SoC, but with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone will also come with a “Nano Memory Card"" which has a size similar to a NanoSIM card and enables expansion to up to 256GB.


Both phones are expected to have three cameras at the back consisting of a 40MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and pixel binning, a 20MP secondary sensor with f/2.4 aperture and finally a ultra wide-angle camera with an 8MP sensor. The front of the phone might come with a 24MP selfie camera. This will also be equipped with a Vertical Surface Emitting Laser (VSEL) which allows 3D facial recognition.",1
"“The Election Commission...warns Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to desist from using the references to defence forces for political propaganda and to be careful in future,"" the order said.",0
"The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Xiaomi seems to take pride in the fact that the display of this smartphone has bezels up to 0.8mm thick. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and has maximum brightness of 450nits.


Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.",1
"The new tool is in addition to its existing approach to tackling malicious automation and other forms of platform manipulation on the service, Twitter said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"After releasing a slew of highly-anticipated south Indian and Hollywood films, the website has now leaked the latest Bollywood release Kalank


Even after measures to control illegal downloading and piracy, the site does not seem threatened by anything


 As it not only leaked the antihero flick Hellboy and horror film Pet Sematary, but also proceeded to upload the first episode of HBO’s wildly popular series Game of Thrones Season 8",2
"The cast looks interesting, featuring none other than Angeline Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and Dong-seok Ma


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3James Gunn is back as the director of the third film in this franchise featuring cosmic superheroes and we know before he was fired, he had already finished the film’s script


 Initially, it was supposed to release in 2020, but now that he is also helming The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros, Gunn will only be available after the DC film’s 2021 release


Black WidowScarlett Johansson will play her MCU role in a standalone movie instead of appearing as a supporting character",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
This included Indian TV shows like Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix series Sacred Games and also American and British shows like F,2
"With advertising growth in Facebook’s news feed slowing, the company is seeking new lines of business and will become more dependent on other properties it owns, like Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Instagram thinks shopping will be a significant business because it already has a feature for people to see what products are in a photo and to save and share items. It’s used by 130 million people each month, the company says.


Shoppers will be able to pay with Visa, Mastercard, Discover and PayPal, Instagram said. As the feature expands, businesses will be able to integrate the purchasing directly or work with partners such as Shopify Inc.",1
"”In another tweet, he wrote, “#AvengersEndgame is trending much, much better than #Hindi biggies… Will cross *Week 1* biz of #Dangal [₹ 197


”Avengers Endgame is all set to break the box office collection record of Baahubali 2 and going by the numbers so far, it looks like Endgame will emerge as the winner",2
"“For example, I will be watching a movie and I see my protagonist eating pizza and I feel like having a pizza then I can choose to place an order from the screen itself, or maybe I am watching a movie and I like the jacket Shahrukh Khan is wearing, immediately I can switch on the camera on my smartphone and see myself trying on the jacket and see if I would want to buy it,"" said Goenka.


The manufactured simulations appearing more real to viewers than the reality they imitate. This deeper connection with the hyperreal is amplified by the use of disruptive technologies in a post-modern world. It is not limited to visual senses. It’s about recreating digital odours, too.


“In education you could provide a fully immersive experience where if you want to go and study and get to know more about that, so that will be available to you with one click. With the immersive experience you would actually get a 360 view with information and all sorts of add on content that we are already building. Then you could also build in digital scent into this. So it’s exciting stuff. It sounds very futuristic but I feel it would be there in the next four to five years,"" said Goenka.


On 22 October, the company said it had secured a US patent for a unique technology platform to satisfy all five senses of viewers. The platform is something that Zee has been discreetly working on for four-five years at its technology lab in Silicon Valley, US.


However, Goenka was quick to add that for these innovations to thrive, there is a need for strong bandwidth, which can be offered by technologies such as 5G and FTTH (fiber-to-the-home), to work seamlessly.",1
"San Francisco: Apple held talks with chip-maker Intel about acquiring its smartphone-modem chip business in a multi-billion dollar deal to ramp up the development of wireless technology for iPhones, the media reported.


According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, the two companies were in talks since last year, though those conversations have now ""stalled.""


Apple has been working on its own chips for quite some time. Acquiring Intel's technology could have helped the iPhone maker accelerate its plans.",1
"” The series, starring Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano and Carl Weathers, is set to premiere in November with the launch of the new Disney Plus streaming service


The famed 76-year-old German writer, director and actor does have a confession: He’s never seen a Star Wars movie",2
"Modi on Twitter had urged his supporters to take the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' pledge, saying he is not alone in the fight against graft and social evils


New Delhi: Intensifying his 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' (I too am a watchman) campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 will interact with people, who have pledged their support to the campaign, from 500 places across the country.


Speaking at a press conference here, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the campaign has become a ""people's movement"" as the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' hashtag has been tweeted 20 lakh times and had 1680 crore impressions.",0
"Actress-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, Congress candidate from Mumbai North, has disclosed ₹28.28 crore worth investment in shares, bonds and mutual funds and PMS (portfolio management service) investments worth about ₹6 crore, but the individual stocks/units were not disclosed.


Jaya Prada, another former actress and the BJP candidate from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, has also disclosed investments in some listed companies such as Energy Development Company Ltd (which has got her political mentor Amar Singh as a promoter), Coal India, HDFC Bank, ITC, MCX and Reliance Industries.


Actor-politician Raj Babbar, the Congress candidate from Fatehpur Sikri, has investments in IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd.


Among other Uttar Pradesh candidates, Union minister and BJP leader Satyapal Singh has disclosed investments worth ₹1.5 lakh in mutual funds and bonds in his name and some equity shares held by his spouse including of Reliance Capital and Reliance Industries.",0
"Is Kerala looking at a triangular contest between Congress, CPM (Communist Party of India-Marxist) and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)?


I don’t believe the BJP will be a deciding factor in Kerala. Here, the contest is still between the UDF and the LDF (the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the CPM-led Left Democratic Front). The BJP is also hit by the loss of face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


What explains this upbeat mood despite being in opposition? What do you think are the major drawbacks of the state government?


The people have lost all trust in both centre and state governments. A government has to express its commitment and responsibility to the people who elected them. Here, it is, more than anything else, just stubborn and wily.",0
"Asha Negi and Sharman Joshi make for a good on-screen pair and the show, helmed by Nandita Mehra and Bhairavi Raichura, looks promising",2
"An FIR has been registered in connection with the incidents and police are looking into it, the CEO said.",0
"“Open-market operation interventions beyond a point do have an impact on the micro structure of the government bond market,"" he said in an interview. “The RBI should look at CRR in addition to OMOs as active instruments to manage durable liquidity in the system.""


The central bank has bought a record 3 trillion rupees ($43.5 billion) of government bonds so far this fiscal year to ease a cash crunch and is set to inject rupee liquidity via a dollar/rupee swap auction worth $5 billion on March 26.


The purchase of bonds through OMOs has led to steepening of the yield curve as most of the buying was concentrated at the shorter end. The introduction of the currency swap tool to inject cash has led to some speculation that the RBI may cut down on OMOs.


India must continue to show success in inflation targeting. Also, we need to ensure that whatever the forecast is on inflation, deviation from that is not too large. When people get that comfort, flows will start to come in",3
"Thousands of people lined the streets for several kilometres, waving Congress flags and chanting her name.


""There is support for Congress because of Priyanka,"" said Mahesh Gupta, a shopkeeper in the temple town of Ayodhya, where she visited a shrine in late March.


Gupta, who referred to Vadra by her first name, as many Indians do, voted for Modi in the last election, but said he was considering Congress after seeing her campaign.


Ayodhya is at the heart of decades of political strife in India since the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992. Priyanka Gandhi, a marquee campaigner for Congress, chose Ayodhya as one of her first tours to take on the BJP in its own bastion.


Even so, in the face of the formidable political machine of the BJP which also rules Uttar Pradesh, Congress may be unable to capitalise on her appeal, pollsters and some party leaders said.


Priyanka Gandhi's campaigning was getting attention for Congress it would not have got otherwise, but it did not look like the party was making gains, said Milan Vaishnav, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.


""Many in Congress say the Priyanka play is more about building up the party for 2022 assembly elections and beyond,"" he said, referring to state elections in Uttar Pradesh.


Last month, polling agencies CVoter and CNX separately estimated Congress would win just 4 of the 80 seats up for grabs in the state, doubling its tally since the last general election in 2014.",0
"T’Challa is certainly going to be a regular member of the new team, and his sister Shuri may also decide to become a superhero (she certainly has all the equipment she needs to become one)


 But then again this was Gwyneth Paltrow’s swan song as well (as she confirmed in an interview, which first sparked speculation regarding Tony’s death)",2
"In the episode, Sheeran’s character is seen crooning a song as a part of the chance encounter with Williams’ Arya",2
"Under dry lease, the lessor provides the airline with the aircraft but without any crew member, while under wet lease, the lessor provides the aircraft along with complete crew.


Meanwhile, InterGlobe Aviation's shares rose by 2.11% to close at ₹1,432.15 apiece and Jet Airways (India)'s scrip ended flat at ₹260.45, up 0.02 per cent on the BSE.",3
"Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, left, and Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, attend an event marking the release of the BJP manifesto at the party's headquarters in New Delhi. (Bloomberg )


BJP’s manifesto is focused on its achievements in the past 5 years; Congress’ is a continuation of its rights-based regime with a welfare pitch


The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is pitching for a second term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi


NEW DELHI: The manifestos of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress both focus on farmers, the poor and rural India. The Congress manifesto unveiled a week ago makes a specific pitch for a “jobs revolution"" by promising to create 3.4 million jobs in the public sector. The BJP’s Sankalp Patra or vision document, released on Monday has stressed promoting skill development and startups to create an ecosystem that would generate jobs.


Both the manifestos have come just ahead of the first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to begin on Thursday. The manifestos are expected to play a key role in shaping the electoral campaigns of both the national parties.


The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is pitching for a second term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress, the key national challenger, is seeking to electorally revive itself in this election.",0
"The celebrations were spread over three days, with guests attending a “colors of the Souk” dinner the evening before",2
"Goldman Sachs expects India's NSE index to reach 12,500 level in the next 12 months, up from its previous target of 11,700


Goldman Sachs (GS) upgraded its view on India to ""overweight"" as the country catches up with pre-election rally amid expectations of another majority win for the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).


Investors have started to place their bets for a stable government, especially after India's tensions with its nuclear-armed neighbour have slightly allayed.",3
"Oil is trading near its highest level this year after OPEC and its partners committed to continue production cuts until at least June, when they will meet to discuss an extension.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.339% from its Monday's close of 7.317%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"After the stupendous success of Andhadhun, versatile actor Tabu is all set to entertain the audience once again with her portrayal of Manju in upcoming rom-com De De Pyaar De


While Tabu has never been trapped in a situation like the one shown in the film, the National Award-winning actor feels that she has quite a few things in common with Manju of De De Pyaar De",2
"The Indian telecom industry is experiencing the 'escalation of commitment' problem, where the tendency to escalate capital commitments ends up being disastrous for firms. (Mint)


While Airtel and Vodafone Idea have announced fundraising plans, Reliance Jio is looking to deleverage—a move typically associated with a stake sale at a later stage


The telecom firms are loaded with debt, forcing them to look at multiple avenues to raise funds and reduce leverage


Mumbai: ""There are but two ways of paying debt: increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out,"" said Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish writer and philosopher. Indian telecom firms have tried all they could—raising revenues, cutting costs—but all of that has amounted to a few drops in the ocean when compared to their monumental debt.",3
"Aamir Khan on his 54th birthday announced that he will be remaking the Oscar-winning Hollywood film Forrest Gump


”A recent report suggested that Aamir Khan is quite keen on getting his 3 Idiots co-star Sharman Joshi onboard for Laal Singh Chadha",2
"Urmila Matondkar had joined the Congress after meeting Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and had later said that she was ""here to stay""


New Delhi: The Congress on Friday nominated actress Urmila Matondkar and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar from Mumbai North and Bihar's Sasaram parliamentary constituencies respectively.",0
"Maybe at some point in the distant future I will feel that calling, but I just haven’t,” the actor said",2
"“But in the past week, I have learnt that all the teams working on the movie, led by my VFX teams, need more time in order to get the VFX right, to get the sound and music right, and eventually to get the film right


 With that in mind, we are moving from Christmas 2019 as our goal for the release of the movie,” a section of the letter reads",2
"The Redmi Note 7 was launched in Beijing on January 10. Here's how it compares with the Realme U1 and Zenfone Max Pro M2


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Xiaomi recently launched the Redmi Note 7 at an event in Beijing, China. Xiaomi also made official the Redmi sub-brand, making the Note 7 the first smartphone to sell under the new name. While it will take a few weeks (or months) for the Redmi Note 7 to arrive in India, it can’t stop us from making comparisons with the top-sellers like the Realme U1 and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2, which come with similar specifications. Here’s how the three smartphones compare with each other:


The Redmi Note 7 is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to sport a dewdrop notch. It also has a radically different design, especially for Xiaomi smartphones—a 2.5D glass back panel with dual tone gradient.",1
"Inventory levels and oil investments are the two main factors guiding OPEC's action, Falih said, adding that oil industry estimates show that $11 trillion of investments will be needed over the coming two decades to meet demand growth.


""Our goal is to bring global inventory levels down to more normal levels - and even more importantly, to proactively protect against a glut,"" he said.


""Another important metric is the state of oil investments ... we are not seeing an investment trend that will get us even closer to the required figures.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed",3
"Almost all banks and insurance companies have embraced digital services to keep costs low and improve margins. This helps them cut paperwork and maintain data systematically


Enterprise Tech Mint India Wire LICLIC digital servicesLIC claimsLI C policy holdersLIC automationLIC agentsIntegrated Complaint Management System",1
”The spokesperson of John Abraham Entertainment too denied the collaboration between John Abraham and Sajid Khan,2
"All three devices share similarly large screens, powerful processors and sleek designs; and each represents a different country's technological prowess on the world stage


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Huawei Technologies Co. overtook Apple Inc. in August to become the second-biggest seller of smartphones globally, with just Samsung Electronics Co. left to beat. And on Tuesday it revealed the Mate 20 Pro—a flagship device to rival the iPhone Xs Max and Galaxy Note 9.All three devices share similarly large screens, powerful processors and sleek designs; and each represents a different country’s technological prowess on the world stage: the iPhone for the US, the Galaxy Note for South Korea, and the Mate for China.


All use a variation of an OLED display in their high-end models, which deliver sharp images, vibrant colours and deep blacks. The Mate 20 Pro, Galaxy Note 9 and iPhone Xs Max offer comparable screen sizes of about 6.5 inches and weigh within a few grams of each other.


But of the three, only the Note 9 avoids using a “notch"" at the top of the screen. Both the iPhone Xs Max and Mate 20 Pro feature a small cut-out that houses a front-facing camera and other sensors, whereas Samsung’s display is an uninterrupted rectangle.",1
"In AP, the TDP has always been backed by the backward classes, which makes up 35-40% of the vote share. The YSRCP is believed to have the backing of the Reddy community, minorities, and SC/STs. The TDP and YSRCP are fighting all the 175 assembly seats and 25 parliamentary constituencies.


“The Padmashali community is important in the Mangalagiri seat in AP. While the community was expecting one of its own candidates to be given a ticket, that did not happen. Instead, it has become a direct contest between the people of two dominant castes, the Reddys and the Kammas (both are less than 10% of the population),"" said Dr. E. Venkatesu, faculty member of the political science department, University of Hyderabad.",0
"340 candidates file nominations for 14 parliamentary seats going to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka


Congress leader Krishna Byre Gowda and B.K.Hariprasad file their respective nominations for Bengaluru North and South seats


BENGLAURU: A total of 362 candidates have filed 455 nominations for the 14 parliamentary constituencies going to the polls in the first of two phases of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, scheduled to be held on 18 April, election authorities said on Tuesday.


Senior leaders from the three major parties--Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)--rushing to complete the formalities on the last day of nomination after several of their candidatures were announced either late on Monday or the early hours on Tuesday.",0
"It is catalysing transformation in every industry—helping companies transform the customer experience, launch digital products and services, and optimize supply chains. We see significant investment from big tech firms focused on horizontal AI platforms and start-ups focused on niche domain solutions. A critical constraint is the availability of large sets of good quality data that can be used to learn AI algorithms. While ‘point AI solutions’ are flourishing, we see a clear trend towards enterprises adopting a ‘general AI’ approach that unifies their efforts across their business functions. As China and the US fight for AI supremacy, India has the potential to become an AI powerhouse given the large talent base and access to consumers willing to try new AI enabled products and services.


As billions of devices, services and systems get connected, we see consumers benefiting from improved lifestyle use cases and companies becoming more efficient as they minimize operational costs and increase asset utilization.A key enabler will be the advent of 5G technology that will improve the performance and security of IoT platforms.


3D printing is moving to industrial scale in a number of industries such as aerospace and defence, automobile, medical and engineering. It has the potential to shrink and disrupt existing supply chains and logistics. However, costly equipment, lack of talent and absence of standards and intellectual property (IP) safeguards are some factors that are restricting organisations to go full throttle with this technology. As and when the volumes grow, adoption in emerging markets will increase significantly over the next 3-5 years.


RPA is changing the world of operations across multiple industries. If applied to the right operational tasks, RPA can provide significant efficiency thereby bringing cost savings. It is picking up traction in areas such as finance back-office operations, supply chain management, accounting and customer service in repetitive tasks such as data entry and purchase order issuing among others. Some of the cognitive technologies such as optical character recognition (OCR), natural language processing (NLP) and natural language generation (NLG) are taking RPA to the next level.",1
"Rajinikanth's proximity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was interpreted by political commentators as an opening for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to enter TN where the two national parties have little or no presence at all in terms of elected representatives.


""This was on expected lines and changes little,"" Sumant Raman, a Chennai based political analyst said. ",0
British star Daniel Craig is preparing to leave the iconic role after the upcoming 25th movie in the series,2
"The movie also has RX100 fame Payal Rajput in a special song while Abhimanyu Singh and Abhinav Gomatam will be seen in other crucial roles


The music has been composed by Anup Rubens, Sirsha Ray is the cinematographer and Kanal Kannan is the action choreographer for Sita",2
"It was only the death of Agent Coulson and a little bit of canniness by Fury that the Avengers finally united to defeat Loki and his Chitauri army


 Tony Stark got to ridicule Thor (“Doth Mother know you weareth her drapes?”) and Cap (“Everything special about you came out of a bottle”) and frankly, even while being a little rude, it made us like Tony even more


 They were standard CGI armies that seem to be made up of straw by looking at the ease with which they are destroyed",2
"Meanwhile, the Congress has focused on a minimum income guarantee scheme, simplifying the goods and services tax (GST), a startup-friendly ecosystem, women’s reservation, and filling up of government vacancies, among others.


“The Indian National Congress campaign focuses on justice and this word embraces all. It is not in the limited context of what we have promised the big promise to the poor of the country, i.e., the ‘Nyuntam Aay Yojana’, which also promises justice to the farmer, justice to the youth, justice to the entrepreneurs, justice to those who want a better future for their sons and daughters,"" former union minister and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said at a press conference on Sunday morning.


Another slogan, which the party is going to popularise, is “jan jan se naata hai, sarkaar chalaana aata hai"" among others. The slogan loosely translates to “connected to everyone, we known how to run a government"".",0
"I, too, did some work on Asimo, which was an amazing piece of engineering in terms of integration, sensing and (other) capabilities. But still, it wasn’t what we call (in today’s terms) an intelligent system. We’re now moving towards systems that can make decisions on their own. The NASA programme that we have (called Valkyrie) is an example. Sophia is another example where they’ve exploited signal processing and the conversational agent side of things quite well. But if you look at Sophia itself, it’s templatized. It cannot actually use hands and legs to pick up things, and make decisions.


We see a big gap between the science fiction side of things and achieving reality. It’s very important that people understand not just the capabilities of AI and robotics, but also the limitations. Without this understanding, we may jump into deploying systems that are not reliable.


The emphasis in India, I would say, would be more towards using robots and AI technologies in improving the efficiency of doing things. Just like we use laptops and other devices to carry out tasks, as opposed to typewriters, I think of robotics and AI as an enabling tool for improving efficiency. And in the context of India, it is not about taking people out of jobs but actually using these technologies as a way of augmenting their skills--either to do what they’re doing with higher efficiency, or enabling them to do things that were not feasible before from a human perspective.


Can you elaborate on why there is scaremongering (like the ‘Stop Killer Robot’ campaign) around robots, especially humanoids (robots that look like humans)?",1
"In an interview with Collider, Tessa Thompson said things would have been less “confusing” for her if the film had released when she was young",2
"NEW DELHI: Opposition parties continue to mount pressure for the disqualification of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) East Delhi candidate, Gautam Gambhir. On Sunday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed another complaint with the Election Commission (EC) demanding that Gambhir be banned from campaigning for violating the model code of conduct.


This comes as Gambhir’s candidature is amidst controversy. After his nomination was held for a few hours on the last day of filing, there have been two complaints been filed against him since Friday for holding two voter ID cards and an FIR for not seeking permission to hold a public meeting on Thursday.",0
"Facebook Inc.’s Oculus division on Wednesday unveiled a new version of the Rift virtual-reality headset, the Rift S, adding a higher-resolution display and a new design.


The new model, which goes on sale for $399 sometime in the spring, plays the same games as the original Rift, but adds embedded sensors instead of external cameras for tracking. The previous model, which sold for as little as $349, required an array of external sensors for the headset to understand the user’s environment.",1
"Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive


The show starred Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Emma Dumont, Blair Redford and Coby Bell",2
"Cook said that it doesn't bother him that it's primarily Android business at the moment in India ""because that just means there's a lot of opportunity there"". (AFP)


Apple is slowly but steadily strategising its plans to make deeper inroads in India where users mostly Android phones coming from China


Cupertino: Stressing once again that India is an important market for Apple, CEO Tim Cook said the current manufacturing in the country will see maximum growth in days to come amid the renewed push to open its branded retail stores in the country.",1
"On Instagram, recommended content on vaccinations that could contain wrong information would not show up in the Explore tab and hashtag pages.


Since both the social networking platforms are heavily used by advertisers, ads found to include fake news on vaccinations would be rejected outright.",1
"TDP leaders from Andhra Pradesh also said that they had been avoiding mud-slinging on Telangana as a state


The TDP leader informed that his party was earlier contemplating to contest the Malkajgiri, Khammam and Secunderabad Lok Sabha seats 


HYDERABAD: In what perhaps signals the end of the road for the party in Telangana, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is unlikely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. After facing a drubbing against the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in last year assembly elections (TDP win 2 out of 119 sets), the party has now decided to not contest, and is likely to support the Congress instead, informed senior leaders.",0
"The plan can be availed by visiting the official Airtel website or through the My Airtel app. Photo: Mint


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Indian telecom major Airtel has introduced a new recharge of ₹ 97 to take on Jio. The plan is available across India and provides benefits of 350 minutes of local, STD and roaming calling, 1.5GB of 4G data and 200 local and STD messages along with a validity period of 28 days.",1
"In other decisions, the cabinet also approved promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2019 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Courts and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulation, 2019 under Article 240 of the Constitution. The government said that the move will be helpful in bringing uniformity in judicial service.


“It will also help overcome the difficulties being faced by the litigants in travelling to Mumbai for filing appeals due to existing limited pecuniary jurisdiction. Enhanced pecuniary jurisdiction will accelerate the justice delivery system, besides making access easier for litigants without having to travel outside the Union Territory,"" the government said in an official statement.",0
"The new Galaxy A devices would likely feature brand new Qualcomm chipsets instead of Samsung's in-house Exynos processors (except the Galaxy A40) along with some unique design characteristics, some of which would be firsts for the chaebol.


The Samsung Galaxy A90 will be the showstopper at Bangkok with its supposed sliding-rotating camera module. According to a GSMArena report, the phone might actually be announced as the Galaxy A80.


The A80 is expected to be lit by a massive 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen. The display will have minimal bezels, thanks to its unique rear top sliding-rotating camera mechanism.


The phone is expected to feature a triple camera setup with a 48MP f/2.0 main, 8MP f/2.4 ultra wide and ToF sensors. The sliding-rotating design will let the cameras be used for selfies as well, much like what the Oppo N3 had to offer in 2015.",1
"The scores put the two smartphones in the same league as the Redmi Note 7, which runs the same processor with a similar memory configuration.


The Redmi Note 7 starts at ₹9,999 for the base 3GB/32GB configuration. It was launched in India last month and went on sale last week, on 6 March.",1
"Since it has hundreds of characters and a huge fictional world, fans have been discussing several fan theories since the very beginning


 There are still two episodes to go in the show, and already it looks like some other theories are also going to come true


Jaime Lannister will kill Cersei Lannister: When Cersei Lannister was a kid, she visited an old fortune teller woman in Lannisport with her friends


 About Cersei, she said, the Valonqar will kill her by wrapping his hands on her throat and choking her to death",2
"The idea is to stop the centre from its current position of high-handedness. People here understand the value of a vote. They understand the importance attached to going out and casting their ballot, whether or not there are disruptions on the streets. This was what inspired people to come out and vote during the Lok Sabha polls of 2014 also, when we recorded an 80% voter turnout in some constituencies. This time too, we are hoping that people will come out and vote.


There has been complete constitutional erosion in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The youth of the state don’t just want jobs or employment, they want their dignity restored, they want safety and security, and they don’t want to be tortured in their own home state. These are the very episodes that make these boys leave their homes and join militancy. They want to put an end to all this.",0
"The poll results are significant for Gandhi in the states of Telangana and Mizoram too. While in Telangana, Gandhi had personally played a role in forging an alliance with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Mizoram’s poll outcome will decide whether the Congress is able to hold on to its last bastion in Northeast or be out of power in the entire region.


For Gandhi, the party’s improved performance on Tuesday could help firm up his position within the organisation and take on critics over delivering elections for his party. If indeed the party performs well, another fillip for the 48-year-old leader could be greater a acceptability by other opposition parties who have renewed attempts to forge an anti-BJP alliance.",0
"We’ve built a custom hardware solution with Ledger for a hardware wallet that can plug it into your laptop. It’s a way for people to increase their security operations’ control over the funds that they want to use.


Lockbox is the name of the product but Ledger is a world-beating hardware security wallet solution. And basically with Lockbox, you can trade near instantly, in and out of different cryptos, using our feature called Swap, which is a crypto-to-crypto exchange.",1
“Being in remission is a big thing and it’s all because of my family and my fans prayers and duas that have worked,2
"On Wednesday, the makers of TN Krishna directorial Hippi, starring Kartikeya of RX100 fame and Digangana Suryavanshi, announced the film’s release date",2
"Sacred Games actor Surveen Chawla and husband Akshay Thakkar welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on April 15


 Along with the photo, she wrote, “We now have her tiny feet to fill the tiny shoes! Blessed by her wonderful arrival in our little family! Welcoming our daughter Eva💝 @akshaythakker”Surveen Chawla had announced the news of her pregnancy on social media


 She shared a click of a photo frame featuring the couple’s photo and next to it, a tiny pair of boots were placed, hinting at the soon-to-arrive baby",2
"Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah, “Aladdin” is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s “Aladdin


” The film stars Will Smith as the Genie; Mena Massoud as Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar; Navid Negahban as the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia and Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders",2
"Mi Band 3 comes with a touch-enabled 0.78-inch OLED screen, which is about 85% larger than the Mi Band 2’s, and has a resolution of 128x80. It allows you to receive notifications and read WhatsApp messages on the screen.


The newly-launched Mi band 3 became the most shipped wearable product ever in the history of wearables in India, IDC report said. Xiaomi leads the smart wearables market in India with a 41% share, followed by GOQii, Titan, Samsung and Fossil.


mint-india-wire xiaomixiaomi bandxiaomi smartwatchxiaomi mi band 3xiaomi wearablesGOQii band smartwatch wearablesFastrack Reflex 2.0Gear SportGalaxy Watchsamsung note 9",1
"Describing the coalition between Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rahstriya Lok Dal (RLD) as mahamilavat, Modi said that the three parties were only interested in seeking votes in the name of caste and religion and these parties were not interested in development of the people and the region. Modi also said that sugarcane farmers used to suffer under the rule of both BSP and SP because farmers neither got their money nor respect. Modi said that when BJP came to power in Uttar Pradesh, the dues of sugarcane farmers was Rs,35,000 crore and the state government has managed to pay most of the money to the farmers.


“The poor of the country have realised that if they want to remove poverty and then they should ensure that Congress does not come to power. Poor have decided to defeat Congress from every corner of the country,"" PM said at the public meeting.


The choice of Meerut as the starting point of Modi’s election campaign is interesting because Modi had visited the city soon after he was nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the 2014 general elections. The impact of Modi’s campaign and his personal popularity was such that BJP won all the seats in western Uttar Pradesh during the previous general elections and the performance was repeated in 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh.",0
"Google's Pixel smartphone has just a home ""pill"" and then a back button appears only when it's required.


Other phones running Android 9 operating system (OS) have a more traditional three-button layout, while still others teach you custom gestures to get rid of the navigation bar altogether.",1
"Tribals who form 19% of the electorate in Wayanad and are probably the poorest community in Kerala showed a deep desire to vote.


“They are hoping against hope, thinking the next winner will better their lives. With Rahul Gandhi, of course, the hopes have soared even higher,"" said Sreedhanya Suresh of Wayanad, who hit the headlines recently for becoming the first from her community to crack the prestigious civil services exam.


Around the time the Chola Naikar made their rare appearance outside of the forests, a helicopter landed outside a house in Thrissur district’s beach town Nattika. It carried the richest Malayalee M.A. Yusuf Ali, chairman of global supermarket and hotels chain Lulu Group.",0
"From Priyanka Chopra to Sunny Leone, celebrities took to their official social media accounts to share photos


 Parineeti captioned the image, “Meet #BaileyChopra! And like in any other punjabi family — I (his aunt) named him!! Hahaha”Sunny Leone shared a photo of herself on Instagram


 With the photo, she wrote, “The look when there is madness in front of me!! And me trying to analyse it!”Pooja Hegde shared a selfie featuring the entire cast and crew of Maharshi",2
"Given the fact that the Pro series is at least a couple thousand rupees costlier than the regular note, the Redmi Note 7 Pro might be priced around 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,700).


Redmi Note 7 ProRedmi Note 7 Pro priceRedmi Note 7 Pro launchRedmi Note 7 Pro processorRedmi Note 7 Pro cameraRedmi Note 7 Pro India launchRedmi Note 7 india launchRedmi Note 7 Pro vs Redmi Note 7",1
"The EC, in a bid to crack down on electoral malpractices, has now set up and launched the app to empower regular citizens to lodge complaints seamlessly.",0
"As the North-East goes to polls for its 25 Lok Sabha seats, voters are caught in the throes of a narrative that pits the politics of identity against development. (Shaswati Das/Mint )


The BJP has followed up on its electoral promise and has begun updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam


It has also mooted the Citizenship Amendment Bill which, controversially, proposes to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu migrants from the neighbouring countries


GUWAHATI/ AGARTALA/ KOHIMA/DIMAPUR: Sulaiman Qasimi was barely 13 when his family was wiped out on 18 February 1983. Qasimi’s family members were among some 2,000 Muslim Bengalis killed in what has come to be known as the Nellie massacre—an episode of communal carnage in Assam that is counted among India’s worst.",0
"CES 2019electronic gadgetstechnologyinternetfoldable phonesartificial intelligenceDriverless carsSmart homes8K TVRobots


New Delhi: With the world’s biggest consumer electronics show, CES 2019, kicking off on 8 January in Las Vegas, US, it’s time for yet another gadget feast for consumers. Here’s what we can look forward to this year at the Mecca of electronic gadgets.


Telecom companies across the globe are preparing for 5G adoption and CES will provide the first look at some of the gadgets that will leverage the faster internet speeds. Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon confirmed in December 2018 that every Android vendor is working on 5G right now. Phone makers like Huawei, OnePlus and Samsung have already announced their plans to launch 5G phones in 2019.",1
Two 12 megapixel colour sensors and three 12 megapixel monochrome sensors - designed to appeal to camera enthusiasts.,1
"Since, from the trailer, you know Priya’s character will lead her father’s political party, you want to know how she takes over from her impulsive brother


 It would have been great if the show moved at a faster pace and focused more on the story of Gaikwads who are at the centre of the narrative


 I would recommend you to sit through its first two episodes to see the story pick momentum from the third episode where you witness friction between the Gaikwad siblings",2
"After making your directorial debut with a film like Malli Raava, what inspired you to take up Jersey?I have been writing scripts for a long time now


 I thought, no one would trust me if I will come up with a script like Jersey for my directorial debut


 Did you have any personal experience like what the protagonist faces in Jersey?My personal life is opposite to what Arjun experiences in the film


 How did you manage to achieve that? What attention did you pay while drafting Arjun’s character?I did not put an emotional scene just to make the audience cry or anything else",2
"While the trailer is high on patriotism with some strong dialogues, the audience has seen many similar films in the recent past so it is yet to be seen if this film offers anything different in the genre


The music of India’s Most Wanted has been composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya",2
"MUMBAI: Shares in Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) fell as much 6.5 percent on Thursday morning after the home loan provider's chief executive Harshil Mehta resigned.


Dewan shares have lost nearly 50 percent of their value since allegations of financial mismanagement by investigative media outlet Cobrapost late last month.",3
"PM Narendra Modi with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at a rally in Latur, which is one of the constituencies going to polls on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)


As 10 LS constituencies in state go to polls, BJP-Sena-RPI seeks to repeat 2014 performance against Cong-NCP


SOLAPUR/ OSMANABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (Athawale) alliance faces its first big test as 10 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra go to polls on Thursday in the second phase of the 2019 elections.


Of these, the BJP-Sena-RPI had won eight seats in 2014 while the rival Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) bagged two. Similar to the first round of polls on 11 April, this phase too features some big names in state and national politics, including senior Congress leader and former Union home minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and another former chief minister Ashok Chavan.",0
"The Curse of the Weeping Woman cast: Linda Cardellini, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Raymond Cruz
The Curse of the Weeping Woman director: Michael Chaves
The Curse of the Weeping Woman rating: 1


 Not finding the right pair of shoes on time for school, and watching that school bus drive away as you race to it, are just two of them


An ashen-faced woman wearing muddied bridal clothes with a veil covering her face, who has a really long and repetitive grab-that-arm-and-sear-it-good routine, as her ghost thing? Well, she may jerk you upright one or two times, but people like me are just hoping Anna doesn’t face the sneers of her non-accommodative boss for being late — “again” — to work on account of her children",2
"Senior JD(S) leader G.T.Deve Gowda claims members of his party voted for the BJP candidate in Mysuru-Kodagu parliamentary constituency


The statements are indicative that coalition partners JD(S) and Congress had already started to blame each other even before the results of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls can be announced


BENGALURU: Karnataka higher education minister and senior Janata Dal (Secular) leader G.T.Deve Gowda on Wednesday courted controversy that members of his party voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Mysuru-Kodagu parliamentary constituency, escalating tension between the allies.


The statements are indicative that the JD(S) and Congress, which fought the parliamentary polls together, had already started to blame each other even before the results of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections can be announced.",0
"(Pictured) The Galaxy A50 runs the Exynos 9610 processor paired with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.


The Galaxy A60 might sport looks similar to the Galaxy A50, but would likely have beefier specifications underneath


Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A30 and A50 smartphones at the Mobile World Congress last week. An attempt from Samsung to recapture the mid-range market, the Galaxy A30 and A50 are aimed at bringing flagship features to lower prices.",1
"Some of the most fierce battles of Elections 2019 will be fought in West Bengal and the northeastern states, regions the BJP has concentrated much of its energies on since 2014.


In West Bengal, particularly, the TMC, increasingly challenged by the BJP and not the Left and the Congress, may struggle to retain the 34 seats it won in 2014.


Odisha, which will see simultaneous elections, is also perhaps a state where the BJP could improve its tally from 2014. The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won 20 out of 21 seats at the last national hustings.


According to a senior BJP functionary, who has worked in the northeast, together “West Bengal, Odisha, and northeastern states could help the BJP somewhat make up for the losses in other states where it may not repeat the 2014 performance"".


This BJP leader, who requested anonymity, also stressed on the significance other smaller states—and even union territories—hold for the BJP.


“Like Jammu and Kashmir where we won three of the six seats in 2014, we should be able to retain at least those three. In Goa, and some union territories where we picked up one or two seats, even those seats could come in handy if we retain them,"" he said.",0
"The TUF FX505 is solidly built with a sandblasted metal finish (to avoid smudges) on the lid. It looks refreshing and compact with the thin bezel design that is fast becoming a trend in notebooks too, after smartphones.


At 362mm, it looks smaller than the predecessor (which measured over 380mm sideways) and would fit comfortably into a regular work backpack with ease. However, at 2.3kg, it is just about 100g lighter than that one.


What we also like about it is that unlike the ROG series, it isn’t crying out loud about its gaming roots—so instead of using flashy designs and eye catching backlighting, it has the more discreet X carving on the top with the regular Asus logo on back. The idea is to allow users to carry their laptops for work without feeling out of place or casual during meetings.


The 15.6 inch display retains the 1,920x1080p resolution of the predecessor, but looks a bit more vivid. The laptop also offers a slightly superior refresh rate of 144Hz, keeping screen tearing and frame lags during fast-paced shooting or racing games at bay. The matte coating on top is now common in most gaming laptops but still very useful as it puts less stress on the eyes, and is easier to use outdoors, compared to displays with glossy finish.",1
"Mayawati said the Congress was unable to defeat BJP as the party had little presence in Uttar Pradesh and it was only the grand alliance that could challenge the electoral strength of BJP.


The leaders of the grand alliance also promised that if it came to power at the centre, they would ensure there was reservation in both government and private sector jobs. Mayawati said BJP was trying to return to power on the promise of giving 10% reservation to financially weaker sections in the general category, and using the deaths of soldiers for electoral gains.


“Terrorist attacks continue on our soldiers, but the BJP is only interested in taking political mileage from Pulwama attacks,"" Mayawati said. “The government is trying to intimidate political leaders by misusing investigative agencies. Policy decisions like demonetization and GST have caused unemployment in the country.""


Accusing BJP of ignoring the interests of farmers, Singh said that Modi had tried to make fun of farmers by promising them ₹6,000 a year, but failed to pay the ₹5,000 crore dues to the sugarcane farmers of western Uttar Pradesh.",0
"Users from Brazil, Argentina, and France also confirmed the availability of WhatsApp Business for iOS devices in their countries.


The company has not officially announced the rolling out of its Business app, but some users from Mexico, Brazil and Argentina confirmed the availability",1
"Salman too is introduced as a kind of a stuntman in the same circus in a few shots shown at the beginning of the clip


Later, in the promo, we also see Jackie Shroff and even Sunil Grover is seen as Salman’s best friend in the video",2
"The feature to detect fake URLs may be rolled out soon. You can download the Password Checkup Extension from the Chrome store. It may take a while before the “Never Slow Mode"" is available to users.


Chrome is the most popular web browser, with a market share of 25% for personal computers and 31% on Android and iOS, as of August 2018, shows data from Statista, a business intelligence portal. While Chrome is favoured for its ability to handle heavy web pages and a wide repertoire of extensions, rivals such as Mozilla’s Firefox have been ahead in experimenting with new features. Firefox was one of the first to offer the option to block trackers. Compressing web pages to reduce page load was started by Opera.",1
"I really believe that once an actor starts having an air about themselves, that’s the start to their downfall


 Honestly, I never felt that reality shows were all real but Khatron Ke Khiladi was a show that I really wanted to do",2
We can expect the smartphone to run the same OS and UI as the Realme 3 and sport the same polycarbonate resin back.,1
"“The third phase election in Odisha is covering the urban votes. Hence the social media is a potent medium to reach out to the masses and especially the youth. These videos are projecting Naveen babu as someone who is still active, engaging, and enjoys the mass support,"" said a senior officer in state secretariat requesting anonymity. In the third phase of elections on on 23 April, urban areas of Odisha like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur etc will vote.


While Naveen Patnaik is busy doing roadshows and rallies, why has he chosen the social media to spread his youth outreach? “Social media gives a politician an advantage of one-to- many conversations. Earlier people used to consume political campaigns based on personal desire but in this election political parties are serving their agenda and messages right in the hands of people via social media like twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp. It’s a push method of making people believe what they want to say,"" said Nirali Bhatia, a cyber-psychologist.",0
"The surge is RVNL share price is rubbing of on Ircon International, which has risen 4.3% since listing day


Mumbai: Railway construction companies have suddenly shot into the spotlight. Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) have risen 34% since its listing on 11 April. Some of the excitement for the newly listed shares has rubbed off on the Ircon International Ltd (Ircon) stock, which has risen 4.3% since then, though shares of engineering consultancy firm RITES Ltd have remained flat.


As a sector, railway construction has been vastly under-represented on the bourses. A few private sector companies, such as Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd, can be found on the exchanges, but not many public sector ones.",3
"No. The iPhone XS, XS Max and even XR devices that will sell in the Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau markets will receive dual SIM smartphones without eSIM.


This is because of China’s resistance to eSIMs and also simply because of convenience issues—eSIMs are currently not widely supported by several Chinese telecom operators.


Currently, only two mobile operators in India support this service — Jio and Airtel—which points to the same problem that the Chinese market faces.",1
"Expect the new iPads to be priced a notch higher than the previous generations. There's a reason for that


mint-india-wire AppleApple launch eventiPad ProMacBook AirMac MiniTim CookiPad launch live streammacbook launch live streamiPad 2018MacBook Air 2018


Apple is set to launch the latest generation of its iPads and Macs at an event in New York City today at 10 am EDT, or 7:30 am IST. The event will be held at an opera house in Brooklyn. The event might also see some other products that did not make their way to Apple’s special event held in September.",1
"Tabu and Rakul Preet are here!De De Pyaar De actors Tabu and Rakul Preet enter The Voice Season 3 stage


Asha Bhosle sings ""Chura Liya Hai""Asha Bhosle croons Yaadon Ki Barat song ""Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko""


Asha Bhosle mimics Lata MangeshkarAsha Bhosle mimics Lata Mangeshkar during The Voice Season 3 finale


Hargun Kaur sings ""Mere Naam Tu""The Voice Season 3 finalist Hargun Kaur croons Zero song ""Mere Naam Tu""


Divyanka Tripathi will miss Harshdeep KaurHost Divyanka Tripathi says she has become very fond of The Voice Season 3 coach and singer Harshdeep Kaur over the course of the show and will miss her",2
"“It was the worst case scenario of what I could’ve imagined in terms of my body and the way I fell apart as a person because the pregnancy was very tough for me,” Sameera added


Sameera, who was last seen in the 2012 movie Tezz, married businessman Akshai Varde in 2014 and gave birth to a son in 2015",2
"That apart, ""although private sector banks have taken the lead in funding HAM road projects, delays in financial closure are resurfacing given the recent stress in banking system. This could be a problem for new developers (many tier-II developers) who are taking high exposure to HAM projects,"" says Rajeshwar Burla, associate head (corporate ratings) at Icra Ltd.


Even for EPC contracts, about 80% of the debt on the developers’ books is to meet working capital requirements. As a result, balance sheets are expected to deleverage at a slower pace, compared to the last two years.


Besides, the tightness in liquidity has also been a challenge. Prospects of these firms hinge on the return of liquidity to the system and faster land acquisition for projects. On the contrary, if the challenges persist, it may not be long before the firms’ revenues and profitability run aground in spite of an attractive pile of orders.",3
"The trend also seems to be catching on globally. According to IATA’s 2018 Global Passenger Survey, a majority of passengers (65%) are willing to share personal data for expedited security and 45% are willing to replace their passports with biometric identification. More than 10,400 respondents across 153 countries shared their travel preferences with IATA for this survey in 2018.


Transferring money to someone? Now, you won’t need two-factor authentication. Financial transactions can now be authorized with face-detecting technology. Indian e-commerce and digital wallet company PayTM is working on using a facial-recognition tool to authenticate digital payments, according to various news reports.


Even Spanish bank BBVA recently launched a facial-recognition payments system, in line with the bank’s plan to deliver payment methods based on biometric data, to make paying for things at stores “invisible"". As per an official release, the technology—which uses the facial recognition system developed by the start-up Veridas—is being currently used by thousands of employees at BBVA’s headquarters in Madrid at the bank’s cafes and restaurants to purchase items and pay bills.",1
"Eric Horvitz of Microsoft Research Labs says he’s convinced within 10-20 years there will be very fluid interactions with AI systems


Eric Horvitz is a technical fellow and director at Microsoft Research Labs. A recipient of the Feigenbaum and the Allen Newell Prizes for contributions to artificial intelligence (AI), he is also on the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He is also part of the standing committee of Stanford University’s One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence.


Horvitz, who comes at least once a year to the country to interact with the India labs team, spoke about his work at Microsoft Research. He also shared his thoughts on the benefits and fear of AI, and attempts to address the bias in algorithms. Edited excerpts:",1
"Apple also will sell a version that comes with a $199 wireless charging case. Bloomberg reported on the new AirPods last year. The company is also working on a version that will be water resistant and feature noise-canceling functionality, Bloomberg also reported.",1
"Realme CEO Madhav Sheth previously teased the smartphone on Twitter and compared it with some ""Pro"" devices, stating: ""When it comes to speed, chipset matters."" Sheth also mentioned that the Realme 3 Pro would be the first device in the segment to offer direct compatibility for Fornite Mobile.


How about playing #Fortnite on #realme3Pro? I believe #realme3Pro will be the 1st in its segment that can directly support it. Tried to play this game on some latest ""Pro"" devices but none of them could manage. When it comes to speed, chipset matters.


The Realme 3 Pro will also have a ""Hyper Boost"" mode which seems like a performance enhancement mode to aid smartphone gaming.",1
"We are, of course, talking about Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones, the biggest movie and TV drama of the decade, respectively


 I said “in a way” because both franchises, due to their potentially limitless profitability, will continue in some form or another


The Marvel Cinematic Universe already has several films in its future slate, and Game of Thrones has sprouted no less than 5 prequel spinoff series


 While Avengers: Endgame is set in a world like ours albeit with superheroes, gods and magic, Game of Thrones has a setting which is akin to medieval England, and yet geographically, it is totally different from our earth


From the first episode itself, we were introduced to the threat of the White Walkers in Game of Thrones",2
"The Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, India’s youngest state, will be held in a single phase on 11 April


The Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, India’s youngest state, will be held in a single phase on 11 April. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which won last year's Telangana elections under the leadership of chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), seems to have an advantage. Mint brings you a snapshot of the state’s electoral pot.",0
"He also points out that rural voters are a normally a group with shared interests and their votes are also cast in the same fashion unlike urban areas where it is a more individualistic practice.


Krishnaswamy also points towards factors like the way in which a constituency is designed or demarcated could also be the reason. In Bengaluru, very strikingly different localities with very different problems come under the same constituency, that could become a disincentive for voters who may not see a benefit of voting itself as it may not connect with hyper-local problems or demands. Low voter turnout is often read as a sign of pro-incumbency.


Though arguments continue as to why Bengaluru and Chennai slipped in terms of polling percentages, few can argue against the fact that the city's urban elite, who pride at being some of the most privileged, seldom care about something called the elections.


""We are self-righteous and are quick to point out at others faults but rarely every own up to them,"" said another analyst, requesting not to be named.",0
"As exports get fixed, the benefit from lower crude oil prices could end soon for the current account balance.


The country’s import bill shrank mainly because of the fall in crude oil prices in FY19. However, crude oil has gained 32% since January this year.


As analysts at Nomura Securities Co. Ltd note, crude oil is a key risk for the country’s balance of payments. “Higher oil prices are an upside risk. We estimate that every $10 per barrel rise expands CAD (current account deficit) by 0.4% of GDP,"" the brokerage firm said in its note.",3
"A total of 909,917,469 voters are enrolled on the voter list, out of which 19,027,875 voters are between the age of 18-19 years, deputy election commissioner Sandeep Saxena said.


Eleven deaths of voters were reported in Kerala, according to EC, which ascribed them to “natural causes"".


The third phase marked the completion of Lok Sabha polls in all of south India, which accounts for 130 out of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats across five states. The South is a high-stakes battleground not just for heavyweight regional parties to retain their dominance, but also for both the national parties—Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress—which are trying to increase their political footprint.",0
"Soon after coming to power after the 2014 general elections, the BJP leadership took a decision that leaders above the age of 75 years should not hold public office. Both Advani and Joshi were removed from the parliamentary board, the highest decision-making body of the party after the BJP came to power in 2014. The two are now part of the Margdarshak Mandal which has not held a meeting in the last five years.


Advani further said in a statement that the BJP has always been at the forefront of demanding protection of independence, integrity, fairness and robustness of all democratic institutions, including the media.


“Electoral reforms, with special focus on transparency in political and electoral funding, which is so essential for a corruption-free polity, has been another priority for our party. In short, the triad of satya (truth), rashtra nishtha (dedication to the nation) and loktantra (democracy, both within and outside the party) guided the struggle-filled evolution of my party,"" added Advani.",0
"Nifty MidCap 100 Index had its best day in more than two months Tuesday but is still near the cheapest in five years relative to NSE Nifty 50. (Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint)


Midcap and and smallcap stocks are trading at a discount to their historical averages after the recent selloff


Kotak Asset Management plans to gradually boost its exposure to midcap and smallcap stocks relative to largecap peers


Mumbai: Investors looking for opportunities to make money in India’s election year will most likely find them in the battered corner of the nation’s $2 trillion stock market: mid-cap stocks.",3
"The idea was inspired from a robot named Bandicoot, developed by Kerala-based start-up Genrobotics, that has been commissioned by municipal bodies in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.


About 80 manual scavengers have been trained in these states to operate the robots in a bid to offset the loss of livelihood.


Bandicoot, a semi-automatic robot, only requires a human operator to stand on the street near the manhole.",1
"Apple India’s official website has no mention of prices of the iPhone 6 and iPhone SE, so it will be fair to assume that Apple is discontinuing the two devices. However, official confirmation is yet to be received from Apple on this matter.


Apple price cutsiPhone price cutsiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone XRiPhone 8 priceiPhone 8 Plus priceiPhone 7 priceiPhone 7 Plus priceiPhone 6S priceiPhone 6S Plus priceiPhone 6 discontinuediPhone SE discontinued",1
"In December, Justin McMurry, whose Twitter handle is @BoutSebm, wrote that he considered Facebook a privacy threat. “If I can’t delete it, this will be the last Samsung product I ever own.""


Apple Inc., whose iPhone is the top-selling smartphone in the US, doesn’t pre-install Facebook or any other third-party apps on its new phones.


José Cortés, a Spaniard living in Sweden, has started using Facebook on his phone more infrequently, sharing less because he doesn’t like the way it broadcasts his activity to his friends. If there’s an event coming up on Facebook, he never marks that he’s going or interested, even if he is, because he dislikes that his attendance will advertise the event to his other friends.


“I understand Samsung is trying to make it easy for the user, but I don’t like that it does not allow me to uninstall,"" he said. For his next phone, he said he’ll consider buying something else.


SamsungSamsung Facebook appFacebookFacebook data securityFacebook cambridge analyticaSamsung facebook app deleteSamsung facebook disableSamsung electronics",1
"With the Apple Music for Artists programme, launched early this year, artistes can keep track of how their past and new releases have been doing on the platform, see the demography of their listeners and identify play lists which have been getting their music more traction.


“Apple Music has helped me reach a wide spectrum of listeners. Their play lists and charts are my go-to lists to know what’s hot right now. It really gives you the pulse of what our audiences are listening to,"" says Qaran Mehta, whose song Tareefan from Bollywood movie Veere di Wedding was exclusively released.",1
"Indian rupee on Wednesday weakened marginally tracking losses in its Asian peers on the back of dollar strength.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 70.97 a dollar, down 0.07% from its previous close of 70.91. The home currency opened at 70.95 a dollar.",3
"Ottawa: About half of Americans and Canadians get their news primarily from social media, yet most don't trust this source of information, according to a survey released Tuesday.


According to the Maru/Matchbox poll, 52% of Americans and 48% of Canadians said they find out what's happening in the world through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.",1
"The MLAs who have defected practically see no future and have come to the TRS. They have even said that they will go for re-election.


My personal take earlier was that the BJP would go down to even 20 seats in Uttar Pradesh. But after the Pulwama attack, I think they will get more seats there, and other states. Bihar I think will be a surprise. Modiji is losing support, and Congress is not rising up to the occasion, and it should only pray that they can keep the same number this time.


How will you describe the last five years of the BJP-led centre? Do you think it has done enough for Telangana as a new state?


The centre has done nothing for Telangana. They were never proactive in holding the new state’s hand and wanted to create political confusion. When it comes to the country, they have not kept most of their promises. Mandir pata nahi kab banega (laughs)…Isn’t that what they said?",0
"With a focus on its governance record, the BJP released the campaign theme, highlighting the work done in the past five years by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, and the need for a decisive government.


The BJP’s campaign will focus not just on the policy work of the government, but also on its promises for the future. The party is expected to release its manifesto on Monday.


“Our theme is the culmination of the work done by the five-year government. It will be multi-modal. The first theme is a government that works. The second theme is an honest government. The third is that it is a government which holds the capabilities of taking big decisions when it comes to development and national security,"" union finance minister Arun Jaitley said, while addressing a press conference in the national capital.",0
"In fact, Prabhas will leave the audience thrilled with a one-of-its-kind Jetman sequence, which is being shot for an Indian film for the first time ever",2
"The best indication of this is the fact that the opening credits changed and removed the Eastern portion of the map,” Hardy told PTI in an email interview from Toronto


In the eighth and final season of the HBO series, the opening credits did away with the eastern continent of Essos and shifted focus to Westeros, as Hardy noted


“The gathering of the Dothraki and Unsullied were major plot points for four seasons but they were about Daenerys’ development


In the third episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, that aired last week, the Dothraki were presumably wiped out by the army of the dead


In laying out their fantasy worlds, Western authors are inclined to reach for the same basic divisions that exist in the world


“Inevitably to the north and west of these fictional maps lie snowy forests full of dour, uncomplicated, and noble warriors,” Hardy wrote in the study


According to Hardy, the Northern and Western peoples — such as the Starks in Game of Thrones — are portrayed as more honest, more productive, and generally more positive than their Eastern counterparts",2
"The Moto G7 Power is the battery focused smartphone of the Moto G7 quartet, with a 5,000mAh battery coupled with Motorola's Turbo Charging capabilities. The smartphone sports a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 1520x720. The display has a regular rectangular notch instead of the teardrop notch present on the G7 and G7 Plus.


The back of the smartphone has a lonesome 12MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. It is capable of shooting 2160p videos at 30fps. The rectangular notch at the front accommodates an 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture.",1
"The minister's direction came in the wake of the airline drastically reducing its operations due to liquidity crunch.


""Directed Secretary, @MOCA GOI to hold an emergency meeting on grounding of flights by Jet Airways, advance bookings, cancellations, refunds and safety issues, if any,"" Prabhu said in a tweet.",3
"And I felt like we were at a horse race and we were all betting on ourselves, and we kept betting higher


 I was like, “We’re going to break 85 [million]!”FEIGE: That Monday after the opening weekend, we announced dates for “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America” and “Avengers


FEIGE: I started to use phrases like “Phase 1 of the MCU,” because I didn’t want to merely think of an “Iron Man” trilogy or a “Thor” trilogy


 It all came from the comics — individual characters would occasionally come together for a mega-event limited series, in which everything would change, and then they would go back into their own comics, with the new powers or the new costumes or the psychological changes from that big adventure


 That’s what we could do with one phase, and then an “Avengers” movie, a second phase, another “Avengers” movie, and then a third one to close it out


Also read: Avengers Endgame directors Russo Brothers: Endings can be scary, but can also be best part of the storyDOWNEY: The first “Avengers” tour was just mind-bogglingly cool and strange, considering that the film was about to be released but was already being treated like it was a phenomenon


 The sheer fact that the world was going, oh, you actually got a lot of actors and actresses to get along for long enough


As this latest phase of Marvel movies nears its conclusion, Feige and Downey tried to summarize the experience


 I almost don’t want to stop and think about it, for fear of getting blubbery and embarrassing myself


DOWNEY: If someone had walked into Giorgio Baldi that night and said, hey guys, I’m 10 Years From The Future Guy, let me tell what you started here",2
"The screen, for instance, is pushed further to the edges, thanks to the teardrop notch. This allows it to have a marginally larger screen packed inside roughly the same overall physical dimensions. The OnePlus 6T has a 6.41 inch display while the OnePlus 6 has a 6.28 inch display. Both displays are exactly the same otherwise—Optic AMOLED with a pixel density of 402ppi. The OnePlus 6T has a better-protected screen though, as it comes with a newer Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.


The second striking difference is the absence of a physical fingerprint scanner on the 6T. Instead, it has one embedded underneath the screen. OnePlus claims it’s nearly as fast as a physical fingerprint scanner and takes only 0.34 seconds to scan. Our past experiences with in-display fingerprint scanners haven’t been all that great, with problems ranging from finger placement and latency to an annoyingly bright light shining on your eyes late at night.


Apart from that, the design and underpinnings are exactly the same. The same octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor powers the 6T and it comes in three variants with configurations of 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. It is also shod with the same camera configuration—back and front. You have the same optically stabilised 20MP+16MP rear clicker and 16MP selfie snapper. It does have a few tricks up its sleeve to enhance night photography, but it’s a software upgrade that will also come to the OnePlus 6 (and even older models).",1
"Bharti Airtel Ltd, the best placed of the lot, with a debt to Ebitda ratio of about 4.2 times, lost its investment grade rating last month from Moody’s Investors Service. Ebitda stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.


While the company already had plans to reduce leverage by selling its stake in Africa operations and in Bharti Infratel, its tower infrastructure business, it evidently believes that much more needs to be done.


Late last week, Airtel announced plans to raise as much as ₹32,000 crore, largely through a rights issue and selling perpetual bonds worth ₹7,000 crore. The move will bring down its debt to Ebitda to around three times, which can potentially get Moody’s to revisit the ratings downgrade, and result in better borrowing rates.


The need to bring down leverage isn’t the only reason driving telcos such as Airtel to raise large funds. “The capex intensity of the sector will continue to remain high. While 4G capex may be at its peak, we see 5G spends kicking in from next year,"" says Rajiv Sharma, co-head of research at SBICAP Securities Ltd. Analysts at JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd say, “The fundraise may provide (Airtel) the financial flexibility to participate in 5G spectrum auction in FY21.""",3
"Brent crude oil futures were up 10 cents at $67.64 per barrel, also close to this year's peak of $68.14 reached late last week.


In China, Shanghai crude futures, launched in March last year, bounced 4.5 percent from their last close to 467.6 yuan ($69.64) per barrel, also near 2019 highs of 475.7 yuan a barrel reached during a brief spike in February.


The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Monday scrapped its planned meeting in April, effectively extending supply cuts that have been in place since January until at least June, when the next meeting is scheduled.


OPEC and a group of non-affiliated producers including Russia, known as OPEC , started withholding supply to halt a sharp price drop in the second-half of 2018, when markets came under pressure from surging output as well as an economic slowdown.",3
"Have the best one yet and stay the gem you are!""Also read | Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan to star in Coolie No 1 remakeDharma Production posted a short video giving a throwback to Varun Dhawan’s cinematic journey


 They captioned the video, “From a charming student #Rohan to a fearless #Zafar, his journey has been #FirstClass! Here’s wishing the rockstar of your heart, @Varun_dvn a very happy birthday from the #Dharma family! #HappyBirthdayVarunDhawan”On the work front, Varun, who was last seen in Kalank, is gearing up for the remake of Coolie No",2
"Targeting the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, Modi said, “In 2014, the people comprehensively rejected the UPA. There was unprecedented anger over the UPA’s corruption, nepotism and policy paralysis. India’s self-confidence was at an all-time low and the people of India wanted to rid the nation of such decay and pessimism.""


He said the last five years have shown that with the participation of 130 crore Indians, what was earlier deemed impossible has now become possible.",0
"3) Financials, which have a major weightage in benchmark indices like the Sensex and Nifty, have led this round of the rally. Bank Nifty, the banking sector index, is up 10% in just 10 sessions so far this month, hitting multiple highs this week. Many private sector lenders like ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have also hit fresh highs.


4) Driving these gains is a strong inflow from foreign institutional investors. Hemang Jani, head of advisory at Sharekhan, said markets seems to be in a positive mood ahead of the 2019 general elections. ""Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pumped in around ₹30,000 crore this year, which is a positive for equities,"" he said.


5) On a net basis, FIIs bought shares worth a net of ₹1,482.99 crore on Thursday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers to the tune of ₹817.77 crore, provisional data available with the BSE showed.",3
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with nearly the same design as its predecessor, except the all-new 6.26 Full HD+ LCD display with a notch at the front.


The 4GB RAM/ 64GB internal storage variant of the Xiaomi Note 6 Pro is priced at ₹13,999 while the 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant is priced at ₹15,999.


Redmi Note 6 ProRedmi Note 6 Pro priceRedmi Note 6 Pro specificationsRedmi Note 6 Pro flipkartRedmi Note 6 Pro offersRedmi Note 5 Pro pricexiaomi",1
"Wonderful voice-work here; the computer whizzes do what they do and augment the expressions but what he does with his voice is some of the absolute finest work


The director said he loved the way helmers Anthony and Joe Russo presented the “spatial relationship” between the characters of the vast Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)",2
"Global gold prices touched a more than one-week high of $1,318.12 on Wednesday, but pared gains later in the session as the greenback benefited from sustained strength in core US inflation.


Analysts expect gold prices to be range-bound around $1,305-$1,315 levels until the trade talks are over.",3
"Apple Inc iPhone sales in China fell 20% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, while sales for smartphones made by home-grown rival Huawei soared by 23%, data from industry research firm IDC showed on Monday.


The report is the first to put a firm number on the scale of a recent decline in Apple's fortunes in the world's second largest economy, after Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook pointed to China as a big factor in a rare cut in the company's quarterly sales forecast last month.",1
Aamir Khan was last seen in Thugs of Hindostan which received poor reviews from fans and critics alike,2
"According to him, the introduction of a 5G-enabled iPhone could create a wave of upgrades and purchases, especially for high-end models.


So far, 2015 has been Apple's best year in terms of iPhone shipments when the company sold around 231 million smartphones. After facing a drop in sales, the company, in 2018, said it sold over 217 million iPhones.


""We are positive on the high-end iPhone models' replacement demand in the second half of 2020 thanks to the 5G iPhone. We expect the total iPhone shipment will respectively reach 188-192 million and 195-200 million units in 2019 and 2020,"" Kuo said.",1
"AI to go hyperlearning—with data imperative in tow: While automation-to-AI has been the talk of the town, a large part of the rule-based automation hype is expected to mellow down. 2019 will see a significant shift towards hyper-learning, as companies train their AI guns on areas with highest value potential. Let us take operations, where Siemens is deploying AI-at-scale to create “digital twins"" as “virtual products"" in “virtual factories"" to improve yields and quality at shop floor. Data still will be the main mountain to move, with increased focus on “data-fix at source"" moves to address structural data engineering and governance issues.


Cybersecurity gains centrestage, as IoT and devices proliferate: If you’re like most executives, you already know cybersecurity is a major threat. We estimate 40-50 billion connected devices by 2020, and even the most innocuous connected device once inflicted with malware can cripple infrastructure, networks, and put lives in jeopardy, especially in industrial settings. To add to this, increased adoption of blockchain ecosystems means a greater territory to defend for our organizations. So, why are most firms still struggling with cybersecurity? A BCG study of 50 recent major data breaches found that only 28% were caused by inadequate security tech. In the vast majority of cases; 72% of the breaches were a result of organizational failure, process failure, or employee negligence. Looking ahead, we recommend enterprises to assess their existing defence, devise a robust cybersecurity strategy and drive resilience measures through frameworks, technologies and rapid response teams.


Brace up for the 5G age: 5G is touted as our carrier for a digitally evolved India. Much beyond increasing download speed on your mobile, it will take machine-to-machine communication network to a whole new plane. This will unleash the true potential of IoT through smart tracking, smart manufacturing, health monitoring, telemedicine, location and navigation based consumer services and our Smart Cities vision. We recommend a ‘5G Playbook’ for regulators, governments, telcos and telco ecosystem on profitable deployment of 5G, addressing a wide array of key topics from scenario evaluations, policy formulation, standards, spectrum allocations and ecosystem setup to avoid high risk of delay and fragmentation.",1
"Other Metals: The entire LME complex was higher, with aluminium and nickel both adding 0.8%. Shanghai lead was the sole laggard, closing down 0.3%.


Lead: The global lead market narrowed its annual deficit to 98,000 tonnes in 2018 compared to a shortfall of 148,000 in the previous year, data from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group showed.


Aluminium: South32 could cut about 500 jobs at its Hillside aluminium smelter in South Africa, a trade union said.",3
"Lambasting the Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Jaitley said he (Gandhi) had positioned the party against both the national interest and national mood, post the Balakot strike. “He (Gandhi) considered Balakot not a blow to Pakistan sponsored terrorism but to the Congress Party,"" said Jaitley.


The senior BJP leader also took a dig at Gandhi over the recent contempt notice by the Supreme Court for his ‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ remark. “Rahul (Gandhi) became a victim of his own falsehood. Having to apologise to the Supreme Court for false public narrative significantly diminishes the credibility of a political leader,"" he wrote in his Facebook blog.",0
Rahul says his party’s doors are still open for AAP; Kejriwal questions Cong’s seriousness to form alliance,0
"For fitness enthusiasts, there are numerous apps that can help in keeping up with the fitness regime through alerts, coaching sessions created by experts and mindfulness exercises. The Fitbit app (free for Android, iOS) has a section called Female Health Tracking, which allows users to log their periods, record symptoms, and get alerts two days ahead of predicted period cycle.


Biowink Gmbh’s Clue ( ₹91 per month) is another app thadoes the same job with all Android smartphones and Apple iPhones.",1
"The auto major produced a total of 1,48,959 units, including Super Carry LCV, across its factories last month, down 8.3 per cent from 1,62,524 units produced in the year-ago period, as per an analysis of the company's data on BSE.",3
"Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing on behalf of the Congress leader Sushmita Dev who had filed the plea, argued that there was a dissent when the clean chits were awarded. He also argued that no reason was given by the Election Commission while giving its decision.


In her plea, Dev said Modi and Shah used ""hate speech"" at rallies to polarise voters, and referred to the operations by the armed forces in their ""political propaganda"" despite the EC's ban.",0
"Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor is proud that in his journey of more than 20 years, he has stuck to his movie making conviction, never succumbing to mainstream pressure


Nagesh made his directorial debut in 1998 with Hyderabad Blues and has since helmed critically acclaimed films like Rockford, Dor, Iqbal and Dhanak


”In an interview with PTI, the director says it isn’t that his struggle to tell the stories he believes in has reduced",2
"Facebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication app specifically designed for small businesses, is now officially available for iPhone users in several countries including India.


""Today we're introducing the WhatsApp Business app for iOS. Like the Android version -- which over the last year has been adopted by millions of businesses around the world -- the WhatsApp Business app for iOS will be free to download from the Apple App Store,"" WhatsApp said in a blog post on Thursday.",1
"“It’s not just the poster child – ‘oh we have a female lead’ – it’s about what’s actually happening in the inner workings and what the product is going to be


 The most I can do as an actor is show up and do my job but there’s a hundred other people who take what I do, edit it and shape it into what their vision is,” Moretz said",2
"NEW DELHI: Ahead of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 184 candidates from 20 states on Thursday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, party president Amit Shah has replaced Lal Krishna Advani, former deputy prime minister under the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, from the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat.


While announcing the names of the candidates, BJP's senior leader and union minister J P Nadda said that the names of 17 party candidates Bihar has already been cleared by the central election committee (CEC) of the party but the announcement of the names would be released jointly in Patna along with alliance partners Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).


After holding three rounds of CEC meetings which was attended by both Modi and Shah, it was decided that the two former party presidents and union ministers - Nitin Gadkari would continue to contest from Nagpur in Maharashtra and Rajnath Singh would again contest from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.",0
"Honeypots are designed to purposely engage and deceive hackers and identify malicious activities performed over the internet. Multiple honeypots can be set on a network to form a honeynet.


When cybercriminals start interacting with the device, they trigger alarms to alert a business or individual to their presence and track their activity. While there are many types of honeypots, Sophos used low-interaction honeypots (a honeypot which, once found by the hacker, will not be of much use to hackers) and high-interaction honeypots (ones that permit the attacker to go further in order to gather additional information about their intentions) for this study.


The honeypots in this study simulated the Secure Shell (SSH) service and, therefore, measured SSH login attempts. SSH is a remote access service used not only by servers, but is also enabled in domestic environments in devices as diverse as CCTV cameras or NAS (network access storage) devices.


Sophos initially set up honeypots in 10 of the most popular Amazon Web Service (AWS) data centers in the world and made sure that the honeypots are not affiliated with Sophos or any other company other than, perhaps, the hosting provider. To a hacker, the honeypots appeared ""as just a number, a bit of extra processing power that could be theirs, a camera they could control or a directory of files they could access and share"", according to the Sophos report.",1
"As the contestants try hard to make it to the final rounds, ringmaster Rannvijay Singha has been throwing quite a few challenges at them


 Also, the gang leaders Prince Narula, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia, Raftaar and Sandeep Singh are having a tough time trying to find the right people for their team


With the theme of ‘Real Heroes’, this season is also special as it features three contestants who have made a mark in society with their selfless acts


 As the trio challenge the contestants with their strength, grit and determination, let’s find out more about them


Milind ChandwaniBorn in a middle-class family in Hyderabad, Milind had supporting parents who always tried to give him the best",2
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi will hold roadshows across all six constituencies in Mumbai on Thursday


MUMBAI: Elections to 31 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra were completed in the first three phases of the seven-phase general elections. Now, political parties are preparing to re-energize their focus on the remaining 17 constituencies, including six seats in Mumbai, which go to polls on 29 April.


On Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will have his first election outing in Mumbai with roadshows across all six constituencies.",0
"However, for Motherson Sumi, there is a silver lining amid the gloomy forecasts of slowing auto sales. In a call with analysts, the management highlighted that BS-VI emission norms will translate into a 10-15% increase in the wiring harness requirements in automobiles. Motherson Sumi is well-positioned to cash in on this. The company also has a strong order book that promises revenue traction over the next two-three years across its international businesses.


Importantly, analysts are optimistic that Motherson Sumi’s capex plans would be lower in the quarters ahead, implying reduced borrowings, lower interest costs and improved cash flows.


True, the Motherson Sumi stock has been battered on account of weaker-than-expected profit margin in Q3. The pain may continue as the company wades through pressures of the auto sector slowdown and sweeping technological changes. But some of this has been factored into valuations that have fallen from 25 times one-year forward about a year ago to the present 18 times earnings.",3
"The Infinity-N is expected to feature dual AI cameras and what seems to be a glass back. The front camera may also be accompanied by an LED flash. The rest of the specifications are unknown at the moment


MicromaxMicromax Infinity NMicromax Infinity N launchMicromax new phone launchMicromax Infinity N live stream


Homegrown handset maker Micromax is set to launch a smartphone series with a display notch today, nearly a year after the iPhone X made it popular. Micromax teased the smartphone on its social media handles with the hashtag #AboveTheRest, to suggest the new smartphone will come with competitive specifications.",1
"Modi said that the manifesto was the first crowd sourcing document prepared by the party after getting feedbacks from at least 6 crore people and also opinions of experts. PM said that the development process of the next government of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would be multi-layered which will work for the development of villages, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, women and youth. Modi said that the document was prepared keeping in mind the aspirations of the people that would be met in the next five years.


“The party has decided that it would come back to people to give its record of work in 2022 when India celebrates its 75 years of independence. We have decided to take 75 steps that are time bound and well defined that will be achieved by 2022. This is the first time that a party wants to give an interim account of its work done in the government,"" said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of BJP’s manifesto or Sankalp Patra released by the party on Monday.


Speaking on the release of manifesto, finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the manifesto was of a party which is in government and would continue to be in government and work done by the NDA was backed by a strong achievement and vision of the party.",0
"Laughing out loud, Karan will reply that him being friends with Kajol proves he is a down to earth person


Kareena’s Poo was inspired by Archana’s Miss BriganzaMaking a revelation, Karan will share that Kareena Kapoor’s Poo was inspired by Archana Puran Singh’s Miss Braganza from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai


 She will share that she never thought her character will become so important that it finds space in another film


 Talking about Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Archana will share that Miss Braganza has been one of her most memorable roles


 She will also add that Karan played a big part in giving substance to the character in terms of her style, gesture and posture",2
"The new devices will reportedly house Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 855 processor or Samsung's in-house Exynos 9820 chipset, depending on the region.


According to WinFuture, the S10 will offer a 128GB model with 6GB of RAM and a 512GB / 8GB version, while the S10 Plus will offer 1TB of storage and a massive 12GB RAM.",1
"“We understand the past months have been difficult to process sometimes the headlines brought more confusion than clarity, yet we now have a conclusion to the ordeal,” the cast said


“Throughout ‘Empire’s’ five seasons working with Jussie and watching how he has conducted himself throughout this traumatic event, we have come to know not just the character Jussie portrays, but also truly come to know Jussie’s personal character,” they added


“He is also innocent and no longer subject to legal uncertainty with the criminal charges against him having been dropped",2
"The Pixel was built to lead Android innovation and be a device to sway the iOS base over to Android: Counterpoint


San Francisco: Google Pixel and OnePlus smartphones are catching up and giving stiff competition to Samsung in the US as over one-third of users who bought the Pixel 3 and the OnePlus 6T during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018 previously owned Samsung, said a new report by Counterpoint Research.",1
"”The Royal Family’s official Twitter handle shared a press note informing the public about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s first born


The statement read, ” Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex was safely delivered of a son at 0526hrs this morning",2
"However, BlackBerry followed up that announcement by offering the enterprise version (BBMe) of the software to consumers. “While we respect Emtek’s decision, we’re disappointed the platform did not thrive and grow as expected,"" said Mark Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry, said in a statement. “After much consideration, we decided that BBM’s loyal users should continue to have a secure messaging platform that they can trust,"" he added.


The BBM Enterprise app is already available on Google Play and Apple App Store. It also works on Windows and MacOS operating systems. The company is offering a free trial for a year, following which users will be charged $2.49 every six months to subscribe to the platform.


Users will be able to use their current BlackBerry IDs to login to BBMe, but will have to set up new accounts and passwords, meaning their current conversations, texts, stickers etc will not be transferred. So, downloading your photos, videos and files is recommended.",1
"Mid-segment which includes phones such as Redmi Note 6 and Nokia 7.1, will account for 51% of smartphone sales


Quality of budget smartphones has improved a lot in last few years with 4G speeds available on many of them",1
"San Francisco: Joining the Blockchain bandwagon, Microsoft has unveiled fully-managed Azure Blockchain Service that would simplify the formation, management and governance so that businesses can focus on workflow logic and application development.


Instead of supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Azure Blockchain Service will let businesses develop their applications on its Cloud-based platform.


Microsoft has also announced a partnership with J.P. Morgan to make ""Quorum"" (an enterprise-focused version of open-sourced platform Ethereum) the first ledger available in Azure Blockchain Service.",1
"He said, “The Russo brothers directorial will sit at the box office for a long time and I peg it’s opening day collection at Rs 50 crore in all languages and if all goes well, it will earn Rs 150 crore on its first weekend


” He also suggested that the film’s mania matches the madness that is generally witnessed during the release of a Rajinikanth starrer


 This is probably why theater owners have kept early morning shows for the movie, which is exclusive for a Thalaivar starrer",2
"BJP chief Amit Shah with Bengaluru South constituency candidate Tejaswi Surya during a road show in Bengaluru, Tuesday. (PTI)


Shah takes part in a road show in Bengaluru South where the BJP has been divided over the candidature of 28-year old Tejasvi


Supporters at the BJP rally waited for hours for Shah to show up but were left disappointed as the party chief left without addressing them


BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday put up a united face before its national president Amit Shah, who took part in a road show in Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency where the party has been divided ever since the top leadership chose to field 28-year old L.S.Tejasvi Surya.",0
Both the BJP and the Congress are fielding the same candidates they did in 2014—sitting MP Arjun Lal Meena for BJP and Raghuvir Meena from Congress,0
"34 billion dollars which included more than 700 million dollars in North America, which remains the highest for the MCU


Thor: Ragnarok: Arguably MCU’s craziest, weirdest film, Thor: Ragnarok was adored by critics and audiences alike",2
"The updates occur more frequently on Android compared to iOS, simply because there are more Android devices out there


Many of the updates are also rolled out to address bugs that originate due to compatibility issues with the custom user interface (UI) or version of OS


Ever wondered why mobile apps, particularly those on Android, need to be updated so frequently? Reasons are many: The fragmented nature of Android ecosystem, absence of a standard user interface, growing cyberattacks and stiff competition from rivals.",1
"How did you decide this?Markus: We looked at a lot of time-travel stories and went, it doesn’t work that way


 If you have six MacGuffins and every time you go back it changes something, you’ve got Biff’s casino, exponentially


Markus: Basically said what the Hulk says in that scene, which is, if you go to the past, then the present becomes your past and the past becomes your future


Q: Did you try any other approaches to the time-travel story?McFeely: In the first draft, we didn’t go back to the (original) “Avengers” movie


 But there’s a moment in the MCU, if you’re paying very close attention, where the Aether is there and the Tesseract is in the vault


 They went to the Triskelion at one point to get the (Tesseract), and then somebody was going to get into a car and drive to Doctor Strange’s house


McFeely: Just saying it out loud, it’s like, what are we doing?Markus: It was when we were trying to avoid going to “Avengers” because it seemed pander-y


McFeely: Eventually, Joe Russo went, why are we going to this movie when we can go to “Avengers?” Let’s make it work


 So that raises the question —McFeely: Does that screw that other Thor?Markus: Is he killed by Dark Elves?McFeely: I think we’re leaning on, when you just take a baseball mitt, you didn’t ruin that kid’s life


 (laughter)Q: There’s a surprise cameo, in the Avengers scene, from Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce


 Did you prepare for other scenarios if Redford wasn’t available?McFeely: That was one where we thought, should it be Nick Fury? We also wrote a version for Maria Hill


 And we’re going — (shoots conspiratorial look at Markus) (Laughter)Q: How did Marvel feel when you told them you envisioned a massive battle royal with nearly every character from the franchise?Markus: I think they knew it was coming


Q: Were there scenes you wrote for this sequence that didn’t make it into the film?McFeely: It didn’t play well, but we had a scene in a trench where, for reasons, the battle got paused for about three minutes and now there’s 18 people all going, “What are we going to do?” “I’m going to do this


Markus: It also required them to find enough shelter to have a conversation in the middle of the biggest battle


Q: How did you coordinate the moment where all the female Marvel heroes come together?McFeely: There was much conversation


Q: Were there other characters you could’ve had but didn’t use?Markus: There were moments, as they brought everybody back, where we’re like, technically, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer have (Ant-Man) suits


 Do we bring them back? It became impossible to track the people we did bring back, but also, it’s just going to be an orgy


McFeely: Do you put Luke Cage in there?Q: Did you consider using the heroes from the Netflix TV shows, like Daredevil or Jessica Jones?McFeely: We would have to introduce these five characters — or whatever many


 Are we really going to assume they have bought a subscription to Netflix and watched those shows enough so that when they see them, they’re going to go “yay?”Markus: It also screws up the timelines


 You would have to assume that they all got snapped away, or otherwise they might have shown up earlier


 I think the only character who has come from TV to the movies is Jarvis, James D’Arcy (from “Agent Carter”)",2
"Both TikTok and its Lite variant, which was recently launched for users with entry level Android phones in India, are no longer listed on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. However, the apps can still be downloaded from web-based third-party app stores like Apk Mirror and Apkpure.


A TikTok spokesperson clarified that this is not a permanent ban, and will not impact existing users. ""We welcome the decision of the Madras High Court to appoint Arvind Datar as Amicus Curae (independent counsel) to the court. We have faith in the Indian judicial system and we are optimistic about an outcome,"" the spokesperson said.",1
"The integration is only between the messaging services of the three social media platforms, but they will continue to exist and operate separately as they do at present. This new development will only allow users to send messages to a WhatsApp friend or group using Instagram Direct—the messaging service built inside Instagram—or Facebook Messenger and vice versa. This means features within WhatsApp such as unified payments interface will not be accessible from Messenger. Similarly, features of Messenger such as games will not be available on WhatsApp.


WhatsApp’s friend community largely revolves around users’ phone contacts, while Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct are linked to users’ profile and friends. So, if WhatsApp users don’t have contact details of their Facebook or Instagram friends, they cannot chat with them on WhatsApp and will have to go to their respective messaging platforms. The integration will let them chat with their wider social network from any one of the three platforms. It will also make forwarding links and messages simpler. At present, they have to copy and paste messages from one platform’s chat window to another.",1
"Future of the travel sector will be an era of alliances, where today’s disruptors will get disrupted, making way for a new and sustainable ecosystem.


Tech will bring destinations closer to the traveller, help them experience it before making a booking


Imagine you are sipping coffee at a cafe during your break, and your smartphone pings to remind you that the holidays are around the corner—it’s time to plan a getaway. A touch reveals a list of likely locations prepared by your personal digital advisor (aka your smartphone) based on your preferences, past travels, and your recent searches. You shortlist a few and the search engine prompts you to take a virtual tour after generating a QR (quick response) code to be scanned at any kiosk to take a virtual tour of the destination attractions and connect with your wearable devices. You conference with your friend and tour a scenic location together online.


The virtual tour replicates not just the sights, but also the sounds and smells one might experience. The final location is decided and you pick flights, hotels, and excursions using virtual/augmented tours. You link your biometric data to be used at the time of customs, hotels and airline check-in. Finally use your crypto account to make payment partly using points, coins and cash, shared between you and your friend. Voila, it’s done! And it’s time to head back to office.


You just visited three continents, explored four or five cities together, all during a coffee break. That was fast, efficient, exciting, and immersive, wasn’t it?


This traveller of the future will be much more tech-savvy, driven by experiences and a focus on value-for-money, and will interact differently with the world. Research has shown that millennials and Generation Z, who comprise about 60% of the global population, are more likely to pick a travel destination and stays based on their social media feed than relying on a paid advertisement.",1
"Now, Sidhu will be barred from all forms of campaign including holding any public meetings, procession, rallies, road shows, interviews and public utterances in any media.",0
"Marvel Studios’ latest offering Avengers Endgame has not only created a storm at the Indian box office but has also rescued the audience from an otherwise dull month at the cinemas


 This doesn’t even account for the overall first-weekend collection of the four Bollywood releases of the month put together


Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW), the first release of April, starring John Abraham as a spy, ended up earning Rs 20


 But, in the subsequent days, the film slipped from the memory of cinephiles and collected only Rs 74",2
"The notch, one of the biggest compromises in the smartphone industry ushered in by Apple’s iPhone X, is present on all three smartphones. The main reason to do so is to spread out the display to the edges as much as possible. This eliminates the chin and forehead of a smartphone to an extent, giving it an eyebrow instead.


All three phones also come with LCD displays featuring an aspect ratio of 19:9, providing more vertical screen real estate in a factor that’s not uncomfortable to grip in your palm.


The Realme 2 has the biggest screen of the lot, sizing in at 6.2-inches horizontally with a resolution of 1520x720 pixels. The Redmi 6 Pro and Honor 9N feature identical screens measuring 5.84-inches horizontally with a resolution of 2280x1080.


The pixel density, however, is the lowest in the Realme 2—at 271 ppi. That is because of low resolution on a large screen, which in turn compromises the crispness of the display. The other two phones come with the same density of 432 ppi and are sufficiently crisp for consuming visual content.


All three phones in the shootout come with different processors—all with eight cores. Starting with the most powerful of the lot, the Honor 9N features the in-house HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor, with four cores clocked at 2.36GHz and the other four at 1.7GHz.


However, the Snapdragon 625 and 450 present in Redmi 6 Pro and Realme 2 are based on a 14nm manufacturing process, which gives them better power efficiency.",1
"Deeper reform such as the move to the goods and services tax (GST), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, giving the Benami Transactions Act teeth, linking PAN to Aadhaar are difficult to perceive as hard wins for the mass voters, but add to overall narrative of the government that works.


However, once the basic needs are met, other worries arise in the minds of people, and the perception of the government as having a hardline Hindutva agenda swings the referendum to negative for many. People who are neither left nor right, reasonably secular in the true sense of the word, worry about the country losing its plurality. That may translate into negative voting, no matter who the local candidate is.


Across income bands, caste, community and other interests, the more muscular foreign policy that was manifest in the Balakot air strikes to take revenge for the Pulwama attack resonates. What are the alternatives? The Congress campaign that hinges on one income transfer scheme is reading the country wrong. The time for a well-dressed upper-class person hugging a destitute woman in an obvious body posture of appeal is over. I don’t think India is voting for that position of the maai-baap equation anymore.",0
"The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues


 For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might offer the clearest view of what kind of leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be


Zelenskiy, a career comedian, foretold his future when he took the starring role in Servant of the People


 The series, created by Zelenskiy’s production company, follows a high school teacher who finds himself elected to Ukraine’s highest office thanks to a recorded rant that goes viral


 In an interview earlier this year, Zelenskiy told foreign journalists he wanted to put “a dream country” on the small screen


 The latest season was filmed and aired after Zelenskiy declared his candidacy for the real presidency on New Year’s Eve


Further blurring the line between fiction and reality, he named his political party Servant of the People",2
"Nevertheless, companies like Apple and Google now provide their own platforms for developers to build augmented reality and virtual reality apps. Closer home, e-commerce firms like Myntra have been working on AR tech since late 2017, and these should materialise by next year. IDC forecasts the industry to touch $143 billion by 2020.


3D Printing tech is near an inflection point. It allows pretty much anyone to build things ranging from jewellery to guns. In India, much of the affordable jewellery you buy from e-commerce platforms are from small firms that are 3D printing them. Melorra is a case in point. Bigger firms like HP, too, are gearing to sell more 3D printers in India. IDC forecasts global spending in the 3D printing space to grow to $23 billion by 2022.


Given its large labour force, robots often play second fiddle to humans in India. The country ranked last in the adoption of robotics, according to a report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Yet, robotics has potential in India. A Mumbai-based robotics startup, called Emotix, had launched a robot called Miko 2 in November, which is meant to be a companion for children. The robot can make calls to parents and has a screen that lets it display information and emotions.


According to a report dated 5 December by News18, a doctor in Gujarat recently performed the world’s first telerobotics surgery on a patient in Ahmedabad. The doctor performed a robotic heart surgery on a patient who was over 30 kilometres away.


In its Predictions 2019 report, Forrester predicts that over 40% of all enterprises will have digital workers next year, and they will do so by combining AI and RPA.


The report pegs the RPA market at $1.7 billion in 2019 and $2.9 billion by 2021. RPA also figures among the eight technologies identified by a survey by BCG and Nasscom, for the prime minister’s Future Skills platform in India.",1
"The Realme U1 sports a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 processor which is paired with either 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage or 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone supports dual 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS and MicroUSB. The device is backed by 3,500mAh battery which doesn’t support fast charging.


According to a Counterpoint market report dated 29 November, Realme became India’s third largest smartphone phone brand within six months. Realme registered a record performance for any new brand ever in India, becoming the second largest brand across the e-commerce channels.",1
"Sectors like mining and refinery, manufacturing and construction could use it for on and off site planning and vendor scheduling. The device can also manage to file timecards and daily reports from the field, or edit plans and drawings on the spot, the company said.",1
"Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, who tied the knot in 2017, have been setting some serious couple goals ever since their marriage",2
"The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear plea challenging the Election Commission’s order giving clean chits to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a complaint violating the Model Code of Conduct. The Congress party on Monday raised objections against the EC order.


A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justice Deepak Gupta has directed the Congress to file objections in an affidavit against the EC order and the case has been listed for Wednesday to be heard at length.",0
"The EC said she should give an explanation within 24 hours of receiving the notice otherwise it would take its decision without making any further reference to her.


State BJP vice president J.P.S. Rathore had also written to the chief electoral officer, alleging that appealing to Muslims not to vote for a particular party amounts to fanning religious passion and is a hindrance in holding free and fair polls.",0
"Huawei Mate 20 Pro's primary 40MP camera has a regular focal length, while the 20MP has an ultra wide-angle lens with a focal length of 16mm. The 8MP camera has a 3x telephoto lens.


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"My director was extremely particular that I don’t blink or duck but keep myself poised throughout,” Shweta grins


 Whenever I read the script, I know which layer I want to focus on to make it credible to the audience",2
"The 2017 musical drama, also featuring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Zendaya, tells the true story of American showman PT Barnum, who is remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus",2
"The organization’s website said Lorraine Warren had “decided to retire from active investigations regarding the areas of haunted homes and demonic infestations/possessions” but was still a consultant to the organization at the time of her death


 The New England Skeptical Society in 1997 said the Warrens’ “copious anecdotal evidence” of reports of hauntings vastly outnumbered their “low-grade physical evidence


”Warren told The AP in a 2013 interview that she understood it was very difficult for people to accept she could see ghosts if they had never seen one themselves",2
"To dig out the emotional truth of the characters, you have to try to not hide certain evidence and when you work with an estate what happens is that that kind of gets suffocated


Karukoski said that he offered to screen the film for the Tolkien estate before its London premiere, but they declined",2
"Smoking has been used as a recurring motif throughout the show to denote ‘modern’, ‘progressive’ women


 The sensuous, sari-clad mystery woman, who has trysts with Purshottam, the accountant of the Gaikwads, too, enjoys a smoke after their sexual interludes


 Adding insult to injury, there’s a problematic depiction of sex trade, where Katrina is subjected to repeated violence as a result of her profession


 Even the repeated, but not-needed, ‘strong language, violence, nudity and sex’— used as labels for the show — do nothing to salvage it",2
"DHFL shares rose on Monday following five consecutive sessions of decline, after the Indian home loan provider said it was keen to sell assets and some of its businesses to improve liquidity.


The stock rose as management tried to assuage liquidity concerns on a conference call with investors, media and analysts. The stock was trading 5.9 percent higher at 117.70 rupees at 0745 GMT on Monday.


DHFL lost nearly half of its market value over five sessions ending Friday, its worst week since listing, hit by claims of financial mismanagement - which it has denied - and broader sectoral woes.",3
"Other films on the rescue have either already completed, like indie film The Cave or are in the works


Universal Pictures acquired the life rights to Coach Chantawong, Dr Richard Harris, Dr Craig Challen, and the players on the Wild Boar soccer team back in September and is currently developing a movie


The story will be getting another film treatment with Pure Flix Entertainment, which produced God’s Not Dead, also planning a feature",2
"“I am blown away,"" said Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights and Strategy, adding that the phone could help Samsung rejuvenate its mobile business, whose lead is under attack from China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.


“I believe you can innovate your way out of a mature market,"" he said, noting that when Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, most industry watchers believed that the market had matured for $100 “candy bar"" phones without touchscreens.


Bob O’Donnell of TECHnalysis Research said that the work Samsung had done with Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Corp. to adapt applications to the new screen was important.


He said that though Samsung had teased the folding phone before, “to see it in action, to see the software—I was like, wow. It’s hugely important that the software experience be good"".


The Galaxy Fold, which can operate three apps simultaneously and boasts six cameras, also challenges the notion of what a phone can cost, debuting at nearly twice the price of current top-of-the-line models from Apple and Samsung itself.


“Due to price, it’s likely to be sold mainly to early adopters. Prices are key to expanding sales,"" said former Samsung mobile executive Kim Yong-serk, who is now a professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. “It will help Samsung burnish an image as an innovative company, but it is unlikely to be profitable. I expect Apple to wait say for one year and come up with foldable phones with more features, as they did with the smartwatch.""",1
"Founded in 2001, PNB Metlife, based in Mumbai, is a joint venture between the state-run bank with a 30 percent shareholding, Metlife owns 26 percent, Elpro 21 percent, M Pallonji & Company 18 percent, and Jammu & Kashmir Bank owns the remaining 5 percent stake.


""We will enter at the market at the right time with an IPO for PNB Metlife. Right now the market is subdued. So maybe next financial year we will hit the market,"" PNB managing director and chief executive Sunil Mehta told reporters on the sidelines of a banking technology meet organised by IBA here.


Currently, the bank is looking to sell 4 percent stake in PNB Metlife as part of a price discovery process, he and refused to put an issue size for the IPO.",3
"On the flip side, it has been a wonderful experience working with some of the best talents of the country be it writers, directors and co-actors


 I have worked with some of the finest actors of the industry in Dil Dhadakne Do and a perfect ensemble in A Death in the Gunj


 Does Pankaj Tripathi bring comic relief on the sets as he does in the show?Pankaj Tripathi is like a ray of hope, that light-hearted break that everyone needs on sets


 It is wonderful to just sit with him and listen to him talk, not specifically about the craft that he brings on camera but otherwise also he is a fantastic person to sit around


 He is a great cook himself and I have been fortunate enough that he and his wife have called me home a couple of times for dinner",2
"""The macro environment... is becoming optimistic,"" said an analyst based in Guangzhou, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to company policy.


London copper also rose 0.4% after a dull trading session in early Asian hours as investors eyed a set of Chinese data due to be released on Wednesday, including the China's economic growth in the first quarter of 2019.


""China had this massive credit expansion for March and if the March data still shows a lack of growth or a very weak (economy) then people will start to question about the effective need of the credit expansion,"" said analyst Helen Lau of Argonaut Securities.


Copper: Funds have this year played copper from the short side and from the long side but with little success either way, partly a reflection of copper's lack of directional impetus in recent weeks, said Reuters columnist Andy Home.",3
"Beyond the new design, 10GB of RAM and WARP charging, there’s not much of a difference between the McLaren Edition and a regular OnePlus 6T. You get the same OxygenOS 9 UI running on Android Pie, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, camera module on the rear and front and even the same 6.4-inch optic-AMOLED display.


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"They chanted “Takht badal do taaj badal do, beimaano ka raj badal do"" and ""Dal badalu phasey shikanjey mein, mohar lagegi panjey par"".


Shandilya Muni, who had donned a saffron scarf and claimed to be the spokesman of Shankaracharya Prayag Peeth, evoked interest among the crowd.


Congress supporters also waved massive flags that portrayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Anil Ambani embracing each other.


The Congress has alleged corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal, saying Ambani benefitted from it, a charge repeatedly denied by the Centre and the business house.


People from “Priyanka Youth Front"" squatted on the road. They wore shirts with the picture of the Congress general secretary.


Party workers had even installed devices that showered flower petals on party leaders. Stalls distributed water packets to workers.",0
"On Easter Sunday, she was granted a one-day leave to celebrate with her family, reported People magazine


Spears, 37, opened up to fans in January on Instagram about her dad’s health, saying she was taking an indefinite hiatus ahead of her planned Domination residency in Las Vegas, which was set to kick off in February, because her father had “almost died”",2
"This works well for those people who have a business and wish to communicate with their consumers effectively, but also allows you to use a second phone number. Setting up your phone number with WhatsApp Business is more or less similar to the regular WhatsApp, but due to the nature of the app you have additional features like automated responses, sending out updates and adding labels to your contact lists.


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"These vulnerabilities could have allowed hackers to access sensitive information and take control over a number of smart home devices on the platform like door locks, security cameras and thermostats


NEW DELHI: In September 2016, a major part of the internet on the east coast of the US went on the blink following the biggest cyber attack in the history of the internet. Now we know that it was the Mirai malware that triggered this internet of things (IoT) botnet attack that took down big websites including Twitter, The Guardian, Netflix, Reddit, and CNN. Two years later in July, Cisco Talos found several vulnerabilities in the firmware of Samsung’s SmartThings Hub platform for its IOT devices.


These vulnerabilities could have allowed hackers to access sensitive information and take control over a number of smart home devices on the platform like door locks, security cameras and thermostats. These devices can be found on Shodan, a search engine for IoT devices and then using Nmap scan hackers can identify the ones with open ports whose IP address is visible online.",1
"The OnePlus 6T has a single speaker placed at the base, next to the USB Type C connector. While the phone has holes on both sides of the USB Type-C, they are only to maintain design symmetry and shouldn’t be misunderstood for dual speakers. The USB Type-C will double as the audio connector, as OnePlus has left out the 3.5mm jack in this phone.


OnePlus claims this has allowed them to incorporate a bigger battery—3700mAh instead of 3,300mAh earlier, and offer in-display fingerprint sensor. The latter sits under the display and automatically lights up when the phone is locked, so users would know where to tap.


The feature is rare and available on very few smartphones, primarily including OnePlus’s comrades from the BBK squadron—Oppo and Vivo, and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Xiaomi Mi8 Explorer, as of now. While the camera hardware remains the same, OnePlus has also updated the camera app, adding a new mode to improve low-light photography.",1
"Bloomberg News reported in July that a new version of Photoshop for the iPad would debut in October before going on sale next year. A new version of Illustrator is in development but a longer way off from being released, people familiar with the plans said in July.


Adobe is hosting its annual creative conference, MAX, in Los Angeles this week, where it will showcase its latest apps and concepts. The company will also preview Gemini, a new drawing app that’s slated to be available on the iPad in 2019. The creative software giant launched Premiere Rush CC, a mobile app that helps edit social-media videos.",1
"Carriers post better than expected performance despite costlier fuel and a fall in passenger load factors


Improving pricing at a time when load factors have dropped suggests that the quality of air traffic has improved


MUMBAI: Indian airlines’ operating profits were expected to nosedive in the December quarter. Not only were fuel prices far higher, but even passenger load factors had fallen owing to unusually high capacity addition.


Analysts at ICICI Securities Ltd had anticipated Ebitda losses for all three publicly traded airlines—InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (which operates IndiGo), SpiceJet Ltd and Jet Airways (India) Ltd. Kotak Institutional Equities, which only tracks InterGlobe Aviation, had estimated losses for the market leader, which is as good as saying all Indian airlines would post losses.


But as it turns out, not only IndiGo, but even SpiceJet reported positive Ebitda. While analysts at ICICI Securities were expecting Ebitda losses of 5-6% of revenue for IndiGo and SpiceJet, they reported Ebitda of 2.8% and 4.6% of revenue, respectively. Of course, this still represents a sharp drop from the year-ago Ebitda of the two airlines. But amid expectations of losses, the fact that they reported profits were in itself a big relief for investors.",3
"Opposition parties took a swipe at the campaign. “Main bhi chowkidar because the chowkidar I had appointed is missing. I am told he has gone looking for achhe din (good days, as was promised by Modi in 2014),"" former Union minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram wrote on Twitter.


“It is easy to call oneself chowkidaar but someone should listen to those youth also who are working as chowkidaar for lack of jobs,"" Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav wrote on Twitter. ",0
"The new API will shift the balance of power from extension to browser, and, hence, Google. In the existing API, extensions can intercept, block, modify or redirect network requests. This affects the page load time. The new API will allow extensions to only observe network requests and prevent them from modifying, blocking or redirecting requests. The Chrome browser will handle the blocking. Developers say this is an attempt by Google to throttle third-party ad blockers before it rolls out its ad blocker this July.",1
"The list of star campaigners includes Kannauj member of Parliament (MP) and Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav, actor-politician Jaya Bachchan, and senior leaders Ram Gopal Yadav and Azam Khan, besides SP leaders who are members of the Rajya Sabha.


Elections in the 80 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held across seven phases from 11 April to 19 May.",0
"Shares of Embassy Office Parks REIT close at ₹314.10 apiece on BSE, a 4.7% premium over the issue price


Mumbai: Shares of Embassy Office Parks REIT closed at ₹314.10 apiece on the BSE, up 4.7% from its issue price of ₹300. India's first real estate investment trust (REIT) was listed at ₹312. The 18-20 March Embassy REIT IPO was subscribed 2.58 times.


""Encouraging response and good listing of Embassy REIT opens doors for many real estate companies with substantially large portfolio of rent-yielding properties,"" said Gaurav Dua, head (research) at brokerage Sharekhan.",3
"The offer comprises fresh issue of share up to ₹5,150 crore by the company and an offer-for-sale of equity shares by Bajaj Power Ventures aggregating up to ₹300 crore.


The company did not say when they plan to open the IPO. Normally it takes months to get the Sebi clearance for an initial public offer.",3
"""We are seeing this positive rally since February largely due to the rising confidence in having a stable government post elections. The fear of economic slowdown in the developed world has increased prospects of foreign money in the Indian market,"" said Harsh Jain, COO at Groww.


""The foreign inflows since February are due to the shift in stance on monetary policy outlook by various central banks globally. This along with expectation of a positive outcome from the US-China trade agreement bolstered the risk-on sentiments among foreign investors,"" said Himanshu Srivastava, senior research analyst, manager research at Morningstar.",3
"The Lenovo Z5 pro has a screen-to-body ratio of roughly 95%, thanks to the mechanical slider that houses the front-facing cameras.


The Lenovo Z5 Pro was launched alongside the Lenovo Z5s at an event in China. The Z5 Pro costs about 45,000 in its top configuration


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New Delhi: This year has seen a lot of firsts in the smartphone industry—three cameras, four cameras, motorised cameras, 512GB of internal storage, 10GB of RAM. And the list goes on.",1
"In the nearly three-minute trailer, we see the characters of the five labelled persons putting up a fight to save themselves from a sentence


”The filmmaker had also shared the trailer of the show on her social media handles with the caption, “On this exact day 30 years ago, a woman was raped in Central Park",2
"An industry veteran who wished to remain anonymous further added that Chinese brands have been known to even sell phones at a loss, just to gain consumer interest.


Kapal Pansari, director of Rashi Peripherals, one of India’s top five IT distributors, also said that Chinese firms gamed the distribution ecosystem well, even while treating both offline and online channels on an equal footing. He said, “Indian players did not manage distribution hygiene properly and created discontent and mistrust among its distribution stakeholders. Chinese brands, on the other hand, continued to improve on the channel front with new experiments, and introduced innovative channel finance models in order to build trust among the involved partners.""


S.N. Rai, co-founder of Lava, further added that the Chinese brands also had control over the value-chain of the business – the design and manufacturing side. While Rai claims that Lava also had control over such aspects of the business in India, the Chinese were more evolved.


However, as any disruptor in any industry knows, technological advantages do not last forever and cash burn is not a long-term strategy. That is why Indian brands have begun to sense the possibility of a comeback. According to Sethia, the likes of Oppo and Vivo have stopped paying for putting up their boards, and other such advertising tactics.


Rai from Lava said that distributors have been asking the company for products, “now that Oppo is struggling.""


Sethia currently runs distribution for Tecno, a brand owned by Transsion—the fifth largest smartphone seller in India by shipment. He previously worked with Oppo and Vivo devices. He explains that while Xiaomi is the top brand in India, it is still quite weak in terms of distribution channels.


There are rumours floating around in industry circles that Xiaomi executives had met with Micromax to buy out its once-strong retail presence, and use that to its advantage.


The concept of “preferred"" or “exclusive"" retailers is also dying, said Sethia. In this, brands like Oppo, Vivo and others would prioritise shipments to retailers who chose to sell only their products, and incentives would also differ.


Lava’s Rai also said, “Today, what we can produce at $1.3 assembly cost, Foxconn can’t produce at even $2.8, despite having such huge volumes."" He cited increasing costs in China as a reason, and added that China’s support program for ‘low-value add manufacturing’ is moving away, because they find it to be hindering their economy.


The company, today, thinks it’s at par with any global manufacturer, and the government’s Phased Manufacturing Programme, which has a mix of import tariffs and incentives for local assembly, will help them as well. Besides, while Indian brands have lost their dominance within India, they are still selling phones in other countries, like Mexico.",1
"Azeri President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree in December to change Sofaz’s guidelines, allowing it to double the allocation for gold to 10 percent of its investment portfolio. The share of bonds and money-market instruments was reduced to 55 percent from 60 percent. The fund made a “very small"" profit in managing its assets last year but probably avoided losses thanks to the decision not to increase exposure to equities.


“Our peers made a lot of losses because of a bigger allocation into stocks,"" Movsumov said. While Sofaz wants to take more risks as a long-term investor, the “risk appetite"" of its stakeholders -- the country’s citizens and local media -- isn’t yet there, he said.


Sofaz had had more success investing in real estate, which has generated a “very steady income,"" Movsumov said. It’s bought commercial real estate in London, Paris, Milan, Moscow, Seoul and Tokyo, and is still looking at markets in Europe, North America and Asia for more opportunities. There’s more interest in Asia because of better prospects for economic growth, he said.",3
"His post read, “Pleased to announce my solo directional debut, co-produced by and starring my ‘Satya’ and ‘Aligarh’ star, Manoj Bajpayee",2
"The BJP is focusing on road, rail and air links it has helped develop over the last five years, hoping to overshadow concerns about regional identity.Mint reports from the ground a day before 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region vote


In the eight states in the North-East, the citizenship amendment bill has dominated conversations ahead of the polls. The BJP is focusing on road, rail and air links it has helped develop over the last five years, hoping to overshadow concerns about regional identity. For the Congress and the Left, which have seen their influence erode over five years, it’s a fight for relevance. Mint reports from the ground a day before 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region vote.


As the North-East goes to polls for its 25 Lok Sabha seats, voters are caught in the throes of a narrative that pits the politics of identity against development. While the former is intricately woven around themes of ethnicity, language and religion, the latter is driven by promises development and political stability. (Read more...)",0
"The Redmi Note 5 Pro's higher spec variant has also received a temporary discount. It now sells for ₹12,999 with no-cost EMI offers, exchange discounts, and other bank offers. The Redmi Note 5 Pro features a 5.99-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 2160x1080. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC coupled with a choice between 4GB and 6GB RAM memory and 64GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via MicroSD card.


The Redmi 6 has also received a price cut and it can be purchased at  ₹8,499 during the sale for its 3GB/64GB variant.",1
"The BJP had won 17 seats in 2014 while the Congress took nine and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) had two in the 2014 parliamentary elections. (AFP)


Vinay Kulkarni will contest from Dharwad parliamentary constituency seat which is due to go to the polls on 23 April


Bengaluru: The Congress party announced the candidature of former minister Vinay Kulkarni from the Dharwad parliamentary constituency in the early hours of Wednesday, making what appears to be a weak attempt to wrest the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has held it for three Lok Sabha elections.


Kulkarni, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, was named a day before nomination ends for the seat, due to go to the polls on 23 April. Kulkarni had also led the demand for a minority religion status for Lingayat community that had, among other reasons, brought down the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in May last year.",0
"Second, roughly half of his tweets since late-2017 have been either insults or confrontations. This period also overlapped with the highest jump in retweet rates for Rahul, and the data clearly suggests antagonistic tweeting has more reach. Finally, Rahul’s s anti-BJP message mostly focuses on corruption. This is distinct from Mamata, for instance, whose attacks on the BJP are relatively more about state rights and federalism.


On the BJP side, interestingly, both Amit Shah and Narendra Modi are far less likely to use confrontational language than the other three leaders. In no given quarter since early 2017 has Modi’s confrontational tweets been more than 10% of all tweets. The BJP’s online army of volunteers takes up a significant burden of the insult campaign, freeing up key leaders of the responsibility and offering plausible deniability.


But when Amit Shah does launch an online attack, it offers important insights into broader party strategy. In the run-up to the 2019 elections, the state leaders Shah has repeatedly attacked are Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee, not Akhilesh Yadav or Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.


Insult and antagonistic exchanges have unfortunately become central to the electoral process. It does seem like Rahul Gandhi has picked up at least two important lessons from 2014: insults like “pappu"" have immense power and corruption is a saleable political issue. The “chowkidar chor hai"" campaign is an obvious byproduct of these lessons.


A pool of 8.4 million tweets since January 2019 from the accounts of 4,931 known politicians shows Congress attacks have heavily relied on the theme of corruption. The BJP, on the other hand, has made a decisive shift toward national security and cultural issues, a far cry from the “vikas"" discourse of 2014. On 23 May, we will know which approach worked.


Ultimately, social media will not dictate the outcome of the election. That said, the online narrative war is here to stay. The new government post 23 May will have a short honeymoon and many vocal critics.


The analysis in the charts is based on a samplof 19,954 tweets from the accounts of the top five politicians—Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee. It includes every tweet since 1 January 2017.",0
"Prominent among the top issues that have not been highlighted in the 2019 manifesto are the return of black money stashed in foreign bank accounts and cow protection. The omission of the issue of stray cattle is also crucial as it is a major source of concern for farmers.


However, a senior leader of the party who was involved in the preparation of the manifesto denied that these issues were omitted. “There is no omission of these issues in the manifesto. Protection of cows, job creation are some of the main issues. The party is committed to protecting cows and when we talk about promoting entrepreneurship, it is also job creation. The BJP has always valued centre-state relations and respected the federal structure that is why the party continued with its alliance partners though BJP got majority in 2014 general elections,"" said the BJP leader.


BJP leaders maintained that the omission of an issue from the manifesto does not mean that the party has dropped the idea. Members of the BJP explained that the manifesto is a vision document that talks about the future plans of the party and not mentioning an issue in the manifesto it does not mean that the party has given up on its old promises.


Another big difference between the two manifestos is that for the first time the BJP has crowd sourced the process of manifesto preparation, with the party saying it got at least 60 million suggestions from people and that its senior leaders spoke to at least 100 experts. However, there are some similarities between the BJP manifesto of 2014 and 2019 with corruption and national security remaining the main focus areas.",0
"The number of rigs drilling for new oil production in the United States has been falling in 2019, and hit its lowest level since April 2018 last week, at 833 operating rigs.


However, U.S. crude oil production still increased at the start of 2019, hitting a record 12.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed.


Output has since dipped back to 12 million bpd, but that still makes America the world's biggest crude oil producer.",3
"Amazon is running ‘I Love Mi’ sale while Flipkart is having its Big Shopping Days sale during the same period — December 6 to 8. Both are offering Xiaomi smartphones at a discounted price.


During the Flipkart sale, the price of Redmi Note 5 Pro (4GB + 64GB) has been decreased from ₹14,999 to ₹12,999. The same deal is also on Mi.com. The 6 GB + 64 GB variant is priced at ₹14,999 during the sale.


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"But in the process, there were two things RBI chose to not dwell upon—fiscal slippage and core inflation.


RBI has chosen to stick with its mandated headline inflation and not really fret about core inflation, which has been stubborn, and has a number of analysts worried. To its credit, RBI’s statement alluded to the need for close monitoring of core inflation.


On the fiscal situation, Das has chosen to take the budgeted numbers on face value. Most in the market are sceptical about the government’s math, and were discomfited by the governor’s unsatisfactory answer to questions about the fiscal situation. That explains why bond traders took the rate cut and accompanying statement mildly as yields fell initially, but rose back up during the day.


While brushing aside these concerns, Das has shifted the focus to growth, a marked shift for the central bank. He pointed out in a press conference that since price stability has been met, RBI should be friendlier to growth, especially with the output gap demanding attention.",3
"April 4 being the last date of filing of nominations in Gujarat, Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court.


Hardik, who joined the Congress on March 12, had expressed his willingness to contest the election from Jamnagar Lok Sabha seat.


During the earlier hearings, the Gujarat government had strongly opposed his plea saying that Hardik has criminal antecedents with 17 FIRs registered against him, including two cases of sedition.",0
"The report found that on an average, Indian organizations that investigate one or more potential security incidents each month spend 48 days a year (four days a month) investigating them. It comes as no surprise that IT managers ranked identification of suspicious events (22%), alert management (19%), and prioritization of suspicious events (13%) as the top three features they need from EDR solutions to reduce the time taken to identify and respond to security alerts.


The survey polled more than 3,100 IT decision makers from mid-sized businesses in 12 countries including the US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, India, and South Africa.",1
"SPOILER ALERTOne thing about this Russo Brothers directorial that is being singled out for praise is the big, climactic battle in the third act of the movie


Also Read | What Avengers Endgame’s climax means for MCU’s futureIn the end, Tony Stark snaps Thanos and his army out of existence and dies because of the damage his body has suffered from the Infinity Stones",2
"Viacom18 Studios’ digital arm Tipping Point has partnered with Terribly Tiny Talkies (TTT) for six short films


 It is described as a quirky comedy, which centres around a husband’s plan gone awry to murder his wife’s lover


 The story follows a 12-year-old boy who travels back in time to try and stop the break-up of his parents",2
"The folks from this lab visit Microsoft Research multiple times in a year. We also have a semi-annual meeting called the Disruptive Technology Review, where people from the India lab present ideas for this lab about what technologies we think will disrupt us or even Microsoft, and we present those to the senior leaders at Microsoft twice a year now.


First of all, we would not have necessarily recognizable brand names that are fashionable to describe them. Instead of just using the word disruptive, we term them as important investments for the future. These include new kinds of programming languages to program intelligent systems. The topic would be new languages and platforms for interactive real-time AI, like having a conversation in a fluid manner with smart agents that understand multiple topics. I am convinced that within a decade or two, we will have very fluid interactions with AI systems but we don’t know how to build them yet.


The other direction we talk about a lot publicly is cloud intelligence versus edge intelligence. How does the cloud talk to edge (devices)? There are also Microsoft Research labs that have been a core source for the company of what we call “Responsible AI"". We have done a great deal of work with our policy team under Brad Smith (Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer) on the AETHER (AI and Ethics in Engineering and Research) Committee.",1
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.93% to close at 38,600.34, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.97% to end at 11,598.25 points.


Elsewhere, Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.3%, Hang Seng declined 3%, Shanghai fell 5.6%, Jakarta was down 1%, while CAC40 and DAX fell 2% each.


""This (US tariffs on China) will be taken as a negative development by the economies across the world, which were under the impression that a trade deal would be possible in the immediate near future"", said Rajnath Yadav Research Analyst - Fundamental Research Desk Choice Broking.",3
"A spokeswoman from Google declined to comment. A representative from Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The court ruling restricts future downloads of the app in India, not existing downloads, said the person familiar with the decision, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters.


A Bytedance spokeswoman declined to comment on the app store decisions, but provided a statement from TikTok India: “We have faith in the Indian judicial system,"" the company said. “And we are optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by over 120 million monthly active users in India.""",1
"NSE in the past one year has made several representations to the regulator on relaxing the criteria and permitting higher number of stocks to trade in derivatives. According to NSE’s representations, a copy of which has been reviewed by Mint, single stock derivatives should be introduced on top 500 securities.


“A liquid and robust derivatives market induces liquidity in the underlying cash market,"" said a person familiar with the exchange’s thinking.


“Globally most markets allow derivatives contracts on single stocks without any restrictions. Both in the US and Europe more than 2000 securities have derivatives contracts. Now that Indian markets are moving towards physically settled derivatives contracts for individual stocks it may be prudent to introduce derivatives contract on more single stocks,"" said NSE in one of their representations.


Rajesh Baheti, Managing Director of Crosseas Capital Ltd mirrors NSE’s views. ""When SEBI proposed compulsory physical delivery of stocks we welcomed it. We believed that with this, more and more stocks would be admitted to trade in the F&O segment. SEBI, rather than relaxing criteria for stocks, made it stricter, thus creating a situation where stocks are becoming illiquid and eventually going out of F&O segment,"" said Baheti.",3
"Railway companies have markedly higher debtor days, such as seen in the case of Ircon, which is about 63 days. This too can prove to a be a drag for these companies. Debtor days is the number of days it takes for debtors to pay up.


Ircon and RVNL are also sitting on relatively high cash of ₹1,500 crore and ₹1,200 crore, respectively, which tends to drag down overall return on equity (RoE). RVNL’s RoE, for instance, is just 14.5%. If these companies can improve their execution and increase their RoEs, the run-up in their shares may be justified. Otherwise, the sudden interest in these companies may prove to be short-lived.",3
"AAP formed the government in 2015 amid hype over the Lokpal Bill, transparency and graft. It spent the first two years fighting the centre. But the people no longer believe that it is fighting corruption. AAP tried its best to ally with the Congress for the Lok Sabha elections, but the latter didn’t oblige. AAP has done good work in improving education and health. Its insistence on securing full statehood for Delhi doesn’t cut much ice with voters. Clearly, born out of a social movement, AAP saw itself as a national party too soon.


Sheila Dikshit is up against Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari of the BJP in North East Delhi. A big fight is on the cards between Congress veteran Ajay Maken and BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi in New Delhi. BJP’s Harsh Vardhan and Congress’ J.P. Agarwal will slug it out in Chandni Chowk. East Delhi pits Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir contesting on a BJP ticket, and AAP’s Atishi Marlena. In South Delhi, BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri faces Raghav Chadha of AAP and boxer Vijender Singh of the Congress.",0
"“It promises to be one of the most talked-about YouTube originals ever,” Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s chief business officer, said while announcing the deal on Thursday",2
"Khade said that the organiser of the event had been given permission on certain conditions as the model code of conduct was in force.


According to another EC official, as per the conditions set before giving permission to the event, use of objectionable language to defame a particular person had been prohibited.


Out on bail, Thakur (48) has been discharged by a court on charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the 2008 case, but is still facing trial under other criminal provisions, including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.",0
"Created by Jack Kirby in 1976, the story of The Eternals is set millions of years ago when the cosmic beings known as the celestials genetically experimented on humans to create super-powered individuals known as the Eternals along with the villainous Deviants",2
"US energy firms last week cut the number of oil rigs operating to their lowest in eight months. Photo: Bloomberg


LONDON: Oil hit a two-month high close to $64 a barrel on Monday as OPEC-led supply cuts and US sanctions against Venezuela's petroleum industry offset forecasts of weaker demand and an economic slowdown.


The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies began a new round of supply cuts in January. These curbs, led by Saudi Arabia, have been compounded by involuntary losses that the Venezuelan sanctions could deepen.


Brent crude, the global benchmark, hit $63.63 a barrel, the highest since 7Dec, and was up 23 cents at $62.98 as of 1145 GMT.",3
"Surya’s challenges would include pacifying senior leaders, who appear dismayed at the choice of its senior leadership that has clearly not taken them into confidence.


“We do not know whose choice it was. Our choice was Tejaswini Ananth Kumar,"" R.Ashok, a senior BJP leader said in Bengaluru indicating that there was palpable discontent among the local legislators. Though the leaders said they will be bound by the decision, a disconcerted effort by workers likely to help the Congress in the seat which it last won in 1989.


The saffron outfit, that was hoping to cash in on the discord between the JD(S)-Congress workers, now having to deal with dissent within its own ranks.",0
"Congress’ V. Vaithilingam will go up against AINRC’s K. Narayanasamy in Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections 2019. (Mint)


The lone Lok Sabha seat in Puducherry, one of the seven union territories in India, goes to the polls on 18 April


Its 959,785 voters put Puducherry among the states and union territories with the smallest electorate",0
"Screenwriter Vishnu Unnikrishnan’s (he has also played a key role in the film) script is so flimsy that debutant director BC Noufal and Dulquer’s charms can only do so much to lift the dull scenes


Oru Yamandan Prema Katha exists in the realm of cosmic connections and it is established in a weak opening sequence that feels forcefully injected into the film to justify the film’s rather blunt title


 He is just there to show how Lallu’s unambitious, living in the moment lifestyle is so far better than a job that pays a fortune",2
"“It’s a very interesting history and experience that hasn’t been addressed properly, and I think that would be something that would be very interesting to do


 That’s why we also went to Chinatown here (in Honolulu), because that’s the first spot before San Francisco Chinatown",2
"Shimoga: BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa and party candidate from Shimoga BY Raghavendra after casting vote during the third phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, (PTI)


The protests over alleged misuse of law enforcement authorities come weeks after the H.D.Kumaraswamy govt had accused the Centre of targeting political opponents


New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will carry out a statewide agitation on Monday to protest against the alleged targeting of right-wing sympathisers by the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka.",0
Netflix has shown that Indian stories have a global audience and we would love to use this platform and its reach to tell more stories,2
"The great star is sleepwalking through and through but you also get a feeling that he’s having a good time


 On the other hand, Rajesh is wrongly accused of a murder and he suspects it is Amar backstabbing him, to run away with his dough and his girl


 “I could have sacrificed everything for you, if only you had asked me,” an emotional Rajesh says, confronting his best buddy


 This all-important phone call gives director Feroz Khan the much-needed excuse to move the action, willy nilly, to a foreign location


 It’s London and Amjad Khan, dressed for notorious London drizzle complete with gabardine and hat, thinks he’s playing an officer from Scotland Yard


 His crack at English, which includes this gem, “Just shut up and listen to me quietly, boy,” is as sudden as inexplicable


” In an enigmatic turn of events, Qurbani transforms into a totally different film altogether, one you didn’t sign up for but enjoyed nonetheless",2
"With the web coming in, it has opened so many doors, and not just for artistes but directors, producers, writers and cinematographers


 And they can tell the kind of stories they like, there is no formula that works on the digital platform


When films didn’t work, didn’t you ever consider working on the small screen?My mother always told us that TV can be your best secretary


 Are you fine with it as an actor?Earlier when I got these glam roles, I would be just wearing a mini skirt, makeup and running around trees",2
"Bonding director: Rightor Doyle
Bonding cast: Zoe Levin, Brendan Scannell, Kevin Kane
Bonding rating: 3 starsNoted actor and a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights, Jim Parsons — known for his role of Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory — made an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last year, and commented on why it will never be too late for gay rom-coms


 “Tell that to When Harry Met Sally,” he said, “I mean how many straight roms coms do we need?” Colbert responded with “maybe it’s time for ‘Mary Met Sally’,” to which Parsons snappily replied: “Let me get sick of gay rom-coms, then, thank you very much


” If the latest programming at streaming giant Netflix, is anything to go by, Parson’s words have hit home, literally


 No, we are not here yet, where we can snort and roll our eyes at the over-abundance of gay comedies, but we seem to have opened the chasm, and have alternate narratives trickling in",2
"A Hindi remake of South Korean film Ode To My Father, the film chronicles the 60-year journey of Salman’s character Bharat along with the nation


 While fans were waiting for its much-awaited trailer that was previously scheduled to release on Wednesday, Bharat makers surprised everyone by dropping it two days before


The team of Bharat has been keeping the buzz around the movie alive for the past few days by releasing several character posters, giving a sneak peek into Salman’s various looks, along with Katrina’s saree clad avatar",2
"“This year, too, she will win. Everyone supports her, even our adversaries accept it. There is a 31-member district Congress committee, a city president, 823 booth heads and gram sabha and panchayat chiefs who work in tandem in the constituency,"" said V.K. Shukla, Rae Bareli district Congress chief.


Though her constituency will back her, voters feel her absence has made a difference to the party’s fortunes at the national level.


“It would have been very different if Sonia Gandhi had been actively involved during the alliance talks. If she had been there, all parties involved in the mahagathbandhan would have actively considered Congress’ inclusion. Nonetheless, in Rae Bareli she continues to hold strong fort,"" said Vikas Singh, a small trader from Rae Bareli.


In 2014, Rae Bareli and Amethi were the only two seats the Congress had won in UP. The party’s performance in both seats and its impact on neighbouring constituencies will be important for its revival in the state. Both Amethi and Rae Bareli are key because they are handled directly by Congress’ newly appointed general secretary in-charge of UP East, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.",0
"In terms of deal wins, TCS also did well, bagging contracts of $6.2 billion last quarter, higher than the $5.9 billion of deals it secured in the December quarter.


The rising cost of business also hit TCS' profitability. Its operating margin contracted for the second straight quarter. It softened 30 basis points from a year ago to 25.1% in the fourth quarter of FY19.


Though Q4FY19 operating margin dipped 50bps QoQ, FY19 margin improved 80bps YoY. We attribute the latter to higher growth and excellent execution. Moreover, TCS’ investments in digital capabilities and sales initiatives are now reaping dividends. We believe, margin will sustain at the current level on account of robust revenue growth and tight leash on attrition.",3
"Barber said the new Hellraiser will be a “loyal, yet evolved reimagining” of 1987 original, which featured the character of Pinhead


The 1987 horror film was based on Barker’s novella The Hellbound Heart, revolving around the resurrection of Frank (Sean Chapman), who had opened the door to an alternate dimension and had his body torn to pieces",2
"The seven states have been neglected for decades, as each sends just one-two members to the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognized their potential as a bloc, given that the states collectively have 11 Lok Sabha seats, besides Assam’s 14. In 2015, BJP poached Himanta Biswa Sarma, the right-hand man of then Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi of the Congress. Since then, BJP has aligned with regional outfits and poached young leaders and old-timers from the Congress and other parties. In 2016, the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) was formed by BJP and some regional parties.


Crores of rupees have been spent on creating infrastructure in the region, bringing it closer to the rest of the country through roads and air connectivity.",0
"Speaking about his injury, Suyyash shared, “I had to quit cricket earlier because of my shoulder injury


 This time around, I didn’t have much time for practice due to which I had put extra effort into playing the matches",2
"Despite such weaknesses, the BJP’s attitude towards the AIADMK reeks of hubris. The official picture released when the alliance was formally announced tells it all: Amit Shah is seated imperiously while OPS sits deferentially on the seat’s edge. To rub it in, Amit Shah declared that the alliance would be called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and not after the AIADMK. The AIADMK has little choice but to swallow these insults. The sole objective is to neutralize Dhinakaran’s challenge and establish itself as the true inheritor of Jayalalithaa’s votebank.


(From left) PM Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and PMK founder S. Ramadoss in Chennai.


Unsure of being able to piggyback on the AIADMK alone, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), which is influential among the powerful Vanniyar caste, has been roped in with two seats more than the BJP and a promised Rajya Sabha seat in future as a bonus. The combination of BJP’s religious communalism and PMK’s casteism cannot but alarm democratic forces. But that’s another story.


The incumbency factor is a millstone that can weigh down any ruling party. With the AIADMK and the BJP allying together, anti-incumbency must get raised to the power of two, and warm the cockles of many an opponent’s heart. But paradoxically, the rival DMK’s president, Stalin, appears to be on the backfoot.


Stalin has been groomed for the DMK’s mantle for decades now. Through various manoeuvres, he has risen to be the undisputed leader of the party. The demise of Karunanidhi may at best make little difference to the traditional vote bank. Even in the last two elections, Stalin practically led the DMK into battle though with indifferent results. If the DMK lost all seats in the 2014 elections, in the 2016 assembly elections, it managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. With a massive presence in the opposition (98 out of the 234 seats), Stalin has proved not up to the task of putting a government devoid of all popular consent on the mat. Even party faithfuls feel stumped by the distinct lack of proactive strategies.


From contesting the 2014 elections alone, Stalin has now veered towards building a broad alliance. However, the fact that 10 seats have been conceded to the Congress defies logic, especially when the Congress’s strike rate is pathetically low. Time and again the DMK has shown that in straight fights with the AIADMK, the DMK fares well. The vehemence of Stalin’s expression of annoyance with the PMK for its distasteful double-dealing, negotiating as it did simultaneously with both the AIADMK and the DMK, is not a good sign. The delayed seat sharing with junior partners such as the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Vaiko’s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Indian Union Muslim League has also not gone down well.


But all said, the ground reality still favours the DMK alliance. By what magnitude, will it be a close race, etc. will be revealed in May.",0
"A triple-camera setup would be implemented in the 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones, along with a new super-wide 12MP lens


San Francisco: Apple is planning to upgrade camera resolution and setup in iPhones, to be unveiled this year.",1
"Election Commission (EC) bars Maneka Gandhi, Yogi Adityanath, Mayawati and Azam Khan from campaigning for varying periods",0
"“This is about bringing back Mandya’s self-respect. As a woman and daughter-in-law of this land I earnestly ask you not to lose this opportunity,"" said an emotional Sumalatha Amarnath (Sumalatha Ambareesh), appealing with her saree pallu held out, in her last address before end of campaigning on Tuesday.


The emotional appeal by the actor-turned-politician and wife of popular Kannada movie star M.H.Amarnath, better known as Ambareesh, is designed to make up for the lack of political tact on her side. Sumalatha jumped into the poll fray after the death of her husband in November last year and against the Congress that gave up Mandya to its coalition partner as part of an alliance agreement. Her opponent is 31-year-old Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who along with his cousin Prajwal Revanna will herald the entry of the third generation of politicians from the household of former Prime Minister H.D.Deve Gowda.


While Sumalatha is contesting in the shadow of her hugely popular husband, Nikhil is banking on his family to send him to Parliament, making the fight in Mandya a battle of legacies.


Often finding itself among local headlines for its passionate participation in agitations and blocking of the all-important Bengaluru-Mysuru state highway, Mandya is transforming as the toast of prime time news with heads of national publications making a beeline to report from the district this time around.",0
"Are two chief executives better than one? With Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow revealing his royal lineage to his lover — and aunt — and potential rival Daenerys Targaryen during Sunday’s episode, their beleaguered army at Winterfell is about to find out


Daenerys is a Queen, among her many titles, and currently, the only formal leader of the motley army preparing to face down the fearsome White Walkers


 But Jon, who spent most of the show’s seven seasons as the brooding illegitimate son of Ned Stark, reveals that his actual father was her older brother, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen


 And Jon’s sister Sansa Stark has exerted her own authority, making the leadership structure even more complicated


In the Associated Press’ weekly Wealth of Westeros series, we’re following the HBO fantasy show’s latest plot twists and analyzing the economic and business forces driving the story


 This week, the conflicts over leadership at the top inspired us to ask: How have two (or more) leaders worked out in the business world?The short answer: It’s complicated",2
"Some users around the world were facing trouble in accessing its widely used Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook apps


Facebook users, including brand marketers, expressed their outrage on Twitter with the #facebookdown hashtag",1
"“In 2014, it was an emotional time for us, but the state is doing good now. I was not happy with demonetization in 2016, so I am definitely not voting for BJP,"" said K. Sai Kiran, 31, a voter from the Secunderabad parliamentary seat in Telangana, which was the only constituency the BJP won in the state in 2014. The state has 17 Lok Sabha seats, of which the TRS held 14 (including defections).


About 260km away in Guntur (AP), Arvind Chennupati, 23, had a bigger task at hand, as he had to vote for an assembly and Lok Sabha candidate at the same time. AP, with 175 assembly and 25 parliamentary seats, has witnessed a bitter fight between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and main opposition YSR Congress Party. After a long two-and-a-half hour wait, Arvind was finally able to cast his vote. “Bifurcation happened in 2014, and people had already seen the TDP’s rule earlier with regard to building the IT sector in Hyderabad. Since it was a new state, there was some willingness to bet on chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu again instead of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP. But Naidu’s performance has not been up to mark. There hasn’t been much of job creation either,"" stated Chennupati. In Telangana, till 5pm on Thursday, voting percentage was nearly 61% and is likely to go a little higher, after final counting which will be done by Friday. Khaleda Rahman, 45, a voter from the Hyderabad parliamentary seat left home early to vote. “I know that the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen will win the seat, but I feel that this time there are bigger issues, like communalism,"" said Rahman, who is a school teacher at a private school in the city.",0
"Tales of abandonment surprise him, even though he had done so himself, and so does a woman voicing her desires, for him or even otherwise


 She is amused that he wears spectacles now, comforted when he calls her by her nickname and looks at him with reproach in her eyes when he confesses he had been wrong to send her away


Dasgupta’s film does a commendable job in showing how waiting, an integral aspect of love, when indulged for too long, becomes a habit difficult to let go of


 And when it finally ends, the one who was waiting might have just fallen in love with the process more


 It is less of a heartbreaking tale and more of a reminder of a heartbreak that still hurts, in unobtrusive, stray moments",2
"Jaime Lannister talks with Brienne of Tarth and says he would be happy while fighting under her command


 Has she forgotten their conversation at King’s Landing before she departed to find the Stark girls?When all the major protagonists are gathered in the “war room”, Bran reveals that the Night King wants him and his goal is to erase all humanity


 He says they should use him as bait since if the Night King is killed, his army will be leaderless and without any purpose


 Sam arrives and gifts his ancestral sword, the Valyrian steel blade Heartsbane, to Jorah as gratitude to his father, the former Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch Jeor Mormont


 Daenerys is unsurprisingly flustered, but the sound of a horn announces the arrival of the Army of the Dead",2
"Elbi founder Natalia Vodianova and advisory board member Isha Ambani. (Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint)


Leveraging the general fondness for social media postings, the website, Elbi, is getting users to not only donate to causes, but also brag about it on social media platforms


Leveraging the general fondness for social media postings, the website, Elbi, is getting users to not only donate to causes, but also brag about it on social media platforms.


For a subscription fee, Elbi will also reward your good deed by offering high-end branded products that can be exchanged for the points one collects by donating.",1
"Capital adequacy ratios for the three banks have improved in a big way after the fund infusion. Bank of India received the highest amount of over ₹10,000 crore. The increase in capital facilitated large write-offs, bringing down its net NPA ratio to acceptable levels.


But if you think non-consideration of negative ROA will help the remaining banks to saunter out of PCA, you are wrong. The only lender that would easily move out is Dena Bank by way of a merger in April.


For the remaining seven, it is really a toss-up. That’s because, at the end of the day, the banks that the government favours and grants ample capital will be the ones that can make adequate provisions and meet regulatory requirements of low net NPA ratios and minimum capital ratios.",3
"To control lights, users need to switch to smart lights, such as the Philips Hue Mini Starter Kit (starts at ₹ 12,480). It includes three 10W smart bulbs and a bridge, which connects these bulbs wirelessly. It works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant (AI voice assistants powering Echo and Google Home speakers, respectively), letting users switch on/off lights in any room, change their colour to match the mood and schedule automatic switching off in the morning. Users can also control switches around household using WiFi-ready smart switches or power extensions. Smarteefi’s WiFi Smart Power Extension Strip ( ₹ 2,799) is one such option. It supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Each socket can be controlled and programmed individually. The Oakter Smart Home Kit ( ₹ 13,716) can connect and control multiple standalone smart plugs over WiFi, allowing users to switch on/off their ACs, geysers, TVs and lamps using voice commands.


ALSO READ: It’s getting easier to build a smart home in India but AI assistants still need localization


Users can also secure their home with WiFi-ready smart cameras like Ezviz Mini O 1080p (₹4,390). It can be controlled through Echo speakers, provides remote access to footage in 1080p resolution via the Ezviz app with a wide angle view of 135 degree. It supports night vision and has motion sensors to detect prowlers and alert users.",1
"They discover that the conspiracy theories in the comic’s pages may actually be real and they are forced into the dangerous, unique and ironic position of saving the world, the plotline of the show read


Cusack, 52, will portray the charismatic and media-savvy, Dr Kevin Christie, who has a brilliant biotech mind and a philanthropic outlook",2
"The messaging app, with 1.3 billion global users and over 200 million users in India, has been working closely on its business platform for a year now.


the challenge is for ""ideas and business models capable of making a large-scale socio-economic impact and solving day-to-day problems""",1
"However, it remains unclear how exactly Facebook envisions people using the assistant, but it could potentially be used on the company’s Portal video chat smart speakers, the Oculus headsets or other future projects, CNBC reported.",1
"The code puts down several of its key commitments including the mention of a mechanism which will help the flagging of violations under Section 126 of the Representation of People's Act (RPA) between the EC and the social media platforms.


""These valid legal orders will be acknowledged and/ or processed within 3 hours for violations reported under Section 126 as per the Sinha Committee recommendations. All other valid legal requests will be acted upon expeditiously by the Participants, based on the nature of reported violation,"" the code added.",0
"This year’s iPhone models will include an upgraded Apple processor and use an updated Face ID sensor, a report said.


Apple Inc. plans to launch iPhones with a more-powerful 3-D camera as soon as next year, stepping up the company’s push into augmented reality, according to people familiar with the plans.


The rear-facing, longer-range 3-D camera is designed to scan the environment to create three-dimensional reconstructions of the real world. It will work up to about 15 feet from the device, the people said. That’s in contrast with the current iPhone 3-D camera system, which points toward users and operates at distances of 25 to 50 centimeters to power Apple’s Face ID facial-recognition feature.


Apple’s new system uses a laser scanner, rather than the existing dot-projection technology which doesn’t work as well over longer distances, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unreleased features. That’s just one of many new features -- including a third, more advanced camera, enhanced photo-capture tools and a more powerful chip -- that Apple plans to include in coming generations of iPhones, the people said.


The laser-powered 3-D camera would enhance augmented reality on the iPhone, allowing for more accurate depth perception and placement of virtual objects. It could also help the handset take photos that can better capture depth, the people said. Apple has been in talks with Sony Corp. about testing sensors for the new system, one of the people said.",1
"Amitabh Bachchan is all set to host contestants on the hot seat of popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati


 The eleventh season of the quiz show, with the tagline ‘Agar koshish rakhoge jaari, toh KBC hot seat par baithne ki iss baar aapki hogi baari’ (If you will keep trying, then this time it will be you sitting on the hot seat), will soon be back on television


 But, before it goes on air, Sony TV will flash registration questions on television at 9 pm over a period of few weeks, starting from today",2
"HYDERABAD: Continuing to demand that 50% of the voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips should be matched with 50% of the votes in electronic voting machines (EVMs), Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday asked why the Election Commission of India (ECI) was not agreeing to it if EVMs are believed to be working perfectly.


Naidu also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rhetorically asking if a separate set of rules apply for Modi, who Naidu said made “objectionable"" statements which the ECI is ignoring, “Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states seem to have different rules from non-BJP ruled states. The model code of conduct doesn’t seem to apply to the prime minister, who is talking about Balakot (the air strike), deceased army men etc,"" Naidu said, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday at Amaravati.",0
"When the Tik Tok ban happened, this popular actor (referring to Kubbra Sait) wrote something against it


 And then again, there was a controversy build on how I had unfollowed Parth Samthaan on social media",2
" YouTube has not yet announced a definitive plan of rolling out the ""Explore"" tab for all users. (Reuters)


YouTube aims to widen recommendations and include diverse topics that its 1.8 billion users may have not encountered otherwise",1
"Mumbai: Just when it was thought Wipro Ltd had recovered from its growth problems, its March quarter (Q4) results have once again raised uncomfortable questions about revenue growth.


Revenue growth slowed just two quarters after acceleration. The sequential constant currency revenue growth stood at just 1% in Q4. In the previous two quarters it grew in the range of 2-3%. This is in contrast to the revenue acceleration theme investors are banking on.


Year-on-year growth rate declined marginally last quarter, unlike its peers, where growth rates had increased last quarter. As was the case with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Infosys Ltd, Wipro said it is seeing strong deal momentum and has a healthy pipeline, which should help it deliver better FY20 than FY19. However, mere 5.4% growth in FY19 means the bar is not high. TCS and Infosys clocked 11.4% and 9% growth, respectively, in FY19.",3
"China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong investment firm whose more than 8,500 percent surge over the past five years bested every other stock in the MSCI All-Country World Index, was halted by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission on Friday. A DYF spokeswoman said she couldn’t immediately comment.


While the SFC’s reasons for halting DYF weren’t immediately clear, scrutiny of the company has intensified in recent months. Hong Kong market veterans last month questioned the sustainability of the surge that turned DYF into one of the world’s most expensive publicly traded companies. The comments followed several critical reports by Chinese media on DYF Chairman Sui Guangyi, a Taoist scholar who has overseen lackluster results at DYF while touting investing skills on par with those of Warren Buffett and George Soros.",3
"Endgame marks the end of Phase 3 of the MCU and while some of the Marvel superheroes will return in their solo films, it is to be seen how Marvel president Kevin Feige will reunite them


Spider-Man: Far From Home is set to release in July 2019, James Gunn has already returned to helm Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and there are reports of a standalone Black Widow film",2
"Naidu will also re-contest from the Kuppam seat in Chittoor district, which he won in the 2009 and 2014 polls as well


A senior TDP leader said that Naidu might also announce some names of candidates for the 25 Lok Sabha seats",0
"The superstar took a break from the shoot of his upcoming film Darbar in Mumbai and flew to Chennai to vote


 She tweeted, “Today is the day !! Vote because it matters!”Also read | Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 2 Voting LIVE UpdatesActors Suriya and Karthi were also clicked at the polling booth in Chennai",2
"Its use is only expected to grow in India in the coming months as political parties in the country of 1.3 billion try to expand their reach to voters ahead of a general election due by May.


“I enjoy being on this medium, where I’ve made great friends and see everyday the creativity of people,"" Modi tweeted last week after meeting Dorsey in New Delhi.


(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed)",1
"""While the macro risk-on environment and the threat of disruptions may drive spot prices even higher, we still expect that prices will decline gradually from this summer as shale and OPEC production increases,"" said Goldman.


How OPEC manages its exit from the current supply cuts will be a key influence on oil prices in coming months and years, Goldman added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed",3
"We are shears available for any query, support, to make the works class museum, which will be a pilgrimage for the whole world",2
"A woman in the US state of Oregon was in shock last year when the Amazon Echo device at her Portland home recorded a private conversation and then shared it with one of her husband's employees in Seattle.   (Ramegowda Bopaiah/Mint)


Privacy threat is very much real, with more and more Indians being hooked to the always-on and Internet-connected smart home devices


 You can delete all voice recordings associated with your account for each of your Alexa-enabled products


NEW DELHI: At a time when digital assistants in smart devices at home or office are talking to us like never before, some users have begun to worry: Is Alexa or Google Home listening and recording personal conversations beyond the ""wake"" word?


There are multiple triggers to such concerns, the latest one being a person in Germany using Amazon's voice assistant who received 1,700 audio files from a person he never met.",1
"To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, WhatsApp compiled the top WhatsApp stickers created by women all around the world


@shreyadoodles, an Indian artist with 212k followers on Instagram, is also featured on the compilation list


WhatsApp stickers have become extremely popular ever since the instant messaging platform introduced them last year. ""So much so that ""how to send stickers on WhatsApp"" became the most searched how-to query on the Google search engine last year.",1
"However, Amazon also collects location data so Alexa can more accurately answer requests, for example suggesting a local restaurant or giving the weather in nearby Ashland, Oregon, instead of distant Ashland, Michigan.


In a demonstration seen by Bloomberg, an Amazon team member pasted a user’s coordinates, stored in the system as latitude and longitude, into Google Maps. In less than a minute, the employee had jumped from a recording of a person’s Alexa command to what appeared to be an image of their house and corresponding address.


It’s unclear how many people have access to that system. Two Amazon employees said they believed the vast majority of workers in the Alexa Data Services group were, until recently, able to use the software.


Sometimes Amazon scoops up data by default. As recently as last year, the first time a customer asked an Echo smart speaker a question related to location, the company often used the device’s internet connection to get its approximate location. More recently, the company has started using the shipping address associated with a customer’s account as the Echo’s default location.


Amazon’s location data is not always precise, and it doesn’t always refer to the location of an Echo. The Alexa smartphone app prompts users to enter a home address when they set up a smart speaker and also asks for permission to use smartphone location data.",1
"Avengers: Endgame has also received highly positive reviews, with a 95 per cent rating at Rotten Tomatoes",2
"“With TRS anything is possible. Their objective is to use the oppoutunity for two things: one, to win 16 seats and second to put an end to the Harish and KTR issue. If at all there is any threat to KTR, it is from Harish, who will continue to be in the state and stay connected to party leaders. In order to ease the situation, they might push him to another orbit, which is Delhi. I think he might contest while he is the chief minister, and take a call on what to do,"" opined political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"Post numerous leaps, Shivangi Joshi and Mohsin Khan are currently playing the lead roles of Naira and Kartik in the daily",2
"The Bose QC 35 II are a pair of noise-cancelling wireless over-the-ear headphones that are available on the sale at a price of ₹ 23,489. The orginal retail price of the headphones is ₹ 29,363. The headphones have Bluetooth and NFC connectivity and come with voice assistant integration. You can read more about it here.


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"In the coming elections, the ruling TDP, led by chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, will face the main opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Unlike in 2014 when it had an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (which was supported by the Jana Sena party), the TDP will be on its own this time. Jagan Mohan Reddy is also the son of former AP chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash in 2008.",0
"The Congress is unwilling to concede any of the seats it currently holds but the JD(S) has been adamant about a few seats in south Karnataka, where the two parties have shared a bloody and confrontational past.


The JD(S) has set its eyes on Mysuru-Kodagu, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru among others in the south. Ceding more ground in the southern part of the region would not mean giving up on the dominant Vokkaliga community vote but also giving further room for dissent within its grass root level cadre, who can barely see eye-to-eye in these districts.


Several Congress workers have come out publicly to state that they will not be able to work for a JD(S) candidate in Mandya. The JD(S) has fielded Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of chief minister H.D,Kumaraswamy in Mandya that has not just seen opposition from the Congress but also from within its own party as workers feel that several local leaders were overlooked for the ticket.",0
"Since single-player mobile games were rendered monotonous at some point, players did not get aggressively hooked on to them as compared to the adrenaline-pumping, multi-player online games.


Three out of four Indian gamers play mobile games at least twice a day, for an average of over 60 minutes, each day


In a quest to experiment with newer career opportunities, young adults are also exploring gaming at a professional level today


New Delhi: ""Ye PUBG wala hai kya?"" Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked a mother who raised concerns about her son being too involved into online games during the ""Pariksha pe Charcha 2.0"" event here on Tuesday.


The ground reality is that online, multi-player games have taken over the millenials big time in India, sending the earlier individual mobile games like Candy Crush and Temple Run almost into oblivion.",1
"For the upcoming holiday quarter, the PlayStation 4 boasts its strongest video-game lineup in years. The PS4’s dominance over Xbox One means most gamers will buy and play blockbuster titles such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on Sony’s console. Even its virtual-reality business is getting a boost from this month’s critically-acclaimed Astro Bot.


Game titles, which typically make up 80% of the industry’s total revenue, are key to the PS4’s longevity. Sony has cut the price of its flagship console by just 25% since 2013, compared with reductions of at least 50% seen for previous consoles at the same point in their life cycle. With more room to lower prices and add to the PS4 user base, Sony is well positioned to bolster profitability through 2021, according to Atul Goyal, an analyst at Jefferies.


The big question is whether PS4’s successor will be designed to embrace cloud gaming, include handheld gaming, move deeper into virtual and augmented reality — or all of the above. Sony has yet to set a date for what will presumably be called the PlayStation 5. One thing that gaming analysts and experts agree on is that the next-generation console will probably be backward-compatible, meaning users will be able to play PS4 games, and vice-versa. That will create a smoother transition, helping to keep gamers within Sony’s ecosystem and away from cloud-gaming rivals.",1
"China’s BeiDou will be the fourth global satellite navigation system after the US GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo. File photo: Reuters


The positioning accuracy of the China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has reached 10 metres globally and five metres in the Asia-Pacific region


Beijing: China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), touted as a rival to the widely-used American GPS, has started providing global services.


The construction of the BDS-3 primary system had been completed, BDS spokesperson Ran Chengqi said Thursday.",1
"But this does not sit very well, because why cut rates when there are no apparent worries about growth?


RBI lowered its growth forecast for FY20 by just a shade. Its own surveys don’t point to a big trouble with growth, as the business expectations index show an improvement. Even the order books, inventory and capacity utilization survey points to a rise in capacity utilization, albeit by a small margin.


The central bank said there is an output gap that has emerged which needs to be addressed. Perhaps, what it is also worried about is the expected fall in public capital expenditure next year, as shown by the budgeted numbers. If private investment remains lacklustre, too, revival of investment will only get more postponed. The economy can ill afford such a delay when it is finding its feet on recovery.


Of course, monetary transmission takes a long time to translate into increased demand and investment. But perhaps, RBI’s gambit of getting accommodative, at the same time when the government is putting money in the hands of consumers, will result in higher growth. The big risk of course will be whether its own subdued inflation targets will also stand.",3
"The Redmi 6 Pro features a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera setup with phase-detection autofocus (PDAF), while at the front it comes with a 5MP sensor.


The Realme 2 and Honor 9N feature similar rear camera setups, as they both ship with 13MP+2MP sensors at the back. In the front, the Realme 2 features an 8MP clicker while the Honor 9N comes with a 16MP sensor.


All three smartphones come with good cameras, but the camera app experience varies in terms of look and speed.


The Redmi 6 Pro is the costliest of the lot, priced at ₹ 11,999, while the other two are priced identically—Realme 2 at ₹ 10,999 and Honor 9N at ₹ 10,990.


Given the variety of options and compromises with these phones, we would suggest you clear out your priorities before buying any of these phones. If you’re a video junky with preference for high performance, a display with good pixel density and processor with higher clock speeds will matter more, while if you’re conscious about looks, you can’t go wrong with a diamond cut back.


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"New Zealand has also blocked its largest telecom carrier from using Huawei technology for the next generation network, while the Czech Republic has reportedly excluded it from a 20-million-euro ($22 million) tender to build a tax portal.


The US also has charged Huawei with stealing trade secrets, saying it offered rewards to employees for stealing technology from rivals. Ren shrugged off the growing pressure.


""If the lights go out in the West, the East will still shine,"" he said. ""America doesn't represent the world."" ""Even if they persuade more countries not to use us temporarily, we can always downsize and become smaller.""


Signs that US efforts to convince its allies to shun Huawei technology could fall through are growing.


British intelligence concluded that security risks posed by using Huawei's 5G equipment can be managed, The Financial Times reported on Monday.",1
"Money-losing Uber is one of a swarm of tech-related companies that have gone public this year or are considering it. Alongside Pinterest, Zoom Video Communications Inc. made its trading debut this month. Other high-profile startups looking to go public include Slack Technologies Inc., Postmates Inc., Palantir Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc.


In its initial IPO filing, Uber revealed an operating loss of $3 billion in 2018, bringing its total operating losses over the past three years to more than $10 billion. The San Francisco-based company is planning to pitch itself to possible investors as a global transportation platform, people familiar with the matter have said, building -- and then supplying -- new demand for everything from scooters and bicycles to freight and food delivery.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"""Last year, we expanded in the offline segment through our 'Experience Stores' and through partners such as Croma and Reliance Digital in order to create more touch points for customers to engage with the brand,"" Agarwal told IANS.


""The newly-launched Galaxy A9 — the world's first quad rear camera phone, in ₹30,000-40,000 price segment attributed towards Samsung's growth, which is in direct competition with OnePlus,"" said the report.


Apple's premium segment shipments declined 25% (YoY) in Q4 2018 mainly due to extreme high premium-commanding pricing for iPhones as Apple continues to choose to pay 20% import duty on new imported iPhones instead of manufacturing in India.",1
"It is lit by a 6.15-inch FHD+ LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Under the hood, it is powered by a mid-range Kirin 710 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone runs on Android Pie with EMUI 9.1 on top.


The P30 Lite sports a triple camera setup comprising a 24MP primary camera, an 8MP wide-angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The front of the phone houses a 32MP selfie camera. It is backed by a 3,340mAh battery which supports 18W QuickCharge over a USB Type-C port.",1
"And I am like, ‘Wow, like they knew it is going to be a very big world and like okay, what are you doing for the next ten years essentially?’ I’m like, ‘Hold on a second! I am going to be in this costume when I am older


’ So to address that fear I just keep trying on costumes and keep working out,” Jeremy said during an exclusive media interaction in Seoul, South Korea


Avengers: Endgame is being touted as the last film of several MCU superheroes, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth)",2
"Alliances are made on the basis of ideologies. Some are on the basis of opportunism, they never even looked at each other or said hello to each other, they have come together now. I think the people’s court will take the right decision.


A very big issue which opposition has made is of unemployment and that the government could not meet the targets it was promising...


In our department, we have okayed road work for ₹11 lakh crore (trillion), ₹5 lakh crore of shipping material and ₹1 lakh crore of water resources, ₹26,000 crore for Ganga, ₹40,000 crore for irrigation projects. We are consuming 40% of cement—are these not creating jobs? Construction equipment have doubled, does that not create jobs? It is a fact that some sectors are doing very well and some like agriculture are facing some problems because of global economy. Some policies have immediate effect, some mid term and some long term. The problems of today are not of five years but of 50-60 years old.


Both Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee have earmarked election tickets for women in Lok Sabha elections. What is BJP’s view on the issue?


I think our party’s parliamentary board and party president will take a decision in this regard. Our party has always encouraged women’s participation. Our council of ministers has six women ministers. We do not do any politics that discriminates on the basis of caste, creed, religion or gender. “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas"" is our principle.


In the recent state assembly elections, farm and rural distress played a key role. Do you think it will still be a significant electoral issue?


We recently announced the PM-Kisan scheme where farmers will get ₹6,000 directly in their bank accounts. Fasal Bima Yojana is also working. We made loan provisions for ₹12 lakh crore in the priority sector. Agriculture export is also increasing. Certainly, this will have an impact. Changing crop patterns and explaining to people takes time. We are seeking alternatives for petrol and diesel from agriculture. I think there are challenges due to global economy and our policies will find solutions. Farmers also know that the kind of work our government has done, no one has done before.",0
"For starters, there will be an introductory offer on the OnePlus 6T, no doubt about that. Buyers will get ₹ 2,000 instant discount when buying through ICICI Bank or Citibank cards, Jio’s ₹ 5,400 cash back in the form of vouchers as well as free OnePlus Type-C Bullets. That’s quite a lot to gain.


The price of the OnePlus 6T will be unveiled tonight at 8:30 pm and we expect it to be in line with the current prices of the OnePlus 6, going by its pricing in the American market.


All looks good so far, what about the phone itself—what’s so compelling about the OnePlus 6Tto consider it over the OnePlus 6?",1
"On the other side, silver coins traded at the previous level of ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces, respectively.",3
"Phase one - 11 April | Phase two - 18 April | Phase three - 23 April | Phase four - 29 April |Phase five - 6 May | Phase six - 12 May | Phase seven - 19 May


Phase 1: 91 constituencies in 20 states | Phase 2: 97 constituencies in 13 states | Phase 3: 115 constituencies in 14 states | Phase 4: 71 constituencies in 9 states | Phase 5: 51 constituencies in 7 states | Phase 6: 59 constituencies in 7 states | Phase 7: 59 in 8 states


5) There will be extensive webcasting of sensitive voting booths. All critical events will be videographed.",0
"Brokerages have rerated the stock mostly with a “buy"" rating with a new target price. Motilal Oswal has a buy rating with a target price of ₹270, SBI Cap has a target price of ₹315 with a buy rating and Jefferies has a buy rating with a target price of ₹275.


According to a note released by JM Financial after the divergence report it expects Yes Bank to continuously improve its retail franchise which, in turn, will substantially reduce concentration risks and capital consumption and diversify the fee income profile. It also believes Yes Bank is now in a better position to raise capital having received a clean chit on asset quality, though the timing of the capital raise remains to be seen.",3
The Mijia Rice Cooker boasts an OLED display and comes with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity that allows it to be paired with a corresponding app to control temperature and pressure.,1
"A sculptor at work in Bhubaneswar. Artists claim that politicians have never offered them any road map for the revival of traditional art works.prashant k. nanda/mint


At 6.45pm, a car enters Raghurajpur village in Odisha’s Puri district. About half-a-dozen men, who were relaxing outside their homes, walked up to the car. “Come, visit our homes,"" the invitation was spontaneous and heartfelt.


In this heritage crafts village, every home is a workshop and every occupant an artist. It’s election time, but the colours of life have reached far beyond the colours of political affiliation in this hamlet—the epicentre of “pattachitra"" paintings for over 800 years.


One of the oldest and rich forms of Indian classical paintings, the artists still use vibrant natural colours. Pattachitra celebrates the Hindu mythology on canvas, especially the lives and times of Krishna and Jagannath. In Sanskrit, patta means cloth, chitra is picture.",0
"They found that consumers who are highly dependent upon mobile phones, characterised by excessive use of and reliance on the device, were the most at risk of deviating from a shopping plan while engaging in shopping-unrelated mobile phone use.


""Mobile phones are quickly becoming the principal distractor for many consumers and they offer a unique form of interruption. Our findings may influence consumers' attitudes towards mobile phone use while shopping and persuade them to reflect on how these devices impact our lives, both positively and negatively,"" Sciandra added.",1
"Analysts recall that in September 2015, the all-India average price of cement was increased by ₹7-8 per 50kg bag, led by substantial price hikes in the northern and central markets.


Had the sector been in its glory days, price increases would not have been a big deal. In the current context, though, even if companies resort to further hikes, analysts are sceptical about such prices sustaining. If prices don’t sustain higher, cement margins may remain under pressure for a few more quarters.",3
"The movie features Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir and Nell Williams among others in pivotal roles",2
"New Delhi: India’s main opposition—the Indian National Congress—will scrap the current structure of goods and services tax and adopt a single GST rate if it wins Lok Sabha Elections 2019, people with knowledge of the matter said.


The Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, will pledge in its manifesto to merge five different GST rates into one pegged at 18% as it prepares for polls slated to run from 11 April to 19 May, the people said, asking not to be identified citing rules for speaking with the media. The Congress has been critical of the current GST regime adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration.


Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government launched the country’s biggest tax reform since independence on 1 July 2017, replacing more than a dozen levies to create a single market with 1.3 billion consumers. The government has been cutting GST rates on some goods and services in a move to revive consumption and boost the economy.",0
"How has the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impacted how you handle personal data?


It starts very early on, from the time when a person comes to our website looking for information about visa and travel anywhere. We have to make sure that the website is compliant—taking care of simple things like cookies, or the small files placed on the computer from the browser session. In certain countries, we have to seek permission to put those files . Also if we are using any analytics, like Google Analytics, we have to make the individual aware that we are doing so, and allow the to not accept it.


So we have to have a privacy notice which declares what we are doing with the data, which includes who is responsible for processing it—how long that data is retained, to whom it may be passed on, which countries are involved and how to make a complaint. The rights of the individual are also outlined. We take the highest standard as our base line. Currently that standard is GDPR. We do this because it is obviously fair for the applicants but also from my aspect of managing data protection across 130-odd countries with over 2,500 visa application centres.",1
"""The biggest hit on profitability does not come from offline. It comes from dollar fluctuations. If dollar goes up, our cost goes up. This is because even though we are manufacturing components in India, most of the components are still purchased in dollar.""


Even though its operational expenses in selling smartphones goes up, that should not be the company's biggest worry in the future as its aim is to earn most of the mullah from its Internet services.


""We want to make money from Internet service like Mi Video (a pre-installed video app which provides integrated video streaming across platforms),"" Jain said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Twilight is a modern-day love story set in the town of Forks, Washington about new transfer student Bella Swan, who meets the mysterious Edward Cullen",2
"New Delhi: Intel has introduced a new crop of Core and Core X series chipsets, promising improved performance for gamers and professionals. The Core series, targeted at gamers and mainstream users, offers a 15% leap in performance over the previous generation processors, courtesy higher clock speeds and more cores.


It includes three options—Core i5-9600K (priced at $262), which offers 6 cores and 8 threads, and max clock speed of up to 4.6GHz; Core i7-9700K ($374), which has 8 core and equal number of threads, and offers max clock speed of up to 4.9GHz; and the Core i9-9900K ($488), which packs in 8 cores and 16 threads, and can muster clock speed of up to 5GHz. There are no options in the Core i3 series, as of now.",1
"Netflix’s Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which stars Ellen Page and Laura Linney, is set for a gala screening at the fest",2
"Gross borrowing may rise to ₹6.40 trillion in FY20, versus revised ₹5.35 trillion in FY19, according to another Bloomberg survey. Net borrowing, adjusted for repayment of bonds, is seen at ₹4.20 trillion versus ₹3.91 trillion this fiscal year.


""Budget could give some indication of the government's commitment to fiscal consolidation, which is one of the main sensitivities in the sovereign rating, says Fitch Ratings. Higher pre-election spending could risk a second consecutive year of fiscal slippage relative to the government's targets and would further delay plans to reduce the high general government fiscal deficit and debt burden"", Fitch Rating said in a 31 January note",3
"While Bhargavi died on the spot, Anusha was rushed to government-run Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad, where she succumbed to her wounds",2
"After watching Jersey, I am sure we will feel that it’s not just a film; it’s a life lesson for all of us


”Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya’s MajiliStudents can also catch Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya starrer Majili


Earlier, Naga Chaitanya said in an interview, “I have done three films with Samantha in the past and all of them were love stories",2
"To be sure, although the Congress has the government on the back foot on Rafale deal, that itself cannot be an election issue.


“For it to have an impact, it has to develop a larger narrative around corruption or national security. But a fight against corruption wouldn’t auger well for the Congress, given the perception around its own party,"" said Sarma.


However, he said there was more ammunition that the Congress could use against the Modi government, such as intolerance, lack of jobs, weak foreign policy and regional instability, besides peddling fake narratives and failures in the Kashmir policy, among others.


“Purely from a campaign perspective, I believe Congress should counter aggression with aggression. They need to infuse more energy and get into a frontal attack mode, to somewhat swing the anti-incumbency factor in their favour. But they are a very distant second at this point. Strategising like the Congress won’t help them in these elections. They need help to think and act like the BJP, to counter BJP.""",0
"EmCare said that an unauthorized party obtained access to email accounts of as many as 60,000 individuals


EmCare Inc. recently learned an unauthorized party obtained access to a number of employees’ email accounts that contained the personal information of as many as 60,000 individuals, 31,000 of which are patients, the company said in an email.",1
"Various pre-poll surveys and our own assessment suggest that the NDA is unlikely to get 73 seats in Uttar Pradesh and you may be losing some 30 seats. There may be losses in some other states including Maharashtra. Overall, if you fall short of 40-50 seats, which are the states where you think the BJP will make up for those likely losses?


Firstly, I don’t agree that we will lose 30-40 seats in UP. We will not. Secondly, the entire North-Eastern belt is coming to the BJP. That includes West Bengal. Don’t be surprised if we get more than 20 seats in West Bengal. Odisha looks good. Even in Tamil Nadu, our alliance is doing well. In Maharashtra, my sense is that the political situation is so favourable to us that we will win more than 42 seats. The situation is so favourable that if we lose a seat or two, it will be due to our inability to not handle that particular seat politically. People have decided to vote us back.


We have had three phases and if one looks at the BJP campaign so far, it looks like a constantly shifting narrative and course correction. If it was Indo-Pak in the first phase, it shifted to development in the second. Then, ahead of the third, you introduced the hard Hindutva factor in the campaign by nominating Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal. Why this flip-flop?


No no, I think our campaign has been quite consistent. In fact, our campaign has been so consistent that it sounds repetitive to us because we are the ones repeating the same themes at every place but people respond because the audience changes from constituency to constituency. The campaign has largely been consistent but what happens is that someone like Sidhu (Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu) says something controversial somewhere and that becomes the issue of the day and we have to respond. Someone else says something controversial and so on. Political agenda is obviously there in all such statements and it becomes the issue of the day. Other than that, there has not been any need for us for course correction and there is no course correction. Everything is going according to the plan.",0
"The festival also screened five Indian films, including Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, Apur Sansar, Aparajito, the romantic comedy Love Per Square Foot, the 2018 Indian romantic comedy and the thriller Ittefaq",2
"Moto G7 Power's display has a regular rectangular notch instead of the teardrop notch present on the G7 and G7 Plus. 


The Moto G7 Power is set to go on sale in the India markets today. The G7 family was globally unveiled at Brazil last week and it includes the Moto G7, G7 Plus, G7 Power and G7 Play smartphones. With the four smartphones, Motorola has tried launching a smartphone for every single use case.",1
"For other diseases, doctor-patient interface is often not required. Access to medical records and simple prescriptions can prevent or treat most mundane illnesses remotely. This will be transformative in countries like India which have an acute shortage of competent doctors.


When Vikram Gupta, founder and managing partner of IvyCap Ventures, visited his friend Dr. Kenneth Ouriel, a vascular surgeon in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, the doctor invited him to his practice.


“He led me into a room full of, not patients or beds, but computer screens. My bewilderment turned to awe as I watched Dr. Ouriel perform surgery using in-house equipment on a patient 11,400 kilometres away, in Dubai, where robotic arms served as Dr. Ouriel’s arms. And this was in 2004,"" he recounts. Gupta predicts that telemedicine will restructure healthcare within the next 15 years. “In 10 years, you could go to a hospital, get treated, come out, and then realize that you haven’t met a doctor,"" he says.


Globally, the healthcare delivery system hasn’t changed significantly in the last 50 years, and providing accessible, affordable healthcare remains a challenge. Manish Singhal, founding partner, Pi Ventures, a venture capital firm specialized in investment in deep-technology startups, suggests a three-tiered system to tackle this challenge.


“The first encompasses all the irreplaceable human elements, including nursing care and the human reassurance aspect,"" he says. The second tier comprises work like recording and updating data, which will soon be automated. The third is about tackling difficult decisions. “Looking at pathological test results and making diagnoses and deciding courses of action: this is where humans and technology will work together. The human plus technology combination will be unstoppable,"" says Singhal.",1
The camera module comprises a 13MP primary sensor with f/2.0 aperture and a 2MP secondary sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The front of the smartphone has an 8MP sensor sitting underneath the teardrop notch.,1
"BJD leaders said that notwithstanding the BJP’s surge, the regional party will do better. “We have more than two-thirds majority in assembly. Our CM is a man of action and you will see people’s faith in us. The tally in the assembly will grow further,"" said BJD leader Anup Sai.


The state government has done a lot of work “for farmers, for the poor and for women, and they will support us as has been the case for the last 19 years,"" Sai said, and added: “BJP is spreading misinformation, which people will not count while voting.""",0
"The high turnout in Mandya more than made up for the poor participation in the four seats of Bengaluru, including rural, that saw a decline in polling numbers. Bengaluru South recorded the lowest voter turnout with 53.47%.


Until the latest figures of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls were released on Wednesday, Karnataka had registered record polling only in 1999, incidentally when another BJP leader, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, came into power, even though Congress bagged 18 out of the 28 seats.


G.Parameshwara, former Congress state president and deputy chief minister of Karnataka, said that there was an anti-incumbency factor at play against multiple term BJP parliamentarians who were seeking votes in the name of Modi and not on their respective performance and contribution to the constituency."" More than the increase in percentage, its how the campaign was carried out,"" he says.",0
"The Solapur constituency, famous for its shrines, textiles, and the shengdana chutney, is the southern tip of the landscape that starts from Pune",0
"So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.44%, while foreign investors have bought $7.08 billion in equity and sold $282.70 million in debt market.


Asian currencies were trading higher. South Korean won was up 0.17%, Japanese yen 0.14%, Indonesian rupiah 0.11%, Philippines peso 0.1%.",3
"”The Indian Express’ film critic Shalini Langer gave it four-and-a-half-stars, and wrote, “Starting with Downey Jr and Evans, the actors put their heart and soul into the goings-on, even when the film gets incredulous over its 3-hour-plus length and sags, like in Infinity War, in the real bang-for-the-buck bits


 However, the clear winner hands down is Hemsworth as Thor, now with straggly hair and a paunch, who has let himself go in the years following Thanos’s destruction of the world, wallowing in self-pity and beer",2
"So if women – and young women in particular – can see me in interesting roles, being brave and bold and having fun in life, that can be a big help and help their self-image and self-respect,” Wilson said",2
"""If somebody spends 6% on education, we are not saying it is bad. But the issue is resource mobilisation, how it will happen,"" party spokesman Gopal Krishna Agarwal said. ""You have to come out with a complete roadmap.""


A government adviser who previously worked with Congress' Chidambaram said that revenue collections grow at an average of about 14 percent a year, and that any increase in spending on education, health and rural welfare programmes could be funded partly through that.",0
"New Delhi: As the smartphone market reaches the point of saturation, Xiaomi has been pushing its televisions into India, even as it makes most of its money from building an ecosystem (comprising smartphones, TVs, air purifiers, audio products, etc.).


The Mi TV 4X Pro is the newest in that ecosystem, an evolutionary update on its earlier TVs. If you’ve already bought one of Xiaomi’s TVs, you can be rest assured that the Mi TV 4X Pro is not an “upgrade"" over your current Mi TV—it’s simply an update.


Picture quality: Based on our past experiences with Xiaomi’s TVs, a big update on this one is that clouding on the screen is gone now.


Clouding is an effect where you see brighter patches on the screen, which affects the overall viewing experience, especially in darker scenes.",1
"Without denying the possibility of quitting the India market in case the new regulations come into force, Woog told IANS: ""It will not help to speculate what is to come. There is a process in place in India to discuss this issue"".


The end-to-end encryption feature makes it difficult for law enforcement authorities to find out the culprit behind a misinformation campaign. But the proposed IT Ministry regulations require social media platforms to follow a due diligence process to prevent the use of their services for spreading misinformation and provoking violence.


Facing flak from the government over dozens of lynching incidents in the country last year which were linked to rumours spread on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service introduced several new measures including limiting the number of messages that a user can forward to five and appointing for the first time a country head for the organisation.


""We ban nearly two million suspicious accounts every month. While roughly 20% of these accounts are banned at the time of registration, over 70% of the spam accounts get banned without a recent user report,"" Woog said.",1
"“Gowtam exactly knows how much of cricket should be shown at a given point in the narration, so that the game doesn’t overshadow the human drama


 Gowtam makes the viewing experience uplifting by highlighting the little expressions of his characters, a trick which is equivalent to a thousand words,” he mentioned in the review",2
"Google’s social network Google+ will no longer be available to the general public from April. Launched in 2011 to compete with Facebook, the platform failed to make a significant impact on the social media ecosystem.


Google+, however, is not the only Google app that will be killed. Google’s email app Inbox, too, will be scrapped in March as many of its features have been integrated into the primary Gmail app. Moreover, the commercial version of Hangouts’ messenger and Duo will also go sometime in 2020 since Google plans to launch eight new messaging platforms by then.


Broadly, there are two reasons to kill an app. Either there is some technology upgrade that diminishes the use case, or the app hasn’t lived up to the expectations of the company in terms of penetration or user base, points out Faisal Kawoosa, founder and chief analyst, techARC. The consumer version of Google+, for instance, “currently has low usage and engagement—90% of Google+ user sessions are less than five seconds,"" Ben Smith, Google vice president of engineering, said in an official blog post in October. The failure to generate revenue is another factor which makes an app unviable. According to data analytics firm Sensor Tower, Facebook raised less than $5,000 from Moments in January 2019. It’s hardly any surprise, then, that Facebook plans to shutter Moments by the end of this month.",1
"Google has endured mixed results in gaming. Video games are the best-selling category on its app store for Android mobile devices. It sold an estimated $21.5 billion worth of games last year, according to research firm Sensor Tower. And gaming is among the top three categories on the Google-owned video service YouTube.


But Apple Inc's App Store sold about $33 billion worth of games last year, and the games industry views Amazon.com Inc's Twitch, rather than YouTube, as the most popular video streaming service for content related to video games.


Harrison said Stadia would work on desktops, laptops, TVs connected to Chromecast streaming media sticks, tablets and phones. Players can control their characters using mice and keyboards, USB controllers or a new WiFi-enabled controller developed by Google. Several technology companies are looking to boost services revenue by experimenting with games streaming, including Sony Corp, Nvidia Corp and Microsoft Corp.",1
"Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo had said action would be taken against polling officers for letting actors Sivakarthikeyan and Srikanth vote, despite their names not being on the voters’ list


 I have been casting my vote at Cauvery School, Saligramam since 2006, but only this time, my name was missing


”Srikanth says even before going to the booth, he checked the Voter Helpline App to see if his name was on the electoral rolls",2
"The deal flow at Mindtree moderated in the three months ended 31 March, with the value of total contracts falling from earlier quarters. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


Mumbai: Mindtree Ltd matched its guidance and reported better growth in the March quarter. The company registered 3.9% sequential rise in revenue, up from the 2.4% expansion seen in the December quarter in constant currency terms. This is notably higher than the Street’s estimates, underscoring a strong execution.


Additionally, the company announced a special dividend of ₹20 per equity share. This special dividend comes on the heels of a takeover bid by Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T). This may well force L&T to raise its offer price for Mindtree by a similar amount.",3
President gave his nod on EC’s recommendation that I-T officials had seized ₹11.53 crore from a warehouse owned by a person close to DMK treasurer,0
"""These efforts are particularly important during elections where certain groups may attempt to send messages at scale,"" WhatsApp said.


The accounts which are flagged by users by taking advantage of an in-app ""report"" feature are reviewed by a team of human workers. When someone reports an account, the WhatsApp team can see the last few messages in the chat.


WhatsApp said it was hiring more reviewers with competence in regional languages in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.


Addressing one of the major demands from the government, WhatsApp said, ""As part of establishing our operations in India, we have identified a Grievance Officer who can be contacted directly if a user has a concern about their WhatsApp experience and is unable to report it through other channels."" ",1
"Many theories are put forward to pave the way for resurrecting the dead, including travelling across time and obviate the snap from history entirely


 The Quantum Realm, featured in the Ant-Man films, is also suggested as a way to bring back the dead superheroes


Most of the old guard among the Avengers are expected to depart the MCU after Endgame and it is said by some they will collectively sacrifice themselves so that their successors, that is the newer superheroes, could live",2
"Expressed in the US dollar terms, foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies like the euro, pound and yen held in the reserves.


The special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was down by $5.9 million to $1.449 billion.",3
"The magazine service is based on an application called Texture, which Apple acquired about a year ago. Texture had agreements with more than 200 magazines. Some publishers have reportedly balked at the terms Apple offered to be part of the magazine bundle.


Apple launched a News app in 2015, letting users follow topics that suit their interest, subscribe to individual publications and read selected articles for free. Apple has an internal team that decides which news stories are shown to users. The News app was not Apple’s first foray into the business, however. It followed Newsstand in 2011 that allowed people to download and display digital versions of newspapers and magazines on their mobile devices.",1
"The announcement comes days after some reviewers reported problems with their test units after just a day or two of use


Samsung has hailed the folding design as the future in a field that has seen few surprises since Apple Inc's iPhone in 2007


Seoul: Smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it will delay the public rollout of its Galaxy Fold without giving a new release date.",1
"If reports are to be believed, just like Salman, Katrina will also appear in five different looks as the story travels from the 1960s to 2010",2
"According to trade analyst Ramesh Bala, the movie has released on more than 2600 screens across the world",2
He will also be working with director Ravikumar for a sci-fi film and will collaborate with award-winning director Pandiraj once again after Marina (2012),2
"NEW DELHI: With India concluding three phases of polling in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) has launched the C-Vigil app, just shy of the fourth phase on 29 April, in order to ensure “clean and healthy"" elections.",0
"TDP leaders from Andhra Pradesh also said that they had been avoiding mud-slinging on Telangana as a state, given that party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu wanted the Telugu Desam Party to be active in both states. “But with us not contesting in Telangana, we will go all out to raise the issue of ‘Andhra pride’ at the cost of criticizing Telangana its chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR),"" a senior TDP leader, who did not want to be identified, told Mint.


The TDP leader informed that his party was earlier contemplating to contest the Malkajgiri, Khammam and Secunderabad Lok Sabha seats (out of 17 seats), but decided against it at the last minute. “There are lakhs of settlers (people of Andhra origin) in those constituencies. And until now, we were not really talking ill about Telangana or the government because it would have been detrimental to our interests there. However, now we will do to KCR what he did to Naidu in the 2018 Telangana assembly elections by raking up the Telangana sentiment against him,"" he stated.


In the 2018 Telangana assembly elections (held in November), KCR had targeted Naidu constantly in his public meetings by asking people if they wanted “Andhra"" rulers again. The Congress, TDP, Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) had joined hands to take on the TRS. However, KCR had the last laugh as he led his party to a stunning victory by winning 88 of the 119 seats, while the Congress and TDP won just 19 (8 have since defected to the TRS) and two (one defected to TRS).",0
"To establish full control over the different divisions of his company, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been planning to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook into a unified platform.


The unified platform, would have a collective user-base of over 2.6 billion people and Zuckerberg aims to help them cross-communicate across the apps, the media had reported.",1
"But really, it was designing a movie that would satisfy millions of fans, dozens of cast members and hundreds of crew members


 That this 10-year journey, which is a big part of our and moviegoers lives, would deliver in a satisfying and surprising way


 Now, after 22 films, how do you look back at it? Is there anything that you would want to go back and change about MCU?It still seems like a dream


 It really is remarkable from Iron Man, an independently financed film, a character that nobody knew around the world, even Marvel fans hardly knew who he was, to being on the verge of releasing our biggest movie yet and the entire world anticipating it


 You are like the real-life Tony Stark of MCU! But, if you have to see the character graph of all the superheroes, who do you think had the most striking one? Like we saw how from a self-centred man, Iron Man became a mentor to Spider-Man",2
"In an earnings call with analysts after declaring Q2 results late Tuesday, Cook said the company has made some adjustments in India and have seen preliminary some better results there.


""I think India is a very important market in the long-term. It's a challenging market in the short-term. But we're learning a lot.


""We have started manufacturing there which is very important to be able to serve the market in a reasonable way. And we're growing that capability there,"" the Apple CEO informed.",1
"The equity markets have been in a good mood lately and that is leading to a sudden increase in initial public offerings (IPOs). The latest to join the bandwagon is wire and cable maker Polycab India Ltd’s IPO, which opens for subscription on Friday.


It is one of the largest companies in the organized cables and wires industry, in which it operates with a market share of 18%. The company’s financial performance has been alright. Over fiscal years 2016-2018, compound annual growth rate for revenue was 14%. Ebitda (earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization) margin for FY18 was 10.9%. Analysts are gung-ho about Polycab India’s brand strength and wide distribution network. The company is also focusing on new products. In 2014, it diversified into the fast-moving electrical goods (FMEG) space. Given these factors, the issue could generate a reasonable amount of interest, according to some analysts.",3
"Futures in New York fell as much as 1.2 percent, after losing 1.6 percent Friday. A closely watched gauge of Treasuries inverted for the first time since 2007, a signal a recession may be coming in the world’s largest economy. The number of U.S. rigs dropped for a fifth week, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes, easing concern over surging U.S. production.


Crude has retreated after reaching a four-month high on Thursday as disappointing European economic data and a lack of resolution to the U.S.-China trade war damped sentiment. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies commitment to curb output and supply disruptions in Venezuela and Iran are stopping prices from falling further.",3
"This is perhaps the biggest announcement from CES 2019. Apple is going to offer an iTunes Movies and TV shows app for Samsung’s smart TVs, while Airplay 2, Apple’s proprietary Bluetooth-like technology, is coming to multiple new televisions.


It marks the first time that Apple is offering these services outside of its own devices— iPhones, iPads and Macs, which is a big deal. However, given Apple’s recent announcements about slowdown in sales of iPhones, drop in revenues and record-breaking increase in service revenues, it’s not an extraordinary move.


If you follow technology news, you have heard about Samsung’s forthcoming foldable smartphone. The device is apparently called the Galaxy Fold and it was apparently showcased to Samsung’s partners at CES 2019.",1
"The superheroes were brought together in a massive, never-before-seen-in-live-action crossover The Avengers in 2012


The Avengers was followed by an even bigger though less successful sequel even as smaller standalone movies continued to flesh out the Marvel Cinematic Universe


 The Russo brothers, who had also helmed the second film of the Captain America series, The Winter Soldier, directed it


The brothers were invited to conclude the Avengers franchise with the last two films, Infinity Wars and Endgame",2
"Directed by Sujeeth, Saaho is being shot simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and will release on August 15",2
"Governments today can and do use the internet to track your internet protocol addresses and your phone to spy on conversations, if needed. Technologies such as the Internet of Things, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) will not only shape the future of internet services, but also increase data theft, security and privacy risks. Governments may indulge in cyberwars and AI-driven robot battles. On the bright side, the popularity of vernacular languages on the internet will give rise to more entrepreneurs.",1
"Markets are likely to remain volatile for the week ahead as fresh triggers look weak going forward, said analysts


New Delhi: Stock markets may witness volatile sessions this week amid derivatives expiry, even as some investors are likely to remain on the sidelines ahead of the general elections beginning next month, say analysts.


""Markets are likely to remain volatile for the week ahead as fresh triggers look weak going forward. Since the financial year is coming to an end, liquidity at least from the debt markets will seep out.",3
"Analysts at Edelweiss Securities Ltd point out that increasing prevalence of generic drugs can weigh on pharmaceutical growth. Regulatory intervention and new drug approvals are other factors influencing the sector, unless sales of seasonal illness drugs see a rise.",3
"Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition comes in ‘Space Blue colour’ with the background covered in blue and an intricate hexagonal pattern at the back. It features gradient effects as the colour changes in different lights — from steel blue in the middle to midnight blue on both sides.


Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition ships with a Captain America-themed case. Captain America’s shield on the case can be used as a pop socket. There’s also a stamped collector’s badge included inside the box.",1
Elba proposed last year by dropping to one knee before a screening of his film Yardie at the Rio Cinema in east London,2
"Finablr is planning to raise $200 million from the sale of new stock, with some existing shares also being offered for sale


A listing could value the holding firm at as much as $3.5 billion and may raise about $1 billion, depending on investor appetite",3
"Benchmark LME copper rose 0.7% to $6,543 per tonne, inching to a near two-week high of $6,545 touched earlier


London: Copper prices rose on Wednesday as firmer-than-expected economic growth figures from China boosted expectations for higher demand in the world's top metals consumer.


China's economy grew at a 6.4% pace in the first quarter from a year earlier, defying expectations for a further slowdown, as industrial production jumped sharply and consumer demand showed signs of improvement.


""The data is confirmation that there are clear tailwinds to Chinese growth into the second quarter and mid-year,"" said Deutsche Bank metal strategist Nick Snowdon.",3
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and a host of Union ministers among others canvassed for their party candidates in the past few days, undertaking whirlwind tours of constituencies.


Among the key contestants in the fray are BJP chief Amit Shah (Gandhinagar, Gujarat), Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad, Kerala), and Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav (Mainpuri, UP).


During campaigning in Gujarat, the two principal parties -- the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress -- exchanged acrimonious barbs, with leaders from both groups exuding confidence of a good showing. The BJP had swept all 26 seats in the state in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.


In Maharashtra, the prominent seats in the third phase include Jalna, where state BJP president Raosaheb Danveis in the fray against Vilas Autade of the Congress, and Baramati, where Supriya Sule, the daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is contesting against BJP's Kanchan Kul.",0
"During his appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the 31-year-old actor said though Jackman is busy with other things, he is ready for a follow-up film",2
"While a section of BJP-leaning youth have more conservative or strident views on certain issues, it is worth noting that a sizable section of BJP-leaning youth also have diametrically opposite views on the same issues. BJP-leaning youth are also only slightly more likely to identify their religious identity as their primary identity in life. Only 17% of BJP supporters (as opposed to 14% among others) said that their religious identity was most important, to a question about which identity they considered the most important in life. A much greater proportion (31%) felt that their linguistic identity was more important. Among millennials and post-millennials who don’t support the ruling party, 26% felt that their linguistic identity was most important.


The question on identity allowed multiple responses to each respondents and, on all the identity parameters listed (language, religion, caste, nationality, work/union, college/alumni group), the share of BJP-leaning youth who considered these important is higher than non-BJP supporters. Perhaps, questions of identity hold a greater place in the hearts of BJP-leaning youth compared to others. And, not all of them think that their national identity or Indian-ness is the most important or the only identity that matters. Only a quarter of BJP supporters felt that their nationality (Indian) was the most important identity, or was among the most important identities in life. Among the youth who don’t support the BJP, this share was a bit lower at 18%. The young Indian who supports the BJP is as much a complex being as the one who opposes it, but there seems to be some core identity-linked issues, which a sizable section of BJP-leaning youth believe more strongly in.


This is the concluding part of a three-part data journalism series on the political preferences of India’s digital natives. The first part examined the support for different parties among millennials, and the second looked at what young voters want from the government.",0
"Which is bizarre since Arya’s the one that’s been training the most… But the sense of achievement after a day on set is unlike anything else


 One of those really tough days, you know it’s going to be part of something so iconic and it will look amazing


”“When we did the whole bit with Melisandre, I realized the whole scene with [the Red Woman] brings it back to everything I’ve been working for over these past 6 seasons


 It’s also unexpected and that’s what this show does,” Maisie said in the Entertainment Weekly interview


 While Ser Jorah Mormont died protecting his Queen and in the arms of Daenerys Targaryen, the fierce lady of Bear Island Lyanna Mormont was killed fighting a giant",2
"Building an AI that will avoid a war and using a scepter whose abilities aren’t fully realised were bad moves


 The opening sequenceI know that we all land up at these superhero movies to catch them all together in action


 That being said, the opening sequence of this film which was a visual treat, felt like it came out of nowhere


 He was shown as the center of the group here and as much as we like him, this entire sequence was a little too long drawn


 The robots in the climaxSo Ultron created an army of robots to fight against the Avengers but the long drawn climax turned even messier after these robots kept flying out of nowhere and kept dropping down like Ultron had put no effort into their creation",2
"“New India will have new policies and it will move forward. It will not sit quietly on the sacrifices made by security forces. Opposition parties have no other work, but to criticize Modi. I want to finish terrorism, poverty, corruption, black money and create opportunities for the youth, but these leaders just want to finish Modi,"" he told the public gathering.


Bihar is key to BJP-NDA’s plans to return to power in the 2019 general election as the state has 40 Lok Sabha seats. In the 2014 general elections, the alliance had won 31 seats.


Modi also said that the people have already made up their mind to punish the Congress-led opposition so that the country can continue to move forward on the path of development.",0
"Google added the requirement and facilitation for encryption on most Android devices since 2015, with the roll-out of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.


""Android device manufacturers can enable Adiantum for either full-disk or file-based encryption on devices with AES performance less than or equal to 50 megabits per second (MiB/sec) and launching with Android Pie,"" Google mentioned. ",1
"The actor will be joined by Sasha Lane, Rainn Wilson, Ashleigh LaThrop, Desmin Borges, Farrah Mackenzie and Christopher Denham in the cast",2
"With just a month before the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress’s hope of revival in Telangana continued to suffer


Hyderabad: In yet another blow for the Congress in Telangana, a fifth sitting MLA is likely to defect to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). With just a month before the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress’s hope of revival in Telangana continued to suffer, four of its 19 MLAs had earlier joined the TRS over the last 10 days. The fifth one in question is Maheshwaram MLA and senior leader Sabitha Indra Reddy, who might meet TRS president and Telangana chief minster K. Chandrashekhar Rao to discuss the issue.


According to a TRS functionary, who did not want to be quoted, Reddy is reportedly miffed as she is seeking the Chevella parliamentary seat for her son Karthik Reddy. But the constituency is likely to be given to sitting MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy who had defected to the Congress from the TRS last year.",0
"The takeaway: when dealing with a ghost, you better be well stocked with eggs (death/rebirth, get it?) and candles


 The throwaway: using a ghost to scare children into obedience ain’t gonna cut it; we did it earlier and better with Gabbar


 The giveaway: Chaves has a long way to go, for, if you are dealing with a ghost who drowns, buddy, why wouldn’t you drain your pool?shalini",2
The social media platform has recently been cracking down on such accounts in many countries after coming under fire in the last two years for its self-admitted sluggishness in developing tools to combat extremist content and propaganda operations.,1
"The fifth phase of polling in 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will see a clash of titans, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


The BJP had bagged 12 of these seats in 2014 with the Congress winning Sonia Gandhi's Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi's Amethi -- the only two constituencies where the Congress succeeded out of the 80 in the entire state.


The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting on five seats -- Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Fatehpur and Kaisarganj. Its ally Samajwadi Party (SP) is fighting for seven seats -- Lucknow, Banda, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich and Gonda.


In Amethi and Rae Bareli, the SP-BSP alliance has not put up any candidate, leaving the two constituencies for the Congress.


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is seeking re-election from Lucknow, while his colleague at the Centre Smriti Irani is again taking on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.


Two former Olympians, one former IAS and one former IPS officer, and two seers are among the 134 candidates whose fate will be decided by voters in Rajasthan's 12 Lok Sabha seats on Monday. After this phase, polling will come to an end in the desert state.


Former Olympians Rajyawardhan Rathore (BJP) and Krishna Poonia (Congress) have locked horns in the Jaipur Rural seat. Rathore in a Union minister.",0
"Celebrating their friendship, the two celebrities will be seen pulling each other’s leg and sharing some fun anecdotes from their lives


While Kapil Sharma will be at his best getting Kajol and KJo talking, his team members will enjoy some fun moments while dressed up as various characters from Karan’s films


 Sumona Chakraborty will be seen as Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Bharti Singh will enact a scene from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham with Karan


Kapil amazed by Karan JoharAs the episode will kickstart, Kapil will share that he was amazed by the language used by Karan Johar in his autobiography The Unsuitable Boy


 He will share that after reading the book, he had almost marked 113 words in Chapter 1, whose meanings he didn’t know


 Karan will jokingly reply that he has been trying to improve Kapil’s English for the past 10 years but he failed each time",2
"Actor Daniel Portman, who plays Podrick Payne on HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones, was groped by fans of his character",2
"While transportation of cargo and passengers seems to be the focus for now, the river could also play a role in boosting tourism and improving foreign relations (Ankit Datta/Mint)


While transportation of cargo and passengers seems to be the focus for now, the river could also play a role in boosting tourism


In November, PM Modi had launched the multi-modal terminal at Varanasi and, had subsequently, flagged off the first container cargo vessel


HALDIA/HOOGHLY/KOLKATA: For 28-year-old Babu Pradhan, an auto driver in Haldia, the Ganga means opportunity, and he and his peers believe the renewed focus on cleaning the river could lead to an increase in economic activity and employment generation.",0
"Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, left, and Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, attend an event marking the release of the BJP manifesto at the party's headquarters in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)


For the first time, the saffron party crowdsourced the process of manifesto preparation... it got at least 60 mn suggestions from people


BJP leaders maintained that the omission of an issue from the manifesto does not mean that the party has dropped the idea


NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reiterated its commitment to building a Ram temple in Ayodhya, introducing a uniform civil code, and cleaning the Ganga in its manifesto released on Monday, but skipped mentioning some of its key promises from 2014, including those on job creation, centre-state relations, and foreign direct investment in retail.",0
"New Delhi: Did you know that TikTok was one of the most-downloaded mobile apps for Apple and Android devices in 2018—dethroning established names like YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat?


TikTok, for the uninitiated, is a destination for short-form mobile videos that can be no longer than 15 seconds and are based on various themes such as music, cooking, travel, dance, fashion and so on. It enables everyone to be a creator, and encourages users to share their passion and creative expression through their videos. TikTok, though, is simply a case in point. It is just one of the many new social media apps—Indian and Chinese—that have become popular across tier II and III towns across India spurred by rising disposable income, reduced mobile data charges and growth in overall Internet penetration.",1
"“I have never used an iPhone and I was keen on getting my hands on one but it didn’t make sense,"" says Alam, who works for one of the raft of firms to have invested in Bengaluru, often called India’s Silicon Valley.


“I look for storage, camera and processor in phones and cheaper alternatives like OnePlus are more value for the money. The new iPhones cost almost ₹ 100,000 - I can get three good phones for that price or even a decent gaming laptop.""


Solid Mac sales and the high unit price of iPhones meant Apple’s total revenue of $2 billion in India last year was still double that of OnePlus, which only sells mobile phones. But Counterpoint’s data says that gap will also shrink.


OnePlus’ India head Vikas Agarwal told Reuters this week that 10-15% of new customers in recent months have been defectors from Apple, suggesting even some loyalists are opting out of upgrading their handsets.


The company, facing down a handful of regulatory headaches, lost some of its top executives in India at the start of this year.


An Apple spokesman said the departures had nothing to do with the company’s performance, but people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the departures were likely linked to the company changing its distribution system. Apple has cut the number of distributors in the country to two from five.


The sources, who declined to be identified because they have business relationships with Apple, also said company veteran Michel Columb is still working on solidifying business relations since taking control of the Indian operation in December.",1
"1, which is an adaptation of the 1995 film of the same name, will be bankrolled by Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Films",2
"HMD Global-owned Nokia’s flagship smartphone, the Nokia 8.1, will go on its first sale today. The Nokia 8.1 was launched last week at a price of ₹ 26,999. The sale will commence at 1 pm on Amazon.in and Nokia Online Store. The smartphone has been on pre-orders since the day of it’s launch, i.e. December 10.


Nokia’s offering a ₹ 2,000 gift card on purchase of the Nokia 8.1 which can be redeemed on the Nokia Online Store. Customers will also receive a one-time screen replacement for six months. Nokia is also offering 1TB data on eligible plans from select telecom operators starting ₹ 199 for prepaid subscribers. For buyers with postpaid plans, Nokia is offering 120GB additional data plus 3 months of Netflix, and one year of Amazon Prime subscription on plans starting ₹ 499.",1
"Most of all, the film had an intelligible plot with a solid reason to bring multiple metahumans together to form a teamAnd it was great that the superheroes did not instantly gel together


 Of course, they had egos, disparate personalities just like normal people, and altercations were only natural


Five best things about The AvengersA solid justification for team-upThe Avengers was not a superhero team-up film just for the heck of it",2
"Blake Lively could have starred in hit teen comedy Mean Girls, casting director of the film Marci Liroff has said",2
"LME aluminium: Three-month aluminium, untraded in official rings, was bid down 0.9% at $1,886 a tonne. It was trapped in a range, capped by producer selling but supported at the lows by consumer buying, Alastair Munro at broker Marex Spectron said in a note.


""Although clearly the market has been capped into $1,925/50 area by producer activity, ditto any dip into $1,850/75 is likely to uncover a consumer bid.""


Prices: LME zinc shed 0.4% to trade at $2,803 a tonne in official activity, lead fell 0.3% to trade at $2,027, nickel was bid down 0.5% at $12,875 and tin traded 0.2% lower to $21,375.",3
"Posting an image flaunting her baby bump, she wrote, “I’ve been waiting to shout it from the roof tops, and today, being Mother’s Day, it couldn’t be a more perfect time… I already love you more than anything in this world, the purest most honest love",2
"The fact that our director @gowtam19 is smiling is a huuuge deal 🙈 @NameisNani @SitharaEnts”Nani’s film has been receiving immense love from the audience, critics and even Tollywood actors


Jr NTR took to Twitter and wrote an overwhelming message for the Jersey team, appreciating Nani’s work in the film",2
"Studio Green tweeted, “Sai Sai 😇💥 #Suriya39Announcement We are thoroughly Elated to Announce that @directorsiva Will helm #Suriya39 🔥 Expectations Skyrocketing 🚀 This is a Guaranteed Festival for @Suriya_offl Anna’s #AnbanaFans 😎”Siva is currently basking in the success of his last release Viswasam",2
"As we have said all along, ‘Stranger Things’ is a ground-breaking original creation by The Duffer Brothers


“We are proud of this show and of our friends Matt and Ross, whose artistic vision gave life to ‘Stranger Things,’ and whose passion, imagination and relentless hard work alongside our talented cast and crew made it a wildly successful, award-winning series beloved by viewers around the world,” a Netflix spokesperson said in the statement issued to Variety",2
"I thought I will take a few months off and try and work on what I want to do because it’s very important for me to be most excited about it


 At my stage, when I have worked in over 80 films, have done some satisfactory roles and have made a career out of what I do, I should be like I don’t want to get up and go if it’s not going to be an absolutely, stunning, scintillating and exciting day as an actor",2
"Already, 8K resolution is the new benchmark in the TV industry. While Samsung was the first company to offer it, LG has already confirmed plans to showcase an 88-inch OLED TV and a 75-inch LED TV with 8K resolution. It will also support the new HDMI 2.1 standard, which is a must for 8k streaming. Sony is reportedly planning to unveil its first line-up of 8k TVs at the event. Lack of 8K content, however, will be a major limitation but options such as 8K scaling will continue to fill the void until then in a limited way.


CES 2019electronic gadgetstechnologyinternetfoldable phonesartificial intelligenceDriverless carsSmart homes8K TVRobots",1
He played a transgender in his latest film Super Deluxe and has received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of Shilpa,2
"Two contestants Tara Prasad Dhakal and Tarun Solanki will be left crying their hearts out as they miss a chance to be with gang leader Prince Narula


 While Neha Dhupia will ace the task with the help of her ‘real hero’ gang member Milind Chandwani, Prince will come a close second


 Ringmaster Rannvijay Singh will then announce that Neha will get a chance to choose one contestant for her gang while send another one to any other gang",2
"The project, apart from providing space entertainment, also has some scientific resonance. The satellites will not only test the feasibility of man-made meteors but also obtain important data about the earth’s upper atmosphere such as density, and wind direction and composition. They will also understand how re-entry can change and affect a meteor’s trajectory. The information gathered from these parameters is expected to aid further space research.",1
"Oil is a critical commodity for India, so changes in oil dynamics will have repercussions on the fiscal math, inflation and financial markets. However, Indian equities seem oblivious to these concerns.


“External policies dictate oil price movement, there isn’t much one can do about it,""an economist at a multinational brokerage said on condition of anonymity. “Domestic issues such as consumption slowdown and muted private capex are equally important risks for the Indian economy.""


Meanwhile, in the next one month, India will elect its new government and that is the big trigger to watch out for. Even if a pro-market government comes to power, the road ahead is not smooth. “We have been highlighting India’s structural and cyclical macroeconomic challenges, which the new government will have to overcome to accelerate India’s GDP growth,"" said analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities.",3
"The base variant of iPhone XS Max with 64GB internal storage has received a discount of ₹5,000, bringing its price down from ₹109,900 to ₹104,900.  (Reuters)


Amazon kicked off a new sale called 'Apple Fest' on 15 February. The sale will continue till 21 February with discounts on iPhones, iPads and MacBooks.


Apple iPhones are available in the sale with discounts up to ₹16,000, while MacBooks are up on maximum discounts of ₹15,000. Amazon is offering no cost EMI option on all Apple products.",1
"The accounts have not been banned permanently, although users have been advised to back their chats up before making the switch.",1
"""And with ray-tracing ramping up and 5G-connected, dual-screen and foldable devices on the not-too-distant horizon, consumers and professionals will likely find something compelling at the premium end,"" Huang said.",1
"Performance: Only those who need a portable device that can run fully featured photos or video-editing software can optimise the use of iPad Pro’s speed. In keeping with the new iPad Pro’s claim of “console-quality"" graphics, the tablet actually renders shadows, difference in lighting, etc., in a manner comparable to a gaming laptop. The company’s new neural engine (that tunes Apple’s Artificial Intelligence features) is also fitted inside the iPad Pro. Besides, the iPad Pro has the hardware to handle augmented reality and virtual reality implementations.


Battery: If you’re using it only for word processing, the iPad Pro can rival almost any laptop. It charges through a USB Type-C port now, another change Apple made in this year’s variant.


Keyboard: You still have to buy one separately, though Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio serves both as a case and keyboard for the iPad Pro. It attaches seamlessly to the tablet through magnets and draws power wirelessly from the iPad Pro. It is reasonably easy to type on, though it might take some getting used to.",1
"It can be recalled that on Monday in an unusual step, Australian brokerage Macquarie made a public apology saying they had got their call on Yes Bank all wrong and forecast a 40 percent correction in stock price and downgraded it by two notches.


Admitting to overlooking the risks from the structured finance business of Yes Bank, Macquarie said, ""we must eat the humble pie today and admit we underestimated the risks in structured finance. We got the call wrong.""


The brokerage also flagged concerns on the fee income and the retail franchise of the fifth largest private sector lender. It also said over the past eight years, it felt the bank can thrive in a risky business like structured finance.


The bank led by Rana Kapoor, who was forced out by the Reserve Bank earlier this year for reportedly under-reporting bad loans and for poor governance standards, reported a three-times increase in BB-rated and below accounts despite a higher slippage of ₹3,408 crore in the quarter is a negative surprise.


The bank made higher provisions for possible reverses, including a massive ₹2,100-crore contingency reserves, leading to the massive loss and said had it not been for a ₹831-crore write-back, it would have reported higher losses for the March quarter.",3
"The Congress has traditionally fielded more women candidates than the BJP but the BJP’s candidates have enjoyed more success.


Compared to national parties, regional parties have a lower ratio of women to men candidates fielded with the notable exception of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), which has always fielded a large number of women in Lok Sabha elections .


Ironically, the BJD, which has rallied for the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, had not fielded many women candidates in the previous rounds of general elections and none in 1999 and 2009 general elections. There is also hardly any pattern among states in this regard.",0
"Operators, too, have not taken major steps to check spam calls, and left it to the consumer to protect themselves, which was rarely done due to lack of awareness or time. As a result, the frequency of mobile spam has increased rather than decreased, says Tarun Pathak, associate director, mobile devices and ecosystems, Counterpoint Research. While Reliance Jio clamped down on the misuse of unlimited calls and messages by putting a cap of 300 minutes on voice calls per day, the fact remains 91% spam calls are made by telcos themselves.


Faisal Kawoosa, founder and chief analyst, techARC points out that brands behind telemarketing campaigns also need to take an ethical stand. For instance, most marketing calls in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector are made by sales agents who call users multiple times even if they have said no to the same service earlier.


Instead of multiple agents calling users, if the banks consolidate their services, and reach out to users with a single number, these agents will use the number conscientiously, suggests Kawoosa.",1
"”The filing also alleges that the expulsion violated a California law that requires corporations to give a fair hearing before removing a member, calling it a “prejudicial abuse of discretion


”Polanski’s attorney Harland Braun said at the time that Polanski was “blindsided” by his removal, and learned of it through media reports


The filing says that the academy’s decision is final and the director has no recourse for reconsideration outside of the courts


Polanski, who won a best director Oscar for The Pianist in 2003, remains a fugitive after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 and fleeing the United States the following year",2
"While the adoption in India is still very limited, the demand for cyber risk insurance is growing. India registered a 40% year-on-year growth from 2017 to 2018, at a time when Indian companies were facing one of the worst ransomware attacks in history, resulting in days of disruption to business operations. About 350 cyber insurance policies have been sold till 2018, claims the report.


Companies in the IT/ITES (Information Technology/Technical Entry Scheme) sector, along with Banking and Financial Services are early adopters of cyber risk insurance. The insured amount for cyber risks ranges from $1 million to $200 million for Indian companies, says the report.


The report also alludes to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2019 study, which highlights that businesses in India consider cyber incidents as top risk.",1
"You can also ask questions in the language of your choice. Go to phone settings and select the provided options. You also have options to follow other users’ questions.


This is how Neighbourly works: Imagine, you have just shifted to a new locality in Mayur Vihar, Delhi. You will need a plumber to fix the water connection, an address of the nearest LPG connection office, details about the nearest vegetable market and information


about the nearest park for your kids. All you need to do is, go to Neighbourly, ask your questions and get the required information through your new neighbours.",1
"Coordinated production curbs by OPEC and its allies helped oil rally the most in a decade in Q1, restoring prices to over $70 a barrel


If OPEC continues with cutbacks, global oil inventories will contract by 1 million barrels a day in Q3, the steepest drop in two years


London: After managing to revive oil prices through production cutbacks, OPEC now risks squandering its victory again by letting crude surge too high.


In the first quarter, coordinated production curbs by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies helped oil rally the most in almost a decade, restoring prices to over $70 a barrel.


Saudi Arabia, the group’s most powerful member, has made clear that it’s determined to keep supplies tight. That risks a repeat of 2018, when production cuts propelled oil to a four-year high, provoking a backlash from President Donald Trump and a hasty reversal by the kingdom.


“It appears that the producer group is over-tightening the market,"" said Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup Inc. in New York.",3
"Brands like Voxpop, The Tee Story and The Souled Store have stocked in Marvel merchandise, and are doing brisk sales


 “People are going crazy for Marvel t-shirts, especially the limited edition‘More than a fan’ t-shirt, which is flying off the shelves


 Sales have quadrupled ever since the release of Avengers:Endgame,” shares Vedang Patel, co-founder, The Souled Store


While the Avengers franchise has reached an end, Marvel fans have a lot to rejoice with Spider Man: Far From Home slated for a July 2 release, and a spate of other Marvel movies lined up for release",2
"Vivo launched a new smartphone in China under its recently created sub-brand iQOO on Wednesday. The smartphone is aimed primarily at gamers and is one of the most powerful from the Chinese company. Vivo has Xiaomi's Black Shark in its crosshairs with the iQOO.


The iQOO sports a 6.41-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2340x1080. It has a waterdrop notch at the top which houses the 12MP front-facing camera. Underneath the display it has an in-display fingerprint sensor.",1
"The Honor 7S comes with a screen size of 13.8cm combined with a 1440X720 resolution display. It is powered by a 3,020mAh battery. It has separate Dual SIM + Micro SD card slots which allow using both SIM cards and MicroSD cards at the same time. The smartphone supports the face-unlock feature.",1
"The couple’s lawyers had asked for a bifurcated judgment, meaning that two married people can be declared single before all issues in the divorce are agreed upon",2
"The first flash sale was held on August 16 and lasted for about 40 minutes with a minor glitch that prevented some buyers to go beyond the ‘Add to Cart’ stage.


The “smart-feature"" phone comes with a 2.4-inch display, a full QWERTY keypad with a 4-way navigation pad, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage that can be expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD card. It also supports apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Maps and YouTube with an added accessibility advantage of having Google Assistant. It is backed by a 2,000mAh battery and provides VoLTE and VoWiFi connectivity along with Bluetooth, GPS and NFC. To click photos, it features a 2MP rear camera and a VGA selfie camera.


Reliance Jio is offering special tariff plans for Reliance Jio Phone 2 users. These plans work only if the SIM card is in a Jio Phone.",1
"Fans of pop star Britney Spears assembled outside City Hall in West Hollywood, California, on Monday demanding to release her from a psychiatric facility


The protest was live-streamed on YouTube, with attendees shouting, “Hey, ho, Larry Rudolph has got to go,” claiming it was her longtime manager’s decision to put the star in the facility",2
"In a statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Drafthouse CEO Tim League said, “In times of loss, I want to spend time and reminisce and reflect


 But I also have a strong desire to revisit, on the big screen, my favourite cinematic memory of Notre Dame and judging from the global response, I don’t think I’m alone


“So we’re bringing Charles Laughton’s Quasimodo to the big screen at select Alamo Drafthouse locations for a series of free Victory screenings of the 1939 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame",2
"It will be revealed that Amitabh Bachchan had requested Yash Johar to use another song as his character was a serious don, and couldn’t be seen flirting


 Thus, Archana got to do the song “Alibaba” in Agneepath, while “Jumma Chumma” was used in Hum and featured Kimi Katkar


Karan Johar’s house of ministriesWith the general election around, Kapil will ask Karan to build his own ministry


 Karan will tag Akshay Kumar as his health minister, Varun Dhawan as the social media minister and Kareena Kapoor Khan as the minister of gossip affairs


 He will further name Sonam Kapoor as the minister of fashion and willingly choose himself as the house party minister


 When asked by Kapil who is a show-off minister in Bollywood, Kajol will excitedly point towards Karan",2
"Mumbai: Amara Raja Batteries Ltd’s stock fell 6% over the last two trading sessions on news that it has terminated its shareholder agreement with Johnson Controls International Plc., its technology partner since 1997. The sharp fall in the stock came even as Indian equity markets scaled record highs this week.


The company tried to allay fears of any adverse impact on growth prospects, but investors are still worried.


Amara Raja has done well in terms of growth in automotive and telecom batteries. However, all of a sudden the future is shrouded with uncertainty.",3
"NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday night released its fifth list of 56 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including 22 from Andhra Pradesh and 11 from West Bengal.


The list also included eight candidates from Telangana, six from Odisha and five from Assam, besides three remaining seats from Uttar Pradesh.",0
"The early reactions to Avengers: Endgame have emerged on social media and it appears Marvel has surpassed all expectations to deliver the perfect conclusion to the 22 film Infinity Saga


 Directed by the Russo brothers, the film is set in the aftermath of Thanos’ snap, an event which wiped out half of all living creatures in the universe


Fandango’s Erik Davis, who attended the world premiere of Avengers: Endgame, posted on Twitter, “#AvengersEndgame is a masterful epic – a true culmination of 22 films that not only concludes the story, but expands upon it",2
"The state has 57 government doctors and para-medical practitioners for every 100,000 people, compared to 100 doctors in Kerala. It has a mortality rate of 49 for every 1,000 live births for children under five years, almost at par with the all-India average of 50, but by far outranked by states such as Kerala (7) and Goa (13). In education, Odisha ranks 24 among states with a score of 46, below the halfway mark for quality education. The state was at the bottom of the table in terms of school dropout rate. While six out of 100 children stopped schooling in Odisha, the national average was below three, as per the NITI Aayog report.


A senior state BJP leader said the party has a substantial base in west Odisha, and the only member of Parliament (MP) from the party, Jual Oram, represents Sundargarh. “Western Odisha is influenced by the politics of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, where BJP has performed well. We are hoping to play an influential role in the coastal belt to bring in the numbers,"" he said.


A senior state Congress leader admitted that the party has not been able to strengthen itself, which has helped the BJD dominate the political scene. “We are hopeful that we will do well in Lok Sabha this time, but the BJP may have an edge in the assembly elections,"" the Congress leader said.",0
"The move comes a day before Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's largest smart phone maker, is set to announce its new flagship Galaxy series phones. Samsung and Qualcomm in December publicly committed to working together to release a 5G phone this year, and analysts believe Samsung will unveil a 5G version of its flagship models this week.


Qualcomm's chips are entering a crowded field. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's third-largest smart phone maker, last month announced that it has built a 5G chip that it will use in its own phones. Samsung, too, has a 5G modem called the Exynos 5100 that will power many Samsung devices sold outside the United States. Taiwan-based MediaTek Inc also has 5G chip, with Intel Corp targeting the second half of this year for a release.",1
"While the ECI remains one of the institutions most trusted by the public, the author argues that the body needs reforms to remain relevant.


In a multi-party coalition environment, to ensure the ECI remains free from political bias, its members should be debarred from any future political and diplomatic appointments. More importantly, the author suggests the ECI should ensure proper safeguards for political and ethnic minorities, opposition groups and ordinary citizens to allow them to participate in elections freely and without fear.",0
"To the vast majority of users, however, the appreciable difference in speed and computing power between the iPhone Xs Max and the Note 9 will be negligible at best. It wouldn’t be wise to base a buying decision on this alone.


Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 starts at $1,000, while Apple’s iPhone Xs Max will cost $1,099. Higher memory storage capacity options will push these prices higher still. They’re expensive, and they’re powerful. They represent some of the most advanced developments in mobile computing and industrial design, and the differences between them are not going to be obvious to many casual shoppers.


But the iPhone’s thinner design, and Apple’s focus on refining its software, imaging system, and wider hardware ecosystem, may enhance its attraction to average consumers as well as some enterprise users. Samsung’s greater emphasis on pure productivity, with the inclusion of the S Pen stylus and connectivity to desktop monitors for a PC-like experience, may appeal more readily to power users.


With Samsung and Apple’s latest top-of-the-line gadgets representing the pinnacle of their respective expertise, the user experience will be comparable, and a buying decision could well just come down to: “Do you want a gold one with a notch in the screen, or a purple one with a stylus?""


iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9iPhone XS Max featuresiPhone XS Max performanceiPhone XS Max cameraiPhone XS Max Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comparisoniPhone XS Max review",1
"The duo will play crucial roles in the unravelling of a new mystery as the cat and mouse chase of Sartaj and Gaitonde continue


Pankaj Tripathi, who has been dominating both small and big screen of late, will be seen playing a larger and more pivotal role in the Netflix series the second time around",2
"HMD Global, Nokia's brand licensee, launched the Nokia X71 in Taiwan on Wednesday. The smartphone sports a nearly bezel-less display with a circular cutout for the front facing camera, much like Samsung's Galaxy S10.


The smartphone is priced at NT$11,900 or around ₹26,394 and goes on sale next week. The smartphone, for now, is exclusive only to the Taiwanese markets. It's India availability hasn't been revealed yet.",1
"The fact that developers are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to make their apps intelligent and enhance user experiences, is also one of the reasons impacting the life span of older apps. Google, for instance, discontinued the “News and Weather"" and “Play Newsstand"" apps to offer an AI-powered News app built from scratch. AI-enabled Google Assistant, on its part, has replaced Google Now. The decision to kill an app can be influenced by many reasons, so its cannot be said that its demise was related to incorporating AI into apps’ system, says Sachin Dev Duggal, founder and CEO, Engineer.ai. However, he adds, that there is a likelihood of that happening in case of apps that don’t utilize modern day tools like AI across the life cycle of their business.


The rollout of the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) in the European Union, too, is another factor since apps have to protect the data privacy of individuals and be more transparent, failing which they will have to pay a heavy penalty. Google’s decision to kill Google+ sooner than it had earlier planned, for instance, was also due to an application programming interface (API) vulnerability that put the privacy of millions of users at risk.",1
"Following the terrorist attack on a paramilitary convoy in Pulwama, India bombed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM’s) biggest training camp in Pakistan. A suicide bomber had rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a Central Reserve Police Force bus in Kashmir’s Pulwama district killing 40 personnel.


“While national security is currently in the forefront, people will pay attention to a range of topics that affect their lives. In the run-up to elections, the top five issues affecting the nation are jobs, economic slowdown, crisis in agriculture, national security and the tense violence-laden atmosphere in the country. Growth has slowed and no jobs are being created. These issues are of grave concern and they will matter in this election,"" said Rajeev Gowda, a senior Congress leader.


Analysts say that while state issues were key earlier, the narrative has shifted since the Pulwama attack and the Balakot air strikes.",0
"“As you would expect, there is a lot of discussion and debate as we begin the long process of figuring out all the details of how this will work,"" Facebook said in a statement.


In many countries, people often rely on only one or two text messaging services. In China, WeChat, which is made by Tencent, is popular, while WhatsApp is heavily used in South America. But Americans are fragmented across multiple services, like Apple’s iMessage, SMS and various Google chat apps.


For Facebook, the changes provide a better chance at making money from Instagram and WhatsApp, which currently generate little revenue even though they have vast numbers of users. Instagram has 1 billion monthly active users, while WhatsApp has 1.5 billion.


Zuckerberg does not yet have specific plans for how to profit from the integration of the services, said two of the people. But a more engaged audience could lead to new forms of advertising or other services for which Facebook could charge a fee, they said.


One business opportunity involves behavior around Facebook Marketplace, a free Craigslist-like product where people can buy and sell goods on the social network. The service has grown popular in Southeast Asia and other markets outside the United States.


When the apps are knitted together, Facebook Marketplace buyers and sellers in Southeast Asia would be able to reach out and communicate with each other using WhatsApp — which is popular there — rather than using Facebook Messenger or another, non-Facebook text messaging service. Eventually, that could lead to new ad opportunities or services for profit, said one of the people.",1
"Produced by Dil Raju, Ashwini Dutt and Prasad V Potluri under Sri Venkateswara Creations, Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema banners respectively, Maharshi stars Sonal Chauhan, Allari Naresh, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad among others",2
"The chats will focus on 'the opportunities, the challenges, the hopes and the anxieties' of how technology will shape human behaviour, says Zuckerberg",1
"He said that scams in defence sector used to happen during the former Congress governments' rule and the defence forces lacked modern equipments and weapons.


The PM said there was no progress in Rafale deal during Congress rule, Mig planes kept on crashing but they did nothing to enhance the power of the forces.


Referring to the issue of Pak refugees in India, Modi said that Hindus who are in minority in Pakistan face discrimination there and the government of India made efforts to get citizenship amendment bill passed.


""The Chowkidaar has also made efforts to get citizenship amendment law passed for those having faith in the country (Maa Bharati). The people of this country who chose to live in Pakistan at the time of partition .... started facing atrocities because their faith and the way of revering god was different,"" he said.


The PM said that efforts will be made to complete the long pending work after the government formation on May 23. 


Modi said that the upcoming polls are also ""very important"" for those who are going to vote for the first time.",0
"Assam’s teacher Binita Jain, who won Rs 1 crore in KBC 10, shared, “I was trying to apply for KBC since season 1


”A tweet on Sony TV’s official Twitter handle narrated the story of Taj Mohammed Rangrez who became a Crorepati in season 8


 “Taj Mohammed Rangrez, the winner of season 8 is telling you how his never give up attitude helped him win big on #KBC",2
"Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah filed his nomination papers on Saturday for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat.


Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani accompanied Shah.",0
"The government on February 1 said it plans to borrow almost $100 billion for the year starting April 1


Mumbai: India is struggling to sell its bonds at recent auctions, and that’s even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks upon a record borrowing program.


Underwriters rescued a longer-tenor bond sale on Friday following poor buying support that’s seen the bid-to-cover ratio -- a gauge of demand -- drift lower in the last two auctions from levels seen in January.",3
"The Mi A2 has received the Android Pie upgrade as it is an Android One device. The Redmi Note 6 Pro runs Android Oreo 8.1 with Xiaomi's MIUI running atop.


At the front of the Mi A2 is a 5.99-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080. The Redmi Note 6 Pro has a slightly taller, 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 2,280 x 1,080.",1
"Almost three in four banks in Asia Pacific anticipate that fraud in their country will increase in 2019, said a new report by FICO


Cybersecurity continues to be a major issue in India with 76.3% of organizations hit by cyber attacks in the last year, a global survey from security firm Sophos corroborated


Bengaluru/New Delhi: On Tuesday, Indian IT service company Wipro Ltd. confirmed reports about a phishing attack on its IT systems even as it hired an independent forensic firm to assist with the investigation. The breach was first reported by cybersecurity portal, KrebsOnSecurity, after it was brought to their attention by two sources on the condition of anonymity.


Only a day earlier, a researcher John Page revealed that hackers can use an unpatched exploit in Internet Explorer (IE) to both spy on Windows users and steal their local data . In fact, email accounts across Microsoft’s Outlook, Hotmail and MSN services were left vulnerable for almost three months (1 January to 28 March) even as Microsoft said that only a “limited"" number of people had their accounts compromised in the breach.


Wipro and Microsoft are only cases in point. The world over, individuals, companies and governments are being increasingly targeted as we get more digital with a rise in smartphones and more connected devices underscoring the internet of things (IoT) trend. India is no exception cybersecurity continues to be a major issue in India with 76% organizations hit by online attacks in the last year, as compared to 68% incidents across the globe, according to a global survey from security firm Sophos early last month.",1
"The Indian launch of the OnePlus 6T will take place in New Delhi on Tuesday, 30 October. We ex-expect the device to be priced similarly.


mint-india-wire One Plus 6TOnePlus 6TOnePlus 6T priceOnePlusOnePlus 6T featuresOnePlus 6T India launchOnePlus 6T launch",1
"IBM was found using millions of photos taken from image hosting platform Flickr to train its facial recognition systems


In December 2018, Facebook found a bug that may have affected personal photos of around 6.8 million users, including photos that users had kept out of their timelines. “The bug potentially gave developers access to other photos, such as those shared on Marketplace or Facebook Stories. It also impacted photos that people uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post,"" pointed out Tomer Bar, who was then an engineering director at Facebook, in an official developer blog post. Facebook has since fixed the bug.


This month, IBM (International Business Machines) was found to be using millions of photos taken from image hosting platform Flickr to train its facial recognition systems.


According to news reports, the photos used by IBM had been annotated with details like skin tone for the training algorithms.",1
"The A12 Bionic chipset is also integrated with the next-generation Neural Engine, which allows better performance especially in terms of photography and augmented reality. The chipset with its octa-core design allows up to 5 trillion operations per second that enables faster plane detection for ARKit and faster performance with apps that use machine learning.


The dual 12MP rear cameras have been completely refreshed. The main wide-angle shooter now comes with a new sensor with a larger pixel size of 1.4 microns, as compared to 1.22 microns on the outgoing iPhone X. The aperture remains the same though, at f/1.8. The telephoto camera is now optically stabilised and uses a 12MP sensor with an f/2.4 lens.


Now, you can also adjust the depth of field after a photo has been taken. The Smart HDR feature uses the Neural engine to give better dynamic range while offering zero shutter lag, and even capturing interframes as well as long exposure shots.",1
"Priyanka Gandhi lashed out at the ruling party, calling it “pro-rich”, “anti-farmer” and alleging that it acts against the interests of the armed forces.


Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi continued her election campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Friday with a visit to Ayodhya, where she trained her guns on Modi and alleged lack of development in the Prime Minister’s Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. “I was told that in the past five years he has not visited even a single village in his own constituency though he has been travelling all over the country and abroad,"" Priyanka Gandhi said at an interaction in Ayodhya.


Priyanka Gandhi lashed out at the ruling party, calling it “pro-rich"", “anti-farmer"" and alleging that it acts against the interests of the armed forces. “The government’s focus is only on helping the rich, making the rich, richer. They have money for the businessmen, but not for the poor,"" she said. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley joined in the war of words by taking a dig at the loosely stitched alliance of opposition parties in a blog post.


“Today you have no ‘gathbandhan’ let alone ‘mahagathbandhan’. It is a ‘non-bandhan’. You have no leader, no programme, no meeting of minds. Stability, which is paramount, is a major casualty. The only thing in common is negative agenda ‘remove one man’. It is a recipe for chaos,"" he said in the blog.",0
"Rallis India derives a fifth of its revenues from exports. So, a recovery in the global agrochemical market should benefit the company as well. However, much of its fortunes are intertwined with the Indian market, where tepid demand pushed up inventories and clouded the outlook for future sales.


The sharp rise in raw material costs is compounding the problem for local agrochemical sellers. Plant shutdowns related to pollution curbs in China crimped raw material supplies and drove up prices.


Export-oriented companies have withstood the pressure relatively better, because of greater backward integration. However, a strengthening rupee can negate this advantage to some extent, putting the onus on price hikes. How well the companies navigate this will be crucial. Besides, valuations of UPL and PI Industries, at 18 times and 34 times estimated FY20 estimates, respectively, are not cheap to own.",3
"GSMArena also added the smartphone will have a USB Type-C port at the bottom along with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a triple camera setup at the back comprising a 35MP+5MP+8MP configuration. The 5MP camera at the back is a depth sensor with the 8 MP camera coming with an ultra-wide angle lens.


The renders also show one crucial thing—the absence of any physical fingerprint sensor. This hints at the presence of an in-display fingerprint scanner, much like the Galaxy A50.",1
"Besides, there is a section of BJP leaders and members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organizations who want the government to take steps to build a Ram temple at the earliest. Senior leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, an affiliate of the RSS, have repeatedly demanded that the government legislate to allow early construction of the temple at the disputed site.


“The NDA government has tried to make the lives of people easy. People must remember that (BSP leader) Mayawati misused the name of Bhim Rao Ambedkar just as the Samajwadi Party misused the name of (the late socialist) Ram Manohar Lohia. They talk about Ambedkar and Lohia but don’t follow their teachings,"" Modi said.


Senior leaders of the SP-BSP alliance too campaigned in Uttar Pradesh during the day. Mayawati, who addressed a public meeting in Barabanki, accused the BJP leadership of seeking to make political capital from the actions of armed forces. “The borders of the country are not totally secure under the BJP government, as a result of which terror attacks are taking place and several jawans are being martyred. It is most unfortunate that they are anyhow using this for election purposes,"" Mayawati said.",0
"In 2011, Mayhew and his wife started the Peter Mayhew Foundation, which has supported various causes including helping a young woman get approved for a life-saving lung transplant in 2016


Mayhew is survived by his wife, Angie, who will continue running the foundation, as well as three daughters and one grandchild",2
"Surya who is originally from Chikmagalur district is the nephew of Basavanagudi legislator L. A. Ravisubramanya.


Surya is also known for his strong views on nationalism often questioning, throwing around the patriotic test to those who question the views of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the BJP.


However, many of his close aides and others who work with him do not consider him a grounded person. Some even going far enough to call him a “Brahminical bigot"".",0
"The Nova 4 is priced at 3,399 yuan (about ₹ 35,000) for the variant with a 48MP camera while the lower-end variant with a 20MP sensor is priced at 3,099 yuan (about ₹ 32,000). The smartphone will likely make its way to the Indian markets next year in January.",1
"It’s clear that at the heart of this inspiring film, there is a story about the prejudice a woman has to deal with on a daily basis


 She is a pilot, an ambitious young woman, who is interested in romance, and she is also a survivour of an acid attack",2
"The code goes in detail over the issue of political advertisements including transparency in paid political advertisements, abiding by pre-certification by the Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) of the EC and updating on on the measures taken by them to prevent abuse of their respective platforms.",0
"”Marvel in March released its first female superhero film with Oscar-winning actor Brie Larson playing the titular role of Captain Marvel


 Speaking about the representation of women in Hollywood’s biggest superhero universe, Brie said, “Representation matters


 So whenever you start playing a character, I end up being somebody else for way more hours in the day than I am myself",2
"It’s hard to remember who any of the cast members were 10 years ago,” Harington told People magazine",2
"Separately, Facebook unveiled a Messenger app overhaul that makes the mobile software leaner, faster and more of an energy miser.


Features built into the new Messenger app, used by some 1.3 billion people, build on the social network's broader vision of small-group-sharing in ""virtual living rooms,"" according to Chudnovsky.


Facebook also announced its Portal video call device would be available internationally -- starting with Canada in June, and Europe later this year -- and would allow calls over the WhatsApp messaging platform.


Meanwhile, the Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest headsets, starting at $399, will begin shipping on May 21, expanding Facebook's move into virtual reality and gaming, the company said.


LucasFilm and Oculus Studios will have a ""Star Wars"" themed ""Vader Immortal"" virtual reality game ready when the Quest launches, putting players face to face with the master of the dark side of the Force.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The main caveat of the 100% cashback offer with Reliance Digital is that it is not available on products from several popular brands like Xiaomi, Samsung and Lenovo


Reliance JioJio Diwali Dhamaka offerJio 100% cashbackJio cashbackReliance DigitalReliance digital voucherMyJioRs 1699 plan jioRs 149 plan jio


Reliance Jio is offering its subscribers cashbacks, special plans, gift cards and more during the festive season. Jio Phone 2 will also be on sale as a part of Jio’s Diwali celebrations.",1
"Launched in India in 2018, TikTok has 120 million active users in India, particularly youngsters in small town and cities. (Reuters)


New Delhi: With the Supreme Court refusing to stay the Madras High Court order early this month, to ban social media platform TikTok for encouraging pornography, the Ministry Of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has directed Google and Apple to remove the social media app from their respective app stores in a bid to prevent further downloads.


Following the Madras High Court’s order, TikTok had reached out to Supreme Court for a stay on the order but the appeal was rejected on 15 April on grounds that the matter was subjudice.",1
"Also read | Salman Khan looks intense in brand new poster of BharatSharing the first look poster of Katrina, Salman Khan tweeted, “Aur phir humare zindagi mein aayi ‘Madam Sir’😉 #KatrinaKaif #BharatKaJunoon


” The hashtag #BharatKaJunoon draws special attention to Katrina’s character about which nothing has been revealed yet",2
Prosecutors have charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month,2
"Titan is one of the key beneficiaries of the anticipated shift to the formal market. As analysts from Kotak Institutional Equities point out, the company has done a great job at making the most of the market share gain opportunity presented by favourable externalities in the past couple of years. “Some of these externalities continue to sustain and strong performance should sustain for the next few years,"" they added.


But note that the stock trades at an expensive 50-times estimated earnings for the next fiscal year, based on Bloomberg data. This essentially means sharp upsides could be limited.",3
"“Overall in this election, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will have a limited impact. She is expected to enthuse party workers but her appointment came very late. If she had already held some rounds of public rallies in Uttar Pradesh till now it could have been a different scenario. Her speech in Gujarat was a mature one and in terms of raising issues, she might have some impact on voters but not to a great extent,"" Lucknow-based political analyst S.K. Dwivedi said.


“While she began her campaigning from Gujarat it would be interesting to see if she goes out of Uttar Pradesh for campaigning in the general elections. Some of the key challenges ahead of her is selecting the right candidates, preparing a strategy for triangular fight in several seats and giving a fresh lease of life to Congress in the state,"" he added.",0
"Also read | Avengers Endgame movie leaked on Tamilrockers before releaseDisney revealed that Avengers: Endgame grossed about $107


, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson and Josh Brolin among others",2
"My number one role is me being a father in my own life and that is put upon in the biggest role I have ever played in the movies


 It is a wonderful grounding rod,” he told PTI when asked about being one of the few Avengers to have a relatively normal family life


“Superheroes are flying around with hammers and lightning and all the stuff but what it all comes down to? I feel Clint has the best, in the sense, that ultimately it is humanity that has real value",2
"Analysts also questioned if the phones will work as well when they are folded up as when they are unfolded.


IDC senior analyst Ryan Reith said he was sceptical that smartphones with foldable screens will work well since apps will need to be ""tweaked"" to ensure that they work on the smaller screen when the phone is folded up


""It needs to make sure that there is seamless switch from one (screen) to the other. There is a lot of work that has to come with that,"" said Reith.


Research firm Strategy Analytics forecasts global sales of just 1.2 million foldable phones this year, which will rise to around 64.9 million phones in 2023 -- just 3.5 percent of projected global smartphone sales that year.",1
"The research team had anticipated that girls, identifying with the star of the show, would be more vulnerable


 Horowitz said that looking at suicide-attempt data, which the researchers did not have, might have told another story


“Females of all ages are three times more likely to attempt suicide, but males are four times more likely to complete it,” Horowitz said


”Either way, more detailed work will be needed to make a conclusive case, Nock said in an email, “Suicide rates bounce around a lot more when the cell sizes are low, as they are with kids aged 10 to 17 years


 So, this new paper suggests there may be an association between ‘13 Reasons Why’ and the suicide rate",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"MUMBAI: The Indian rupee on Wednesday was trading marginally lower against the US dollar, tracking losses in Asian currencies market.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 68.97 a dollar, down 0.17% from its previous close of 68.86. The home currency opened at 69.01 a dollar.",3
"Silverman “is both lying and in breach of his confidentiality agreement,"" said Christina Vee, a spokeswoman for Kraken.


Powell is known in the cryptocurrency world for his outspoken views on what rules should apply to the trading of digital assets. Last year Powell responded to a request by the New York Attorney General for information about his exchange by saying, in part, that 'most crypto traders' aren’t concerned about 'being protected from market manipulation' even though “scams are rampant."" Kraken is one of the exchanges that sets prices for CME Group Inc.’s Bitcoin futures contract. Powell has said that Kraken doesn’t have to adhere to New York rules because the firm hasn’t operated in the state for years.


In an April 2018 tweet, Powell said, “We made the wise decision to get the hell out of New York three years ago."" Kraken announced in a 2015 blog post that it discontinued its New York services, citing onerous requirements from the state’s BitLicense, a regulatory framework required by the Department of Financial Services for virtual currency businesses. “Regrettably, the abominable BitLicense has awakened. It is a creature so foul, so cruel that not even Kraken possesses the courage or strength to face its nasty, big, pointy teeth,"" the company wrote in the post titled “Farewell, New York.""",3
"Ironically, his next with Rajkummar Santoshi will see him shed his action hero avatar as he is set to portray Sikh warrior Fateh Singh",2
"The state, which has had an uneasy relationship with the mainland since the days of the late pro-independence leader Angami Zapu Phizo, is wary of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) promises because of the Naga Peace Accord, 2015, held up by slow progress of talks and the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. These, along with the aversion of the people of the Christian-majority state toward the BJP’s agenda to promote Hindutva and the uniform civil code, are the major issues in Nagaland. (Read more...)


The Lok Sabha constituency of west Tripura will vote on Thursday in the hope that they will bring to power a candidate who can address the sharp rise in unemployment in the state as well as assuage fears about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.",0
"“Till April, over ₹15,000 crore will be spent on these welfare schemes. About 500,000 unemployed youngsters are getting the money, and these things will help us in the upcoming polls,"" the official said. The ruling TDP’s main opposition is the YSR Congress Party, led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.


Political analysts said given that Rao’s ‘Rythu Bandhu’ and other welfare schemes led to his huge victory (88 of 119 seats) in the Telangana Assembly elections last year, Naidu may do well if he manages to pass on the benefits in time.


“Historically, these things have worked, and there is evidence. However, there is also strong anti-incumbency against the (state) government. We have to see whether these schemes will offset it. One really needs to understand how much does the Andhra Pradesh government really have, because one has to see how long Naidu can sustain this. KCR (Rao) is showing the way, and you are following. But you need a long-term solution, instead of such election ploys to buy votes,"" said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"At the same time, there is no respite yet for Reliance Jio investors as well. Focus on volume-led market share gains means investments will continue to remain elevated, elongating the payback period.


“This (revenue market share) may rise eventually when Reliance (Jio) pulls well ahead of peers, but even then, higher usage (not yields) may hold the key, likely keeping infrastructure and content spend high,"" add analysts at Jefferies India.",3
"The much-awaited biometric unlocking feature of WhatsApp is finally here, on WhatsApp for iPhone. The build version 2.19.20 has received this feature which lets you add an extra layer of security to the application through Face ID and Touch ID. The new authentication system works similarly to the one found on Outlook and Signal iOS apps.",1
"This centre will work closely with various ministries and government departments to promote innovation in application of AI to take e-governance services to the next level, he said.


The prime minister has been repeatedly conveying to us that all the ministers and the government must use new dimensions of AI in the course of governance, Prasad added.


Over the last two years, the government has been actively promoting the use of AI. Last year, the IT ministry had set up four committees to encourage research related to AI headed by directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Nasscom and eminent researchers to develop citizen-centric use cases.",1
"""Take the Mercedes-Benz S-Class 12-cylinder model. If that approaches you at 10 kilometres an hour you can also barely hear it, so we wanted a sound which also oozes refinement for the electric car,"" Hermann said.


Mercedes-AMG, a performance brand which takes pride in the loud exhaust notes from its eight and 12 cylinder combustion engines, is taking an unorthodox approach to make its future electric cars heard.


AMG is working with the American rock band Linkin Park to find a potent artificial sound for its electric cars, Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers said.


BMW Group is also working on the sound of a new electric Mini, according to Esther Bahne, Vice President Strategy and Innovation at BMW's Mini.",1
"Mumbai: To borrow a phrase from table tennis, India is two games down against China. Much of the media attention at home has been focused on the sparring between India and Pakistan. But in the important area of trade and markets, there has been trouble further north, with China notching up two major victories in quick succession.


First, there is a thawing of China’s trade relations with the US, with reports suggesting that the two countries will announce a deal that ends their trade war soon. In contrast, India’s trade relations with the US took a wrong turn, with the latter withdrawing duty benefits provided to certain Indian products earlier this month.


Around the same time, MSCI increased the weights of China shares in its highly popular indices, which means that more money will chase those stocks vis-a-vis stocks of other emerging markets (EMs). Foreign brokerage house Jefferies has estimated a net outflow of $9.17 billion from India as a result, from both passive and actively managed funds (ETFs) (see chart above).",3
"Both IT parks would provide a steady supply of employment opportunities besides being specifically geared towards the needs of the IT/ITeS sector, it said.",1
"While Game of Thrones fans in China felt cheated when they found that the season premiere of the HBO show’s last season was heavily censored, their Indian counterparts were quiet


The runtime of the first episode of the eighth and final season was 54 minutes long, but the version Chinese fans watched was just 48 minutes – six minutes of the epic fantasy series, streamed exclusively on tech giant Tencent’s video platform, were cut out, including some key scenes


HBO has been blocked in China since June 2018 after John Oliver criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping in one of the segments of his eponymous show


Indian fans of the series, based on books by George RR Martin, got a better deal as streaming service Hotstar managed to get a simulcast with the US real time and uncensored


 Same has been the fate of all the preceding seven seasons of the series, known for its explicit and violent scenes and strong language, on the channel


The introductory shots to the scene, where the viewer sees Bronn in a brothel annoyed with three nude sex workers as they are more interested in Daenerys Targeryen’s three dragons than him, were chopped off


Next, the viewer watched Theon Greyjoy free his sister Yara from their uncle Euron’s grip as he kills the guard, driving an axe through his face",2
"London: Copper prices held steady on Monday, bolstered by expectations of seasonally strong Chinese demand in the second quarter and low stocks, while concerns about a global economic slowdown due to trade tensions capped gains.


Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.3% at $6,453 a tonne at 1055 GMT. Prices of the metal used widely in power and construction have traded in a $200 range since the middle of February.


""The second quarter is normally the strongest in terms of physical activity, stocks are low and supply tightness is evident in metals like copper,"" said Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar.


""Our concerns would be the macro overlay, slowing global growth and the unresolved US-China trade dispute.""",3
"The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2% in February 2019, the worst since September 2016, according a report from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, a Mumbai-based think tank. The number of those employed fell by 18.3 million over the same period.


Youth (15-24 years) comprise more than 20% of Rajasthan’s population. The state is known for rising tourist numbers, but its educated youth does not seem to have benefitted.


Mehtaab Gadhilo, a 47-year-old blacksmith, and his 24-year-old son Mukesh are taking a break from work in Putholi village on the outskirts of Chittorgarh. The father is worried about the lack of opportunities for his son, and this is a factor that will weigh on his mind when he votes on 29 April. “We save and send our children to private schools because the quality of education is better than in government schools. It costs ₹8,000-10,000 a year to send a child to private school. But once they finish, they have to do the same work as us because there are no jobs,"" he said.",0
"The plot got thicker when Prachi soon took to social media to announce that she was breaking up with Mahat


Prachi Mishra, a model and the winner Femina Miss India Earth 2012, had said, “… I sent someone whom I love and we planned our life around the big boss timing etc",2
"Kanchana 3 movie cast: Raghava Lawrence, Kovai Sarala, Devadarshini, Oviya, Vedhika
Kanchana 3 movie director: Raghava Lawrence
Kanchana 3 movie rating: 1


 The moment he senses some paranormal activity, he needs his mother (Sarala) around—all the time—even when he pees",2
"Actor Zac Efron has revealed that it became difficult for him to detach himself from his Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile character Ted Bundy after he finished shooting for the film


The biographical crime thriller, directed by Joe Berlinger, features Efron as serial killer Bundy, who confessed to killing at least 30 women during 1970s",2
"BENGALURU: Bengaluru: With Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) banking on regional parties to stitch up their numbers beyond the Hindi heartland states, Elections 2019 is turning out to be the biggest platform for coalition politics.


The resurgence of regional parties and rising instances of identity politics is also heralding an era of pre-poll alliances, forcing the non-BJP and non-Congress outfits to pick a side ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which is turning into one of the most divisive ones in recent memory.


Those that have resisted the temptation to form an alliance with either of the two power centres, such as the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Telangana, seem to be keeping their options open for a post-poll alliance.",0
"The most unique element of the whole package would be its design. The Redmi Note 7 will come with a glass back with dual tone gradient. It will be available in Twilight Gold, Fantasy Blue and Bright Black colours.",1
"""Today, people increasingly want the intimacy of connecting privately as well. So, I think there also needs to be a digital equivalent of the living room -- a platform just as built out with all of the ways you'd want to interact privately,"" said the Facebook CEO.


He said the digital town squares like Facebook and Instagram will always be important and will only continue to grow in importance.


""Over time, I believe there's an even bigger opportunity with the digital living room to build a platform focused on privacy. We all need to communicate privately, and this service could be even more important in our lives. So, I think we should focus our efforts on building this privacy-focused platform,"" he noted.


""You should have simple, intimate spaces where you have complete confidence that what you say and do is private. Encryption. Your private communications should be secure, and end-to-end encryption prevents anyone - including even us - from seeing what you share,"" Zuckerberg added.",1
"Online, social media users were divided over the price, the features and whether consumers would even need such a phone. “Innovative? Sure. Needed? Not sure. 6 cameras, 2 screens and 2 batteries at $1980?!?,"" wrote Twitter user @JackPhan.


Innovative? Sure. Needed? Not sure. 6 cameras, 2 screens and 2 batteries at $1980?!?  WHY?!?  #GalaxyFold #Unpacked 


Reddit user AmazedCoder took a more positive view. “The fact that people are only complaining about the price should tell you that a lot of people actually want this, but can’t get it. Second gen of this thing is gonna sell like hotcakes.""


While most analysts expect Apple to wait until 2020 to match the foldable phone, Samsung has set new price standards in the premium category as it seeks to revive consumer interest in an industry that posted its first-ever sales decline last year.


“$1980 dollar for a #galaxyfold no thanks... watch...now the next iPhone will be $1999,"" Twitter user @zollotech said.",1
"“Given that 2019 will be an election year, we cannot wish the volatility away; however, we believe that the earnings recovery, albeit delayed, will take center-stage after the elections,"" BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Shah wrote in his January outlook report, which he described as “a tale of two halves.""


India has always had superior profit growth rate compared with other emerging markets and investors are seeing less disruption and more sustainability in the gains now than they have in the last four years, he said.


“The coming months will involve some volatility, for sure, as India’s rambunctious electorate participates in what famously is the world’s largest general election,"" he said. “Investors are likely to have the occasion to remind themselves that the best companies can gain share in a generally challenging environment. Long-term observers know that the opportunity in India remains very compelling.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Immediately after the Balakot airstrikes, the Congress cancelled its much-touted 28 February Congress Working Committee meeting and mega rally in Ahmedabad, which also was to be the venue for Priyanka Gandhi’s first public address after venturing into politics. It was party president Rahul Gandhi’s big idea to take the 2019 Lok Sabha election battle to Narendra Modi’s lair. These meetings eventually did take place but after a space of a fortnight. In the meantime, the BJP silently began its poaching spree of key Congress legislators from rural areas, particularly Saurashtra.


Saurashtra used to be a BJP bastion since 1995, which was shaken for the first time in 2017. No wonder then that the ruling party in the state has begun to focus its attention on this critical region, more than 75% of which is rural and agricultural hinterland. In the last two months, key Congress leaders in areas covering as many as seven Lok Sabha seats in Saurashtra have defected.


One of the defectors, Jawahar Chavda, was inducted into the Vijay Rupani government as a cabinet minister within 24 hours of joining the BJP.


Months earlier, another senior leader from the important Koli community and a legislator from Jasdan falling under Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency, Kunvarji Bavalia, resigned from the Congress to be made a cabinet minister on the same day. In fact, as many as 34 leaders of various hues, including sitting and former legislators as well as former MPs, have switched over from the Congress to the BJP in the past five years. And a majority of them hailed from rural areas, largely Saurashtra.


Saurashtra is to Gujarat what Uttar Pradesh is to India in terms of the proportion of legislators (54 members of legislative assembly) it sends to the state assembly. But there is some churning in north Gujarat also with Congress legislator from Unjha assembly seat, Asha Patel, quitting to join the BJP. With the help of Asha Patel, once a close associate of Hardik Patel, the Congress had snatched a traditional BJP stronghold in Mehsana, the home district of the Modi-Shah duo. Another shock came for the Congress early last week when young turk and emerging OBC (other backward classes) leader Alpesh Thakore and his aide Dhavalsinh Zala, both MLAs from north Gujarat, quit the party. North Gujarat is a Patidar and OBC dominant region, with a mix of rural and semi-urban areas, where the Congress was hoping to pick up three of the four Lok Sabha seats.


The key reasons for BJP’s 2017 reversal—severe farmer distress, unemployment, and the adverse impact created due to the twin blows of demonetization and GST—are all still very much alive. Besides, with the summer setting in, water woes of the farmers in the drought-prone parts of the state would also come into play.


Ask Keshubhai in Modadaar village in Porbandar about the election and he immediately says: “There is nothing for farmers in the scheme of things under the present government. Not a single one of their promises to farmers has been fulfilled. Where is the Narmada water for irrigation or drinking?"" In the region, water trickles in once in ten days. Survival largely depends on water tankers.


“They seem to be merely mocking our situation,"" rues Hardasbhai in the nondescript Kadegi village, when asked about the ₹6,000 aid announced by the central government for all farmers. “We will get a paltry amount of ₹2,000 first. It would have been better if this was not given. We have not received adequate support prices for our groundnut and cotton crops. The government should have looked into that,"" Hardasbhai says.",0
Actor Richard Madden says he wishes to play a villain in a film as he is tired of playing the good guy on screen,2
"“She has been assessing the situation in Eastern UP and has some ideas in place which will be implemented in the coming days. Her immediate challenge will definitely be ticket distribution in the state and whether she can infuse a sense of belief in party workers about Congress' prospects,"" a senior Congress leader from Lucknow said requesting anonymity.


Political analysts feel Vadra will have a 'limited impact' since a mammoth task ahead of her would be to convince the cadre and the people of UP to change their opinion about the prospects of the Congress party winning in the state. In the 2014 general elections, Congress faced a rout in the state as it won just two Lok Sabha seats of the Gandhis out of the total 80.",0
"OnePlus 7 Pro has also received ‘Safety for Eyes’ certification from the VDE Testing and Certification Institute for its ability to better filter out harmful blue lights.


Parameters for testing OnePlus 7 Pro's display include colour accuracy, brightness, contrast accuracy, display spectra and pixel density among others


OnePlus 7 Pro has also received ‘Safety for Eyes’ certification from the VDE Testing and Certification Institute for its ability to better filter out harmful blue lights",1
"Samsung accounted for 18% global market share followed by Apple at 17% and Huawei at 15%, according to Counterpoint Research data at the end of 2018. (AP)


Koh also stressed that the company will continue to hold the top position by innovating and creating new mobile experiences


His comments arrive after the president of Huawei, Richard Yu, laid out goals of making Huawei as the world's number one smartphone manufacturer",1
"To answer that, think first of a sight I’m sure you’ve seen often: Sparks flying when a piece of metal drags along the ground, or rubs against another piece of metal. Maybe it’s an old car with some piece of its chassis loose and scraping the road surface as the car speeds past. Maybe it’s the wheels of a train against the rails it rides on, as it picks up speed.


Why do we see those sparks? You think “friction"" and you’re right, but that’s only a partial explanation. That is, it’s not just friction that’s the cause. For example, you wouldn’t see such sparks if the car dragged a rod made of plastic or wood along the ground. There is certainly friction, and it might wear away the rod, but you don’t see any sparks. Try a palm frond, or a tablecloth, or a newspaper, or the pretty stilettos Poorna aunty gave you. No sparks from any of those. A glass bottle? It will simply shatter, and right away.


For sparks to appear, the substance that’s dragged along the ground needs to be “pyrophoric"", a word whose Greek root means “fire-bearing"". A pyrophoric material is prone to spontaneous ignition under certain conditions, without necessarily being heated to high temperatures. Many relatively obscure substances have this property and must therefore be handled with some care. But some familiar substances are also pyrophoric: Aluminium and iron, for example.


I’m guessing you read that last sentence and your brow wrinkled. You are wondering why your aluminium thali, or your house keys and the always rusting keyrings, have never spontaneously caught fire. The point here is my mention above of “under certain conditions"". Those conditions are met when objects made of these metals are subjected to friction, like with the surface of a road. What happens then is that the friction chips away tiny pieces of the metal, and these pieces spontaneously ignite as they fly through the air, and voilà: The shower of sparks that you’ve seen plenty of times.


This is the mechanism at work in more common cigarette lighters, or in now obsolete guns known as “flintlocks"". In the guns, for example, a small and sharp piece of hard stone called flint is held cocked in position. When the trigger is pulled, it rapidly rotates forward and strikes a piece of steel. The friction between flint and steel shears off small shards from the steel. They ignite, and that shower of sparks is directed into a little pan filled with gunpowder. In turn, the gunpowder ignites and…well, you get the picture: The gun fires. With the cigarette lighter, it’s much the same. When your thumb turns that minuscule wheel, it rubs against a piece of metal and scrapes off tiny pieces that catch fire. At the same time, you’re releasing some of the fuel from inside the lighter and…well, you get the picture again: You have a flame. (Not that I’m suggesting that you smoke.)


So, if you now have an idea of how those sparks you see so often are formed, what is the connection to helicopters, and to military ones at that?",1
"The neighbour, a divorcee, is a cold man, who stops believing in love after being shunned by his first wife",2
"Apart from this, Sudeep is also a part of Chiranjeevi’s Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and will be seen in Dabangg 3, starring Salman Khan",2
"The official logline of the third season reads: President Kirkman (Sutherland) will face a political reality campaigning


“What does it take to make a leader? What price will he be willing to pay? This season will explore today’s world of campaigning, smear tactics, debates, campaign finance and “fake news",2
"Huawei Mate 20 lineup consists of a radial camera setup with three cameras sitting inside a square module, and a flash completing the four corners of it


Huawei takes everything that's right with 2018 smartphones and makes it a little better with its new smartphones, while taking a dig at Apple


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Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched two of its frontrunning phones, the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, at an event in London. The Mate 20 is priced at 799 euros (about ₹ 67,900) for the 4GB/128GB variant and 849 euros (about ₹ 72,100) for the 6GB/128GB variant while the Mate 20 Pro is priced at 1,049 euros (about ₹ 89,000). The Indian arrival of the two phones is yet to be revealed by Huawei.


The main theme of the launch was to present the advantages of the smartphones over the iPhone Xs (and sometimes Samsung Note 9).


The two smartphones differ in three major areas—display, design and camera. The underpinnings, however, remain the same more or less.",1
"He added that people believe in promises made for the future only when they have been fulfilled in the past. BJP’s campaign will focus on national security, women empowerment, campaign against corruption and black money, PM Kisan, work done for the poor and the emerging middle class.


Attacking opposition parties and their attempts to stitch an alliance against the NDA, Jaitley said that the main focus of the campaign will be to draw a comparison between what the two governments will have to offer.


“The big picture is that there was a stable nucleus and a larger NDA coalition in this government. It has a decisive leader and a majority government…An important part of our campaign will be a comparison between a government with a clear mandate, which has been tested, or a government of chaos and a mix of lots of parties,"" Jaitley said.",0
"The new ""Momentum True Wireless"" Bluetooth earphones has a four-hour battery life that can be recharged via its compact case with integrated power bank.


""The Momentum True Wireless truly redefines the audio benchmark and raises the bar for wearable sound,"" said Kapil Gulati, Director, Consumer Segment, Sennheiser India.",1
"Google's Pixel smartphone has just a home ""pill"" and then a back button appears only when it's required.


Other phones running Android 9 operating system (OS) have a more traditional three-button layout, while still others teach you custom gestures to get rid of the navigation bar altogether.",1
"In global markets, gold prices rose today as the dollar fell against the yuan after US President Donald Trump said he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods, while palladium surged to a record high.


Trump said on Sunday that he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods that had been scheduled for later this week, citing ""substantial progress"" in Sino-U.S. trade talks over the weekend, and that he and his Chinese counterpart would meet to seal a deal if progress continued.",3
"Ericsson Cloud VoLTE is an industrialized solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data center cloud. The solution includes a complete virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and supporting nodes to add VoLTE service to an existing LTE data network, and serves as a foundation to evolve and expand voice and other communication services.


It includes pre-integrated and validated design, a trained central delivery team, and delivery assets to ensure a fast, accurate, and optimized solution delivery.",1
Residents of Bhopal say industrial growth and job opportunities have bypassed their city and gone to Indore,0
"This is also part of the culture of West Bengal. Whenever the state government becomes unpopular, the ruling party tries to distract people by showing them Delhi. Even during the time of Jyoti Basu, it was said that he was a PM candidate. This is a ploy to misguide people and now Mamata Banerjee is using the same technique. The state government has lost credibility. Violence is being used as tool against the people of the state.


The entire state machinery has collapsed. Left parties ruled for 34 years, then TMC for the past eight years. Education has collapsed here, exams do not happen on time. The entire country has seventh pay commission but in West Bengal there is fifth pay commission. Police are part of TMC cadre and are corrupt. Restoration of state administration and conducting free and fair elections are the biggest challenges in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee does not attend meetings with the PM, how will there be development? The chief secretary is not allowed to take part in meetings with the PM. Is West Bengal part of Bangladesh or Pakistan that government officers are not allowed to attend meetings with the PM? Anti-social and anti-national activities are taking place in West Bengal.


BJP is committed to allow NRC in the state. West Bengal has become a hotel for illegal migrants. Apart from illegal people coming from Bangladesh, now Rohingyas are coming. Bangladesh actors are allowed to campaign in West Bengal. NRC must happen in West Bengal. We will protect Hindus, who have come from Bangladesh because they were facing atrocities, why are Muslims coming? People who are minorities in Bangladesh and Pakistan will get protection but Muslims who thought they could not live with Hindus in India got their country after Partition, now why are they coming to India? We will not allow illegal migrants in West Bengal.",0
"The second way to update to iOS 12 is through iTunes. This can be done by plugging your phone into a Windows or Mac system which has iTunes installed. After opening iTunes, click on the iPhone (or iPad) symbol. Then click on “check for software"" and then download and install the update on your device.


The iOS 12 was unveiled at Apple’s WWDC conference in June. Top features of the iOS 12 include support for FaceTime conference, which can now hold up to 32 participants at a time, Memojis which allow integration of your personality and mood and screen time that lets you limit the amount of time you spend on a particular app and even set a bedtime for apps, which blocks app notifications after a specific time, much like Google’s Digital Wellbeing.


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"The euro cowered at $1.1198, having suffered its biggest one-day loss against the dollar since June 2018 when the ECB last pushed back plans for a rate hike.


The euro also shed over 1 percent on the yen overnight and was last trading at 124.57 yen. The safe-harbour Japanese currency was one of the few to hold its own on the dollar, firming to 111.28.


""The ECB's updated forecasts imply that, at best, growth slowly returns to trend over the next few years, meaning it will be very difficult to get underlying inflation up,"" wrote analysts at ANZ in a note.


""Euro interest rates could be at current levels into 2021. That is not good news for euro area banks or the euro.""


Oil prices eased as U.S. crude output and exports climbed to record highs, undermining efforts by producer club OPEC to tighten global markets.",3
"Interestingly, the clues would be written in Tamil, making it difficult for the contestants to even comprehend it


After finding all the clues, the contestants would be given a chance to showcase their skills- power, mind and luck in the last stage of the round",2
"Modi also accused the Congress of being unable to deal with terror emanating from Pakistan and instead spread lies about Hindu terror.


Modi said that former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had backstabbed JD(S) supremo H.D.Deve Gowda and removed the latter as PM. He cited this as the reason for Rahul Gandhi to contest from Kerala and not from Karnataka as the Congress president feared he could bear the brunt of revenge by the JD(S).",0
"In Bengali poet Joy Goswami’s poem Malatibala Balika Bidyalay, a girl recounts her love for Beni Madhab, a man she remembers vividly, he perhaps not so much


 Beni Madhab is no longer provided with the luxury of being waited for, rather he occupies the painful existence of the one who is waiting


 He had fallen in love with his student, much like she had with him, but he coaxed her to go to Bombay, hoping to vicariously live his dreams through her


The Music Teacher is an affectionate tale that works, for the most part, for remaining true to what it is striving for


 Abstaining from making a spectacle or the need to give in to sentimentality, it achieves what it sets out to",2
"There’s also a tiny protrusion present centrally on the bottom of the rear. It is a part of the main frame, so to accommodate it Xiaomi has made a hole in the rear covering. My guess is Xiaomi put this to balance the phone better on a flat surface, similar to a Google Pixel. It has another function I discovered during my time of use — cleaning your pockets, as it is a lint magnet.


Coming to the front of the phone, the POCO F1 features a 6.2-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2246x1080 and a pixel density of 403ppi. The screen is alright, it is adequately bright outdoors, reproduces colour pretty well and has decent viewing angles. But as is the case with most LCD displays, they lack the vibrance and contrast that AMOLED screens offer.


We didn’t face any issues with the screen while playing games, watching movies and even regular browsing.


It does possess a notch bigger than most other phones, but that’s because of the flood illuminator and the infrared camera it houses, apart from the selfie camera and the earpiece. The chin is also considerably bigger, but that trade-off works for it as well because it makes the phone easier to hold and you’ll grow used to it in no time.


Coming to the internals, the phone is rocking a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with an Adreno 630 GPU. Storage and memory options are spread across three variants: 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage. This phone comes with Xiaomi’s thermal solution called LiquidCooling, which helps keep the CPU temperatures low. This is not a marketing gimmick – it does help the power hungry Snapdragon 845 stay cool and provide its peak performance. Even after about an hour of gaming and watching videos, the CPU temperature remained around 40 degrees, which is not bad at all.


Using the phone for day-to-day tasks like browsing and scrolling through your feed is just like on any other flagship smartphone – fluid and effortless. The speakers are decent too, if not the loudest, so your video watching experience will also be good.",1
"Paappi’s realization of the ills of running behind money plays out in a scene, which feels like a statutory warning


 If it were an anti-tobacco showreel, the script would read something like this: “What happened to this city? A demanding boss here, a nagging girlfriend there


 For example, the way writer Vishnu Unnikrishnan underlines how society is oblivious to reason and reality owing to one’s obsession with modern gadgets and social media",2
"Business Insider had earlier reported that the social media company harvested email contacts of the users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts.


Facebook has been hit by a number of privacy-related issues, including a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users stored in readable format within its internal systems to its employees.",1
"“Use pending pullbacks to continue accumulating Bitcoin in the second quarter in anticipation of a second-half rally through ~6,000 resistance,"" Sluymer wrote in a note on 2 May. He sees Bitcoin’s rebound from its 200-week moving average and breakout from its first-quarter trading range as “the early stage of a longer-term recovery developing.""


Bitcoin advanced as much as 5.9% to $5,724.57 and pared its gain to 4.9% as of 10:10 am in London, according to Bloomberg composite pricing. The 55% jump in 2019 has helped pull rival tokens higher. Ether is up 26%, and Litecoin has soared more than two-fold.",3
"The Redmi Y2 is selling for ₹7,999 in its 3GB/32GB configuration during the sale. It sports a 5.99-inch LCD display, Snapdragon 625 processor and 12MP+5MP dual rear cameras.


The 4GB/64GB variant of the Mi A2 is selling for ₹13,999 while the 6GB/128GB model is on sale at ₹15,999. Amazon is also offering ₹2,000 extra discount on exchange for the Mi A2. It features a 5.99-inch full HD+ display, Snapdragon 660 processor and a 12MP+20MP dual rear camera configuration. It is an Android One device, so it is on the priority list to receive the Android updates.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 97.541, up 0.02% from its previous close of 97.52.",3
"Just like the others, specifications of the P30 are not out yet. However, Huawei’s CEO did say that it will be better than the P20 or the Huawei Mate 20.


It's expected to have four rear cameras with Leica lenses with one of the sensors having a resolution of 38MP.


It will most likely use the same Kirin 980 chipset found in the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Honor View 20, but it might as well tweak it for 5G.",1
"Voters show their ID cards as they wait in a queue to cast vote at a polling station in Bengaluru, Thursday. (PTI )


Turnout highlights the apathy of a large section of the population, which seems far more eager about online activism


BENGALURU: Voting remained abysmally low in India’s technology capital, Bengaluru, as most people preferred to stay away from the ongoing Lok Sabha polls highlighting the apathy of a large section of the population who seem more eager to pursue online activism rather than take part in the electoral process.


The three urban constituencies of North, Central and South recorded polling percentages of 50.03%, 49.76%, 53.53%, respectively, at around 5 pm on Thursday. Bengaluru Rural recorded voting of 64.09%. 14 out of the 28 parliamentary seats of Karnataka went to the polls on Thursday that included the four seats from Bengaluru (including rural).",0
"Xiaomi shipped more than 12 million smartphones in India in the third quarter, growing by 32% on a yearly basis, making it the largest smartphone vendor in India",1
"The amount of uridashi bonds sold in rupees fell to 1 percent of all sales of such debt so far this year, lowering its ranking to No. 8, Bloomberg-compiled data show. That compared with 1.6 percent last year, the sixth highest, and 2.6 percent in 2017. The proportion rose to an all-time high of 4.3 percent in 2016.",3
"However, despite its larger size, Polycab India’s valuations are at a slight discount to peers KEI Industries Ltd and Finolex Cables Ltd. Based on FY18 earnings per share, Polycab India is available at 20.5 price-to-earnings ratio at the upper end of the price band of ₹533-538 per share. The same measure for KEI Industries and Finolex Cables stands at 22.6 times and 21.3 times, respectively.


It would have made more sense to look at FY19 earnings. However, annualizing Polycab India’s performance for the nine-month period ended December (9M FY19) doesn’t make sense, given the seasonality factor. Besides, margins jumped sharply, which according to one analyst may not sustain. Against that backdrop, this year’s numbers may not give a fair picture, as it has to be seen whether the high margins will persist. Polycab India’s Ebitda has increased by as much as 76% over the same period last year to ₹694 crore, while the Ebitda margin has expanded by 421 basis points to 12.6%. Its peers haven’t seen such robust growth. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.",3
"In a separate order, Sebi barred Delhi-based OPG Securities Pvt. Ltd from accessing capital markets for five years and fined it ₹15.57 crore for securing unfair access to NSE’s systems.


In other orders, Sebi pointed to conflict of interest in NSE’s dealings with technology firm Infotech Financial Services Pvt. Ltd and academic Ajay Shah. Sebi said there was misuse of market-related confidential information and sensitive data by Shah, his wife Susan Thomas and sister-in-law Sunita Thomas.


“The data so received from NSE was being misused for the purpose of developing algo-based trading software for their commercial gains,"" said S.K. Mohanty, whole-time member of Sebi.


Sebi directed NSE to initiate legal proceedings against Shah, Sunita Thomas and Infotech. Shah was also barred from holding a management position or associating with any exchange, clearing corporation and brokerage firms for two years. Sunita Thomas and Infotech cannot provide services to any Sebi-registered firm for a period of two years.


Suprabhat Lala, associate vice-president of NSE and Sunita Thomas’ husband, was also barred from positions at MIIs for two years.",3
"""We can expect some kind of price correction going forward as Apple has given indications that they will look at pricing outside the US closely now,"" Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint, told IANS.


""India continues to be a critical market for Apple as premium segment is likely to grow faster than the overall smartphone market,"" he added.


In a fillip to Cook's big future plans for the Indian market, Apple has appointed Ashish Chowdhary, Chief Customer Operations Officer at Nokia Networks, as its India operation head.


The decision to hire Chowdhary is a testament to the fact that Apple is aiming for a really long-term growth in a price-sensitive market where Apple is an aspirational brand and usually bought by those who have high spending power or can go for older generation phones for affordability.",1
"Government's last ditch efforts to somehow get closer to the ₹80,000 crore disinvestment target in the current fiscal will see the fresh CPSE Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) opening for subscription on Tuesday to raise at least ₹3,500 crore.


Manager of the FFO, Reliance Mutual Fund said the fifth tranche would open for subscription on March 19, for anchor investors and non-anchor investors, including retail investors, who can put in their bids from March 20-22.


This would be the second CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprises) ETF FFO in the current fiscal after a record ₹17,000 crore raised in November 2018.",3
"I am very happy about this because all of a sudden most of the requests and observations I receive now come from 15 year olds who bombard me (with) questions of ‘why can’t we see this or that film?'” he added


At the Visions in Nyon, Herzog was conferred with the Maitre du Reel lifetime achievement award as part of the festival’s 50th anniversary celebrations",2
"NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said new ventures will not require any regulatory permissions for three years and will get easy access to bank credit if his party is voted to power.


In an exclusive interview to PTI, he also promised to remove the existing 'angel tax' imposed on start-ups. Angel tax is levied on investment in start-ups. Currently, angel tax is charged at a maximum rate of 30%.


Gandhi said promoting domestic industry will be a key priority for the Congress and it will ensure that all new businesses are freed from the clutches of red tape to give a boost to the economy.


""For the first three years of setting up a new business, we are going to free you up from red tape. You will not need to ask for permission for anything,"" Gandhi said.",0
"We have spoken about a ₹1 trillion irrigation plan, we have promised a ₹1 trillion rural development fund for healthcare, schools, and roads. They are not doles. We are speaking about incentives for women’s education. The rice, dal, and salt we promise are not doles, but nutrition. We have talked about Ayushman Bharat, the health insurance scheme. You cannot compare our manifesto with that of the BJD.


Do you think fighting with Pakistan is a disturbing issue? Two of the 40 CRPF men killed in that convoy are from Odisha. This state has national pride and spirit. The country is in that mood. It’s an issue. I am talking about it.


BJP candidates seem to use similar language while raising issues. Is there any individual leadership in BJP here?",0
"""…That the accused being highly qualified and holding responsible post in the Income Tax Department being an IRS Officer, is privy to the consequences of committing electoral offences and has deliberately and intentionally made false statement before the authority at the time of inclusion of the name in the Electoral Roll from the another constituency and made statement/declaration in writing which is false… to cause benefit to either herself, her husband or her political party,"" the complaint read.",0
"Facebook said in a blog post Thursday that it now estimates that ""millions"" of Instagram users were affected by the lapse, instead of the ""tens of thousands"" it had originally reported. It had also said in March that the issue affected ""hundreds of millions"" of Facebook Lite users and millions of Facebook users. Facebook Lite is designed for people with older phones or slow internet connections.",1
"The Election Commission notice said the armed forces are 'apolitical and neutral stakeholders in a modern democracy'


The notice followed pictures posted to social media showing the BJP using images of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman in their campaign posters


New Delhi: India's election commission issued a notice asking political parties not to use images of the armed forces in their campaign posters and other advertising during its upcoming general election.",0
"In 2018, Kaspersky Lab products detected stalkerware programmes on 58,487 unique mobile devices - proving the severity of the threat. (Reuters)


The new feature warns smartphone users if their private information is being monitored via commercially available spyware


Commercial spyware programmes are background-running apps installed on phones which can be used to monitor and track device activity


New Delhi: Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has upgraded its internet security for Android with privacy alert, a new feature that warns smartphone users if their private information is being monitored via commercially available spyware.",1
"Castrol India Ltd hasn’t had it easy in the past year. Macroeconomic conditions are not particularly great, resulting in muted demand. Plus, higher crude oil prices are hurting profitability, as the lubricant maker’s key input is a crude-based derivative.


Against this backdrop, it isn’t surprising that the company’s March quarter financial results are not great either.


Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) rose a mere 3% year-on-year, with the profit margin declining by 60 basis points to 28.9%. One basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.",3
"Congress and its alliance partners in the 'maha-milawat' of SP and BSP cannot provide a stable government and they would only promote dynasty and caste politics. PM said Congress and members of the grand alliance only want to promote caste politics, corruption, misgovernance, dynasty and instability in the country.


""Congress and its alliance partners cannot provide stable government. Third front did not give a stable government. The last time SP and BSP came together, it worked for only two years. The grand alliance is only about caste politics and vote bank politics. They cannot work for the development of the country,"" Modi said at the public meeting.",0
"Up to ₹4,000 off on POCO F1 on Flipkart Big Diwali sale; top variant sells for ₹25,200 with SBI discount


Xiaomi is offering discounts up to ₹3,000 on the POCO F1, bringing the price of the top-of-the-line variant with a kevlar coated back to ₹27,999",1
"""For copper, it's the hopes about easing trade tensions between the US and China and we saw further evidence over the weekend that this is happening,"" said Julius Baer commodities research analyst Carsten Menke.


He added that sentiment was also boosted by positive credit data even though it would not directly impact copper demand.


Stocks: On-warrant LME copper inventories available to the market fell 6,350 tonnes to 33,450, the lowest since August 2005.


Copper balance: The global refined copper market showed a 52,000 tonne deficit in November, compared with a 1,000 tonne surplus in October, the International Copper Study Group said.",3
"HSBC also rolled out facial recognition on its mobile app for its corporate clients earlier this year. The facial-recognition option offers a quick and secure way of logging into the HSBCnet Mobile app, which is currently available in 24 markets around the world, including India. MasterCard is also planning to introduce something similar for its card users by April.


Researchers at Michigan State University recently unveiled a new facial-recognition software and app that can help protect endangered primates such as lemurs, golden monkeys and the chimpanzee. The program, called PrimNet, uses facial recognition to track these primates. Traditional tracking methods involve capturing an animal and tagging it. PrimNet provides a safer alternative. The researchers first created a databank of pictures of these animals in the wild. They also created a corresponding Android app, PrimID. Neural networks and AI were an important part of this process. “Researchers in the field can now snap a photo of a golden monkey, drop it into the app and identify the primate in question with a high degree of confidence,"" according to an official press release.


The researchers believe the software and app can help in arresting the decline in the population of these animals that face a huge threat from illegal trade and trafficking. “If a captured great ape can be photographed and identified, knowing its origin can offer insights to its capture and help improve efforts to deter future crimes,"" the release adds.",1
"Not at all,"" was former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s crisp reply when reporters asked her on 11 April in Rae Bareli whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invincible in this election. “Don’t forget 2004. Vajpayeeji was invincible, but we won,"" she added. Gandhi, who was speaking to reporters after filing her nomination papers for the seat, was referring to the 2004 Lok Sabha elections when the Congress defeated the first National Democratic Alliance government under former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.


Her confidence comes from the people of Rae Bareli constituency, which she has been representing since 2004. The seat was once represented by former prime minister Indira Gandhi and, like her son’s seat of Amethi next door, is a pocket borough of the Gandhi family. (READ MORE)",0
"""Without an alliance, the AAP will win seven seats. We have no communication from their side. The official communication was the Sharad Pawar meeting, where RG said no. Second was the statement given by (Sheila) Dikshit,"" he said. ",0
"Noor’s is the second case to have come up in the last two days, where actors from Bangladesh have been found campaigning or inadvertently supporting political parties in India, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.


On Tuesday, the home ministry had also had issued a “Leave India"" notice to Bangaldeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed and cancelled his business visa for allegedly campaigning for the Trinamool candidate in Raiganj in West Bengal, after it was found that Ahmed had attended a rally in support of the party.",0
"This phase of election in coastal belt of the state is being keenly observed as several top leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) like Jay Panda and Damodar Rout joined rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of elections, setting the tone for dozens of leaders leaving BJD. The defection in the regional party has made the national party stronger in the state.


In this phase, polling is underway for Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur Lok Sabha constituencies and 41 Assembly segments under them. Some 9.5 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise today and will decide the fate of 52 candidates contesting in six Lok Sabha seats and 336 candidates in assembly segments, according to data from the Election Commission (EC).",0
"Realme, a new Chinese entrant that sells smartphones under the ₹15,000 price point quickly made through the market share in India, selling 4 million devices in less than eight months proving that there is a demand for new players in the so-called volume segment.


Coming back to the new affordable Google smartphones, these are expected to be priced much lower than Apple's cheapest flagship, the iPhone XR. It is not a long shot, as the Pixel 3 already starts at ₹64,990 while the iPhone XR starts at ₹76,990.


Google's strategy will most likely be placing a device in the same category as OnePlus or even Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco.",1
"It grossed a little over 653 million dollars on a budget of 200 million dollars, which appears nice on paper but the film should have earned over 1 billion dollars to match the studio’s predictions


The film was criticised for its convoluted story and alleged retcons by JK Rowling, who wrote the screenplay of the movie",2
"The Samsung Galaxy A8s might be the Korean giant’s first smartphone to have a screen-to-body ratio of 90% (or above).


The Samsung Galaxy A8s will run Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 710 processor and will most likely skip the headphone jack


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"But, the real intent was to use the NSE's confidential data gained from the computing contract to develop algorithmic trading software for sale in the securities market, thereby compromising the integrity of securities market.


In addition, the order read: ""The (data usage and sharing) policy shall be comprehensive with proper maker and checker system with provision for a periodic review to ensure prevention of misuse of the data/information"".


The misuse of the bourse's co-location facility came to light in 2015 when a whistleblower alleged collusion between a few employees of the stock exchange and brokers.",3
"As for managing expectations about the future, Bezos praised science fiction writers for showing us what’s possible (though he noted the computer on the USS Enterprise could have had a more human-sounding voice), and dinged the rest of us on our predictive capabilities.


“We are so bad at imagining the future of jobs,"" Bezos said. “A hundred years ago, if I said to you, ‘In the 21st century there’s going to be an occupation called massage therapist,’ you’d have laughed at me.""


Funny thing is, massage therapist may be one of the jobs a robot can get paid to do, if Ackman has his say. During the cocktail hour, the founder of Pershing Square Capital said if he could have a robot do whatever he wanted, he’d have it deliver “massage on demand.""


Siegel, who serves on the board of FIRST, said he’d like a robot who could go to work in his place. He’d direct the robot from home, and maybe get to spend more time with his kids, one of whom is participating in FIRST’s robotics competition. Overdeck is waiting for a self-driving car.


Dean Kamen, the founder of FIRST (and the Segway’s inventor), said he’d like a robot that creates human organs for transplant purposes.",1
"""The greatest downside risk to our oil price view is demand weakness on slower economic growth. Our base case is that global oil demand will increase by 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2019... A synchronized global slowdown in growth could push global demand growth to below 1 million bpd,"" Bernstein Energy said on Monday.


U.S. manufacturing output fell for a second straight month in February, in a sign that the world's biggest economy has been slowing down in the first quarter.


In Asia, Japan's exports fell for a third straight month in February in a sign of growing strain from slowing global demand.


Despite this, oil prices have gained around a quarter since the start of the year amid U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, and as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-affiliated allies like Russia - known as OPEC - have pledged to withhold 1.2 million bpd in supply to prop up prices.",3
"He also dedicated the song “Do You Know Main Tenu Kinna Pyar Karda” to Harleen on Neha Dhupia’s chat show No Filter Neha


 Later, in another segment where the actor had to tell which person will he swipe left (reject), right (date) or up (super like) on Tinder, he chose to swipe up many times for Harleen",2
"Also, I have been constantly telling him that whatever he comes up with next, I would want to be a part of it


 Sai Pallavi is extremely passionate about cinema, and that’s why she is where she is!”Further, Suriya spoke about Yuvan Shankar Raja",2
"Adobe is also presenting a production version of its new augmented reality program, called Project Aero. The software, due to go on sale next year, is a back-end system for designers and artists to create AR content that individuals can see through a screen or AR glasses.


“This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.""",1
"The decision to explore the sale of its non-core businesses comes amid a slew of allegations by investigative media outlet Cobrapost, which last week said DHFL diverted loans from state banks to shell companies, including those linked to its controlling shareholders.


DHFL denied diverting loans to shell companies and said it had not received any communication from the government in relation to any investigation.


The allegations are the latest setback in the shadow banking sector after a liquidity squeeze and a string of defaults at market leader IL&FS, triggering sharp falls in stock and debt markets last autumn.",3
"“Unlike the private and state buses, where anyone can stretch out their hand to stop the vehicle and hop on, the trains do not stop anywhere unexpected and you can reach on time,"" said Dinesh, a 34-year-old employee of a private firm in Rajkot. Dinesh takes the train twice a week and travels on business.


Of course, one does not expect air-conditioned coaches on this route, which largely serves daily commuter between the cities. And of course, it is a route on which the national transporter barely turns a profit.


Still, it would definitely make travel more comfortable—and maybe even draw passengers and profits— if the express had new coaches. Hundreds of people travel between these two well-known business centres and tourist hubs every day, and Gujarat is one of the fastest growing states of the country.


On behalf of the thousands of travellers who use the train every year, I hope you and your government will consider this request to replace the current coaches with new cars.",0
"Gold steadied around a 4-month trough on Wednesday, after falling nearly 1 percent in the previous session due to a surge in global equities, while a stronger dollar piled pressure on the metal.


Spot gold was down 0.1 percent at $1,286.38 per ounce, as of 0104 GMT. In the previous session, the metal sank to $1,272.70, its lowest since Dec. 27.


Stocks around the globe rose on Tuesday to six-month highs as positive economic data in China and Germany boosted investor sentiment.",3
"“If you look at the amount of advertising the current government does, you would think that a lot of work has happened. But the truth is something else. For the last two months, my travel across Uttar Pradesh, I have seen the truth on the faces of unemployed youth, farmers who do not get fair prices. This is the reality of our country,"" she said.


“It seems that the government has faith neither in democracy, its institutions nor the people......had they been real nationalists they would have tread the path of truth,"" Vadra said.",0
"Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari says she wants to be a part of the cinema that tells universally appealing stories


Year 2019 marks the third anniversary of Ashwiny’s directorial debut Nil Battey Sannata and the filmmaker said cinema can shape humanity if it becomes a part of life


 I believe cinema and characters have a way to mould human life and if it becomes a part of their life,” Ashwiny said in a statement",2
"All through the event, she kept showing fans the signature Korean hand gesture of “love” by crossing her fingers


 After saying that they dedicate Avengers: Endgame to their fans, Jeremy jumped into the crowd to wish one of his fans who had her birthday on the same day


It was, however, Robert Downey Jr who left the audience wanting more, just like he has done in every Marvel film


 When asked what he would do after the release of Avengers: Endgame, the actor said, “After the release date, I am going to be going around various theaters in disguise",2
Choreographer Bosco Leslie Martis is set to make his feature directorial debut with a dance-based horror-comedy in 3D,2
"According to the Socio Economic and Caste Census, 2011, Wayanad represents the highest number (79.67%) of rural households in Kerala where the main breadwinner earned less than ₹5,000 per month. It is followed by Malappuram at 75.55%. The average for India is 74.5% and for Kerala 70.75%.


In its list of 117 aspirational districts released last year, the NITI Aayog named Wayanad as the only district from Kerala that needed to catch up on socio-economic indicators—with the rest of Kerala, as well as the country.


According to the latest figures released by the NITI Aayog in February, Wayanad stands 14th out of 117 in the overall ranking, while in sub-indices, it ranks 48th in agriculture and water resources and 50th in basic infrastructure. It ranks 10th and 19th in health and education, respectively.


K.N. Harilal, professor at the Thiruvananthapuram-based Centre for Development Studies, said Wayanad is a case of relative backwardness. “While it is much ahead of many districts of the country, it is considered backward when compared to other districts of Kerala because of its high tribal population and fluctuating prices of plantation crops. It is one of the few districts to have seen farmer suicides.""",0
"Besides allowing users to get digital copies of documents issued by various agencies, DigiLocker provides the option to keep these safe on the cloud (1TB storage per user) in PDF, Jpeg and PNG formats.


However, to upload a document successfully on DigiLocker, users are required to provide storage access permission to the app first, advises Nayak.


Upcoming features, he adds, will include a new feedback system that will let users report issues with screenshots, and a DigiLocker ID that will allow users to get documents issued directly to their account.


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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public election rally meeting during upcoming lok sabha election campaign 2019. (Photo: ANI)


Modi said then Congress government signed Shimla agreement (in 1972) ""under global pressure"" and released over 90,000 prisoners of war (PoW) instead of resolving the Kashmir dispute


The prime minister said that it was a trump card in the hands of the government but the chance was missed


BARMER: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India missed an ""golden opportunity"" to resolve Kashmir dispute during 1971 war when ""under global pressure"" it released hundreds of Pakistani troops who were in the custody of Indian army.


Speaking at an election rally here, Modi said then Congress government signed Shimla agreement (in 1972) ""under global pressure"" and released over 90,000 prisoners of war (PoW) instead of resolving the Kashmir dispute ""in lieu of the PoW.""


""Pak troops were in our custody. A big area of Pakistan was also captured by Indian forces during 1971 war but the Congress government lost it on table in Shimla agreement and they were released,"" he said.",0
"The Safety Centre leads users to two resource pages that would help tackle anti-bullying as well as an advisory for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.


The Safety Centre is available in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam and Punjabi, among other languages",1
At the back of the phone is a dual camera setup comprising a 12MP primary clicker and 5MP secondary shooting with an aperture of f/2.2. The front facing camera has a 16MP sensor and is paired with an LED flash.,1
"In a gruelling campaign in temperatures routinely above 40 degrees, Fadnavis has addressed more than 80 public meetings across the state


In an interview just ahead of the last phase, Fadnavis shared his analysis of the mood in Maharashtra


Seventeen seats in Maharashtra go to polls on 29 April in the fourth and last phase of general elections in the state that sends 48 members of Parliament (MPs) to the Lok Sabha. After Uttar Pradesh that sends 80, Maharashtra is the second most important state for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance). Ever since elections were announced, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has emerged as the number two star campaigner for the NDA in Maharashtra after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a gruelling campaign in temperatures routinely above 40 degrees, Fadnavis has addressed more than 80 public meetings across the state. In an interview just ahead of the last phase, Fadnavis shared his analysis of the mood in Maharashtra, the central themes in the campaign, the BJP’s electoral choices, and his projection about the NDA’s performance in Maharashtra and other states. Edited excerpts:


Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be a big factor in this election, there does not seem to be the 2014 kind of euphoria for Modi in this election. How would you analyse this?


See, if you compare the polling percentages of 2014 with the phases held so far in this election, you will see that there is hardly any significant difference. What does this mean? It means that if there was a high percentage of polling during the 2014 Modi wave and the same levels are being nearly maintained this time, there has to be something that is causing high level of polling this time. What is the difference this time? The difference is in 2014, since there was a huge wave among the middle-class, you could feel the euphoria because that is the vocal class. Now, the middle-class is already there, they are voting for Modiji and the wave this time is more powerful among the people in the lower strata of the society. The Modi wave this time is more powerful among the poor. But the poor are not as vocal as the middle-class, they do not show their euphoria the way the middle-class does, they are not part of any pre-poll survey or exit polls but this time, the Modi wave is led by these people and we can sense it. It is a silent wave and is more powerful than the 2014 wave. If you go ask the woman in the field or the common man on the street, they would say Modi.",0
"Asian currencies were trading higher. South Korean won was up 0.39%, Indonesian rupiah 0.11%, Taiwan dollar 0.1%, Malaysian ringgit 0.1%, Thai Baht 0.06%, Singapore dollar 0.06%. However, Japanese yen was down 0.07%.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.5, down 0.1% from its previous close of 96.595.",3
"Apple shares have risen more than 10% in March to a four-month high ahead of Monday’s event. Here’s what to watch out for:


The service will focus on original content, including TV shows and movies from producers such as Damien Chazelle, M. Night Shyamalan, and Oprah.


There are documentaries, such as 'Elephant Queen,' and animations, like “Wolfwalkers"" by Oscar-nominated studio Cartoon Saloon, along with a re-imagining of the “Amazing Stories"" from Steven Spielberg, and a drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.


An important, unanswered question: Will the company keep its streaming creations exclusive to Apple devices, or release them on Android phones and other distribution channels?


A major component will be a feature for tapping into bundles of content from providers like HBO, Starz, and Showtime — similar to Amazon’s Channels offering.


Apple has big ambitions for the service, and is hiring people with experience in promoting movies and TV shows for awards including the Emmys and Oscars.


This service will combine stories from newspapers, websites, and magazines into a new tab in the Apple News app on iPhones, iPads, and Macs.",1
"Still, for users already uneasy about the privacy and security of their Facebook accounts after a year of tumult , the details that hackers did gain access to — gender, relationship status, hometown and other info — might be even more unsettling.


Facebook has been quick to let users check exactly what was accessed. But beyond learning what information the attackers accessed, there’s relatively little that users can do — beyond, that is, watching out for suspicious emails or texts. Facebook says the problem has been fixed.


The company set up a website that its 2 billion global users can use to check if their accounts have been accessed, and if so, exactly what information was stolen. It will also provide guidance on how to spot and deal with suspicious emails or texts. Facebook will also send messages directly to those people affected by the hack.


On that page, following some preliminary information about the investigation, the question “Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue?"" appears midway down. It will also provide information specific to your account if you’re logged into Facebook.",1
"Investors are worried that Washington's criminal charges against Chinese company Huawei and its chief financial officer could hurt the talks.


If the two sides cannot reach a deal soon, Washington has threatened to more than double tariffs on Chinese goods on March 2.


""(I) Expect gold to stay reasonably firm particularly through the trade talks and consolidate above $1,300 in the near term. But, $1,350 is going to be tough to crack and one needs more risks in the market to push gold higher,"" Halley said.",3
"“In our country after every 100 km, there is a different culture, language, costume, flavour and we are not exposed to it


Luka Chuppi released on March 1 and enjoyed a successful run of over 50 days and grossed Rs 125 crore worldwide at the box office


The film, featuring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, revolved around live-in relationships through the eyes of small-town lovers",2
"One would assume Rinku Rajguru’s current concern would be how to handle her enormous success, chart out a career map or to make sure the fame does not slip away; but the Sairat breakout star is worried about something that any other 17-year-old in the country is — the upcoming exams result


“I want to do great work but first I want to finish my education,” Rinku says, dismissing any ‘where do I see myself in five year’ plan


”Rinku rose to fame after her poignant debut in Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat that cut through the audience beyond any language barrier


The 2016 film not only bagged her a National Award, but thanks to streaming platforms, found her an audience across the world",2
"To their endless credit, the incredible Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant were totally game, with an uncanny knack for comedy that brought Sheila and Joel Hammond to vibrant life, even though one of them was undead",2
"WhatsApp Beta for Android has rolled out yet another update this week that brings consecutive voice messages. The changes are available in beta version 2.19.86.


The feature has been anticipated since November last year and was first spotted on WhatsApp beta for iOS (v 2.18.100). The feature allows WhatsApp to automatically play multiple voice messages consecutively.",1
"Anand Srivatsa, vice-president of desktop, systems and channel at Intel Corporation, during the keynote presentation at the company’s Fall Desktop Launch in New York.


Core series offers a 15% leap in performance over the previous generation processors due to more cores


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10-year bond yield ended at 7.425% compared with Tuesday's close of 7.474%. Yield on bonds due January 2028 fell 6 bps to 7.556%,3
"The firm unveiled its first exclusive kiosk at the pop-up sale in New Delhi on Saturday. The kiosk lets customers experience and purchase from the Realme portfolio.


The Chinese handset maker currently has one of its research and development (R&D) bases in Hyderabad and another in China, while its manufacturing factory is located in Greater Noida, which has a production capacity of almost 60-80 million handsets a year.


The firm introduced the Realme 1 model in May 2018, marking its foray into the entry-level smartphone segment.


According to CyberMedia Research (CMR)'s mobile handset report, the firm's smartphone shipments grew by over 600% in the September-October period in comparison to the July-August period in 2018, thus, making it the top emerging brand in India.",1
"In the central chowk of Khetolai, the village closest to the Pohkran nuclear test site, Congress flags flutter high, as voters say they live with the effects of nuclear explosions and want peace. (Photo: Ajai Sreevatsan)


What happens at the ration shop is a bigger concern than what happens at the border, which is a mere 15 km from Tanot village, where he lives now


Despite the lukewarm traction for a strident anti-Pakistan viewpoint in these parts, the BJP campaign in Jaisalmer-Barmer has relied heavily on it


One of Satram Ram’s earliest memories is running away from Pakistani bombs as a 12-year-old. One morning in November 1965, a few men came to Kishangarh, a border village on Rajasthan’s protruding western edge in Jaisalmer district, and asked everyone to run. Ram took off with his mother and sister to the nearest major town, Ramgarh, with “enough rations to last just two days"". Yet, for 65-year-old Ram, nationalism hardly matters in the upcoming polls.


What happens at the ration shop is a bigger concern than what happens at the border, which is a mere 15 km from Tanot village, where he lives now. The “fingerprint machine"" (Aadhaar-enabled PDS) won’t give his ration on some days. And, he has to physically go collect it himself, while he could give his ration card to a younger person earlier. “There is no use for the poor if Modi comes back to power,"" Ram says.",0
"Amit Kumar’s comparison with Kishore KumarAmit Kumar will share that he is always compared to Kishore Kumar


 He will also state that RD Burman was the music director, who stood by him and asked him to always be himself",2
"""The machine with its many cameras, a robotic arm with 360 degree mobility, and a handy bucket to collect the waste does the work. The operator is only needed for navigation when the manhole is of non-standard size or there are multiple sewer lines below,"" a statement said.


""The Delhi government has already taken up various efforts to stop the inhuman practice of manual scavenging and would soon introduce fully mechanised system to clean the sewage system and septic tanks. Still there is a need for robotic solutions for smaller lanes and by lanes where machines cannot go,"" the Minister said.


During the meeting, experts from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) said the robot is not constructed for the condition of Delhi. So they suggested that the DJB approach the company for demonstration and feasibility to use such machine in Delhi.",1
"The POCO F1 (or Pocophone F1 in other markets) was launched in India in August last year with the ""Master of Speed"" moniker. It gathered ₹ 200 crore of revenue in less than five minutes of going on its first flash sale.


The POCO F1 was at the time the cheapest smartphone to offer flagship-level Snapdragon 845 SoC. This is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The phone is available in Steel Blue, Graphite Black, and Rosso Red colour schemes.",1
"In all, it can be said that the battle in electoral politics of Bundelkhand is going to be a complex one and the BSP-SP alliance may pose a stiff challenge for the BJP.


Shashikant Pandey is a professor in the department of political science at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow",0
"Apple also has a HomePod smart speaker, which uses the Siri voice assistant and competes against similar offerings from Amazon and Alphabet Inc’s Google.",1
"The Apple-Qualcomm spat has also led to reciprocal patents complaints. While Apple claims some of Qualcomm's patents aren't valid, Qualcomm accuses Apple of violating them -- and has sought to ban iPhone sales or imports in several countries, including the US.


This has led to contradictory legal rulings. In March, a US court ruled in Apple's favor, a few hours after a judge of the same court ordered a partial ban of iPhone imports.


That decision is awaiting review by a panel of judges and then possibly US President Donald Trump because iPhones don't directly compete with any Qualcomm products.


A few days earlier, Qualcomm won a point as Apple was ordered to pay $31 million for patent infringement.


Meanwhile, by the end of 2018, Qualcomm had secured a ban on the sale of certain iPhones in China and Germany -- again for patent violations -- but Apple may still appeal.",1
"This and a lot more seems to be in store in this new film, which will introduce us to a time without the original Avengers


Apart from the demise of Tony Stark, Avengers: Endgame ended with Natasha Romanoff giving away her life to obtain the Soul Stone from Volmir, Captain America ageing and retiring, Thor passing on the leadership to Valkyrie, Bruce Banner turning into Professor Hulk and Clint Barton joining his family


This sets the ball rolling for the new set of superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to take on the mantle of the new Avengers, with Spider-Man playing a crucial part",2
"So far, so conventional. That opinion in Lucknow could vary widely under well-woven views, began to come across only in relatively relaxed settings.


It was trisyllabic, the city’s typical response to who would win this year’s elections: “BJP"". Rishabh Kumar, 21, was sure of it. “Yeh toh pucca hai (it’s a certainty),"" he affirmed after recovering from what looked like alarm on being asked such a direct question aboard Lucknow’s spiffy Metro. Of course, he’d vote for the BJP. For its “policies"", he clarified.


Ah. And what did Kumar make of the SP-BSP alliance? There’s too much “jaativaad"" around, he sighed, “casteism""; and then went on to credit former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav with the Metro and several other public projects, most of which had been halted, he noted angrily, pointing to a river outside the window that should’ve got cleaned up by now. His litany might have carried on had my Vishwavidyalaya stop not arrived. The campus would surely have random folk to chat up.


A middle-ager at a snacks counter near one of the University’s gates was in favour of badlaav (change), a tack he seemed to reverse as soon as his name was asked. “Our vote is with Rajnathji,"" is all Ram Sahay would say thereafter.


Especially guarded in betraying any trace of discontent was Jagdamba Pal, 51, a grade IV employee sprawled on a cricket field. He was on a break from work and clear that votes had to be cast in secrecy. Who ruled the country made no difference to his life, he said, but Modi had to be its leader. Once satisfied with my not being a spy for some khufiya (secret) agency, though, he had a few questions to raise. Why, for example, had campus polls not been held for so long? Was the voice of India’s youth being heard?


As if to compensate, a double room at Subhas Chandra Bose Hostel was soon to work up a lively clamour of millennial voices. Choices would go by the credentials of candidates, said Kuldeep Shukla, 21. His forecast? The “Modi wave"" of 2014 was in decline and the anti-BJP alliance would get a larger number of seats in the state. “See, Modi did a lot,"" chimed in Manish Pathak, 22, “but other MPs (members of Parliament) and MLAs (members of legislative assembly) have let the party down."" Cited in support of this point were allegations of money being made by many of them on degree colleges and “duniya bhar ka vyaapaar (a lot of business)"", all sorts of business.


By now, word had spread down the corridor for other students to join in. For Manmohan Mishra, 21, the media was to blame for the sordid state of affairs: It was busy asking for answers on mango preferences instead of the Unnao rape case and other scandals. “Doesn’t the media know how to do an interview?"" he demanded. So volubly had he leapt into the room that an eruption of assorted protests—against some news channel or the other daily—were quelled for my benefit. This was achieved by a BJP front-page ad in a Hindi newspaper, which was thrust under my nose for me to answer which of its claims had been verified by anyone. Asking them to look up Plain Facts on livemint.com seemed to buy only momentary peace.",0
"The kind of respect and camaraderie that they (Dutt and Manisha) share has added to the film and on screen it is magical to see it


”The makers are planning to release it in August or September, however, nothing has been finalised yet


Deva, best known for films like Autonagar Surya and Vennela, said he did not have any plan to enter Bollywood as a director",2
"Only a handful of stocks, including Reliance Industries Ltd. and software exporters Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. have driven the gains in the NSE Nifty 50 Index since the year started. What’s more, about 40 percent of the gauge’s members are trading below their prices from three months ago, data compiled by Bloomberg show.


Anemic breadth among frontline stocks aside, confidence in the broader market has also been busted recently by the meltdown in stocks teeming with risky debt. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index has slid to near its lowest level since October, led by companies such as Dewan Housing Finance Corp. that lost almost half its market value last week and Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., which plunged 32 percent on Wednesday.


“It is a bipolar market where the main index has gained but bulk of the stocks remain in negative territory,"" said Dharmesh Kant, head of research at Mumbai-based Indianivesh Securities Ltd. “The uncertainty around elections, concerns regarding leveraged companies and possible debt defaults is dragging down the broader market.""",3
"From the beginning of this fiscal year, the Yes Bank stock has dropped 39% as the benchmark Sensex has gained 9.39% and the banking index, Bankex, has gained 10.64%. So far till now on Thursday it is the best performing stock on the Sensex, Nifty and BSE100 indices.


The number of financially oriented social media postings about the bank rose to 17, compared with the average of 2.7 during half-hour periods in recent days, according to Bloomberg.",3
"Anand, who prefers the term audio to podcast, reasons, “Audio has been consumed for the last eight decades in India. It has just not been consumed on the smartphone earlier. But today, since both data and devices are now cheaper, Indians are gravitating towards audio.""


Anand, on his part, believes the consumption trend of people involves listening to the scriptures like the Granth Sahib and the Bhagwat Gita, five-minute grammar podcasts, and six minutes of learning English. His company is “capitalizing on Indianized content"" and has also tied up with companies like Ola and Uber to allow customers to listen to podcasts on the go.",1
"The positives accruing from UltraTech Q4 results have been factored in its valuation, limiting a meaning upside from current levels",3
"According to a statement, the film’s plotline will trace the rise of Asaram as a spiritual leader and will also delve into his sexual assault case in 2013",2
"The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose three basis points to 2.67%, the first advance in a week. Germany’s 10-year yield jumped three basis points to 0.12%. Britain’s 10-year yield increased three basis points to 1.18%.


West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude decreased 1.2% to $52.11 a barrel, the lowest in two weeks. Gold sank 0.5% to $1,307.33 an ounce.",3
"""As a result, we believe Apple to start manufacturing locally for latest iPhones in 2019 and beyond to potentially lower the current higher iPhone pricing,"" said Chauhan.


The top three brands — OnePlus, Samsung and Apple — contributed to 92% of the overall premium market in Q4 2018.",1
"Telecom equipment maker Ericsson received ₹4.62 billion from RCom as unpaid dues from a deal it had signed in 2014, a spokeswoman said on Monday.


India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, who controls oil-to-telecoms powerhouse Reliance Industries, appears to have offered support to ensure Anil Ambani paid off total dues of ₹5.5 billion to Ericsson.",3
"According to Rusmik Oza, senior vice-president and head of fundamental research, Kotak Securities, the interest rate decision by the RBI was already factored in by markets, which drove the rally on Wednesday.


“The rally in midcaps started on Wednesday itself after the Nifty hit the 11000 mark. There is an expectation that midcaps will catch up with the rally in benchmark indices. After today’s RBI policy, cost of capital for corporates will go down, which have made investors a bit comfortable in these midcap stocks. The increase in circuit filter in some of the midcap stocks were enhanced, which boosted confidence.""


However, Oza does not think that the Nifty does not have much steam to move up and hence midcaps are also not expected to continue the rally for long.",3
"Apart from more work, don’t you feel it’s also important to be part of the right kind of projects?There’s no doubt about that


 While there are no right or wrong projects, the stories that you tell through your film should touch the audience


 At the end of the day, the success of a project is not in your hands but you want to do parts that interest you even when you just hear about them",2
"The front of the smartphone features a 6.1-inch AMOLED display sans a notch, a 24MP selfie camera and a regular fingerprint scanner present on the chin of the smartphone.


The second “first"" in this list, the Samsung Galaxy A9, has four cameras at its back arranged in a linear fashion. You can think of it as a dual-camera setup stacked on top of telephoto and ultra-wide cameras. The dual-camera setup consists of a primary 24MP sensor along with a 5MP depth sensor with a regular depth of field. Then you have an 8MP sensor with a 12mm ultra-wide lens and finally a 10MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom.


The Galaxy A9 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 129GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 512GB via a MicroSD card. It runs Android Oreo 8.1 with the “Samsung Experience"" UI and is backed by a 3,800mAh battery.


The front of the Galaxy A9 is lit up by a 6.3-inch SuperAMOLED display with a resolution of 2220x1080. Since the smartphone doesn’t have a notch, the forehead of the smartphone contains a 24MP selfie camera.


The Samsung Galaxy A7 was Samsung’s first try at making a smartphone with more than two cameras. The Galaxy A7 has a camera configuration very similar to the Galaxy A9, just that it skips the 10MP telephoto camera.


It is also powered by a much inferior chipset, the Exynos 7885 which is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 512GB via a MicroSD card.


At the front, you have a 6-inch SuperAMOLED display with a resolution of 2220x1080. It also has the same 24MP front camera as the Galaxy A9.",1
"Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik says he has locked the script for the much-anticipated sequel to his 2003 blockbuster Tere Naam, which featured superstar Salman Khan in the lead


 We will get started with the film once work on my next production ‘Kaagaz’ is over,” Kaushik told PTI",2
"The ROG Phone has built-in vapour-chamber cooling tech, which keeps it from getting overheated when gaming. We noticed a slight warmth on the back while playing PUBG Mobile, but that’s natural.


Design: It looks big and feels bulky, and has RGB lighting on the body, which is common in gaming devices.",1
"Gagnani is one of hundreds of thousands of gamers and enthusiasts emerging from small towns and cities in India who are playing CS:GO, PUBG, Dota 2, Apex Legends, Fortnite and FIFA, online games that are popular in metros and larger cities.


With rising internet access, cheap data plans and falling prices of gaming products, the popularity of online gaming is spreading to smaller towns and cities.


“When I look at the participants at our events and visitors on our portal, many tier II and III cities are among the top 10 today. They wouldn’t even be on the list some years ago,"" said Abhay Sharma, founder of GamingMonk Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, an e-sports company that organizes tournaments in India. E-sports is about competitive gaming.",1
"The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) dominates the political landscape of West Bengal, where 42 Lok Sabha seats will go to the polls. In the 2014 elections, the state’s voter turnout was 82.16%, much higher than the all-India figure of 66.4%. Mint takes a look at the state’s electoral pot.


West Bengal was a citadel of the Left and one of the three states, along with Kerala and Tripura, where Left parties were a force to reckon with. The Left ruled Bengal from 1977 to 2011—the longest uninterrupted rule by any coalition in a state—on the back of pro-farmer and pro-poor policies. Jyoti Basu was the chief minister for 23 of these 34 years. Over time, industries shut shop, leading to job loss. There were also allegations of booth capturing and murder of political opponents. Against this backdrop, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee dislodged the Left.",0
"Anupam Kher has spoken in favour of Akshay Kumar regarding the controversy the actor’s citizenship has generated


Akshay had recently put out a statement in which he defended himself against those who had said that he did not vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections as he is a Canadian citizen


Kher urged Akshay in a tweet to stop explaining himself to those whose “real profession is to make people like you & me feel defensive for talking in favour of India",2
"I had the most incredible time working on this character, the whole journey has been the most exciting for me yet, after working with @aliabbaszafar in three films",2
"Android's next major update tentatively named ""Q"" could see the removal of the back button and a quicker app-changing animation when users swipe to the right.


""Most of the complaints that people have towards Android Pie's gestures focus on the presence of the dedicated back button and the difficulty of performing the long swipe up of the pill to open the app drawer. While I don't know if the latter gesture will be changed in Android Q, there's a really good chance that Google may kill the dedicated back button,"" XDA Developers reported on Monday.",1
"This is a surprise, as Nagesh Kukunoor has given us some memorable ones – including Iqbal (Iqbal, 2005), Rajesh Naidu (Rockford, 1999) and Meera (Dor, 2006)


 For someone who has been groomed as heir to the Gaikwad empire, Ashish’s hot-tempered stance and over-the-top reactions don’t ring true


 “I want everything that was denied to me not because I was incapable, but because I have a vagina between my legs”, screams Poornima, as she readies to take on the mantle as her father’s successor


 The unruly son; the reluctant, but worthier successor; the fallen-from-grace police-officer; and the other array of characters, City of Dreams, brings in nothing new",2
"Samantha Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya and director Shiva Nirvana celebrated the success of Majili a few days ago


 Had it failed, I did not know what answer I was supposed to give to Chaitanya because I believed in the director, every scene and dialogue",2
"The new OMEN is surprisingly compact. HP has reduced the width of the bezels around the display, giving the screen a more edge-to-edge look.


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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has refreshed its OMEN gaming notebook series with several under-the-hood upgrades, while retaining its trademark design. At the heart of this upgrade is the latest 8th gen Intel Core i series chipsets, which is up to 40% faster than the 7th gen Intel chipsets. HP OMEN 15-dc0085tx belongs to this new breed of gaming notebooks and is priced at ₹ 1,54,490. The chassis is made of hard plastic, with the trademark X-shaped cutout engraved on the lid and the OMEN logo at the centre.",1
"It’s hard to separate Ayodhya from the land dispute and temple construction, and residents are convinced mediation and consensus is the only way forward. (Photo: AFP)


A few days before the dates for the general elections were announced, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of mediation to resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute


AYODHYA/FAIZABAD: Most voters in Ayodhya, the holy town that is often in the news and which falls in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh, feel that the construction of a Ram Mandir (temple) at the disputed site should not be used for political gains during elections. Instead, they want to talk about infrastructure development, which they say have been missing.


In national debates, politicians may take uncompromising stands on the issue but those who live in the town and around the disputed site have no doubt that consensus through talks is the only way forward to ensure peace between the majority and the minority communities. Ayodhya falls within the Parliamentary constituency of Faizabad.


Most voters in Ayodhya, the holy town that is often in the news and which falls in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh, feel that the construction of a Ram Mandir (temple) at the disputed site should not be used for political gains during elections. Instead, they want to talk about infrastructure development, which they say have been missing.",0
"A lot of people also, unfortunately, watch it on small iPads, which in no way can do justice to a show like that anyway…“If you watch a night scene in a brightly lit room then that won’t help you see the image properly,” he said


Wagner has previously done cinematography for the fan-favourite Battle of Bastards episode of the HBO series",2
"In homes with more than one gamer, the PS4 has the option to create separate profiles and protect them with a four-digit pin. Users can login by typing the pin or they can use their face to login by simply looking at the PS4 camera (₹6,250). Users can register their faces as the password in Login Settings-> Face data management.


Unlimited storage: Running 4K games not only requires a lot of power and bandwidth (when playing online), but also takes up more disk space. Some 4K titles such as Forza Motorsport 7 occupy 100GB of space on the Xbox One. What many users don’t know is that they can plug in any USB 3.0-based external storage to the Xbox One and store as many 4K games as they want.",1
"Perhaps the only department which puts Google Pixel 3 XL behind competing flagships is the phone's display


New Delhi: With the third instalment of the Pixel, Google is enhancing its efforts to build an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered device.",1
"Facebook and Instagram allow family members to request that an account be deleted or turned into a memorial page


London: From photos to personal posts and private messages, social media users leave a long digital trail behind them.


With about one in three people worldwide estimated to have a social media account, the question has become more pressing for legal experts and was brought to the fore last week by the family of a deceased teenage girl in Britain.


The parents of Molly Russell, a 14-year-old who committed suicide in 2017, told local media they had been unable to access data on her phone, including her Instagram account, which they said might hold clues to why she took her own life.


""It seems to me that the data on Molly's phone should have become her parents' property,"" Russell's father, Ian, told the BBC.


""She died without a will, she was 14 and everything else quite naturally returns to us as her parents and so should her data.""


The Facebook-owned social media giant said it is against its policies for someone to log into another person's account, but it would consider legitimate requests for family members to access information, provided there is a court order.


Britain is among the majority of countries in having no laws on digital inheritance, which makes such cases complicated, said Edina Harbinja, a senior lecturer in media and privacy law at Birmingham's Aston University.


As most social media accounts are used to send private messages to others, privacy is a key issue, and so are the different legal interpretations of what can be considered transferable property in the digital world, she said.",1
"According to the new guidelines, candidates are required to furnish details of their social media accounts at the time of filing nominations and their activities on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google would be under the Election Commission's close scrutiny.


Provisions of the model code of conduct will also apply to the content being posted on social media by candidates and political parties. Any violation may lead to action by the Election Commission.


It also asked Facebook to remove political posters shared by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders referring to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and his pictures.",0
"Yeddyurappa, who has turned into one of the biggest hurdles for the BJP and its plans to introduce fresh faces to lead the party in Karnataka, now turning into a problem in India’s negotiations with the neighbouring country.


Politicians running their mouth off is not limited to Yeddyurappa as we have seen before. After the Pulwama terror attack on February 14 that killed 40 CRPF personnel, prominent politicians questioned the timing of the attack and linked it to the forthcoming general elections. Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Modi government of ignoring the intelligence inputs on Pulwama. ""I have a doubt. How they (Pakistan) have got this encouragement when the elections are round the corner? I don’t know....why after Parliament is over. I am in doubt.... why have not we taken any action against Pakistan in the last five years,"" she said.",0
"The central bank also said “presence of additional directors nominated by the RBI on the Board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank does not imply any approval of the RBI of the merger proposal.""


The proposals, as and when received from the entities, will be examined by the RBI as per extant regulatory guidelines/directions, the central bank said.",3
"Both the BJP and the Congress have targeted each others policies in recent months and is expected to get more intense in the coming days including a drop in the quality of political discourse.


Congress legislator B.Narayanrao courted controversy by calling Modi was impotent as he had no children even though he was married. The two parties, that have taken turns to insult each other, have also been prompt in filing cases against each other.


Leaders from both parties have been campaigning in different parts of the country and using the stage to make allegations and controversial statements.


Both parties have also formed several regional alliances to add to its tally and bolster its chances at forming the next government at the centre. The Karnataka unit of the Congress reiterated its request that Gandhi should contest from the state.",0
"Tamilrockers has not only successfully evaded authorities, but it has also acquired an audience for itself",2
The officer alleged the film producer had not given the exact reason for not paying the TDS amount within the stipulated period,2
"Apple is also making changes to its news application. The company added a new subscription-based news service called Apple News+. Under this, it will charge customers $10 per month and give them access to over 300 magazines, including names like Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, People, Wired etc.",1
"Overall, upgrading to desktops running the new chipsets will lead to sizeable cost for companies. Going for all-in-ones and desktops can cost a little more based on what other hardware—such as graphics processing unit, random access memory and storage option—the new chipsets have been clubbed with. Building a custom desktop will be a more cost-effective solution, and offers more room for customisation.


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"US President Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of OPEC, blaming it for high oil prices. Many OPEC members have said Trump's sanctions policies have elevated the market.


OPEC and its allies agreed in December to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day —1.2% of global demand — during the first half of this year in an effort to boost prices.


The JMMC, which also includes non-OPEC Russia, monitors the oil market and conformity with supply cuts.


Asked if he had been updated on whether Washington would extend its waivers for buyers of Iranian crude, which are due to end in May, Falih said: ""Until we see it hurting consumers, until we see the impact on inventory, we are not going to change course.""",3
"Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is about the ability of one man to overpower the imagination of the nation, positively or negatively. It is a referendum on Narendra Modi


Four years ago, a young man from a family that had just stuck its head up into the middle-middle income group cohort of India ran into traffic trouble in Delhi. His mum who was riding pillion did not have a helmet. When the elite ride a two-wheeler, the cop knows how to handle them. With this young man, the cop was rough. He asked for the licence and pushed the young man a couple of times. Instead of reverting to the old maai-baap, hands-folded-back-bent-head-down position, the millennial pushed back. Not physically, but with words. His threat: “I will mail (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi about what just happened. You cut a challan and I will pay, but don’t push me."" His mobile, with its ability to record and email India’s newly elected prime minister was enough for the cop to back off.


If there is one story for me that defines the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it is this. The ability of one man to overpower the imagination of the whole nation, positively or negatively. Elections 2019 is a referendum on Modi and what he has brought to the nation, both good and bad. On the plus side is a massive, never-before, audacious outreach to citizens on a whole range of goods and services.",0
"With the new PiP feature, you can watch the videos in a box hovering over the chat window, saving you multiple taps on the recents button


The PiP mode appeared first on WhatsApp beta, so that it could be tested and tweaked before it was made available for the final stable version.",1
"The Samsung Galaxy M30 will be a sub- ₹15,000 smartphone aimed directly at the Redmi Note 7 and Mi A2


The Samsung Galaxy M30 will sport a new triple camera setup at the back, 5000mAh battery and an Exynos 7904 SoC with up to 6GB RAM


Samsung's latest entrant in its Galaxy M-series of smartphone is the Galaxy M30. The South Korean smartphone maker confirmed that it will launch the smartphone on 27 February on Twitter along with the hashtag #IM3XPOWERED.",1
"If you have the right cast for the film and if your story is sensible and gripping then half the job is done


”Asked what makes the film relevant even today, he said, “The issue that one spoke about is still alive",2
"For well over 50 years, the key issue in Assam has been illegal immigration—and it will come to the fore in elections this year


Mint decodes the electoral puzzle of the state considered the Bharatiya Janata Party’s gateway to the North-East",0
"The WhatsApp status feature is similar to Snapchat and Instagram stories. Snapchat and Instagram employ algorithms that sift contacts you visit the most and display stories that are the most relevant to you.


WhatsApp recently launched new features for both, Android and iPhone users. One of them gives iPhone users the ability to lock the app with their biometrics which include Touch ID and Face ID.",1
"Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das also exercised his democratic right near his official residence at Pedder Road, his first vote after taking charge as head of the central bank in December last year.


Others to cast their votes included Anil Ambani, who came in early at a booth in Cuffe Parade, and auto major Mahindra and Mahindra's managing director Pawan Goenka, who exercised his franchise in suburban Juhu. Read here


Over 13 per cent voting was registered in the first two hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan which began at 7 am on Monday.


An estimated 10.94 per cent of the 45.26 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first two hours of polling on Monday in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand, in the first phase of elections in the state


An estimated 9.59 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in 13 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections Monday.


7.92 per cent voting was recorded Monday in the first two hours of polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar in the fourth phase of general elections.


Less than one per cent of the over 3.45 lakh electorate came out to vote in the first two hours of polling in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir -- part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency — on Monday amid stringent security arrangements, officials said",0
"At the back the Redmi Note 6 Pro sports the same dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabled. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled cameras for better portrait selfies.


The Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery.",1
"The range, which will include phones priced up to ₹ 20,000, will be sold online only. While initially, the devices will be available on Samsung’s website and Amazon, it will be extended to other online platforms later.


“Samsung India will be the first country to launch the new Galaxy M series smartphones later this month. This new range has been inspired by millennials and designed in India,"" Samsung India Senior Vice President Asim Warsi told PTI.


“This is our first salvo in 2019. We have been investing in the Indian market not only in terms of devices but also our factory expansion and our experience centre...we continue to remain focused on the needs of the Indian consumer,"" he said.


On the government’s move to tighten norms for e-commerce companies, Warsi said Samsung will continue to conform with the laws.",1
"As the chart alongside shows, the government’s shareholding in 18 PSEs has reduced from 67.6% in December 2016, to 61.1% as on December 2018. At the other end, mutual funds have increased their stake in Nifty PSE firms by 492 basis points to 7.2%.


According to analysts, there is a limit to how much the market can absorb the increase in free float. In many PSEs, the free float has increased by 10-34%, which can be a huge deterrent for the market. Next year, the government has bigger divestment targets. So, this will remain a hanging sword.",3
"Xiaomi surpassed Samsung to become the market leader in 2018 with 28.9 per cent share in the Indian smartphone market


NEW DELHI: The year 2018 ended with just two companies together controlling around 50 per cent share of the India smartphone market - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and South Korean giant Samsung, according to latest data released by International Data Corporation (IDC).


Xiaomi surpassed Samsung to become the market leader in 2018 with 28.9 per cent share in the Indian smartphone market which shipped 142.3 million units last year, according to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. Samsung came second with 22.4 per cent share.",1
"The third episode of the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones delivered just what it had promised: the biggest battle in the show ever, eclipsing the Battle of the Bastards and the massacre at Hardhome


It was an action-packed episode and a change from the dialogue-heavy (but still interesting) first two episodes of the season


Also Read | Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3 recap: It is the living vs the dead at WinterfellMelisandre lighting up the swords and the Dothraki fighting the wights: My only complaint about this episode was the dark palette


 It was night already and the cinematography, though incredibly beautiful, had a dark pall that obscured some of the stuff",2
"The Momentum True Wireless earbuds allow direct voice access to smart assistants such as Apple Siri or Google Assistant


German audio brand Sennheiser on Tuesday launched new wireless earbuds in its ""Momentum"" range for ₹24,990.",1
"""Due to price, it's likely to be sold mainly to early adopters. Prices are key to expanding sales,"" said former Samsung mobile executive Kim Yong-serk, who is now a professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea.


""It will help Samsung burnish an image as an innovative company, but it is unlikely to be profitable. I expect Apple to wait say for one year and come up with foldable phones with more features, as they did with the smartwatch,"" he said.


Brokerage Hana Investment & Securities expects Samsung to sell 2 million foldable phones this year, with the price keeping the volume relatively low, while another brokerage expects shipments to reach 1 million. That would be less than 1% of the 291 million smartphones Samsung sold last year.


Online, social media users were divided over the price, the features, and whether consumers would even need such a phone.",1
"Tiger told PTI that the movie, which is a Yash Raj Films production, will hit the theatres in October, whereas Baaghi 3 is likely to debut in February 2020",2
"The company’s fourth option would be to purchase Intel’s modem business and develop the necessary components internally. Cowen wrote that this was “a reasonable but expensivelong-term solution,"" and one that “would be VERY difficult against a 2H20 timeline.""


Shares of Apple have gained more than 20% from a January low that followed a lower sales forecast. Much of the weakness has been fueled by weak demand for the iPhone, Apple’s flagship product, and analysts have been hoping that a 5G version will reinvigorate sales.",1
"9) Jayant Manglik of Religare Broking said: “We advise continuing with the ""buy on dips"" approach. The Nifty faces its next major hurdle at 11,525. Indications are still favourable from the private banking majors along with select heavyweights from other indices,"" he added.


10) Market observers are, however, keeping a close eye on crude oil prices, which have risen close to four-month highs amid production cuts led by OPEC and as US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran likely created a slight deficit in global supply in the first quarter of 2019.",3
"The film also stars Rashi Khanna, R Parthiban, KS Ravikumar, Sachu, Vamsi Krishna and Pooja Devariya among others",2
"Actor Kangana Ranaut received immense praise for making a smashing directorial debut with Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi


 Now, she is teaming up for Jayalalithaa biopic titled Thalaivi with Manikarnika writer KV Vijayendra Prasad who has some kind words to say about the actor",2
"The greenback held near a two-year peak on signs that the US economy was doing significantly better than elsewhere, curbing gains for the bullion.


Data on Thursday showed new orders for US-made capital goods increased by the most in eight months in March, hitting their highest level on record.


However, analysts still believe that the US Federal Reserve will undertake no further rate-hiking activities at least until the end of next year, another Reuters poll showed.",3
"”On the work front, Kartikeya’s Hippi is currently in post-production stage and it will hit the screens on June 7


 The actor will also be seen as the antagonist in the Vikram K Kumar directorial Gang Leader, starring Nani",2
"The JioPhone 2 comes with a 2.4-inch display, a full QWERTY keypad with a 4-way navigation pad and supports apps like WhatsApp and Facebook


JioPhone 2's first flash sale was held on August 16 and lasted for about 40 minutes with a minor glitch that prevented some buyers to go beyond the 'Add to Cart' stage


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"Congress president Rahul Gandhi at an election campaign rally in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.  (Photo: PTI)


The party’s move to field Rahul from another seat apart from Amethi is aimed at recovering lost ground


NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Ending days of speculation, Congress on Sunday announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will contest from the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala for the Lok Sabha elections. For the first time, Gandhi is going to contest from a seat that is outside the family bastion of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh—from where his candidature was announced in the party’s first list of candidates.",0
"Facebook announced a variety of measures last month, from blocking fake accounts to employing third-party fact-checking organizations for the elections. (Pixabay)


Digital platforms have been scrambling to devise strategies to tackle the spread of false information ahead of the election


New Delhi shop owner Ram Shankar Rai spends at least two hours a day going through political news and videos shared with him on social media.


Rai looked intently at a flurry of videos and photos on WhatsApp about an Indian airstrike in Pakistan, including pictures labeled as militants' corpses.


There was just one problem: The photos were not of militants but of casualties of a 2005 earthquake that killed thousands of people in Pakistan.


Before the world's largest democracy starts voting Thursday in a phased election carried out over six weeks, this attitude is posing a problem for election officials seeking to combat the spread of fake news among a population that experts say has proven highly susceptible to believing it.


Despite efforts by India's Election Commission to work with social media giants, urging them to tackle the spread of misinformation, at least one former top election official is warning that fake news could end up being the deciding factor in some constituencies with extremely tight races.",0
"This May 7 on Akshaya Tritiya… we will reveal our true treasure… our precious Asset ☺️”, the actress said


Yash, one of the most influential actors in Kannada cinema, is basking in the massive success of Kollar Gold Fields (KGF) and is currently busy shooting for its second part",2
"OnePlus has emerged as the leader in $500-$700 segment on the back of the OnePlus 6 and the newly-launched OnePlus 6T while in the super premium segment of US$700+, Samsung has surpassed Apple for the top position with its Galaxy S9 series, said Upasana Joshi, Associate Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India.


Almost all the brands which were able to find traction in 2018 via e-tailer partnerships have already started their offline foray to establish themselves for the longterm. “This has become more crucial as the new e-commerce guidelines come into force from 1 February 2019,"" said Navkendar Singh, Associate Research Director, IDC India.",1
"The PiP mode was first tested out on WhatsApp beta, the version of the app that receives the newest features being tested. If you’re keen on trying it out, simply click on this link to become a tester. However, WhatsApp beta is known for having bugs and crashes, so be aware of what you’re getting into. You can always opt out of beta by going to the same link.


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"If you’re a Note 5 user, you might now have a clearer idea of what to buy if you’re planning to upgrade. Both, the Note 6 Pro and the 6 Pro offer value for money, but if you can’t manage to go up a thousand bucks, you will be better off with the latter.


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"With the last date of nominations in Delhi on Tuesday, key parties including the BJP and Congress had refrained from announcing their candidates


Less than two days for the last date to file nominations in Delhi, the ball is now in Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) court as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releases its list of four candidates from the national capital.",0
Also read | Salman Khan’s Bharat resembles Chulbul Pandey of Dabangg in new poster of BharatBharat has been helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar and it marks his third collaboration with Dabangg Khan after 2016’s Sultan and 2017’s Tiger Zinda Hai,2
"Analysts said two events led to this optimism—the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) announcement of letting FPIs use voluntary retention route (VRR) for bond purchases, and the dollar swap. They said along with VRR gaining momentum, there is also reasonable certainty on the political front and the economy in terms of growth and inflation. Nitesh Ranjan, general manager (treasury operations), Union Bank of India, said introduction of VRR to get long-term funds is a trigger for the surge in inflows. “Coupled with this (VRR) is RBI’s announcement of the foreign exchange swap, which will decrease hedging cost for FPIs. Moreover, it is certain that rate hikes in US will not happen, rather a rate cut is possible and, therefore, India becomes attractive,"" he said.


Vaswar Mitra, country treasurer (India), Barclays, argued in a Mint column on 6 March that the balanced development of bond markets can be best achieved when regulators design and implement a comprehensive and consistent regulatory framework for FPIs. “Both FPIs and debt issuers will welcome VRR as a structural step towards broadening and deepening onshore bond markets,"" said Mitra.


That apart, experts think the recent inversion of the US yield curve could lead to capital coming into emerging markets like India.",3
"Cannes Film Festival organizers announced its 2019 line-up Thursday, pitting leading names in world cinema including Ken Loach and Pedro Almodóvar against each other in competition for the top prize, the Palme d’Or


Festival veterans Loach and Almodóvar, as well as the Dardenne Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Terrence Malick and Xavier Dolan — all of whom have previously won accolades at the French Riviera festival — will return for the May 14-25 event


 They are Jessica Hausner for Little Joe, Mati Diop for Atlantiques, Celine Schiamma for Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire and Justine Triet for Sibyl


The last time four women were also nominated at Cannes was in 2011, when that number set a record for the festival",2
"The site also suggests that the handset will have a 6.5-inch LTPS LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Further, it mentions it will have a 90.9% screen-to-body ratio and two storage options - 64GB and 128GB.


An official render of the smartphone was also leaked on YouTube last month. The leaked video suggests two colour schemes (Thunder Black and Aurora Green).",1
"Though what’s interesting is what “soon"" means here. In 1969, the USA’s Apollo 11 took about four days—launch to landing—to reach the moon. In 1970, the USSR’s Luna 17 landed there about a week after taking off. In 2013, China’s Chang’e 3 took five days to reach and settle into orbit around the moon, and landed a week later. Beresheet, by contrast, will only attempt to land on the moon on 11 April, nearly two months after blasting off. So while the moon is just over 350,000km away when it is closest to us, by the time Beresheet lands there, it will have travelled about 6.5 million km.


One reason for the long travel time is that Beresheet shared its ride into space with an Indonesian satellite and an experimental American craft. This is space exploration Uber Pool-style, then, which is also how SpaceIL’s co-founder Yonatan Winetraub described it just before the launch. The big advantage: it costs significantly less than a dedicated rocket would—and especially for a small private effort, price matters a great deal. The downside is that while a dedicated rocket might have set Beresheet directly on course for the moon, this Falcon 9 launch only put Beresheet into orbit around the earth, like it did the two ride-sharers.


What happens after that, so that Beresheet can take its shot at the moon, is up to SpaceIL’s engineers.


Yet mathematically, that’s a particularly interesting part of this exercise. For there are plenty of objects—the International Space Station (ISS), satellites and assorted space junk—that orbit the earth all the time. None of them are going to shoot for the moon.


What makes Beresheet different, even as it orbits the earth for several weeks? The difference is that Beresheet’s orbits will get steadily wider, and that’s entirely by design.


To understand this, think of something we’ve all done as kids—tie a stone to a string and whirl it around our heads. If you hold the string tight and keep up the whirling, the stone will keep going round and round indefinitely at the same speed. Though you’ll agree that you have to keep up the whirling; stop, and the stone will slow and drop down.",1
"NEW DELHI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday requested the Election Commission to delay polling in one of the 147 assembly segments to avoid any inconvenience due to upcoming cyclone Fani.


Assembly poll in Patkura--one of the segments under the Kedrapara Lok Sabha seat--was countermanded after the death of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate ahead of elections. Subsequently, Election Commission had notified that the assembly constituency will go to polls on May 19. While the last date for filing nomination is May 1, the last date for withdrawal of nomination is May 4.",0
"The lab will develop science-backed hiring apps and tools that can measure diverse traits and abilities. These tools will leverage the latest Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to assess job candidates' fit for specific roles and organisations.


""Workshops will be delivered to start-up founders that aim to increase their resilience and stress management techniques, decrease burnout, and help founders enhance their mental fitness,"" Pearson noted.",1
"Using the interpreter mode on a Smart Display would allow users to both see and hear the translated conversation. They can also swipe from left to right to stop the interpreter mode.


Google first demonstrated the feature at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2019 in Las Vegas.


The mode first arrived on the Google Home Hub and is expected to be made available on more third-party devices from Lenovo, LG and JBL over the next few months.",1
"Actor Chris Pratt has said that he is “thrilled” to see James Gunn back as the director of third Guardians of the Galaxy film


The filmmaker, who helmed the first two installments of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, was fired by Marvel Studios’ parent company Disney last year after his old, controversial tweets resurfaced on social media",2
"Nuro has raised more than $1 billion from investors, including Greylock Partners and Gaorong Capital, which had participated in its Series A funding round.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Movie is loaded with incredible set pieces and tons of small character moments that leave you wanting more


”Cinemablend’s Eric Eisenberg shared on Twitter, “This can’t be understated: #AvengersEndgame is everything you want it to be and more",2
"Fees and other commissions declined sharply to ₹29.85 crore in the March quarter from ₹100 crore a year earlier


This came on the back of an 18% year-on-year increase in assets under management to nearly ₹3.44 trillion


HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd, one of the largest fund houses in India, posted a steady 28% rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for the quarter ended March 2019. This came on the back of an 18% year-on-year increase in assets under management (AUM) to nearly ₹3.44 trillion.",3
"Shares of agrochemical companies with higher exposure to overseas markets have done relatively better than those with less exposure in fiscal year 2019. This isn’t surprising given the challenges in the domestic agrochemicals market. “The industry has been impacted due to declining farmer income and low pest pressure. Inventory for the industry is ~20-30% higher than normal,"" Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd said in a note released last month.


UPL Ltd and PI Industries Ltd gained 17-28% in FY19, tracking the 14-23% rise in revenues in the first nine months of FY19. In comparison, Rallis India Ltd and Dhanuka Agritech Ltd have lost between 28% and 30% of their value. These companies derive most of their earnings from India.


There are indications that the divergent performance may continue in FY20. Having said that, a low base and undemanding valuations mean Rallis and Dhanuka may be well placed for a rebound. Of course, all of this is provided the domestic business picks up.",3
"Users should not only secure their device with a complicated PIN or passcode, but should disable auto logins as well for high priority apps, advises Krishnapur. Users can add an extra layer of security by encrypting their sensitive data. While most new Android phones offer software-level encryption by default, some smartphones offer hardware level encryption that is harder to break into such as Samsung Knox. It allows users to keep their sensitive data in a secure conclave and then locks it with an encrypted key. The encryption keys are stored in a secure area of the chipset called Trust Zone.


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"One section of the party, though, was not convinced about the political merit in fielding so many contestants from one family. “One can imagine the kind of campaign the BJP will run if four people from the family were in the fray.


Also, Baramati and the constituency from where Parth Pawar contests will consume lot of our energies and time because of the serious challenge BJP wants to mount,"" said another NCP legislator, requesting anonymity.


BJP president Amit Shah and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis have asked the cadres to focus on winning 45 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra including the Baramati seat. Failure to bring on board other like-minded parties has delayed announcement of a pre-poll alliance between the Congress and NCP in Maharashtra.    ",0
"As per the met department, the cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall at Odisha coast on May 3. The ruling BJD feels that since the focus will be on cyclone management, the polls in Patkura should be delayed further. The met department said cyclone Fani intensified into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ on Monday evening and is headed towards the Odisha coast.


""I am in Delhi to meet the Election Commission of India regarding the postponement of the by-elections of Patkura assembly seat in case the cyclone hits Odisha,"" Patnaik told news agency ANI.",0
"The Amazon Audible audiobook service is currently in its beta stage, but its final rollout can be expected anytime soon.


Amazon AudibleAmazonAmazon audible IndiaAmazon Audible India subscriptionAmazon Audible India subscription price",1
"The first teaser trailer of Will Smith starrer Gemini Man is out and it promises a film with an engaging storyline


The Ang Lee directorial will see Smith as an assassin who will face his biggest fear in the form of his younger version


 “25 years ago, they made you from me,” an older Smith informs his clone in one of the sequences of the clip which seems to convey much of the narrative",2
"A model holds a Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone to her face, during a media preview event in London (AP)


Samsung is investigating how test versions of the $1,980 Galaxy Fold developed problems — including screen failures — after mere days of use


On Monday, Samsung executives convened at their headquarters and debated for hours before finally pulling the plug


When Samsung showed off its folding smartphone in San Francisco, engineers back in South Korea popped bottles of bubbly to celebrate the culmination of eight years of research. Two months and an aborted commercial release later, employees are scrambling to figure out what went wrong.


Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday scrapped what was to have been a crowning achievement, the launch of the world’s first mass-produced foldable smartphone. Instead of trumpeting its April 26 return to the forefront of global consumer electronics, the tech giant is now investigating how test versions of the $1,980 Galaxy Fold developed problems — including screen failures — after mere days of use.


The about-face allows Samsung to avoid another fiasco like the Note 7 in 2016, when smartphones that had already found their way into consumers’ hands showed a tendency to burst into flames. But the Fold episode shows similar tendencies to rush ahead with new technologies to satisfy corporate goals in spite of engineering risks. Even inside Samsung, employees have to wonder how they so quickly got so close to another debacle.",1
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In addition to a single GST rate, the Congress is likely to pledge a one-time farm loan waiver if voted to power after Elections 2019. (ANI)


Congress will scrap the existing GST structure and adopt a single rate if voted to power after Lok Sabha Elections 2019


The Congress manifesto for Elections 2019 will list a plan to merge five different GST rates into one pegged at 18%",0
"When he went to do that, he also remembered his promised date with Peggy and ended up living his life with her until he grew old — which is what we saw as he came back in his own timeline


 It was heavily rumoured from Captain America: The First Avenger itself that their date would happen someday even if they had been separated by 7 decades


Thor: The God of Thunder really looked like a grumpy Norse God with scruffy, dense beard and a stocky frame, due to his lazing around at New Asgard and kegs of beer in his stomach


 Out of the big three, it appears as if his arc is not complete yet, not totally, but it was an end, certainly


 After the battle was finished, he left the charge of New Asgard (and its monarchy) to Valkyrie and went away",2
"WhatsApp has been testing several new features lately, like the picture-in-picture mode, private reply, dark mode and WhatsApp stickers. You can try them out via WhatsApp Beta which allows early access to the latest features in testing. To become a beta tester, simply click on this link and become a WhatsApp beta tester. However, WhatsApp beta is known for having bugs and crashes, so be aware of what you’re getting into. You can always opt out of beta by going to the same link.


WhatsAppWhatsApp new featureWhatsApp group calling shortcutWhatsApp consecutive voice messagesWhatsApp betaWhatsApp beta iOSWhatsApp beta android",1
"The Lok Sabha election results will add to their problems. Anything can happen after the polls. The coalition is itself not confident of continuing in power, and it is well known that they wanted to manage things only till the parliamentary elections. The statements made by chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy that he works like a clerk and that he has no independence show the problems they have. Their problems, disgruntlement, mutual distrust will have an impact on parliament elections.


The achievements of the Modi government, the failure of the coalition in Karnataka and our (BJP’s) hard work will all be beneficial to us. Though there is a drought, they (coalition) are doing nothing and only speak about the farm loan waiver. Modi government has given ₹6,000 direct income transfer to farmers. Income tax relief has been given to the middle class with several concessions and a lot has been done for the labour community. These are the issues that people are talking about. The fact that there is no PM candidate from the opposition is also beneficial for us. Lakhs of youngsters, irrespective of caste and community, are supporting Modi.


Nothing has been finalized yet and we will complete this process in a few weeks. We finished one round of discussions with (BJP chief) Amit Shah. Another one will take place soon as we are left with only seven weeks for the elections. We have identified candidates for all constituencies.


After the elections, are you expecting any change in your own organization? Is there a succession plan in place?",0
"The Jio Phone 2 will go on its second flash sale today at 12 pm. If you wish to get a Jio Phone 2 handset, it’s a fairly simple task to do. Simply head over to Jio.com, enter your pincode to check availability, click on ‘add to cart’, fill in your details and then hit checkout. Within 7 days, the Jio Phone 2 will be shipped to you.


It is advisable to be prepared 5-10 minutes prior to the sale as the phone will sell out fairly quickly, since it’s in high demand.


The order quantity for Jio Phone 2 is limited to one unit only, so you won’t be able to order more for your family and friends.",1
"The actor shared the news on his official Twitter handle along with the title look of the film on Thursday


“To all my fans, here it is… the title of #JR24 is #Comali alongside @MSKajalAggarwal @iYogibabu Dir by @Pradeeponelife Music by @hiphoptamizha & Produced by @VelsFilmIntl @shiyamjack @DoneChannel1 #ComaliTitleLook is here 🎉”, he tweeted",2
"The Redmi Note 7 had managed to sell 200,000 units within ""a few minutes"" after its first sale on 6 March


The Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro are set to go on sale today on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home websites at 12 noon. The Redmi Note 7 starts at ₹9,999 for the base variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage while the Redmi Note 7 Pro is priced at ₹13,999 for its base 4GB RAM and 64GB variant.",1
"Since ToF cameras work independently of ambient lighting conditions, they will put lower strain on both the processor as well as the battery of the device while performing tasks like facial unlocking.",1
"@akshaykumar has contributed a lot more to the Indian film fraternity, the Indian economy and charitable / social causes in India than the people who are criticising him for the passport he holds


”RJ Salil Acharya also tweeted in favour of Akshay, writing, “Hes always been the highest tax payer and i think thats the biggest statement that he can make towards indias prosperity and growth story #respect @akshaykumar",2
"The smartphone is backed by a 3,400mAh battery and runs Android Pie with Huawei’s EMUI running atop. The UI allows gesture navigation and Google’s new Digital Wellbeing controls.


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"New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and its leadership would not only secure the lives of the financially and socially weaker section but would also protect the country from acts of terrorism.


Launching the election campaign of NDA in Patna, Bihar on Sunday, Modi said while he was working to remove terrorism, poverty, corruption and black money, and create more opportunities for youth, the opposition parties were only coming together to stop him for working for the poor.


""Whether it is about security of the poor or the country, this Chowkidar and NDA leadership is standing like a wall to protect them. Government is taking decisions to protect the poor, socially weaker sections and middle class. NDA government is trying to transform the lives of people,"" said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Patna on Sunday.",0
"Ever since the decline in ratings of the popular show, there has been speculation about the show going off air


 While the numbers have seen a decline, fans continue to love the characters in the Ekta Kapoor serial, making it one of the most popular shows on Star Plus",2
"All eyes now on Friday’s release of US payrolls data, which is expected to show a tight labour market that is pressuring firms to boost wages


The rupee on Friday closed three-week stronger against the US dollar, ignoring the drop in most Asian peers, as traders cite inflows related to Bharti Airtel’s rights share issue which opened Friday.


The rupee ended stronger for fourth consecutive sessions at 69.22 a dollar, up 0.20% from its previous close of 69.36. The Indian currency had opened at 69.40 a dollar.",3
"Xiaomi previously launched the Redmi Note 7, and Note 7 Pro in India in February. The two smartphones, although very similar physically, come with key differences. The Note 7 Pro, for instance packs a 48MP camera at its back capable of pixel binning which claims to provide superior low-light photography. You can read more about it here.",1
"”Cleopatra Singleton said her father’s mother, Shelia Ward, is misrepresenting his condition as she seeks to become his conservator and make medical and financial decisions for him


A form from a doctor at Singleton’s hospital filed with the court by Ward’s lawyer Thursday says John Singleton is incapacitated and can’t make his own decisions, but it doesn’t address whether he’s in a coma


Cleopatra Singleton opposes her grandmother becoming conservator, and she suggests another family member, possibly his father or eldest son, assume the role",2
"While the first OMO purchase worth ₹12,500 crore will take place on 2 May, the date for the second will be announced later",3
Looking radiant in the colours of Pikachu was the incredibly gorgeous Blake Lively supporting her husband Ryan Reynolds’ next – Pokemon Detective Pikachu at the New York premiere of the film,2
"Although from the front the Nokia X71 is reminiscent of the Galaxy S10, it has an unmistakable Nokia design otherwise—with an understated glass-back with gold accents and an Android One interface. A thicker bottom bezel of the display and a fingerprint sensor at the back also distinguish the smartphone from the S10.


The Nokia X71 sports a 6.39-inch Full HD LCD screen with an aspect ratio of 19.3:9. The punch-hole camera sits on the top-left corner.",1
Gold is generally used by investors as a safe-haven investment in times of economic and political concerns. (With Agency Inputs),3
"Stickers have become a language of their own and help people find new ways to express their moods, reactions and experiences.


With International Women’s Day coming up on March 8, WhatsApp has compiled the top WhatsApp stickers, created by women all around the world. Here are some of them:


Shreya is a female artist from India whose cute doodles have captured the hearts of over 212K followers on Instagram. These stickers are available for the Android version of WhatsApp only.",1
"The move is significant because in the third phase, 10 seats going to polls on 23 April will be in central Uttar Pradesh


In a historic move, arch-rival supremos of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati – came together to join hands on stage in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district on Friday during campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.


The move is significant because in the third phase, 10 seats going to polls on 23 April will be in central Uttar Pradesh, a bastion of the Yadav voter base of the SP. The support of Mulayam Singh Yadav for his son Akhilesh Yadav is also significant because so far the senior Yadav has publicly opposed the move of forming an alliance with Mayawati.",0
"Technology is also used to curate highly personalized learning experiences that are customized to individual needs. This has resulted in an increase in average learning hours for India by nearly 40% year-on-year on IBM’s learning platform. Other applications such as Blue Matching use predictive analytics to produce a list of jobs currently available based on an employee’s geographical location, grade, job role, experience and other factors. This has resulted in about 1,500 internal placements globally, through this app alone. The company also has a conversational chatbot for new hires and a career advisory app, both of which use analytics, AI and cognitive technologies to respond to individual needs.


According to a report by HR.com, The State of Artificial Intelligence, AI has the greatest potential to enhance HR in five functional areas: analytics and metrics, time and attendance, talent acquisition, training and development, and compensation and payroll. Gherson agrees, saying that AI helps managers, for instance, see things they may otherwise miss.",1
"After testing in states such as Telangana and Karnataka, the company last month opened 500 Mi Stores across 470 villages in 14 states. “While the element of seasonality in sales is higher in rural areas, we saw that there is demand for even mid-premium devices in rural areas and there is a huge demand for TVs. Hence, we plan to grow this number to 5,000 Mi Stores by the end of 2019,"" Jain said.


The rural handset market has undergone a sea change with Reliance Jio last year introducing a cheap 4G handset JioPhone with a refundable deposit of ₹ 1,500 and later announcing cheap tariff plans offering free voice calls and unlimited data for as low as ₹ 49 a month. In July, the telecom company said that it had already sold 25 million handsets and also announced another device Jio Phone 2 at an introductory price of ₹ 2,999 with an option to exchange an old feature phone for a new Jio Phone by paying just ₹ 501.",1
"The update also features a page about touch-gestures in Chrome's built-in screen reader -- ChromeVox -- tutorial.


""Within the screen reader, we have added a setting in the ChromeVox options page that would read anything under the mouse cursor,"" the post added.",1
"Forward dollar-rupee rate in the most liquid tenures has dropped ever since RBI announced the forex swap auction. (Mint)


RBI received bids totalling $16.3 billion at the swap auction where it proposed to buy $5 billion from lenders


Unless liquidity management attains perfection, seasonal tightness in March would exacerbate due to these swaps maturing


If the maiden foreign exchange (forex)swap auction was a test case for performance as a tool for liquidity management, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just got itself a winner.",3
"New Delhi: While there were several leaps in the field of AI and machine learning in 2018, enterprise security was a point of major concern. Seqrite, the enterprise arm of Quick Heal Technologies, underlined the growing risk that the escalating evolution of the threat landscape poses to Indian organisations with its Quarterly Threat Report.


The most worrying statistic as revealed by the report was the sheer volume of threats that organisations across sectors faced. Seqrite detected more than 2.6 crore threats targeting Indian enterprises during the three-month period – translating to a per day detection rate of over 2.8 lakhs threats.


According to the report, ransomware, exploits, PUA, adware, infectors and worms remained popular attack vectors for cybercriminals, but what was interesting to note was the growing threat posed by cryptojacking. Seqrite detected over 24,000 Cryptojacking hits on a daily basis during Q3 2018, underlining the growing popularity of this relatively new threat.",1
"Designhill is an online graphic design platform that aims at bridging the gap between businesses and the designer community by allowing businesses to source high-quality designs including logos and website designs that have been created using AI.


Founded by entrepreneur brother duo—Rahul and Varun Aggarwal, the firm has an interactive interface that can record customer’s real-time feedback and ratings. “One of our latest services is an AI-powered Logo Maker that makes quality branding accessible to everyone with the use of AI and machine learning (ML),"" says Varun Aggarwal, co-founder, Designhill. He explains that this AI-enabled product uses ML to offer exclusive designs within minutes as it has a huge database of premium fonts, icons and other graphic selections. It can also comprehend users’ preference on the basis of the provided inputs and combines with previous learnings from thousands of users. Going ahead, the Aggarwal brothers plan to roll out a multi-lingual/multi-currency website.",1
Level 5 autonomous driving is the second highest level—a top Level 5 vehicle will be able to navigate roads without any driver input in all conditions,1
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi on 25 March announced Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY), which will cover around 50 million families or 250 million individuals if implemented. (PTI)


If and when Congress' Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY scheme, for minimum income guarantee is implemented, it'll be the biggest basic income globally. Here's a snap analysis


On 25 March, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced the Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY scheme. The plan is to give ₹6,000 every month to the bottom 20% of the population of around 5 crore families or 25 crore individuals. Gandhi’s proposal is not that of universal basic income (UBI), of which there has been a lot of talk in the recent past. UBI is basically a small amount of money paid every month to every citizen of a country, without any terms and conditions. In the case of NYAY, the plan is to pay money to the bottom 20% only and not every citizen as UBI envisages.


If and when it is launched, NYAY will be by far the biggest basic income scheme anywhere in the world. Given that there are valid concerns on the viability of the scheme and the impact it is likely to have on the Indian economy, we try and address some of the concerns in detail.


This concern comes from the fact that the government will be distributing free money under the NYAY scheme with no conditions attached. If one looks at the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme, it is already doing the same though to families which own agricultural land of less than two hectares. Of course, the amount in case of PM-KISAN is much lower at Rs2,000 per quarter against the ₹6,000 per month promised under NYAY. But ultimately free money is free money, irrespective of whether it is being given by the current government or proposed by an opposition party.


Also, anyone who looks at basic income as something for nothing, should have issues with other forms of the same phenomenon. Guy Standing, an economist at the School Of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, writes about this in Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen, “Anyone opposing basic income on this ground (free money) should also oppose all wealth inheritance and all other forms of income that are not derived from productive activity… They should oppose all the selective tax breaks… which mostly benefit the affluent who have done nothing to ‘earn’ them.""


This concern stems from the fact that incomes of a large section of population will go up suddenly. This higher income will chase the same set of goods and services available in the market and will ultimately lead to higher prices. In theory, this makes immense sense. When people suggest that basic income schemes will lead to inflation, they tend to believe that the supply of goods and services will continue to remain the same, despite an increase in income. The trouble is that there is a lot of evidence to the contrary.",0
"London: Nickel prices climbed to a six-month peak on Monday as expectations of a fourth consecutive year of supply deficit were reinforced by signs of robust demand from stainless steel mills in China.


Benchmark nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.5% at $13,260 a tonne by 1037 GMT, having touched its highest since the end of August at $13,405. The price is up 24% this year, the best performer among LME metals.


""Ultimately the nickel market has been in deficit for three years running and we are expecting another deficit this year,"" said Roskill senior analyst Olivier Masson.


""The nickel price was probably oversold at the end of last year, when the market was worrying about global trade,""",3
"A recent Flipkart listing revealed that the Honor 10 Lite will be available only in the 4GB/64GB variant in India, with three colour variants.


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Huawei sub-brand Honor is set to launch a new smartphone today—the Honor 10 Lite. The Honor 10 Lite is the successor to the Honor 9 Lite smartphone, which was launched around the same time last year. The smartphone has already been in launched in China and it sports a dewdrop notch and 6.21-inch LCD display at the front.",1
"The build quality is top notch—the aluminium exterior adds solidity to the thin frame, while the carbon fibre finish in the area around the keyboard deck feels quite snug. The only limitation of the slim design is that you don’t get many connectivity options. It uses USB Type-C connectors for everything from data transfer to power supply. Dell is bundling a USB 3.0 to Type-C adapter, in case you wish to connect a hard drive or mouse with it.


Display: The new XPS 13 is one of the few notebooks to offe both 4K (3,840x2,160p) resolution and HDR support. This gives the screen a sharper look and also enhances the dynamic range (ratio between the darkest and brightest part of the video), leading to richer colours and better contrast than displays without HDR. However, you need 4K HDR content to take advantage of this.",1
"A total of 8.75 crore electorate is eligible to cast their vote on Monday with 96,000 polling booths being set up across the seven states


New Delhi: Polling for phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections began on Monday morning with 51 parliamentary seats spread across 7 states going to polls. This is the leanest phase in terms of number of seats in all the seven phases of polling.",0
"NSE’s move came as the stocks have failed to meet the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s enhanced eligibility criteria for stock derivatives.


In a bid to dissuade retail investors from the derivatives market, SEBI has brought about a slew of regulatory changes, including physical delivery of futures contracts of a stock and tighter norms on net worth. SEBI has been trying hard to regulate the Indian derivatives market, which accounts for most if not all the trading volume on Indian exchanges.


As part of the regulation, SEBI last April issued revised guidelines to determine whether a stock was eligible for trading in the derivatives segment. Under the new, stringent guidelines, F&O securities will need to have a market-wide position limit of ₹500 crore, up from ₹300 crore earlier, and a median quarter sigma order size of ₹25 lakh.


The new guidelines will ensure that F&O stocks with very low liquidity, and in some cases no liquidity, are driven out of the futures & options segment to keep speculators and price manipulators at bay.",3
"Half Nelson movie cast: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie
Half Nelson movie director: Ryan Fleck
Half Nelson movie rating: 5 stars“Change moves in spirals, not circles


 When you breathe, you inhale and you exhale, but every single time that you do that you’re a little bit different than you were before


 Dan is an unstable cocaine-snorting History teacher whose unconventional methods of teaching make him popular among his students over time",2
"""The ongoing Brexit (uncertainties) has diminished risk appetite as investors are increasingly unnerved on the potential of a 'hard Brexit' deal,"" said Benjamin Lu, analyst with Singapore-based Phillip Futures.


Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as a risk-off mood gripped investors, while a frazzled pound awaited its fate ahead of yet another make-or-break parliamentary vote on Brexit.


British parliament will vote later in the day on whether to back a no-deal Brexit, and if that fails, a further vote on Thursday will decide whether to extend the Brexit deadline.


Meanwhile, U.S. consumer prices rose for the first time in four months in February, but the pace of the increase was modest, resulting in the smallest annual gain in nearly 2-1/2 years, supporting the Federal Reserve's 'patient' stance on U.S. interest rate hikes.",3
"As a result, the Sub can often draw attention to itself when the bass is too high or be negated if it’s too low. Your Echo Plus or Echo do have some bass properties of their own, so the Sub can become really insignificant if the right bass levels aren’t set. This will also change from song to song. The Sub usually works best for rock music.


Simply put, the Echo Sub does what it’s meant to. However, one wonders if Amazon missed the mark on its first attempt to make an Alexa-powered subwoofer.",1
"That contrasted with the message from Al-Falih, who said at a news conference in Baku that the job of rebalancing the oil market was nowhere near done because US inventories remain significantly above normal levels. The kingdom will continue to cut deeper than required under the deal through to the end of April, he said.


“The Saudis do have a preference to keep the cuts going and just come out and announce it straight away,"" Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at Energy Aspects Ltd., said in a Bloomberg television interview. The kingdom “is not going to do anything unilaterally and Russia does represent the biggest of the non-OPEC countries.""


Events in Baku certainly don’t signal the end of the OPEC deal or the Saudi-Russia partnership, “but there are a lot of uncertainties right now"" and everyone in the group is buying time, Sen said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The cameras are AI enabled, so they’ll be able to do the regular “smart"" stuff that other smartphones do like taking portrait photos, detection scenes automatically and so on. But a few interesting additions include “Portrait Colour Video"", “Portrait Video"" and AR videos. The cameras take full use of AI capabilities of the Kirin 980 processor (coming to that in a bit) and take the features that were restricted to only photography functions to videos. The Portrait Colour Video picks one colour in the frame and keeps the rest monochrome while the portrait video defocuses the background, much like the portrait photos. AR videos are similar to what is available on the Google Pixel 3 and 3XL—you have AR stickers that can be placed in videos and viewed real-time.


Coming to the one thing that’s common between the two phones—the processor. Both phones run Huawei’s in-house Kirin 980 processor, which implies Huawei was not stingy while picking processors for both devices. The Kirin 980 is the world’s first processor to be made on a 7nm processor, ensuring better performance and efficiency. Better performance is now mapped in terms of AI capabilities, and it stands up to that. The processor integrates better modems that allow it to attain 4.5G speeds of 1.4Gbps and WiFi speeds of 1,733Mbps—both of which are the fastest according to Huawei.


The processor is mated with either 6GB or 4GB of RAM on the Mate 20 and 8GB on the Mate 20 Pro. 128GB is the only storage option on the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. The phone also comes with a “Nano-Memory Card"", which occupies the space of a nanoSIM card, with a capacity up to 256GB. So the hybrid SIM card tray can accommodate either a nanoSIM card or a Nano Memory Card apart from the primary NanoSIM.


The Mate 20 is backed by a 4,000mAh battery while the Mate 20 Pro comes with a 4,200mAh battery. Sold separately is a 40W charger which can charge a percent of the battery every 30 seconds!


Taking further digs at the Apple, Huawei announced a 15W wireless charger for the phone. To add salt to the wound, there’s also a reverse charging feature that allows it to charge other phones wirelessly.",1
"LME Copper: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange climbed as much as 0.5% to $6,350.50 a tonne, the highest since 3 December, and stood at $6,346 a tonne, as of 0705 GMT.


SHFE Copper: The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained as much as 0.9% to ¥49,790 ($7,404.16) a tonne, the highest since 5 December, before closing at ¥49,719.


Copper Spreads: The premium of cash copper over the three-month LME contract was at $25 a tonne on Tuesday, versus a discount of $14.25 a week earlier. ""The nearby squeeze on the copper spread is not a reflection of physical demand, but of shorts being trapped and trying to roll positions forwards,"" Malcolm Freeman, director of Kingdom Futures, said in a note.",3
"“When you have done nothing in the last 4.5 years and have no vision, you make such allegations. The EC will decide. When there is no vision people indulge in such negative politics,"" he said.",0
"Hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India due to slowing economic growth also boosted sentiment.


""Markets breathed easy as fears of an escalation in India-Pakistan’s border tensions subsided,"" said Radhika Rao, economist at DBS Bank, in a 5 March report.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.387%, as compared to its Wednesday's close of 7.388%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"The Oscar winner, who has established herself as a trendsetter, said she was a tomboy growing up and never cared too much about her looks, reported People magazine",2
"“Once in possession of user information such as date of birth, address, Aadhaar card number, bank details or answers to security questions, hijackers can carry out fund transfers, shop online exuberantly and execute identity thefts,"" cautions Venkat Krishnapur, vice-president of engineering and managing director, McAfee India.


Hackers hijack SIM connections in three ways. The most prevalent one is called “SIM swapping over a call"". In this case, they first gather information on targets—their full name, address, mobile number, date of birth, passcode or Aadhaar number — through phishing scams or leaked databases found on the dark web (that portion of the web that is not traceable by search engines).


Then they will call the target, pretending to be a customer care executive from the operator, in the name of upgrading to new services. They will ask the target to share their SIM card’s ICCID (integrated circuit card identifier) number—a 19-20 digit serial number specific to the SIM.


Once they have the details, they will call the operator, impersonating the actual user and use this information to pose as the user.",1
"The back of the phone houses a vertically aligned dual-camera setup consisting of 13MP+2MP configuration. The front sports an 8MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. All three cameras, on the front and back, are AI powered. Honor claims the camera app can recognise over 500 scenarios in 22 different categories. The 8C comes with HDR support to enhance shadows and highlights of pictures and an AR lens feature. An AI Shopping feature is also present that detects an object and searches for a similar item or its alternative online using the built-in Neural Processing Unit.",1
"Google will use more than 4,000 miles of cable, laid underwater, to connect the United States to Chile, home to the company’s largest data center in Latin America. (NYT)


Nearly 750,000 miles of cable connect the continents to support our insatiable demand for communication and entertainment


The internet consists of tiny bits of code that move around the world, travelling along wires as thin as a strand of hair strung across the ocean floor. The data zips from New York to Sydney, from Hong Kong to London, in the time it takes you to read this word.


Nearly 750,000 miles of cable connect the continents to support our insatiable demand for communication and entertainment. Companies have typically pooled their resources to collaborate on undersea cable projects, like a freeway for them all to share.


But now Google is going its own way, in a first-of-its-kind project connecting the United States to Chile, home to the company’s largest data centre in Latin America.


“People think that data is in the cloud, but it’s not,"" said Jayne Stowell, who oversees construction of Google’s undersea cable projects. “It’s in the ocean.""


Getting it there is an exacting and time-intensive process. A 456-foot ship named Durable will eventually deliver the cable to sea. But first, the cable is assembled inside a sprawling factory a few hundred yards away, in Newington, New Hampshire. The factory, owned by the company SubCom, is filled with specialized machinery used to maintain tension in the wire and encase it in protective skin.",1
"“I went into the garage, I was alone in there, and I realized that the circuit breaker panel was available to me and the big 220-volt outlet where you’d normally plug in a washing machine was available.""


He turned off the circuit breaker, inserted two spoons into the outlet, “took a ball and tossed it against the spoons, so they would touch, and it created an impressive display of pyrotechnics.""


“I did this over and over,"" he said. When he invited the neighbors to see this demonstration, “I got caught. You have to let kids endanger themselves a little bit.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed


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Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that his party will give Andhra Pradesh the special category status for 10 years,0
"Sayeed’s petition had said the NIA court had not exonerated Thakur in 2017, and had framed charges against her, meaning “prima facie there are sufficient/material evidence against her which may result in conviction."" The petition sought to bar her from contesting the election on the grounds that the trial in the case is still in progress and a petition to cancel her bail is before the Supreme Court.


The NIA said its supplementary charge sheet filed on 13 May 2016 had recommended prosecuting 10 people and that evidence against other accused including Thakur was not found sufficient.",0
"“His film is a love letter to the Hollywood of his childhood, a rock music tour of 1969, and an ode to cinema as a whole,” he added


About Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo, Fremaux said he watched Kechiche’s film last week while it was being edited


 And screened at the end of the Festival so the DCP (film’s digital copy) has time to get there… The groundwork for this saga storytelling and extraordinary portrait of French youth in the ’90s was laid in his ‘Canto Uno’ (2017), and it will be a pleasure to see its cast again,” he said",2
"The Nokia 8.1 sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ LCD display at the front. Powering the device is a rather unique Snapdragon 710 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with eight Kryo 360 cores. It comes in three variants of 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage.


The back of the phone features a 12MP+13MP AI enabled dual camera with Optical Image Stabilisation. The lens of the rear camera is made by ZEISS. The front camera is an AI-enabled 20MP clicker.",1
"The Congress list contains four candidates from Maharashtra, three from Bihar and one each in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir.


Former NCP leader Tariq Anwar was nominated by the party for the Katihar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, which he currently represents.


The party also fielded its former general secretary B K Hariprasad from the Bangalore South constituency in Karnataka.",0
"International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.65 per barrel on Monday, up 31 cents, or 0.4% from their last close


Singapore: Oil prices rose to their highest level since November 2018 on Monday, driven upwards by OPEC's ongoing supply cuts, U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, and strong U.S. jobs data.


International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.65 per barrel at 0441 GMT on Monday, up 31 cents, or 0.4 percent from their last close.


Brent and WTI both hit their highest since November at $70.76 and $63.48 a barrel, respectively, early on Monday.",3
"That said, Singh agreed that downloading apps from third-party app stores can cause troubles, and that even Google’s Play Store has apps that can harm users. “Not downloading apps from third-party stores, websites, etc., is the best thing that users can do.""


To be sure, while antivirus apps may not always detect a virus for you, they have other uses. “Antivirus apps cannot completely protect you from a malware attack, but can definitely warn you at the initial stage. They also scan every app that you install and notify you if there is any malicious activity, if there is any app hidden in your phone that may be stealing your data secretly. An antivirus also notifies/blocks malicious websites, while surfing on the web,"" sid Shrenik Bhayani, general manager, Kaspersky Lab (South Asia).


For instance, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android comes with features such as anti-theft, call blocking, message filter and safe browsing. These features can help you in various ways over and above virus detection.",1
"The Uyare trailer offers glimpses of a film that will tell the tale of a woman, who aspires to fly high, literally


 Parvathy’s Pallavi is a trained pilot and the trailer opens with the young woman employing her skills to save passengers on a malfunctioning airliner",2
"But then I realised this is a well established show, with such fabulous makers, who promised me the best",2
"Investors await US GDP data due later Friday for potential confirmation that the US economy was outperforming its peers


Private banks traded higher after Axis Bank Ltd reported strong March quarter earnings along with a fall in bad loans


Indian equity markets surged 1% on Friday as global crude oil prices fell after having surged above $75 a barrel on Thursday. Also better-than-expected Jan-Mar earnings boosted sentiment.",3
"Memory chips account for the biggest portion of Samsung’s profit. Contract prices for 32-gigabyte DRAM server modules fell about 5% in the December quarter, according to InSpectrum Tech Inc. Prices for 128 gigabit MLC NAND flash memory chips fell about 3.4%.


Apple’s surprise cut to its sales forecast last week suggested a worsening outlook for orders. Apple receives memory chips and smartphone screens from Samsung and is the South Korean manufacturer’s biggest customer, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


Samsung said it expects earnings to remain subdued in the first three months of the year due to difficult conditions for memory. Profitability will recover in the second half, the company predicted, on projected improvements in the market, with rising adoption of new CPUs and launches of new smartphone products.


While Samsung still leads the world in smartphone sales, it’s being squeezed by Chinese handset makers like Huawei Technologies Co. The South Korean company is pinning its hopes on a foldable-screen phone that it plans to ship this year, along with a flagship Galaxy S10 model that is said to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor and a near-zero bezel.",1
"“There are little to no industry requirements that manufacturers have to comply with when it comes to security of smart devices. Instead they are left to create their own proprietary standards for communication, where security is not always a top priority,"" said Vladislav Iliushin, IoT Threat Reseacher at Avast.


One of the biggest challenges in security of IoT devices is they are low in both memory and compute power, which makes it hard to put agents on them like anti-virus, explains Venkat Krishnapur, vice president-engineering and managing director of McAfee India. Also, when a vulnerability is discovered, the patch to address it is unlikely to be pushed automatically to the device, leaving it open to attacks.",1
"After suing cheaters in 2018, game company Epic Games is now turning to advanced detection tools to curb the menace.


Their new real-time teaming detection algorithm allowed them to catch over 1,200 accounts for cheating in ongoing Fortnite World cup online tournament, which started 13 April. All flagged accounts have been banned and cash prizes of 200 accounts have been revoked.


While a majority of the blocked accounts were banned for sharing account details and attempting to bypass region restrictions to play from multiple regions, one player was caught using cheating software during the semi finals. The former have been banned for 2 weeks while the cheat user has been banned permanently.


Fortnite is working on improving the teaming detection so they can enable it in all game modes. Internally, the Epic Games also run server replays to verify tournament integrity.",1
"Samsung will bring Super-Amoled Infinity V display to 'M30', making it a power-packed offering for young millennials in the country.


Powered by latest Exynos 7904 processor, Galaxy 'M30' comes with 4GB RAM-64GB internal memory variant. The device is also likely to have a 6GB-128GB variant.",1
"Globally, too, Google and Facebook with 251,394,000 and 213,858,000 unique users, respectively, are the most sought after platforms there as well, followed closely by Verizon Media, Microsoft Sites and Amazon Sites. The rankings were released by Comscore in its Top 50 online properties in the US for January 2019.


Other major online platforms like microblogging platform Twitter, professional social network LinkedIn, video streaming service Netflix, and social media network Reddit do not feature in the top 10 lists in either of the countries.",1
"In past versions of the XB series, the bass would overpower everything else, making it difficult to hear other audio. In the WH-XB700, you still get decently loud bass, but without compromising the highs as much. Genres like rap, hip-hop and even some rock feel quite energetic, which is a good thing.


That said, while you can hear high frequencies better this time, the headphones still lack completely in the mid frequencies. The overall result is better clarity in sound than older XB series headphones, but still not something you would call perfect. It’s essentially a V-shaped sound signature, which means bass and highs are enhanced, while the mids are mediocre at best. It also doesn’t have wide soundstage.


Audio quality aside, the WH-XB700 borrows one feature from Sony’s higher end headsets. It supports the Google Assistant and Siri, depending on which phone you use. There’s a button tagged “Custom"" on the headset, which is to be pressed to call the assistants and give voice commands to your phone.",1
"In this election, the seat holds significance because Sonia Gandhi has taken a step back from active party politics, handing over the reins of the party to her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


A section of voters in both constituencies feel that the kind of development work that has taken place in Rae Bareli has not happened in Amethi.


“She has been elected from here for so long. Usually constituencies of big, busy leaders are ignored. They don’t have time for us. She visits once in a while and her health has troubled her, but she has a team that works seamlessly in her absence. Her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra keeps a close eye on the constituency and that is how work gets done,"" said Gangacharan Ram, a farmer from Balapur village near Rae Bareli.


Local Congress leaders, too, feel that Sonia Gandhi has paid attention to the constituency and her team keeps things running.",0
"Amid the turbulence in the domestic market, export-oriented agrochemical firms have fared relatively better in FY19. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


 UPL Ltd and PI Industries Ltd gained 17-28% in FY19, Rallis India Ltd and Dhanuka Agritech lost between 28% and 30% of their value


Shares of agrochemical companies with higher exposure to overseas markets have done better than those with less exposure in FY19",3
"It also lays down guidelines for political parties and candidates to be followed during the poll schedule, while holding meetings, processions and conduct at polling booths. It imposes guidelines on the party in power and restraints its from combining official visits with electioneering work.


From the time elections are announced by the Election Commission, ministers and other authorities shall not announce any financial grants in any form or promises thereof, lay foundation stones etc. of projects or schemes of any kind, make any promise of construction of roads, provision of drinking water facilities etc or make any appointments in government and public undertakings which may have the effect of influencing voters in favour of the party in power. ",0
"The Fitbit Versa Lite is available in five colour variants—White, Lilac, Mulberry, Marina Blue, and Charcoal.


Fitness wearable maker Fitbit launched three new products in India—Fibit Versa Lite, Fitbit Inspire and Fitbit Inspire HR. The company has also mentioned that the Fitbit Ace 2, an activity tracker focused at kids. The new Fitbit wearables are available via Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Digital, Croma, and Helios websites as well as offline retail stores.",1
"The Honor 8C starts at ₹11,999 for the 4GB/32GB variant and goes up to ₹12,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The smartphone will be available on open sale, so there's no anxiety of the phone going out of stock within a few minutes


Huawei unveiled the Honor 8C in India on November 29 along with the Honor Band 4 fitness tracker. While the availability of the Honor Band 4 is still under covers, the Honor 8C will go on its first sale today. The Honor 8C starts at ₹ 11,999 for the 4GB/32GB variant and goes up to ₹ 12,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant.",1
"The findings are revealing: Facebook commenting activity went through the roof around the end of February as Indians and Pakistanis fought a protracted online battle to dominate the narrative post the Pulwama attack; some comments on the platform are as popular as the posts on pages with millions of followers; and sycophantic amateur poetry is a popular form of comment.


On Monday, Facebook took down over 700 pages for repeatedly engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour"" aimed at influencing India’s elections. Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were implicated, apart from the Inter-Service Public Relations wing of the Pakistani military. The activity that was under scrutiny was posts, while comments still fall outside any sustained monitoring.


But purely based on traction and audience footprint, the comment thread is a publishing platform on its own. According to India Digital News Report 2019 by Reuters Institute, a third of the English-language Indian news users comment on online news. Unlike a status update on one’s personal profile, the visibility of a top comment on a large Facebook page goes well beyond a user’s own social network. Still, when information dissemination via social media is discussed, comments are largely ignored. They can be crucial.


Contrarian voices—which don’t always stick close to facts—feature prominently in the comment spaces of many controversial posts on Facebook pages with millions of followers, breaking the traditional hierarchy between content creators with a large following and ordinary users. What fetches the most comments: Controversial statements by celebrities, tall claims by politicians, and tragic news reports.


Politicians’ pages bagged the most number of comments per post. Engagement on their posts dwarfs the commenting activity on others. For instance, the average number of comments on Narendra Modi’s page was 5,449; it was over 500 for other politicians. That figure was less than 20 for every media page. Partisan political pages fell in between.


The number of comments matter. In January 2018, Facebook changed its news feed algorithm: the company will “prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people"", the announcement blog post read, adding, “posts that inspire back-and-forth discussion in the comments and posts that you might want to share and react to"" will be shown higher up in the feed.


But “back-and-forth discussion in the comments"" doesn’t necessarily translate into “meaningful interactions""—it is not even clear what “meaningful"" means. The tone and style of top comments vary significantly by page type, language, and the audience the page attracts. The game is to rise to the top.


To cut through the thousands of comments and feature as “most relevant"", the content needs to be contrarian; share a powerful personal anecdote; be witty or sarcastic; crack a joke; argue with shayari; use hashtags; post a meme. There is no fixed formula.


On media pages, politicians across party lines are extensively challenged. Among the top comments are those who counter a politician’s claim by claiming direct knowledge of the issue at hand, or have a personal stake in the story.",0
"These features cannot be found in the stable version of WhatsApp. If you wish try them out, you can do so by becoming a beta tester by clicking here. WhatsApp Beta lets you check out the latest WhatsApp features that are in testing. The beta version is also prone to a lot of bugs and crashes. If you face issues on a regular basis after downloading WhatsApp, you can withdraw from the testing program by clicking on the same link.


WhatsApp has already introduced two new features for its stable build. You can read more about them by clicking here.",1
"External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was the chief guest at the programme titled Celebrities with NaMo held at the BJP headquarters, the party said in a statement",2
"Sunny Deol joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal on April 23 in New Delhi


Sunny Deol said, “The way my Papa worked with and supported Atal ji, I am here today to work with and support Modi ji


 Actors Urmila Matondkar, Isha Koppikar, Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ and many others have recently entered the world of politics",2
"Keep an eye out for your WhatsApp chat backups on Google Drive — they might be deleted if you haven’t updated them for over a year.


However, this doesn’t mean the chat data on your existing phone (which you’ve been using for well over a year) will also be deleted. It will only affect those migrating their chats from one phone to the other or those who have reinstalled the app for some reason.


You’ll require your Google account to do this, so remember your login credentials while doing so. You can also select the Google account you’ve used to link your Android device.",1
"Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan launched his own party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in 2018 but he will not be contesting the Lok Sabha elections


Isha KoppikarIsha Koppikar recently joined Bhartiya Janta Party and took the post of president of the BJP’s women transport wing


Nusrat JahanBengali actor Nusrat Jahan recently joined Trinamool Congress and this was announced by Mamata Banerjee",2
"“From a software perspective, our goal is to help users to finish their tasks as soon as possible rather than trapping users in our system,"" points out Hsieh.


“When users open one app, how can they recognize what they need to do, and move on to the next step? When they’re done, we want to encourage them to get off the phone and embrace the real world. Smartphones should serve our life, not dominate it,"" he adds.


While Kopec hints that the camera may have been made smarter via software updates, he does not specifically mention in what way. “We’ve also put a lot of work into improving the camera behind the scenes, so you can expect to take even better pictures.""


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"While BJP spent ₹1.21 crore on ads on Google platforms since February, the Congress party spent ₹54,100


BJP has been running a combination of video, print and digital ads in its campaigns such as “Main Bhi Chowkidar”


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the top spender among political advertisers on Google platforms, accounting for about a third of the total funds spent on such ads.",0
"This phone was among the first to break the dual-camera barrier. The Galaxy A7 has three cameras, with each meant for a separate purpose— wide angle, depth sensing and regular. In terms of performance and design too, the Galaxy A7 fares well. To make the value proposition even better, Samsung has packed in an amorphous optical light emitting diode display that’s possibly the best you can get in this price range.


Nokia’s smartphones haven’t made the mark in India that they were expected to. However, the company did make some great devices in 2018. Among them, the Nokia 8.1 is a jack of all trades but master of none. You couldn’t point to any one aspect of this phone and say that it’s the best at that. That said, the phone has a nice screen, dependable battery life and is fast enough for most regular use cases. It’s definitely worth considering in the mid range.",1
"Like most cities its size, Nagpur is erasing its unique features in search of an elusive grandeur that would in a new parlance make it a “smart and global city"", never mind we have no idea of what that will mean to us and our future. The city is getting expensive eateries and coffee joints, and exquisite restaurants, but none quite the same as a coffee house: laid back, warm, homely. You don’t find the self-deprecating, contemptuous, argumentative, and friendly Nagpurians of all hues and ideological lineages at these new joints. They don’t have the same aroma of the coffee either, the Malabari coffee. The new joints serve expensive, bitter, and very unfriendly coffee.


The last remaining branch of the Indian Coffee House in Sadar is one of the oldest in Nagpur. It’s not going to last long.


Nagpur invents new titles for itself: orange city, tiger capital... a metro city. From the windows of the plush new metro rail, chugging on elevated tracks, Nagpur looks like an unplanned city with a fast-changing landscape. From Khapri, a station on the southern-most fringe of the city, the ride by metro rail to Sitabuldi, a central commercial hub, is a 35-minute journey with just a couple of stops. Many stations, en route, are yet to be completed. But, it’s a ride that throws up new insights about a city under transformation.


You see a cobweb of broad roads, eroding green spaces and busy traffic. There are flyovers, railways over and under bridges, cement roads, new markets, hospitals and shopping malls everywhere. Several old buildings are being redeveloped. New hotels are mushrooming. It’s a mindless expansion of slums juxtaposed with budget apartments and a few ultra-modern housing sandwiched in between.


Helmet-clad labourers—mostly migrants from the northern and eastern India—are working on the slabs of the under-construction metro stations, iron bars emanating from their beams. The riders don’t look like daily commuters. Most of them are new migrants who have arrived here to make a living. They are curious citizens drawn by the novelty of Nagpur’s Majhi Metro, a ₹8,680 crore mass rapid transit project that will run 41 kilometres on east-west, north-south corridors in the first phase being showcased by the BJP at the start of the general elections as the face of a changing Nagpur, changing India. Questions remain about its viability.


You see students with designer bags in their peculiar uniforms; they appear to be engineering or business administration students. Some of them seem to have come from neighbouring cities. Tens of new private colleges have come up in the last few years, so you don’t know who’s from which institution. As the metro chugs on, you hear a chatter in different dialects of Marathi and Hindi. People in the metro are excited. For them this is big—they behave like a child who’s discovered a new toy.


The city needed something to boast of: metro rail, cement roads, big projects are just about that. In the past, we would boast about having the Asia’s biggest government hospital—never mind it was untrue; Asia’s biggest industrial estate—with hardly any industry there worth a mention; we planned India’s first air cargo hub, which never really took off. The list goes on. There is no other city that calls itself the second capital, a term it discovered for itself to nurse its dented ego of having to give up its capital status post reorganization of states in 1960.


Nagpur used to be the greenest city—and a genuine one at that—for a very long time, the green dense patches of planted and natural trees coupled with many community gardens working as its lungs. The British created here the Victoria Technical Institute—later renamed as the College of Agriculture—to create sprawling lush green farms on both sides of the Nag river. We turned Nag river into our big sewer system and farm lands into cement pastures.


Today, the planners have messed up with its design big time. It’s losing its greenness and its aesthetics. In a major spell of rains in July 2018, the city came to a standstill, its infrastructure crumbled.


It’s been a month that the metro rail got operational and the joy rides are not ending. This is one of the four metro corridors opened for commercial operation before the Model Code of Conduct came into vogue ahead of the general elections. The Khapri-Sitabuldi leg will not perhaps be the busiest of the four planned routes like the one from Sitabuldi to Hingna or East Nagpur.


“Metro rail is a plan to alter Nagpur,"" says Pradyumna Sahasrabhojanee, architect and member of the Vidarbha Heritage Society. “It won’t be quite the same city."" “It’s quite astonishing that the British built a fort on Sitabuldi hills since it was a vantage point, and developed everything around the hill—the station, the assembly hall, the administrative building,"" says Sahastrabhojanee, an expert in Nagpur heritage structures. “Today’s infrastructure growth is an antithesis of a Nagpur envisioned by the early planners; it’s quite mindless,"" he says.


For four years, every single road got dug up, drilling went on uninterrupted to erect pillars for the metro rail, people bore frequent traffic jams and traffic diversions became a new normal.",0
"In January 2018, the Shiv Sena national executive passed a resolution saying the party would contest all future elections on its own. Thackeray and Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana routinely launched broadsides against the Narendra Modi government, going to the extent of endorsing Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s “chowkidar chor hain"" refrain against the prime minister.


The BJP-Shiv Sena tie-up is India’s second oldest alliance after the Left coalition that ruled West Bengal for more than three decades. The saffron parties formalized their alliance in 1989 in an astute acknowledgement of changing sociopolitical dynamic in Maharashtra.


By the late 80s, the Shiv Sena, founded in 1966, realized the limitations to its son-of-the-soil politics as demographics in Maharashtra had changed. Meanwhile, nationally, the BJP leveraged the Hindutva card and emerged as an alternative to the Congress.


Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray reckoned that an alliance with the BJP would bring the non-Marathi votes into the saffron fold. The BJP saw the electoral merit in ensuring support of Marathi voters in Maharashtra through the Shiv Sena.


In 1995, the alliance won power in Maharashtra for the first time, though the Shiv Sena was the actual big brother—winning more seats and electing its own chief minister.",0
"Spending is huge — the Association of National Advertisers estimated that brands spent $81 billion on influencers across all social media platforms in the US in 2016, and that number will top $100 billion next year. Facebook's the main benefit is that this keeps users in its ecosystem by attracting them with glamorous posts from beautiful(-looking) people, which helps explain why the company has actively courted influencers.


Part of the reason it hasn't been able to monetize this trend is that it often has the same problem as the consumer: it doesn't necessarily know if something is sponsored. By forcing influencers to signal such posts, for example with a label Advertisement Feature, the CMA is helping the Menlo Park, California-based firm better understand the content. The CMA is following the lead of the Federal Trade Commission, which made a similar move in 2017. The other reason is that Facebook may not want to send celebs fleeing to another social network.",1
"Bonds had rallied in the run up to the policy day—the yield on the most-traded paper fell by the most in more than a month on Tuesday and the one-year interest rate swap dropped to the lowest in more than two years—as the market expected the central bank to add to the recent measures to boost cash in the banking system.


“The market was expecting sequential rate cuts starting Thursday, implying an expectation for a clearer easing bias,"" said Maximillian Lin, emerging-markets Asia strategist at NatWest Markets in Singapore.


“The 5-1 vote to maintain a neutral stance, instead of a change to accommodative, likely disappointed investors.""


Banking system liquidity has been in deficit since early February, with the shortfall staying above ₹50,000 crore each day this week. The RBI earlier this week said it would repeat a $5 billion forex swap in April after the success of the first round in March.


Governor Shaktikanta Das said the central bank will continue to add cash to ease financial conditions after economic expansion in the quarter to December hit a six-quarter low. The authority on Thursday allowed banks to use a further 2% of their mandatory bond holdings toward meeting their liquidity coverage ratio, in an effort to make more funds available for lending.",3
"On the work front, Sushmita was last seen on the silver screen in 2010 film No Problem and Dulha Mil Gaya",2
"Apart from Congress worker refusing to work with the JD(S), Nikhil’s candidature has been opposed by several leaders within his own party.


Gowda has announced the entry of two of his grandsons — Nikhil and Prajwal Revanna — into politics from Mandya and Hassan constituencies, respectively. Though Prajwal, son of H.D. Revanna, has been active in political circles within Hassan, Nikhil has been more focussed on his acting career, giving local leaders more reason to protest, who feel the latter’s candidature has been imposed on them.


The fight between the alliance partners has helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) make inroads into a district and region where it had little or no presence at all. The state leadership of the BJP has not ruled out supporting Sumalatha. Coupled with the support from disgruntled Congress and JD(S) workers, Sumalatha stands a chance to make Nikhil’s entry into politics a much harder task.",0
"The poster also has both the actors standing in front of the Wagah border gate with their backs to the camera


“Har muskurate chahre ke peeche dard chupa hota hai aur wahi dard aapko zinda rakhta hai! #BharatKaVaada (behind every smile, there is some pain and it is this pain which keeps you alive),” Salman captioned the poster as he shared it on social media",2
The rapper said that she can sympathise with pop icons like Britney Spears who have also faced struggles in coming to terms with their fame,2
"Sooryavanshi is a part of filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s cop universe, which includes films like Singham, Singham Returns and Simmba",2
"He asked the Congress cadres to get their act together to defeat the BJP in the next month's Lok Sabha polls.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The crux of the administration’s argument is that Huawei couldn’t say no to demands from China’s government, even if it wanted to. China’s National Intelligence Law of 2017 requires all Chinese companies and citizens to 'assist in and cooperate in national intelligence work' if requested. Whether Huawei or any of its employees have done so in the past is now incidental, China hawks argue, given Huawei’s lead in developing 5G technologies for the future.


“When people realized Huawei is effectively the only provider of 5G, they had to do something,’’ says James Mulvenon, a China specialist formerly with RAND Corp. who now works for defense contractor SOS International LLC of Reston, Virginia. 'Nobody is looking for a smoking gun anymore. They’re looking at the potentiality argument. If the [People’s Liberation Army] comes to them, they have no way of saying no.'


In his interview, Huawei CEO Ren said he would decline any request from Beijing for sensitive information on clients and stressed the potential for cooperation with the US and other countries on 5G and other matters. “Huawei firmly stands on the side of customers when it comes to cybersecurity and privacy,"" he said.


The executive order under consideration, for possible issuance in February, wouldn’t mention specific companies like Huawei and wouldn’t ban US sales by the firms, according to a person familiar with the matter. But it would empower the Commerce Department to review products and purchases by companies connected to adversarial countries, including China, this person said. A bipartisan bill recently introduced in Congress would take the more draconian step of banning sales of US parts to Huawei and its Chinese counterpart, ZTE Corp., which could drastically curtail their businesses. Another bill would set up a White House office to coordinate federal efforts to blunt technology threats from China.


The Trump administration is also stalking Huawei in other ways. Its most provocative act so far was asking Canada to arrest Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver last month on fraud charges linked to alleged Iran sanction violations, which Huawei denies. Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren, is out on bail awaiting possible extradition to the US. Her arrest “would never, never, ever have happened"" before the Trump pivot to confronting China, says Spalding, the retired Air Force general. “What you’re seeing is the beginning of a change in how the federal bureaucracy treats China.""


Elsewhere, US investigators in Seattle are looking into possible criminal charges against Huawei for alleged theft of trade secrets from US partner T-Mobile US Inc. The probe includes allegations that a Huawei engineer stole information when visiting a T-Mobile lab in Bellevue, Washington, to see a diagnostic robot called “Tappy"" that simulated a person’s phone use, according to one person familiar with the matter. In a 2014 lawsuit, T-Mobile alleged a Huawei engineer slipped one of the robot’s fingertips into his laptop bag during the visit and left with it. The jury sided with T-Mobile in 2017, saying T-Mobile should get $4.8 million in damages for breach of contract. The parties later agreed to drop the case after settlement talks.


China’s foreign ministry said on Jan. 17 that the legal dispute between Huawei and T-Mobile was resolved in court and expressed concern about the motives behind the “reinvestigation.""


On Jan. 11, authorities in Poland arrested a former Polish intelligence official and a Chinese employee of Huawei and accused them of spying for China. Huawei fired the employee the next day and said the incident brought disrepute upon the company.",1
Turner will next be seen reprising her role as the mutant Jean Grey in the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix,2
"Concurrently, as companies began introducing complex generics and specialty drugs, the fall in revenues at the portfolio level is being arrested.


Lupin, which had launched one specialty drug (Solosec) last year, expects its sales to grow this year. It plans to introduce more limited competition drugs in the current quarter. Similarly, Sun Pharma introduced a couple of specialty drugs and plans to launch a few more this year.


Even so, Anshuman Gupta, analyst at Investec Capital Services (India) Pvt. Ltd, warned that the recovery assumptions are tied to the success of the new products. “The recovery will be dependent on success of these large products, where we believe the chances of surprising on the downside are higher,"" he said.",3
"Dear Comrade is all set to hit the screens on May 31 in four languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada",2
"The film, which is set in Staten Island, New York, will reportedly use elements from the comedian’s life",2
"The study finds that while data privacy policies are disclosed to consumers, these are often poorly drafted, ambiguous, and incomprehensible. The study evaluates the quality of privacy policies of five popular online services in India—WhatsApp, Google (including the search engine and other services such as Gmail and YouTube), Uber, Flipkart, and Paytm—from the perspective of easy accessibility, readability, and comprehensibility. All the five online service providers fared low on these scores. Policy documents of Uber and Google score particularly low in terms of ease of reading.


The authors also conducted a privacy policy quiz across college campuses in and around New Delhi. On an average, respondents were able to answer only five of 10 questions asked. The respondents fared the worst on policies that had the most unspecified terms and on policies that were long. Respondents were also unable to understand terms such as “third-party"", “affiliate"", and “business partner"".",1
"And wow, what an ending!”Also Read | Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and others attend Avengers Endgame world premiereHe added in another tweet, “Do not go in expecting Infinity War part two


”Slashfilm’s Peter Sciretta wrote on Twitter, “Imagine the best possible version of #AvengersEndgame and somehow the film still surpasses all expectations


 If you thought you’d seen comics brought fully to the big screen already, prepare to reset your expectations AGAIN",2
"“@INCIndia is thankful to Shri H D Deve Gowda ji and the JD(S) for their kind gesture of giving back the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha seat to the Congress. Together, let us reclaim democracy,"" KC Venugopal, general secretary and All India Congress Committee's Karnataka in-charge, wrote on Twitter in the early hours on Monday.


The decision to return the seat shows how both the parties were trying to secure a higher seat share to increase their respective individual tally but with limited options for winnable candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.


Bengaluru North landed in the share of the JD (S) as it was believed then that Deve Gowda would contest from this seat to help the coalition bag at least one constituency from the clutches of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).",0
"CheeseburgersPost Tony’s funeral, his daughter Morgan is sitting with Happy Hogan, when the latter asks her if she was hungry


 Tony himself was fond of cheeseburgers as that’s the food he wanted to eat after he returned home from captivity in Afghanistan in Iron Man (2008)


 “Don’t do anything stupid”Before getting into the Quantum Realm again to return the six Infinity Stones, Steve tells his best friend Bucky Barnes – “Don’t do anything stupid


” This is a recall to Captain America: The First Avenger, when Cap says the same line to Bucky before he heads off to war


 But instead of returning, he prefers to spend his life with Peggy Carter, going further back in time, presumably in the 1940s, marrying her and getting that promised dance


 This was a completion of his story arc as Cap couldn’t do that at the end of the First Avenger, because he had to crash a Hydra plane, to stop it from destroying New York


 They are dancing to the same song that Nick Fury played in Steve’s apartment in The Winter Soldier to mask their conversation from Hydra


 Post creditsInstead of a post-credit scene, all we get at the end of Avenges: Endgame is the sound of metal being hammered, reminding us of the time when Tony Stark made the Mark 1 Iron Man suit in 2008 film Iron Man, which had also kicked off the MCU",2
"Meanwhile, U.S. congressional negotiators said late on Monday they had reached a tentative deal on border security funding that would avert another partial government shutdown due to start on Saturday, but provided no details. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"""The relative strength of the US dollar has made our products more expensive in many parts of the world.


""The foreign exchange issues amplified that difference in international markets, in particular, the emerging markets which tended to move much more significantly versus the dollar,"" he said.


""Third is our battery replacement programme. For millions of customers, we made it inexpensive and efficient to replace the battery and hold onto their existing iPhones a bit longer,"" Cook explained.


Apple has already begun reducing the price of the iPhone for third-party distributors in China and may follow the same in India where the iPhone is considered very expensive.",1
"However, brokerage firm said that despite having a very strong order book with proven execution record and expected to finish approximately ₹30,000 order book in the next two-three years, there is uncertainty with regard to change in the government policy to reconsider the practice of giving railway projects and works on nomination basis. “The outcome may have bearing on size of the future order flow and margins. Nevertheless, Rail Vikas commands better bidding prospects due to the proven past record,"" Canara Bank Securities added.


As of 31 December 2018, the company’s order book stands at ₹77,504 crore (10.2 times of FY18 revenue), which includes 102 on-going projects. Currently, the ministry of Railways is a major client for the company. Over FY15-18, it has reported revenue and net profit CAGR of 34.2% and 19.2%, respectively. The company executes projects by raising funds via special purpose vehicle (SPV) route on project specific basis and strategic stakeholders. Its entire borrowing on books is a pass through entry, where railway ministry services the entire debt.",3
"Samsung said memory demand was expected to remain weak in the first quarter before improving gradually from the second, helped by sales to cloud-computing companies.


Data centres have been one of the brightest spots for the memory chip market due to the growing need for cloud computing services for the e-commerce and data analytics industries.


Such demand faltered late last year, partly because some Chinese buyers seem to have bought chips earlier than usual amid fears about U.S.-China trade tensions, according to Intel Corp.


Fourth-quarter operating profit for Samsung's chip division fell 29% to 7.8 trillion won, the company said. Its mobile division logged a 1.5 trillion won profit, down 38 percent from a year ago.",1
"Gandhi on the other hand continued his ‘Chowkidaar hi chor hain’ campaign against Modi, and said that the latter “spreads hatred everywhere he goes"" and that he is looking to divide the nation. Promising jobs, more educational institutions and scholarships for students, Gandhi reaffirmed that the Congress will give ₹72,000 per year for five crore poor families if it comes to power.


Later, during his second and final meeting in Hyderabad, Modi also claimed that leaders from the National Conference party said that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) should have its own prime minister as well. “I was informed about something while coming here, and it is very important. One of the Congress’ important ally, the National Conference, has said that Kashmir should have its own prime minister. Is this demand by the Congress ally acceptable?"" he questioned.",0
"None of them are citing US-China tensions as a reason, but it’s hard to ignore the geopolitical backdrop — even with a 90-day “cease-fire"" on tariffs set to expire in March. Trump struck a more conciliatory tone Sunday as American trade negotiators prepared to meet with their counterparts in Beijing.


The US and China have imposed import taxes on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other’s goods — and Trump has threatened more to come, including tariffs that could make devices like iPhones more expensive. The US is also exploring new export restrictions that would target industries where China is hoping to get ahead, such as artificial intelligence and robotics. And the Justice Department brought charges last month against two Chinese citizens it accused of stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf of Beijing’s main intelligence agency.


Of course, plenty of Chinese entrepreneurs are still eager to show off their innovations. Hosts of the 52-year-old trade event have sought to downplay the tensions, noting that they’ve weathered previous trade tensions, such as those that roiled US-Japan relations in the 1980s.


“The Japanese presence used to be very big and it was similar in that the US was in a panic about it,"" said Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, which organizes CES. That ended when the Japanese “bubble"" economy burst in 1991 and its tech industry began a long, slow decline.


“Japanese innovation from those companies shrunk and those companies consolidated,"" Shapiro said. “These things are impermanent. So I don’t lose that much sleep over it.""",1
"Assam is open to outsiders, unlike the rest of North-East where migrants from other parts of the country need an inner line permit ( ILP) to buy land.


This has resulted in the perception, especially among residents of the state, that a large share of local resources has gone to people who migrate from other parts of the country. People of the region feel that if this continues, Assamese will have no voice of their own in their land.


“I agree that the citizenship bill is indeed a very sensitive issue for the people here and it will weigh heavily on the minds of voters,"" says Dutta. “If more people are allowed to come in, it will impact the livelihood of those who are already living here.""


In an online opinion poll conducted by Northeast Now, a popular regional news portal, voters have ranked the issue of illegal migration in the North-East as their top concern followed by the development issue. For 44.8% of the polled individuals, illegal migration should be the key poll issue in North-East, while 34.67% of the respondents believe that development should get top priority in the Lok Sabha elections, the online poll indicates.",0
"The market regulator held that the two brokers violated the code of conduct for stock brokers while accessing the unauthorized dark fibre. They faced a ban of two years from the securities market. Way2Wealth also faced a penalty of ₹13.54 crore and GKN of ₹4.9 crore.


These firms sought interim relief for their current futures and options position. Sebi granted them partial relief by allowing them to close existing positions till 30 April or within two months (whichever is earlier), according to a Sebi order published on the regulator’s website. The firms also asked for a stay on the order pending final hearing against Sebi directions.


Mustafa Doctor, senior counsel, along with Law Point who were arguing for Sebi, objected on the plea for a stay.",3
"It is set in the aftermath of the snap, in which the Big Bad Thanos killed half of the population in the universe


 The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga",2
"The researchers said that they can analyse Netflix's encrypted interactive video traffic to find clues about the viewing habits of users, and which choices they have made in their movie journeys, the WIRED reported on Sunday.


The interactive content on Netflix allows users to make choices for the characters and shape the story. Each choice leads to a different adventure, so users can watch again and again, and see a new story each time. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and You vs. Wild are some of the interactive titles that Netflix has.",1
"Kolla: Of the total data being generated only 1% is being fed to the AI machine, which is a challenge. The second challenge is in conversational AI products, which require different point of views, from ethicists, psychologists, sociologists, and more.


Makhija: The government is starting to mandate distributed ledger architecture in many projects. Is blockchain here to stay? I’m pretty sure it is, but there are still issues to be worked through.


Hari: My way of looking at it is that we’re still at phase one and blockchain may be a phase two kind-of-solution. If some governments are using it, good for them. But we have far more fundamental problems to be solved and we don’t need blockchain for that. That’s my view. However, I’m also a little removed from the blockchain world.


Viswanathan: We discovered close to about 30 different blockchain startups and, surprisingly, many of them were working in the land records applications. So, it’s happening, but you may not have enough evangelists yet. Should we be talking about it? Definitely.",1
"Understanding millennial views is important because of their growing numbers. Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) and post-millennials (Gen Zers aged 18 to 22) are increasingly becoming the target-group of global marketers. Their growing numbers have not been lost on politicians either, with almost all political parties vying for their attention through social media campaigns targeted at the digitally-connected demographic group. Millennials and post-millennial adults together account for roughly half of India’s electorate, with an estimated population (based on census projections) of 459 millions in 2019.


The YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey was conducted online—among 5,038 respondents from YouGov India’s panel of internet users spread across more than 180 cities. 2,709 of the 5,038 respondents were millennials (with 1,489 younger millennials), 1,188 were from the Gen-Z (born after 1996). Among the rest 1,141, nearly three-fourths belonged to the Gen-X (born between 1965 and 1981) and the rest were even older.


The support for Modi and the BJP cuts across age-groups, with only a mild dip in support for the ruling regime among younger millennials. More respondents expressed support for regional parties than for the Congress, with 33 percent of older millennials and 38 percent of younger millennials supporting neither BJP nor Congress.


Given that the sample of Congress supporters is quite small across cohorts, the rest of the analysis will focus on BJP-leaning and non-BJP-leaning youth (including those aligned with Congress and other parties). In some cases, the data for millennials and post-millennials are clubbed together to ensure adequate sample size.",0
"The US remains the ‘bad bot superpower’ with over half of bad bot traffic coming from the country, according to the report. (AFP)


Bengaluru: Are you seeing your online content appearing on other sites? Do you have unexplained website slowdowns and downtime? Are you seeing an increase in failed logins? Or are you seeing an abnormal increase in new account creation? If you answer any of these questions with a yes, it could mean that your company has a bad bot problem that can devastate your business.


The fact, according to the latest annual report by Distil Networks, titled Bad Bot Report 2019: The Bot Arms Race Continues, is that human traffic comprises only 63% of all internet traffic. In 2018, bad bots accounted for 20.4% of all website traffic—a 6.35% decrease over the prior year. However, good bots also decreased by 14.4%, accounting for 17.5% of all traffic. The bad bot traffic percentage has decreased slightly for the first time since 2015, but still accounts for one in five web requests.",1
"Mayim Bialik, who plays neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, hugged Lorre tightly on the stage that was named after the series last February


 A plaque outside the building commemorates other projects filmed there, from movie classic Casablanca to the TV series Cheyenne in the 1950s and ’60s


 Also airing that night is Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell, with Galecki and Cuoco hosting a behind-the-scenes look back at the show",2
"Redmi has previously tried proving the durability of the smartphone in several video commercials. In one of the videos posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, a person was shown hammering a nail in a block of wood using the smartphone's display. Unsurprisingly, the smartphone survived the abuse.


The Redmi Note 7 clicked several pictures in space to show off its 48MP rear-facing sensor. The pictures were shot with Redmi Note 7's watermark, to further add credibility to these images.",1
"She hires Tom, a struggling alley cat, to get rid of Jerry but the pair soon work together to get rid of Kayla’s evil boss",2
"Warner said he is drafting legislation that would require Facebook to ""disclose the value of users' data, and tell users exactly how their data is being monetized.""


Human-powered content labeling, also referred to as ""data annotation,"" is a growth industry as companies seek to harness data for AI training and other purposes.


Self-driving car companies such as Alphabet Inc's Waymo have labelers identify traffic lights and pedestrians in videos to fortify their AI. Voice assistant developers including Amazon.com Inc have people annotate customer audio to improve AI's ability to decipher speech.


Facebook launched the Wipro project in April last year. The Indian firm received a $4 million contract and formed a team of about 260 labelers, according to the workers. Last year, the work consisted of analyzing posts from the prior five years.


After completing that, the team in December was cut to about 30 and shifted to labeling each month posts from the prior month. Work is expected to last through at least the end of 2019, they said.


The company said its analysis is ongoing so it could not provide any findings from the labeling or resulting product decisions. It has not told labelers the purpose or results of the project, and the workers said all they have inferred from their limited view is that selfies are increasingly popular.


The Wipro labelers and Facebook said the posts are a random sampling of text-based status updates, shared links, event posts, Stories feature uploads, videos and photos, including user-posted screenshots of chats on Facebook's various messaging apps. The posts come from Facebook and Instagram users globally, in languages including English, Hindi and Arabic.


Each item goes to two labelers to check accuracy, and a third if they disagree, Facebook said. Workers said they see on average 700 items per day. Facebook said the target average is lower.",1
What made you choose Poison as your digital debut?I really thought it has a very interesting script and quite the right one for the web space,2
"Fitbit also announced new versions of its cheaper trackers: The $100 Fitbit HR, capable of tracking heart rate, and the $70 Ace 2, which tracks activity in children as young as 6 years old.",1
"Mi Pay provides safe and secure transactions with all data stored locally in India servers in an encrypted format, the company added.


Mi Pay UPI has been approved by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the multi bank Application Programming Interface (API) model and it has been audited by CERT-IN empanelled auditors E&Y and Lucideus.",1
"Actor Justin Long has revealed that he is still in touch with ex-girlfriend, Hollywood star Drew Barrymore",2
"The 84-year-old star said if she saw her movies, she would get “irritated” by her acting and start judging her performance",2
"Since she joined BJP, Sarangi was believed to the be face of the party in Bhubaneswar, the city she has served in various capacities –as a district collector, as a municipality commissioner, as education secretary and again in the Panchayat Raj department in the state.


Sarangi was a smart inclusion for BJP and perhaps gives the saffron party a good chance to win the seat as she knows the city better than politicians. She knows the problems and she knows the people and for last few months, she has been campaigning in the constituency by visiting housing clusters, off city villages, and slums to garner the required the support.


Sarangi knows what to say in an election season and does not hesitate to take a pot shot at the Naveen Patnaik government which she served for years. “…19 years of rule has been filled with false promises…Youth is compelled to seek jobs outside as opportunities were not created in Odisha,"" she tweeted on Wednesday.",0
"LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc.


The ad-free service will include movies and TV series from Disney and will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the ""Star Wars"" galaxy, ""Toy Story"" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel.


When the service debuts on Nov. 12, some of the programming available from Disney's libraries will include:",1
"Also, starring Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivekh, Kathir and Indhuja among others, it has music by AR Rahman


 We have seen Nawazuddin Siddiqui pitted opposite Rajinikanth in Petta, Rahul Bose in the Vishwaroopam franchise, Akshay Kumar in Rajinikanth’s 2


0, Nana Patekar in Kaala, Anurag Kashyap in Imaikkaa Nodigal, Vivek Oberoi in Vivegam, Vidyut Jammwal in Thuppakki and Neil Nitin Mukesh in Kaththi",2
AppleApple iPhonesiPhones salesApple cuts iPhones productionApple sharesApple sales forecastApple investorstechnology,1
"The Vivo V15 is priced at ₹23,990 and is available via Amazon, Flipkart, PayTM mall, Tata CLiQ and Vivo India e-store


Chinese smartphone major Vivo launched the Vivo V15 last week at ₹23,990. The smartphone, essentially a stripped down version of the V15 Pro, can be pre-booked today and will go on sale starting 1 April on online retailers including Amazon, Flipkart, PayTM mall, Tata CLiQ and Vivo India e-store as well as offline retailers.",1
"Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have overhauled policies to boost transparency ahead of the general election and rein in misinformation.   (AFP)


The parliamentary committee on information technology said it would hear the views of officials from Facebook on March 6


The subject of the discussion would be on safeguarding citizens' rights on social or online news media platforms


MUMBAI: An Indian parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of Facebook Inc, its messaging services WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram to appear before it early next month and discuss how to safeguard citizens' rights on social media.",1
"“As elections are getting closer, the BJP is coming to its original form. They don’t have any issue with which they are contesting elections in Delhi. The BJP has gone back to its old ways of trying to poach our MLAs. They have approached seven MLA’s and are offering them ₹10 crore. These MLAs have given us details,"" Sisodia said while addressing a press conference in the national capital.


“The BJP should contest elections on issues and an agenda to change the country. Our MLAs cannot be bought. They have been trying to do this for four years and have only been successful once,"" he added.",0
"You can catch the live stream of the Huawei Mate 20 launch event from London by hitting play on the embedded video below. Alternatively, you can visit Huawei’s official YouTube and Facebook handles and view the live stream from there. The event commences at 6.30 pm IST.


HuaweiHuawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro specificationsHuawei Mate 20 specifications",1
"SAN FRANCISCO: Millions more Instagram users were affected by a password security lapse than parent company Facebook acknowledged nearly four weeks ago.


The social media giant said in late March that it had inadvertently stored passwords in plain text, making it possible for its thousands of employees to search them. It said the passwords were stored on internal company servers, where no outsiders could access them.",1
"BJP's election campaign for 2019 will target financially and socially weaker sections that have gained from various government schemes


The election campaign over the next two months is estimated to cost around ₹2,500 crore, with 20-25 agencies deployed for the job


New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) media campaign for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will revolve around “ease of living"", targeting financially and socially weaker sections that have gained from various government welfare programmes.


The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) election campaign will continue over the next two months; industry experts estimate it will cost around ₹2,500 crore, with 20-25 creative agencies deployed to manage its traditional and social media strategies.",0
"Dubai: Bond investors rattled by Bahrain’s fiscal woes last year are bracing for the next potential crisis in the Gulf region: Oman.


The cash-strapped sultanate has been slow to implement reforms following the crash in oil prices in 2014 and is seeking to tap the debt market for a fourth year. Its budget deficit is among the largest of all the sovereigns tracked by Fitch Ratings, which downgraded its debt to junk in December. Concerns over Oman’s dwindling buffers have also sparked a debate on whether it’ll need a bailout similar to the one that Bahrain got last year.


“Oman has the most concerning credit trends in the region,"" said Abdul Kadir Hussain, the head of fixed income at Arqaam Capital, a Dubai-based investment bank. “Issuance needs are high.""


Oman’s bonds are cheap relative Gulf Cooperation Council peers. At around 7 percent, the sultanate’s 2028 bond yields about 40 basis points more than Bahrain’s debt of similar maturity -- even though Oman is rated two levels higher at BB by Fitch.",3
"Although it looks similar to the Realme 3, it has very different specifications, packing a Snapdragon 710AIE chipset and a 4,045mAh battery with support for VOOC 3.0 fast charging


Chinese smartphone maker Realme launched its latest smartphone, the Realme 3 Pro. The smartphone was launched at an event in New Delhi on Monday at a starting price of ₹13,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant and will go on sale starting 29 April at 12 noon exclusively via Flipkart. The 6GB/128GB variant of the Realme 3 Pro is priced at ₹16,999.


The Realme 3 Pro is the top offering from the ex Oppo sub-brand and offers several category leading features including a Snapdragon 710 chipset paired with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, 4,045mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charger and a 16MP+5MP dual rear camera setup.


Offers on the Realme 3 Pro include flat ₹1,000 off on HDFC Bank debit and credits and Jio benefits worth ₹5,300.",1
"Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film was set in small town of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, where an evil spirit named Stree abducts men in the night during festival season


 The expectations are high on Stree 2, so the team wants to give their best shot as we are not in a hurry to make it,” the source said",2
"More exciting announcements to follow!”Last year, Kunder announced venturing into the web space with the tweet that read, “Happy to share that I’m finally venturing into the world of web series",2
"Electronics including smartphones, smart TVs and smart bands from Xiaomi's stable have received discounts in the ""I Love Mi Days"" sale. The sale is live on Flipkart, Mi.com, and Amazon.in. The devices on sale include the Redmi Note 6, Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi 6, Mi Band HRX Edition and the Mi TV 4A Pro. The ""I Love Mi Days"" sale is on till 13 February.


The 4GB/64GB variant of the Redmi Note 6 Pro is available at ₹12,999 on Mi.com down from ₹14,999. The 6GB/64GB variant is selling for ₹14,999, down from ₹17,999. The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with an all-new 6.26 Full HD+ LCD display with a notch. Powering the device is the Qualcomm SnapdraMP dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabgon 636 SoC, which runs Android Oreo 8.1. At the back, the Redmi Note 6 Pro sports the same 12MP+5led. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled 20MP+2MP sensors for better portrait selfies.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 95.34, down 0.48% from its previous close of 95.821.",3
"While good bots ensure that online businesses and their products can be found by prospective customers, bad bots interact with applications the same way a legitimate user would, making them harder to prevent. They indulge in malicious activities including web scraping, competitive data-mining, personal and financial data harvesting, brute-force login and digital ad fraud, spam and transaction fraud.


Not surprisingly, financial services companies have the highest proportion of bad bots with 42.2%, typically suffering from bad bots attempting to access user accounts. Governments—with 29.9% of bad bots—are interested in protecting business registration listings from scraping bots, and in stopping election bots from interfering with voter registration accounts.


With most bad bot traffic originating from data centres, the US remains the ‘bad bot superpower’ with over half of bad bot traffic coming from the country. Many companies use geofencing blacklists to choke off large swaths of unwanted traffic. Geofencing uses radio-frequency identification (RFID), WiFi, GPS, or even cellular data to set up a virtual geographic boundary within which companies can sound alerts about these bots.",1
"A host of earlier schemes launched by the federal government, such as an electronic national agriculture market, soil health cards, and crop insurance, had failed to address the two major concerns of the Indian farmer—falling profitability amid rising prices and weather risks.


“Farmers and rural distress are going to be a major talking point in the elections. The Union government has tried to reform agriculture in the country through soil health cards, insurance scheme and now PM Kisan programme. It was under this government that MSP was increased to 1.5 times and the government is working on the idea of doubling farm income by 2022,"" said a senior BJP leader from Lucknow.


Consequently, the new scheme was Modi’s counter to the pan-India loan waiver promised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In particular, the loan waiver promise helped Congress to defeat BJP in key state elections in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in December.


According to the government, the PM-Kisan scheme will help 120 million farmer families live with respect, besides helping pay for cultivation and reducing debts. The PM-Kisan scheme is expected to cost ₹20,000 crore in 2018-19, and ₹75,000 crore in 2019-20 and will cover 86% of all farm households.


PM-Kisan signals an alternative approach to supporting farmers, moving away from price support interventions. In the recent past, several states have launched their own farm income support schemes—for instance, ₹8,000 per acre per year in Telangana and ₹10,000 per farmer family per year in Odisha.


PM-Kisan also holds a special relevance for Uttar Pradesh given the number of small and marginal farmers in India’s most populous state, where the BJP will be fighting a Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party combine. The state sends the largest number of MPs to Parliament.",0
"While these shops may charge less for repairs, the phone may, some times, stop working. Moreover, data could be stolen 


Is your smartphone refusing to switch on? Is the speaker not working or has the display been damaged?


Most users don’t know how to deal with such situations. “As long as the device is under warranty, users go to these authorized service centres. But when the more expensive parts (like display) are damaged and the cost of repair is big, they look for other options like buying another device or continue to use the phone in that condition as long as they can,"" notes Upasana Joshi, associate research manager, channel research, IDC India.",1
India's financial markets are closed on Wednesday for a public holiday. Markets will resume on Thursday.,3
"”Further talking about his experience working with Rani, Vikram shared, “Of course it was an amazing time


”The actor has been part of successful TV shows like Qubool Hai, Million Dollar Girl, Jaana Na Dil Se Door and Ek Deewana Tha",2
"The smartphone is backed by a 3,500 mAh battery with support for 18W fast-charging. It runs the Android One platform based on Android 9.0 Pie and comes with USB-C connectivity and a 3.5mm headphone jack.


The Finnish smartphone maker launched the Nokia 9 PureView at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 at Barcelona in February this year. The flagship smartphone's key highlight is a penta-lens setup at the back that is capable of capturing high-fidelity, high-quality photographs.",1
"The Fitbit Versa Lite has access to Fitbit’s Female Health tracker, which lets women make a note of their menstrual cycles.


The Fitbit Versa Lite will make a nice gift for fitness enthusiasts, beginners or those who generally want a smartwatch


The Fitbit Versa Lite, despite its cute lilac colour, failed to impress me. Why? Because I take my runs and training seriously. Unfortunately, the Versa Lite seems more like a lifestyle watch for someone who just wants to track steps and calories, than someone who seriously wants to train and be on the road with minimal accessories.",1
"Google has included Cairo, Sao Paulo, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Tokyo and World maps in the interactive game. The game has a very retro looking, 8-bit feel to it.


To play the game, users have to swipe their train or bus around the map and pick up as many passengers as they can. The train (or bus) becomes longer as you pick up more passengers, making it difficult to manoeuvre.",1
"This firm in Australia has already invested in salmon producers, as well as octopus and prawn farming


As the world strives for a more healthy diet, one hedge fund in Australia is developing a keen appetite for salmon.


Tribeca Investment Partners Pty, a Sydney-based manager, runs two natural resource funds focused on everything from gas to battery minerals, and is now looking to raise $500 million for a strategy to invest in the sector’s corporate debt. Among various targets, the firm is seeking opportunities to lend to or invest in salmon producers as people in developed nations become increasingly health conscious and put more fish on their tables.",3
"The Samajwadi Party (SP) strongholds of Mainpuri, Badaun and Sambhal will go to the polls on Tuesday and the party's prospects have received a considerabe boost following its alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). The Congress too is also likely to cut into BJP votes.


Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) President Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is contesting from Firozabad against his nephew and SP candidate Akshay Yadav, has been cautioning the people against the SP-BSP combine.


SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is contesting from Mainpuri. The joint rally held in the constituency on Friday, in which BSP supremo Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav shared the stage, is likely to boost the prospects of the SP candidates.


In Maharashtra, the third phase of polling will be held in some NCP strongholds, including Baramati, Madha, Kolahpur and Satara. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule is contesting from the party's bastion in Baramati.


The Congress and the NCP have dominated the local bodies and cooperatives in the sugar belt of the state, which has of late been challenged by the BJP-Shiv Sena combine. The Lok Sabha results will show if the NCP is able to regain its earlier dominance in the region.


In Chhattisgarh, the BJP has sought to beat the anti-incumbency wave against its sitting MPs by replacing all of them. Here the saffron party faces a renewed challenge from the Congress, which returned to power in the state in 2018 after 15 years. The Congress is focusing more on local issues, telling the voters that its government has quickly delivered on its promises.


Of the five seats in Bihar, the BJP had won only one in 2014 and it is again contesting one seat this time. Janata Dal (United), the BJP's ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is contesting three seats while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is contesting one seat.


As part of the grand alliance, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is contesting three seats, while the Congress and the Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) are contesting one seat each.",0
"On Monday, the Indian-American CEO said the plan was in the “very early"" stages and may not progress.


“It’s very early. We don’t know whether we could or would do this in China, but we felt it was important for us to explore,"" Pichai said at the Wired25 conference in San Francisco.


“I think it’s important for us given how important the market is and how many users there are,"" he said.


The prospect of Google returning to China has fuelled criticism from human rights groups that the company, which has long advocated a free and open internet, would be doing the bidding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which runs a vast censorship apparatus that stifles dissent.",1
"And so, I just didn’t want to leave without coming back and saying I am proud of you, and I am very grateful


 Thank you!”Despite the actor staying tight lipped about his tenure as Tony Stark coming to an end, there have been enough rumours about how Avengers: Endgame will mark his final appearance in the MCU


 While his last words on the stage left us reading between the lines, his fans can only hope this isn’t true and we get to see Iron Man again in Marvel’s next phase


Also read: Robert Downey Jr: Impossible to predict what is going to happen in Avengers EndgameAvengers: Endgame releases in India on April 26",2
"Sebi generates revenue from intermediaries when they file applications for registration, renewal, based on broker turnover, filing offer documents, listing fees from stock exchanges, informal guidance and regulatory fees on exchanges, among others. To offset the loss due to the reduction of these fees, Sebi may increase the levy on stock exchanges.


“Sebi may remove the ceiling and introduce a small percentage of their turnover as the regulatory fee. This will ensure that exchanges with higher turnover will pay more compared with the other exchanges. Exchanges will also be asked to pass on the benefit to the trading members,"" said the second person.


“Sebi is also planning to recruit at least 100 employees every year for the next three years to deal with the increasing workload, and to enhance surveillance and market intelligence efforts,"" the second person added. ",3
"Indian women, especially those working in precarious informal sectors, are at the sharp end of what economists and opposition politicians describe as a jobs crisis in India. (AP)


According to the private Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 90 percent of around 10 million jobs lost last year were held by women


While Modi remains the favourite in general elections, insufficient employment is a major voter worry


CHINCHOLI: A few years ago, in this sweltering corner of western India, the horizon was dotted with hunched, barefoot women swinging sickles all day to cut wheat for the spring harvest.


Now, a giant green harvester clears an entire half-acre field within minutes, allowing farmers to save money and quickly sell the wheat, typically used to make Indian flat breads.


Chhaya Kharade, 36, and other women doing lighter farm work were gradually replaced by the machines that now crisscross wheat, sugar cane and onion fields surrounding Chincholi, a village 190 km (120 miles) east of India's financial hub of Mumbai.


""I should be busy now, as the wheat harvesting is going on. But there is hardly any work for me. Almost all farmers are using machines,"" Kharade said in her spartan two-room house.


Indian women, especially those working in precarious informal sectors, are at the sharp end of what economists and opposition politicians describe as a jobs crisis in India. According to the private Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 90 percent of around 10 million jobs lost last year were held by women.


Several unemployed women interviewed by Reuters said they had soured on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist who swept to power in 2014 vowing to turn India into an economic powerhouse but has struggled to create jobs.",0
"While the key specifications of the Mi Notebook Air are not out yet, we can expect the Notebook to come in the same three i3/i5/i7 CPU configurations like the 2018 model. Also, like the previous generations, it will be a Windows based device.",1
“When we started shooting for the film initially it was meant to be for 20 minutes but at the time Basu wanted to retain some of the scenes instead of editing them out,2
"These were: Competing demands from the real world, like meeting up with a friend or needing to drive somewhere; realizing they had been on their phone for half an hour and coming across content they'd already seen.


""This doesn't mean that teens use their phones the same way adults do. But I think this compulsive itch to turn back to your phone plays out the same way across all these groups,"" Hiniker noted.


To the team, the finding pointed to a more nuanced idea behind people's relationships to their phones.


""If the phone weren't valuable at all, then sure, the lockout mechanism would work great. We could just stop having phones, and the problem would be solved,"" Hiniker said. ""But that's not really the case"".",1
"”Helmed by Akiv Ali, De De Pyaar De is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg",2
"Dewan, one of India's largest housing finance companies, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment after the government initiated the probe. Earlier on Tuesday, it said the Cobrapost report was unfounded and malicious and that it had engaged lawyers to defend itself.


Dewan's shares fell for the fourth straight day on Thursday, falling 17 percent to 134 rupees. It was the most heavily traded stock on India's National Stock exchange in early trade.",3
"Cardozo served as the Senior Information Security Counsel at EFF — a US-based digital rights group — for nearly a decade where his work was focused on cybersecurity policies.


The move, which is intended to boost the user engagement on the social networking platform at a time when growth has slowed down for the company, has raised several security and privacy concerns from users around the world.


""After the privacy beating Facebook's taken over the last year, I was skeptical, but the privacy team knows me well and knows exactly how I feel about tech policy, privacy, and encrypted messaging,"" Cardozo said",1
"“The people are let down by the leadership in the state. The normal course for them now is to stay at home instead of coming out and voting. Those who come out to vote are doing it out of some sort of compulsion. While about 4-5% of the voters feel it is important to participate, 2-3% of the voters are manipulated to come out and vote,"" said a senior BJP leader in Jammu and Kashmir.


Voter dissatisfaction, however, runs much deeper than what meets the eye. In the wake of the Pulwama attack, the Jammu-Srinagar highway has become a bone of contention between the people, the security forces and the polity.


Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Muhammed Yousuf Tarigami said that businesses and other development projects have been languishing, affecting scores of livelihoods.


“There is a complete disconnect between people and the political class. Infrastructure is in shambles, the highway is closed and the people are bearing the brunt of it. In the last 75 years a proper state-connected road has not been built, so much so that the region of Gilgit-Baltistan (in Pakistan) has better connectivity. Traders lose their vegetable supplies because they wait for days to pass through the highway and their products perish,"" said Noor Ahmad Baba, professor of political science at Kashmir University.


The PDP, which has only one member of Parliament in Muzaffar Hussain Baig who represents Baramulla, may find little support on the ground. Its government fell in June 2018, following the BJP’s decision to walk out of the alliance between the two parties.",0
"The company, which has built a strong team of over 100 Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts and engineers, recently received series D funding of $272 million.


In addition to the India Centre, BIGO would open two more regional research centres — one in the US and another one in MENA—Europe region by the end of this year.",1
"After that also, while going bald, I remember, Gayatri said to keep the long hair and make a wig out of it but I told her to give it away


Later, Neha asked Sonali about her social media posts and the inspiring hashtags such as #OneDayAtAtime and #SwitchOnTheSunshine",2
"BSP chief Mayawati had earlier called for a national level tie-up between her party and the Congress. (AFP)


The announcement made by the BSP chief not only signals the further isolation of Congress but also to a lack of understanding between her and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav


According the present seat-sharing arrangement, BSP is expected to contest at least 38 out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, while SP will contest 37 and RLD three",0
"When asked if it was a special moment for him, Sumit said, “It was, of course, an out of the world experience for me",2
"Emerging economies dominate the list of oil-producing nations which is why they’re affected more than developed ones


Surging crude prices are posing another headwind for the world economy after President Donald Trump’s “zero"" pledge on Iran oil sales.


Brent crude has risen about 33 percent this year and is close to the highest in six months. While higher prices due to strong demand typically reflects a robust world economy, a shock from constrained supply is a negative.


Much will depend on how sustained the spike proves to be. Exporting nations will enjoy a boost to corporate and government revenues, while consuming nations will bear the cost at the pump, potentially fanning inflation and hurting demand. Ultimately, there comes a point where higher prices may be damaging to everyone.",3
" The Indian government has formulated new IT guidelines where social media platforms have to remove any unlawful content within 24 hours that can affect the ""sovereignty and integrity of India"" (AFP)


Twitter will face a 31-member Parliamentary panel on 11 February which will be the first-ever hearing of a global tech giant in the country


The tech giants are in a huddle over the abuse of their platform, especially when the elections are inching close


After US President Donald Trump slammed Twitter for ""shadow banning"" Republicans last year — which the micro-blogging platform said happened owing to ""technical glitch"" — the company is now in the thick of a similar controversy in India.


Twitter will face a 31-member Parliamentary panel on 11 February which will be the first-ever hearing of a global tech giant in the country.",1
"The show will feature three contestants in each episode as they compete for cash and prizes by answering questions and avoiding the WHAMMY, who can take all their winnings",2
"Domestic participation in the equity market has “sharply slowed"" and “abruptly dropped"" this year, according to Rajesh Cheruvu, chief investment officer of WGC Wealth. Foreign portfolio investment flows into India have also been negative compared with other emerging markets, he added.


Concern the forthcoming election is far from a shoe-in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also cooled risk appetite. Investors question whether the nation will get a clear mandate from any of the pre-poll alliances or whether India will have a “weak post-poll coalition coming together and forming a government, which might not be very stable,"" Anand Shah, head of India investments at BNP Paribas Asset Management, said in a phone interview.


The India VIX Index has stayed above its three-year average this year, with a spike in cross-border tension only adding to the political uncertainty. High crude-oil prices have also worked against Indian equities and its currency, setting off a sell-off in the nation’s assets. The rupee is Asia’s worst currency this year, with a 1.9 percent slide.


With the S&P BSE Sensex Index now trading at 27 times earnings -- near a record -- and above its five-year average of 21 times, valuations may be less than attractive for investors.",3
"Hats off to Gautam Tinnanuri for choosing such a subject and executing it with conviction and brilliance


 Bro @NameisNani , you have hit the ball out of the park with a stellar performance! Brilliant, Brilliant, BRILLIANT ! I will cherish your performance for a long time to come and I am super proud of you #Jersey,” Sudheer Babu poted on Twitter, “#JERSEY will be celebrated and it will be remembered",2
"TRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao has always maintained that he will form a non-BJP and non-Congress federal front


The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by party supremo (and Telangana chief minister) K. Chandrashekhar Rao, in all likelihood will support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) if the latter is short of reaching the halfway mark in the Lok Sabha. TRS leaders however said that the support will be from outside and not as part of the NDA, and conceded that the federal front idea will be a non-started if NDA gets close to the required 273 seats.",0
"The displeasure against Nikhil likely to benefit Sumalatha Ambareesh, the wife of popular Kannada actor H.Ambareesh who died last year. Though Sumalatha has not ruled out joining the BJP, she has been asking the Congress to not give up Mandya to its coalition partner or that she would be forced to contest as an independent.


The decision to nominate Deve Gowda’s two grandsons, Nikhil and Prajwal Revanna, has not gone down very well with all party workers with sharp criticism against the JD(S) top leadership for promoting family politics.


Gowda has been trying to deflect criticism and even welled up while addressing a campaign rally on Wednesday in Hassan district, about 180 kms from Bengaluru. His son and cabinet minister H.D.Revanna and grandson Prajwal also tearing up when Deve Gowda said that he would not be contesting from his home district of Hassan this time.",0
"While Jacqueline Fernandez shared a video asking everyone to #uniteforsrilanka, Tiger Shroff, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and Malaika Arora too shared videos on their social media accounts",2
"Specifications of the XZ4 aren't out yet and the renders show the smartphone sporting a 6.5-inch display at the front with 21:9 aspect ratio. It might also not come with a notch and will have comparatively larger bezels, at least according to 2019 standards.


The XZ4 is also expected to have a triple cam-setup at the back. Sony smartphones are known for having a single rear camera, so this will be a big upgrade. 


Sony often announces one or more new phones at MWC and the next flagship we're expecting is the Sony Xperia XZ4, so that may well make an appearance.",1
"Apps stores like Google’s Play Store are also using machine learning tools to identify peer groups of apps with similar functionality, metadata, text descriptions, user metrics and number of installs. They use these peer groups to detect potentially harmful signals and identify apps which do not fit into them and can pose a security risk.


While Oppo and Vivo’s stores look like stand-alone stores, the apps store on Xiaomi phones seems more like an aggregator for third party app stores.The apps it has mentions third party app stores like 9Apps, Aptoide as the source. We reached out to Xiaomi for clarification but didn’t receive any response.


In order to contain potentially harmful apps (PHA) from third-party app stores, Google replaced the runtime permission feature, which has to be enabled to allow installation of apps from unknown sources, with a new permission system.",1
"The character is around 55-year-old and it requires a lot of budget and we would need a star to pull off and justify that budget,” the actor-director told PTI",2
"The film ‘PM Narendra Modi’ was scheduled to release on 11 April, coinciding with the start of the Lok Sabha elections


On 10 April, the Election Commission stayed the release of the biopic, citing violation of the model code of conduct


New Delhi: Saying it “won’t interfere"" with an Election Commission (EC) order banning a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi until 19 May, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift the stay on the release of the movie starring Vivek Oberoi.",0
"Netflix has announced that the third season of Kiefer Sutherland starrer Designated Survivor will premiere on June 7


The political thriller features Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, a low-level Cabinet member who is suddenly catapulted to the position of President of the United States without preparation after a devastating terrorist attack strikes during the State of the Union, killing all those ahead of him in the presidential succession line",2
"Saira Khan, the actor who was seen in erotic drama film Kamasutra 3D, has died of cardiac arrest, Indiatoday",2
"Meanwhile, the government has raised base import prices of all edible oils, except those of crude soyoil, by $6-$11 per tonne.


The base import price of crude soyoil was cut by $18 to $693 a tonne, according to a notice by the Central Board of Excise and Customs.",3
"YouTube Music and Premium will start at ₹99/month and ₹129/month in India, Premium will include Music subscription


Lyor Cohen, global head of music for YouTube, believes 'we’re just in the 2.0 version of music streaming'


Google Inc., plans to give music and video streaming services, such as the recent entrant Swedish company Spotify, a tough fight in the Indian market by launching YouTube Music and YouTube Premium in the country on Tuesday.


YouTube Music will start at ₹99 per month in India. YouTube Premium will be ₹129 per month and will include Music subscription.


YouTube is among the biggest video streaming platforms in the country with 245 million monthly active users, which Google says is growing by 100% year-on-year. Lyor Cohen, global head of music for YouTube, speaks about the company’s next steps here. Edited excerpts.",1
"In addition to appearing in Star Wars films, he did additional work in consulting and in commercials involving the character


After knee surgery in 2013 made it necessary for Mayhew to use a wheelchair, it was unclear whether he would be able to portray Chewbacca again",2
"It makes multitasking with two apps slightly easier, but having used the older 9.7-inch iPad Air, it doesn’t seem to be a feature you will really miss.


Tablets haven’t been the highest volume market for any brand. Apple iPads have ruled this segment for a while, and there’s no reason why the 2019 iPad Air won’t continue that tradition.


While this is certainly the best “tablet"" you can buy today, it does not compel one to upgrade from an older iPad Air. The Air also comes with support for Apple’s smart keyboard, which makes it a cheaper alternative to writers who want something like an iPad Pro but can’t quite afford it.


The 2019 iPad Air is extremely powerful, has one of the best displays you can get in a tablet, and supports the Apple Pencil. If it’s a new high-end tablet you want, this is certainly worth considering.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"After expiry of the above data limit, the internet speed gets reduced to 64Kbps. All the above plans come with 28 days validity, free voice calls and subscription to Jio Apps.


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"""Apple is going to change their game,"" one of the people said. ""They will start getting into the price game for other devices also depending on how their numbers shoot up.""


On Apple's India website, the price of the 64 GB iPhone XR was unchanged at ₹76,900, but is on sale for less than ₹59,000 at stores, the people said.


Prices for the two other XR variants have also dropped, they said. The XR is the cheapest series among iPhones Apple launched last year.",1
"Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone in India on 22 November. The phone is the successor to the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Chinese smartphone maker’s bestseller. The Redmi Note 6 Pro starts at ₹ 13,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The smartphone is available on Flipkart and Mi.com and it will go on sale from 23 November. The smartphone will also be available at a special Black Friday price of ₹ 12,999 for the base model and ₹ 14,999 for the 6GB model.


The 4GB RAM/ 64GB internal storage variant of the Xiaomi Note 6 Pro is priced at ₹ 13,999 while the 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant is priced at ₹ 15,999.


The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with nearly the same design as its predecessor, except the all-new 6.26 Full HD+ LCD display with a notch at the front. Xiaomi has also added a P2i coating on the smartphone, so it can take casual splashes relatively better. However, the company doesn’t encourage you to completely submerge the phone inside water as it is not IP67 certified.",1
"Tencent Games, the makers of popular multiplayer online game PubG Mobile have launched its lite version in beta. It has a smaller map with just 40 players and has a file size of 35MB, unlike the flagship version, which has bigger maps with 100 players and a file size of 1.6GB.


“While users will love to have heavy apps and games, they are restricted with the RAM and ROM configuration on their phones. After installing the essential apps they are left with very little memory to download any of the big games,"" says Dinesh Prasad, CEO and founder of BlueSky Inventions, a software services company.",1
"The fall cut his net worth to $22.3 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of 9:32 am. The electric-car maker had reported a record decline in deliveries during the first quarter, down to 63,000 vehicles in the three months that ended in March, from 90,966 in the fourth quarter.",3
"While shooting for Rock On 2 in Shillong in 2015, Farhan Akhtar would spend a lot of time with his guitar as he didn’t have much to do after wrapping up the shoot


 Now, four years later, Akhtar has come out with Echoes, his debut album, which was released on April 12


 With a consistent acoustic sound, which is a feat for Akhtar because of a voice that has sidelined from the melody often in the past, Akhtar has stressed quite a bit on the lyrics",2
"Others to cast their votes included Anil Ambani, who came in early at a booth in Cuffe Parade, and auto major Mahindra and Mahindra's managing director Pawan Goenka, who exercised his franchise in suburban Juhu.


Ashish Chauhan, the managing director and chief executive of Asia's oldest stock bourse BSE, also cast his vote, as did American brokerage Morgan Stanley's managing director Riddham Desai.


Having six Lok Sabha seats, Mumbai is home not only to Bollywood stars but also 7 of India’s 19 richest people including Mukesh Ambani and Uday Kotak.",0
"Realme, Xiaomi will hike the prices of their smartphones in the coming weeks. The reason for thisdepreciation of Rupee against the Dollar


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In a Twitter post, Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme Mobiles, said that the company will be raising the prices of its products in India after Diwali. He blamed the decision on the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar.",1
"Asked if the BJP was underestimating Raj Thackeray, Fadnavis said the BJP is giving the “minimum necessary response to Raj Thackeray’s lies"". “Because if we don’t respond, people will take his lies as truth. We have already exposed some of his lies and we too have videos to play. His rallies will have little impact because he is a not player himself,"" Fadnavis added.


Mumbai-based veteran political commentator, Bhau Torsekar, said Raj Thackeray is exploiting the Lok Sabha campaign to revive his party for the assembly polls six months later. “I will not dismiss his campaign merely on the grounds that he is not contesting himself. Even Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray did that in 1980. In Maharashtra, the Congress-NCP lack a strong voice and the ability to take on Modi. Raj is filling that vacuum and taking the opposition space that would help him revive the party for the assembly polls. While the general impression is that his campaign is helping the Congress-NCP, I think in the long run, these two parties face the bigger threat from the MNS. In the short run, I don’t think Raj is going to damage the NDA much, and the huge crowds at his rallies won’t translate into any serious electoral swing against the NDA,"" Torsekar added.",0
"Also, the IUML, a long-time ally of the DMK, and VCK, which fought the 2014 Lok Sabha polls with it, are all set to be part of the alliance being put in place by the Dravidian outfit.


Asked if DMDK led by actor-turned politician Vijaykant would be a part of the alliance, he said if that happened it will be informed to the media. DMDK is in talks with the AIADMK for an alliance but a deal has been delayed with reports suggesting some differences over the number seats to be alloted to it.


The AIADMK on Tuesday sealed the electoral pacts with the BJP and PMK allotting them seven and five Lok Sabha seats respectively, while indicating more parties might join the front. After conclusion of seat sharing with allies, the DMK will contest in rest of the constituencies, Stalin said.


""We did not hold talks secretly in a hotel, but it was conducted in a transparent manner at our party headquarters here,"" he said taking a dig at AIADMK which concluded talks with allies in a star hotel here. To a question on the AIADMK-led alliance describing itself as ""people's welfare coalition,"" he alleged that ""people call it as an alliance for money.""",0
"Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,329.54 an ounce at 1045 GMT and US gold futures were down 0.1% at $1,331.70


Bengaluru: Gold gained on Monday as the dollar eased on optimism that the United States and China are nearing a deal to end their trade war while palladium set another record high on deepening supply constraints.


Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,329.54 an ounce at 1045 GMT and US gold futures were down 0.1% at $1,331.70.


Capping gains were higher share prices, which rose on signs of progress in the US-China trade conflict.",3
"She is also working on a Kannada movie titled Where is my Kannadaka, directed by Raj and Damini Shetty",2
"The online component will be delivered through the trade body's FutureSkills platform, which provides free learning content in AI.


Upon completion, the faculty will undergo 25 hours of hands-on, lab-based training by industry experts and academic partners on business problems.


The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) will certify the faculty on completing the course.",1
"The OnePlus 7 might carry on a few features like the in-display fingerprint scanner from the OnePlus 6T.


The OnePlus 7 might come with a completely notch-less design and might host some sort of a mechanism to house the front facing camera  


Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus enjoyed a successful 2018. Riding on the success of the OnePlus 6, OnePlus beat Samsung and Apple to become the top smartphone maker in the premium segment in the last quarter of 2018, according to a report by IDC.",1
"The test advertisements first popped up under Nike videos and clicking on them redirected users to the Google Express marketplace to complete the purchase, The Information recently reported.


The feature seems to be rapidly adding retailers to its Google Express marketplace, which, the search engine giant plans to rebrand as Google Shopping, according to two sources familiar with the business.",1
"ICICI Bank has emerged as one of the first banks in India to use blockchain for paperless trade process that is safe and secure. The platform is being used for exchange and authentication of overseas transactions and international trade documents. The switch to blockchain has helped the bank reduce the turnaround time of trade cycles, leading to better management of cash flow and inventories. It has also made transactions more transparent as auditing and tracing of blockchain transactions is a lot easier.


The bank hopes this will bring in new asset classes and open up new revenue generation opportunities for it. On a daily basis, the bank is processing all overseas transactions between India and Canada via blockchain. So far, it has processed Canadian $32 million on the platform. Another area where the technology has helped the bank is in trade, which is a paper-intensive process. The bank is looking at how to create a digital letter of credit within 10 minutes.


In the intermediate commercial vehicles industry, most customers are single vehicle owners or driver owners, who usually rely on feedback or advice of friends and peers when it comes to buying new vehicles, since most original equipment manufacturers in the industry do not provide ownership experiences to them. Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is using VR to provide individual buyers a more personalized experience.",1
"The management’s indication that Hero MotoCorp had gained market share in some segments during the March quarter, is a positive. It remains to be seen whether this will be sustained, and at what cost. After all, the two-wheeler sector is rife with stiff competition, rising costs and falling demand. This would keep both sales and profit margins under pressure for a few more quarters.",3
"Given the lengths to which Samsung has gone to eliminate the bezels of the smartphone, the Galaxy A8s might well be the South Korean giant’s first smartphone to have a screen-to-body ratio of 90% or above.


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"But for a politician who is usually not well known outside Kerala, it is Christmas come early by any measure. Being put in a high profile battle against Rahul Gandhi means free national coverage until the polling date, an inflow of influence-seeking money donations, and a probable union ministership or at least a Rajya Sabha seat from the BJP in future for taking up the challenge, according to people close to him Mint spoke to, requesting not to be named.


Ajish, an aide of Thushar in the campaign, spotting a thick gold chain around his neck and three watches, puts it this way in Malayalam: “This is like a guy who was travelling in a car suddenly finding himself in a jet plane.""


Thushar, but, is paying a price with the contest by irking his father, the leading businessman and a force among the Hindu backward class Ezhava community in Kerala, Vellappally Natesan. The father made his money in the liquor business, hotels, and microfinance, amongst others, and rose through the ranks to become the chief of arguably Kerala’s most influential Ezhava outfit, Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam or SNDP.


Around the previous assembly election in 2016, Natesan floated a political arm for the SNDP, called Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), and tied it up with the BJP-led NDA as an ally. But lately, he has been having second thoughts, which led BDJS to have a blow-hot-blow-cold relationship with the saffron party.",0
"The Samsung Galaxy M20 starts at ₹10,990 for the 3GB/32GB variant while the Galaxy M10 starts at ₹ ₹7,990 for the 2GB/16GB model


Samsung on Monday launched the Galaxy M10 and M20 smartphones in India. The two smartphones belong to the new Galaxy M-series, which is aimed at budget conscious, tech-savvy and, most importantly, young audiences. Samsung also announced its plans to launch another smartphone in the series, the Galaxy M30, in the coming months.


The M10 and M20 come with some radically new design changes—for Samsung. The two smartphones sport a polycarbonate (read plastic) unibody design with Samsung's rendition of a notched display—the Infinity-V display. Remember, it is the same company that took pride in skipping the notch in its displays.


These choices, along with two new chipsets, are crucial for Samsung to crack open the sub- ₹15,000 and sub- ₹10,000 segment, which is currently dominated by Chinese players like Redmi, Realme and Honor.",1
"A lot of things are happening in the field of robotics. As technology develops and the way humans interact with machines changes, a solution that can improve the interaction between man and machines will generate a lot of interest among investors, Pai says. There is a lot of interest in platforms that would seamlessly allow top-level computer programmers from Russia, India or Israel do at one-fifth the cost the work being done by any startup in Silicon Valley.",1
"They had to pass the author’s test which involved him asking the makers about the identity of Jon Snow’s mother


 Thankfully, Dan and David passed the test with flying colours, but the pilot of the show had to be filmed again for narrative reasons",2
"It is Banerjee versus the rest, with no major alliances in place. In the 2016 assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a poor fourth, behind the Congress and the Left. With help from the Sangh, BJP would aim at a double-digit score, with a better outing in urban areas and votes from Hindu migrants. The lack of strong state-level leadership could hurt both the Congress and the Left. Support for the Congress is evenly spread out, though. Rural Bengal and minorities deserted the Left long ago, supporting Banerjee instead.


Banerjee is no doubt the tallest leader in the state. The prevailing personality-driven politics in the state overlooks the graft charges and the lack of jobs and economic opportunities in her regime. She has been most strident in opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While jobs, poverty elimination, access to education and security would appear to be poll issues, this is a state where ideologies can rule over the most pressing needs of life. Even if BJP records its best-ever tally in the state, that may not be enough to upstage TMC.",0
"The company, which has already made the device available for pre-booking in the country on Amazon India, will launch it globally alongside OnePlus 7 smartphone at an event in Bengaluru on May 14.",1
The back of the smartphone has a 48MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 5MP secondary sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The 48MP sensor has pixel binning capabilities that can combine four pixels together in low-light scenarios to create a larger pixel to deliver better performance.,1
"According to reports, Chakri was driving the actors back to Hyderabad from Vikarabad as there was a shoot in Ananthagiri forest",2
"Voting also began in five constituencies in Assam, four in Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Baramulla) and one each of Chhattisgarh (Bastar), Manipur (Outer Manipur), and Tripura (Tripura West).


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"On 10 April, the election commission passed a stay order against the Modi biopic, just a day before its release, citing poll code violation. The election commission had stated in its order that any biopic material made for the purpose of any political entity which has potential to disturb the level playing field during the elections, should not be displayed in the electronic media.",0
"Prices for Xiaomi's new offering will start at 599 euros ($679.33) when it hits the market in May, Donovan Sung, Xiaomi's global head of products, told a trade event in Barcelona, prompting gasps in the hall where it was presented.


Samsung, which leads the market ahead of Huawei and Apple, launched a 5G phone on Wednesday which it said would be available in early summer, with a $1,980 starting price.",1
"“Since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in force, which facilitates level playing field to all political parties and the candidates and inter alia seeks to ensure that the power of media is not used in such a manner which affects the general conduct and level playing field during the election process, it has been decided to declare the awards after the election process is over and the MCC concludes,” the statement said",2
"""Markets are expected to remain choppy in the next few weeks due to quarterly numbers of companies and the result outcome overhang,"" said Jimeet Modi, Founder and CEO, SAMCO Securities and StockNote.


""Airtel, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech will declare their March quarter results this week,"" said Manish Yadav, Head of Research, CapitalAim.",3
"Healthcare companies are another major concern area. Through new software, companies have developed voice tools capable of handling patient information covered under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).


According to Adam Levin, Founder of CyberScout and author of ""Swiped"", ""Alexa is now making house calls and a treasure trove of medical data is being stored by this virtual assistant with major privacy and security implications. PHI or Protected Healthcare Information is a prime target for hackers who can use the data in a host of identity theft schemes or sell it on the dark web. There have already been reports of Alexa going rogue and recording private conversations and then sharing that information with contacts. What if the device shared confidential medical data?"" These new technical advances may make our lives easier, acknowledges Levin but cautions that as we see a greater pivot to privacy with GDPR and the fact that breaches have become third certainty in life, ""convenience should never trump consumer privacy and security"".


As cybercriminals employ automation and machine learning to propagate attacks, security organizations need to do the same to combat these advanced methods, experts suggest.


“While detection and response are integral components of cybersecurity defense, the current model of disjointed standalone products leaves organizations with blind spots and conflicting data,"" said Lee Klarich, chief product officer at Palo Alto Networks. He concluded, “We believe the only way to solve this is with best-in-class prevention, combined with the ability to normalize and analyze data at scale from as many sources as possible, applying AI and machine learning to automatically detect and quickly respond to threats.""",1
"He recalled an instance during shooting the HBO show when Sophie Turner, who plays his on-screen sister Sansa, praised his creepy expression",2
"Electoral bonds were sold by the State Bank of India (SBI) in seven tranches. They were sold in five denominations of ₹1,000, ₹10,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹10 lakh, and ₹1 crore.


The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a voluntary organisation, working for political reforms, had approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay order on the sale of electoral bonds.",0
"The seven Lok Sabha seats of Delhi will go to the polls on 12 May, the penultimate phase of Elections 2019.


Delhi’s national capital status and innate capacity to indicate the nation’s mood make its Lok Sabha elections a high-profile event


This time around, Delhi will see a three-cornered contest between the BJP, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)",0
”There are reports that director Anil Sharma and Sunny will reunite for Gadar 2 and Apne 2 but the 62-year-old actor is not ready to divulge any details yet,2
"The Nokia 8 features a 5.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2560x1440. It runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset which is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It sports a 13MP+13MP dual camera configuration at the rear and a 13MP selfie camera at the front. It is backed by a 3,090mAh battery.


Nokia 8Nokia 8 pieNokia 8 digital wellbeingNokia 8 gesture navigationNokia 8 App ActionsNokia smartphones",1
"And I think the Marvel universe represents that – how 11 franchises are woven together by a bunch of different artistes


 I think that it is just fun to see the fans reflecting it the same way and telling their own stories


”Watch: Fans are catching Avengers Endgame before workAvengers Endgame cast talks about the big finale‘Thanos is a sociopath’Joe Russo earlier told indianexpress


 To teach people about resources or to fulfill his demented vision of the universe?” Also Read |  Avengers Endgame director Joe Russo: Thanos wanted to teach a lesson about resource abuse'I don’t believe that there is ever a finish line'Jeremy Renner told indianexpress


""Also Read | Jeremy Renner on Avengers Endgame being his last Marvel film: There’s never a finish lineThanos' snap was supposed to happen in Avengers Endgame?Screenwriter Stephen McFeely, who wrote the movie’s script with Christopher Markus, revealed to Empire that initially the snap was supposed to happen in Avengers: Endgame


 McFeely said, “We had so much story in those early drafts of Infinity War that, if anything, we thought we maybe shouldn’t do The Snap until the end of act one of Endgame


”Watch: Fans bid emotional goodbyeMark Ruffalo shot for multiple endings for Avengers EndgameMark Ruffalo told E!News in an interview, ""I shot, like, five different endings to this movie


"" Joe Russo later said, ""The truth is he actually shot 11 endings!""Director Joe Russo on Avengers EndgameWatch: Avengers Endgame fans in Kochi'This is why we watch films'Director Milap Zaveri shared on Twitter, ""Never felt the magic of the movies in my life like I did in #AvengersEndgame I laughed, I cheered, I clapped, I cried


 And bring your enthusiasm and love for these characters and cast because the actors have worked so hard for so long


Avengers Endgame to earn Rs 50 crore in India on opening dayFilm trade analyst Girish Johar told indianexpress",2
Dileep’s plea for the memory card had earlier been turned down by Angamaly Magistrate Court and the Kerala High Court,2
"But elections can change the trend as market fancy normally shifts then. Investors usually rush to capture that shift in their portfolios. In 2014, this shift happened away from small- and mid-caps towards large-caps. This was a classic top-down trade which took the market’s complete attention. This year’s election trade could be similar. The benefits of economic reforms under this government will accrue to the next government. But this is still not reflecting in the current investment choices which is overwhelmingly skewed towards private banks, FMCGs, NBFCs and mid-caps. Post election, the market fancy will shift towards large- caps in general and within them to infrastructure, power, steel, capital goods, public sector banks and services companies. Election results will bring in an acute sense of urgency to capture post-poll economic trends in individual portfolios. A top-down trade seems inevitable and investors will want to participate in that.",3
"Avengers: Endgame, a conclusion to arguably the biggest movie franchise, is wreaking havoc at the Indian box office


Directed by the Russo Brothers, Endgame is the denouement of the Infinity Saga that began with Iron Man in 2008 and was possible because of 21 preceding movies


Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#AvengersEndgame is rewriting record books… Puts up a HISTORIC total on Day 2… Eyes ₹ 150 cr+ weekend… No biggie from *Hindi* film industry has achieved the target so far… Fri 53",2
Its recent initiatives in the coffee segment may just hold up margins and that is something investors will be closely watching here on,3
"The Sony MDR-1000XM3 is arguably the best pair of noise-cancelling headphones you can buy. It senses change in atmospheric pressure and applies noise cancellation accordingly. The headphones also support high-fidelity audio, making them perfect for audiophiles out there.


Sony also has an ambient noise mode in this, which allows you to keep the headphones on but still allows you to listen to things happening around you. The headphones take ambient noise and amplifies it for you to hear.


Before Sony came along, the Bose QuietComfort 35 II (QC 35 II) was a favourite among those buying noise-cancelling headphones. It still figures among the best, but gets tough competition from the 1000XM3. The QC 35 II offers good audio quality, an app that can be used to control the music from your phone and more. What it lacks are the touch controls and an ambient sound mode.",1
"SOLAPUR/ AHMEDNAGAR/MADHA/ OSMANABAD: It is 2.15pm and the scorching sun makes Valsang village in Solapur district look even starker than it is. Ashabai Bhogappa Kamble, 45, is struggling to extract whatever little water is left at the bottom of a well in a bucket tied to a long rope. In the morning, a tanker contracted by the government had poured around 6,000 litres into the well. “That’s all we have for the day. The next tanker for this well will come tomorrow morning,"" Kamble says. Nearby, Siddharam Balshingkar, 30, is trying to balance two plastic pots on his bicycle.


Kamble and Balshingkar are landless labourers. For them, the drought means less opportunity to work as farm labourers. On 18 April, these victims of drought will vote, though they have little hope of a positive change irrespective of who wins the elections. “Kaahi farak padat nahi. Nivadnukaanchya veli nete lok khup aashwasana detat aani nivadnukinantar nete tyanchya ghari aani aamhi aamchya ghari (Elections do not matter. During elections, leaders make many promises but after elections, they are sitting comfortably in their homes and we are left to ourselves,"" Kamble says despondently.


Solapur, from where senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde is contesting what he has termed as his last election, goes to polls on Thursday along with nine other constituencies in Marathwada and Vidarbha, all ravaged by Maharashtra’s chronic droughts. In Latur, which in 2016 became the first city in India to be supplied drinking water by a specially commissioned train, has been the epicentre of this drought, along with Osmanabad in Marathwada. There are fodder camps for cattle where government-sourced tankers ferry water four or five times a day all along this long and contiguous trajectory in Vidarbha, Marathwada, and South Maharashtra that comprises parts of Ahmednagar and Madha constituencies too, which go to polls in the next phases.",0
"Huawei sub-brand Honor’s V20 smartphone was unveiled in China last month. The smartphone is Honor’s first smartphone to sport a punch-hole display, a new smartphone aesthetic that aims at skipping the notch cutout. Packed to the gills with the best Huawei and Honor has to offer, which includes the top-of-the-line processor and a 48MP rear dual camera setup, the Honor View 20 (as it is known in markets outside China) will be launched in India on 29 January.


Earlier, Amazon had confirmed the smartphone would be an Amazon exclusive device. You can read more about that here.


Going by its Chinese launch, the View 20 comes with a 6.4-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2310x1080. As mentioned earlier, the display has a punch-hole cutout which sits at the top left corner of the display. This gives the smartphone a screen-to-body ratio of 91.82%.",1
"Shares of HPCL dropped 1.54% to ₹227.40 on NSE. Britannia Industries on the other hand gained 1.43 % to settle at ₹3,056 on the bourse.


Six stocks, Bajaj Holdings & Investment, Divi's Laboratories, HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Page Industries and United Breweries will be included in the Nifty Next 50 index, the NSE said in a release.",3
"Congress had complained to EC that in both Nanded and Varanasi, Modi had alluded to defence forces during his election rallies, which it called a “serious and grave"" concern. In Varanasi, he had referred to India giving a befitting reply to Pakistan, while in Nanded, he had likened Congress to a “sinking Titanic"".",0
"Mitali Mishra, 48, was drawn to the first Iron Man movie which released in 2008 because of the action sequences",2
The rupee closed at 69.61 per dollar on Tuesday and the 10-year benchmark bond yield ended at 7.5399 percent.,3
"He took him under his wings and basically taught him, in his own way, what being a superhero entails


 Who else, then?Thanos’ snap opened a hole in the dimensionIn trying to reverse the effects of the snap, a new hole has been ripped in the Earth’s dimension, thus creating a multiverse


 And that hole brought the Elementals, the villains of Far From Home and Quentin Beck/Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal


 This concept of multiverse may also open doors for Marvel’s previously Fox-owned properties like the X-Men and Fantastic Four",2
"At the time of its launch, the Samsung Galaxy A9 was priced at €599 or about ₹ 48,800. According to IANS, the price of the Samsung Galaxy A9 will be around ₹ 35,000 in India. It will most likely be a Flipkart exclusive smartphone, as the e-commerce site has created a dedicated page for it.


Going by its international variant, the Samsung Galaxy A9 sports a 6.3-inch Full HD+ sAMOLED display with a resolution of 2220x1080. This gives it an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and a pixel density of about 392ppi.


Powering the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 512GB via a MicroSD card. It is backed by a 3,800mAh Li-ion battery.",1
"The recent outcry over the violence in PUBG Mobile led publisher Tencent to restrict the game for users below 13 years in China. What many parents forget is that there is already a rating system in place for both consoles and mobile games like PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings for PC, Xbox and PS games and IARC (The International Age Rating Coalition) ratings for Android, Occulus, and PC games.",1
"AR Murugadoss had last week shared the first look of Darbar which marks his maiden collaboration with Rajinikanth


The poster was decked up with police instruments and equipments, with the punchline, “You decide whether you want to be good, bad or worse",2
"This is one of the first smartphones to offer a 48-megapixel camera, using the Sony IMX586 sensor, at this price point. There is a 5-megapixel camera right underneath it with a depth sensor to capture bokeh shots. The 48-megapixel resolution is not active by default and the user has to select it manually in the camera app. It first captures multiple images and then merges them to produce a single, high quality photo. Shots captured in well-lit and outdoor conditions look well detailed. Colour reproduction is accurate and even the light shades stand out very well.


For selfie buffs, there is a 13-megapixel front camera. Its detail reproduction is average but it gets colours and skin tone well.


For Xiaomi, the Redmi Note 7 Pro’s big achievement is that it is going to change the perception about cameras in Redmi phones. From a user perspective, it is a wholesome smartphone ticking every box, be it performance to camera, or UX to display quality.


Samsung's Galaxy M30 ( ₹14,990) is another new smartphone you can consider at this price point if you don't like MIUI. If you are looking for a phone with stock Android, there is the Moto One Power ( ₹14,999), an Android One phone running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset, but an average camera.",1
"The feature was first introduced in 2018, however, it was only made available on Google Home. (Google)


The available stories range from tales about Blaze and the Monster Machines to more classic bedtime stories like Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood",1
"Moreover, the board has given its nod to sell the company's entire shareholding in Leela Palaces and Resorts Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary that owns property and holds licences for the development of a hotel in Agra, for ₹115 crore.


The voting by shareholders will commence on 26 March and end on 24 April and the result will be declared on 26 April, the filing said.",3
"The inter-terminal ""automated people mover"" (APM) project is estimated to cost around ₹1,500 crore to ₹2,000 crore


New Delhi: National capital's IGI Airport might soon boast of a world-class inter-terminal ""air train"" or ""automated people mover"" as a feasibility study for constructing such a system has been conducted.",1
"On Tuesday, Wipro also announced its earnings for the March quarter. Its revenues from IT services segment 1% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency terms. IT services EBIT margin came at 19%. Its guidance for the first quarter was softer than expected. The Bengaluru-based company, which competes with larger rivals TCS and Infosys, said it expected first quarter revenue from its IT services business to be in the range of $2.05 billion to $2.09 billion. The lower end of that forecast translates in a drop of 1% sequentially. Although the first quarter is seasonally weak, the forecast given by the company is softer than expected,"" said Harit Shah, analyst at Reliance Securities in Mumbai. He was expecting revenue in the IT services segment to be in the range of flat to up 2%.


Analysts say that the share buyback programme will provide a cushion to the stock price. “Wipro has cash of ₹32,900 crore as on FY19. Buyback will provide a cushion to stock price in near term. However due to muted revenue growth as compared to peers, Wipro will remain an underperformer,” domestic brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher said in a note. The brokerage has a “Hold” recommendation on the stock. Another brokerage Reliance Securities has a ""Hold"" on Wipro with a target price of ₹300. ""Owing to the buyback, EPS (earnings per share) will rise by 5% while RoE (return on equity) will rise by 150bps in FY20E. This will support the share price, despite major improvement in growth as yet proving to be elusive."" (With Agency Inputs)",3
"Other app options: Many users have their work email configured on the same Gmail app, while many use their personal account to join their work groups on WhatsApp. The risk of accidentally sharing a very personal joke or image meant for a friend’s eyes only, with a colleague or work group is quite possible. The fact that many of these apps such as WhatsApp auto image downloads sent to them by college buddies, enhances the risk of ending up with unsavoury content on one’s device.


Some phone makers such as Xiaomi and Vivo allows users to have two versions—one for work and the other to chat with friends and family. Xiaomi even allow users to create two separate profiles on the same phone. Apps kept on one profile won’t show up on the other and one can access them by unlocking the phone with a separate password or biometric data.",1
See photos of Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively at the premiere of Pokemon Detective Pikachu:This was the couple’s first outing confirming the news of them expecting their third baby,2
"The Indian government has not taken any stand yet to blocking Huawei, however, it has said that it is closely tracking actions of various government around security.


He said that there are 12 global network security parameters and Huawei has been rated top in nine of those and above average in three parameters while rival players have been average in most of the parameters. 


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Oppo also launched the Oppo F11 -- a stripped down version of the F11 Pro with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It skips the pop-up camera in favour of a dew drop notch. It is available in three colour schemes -- Fluorite Purple, Marble Green, and Jewelry White.


The Oppo F11 Pro is lit by a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio which gives it a screen-to-body ratio of 90.9%. The display doesn't have a notch; it has a motorised slider that accommodates the 16 MP front facing camera. This is very similar to the Vivo V15 Pro's camera. However, unlike the V15 Pro, Oppo has placed the pop-up camera at the centre. ",1
"Bankrolled by Atul Agnihotri’s Reel Life Production Pvt Ltd and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, Bharat has an ensemble cast including actors like Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover and others",2
"""The commission expresses its considered displeasure over the non-compliance of the commission's instructions especially when the Model Code of Conduct is in force and the lackadaisical approach towards enforcing the Code.


""The commission has also decided that disciplinary action be taken against the officer incharge and a report be submitted to the Election Commission within a week,"" it said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Social media giant Facebook's monthly active users (MAUs) grew 8 per cent year-over-year MAUs to reach 2.38 billion at the end of first quarter of this year while the number of people using Facebook Stories hit 500 million every day.


The platform saw the same rate of growth in daily active users, Facebook said in its earnings statement late Wednesday.",1
"mint-india-wire health startupscloud clinicsAI and health careStasis LabsDinesh SeemakurtyMichael Maylahnmfinepatientsremote patient monitoring systemhigh quality health carePatient safetyMachine learningPatient Care


New Delhi: We profile two Bengaluru-based start-ups that are using AI to provide high quality health care by connecting consumers with doctors.


Stasis Labs was founded by Dinesh Seemakurty and Michael Maylahn in Los Angeles three years ago. The idea was to make healthcare accessible, affordable and universal in India. Stasis builds cloud-connected vitals monitoring solutions for patients who require close monitoring. The reasoning: A skewed nurse-patient ratio, as is the case in India, can be detrimental to patient safety and result in poor clinical outcomes.",1
"But this might not be the bait that attracts RIL either. After all, it is better placed than many other refiners, both in terms of its ability to process heavy/low quality crude and long-established trading relationships that help it procure crude at competitive rates.


According to the head of research at a multinational brokerage, the only reason RIL is likely to part with a stake to Saudi Aramco would be if it gets what it deems is a “full valuation"" for the asset. The Saudi state-owned oil company has been aggressively increasing its footprint in downstream businesses, buying stakes and entering into joint ventures with large companies in countries such as South Korea, Malaysia and China. Its eagerness to diversify beyond the upstream oil production business may well result in handsome valuations for RIL.",3
"Selling the BJP's Sankalp Patra, Modi said it provided social security to farmers and added that the BJP would give more than what was promised in the Sankalp Patra. “In our 2014 Sankalp Patra, we did not promise surgical strike and air strikes. But we did it. We did not promise crores of affordable houses for the poor and toilets for all but we did it. We did not promise electricity in each village but we have provided it. We did not promise quota for the economically weaker sections but we gave it. Likewise, we will deliver more than what we have promised in the 2019 Sankalp Patra,"" Modi said.


Earlier, Uddhav Thackeray lauded the BJP Sankalp Patra and said it was precisely for commitments such as building the Ram mandir, scrapping Article 370, and zero-interest farm credit that the Shiv Sena had allied with the BJP. Thackeray also mocked the Congress manifesto reminding Congress president Rahul Gandhi that even his grandmother Indira Gandhi had given the same promise.",0
"“We believe drones are an inevitable part of the future. Food delivery via drones will help reduce the last mile delivery leg and make the process more convenient and cost-effective,"" said Vikram Singh Meena, associate vice president, technology, Zomato, and founder of TechEagle.


Zomato is just a case in point. The drone space in India is on the verge of a major turnaround as a result of the green flag by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in December 2018, and the yet to be released drone policy 2.0, which is expected to pave the way for wider application of drones in India. The domestic market for commercial drones will have a market value of $885.7 million, according to market intelligence firm BIS Research. With clarity on regulations, Indian companies are increasingly turning to drone-based solutions.",1
"At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the rupee opened lower at 69.55 and fell further to touch the day's low of 69.69


MUMBAI: The Indian rupee Tuesday lost another 18 paise to close at 69.60 against the US dollar, marking its third straight session of decline owing to sustained demand for the greenback from importers and rising global crude oil prices.


Besides, strong dollar against its rival currencies built additional pressure on the rupee. However, persistent foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities supported the rupee and capped the losses to some extent.",3
"What will be interesting to note is whether OnePlus finally brings waterproofing and wireless charging to its phone(s) this time. The company has skimped out on these features, arguing that waterproofing is too expensive and wireless charging is too slow, for the company to offer the same right now.


However, if you can spend three times on a display, a slight addition in cost for waterproofing really doesn’t seem like a big hitch. It’s worth noting though that Pete Lau had indicated to CNET earlier that wireless charging is not in the company’s list of things to do. That’s surprising given that Google has already been able to do faster charging using its Pixel Stand. Wireless charging may not be as fast as Warp Charge, but it’s certainly a feature flagships are expected to have now.


For a company that boasts the “best"" flagships out there, a price tag anywhere over Rs. 40,000 should ideally mean no spec if left unchecked.


The OnePlus 7 Pro will be launched globally on 14 May, and while the company hasn’t confirmed the India launch yet, it’s unlikely that the country will have to wait longer than that either.",1
"The first leak occurred when the highly-anticipated opening episode of the final season landed on DirecTV Now, four hours ahead of its premiere time",2
"“For a long time, our scientists desired to develop A-SAT missiles, but then the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government did not give the permission to work on the project.When Agni-V was launched in April 2012, Dr V.K. Saraswat had said in an interview that DRDO had the capacity to develop an A-SAT, but the government did not permit them,"" Jaitley said.


The Congress, on its part, welcomed the step and said that the project was initiated by UPA government. “Well done DRDO, extremely proud of your work,"" Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted, adding with sarcasm, “I would also like to wish the PM a very happy World Theatre Day.""",0
"New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on the successful test-firing of an anti-satellite missile did not violate provisions of the model code of conduct, the Election Commission said Friday night.


The poll panel took the decision based on the report of a committee of officers which concluded that the prime minister's address did not violate the provisions for 'party in power' in the poll code.


""The committee has, therefore, reached the conclusion that the MCC provision regarding misuse of official mass media...is not attracted in the instant case,"" the commission said, citing the report of the committee constituted to look into the case.


CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury had approached the EC alleging that the PM's address violated the model code.",0
"Huawei’s Honor brand is among the first to bring this technology to a phone, with the Honor View 20, launched in India recently.


Over the next year or so, you might see smartphone makers touting time-of-flight (ToF) cameras on their phones.",1
"The Congress also risks an implosion within its ally, Kerala Congress (Mani) or KC(M) party, where a factional leader, P.J. Joseph, has turned into a rebel to secure a ticket. Joseph had publicly announced his desire to contest, but the KC(M)’s official faction headed by K.M. Mani does not want to part away to the rebel faction the single seat where they have been traditionally contesting, the Kottayam constituency.


Kerala Congress (Mani) group announced Thomas Chazhikadan as their Kottayam candidate on Monday, against the wishes of the factional leader P.J. Joseph.",0
"Counterpoint’s senior analyst, Hanish Bhatia said emerging brands such as OnePlus, Poco, Asus and HMD Nokia also registered strong performance during the festive season due to new launches.


“Meanwhile, Apple’s new iPhones had a relatively lukewarm response for new and older models compared to the rest of the brands,"" he said.


mint-india-wire realme smartphonesrealme mobile phone salerealme u1smartphone sales in indiaxiaomi phonessamsung smartphones",1
"Blank is a Bollywood action thriller that features Sunny Deol, debutant Karan Kapadia (Dimple Kapadia’s nephew), Karanvir Sharma and Ishita Dutta


 It is challenged by not only Setters, starring Shreyas Talpade and Aftab Shivdasani, but also the big Marvel film, Avengers: Endgame, before which no movie will likely stand for a while",2
"The neighbours and locals, who saw thick smoke coming out from Chiranjeevi’s farmhouse, informed the police and firefighting department",2
"“It would be difficult to repeat this performance in 2019 but we don’t want to the Congress to capitalise on its gains in the assembly elections. The hard-line campaign, especially involving Pakistan, works in these states better than elsewhere not only because of their geographical proximity to Pakistan but also for the threat of terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism these states face. It is precisely for this reason that national security and zero tolerance for terrorism is the central part of Modi ji’s campaign in Maharashtra too because Mumbai has a terrible history of terror attacks,"" said a central BJP leader who did not want to be named.


He added that the prime minister was very likely to continue using this line during the course of his campaign in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. All 26 seats in Gujarat go to polls on 23 April along with 14 in Maharashtra. Rajasthan votes on 29 April along with the remaining 17 seats in Maharashtra, and later on 6 May.",0
"Singleton’s early success didn’t shield him from creative conflicts or frustration with Hollywood studios


 He fought with producer Scott Rudin during the making of Shaft and was furious when Rudin brought in author/screenwriter Richard Price to revise the script


 He had planned to direct a biopic about Shakur, but quit after clashing with Morgan Creek Productions


 In 2014, he chastised the industry for “refusing to let African-Americans direct black-themed films,” but Singleton was pleased in recent years by the emergence of Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Jordan Peele and others


“There are these stacks of (films by non-black filmmakers) where black people have had to say, ‘OK, at least they tried,'” he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018, adding that now blacks were making the films themselves


 “What’s interesting when you see Black Panther is you realize it couldn’t have been directed by anybody else but Ryan Coogler


 It’s a great adventure movie and it works on all those different levels as entertainment, but it has this kind of cultural through-line that is so specific that it makes it universal


”Most recently, Singleton, who regretted turning down the chance to direct on the first season of The Wire, turned his focus largely to television


“There’s hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I’ve had,” Singleton told Variety in 2017",2
"The BJP is also considering not fielding any family member of these sitting MPs, sources said. If the party indeed adopts this criterion, the likely candidature of former chief minister Raman Singh, whose son Abhishek Singh is a sitting Member of Parliament, will also be in question.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"After this week’s The Long Night, Game of Thrones is ready to take things to the next level which means another war is around the corner


 The last episode was the longest ever in the show’s history and was focused on the Battle of Winterfell where the army of the living emerged as the winner with some casualties",2
"Whether the smartphone was actually launched into ""space"" is still up for debate. It did reach the stratosphere, which starts at roughly 20 km around the equator. NASA states the outer space starts at about 100 km.",1
"Asus is bundling a cooling accessory with a fan. Other accessories such as controller and docks are sold separately


New Delhi: As the mobile gaming market grows, smartphone makers are introducing “gaming phones"". These devices are designed to take advantage of Android’s full gaming capabilities.


Display: While it has a resolution of 1080p, the ROG Phone’s six-inch AMOLED display looks more vibrant and supports HDR, which enhances contrast.",1
"Pulwama and the subsequent Balakot airstrikes have failed to impress farmers who want the centre to focus on issues that directly affect them (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)


Gujarat still seems to be stuck in the clear rural-urban divide of 2017. Will Pulwama and Balakot make a difference?


In 2014, the BJP won all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. But the situation seems to have changed. While the BJP still holds sway in urban areas, rural distress has the saffron party on edge


Ahmedabad: On the eve of elections, the mood in many parts of Gujarat is deeply conflicted. “They (central government) attacked us with everything they could. First came note bandi (demonetization), which threw our lives completely out of gear… then came GST (goods and services tax),"" says Mahesh Prajapati, who runs a pharmacy in Ahmedabad’s middle-class Memnagar locality.


But Prajapati is quite certain that he will still vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “See, whatever are the other issues, after (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi, riots have stopped in Gujarat. The Muslims have been shown their place. See what he (Modi) did after Pulwama. Pakistan has been taught a lesson. In these circumstances, we have to vote intelligently. Other issues can wait,"" he explains.


Understandably, the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, under which Memnagar falls, is expected to be a walkover for BJP president Amit Shah. L.K. Advani represented the seat for five consecutive terms (1998-2014) before being eased into the party’s euphemistic retirement abode—the Margdarshak Mandal.


Most of the slogans in Amit Shah’s massive roadshows have had nothing to do with either the state or the constituency. “Kashmir Hamara Hain (Kashmir is ours)"" is a popular one. Across urban Gujarat, large hoardings of Narendra Modi’s face with the accompanying slogan “Attacked terrorists inside enemy’s homes"" dot the landscape. Several cities have witnessed special screenings of Uri: The Surgical Strike.


Cut to Saurashtra’s rustic belt around Mendarda town in the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency, which is a mere 300 kilometres away from the state capital, and it’s a different world altogether. Mukesh Vasani, an angry farmer, has been waiting for a reporter to turn up at some point. “They are only diverting our attention with Pulwa-fulwa just because elections have come,"" he says. “We are farmers here and they have done nothing for us… except talking. At best, they are playing a joke with the ₹6,000 promise. The word farmer does not exist for them. We have suffered losses, be it with groundnut or cotton or even onions,"" Vasani adds.",0
"Social media users in parts of United States, Japan and some parts Europe were affected by the outage, according to DownDetector's live outage map .


Facebook users, including brand marketers, expressed their outrage on Twitter with the #facebookdown hashtag.",1
"The S&P 500 index traded near its all-time high as banks gained, while energy shares slumped with oil, 3M Co, sank to the lowest since January after making its biggest acquisition ever. Tesla Inc. surged on plans to raise about $2 billion through debt and stock offerings. The dollar rose against most of its peers.


Traders pared bets on the Fed’s next move being a cut after chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank has no bias to either tighten or ease policy. A report on Thursday showed that productivity gains in the US accelerated to the fastest pace since 2014, adding fuel to the Trump administration’s argument that its tax cuts are boosting growth without stoking inflation. The next big clue on the health of the world’s biggest economy will be Friday’s jobs report.",3
"The motorised camera sliding mechanism is used to reduce display bezels to achieve a higher screen-to-body ratio and offer end users a better media consumption experience.


Moving camera mechanisms have also garnered criticism as moving parts have higher failure rates. The pop up mechanism is more susceptible to collecting dust and sand and also makes it difficult for manufacturers to seal the smartphone for water resistance.",1
"The brief public appearance was Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s first since deciding to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala in addition to Amethi in Uttar Pradesh—projecting himself as a leader of both South and North India who could lead the party to victory.


Perched precariously on a ten-feet mud wall, along with hundreds of others, Rajendran watched with mounting excitement as the helicopter descended on a football ground near a hilltop school in the town of Wayanad. Then the occupants emerged—Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.


Rajendran’s wife had been feeding him live inputs of Gandhi’s journey—he was filing his nomination papers for the polls—as she watched equally breathless TV news bulletins at their home on the edges of the town.


Rajendran explained why the day was important. “How often do you get to see a prince and a princess?"" he said, as Gandhi, clad in white kurta-pyjama, waved to the crowds.",0
"As 14 Maharashtra seats go to polls today, the NCP is fighting a battle for survival against a rampaging BJP-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India alliance


BJP chief Amit Shah and Maharashtra CM Fadnavis have led a ferocious campaign in Baramati, Pawar’s stronghold where his daughter Supriya Sule is in a tight fight


In all his election speeches in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has singled out Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar for trenchant criticism.


Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis have led a ferocious campaign in Baramati, Pawar’s stronghold where his daughter Supriya Sule is in a tight fight.",0
"This comes a day after Priyanka Chopra’s mother Madhu told Pinkvilla, “They (Siddharth and Ishita) have mutually called it off",2
"Keeping in line with the government’s initiative to ensure empowerment to the common man through technology for access to justice, the law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday launched a tele-law mobile application that is integrated with a dashboard and an application called Nyaya Bandhu.


The pro bono legal service was developed to accelerate and facilitate practising advocates to register and connect with the registered eligible beneficiaries and thereby, solidify the pro bono culture in the country. The mobile application will enable the para legal volunteers (PLV)’s to perform on field pre-registration of cases with a facility to seek appointment from the panel lawyer on preferred date and time.


“The application will benefit 73,000 PLVs of National Legal Service Authority and State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) in the country who will be associated under the tele-law service"", it was stated.",1
"The new devices will be expected by shareholders to reverse the disappointing sales that led Apple to cut its sales outlook for the first time in almost two decades on lower-than-anticipated demand in China and elsewhere. The flagship iPhone product earns Apple about two-thirds of its revenue, and allows the company to generate more money from attached products like Apple Watches, AirPods, and services like Apple Music.


In December, Bloomberg News reported the company was facing a “fire drill"" to boost sales. That led Apple to aggressively market the iPhone XR on its website for $449, about $300 less than its official sticker price. The deal required customers to trade in an iPhone 7 Plus, a high-end handset from two years earlier.",1
"On International Dance Day, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit among others expressed what dance means to them through their posts on social media


Shraddha Kapoor wrote on Instagram, “Happy international dance day! The biggest thank you to all the amazing choreographers I have had the honour to work with",2
"Addressing a press conference, he cited the release Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar during the NDA rule. He said that if voted to power, Congress would adopt stricter measures in combating terrorism that the incumbent NDA government.",0
"While the entire film fraternity, including B-town biggies like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, exercised their ballot, Akshay Kumar was nowhere to be seen


Also read: Akshay Kumar gives voting a miss as Maharashtra goes to pollsFrom headlining films with patriotic themes, endorsing government schemes to recently conducting an ‘apolitical interview’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the last five years has seen Akshay wear patriotism on his sleeves at every given opportunity",2
"The actor will be seen in Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi, which is up for a May 9 release, while by the end of the year, Pooja will be seen in Housefull 4, which has an ensemble star cast including actors Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Rana Daggubati and so on


Here are excerpts from the interview:This year, you have two big releases – Maharshi in Tollywood and Housefull 4 in Bollywood


How different are your characters in Maharshi and Housefull 4?My characters in both the films are very different",2
"Spider-Man: Far From HomeThis movie was announced and we were given a trailer without an explanation as to how Peter Parker is alive and vacationing in Homecoming’s sequel


 Tom Holland returns to play the teenage superhero and he will fight a new group of villains – the Elementals


 Nick Fury, who also died in Infinity War, is back as well, and is out to spoil Peter’s vacation by making him save the world, again


The EternalsOne of the most exciting upcoming projects in the MCU, The Eternals sprang up from the legendary Jack Kirby’s fertile mind and was about mysterious beings who were created by Celestials, one of the oldest beings in the universe",2
He is also known for writing the screenplays of Oscar-nominated Hell or High Water and Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario,2
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 97.157, up 0.18% from its previous close of 96.978.",3
"“If the government is serious about cow protection, then they will come out with a proper framework and not just empty laws. If we leave our land unattended, it will be raided by hundreds of stray cattle which will destroy the entire crop. If they have made strict rules, they should take care of the cattle as well,"" Naresh Singh Kushwaha, a farmer from Chura Salawar village said.


Ahead of elections, the NDA government announced the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to provide small and marginal farmers who have less than 2 hectares of landholding up to ₹6,000 per year as minimum income support. However, on the ground, there is lack of clarity on the scheme and low-level corruption.


“There are some people who have got money while others have not. There is no clarity on the eligibility criteria for the scheme. Even though the government has come out with some good schemes, the local leadership which gives out funds indulges in corruption. Being a dry area, there is difficulty to get water; pipelines have increased but we do not get proper prices for our crops,"" Gulab Singh, a farmer from Mahepura village of Lalitpur district in Jhansi said.",0
"Surveen soon entered Bollywood and worked in films like Hate Story 2, Ugly, Welcome Back and Parched


 While she returned to the small screen with 24 (Season 2), her outings on the web – Haq Se and Sacred Games – brought her much acclaim",2
"“Let’s play a game called ‘Am I sitting in the dark or watching The Battle of Winterfell’ #gameofthrones #got,” one wrote


Some Good Samaritans made light of the situation and asked fellow viewers to adjust the brightness setting of the screens before they start watching the show


Also read | Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3: Five best moments“Public service announcement: Adjust the brightness on your screen


Another said it would be difficult to give out spoilers this time as no one was sure what was happening",2
"Besides, Maruti Suzuki also has some internal challenges. The company plans to phase out all diesel vehicles from 1 April 2020 which currently comprises nearly one-fourth of its product portfolio. The impact of this move on the firm’s sales faces uncertainty.


Also, the new assembly line in its Gujarat plant brings with it higher depreciation charges. Fortunately, higher depreciation in the March quarter was partially offset by lower interest costs and relief on tax due to a write-back of earlier provisions and higher other income from investments. As a result, the net profit drop of 4.6% year-on-year was not as severe as the drop in Ebitda, and in-line with what analysts had estimated.


While Maruti Suzuki may not be alone in battling several headwinds, the uncertainties around sales, profits and margins are likely to keep the stock range-bound. True, Maruti Suzuki’s shares are down 33% from a year ago, but its strong leadership position in the market is hard for any competitor to crack. Even so, at ₹6,903 apiece, the stock trades at 21 times estimated earnings for FY21, which looks a tad rich, given the uncertainties.",3
"Apple shocked investors a few weeks ago with a lower-than-expected sales forecast for the Christmas quarter. Photo: AP


A lower-than-expected demand for new iPhones and Apple's decision to offer more models has made it difficult to anticipate the number of components, handsets the company needs",1
"Major institutional investors who have participated in QIP offer are Oppenheimer, UBS, HSBC, Marshall & Wace, Myriad, Key Square, Goldman Sachs, Indus, Eastbridge, Tata Mutual Fund and HDFC Mutual Fund, they added.


With an aim to become a debt-free company, DLF had last year announced plans to issue shares through QIP to raise funds and pre-pay loans.


DLF launched its QIP on Monday at a floor price of ₹193.01 per equity share but said it might offer a discount of up to 5% on the floor price.


This is the third major fundraising from DLF. In 2007, DLF raised about ₹9,200 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). In 2013, the company had raised nearly ₹1,900 crore through an institutional placement programme.",3
"Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Given that the Congress is left-of-centre, Rahul Gandhi’s promise of granting the worst-off one-fifth of Indians ₹6,000 every month, should his party come to power after is no surprise


Few ideas have excited politicians across the ideological aisle as that of a state-funded “basic income"" to citizens. Given that the Congress is left-of-centre, Rahul Gandhi’s promise of granting the worst-off one-fifth of Indians ₹6,000 every month, should his party come to power, is no surprise. He expects this “final assault on poverty"" to relieve about 50 million households of penury.",0
"In Vadakara, the Congress is fighting against the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) party's strongman from Kannur, P Jayarajan. Jayarajan is an accused in a political murder case currently probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and risks its damaging optics. The Congress party workers from the region wanted to field a strong candidate.


Muraleedharan fits rights for the bill. Ramachandran confirmed the selection to television reporters. ""I am obliged to follow the directions from the party. This is an opportunity to ensure margin of victory in Vadakara,"" Muraleedharan responded, reported the website of Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama.",0
"The two-minute long trailer of Selvaraghavan directorial shows us the rise of Suriya as NGK, a politician who loves his country",2
"The news comes as the first tech fair of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), nears its end and the buzz of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) begins.


The Samsung Galaxy S10 will be launched at the Samsung Unpacked event in San Francisco on 21 February 12:30 am (IST)


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Samsung is all set to launch its latest flagship smartphone, at the Samsung Unpacked event in New York on 20 February. The media invite is fairly straightforward—a number 10 followed by the name and date of the event. Samsung has even clung on to the minimal bezel craze in the poster—the number 10 lies halfway between what appears to the edge of the smartphone.",1
"Furthermore, the only way to access settings is through the button you find on the UI. You can’t access settings through the remote, meaning if you’re playing games via a console or have connected other HDMI devices, you will have to return to the home screen to tweak settings.


Verdict: At ₹ 39,999, the Xiaomi Mi TV 4X Pro is certainly worth considering. It has a silver-looking frame this time, which some might find more attractive. However, we would recommend keeping your expectations in check.


This is not a TV that can go up against HDR TVs from Sony, Samsung and LG, but it’s certainly a value-for-money offering.",1
"To be relevant when OnePlus launches its smartphone, Meizu will have to up its ante by powering the smartphone will 2019-ready specifications. While it has sorted out the camera department, it is yet to be seen what will power the Meizu 16s.",1
"None of Singleton’s subsequent movies received the acclaim of Boyz N the Hood and he was criticized at times for turning characters into mouthpieces for political and social messages


 But he attracted talent ranging from Tupac Shakur to Don Cheadle and explored themes of creative expression (Poetic Justice), identity (Higher Learning) and the country’s racist past, notably in Rosewood, based on a murderous white rampage against a black community in Florida in 1923


He also made the coming-of-age story Baby Boy, a remake of the action film Shaft and an installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, 2 Fast 2 Furious


 Starring Damson Idris, Snowfall returned Singleton to the Los Angeles of his youth and the destructive effects of the rise of crack cocaine


 It gave me something to write about, but I had to survive it first,” Singleton told the Guardian in 2017


 I didn’t understand why I was so angry, but I wasn’t someone who took my anger and applied it inward


 I was on a kamikaze mission to really tell stories from my perspective — an authentic black perspective


 Besides his career in movies, Singleton also directed the memorable, Egyptian-themed video for Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time,” which included Eddie Murphy and Magic Johnson


 He cast hip-hop artists and other musicians in many of his films, including Ice Cube in Boyz N the Hood, Janet Jackson and Shakur in Poetic Justice and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy",2
"Filmmakers Pedro Almodovar, Bong Joon-ho, Xavier Dolan and Celine Sciamma are competing for the prestigious award",2
"West Texas Intermediate for May delivery fell as much as 0.4%, or 23 cents, to $59.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, before trading at $59.32 a barrel, up 3 cents, at 7:56 a.m. in London. The contract retreated 9 cents to $59.29 on Tuesday. The April contract, which expires Wednesday, rose 6 cents to $59.09.


Brent for May settlement increased 20 cents to $67.81 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The contract added 7 cents to $67.61 on Tuesday. The global benchmark crude traded at an $8.47 premium to WTI for the same month.


Some US negotiators are worrying that Chinese officials have shifted their stance as they haven’t received assurances from the Donald Trump administration that tariffs imposed on their exports would be lifted after agreeing to changes to their intellectual-property policies, according to people familiar with the negotiations.",3
"BJP leaders say Umesh Jadhav is a leading contender for Lok Sabha poll ticket from the party to take on senior Congress leader Kharge


Jadhav’s exit could open the floodgates for other rebels, including Ramesh Jarkiholi, B. Nagendra, and Mahesh Kumtahalli 


BENGALURU: Umesh Jadhav, the Congress legislator from Chincholi constituency (Kalaburagi district) in Karnataka, on Monday resigned from his post, putting his party on the back foot weeks after it claimed to have quelled all dissent within its ranks in the run-up to parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held later this year.


Jadhav was one of the four rebel legislators from the Congress who were suspected to have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after he was overlooked for a seat at the H.D.Kumaraswamy cabinet.",0
"The trailer shows that the story revolves around five men who go on an undercover mission to catch the most wanted man in India, dubbed as India’s Osama


 From what we learn in the trailer, the men are trying to catch a dreaded terrorist, without any guns and back-up to rely on",2
"The Zenfone 5Z and OnePlus 6 come with 12MP+8MP and 16MP+20MP rear sensors along with Optical Image Stabilisation and pixel size of 1.4 microns and 1.22 microns, respectively.


The Galaxy A9 has not two, not three but four cameras, vertically stacked, at the back. Think of them as 10MP telephoto and 8MP ultra-wide cameras sitting on top of the primary 24MP+10MP dual camera module.


Coming to the front-facing cameras, the Galaxy A9 comes with the highest megapixel count of the three cameras at 24MP. The POCO F1 has a 20MP front-facing shooter while the Zenfone 5Z and OnePlus 6 come with 8MP and 16MP front-facing cameras. The Zenfone 5Z is the only smartphone among the four to skip the HDR feature in the front-facing camera.


All phones come with the Android Oreo 8.1 out of the box. The OnePlus is the only device that has received the Pie update, however. Asus recently announced the Pie update for Zenfone, which will start rolling out in January. Xiaomi promised that the POCO F1 will receive the Pie update next year but hasn’t put a date to it and Samsung hasn’t said anything about it.


The POCO F1 comes with POCO Launcher, basically a tweaked version of Xiaomi’s MIUI, while the OnePlus 6 and the Zenfone 5Z come with OxygenOS and ZenUI 5, respectively. The Galaxy A9 runs the “Samsung Experience"" UI atop the Android version.",1
"""In Australia, it is. Under the Australian law even equipment are required to put backdoor. For the US, even documents and personal details of other countries can be monitored. This is the answer. You can check their law,"" Chen said when asked about governments influence on companies to give access to network in emergency or war like situation.


""China government has given clarification. Chinese government never asks (for data or network access). Actually Chinese law is same with that of many countries,"" Chen said.


The Australian government has barred Huawei from participating in 5G network roll out while the US government representatives have been vocal around security threat from Huawei networks.",1
"""Netflix iOS users can get the convenience of 'Smart Downloads' spending less time managing their downloads and more time watching,"" the company said in a statement.",1
"After becoming Three-Eyed-Raven, Bran has become proficient in reminding people of their deeds and the words they spoke while committing a crime


 Just before Littlefinger’s throat was slit, Bran recalled the former’s words to Ned Stark when he revealed his betrayal: “I did warn you not to trust me, you know


Also Read | Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2 recap: Bran reveals the Night King’s endgameIt is Sansa Stark vs Daenerys TargaryenSansa Stark is not going to be overawed by Daenerys Targaryen, her dragons or her vast army


 Daenerys made the move of ending her cold war with Sansa and the lady of Winterfell was only willing


 Sansa told Daenerys in clear terms that the Northerners are never going to accept anyone’s command other than their own",2
"“While Micromax is not likely to displace Xiaomi, or even Oppo and Vivo in India in the near future, its return marks a shift in the strategies of local vendors. Should more governments follow in Chhattisgarh’s footsteps, local vendors will find themselves relevant again, especially in increasing the crucial total available market for Indian smartphones,"" Canalys Analyst TuanAnh Nguyen said.


Canalys Research Manager Rushabh Doshi said the rising value of the US dollar is the number one concern for smartphone vendors.


“The US dollar has risen from an average of Rs68 in July to Rs74 in October 2018, marking a 5-10% increase in the cost of components typically bought in US dollars,"" Doshi said.",1
"Emerging-market watchers can look forward to some intriguing election stories in the months ahead, from India to Indonesia to Turkey and South Africa.",3
"9) Global concerns have also receded, with global central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, adopting a softer stance. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday brought its three-year drive to tighten monetary policy to an abrupt end, abandoning projections for any interest rate hikes this year amid signs of an economic slowdown, and saying it would halt the steady decline of its balance sheet in September.


10) Market observers are, however, keeping a close eye on crude oil prices, which have risen to 2019 highs amid production cuts led by OPEC and US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran.",3
"Another example is that of Mercedes, and how they moved from highly industrialized robotics that were doing 80% of work in assembling the vehicles and realized that by moving to more flexible collaborative robots—by introducing more humans into the process—they are far more effective and efficient. Now, instead of 80% robots, it’s 80% human activity in assembling cars and we’ve since seen others like Tesla do the same.


I think companies experience stagnation on AI for a few reasons. One can be the data and lack of access to it—where they don’t have the data in the right way to support AI programs.


The third is the wrong mindset that looks at AI just as a cost or efficiency play, and not a growth or new business opportunity play.


A good example on the growth side is a company like Stitch Fix, which is a business created around AI. It’s a really great example of creating better product for the customer, better value for the customer, and also creating a new workforce in the form of these AI-enabled designers.",1
"If you dig deep you will find skeletons in their closets so horrendous that it will totally make sense why they would stand supporting the accused rapists, harassers and abusers and why their conscience doesn’t prick them while doing so and why they give evasive answers when questioned


 Birds of a feather always flock together and that’s why perhaps it doesn’t bother some of these people to work with a guy who has been accused by several women of horrendous behaviour and that’s why there’s always an excuse


The law and order in India has always been skewed against the victims of sexual crimes and that’s why the criminals have always been out on bail


 The burden of proof is always on the poor woman and hence justice in court has been a far fetched dream mostly apart from very few exceptions that too after years perhaps


 But now we know that even the bigwigs of Bollywood not only love to support such creepy individuals but when you question them, they give weird answers! The disgrace is not in the question or the topic but in your own conscience and soul! You are the disgrace!I hope and pray that someday Bollywood can be free of such lowlifes enjoying the adulation of millions but socially so irresponsible


 Be living examples of compassion, goodwill and heroism and make a real impact in the nation by using their power and position to help rather than derail movements such as #MeToo and other causes and lead by example",2
"Netflix said in April it planned to raise $1.5 billion in debt, after raising $1.6 billion in October last year, bringing the total to about $5 billion.


The company has consistently said that it expects to fund content acquisition through the high-yield bond market and is expected to spend around $9 billion on content this year, based on blockbuster third-quarter results announced last week.


The new debt will be in the form of senior notes denominated in US dollars and euros - a type of debt the company needs to repay if it goes bankrupt.",1
"The Election Commission has filed its decision on the release of the Modi biopic, in a sealed envelope to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has adjourned the case to be heard on 26 April.


A special screening of the movie ‘PM Narendra Modi’ was held for a committee of seven Election Commission officials on 17 April. The said screening was arranged on the directions given by the Supreme Court in its order dated 15 April.",0
"The changes in the fee structure comes at a time when Sebi’s income from intermediaries has increased marginally. (Reuters)


Sebi panel recommends reducing regulatory levy on stockbrokers by over 30%, on commodity brokers by 60% and public issues by 50%


Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is all set to reduce the charges levied on intermediaries to lighten their regulatory burden, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter, requesting anonymity. It may, however, increase the levy on stock exchanges.",3
"The choice of Meerut as the starting point of Modi's election campaign is interesting because Modi had visited the city soon after he was nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the 2014 general elections. The impact of Modi's campaign and his personal popularity was such that BJP won all the seats in western Uttar Pradesh during the previous general elections and the performance was repeated in 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh.


Uttar Pradesh is key to BJP's plan to return to power as the state has 80 Lok Sabha constituencies and BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had won 73 out of total 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 general elections.",0
"He declared movable assets estimated to be worth over ₹116 crore and immovable assets worth ₹28 crore and liabilities nearly ₹34.20 crore in his poll affidavit.


He completed his schooling from Modern School, Barakhamba Road and did his graduation from Delhi University's Hindu College.


BJP candidates Meenakshi Lekhi and Hans Raj Hans also filed their nominations from New Delhi and North West constituencies respectively.",0
"Although I haven’t gone through everything that Manju goes through in life, I can still relate to it because that’s how I would react to a situation in the real world


”Giving credit to the film’s writer and co-producer Luv Ranjan, Tabu added, “I am sure Luv thought the same way and that’s the reason he offered me to play this part",2
"It will take a while for the impact from new orders to show up in earnings, because EUV blank testers take about two years to build. Lasertec is forecasting that sales will climb 32 percent to 28 billion yen in the year to June 30, while operating income will grow 14 percent. Revenue may jump about 50 percent next fiscal year and profit could double, according to analyst estimates.


The company’s shares have climbed more than 50 percent this year, approaching the 4,590 yen record high set in March 2018. Of the eight analysts tracked by Bloomberg, six recommend buying the shares.


“Earnings have a lot of room to grow because we haven’t even seen the spending on 5 nanometer process yet,"" said Yasuo Imanaka, an analyst at Rakuten Securities Inc. “This is a very good company.""",1
"The BJP is largely relying on the national security to drum up support while the Congress is hoping that the failures of the incumbent and populist schemes like NYAY will give them another chance after it was reduced to double digits in 2014.


In Karnataka, the Congress has teamed up with the Janata Dal (Secular) to bring down the tally of the BJP in the 28 parliamentary seats in the state.


Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who was also in Karnataka on Saturday, had alleged that Modi had stolen from the armed forces and the poor and give it to his industrialist friends.",0
"India’s Most Wanted narrates a story of the intelligence officer Prabhat, played by Arjun Kapoor, who is ready to take on ‘India’s Osama’",2
"Each phase of digital transformation influences the society at numerous levels and has a specific set of social and economic impacts. On the social front, digitalisation strengthens the delivery of public services such as healthcare and education by improving the speed and scale of service delivery to the citizens.


In addition, digitalisation contributes to the overall development of society by providing financial inclusion and communication services. On the economic development front, it enables the automation of business processes, leading to operational efficiencies, such as reduction of manufacturing costs and higher productivity.


Digital transformation also open door to new business opportunities, thus creating employment. However, digital transformation can trigger societal impacts such as jobs displacement, talent shortage and cybersecurity concerns.


As India is ushering into the digital era, there is a strong need to establish robust infrastructure to leverage the growing opportunities and create a digitally empowered society.


Policymakers have to take a fresh look at their regulatory approach, which should support the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions.",1
"The timing of the Akshay Kumar interview, which experts said was aimed at making the election about Modi, is interesting—it was released on Wednesday, just five days before the fourth phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections on 29 April.


“I never thought of becoming the prime minister. My mother would have been happy if I had got a good job. But my journey began and this is unnatural for me... I have never been able to understand why people have supported me so much,"" said Modi.


Denying reports that he is a strict disciplinarian, he said: “I have tried to develop a work culture because discipline cannot be imposed on people. I have tried to be disciplined. I like humour, but now it becomes difficult because it can be misconstrued for TRPs.""


On his relationship with opposition leaders, Modi said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sends him kurtas once a year that she personally selects for him. And just across the border, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sends him Bengali sweets at least 3-4 times a year.",0
"The feature which was made available for Android users in July 2018, deletes downloaded episodes after they have been watched and automatically downloads the next one.",1
"US economic data is deteriorating and inversions remain across the US Treasury yield curve, the hedge fund pointed out. Measuring multiple yield spreads across the curve from Fed Funds to 30-year US Treasury bonds, Crescat found that almost 45% of the curve is inverted.


“The last two times the credit markets had such a high distortion, asset bubbles began to fall apart shortly thereafter,"" Crescat wrote.


As for the almost 13% rebound in global stocks in 2019, Costa said the firm has a high conviction it’s simply a bear-market rally. Just about everything has bounced since the start of the year, accompanied by an abrupt decline in the Cboe Volatility Index, or the VIX—signs reminiscent of head fakes in such advances.",3
"Given the volatility of crypto currencies, what is your advice to those who still wish to bet on, or invest in, them?


When it comes to crypto, if the price is moving up or down quickly there’s often criticism that it’s too volatile to be used as a medium of exchange.


When the price is stable, there’s criticism that it isn’t something people should invest in because it’s not increasing in value. Ultimately, it’s important for consumers to do their research and have a long-term view. Crypto currencies are an emergent high-risk asset class that could have profound utility if they gain greater adoption. As more people use them, they may become more valuable as a store of value and medium of exchange. Bitcoin has been called digital gold because of its specific properties. It is counterfeit proof, fungible, easily divisible, purely digital (which is highly useful for a more globalised economy) and it is scarce.",1
"Andhra (25), Arunachal (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), UP (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1), Lakshadweep (1); Total (91)


Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), J&K (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), UP (8), West Bengal (3), Puducherry (1); Total: 97


Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (26), Goa (2), J&K (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), UP (10), West Bengal (5), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1); Total: 115",0
"The good news is that exports showed a healthy growth of 11% in March, which took the growth for the full year to 9%. Exporting farm products was easier, though Indian manufacturers had a tough time selling their finished wares. For them, the situation could get worse before it gets better.


The slowdown in global economic growth is not helping in terms of demand as leading advanced economies are grappling with their own growth issues.


The odds are stacked against exports growth in the coming months, as projections of global economic growth has been cut by multilateral agencies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Indian companies would find it difficult to sell if buyers are not interested because of the size of their own purses is shrinking.


However, what should worry Indian policymakers more is the consistent fall in exports as percentage of GDP over the last five years.",3
"Mumbai: In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, success in poor and rural constituencies with low education could present a challenge to the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a new study published by the Economic and Political Weekly suggests.


Using constituency-level electoral data from 10 general elections between 1980 to 2014, Ajit Karnik of the Middlesex University of Dubai and others explore how factors such as anti-incumbency, political alignment and political party affiliation determine electoral outcomes. The authors find that those Indian states with lower per-capita incomes, lower literacy rates and a higher share of rural population, compared to the national average, display strong anti-incumbency characteristics.


However, in the southern, coastal and non-Hindi speaking regions of India, incumbency actually provides some advantage in elections.",0
"In the software department, the Redmi 7 is a trademark Xiaomi device running the company's proprietary user interface, MIUI 10. It runs on top of Android 9 out-of-the-box. It feels slightly more polished than Samsung's new custom UI, running on the M10.


A weak link in Xiaomi phones is the camera. While Xiaomi has addressed that with the Redmi Note 7 Pro, the Redmi 7 feels like a chip off the old block. It has a 12-MP camera for regular shots and a 2MP depth camera for bokeh shots. While portrait shots look good, regular landscape shots lack clarity and even colours look washed out. The Galaxy M10’s camera was able to turn in more detail. The Realme 3 has the best camera of the three in terms of detail reproduction and it offers 2x optical zoom too.


Redmi 7 has an edge over the Galaxy M10 in terms of display, UI and design. The Realme 3 on the other hand is on par with it in terms of looks with its dual tone finish, battery backup, and overall performance. However, its custom UI is quite bland compared to MIUI 10. Overall, Redmi 7 is a dependable smartphone that ticks most of the right boxes.",1
"He also tagged young movie stars. The wordplay was hard to miss. “My young friends Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan and Vicky Kaushal, many youngsters admire you. It is time to tell them: Apna Time Aa Gaya Hai and that it is time to turn up with high Josh to a voting centre near you,"" Modi tweeted, cashing in on the huge success of Singh’s latest film Gully Boy and its rap anthem Apna Time Aayega and Kaushal’s blockbuster war epic Uri: The Surgical Strike with its iconic tagline “How’s The Josh"".


Senior actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and filmmaker Karan Johar were also encouraged to spread voter awareness, as were Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, among others. Sportspersons weren’t left out either. He tagged cricketers M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. “You are always setting outstanding records on the cricketing field but this time, do inspire the 130 crore people of India to set a new record of high voter turnout in the upcoming elections,"" Modi tweeted.


Social media experts view it as a smart strategy to reach out to a vast section of the electorate in one go.",0
"The proportion of candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress with criminal charges against them is higher than the average for all candidates. As many as 109 of the 288 BJP candidates whose affidavits were analysed had criminal charges filed against them. For the Congress, 116 out of 283 candidates whose affidavits were analysed had criminal charges filed against them. This is worrying as BJP is in power at the centre and in most of the states in the country, while the Congress is the main opposition party at the centre.


The number of candidates facing serious criminal charges is 72 in the BJP and as many in the Congress, according to the criteria listed by ADR.",0
"That proposal faces resistance from The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publishers who believe Apple is trying to exploit its market power to extract excessive fees.


Most app makers, however, are too worried about losing access to the app stores to speak out against the fees. Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite video game, has been a notable exception.


Epic CEO Tim Sweeney lashed out at app fees as a ""parasitic loss "" at a video game conference 18 months ago, according to the trade publication GamesIndustry.biz. ""We should be angry about this, and we should constantly be on the lookout for other solutions, and new ways to reach gamers,"" Sweeney said at the time. The North Carolina company didn't respond to interview requests.


Since then, Epic has refused to release its Fortnite app in Google's Play store for Android phones, although it continues to offer an iPhone version. But Epic has opened its own app store for all video games built for personal computers, and only takes 12% of the revenue — a rate that Schachter fears Apple may eventually be pressured into adopting as well.


Sweeney broadcast a rallying cry for app maker on his Twitter account in January, not long after the news broke about Netflix abandoning Apple's subscription system.


A 30% commission ""completely breaks the economics of content distribution businesses like Netflix, Spotify, Kindle, and any digital stores that aim to compete,"" Sweeney tweeted . ""This has got to change in 2019!""",1
"It becomes this very unusual, surreal, but wry commentary on the absurdities of masculinity,” Eisenberg added",2
"Congress appears to have won the first round of seat-sharing talks as JD(S) had demanded 12 Lok Sabha seats


Apart from Mandya, Hassan and Shivamogga, the JD(S) gets Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura, Bengaluru North, Tumakuru and Udupi-Chikamagaluru seats


BENGALURU: The Congress appears to have won the first round of seat-sharing talks, giving its hardball playing alliance partner, the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), just eight of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, including one held by the Congress.",0
"The phone is backed by a 3,750mAh battery and other connectivity options include dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2 LE with aptX support, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port.",1
"Beyond lawsuits, the companies have still long shared both a close partnership, with Apple relying on Samsung for components such as screens in the latest high-end iPhones, as well as fierce rivalry.


Apple and Samsung were at war for about seven years over smartphone patents, with Apple accusing its rival of copying the iPhone's design


Apple and Samsung announced a deal that only recently would have seemed unthinkable: The iPhone maker will begin offering iTunes movies and TV shows on its arch rival’s TV sets.


Coming ahead of the annual CES technology show in Las Vegas, Sunday’s move demonstrates Apple’s shift toward developing into a tech- and media-services company as sales of gear like the iPhone continue to wane. It’s “further evidence that Apple is willing to change its hardware-first approach and work with third parties to boost services revenue,"" said Gene Munster, a longtime Apple watcher.",1
"It is powered by MediaTek’s flagship Helio P70 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 64GB internal storage. Don’t expect top-end, mind-blowing stuff from the processor—the highest default graphics setting available on PUBG is medium.


The Realme U1 has a selfie-centric 25MP front-facing camera with a Sony IMX 526 sensor. The back of the phone sports a 13MP+2MP configuration with f/2.2 aperture.


Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 was the most utilitarian phone in this price range, with completely forgettable looks, until Asus decided to give its successor a facelift. The Zenfone Max Pro M2 gets the glossy back and notched display treatment. But once you get past that, you see the genius of the Max Pro M-series. The ₹ 14,999 variant comes with 64GB of internal storage, 4GB of RAM, Snapdragon 660 processor and a humongous 5,000mAh battery which can sustain gaming sessions for quite a while.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.114, up 0.12% from its previous close of 96.003.",3
"Because an unconstrained investor can buy or sell almost any instrument, Gross no longer was reined in by the limits on risk-taking inherent in an index. Seeking a meaningful return over the fund’s 75 basis points in fees, he ranged widely in search of yield, used leverage and ended up making mistakes.


“At Pimco, that was very much of a positive, to be constrained, to be a measured risk taker, which I always said I was,"" Gross said. “And so I became a risk taker, but not necessarily measured.""


These days, it’s fashionable to blame the chronic underperformance of active managers on the growth of passive products—index and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—and quantitative strategies such as momentum and trend-following.


What active managers really object to, he says, is the increasing pressure on fees. Back in the 1980s, ’90s and even 2000s, when bonds regularly produced double-digit annual returns, it was easier to charge 150 basis points. That’s impossible now that yields are so low. And Gross, with central banks struggling to fight off deflation, doesn’t see them going up significantly anytime soon.",3
"Sonia Gandhi's confidence comes from the people of Rae Bareli constituency, which she has been representing since 2004


In this election, the seat holds significance because Sonia Gandhi has taken a step back from active party politics


RAE BARELI: Not at all,"" was former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s crisp reply when reporters asked her on 11 April in Rae Bareli whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invincible in this election. “Don’t forget 2004. Vajpayeeji was invincible, but we won,"" she added. Gandhi, who was speaking to reporters after filing her nomination papers for the seat, was referring to the 2004 Lok Sabha elections when the Congress defeated the first National Democratic Alliance government under former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.


Her confidence comes from the people of Rae Bareli constituency, which she has been representing since 2004. The seat was once represented by former prime minister Indira Gandhi and, like her son’s seat of Amethi next door, is a pocket borough of the Gandhi family.",0
"The South Korean electronics company this week offered the media a hands-on preview ahead of the release in the U.S. this month, and the first impression is that a folding screen in some circumstances might be a useful innovation — but at a cost of almost $2,000 it won't be a mass market product anytime soon.


As people increasingly use their phones to do data-hungry tasks like view photos on Instagram and watch movies or TV shows on YouTube or Netflix, Samsung says the case for a folding phone has become clear: People want bigger screens but they also want a phone they can carry around in their pocket.


Skeptics might say that folding phones are a sign that the smartphone industry has run out of good ideas and fallen into an innovation malaise. Samsung isn't alone. Little known Royole started selling its FlexPai in China last year while Chinese tech giant Huawei announced its own folding phone, the Mate X, days after Samsung's announcement.


Closed, the Galaxy Fold is about 6.3 centimeters wide and 16 centimeters long (2.5 by 6.3 inches). It felt like holding a TV remote control, but heavier. The phone's two panels are held shut by magnets, so a bit of force is needed to get it open. With a little practice I was able to do it one-handed by jamming my thumb between the two sections to pop them apart.",1
"""When everything else is looking a bit bearish, why sell the dollar?"" asked Foley. ""If you are going to sell the dollar, then you've got to buy something else - what will you buy in an environment where global growth is slowing and the outlook for other currencies is potentially worse.""


Sterling's path will largely be dependent on how Britain's departure from the European Union pans out.


But it is clear the main beneficiaries are beaten-down emerging market currencies. Most have bounced back smartly this year as a decisively dovish Fed has provided the impetus.


""Currencies in emerging markets are undervalued and should benefit from a shift in the Fed's rhetoric,"" said Petr Krpata, chief EMEA FX and interest rate strategist at ING.


""No longer does it appear that central banks will be trying to put the brakes on,"" said Greg Anderson, global head of foreign exchange strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York. ""It is a double positive for commodity-linked currencies.""",3
"“The Ganga is an emotive issue for people here. It is a matter of faith. Unlike the Ram Mandir, the Ganga is not and should not be an election issue. If at all, issues around it like cleanliness and water quality should be taken up more aggressively. While no government has really done much about these issues, at least Modi has highlighted it,"" said Harish Chandra Dubey, a salesman at a cloth shop on the banks of the river in Rishikesh.


In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand and three years later, it swept the state in the assembly elections, pushing the Congress to a distant second position. The BJP had spoken about rejuvenation of the river in its election campaigns. To the people, the PM owning up to the holy river’s spiritual importance matters. Most of them feel he is the only one who has done so.


“Narendra Modi is the only prime minister who says he is the ‘son’ of the Ganga. No political leader talks about the Ganga like the prime minister does,"" said Ujala Devi, who puts tilak on visitors at the Har ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar. Modi has an “emotive connect"" with people, she said.",0
"Another phone which makes design its key element, the Honor 8X also comes with an artificial intelligence-driven camera. It has a nice and large screen for those who watch a lot of content on their phone, and a dedicated micro-SD card slot.",1
"Her look for the day turned many heads and her fans on social media even compared her to a Barbie doll


The actor first appeared at the Met Ball in 2017 during the release of her first Hollywood flick, XXX: Return of Xander Cage, opposite Vin Diesel",2
"The Korean electronics maker announced its plans to launch a foldable smartphone at the Samsung's Developers' Conference held in November last year. The company aims to deliver at least a million foldable Galaxy smartphones and ""may raise the production volume of its foldable devices depending on market reception,"" Koh was quoted as saying at the event last year. 


Samsung and other smartphone makers are trying to revitalize slowing demand for smartphones as users around the world wait longer to upgrade their devices.",1
"The new joint venture is touted to be the first private UAV manufacturing facility in India and the first one outside Israel to manufacture the Hermes 900 medium altitude long endurance UAV. Photo: Reuters


The new manufacturing space has been set up inside the Adani Aerospace park in Hyderabad, which comprises other infrastructure centres as well


Hyderabad: Adani Defence and Aerospace and the Israel-based Elbit Systems Ltd on Friday launched the Aldani Elbit Unamanned Aerial Vehicles complex at Hyderabad. The new joint venture is touted to be the first private UAV manufacturing facility in India and the first one outside Israel to manufacture the Hermes 900 medium altitude long endurance UAV.",1
"Lokesh is facing a direct fight with the main opposition, YSR Congress Party’s sitting MLA Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, who is a popular face among voters in certain regions, but not among the dominant Padmashali (weaver) community, which is likely to put its weight behind the TDP. Reddy will face a tough contest, given the fact that he had won the 2014 state polls by a margin of just 12 votes.


The 2014 TDP candidate, G. Chiranjeevi, was from the Padmashali community (a backward class), which is represented by about 60,000 of the 268,000 voters in Mangalagiri. “This time also we are all going to vote for the TDP even if the candidate is not from our community. Reddy has done nothing for us in terms of development, except to file cases against the state government,"" said K. Prabhakar, a weaver from Mangalari.


For the residents of Penumaka, one of the three villages opposing land acquisition for the capital city of Amaravati, Reddy is the clear favourite. “He is very accessible as an MLA. For the TDP, it is just a matter of prestige. Nothing much has happened for us after the TDP government came to power. Only land prices have gone up in the capital area. If Lokesh wins, he will not be an accessible MLA as he is the chief minister’s son,"" said Ravi Prakash, 55, a resident of the village.",0
"Virata Parvam will be made in Telugu but later it might be dubbed since Rana has a pan-India recognition,” the source added",2
"Yields at both airlines were much better than expectations. “The improvement in fares was pleasantly surprising, and was the key driving force behind the better than expected performance of all the three listed airlines for the December quarter,"" said Ansuman Deb, an analyst with ICICI Securities.


Market leader IndiGo’s yields increased 3.7% from a year earlier. This comes after the measure had declined for three consecutive quarters previously.


For airlines, yield is a relevant pricing measure and refers to passenger ticket revenue divided by revenue passenger kilometres flown.


“We saw a much better revenue performance (per available seat kilometre) in November and December. This improvement in our performance was largely because of improvement in yields, especially in the 0-15 day booking window during these months,"" IndiGo’s management said in its post earnings conference call. Note that IndiGo was facing pressure in the lucrative 0-15 days segment for three quarters prior to the December quarter.


SpiceJet and Jet both have seen their yields for the December quarter increase in a similar range as that of IndiGo’s.",3
"While we celebrate such stories being accepted, there is still a section who would frown upon seeing a middle-aged woman talk about her own sexuality on screen


 This woman questions that since everyone has a soulmate, where is the one for her? We haven’t really made it about sexuality or desires


 While the middle-aged would relate to it, the younger audience will definitely enjoy it for its uniqueness


What do you want the audience to take back from the film?It’s not a plot-driven film but a journey of a character",2
"According to the company, the Mi Pay service aims to be an all-in-one payments solution for its users. It would be available for all Xiaomidevices running its proprietary MIUI OS based on Android.


""Payments for us is a core functionality within our operating system (OS) business,"" Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India, told IANS here.


The app is integrated within MIUI interface across SMS, contacts, scanner, app vault and settings and ICICI Bank is the payment service provider.",1
"While Pailwaan is set to hit the screens on August 8, Kotigobba 3 is expected to arrive on November 1, sources revealed",2
"One senior NCP leader, requesting anonymity, thinks so. “In each of the 10 constituencies in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including the six Mumbai seats, the MNS has at least 50,000 to 1 lakh votes. In 2014, since the MNS did not contest in Modi’s favour, this entire vote bank shifted to the BJP-Shiv Sena. This time, even if all of these do not vote for us, I reckon that a large number of them would not go out to vote or may press the NOTA option,"" he said.


So far, BJP leader and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and state education minister Vinod Tawde have responded to Thackeray’s barbs. Modi and Shah have ignored the MNS leader. Shiv Sena chief and Raj’s cousin Uddhav has sought to point out the contradiction in the MNS chief’s campaign, saying that he has been asking people to vote against Modi and Shah, but not specifying whom to vote for.",0
"One of India’s most cosmopolitan cities, Bengaluru has three Lok Sabha seats—Bangalore North, South and Central. The Bharatiya Janata Party swept all three seats in the 2014 general election, but may find the going a little tougher this time as voter apathy remains an issue even as citizens complain about the deteriorating infrastructure. With the city set to go to the polls on 18 April, Mint captures the sentiment on the ground.


Disruption is a word you hear a lot in Bengaluru, and it’s not just in the technology world. From civic and municipal issues, corruption and traffic to subjects such as Aadhaar, privacy and individual data leaks, there’s little that citizens of India’s Silicon Valley do not discuss, debate, and plan to disrupt on social media.


As Bengaluru goes to the hustings this week, its residents share a sense of cautious optimism. They’re looking at the polls as a way to express themselves and demand a better life while also ensuring that governance dovetails neatly with entrepreneurship and ease of doing business. Namma Bengaluru is the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, after Silicon Valley in the US and London. India, says software body Nasscom, has more than 7,000 startups and Bengaluru is home to a majority of them.(Read more...)",0
"Ambar Maheshwari, CEO (private equity), Indiabulls Asset Management Co. Ltd said the REIT is significant for Blackstone because it allows for a great exit route and for good developers, paves way for more institutional capital.


“The REIT promises more transparency into the real estate sector and provides a benchmark. If this goes through successfully, there are a slew of developers waiting to go down this path. Retail investors, who so far have bought office space directly can now invest through this route, which is somewhere in between pure equity and debt,"" Maheshwari said.


“REIT is one of the most credible ways for monetising assets. So it’s a great way for foreign investors like Blackstone to realise their investments. Secondly, it opens up a good financing opportunity from retail investors for developers to build good assets. This (REIT) will also take away a lot of pressure on the banking system. What REIT is going to do is replace LRDs (lease rental discounting) and increases liquidity for the banks but it also provides liquidity for office owners or builders who are developing the office buildings by putting those assets into REIT,"" said a senior executive with a global investment firm, who requested not to be named.",3
"WhatsApp group calling has been around since August last year, but the process was fairly complicated. You first had to place a video or voice call to a contact and after you were connected, you were required to tap on a button that let you add more participants in the call. It was cumbersome and required quite a few unnecessary taps.


But the new button solves the issue. It lets you call contacts of your choice from a group. All you have to do now is tap on the add participant button in a group (right next to the hamburger button). Then you’re greeted with the list of participants that you can start a call with. The maximum number of participants is still restricted to four.",1
"Another medical equipment company, Omron, has developed a blood pressure tracker that can be worn on the wrist. According to a Research and Markets report, the wearable medical devices market is expected to reach $14.41 billion by 2022 from $6.22 billion in 2017.


Gaming smartphones: The gaming industry generated revenue of $15.5 billion in 2018 and smartphone gaming accounted for 30% of this, claims market research firm Statista. To tap into this growing market, phone companies are developing smartphones meant specifically for gaming. For instance, the Razer Phone 2 has a 120Hz display, which means the frames will update faster compared to regular smartphone’s display, resulting in a more fluid gaming experience.


Gaming phones also come with accessories meant to enhance gaming, but what’s missing so far are games that are meant for these. In 2019, we will hopefully start seeing developers take interest and make games that can take advantage of the features gaming phones bring to the table.


Multiple cameras and computational photography: With phones becoming the go to device for photography enthusiasts, phone companies are taking the experience to the next level by deploying multiple sensors and principles of computational photography.


The Huawei Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro have three cameras on the back, Samsung’s Galaxy A9 has four, and Nokia is said to be working on a phone with five cameras.


According to an August 2018 report by Counterpoint Research, 42% of all smartphones sold in July 2018 had dual or triple cameras on the back. Samsung has said that 10% of its phones to be launched in 2019 will have triple cameras. All these hardware additions are enhanced using software implementations. Cameras on almost every top phone are aided by AI and ML algorithms, showing the first steps in computational photography.",1
"We’re so excited to meet you ❤️ ”In 2008, Vishnu Manchu tied the knot with Viranica, niece of the late Y",2
"We ask you to respect the families privacy at this moment while we all come to terms with our tragic loss,” the post read",2
"Cleopatra Singleton, who is a college sophomore at Xavier University of Louisiana, writes that her grandmother has acted as her son’s personal and business manager since the beginning of his film career, and she has mismanaged his affairs


“She has abused this position particularly pertaining to the support of his children,” the court filing says


”Shelia Ward had asked in the court Thursday to immediately appoint her as conservator, saying essential financial moves must be made by the end of the month or her son will suffer significant losses",2
"There were a total of 138 pages and 549 accounts which were found to be disseminating spam. Facebook said about 206,000 accounts followed one or more of these pages. The network said these pages and accounts together spent around $39,000 on advertising on its platform.


Facebook said the individuals behind this activity used fake accounts and joined various groups to disseminate their content and increase engagement on their own pages. Page administrators and account owners typically posted about local news and political issues, including topics like the upcoming elections, candidates’ views, the Congress and criticism of political opponents including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


“We are constantly working to detect and stop coordinated inauthentic behaviour because we don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people. We’re taking down these pages and accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted. In each case, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action,"" said Nathaniel Gleicher, head of cybersecurity policy at Facebook in a blogpost.",0
"You are presented with this incredible opportunity that is going to have a big impact on your life and change many things to be honest mostly financially, but also career, it’ll open so many doors but you know it’s going to get panned


“You’re trying to do the best you can and make the best of it, but we knew that because the books were adored by many, bought by many, but panned by many… (it was) probably going to be the same thing for the movies,” Dornan told Jay Rayner on his Out To Lunch podcast",2
"The 37-year-old Captain America star, who is enjoying the fan frenzy around his latest Marvel release Avengers: Endgame, says he likes the idea of having a family",2
Kotigobba 3 stars Madonna Sebastian opposite Sudeep and Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani will be seen in an important role,2
"The IPO is a pure offer for sale by company’s chairman Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala and Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Pvt. Ltd. Daruvala holds 33.33%, while Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. holds 65.77% stake. The rest is held by individual members of the promoter group such as Cyrus Mistry.


Mint reported on 18 March that the Shapoorji Pallonji group was planning the IPO to deleverage its balance sheet by selling shares of the solar EPC business to the public.


Shapoorji Pallonji Group expects to raise about $1 billion by bringing outside investors into its solar unit as part of the group’s efforts to reduce debt, Bloomberg reported in November, citing Jai Mavani, executive director of Sterling and Wilson. A separate listing of Eureka Forbes Ltd, the water purification unit of publicly traded Forbes and Co., and sales of commercial real estate would also be considered, the report said, citing Mavani.",3
"This trailer is an extension of the first trailer but here, we learn more about the villainous aliens


 Chris and Tessa play Agent H and M, respectively, and are given the task of solving a crisis in London",2
"Considering the time we live in today, how relevant is Bharat?What the movie questions are the fundamentals that this country stands for in terms of its sociopolitical scenario


 The events that took place in the last seven decades have influenced India and the people who live here


 The idea is to explore how the journey of the character of Bharat (essayed by Salman Khan) and that of the nation are connected


 However, at heart, it’s a story about a family that got displaced during the Partition, a son making a promise to his father and how he keeps that promise",2
"Among the third list of candidate declared by the Congress after a meeting of the party's central election committee are five from Assam, two from Meghalaya, one from Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland each, besides eight from Telangana.


All India Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev has been fielded from the Silchar Lok Sabha seat and Gaurav Gogoi from the Kaliabor seat in Assam.


The Congress Central Election Committee announces the third list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha.",0
"“If you’re on someone’s close friends list, you’ll see a green ring around their photo in the Stories tray and a green badge when you’re viewing their stories,"" Instagram said in a statement to Reuters.


Facebook has been focusing on Instagram, its fastest-growing revenue generator, as the social networking website’s core platform has come under fire from regulators pushing to improve information safeguards for individual privacy, to combat addiction to social media, and to stop misinformation or fake news.",1
"About 900 million are expected to cast their votes in the ongoing seven-phase general elections to be completed on May 19. The country will vote in the fifth phase on May 6. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.


After four phases of elections, the voting percentage is 67 per cent, comparable to 67.6 per cent in 2014, said SBI Ecowrap report.


""We believe that if the current trend continues, this year's turnout rate may cross the previous turnout, it may, in fact, be the highest since independence. Hence a 1 per cent incremental turnout from current trend of 67 per cent after 4 phases could make it the largest turnout since 1947,"" the report said.",0
"While CCTVs are now a relatively mature sub-market, several other smart home solutions—from smart fire alarms to doorbell locks and motion sensors —remain largely undiscovered and consumers do not yet see a use-case for many of them.


Automated curtain systems, for example, could score high in terms of convenience if marketed well and at more affordable rates. In certain other cases, technological tweaks are necessary. Some high-end smart systems, for instance, use technology that is not meant for Indian households where smoke from agarbattis or from cooking can trigger false alarms.


“Smart home solutions haven’t even penetrated the top-end of the market yet. Affordability and connectivity are holding it back right now. It is going to take time to scale up but once it catches on, the growth is going to be very quick,"" said Rajat Wahi, partner at Deloitte.",1
"People with their names in the voter list (also known as Electoral Roll) could only cast their vote, it says. Voters can also find information on polling booths, contesting candidates, election dates and timings, identity cards and Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).


Voting for the 543 Lok Sabha seats would be held in seven phases: April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting would take place on May 23.


Ninety-one Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states and two Union Territories were voting in the first phase on Thursday.


Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Telangana will vote in a single phase.",1
"The drama adding 8.76% additional voter turnout over 2014 that recorded 71.47% that cannot be seen in ‘traditional’ political science light that connects higher turnout with anti-incumbency. Both candidates in Mandya are debutants.


“The media, particularly electronic media, hyped Mandya,"" H.Vishwanath, the state president of the Janata Dal (Secular) said.


Sumalatha Amarnath (Sumalatha Ambareesh), the veteran had decided to take on 31 year old rookie Nikhil Kumaraswamy. But their experience was in the field of cinema and not in politics.


Sumalatha was fighting on the legacy of her late husband, M.H.Amarnath who went by the screen name, Ambareesh. Nikhil, an two film old actor and son of Karnataka chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy and grandson of former Prime Minister H.D.Deve Gowda, was heralding the entry of the third generation of politicians from his family, that has a strong presence in south Karnataka, otherwise known in political parlance as the ‘Vokkaliga belt’.",0
"Similarly divergent are the numbers on jobs created, in fact so different, that you would think they relate to two different countries.


There is a ray of hope, though, for the newest generation to join India’s vast democratic tamasha. The past elections in India have been dominated by charges and counter-charges of corruption. Indeed, many have been won and lost on a single corruption-related issue like Bofors or the 2G scam. After a long time, we have an election where corruption hasn’t yet figured in a major way. There is something to celebrate in that.


Maybe that’s what explains the lack of a big breakthrough idea. This isn’t an election of slogans like “Yes We Can"" or even ""achhe din"". This is more like, yes we will try and bring in some achhe din, if you elect us again. The big ideas like the Congress’s Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY scheme, are all about concessions and sops.


Finally, India’s poll battles have largely been insular affairs with the occasional doff of the hat to the “foreign hand"". Not any more. The rising tide of nationalism visible in elections across countries like Brazil, Sweden, France, Germany and Hungary, is now threatening to sweep across India under the garb of national security. Of course, in keeping with the smoke-and-mirrors nature of the campaign, the real threat, from a baleful China, has been buried under the carpet.",0
"New Delhi: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad will contest half the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state, according to the seat-sharing agreement among the parties of the Mahagatbandhan announced on Friday.


The Congress, the second largest partner of the alliance, will contest nine seats, while the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) led by former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) of former state chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi—both former constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)—will contest five and three seats, respectively.


Sahni, who is popularly known as the “son of a mallah"" (boatman), has a considerable following in the Nishaad community, an EBC (extremely backward classes). Sahni has also been a part of the NDA in the past.",0
"Justice Khanna, however, observed that the KYC only verifies the identity of the person and is “not a certification of the genuineness of the transaction"".


“Right of the voters to transparency comprises the right to know which party gets funding from whom. Right of the voters to know is the biggest part of the democracy,"" said the bench.


In his counter argument, the AG said: “Transparency cannot be used as a mantra, for the reality needs to be focused on. If the source is declared, the purpose of the scheme gets vitiated.""",0
"Martin, who is the writer of A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series on which Game of Thrones is based, also offered hints about the two shows that are still in the script stage


 We have had five different GAME OF THRONES successor shows in development (I mislike the term “spinoffs”) at HBO, and three of them are still moving forward nicely",2
"The movie, set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, does not look like your typical standalone MCU movie


 The trailer opens with Tom Holland warning the fans about Endgame spoilers if they have not seen the movie


And he is right, Far From Home’s latest trailer acknowledges the big death in the final battle of Endgame and also addresses the fallout of the Thanos’ snap which, though reversed, still did something inalterable to the universe


We still do not know what shape the future Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to take after Avengers: Endgame’s huge climax, but this trailer does have a few clues


Here are our five key takeaways from the trailer:Peter dealing with Tony’s deathTony was Peter’s father-figure and mentor",2
"Spot palladium surged as much as 1.7% to $1,505.46 an ounce, and traded at $1,501.28 in London, with prices set for a seventh straight monthly gain


Singapore: Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.


Palladium surged above $1,500 an ounce to a record, extending a powerful rally that’s been driven by an acute shortage of supply as car manufacturers scramble to get hold of the material to meet stringent emissions controls. The advance will benefit top suppliers in Russia and South Africa.


Spot palladium surged as much as 1.7% to $1,505.46 an ounce, and traded at $1,501.28 at 11:52 am in London, with prices set for a seventh straight monthly gain. In other precious metals, gold rallied to a 10-month high, while silver and platinum both climbed.",3
"Huston, 67, worked with Allen on two films — Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), which also featured Mia Farrow, and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)


In a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, Huston came to Allen’s defence, saying he has not been able to make films ever since the claims resurfaced


”The Oscar-winning actor also talked about other names such as filmmaker Roman Polanski and her Transparent co-star Jeffrey Tambor, who were also called out in the wake of #MeToo in the past two years",2
Pop star Justin Bieber has partnered with video-sharing website YouTube for a “top secret” project set to premiere in 2020,2
"Many opposition parties are coming together against BJP-NDA in different states, be it in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. How will BJP manage multiple battles?


Since many political parties are coming together against BJP, it means that we have become strong and we are a force to reckon with. These political parties are coming together because they know they cannot defeat us.


The construction of national highways gathered pace to touch a record average of 31.87km per day in December, but you had said that it could reach 41km per day. What happened to the target?


I had said that construction of 40 km of road per day is my target but when the final data for March-end comes it would be 34-35km. At one point it was around 12km and it got reduced to 2km per day during the tenure of United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Nearly 34-35km per day is a great achievement. We are making three times more roads per day and now India has the biggest network of national highways in the world.


BJP is depending on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return to power. Do you think party is over-dependent on the PM?


The thing is whoever is leading the government, earlier when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was leading the government, we contested under his leadership. Now, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading the government, we are contesting the elections under his leadership. The popularity of leadership, the strength of the party and the work done by the government will be the main poll plank. We will get good results in the elections.


Opposition parties have been split in key states like UP and seat-sharing arrangement is yet to be announced in most states, including Bihar, whereas NDA’s situation is more or less clear. How do you see this?",0
"According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, privacy is the biggest area for the future of social networking. (AFP)


WhatsApp Pay, stuck owing to India's demand to store data locally, has not gone beyond the beta testing


Facebook is upbeat on the growth of digital payments in India and is actively working on launching WhatsApp Pay soon, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said. In an earnings call with analysts late Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the company is building out Payments for the global market.


""We have a test that is running in India for WhatsApp now, we're hoping to launch in several other countries at some point, but I don't want to put a timeframe on that here, but it's something that we're actively working on,"" he said.",1
"Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain teased the launch of a device with a 48MP camera and gradient back on Twitter


The Redmi Note 7 starts at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant in China; same pricing can be expected in India",1
"The tweets considered include those of the most followed leaders across four categories in the political firmament: government benches, opposition benches, chief ministers and party chiefs.


This is the same cohort tracked in Mint’s weekly Twitter dashboard and includes the Prime Minister and important BJP leaders such as Arun Jaitley, key opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, as well as prominent chief ministers (CMs) such as Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal. The opposition has focused its attacks on the economy, criticizing the government’s record on job-creation and poverty alleviation. The limited data on both these fronts makes it trickier to question their claims. CMs tend to focus more on local issues—Kejriwal has focused on claims about Delhi’s statehood and Banerjee on West Bengal’s progress under her stewardship. To ensure consistency, only quantitative claims have been considered here.We use a range of data sources—both government and non-government—to deliver our verdicts on the claims: True, where data backs the claim; Half-true, where the claim is based on some truth but exaggerated; and False, where there is data to contradict a claim. The claims and our verdicts are presented in the accompanying graphic.",0
"The former hedge fund manager said China is developing a centralized database that will use algorithms to determine whether a person poses a threat to the one-party system. While the so-called social credit system is not yet fully operational, “it will subordinate the fate of the individual to the interests of the one-party state in ways unprecedented in history,"" Soros said.


“I find the social credit system frightening and abhorrent,"" he said. Soros drew a distinction between Xi and the Chinese people, saying the latter remain a main source of hope.


Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chug criticized Soros on Thursday, saying his comments were “not even worth refuting.""


“We hope relevant individuals can take a correct attitude and take a long-term perspective to view China’s development in a rational and objective way,"" she said at a news briefing in Beijing.",1
"Like most budget phones, night photography is a bit difficult. There’s considerable noise and inaccurate colour reproduction. Indoor photography is also good.


Your social media game will not be affected if you stay indoors or in good lighting. Try not to click photos during a night party with this phone.


Videos max out on 1080p@30fps and feature electronic image stabilisation. Video quality lags behind on exposure, but videos are not as noisy as one would expect at this price range. Instagram stories turned out fine, although the zoom takes place step by step and not smoothly.


At a starting price of ₹ 8,999, this is a good phone if you’re on a strict budget and aren’t around a wall socket all day long. The performance of an older processor is a letdown, but you do get great battery life instead. However, if you can afford a few extra thousands lying around, you might want to give a look at its bigger brother, the Zenfone Max M1 Pro. You can also give its rival, the Redmi 6 a look.


mint-india-wire Asus Zenfone Max M1Asus Zenfone Max M1 reviewAsus Zenfone Max M1 FlipkartAsusAsus Zenfone Max M1 featuresAsus Zenfone Max M1 Pro",1
"Anupama Chopra sitting in the first row, looking resplendent in her many varied shades of white,” began the star as he poked fun at film critics Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand


“Now this version of Masand is a far cry from the younger, mustached one, whose complicated vocabulary we were so convinced by back in the day when I played an antihero",2
"Jagan Reddy is manipulative and in the weakest position because he is joining the federal front of KCR, who is a hated person in Andhra, says the TDP supremo",0
"The bigger question will be how useful the phones are. For the next few months, devices for Verizon’s network will only be able to use 5G services in select blocks of select cities. It will surf on 4G the rest of the time.


“It will be years before the carriers have upgraded their networks to the point that having a 5G handset will make a material difference in anyone’s user experience,"" said Craig Moffett, founding partner at Moffettnathanson LLC.


Still, people who want to quickly download a huge presentation or play a first-shooter mobile game may see advantages to 5G.


Apple may not get punished for waiting. The company often isn’t the first to adopt new technologies, but it’s credited with adding features in a more elegant, consumer-friendly way.


For now, phone manufacturers are fighting for bragging rights. They hope that gaining a reputation for the latest technology helps them sell more products later.


“What are our opportunities to rise again and to be perceived as the best company in the world?"" Nafei said. “We thought of 5G as something that would help us restore that position.""",1
"Speaking at the Security Analysts Summit 2019, researcher Alexander Liskin from Kaspersky Labs, pointed out that the attacks surface is huge in case of Office because of complicated file formats, integration with Windows, interoparatibilty (allows disparate information systems from multiple vendors to work together) and bad decisions made by Microsoft from a security point of view while creating Office.


In 2018, the researchers from Kaspersky Labs came across multiple zero day vulnerabilities in Office and informed Microsoft about them.


Interestingly, none of the most exploited vulnerabilities were found in Office itself, but were actually detected in related components. For instance, two of the most exploited vulnerabilities CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 didn’t afflict the Word directly but were targeted at Office equation editor process (it allows users to construct math and science equations).",1
"N. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). (PTI)


Andhra Pradesh, which sends 25 members to the Lok Sabha, will witness polls to the 175 seats of its assembly, along with the general elections, in a single phase on 11 April. Mint dissects the figures and the key factors for Andhra elections.",0
"The donors bought 1,459 electoral bonds of denomination of ₹10 lakh and 1,258 bonds of ₹1 crore denomination


Indore: A whopping 99.8% of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations — ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore — between March 2018 and 24 January 2019, revealed data obtained under the RTI Act.


Donors purchased bonds worth ₹1,407.09 crore of which ₹1,403.90 crore were in the highest denominations of ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore during the period.",0
"India last month started distributing the first installment of 2,000 rupees ($29) to smallholders, under a program that proposes to spend 750 billion rupees in the year beginning April. “The government cash handouts to farmers will help silver demand much more than gold,"" as many recipients only have the purchasing power to buy the cheaper metal, said Sheth.


Silver prices in India have been relatively stable for the last two years, and are about half their 2011 peak. At around 38,000 rupees a kilogram, the metal is about eighty times cheaper than gold and a far more affordable investment or gift for the average citizen.",3
"The rupee has gained when foreign investments into India have turned positive, and vice versa. (Vipul Sharma/Mint)


The rupee rally is courtesy higher FII inflows, but nothing material has changed on the ground in terms of fundamentals


Fears of a recession in the US are back to haunt investors. Equities and commodity markets have fallen in the past two trading sessions. Not only stocks, but also emerging market currencies would feel the heat in a scenario of prolonged concerns about a recession. The rupee, which has just seen a change in fortunes, will not be spared either.",3
"The Birdman director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, who serves as the jury president at this year’s Cannes international film festival, will be joined by prestige names such as Yorgos Lanthimos, and Pawel Pawlikowski


Four women and four men, from four continents and from seven different nationalities, will join Inarritu in selecting the winners from the competition segment of the festival",2
"The changes will hit hardest in smaller cities, especially those in the heartland and Rust Belt and in states like Indiana and Kentucky, according to the report by the Washington think tank. They will also disproportionately affect the younger workers who dominate food services and other industries at highest risk for automation.


Some chain restaurants have already shifted to self-ordering machines; a handful have experimented with robot-assisted kitchens.


Google this year is piloting the use of its digital voice assistant at hotel lobbies to instantly interpret conversations across a few dozen languages. Autonomous vehicles could replace short-haul delivery drivers. Walmart and other retailers are preparing to open cashier-less stores powered by in-store sensors or cameras with facial recognition technology.


""Restaurants will be able to get along with significantly reduced workforces,"" Muro said. ""In the hotel industry, instead of five people manning a desk to greet people, there's one and people basically serve themselves.""",1
"IT major Infosys reported a mixed bag of fourth quarter numbers, with margins coming in below expectations even as revenues came in-line. Infosys also reported strong large deal wins during the quarter which came in more than $1.5 billion. Infosys’ guidance for this fiscal starting April 1, 2019, came in below the Street’s estimates. Infosys shares fell as much as 5% in early trade before closing 3% lower. Infosys' bigger rival TCS, which also reported Q4 earnings on Friday, jumped 5% today.


Coming back to Infosys' fourth quarter numbers, the company reported strong 2.1% sequential rise in constant-currency revenue, underscoring strong execution and strong order inflows. This is the second successive quarter where Infosys has achieved more than 10% growth year-on-year in constant currency. The Bengaluru-based company said it signed large deals of $1.57 billion during the quarter, taking the cumulative size of deals won to $6.28 billion for the full year. This is twice that of FY18.


In this context, many analysts say that the growth momentum, which picked up in FY19 will continue in FY20. So, they view Infosys’ guidance of 7.5-9.5% growth in constant currency terms as conservative.


“We believe the IT major is being conservative in terms of its revenue guidance for FY19, which is slightly below what we were expecting (8-10%),"" Reliance Securities said in a note.",3
"Both parties fielded senior leaders to talk about the issue. “Right to silence is for accused not for the one who is dreaming to be the country’s prime minister... The more you suppress the truth, the more it spreads so it is necessary that a reply be given by the Congress,"" finance minister Arun Jaitley said, questioning Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s silence on the issue.


“A single uncertified page leaked by ED of a purported charge sheet is a cheap election stunt to divert attention from the imminent defeat of the Modi government. The ED has become ‘election dhakosla’ of a government manufacturing a lie a day,"" Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said earlier in the day.


“That certain portions of the charge sheet have been leaked to media makes it clear that ED is not interested in a fair trial of the court of law and only wants a trial by media,"" Michel said in his application.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"The Congress in Telangana has also been facing crisis after crisis, as four of its 19 MLAs have defected to the ruling TRS, while another one, Sabitha Indra Reddy, is reportedly in talks with the TRS leadership to also shift sides. It has also been reported that a few other Congress MLAs are also likely to defect in the coming days.


Telangana has 17 parliamentary seats, of which the TRS is now trying to win 16 barring the Hyderabad MP seat, which is a bastion of the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). In the 2014 general elections, the TRS had won 11 seats, while the others were won by the Congress (2), TDP (10), YSR Congress Party (1), AIMIM (1) and BJP (1).",0
"Ananya shared the news of her new number on her Instagram profile and wrote, “I’m celebrating #InternationalWomensDay by announcing the release of my brand new single, Unstoppable


 They say that well-behaved women rarely make history, so I dedicated this song to all the fierce females past and present who broke the rules! #Unstoppable",2
"And when I got to know that AR Rahman will also be a part of the show, I knew I couldn’t miss it for anything


”The young champ was the first contestant to receive the “Jai Ho Performance” compliment from AR Rahman",2
"As Jon approaches the White Walkers, a wave of storm strikes him, like the one we saw in the Hardhome episode


 Back on the battlefield, there are shouts of “Fall back!”Arya Stark saves the Hound by shooting a wight with flaming arrow


 The leader of the White Walkers does his hand trick, so the wights just jump into the fire until it is extinguished",2
"Camera: As far as flagship phones are concerned, the camera is the weakest aspect of the Galaxy S10 Plus. That doesn’t mean it has a poor camera. On the contrary, it will take some excellent shots for you, but Samsung’s algorithms are tuned to make every photo really bright. As a result, it often overexposes images or makes them look unnaturally bright.


Low-light images look really bright, which might look good against those taken by the newest iPhones, but fall short of the Pixel’s ability in this context. Both the front and rear cameras soften the details often, which shows especially when you’re clicking in indoor conditions, under fluorescent lighting.


That said, Samsung has three cameras on the back of this device – wide angle, telephoto and regular. These give you a lot of choice for how you want to shoot your photo. Samsung also has software tricks like filters, a night mode (that kicks in automatically if you’re shooting in areas with under 1 Lux of light and the Scene Optimizer feature is turned on), a mode that helps you frame your photos better etc.


Battery: With its 4100 mAh battery, the Galaxy S10 Plus can easily last a full work day. That means a charge every morning would get you through the work hours, but you might need a quick half an hour charge if you want it to last a full 24 hours.",1
"After launching seven smarter living products last year, Xiaomi has made it very evident that it is ambitious about expanding its product line. The Chinese electronics major has teased the arrival of its smart cooker range in India. The teaser, posted by Mi India and Xiaomi Global VP Manu Kumar Jain, suggests the arrival of three new smart cooking products.


The video teaser on Twitter was posted with the caption ""Burgers, pizzas, pasta, biryani! Why does tasty food always end up being unhealthy & calorie heavy? Things are about to change. Can you guess what's coming?""",1
"The EC had decided to randomly select one EVM for every assembly constituency for VVPAT verification, but the opposition had demanded that it should be increased to 50% of all EVMs. The apex court decided to cap the VVPAT usage count at five EVMs per constituency.


“EC shall make all out efforts to operationalize and implement the directions of the Hon’ble SC with immediate effect,"" the EC said in its response to the apex court’s order.


On Monday, representatives of the EC apprised the court of the verification process. The poll panel informed the apex court that verification by VVPAT is done by a team of three counting officers, who are supervised by a returning officer and a general observer. The counting is done sequentially. “Each round takes approximately 30 to 60 minutes,"" the EC told the court.


On the demand of 50% tallying by opposition parties, the EC had said that the increase in the number of checks at the polling stations would require more general observers and returning officers, and this would require appointments of additional senior civil servants. The EC had clarified that if a polling station had more than one EVM, all of them would be checked.",0
"Non-Resident Indian Jayaraj Nambiar, who has a vote in Thane, wants to exercise his franchise to build a more equal, transparent and knowledge-based society in India.


“I am voting for a peaceful and transparent society where every member is equally valued. Priority is to provide a sound base of infrastructure, knowledge and global identity."" Nambiar adds that he is equally concerned about “fake news and misinformation causing huge rift, and pre-civil war like situation"".


In the fourth phase, polls will be held for 17 constituencies, including six in Mumbai. The first three phases have seen polling for 31 seats. Not just the numbers, even the political stakes are high. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India alliance had won all 17 seats in 2014. In 2019, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) certainly faces challenge in some of these constituencies, including a couple of Mumbai seats. The NDA has a big advantage after the BJP and Shiv Sena came back together just a couple of months ago to ensure the saffron vote-bank—Marathi and non-Marathi components—does not splinter.",0
"Thushar is son of Vellappally Natesan, a leading businessman and a force among the Hindu backward class Ezhava community in Kerala.


Being put in a high profile battle against Rahul, Thushar is seeking to build his image both as a political leader and as a money raiser


WAYANAD: Thushar Vellappally was grinning from ear to ear when he filed his nomination in Wayanad on Wednesday as a Bharatiya Janata Party-backed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the general election. He has landed up with the biggest break a political novice can think of— a contest against a probable prime ministerial candidate, Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


His own party members do not fancy a chance to win. The seat is a traditional Congress turf. The total votes polled by the BJP in the previous polls in 2014 was about 80,000— which is at best a spoiler between the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front, the other two main fronts contesting in Wayanad.",0
"Bond investors in Japan are turned off by the tumble in the rupee, which has dropped 6.1 percent in the past year against the yen, the worst performer among Asian currencies. Projections show the Indian currency’s fall will continue until the end of 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an expansionary budget earlier this month in his final attempt to woo voters as investors are concerned his re-election bid may fall after at least three pre-poll surveys indicated that his Bharatiya Janata Party won’t get a majority later in the year.",3
"To gatecrash the budget smartphone party, the segment Micromax was once a key player of, Micromax needs to offer competitive internals, camera and even design. Micromax has stayed in the shadows lately by using dated design cues and specifications.


Micromax recently launched the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition and Bharat 5 Infinity Edition, both of which run Android Go based on Oreo 8.1 out of the box. The two smartphones sport a 5-inch display at the front. Micromax hasn’t specificied which processors power the smartphones, but both phones come with 1GB RAM. The Bharat 5 Infinity comes with 16GB internal storage while the latter comes with 8GB inbuilt storage. The Bharat 5 Infinity is backed by a 5,000mAh battery while the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition comes with a 2,000mAh battery.


In terms of optics, the Bharat 5 Infinity comes with 5MP cameras on both front and rear, while the Bharat 4 Diwali Edition features a 5MP sensor at the back and 2MP clicker at the front.",1
"We feel we are likely to win at least seven seats in these elections. We are in a strong position in the state


RAIPUR: As Chhattisgarh enters its final phase of polling, former three-time chief minister of the state, Raman Singh, speaks to Mint about the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) debacle in the assembly elections and its chances in the ongoing polls. Edited excerpts:


What do you think the BJP’s chances look like, given the recent drubbing it faced in the assembly polls?


After the Vidhan Sabha elections, the ambience has changed and if you see the 2014 elections, you must know that not only are the patterns different, but the issues also vary greatly. This time the question is who will be the Prime Minister. In places even like Bastar, because of the brand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the voter turnout was close to 60%. So we are hoping that the result of the Lok Sabha elections will be good for us.",0
"Metropolis Healthcare Ltd (MHL) has presence across 19 states in India with leadership position in west and south India through its network of 83 clinical laboratories and 1,473 patient touch points. The company offers a range of clinical laboratory tests and profiles used for prediction, early detection, diagnostic screening and confirmation and/or monitoring of the disease. It also offers analytical and support services to clinical research organizations for their clinical research projects.",3
"OPEC's share is 800,000 bpd, to be delivered by 11 members -- except Iran, Libya and Venezuela, which are exempt from cuts.


OPEC oil supply fell to a four-year low in February, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies over-delivered on the group's supply pact while Venezuelan output registered a further involuntary decline.


The United States has imposed sanctions on state oil firm PDVSA in January, slowing exports. Output in the country, once a top three OPEC producer, has already been in decline for years due to economic collapse.",3
"The phone supports dual-4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth v4.2, BeiDou, a Micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.",1
"Design: While the Hero 7 retains the design of the Hero 6 Black, it has a slightly darker finish. The mounts and other accessories of the latter will work with it. Hero 7 is also waterproof without the water-proof case, also known as housing. However, on its own it only works up to a depth of 10 metres. For users planning to use it for scuba diving, the Super Suit housing, which costs around ₹4,000 will be required. It has control buttons around it, but can get things done faster with voice commands.


Performance: Capturing videos on the move can result in shaky footage. To curb this shaking, users often turn to mechanical gimbals. While Hero 6 Black had built-in EIS (electronic image stabilization) it only worked at 30fps in 4K recording. The Hero 7 addresses this with HyperSmooth feature, which allows gimbal like stabilization at 60 fps in 4K videos. The results are a lot more stable as compared to the Hero 6 Black. In terms of colours and detailing, the videos captured look sightly better.",1
"Apple is expected to refresh its offerings in iPad, MacBook Pro, monitors and iPhones even as the company has been bearing heavy losses in 2019, according to famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


""Kuo says that the 2019 iPhone models will retain the 6.5-inch, 5.8-inch and 6.1-inch screen sizes along with lightning connectivity, the current 9.7-inch iPad will increase in size to 10.2-inch and the company will return to the display market with a 31.6-inch 6k3k monitor,"" 9To5Mac reported on Monday.",1
California: Apple is working on a new smartphone app that will merge the functionalities of its existing 'Find My Friends' and Find My Friends apps.,1
"A Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Arun Misra, M.M. Shatanagouda and Navin Sinha, said there was no urgency to hear the matter as the Gujarat high court had rejected his plea to stay the conviction last year. The apex court said that as there is a stay on his sentence there seems to be no apparent need to hear the matter out of turn.


“The order was passed in August 2018. What is the urgency now?"" Justice Mishra asked the counsels appearing for Hardik Patel.


The denial of early hearing could dilute the chances of Patel’s bid to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. His case is not likely to be heard in the coming days, as Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is hearing constitutional matters.",0
"“We have produced and premiered an Indian version of Criminal Justice, which has been well received by the audience


 We at Applause are always on the lookout for premium dramas we can produce for Indian viewers, and are proud to once again partner with BBC Studios on Luther",2
"Expectations of a full recovery in earnings growth in FY20 would not be pragmatic, analysts said. A 20% earnings growth this year looks a bit far-fetched, said Aditya Narain, head of research, institutional equities, Edelweiss Securities. “From the consumption perspective, we are beginning to see some pressure while from the investment cycle, we are a bit cautious. As valuations are getting steeper, we see limited upside to the markets till December,"" he said.


“A slowdown in retail flows, especially into mutual funds, may be a likely dampener,"" said Jinesh Gopani, head of equity, Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd.


Foreign portfolio investment inflows were missing from India for most of FY19. They were net buyers of Indian equities worth $162.29 million in FY19, the lowest in three fiscal years. However, domestic institutional investors, including mutual funds and insurance firms, were net buyers of Indian shares worth ₹72,109 crore in FY19.


According to Gopani, as the markets settle into normal routine post elections, corporate earnings will set the course for the rest of the year.",3
"Raising the pitch for a ‘New India’, Jaitley said people want to be positive, than be cynical and critical about their own country. The narrative on Rafale and loan waiver being built by the opposition would not strike a chord with the electorate, he said.


“The Congress is contesting the 2019 election on the 1971 agenda. It is not in tune with the times,"" he wrote.",0
"Bank of America Merrill Lynch said IMD’s monsoon forecast supports the brokerage’s call that the central bank will cut rates by 25 basis points to 5.75% on 7 June, given the dovish speech by RBI governor Shaktikanta Das at the International Monetary Fund on Friday.


“We will review the possibility of the RBI cutting again on 6 August after the Met’s second early-June rainfall forecast. We continue to see 2019 as a year of lending rate cuts favouring rate sensitives. Near normal rains also typically boost rural demand. A somewhat good crop usually arms the farmer with pricing power as he/she does not have to face either a glut, or, sell in distress to meet minimum expenses,"" the brokerage said in a 15 April note.",3
"It was also the comeback vehicle of Karan Patel, Divyanka Tripathi and Anita Hassanandani in the drama genre


 The show dealt with the story of a woman, who cannot give birth to a child and develops a connection with her neighbour’s kid",2
"CPUs for desktops are designed for faster performance and overclocking to boost performance in graphic- intensive scenarios), while the mobile version for laptops are meant for comparably lower performance, to keep heating in check and provide more battery backup. For instance, Intel’s Core i7 for desktops come with up to eight cores, 12MB cache and can muster higher clock speed of up to 5GHz, while the mobile version will have up to four cores, 8MB cache and clock speeds of up to 4.5GHz.


The icing on the cake is the flexibility to upgrade, which until now had only been available in desktops. So if something more powerful arrives a year down the line, users can swap it with Intel core i9 CPU running in Alienware Area-51m. This is good news for users as they won’t have to buy a new PC when they wish to upgrade a year down the line. However, upgrading the GPU is not going to be as simple, since it reportedly uses Dell’s proprietary slot, called DGFF (Dell graphics form-factor) for GPUs. This means any GPU upgrades in future will have to support the new slot too. So there is a possibility that users may have to go back to Dell for all future GPU upgrades, points out Aayush Bhardwaj, a professional gamer.


Heat management is another area where gaming notebooks cannot compete with desktops. However, with Asus ROG Mothership, heat may not be an issue, as its innards are packed up behind the display, resulting in better heat dissipation compared to gaming notebooks, where the fans are on the sides of the keyboard base.",1
"In spite of sending out strong social messages, Mother India (1957) was still a very entertaining movie


 When you direct him, what matters to you the most — his image, star power or mass connect?Every time I write a character, I try to make it bigger than Salman’s star image, so that his stardom looks little smaller in the movie


 Its story, screenplay and the characters were written in sync with what the country has been going through from 1947 to till now


 It touches upon the periods when the country was going through unemployment, globalisation and others",2
"Brokerage Hana Investment and Securities expects Samsung to sell two million Galaxy Fold smartphones this year, with the price keeping the volume relatively low, while another brokerage expects shipments to reach one million. That would be less than 1% of the 291 million smartphones Samsung sold last year.


“The success of a foldable phone depends on whether it can take up demand from tablet users. We believe it will be difficult to achieve meaningful sales with a 7.3-inch screen,"" Meritz Securities analysts said in a note to clients.


“For it to succeed, it has to evolve further so that it can support 10-inch or bigger screen with multiple foldings.""


Some industry watchers said such foldable phones could eat into the tablet market, which shrunk 6% last year even as Apple shipped more iPads.


Apple’s 7.9-inch screen iPad Mini4, its smallest—and cheapest—tablet, is priced $329-559. The US firm commands 25.8% of the global tablet market, nearly double Samsung’s 13.3%.",1
"Against that backdrop, the latest acquisition brings the situation back to square one. Not because APSEZ is paying a premium, or that the acquisition can push up debt levels. However, as analysts at two broking firms pointed out, the transaction with group entities deepens investor scepticism about the usage of funds. “Timing-wise, we think this deal may be viewed with suspicion as Adani Ports’ intention to reward minority shareholders versus group companies with its cash flows will likely be questioned, especially given the market sentiment,"" analysts at Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd said in a note.


The acquisition pegs the FY20 enterprise value to Ebitda (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) at 16.8 times, higher than Container Corporation of India Ltd’s 15 times. The current profitability estimates peg the return on capital employed of the target company at sub-10%, which is significantly lower than the 16-18% APSEZ is estimated to generate in the coming two years, showed calculations by Antique Stock Broking Ltd.",3
"While foldable phones cover the consumer side of things, the industry side is covered by the introduction of the first 5G-capable devices. It’s not that such devices don’t exist already, but with phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (announced on Wednesday) , the big guns are readying themselves for 2020, which is when 5G connectivity is expected to flow into the market.


The leader of India’s premium smartphone market, OnePlus, has already confirmed that it will be showcasing a 5G prototype device at MWC. The same is expected from other big players.


However, Husson warned that “the reality is that it will take another five to seven years before it (5G) reaches critical mass among consumers in most countries.""",1
"The networking giant, shrugging off a barrage of accusations that it aids Chinese espionage (which it’s repeatedly denied), grew shipments 50% from a year earlier, research firm IDC estimates. It was the only name in the top 4 that managed to expand volumes as the overall market slid for the sixth consecutive quarter.


Huawei’s been steadily gaining on Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. with an increasingly high-end line-up of devices, particularly in its home market of China. The iPhone maker this week projected quarterly sales that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting demand for iPhones has stabilised after a disappointing holiday period. Samsung also enjoyed a spike compared with the fourth quarter thanks to the launch of the marquee S10 range in February. IDC reckons Huawei should cling to the No. 2 spot over the rest of 2019.",1
"It is perhaps for the first time in four decades that people of Tamil Nadu are going to vote in a political vacuum created by the exit of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M. Karunanidhi and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader J. Jayalalithaa. While Karunanidhi had clearly indicated and groomed his son M.K. Stalin as his heir, Jayalalithaa did not allow anybody to grow in the party to occupy the second position. Her close associate V.K. Sasikala is languishing in a jail in Bengaluru, serving time for corruption.


Chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who may be described as an accidental CM, has managed to hold office since the death of Jayalalithaa. O. Panneerselvam, who initially rebelled, is with him now as his second in command.


More than the LS polls, the ruling AIADMK, which has a wafer thin majority in the state assembly, is desperate to win in the by-elections to 22 state assembly seats. It has to capture at least 10 of these to retain power. Both the Congress and the BJP have a negligible presence in the state, winning seats by the mercy of the two Dravidian parties by aligning with one or the other of them. True to this tradition, the DMK has formed a pact with the Congress.",0
"”On the work front, SRK is producing Netflix series Bard of Blood, starring Emraan Hashmi and had last produced the Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan thriller Badla",2
The Nani and Shraddha Srinath starrer is getting strong word-of-mouth promotion early in its theatrical run,2
"WhatsApp new featuresWhatsAppFacebookWhatsApp QR codesWhatsApp BetaWhatsApp stickersWhatsApp audio messagesWhatsApp picture in picture


WhatsApp has been testing several new features lately, like consecutive voice messages, picture-in-picture mode, private reply, dark mode and QR codes. You can try them out via WhatsApp Beta which allows early access to the latest features in testing. To become a beta tester, simply click on this link and become a WhatsApp beta tester. However, WhatsApp beta is known for having bugs and crashes, so be aware of what you’re getting into. You can always opt out of beta by going to the same link.


The new feature allows automatic queuing of voice messages. All you will have to do is to tap on the play button and WhatsApp will play all the voice messages in a row for you. This feature was spotted on WhatsApp beta for iOS (v 2.18.100) and is only present in the code of Android Beta version (v 2.18.362) which is likely to be enabled remotely.",1
"It can be a story or the montage song which can be about the journey of that character and which can be in a female voice


 Has there been a discussion with him regarding a possible song in the film?That’s one thing the whole media knows that how secretive he is about anything that he does


 In the past also, every time I have worked in a film, whether I have worked for two or three years, people have a lot of curiosity",2
"When I visited Thoothukudi recently, I got an overwhelming response, and I saw people getting emotional


 Also, it was a political thriller about two friends who take revenge on the men who attacked their friend


 Whereas, Uriyadi 2, set in the present, is more about Lenin Vijay’s disappointment about caste politics and capitalism",2
"■ US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could reach a formal trade deal at a summit around 27 March given progress in talks between the two countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.


■ Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on US agricultural products because trade talks were progressing well and delayed plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday.


■ British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday set out plans for a 1.6 billion pound ($2.1 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities, particularly in the north of England.",3
"The national party which is gradually gaining popularity in the state promised to expand the “irrigation network in the state through a dedicated fund of Rs. 100,000 crores over the next five years"" and claimed that it will provide 95% subsidy on solar pumpsets to all farmers. It also promised effective implementation of PM Kisan Yojana in the state which will vote simultaneously for the Lok Sabha and the state assembly in four phases beginning.


BJP which won just 10 MLAs seats in the 147 member assembly and one of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in 2014 has emerged as a strong opposition in the state ahead of 2019 elections.


The BJP manifesto for the state said it will offer a onetime loan waiver to women self-help group (SHG) members. “We promise a one-time loan waiver for all outstanding loans taken by women SHGs and to create a revolving fund of Rs. 2,000 crore to provide interest free loans and seed money to both old and new SHGs"".",0
"New Delhi: Bollywood actor Sunny Deol joined the BJP on Tuesday in the presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.


Deol met BJP president Amit Shah at Pune airport briefly last week. ""The way my father (film star Dharmendra) was attached with Atalji, today I have come to join Modiji,"" said Deol. ""Whatever I can do for this family (BJP), I will do it....I won't talk, I will show you through my work,"" Deol added.",0
"According to HDFC Securities, an inverted bond yield curve can be a source of concern for a variety of reasons. Short-term bond yields are high perhaps due to an overly tight monetary policy. Investor concerns on future economic growth are stoking demand for safe, long-term bonds—pushing down their yield.


“In the year 2000, Indian markets were not so much interlinked with markets abroad due to limited presence of FIIs and hence no major impact of negative spread in 2000 was seen in Indian markets,"" said HDFC Securities in a note dated 23 March.


""In 2008-2009, Nifty made a top about 14-15 months after the spread went negative. We are now again witnessing negative spreads in the US after a gap of more than 11 years. We need to monitor whether these negative spreads continue for two more weeks and then wait for the correlation with the Nifty to play out with a lag.""",3
"CPM has decided that there will be ‘no mutual contest’ between it and Congress in six seats in West Bengal


CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury says a triangular fight in Bengal will be better than a quadruple fight


NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, which had taken a tough stand on alliances, is looking to consolidate anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) votes in some states for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, the move could lead to the party contesting fewer seats than it did during the 2014 general elections.",0
"Investors are also contending with an increased supply of state debt. The Reserve Bank of India will sell up to 2.26 trillion rupees of bonds in the January-March period, more than market expectations of up to 2 trillion rupees, according to Edelweiss Securities Ltd.


“The key positive is a more dovish RBI, but support for bonds won’t extend beyond the one-two year tenors,"" Eugene Leow, a rates strategist at DBS Bank Ltd. in Singapore said.",3
"""It's why we're seeing Indian artists connect with fans from Delhi to New York and everywhere in between.""


Wojcicki noted that by 2020, it is expected that 500 million internet users in India will consume online video for entertainment, sharing and learning.


""We are incredibly excited to partner with Indian artists and labels to grow faster and go further,"" said Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music for YouTube.",1
"The ECI also must support mediation between the central and state governments, and between political parties on matters that have implications for elections.


Finally, the author calls for a more proactive ECI. The commission has the power to suspend or withdraw recognition of a political party for its failure to abide by the model code of conduct. Although violations occur at great regularity, it has rarely exercised this power. Rather, it has stopped at issuing warnings and reprimands.",0
"Through the power of Wipro's innovation ecosystem and Swinburne's research capabilities, the industry-academic partners will drive research in AI for impact on a global scale.


""We will also jointly develop innovations to our customers,"" said Wipro Vice-President Manoj Nagpaul on the occasion.


As part on industry-academia partnership, Wipro and Swinburne intend to transform AI and ML as they are coveted skills in the software sector.",1
"During the hourlong hearing, Lipshutz argued that Facebook had disclosed to its users that their information would be shared with third parties, a practice they would be familiar with, he said. Cambridge obtained the user info from the third-party app installed by some users, This Is Your Digital Life, a possibility “clearly and completely disclosed"" by Facebook user policy, Lipshutz said.


Rock countered that the agreements themselves were internally contradictory and inherently misleading.


“Facebook failed to enforce its policies against third parties,"" he told Saddler. The company told users that while it required those parties to respect user privacy, it wasn’t responsible for what they did with the information they gleaned. “Facebook cannot have it both ways,"" he said.


“Today, we made strong arguments before the D.C. Superior Court for why this lawsuit on behalf of harmed District residents should continue to move forward in our local courts,"" Racine said in a statement.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on late Friday evening gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Wednesday address to the nation. The EC found no ground for violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with the provision regarding 'misuse of official mass media' in his address.


The EC communicated this while responding in a letter to Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), who had written to the poll watchdog over the issue. In its communication dated Friday, the EC spoke about how the the committee which was looking into the matter held three rounds of meetings over the last three days and was briefed by officials of Doordarshan News and All India Radio (AIR).",0
"Dual pixel technology divides every single camera pixel into two separate photo sites. Each pixel consists of two photodiodes that sit side by side next to each other under a microlens. While focusing, the two photodiodes receive different inputs as they receive light from separate angles. Thanks to this, the camera can focus much better during low light conditions, as it essentially acts as a phase-detection system.


It is available in two colour options— Electric Blue and Lava Orange—and costs 2,998 Yuan (about ₹32,000) for the 6GB/128GB variant, 3,298 Yuan (about ₹35,000) for the 8GB/128GB variant, 3,598 Yuan (about ₹38,000) for the 8GB/256GB variant and 4,298 Yuan (about ₹45,000) for the 12GB/256GB variant.",1
"The report comes after chip suppliers Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Skyworks Solutions Inc flagged weak first-quarter chip demand for smartphones.


iPhone shipments fell 12% in China last year. It is expected that smartphone shipments in 2019 might dip another 3%, to below 400 million for the first time since 2014


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Apple Inc, which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10% for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday.


That rare forecast cut exposed weakening iPhone demand in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market, where a slowing economy has also been buffeted by a trade war with the United States.",1
"Polling staff who trek to isolated and far flung hamlets in snowbound areas in Himalayas are forced to carry oxygen cylinders, sleeping bags, food, torches, as well as electronic voting machines and indelible ink to set up polling booths.


The commission sets up a polling booth for a lone voter in the Gir forest in western state of Gujarat, where lions roam. It also protected a polling station in Chhattisgarh by deploying a medical team to prevent a swarm of honeybees attacking voters.


In 2014, one 98-year-old man in Himachal Pradesh trudged several miles to vote -- a tradition he has kept up since first poll held in independent India in 1951.


More and more women are coming out to vote. Women outnumbered men at polling booths in half of India’s states in 2014 in an election that created history with the highest ever female voter turnout of 65.63 percent.


Still women do not have equal representation in parliament -- they make up only 11.42 percent of lawmakers in lower house despite constituting 47 percent of the electorate.


In last election women manged some polling stations. This time, the commission plans to set up more “pink polling booths"" managed by women officials to motivate female voters.",0
"""We know so little about the distribution of firearms sold on the dark web that it's kind of a black hole, similar to illicit pharmaceuticals and narcotics: We know people buy them online, but we don't know to what extent,"" said Holt.


There are many reasons buyers could turn to the dark web to purchase a weapon, Holt explained in a press statement. One example would be a buyer who can't legally obtain a firearm; another explanation would be that the buyer lives in a country with stricter gun laws. Regardless, Holt said that because the dark web allows for total anonymity, it supports his theory that the dark web buyers are those who wouldn't be able to purchase a firearm legally.


Holt and partners dug into shops, or single-owner websites hosted on Tor—a dark web browser, using a scaping tool to track vendors anonymously selling firearms as well as to identity patterns of their operations. Common threads between the sellers included: vendors deliberately selling hand and long guns; the use of bitcoin for payment; sellers' shops requesting PO Boxes to ship the product; and how sellers delivered the guns.",1
"Though the makers are yet to release the other details of the cast and crew, the production company Studio Green also shared their excitement at joining hands with actor STR for the first time


 “We’re Absolutely Thrilled to be Teaming up with, 🌟#STR🌟 for the First Time 😍 A Mega Budget Action Thriller Starring #STR 💪and  @Gautham_Karthik 😎 Directed by the Super Talented #Narthan 👍 ✍️ @madhankarky #STR45”, they tweeted",2
"The introduction of the feature comes just a couple of weeks after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his plan to make Facebook more privacy-focused and merge services like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.


To make use of the feature, users would have to long-press on the text to which they want to reply and tap on the ""reply"" icon",1
"If you're one of those patiently waiting for the newest OnePlus flagships to be launched while leaks and rumours spoil the fun for you, you might be in luck. OnePlus 7 Pro's pre-booking started at 12 pm today.


You can pre-book the latest OnePlus phone on Amazon by clicking here. According to Amazon’s listing, you can pre-book OnePlus 7 Pro for ₹1,000. Customers are eligible for a 6 months free replacement worth ₹15,000.",1
"Naxalites on Thursday triggered an IED blast, the third in the last three days, in Bastar’s Narayanpur district, in an attempt to disrupt the electoral process. There were no casualties.


Election officers and polling parties were shifted to polling booths across Bastar, in phases of T minus one (one day before polls), T minus two (two days before polls) and T minus three (three days before polls). Polling booths had also been set up near main roads or arterial points to minimize the chances of an ambush by Naxalites, about five kilometres away from villages.


Additionally, according to the Election Commission’s data, while 2019 had a total 1,879 polling booths, the 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw a total 1,765 polling booths across Bastar. At the same time, while 13.72 lakh voters in Bastar cast their ballot this year, 2014 saw 11.93 lakh voters coming out to vote.


Persons familiar with the development stated that even though voter turnout was less than 2014, the number of enlisted voters was higher with election officials circumventing Naxal threats and reaching out to the villagers in Bastar.",0
"While digital dominates the poll awareness narrative, firms such as Wipro are making a big splash on conventional ad mediums. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)


Brands such as Swiggy and KFC are running campaigns to remind young voters to exercise their voting rights


While digital dominates the poll awareness narrative, firms such as Wipro are making a big splash on conventional ad mediums",0
"With this move, Facebook aims for constant engagement with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to understand how it can ensure the coming polls are safe from abuse and misinformation on its platform, said Thukral.


Facebook has been under pressure from the India over its inability to prevent misuse of its platform during elections. India will be the second country after the US to have an operations room for Facebook. While the company did not share specific details about its launch date and actual working, the centre will be modelled on the one launched during the US elections, said Thukral. There will be multiple cross-functional teams that will look at different aspects of the platform such as content, policy, legal, while some work closely with the EC, added Thukral.


Facebook has already intensified its election efforts and there are already 40 teams working on elections in India. The process began with Karnataka, then the other state elections and will now be further strengthened during the Lok Sabha elections.


Its first big priority is to remove fake accounts that are the source of misinformation. It claims to have taken down two billion fake profiles between September 2017 and October 2018 in its fight against bots, and their creators, using a combination of machine learning and human reviews.",0
"The RBI reduced the repo rates by 25 basis points (bps), delivering its first rate cut in 18 months and changed its policy stance from ‘calibrated tightening’ to ‘neutral’ unilaterally, thereby increasing the probability of further rate cuts in the future.


According to Dhananjay Sinha, head of research, economist and strategist, Emkay Global Financial Services, the combination of reflationary budget last week along with monetary easing by the RBI will provide further boost to consumption demand. The RBI also further relaxed the external commercial borrowing (ECB) norms for corporates wherein they can borrow up to $750 million through the automatic route, without the restriction of end use to repay existing rupee loans.


This has made analysts concerned that relaxation of ECB norms for corporates may expose them to currency risks going forward.",3
"KOLKATA: In West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to win at least half the seats, says the party’s state president and Medinipur candidate Dilip Ghosh. Tackling corruption and implementing National Register of Citizens are on the party’s agenda if it wins, he said in an interview.


Restoration of democracy is the main agenda of this election. The one-point programme of the BJP is to protect democracy because there is no democracy in West Bengal. In the panchayat elections last year, people could not file nominations for over a third of the seats. Trinamool Congress members surrounded the office where nominations were to be filed for seven days. There was large-scale violence during panchayat elections. In 20,100 of 58,000 panchayat seats, nobody could file a nomination; over 42% of rural voters were unable to cast their votes. This is the situation in West Bengal. The second big issue is corruption and political violence. At least 42 BJP workers were killed and over 100 political killings have happened across the state. The police force is not allowed to investigate these cases. Yet, BJP won 7,000 seats in the panchayat election even after so much violence.


Political violence is the strategy of Communists. Wherever Communists have been in power, whether in India or other countries, they have used political violence. So we see political violence in West Bengal, Tripura and Kerala. This has become a culture in Bengal. The party that rules the state takes control of the police and state administration and makes it powerless. Even police personnel are beaten up in Bengal. People are threatened. Change should happen in Bengal as it did in Tripura.",0
"Myleeta Aga, SVP and GM of South and South East Asia, BBC Studios, is pleased to work with Applause Entertainment to deliver this high-end drama to viewers in India


“Applause is known for its focus on creating premium drama, and we believe that they will be able to do the format justice",2
"The POCO F1 goes on sale for the first time in India today, but how does it really perform in real life? Read more in our review


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When Xiaomi sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 last week, it focused on providing a more functional device to a very niche category of smartphone users – the enthusiasts. However, after a week of use, we have come to the conclusion that it can cater to people outside its target audience. Let’s find out why.


POCO has taken more of a utilitarian design approach for the F1. It skips the glass back to provide a more durable polycarbonate coating, which is practically crack and shatter proof. It also trades off a slimmer profile to accommodate a larger battery. It’s interesting to note that the phone has the same thickness as the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, but weighs less than it.


It securely fits in the hand and, thanks to the material, it doesn’t have the tendency to slip off. The buttons are well placed and will always be in reach.


The polycarbonate back has started wearing off a bit from the corners within a couple of weeks of use, which is my main area of concern with the choice of material.",1
"The organization held a similar function in April 2014 and invited Modi for the event when he was the chief minister of Gujarat and the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP.


The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had tried to ease the lives and businesses of traders in the five years of its tenure, he said.


“I have tried to ease the life and business of traders. I want traders to work without fear. As honesty increases and transparency rises, it will lead to development of the country. The trading community has always worked for the people and has fulfilled the demands of people,"" Modi said.",0
The 20-year-old actor said he is good at the “intense stare” as he is “completely blind” during filming,2
"The Nifty 50 options are already available for 3 monthly option contracts, 3 quarterly and 8 semi-annual option contracts


New Delhi: Leading stock exchange NSE on Monday launched weekly options on the Nifty 50 Index, which will provide market participants an additional hedging tool to manage portfolio risk more effectively.",3
"Google India's trust and safety head, Sunita Mohanty, talks about Google’s overall approach to Digital Citizenship on Safer Internet Day",1
"Mathews of COAI believes a new order issued by Trai in July of 2018 against unwanted calls and messages—which will be implemented by the industry in the next few months—will be an effective weapon against this nuisance. But part of it also depends on customers registering with this new directory that will be set up by telecom operators.


The platform will use Blockchain (a distributed ledger technology that is best known for powering cryptocurrencies) to regulate telemarketers. It will ensure only registered ones can access users’ phone numbers , and their consent to receive such communication will be explicitly required. Till, then, it appears that consumers will have to bear the annoyance of being bombarded with spam messages and calls.


■ To partially block spam calls, users need to send an SMS to 1909 saying START with the number between 1 and 7 specified for each industry",1
"Boeing shares dipped 0.2% on Tuesday after shedding about 12% since the 10 March plane crash in Ethiopia.


Chip designer Nvidia Corp rose 1.7% on partnering with Softbank Group Corp and LG Uplus Corp to deploy cloud gaming servers in Japan and Korea later this year.


Yum Brands Inc fell 1.4% after J.P.Morgan downgraded the restaurant chain owner's stock to ""neutral"" from ""overweight"".


In economic news, data at 10 am ET is expected to show new orders for US-made goods rose 0.3% in January after edging up 0.1% the month before.",3
"The commentary and the performance in the December quarter should help the stock. However, the key for Hindalco and the industry remains aluminium prices. At current prices, production at around half of the global capacities (outside China) is unviable, says the company’s management. While this should reduce the scope for a steep fall in aluminium prices, much depends on how China’s economy shapes up.


The demand slowdown in China is driving cheap imports into India. This is not only weighing on prices but is also impacting the market shares of local producers such as Hindalco. The company expects some of the recent stimulus measures to help improve demand in China, and ease the pressure from imports. But how effective these measures are in supporting demand in China remains a question mark.",3
"Every city may have its own andaaz, a distinct manner of getting views across, but Lucknow appeared to have mastered the art of doing so in riddles. So to say the BJP has got Uttar Pradesh will be an overstatement


The BJP is set to do well in UP’s capital. Yet, the party looks like it’s getting fewer votes in this bellwether state


Of all that has been said about Lucknow, this line has always been a puzzle: If Uttar Pradesh is the country’s pivot to power in Delhi, then this former seat of Awadhi nawabs is the cushion for a soft landing. It makes this charming old constituency sound like a hedge against the risk of losses, if not a consolation prize in a game of pass-the-parcel.


Famous for sending former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Parliament, Lucknow is still considered a “safe seat"" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which turned it over five years ago to home minister Rajnath Singh, who won it by scoring over half a million votes—more than rival candidates from the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) combined. Singh now seems sold on a national security bounce to see off his contenders. Few would give either Acharya Pramod Krishnam of the Congress or Poonam Sinha of the SP half a chance of pulling off an upset this year.


In an election rally here on Sunday, a week before ballot booths were to be thrown open on 6 May, Singh’s gravelly voice was in rant mode against terror in general and Kashmir’s “special"" status in particular. The final authority on all matters of public safety, though, it had to be assumed, would rest with the object of people’s awe across town: Narendra Modi. Indeed, few had anything but loud praise for the Prime Minister as India’s defender-in-chief.


Whether the BJP’s micro-strategist Amit Shah actually needed to waste any time working out the math of identities and affiliations was unclear. Why would the party even bother putting the Amit Shah playbook into play here? The opposition had a two-way split anyway. In 2017, the BJP had managed to cleave Yadavs apart from worse-off other backward classes (OBCs) in the SP’s vote base, Jatavs apart from other Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the BSP’s, and Sunnis apart from Shias (who Vajpayee wooed) among Muslims. And if this wasn’t enough, the BJP had other aspects of its majoritarian brand of nationalism to rely on. Easy going, then.


Yet, it’s hard to escape the odd whisper in favour of the SP-BSP alliance forged last year with the explicit aim of ending the BJP’s dominance of Uttar Pradesh. Were a large number of BJP seats at threat? Speaking to Mint, Rajiva Sharan, a professor of political science at the University of Lucknow, declared himself “very sceptical"" about that. “My view is that SP’s Akhilesh (Yadav) and BSP’s Mayawati coming together is fine,"" he said, “but if they think their voters will vote as they instruct them (for each other’s candidates), I don’t think it’s going to work out the way they expect.""


An election or two ago, it may have happened, he added, but vote transfers couldn’t be counted upon any longer because voters had developed a political awareness of their own; SP-aligned Yadavs, for example, would likely be reluctant to vote for the BSP, while BSP-loyal SCs often saw OBCs as their exploiters. “By the arithmetic, it may look like a hands-down win for the alliance in Uttar Pradesh, but it’s not going to be easy. Till yesterday, these voters were fed on ‘our interests are inimical to each other’s’,"" added Sharan, offering a recap of the regime’s work on roads, rural electrification, gas stoves, soil cards, the Kumbh, and so on.",0
"Apple’s decision to keep 30 October as its second “D-Day"" in two months shouldn’t be all that surprising though. The month has been full of tech events, with the Google Pixel launch taking place in the first week, the Huawei launch taking place in the second and Apple’s own iPhone XR going on sale on the 22nd. This left only the fourth week suitable for Apple to launch the products that didn’t share the stage with the new iPhones last month.


It is also perfect for Tim Cook as he gets to fly home to Cupertino just before the Q4 earnings are announced.


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"BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, B.S.Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said that all sitting members of Parliament (MP) from the state are likely to be given tickets to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to be held in the second half of April.


The decision, likely to be finalised by the end of the week, bringing out the cautious side of the BJP who are well aware that it can capitalise on the internal problems of the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress only if it can keep its own house in order.


“All 16 sitting MP’s will be continued and discussions are on for the others,"" Yeddyurappa said in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The party has already decided to field Tejaswini AnanthKumar, the wife of Bengaluru South MP, Ananth Kumar, who died last year.


The BJP has set a target of winning 22 out of the 28 seats or seven more than they currently have from the state.",0
"They encounter hurdles in their relationship when Anuj’s younger brother starts to question his decisions in life


Now, if problems in their family life will affect their relationship with each other or will they stand by each other in every hurdle of life, will be known on April 25 when the show starts streaming on AltBalaji",2
"“In some places it was like the panchayat elections. Those from the Congress voted for Congress and those from the JD(S) voted for the BJP,"" Gowda said in Mysuru on Wednesday.


Though he referred to a few pockets within his constituency, the statement coming at a time when distrust between the alliance partners appears to be at its peak indicates how the two traditional rivals have been unable and unwilling to overcome their bitter and violent past, especially between the workers on both sides.


The statement is likely to add to tension between former chief minister Siddaramaiah and JD(S) supremo and former prime minister H.D.Deve Gowda.


Siddaramaiah, in particular, had fought hard to retain his home district of Mysuru (and Kodagu) with the Congress despite the JD(S) trying equally hard to secure the constituency as part of the seat sharing agreement for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Siddaramaiah had fielded C.H.Vijayshankar from the constituency while the BJP had gone with its sitting MP, Pratap Simha.",0
"For casual gamers on Snapchat, there is an online gaming platform called Snap Games. It will offer third-party games from platforms like Zynga, Game Closure, PikPok, Spry Fox and Zeptolab. Users can start playing games right from the chat screen for free. Multi-player online gaming on social media is not new and is available in Facebook Messenger and some other networks as well.


With 186 million active users worldwide and 11.15 million users in India, Snapchat still has a very limited user base compared to Facebook which has 2.27 billion global users and 300 million Indian users, as on January 2019, according to market analytics firm Statista.


However, Snapchat has managed to build a loyal community of young users with its fun features like interactive stickers, Discover and Stories, many of which have often been copied by other social media networks.


In a bid to stay ahead of the pack, Snapchat has also added an ad network feature called the Snap Audience Network, where third-party developers can monetise their apps using Snap ads— a full screen mobile ad format. They can create ads using Snapchat’s ad SDK (software development kit) which will be placed on Snapchat and other platform as well. Snapchat will keep a part of the revenue from the ads.",1
"""Dementia will affect 135 million people worldwide by 2050. We need to identify people to reduce their risk of developing dementia,"" said Lead researcher Professor Michael Hornberger from UEA's Norwich Medical School.


As players made their way through mazes of islands and icebergs, the research team translated every 0.5 seconds of gameplay into scientific data. The team studied how people who are genetically pre-disposed to Alzheimer's play the game compared with those who are not.


The results, published in the journal PNAS, showed people genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer's can be distinguished from those who are not on specific levels of the Sea Hero Quest game.",1
"Ahmed, the autodriver from Ajmer, said government jobs are well paid but too few. “Hundreds of candidates compete for a handful of posts,"" he said. Private companies do hire but the salaries are extremely low, he said.


In their campaigns, the Congress candidates have attacked the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for its failure to create jobs. The party manifesto promises to increase government jobs and fill vacancies by 2020.


Rajput Deepak, 19, works at a shoe store in a mall in Udaipur while pursuing a bachelor’s degree but worries he may have to stay at the job even after he graduates. “There are new avenues for work but they do not match qualifications. While the NDA has been good, they should focus on jobs in their next term,"" said Deepak.",0
"The iPhone XR has all the features from the iPhone XS except the OLED screen, dual rear cameras and 512GB storage option and is priced Rs 21,000 cheaper. Photo: Reuters


In a lot of ways, the iPhone XR is the torch bearer for the now obsolete iPhone 8, instead of its immediate siblingthe iPhone XS


mint-india-wire AppleiPhone XRiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone XR featuresiPhone XR specificationsiPhone XR Liquid Retina DisplayiPhone XR price in IndiaiPhone XS price in IndiaiPhone XS Max",1
"Such devices made a splash at last year’s IFA, making the 2018 show an opportunity to take stock of their reception among the public.


Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2020, some 75% of American households will use a voice assistant.


Meanwhile similar technology is extending its reach into connected devices from fridges to lightbulbs, gigantic televisions with ever-higher resolution, and wearables used to track fitness data.


Such mass-market products are the bread-and-butter of IFA, which traditionally contrasts with its nerdier Las Vegas-based American equivalent CES.


Also from Korea, Samsung rival LG is set to unveil its CLOi SuitBot, a powered exoskeleton that increases the user’s leg strength and can be networked with the firm’s other robots for complex tasks.",1
"In a theatrical style, powered with roadshows and winged by Priyanka Gandhi on his side, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi is expected to arrive in Wayanad on Wednesday, a day ahead of filing his nominations for the polls. Gandhi’s contest may have put the place on a national spotlight, but many here do not imagine him to understand their problems, let alone solve it.


“At the end of it, nobody seems to be interested in what to demand from politicians. For all we know, if Gandhi wins from both Wayanad and Amethi, he is going to leave Wayanad and there will be another election. So how is he going to help us? Why the fuss then,"" asked a young man, who did not want to be quoted, from Wayanad who has built several tents near a forest range with the idea of renting it out to tourists. Isolated, greeny, squeezed between the forests and the hilly parts of Western Ghats, Wayanad is one of the most beautiful places in Kerala. It is a place outside time and history. But the beauty of the foggy hills masks a third world wretchedness and backwardness which the young man thinks is not going to change with one election.


The usual progressive development indicators of Kerala takes a backseat in Wayanad. It has one of the lowest per capita incomes, lowest literacy rates, poorest infrastructure and medical facilities. Just to compare, the neighbouring Malabar region looks ages ahead. Back in 1956 when Kerala was formed, the Malabar lagged substantially behind the other two regions, Travancore and Cochin. But today, with appropriate state intervention and a windfall remittance money send by migrants leaving for West Asia through its airport every year, the differences have disappeared.",0
"In 2019, a little more than 400 million feature phones would be sold globally, according to a market report


The growth of feature phones is driven by the revival of the Nokia-branded features phones and the popularity of the Jio Phone


Over a billion feature phones would be sold over the next three years as the segment is forecast to generate around $16 billion cumulatively in wholesale hardware revenues globally, a new report by Counterpoint Research said.",1
"Reliance Power alleges ‘illegal and market disruptive activities’ by Edelweiss Group to cause a steep plunge in its share price


NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power has asked the Sebi to immediately ban Edelweiss Group from the capital market, alleging ""illegal and market disruptive activities"" to cause a steep plunge in the company's share price.


Reliance Group, last week, accused L&T Finance and Edelweiss Group entities of ""illegal"" and ""motivated"" actions in invoking the pledged shares of Anil Ambani group's three listed firms and selling them in open market causing a steep fall in share values.


L&T Finance and Edelweiss Group have refuted the allegations and have counter-alleged that Reliance Group failed to make timely payments, which they said necessitated sale of pledged shares.


Reliance Power, in a fresh letter to the Sebi dated February 11, also asked the markets regulator to declare all Edelweiss Group entities as not being ""fit and proper"" and impose a ban on each of them from the capital markets and related activities.",3
"The phone also offers a high refresh rate of 90Hz, while other smartphones have 60Hz displays. This, theoretically, allows a smoother gaming experience. However, Asphalt 9 is the only game that can take advantage of the faster refresh rate right now.


Performance: With the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, Adreno 630 graphics and 8GB RAM, the smartphone is equipped to run the most hardware-intensive games.


The Game Centre is the first-of-its-kind tool in smartphones, adapted from Asus’s gaming laptops, and allows users to adjust the CPU clock speed to suit a game’s requirements. However, battery backup is a bit of a letdown. With regular web browsing and few calls it lasted about 8-10 hours. With gaming it lasted even less.",1
"Then there is the Apple iCloud. Everyone with an Apple ID gets 5GB of iCloud storage accessible on the iPhone, iPad or on iCloud. The 50GB plan is priced at ₹ 75 per month, a 200GB plan at ₹ 219 per month and a 2TB storage plan at ₹ 749 per month in India.


mint-india-wire google oneicloudicloud featuresCloud storageGoogle One membershipGoogle Drive storage plansOneDrive storageApple iCloudtechnology",1
"""People ask me why I chose the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. I chose Rahul Gandhi because he is honest. He does not believe in working like a dictator,"" he said.


On BJP's charge of dynastic politics in the Congress, Patel said there was nothing wrong if a politician's son wanted to be join the same field to serve people.",0
"“Apple Music really put the focus on me. People now recognise me on the road. People have me on their phone screens. That’s how accessible my music has become,"" says Deep. HIHF will feature new releases of both mainstream and independent artistes. They will be available exclusively on Apple Music for a week, month or longer. “It’s a big deal for an independent artist to get on a platform such as this as it puts the spotlight on the artist, placing us on the right charts, in the right genre. For me, the best part is that there is no creative burden. I can be myself and Apple Music will support me through my journey and retain my identity as an artist,"" says Kavya Trehan, whose single Underscore was exclusively released on Apple Music last week, under Apple’s HIHF initiative.


To help new artistes further, Apple is also putting their work on the curated play lists having more established artistes. With iOS 12, Apple will offer a curated play list of the top 100 singles that are trending worldwide. Artistes featuring in the list are likely to get wider recognition. Another feature that will be coming out with iOS 12 is the new Artists Page, where listeners can learn more about an artiste. It will carry a brief description on the artiste and his/her work.",1
"While Burns’ film was a docu-drama, DuVernay has tried to revive the painful and problematic case by giving it a dramatic angle",2
"As for the new $500 million fund that focuses on securitized lending, the firm’s targeting deals in the $50 million to $100 million range, and eyeing opportunities from Australia to North America, said Haydn Smith, co-manager with Cleary. The fund’s already raised $100 million, he said.


“Banks have been forced to pull back from lending in general, but particularly in natural resources,"" Smith said by phone from Sydney. “Natural resources is having a bit of a capital vacuum, and so the opportunity is clearly there."" Still, banks continue to be “reasonably active"" in gold mining, said Cleary.",3
"Apps like Truecaller and Trai’s Do Not Disturb, or DND 2.0, allow users to report spam calls and messages and then use the crowd-sourced data to warn users about the flagged numbers. However, these tools are not fully effective.


Rahul Kumar, a software engineer in Noida, is flooded with marketing calls and messages from unknown numbers every day. Despite using an app that can identify such messages and calls and block them, a new unwanted call or text message pops up on his phone’s screen frequently.


Kumar isn’t alone in his exasperation with mobile marketing spam. According to a December 2018 report by Truecaller, India was second on the list of countries worst affected by spam calls last year. Another survey by online community platform LocalCircles shows 96% of Indians get promotional text messages every day and half of them reported getting 4-7 such messages on a daily basis. In case of spam calls, the Truecaller report claims that 91% of them are made by operators themselves, while in case of messages, banks are allegedly the biggest spammers.


Apps like Truecaller and Trai’s Do Not Disturb, or DND 2.0, allow users to report spam calls and messages and then use the crowd-sourced data to warn users about the flagged numbers. However, these tools are not fully effective.",1
"Prateik Babbar will also be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore, Mahesh Manjrekar’s Power and Anubhav Sinha’s Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai",2
"New design: The successor to the tall and thin first-gen Echo Plus, the All-new Echo Plus has a fatter and smaller form factor. That lowers its centre of gravity, making it more difficult to topple over when placed on a table.


The fabric finish surrounding the frame looks snazzy, compared to the bare metal-bodied predecessor. The trademark light-emitting diode (LED) light ring around the top corner lights up when Alexa is listening.",1
"The feature deletes downloaded episodes after they have been watched and automatically downloads the next one


Digital content streaming platform Netflix on Friday rolled out the ""Smart Downloads"" feature for iOS users to help them manage their downloaded titles on the app.",1
Veteran actor-comedian Mike Myers is set to star in and executive producer a new comedy series for Netflix,2
"Gandhi said a Congress government will waive outstanding interest on old education loans prior to 31 March, 2019.


""We will also introduce a single-window system for grant of education loans. The banks will not charge any interest on loans till the time the student gets a job and starts earning or becomes self-employed,"" he added.",0
"""It's show time"" is how the iPhone maker billed the affair, leading analysts to believe it will be the technology company's first splashy launch event that will not feature new gadgets or hardware.


Hollywood celebrities are likely to trek to Apple's home to greet the debut of a revamped Apple TV digital storefront. Apple has commissioned programming from A-list names such as Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.


The Apple original shows are expected to be offered alongside the option to subscribe to content from Viacom Inc and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp's Starz, among others, sources have told Reuters.


Apple will join a crowded field where rivals such as Amazon.com's Prime Video and Netflix Inc have spent heavily to capture viewer attention and dollars with award-winning series and films.


The big tech war for viewers ignited a consolidation wave among traditional media companies preparing to join the fray. Walt Disney Co, which bought 21st Century Fox, and AT&T Inc, which purchased Time Warner Inc, plan to launch or test new streaming video services this year.",1
"The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have not fielded any candidate in this Congress bastion.


In 1977, after Emergency, the erstwhile Bharatiya Lokdal's Raj Narain defeated Indira Gandhi. BJP candidate Ashok Kumar Singh won the seat in 1996 and 1998, defeating the Congress.


, including three bye-elections. The seat has also been represented by Firoze Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Arun Nehru, Sheila Kaul and Capt Satish Sharma in the past.


Rae Bareli constituency has five assembly segments -- Bachhrawan, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sareni and Unchahar.


In 2014, the constituency recorded a poll percentage 51.73 per cent, with Sonia Gandhi getting 5,26,434 votes.",0
"Weekly output and storage data will be published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday.


Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note that economic ""risks are skewed to the downside"" and that ""we forecast global demand growth of 1.2 million bpd year-on-year in 2019 and 1.15 million bpd during 2020.""


The bank said it expected ""Brent and WTI to average $70 per barrel and $59 per barrel respectively in 2019, and $65 per barrel and $60 per barrel in 2020.""",3
"Instead of animated snakes, the game represents different cities with buses and trains for users to choose from.


""To start playing, simply open the Google Maps app, tap on the menu icon on the top left corner, then select 'Play Snake' to get your daily dose of 90s nostalgia,"" said Omar Abdelaziz, Product Manager, Google Maps.",1
"Modi's roadshow will begin from Benaras Hindu University and will criscross large part of the city before reaching the banks of Ganga


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in Varanasi on Thursday before he files his nomination papers from the holy city in the ongoing 2019 general elections.",0
"The secretary of the ministry of corporate affairs did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.


Cobrapost said on Tuesday Dewan diverted funds to shell companies to buy assets, and that firms linked to Dewan's controlling shareholders - the Wadhawan group - made political donations beyond mandated levels.",3
"“The decision will also help overcome the difficulties being faced by the litigants in travelling to Mumbai for filing appeals due to existing limited pecuniary jurisdiction. Enhanced pecuniary jurisdiction will accelerate the justice delivery system, besides making access easier for litigants without having to travel outside the Union territory,"" the government said.",0
Actor Ken Watanabe is all set to play the lead in the Japanese remake of Harrison Ford’s 1993 thriller The Fugitive,2
Brent for May settlement dropped 61 cents to $66.42 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. It lost more than 2 percent over the previous two sessions. The global benchmark crude was at a premium of $7.98 to WTI.,3
"New Delhi: Within just 6 months of its launch, Chinese smartphone brand Realme has quickly snatched market share from existing players and is now India’s third largest smartphone phone brand, according to a market report released today. Research firm Counterpoint said during the Diwali festive season sales, which ran from October 9 to November 8, the newly launched online-only smartphone brand, Realme, posted a record performance for any new brand in India.


“Realme immediately captured 9% share, jumping to third spot in overall sales volume performance and also became the second largest in the online segment with 18% share. Huawei also had a strong performance in the online segment while Vivo performed exceedingly well in offline channels,"" Counterpoint’s associate director Tarun Pathak said.


India’s top three smartphone brands captured 57% of the festive season sales volumes dominated by Xiaomi (29%), Samsung (19%) and Realme (9%), according to the market study.",1
"The Chinese smartphone maker has also tied up with Reliance Jio to provide cashback and up to 6TB of 4G data to Jio subscribers.


Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature.",1
"The AP chief minister has also been alleging that the chief electoral officer (AP), Gopal Krishna Dwivedi, has been favouring the main opposition YSR Congress Party, led by its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. A day before voting, Naidu had written him a strongly worded letter and even protested against the CEO, for being “arbitrary"".",0
"Economists, however, said that irrespective of the political party in office, India needs to spend much more on health and education than it currently spends or is promised by political parties to achieve the sustainable development goals the country has committed to. Currently, India spends about 1.15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health and around 2.7% of GDP on education. The Congress manifesto promises the right to universal healthcare and expands the scope of Right to Education till Class XII, and also makes an ambitious pitch of allocating 6% of GDP to education and increasing health care expenditure to 3%, both by 2023-24.


“Governance and the ability to implement schemes efficiently are as important as finance. Stepping up spending on health and education cannot solely be the central government’s responsibility either,"" said N.R. Bhanumurthy, professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, a think tank.


Chidambaram also said that it was feasible to have one standard rate of goods and services tax (GST).",0
"Once Washington has real evidence of risks that it can share with allies, it can put the security of the Huawei underwater cable operations on the international agenda with the same vigour it has applied in addressing the 5G concerns. This evidence would be the backbone of a strong strategic communications effort to persuade friendly governments and Western companies that working with Chinese won’t pay off in the long term. To some extent this is already happening — last year Australia banned Huawei from involvement in a cable it is subsidizing that will connect it to the Solomon Islands.


The US could also flex its technological muscles. Opportunities range from developing less costly alternatives in cooperation with the private sector that can pose price competition to the Chinese; innovating on means to test and protect the information on the cables Huawei Marine does eventually lay; and working to improve end-to-end encryption in all internet-based communications, which would make the task of compromising the security of the information on the cables much more difficult.


As US Admiral Jamie Foggo, a career submariner, told me: “Underwater cables are part of our critical infrastructure and essential to the global economy. The US must protect the integrity and security of them as surely as we provide international freedom of the high seas."" So while we certainly need to consider the challenges China poses on the surface of the South China Sea, we also need to look down to the murky depths of the bottom of the sea.",1
"Excerpts from the conversation:What made you take up Baarish as your digital debut?Well, I have been looking at doing a web show for some time


 All my friends were hooked on to English shows and I still couldn’t see myself binge-watching something


 While most shows are dark, edgy, high on sexual content or abuses, I realised there wasn’t anything for the whole family to watch together


 It is a very nice simple love story about two people who believe in long-standing love and work towards it",2
"BJP’s Odisha manifesto talks about creation of a Rs. 1 trillion corpus fund to expand the irrigation system in the state


New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Sunday released its manifesto for Odisha with a clear focus on farmers, women and youth in the state. BJP’s manifesto for the state, which will vote in four phases, promised interest free loans to small and marginal farmers, and sharecroppers. It talked about creation of a Rs. 1 trillion corpus fund to expand the irrigation system in the state.


“We promise to free farmers and sharecroppers from the clutches of moneylenders and from their debt burden by providing interest free crop loans to all sharecroppers, small and marginal farmers of Odisha,"" it said.",0
"The racket defrauded thousands of US citizens and residents of approximately US 300 million dollars equivalent to INR 2,100 crores


“After acquiring the rights of this real-life scam story for a movie and web series, we have been developing the content for over two years now and are confident with the final script",2
"""We are delighted to partner alongside Microsoft as we continue to strengthen 'Quorum' and expand capabilities and services on the platform,"" said Umar Farooq, Global Head of Blockchain at J.P. Morgan.


""With Azure Blockchain Service and Ethereum integrations for tools like VS Code, Microsoft is demonstrating its commitment to open Blockchain development,"" said Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum.",1
"“Unemployment is at an all-time high in the state. Since the Manik Sarkar government came to power 25 years ago, 750,000 people have been unemployed and there are no fresh jobs. We need to give the BJP a chance to create jobs and to undo 25 years of damage. The previous government did not bother with improving education as a result of which unemployment increased,"" said Subhash Deb, chairman, Shantinagar school management committee, Dhanpur.


Tripura west, which votes on 11 April, in the first phase, includes the state capital of Agartala. East Tripura, which is the tribal belt, will vote on 18 April, in the second phase. Both seats have been held by either Congress or the Left since the 1950s.


This time, it will be a multi-cornered contest. The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, which allied with BJP in the state polls, is fielding its own candidates for both Lok Sabha seats.


In Tripura west, BJP candidate Pratima Bhowmik is up against her former colleague Subal Bhowmik, who rejoined Congress in March. The CPM has held Tripura west since 1996, and its sitting MP Sankar Prasad Datta is contesting again.",0
"The rupee’s recent pullback against the US dollar has been partly attributed to a softening in global crude oil prices from recent highs


The rupee gained further against the US dollar as the day progressed, with the Indian currency pulling back below the 71 mark in noon trade. The rupee was trading at 70.87 a dollar, as compared to its previous close of 71.17. After opening flat at 71.16, the rupee traded in the range of 70.86 to 71.19 so far during the day. The rupee had gained for the fifth successive session on Monday, during which it had climbed 62 paise.",3
"At the trailer and audio launch of the film on Wednesday evening, Mahesh thanked the directors who allowed him to climb the ladder of success


 When he came for narration, I thought I would send him back because I had commitments to fulfil, but he was ready to wait for me


 I am thankful to him for waiting so long,” Mahesh said at the launch event which took place in Hyderabad on May 1",2
"Despite a big star cast which includes names like Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapur, the costume drama has failed to impress the audience


 However, all might not be lost for the movie as film trade analyst Taran Adarsh recently shared the film’s overseas figures


The pre-Independence drama not only failed to move the viewers, but barely made an impression on critics",2
"Actress Priyanka Chopra casts her vote for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections at Versova polling booth in Mumbai today. (IANS)


Captains of the Indian industry, including the Ambanis, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Adi Godrej were among early voters


MUMBAI: Bollywood actors Aamir Khan and Priyanka Chopra, industrialists Anil Ambani and Deepak Parekh, and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das were among the early voters in Mumbai today during polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.


#Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao after casting their votes at polling booth in St. Anne's High School in Bandra. #LokSabhaElections2019",0
"The 28-year-old actor said her hard work and determination has made her a saleable name in the south film industry


“As the shelf life is lesser (of heroines) so you want to push yourself more as you want to do better work


After making her debut in Hindi cinema with Yaariyan in 2014, Rakul appeared in South films and returned to Bollywood in 2018 with Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary


 I had a Telugu film that released two months before Yaariyan and it turned out to be huge hit and I had big film offers there so I decided to do that",2
"Google however, confirmed later that the system would have a ""disclosure built-in"" and Duplex would identify itself during interactions.",1
"”Scorsese is also prepping the release of his documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, which will debut on Netflix on June 12


 The film will play in a concurrent Oscar-qualifying release in a handful of theaters, as well as “road show” screenings the night before release in some 20 cities


Music was a constant theme to Scorsese on Sunday — he said he often tells him how to move the camera — as was his enduring interest in gangster films


 Alluding to The Irishman while discussing Goodfellas, Scorsese said the genre can contain everything


“We find that we keep going back to that world because I think we’re trying to get to what’s essential,” said Scorsese",2
"Last week, Qualcomm secured a preliminary victory in a patent lawsuit in China that would have banned sales of some Apple iPhones there. Apple later said it believed it was already in compliance but would change its software “to address any possible concern"" about its compliance.


But Qualcomm was also handed a setback in an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by the US Federal Trade Commission when a judge said it will not be able to mention that Apple ditched Qualcomm chips for competing ones from Intel Corp. when the case goes to trial next month.


Qualcomm representatives did not immediately return a request for comment on Sunday outside of US business hours.


The group of contract manufacturers — which includes Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd, Pegatron Corp., Wistron Corp. and Compal Electronics Inc. — became embroiled in the dispute between Apple and Qualcomm last year.",1
"“She has the habit of levelling baseless accusations. She is given to kite-flying. If she has proof, she should make it public,"" West Bengal state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh told PTI in party’s response on her statement.


In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, two states each had five and six phases while rest of the states had three or less phases. Compared to the ongoing polls, five states have four phases, one state is going in five phases and three states in seven phases.


“The number of phases have reduced since previous national polls. The distribution of constituencies is more even than the last time. The staggering of phases in some states, particularly larger ones, depends on movement of troops and several other factors like security etc,"" a senior EC official said requesting anonymity.",0
"Nandamuri Balakrishna’s new film announcedVeteran actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, who failed to impress with back-to-back releases NTR Kathanayakudu and NTR Mahanayakudu, is joining hands with director KS Ravi Kumar once again


F2 stars lend their voice to Disney’s AladdinActors Varun Tej and Venkatesh, who entertained the audience with their comic timing in F2 – Fun and Frustration, will collaborate once again for Disney’s Aladdin",2
"We wonder why they did not know about the sacrifice? Didn’t Tony and Nebula brief them? We do not have a lot of background information about Natasha to really see a “fitting” end to her arc since her arc mostly depended on others


 Is that Marvel teasing the upcoming Black Widow movie?Clint Barton/Hawkeye: The archer superhero lost his mind (though he looked normal enough later) and began to kill criminals all around the world


 Again, Hawkeye is a minor character like Natasha and does not have enough character information apart from his family to create an arc


 We do think it would have been more fitting for him to sacrifice like he wanted to get the Soul Stone and not Natasha",2
"“Mainpuri is our district and the people are our people. Today Mayawati ji is here and we welcome her and I will not forget this. I appeal to you that Mayawati ji should always be respected because whenever the need has arisen, she has supported us. We are very happy that she is here today to support us,"" SP leader Mulayam Singh told the crowd at Mainpuri.


Singh also added that the poor are unhappy and women are being discriminated against and ill treated. “We have raised questions in the Lok Sabha and we are happy that all leaders have accepted it and stated that this kind of discrimination against women will not be allowed. You should elect us with full majority. And this is my request to all of you.""


Taking over the dais from Singh, Mayawati asserted that despite the “2 June 1995 guesthouse scandal,"" both parties had come together to fight the LS elections.",0
"However, the odds are nearly insurmountable for the CPM. Wayanad consists of seven assembly segments and the CPM is in power in four of them. The CPM also controls four of the seven municipalities in the region. Out of 50 panchayats, the CPM is in power of 29. However, it is demarcated in such a way that there is more people in the consituency from Malappuram district than from Wayanad district because of population differences. And in Muslim-dominated Malappuram, the Indian Union Muslim League, an ally of Congress, is a major force to reckon with.


Resultantly, Wayanad has been indisputably a Congress bastion. After the constituency was carved out in 2009, the last elections were won by Congress’ M.A. Shanavas, who died in 2018. The saving grace for the Left is the thinning of victory margin for Shanavas, from 1.5 lakh votes in 2009 to just about 20,000 votes, or just 2.3% vote share difference, in 2014. But the local Left leaders agree that the 2014 result is more because of a personal setback for Shanavas, who was facing incumbency, coupled with a rise of votes for the BJP. The BJP raised its vote share from 3.85% in 2009 to 8.83%, resulting in some 80,000 votes, in 2014.


“Rahul is no Shanavas. He is a much popular candidate and his calling card will be to project Congress as a saviour of the minorities from the BJP’s Hindutva threat. We agree it is a tough fight. But we will not be pushovers,"" said a local CPM leader, requesting not to be named.",0
"If you’re a fan of the MINI, the Countryman offers you as much technology as you can get from the brand.


 When you unlock the car, the MINI logo is projected on the ground on either side—a nifty gimmick that many would like


Minimalism has always been at the core of MINI’s design. The MINI Countryman is a car most would recognise, but it is not particularly meant for those who want the latest automobile technologies.


The MINI Countryman Cooper S JCW Inspired (which we tested) is the top trim variant of the MINI Countryman. The technology here is not what you would call “top of the line"".",1
"US stocks continued to march toward records as the latest batch of corporate earnings and data from China boosted optimism in the global economy. Bonds fell and the dollar edged lower.


The S&P 500 pushed to a fresh six-month high, while the Nasdaq 100 topped its intraday record. Morgan Stanley and PepsiCo. Inc. rose after posting solid results, while CSX Corp. and Kansas City Southern lifted transportation stocks. Netflix Inc. advanced even after a weak subscriber forecast. IBM Corp. dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower after sales slumped.


In corporate news, Qualcomm Inc. headed for the highest since 2014 after settling with Apple over royalties. Sprint Corp. slumped on reports its merger with T-Mobile US Inc. was said to be in doubt. Data overnight showing China’s economic growth, industrial production and retail sales all topped estimates boosted equities around the world. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index erased a drop, while shares rose in Japan and Shanghai.",3
"This borrowings are estimated to have accounted for 0.34% of GDP for FY19 as compared to 0.09% of GDP for FY18


MUMBAI: The issuances of government-fully serviced bonds (GoI-FSBs) rose to ₹64,192 crore in the year ended March 2019 as compared to ₹15,095 crore during the last fiscal, says a report.


This borrowings are estimated to have accounted for 0.34% of GDP for FY19 as compared to 0.09% of GDP for FY18.",3
"New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto Monday promised to increase intake capacity of central engineering, management, science and law institutions by 50% over the next five years if voted to power but remains silent on the impending new education policy.


Central institutions encompass Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), All Indian Institutions of Medical Science (AIIMS), national law universities, Indian Institute of Science Technology and Research (IISER) among others.",0
"The parties include the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Aam Aadmi Party, CPI (Marxist), CPI, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Loktantrik Janata Dal and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).


The plea had referred to the 1975 verdict of the apex court in the case of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which held that free and fair elections are part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India.


It had also referred to the 2013 verdict of apex court in the case of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy where it was held that paper trail for EVMs are an ""indispensable requirement"" for free and fair elections.


The plea had further stated that the directions are being sought for giving effect to the judgment of this court declaring VVPAT as ""integral and intrinsic to free and fair elections which, in turn are part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India"".


The parties had raised apprehensions in a meeting with the EC in February about the credibility of EVMs, although the poll panel has denied allegations of machines being tampered with.


The EC, while announcing the Lok Sabha election schedule, had said that mandatory checking of EVMs and VVPAT will be done on the basis of one polling station for each Lok Sabha constituency.",0
"While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led BJD is looking to repeat its 2014 performance by winning all the six seats, BJP and Congress are giving it a good fight in Kendrapara, Jagatsighpur, and Balasore. Kendrapara is likely to see a stiff competition where Jay Panda, BJP’s new national vice president is fighting Odia film star Anubhav Mohanty. Panda has won the seat twice – 2009 and 2014, but on BJD tickets.",0
"JVC's new line-up consists of four Full HD smart TVs spanning 40, 43, 49 and 55-inches and two 4K UHD smart TVs


JVC entered India in partnership with Veira Group to produce TVs in its Noida facility with a capacity of one million units per annum


In association with Flipkart, Japanese brand JVC on Tuesday launched six new smart LED TVs in India starting at ₹16,999.",1
"In fact, some of the advisers to the Congress have spoken of levying more taxes on this class, he said, adding the Modi government has consistently reduced their taxes, something that has never happened earlier.


The Indian middle class will impact the global economy in the coming decades in the same way the Chinese economy influenced it earlier, he said.


Pitching for a majority for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls like it got in 2014, he said it enabled the party to take decisive and big decisions on a host of measures, including national security, corruption and black money.


Many opposition leaders have spoken about their wish for a hung Parliament and it is now for people to decide, Jaitley said.",0
"Saudi Aramco is said to be in serious discussions to buy as much as 25% in the refining and petrochemical business of Reliance


A stake sale in the core business, at a desirable valuation, will free up resources for Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail


Mumbai: Saudi Aramco is in serious discussions to buy as much as 25% in the refining and petrochemicals businesses of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), The Times of India reported on Wednesday. That the two companies are considering a deal isn’t entirely surprising. Earlier this year, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Al Nasser said: “We are looking at additional investments in India. We are in discussions with other companies as well, including Reliance Industries.""",3
"Keeping the pop-up camera and glitter aside, the key specifications of the smartphone are still under speculation. The latest leaks reveal that smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC which will be paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 3,700mAh battery which supports fast-charging.


The smartphone is expected to have a price tag north of ₹30,000 mark, which means it will be in the same category as budget flagships including Poco F1, OnePlus 6 and Nokia 8.1.",1
"“We will witness bulletin boards kind of contextual conversations in outdoor, which will be heavy on text, often filled with slander and negative conversation about competition,"" said Banerjee.


Apart from general elections, outdoor advertising is expected to take centre stage this year due to events such as the ICC Cricket World Cup. “Overall out-of-home (OOH) advertising is poised for disruptive growth in the next 8-12 months. Events such as general elections, big sporting events such as Indian Premier League and ICC World Cup followed by assembly elections in a few big states will help drive its usage,"" said Fabian Cowan, director of Posterscope India, a Dentsu Aegis Network-owned outdoor agency.


With an estimated size of ₹3,000-5,000 crore, the outdoor medium will continue to grow at an annual average growth rate of 10%.",0
"To be sure, the party is also expected to embrace a strong brand of nationalism in its campaign. The recent Pulwama terror attack, experts say, will give BJP ample opportunities to convey explicit messages on nationalism, including slogans and songs, particularly on apps such as WhatsApp, against those it sees as acting against Indian interests.


“This is the election of an incumbent government that wants to come back,"" said Harish Bijoor, brand strategy expert and founder of Harish Bijoor Consults. According to him, every winning campaign has both tangible and intangible elements of appeal for the electorate.


“The other (intangible) banks on what is emotional and real. There may have been a lack of credibility there thus far (but now after the Pulwama attack), nationhood is a huge emotional pool,"" added Bijoor.",0
"After the Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza, Redmi smartphones are available on discounts on yet another sale. The Mi Days sale has kicked off today and will go on till February 23 on Amazon.


Amazon and Xiaomi have partnered with ICICI Bank to offer 5% instant discount on purchases with ICICI debit and credit cards. This can be applied on top of the discounted prices of the smartphones.",1
"With the last date to file nominations on Tuesday, both BJP and Congress are yet to announce candidates for one seat each. On Monday, the AAP candidates finished filing nominations from all the seven seats.",0
"TRS chief K.Chandrashekar Rao, one of the biggest proponents of a non-BJP, non-Congress front, has indicated that he may join the Modi-led NDA. (HT)


Regional parties look to play a significant role in the formation of next govt by aligning with either BJP or Congress


The rise of regional parties means a fundamental shift in governance norms for both the national parties


BENGALURU: The 282 seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 was the largest majority by a single party since the Congress swept the 1984 elections with 414 seats. However, political leaders and psephologists say the days of just one national party winning such large majorities appear numbered.


The two main national parties, the BJP and the Congress, have been forced to look to regional parties to try and boost their chances of forming the next government. This is particularly true of southern India, where regional parties have long held their own against the two national parties.",0
"The 55-page manifesto titled “Congress will deliver"" is broadly divided into six sections—employment, economy, internal security, good governance, economically deprived sections and a life of dignity for all. Top leaders of the party including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi were present at the release.


On the economy, one of the key manifesto promises is to contain fiscal deficit at under 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020-21. “Wealth creation and the welfare of our people are our two principal goals,"" the Congress manifesto said.


Congress will make changes to the goods and services tax (GST), with the manifesto proposing “GST 2.0"" that will introduce a “single, moderate, standard rate of tax"". Apart from promising the right to universal healthcare and expanding the scope of the right to education till Class XII, the manifesto makes an ambitious pledge to allocate 6% of GDP to education and increasing the healthcare expenditure to 3%—both by 2023-24.",0
"""The Integrated IT Township would be set up on an area ad measuring 4,49,625 sq mtrs while the Hybrid IT Park will come up at an area of 12,455 sq mtrs land,"" stated the cabinet note.


The Chimbel project is ""Integrated IT Township"" which will address future demands of IT infrastructure, the officer added.",1
"When I access my Vu Android TV through the @Google Home app, and check the linked accounts, it basically lists what I imagine is every single person who owns this television. This is shocking incompetence.


This is not a Vu TV only issue. Have noticed the same in iFFalcon android TV via Google Home app. pic.twitter.com/G4qJttLzVy


Smart TV manufacturer Vu clarified that it was not an issue of Vu Television but it was a software malfunction of the Google Home App.",1
"The government has raised ₹56,473.32 crore through disinvestment till February 28, as against the target of ₹80,000 crore for the 2018-19 fiscal.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"She wrote, ‘Wishing @sharadmalhotra009 & Ripci a beautiful journey together filled with lots of love and joy


” Actor Ssumier Pasricha also wished the couple and wrote, “Congrats Ssharad and Ripci on starting of this new chapter in your life",2
"The OnePlus 6T is an incremental upgrade over the OnePlus 6, which was launched in May this year. Photo: HT Photo


The OnePlus 6T is priced at $549 (about ₹40,000) for the 6GB/128GB version, while the 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB variants cost $579 (about ₹42,500) and $629 (about ₹46,000) respectively


mint-india-wire One Plus 6TOnePlus 6TOnePlus 6T priceOnePlusOnePlus 6T featuresOnePlus 6T India launchOnePlus 6T launch",1
"Several factors may be responsible for de-densification and resultant expansion. One of the main reasons for this development in American cities is the availability of cheap fuel. The repeated cycle of densification and de-densification continues as cities expand spatially. Irrespective of the country, what is evident is that urban sprawl negatively impacts a city’s sustainable growth.


Cities around the world have used various strategies to address this sprawl. While Portland (Oregon, US) has set a city boundary to stop peri-urban areas mushrooming, other cities have taken a transit-oriented approach to reinstate densities. Curitiba (Brazil) has initiated a land-use programme channelling development around bus rapid transit corridors. Several new cities in China have built metro transit lines before settlements, to encourage transit-oriented growth.


Mobility is a factor of growth and pride for many cities. In India, this is evidenced by the focus on metro rail development, from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad, and embodied by the value of Mumbai’s suburban rail or Delhi’s impressive transit network.


Secondly, it is critical to recognize the evolution of the city resident. A generation that carries mobile phones with a GPS unit and has constant data connectivity has a different reverence for time and changing expectations of the physical environment. The cost attached to the commute is not to the liking of the new-age city resident.


The 2011 Census, conducted before the rise of digitized shared mobility in India, found that 77% of all work trips in urban India are by sustainable mobility modes—bus (16.3%), cycle (18.7%), walk (32.3%), intermediate public transport (4.3%), train (5%), and other modes (1.2%). The remaining 23% is by private vehicles: two-wheelers (18.2%) and cars (3.9%). From a user perspective, this can be simplified into three modes: high effort (cycle, walk); medium effort (drive); low effort (ride).


Urban sprawl has long been associated with an aspiration for ‘the drive’. ‘The drive’, whether self-driven or chauffeured, is a function of person, driver and personal vehicle. Regardless of where you sit, personal vehicles require mental effort and physical space like parking spots for many underutilized hours a day. This under-utilization of the personal vehicle brings a huge cost to both cities and citizens.",1
Fans are also expecting that the second part of Doctor Strange and Black Panther movies will also be announced shortly,2
"Judi Dench is back in the world of espionage — but her latest role is a far cry from James Bond’s unflappable spy chief, M


In Red Joan, to be released Friday in Britain and the United States, Dench plays an elderly British woman whose quiet suburban life is upended when police come knocking to accuse her of passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War


An enduring source of intrigue for Dench is the Cambridge Spies, a group of high-ranking British intelligence officers that fed information to the Soviet Union for years


 The double agents, who included one-time MI6 counterespionage chief Kim Philby, fended off suspicion with upper-class charm",2
"“You can learn the behaviors of a household based on their patterns,"" says Brad Russell, who tracks smart home products for researcher Parks Associates Inc. “One of the most foundational things is occupancy. There’s a lot they could do with that.""


Some device makers are pushing back, saying automatic device updates don’t give users enough control over what data they share, or how it can be used. Public guidelines published by Amazon and Google don’t appear to set limits on what the companies can do with the information they glean about how people use appliances.


Amazon and Google say they collect the data to make it easier for people to manage their home electronics. Automatic status updates reduce the time it takes to process voice commands and lets smart-home hubs present up-to-date information on a screen or smartphone app. Greater awareness of what’s going on also lets them proactively suggest helpful uses for their voice assistants, and develop new ones.


Smart speakers are among the fastest growing categories of consumer electronics, led by Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home devices. That’s pushed the companies and their Alexa and Assistant software deeper into debates about the tradeoffs between useful services and the harvesting of personal data. Both have had public pratfalls around privacy of voice commands, either recording private messages in error or sending them to others.


The commercial success of voice assistants has bolstered dozens of companies working to build interest in internet-enabled televisions, kitchen appliances and other devices. Many people first start tinkering with connected appliances after buying a smart speaker. Surveys show about a quarter of U.S. smart speaker owners regularly use them to control something else, a percentage analysts expect to rise.


When smart speakers first hit the market, using them to command another device worked like this. After receiving the command “Alexa, turn on the light,"" the software would ask the light bulb maker’s servers for the current status of the bulb. After a reply came back confirming the switch was off, Alexa would instruct the light to turn on.


Now, in a push that accelerated last year, Amazon and Google are recommending—and, in some cases, requiring—that smart home makers tweak their code to reverse that relationship. Instead, the light bulb must report in to the hub with its status at all times.",1
"“You need to convert your political capital into an economic boom,"" Agrawal said. “The economic boom is possible, but you need hard-nosed thinking, vision, strategy and determined execution.""


Still, Agrawal remains positive on Modi, whom he has previously referred to as a “strict headmaster.""


“I’m still a Modi fan,"" he said. “If this job issue or this economic agenda gets into his head, he will know how to do it and I’m sure that will become a bigger agenda in the second term.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"To be sure, the loss of jobs to machines is a global issue, but Indian women have a more limited range of alternative work than their male counterparts. And in family-focused India, women across economic lines often quit work after getting married or having children.


Still, when compared to nations with similar income levels, India's female labour participation rate is ""a distinct outlier,"" according to Vaishnav.


Economists say Modi's two signature economic policies - a ban on high-value banknotes in 2016 and the implementation of a national sales tax rate (GST) in 2017 - have hurt women more than men because they are more likely to be employed in vulnerable, informal workplaces.


Demonetisation thrust the informal, cash-based economy into turmoil. A year later, many small businesses went under, unable to deal with GST's complexities or rate increases.


""If there are fewer jobs available, who will move out? The women will move out, because they get lower wages. The men will go compete for the few jobs,"" said CMIE's CEO Mahesh Vyas.


In Dharavi, a Mumbai slum that is one of Asia's largest, 33 year-old Farzana Begum has struggled to provide for her five children since the workshop she stitched buttons for shut shop in the wake of GST.


""I have stopped all extra spending on clothes and good food,"" said Begum. ""If you ask anyone in Dharavi, everyone has seen a fall in income, lost their jobs or seen factories close after GST.""


Her dismay was echoed on the other side of the country, in a village near Kolkata, where Nuren Nesa's earnings from embroidering saris fell from 700 rupees a week to 300 after demonetisation. Following GST, work ground to a halt and her embroidery machine is gathering dust.",0
"In August, after Rishi Kapoor announced his family’s decision to sell RK Studios in Chembur, established by his late father Raj Kapoor in 1948, thousands of film-goers grieved for the loss


 Today, as the iconic studio finally changes hand with Godrej Properties Ltd buying it for an undisclosed amount, it’s more than just a slice gone


 For Raj Kapoor, who passed away in 1988, the two acres of land in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs on which RK Studios was built and the showman’s personal cottage nearby was very much a kingdom from where he “literally ruled the industry and Indian cinema,” as RK heroine Padmini Kolhapure told The Hindustan Times


 Elsewhere, many have recounted the studio in reverential terms, as a “temple,” underscoring the spiritual attachment that Kapoor felt towards the studio he so lovingly built


As any Bollywood fan knows, the legendary filmmaker founded RK Films in 1948 and Aag became the first movie to be made under that banner


 Also starring Nargis, Prem Nath and Kamini Kaushal, Kapoor’s directorial debut was a flop but sent him hurtling towards the long and tortured road to auteurship


 The semi-autobiographical Aag starred Kapoor (only 24, RK was as clean-faced as they come, the Clark Gable-esque pencil moustache still some years ahead of him) as the idealistic youth consumed by a singular passion to become a stage artiste


 The film is based on his father Prithviraj Kapoor’s desire and struggle to start his own theatre company despite parental objection and predates some of the themes that defined later Raj Kapoor classics – youthful idealism, love triangle featuring childhood friends, clash of traditions and overbearing parents, erotic lyricism and romanticism, the magnificently-shot song sequences and of course, Nargis


 Subversive, sexy, glamazon, outspoken and a Freudian mix of beauty and purity, the RK heroine held her own


 It all started with Nargis, but over the years, the armament included Simi Garewal, Padmini Kolhapure, Mandakini, Dimple Kapadia, Zeenat Aman and Aishwarya Rai


 The master director often caused a stir by showing the young dames as sexy sirens and objects of his oedipal and voyeuristic fetishes and wet dreams


 His next Barsaat, made in 1949, poured in a fortune for the fledgeling star – enough to set up RK Studios",2
"After her death, nobody is able to assess the mood of the people. Are they still with the party or have they moved away? What is the strength of the breakaway Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam whose leader, Sasikala’s brother-in- law T.T.V. Dhinakaran, won in the bypoll caused by Jayalalithaa’s death. Surely, the AIADMK has the advantage of the tie-up with the centre-ruling BJP. But recent announcement by some central ministers on the NEET and the Chennai-Salem expressway have come at an inappropriate time as both the DMK and the AIADMK have been promising to do away with the NEET. If the ruling AIADMK loses the bypolls and its government collapses, observers say it may be the end of the party founded by the late M.G. R. and nurtured by Jayalalithaa.


Sampath Kumar is the former head of BBC Tamil service, and currently a faculty at Asian College of Journalism.",0
"Chinese smartphone maker Vivo is set to launch the Vivo X27 smartphone in China on March 19. The Vivo X27 will share the stage with another smartphone, the Vivo S1. Ahead of the launch, the Vivo teased the X27 in a video on the social media platform Weibo.


Going by the video, the Vivo X27 seems to be a smartphone aimed at people conscious about smartphone design. The design of the smartphone is very similar to the recently launched V15 Pro. It carries forward the off-centre, vertically stacked rear camera module housed inside a black casing. It also has a pop-up motorised selfie camera. The teaser video also suggests that the smartphone will be available in a light pink colour variant.",1
"Wing argues that drone deliveries reduce traffic and pollution and are quick — being completed in six-10 minutes.


The drone hovers above its destination, lowering the goods down on a winch-like cable before flying away.


In the United States UPS last month launched that country's first authorised use of unmanned drones to transport packages to recipients.",1
"When you think of a satellite phone, an image of a dull looking, bulky device with a huge antenna might come to your mind. It has been given the modern treatment, but not by Samsung or Huawei, who are busy making the first foldable phones.


Unveiled in Dubai, the Thuraya X5-Touch runs on the Android Operating System, specifically Android Nougat 7.1. It sports a 5.2-inch Full-HD touchscreen with a good-old resolution of 16:9. Powering it is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. In terms of optics, it has an 8MP rear snapper and 2MP front-facing camera. Backing the device is a 3,800mAh battery.",1
"“We are targeting millennials which are very conscious and tech-savvy. They do a lot of research before they buy a phone. Brand ambassadors are not good for anything in the technology space. When you are selling technology, you cannot convince people by a star. The product has to do that,"" Sheth said.


However, the one big drawback of the budget smartphone segment, where handsets priced between ₹5,000 and ₹20,000 account for over 70% of the market, is that users are always drawn to the next big brand which promises better specifications.


“It’s true that users in this segment are not loyal to a brand, but they are loyal to technology. And that’s a good thing,"" Sheth said.",1
"While gait analysis has been used as supportive evidence in the UK and the Netherlands, its use for forensic purposes has been limited or non-existential elsewhere. However, authorities across the world are now showing increasing interest. China which has one of the largest CCTV networks in the world, with 170 million cameras across the country, is using a new surveillance system developed by the Chinese AI startup Watrix, which can identify individuals from a distance of 50 meters based purely on the shape of their body and style of walk.


Experts, however, believe that gait analysis is still at a very nascent stage and more research is required to attain results which are more precise.


A joint team of researchers from the Netherlands Forensic Institute, in a paper published in Forensic Sciences Research in February 2018, acknowledge the veracity of gait analysis but also argues that humans can adjust their gait according to circumstances. It also claims that the quality of the footage, frame rates, and the lack of solid scientific knowledgebase about intra and inter-subject variability in gait features can affect the analysis.


However, there are studies which suggest that a careful examination of the walking style of a suspect with that of the criminal in the CCTV footage by skilled observers can nudge authorities in the right direction. One such study was carried out by a leading British forensic gait analyst, Ivan Birch, in 2013. Published in the Science and Justice Journal, the study hired seven gait analysts and asked them to examine five CCTV samples, where each sample showed a target walker and five suspect walkers, to determine which of the suspect walkers was the target walker. All the walkers were wearing identical loose-fitting clothing to mask their body contours and had their faces covered. At the end of the study, the analysts correctly identified the suspect walker in 71% of the cases. However, it was also found that correct decisions were higher in cases where the footage of the target walker and that of the suspect walker were captured from the same angle by the CCTV camera.


A major limitation of forensic gait analysis is the fact that it often requires interpretation of research that has been conducted under controlled environments through clinical gait analysis, claims a joint report by the Royal Society of Scotland and the Judicial College published in November 2017.


It argues that unlike forensic gait analysis, clinical gait analysis is more planned and organized, with multiple cameras and sophisticated equipment to capture every little detail related to a person’s gait in order to carry out three-dimensional measurements. Whereas, in forensic gait analysis, experts often have to rely on CCTV camera footage which may not always be in the ideal position or may be marred by poor lighting or camera quality, often resulting in angles being estimated from a two-dimensional video.


Then, there is the question of how unique is a person’s gait. Studies have shown that a person’ gait may vary based on the person’s speed, the crowding on the street, the nature of the surface, the time of the day, physical conditions, footwear, and the amount of alcohol he/she has had.


As far as laws in India are concerned, “any kind of evidence in electronic format is admissible in courts, under section 65A of the Indian Evidence Act,"" points out advocate Pavan Duggal. However, if the analysis is based on the interpretation of an expert witness, some sort of technical qualification or training will have to be produced. Self-proclaimed experts won’t suffice, adds Duggal.",1
"The general election, which has seven phases, began on April 11 and will end on May 19. Votes will be counted on May 23.


""This is, sort of, an inflection point,"" said Rahul Verma, a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank. More than half of India's parliamentary constituencies will have voted by the end of the third phase.


So far, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has aggressively pushed Modi's national security record as it seeks to offset the opposition's charges of economic mishandling, inadequate jobs creation and widespread farm distress.


""I think job creation, sustainable development, and communal harmony should be the top priorities for the upcoming government,"" said Ubaidullah Mohyideen, 26, who voted on Tuesday in Kerala's Wayanad, one of the two seats that Gandhi is contesting.


Modi addressed an election rally in Maharashtra on Monday and mentioned the attacks on Sri Lankan hotels and churches on Easter Sunday that killed 290 people. He said India's security had been enhanced after his government came to power in 2014.",0
"In some cases, opposition to the tech industry's rush to apply its newest innovations to questionable commercial uses


We may remember 2018 as the year when technology’s dystopian potential became clear, from Facebook’s role enabling the harvesting of our personal data for election interference to a seemingly unending series of revelations about the dark side of Silicon Valley’s connect-everything ethos.


The list is long: High-tech tools for immigration crackdowns. Fears of smartphone addiction . YouTube algorithms that steer youths into extremism. An experiment in gene-edited babies .


Doorbells and concert venues that can pinpoint individual faces and alert police. Repurposing genealogy websites to hunt for crime suspects based on a relative’s DNA. Automated systems that keep tabs of workers’ movements and habits. Electric cars in Shanghai transmitting their every movement to the government.


“It doesn’t so much feel like we’re living in the future now, as that we’re living in a retro-future,"" novelist William Gibson wrote this month on Twitter. “A dark, goofy ‘90s retro-future.""


More awaits us in 2019, as surveillance and data-collection efforts ramp up and artificial intelligence systems start sounding more human , reading facial expressions and generating fake video images so realistic that it will be harder to detect malicious distortions of the truth.


But there are also countermeasures afoot in Congress and state government — and even among tech-firm employees who are more active about ensuring their work is put to positive ends.


“Something that was heartening this year was that accompanying this parade of scandals was a growing public awareness that there’s an accountability crisis in tech,"" said Meredith Whittaker, a co-founder of New York University’s AI Now Institute for studying the social implications of artificial intelligence.",1
"The placid hill town was shaken by Thursday’s visit as Gandhi spent two hours covering about 2km in a roadshow after filing his nomination. Around 200,000 supporters travelled from at least five north Kerala districts, according to the Congress, making it the biggest roadshow Kerala has seen in a while.


Wayanad, a poor tribal district, took on a carnival look. “I have been standing since 8am to see him,"" said K. Janu, a local, who associates herself with no party. “These can’t be all Congress workers here, unless they all have been sleeping until now.""


Old-timers said the excitement surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s visit was even bigger than the one when his parents Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi visited Wayanad back in 1986. Rahul Gandhi last visited the district to immerse his father’s ashes in a temple-river in 1991.",0
"To be sure, smart toys are “currently regulated under 43A of IT Act and when the new data protection laws are enacted, the new set of rules will apply to them"", says Sunil Abraham, executive director, Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based research organisation.


Goyal, on his part, acknowledges the concerns that security experts and parents may have about such devices. He believes toy makers need to be more upfront about what data they are collecting through the app or the toy, which would make smart toys more acceptable to parents.


mint-india-wire Internet of thingssmart toysMozilla privacy not includedCognitoys Dinoi-Que Intelligent Robottech toysIoT toys",1
"The entries were evaluated based on the creativity, scientific merit and potential for impact of each submission to narrow down the entries to 100 finalists globally, Google said, adding that the regional finalists will receive a prize including Chromebook and goodies from the company.",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.41%, as compared to its Friday's close of 7.415%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.85%, while foreign investors have bought $41.5 million in equity and sold $607.40 million in debt market.",3
"However, the unity seen during the swearing-in of H.D.Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister in May last year, the biggest platform for opposition alliance politics at the time, has since been hit by differences between parties. Hopes of a non-BJP, non-Congress federal front that would give local party leaders a bigger say in who sits at the centre, also appear bleak.


Today in the south, four of the five states —Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka—have chief ministers from regional parties. The only exception is Kerala, where the chief minister is from the Communist Party of Indian (Marxist), a national party.


As many as 36 parties won at least one Lok Sabha seat in 2014, leading both the BJP and the Congress the opportunity to take the alliance route, especially in the south, which has 130 parliamentary seats.


“National parties are getting squeezed out from most states in the south,"" Sumanth Raman, a Chennai-based political analyst said.


The Congress got 38.95% of votes polled in the south in 2009, winning 33 seats. The vote share shrank to 11.62% in 2014 with the party winning just two seats in Andhra Pradesh. In Tamil Nadu, the party’s vote share fell from 15.03% to 4.37% in the same period. This is significant as it had a large support base across the region until the surge of regional parties.",0
"The dearth of jobs, a national problem plaguing the Modi government, is a sensitive issue in the state. Low food prices and rising farm costs have made farmer suicides a big issue in Telangana, even as the state government has launched schemes to address the problem. KCR launched the Rythu Bandhu scheme, an investment support initiative for farmers that is among the relatively more effective schemes to tackle rural distress. But tenant farmers are unhappy as they haven’t benefited much from the scheme.


TRS won 88 of the 119 seats in the assembly elections held on 7 December 2018. Not keen to hold simultaneous polls with the Lok Sabha elections, KCR advanced the assembly polls to December. His party garnered 46.9% of the votes. The Congress came a distant second, with a 28.4% vote share. BJP got only one seat. If these numbers are any indication, KCR will get a sizeable number of seats in the Lok Sabha polls. It’s unlikely that anything would have changed on the ground since the elections.",0
"New Delhi: Shares of Indian home loan provider Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) slumped 17% in early trade on Thursday, with sources saying the government has launched a probe into allegations of financial mismanagement against the company.


Ministry of Corporate Affairs will look into allegations against Dewan following a report by investigative media outlet Cobrapost, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The sources said on Thursday the probe has been launched.",3
"In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 will boast a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It will have a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone will sport a 13MP selfie camera under the dewdrop notch.


The most unique element of the whole package would be its design. The Redmi Note 7 will come with a glass back with dual tone gradient. It will be available in Twilight Gold, Fantasy Blue and Bright Black colours.",1
"How did these districts vote in 2014? Parliamentary constituencies and districts usually don’t overlap.


However, the Election Commission also provides assembly segment-wise breakup of Lok Sabha results for each constituency and typically the boundaries of the segment tend to lie within one district unlike in the case of parliamentary constituencies. An analysis of district-wise voting patterns based on aggregation of vote shares of Assembly segments that lie in a district shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polled more votes than any other party in the 2014 elections in roughly half (60) of the 123 districts with relatively high internet penetration.


In 39 of the 60 districts, the BJP’s vote-share lead over its nearest rival is more than 15%, the median vote-share difference between leading parties across India’s districts.",0
"She told Jimmy Kimmel on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live, “[The next episodes] are going to be mental,” Clarke teased


 I mean four and five and six, they’re all insane, but…”“Find the biggest TV you can,” she added, while refusing to divulge any plot details",2
"“The overall smartphone market continues to be challenged in almost all areas, yet Huawei was able to grow shipments by 50%,"" said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. “This new ranking of Samsung, Huawei, and Apple is very likely what we’ll see when 2019 is all said and done.""",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"On an average, companies are using or experimenting with nearly five public and private clouds with a majority of workloads now running in the cloud, according to the RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud Report from Flexera.


Dell clearly has competition in the multi-cloud space but the good news for the company is that while AWS still leads in public cloud adoption, Azure continues to grow more quickly and gains ground, especially with enterprise customers (which also explains the partnership with Microsoft). Google maintains the third position, and VMware Cloud on AWS moved into fourth position ahead of IBM, according to the RightScale report.


VMware vSphere, notes the report, continues to lead as a private cloud option (both in adoption and number of virtual machines, or VMs) followed by OpenStack and VMware vCloud Director.


To stay ahead of its competitors, Dell Technologies has also made about 100 investments in startups to get access to innovative technologies like AI, network capabilities and security. These investments are not a ""location-specific strategy but a thematic strategy"", according to Michael Dell.


Along with the company's multi-cloud strategy and the $20 billion his company has spent on research and development in the last five years, these bets are expected to reap the right rewards.",1
"Actor John Boyega has denied the possibility of him coming back as Finn in the future Star Wars films


The 27-year-old actor first portrayed Finn, a stormtrooper turned rebel hero, in JJ Abrams’ 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens",2
The foot tapping robust song with the flavours of the Indian Haryanvi folk rhythm and Daler Mehndi USP is being brought to you by Worlds No,2
"China VAT: China's metal traders are betting that recently announced manufacturing tax cuts will start in May and are placing trades that pay off as prices diverge between the April and May contracts.


Trade: The United States and China may be in the final weeks of discussions to hammer out a deal to ease their tit-for-tat tariffs dispute, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday.


Rusal: Russian aluminium producer Rusal plans to launch the second line of its Boguchansk aluminium smelter in Siberia at the end of this month.


Other metals: Copper was slightly lower at $6,465 a tonne, aluminium added 1.8% to $1,904, lead rose 1.3% to $2,111, tin eased 0.7% to $21,175 while nickel fell 0.8% to $13,005.",3
"Huawei’s billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei has dismissed U.S. accusations that the company helps Beijing spy on Western governments.


But unlike in the US, where companies can refuse government requests to aid in spying and can publicly contest them in court, no one would ever know if Chinese firms are cooperating with their government, said Timothy Heath, a senior international defense research analyst at the Rand Corp.


Huawei can’t promise it will never be used by the Chinese government because that country’s laws and the Communist Party dictate that all domestic companies provide support to intelligence collection, Heath said.


“Even if the company opposes it, those Chinese companies have no legal recourse and no way to deny the Chinese government demands,"" Heath said. “Their promises may be sincere, but it’s very possible that the Chinese government can change its mind in the future. It’s too big a risk.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro also gets an edge in the battery department, as it has a 4,000mAh battery while the Mi A2 has a battery capacity of 3,000mAh. Xiaomi has skipped the headphone jack on the Mi A2 in favour of a USB Type-C port, while the Redmi Note 6 Pro retains the 3.5mm jack along with the traditional Micro USB slot.


To conclude, it's clear that if you want faster performance with a better camera and the future proof USB Type-C port, you should opt for the Mi A2. On the flip side, if you want a better battery life, a slightly taller screen along with a headphone jack and Micro USB slot, you are better off with the Redmi Note 6 Pro.",1
"It has the makings of a great screenplay: As the future of an entire industry hangs in the balance, the ultimate establishment figure — a genius in his fourth decade of domination — goes to battle with a menacing interloper


That hyperbolic story line has enveloped Steven Spielberg since early last month, when reports surfaced that he planned to propose Oscar rule changes that would block films that are primarily distributed online from competing


Right now, the academy rules allow any film that plays for one week in a theater in Los Angeles to compete


 They also allow for movies to be available for streaming at the same time that they’re playing in theaters


 Netflix maelstrom became so frenzied, particularly on Twitter, where the director was branded as an out-of-touch crank, that the Justice Department sent an unusual letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, warning that changes to its eligibility rules could raise antitrust concerns


Unbowed, according to some trade news outlets, Spielberg will propose his rule change at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board meeting Tuesday night in Beverly Hills


 “The Spielberg-Netflix Showdown” is how IndieWire described the closed-door session in a preview article


 His schedule has long called for him to be in New York, where rehearsals are underway for his next film project, a remake of “West Side Story,” according to a person who works for him, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss his private itinerary


 But inside his company, Amblin Entertainment, Spielberg has expressed frustration with the way his views about streaming have recently been characterized in the news media, according to two people close to him, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to maintain their relationship",2
"Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have overhauled policies to boost transparency ahead of the general election and rein in misinformation.   (AFP)


The parliamentary committee on information technology said it would hear the views of officials from Facebook on March 6


The subject of the discussion would be on safeguarding citizens' rights on social or online news media platforms


MUMBAI: An Indian parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of Facebook Inc, its messaging services WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram to appear before it early next month and discuss how to safeguard citizens' rights on social media.",1
"In an Instagram post, Rihanna called Glover, who also served as a writer and producer of the film, a “true gem to the culture”",2
"And just like the previous smartphones in Huawei's P-series, the P30 devices would be focused heavily on camera performance.


The back of the P30 would be clad with Leica lenses and some reports suggest there would be four of them this time, giving the smartphone 5x optical, lossless zoom capabilities.


The smartphone will be powered by Huawei's in-house Kirin 980 chipset, based on 7nm manufacturing process. We can expect at least 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.",1
"It’s commendable how a universe that is supposed to glorify its heroes humanises Thanos who needs to be killed, and the screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely deserves all the credit


Another fantastic scene between Captain America and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) makes for a powerful social commentary",2
"While oil prices have receded to about $72.15 a barrel, it must be noted that they are about 34% higher so far this year. The rise in oil comes against the backdrop of unimpressive corporate results, low job creation, a slowdown in domestic consumption, fears of a subpar monsoon and muted private sector capital expenditure (capex).


Election-related nervousness has kept Indian equities volatile. Even so, the S&P Nifty 50 index has increased by about 8.21% so far this year.


Clearly, there are many domestic headwinds that the economy is battling. But first, what about the outlook on oil prices? According to Ritesh Jain, a macro investor, “The global oil markets have a geopolitical risk premium now, which means volatility will be high in the oil markets and crude prices are having support at higher levels.""",3
"China’s Huawei has been indicted in the US on charges including theft of trade secrets. It is also under the lens in other countries. Yet it has toppled Apple to become the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker by volume. Mint probes why it is such a huge draw globally.


Analysts have often credited Huawei’s growth to its two-pronged strategy. It sells phones under the Huawei and Honor brands. While Honor focuses on a young audience and online sales, Huawei is meant for high-end and premium products. In August, Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research said this strategy had helped Huawei gain a higher share of the mid-tier segment (through Honor), while Huawei made a mark in the flagship market. The consensus among reviewers seems to be that Huawei’s flagships deserve consideration against competing phones from Samsung, Apple and Google.",1
"IT stocks fell for the second session after the rupee strengthened. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd fell 3.7%, HCL Technologies Ltd 1.4%, Infosys Ltd 0.8% and Wipro Ltd 0.9%.


Hindustan Unilever Ltd fell 2% ahead of its March quarter results. According to Bloomberg analyst estimates, the company is expected to post a profit of ₹1.610.80 crore while net sales will be ₹10,001.30 crore.",3
"My parents used to tell my brothers to help out with housework, but one sees a lot of inequality when one steps out of the house


 I learned to face and fight it, but I used to think, ‘I could have been in the place of the oppressed person’,” she says


A doctorate in journalism and mass communication from Himachal Pradesh University, Thakur was making documentaries for Doordarshan and assisting organisations with scripting, among others


 While reading on the issue, I found one line that said that in tribal areas of HP, women don’t have property rights


 Everybody appreciated it a lot but I began to feel that the paper, published in a book, shouldn’t be limited to readers in a library only


 In 2011, she came to Pune and did a film appreciation course from the Film and Television Institute of India",2
"The users can buy and sell this gold any time at the latest price, refreshed every few minutes, as displayed on Google Pay app.


The announcement comes a day after the Delhi High Court asked the Reserve Bank as to how was Google Pay was facilitating financial transactions without its authorisation. The court issued notice to RBI and Google India seeking their stand on the issue.


Google Pay complies with all applicable legal requirements, a Google spokesperson had said in a statement on Wednesday.",1
"Last week, after Apple shocked investors by saying iPhone sales missed expectations for the holiday quarter, it pointed to an all-time record services revenue of $10.8 billion for the quarter.


“With services a key part of the Apple flywheel and one of the only silver linings in an otherwise dark period of growth, Cook & Co. need to double down on content and distribution partners going forward,"" according to Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities.


Apple and Samsung were at war for about seven years over smartphone patents, with Apple accusing its rival of copying the iPhone’s design. After multiple trials and Apple being awarded millions of dollars, the two companies eventually settled in June 2018, ending litigation.


Beyond lawsuits, the companies have still long shared both a close partnership, with Apple relying on Samsung for components such as screens in the latest high-end iPhones, as well as fierce rivalry. The two vie in the market for handsets and have battled viciously on and off in courts over alleged patent infringements. In recent years Apple has taken steps to wean itself off Samsung’s by developing its own future screen technology and devices processors.",1
"Ever since Avengers: Endgame trailers released, Captain Marvel’s scene with Thor has been making headlines with memes suggesting a probable romantic angle between the two superheroes


 We asked Brie to pick a partner and pat came her reply – “Seems like it is Thor!”And will we see Captain Marvel and Captain America indulging in any power struggle considering both have a military background? “I honestly haven’t seen the movie so I have no idea


”Also read: Whenever Robert Downey Jr is on set, we feel like Avengers: Kevin FeigeAvengers: Endgame releases in India on April 26",2
"When I came to know he’s making Yours Truly, based on Annie Zaidi’s book, I wanted to be a part of it


 It is about a 57-year-old woman who’s about to retire and is searching for the voice that she’s heard over the speakers at the train station for years


 Yours Truly is available in 190 countries, whereas here it might have struggled to get screenings in the theatre",2
"The craze for Avengers Endgame has prevented Bollywood filmmakers from releasing their big projects in the first week of May


 The Robert Downey Jr starrer will have a clear window of 15 days to rule the ticket counters in India with only Shreyas Talpade and Aftab Shivdasani starrer Setters releasing on May 3


Here’s looking at all the films that will hit theaters in the month of May:Aftab Shivdasani and Shreyas Talpade starrer Setters is the story of Apurva (Talpade) who runs an examination and admission racket",2
"Autonomous technology startup Nuro said on Monday it raised $940 million from SoftBank Group Corp, which valued the Silicon Valley-based company at $2.7 billion.


Nuro was co-founded in 2016 by two former engineers of Google's self-driving car project, Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu.


The funding by SoftBank came through its $100-billion Vision Fund, which usually picks up big stakes in fast-growing technology companies.",1
"People look at a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. (Reuters)


IMD's near-normal monsoon forecast and anticipation of earnings revival push Sensex and Nifty to record high


Prospects of a stable govt after Elections 2019 and another RBI rate cut are also seen boosting investor sentiment",3
"While The Curse of the Weeping Woman is being marketed as the sixth in the ever-expanding and super-successful Conjuring universe — you are treated to a trailer of Annabelle Comes Home as bonus — in reality there is little connecting the film to it but for James Wan as producer, a glimpse of that creepy doll, and the grim words of a wide-eyed (and is that kohl-eyed?) priest citing Church and forces beyond possibilities from those previous films, who pops in and, quickly, pops out


Stepping into his shoes is a Mexican shaman or “curandero” (it sounds lovelier than on page, with all those rolled a’s and o’s), “straddling the worlds between science and faith”


 Rafael (Cruz) has to pitch in as the weeping woman is actually the Mexican La Llorana, who in 17th century drowned her two young sons in a fitful rage of jealousy against her husband, and is now fated to roam the world looking for young children to “replace hers”",2
"I loved the concept immediately when it came to me so without any second thoughts it was a yes,” Patralekhaa said in a statement",2
"Tracking losses in Asian currencies market on rising concerns over global economic growth, the Indian rupee today weakened marginally against the US dollar.


At 9.03am, the rupee was trading at 69.07 a dollar, down 0.17% from its previous close of 68.96. The home currency opened at 69.07 a dollar.",3
"MUMBAI: Rising for the fifth straight session, the rupee Friday jumped 24 paise to close at 69.10 against the US dollar on sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities.


Forex traders said the dollar's weakness against its key rivals overseas and easing crude prices strengthened the market sentiment domestically.


At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the domestic unit opened at 69.28 and advanced to a high of 69.03 during the day. It finally settled at 69.10, a rise of 24 paise against the dollar over its previous close.


On a weekly basis, the domestic currency has added 104 paise. This is also the fifth consecutive week of gain for the local unit.",3
"But it’s fair to say that debt fund managers are between a rock and a hard place. Faced with redemptions, the only way to quickly raise cash is to sell the most liquid asset, which is government bonds. Corporate bonds are illiquid even on the best days since the secondary market volume is abysmally low. During tough times when credit risk is perceived to be high, it is even tougher to sell them.


Having said all this, higher corporate credit exposure doesn’t necessarily mean much higher risk, especially if the bets are placed on corporate bonds that are highly rated. “This is the Indian market. We are always yield-hungry as investors want superior returns. When a safer quasi-public sector issuer can give a higher yield, why bother with a gilt?"" says a fund manager, requesting anonymity.


The problem, however, is when the above logic leads to bets that significantly alter the risk profile of income funds. The fact that some mutual funds have agreed to standstill agreements with some corporate borrowers, who are facing liquidity pressures, only goes to show that riskiness of some debt funds have gone beyond what investors had bargained for.",3
"BARCELONA: HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use the Nokia brand for mobile phones, has launched a smartphone with an array of five camera lenses on the rear - two 12 megapixel colour sensors and three 12 megapixel monochrome sensors - designed to appeal to camera enthusiasts.",1
"Maruti Suzuki India, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, Biocon and SBI Life Insurance Company will announce quarterly results today",3
"The second phase assumes a greater significance for the saffron alliance since the main alliance partners are relying on each other for a smooth transfer of votes as witnessed in 2014. But for the Congress-NCP combine, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) formed by Prakash Ambedkar’s Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh and Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) poses a challenge in some constituencies including Solapur.


Speaking to Mint, Shinde blamed even the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, for supporting the VBA. “The AIMIM is a communal party and my sense is that the CPM does not believe in God or Ishwar or Allah. Then why has it sided with AIMIM? It is clearly helping the BJP,"" the Congress leader said.


In 2014, Chavan survived the Modi wave by winning from Nanded with a margin of 81,455 votes. Chavan has history and stature as his strong points here in a contest that has turned close with the BJP fielding a strong candidate in Pratap Chikhalikar, an ex-Shiv Sainik. Recently, Chavan has betrayed signs of desperation when he said that “efforts were being made to finish his political career,"" hinting at internal squabbles within the Congress.",0
"According to Variety, the Grammy-winning singer’s collaboration with the streaming service also includes her newly released documentary Homecoming


The documentary, which Beyonce wrote, directed and executive produced, centres on her 2018 Coachella performance",2
"Rapper Cardi B believes being famous is a double-edged sword and it is “definitely harder” to get used to it since people are quick to judge a person


The 26-year-old musician told Entertainment Tonight that she still struggles to manage her new found celebrity status",2
"Ever since its premier, on March 31, 2017, the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, about a teenage girl’s suicide, has alarmed many health experts, who believe it glamorizes the topic for some young people


 The show also has impressed critics, along with viewers young and old, who see it as an honest portrayal of adolescent distress


Now, a new study finds that suicide rates spiked in the month after the release of the series among boys aged 10 to 17


 That month, April 2017, had the highest overall suicide rate for this age group in the past five years, the study found; the rate subsequently dropped back into line with recent trends, but remained elevated for the year


Suicide rates for girls aged 10 to 17 — the demographic expected to identify most strongly with the show’s protagonist — did not increase significantly


The study, posted Monday by the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is likely to fuel further debate about the merits of “3 Reasons Why, the third season of which is in production",2
"Jaitley said the Congress has given to the people many slogans but very little resources to implement its election promises


He said the Narendra Modi government has annually provided ₹5.34 lakh crore to the poor by way of various schemes, subsidy transfers, Ayushman Bharat and PM Kisan initiative


NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday described the poll promise of Congress President Rahul Gandhi to dole out ₹72,000 each to poorest families every year as a ""bluff announcement"", saying no other political party has betrayed India for more than seven decades.


Jaitley said the Congress has given to the people many slogans but very little resources to implement its election promises.",0
"Opposition parties have accused the Modi government of using the income tax department to intimidate them


PM Modi said that he was himself grilled for hours when he was Gujarat CM but he did not have a problem


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress attitude towards national security on account of which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to return to power at the centre in the ongoing parliamentary polls.


Addressing two rallies in Karnataka and one in Tamil Nadu, Modi continued the party's strategy of seeking support based on the decision to carry out cross border air and surgical strike.",0
"Kumaraswamy and popular actors Darshan Thoogudeepa and Yash—who are backing Sumalatha—have trained guns at each other in Mandya


Bengaluru: The political drama in Karnataka is nothing short of a fast-paced entertainer, with the lines between “neta"" and “abhineta"" blurring at a blistering speed.


Reel action stars have found themselves at the receiving end of the not-so-fictitious attacks from their political rivals, dividing the Kannada movie industry, or ‘Sandalwood’, into two blocks—one led by actor-turned-politician Sumalatha Amarnath (Sumalatha Ambareesh) and the other by Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is also a film producer.


Sumalatha, wife of late Congress leader and yesteryear Kannada actor Ambareesh (M.H. Amarnath), has filed her nomination as an independent candidate against Kumaraswamy’s actor son Nikhil Kumaraswamy.",0
"In it, she wrote, “To love someone unconditionally is considered difficult only cause we are conditioned to conditioning😁❤️ choosing to follow the heart is always more challenging for the mind is louder…yet, while conditions live in the mind, convictions are born to the heart!!! 👍👊💋Love then is simply a bonus!!!😉 To #friendship #love #grace #convictions #togetherness & to following the heart!!! 👍😍💃🏻Unconditionally Yours @rohmanshawl 💋🥰 I love you guys❤️❤️❤️


 Many even wished that the couple stay together forever and with that finger on her ring, doubted that the two are engaged",2
"""A source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed that Huawei is now 'open' to selling its '5G Balong 5000' chipsets, but only to Apple,"" Engadget reported on Monday.


So far, the company has refrained from selling the advanced processors and modems it uses on its mobile portfolio to other competitors.


Launched in January, Huawei's modem ""5G Balong 5000"" was introduced as the world's most powerful 5G modem and the first that fully supports both, Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) 5G network architectures.


""Huawei's surprising change of heart only really matters because Apple appears to be in a tough spot with its sole modem supplier, Intel. The chipmaker currently provides the wireless modems that go into all current iPhones and iPads and it said late last year that its 5G-ready 'XMM 8160' modems would be available for its customers in the second half of 2019,"" the report said.",1
"Indian markets moved higher today but could not sustain gains. At day's high, Sensex rose as much as 177 points to 38,564, extending this month’s rally that has pushed benchmark index Sensex closer to its record high. That is less than 500 points away from its all-time high of 38989, hit in August last year. Broader index Nifty jumped 0.50% to 11,572 at day's high. Banking stocks were in the limelight today, with the sectoral index, Bank Nifty, hitting the important milestone of 30,000. In noon trade, Sensex was trading at 38,272, down 112 points.


1) This month’s rally, which has pushed up the Sensex by over 7% or 2,600 points, is in sharp contrast to Indian markets’ sharp underperformance in the first two months of this year as compared to other global markets.


2) Many analysts have attributed this month’s rally to a pre-election move in anticipation of a stable government at the Centre. Some opinion polls give an edge to the NDA government in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections that start from April 11.",3
"In October-December quarter, Titan reported a net profit of ₹416 crore, with revenue at ₹5,672 crore. The company will detail its January-March results on May 8.",3
"Yes Bank slumped 29.2% after the lender reported surprise loss for the Jan-Mar and guided for lower growth for the current financial year, following which many brokerage firms downgraded the stock and cut target price. (Mint)


The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.09% to close at 39,031.55, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.06% to end at 11,748.15 points


Indian equity markets fell marginally on Tuesday as investors avoided taking long positions due to a truncated trading week. This week markets will be open for only three days. On 1 May, markets are shut due to Maharashtra Day, while 29 April was a holiday because of polling for Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai.",3
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"If you watch a lot of television and want to enhance your audio experience, buying a regular speaker will not help


The Mi Soundbar from Xiaomi is one of the cheapest soundbars around. It’s the perfect choice for value-conscious buyers",1
"SpiceJet grounded 12 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March over safety concerns following an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.


""SpiceJet will induct 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft on dry lease and has applied to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for a no-objection certificate (NOC) to import the aircraft,"" the airline said.",3
"The build quality of the unit surprisingly good—you have leather headset covers and a suspension headband for a good fit.


The sound quality is average—It lacks the mids and highs and the output is not all that great, but that doesn’t mean it sounds papery.


If you’re a serious gamer, this combo is not for you. However, if you think your seven-year-old is starting to get serious with gaming, you might want to consider this combo. Also, this is a great choice for the thrifty dorm students that get the minimum allowance and risk getting their gaming gear broken.


SportsBot gaming combosoundbotgaming keyboardgaming mousegaming headphonesmousepadSportsBot SS302 4-in-1 Combo review",1
"Raj Thackeray was deep in love with PM Modi and the “Gujarat model” through 2013-14. However, the unalloyed bhakt has turned a ferocious antagonist, a hard-hitting challenger


Despite not fielding a candidate, Raj Thackeray has almost overnight become the main opposition voice in Maharashtra. What’s his game?


Ae, laav re to video (Hey, just play that video),"" declares Raj Thackeray, 51, to one of his many assistants on the dais. On a large screen behind him, a video starts playing a chosen clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making promises or announcing a scheme. Thackeray exhorts his audience, packed to the gills in public maidans in towns and cities across Maharashtra, to listen with care. Then, as the video fades out, Thackeray demolishes Modi’s statements with the precision of a statistician, investigation of a journalist, and passion of a politician.


By the end of his 40-45 minutes speech peppered with video evidence, data, and clever use of Marathi idioms, Thackeray has left the people with enough information and perspective to make them question Modi and their vote for him. Thackeray first unveiled this pattern with his annual Gudi Padwa (Maharashtrian New Year on 6 April) rally at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park. In the following two weeks, he spoke at large and responsive rallies in Nanded, Satara, Ichalkaranji, Pune, Solapur, and Raigad, and would do encores in half a dozen more towns and cities before campaigning in the state ends.


His team finds it difficult now to accommodate requests for rallies that pour in every day. Marathi channels have chosen to show his rallies live (one even cut Modi’s to show Thackeray’s), his party’s social media handles have seen an uptick, short clips of his speeches are clogging tens of WhatsApp groups, and every subsequent live-streaming of a rally has garnered higher YouTube audiences. (Over the weekend, the Election Commission denied Thackeray permission for more rallies in Mumbai—his team said the Bharatiya Janata Party had brought pressure on it—but later acceded).


Thackeray’s pattern is to call out Modi-Shah for their “fakery, lies, publicity blitzkrieg, and dictatorial tendencies"". He uses their videos and statements of the past five years, to show the “wide gap"" between their assertions and reality (for instance, on Modi’s claim of building 850,000 toilets in Bihar in a week or Harisal village being India’s first digital village and so on). Thackeray warns his audience that India cannot suffer the Modi-Shah duo’s “dictatorial Hitler-like"" rule for the next five years. He then advises them to “vote out this duo, vote wisely"".


Thackeray does not ask for votes in favour of any candidate. On 6 April, he only said there’s no harm in trying out Rahul Gandhi as prime minister—a huge turnaround considering his anti-Nehru-Gandhi attitude. Thackeray has not fielded a single candidate of his 13-year-old party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), for any of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state. So, what’s his game? How should we read him?",0
"Reliance Insurance IPO comprises fresh issue of shares worth ₹200 crore and an offer for sale of 79,489,821 shares by Reliance Capital


New Delhi: Reliance General Insurance, part of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has filed fresh papers with the Sebi to float an initial share-sale after the regulatory approval for its IPO lapsed in November, people aware of the development said Monday. According to the people, Reliance Insurance IPO comprises fresh issue of shares worth ₹200 crore and an offer for sale of 79,489,821 shares by Reliance Capital.


Reliance Insurance has removed Edelweiss as one of the lead merchant bankers to manage its initial public offer (IPO), the people added.",3
"While people would partner with their friends, Sahiba Kaur will cry foul for being put in a weak team


 The gang leaders would then pull her up for judging others’ caliber and putting herself on a pedestal


 The task usually helps contestants to interact with citizens around and get to know more about the culture of the place",2
"Bang & Olufsen has always been one of Bose’s toughest competitors in the market. A well-known brand in the premium-luxury audio segment, the H9i is one of their best products. Like the 1000XM3, the H9i also has touch controls, though they are not very dependable. But you won’t really care about that once you hear the audio quality.


The British audio firm, Bowers & Wilkins, took a long time before they introduced their noise-cancelling headphones. But when they did, the product shot right to the top of the segment, giving good competition to its rivals. These headphones are among the absolute best you can get in the market. Like the 1000XM3, it also lets you listen to ambient noise when required, and can do a good job with music too. It is best suited to those who listen to a lot of classic rock music.


The Skullcandy Venue was launched recently and are a tad biased towards higher notes, making it a little tedious for long-term use. That said, if you mostly listen to music for shorter periods, it is a decent alternative to the more expensive ones mentioned above. It does well with noise cancellation and while the high notes can stand out, the bass notes are quite well done too.",1
"BJP President Amit Shah has disclosed a long list of listed and unlisted shares in his name and in the name of his spouse. The listed shares in his name, totalling over ₹17.5 crore, include companies from Aditya Birla Group, Bajaj, L&T, Tata and both Reliance groups, as also several PSUs.


Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has disclosed equity holding in Young Indian and investments in several mutual funds. The portfolio of his mother and senior party leader Sonia Gandhi includes equity shares of Young Indian and Maruti Technical Services Pvt Ltd and mutual fund units of HDFC, Kotak, Motilal Oswal and Reliance MF.


NCP's Supriya Sule, daughter of veteran leader Sharad Pawar, has got unlisted shares worth over ₹1 crore and listed shares worth over ₹6 crore, besides some mutual funds.


The listed shares include those of Adani Group firms, the two Reliance groups, several Tata firms and even Kingfisher Airlines as also of some other companies from the erstwhile UB Group, including United Spirits which was sold by defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya to global liquor giant Diageo Plc.


Kingfisher shares have long been delisted from the stock exchanges, though they quoted at above ₹300 apiece once. The stocks eventually slipped below Re 1 and trading was eventually suspended in 2014-end after mounting troubles for the erstwhile luxury airline had led to its closure.",0
"There were also media reports last year that Tata Sons had plans to snap up 70 percent of PNB Metlife and merge it with Tata AIA Life by paying ₹2,700 crore.


Metlife Inc is among the few multinationals which has not raised its stake to 49 percent even after the government permitted higher foreign holding insurance companies way back in 2015.",3
"Google Shopping is a connector between retailers and consumers, and the transaction and delivery of products is handled by the merchant.


Google aims to support the entire retail ecosystem — from shopping sites and large retailers to small local shops — by giving them access to the tools, technology, and scale to thrive in the new digital economy.


A personalised experience is available across various Google products — a Shopping home page, Shopping tab on Google Search and through Google Lens. You can get redirected to the home page by clicking here. Customers can see trending products across different categories, various deals, and compare prices using this feature.",1
"Among other prominent candidates in this phase are Union ministers Alphons Kannamthanam (Ernakulam-Kerala), Jaswantsinh Bhabhor (Dahod-Gujarat) and Shripad Naik (North Goa), Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav (Mainpuri-Uttar Pradesh), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and former Governor and BJP nominee Kummanam Rajasekharan (Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala), and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri-Assam).


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as they bagged 66 seats out of these 116 spread across 14 states and Union Territories in 2014 general election, while the Congress and its alliance partners won 27, and the rest went to other opposition parties and Independents.",0
"It was also revealed that for making an appearance in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming, the actor received USD 5 million per day for just three days of shooting


All these figures are expected to be topped by Downey Jr’s paycheque for Endgame, which has till now earned USD 1


His fellow Avengers stars — Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johannson — also negotiated their respective salaries for future films",2
"The OnePlus 6T is expected to take this a step further, as an interview posted on OnePlus forums with Szymon Kopec, product manager, and Crayon Hsieh, user experience lead, shed more light on the UI philosophy of the OxygenOS.


On the software side of the things, the newest addition to the lineup might see further improvements and changes in gesture-based navigation, battery consumption, digital well-being and camera.


Kopec says navigation gestures have been made faster by adding a gesture that enables users to switch between two apps instantly. This was not possible when navigation gestures were introduced, as the “recents"" button had been eliminated.


“As there was no navigation bar when using gestures, users weren’t able to double-tap the ‘recents’ button to quickly switch between apps. Now, with a quick flick from the bottom of the screen towards the right of your screen, you can change between two recently used apps,"" says Kopec.",1
"With over 50 companies actively participating in the final stages of review of the draft specification, the USB4 specification is on track to be published around the middle of 2019. Coincident with the release of the USB4 specification, the release of an updated USB Type-C Specification will be made to comprehend USB4 bus discovery, configuration and performance requirements.


USB Developer Days 2019, in the second half of this year, will include detailed technical training covering the USB4 specification and the latest for USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery, and other exciting topics.


This update is part of the USB performance roadmap and is specifically targeted to developers at this time. Branding and marketing guidelines will be established after the final specification is published.


""Releasing the Thunderbolt protocol specification is a significant milestone for making today's simplest and most versatile port available to everyone,"" said Jason Ziller, General Manager, Client Connectivity Division at Intel.",1
"The Congress will give the TRS a tough fight in almost all Lok Sabha seats and the party is ready to welcome back the MLAs who had defected to KCR’s party, said Reddy.


The Congress, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Communist Party of India, and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) formed a grand alliance for the 2018 assembly elections. However, the results were disastrous.


Political heavyweights, such as TPCC working president A. Revanth Reddy, Jana Reddy, and D.K. Aruna, also lost the elections. Revanth Reddy’s loss came as a shock to many, especially as he is known as the Kodangal tiger after the constituency he represented.",0
"Venezuelan oil minister Manuel Quevedo, who was included in the US sanctions list, currently holds the OPEC presidency. OPEC sources say that Quevedo will continue in his post as the exporting group's president.


Iran is also subject to US sanctions. The sanctions have roughly halved Iran's oil exports. But in November, Washington granted waivers to some buyers of Iranian crude allowing them to continue their imports as long as they cut the purchases significantly. The US is set to decide whether it will renew waivers to oil-consuming countries on 4 May.


""OPEC is now watching whether things are going to be more severe with Venezuela or Iran,"" the first OPEC source said.",3
"Kale, an arts graduate from Banaras Hindu University and a law graduate from Law College, Nagpur, has voted in every Lok Sabha and assembly election since then. At the Law College, one of his contemporaries was former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, who used to live in Nagpur back then, and was also a Member of Parliament (MP) from the neighbouring Ramtek constituency.


“There used to be so much enthusiasm earlier...We always felt its our country, our elections,"" he said, when he was asked why people had to be reminded time and again to exercise their franchise. “It is our duty to go and elect our candidate. I have not missed a single election till date,"" he added.",0
"Realme is also working to collaborate with 20,000 multi-brand retail outlets across 150 cities in the country",1
"”Apart from sharing the screen space, the two seemed to have had formed a great bond on the sets of Bharat


 If someone would perform with him, I would look at him and say ‘Le Gaya scene…'”Katrina also praised Sunil, who was last seen in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Patakhaa",2
"”When he set out to write the series, along with his co-writer Rohit Banawalikar over a period of four and a half months, Nagesh knew he had to touch upon more than just politics


Also read | City Of Dreams first impression: A slow yet compelling watch“When Rohit and I sat down to write it, we were very clear that it is a show about the city and started ideating stories that actually make up the city",2
"The N11 is priced at ₹8,999 and comes with 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage while the higher end N12 is priced at ₹9,999 and comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage


Micromax N11Micromax N12Micromax N11 priceMicromax N12 priceMicromax N11 featuresMicromax N12 featuresMicromax N11 vs Micromax N12


Homegrown handset maker Micromax launched two new smartphones in India under its new Infinity-N-series—the N11 and N12. Micromax has adopted a more contemporary design for these smartphones which feature a glossy back panel and a display with a notch.",1
"Elections to all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will take place on 12 May. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


Elections to Haryana's 10 Lok Sabha seats will be held on 12 May, the penultimate stage of 2019 Lok Sabha elections


BJP, Congress and Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) are the three main parties in fray",0
"The ETF tracks shares of 11 CPSEs -- ONGC, NTPC, Coal India, IOC, Rural Electrication Corp, Power Finance Corp, Bharat Electronics, Oil India, NBCC India, NLC India and SJVN.


Through the latest offer, the government aims to raise an initial amount of ₹3,500 crore and the offer size could be raised, as per Reliance MF.",3
"5 stars and wrote, “Having laboured over setting up the final battle in Avengers: Infinity War, Directors Anthony and Joe Russo get their act together to give a proper, emotional, funny and, yes, even spectacular, send-off to a cast of characters we have come to know (and, mostly love) over 22 films and 10 years",2
"“We must eat humble pie today and admit we underestimated risks in structured finance. We got the call wrong,"" analysts at Macquarie said in a note on Monday. It cut FY20-21 earnings per share (EPS) by 45% each and target price by 40%. “The new CEO’s flag of a 3 times QoQ increase in ‘BB’ and below rated accounts, despite aggressive slippages in Q4FY19, comes as a material negative surprise. In addition, flagging off of aggressive accounting practices in fee income and weakness in retail franchise further dampen our fundamental view on the robustness of the business model,"" Macquarie added. Yes Bank on Friday reported a loss of ₹1,507 crore for March quarter against a year-earlier profit of ₹1,180 crore. Total provisions during the quarter jumped more than nine-fold to ₹3,661.7 crore from ₹399.64 crore.


Several brokerages downgraded the stock after the results. According to Bloomberg, out of the total analysts covering the stock 20 have a ‘buy’ rating, 12 have ‘hold’ and 18 have ‘sell’ rating. A year ago in March 2018, 44 analysts had a ‘buy’ rating, 7 had ‘hold’ and 4 had ‘sell’ rating.


Stating that there are multiple pressures for Yes Bank as it shifts from its historic focus on structured credit, Morgan Stanley said that its overall return on equity (RoE) at normalized leverage would be 10-12% over the next three years, which is unattractive and should drive valuations below book.",3
"The combo costs ₹3,499 and comprises a pair of headphones, a gaming mouse and keyboard as well as a mouse pad


SportsBot gaming combosoundbotgaming keyboardgaming mousegaming headphonesmousepadSportsBot SS302 4-in-1 Combo review


Let’s accept it—PC gaming on the cheap is difficult. Finding the right gaming mouse, mousepad, keyboard and headphones for you online can take quite a bit of time. And once you’ve fixed your crosshairs on suitable peripherals, you’ll realise they are all of different brands.


SoundBot, an American audio accessory maker, is trying to change that with its SportsBot SS302 4-in-1 combo. It’s a one-stop gaming solution comprising a gaming keyboard, gaming mouse, mousepad and even a pair of gaming headphones. All of this at a price of just ₹ 3,499 and if you buy it off Amazon right now, you can get it for as low as ₹ 2,999, which means the average price of every single unit in the box comes at just ₹ 750.


The unboxing experience is straightforward—a mouse, mousepad, keyboard and a pair of headphones encased in cardboard boxes with the typical smell of ABS plastic. The keyboard and headphones come in silver and look extremely flashy. The mouse has a soft touch texture overall but the forward, backward and DPI adjustment switches have the same ABS plastic present on the keyboard.",1
"Veteran actor Dimple Kapadia’s nephew Karan is making his Bollywood debut with Blank and he feels overwhelmed with the presence of two big stars – Sunny Deol and Akshay Kumar in the film


 His brother-in-law actor Akshay, on the other hand, gave his support through a special song in the film",2
"So, I don’t think he will let his film clash with Sooryavanshi,” Katrina told DNA on being asked about the clash between Sooryavanshi and Inshallah


 The two stars have earlier shared the screen in films like Namastey London (2007), Welcome (2007) and Singh Is Kinng (2008) among others",2
"The biggest drop of 40% in the mini car segment can be explained by the shift in some models, such as WagonR, to the compact segment. But then, sales in the compact segment, which comprise more than half of Maruti’s passenger vehicle sales, fell 14% year-on-year.


The numbers raise concerns both on inventory and demand inertia, which have struck India’s auto universe. But note that analysts were already factoring in a large drop in sales.


Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd estimated a 16% drop in Maruti’s sales for the month due to lower despatches in the mini segment.",3
"The direct equity investments for a few are limited to unlisted companies, including those owned by their families


NEW DELHI: Fixed deposits and tax-free bonds seem to be among the most favoured financial investments for the political leaders fighting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, while mutual funds and stocks also adorn the portfolios of many and some even have got shares of long-defunct firms like Kingfisher Airlines.


Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the country's most valued company with a market capitalistion of over ₹8.82 lakh crore, can be found in the portfolios of several leaders, while stocks and mutual fund units of the firms from younger brother Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group are also a common sight, as per disclosures made in election affidavits of the contestants.


However, some top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi have no stock market or mutual fund exposure at all and their financial savings are limited to deposits in banks, tax-free bonds, insurance policies and instruments like National Savings Certificate.


The direct equity investments for a few are limited to unlisted companies, including those owned by their families.",0
"One of the things I loved about the Versa Lite model is that it still has access to Fitbit’s Female Health tracker, which allowed me to make a note of my menstrual cycle. And gave a prediction of when I should expect the next cycle, cramps or headaches. But it is only useful if your menstrual cycle is regular, like mine. For anyone who has an irregular cycle, I would suggest turning off the prediction notification and inputting the data manually every time.


The sleep monitor on the Versa Lite was extremely helpful for me. Because I have always been a disturbed or light sleeper, I could track exactly how much I was sleeping at night, how much of it was deep sleep, how much was light and how much was rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (this means, I was dreaming more around these times and my pulse rate would have been higher as well).


While wearing the watch to sleep didn’t help me get better sleep – and the strap can be a bit uncomfortable to wear overnight – the data is something my Garmin watch doesn’t provide.",1
"Actor Sudeep has started shooting for the upcoming Salman Khan starrer Dabangg 3 with the bhai of Bollywood


 Alongside the photo, he wrote, “Heat was unbearable yet couldn’t dominate the energy on set,,,, it was a thrilling day,, fabulous unit,, fantabulous people,,,,, a humongous Gym set up on Location is an added bonus",2
"I want to carve pumpkins and decorate Christmas trees and s**t like that,” Evans told Men’s Journal magazine",2
EmCare said it has arranged for identity protection and credit monitoring services for patients and employees whose Social Security or driver’s license numbers were involved.,1
"As actors, I think we are in a wonderful place where our directors are thinking of making films like these


 I think it is important to experiment without being worried because the audience is welcoming experiments",2
"US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US Federal Reserve for causing the dollar to appreciate


Singapore: US President Donald Trump may have to work a lot harder if he wants to talk down the dollar.


The US currency is poised to remain strong this year despite Trump’s complaints about its recent gains as US treasuries remain the best option for yield-hungry investors and growth elsewhere is lacklustre, according to money managers including Grant Samuel Funds Management Pty and QIC Ltd.",3
"As part on industry-academia partnership, Wipro and Swinburne intend to transform AI and ML as they are coveted skills in the software sector. (Mint)


Wipro and Swinburne University of Technology plan to set up a joint innovation centre to conduct an industry-focused research in AI and ML 


Global software major Wipro on Tuesday set up a chair at a varsity in Australia to code Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solutions.",1
"The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) led by chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao swept the Telengana assembly polls last year by winning 88 of the 119 seats (PTI)


The prospects in Andhra Pradesh seem bleak as the Centre is being blamed for the state not being accorded the special category status


In the Telangana assembly polls last year, the BJP could retain only one of the five seats it had won in 2014",0
"The main drag on prices has been concern about a possible slowdown in demand this year due to a weaker outlook for economic growth and developments such as the U.S.-China trade dispute.


US President Donald Trump last week said he would meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming weeks to try to settle the dispute, and there are hopes that the two sides will come to an agreement.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Chris Hemsworth says reuniting with Tessa Thompson for Men In Black: International after Avengers: Endgame was fantastic and both of them enjoyed giving a different approach to their chemistry


The Australian star essays the role of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), while Thompson plays Valkyrie",2
The trailer promises a good coming-of-age drama peppered with signature Gurinder Chadha comedic moments,2
"U.K. Parliament to vote on Tuesday on Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the European Union, which lost by wide margins on Jan. 15 and March 12.


China’s Boao Forum for Asia holds its annual conference this week. A top Chinese government leader will deliver a keynote speech, and officials including Central Bank Governor Yi Gang and Finance Minister Liu Kun are scheduled to speak.


Fed Governor Randal Quarles will speak Friday to the Shadow Open Market Committee on “Strategic Approaches to the Fed’s Balance Sheet and Communications.""


Japan’s Topix index tumbled 2.7 percent as of 11:55 a.m. in Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi index dropped 1.7 percent. Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index retreated 1.6 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index slid 1.2 percent. S&P 500 Index futures dropped 0.4 percent after the underlying gauge decreased 1.9 percent Friday.",3
"RBI has not found any divergence in the asset classification and provisioning done during 2017-18: Yes Bank


Mumbai: Shares of Yes Bank Ltd gained as much as 28.96% to ₹218 after the Reserve Bank of India observed “no asset quality divergence"" in 2017-18.


Yesterday, in a exchange filing, Yes Bank revealed a risk assessment report from the RBI for 2017-18, which met its norms and had zero divergence in its asset classification and provisioning.",3
"With polling being conducted in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir, across six Lok Sabha seats, Srinagar and Udhampur cast their votes on Thursday. Interestingly, the turnout in Udhampur stood at 66.76%, down from 71.48% in 2014, with the BJP and Congress heavyweights Jitendra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh facing off.


The poor turnout, a senior leader in the state said, was not surprising, given the current security climate in the Kashmir valley.


“The people have been stifled, voices of democracy have been silenced and even the separatists have been jailed or put under house arrest to prevent any kind of disruption. To add to that, people have inertia to even go to polling booths, after going through intensive security checks, to cast their vote,"" said the leader, not wishing to be identified.",0
"Vadra was part of a roadshow in Lucknow last month. However, this was led by her elder brother. The Congress has pinned its hopes on Vadra and expects her to help the party regain lost ground and chart a revival in a state where it had won just two out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2014.


The Congress general secretary also wrote an open letter urging the most important sections of the state’s population to find their voice, which has been lost over politicking.",0
"Mainstream Bollywood can’t give employment to the sheer volume of talent that we have, but alternate mediums can


 But not everything will work and if you can’t absorb the attention, the viewers will switch to the next available film/series in minutes",2
"Flipkart has deployed Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at its Soukya sortation center in Bangalore to improve the efficiency at the back end of its supply chain network in view of the growing pressure on e-commerce companies in India, particularly during sales days.


The AGV setup includes more than 100 self-guided bots which can automatically sort and assign packages to the pin codes of the customer by identifying encoded information on each package. It can process up to 4,500 shipments in an hour and can be scaled up to 5 times with slight adjustments. The bots can move on their own, offer battery backup of 7 to 8 hours and can carry small packages from one location to another.",1
"BENGALURU: Disruption is a word you hear a lot in Bengaluru, and it’s not just in the technology world. From civic and municipal issues, corruption and traffic to subjects such as Aadhaar, privacy and individual data leaks, there’s little that citizens of India’s Silicon Valley do not discuss, debate, and plan to disrupt on social media.


As Bengaluru goes to the hustings this week, its residents share a sense of cautious optimism. They’re looking at the polls as a way to express themselves and demand a better life while also ensuring that governance dovetails neatly with entrepreneurship and ease of doing business. Namma Bengaluru is the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, after Silicon Valley in the US and London. India, says software body Nasscom, has more than 7,000 startups and Bengaluru is home to a majority of them.",0
"An app code is generated on victim’s phone which the fraudster asks the victim to share. Once the fraudster inserts this app code on his device, they get access to the victim’s phone and credentials stored on it. The fraudster can now carry out transactions through the app. This is called vhishing (VoIP phishing).",1
"All this has seen its revenue expand. Its December quarter revenue stood at ₹2,827.40 crore, compared to ₹2,558.3 crore in the year-ago period. The increase in sales of value-added products has also boosted margins. The Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margin rose from 14.79% in December 2017 quarter to 15.79% in the latest quarter.


Lately, though, the Britannia stock has been experiencing a bumpy ride from its peak of ₹3,467 in August 2018. It is already down 12.7% to ₹3,027. Analysts attribute investors’ concerns to slowing revenue growth. Its year-on-year revenue growth rate has slowed in the December quarter to 10.5%. In contrast, revenue growth in the year-ago period stood at 12.9%.",3
"The Indian rupee on Monday was trading little changed against the US dollar, tracking mixed Asian currencies following a report that said the US has softened some of its demands for a trade deal with China.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 69.19 a dollar, down 0.01% from its previous close of 69.18. The home currency opened at 69.11 a dollar.",3
"On April 29, 17 seats in Maharashtra including 6 in Mumbai go to polls. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also addressed the rally. Given the significant chunk of the urban middle-class voters in Mumbai, Modi made several strategic tweaks in his campaign speech. The better part of his speech was dedicated to development and the contribution of the “middle-class and honest tax-payers"" to the national economy and the welfare schemes for the poor. But he also mentioned other central themes in the 2019 BJP campaign like national security and a hard-line policy on terrorism and linked those to the future of an aspirational India which he said Mumbai symbolised.


Seeking to establish a connect between Mumbai’s aspirations and a stable government, Modi said the 2019 election was not about “garibi hatao promises"" but about commitment to provide “opportunities to the poor"". “Next five years present immense possibilities for India. We must not miss this opportunity. This election is about determining in which direction the nation wants to go,"" he said. Once again referring to the first-time voters who he said were born in the 21st century and looked ahead, Modi said the Congress party had lost connect with this generation. “Congress does not understand that this new voter has aspiration and dreams. Modi is only the expression of this new voter’s aspirations and dreams,"" he said.


Saying that the first three phases had already made it clear that the NDA was o course to getting a majority, Modi said the discussion in the country was whether the Congress would be able to reach the 50-seat mark or drop below 40. “All surveys say that the NDA is forming the government and the discussion is whether the NDA will get 300 or 325 or 400. All surveys, think tanks, political pundits also say that the Congress will barely reach 50 or drop below 40. Now, in this situation, it is only sensible that you vote for a party which is forming the next government. Don’t waste your vote by voting for a party which is struggling to get 40 seats,"" Modi said. He also pointed out that while the Congress tally in 2014 was the lowest in the history of Independent India, the oldest party was contesting the lowest number of seats since Independence in the current election.",0
"This comes against the backdrop of the NCP chief last month announcing his candidature from Madha, “bowing to the wishes of NCP rank and file"". However on Monday, after meeting with NCP leaders and family members, Pawar said he would not contest, and that Sule and Parth would be the only candidates from the Pawar family.


“I want the next generation to contest and take part. There is also this point about how many from one family should contest,"" Pawar said in Pune.


Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said Pawar’s withdrawal from the fray was the “acknowledgement of the imminent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena victory"". “By withdrawing from the contest, Pawar saheb has read which way the wind is blowing and confirmed that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is going to score a big victory,"" Fadnavis said.",0
"The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said it has been following the practice of calibrating the fees either upwards or downwards from time to time so as to keep a balance between the transaction cost on securities market and the financial resources required to ensure regulatory efficiency.


""Keeping this objective in mind and taking into consideration the projected income and expenditure of Sebi for the next three financial years, the board has decided to revise the fee structure with effect from April 1, 2019, in respect of certain market participants,"" the regulator said.


It was also decided to reduce the fees payable by the issuers for one refiling of offer documents by 50 per cent from the current levels, if the refiling is done within one year of validity of observation letter.


In order to rationalise the regulatory fee payable by the stock exchanges, it has been decided to reduce this fee by 80%.",3
"Dr Reddy’s Lab in a stock exchange filing on Friday had informed that the Food and Drug Administration, the US drug regulator, had completed an audit of its formulations manufacturing plant-3 at Bachupally, Hyderabad, and the regulator had issued Form 483 with 11 observations.


“We will address them comprehensively within the stipulated timeline,"" Dr Reddy’s said in its filing.


The US regulator issues Form 483 if its investigators spot any conditions that in could constitute violations of the US Food Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and related laws.",3
"A Dog’s Way Home makes each of them ‘many’ count — there are war veterans, disabled war veterans, traumatised war veterans, youngsters who volunteer with these veterans as well as with animal rescue, a gay married couple of whom one is a published novelist, mixed-race couples, homeless men who share food with strays, and hunters who rescue them


But, you have to wonder, would any of these much-too-nice folks feel the same way if they could hear Bella think, like us? A cheerful Howard puts in her all into voicing the dog, and the film plays aloud Bella’s every random thought for our benefit",2
"New Delhi: Twitter was flooded with memes and funny videos after a ban on Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok made it unavailable to download from Google Play Store and Apple's App Store in India.


""Saddened to hear about the demise of TikTok India. Two minutes of silence for the TikTok users who mentioned 'Actor' in their Bio,"" a user wrote on Twitter.",1
"For a device that wants to flaunt the screen, the Amazon Echo Show has a screen that doesn’t belong in this era.


Amazon Echo Show's touchscreen makes it even more accessible, especially when Alexa doesn’t get a command right


The Echo Show has a in-built smart home hub, making it compatible with most other smart lights and other devices


The Amazon Echo Spot has so far been the only smart display from the company in India. But the e-commerce giant recently introduced the Echo Show here, it’s bigger, badder, and original smart display.",1
"Five-year debt looks the most exciting as the bulk of RBI's purchases are in the shorter-end of the yield curve, says market veteran Neeraj Gambhir


The yield on 2028 debt has climbed 22 basis points so far this year, as foreigners pulled $738 million from rupee debt


A rally in Indian sovereign bonds may come in the second half of the year as the central bank is likely to cut policy rates twice more, according to a two-decade veteran of the debt market.",3
"Chinese certification site TENAA had a listing of a Xiaomi M1901F9T, with a selfie camera positioned in the centre, suggesting the presence of the miniaturised notch


Xiaomi launched sequels to several smartphones this year, be it the Redmi 6-series or the Mi A2. The Chinese smartphone maker was also a little late to jump on to the display notch cutout ship, only jumping on it with the Mi 8 series of smartphones.",1
"While Colorado is captured in all its beautiful countryside and its bountiful flora and fauna, it’s worrisome the amount of time the city’s animal rescue officials have to devote on a single dog


Perhaps this film, based on a book, may come to one use — push its dog-loving world into changing that law",2
"Tighter emissions rules are “outweighing the weakness in global auto sales and the growing threat from EVs,"" said Matthew Turner at Macquarie Group Ltd. “So while we’ve known about deficits and projected deficits for years, the market’s ability to adjust to them is unusually constrained.""


Palladium is a rare metal produced mostly in two countries, so it may not be possible to boost output immediately. More than 80% comes as a byproduct from nickel mining in Russia and platinum mining in South Africa, so supplies depend on the extraction level and investment in other minerals.


Russia’s MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC has said the risk of automakers switching from palladium toward cheaper platinum is low, even as the gap between the two climbs. “It is not easy — you need to do R&D, register the technology,"" said Anton Berlin, head of analysis and market development at Nornickel, the biggest palladium producer. “It may take up to 18 months.""",3
Schumer and Fischer had sparked dating rumours after they were spotted dining together in New York City in early November 2017,2
"What is the best thing to have happened since sliced bread? Whatever it is, Britannia Industries Ltd appears to be partaking some of it, going by the dramatic increase in its market capitalization over the past few years. The company’s market cap has increased 6.9 times in the last four years to ₹72,740 crore and, with this, it has catapulted itself into the bellwether Nifty 50 index. Effective April 2019, Britannia will become only the third fast-moving consumer goods firm in the index, after industry heavyweights Hindustan Unilever Ltd and ITC Ltd.


In the past, investors saw Britannia as a bread-and-butter business, which was growing steadily. Now, product introductions and rising premiumization are driving higher-than-industry growth. With consumers shifting to higher value-added products, Britannia has positioned itself well with new launches. The company has been introducing newer variants of its biscuits and entering fresh categories, such as croissants. It has also been expanding its cakes menu.",3
"In the current quarter, SBI's provisions for bad loans dropped 21.3% to ₹139.71 billion from a year earlier, the bank said in a stock exchange filing. (Reuters)


Its net profit was ₹39.55 billion ($556 million) for the third quarter ended December 31, versus a loss of ₹24.16 billion a year ago


State Bank of India beat expectations and posted its highest quarterly profit in nearly seven years on Friday, as the country's biggest lender by assets set aside lower provisions for bad loans and asset quality improved.",3
"'EBscheme is policy decision of the Government and the court should not interfere,' said K.K Venogopal before SC",0
"”And he was striving for De Niro’s “two-hour face,” or, something that would keep the audience interested even though at the heart of it, it’s just, “One old guy and an acoustic guitar


”He also used monologues and stories to help contextualize the songs that the world knows so well already and “give them renewed meaning


Springsteen dedicated his performance of “Dancing in the Dark” to his mother, who just turned 93 and is nine years into Alzheimer’s and doesn’t speak, but she still loves to dance",2
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 0.7% against the US currency. During the same period, foreign investors bought $9.87 billion in Indian equities and sold $9.5 million in debt market.",3
"Smartphones on offers during this limited period sale include the popular POCO F1 which will be available for ₹20,999 (6GB/128GB), Mi LED TV 4 Pro (55-inch) which will be available for ₹45,999, the Redmi Note 5 Pro (4GB/64GB) and (6GB+64GB) which will be available for ₹10,999 and ₹11,999 respectively. The Redmi Note 6 Pro (4GB+64GB) will also be seeing a price drop of ₹5,000 and will be available at ₹ 10,999.


In addition, Mi.com is also rolling out exciting interactive games such as ""Fun and Furious""— a car racing multiplayer game for Mi Fans with regional & global leaderboards wherein they stand a chance to win exciting prizes such as Redmi Note 7.Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones.",1
"Hemsworth has time and again proved that he is the actor with the best comic touch here (forgive us thou Chris Pratt fans), and it is to him that the best line of the film is devoted — when Thor, top undressed and trousers hanging below his bulging stomach, demands to know what is wrong with how he looks, Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) says, “You look like melted ice-cream


”There are other nice lines here, about failure and finding oneself, about “ending being part of the story of a hero’s gig”, about “no amount of money buying you a second of time”, about the choice between freedom and control, about the things that are better left alone (a Wakandan on an earthquake under the ocean), and about even time travel (“either all of it is a joke or none of it is)” — though some of it might sound less brilliant in retrospect


And there is an ambitious but pleasing passing-of-the-baton here — with women (probably, maybe) hinted at playing a larger role in the films to come


 Till then, go with the thought that in a roomful of men struggling to pay attention as six infinity stones are traced across space, time and quantum realm, Natasha knows what is required — she takes notes",2
"He concluded the whole thing by giving the award function one-and-a-half star in true film critic style


However, in the second half of his speech, Shah Rukh Khan also spoke about pushing the envelope of cinema and urging film critics to write heartfelt reviews as they have the ability to “reveal new facets of a film to an audience",2
"RSS volunteers said the organization’s members are free to choose which candidate they want to work for. They said they had prepared their own campaign material, including a pamphlet highlighting issues of national security, and the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in securing the country’s borders and fighting terrorism. In constituencies like Ayodhya and Lucknow, the work of RSS volunteers can be seen in campaign offices where supporters often hold brainstorming sessions and lead on-ground canvassing.


“The government has worked for the betterment of the poor and socially weaker sections through schemes like Ujjwala, housing for all, electricity for all and health for all. We highlight these schemes when we meet voters. The support of individual RSS workers is based on policy decisions of the government and it is not about supporting one leader. Individual workers can choose to support any candidate in the elections,"" said a senior leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) based in Ayodhya.


RSS leaders said that in some cases swayamsevaks have formed trusts to help campaign for a candidate or the party. “RSS as an organization does not get involved in election campaigning but its individual members are free to help,"" the VHP leader added.",0
"It features Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra and Pankaj Tripathi",2
"Adobe Inc. unveiled a new generation of Photoshop that will be available on Apple Inc.’s iPad for the first time, signalling an acceleration in the software maker’s drive to boost sales with more mobile applications.


Photoshop CC will be available to customers in 2019, the San Jose, California-based company said in a statement Monday.",1
"While the singing reality show, aired on Star Plus, had AR Rahman as the super judge, Adnan Sami, Armaan Malik, Harshdeep Kaur and Kanika Kapoor were the coaches


Sumit Saini beat Simran Choudhary, Hargun Kaur and Adnan Ahmad to take home the winning trophy and prize money of Rs 25 lakh",2
"Not to say there was no ‘wave’ in the previous elections as the state saw its voter turnout increase from 58.82% in 2009 to 67.60% in 2014, registering an increase of 8.38%, even though BJP saw its numbers shrink from 19 to 17 parliamentary seats in the same period.


The 2019 election, that was fought with no apparent and overarching theme, is the biggest in terms of voter participation in Karnataka.


“Most of the explanation is not in the big picture but in smaller pictures,"" said Sandeep Shastri, a political and electoral analyst who is the pro vice-chancellor of JAIN, a deemed university. He adds that most of the swing came in from constituencies where there were high voltage battles like in Mandya that recorded an increase of 8.76% over 2014. The voter turnout in Mandya was also the highest in the sugarcane growing district’s history.",0
"The key figures in Tamil Nadu politics, J. Jayalalithaa of AIADMK and M. Karunanidhi of DMK, have passed away, leaving a vacuum. Both served as chief minister five times, were embroiled in massive corruption scandals and drew voters with their charisma and offers of freebies. Their deaths have left the two parties weaker, with AIADMK witnessing a bitter leadership feud and a split. This has given national parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party hope of making inroads in the state. DMK has been a divided house, with M.K. Alagiri revolting against brother Stalin, but the latter retaining control of the party.


No. In December 2017, the superstar said he would enter politics, but is yet to launch a political party. On 10 March 2019, the actor said he would contest neither the general elections nor the bypolls to 21 assembly seats.",0
"Beijing: The Shanghai Composite index jumped 5.5% after President Donald Trump announced he was extending a deadline for escalating tariffs on Chinese imports. The benchmark was trading at its highest level in about eight months on the news that the truce in a trade war between the world's two biggest economies would persist as the two sides talk out their differences.


Other markets in the region also rose, but by smaller margins. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.5% while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 also climbed 0.5%.",3
"The Redmi Note 5 series was launched on Valentines’ Day last year and it immediately became one of the most popular smartphones ever launched by the Chinese smartphone maker, selling over 5 million units in the first four months.


You know you want it. Up to ₹4,000 off on #RedmiNote5Pro - India's camera beast! Give us a #High5 if you've been waiting for this sweet deal. 


Xiaomi on Monday made a similar announcement for the Mi A2, bringing down its starting price to ₹ 13,999.",1
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjeev Khanna ordered the case be heard after the Madras High Court made its observations tomorrow with both parties present before it.,1
"Named GOAL (Going Online As Leaders), the initiative will train young girls from West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh in digital literacy, life skills, leadership and entrepreneurship for an year. (AP)


The programme will see on-ground trainers impart digital literacy to girls from five states in India through a dedicated digital skilling curriculum


Focussing on its mission to empower women, social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday launched a digital skilling and mentorship initiative across five states in India that would encourage tribal girls to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.",1
"But the ground situation has not been favourable to the two parties whose workers are rebelling at the thought of having to overcome decades of rivalry with each other for the parliamentary polls, scheduled to commence in the second week of April.


SP Muddahanumegowda, the sitting member of parliament from Tumakuru, has decided to file his nomination as a Congress candidate even though the seat has been ceded to the JD(S), setting up a clash between the two parties and even before the entry of Deve Gowda into the district, about 70 km from Bengaluru. Deve Gowda is scheduled to file his nominations on Monday.


Deve Gowda had been scouting for a safe seat after he gave up his bastion, Hassan, for his 28-year-old grandson Prajwal Revanna. The JD(S) is facing resistance even in places like the farmer heartland of Mandya, about 100 km from Bengaluru, where the party has named Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy as its candidate. Sensing the problems between workers who are unwilling to work with each other, the BJP has decided to cash in by not fielding a candidate in the district and instead support Sumalatha Amarnath or Sumalatha Ambareesh, who has filed her nominations as an independent. Sumalatha, the actor-turned-politician, has become a refuge for disgruntled Congress and JD(S) workers who are unhappy about being ""overlooked"" to promote the interests of the Gowda household.",0
"While Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha (BJP) is seeking re-election from Hazaribag, former chief minister and BJP candidate Arjun Munda is taking on Kalicharan Munda of the Congress in the Khunti constituency.


This will be the second phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, the first phase having been held on April 29. These seven constituencies -- Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul -- were won by the BJP in 2014.


The Congress, which came to power in the state in December last year after 15 years, hopes to carry forward the winning momentum while the BJP hopes to repeat its 2014 showing.


Former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is pitted against state Congress president G A Mir in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency where polling is being held in three phases due to security reasons.


In Ladakh, there are four candidates in the fray -- Tsering Namgyal of the BJP, Rigzin Spalbar of the Congress and two Independents.


Election to 542 Lok Sabha seats is being conducted in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Election in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu has been cancelled following excess use of money power. Results will be declared on May 23.",0
"The audio signature of Xiaomi Mi Soundbar is V-shaped, meaning it will deliver stronger bass and highs than mid frequencies.


The V-shaped audio signature of the soundbar allows it to deliver stronger bass and highs than mid frequencies


If the quality of entertainment from your television is important to you, a good soundbar is often recommended. While these audio devices aren’t always well suited for listening to music, they do enhance the movie watching experience from your TV.",1
"The OnePlus TV is in early stages of its development for now. According to Business Insider, it might be launched by next year.


OnePlusOnePlus TVPete Lausmart TVOnePlus Smart TVOnePlus TV specificationsOnePlus TV launch dateOnePlus 6T",1
"“Consolidation is likely to be seen in the market with some smaller players exiting. Quality of products and services, across price bands, are important factors for customers. It’s not cheap phones, but value for money that they seek,"" he said.


The industry also saw the entry of new players like Realme in the country. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth believes competition will continue to be intense, especially in the mid-range.


While smartphone launches may hog limelight through the year, the PC industry remains also remains upbeat on 2019. HP India Senior Director (Personal Systems) Vickram Bedi said the PC market in India is going through a transformative phase wherein the premium and gaming segment are leading the growth momentum of the entire category. Arnold Su, PC and ROG Head at Asus India shared similar views. “The ‘thin and light’ segment is expected to dominate 2019. The objective is to build powerful laptops which are easy to carry at an affordable price point,"" he said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Laptops of the future will be a lot smaller and yet offer bigger screen. If 2018 was the year when many companies adopted the thin bezel design, this year will be the one when they go bezel-free, almost. Asus’ forthcoming ZenBook S13 is the first in the line, offering a screen-to-body ratio of 97% with a 2.5mm-thick bezel. Apple’s flagship Macbook Pro (13 inches, 2018), in comparison, has a screen-to-body ratio of 91%. The Asus notebook has a 13.9-inch Full HD (1,980x1,080p) display and runs on Intel’s 8th gen Core i7chipset.


Connected cars are the flavour of the season and at CES 2019, Harman, a subsidiary of Samsung, showed off a new concept for a connected car system called Digital Cockpit 2019. The built-in Bixby assistant allows users to control their car’s infotainment system and adjust temperature using voice commands. Its on-board cameras can recognize faces and adjust display preferences, music playlists, seat height and lighting based on who is driving.",1
"Production climbed almost 6 percent from a year earlier to a record 1.33 billion kilograms in 2017-18, according to Tea Board India data


KOLKATA: Tea exports from India, the world’s second-biggest producer, may shrivel this year as a bumper crop in Kenya raises the risk of oversupply.",3
"EC has received several complaints against Mayawati for her speech in Deoband appealing to Muslims not to vote for a particular party


NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Mayawati over her speech in Deoband appealing to Muslims not to vote for a particular party, finding that the BSP chief had prima facie violated the model code of conduct.


The chief electoral officer Sunday had sought a report from Saharanpur district administration on Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's speech during the joint SP-BSP-RLD rally in Deoband.",0
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi personally monitored the party’s minimum income guarantee scheme. (Photo: PTI)


Party hopes its ambitious universal basic income scheme can prove to be a game changer in the general election


The BJP leadership believes that the PM-Kisan scheme will help double farmers’ incomes by 2022, while the Congress plan also acknowledges the need for income support for the poorest


NEW DELHI: The idea of basic minimum income has taken root, with its form set to take shape by the outcome of the coming general election. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to provide financial support to small and marginal farmers through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, or PM-Kisan scheme, the Congress has a more ambitious plan of providing ₹72,000 annually to at least 20% of India’s poorest families.",0
"PM Narendra Modi narrates the life story of Narendra Modi from his childhood days to him becoming the prime minister of India


 The film’s release was stalled by the Election Commission just a day before its original release date",2
"The broad theme of the first edition of the Mint Digital Innovation Summit included digital life, cutting edge technologie


The important question is how policies should keep pace with the rapid pace at which these emerging technologies are disrupting our lives and changing business models


Digital Transformation was the overarching theme of the first edition of the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2019—a platform where technology, business, and culture converge—held in Bengaluru this March. The Summit brought together business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and change-makers who are passionate about addressing major global issues by turning ideas into solutions.


The broad theme of the first edition of the Mint Digital Innovation Summit included digital life, cutting edge technologies—machine learning, deep learning, computer vision and a suite of other artificial intelligence technologies—virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, robotics, 3D printing, smart cities and connected health.",1
"Afraid of spiders or ants? Watching Spider-Man and Ant-Man movie excerpts can help reduce symptoms the phobias, scientists claim


Exposure therapy for specific phobias utilises neutral exposure to a phobic stimulus to counteract an irrational fear


To date, the effect of positive exposure, albeit fantasy in the form of Marvel movies, has not been attempted in cognitive behavioral therapies",2
"Earlier, director VM Vinu had noted that an actor and screenwriter of Sreenivasan’s stature agreeing to do his film was a validation of the story of the film",2
"The state is rich in deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone, copper and graphite. It is thus home to many power and steel plants as well as smelters. Both the government and private enterprises own end-use plants such as power and steel, while public sector firms are doing most of the mining. However, many of the industrial processes such as carrying of coal and other raw materials, supply of equipment and transport of end product are controlled by the mafia. This results in damage to the environment, causes harm to health and also leads to the exploitation of people.


BJP and the All Jharkhand Students Union are constituents of NDA. The Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), and RJD are part of the grand alliance.",0
"The Modi government’s swift reaction to the attacks, which took place without any casualty, has struck a chord with the people. The biggest thing has been that other countries have also supported India and alienated Pakistan. The way our officer was brought back has also given reassurance to the people that the PM gives priority to the forces and appropriate responses are given when needed.


Congress will not perform well in this election. In the assembly elections, the vote share difference between the two parties was 0.5% which is less than two lakh votes. The issues that the Congress raised ahead of assembly elections – loan waivers and stipend for unemployed youth, made the people give them a chance. The reality is that 120 days since they came to power, farmers are yet to receive any money. Even the youth are still waiting for the promises made to them. The state government has not been able to implement the 10% quota for economically weaker sections which is also working against them. The leadership of Congress does not have a vision for the country.


Congress does not understand mathematics. ₹6000 is not sufficient for a family to survive. There isn’t a possibility of the Congress coming to power. Their alliances have failed in all states including Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal does not want an alliance with them, N Chandrababu Naidu does not want to give them one seat in Andhra Pradesh. How will they get enough seats to come to power? If they had decided on candidates, then people could have thought about it.",0
"New York: US stocks retreated as traders remained on edge after Friday’s rout. Treasuries climbed and the dollar steadied.


Technology companies and banks in the S&P 500 Index fell. Ten-year Treasury yields traded near the lowest in more than 15 months after a closely-watched part of the US curve inverted last week as investors wager the Federal Reserve will need to cut rates. The greenback dropped against most of its Group-of-10 peers, while the pound turned lower after Prime Minister Theresa May stumped for her Brexit deal before a parliamentary vote.


The risk rally has come under scrutiny after stock valuations climbed near levels reached during the height of last year’s euphoria. While weakening data and a pivot by global central banks away from tighter policy is shaking confidence, a breakthrough in US-China trade talks could provide support going forward. Investors also digested news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence anyone close to Donald Trump colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign.",3
"The government has introduced several measures to restrict gold imports, including restricting duty-free gold imports from South Korea as allowed under the India-Korea free trade agreement and imposition of self-use condition on Premier Trading House/Star Trading House authorized to import the precious metal directly from overseas bullion suppliers.


The domestic jewellery industry always demands a cut in the duty and relaxation of norms for increasing availability of gold to boost jewellery exports.",3
"While Kalank had the biggest opening of the year so far, its so-so critical reception affected its third-day haul


Kalank is directed by Abhishek Verman and features an all-star ensemble cast with names like Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt",2
"EA owns iconic gaming franchises such as ""FIFA,"" ""Need for Speed"" and ""Battlefield,"" but the rapid rise last year of free-to-play online games like ""Fortnite"" and ""PUBG"" are forcing the company and its industry peers Activision-Blizzard and Take-Two to sit up and take notice. (Facebook/Apex Legends)


A game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular ""Fortnite"" has signed up 10 million players within three days of its launch, the videogame maker said, driving its shares up 16% on Friday.


With ""Apex Legends,"" EA is hoping to reproduce the success of ""Fortnite,"" a sort of hybrid of ""The Hunger Games"" and ""Minecraft"" that drops 100 people onto an island to fight each other for survival.


The number of gamers playing ""Apex Legends"" had crossed 10 million and there were about 1 million gamers logged on at the same time, EA said late on Thursday. As of Friday, the game was the most viewed on gaming live-streaming network Twitch.",1
"Apple's jump into original entertainment signals a fundamental shift in its business. Sales of hardware money-makers the iPhone, iPad and Mac were either stagnant or flat in its most recent fiscal year. Without another category-defining new gadget announced to the public, Apple is expected to rely on selling subscriptions and services like video, music and hardware insurance.


Revenue from its ""services"" segment - which includes the App Store, iCloud and content businesses such as Apple Music - grew 24% to $37.1 billion in fiscal 2018.


The services segment accounted for only about 14% of Apple's overall $265.6 billion in revenue, but investors have pinned their hopes for growth on the segment.


Apple's TV push has been cloaked in mystery. Even producers of Apple's shows are unsure about many of the details about when and how audiences will be able to see their work.


On Monday, Apple also is expected to unveil an Apple News subscription option featuring content from major publishers and a new credit card with Goldman Sachs to bolster Apple Pay.",1
"The travellers, who originally lost the map, have to adapt to new technology and modern ways of life as they have fast-forwarded through time some 300 years after lightning struck their ship and forced them through a portal into a modern generation


The Wild Things star will play a single mom named Victoria Dare who struggles with the loss of her husband and copes by gravitating toward a slew of unsuitable partners in search of the best one to help raise her son",2
"It can become a little bit sterile … And I absolutely didn’t want to do that because this is about illuminating someone’s life and what’s really going on with them


“So there’s inevitably a bit of Taron in there because we’re talking about the spirit of someone and about their inner life and their drug addiction, not about the way they move their mouth in an interview,” he said",2
"Actor Mahesh Babu is gearing up to entertain the audience with the Vamshi Paidipally directorial Maharshi, which is scheduled for a worldwide release on May 9


 As a part of Maharshi promotions, the Bharat Ane Nenu actor recently interacted with media and he also teased about his upcoming projects with directors Anil Ravipudi and SS Rajamouli",2
"He is vulnerable yet sassy, consider scenes like the interaction between him and the cable van operator


 The actor just continues to amaze us with every appearance he makes as Iron Man, whether it is a cross-over or a solo movie


Retains the original jocosityDespite Iron Man 3 bringing a new vulnerable side to Iron Man, Shane Black has been able to retain the original jocosity of the series in his film


Iron Man’s vulnerable sideAs I said earlier, with Iron Man 3, director Black brings a completely new emotional side to Iron Man


 He is troubled by his anxiety attacks, relies too much on his suits, is ready to go to any lengths to protect his lady love Pepper Potts and is generally just too driven by his emotions now",2
"”Nagesh, known for directing critically-acclaimed Hindi films like Hyderabad Blues, Iqbal and Dor, has already started shooting for the untitled Telugu film, featuring Keerthy Suresh",2
"The Galaxy A40 is expected to have a 5.9-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U display panel that will house a 25 MP selfie shooter.


Under the hood, the Galaxy A40 will be powered by Samsung's Exynos 7885 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


16MP+5MP dual rear camera paired with flash will help with photography duties. The back of the smartphone will also host a rear-facing physical fingerprint. It is expected to pack a 3,100mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging.",1
"""We’re now introducing Google Duo as a native function for video calls on our devices and are providing enhanced video calling quality for all OnePlus users,"" said OnePlus.


This feature will roll out with stable OxygenOS 9.0.12 build on the OnePlus 6T, and OxygenOS 9.0.4 for OnePlus 6, 5 and 5T and eventually on OnePlus 3 and 3T with the Android Pie update. 


Google Duo video calling capability will be integrated across multiple native functions including call logs, contacts, dial pad and messaging.",1
"""But consumers held on to their devices longer due to the absence of ground-breaking innovations and higher prices of devices being offered by the OEMs,"" Pathak added.


Huawei, OPPO and Vivo continue to dominate with strong performances in China, India, Asia and parts of Europe.


Samsung and Apple saw tough times as demand for their flagship phones waned due to competition from affordable yet premium phones from Chinese brands such as Huawei and OnePlus, the report said.


""The collective smartphone shipment growth of emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia and others was not enough to offset the decline in China, which was responsible for almost one-third of global smartphone shipments in 2018,"" said Research Analyst Shobhit Srivastava.",1
"It is high time Raghava Lawrence stopped making ill-conceived and badly-executed sequels,” wrote indianexpress",2
"Special NIA judge V.S. Padalkar says the NIA court is not the right forum to stop Thakur from contesting polls


A plea seeks to bar her from contesting the poll on the grounds that the trial in the Malegaon blasts case is still in progress and a petition to cancel her bail is before the SC


NEW DELHI: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday rejected a petition to stop Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur from contesting the Lok Sabha election, saying it was up to the Election Commission to decide on the matter.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"Rakesh Dwivedi, the counsel for the Election Commission, said that of the 11 complaints, four have been almost decided. He said complaints were made by taking out a few lines from a speech and decisions must be made on the basis of the entire context. The transcripts of the speeches, which are often in a local language, needs to be arranged and translated before a decision is made and this takes time, Dwivedi contended.


In a separate development, the EC on late Thursday evening also issued a show cause notice to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath asking him to explain within 24 hours his comments made during a public meeting in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh on 19 April.",0
"Naagin 3 launched in June last year with Surbhi Jyoti, Anita Hassanandani and Pearl V Puri in the lead roles


 Currently, the track is focusing on Vishakha and Hukum’s (Anita and Nikitin Dheer) daughter Taamsi (Krishna Mukherjee)",2
"We are hopeful of winning up to 18-20 seats as an alliance but BJP alone should be able to get 15 seats across the North-East. Last time, we had won 7 seats from Assam and one seat in Arunachal Pradesh.


At least I think (so). I travelled across North-East and across Assam. Response of the crowd is much better than our response in assembly elections.


I think it came out of a tactical necessity. In a particular constituency, we have denied ticket to our sitting MP so there was a thinking in the party that we should do a padayatra taking both the new and old candidate on right and left side of me; so that was the initial thinking. But then the padayatra got such a tremendous response, we decided to expand it.


It is new because padayatras used to be done from atop a vehicle. In Silchar, the day after my padayatra, Priyanka Gandhi came and she was on top of a vehicle. Then people started comparing. I travelled extensively on foot; every evening 15km. I start at 5.30pm, continue it to up to 8.30-9pm. You meet so many people directly. I also introduced a bit of festivity and music to it. It has worked very well and we will know the impact on 23 May.


In the last five years, we have initiated many development initiatives. We have spent ₹55,000 crore on highway expansion but things are not yet ready; it is somewhere between 50-60%. Primary idea will be whatever you have started in the last regime, you complete it quickly. Then we are looking for certain big-ticket things like the government of India is in negotiation with the government of Bangladesh for giving access to Chittagong and Mongla port to people of North-East for trade and commerce. If it happens then you need a big navigation space because unless Brahmaputra is dredged, it will not be navigable.",0
"When you hear verbosities like ‘maut ki agosh’, takia-kalaams like ‘ghoosa laga ke’ (courtesy, the great Jagdeep, putting in a brief appearance as a bumbling boxer sporting a T-shirt with Mohammed Ali’s face on it) and dialogue like ‘Police ki gaadi mein aadmi jail jaata hai, ghar nahin’, you know it’s Kader Khan’s wizardry at work


 For, the late Khan, who penned dialogue for Qurbani in his trademark melodramatic flourish, was no ordinary writer


” In other words, another name for friendship is Feroz Khan or Vinod Khanna, depending on where you stand vis-a-vis Qurbani


 In the end, Amar sacrifices his life for best friend Rajesh, thus winning the title’s glory and the audience’s sympathy


 Close friends in personal life, both Khan and Khanna died on the same day, a warm trivia the internet never tires of repeating


 You could say it’s Feroz Khan, Zeenat Aman and Vinod Khanna’s astonishing commercial appeal that has kept it so popular


 Another reason could be Kalyanji-Anandji and Biddu’s chartbuster music, the most durably famous being “Aap Jaisa Koi” and “Laila O’ Laila”",2
"Other than agriculture, IBM also works with other sectors like aviation, energy trading (futures), energy management (platforms to correlate impact of storms to help companies pre-deploy equipment), fleet management (predicting the impact of weather and traffic) and renewables (for example how many sunny days in the context of solar power).


Weather forecasting is a lucrative market. Allied Market Research, which pegged the global weather forecasting services market value at $1.2 billion in 2016, has forecast it to more than double and touch $2.8 billion by 2023. Weather forecasting services are widely used in sectors like aviation, energy, agriculture, retail and media.


Major companies operating in the market, according to Acumen Research and Consulting include The Weather Company, AccuWeather Inc., Met Office, Skymet Weather Services Pvt. Ltd, BMT Group Ltd, Global Weather Corporation, Precision Weather, Fugro, ENAV S.p.A, and Skyview Systems Ltd.


Commenting on the stiff competition, Glackin said, “Our platform is our differentiation. We are not saying we are in the business of making the best crop forecast. We think we will make a good crop forecast. We are really here to create a platform that can be used by banks, insurance companies, suppliers, traders, etc.""",1
"In this critical time, they have the support of Maharashtra chief minister Jagdish Gaurav (Sachin Pilgaonkar) and Jiten Kaka (Uday Tikekar) who worked closely with their father


 The latter seems more like Lord Baelish from Game of Thrones who manipulates scenarios from the backroom


 There is a police officer Wasim (Ejaz Khan) wronged by his department, a middle-class man Purshottam who is employed to handle a king’s ransom but has to sell a watch to get some extra money for his family, a young man working in a finance company, a sex worker waiting for her fortune to take a turn, an over-enthusiastic journalist and many others",2
"In the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL stood at number one position followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, HDFC, Infosys, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The Supreme Court will consider a public interest litigation that seeks to prohibit the electronic and print media from broadcasting and publishing paid news item. Photo: Mint


The petition also seeks investigation and prosecution against media houses that indulge in the practice of paid news",0
"Separately, Dewan said on Saturday it would sell a 9.15% stake in housing finance firm Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd to private equity funds managed by Blackstone Group LP. Wadhawan Global Capital will also sell its 70% stake in Aadhar Housing to Blackstone.",3
"“As I move around in different parts of Bhubaneswar, I find an overwhelming response of people in favour of BJP. The people seem to have made up their mind to replace the BJD govt in Odisha and bring a govt by people who have a long term stake in Odisha,"" she wrote in a tweet post.


In contrast, Arup Patnaik is the current chairman of the Odisha State Youth Welfare Board and the Biju Yuva Vahini, the youth wing of BJD and understands the pulses of the youth. Though he is relatively late in starting his polls campaign, the image of BJD and popularity of state chief minister favours his situation too.",0
"Russia said it will take a wait-and-see approach on whether to extend the OPEC deal because the market has achieved a fragile balance


The partnership at the heart of the OPEC alliance showed further signs of strain after Russia pressured the Saudi-led group to delay a decision on the future of their production cuts.


The unusual recommendation to cancel next month’s scheduled meeting means the group probably won’t decide whether to prolong its supply curbs until late June, just days before they expire.


At talks in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak convinced the committee overseeing the output cuts that the scheduled April meeting would be too soon to agree an extension. Khalid Al-Falih, the Saudi energy minister who had initially been in favor of making a decision at that time, acquiesced saying “April will be premature.""


For now, the supply curbs that have buoyed Brent crude by 25 percent this year are secure, and the the nations present in the Azeri capital said they will go beyond their pledged cuts in the coming months. Still, the cancellation is the latest in a number of disagreements between the two largest and most powerful members of the 24-nation coalition.",3
"- Live-action movies such as the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" series, ""Mary Poppins"" and ""The Sound of Music.""


Disney also will create original programming exclusively for the service. According to the company, that will include:",1
"The 4GB variant has not been put on an open sale, however. It will be available on Amazon.in in a flash sale at 12:00 pm every Wednesday starting December 19. It is available with a price tag of ₹ 14,499.


Offers on the Realme U1 include Zero Cost EMI up to 6 months across BFL and HDFC Debit Cards as well as all leading credit cards. You can also get Jio Digital Life offers worth 5,750 and up to 4.2TB of Jio 4G data.",1
"Apple has called off its ""AirPower"" product that was supposed to charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPod at the same time.


Citing difficulty meeting its own standards, the tech giant finally bid goodbye to ""AirPower"" which was a wireless charging mat, originally announced in September 2017.",1
"Oil prices extended its rally to a five-month high as conflict in Libya increased the risk of new supply outages


Indian rupee today weakened marginally against US dollar, tracking losses in other Asian currencies as traders awaited further details on a possible US-China trade deal. Higher crude oil prices also dampened sentiment. At 9.15 am, the rupee was trading at 69.46 a dollar, down 0.34% from its previous close of 69.23. The home currency opened at 69.34 a dollar.",3
"Also, how would a world will deal with the existence of beings with the potential of destroying the whole planet? That was what Civil War was all about


Paving the way for Infinity WarCivil War was a way to create a rift between two factions of the Avengers",2
"During the last week, Sensex rose 62.53 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 35,871.48 on Friday. Photo: Reuters


In the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL stood at number one position followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, HDFC


New Delhi: Seven of the top-10 most-valued companies of the country together lost ₹67,980.60 crore in market valuation last week, dragged down by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) which took the sharpest hit.",3
"We picture him as a person from the heart-warming anecdotes of people who have had the opportunity to meet him


 He stays firmly put behind the curtains, letting the anecdotes about him further increase the interests of the fans for his next appearance


Ajith’s elusiveness only adds more layers to his ever-growing popularity and his secretive personality",2
"The Redmi 7 succeeds the Redmi 6 launched last year. It is a bit cheaper than the Redmi Y3, but comes with roughly the same set of specifications, albeit the lower-spec 8MP selfie camera. The rear cameras have the same 12MP+2MP vertically stacked sensors.


It sports the same 6.26-inch HD+ dot notch display as the Y3 along with a similar build altogether. Redmi Y3 is powered by Snapdragon 632 processor, but with a smaller 2GB RAM capacity. There’s also a 3GB+32GB storage variant of the Redmi 7, as mentioned earlier.",1
"The Honor V20 starts at 2,999 Yuan (about ₹ 30,000) for the base variant and goes up to 3,499 Yuan (about ₹ 35,500) for the top specced model in China.


Honor View 20HonorHuaweiHonor View 20 launch dateHonor View 20 expected priceHonor View 20 displayHonor View 20 India launch",1
"Phil is a charismatic and complex character who declares war on his brother’s new wife and her teenage son,” Campion said",2
"The Super-Res Zoom feature also takes a burst of photos when you zoom in. This doesn’t outperform the iPhone XS’ optical zoom, but it is noticeably better than the digital zoom on other phones. The Pixel 3 XL’s camera is certainly the best a smartphone can offer today.


Battery: On day-to-day usage, the Pixel 3 XL’s battery lasts a full work-day. However, what’s more important is Google’s ‘adaptive battery’ feature. This feature, which uses AI to prioritise battery power for apps used often, has allowed net promoter scores (NPS) for the Pixel 2 to increase over time. It should help Pixel 3 users retain battery health over extended periods. The battery also supports 18-watt fast charging, which is fast but we’ve seen faster.",1
"Mumbai: After a strong December quarter, Crisil Ltd’s performance seems to have hit a rough patch in the three months ended March.


The country’s largest rating agency reported 6.8% fall in net profit for the March quarter and a large part of this was due to a forex loss of ₹7.8 crore, compared to a gain of ₹2.3 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The company had ended 2018 with 19% growth in net profit for the final quarter.


Revenue from the research business, which contributes more than 60% to Crisil’s overall revenue, saw a decline for the second consecutive quarter, while the operating profit fell 26% from a year ago.",3
"Redmi President Liu Weibing on Friday announced that the Xiaomi sub-brand will launch the Redmi Note 7 Pro next week. The Redmi executive in a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo said ""Redmi Note 7 Pro, see you next week"" and released some key specifications and official renders of the smartphone.


The Redmi Note 7 Pro will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC based on an 11nm LPP process. Another main highlight of the smartphone will be its 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. This sensor will be capable of pixel binning, offering better low light performance.


Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun on Weibo recently suggested that the Redmi Note 7 Pro may come in a 6GB RAM/128GB variant. It will also likely come in a 6GB/64GB variant, much like the Redmi Note 7.",1
"Just like her other pet, Diana, Priyanka Chopra also hinted that Bailey might also have an official Instagram account",2
"These cities are also contributing significantly to the growth of gaming equipment sales in the country.  (iStock)


The online gaming industry in India is expected to reach $1 billion by 2021, says a joint report by KPMG and Google


Rising internet access and cheap data plans are fuelling the popularity of online gaming in small towns and cities


New Delhi: Abhishek Gagnani, 19, plays Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO), an online computer action game, with his friends in Vadodara. Gagnani has been playing online games for about two years now.",1
"""Market is expecting NDA government to return to the power after the election. Hence all these factors are supporting the rupee,"" Maru said.


Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.15 per cent to 96.64.


Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) purchased shares worth ₹4,323.49 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) offloaded equities to the tune of ₹2,130.36 crore Friday, provisional data showed.",3
"The state government has shut down illegal opium plantations in west Tripura, which fetched a sizeable income for families in the interiors of the state. Those farmers have now taken to growing vegetables and paddy. However, the produce is insufficient to sustain a family of three or four, they say.


“If people don’t have jobs, how will they buy anything? Farmers are very badly off here. We hope the farm benefit schemes of the Modi government reach us. Politicians just come here, make promises and go away. When we don’t get the price for our produce and struggle financially, it hurts us and nobody else,"" said Mufiz Miyan, a farmer in Dhanpur.


The state, which is locked by Bangladesh on three sides, considers the citizenship amendment bill a looming threat.


In Tripura, which is struggling against rising unemployment, the people are hoping desperately that the centre will see reason and scrap the Bill.",0
"This web series being an original web series on Shri Narendra Modi, cannot be exhibited,"" said the poll panel""


The poll panel has cited its April 10 order, banning a biopic on Modi, to place a similar bar on the web series titled ""Modi - Journey of a Common Man""",0
"With award-winning films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Badlapur, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manto, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has emerged as one of the powerhouse performers of Bollywood


 His recent release Thackeray, which saw him play Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, however, received a mixed response


On Arbaaz Khan’s show Pinch, the actor read and responded to a few mean tweets that came his way during Thackeray",2
"Patralekhaa is playing a surrogate mother in a web feature film titled Badnaam Gali, and the actor says it is a challenging yet interesting role",2
"The smartphone will be available on open sale, so there’s no anxiety of the phone going out of stock within a few minutes. The Honor 8C sports a 6.26-inch LCD display, Snapdragon 632 SoC, up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.


The Honor 8C will be available online via Amazon and HiHonor stores and will come with offers including ₹ 4,450 ‘Jio Digital Life Benefits’, up to 100GB of 4G data and 5% instant discount on ICICI credit and debit cards while making EMI transactions. You can also go receive Cleartrip coupons worth ₹ 2,250, ₹ 200 cashback via Paytm and MobiKwik SuperCash up to ₹ 2,000.",1
The trilogy was largely panned by the critics and also failed to live up to the expectations of the franchise fans,2
"Various leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, are slated to attend the road show, the sources said.",0
"Sisodia said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made similar claims while addressing a public meeting in West Bengal where he alleged that 40 MLAs from the Trinamool Congress were in touch with the BJP.


Responding to the reactions, Delhi BJP media head Ashok Goyal, according to the Press Trust of India, called the allegations an attempt to gain attention.",0
"Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, OnePlus 7 Pro is likely to come packed with a 4,000 mAh battery along with 30W Warp Charge fast charging support, according to the leaked details reported by WinFuture.",1
"iOS 12 will come with Memojis that allow integration of your personality and mood and are a step up from the Animojis that came with iOS 11. Photo: Apple


iOS 12 will start rolling out as a free update tonight at 10:30 pm and is compatible with all iPhone devices beyond the 5S (including iPhone SE)


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Apple’s latest mobile operating system, the iOS 12, will make its way to the general public tonight. This takes place three days before the new iPhones—XS, XS Max and XR—go on sale, i.e. on September 21. The download will start rolling out tonight at 10:30 pm on compatible iPhones and iPads.",1
"Honor on Tuesday launched the Honor 8X, Huawei sub-brand’s latest mid-range contender. The highlights of the Honor 8X include a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD display, Kirin 710 SoC and AI-enabled dual rear camera setup with a 20MP+2MP configuration. The Honor 8X starts at ₹ 14,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant.


The 4GB RAM/64GB ROM variant of the Honor 8X is priced at ₹ 14,999 while the 6GB RAM/64 ROM and 6GB RAM/128 ROM versions are priced at ₹ 16,999 and ₹ 18,999 respectively. The phone is available exclusively via Amazon and the sale starts on 24 October.",1
"A smartphone app will allow citizens to record any polling misconduct or malpractice such as distributing liquor or drugs -- a common method of vote buying.


The complainant, who can remain anonymous, can upload a photo or video to the app and officials are obliged to respond with action taken within 100 minutes.


A toll-free helpline number for voter information, feedback and complaints will also operate for the first time.


Apart from citizen monitors, some 3.7 million polling staff were involved in running the 2014 election.


India is Facebook's biggest market, with smartphone use exploding since the last election thanks to the world's cheapest data tariffs.


Candidates have to declare their social media accounts in legal filings when they apply to become an election candidate.


This is aimed at monitoring and ending the misuse of social media during the polls, in a country where online misinformation is rife.",0
"RIL is planning stake sales in its refining business and Reliance Jio to Saudi Aramco and SoftBank, respectively, to cut its massive debt",3
"When Apple decided to make its own mobile chipsets, UK-based Imagination Technologies, which was making Apple’s Power VR GPU chips, lost 70% of its value. This may not happen in Google’s case as it does not enjoy the same market clout as Apple. Its Pixel smartphones account for less than 1% of the global market. Google’s switch to its own chipsets will not majorly affect the business of any of the existing chipset companies like Qualcomm, MediaTek or Intel, which are supplying chipsets to most of the manufacturers.",1
"“Privacy-mature companies are benefiting from their privacy investment beyond the mere need of compliance,"" Cook added.


Cook urged Indian companies to take data protection seriously from now. “Data protection laws have been in existence in Europe for at least 30 years. For India, there will be a massive step challenge,"" he said.


Starting work on data privacy right now will help companies stay ahead of the curve and they will have to “embrace data privacy as the business-as-usual model"", Cook concluded.",1
"Narendra Modi accused Mamata Banerjee of joining hands with those who want the nation to be divided into many pieces


Cooch Behar: Prime Minister Narendra Modion Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for forging an opposition alliance with the likes of National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah, who recently advocated a separate premier for Jammu and Kashmir, and said Banerjee is aiding people who want two ""Prime Ministers in India"".


""She is now aiding such people who want two Prime Ministers in India. Should there be two Prime Ministers in the country, one in Jammu and Kashmir and one in the rest of India?",0
"According to an official press release, the 1 cm particles that will generate the meteor shower are composed of non-toxic materials. Over the last few years, ALE has conducted several material tests and simulations to ensure a safe, multicolour meteor shower. The first meteor shower event is expected to take place in the spring of 2020 over Japan in the vicinity of Hiroshima and the Seto Inland Sea, the press release adds. Over six million people in an area of up to 200km in diameter would be able to see this visual spectacle. ALE also plans to launch a second microsatellite—currently in the final stage of assembly—by this summer.",1
"The goal of such people, according to Bruce Johnston, a famed LinkedIn sales and marketing consultant, is to harvest email addresses from connections, identity theft, phishing, spear phishing and other scams and impersonation.


LinkedIn, which has over 54 million users in India which is its fastest growing market outside of the US, claims it is good at stamping out fake profiles once they are identified.


But the real game is to identify such problems firsthand -- via Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled algorithms which the company has invested heavily in -- in order to weed out bad actors quickly and act proactively, without waiting for users to flag such content.


Human-centric AI and Machine Learning (ML) is helping -- to a great extent -- Facebook, Twitter and Google stamp out bad content, terror-related posts, political interference, misinformation, abuse and several other inauthentic behaviour even before users flags them.


""LinkedIn is pretty good at stamping out fake profiles once they are identified. But as fake profiles can be replaced just as quickly as they are detected and stamped out, this is a real problem,"" wrote Johnston in a blog post some time back.",1
"Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday demanded the cancellation of Thakur’s bail.


Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti tweeted: “Imagine the anger if I’d field a terror accused. Channels would’ve gone berserk by now trending a mehboobaterrorist hashtag! According to these guys terror has no religion when it comes to saffron fanatics, but otherwise all Muslims are terrorists. Guilty until proven innocent.""",0
"Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, argued that the scheme does not curb the menace of black money, because donations through cash can still be made. Furthermore, the argument of victimization does not hold good at all, he said.


Bhushan submitted a report by the Election Commission regarding complaints with respect to victimization of donors between 2014 and 2018, and hinged his argument on the fact that the EC had not received any such complaints. “On what basis is the government making the victimization argument,"" he asked.


The government had launched the electoral bond scheme in January 2018 as a formal alternative to cash donations to political parties.",0
"Fronthaul equipment are installed between antenna, which receives signals, and baseband unit, which processes and directs communication in telecom network.


Nokia's converged fronthaul transport solution helps bring down fibre requirement, the statement said.",1
"Nahta also asked Kapoor about one of his wrong financial decisions to which he said, “If someone will understand me, then they will know it’s not like I lost the money in a bet


 But if you have support at home and by that support I mean wife, then with that support you can win anything in life",2
"NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s most popular movie faces flocked to polling booths to cast their vote in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, 18 April.


11 states and one Union Territory including Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry are together voting to elect representatives for 95 seats which 1,600 candidates are contesting for in the second phase.


Superstars Rajinikanth and Ajith were among the first to cast their votes early in the morning. The former has announced his own decision to enter politics too though there is no clarity on the name or other details of the party. Music director A.R Rahman also cast his vote early.",0
"Piyush Goyal said that individual taxpayers with annual income upto Rs. 5 lakhs will get full tax rebate.


The markets gained over 1% as interim finance minister Piyush Goyal made taxation proposal in the interim budget on Friday. At 12:55 pm, the Sensex was at 36,657.26, up 400.57 points or 1.10% while the Nifty was at 10,943.55, up 112.60 points or 1.04%.",3
"The Honor 8X sports a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. It is powered by Huawei’s in-house octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710 SoC. Accompanying the processor are different three permutations and combinations of RAM and storage— 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage and finally 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. The phone will run Android Oreo 8.0 with EMUI 8.2 running atop and will come with up to 400GB of expandable storage with a MicroSD card.


At the back of the phone, there is a horizontally placed AI-enabled dual rear camera setup with a 20MP+2MP configuration along with f/1.8 aperture and Phase Detection Autofocus while the front of the phone features a 16MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.",1
"Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states and BJP allies are expected to attend the event, party sources said.


Modi will file the nomination papers from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on April 26, they said, adding a road show will be held there on April 25.",0
"The court said that inappropriate content was being provided by the TikTok app, and the government had a social responsibility to stop it


New Delhi: Eight out of 10 millenials living in India want the controversial Chinese video app TikTok to be banned, reveals a survey by news app Inshorts.


This comes after the Madras High Court last week advised the Central government to ban the app claiming it was encouraging pornography among youngsters.",1
"On the occasion of Good Friday, the film’s Twitter handle shared an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip which shows lead actor Ranveer Singh along with his co-stars prepping hard for the sports drama


The one-minute footage was shared by the movie’s social media handle with a caption that read, “Faith can move mountains and as we celebrate it on this auspicious day, let’s gear up to #Relive83 on next Good Friday, 10th April 2020, when our boys will change the game with their faith!”Ranveer Singh, who plays former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev in 83, also shared the same video on his social media handles with the caption, “The incredible untold story of India’s greatest victory! 10th April 2020- Good Friday #Relive83 @83thefilm @kabirkhankk",2
"Rise of the Digital Consumer: We have 90 million online shoppers in India today—eight times more than in 2013. Our research identified a highly-evolving consumer engaged in a broader set of online activities—eight categories of behaviour that include, consuming media, pursuing studies, managing finances, and of course shopping.


■ Omni-channel grows, but offline still dominant: We see three clear pathways—mostly offline, substantially mixed and largely online and whilst digital penetration increases offline will stay dominant. Our analysis indicates that 78% of purchases are done offline, accounting for 58% of value, against 16% purchases that followed a pure online pathway from beginning to end; balance 5% has mixed pathways. B2C retailers will increasingly focus on nuanced understanding of customer journeys, strengthen specific channels that are designed to deliver different needs in different situations. E.g. 43% of India’s new-car buyers select the model through online search, and close the transaction at the dealership. This is forcing automotive players to look beyond channels to holistically re-examine the roles of their dealership channels.


■ Impulse counts, in the new convenience economy: Anytime-anywhere connectivity coupled with surge in e-commerce and online payments, will drive significant impulsive shopping growth, making it a lever to consider. Fashion will be the top gainer along with segments such as packaged food, fast moving consumer goods, etc. driven by special offers will drive nearly 30% to 40% of overall purchases.",1
"Despite being the largest producer of OLED screens for smartphones, Samsung is shying away from these on its TVs. Yet, its quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLED) technology is nothing to be trifled with and has its merits. In OLED panels, each pixel generates in own light. QLED TVs, on the other hand, use Samsung’s quantum dots technology. Quantum dots are nanoparticles that emit or alter light at different frequencies when exposed to electricity. The QLED Q8C is stylishly curved, delivers vibrant (if somewhat oversaturated) colours and Tizen is a smart operating system that’s worth considering too.


This is Panasonic’s first OLED television in India. The OLED panel does a great job in delivering good picture quality and Panasonic’s in-house hexa chroma drive technology tunes the colours for the better. The operating system needs some work, but a streaming stick could do the trick.",1
"The electorate base for the third phase is more than 18 crore 85 lakh and a total of 1640 candidates are in fray. The massive election machinery put in place includes more than 2.1 lakh polling booths.


Two of the most high profile contests of the third phase includes Gandhi from Wayanad and BJP chief Amit Shah, who replaced former deputy prime minister L K Advani as the party candidate from Gandhinagar. Other candidates in the fray includes union minister Alphons Kannamthanam seeking to make his Lok Sabha debut from Ernakulam seat in Kerala and sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor making a bid to return to the seat of Thiruvananthapuram.",0
"After the 2014 elections too, eight MLAs (of 21) and one member of parliament of the Congress defected to the TRS post the elections, weakening the party. The TRS had then increased its strength from just 63 (of the total 119 seats) to nearly 90 thanks to defections from opposition other parties as well. The Congress had banked on the opposition grand alliance in the 2018 assembly elections, but the coalition failed.


“The Congress is facing a really bad situation. They had some scope of winning the Khammam Lok Sabha seat (where it won most of its 19 MLAs ), and another, but the TRS is using its cards really well with KCR encouraging defections to ensure that he wins all the seats. My calculation is that Congress is hoping to win the Khamman and Mahbubabad LS seats, where most of its MLAs are from. The grand old party is slow to wake up and lazy. They don’t know to fight,"" opined political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed


The 51-year-old director’s condition was revealed in a court filing from his mother, Shelia Ward, who is requesting she be immediately appointed his temporary conservator to make medical and financial decisions for him while he is incapacitated


Singleton’s family had previously announced that he’d had a stroke on April 17, but there had been no details revealed about the seriousness of his condition",2
" Zinc fell for a third session on Tuesday, hitting its lowest in more than two weeks as the dollar held at a two-month high


LONDON: Zinc fell for a third session on Tuesday, hitting its lowest in more than two weeks as the dollar held at a two-month high and investors remained concerned about global economic growth.


In the wider markets, global equities rallied as investors grew more optimistic about US-China trade talks and cheered Washington's deal to avoid another government shutdown, but this was not enough to lift metals.",3
"New Delhi: Overseas investors have pumped in a net ₹2,741 crore into the Indian capital markets in the first five trading sessions of March, mainly due to positive market sentiment.


As per analysts, the positive change is triggered by domestic as well as global factors and the trend is likely to continue for some time.


In February, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had invested a net amount of ₹11,182 crore in the capital markets (both equity and debt).",3
"On multiple occasions previously, the father and the son have openly aired their differences with the NDA tie-up. With an alleged microfinance fraud related corruption case dangling above his head, Natesan has made a U-turn and brought himself closer to the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, In parliamentary elections, the Left party may lose Hindu votes following the Sabarimala controversy. But the son, who attended BJP’s rallies on Sabarimala, chose to stick closer to the saffron camp. In Kerala’s political circles, it is also seen as a good-cop, bad-cop ploy by the duo to not alienate the two fronts completely.


Thushar had earlier said he did not want to contest Lok Sabha elections. Later, he gave in to the pressure from the BJP camp, and was announced as an NDA candidate in Thrissur seat. But after Gandhi’s announcement to contest in Wayanad last week, he announced himself as the party’s Wayanad candidate, replacing the previously announced candidate, Paily Vathiattu. Vathiattu's son Ajish was taken in as the campaign manager.


In Wayanad, he is touring Hindu temples and holding big rallies in the town, Ajish said, and is flanked everywhere by local as well as national news channels. The initial flip-flops of a political novice are, though, evident.",0
"Videogame review website Eurogamer said it had taken Fortnite about two weeks to hit the 10-million-player mark.


Wall Street analysts covering EA were optimistic about ""Apex Legends"" but said it was too early to tell if it could become the next ""Fortnite.""


""It's an impressive number and a great start to a new cornerstone property for EA — something the company needs following a string of missteps with its non-sports franchises,"" said Oppenheimer & Co analyst Andrew Uerkwitz.",1
"“But if the brand is built over time on having a point of view on issues then it is important to not bow down to such trolling. While it is important for brands to be sensitive to people’s emotions and not go wrong in understanding the cultural nuances, that doesn’t mean that brands should play safe and not stand for their convictions,"" he said.


Dabas pointed out that while the Red Label Kumbh ad (more so an accompanying tweet which highlighted how some people abandon their elderly parents at Kumbh) perhaps went wrong in correctly representing what the holy festival stands for; the Surf Excel campaign is a shining example of how brands should take exemplary stances and stick by them.


“As the Nike-Kaepernick ad episode shows us even in a polarised society if you stick by the brand conviction you are likely to win brand loyalty, respect and stronger support of consumers,"" he added, in reference to HUL standing up for its Holi ad. ",0
"NEW DELHI: Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha, who is seeking re-election to Parliament from his home state Jharkhand, considers his constituency Hazaribagh as a microcosm of the entire nation currently in the process of picking representatives for the 17th Lok Sabha. Sinha, who is busy spending time with people and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the state, took time out to discuss national and state politics ahead of the 6 May voting in Hazaribagh. Edited excerpts:


In 2014, there was a wave in favour of Narendra Modi. In 2019, there is a tsunami in favour of the prime minister. We have tremendous support at the ground level. On 29 April, when the first phase of polling took place in Jharkhand, the turnout was higher than what was seen in 2014. That is because there is tremendous upswell in support to BJP to ensure there is a strong government at the centre so that we can continue to do the good work we have been doing for the last five years.",0
"It was a little terrifying at first because he’s so damn good, and I wanted to be on the same level as him",2
"The feature seems to be rapidly adding retailers to its Google Express marketplace, which, the search engine giant plans to rebrand as Google Shopping (Bloomberg)


The test advertisements first popped up under Nike videos and clicking on them redirected users to the Google Express marketplace


The search engine giant began testing the feature ahead of its Google Marketing Live event which is scheduled to be held on May 14",1
"While the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are incremental upgrades to the iPhone X, the iPhone XR is a cheaper variant in vibrant colours


mint-india-wire AppleIndiaiPhone XRiPhone XR price in indiaiPhone XR launch dateiPhone XSiPhone XS price in IndiaiPhone XS launch dateiPhone XS MaxiPhone XS Max price in IndiaiPhone XS Max launch date


Apple Inc. on Wednesday released three upgrades to the existing iPhone X—the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. All three phones vary in screen sizes with the iPhone XR being the least specced model with an LCD screen and single rear camera instead of the OLED panel and dual rear cameras on the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. The trio, however, feature the same Apple A12 chipset based on a 7nm process.",1
"The back is also made out of a transparent acrylic composite and not glass. This not only keeps the costs low, but also makes the phone more shatter and heat resistant.


As mentioned earlier, Realme U1’s display is the same as the Realme 2 Pro—a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. The dewdrop notch helps it stretch out the screen further to the bezels, but that doesn’t necessarily help with the viewing experience.


Although the display is sufficiently bright to use it outdoors, it lacks the contrast and vibrance you’d require to binge-watch Netflix. I watched three episodes of Narcos: Mexico and I couldn’t help but notice the poor reproduction of dimly lit scenes in the series.


Browsing through the web and fiddling around apps is fine, since the whites and touch sensitivity are both good. The notch also doesn’t come in the way and you get accustomed to it really quickly. The white balance seems to be on the cooler side, but it can be changed in the settings.


Under the hood, the Realme U1 is very different from the Realme 2 Pro. It features MediaTek’s Helio P70 processor clocked at 2.1GHz. It is paired with ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU clocked at 900MHz for better image processing. To let the AI flex more muscles, it also has a multi-core, multi-thread AI Processing Unit (APU) with a clock speed up to 525MHz.


This basically means AI and overall performance is upped a notch from the Helio P60, which was found on the Realme 1.


The chipset is unarguably one of the best in the price and definitely punches above its weight. While it’s given that the phone can tackle light to medium processes (like scrolling through your feed and having more than 7 apps open in the background) with ease, it can even fight through heavier processes like image editing and intensive gaming.


Image and video editing apps like Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC and Quik worked well, with only a few minor stutters.",1
"Events over the last few weeks beginning with the Pulwama terror attack, culminating in the daring Balakot air strike, and the capture and release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman are threatening to reorder the narrative of the campaign.


While this may be the case, a key part of the contest—selection of candidates—is yet to be decided. In a close contest, this could be the key factor determining the outcome.


Anil Padmanabhan is managing editor of Mint and writes every week on the intersection of politics and economics.",0
"The Indian rupee strengthened marginally today following a decline in crude oil prices and an overnight fall in the US dollar. At 9 am, the rupee traded at 69.84 to a dollar, up 0.27% from its previous close of 70.02. The Indian currency had opened at 69.82 a dollar.


The 10-year bond yield traded at 7.410%, compared with Friday's close of 7.411%. Markets were shut on Monday due to the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai.",3
"The device comes equipped with improved touch, pogo pin - a device to connect and charge a group of devices all at once


NEW DELHI: Samsung on Thursday launched its new offering in the tablet category - ""Galaxy Tab Active2"" - with military-grade rugged design and built-in durability for tough work environments for ₹50,990 in India.",1
"The Indian rupee on Friday strengthened marginally against the US dollar, tracking gains in Asian currencies and optimism about a US-China trade deal.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 69.18 a dollar, up 0.17% from its previous close of 69.34. The home currency opened at 69.19 a dollar.",3
"Talking about his upcoming project, director Shoojit Sircar said, “I chose this event as it is one of the most pivotal revolutionary contributions to the freedom movement which has albeit gone unnoticed for generations


 Udham’s struggle and sacrifice is a very important story for today’s audiences to be made aware of, and I have collaborated with my esteemed writers Riteish Shah and Shubendu Bhattacharya, along with my friend and producer Ronnie Lahiri once again for this humble tribute to the maverick freedom fighter and his story",2
"In global markets, gold rates rose to its highest level since late April last week after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady but has lost ground ever since as the dollar gained.",3
"“People were angry with Vasundhara Raje and her policies. This election has nothing to with that. In six months, the Congress has failed to deliver on any of its promises. How can we believe they will deliver on a new set of promises,"" asked Gajendra Shekhawat, who runs a furniture store in Chittorgarh.


Though the state voted former chief minister Vasundhara Raje out, Modi continues to be a popular leader in the state.


His active presence on social media platforms has given urban youth a sense that Modi is the reason their cities are cleaner, roads smoother and the metro rail running in some parts. Files don’t remain buried in government offices and the government takes bold decisions, they believe.


“He is a sher neta. No one else had the strength to take such risky decisions. His government’s decisions are bold, whether demonetization, GST (goods and services tax) or the way we dealt with Pakistan after the Pulwama attacks,"" said Bharat Telli, 18, a first-time voter from Ghagounda in Udaipur.


“We need a leader who can take matters into his hands, otherwise we will lose the nation to terror forces,"" said Shyam Sunder, a store owner in Jaipur.",0
"On Thursday, reports surfaced that an Indian-origin former Apple engineer Arjuna Siva, who is star witness in a patent trial against chip-maker Qualcomm, has decided not to depose before the court on behalf of the iPhone maker.",1
"The team wanted “to make these sets and locations feel as if they’re absolutely not lit by us, but only by Mother Nature or some candles,” adding so that it feels “more naturalistic, albeit enhanced in some cases”


A user, however, pointed out that “GOT” was a “fantasy” show, which had dragons and zombies as part of its plot


“‘Game of Thrones’ is so dark because they want the lighting to be realistic but considering the show has DRAGONS and ZOMBIES is that REALLY NECESSARY,” read the tweet",2
"All the superheroes came together to take on Thanos as he invaded earth in Infinity War with his alien lieutenants and army of Outriders


Thanos defeated every single superhero (and sometimes many put together), acquired every Infinity Stone, and achieved his goal of killing half of all life in the universe, including some major superheroes like Peter Parker, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, almost the entire Guardians of the Galaxy and so on


 The remaining superheroes are united and have vowed vengeance against the Mad Titan, who escaped to a planet to spend the rest of his days as a farmer


 He still has the Infinity Stones and the superheroes are planning to wrench them from his purple hands and undo the genocide",2
"President Donald Trump's decision to extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports has raised cautious optimism in China and boosted share prices across Asia.


The Shanghai Composite index jumped to its highest level since June 2018 after Trump said ""substantial progress"" was made in weekend talks between the two countries regarding their dispute over China's technology policies.",3
"The failure of the state government and its inability to amicably resolve seat adjustments will be a positive for us. Even though their top leadership might take some decisions, workers will not be able to accept it on ground. The other positives are the programmes given to the country and state by Modi. I do not see any negatives for us.


We will benefit if there is a direct fight, and even in places where they have a coalition, because their workers will never join hands. With 104 seats, we are in opposition and with 37 seats they [JD(S)] are in power. This is unprecedented—101% this will have an impact on the elections.


There is a lot for us to gain here. We have lost out in places like Ramanagaram, Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar, among other places. But there is a lot of infighting among their workers in these regions, and it will be beneficial to us, and give us an opportunity to win a few more seats here.


Do you foresee any changes after the Lok Sabha elections? Will this government survive beyond the polls?",0
"After the completion of third phase, four more phases in the Lok Sabha polls are still to go polls. (AFP)


The third phase is critical as three states go to polls in a single phase on Tuesday - Gujarat, Kerala and Goa


The electorate base for the third phase is more than 18 crore 85 lakh and a total of 1640 candidates are in fray",0
"Elections to all 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar will take place from 11 April onwards. All eyes are on the state, where the political situation, especially the state of alliances, has changed drastically since the general elections in 2014. Mint takes a look.


Bihar is a test case as it is one of the largest states where a rainbow alliance of opposition parties is taking on the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Over the last five years, alliances in Bihar have changed at least thrice. Now, almost all the key opposition parties are part of the mahagathbandhan or grand alliance. This has significantly altered the electoral dynamics of the state. With the alliances changing so many times since the elections to the Lok Sabha in 2014, it would also be interesting to see if there is vote transfer between the new alliance partners in the state.",0
"“These six films mark the beginning, of what we’d believe, a long and meaningful association with the team at Viacom,” Anuj Gosalia, CEO of TTT, said in a statement


The company is best known for shorts such as Khujli, starring Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupta; Kheer, featuring Anupam Kher; Amit Masurkar’s L, headlined by Pankaj Tripathi; and Rasika Duggal-starrer Agli Baar",2
"NEW DELHI: With a dominant 28.9% market share in India’s smartphone market, Chinese brand Xiaomi sold 4.11 crore handsets in India during the calendar year 2018, according to a market report by research firm IDC. The report said Xiaomi's Redmi 5A and Redmi Note 5/Pro series have emerged as the fastest selling devices of 2018 across brands, driving 1 crore shipments each in the entire year.


Overall, 14.23 crore smartphones were sold in India during 2018, a year-on-year growth rate of 14.5%.


“Xiaomi continued to dominate, growing YoY by 28.6% in 2018Q4 on back of its affordable Redmi series devices aided by high decibel marketing campaigns and offline expansion with its Mi preferred partner program and the opening of rural stores,"" the IDC report said.",1
"PayPal Holdings Inc. will buy roughly $500 million of shares via a private placement at Uber’s IPO price (Reuters)


Uber is taking a conservative approach to its valuation and could later raise the price depending on investor demand


Uber could aim to raise about $8 billion to $10 billion in the listing, though the final details of the pricing may still change


SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc. is aiming for a valuation of about $80 billion to $90 billion in its initial public offering, just above its last private funding round, according to people familiar with the matter.",3
"The scale of consultations and its magnitude was different from previous manifesto exercises. During the framing of the last manifesto, Rahul Gandhi visited different parts of the country for inputs. This time, the scale shows it is an extensive outreach, including 174 formal consultations, across the country. It has never before been done by any political party and it has been a very rich source of ideas and engagements for us, and it worked out very well. You can see that reflecting in the manifesto itself.


(Congress leader) P. Chidambaram summarized them. He said it is wealth and welfare. We want to help people generate wealth and create wealth, grow themselves and help the country along with them. The party also wants to reach out and lend a helping hand to anyone who is falling behind, and empower them with cash infusion, which will enable them to face the challenges.


Rural distress and unemployment are two of the key focus areas in the manifesto. What were the consultations like?


On the issue of rural distress, we have got a lot of attention. We have a plan for diversifying the incomes (of people in rural areas) and bringing about certain kind of structural reforms...We are going to promote mass entrepreneurship.",0
"Previously, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau in an interview with TheVerge said that the company's upcoming flagship will have ""a whole new display which has to be seen to be believed"".


Reports and rumours are already hinting at the presence of a curved, notch-less, high refresh-rate display. We are talking figures of 90Hz, which will put the OnePlus 7 Pro, a consumer-centric device, straight up in the league of gaming smartphones like the Razer Phone 2 and Asus' ROG Phone.",1
"Still, Emirates NBD Asset Management isn’t rushing to buy. When Bahrain’s bonds slumped following a ratings cut by Fitch in March, the Dubai-based money manager picked them up at a bargain. But the money manager stayed away when Fitch downgraded Oman in December. Without reforms, buying the debt would require a “leap of faith,"" said Salman Bajwa, who heads the firm.


The government plans to raise $6.2 billion offshore and at home, but will need to borrow more should oil prices decline, Arqaam Capital’s Hussain said. It may have to pay a premium of at least 45 basis points to its existing debt, with the December sell-off sparked by Fitch’s downgrade still fresh in investors’ minds, said Sergey Dergachev, senior portfolio manager at Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH in Frankfurt.


While Bahrain has benefited financially from its close relationship with Saudi Arabia, Oman has resisted pressure to take sides in regional spats. The sultanate has pursued independent polices that sometimes put it at odds with its neighbors, including its good relations with Iran and Qatar.",3
"Increasing the inclusion factor for China’s A-shares would lead to a recalibration of the MSCI indices in three stages. As a result, weights of many emerging markets will come down. The worst hit will be South Korea and Taiwan, as their weights would sharply decline. India, too, will feel the heat, with its weight in the MSCI EM index estimated to decline by 50 basis points to 8.3% by November.


“The world is moving to passive index investing. If we are not part of global indices, we will not get adequate flows, no matter who is the fund manager,"" said Nilesh Shah, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. “If we don’t take corrective action, China’s weight will keep on increasing. We have to take multiple actions to increase weights. For instance, we have to get the unlisted part of India listed on the bourses.""


While the impact of the MSCI index change is yet to play out, China has already been the beneficiary of huge fund flows into its markets. The monthly fund-flow tracker report of Kotak Institutional Equities Ltd based on emerging portfolio fund research (EPFR) data shows inflows of around $33 billion into China in the 12 months till January 2019, mostly driven by flows into exchange-traded funds. In India’s case, funds tracked by EPFR pulled out $6.5 billion in the same period.",3
"The case related to the three women were one of the firsts to emerge, and they were identified as voters from different booths than they were voting as seen in the visuals. Summayya KP, for instance, is a voter in booth number 24 and serial number 315 in Kasargod constituency, so she is from the same constituency but voted in another booth at 5.41pm as per the visuals, said Meena. He added that Saleena NP is also a serving panchayat member and he has recommended that she should step down from the post in order to submit herself to a preliminary enquiry.",0
"Beyond iPhones, Apple plans to release an updated version of its lower-cost iPad with a roughly 10-inch screen and a faster processor as early as this spring, according to people familiar with the plans. That device is expected to retain the Lightning port, according to one of the people. The company is also readying a new, cheaper iPad mini, its smallest tablet that hasn’t been updated since 2015, the people said.


Apple’s next operating system update, iOS 13, will include a dark mode option for easier nighttime viewing and improvements to CarPlay, the company’s in-vehicle software. There will also be iPad-specific upgrades like a new home screen, the ability to tab through multiple versions of a single app like pages in a web browser, and improvements to file management. The company will also integrate two new services, including a magazine subscription service and its original video content efforts, via iOS updates this year.


Each year since 2012, Apple has launched its latest iPhone in September. The one exception was the iPhone X’s November release in 2017.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Caste-based support groups are complicating matters. “Vokkaligas will not vote for anyone being backed by Siddaramaiah, especially a Kuruba,"" says a young Congress worker from Maddur in Mandya.


The rivalry between the two parties intensified when Siddaramaiah left the JD(S) in 2006 after falling out with his chief, former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda. The split assumed caste undertones with Kurubas supporting Siddaramaiah and Vokkaligas backing Deve Gowda.


The Vokkaligas and Lingayats are upset that Siddaramaiah took votes away from the Congress in last year’s assembly elections. The caste equations have led to situations where parties and leaders go out of their way to ensure the defeat of a candidate, irrespective of who wins. Politicians and party leaders say that the BJP and JD(S) struck an informal arrangement in last year’s elections in some seats of south Karnataka and also engineered Siddaramaiah’s defeat from his home constituency of Chamundeshwari.


Siddaramaiah and Deve Gowda claim to have reconciled differences, but workers remain divided, giving the BJP a chance to work this discord to its advantage.",0
"Last year, the company came under fire following revelations that Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data of millions of people's Facebook profiles without their consent.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Abdellatif Kechiche’s Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo are part of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival competition line-up, the festival organisers announced Thursday


The two films have been added to the 2019 Official Selection, according to the festival’s official website


Tarantino’s film had been expected in the original line-up, unveiled on April 18, but artistic director Thierry Fremaux told reporters that day that the film was not ready",2
"Prices of gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity today declined by ₹55 each to ₹32,945 and ₹32,775 per 10 gram (Reuters)


New Delhi: Gold prices today edged lower amid tepid demand from jewellers. Gold rates fell today by ₹55 to ₹32,945 per 10 gram, Press Trust of India reported, citing All India Sarafa Association. Silver rates also dropped today on account of reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers, with prices dropping by ₹200 to ₹38,500 per kg. Traders said that easing demand from local jewellers at the domestic market led to the decline in local prices, but a firm trend overseas restricted the fall.",3
"The support site for Duplex lists the iPhone as being part of this rollout, with iOS users simply needing Google Assistant installed to get started, 9To5Google reported on Wednesday.


Including New York and San Francisco, Google's automated calling service has expanded to 43 US states, but was stuck firmly on Pixel handsets until now.",1
"Talking about the high-energy number Akshay shot for Blank, Karan said, the song was initially not a part of the plan


Karan, who plays the role of an antagonist in his debut, says the film came to him at a time when he was eagerly waiting for an opportunity",2
"Sluymer warned in mid-November, when Bitcoin was trading around $5,500, that the asset had suffered “significant technical damage"" that could take months to repair. Over the next several weeks, Bitcoin slid to as low as $3,136.04. In February, Sluymer cautioned that the technical position in the crypto space was still weak. Bitcoin didn’t recover the $5,000 level until early April.


Fundstrat was an early mover in analysing cryptocurrencies and developed its own indexes. And Sluymer’s colleague, Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, is regarded as a Bitcoin bull. Lee started 2018 with a year-end price target of $25,000, before eventually abandoning time frames for his predictions in December when it was around the $3,000 to $4,000 range. Lee in March said he sees 2019 as a year the market can “build better risk-reward.""",3
"Samsung overtook Fitbit on a quarterly basis in the last quarter of 2018, and Fitbit's larger rivals have added features for health tracking, Fitbit's core focus.",1
"He is now another entity entirely called the Three-Eyed-Raven, a kind of a seer who is concerned with the larger conflicts like the one against the Night King and not with petty human things like vengeance


 In the teaser for the episode itself, Daenerys tells Jaime how she always dreamt of avenging her father Aerys Targaryen who was killed by the man who was sworn to defend him


The Starks, once they come to know it was Jaime who almost killed Bran and for the very reason that he is a Lannister and was in league with Cersei might want to punish him


 Whatever the case, Jaime will not be executed as we have seen him fighting in the battle of Winterfell against the Army of the Dead in season 8’s trailer",2
"Indian politicians understand that sense of humour, sarcasm or name-calling has a wider reach, and more likes online mean more votes. The BJP’s Rahul is ‘pappu’ campaign is the biggest example. (Jayachandran/Mint)


From Rahul Gandhi being a ‘pappu’ to his ‘chowkidar chor hai’ campaign against Narendra Modi, Twitter is the battleground of wit


From being the subject of insults, ‘pappu’ has transformed himself into the master of insults on Twitter


On the evening of 11 April, as the first phase of India’s marathon elections wound to a close, Samajwadi Party chief and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav took to Twitter to reflect on the significance of humanity’s first-ever snapshot of a black hole, which had been released to the public only a few hours ago. “Ab to black hole bhi dikh gaya. Bas achche din hi hain jo nazar nahi aatey (We have even seen a black hole now, but ‘acche din’ are still out of sight),"" he wrote. Within minutes, that short, pithy one-liner was retweeted hundreds of times.


Whether Yadav understands the actual significance of the black hole image or not, he does have a firm grip on one aspect of Indian politics: insults work. They have power. They can be useful. And they can inform a great deal about particular moments in politics.


This poll season, the Election Commission has been sent scrambling several times due to the use of insults—targeted at individuals, communities, and even geographic regions (Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah said it was difficult to make out whether Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad rally happened in India or Pakistan). Why do politicians rely so often on insult though? It is of course a guaranteed applause line at an election rally, garners instant media attention, and if one is lucky, perhaps some votes. But it is hard to quantify these effects—until now.


Most politicians these days are active on Twitter and often choose to bypass traditional media and speak directly via online channels. Every tweet can be tagged, analyzed and tracked on metrics of virality. And a sample of every tweet since 1 January 2017 (over 19,000 of them hand-coded for insults or confrontational language) by five top politicians—Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Mamata Banerjee—throws up some interesting findings.",0
"At the time of its launch, the Samsung Galaxy A9 was priced at 599 or about ₹48,800. However, it is expected to be priced at ₹35,000 in India


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Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy A9 smartphone India today. The Galaxy A9 is the world’s first smartphone to feature a quad-camera setup. It was launched earlier at the “4x Fun"" event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.",1
"The internet was going to make us free and unleash human potential. How did we accept Uber as the high point?


Thirty years ago, one March day in 1989, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, 33-year-old British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee handed his boss Mike Sendall a note, blandly titled Information Management: A Proposal. The abstract of the proposal read: “This proposal concerns the management of information about accelerators and experiments at CERN. It discusses the problems of loss of information about complex evolving systems and derives a solution based on a distributed hypertext system.""


Sendall read the proposal and wrote on its first page: “Vague but exciting…"" After some thought, he gave Berners-Lee the go-ahead. And the internet was born.


(Technically, no. What Berners-Lee—now Sir Tim Berners-Lee—invented was the World Wide Web, not the internet. The internet already existed; it was essentially a wide-area network (WAN) of computers which let the users talk to one another and share data. The internet is infrastructure while the Web is a service on top of that infrastructure. As someone put it, one can think of the internet as a bookstore and the Web as the collection of books in that store. So, Sir Tim’s invention made the internet what it is today. Thus, in practical terms, March 2019 marks 30 years of the Internet.)


It is obviously the ultimate cliché to say that the internet has immeasurably changed the world. There is perhaps no aspect of our lives—public or private—that has not been impacted by the net. It has been an immensely powerful force of good, and it has only covered half the planet’s people till now. We also know that there is much more that it can deliver—its scope is only limited by our imagination.


No one seems to have any clear figure about how much the internet has helped the global economy, except for a 2011 McKinsey Global Institute report which said: “The internet accounted for 21% of the gross domestic product growth in mature economies over the past five years. If we include the large, emerging economies of China, India, and Brazil, the internet accounted for 11% (of growth) over the past five (years)."" But that was 2011. Much has changed since then, especially in terms of the growth of the internet in China and India.


So why has Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in an interview to BBC earlier in March, said that global action is required to tackle the Web’s “downward plunge to a dysfunctional future""?


In an open letter (bit.ly/2VRCKWb) released on 12 March, Sir Tim said: “While the Web has created opportunity, given marginalized groups a voice, and made our daily lives easier…it’s understandable that many people feel afraid and unsure if the Web is really a force for good.""


In 2013-2014, China’s People’s Liberation Army’s hackers stole 21.5 million personnel files from the US Office of Personnel Management. The stolen files contained every intimate personal detail about almost anyone who has ever needed a “secret"" or “top secret"" security clearance from the US government.",1
"If the update notification/prompt is not received via a push notification, it can be checked and initiated manually via the Settings > System > System Updates menu path.


The Asus ZenFone 5Z comes with a 6.2-inch LCD display with a notch. It has a resolution of 2246x1080 and hence an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and a pixel density of 402ppi. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.",1
"The move is interesting because women electorate are a key support base now which political parties reach out to with many promises women specific schemes, more focus on girl child education, employment and safety. The women reservation bill too has been a key focus in the ongoing election campaign narrative.


Data shows that in the first phase, that a hill state like Uttarakhand has sprung up a surprise by female voter turnout out exceeding male voter turnout by more than 5.6 percentage points. While the female voter turnout was 64.45%, male voter turnout was 58.77%.",0
"The project is also seen as a faith-linked pitch by the BJP-led Union government. The road project aims to develop 889km of national highways leading to key pilgrimage sites of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath as well as a part of route leading to start of the Kailash Mansarovar yatra.


The region has also witnessed a series of protests in the form of fasts by seers for Ganga preservation. Last year, veteran environmental activist G.D. Agarwal died in Rishikesh after fasting for 111 days. Another young seer, Atmabodhanand, 26, is now fasting at the same ashram as Agarwal, Matri Sadan in Haridwar.


“Political parties raise issues but nothing is done about it. The water quality has gone down drastically over the years. The Ganga is invaluable and it should be a priority for everyone,"" said Swami Dayanand, who was a close aide of Agarwal and stays at Matri Sadan.",0
"The former actor belongs to the Kapu community, which holds a significant numerical advantage in the East and West Godavari districts 


Another JSP functionary said that his party is aiming to win 35 assembly seats and is concentrating specifically on those 30-odd segments


HYDERABAD: Contesting its maiden elections, all eyes in the upcoming Andhra Pradesh assembly (and Lok Sabha) polls will be on the actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP). Unlike in 2014, when Kalyan supported the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bharatiya Janata party ‘s (BJP) pre-poll alliance and didn’t contest, this time the JSP has joined hands with left parties (CPI, CPM) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) to take on the mainstream parties.",0
"With more than 39 lakh cases pending in high courts, currently functioning at 60% of sanctioned strength, a difference of opinion between the Supreme Court and the Centre is delaying finalisation of a Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for judicial appointments.


The MoP for judicial appointments is yet to be finalised and a revised MoP will make judicial appointments transparent, Prasad added.",1
"His death led to the end of the battle as undead Viserion, all the White Walkers and the wights died too


 After using her powers to help the army of the living, she walks to the battlefield and removes her magic necklace that has been hiding her true age (according to the books, she is over 200 years old) from others",2
"Unlike neighbouring Tamil Nadu, or erstwhile unified Andhra Pradesh, the movie industry in Karnataka had maintained a safe distance from politics. However, it is now finding itself in the middle of a slugfest in the run-up to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.


“Where were they when 200 farmers committed suicide?"" Kumaraswamy asked, lashing out at his rival’s campaign, questioning the actor’s involvement in the sugarcane growing district. Kumaraswamy and popular actors Darshan Thoogudeepa and Yash—who are backing Sumalatha—have trained guns at each other in the farmer heartland of Mandya, about 100km from Bengaluru.


The old Mysuru region, considered the biggest market for Kannada cinema, is also witnessing a fight between the actors, raising speculation among film and political observers that the two actors could be eyeing to fill in the vacuum left by Ambareesh.


Actors, globally, have used their star status in the film industry to launch their political careers, with many going on to lead their respective national and state governments. While the trend in India is not very different, it couldn’t be more pronounced than it is in the southern part of the country, especially in Tamil Nadu and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.",0
"The state court has requested written submissions from Bytedance in the case and has scheduled its next hearing for April 24.


Salman Waris, a technology lawyer at TechLegis Advocates & Solicitors, said the legal action against Bytedance could set a precedent of Indian courts intervening to regulate content on social media and other digital platforms.


In its Supreme Court filing, Bytedance argued that a ""very minuscule"" proportion of TikTok content was considered inappropriate or obscene.


The company employs more than 250 people in India and had plans for more investment as it expands the business, it said.",1
"Both the key Gandhi bastions - Congress president Rahul Gandhi seeking re-election from Amethi and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli - are going to polls on Monday. These were the only two seats which India’s grand old party had won in 2014 general elections.


Congress’ got a shot in the arm on Sunday as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati appealed to supporters of her party and Samajwadi Party to support Congress in both its pocket boroughs.",0
Actor Queen Latifah has revealed that all the original cast members of Girls Trip are ready for a sequel,2
"For Amazon, India is the second-biggest market (after US) for Alexa skills. Further, according to Tracxn, a startup database, there were over 100 chatbot startups in India as of 2017. While there are a number of companies such as Haptik and Active.ai that help develop conversational AI products for their enterprise clients, some are adopting and creating solutions in niche areas such as Niki.ai (digital assistant), Fynd (Fashion apparel chatbot), Myprivatetutor (tutor finder), Lawrato (legal searches) and Wysa (mental health tracker) to name a few.


Apart from chatbots development, a couple of other Indian startups such as Liv.ai (acquired by Flipkart) and Reverie Language Technologies (disclosure: I am an adviser) are tackling the Indic languages digitization issue with development of voice engines for Indian languages, with advanced language and acoustic models as compared to global technology giants.


For now, bots can continue to help us with automated, repetitive, low-level tasks and queries; as cogs in a larger, more complex system. We did them, and ourselves, a disservice by expecting too much, too soon. Tapping the skills and language markets in India could rectify the situation.",1
"Singapore: Brent crude oil prices hit 2019 highs above $65 per barrel on Friday, spurred by U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as well as OPEC-led supply cuts.


Brent rose as high as $65.10, pushing past the $65 mark for the first time this year, before edging back to $64.97 a barrel by 0450 GMT. That was still 0.6 percent above the last close.


The international benchmark for oil prices is at a near 3-month high and set for a 4.6 percent gain for the week.


U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $54.70 per barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last settlement.",3
"Providing a doctor to every Indian is mfine’s motto. The start up has built a “virtual doctor"" with an ability to diagnose and triage over 1,000 common diseases. A mobile-first, on-demand platform, mfine helps patients experience quality care with instant video consultations, smart prescriptions, medication reminders, health records and long-term care programmes. Mfine claims patients can consult doctors within 60 seconds via chat or video using their platform.


“We leverage AI/ML systems in combination with standard medical protocols and have designed a system that can assist doctors in their diagnosis and treatment. We are able to create a standard reference system for doctors in each specialty, that’s powered by a combination of well-established medical protocols and our learning system’s algorithms,"" says co-founder and CEO Prasad Kompalli.",1
"""Technology needs to be regulated. There are now too many examples where the no rails have resulted in a great damage to society,"" The Verge quoted Cook as saying during the Time 100 Summit in New York City.


""We all have to be intellectually honest, and we have to admit that what we're doing isn't working,"" he added.


In a bid to explain to US-based lawmakers what he meant, Cook cited the example of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data privacy rules in Europe.",1
"In Asia, equities in South Korea and Hong Kong set the pace for gains across most of the region. The Japanese yen dropped, giving shares a boost, after the nation’s trade deficit came in wider than expected.


The S&P 500 Index fell 0.1% as of 12:31pm New York time. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.7% to the highest in 19 weeks. The MSCI All-Country World Index increased 0.5% to the highest in 19 weeks. The MSCI Emerging Market Index surged 1.5%.


The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1%. The euro was rose 0.1% $1.1355. The Japanese yen fell 0.1% to 110.74 per dollar, the weakest in a week. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index jumped 0.5% to the highest in two weeks.",3
"The administration of President Donald Trump is escalating a fight with a formidable adversary – a face-off that intelligence and cybersecurity officials say has significant implications for the safety and security of the US and its allies. (Bloomberg)


Huawei’s equipment has helped some two dozen US telecom companies provide landlines, mobile services and high-speed data to many of the poorest and most remote areas in the US


In the sparsely settled wildlands of eastern Oregon, Huawei Technologies Co. is hardly the big bad wolf of China that US officials have depicted. It’s a lifeline to the 21st Century.


China’s largest tech company makes high-quality networking gear that it sells to rural telecommunications operators for 20% to 30% less than its competitors do, says Joseph Franell, chief executive officer and general manager of Eastern Oregon Telecom in Hermiston, a watermelon-growing hub of 18,000 people. Huawei’s equipment has helped some two dozen US telecom companies provide landlines, mobile services and high-speed data to many of the poorest and most remote areas in the country. Some of these companies have received federal subsidies, but not Franell’s, which was spun out to senior management last year by the electric cooperative that founded it in 1999. Huawei makes the magic happen.


“Their equipment is very, very good,"" says Franell, who chairs the Oregon legislature’s Broadband Advisory Council. “We haven’t found equivalent equipment on the market.""


The administration of President Donald Trump is escalating a fight with a formidable adversary – a face-off that intelligence and cybersecurity officials say has significant implications for the safety and security of the US and its allies. Huawei has become a world leader in manufacturing networking equipment and is striving to dominate the next generation of wireless technology, known as 5G. The Trump administration, convinced Huawei is a Trojan horse for Chinese intelligence, is determined to blunt its growing sales and influence. The heightening tension, which is said to include a potential presidential order that won’t name Huawei but would greatly limit its and other companies’ US business opportunities, stems from a fundamental hardening of US policy toward China that took place in 2017 during Trump’s first year in office.


For a decade, US officials have said Huawei may be acting as an arm of the Chinese state, a private company in name only whose ulterior mission, they claim, is to steal government and corporate secrets through conventional espionage and back-door bugs in its telecom gear. The Obama administration stopped Huawei from acquiring US technology assets and exerted pressure that reportedly helped nix a $5 billion equipment deal with Sprint that would have saved the struggling US carrier $800 million in its first year. Last summer, Congress barred federal agencies and contractors from buying Chinese networking gear, and now the Trump administration is preparing an executive order that could significantly restrict all Chinese telecom sales in the US, two people familiar with the matter said earlier this month.


Through it all, Huawei has prospered. The company garners about half its annual revenue of $92 billion outside China, led by Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where cutting-edge technology at affordable prices has endeared the Chinese company to budget-strapped purchasers. Huawei has also become the world’s second-biggest mobile-phone maker, after Samsung Electronics Co. and ahead of Apple Inc. In the US, however, the consumer market has effectively closed for Huawei. Last year, Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. said they would no longer carry Huawei smartphones because of government pressure, after the FBI, CIA and NSA had warned that the phones were unsafe.


Huawei, for its part, has repeatedly denied any kind of spying or even talking with the Chinese government, let alone acting on its behalf. Executives insist it is a private company, owned by employees, not the state.",1
"While Jet investors await more details, the good news for the industry is that the skies are clearer now in contrast to the cost pressures faced last year. 2019 started on a good note with a big relief coming from lower aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, as crude oil prices are relatively lower at the moment.


The pricing scenario, too, seems to be healthier. On yields, “the better environment that we had in November and December has continued so far"", said IndiGo on 23 January in its call.


“Our air fare tracker, which shows a 15-day advance air fare of 653 domestic routes, states average industry yield improved ~15% year-on-year during January-February 2019 on declining capacity of Jet Airways,"" said analysts from Elara Securities (India) Ltd in its SpiceJet results review report on 11 February.


For all we know, if airfares persist with healthy trends and crude prices remain lower, the current quarter may turn out to provide a far bigger surprise than the December quarter. That should offer ample support to aviation stocks to enjoy a good flight.


Jet, of course, is a peculiar case as mentioned earlier, and its shares will move in tandem with developments on the liquidity situation.",3
"The mid-specced 128GB variant of the Poco F1 will cost ₹20,999 while the top 256GB variant with 8GB RAM will sell for ₹24,999.


Flipkart Mobiles BonanzaPoco F1Redmi Note 6Realme 2 ProPoco F1 priceredmi note 6 pricenokiasamsungsamsung galaxy s8nokia 5.1


Flipkart's Mobiles Bonanza sale is all set to be kicked off on 19 February. The sale will go on till 23 February and will see offers on smartphones from Xiaomi, Realme, Asus, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and the likes.


Axis Bank is offering its debit and credit card users a discount of 10%. This can be availed on top of all the discounts provided by Flipkart.


While the ecommerce major has listed many major smartphone deals on its website, we can expect discounts on iPhones and other smartphones as well. Flipkart will release the details of these later.",1
"WhatsApp has also added a new audio picker function that lets users send up to 30 audio files in one go


Facebook-owned photo-messaging app WhatsApp has introduced its ""audio picker"" with a new user interface (UI), allowing users to choose a total of 30 audio files to send at once.",1
"Hyderabad: With no alliance partners and a lack of leadership in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces a tough challenge in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections (and assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh) in both the Telugu states. From winning just one assembly seat in the 2018 Telangana assembly polls, the prospects in Andhra Pradesh also seem bleak as the Centre is being blamed from all corners for the state not being accorded the special category status (SCS).


In the 2014 assembly and Lok Sabha elections (in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), the BJP managed to win five MLA and one Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana, and four MLAs and two parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. However, those electoral victories were the result of a pre-poll alliance with the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in both states, which broke in March last year.


Even for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Telangana (17), it is banking on big names from a weak Congress who are looking to quit the grand old party since last year’s elections (eight MLAs out of 19 have defected to the TRS), according to BJP leaders.",0
"The party has put its bets on heavyweights including Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister and president of the state unit who is contesting from North East Delhi seat.


Two key former state unit chiefs have taken to the battle ground - Ajay Maken from New Delhi and J P Agarwal from Chandni Chowk.",0
"Congress says it needs to verify whether there are any Facebook pages linked to it and are being exorcised in any manner


NEW DELHI: Social media network Facebook said on Monday it has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to individuals associated with the IT Cell of the opposition Congress party, just days before voting begins in general elections.


The accounts were removed for pushing spam or “inauthentic behaviour"" and not for the content that was being posted.",0
"The government is expected to raise around ₹12,000 crore from share buyback offerings by CPSEs, including ONGC, Coal India and IOC. In addition, about ₹15,000 crore would come in from PFC buying out government equity in REC.


For the next fiscal beginning April, Chakraborty said DIPAM has already prepared a blueprint to achieve the target of mopping up ₹90,000 crore from disinvestment.


With ETF emerging as the most viable route for offloading CPSE stake in the market, he said the department would conduct a study to provide risk-free investment option to retail investors in the form of sector-specific ETFs.",3
An absolute fun video shot by Sumit Bhardwaj and project conceived by Pawan Chawla will hit your screens on 25th April by Worlds biggest channel @TSeries #BawliTared,2
"The party will not field any candidate on seats from where BSP chief Mayawati, RLD chief Ajit Singh and his son Jayant Chaudhary are likely to contest


LUCKNOW: To woo allies in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, the Congress in a reciprocal gesture on Sunday announced that it will leave more than a dozen Lok Sabha seats for other parties, including seven seats for the SP, BSP and RLD alliance in the state.


Apart from this, the grand old party of India also announced that it will leave two seats for the Apna Dal, and entered into an electoral agreement with the lesser known Jan Adhikar Party.


""The Congress is leaving seven Lok Sabha seats in the state for the SP, BSP and RLD alliance. These include Mainpuri, Kannauj and Firozabad. Apart from this, the party will not field any candidate on seats from where BSP chief Mayawati, RLD chief Ajit Singh and his son Jayant Chaudhary are likely to contest or may contest,"" UP Congress chief Raj Babbar told reporters here.",0
"Founded in 1997 and headquartered in the US, Netflix is one of the largest online video streaming service with over 5 million Indian users and 137 million global users.",1
"Facebook will allow Spotify integration through which people would be able to post songs on their profiles.


Facebook will allow users to express themselves with music in their posts on its platform as well as on Instagram through Spotify",1
"The original film narrated the story of a politician and the complex relations prevailing in his family


Deva, who had helmed the original film, said the team has not made any significant changes in the Hindi version


“Fundamentally there are no changes to the story at all, except refining and polishing the canvas and all that",2
"David Leitch, best known for directing Deadpool 2, will serve as executive producer with Scott Morgan",2
"The tide turned in 2018 when the budget brought back long-term capital gains. The markets were craving for a reason to correct and this was the perfect excuse for sentiment to turn. Yet the market still didn’t see a sharp decline. Instead, large-caps rose, taking the index higher during the year. Individual and professional portfolios having a rough time didn’t bother sentiment. SIP inflows, a traditional barometer of sentiment, simply rolled on. Most investors were confident that once large-caps peaked out, it would be the turn of smaller companies to regain their uptrend. But that was not to be.


The year 2019 started with successive bouts of selling in mid- and small-caps. Markets punished every little negative news from overvalued companies. Slowly, investors started losing confidence and were willing to sell. The pain was growing and they knew it would become unbearable. Past cycles had taught market players that much. But there were no buyers and stocks simply collapsed at the exit door. Even professional managers have not been able to stem the tide and their net asset values (NAVs) have been taking a regular knock even while the Sensex and Nifty stayed mildly positive in 2018. Yet in what seems to be unending pain, there’s no sight of a bottom. The usual signal of SIP redemptions remains elusive and the prediction of a market bottom is still waiting to be made. For, in the recent bull run, SIPs have begun to provide constant supply of capital to equities allowing investors to be far more patient than in the past cycles. Notional losses aren’t affecting investors as they previously did and this has spooked conventional thinking on a market bottom. But the last word is yet to be spoken. The current stock universe is deeply divided and we have both largely ignored parts and extremely concentrated fancy ones within indices like NBFCs, FMCG companies and private banks. In fact, the reason for the index rally is the spectacular rally in select stocks. The absence of selling has made these stocks safe havens and investors seem to be scampering to own them to avoid notional losses or NAV drawdowns on their portfolios.",3
"Producer Abhishek Pathak said, “Ezra was a success story in Malayalam and a good story is always universal and hence we were convinced that it has the potential to appeal to the pan-India audience as it has a perfect blend of horror, story and emotion


 With this remake, we look forward to work with Emraan for our third collaboration after Dil Toh Bacha Hai Ji and the untitled Amitji-Emraan film which is under-production",2
"Alok Kabra, a 44-year-old businessman, says, “I was really intrigued by the fact that the last movie killed so many important characters


 “I grew up reading Marvel comics such as Spiderman and seeing them on the big screen was a trip down memory lane",2
"Further, while the TV has three HDMI inputs, only one supports 4K UHD resolution. That’s not acceptable from any Ultra-HD television today, be it a value-focused product or a high-end one. It also has two USB ports on the back.


All in all, Philips’ television is certainly one that you would consider. It may not offer the “value"" that a Mi TV does, and it’s certainly not as good as Samsung’s QLED, ULED offerings, or LG and Sony’s smart UHD offerings. However, that’s probably just what Philips is going for, and that purpose is served. Panasonic and Samsung have comparable offerings, but it will pretty much come down to which company’s treatment of colour etc. you like more.",1
"Here’s where Qi charging compliance comes into play, so you don’t have to go looking for a compatible charging pad for your device. There are also other kinds of universal standards, like AirFuel.


Coming back to our Mate (pun intended), the phone not only charges itself with a wireless charger, but also becomes one to charge other devices. Most devices only have the receiver part of the setup, which is smaller when compared to the transmitter. The Mate 20 accommodates the transmitter as well and that is where the genius lies—which is commendable.


Huawei hasn’t provided an explanation of how its charging/reverse charging mechanism works yet, but I’m definitely waiting for a teardown video of it to appear on YouTube.


mint-india-wire HuaweiHuawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20 Pro reverse charginghow reverse charging workshow wireless charging workselectromagnetic inductionHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 X",1
"But none can boast of the sheer magnitude of the MCU particularly the way it brings together multiple protagonists from different franchises that have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars on their own


“It’s a unique movie because you can never make a movie like this without 21 movies behind it and a decade of storytelling",2
"This is probably why theater owners have kept early morning shows for the movie, which is exclusive for a Thalaivar starrer


“Only @rajinikanth Sir has made it possible on a “wide scale”…now #AvengersEndgame to have shows as early as 3am!! And guess what they are too JAM PACKED !!!! The craze is sooo unprecedented that its almost having shows round the clock 24×7 🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥 @MarvelStudios @Avengers,” he had tweeted


 The Indian filmmakers were smart enough to plan their releases in such a way that they couldn’t come in the juggernaut march of Avengers at the box office, otherwise, they would be running helter-skelter",2
"The social network said fewer users were affected in a security breach it disclosed two weeks ago than originally estimated — nearly 30 million, down from 50 million. Photo: Bloomberg


Facebook said hackers weren't able to access more sensitive information like your password or financial information


New York: Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is “yes.""


On Friday, the social network said fewer users were affected in a security breach it disclosed two weeks ago than originally estimated — nearly 30 million, down from 50 million. In additional good news, the company said hackers weren’t able to access more sensitive information like your password or financial information. And third-party apps weren’t affected.",1
"How liberating is a platform like MixTape for a singer?MixTape is a fun platform where there is a lot of happiness


 Does it still give you goosebumps? Are there any dos and don’ts?Of course, singing in front of a live audience is a completely different experience


 I was mentioning it to someone right now that when I sing my own songs on a stage, the energy of the audience dictates how I am going to be rendering that song that day


Is the process of singing in a studio, with just the microphone inside a tiny room spiritual? How does that feel like?I think studio for me is a temple",2
"The ratio of currency to GDP of Japan in 2017 was 20.44%, much higher than that of India. Japan is less corrupt than India. The currency-to-GDP ratio of Nigeria in 2016 was 1.85%. Yet Nigeria is a lot more corrupt than India. While people may take bribes in the form of cash, it does not mean that they hold on to that cash in the form of wealth. The cash is typically used to buy real estate and gold.",3
"""In order to better coordinate with the law enforcement agencies, we have appointed a Chief Nodal Officer based out of India,"" it added.


The survey asked 30,000 participants, majorly from Tier-1 and 2 cities and belonging to the age group of 18-35 years across the country, whether they think TikTok should be banned in India.",1
"Indian rupee on Tuesday opened marginally higher against US dollar tracking gains in the local equity markets At 9.08 am, the rupee was trading at 71.04 a dollar, up 0.06% from its previous close of 71.07. The home currency opened at 71.08 a dollar.


Bond yields fell after RBI decided to conduct purchase of government securities under open-market operations for an aggregate ₹25,000 crore during the first fortnight of March via two auctions of ₹12,500 crore each",3
"Total jewellery demand in India for March quarter was up by 5% at 125.4 tonnes, as compared to 119.2 tonnes in the year earlier. The value of jewellery sold was ₹37,070 crore, rising 13% from ₹32,790 crore in the year earlier. Total investment demand for Q1 2019 rose by 4% at 33.6 tonnes from 32.3 tonnes.


In value terms, gold investment demand was at ₹9,940 crore in the March quarter, a rise of 12% from ₹8,890 crore. Total gold recycled in India was 16.1 tonnes, a 14% increase from 14.1 tonnes in the year earlier.


“The increase in auspicious wedding days in Q1 2019—three times as many as those in the first quarter of 2018—was also crucial for the rise in gold demand. While it is yet a nascent trend, digital platforms for buying gold continue to become popular, as internet investment gold providers forge effective market partnerships with Unified Payments Interface platforms and offer investors the option of purchasing pure gold for as little as one rupee on their smartphone,"" Somasundaram added.


WGC expects demand growth for digital gold to accelerate as the regulatory framework evolves, and jewellers tie up with platforms to enable seamless selling and buying of gold ornament.",3
"His latest short campaign film Ungli urges the Indian youth to cast their vote in this year’s Lok Sabha election


 The film is targeted towards those who are addicted to use their primary finger for swiping on their phones, exploring social media for engaging images and videos and believe in expressing their thoughts virtually to bring the change in the nation they wish to seek


 The film, in less than a minute, reminds them of a judicious use of the finger by exercising the right to vote",2
"And it will co-produced by Salman and Bhansali’s production banners and is reportedly set to arrive in cinema houses during Eid next year


Recollecting her chance encounter with Rajamouli, Alia reveals, “I had bumped into Rajamouli sir at an airport and I begged him that whatever part he has (for me) I will do it",2
"“If there is a continuity at the center, foreign inflows might surpass our assumption and the RBI may not have to do huge OMOs,"" ICICI’s Singh said. “In that case, things can change drastically.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.8%, while foreign investors have bought $5.23 billion in equity and sold $396.70 million in debt market.


Asian currencies were trading higher. South Korean won was up 0.21%, Japanese yen 0.20%, Thai Baht 0.17%, Indonesian rupiah 0.11%, Taiwan dollar 0.08%, China Offshore 0.06%. However, Philippines peso was down 0.21%.",3
"Under the hood, the Oppo K1 is powered by Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor clocked at 2.2GHz.


Highlights include a Snapdragon 660 SoC, dual-gradient back panel, 16MP+2MP dual rear cameras, 6.4-inch display with in display fingerprint scanner ",1
"Oil is poised for the best quarterly gain since 2009 as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies curbed production to clear excess inventories. Signs the U.S. shale boom is running out of steam, power outages in Venezuela and American sanctions on Iran are also supporting prices, while the outlook for demand remains uncertain as investors wait to see if the U.S. and China can resolve their trade war.


“Russia is making good on its promise,"" said Takayuki Nogami, chief economist at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. in Tokyo. “Investors are becoming more confident they can trust Russia’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, and supply disruptions in Venezuela are raising concerns the market will tighten further.""


West Texas Intermediate for May delivery gained 7 cents to $60.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 11:04 a.m. in Singapore. The contract climbed $1.12 to $59.94 on Tuesday. It has risen 32 percent so far this quarter.",3
"MSTC has targeted the niche agriculture and horticulture produces from North East and was able to sell ginger and pineapple from Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. Similarly, other produces like litchi and fox nut from Bihar, onions from Nashik, PSS (Price Support Scheme) stocks of pulses, oil seeds, cereals from NAFED and HAFED are being sold successfully through the e-RaKAM portal.",3
"Smart speakers are among the fastest growing categories of consumer electronics, led by Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home devices. (Bloomberg)


After you connect a light fixture to Alexa, Amazon wants to know every time the light is turned on or off


Amazon and Google are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers who use voice software to control gadgets


SEATTLE: As Amazon.com Inc. and Google work to place their smart speakers at the center of the internet-connected home, both technology giants are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers who use their voice software to control other gadgets.


For several years, Amazon and Google have collected data every time someone used a smart speaker to turn on a light or lock a door. Now they’re asking smart-home gadget makers such as Logitech and Hunter Fan Co. to send a continuous stream of information.


In other words, after you connect a light fixture to Alexa, Amazon wants to know every time the light is turned on or off, regardless of whether you asked Alexa to toggle the switch. Televisions must report the channel they’re set to. Smart locks must keep the company apprised whether or not the front door bolt is engaged.


This information may seem mundane compared with smartphone geolocation software that follows you around or the trove of personal data Facebook Inc. vacuums up based on your activity. But even gadgets as simple as light bulbs could enable tech companies to fill in blanks about their customers and use the data for marketing purposes. Having already amassed a digital record of activity in public spaces, critics say, tech companies are now bent on establishing a beachhead in the home.",1
"It cleans the air in your room pretty fast and detects changes quite easily, especially when smokers are around or there’s cooking being done in the kitchen.


For those looking for a stylish, high-end air purifier, the Dyson Pure Cool is definitely worth considering.


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"Mimi ChakrabortyBengali actor Mimi has also joined Trinamool Congress and will be contesting the elections from Jadavpur constituency


 He recently joined Janata Dal (Secular) and is contesting for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mandya",2
"She also thanked her fans for showing up, saying: “I’ve never been more proud of your FBI level detective skills",2
"In the swap auction conducted on 23 April, the RBI had received bids worth $18.65 billion against $5 billion on offer


MUMBAI: The country's foreign exchange reserves soared by $4.368 billion to $418.515 billion in the week to April 26, helped by the second dollar-rupee swap auction, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.",3
"Citing the state government's submission, the court said as many as 17 FIRs were registered against Hardik in Gujarat.


In July last year, the sessions court at Visnagar in Mehsana district sentenced Patel to two years of imprisonment for rioting and arson in Visnagar town in 2015 during the Patidar quota stir.


In August last year, the high court suspended the lower court's order sentencing him to two years' jail term in the 2015 rioting case, but did not stay his conviction.",0
"""Modi has made business easier,"" said businessman Sunil Alagh, who heads consulting firm SKA Advisors and sits on several boards.


Still, business titans tend to give to several parties to hedge their bets, politicians and executives say.


Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man and the boss of the Reliance Industries conglomerate, hails from Modi's home state of Gujarat and his family has praised the prime minister publicly. Ambani even splashed Modi's face on advertisements for the Reliance Jio telecoms launch in 2016.


But last month, Mumbai-based Ambani endorsed Congress candidate Milind Deora, appearing in a video saying ""Milind is the man for South Bombay."" Deora's politician father was a close friend of the Ambanis.


Under the electoral bond scheme announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley last year, individuals and companies can anonymously buy as many bonds as they wish to in denominations ranging from 1,000 rupees to 10 million rupees and deposit them in a party account at the State Bank of India (SBI).


""The electoral bond scheme .... envisages total clean money and substantial transparency,"" Jaitley said in a Facebook post.


""If you do not know the donor and you do not know who the money is given to, where is the transparency? Dubious donations are now legitimised,"" said Jagdeep Chhokar, a founder of the Delhi-based Association for Democratic Reforms.


When Reuters reporters visited SBI branches during bond sales in Delhi and Mumbai this year, a handful of men who described themselves as politicians or company representatives were waiting to open bank accounts or buy bonds.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The sequel trilogy, that started with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, revived the Star Wars fandom and saw a whole new generation rooting for the Force


May 4 is celebrated as Star Wars Day all across the world and while one may think this has something to do with the release of the first Star Wars film, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, this is not the reason",2
"To pre-book (and eventually purchase) the OnePlus 7 Pro, visit the OnePlus 7 Pro Amazon.in gift card page. Then select the denomination of ₹1,000 and purchase the OnePlus 7 Pro gift card between May 3 and May 7 11:59 pm. Open your email inbox and check if you have received the gift card. Then you'll have to wait a week or so for the smartphone to be launched and go on sale. You can then purchase the phone within 60 hours of the start of the sale.


To redeem your 6 months complimentary accidental screen damage protection plan after you've purchased your shining new OnePlus 7 Pro, simply download OnePlus care app. You need to register within 30 calender days.",1
"With Zeta, users can also upload their bills, make tax benefit claims and spend their grants. Zeta products are backed by technologies like optical character recognition (OCR) and machine-driven transcription.


Going forward, the startup plans to invest more in machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and predictive analytics as they look to enhance their services and provide more actionable information to clients.",1
"Tthe Redmi Note 7 is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It comes with a MicroSD card slot with maximum capacity of 256GB.


The Redmi Note 7 is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. 


In terms of optics, the Galaxy M20 boasts a dual camera setup with a 13MP+5MP configuration. While the 13MP sensor has a lens with regular field of view, the 5MP sensor has a ultra-wide angle lens sitting on top of it. At the front, the M20 comes with an 8MP sensor for selfies.",1
"He said, “Unfortunately Zero itself wasn’t received too well back home in India, maybe I made the wrong film, maybe I did not do the right storytelling so I am a little wary how it will be received here and I hope people here will like it


”Calling the film a ‘labour of love’, SRK also said that he will be watching the film after three months and maybe this time he will be able to figure out what went wrong",2
"When not in use while gaming, the triggers can be programmed for features ranging from clicking screenshots or enabling single handed mode.


The back of the phone is very different from other smartphones. It is asymmetrical, angular and has some really cool LED effects, much like what you find on gaming accessories. While these don’t necessarily have a practical application in gaming, they have a symbolic significance.


The rear LEDs are changed with another pre-installed app called the Asus’ Game Center which lets you cycle between Breathing, Strobing, Static and Color Cycle effects and even change colours of the LEDs.


I’ve seen several mobile gamers develop callouses between their index and middle fingers because the charging cable scrubs through them while playing for long hours in landscape mode. The ROG Phone has fixed that with a simple trick—two USB Type-C ports on two different sides. There’s one port in the regular position, sitting at the bottom of the phone. There’s another one present at the side of the smartphone.",1
"In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity declined by ₹55 each to ₹32,945 and ₹32,775 per 10 gram, respectively. However, sovereign gold held steady at ₹26,400 per eight gram.


Silver ready slumped by ₹200 to ₹38,500 per kg and weekly-based delivery reduced by ₹28 to ₹37,222 per kg. On the other hand, silver coins held flat at ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"After raking in the moolah with franchises like Iron Man and Captain America, Marvel Studios took a risk – Guardians of the Galaxy


 We have Chris Pratt as the alien thief Peter Quill, who likes to call himself Star-Lord (because nobody will actually call him that), Zoe Saldana as a green-skinned seductive mutant, Dave Bautista as a tattooed simple-minded enforcer, the altered racoon Rocket and genial tree Groot


 These are not the kind of superheroes you would entrust to save the galaxy from forces like Korath, Ronan and the mighty Thanos


With the mega-crossover treat Avengers: Endgame hitting the theaters on April 26, let’s revisit the good and not-so-great things about Guardians of the Galaxy that came out in 2014


 Self-mocking toneThe thing about Guardians of the Galaxy is that you are never sure who or what to take seriously


 It seemed like director James Gunn (Slither, Super) himself didn’t take the film all too seriously and that lends the film a perpetual self-deprecating tone",2
"According to an August 2018 report by research firm IDC, more than 70% of companies are using multiple cloud environments, and the largest data center challenge most companies face is developing a successful multi-cloud strategy.


To address this challenge, Dell also unveiled Dell Technologies Cloud - a set of cloud infrastructure solutions to make hybrid cloud (across public and private clouds and the edge, regardless of location) environments simpler to deploy and manage by combining the strengths of VMware and Dell EMC infrastructure. As Jeff Clarke, vice chairman of products and operations of Dell Technologies, put it: “Cloud is not a destination; it’s an operating model.""


Further, in a bid to help today's digital workforce be more productive, Dell Technologies also introduced its Unified Workspace solution, which uses data-driven insights to assess how employees are using their personal computers (PCs - desktops and laptops) — from the battery consumption and storage utilization to mobility requirements and most frequently-used applications — in a bid to help customers select the right PC and applications for each employee, and ship the devices pre-configured directly from the Dell factory.


All these announcements are building blocks of Dell's strategy to remain relevant to customers in today's digital world. The Dell Technologies family today includes Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. When Dell first unveiled its blockbuster acquisition of EMC in 2015 for a whopping $67 billion, not everyone believed that he could pull it off.


As Dell himself put it during his keynote, ""Everyone needs to reimagine themselves in this digital age."" Even as Dell continues with the work of finding more synergies in his business units, the multi-cloud strategy is expected to pay good dividends. The reason: Enterprises are planning to move more workloads to the cloud as they work towards adopting a cloud-first strategy and implementing automated policies for governance.",1
"The move is aimed at augmenting capacity in the domestic markets especially on regional routes, following the near collapse of Jet Airways, which has resulted in massive surge in air fares besides mismatch in demand and supply amid peak travel season.


The Gurugram-based no-frills carrier had last week announced dry leasing of 16 Boeing 737-800 NG for the carrier.",3
"The biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie yet, Avengers: Endgame has unsurprisingly proven to be a box office colossus


The latest one is the Friday haul (including Thursday previews) in its domestic (North America) market


 It has absolutely demolished Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s 119 million dollars and grossed an astonishing 156",2
"The tech-heavy Nasdaq index hit a fresh record at the open on Thursday after strong results from Facebook and Microsoft, while a slump in industrial conglomerate 3M weighed on the Dow and limited gains on the S&P.",3
"Most voters in Ayodhya, the holy town that is often in the news and which falls in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh, feel that the construction of a Ram Mandir (temple) at the disputed site should not be used for political gains during elections. Instead, they want to talk about infrastructure development, which they say have been missing.


In national debates, politicians may take uncompromising stands on the issue but those who live in the town and around the disputed site have no doubt that consensus through talks is the only way forward to ensure peace between the majority and the minority communities. Ayodhya falls within the Parliamentary constituency of Faizabad. (READ MORE)",0
"I was a student of metallurgy and grew up watching films of Coen Brothers, Tarantino, Scorsese and Mani Ratnam


 (Laughs) Then, I made a short film, after which I had a brief stint with Naalaiya Iyakkunar, a reality show on television


 I don’t know what future holds for me, but I am sure I want to be a part of this creative space—either writing the screenplay, lyrics or making films",2
"“His performance is amazing and he will be remembered as we release this movie, and his family will celebrate his performance with us,” she told Entertainment Weekly",2
"Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to release its 5G version of the Galaxy S10 either early next month or in mid-April, with LG Electronics Inc also forecast to sell the V50 ThinQ that supports 5G networks around mid-April, according to the sources, yonhap news agency reported late on Monday.",1
"Using the Roomba i7+ for the first time can lead to some anxious moments as the vacuum cleaner bumps into furniture across the house


Imagine a robot vacuum that not only remembers your home’s floor plan and cleans specific rooms by name, but also automatically empties its own bin. That is exactly what iRobot Corp’s Roomba i7+ robot vacuum cleaner does with Clean Base Automatic Dirt disposal. The device was launched in India this February.


Using the Roomba i7+ for the first time can lead to some anxious moments as the vacuum cleaner bumps into furniture across the house and manoeuvres across different floor levels, but after it has mapped the whole house (a bit of a long process depending on how big the space is), it moves around dexterously, sucking the dust, even going under the beds and sofas and other nooks and corners that remain largely neglected by the ubiquitous domestic help.",1
"Washington: In a bid to crackdown on terror-related content, Google said it has reviewed more than one million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube in the first quarter of 2019 and found 90,000 of such videos violated the company's terrorism policy.


In a letter sent to the US House Committee on Homeland Security, Google said it spends ""hundreds of millions of dollars annually"" on reviewing content, CNET reported on Thursday.


The House panel, however, observed that tech companies have failed to provide requested information on fighting terrorist content while Facebook did not respond.",1
"According to depositories data, FPIs put in a net amount of ₹5,621 crore in equities during March 1-8. However, they pulled out a net sum of ₹2,880 crore from the debt markets, leading to an overall investment of ₹2,741 crore in the capital markets.


""The inflows in equity can be attributed to the confidence investors are building towards positive outcome of upcoming election, in the light of recent cross border events. In addition, recently the Reserve Bank of India lifted the cap on FPI investment in corporate bonds.",3
"TIN: LME tin traded down 0.1% at $21,150 a tonne, even with stocks in LME warehouses at a record low of 920 tonnes . The premium for cash tin over three-month metal jumped to $137.50 from $49 on Monday, pointing to a shortage of immediately available metal.


China holiday: The Shanghai Futures Exchange will be closed on Friday for the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in China.


Other metals: LME aluminium traded down 0.2% at $1,892 a tonne, nickel was bid 1.9% lower at $13,120, zinc was bid down 0.4% at $2,919 and lead traded down 0.4% at $2,006.",3
"“I am not crying, you are,” the often-cited phrase from 2004 drama Starsky and Hutch finds its true relevance as one watches Avengers: Endgame


 For the film that aims to be the biggest battle in the world of iconic superheroes, Avengers Endgame does more than justice


 It gives its heroes the purpose they lost, the fight they needed (some stunning action scenes) and the rest they deserve",2
"According to Deadline, the 53-year-old actor, who co-starred and later headlined Netflix’s political drama series House of Cards, will also topline the film",2
"While the Realme 3's base 3GB/32GB variant is priced at ₹8,999, its top-of-the-line variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is priced at ₹10,999.


During the sale, the Realme 3 will come with ₹500 instant discount applicable on HDFC cards. The 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant will also come with an instant discount on EMI for buyers using HDFC bank cards. Customers will receive Jio benefits worth ₹5,300 as well. These offers will be available exclusively on Flipkart.com. Customers buying through Realme.com will receive 20% Supercash through MobiKwik.


Realme during the launch event last week also announced that the Realme 3 Pro would be launched in April.",1
"Coder Steve Troughton-Smith uncovered references to four new iPads in the iOS 12.2 beta version. He shared the code references on Twitter saying they are for WiFi and cellular variants of possible iPads which would be without Face ID, indicating the purported models could be low-cost and toned down versions of the main models.",1
"The veteran actor plays a retired army officer who enjoys a formidable reputation in the village, thanks to the seemingly never-ending stories of his battle exploits",2
"While it was earlier thought that the data pertained to only citizens from AP, it was later found that details of citizens from Telangana was also with the IT company. The police is probing how the company managed to get hold of the information, while the TDP has maintained that all the information with IT Grids was already in the public domain.",0
"Apple’s share price dropped nearly 10% Thursday, but bounced back about 4% Friday. Photo: Getty Images


Tim Cook is hitting what could be the toughest time of his tenure in Apple's corner office, and his legacy as heir to Steve Jobs will be on the line. Here are five reasons


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Do not pity Timothy D. Cook. He has made hundreds of millions of dollars as Apple’s chief executive. He is regarded as one of business’ best bosses, and he runs a company with a beloved brand and $130 billion in cash.


Even so, he is hitting what could be the toughest time of his tenure in Apple’s corner office, and his legacy as heir to Steve Jobs will be on the line. Here are five reasons:


The signature innovation of Apple’s late co-founder, Jobs, was the iPhone. Cook’s has been his ability to crack the Chinese market. That strategy delivered hundreds of millions of new customers and helped make Apple the first private company to surpass $1 trillion in market value by August last year.


But now it might be backfiring. The Chinese economy is sputtering and the trade war between the United States and China isn’t getting much better. With most adults — even children — in the developed world now owning one if not two smartphones, Apple has relied on China to keep growing.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display, Snapdragon 660 SoC, up to 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is set to launch the Note 7 smartphone in India next week. Xiaomi has repeatedly teased the Redmi Note 7. Global VP Manu Kumar Jain posted an upside-down tweet last month which definitely increased the amount of buzz around the device. A few reports also suggested a delay in its launch, with some saying it might launch in March. However, Xiaomi India's official confirmation on Valentines' Day finally put an end to all the speculations and rumours.",1
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.5% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $2.17 billion in equity and sold $1.18 billion in debt market.


India's benchmark index Sensex rose 0.4% to 36,009 in pre-opening trade. Year to date, it is down 0.45%.",3
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday asked Eros Now to stop till further orders online streaming of a web series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.,0
"Drone company ""Wing"" — an offshoot of Google's parent company Alphabet — has been trialling deliveries for the last 18 months, but will now be able to go ahead full time.


""We have approved Wing Aviation Pty Ltd to operate ongoing delivery drone operations in North Canberra,"" the Civil Aviation Safety Authority said on Tuesday.


The company said it had been delivering ""food and drinks, over-the-counter chemist items, and locally-made coffee and chocolate"".",1
"The index hit a record 11,760 in August and has already jumped 5.5 percent so far this year. It was trading 0.06 percent higher at 11,468.60 on Tuesday.


The brokerage also upgraded its view on state-run banks, industrials and auto sectors to ""overweight"".


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The Samsung Galaxy A9 comes with four cameras at the rear, a Full-HD 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display and a full glass design, but is that enough to be in the same territory as the OnePlus 6, Asus Zenfone 5Z and POCO F1?


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Samsung recently launched the top of their “mid-tier"" phones, the Samsung Galaxy A9 in India. The phone, known for its four rear cameras, is priced among the mighty “flagship killers"" of 2018—the POCO F1, Asus Zenfone 5Z and the OnePlus 6. But how does it stand up against the lot? Let’s find out.


Out of the four phones, Poco F1 is the only one without a glass back body, although OnePlus 6’s Silk White variant comes with a soft-touch back. The Poco F1 features a soft-touch polycarbonate back with a metal frame sandwiched between the screen, while the Asus Zenfone 5Z, Samsung Galaxy A9 and OnePlus 6 feature glass backs with metal frames.


The easiest phone to hold among the lot is the Zenfone 5Z, weighing in at 155g and standing 153mm tall. The Poco F1 and OnePlus 6 have roughly the same weight and height (180g and 155mm). The Galaxy A9 is the heaviest, weighing 183g and the biggest with 162.5mm height and 77mm width.


The POCO F1 and Zenfone 5Z come with LCD screens while the OnePlus 6 comes with an optic AMOLED display and the Galaxy A9 comes with a Super AMOLED display. The OnePlus 6 and Galaxy A9 have the tallest screens, measuring 6.28 inches and 6.3 inches, respectively. The Zenfone 5Z and POCO F1 screens measure 6.2 inches and 6.18 inches, respectively.",1
"According to Truecaller, it had already started storing its Indian user’s payments data of its unified payment interface (UPI) based payment service in India when mandated by the RBI.


“ Payments as a vertical was built from scratch entirely out of India last year after the acquisition of the Indian payments start-up Chillr. This made Truecaller fully compliant to RBI’s data localisation norms from the start, compared to other international entities,"" the statement added.


Unlike Truecaller, most of the major payment companies had expressed concerns over the new norms and sought a relaxation of rules on storing data on older transactions from the central bank.",1
"Mumbai: The government-run MSTC Ltd made a tepid stock market debut Friday with its shares closing at ₹113.80 apiece on the NSE, 5.1% lower than its issue price of ₹120. It was listed on the broader market at ₹115 per share.


The MSTC IPO opened for subscription on 13 March at a price band of ₹121-128 per share. The three-day initial share sale was extended to 20 March at a revised price of ₹120-128 per share, at which the IPO was subscribed 1.46 times. The government offloaded 1.76 crore shares, or 25% of total paid-up equity, in the MSTC IPO.",3
"CEO Sundar Pichai says Google’s China search engine, a censored version of the original product, would still serve over 99% of queries. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


US senators were also upset with Google about the tech giant's reported plan to create a censored Chinese version of its search engine


Top Pentagon officials have slammed Google, saying its work with China is ""indirectly benefiting"" the military in that country.


In a report published in The Hill on Thursday, senior defence officials blamed the tech giant of favouring China.",1
"Nikhil, 31, who goes by the screen name of ‘Nikhil Kumar’, announced his entry into electoral politics a couple of months after Gowda confirmed that Prajwal Revanna, 28, his grandson and the son of public works department (PWD) minister H.D. Revanna, would contest from the Hassan constituency, the bastion of the Janata Dal (Secular).


“As a dedicated worker of the party, I will fulfil the duty he (Gowda) has given me,"" Nikhil said on Monday in Dharmasthala, a temple town in coastal Karnataka, about 300km from Bengaluru.


The statement comes a day after Gowda said that Nikhil has his blessings to contest from the Mandya seat, about 95 kms from Bengaluru, and known as the ‘sugar city’ of Karnataka.",0
"According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, China now considers cancelling trade negotiations with the United States after Trump's tariff-hike threats.


Last week, the mood among gold investors turned gloomy, pushing the metal to a four-month low after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes of a rate cut this year.


In the previous session, holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold backed exchange, dropped 0.63 percent to 740.82 tonnes, its lowest since Oct. 11. [GOL/ETF]


However, the metal truncated its weekly percentage decline on Friday instigated by investors covering their short positions and a fall in the dollar after U.S. jobs data showed wage gains did not accelerate as expected.",3
"The 10-year bond yield closed at 7.395% compared with Friday's close of 7.393%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


US President Donald Trump on Sunday increased pressure on Beijing to strike a trade deal by announcing he would increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25% from 10%. He also floated the possibility of extending a new 25% duty on another $325 billion in imports that aren’t now covered, Bloomberg reported.",3
"With a strategy crafted three years ago, the BJP has set itself a target of winning at least 23 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats. Senior party leaders said the BJP has targeted Lok Sabha seats close to the border with Bangladesh where the problem of illegal migration is rampant.


“Three years ago we had a meeting with our senior leaders and we were given a target of 23 seats. We will win these seats and the Lok Sabha results will be spectacular for the BJP. People have underestimated the BJP in West Bengal but we will achieve our target,"" said Dilip Ghosh, BJP president of West Bengal and Medinipur candidate.


The TMC leadership has accused the BJP of using religion in its campaigns and trying to polarise the state by talking about issues related to Durga puja and illegal migration from Bangladesh.


“The BJP has no future in West Bengal. The state government has done a lot of development work. Mamata Banerjee is a popular chief minister and possibly the prime ministerial candidate if the opposition parties are able to defeat the NDA alliance,"" said Saugata Roy, the TMC candidate in Dum Dum.


He’s scathing about Modi. “Modi is like a dictator. The TMC was part of the NDA during the government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee but it is not the same BJP anymore. We have to stand up to the BJP to protect the democratic rights of the people,"" he said.",0
"A woman in the US state of Oregon was in shock last year when the Amazon Echo device at her Portland home recorded a private conversation and then shared it with one of her husband's employees in Seattle.


Amazon later clarified that Alexa mistakenly heard a series of commands and sent the recording as a voice message to one of the husband's employees.


The threat is very much real, with more and more Indians being hooked to the always-on and Internet-connected smart home devices.


In a latest Forrester report titled ""Secure The Rise Of Intelligent Agents"", Amy DeMartine and Jennifer Wise argue that currently, introductory versions of intelligent agents include Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant and Siri. However, security is not part of the equation, and unless security pros get involved, the implications are more worrisome for businesses than normal human beings.


""Alexa doesn't currently authenticate or authorise individuals who access it, leaving a company's Alexa skills unprotected from anyone who can remember another user's commands,"" reads the report.",1
"On the other hand it’s certainly a pretty fast phone. That much is clear from how fast the phone adapts its UI to the fold. But did anyone really think foldable phones wouldn’t be fast in this day and age?


That’s just the thing. My first impressions of the Mate X is that it’s not ready yet. It feels like that, and Huawei certainly knows that.


And that is great, because foldable smartphones are the only thing close to real (and not evolutionary) innovation that we’ve seen in smartphone design in years. I’m glad they’re here and we should all be willing to wait for companies to perfect their own work.",1
"Also read | Avengers Endgame movie review and release LIVE UPDATES“When you see Endgame in the coming weeks, please don’t spoil it for others, the same way you wouldn’t want it spoiled for you


 The film has broken the pre-sales record and is expected to set the cash registers ringing in the coming days",2
"""What this means in the case of the iPhone is that when Apple engineers create a revolutionary new security feature such as touch ID, which enables breakthrough technologies like Apple Pay, Qualcomm insists on royalties for these and other innovations it had nothing to do with and royalty payments go up,"" it said.


""Even when Apple sells an iPhone with added memory-256GB instead of 128GB -- Qualcomm collects a larger royalty just because of that added memory,"" according to the company, which claims it has been overcharged by ""billions of dollars.""


Following its initial US lawsuit, Apple filed two more suits in China on the same basis. Qualcomm counter-sued.


Also in early 2017, the US Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm for alleged antitrust law violations in the sale of certain components and licenses to smartphone makers, including Apple.


And since 2015, through both convictions and settlements, it has paid high antitrust fines in China, South Korea, Taiwan and the European Union.",1
"“On your left” were the first words Steve Rogers said to Sam Wilson aka Falcon in Winter Soldier as the two were jogging in Washington, D


 Iron Man’s visionAfter returning to earth, a lanky Tony Stark is seen reminding Steve of his visions which he got in Age of Ultron, where Tony sees all the Avengers dead


 Captain America and MjolnirPerhaps the best moment in Endgame was when Cap picks, flips and hits Thanos with Thor’s Mjolnir


 And while Cap kept his fellow superheroes and even the audience in the dark that he was indeed worthy of it, we may remember the light moment in Age of Ultron when all the Avengers try to lift Thor’s hammer


 Avengers AssembleIn the final fight against Thanos, Captain America commands – Avengers Assemble! The battle cry is picked from Marvel Comics, giving Cap fans the moment they had been waiting for


 After Doctor Strange gestures Tony that this is the only chance to take down the Mad Titan, Tony says – “I am Iron Man” before snapping his fingers


 Tony’s final words in the MCU were also his last line from 2008 film Iron Man, where he reveals to the world that he is Iron Man


 While we saw all the surviving superheroes and their family members mourning Tony’s death, a silent teenager standing among the attendees did leave many confused


 The boy is none other than Harley Keener, the kid who helped Tony in Iron Man 3, when he arrived at the former’s house",2
"Huawei sub-brand Honor launched the Honor 10 Lite smartphone in India today. The Honor 10 Lite is priced at ₹ 13,999 for the 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant while the 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant is priced at ₹ 17,999. The smartphone goes on sale starting 20 January exclusively on Flipkart. Offers on the Honor 10 Lite include ₹ 2,200 cashback benefits from Jio and a ₹ 2,800 ClearTrip voucher.


The smartphone has a glossy back with a stunning gradient design which produces 3D optical effect. It comes in three colour variants—Sky Blue, Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black.",1
The actor underwent extensive training and learnt martial arts from Thailand to get into the skin of his character,2
"Horowitz, a staff scientist in the National Institute of Mental Health’s Intramural Research Program, and an author of the paper


”In a statement, a Netflix spokesperson said, “We’ve just seen this study and are looking into the research, which conflicts with last week’s study from the University of Pennsylvania,” which focused on young adults


“This is a critically important topic and we have worked hard to ensure that we handle this sensitive issue responsibly


”The new study was correlational, meaning that the authors could not determine whether watching the show actually influenced the suicide of any viewer


 But, unlike many previous claims of spikes in suicide rates, the researchers took into account seasonal differences in suicide rates, and recent trends


“They nicely controlled for this by looking across years and showing a discontinuity for this particular year only,” said Matthew K",2
"In the second phase, Bihar led the way with the difference between female voter turnout and male voter turnout at nearly 5.97 percentage points. While the male turnout was 60.09%, female turnout was an impressive 66.06%.


In the seven phased Lok Sabha elections, five more phases are yet to go. The last phase of polling is on 19 May and the counting will take place on 23 May. The turnout in the first two phases have been impressive and have matched the earlier turnout of 2014. The overall voter turnout for first phase was at 69.45% and for phase two it was 69.43%.",0
"The other allegations against these firms were false representations to the clients that there was ‘risk free returns’ in these products, client code modifications and failure to report suspicious transactions.


The two firms do not have a commodity broker licence yet pending Sebi investigations, which started in March 2016. They had applied for a licence in 2015.


IIFL, which had a ₹326-crore exposure to NSEL, has merely 0.06% of its total business in commodity trading and Motilal Oswal, which had ₹263-crore exposure to NSEL, has negligible business in commodity trading.


The implication of the order on Motilal and IIFL will also fall on 300 more brokerage firms, showcaused by Sebi in September last year for allegedly trading in ‘paired contracts’. ",3
"Sensex, Nifty rally after a range-bound movement supported by short covering a day before the expiry of F&O April series",3
"Arvind Fashions had recorded a sales growth at 22% CAGR over FY14 to FY18, from ₹1,737 crore to ₹3,794 crore in FY18.


Arvind Fashions is looking to double its revenue to ₹8,000 crore in the next five years. The company has identified e-commerce as a growth strategy medium as digital is seeding brands in cities and towns where Arvind brands do not have a presence.",3
"Since the group video and audio calling feature was introduced on WhatsApp, the only way to make group calls has been by calling a user first and then tapping on the group calling button on the call screen in the top right corner.


WhatsApp will soon change this behaviour by introducing a standalone button for making group calls, but only in group chats. Simply tap on the button, select the friends you wish to call and then select if it will be voice or video call. This feature also showed up only in the iOS beta version of the app (v2.18.363).


This will allow you to preview any media directly via your notification tray. So you can simply swipe down on the message and view the photo, video or audio sent to you without opening the app itself. This feature is not available to everyone, with iOS devices being the ones to receive this feature more often than others.",1
"All Chinese products are now banned from being used at US-based domestic government agencies. Even contractors are not allowed to use Chinese products in official work capacities.


Australia and New Zealand have both banned Huawei products from being used in domestic telecom infrastructure projects.


In defence, Huawei denies any involvement with the Chinese government and claims China's reach does not extend beyond its borders.",1
"According to the company’s January-March pre-result update, Titan is aiming a 20% revenue growth in fiscal 2019-20 (April-March).


The company achieved overall sales growth of 21% in FY19. Jewellery sales grew by 22% after increasing by 25% in FY18, thereby exceeding the originally envisaged 20% five-year sales CAGR target for the second consecutive year.",3
"The movie revolves around Ed Norton’s character who is, like most people, stuck in an average and thankless job


 Our man is smitten but before he could do something concrete about it, he chances upon the soap salesman Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)


It’s difficult to explain the core of the movie as it deals with every day existential questions, but these intangible things are given a tangible form through the physical duels the characters undertake in the film",2
"The Snapdragon 450 in the Realme 2 is a lower-spec variant though, clocking in only at 1.8GHz when compared to 2GHz on the Redmi 6 Pro.


In terms of RAM and storage, Realme 2 comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage as compared to 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage in the other two. All three phones come with expandable storage though.


Same story follows on the battery front, where Realme 2 leads the pack with 4,230mAh while the Redmi 6 Pro and Honor 9N come with 4,000mAh and 3,000mAh batteries, respectively.


All three smartphones come with the same connectivity options—4G, WiFi, MicroUSB 2.0, A-GPS and Bluetooth 4.2.


All three run Android Oreo 8 out of the box, but with different custom UIs. The Redmi 6 Pro comes with Xiaomi’s MIUI while the Realme 2 uses Oppo’s ColorOS 5.1 and Honor 9N uses Huawei’s EMUI 8.0.


All three phones come with bundled apps and custom ROMs are a subject of preference. If you’re not a fan, you can always slap a launcher.",1
"The Congress has fielded former president Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee from Jangipur Lok Sabha seat, former PCC chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Behrampur and former minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi's wife Deepa Dasmunshi from Raiganj.


The Congress Central Election Committee announces the fifth list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha.",0
"In 2017, Xiaomi had shipped 25.7 million units and was at the second position with 20.6% market share. Samsung, which was ahead of Xiaomi in 2017 with 23.6% market share and 29.4 million units, slipped to second position in 2018 with market share of 25.8%.


The slump in the Chinese smartphone market has made India a major playground for Chinese companies. India is now the biggest market for Xiaomi worldwide. The other Chinese companies Vivo and Oppo didn’t see any major shift in fortunes and continue to occupy the third and fourth position respectively.


The report also forecasts a shift to offline channels due to the new FDI rules for e-commerce stores which restricts e-commerce companies like Flipkart and Amazon from selling any product exclusively on their platform or having equity stake in seller accounts.",1
"Some are, however, hopeful that GST will benefit honest businessmen. “Both GST and demonetization brought about some problems when implemented initially. But that is the case when any change happens. When you clean your house, you face inconvenience for a few days. Now, it has brought benefits and transparency to the system,"" said Ramesh Sutha, a tailor in Gangaur Ghat in Udaipur, which went to polls on Monday.


Their individual concerns notwithstanding, businessmen are aware that the Congress may not be the best option at the centre. “We want a government that can focus on marketing small businesses and providing them the right exposure,"" said Tolaram Roopani, who owns a garment store, Teen Divas, at the World Trade Park, a mall in Jaipur.


“Vishwas Modi pe hai (I believe in Modi),"" Shyam Sundar, the owner of a bedsheet store in Bapu Bazar, said.",0
"Bengaluru: US stocks opened higher on Tuesday, taking the S&P 500 to less than a percent away from an all-time high, after better-than-expected results from healthcare giants UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson.",3
"Coming to the top of the pecking order, the Nokia 8 Sirocco which was released in April has received a massive price cut of ₹ 13,000. This means that the Nokia 8 Sirocco now sells at ₹ 36,999, putting it in the likes of OnePlus 6 and Poco F1.


The phone boasts a 5.5-inch QHD pOLED display with a resolution of 2560x1440. The display curves at the sides and has a comparatively “older"" aspect ratio of 16:9. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC and is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.


Nokia phone price cutNokia 3.1Nokia 5.1Nokia 6.1Nokia 8 SiroccoHMD GlobalNokia IndiaNokia 3.1 priceNokia 5.1 priceNokia 6.1 priceNokia 8 Sirocco price",1
"This rural-urban comparison, however, is fraught with problems, including price-index issues and the difficulty of accounting for differences in living environment, social infrastructure, and so on.


“Multi-dimensional poverty"" estimates, based on a direct assessment of living conditions, point to a much sharper rural-urban contrast. For instance, the estimated multi-dimensional poverty headcount was as high as 36.5% in rural India in 2015-16, compared with just 9% in urban India. These figures imply that 90% of poor people in India live in rural areas.


NINTH, NYAY should begin as a scheme and then move towards a legal framework, if it works reasonably well. Without a legal framework, the scheme could prove short-lived. The law should provide for indexation of NYAY pension amounts on the price level, or even better, for some increase in the real value of NYAY pensions over time.


FINALLY, the technology of cash transfers needs careful thought. Despite tall claims of financial inclusion, India still lacks a reliable and user-friendly infrastructure for cash transfers in rural areas. Several attempts to replace PDS food rations with cash transfers in recent years have had sobering results, partly due to defective payment systems. The Aadhaar Payment Bridge System is a particularly problematic technology.


These ten suggestions do not add up to a clear plan for NYAY. They would, however, make it possible to redeem about half of NYAY’s promise within a couple of years, in a fairly safe and appealing manner. What I have in mind is that the initial target groups I have proposed are likely to add up to something like 10-12% of the population—about half of NYAY’s proposed coverage of 20%.


Covering them as a “first step"" would have the great advantage of avoiding divisiveness, and indeed, creating a broad constituency for NYAY: a large majority of households would have a stake in it, as potential recipients of old-age pensions and maternity benefits. Further, the operational challenge would be much reduced, since it is largely a matter of expanding schemes that are already in place.


The other half of NYAY I shall leave, for now, to the imagination of the reader and future commentators. This is not to say that the first step should be taken without being clear about the next one. NYAY will need an end-to-end roadmap before it is launched. That, however, is likely to require a participatory consultation process—not restricted to economists—over a period of time. Forming an expert committee to operationalize the 6x20 formula will not do.


The author is Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics, Ranchi University. Reprinted with permission from Ideas for India, an economics and policy portal. For the full version, click here.",0
Mohanlal has completed shooting for Priyadarshan’s period drama Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham and KV Anand’s Kaappaan,2
"Chris Hemsworth has expressed interest in playing his Marvel Cinematic Universe character Thor Odinson after the upcoming Avengers: Endgame


While speaking to Yahoo Movies UK, Hemsworth said, “I’d play this character for as long as anyone would let me",2
"This year is looking very positive for me and Sanya (Sagar) has been such a great influence on my life professionally and personally,” the actor said in a statement


“I can’t wait to commence shooting with Rajinikanth sir and AR Murugadoss sir this week and create some magic,” he added",2
"Varun Tej joins the sets of ValmikiWe had already reported that Varun Tej will be seen in Valmiki, which is the Telugu remake of critically acclaimed Tamil film Jigarthanda


 Super kicked about this one!”While Varun Tej is stepping into the shoes of Bobby Simha, Atharvaa Murali will replace Siddharth in Valmiki",2
"Other publishers were initially opposed to the Spanish law, but argue that Googles withdrawal didn't have much impact.


The vast majority of Spanish publishers consider Google's decision insignificant, said Wout van Wijk, executive director at News Media Europe, an umbrella organization representing national publishers associations. Spains CEDRO, which negotiates licenses and collects royalties on behalf of members, has struck licensing deals with other news aggregators that emerged after Google left, he said.


The EU decision to work on a similar rule has pitted large publishers against internet giants including Google, as well as some small publishers and freedom of speech activists.


Limiting publishers freedom in this way will result in detrimental consequences for us, as shown by a similar experience in Spain, European Innovative Media Publishers said in an October letter to lawmakers.


Google says the new EU laws would force it to choose which publishers it would license, effectively picking winners and losers. Because bigger publishers typically offer a broader range of popular content, smaller competitors are likely to lose out.",1
"MediaTek’s new octa-core chipset, the Helio P70 will power the device. The new SoC comes with a new GPU which is claimed to provide 13% better performance than the Helio P60 comes with an enhanced AI engine. It also supports up to 32MP (single) camera sensor resolution and 24MP+16MP dual camera resolutions. This sheds light on the kind of optics we can expect from the U1.


Helio P70’s benchmark scores appeared on Geekbench a few days prior to Realme’s announcement. The benchmarking site reported that test phone was paired with 4GB of RAM. The test phone was an unnamed Realme smartphone, which might well be the U1.",1
"Consumers take it for granted that gadgets will keep getting slimmer, more powerful and cheaper, but the chip companies are running out of ways to etch ever smaller circuit patterns onto silicon. After years of setbacks, the industry has settled on extreme ultraviolet lithography, which uses plasma as the light source to draw lines smaller than 7 nanometers. That’s the size seen in Apple Inc.’s A12 Bionic chip, featured in the iPhone XS and XR.


In 2017, Yokohama, Japan-based Lasertec solved the final piece of the puzzle when it created a machine that can test blank EUV masks for internal flaws, giving it a monopoly. The company’s stock has tripled since then.


Lasertec has already received orders for 4 billion yen ($36 million) machines that test EUV blanks, according to Lasertec President Osamu Okabayashi. The company may see additional sales as soon as this summer, depending on how quickly Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ramp up mass production, he said. Lasertec shares climbed as much as 6 percent in Tokyo on Tuesday, the biggest intraday gain in 10 days.


“We spent six years developing this equipment,"" Okabayashi said in an interview. “At this point it’s become an industry standard and it would be very difficult for somebody else to enter the space.""",1
"“Oversharing for the sake of oversharing is probably never a good thing,"" says Ian Crowe, a senior director with Logitech International S.A., a builder of computer and home electronics accessories. “We should have a good reason, and our users should agree it’s a good reason,"" before sharing data.


Logitech has tried to meet Amazon and Google halfway. Rather than tell smart speakers what each device connected to Logitech's Harmony remote controls were doing, Crowe says Logitech reports back with broad descriptions, specifying that a user is watching television instead of passing on information about their choice of channel, for instance.


Crowe says Logitech has had conversations about status reporting with Amazon and Google, but declined to detail them. Executives at two other smart device makers, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect business relationships, say they’ve asked for concessions from Amazon and Google related to user privacy or transparency and guarantees about use of the data, but been rebuffed.


An Amazon spokesman says the company doesn’t sell user data and doesn’t use information it gets from status reports for advertising. Status reports, he says, are designed to enable useful features for customers. He declined to comment on how long Amazon stores the data. A Google spokesman declined to comment on the company’s implementation of status updates.


Russell, the analyst with Parks Associates, calls status reporting “a bit of a Trojan Horse request."" Amazon and Google, he says, are suggesting “‘Hey, help us help you by giving us the status of your device, and make everyone’s life easier.’ But what they’re not saying is, ‘Gee, we can do a lot with that data.""


Even light fixtures, in elaborate setups, are a map of home life: When do you get home? When does the light in your child’s bedroom usually go off? What days do you burn the midnight oil?",1
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 2.08%, while foreign investors have sold $75.4 million and $367.20 million in the equity and debt markets respectively.


Bond yields gained further after higher-than-expected borrowing program announced by the government in the interim budget. The government announced record borrowing plan at ₹7.04 trillion for fiscal year 2020, higher than ₹6.4 trillion according to Bloomberg estimates, to meet the expenditure targets.",3
"Marvel Studios is paying homage to comic book legend Stan Lee by compiling all the behind-the-scenes video of his numerous cameos in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies


The studio is planning to release the video, possibly as an extra when Avengers: Endgame is released for in-home viewing",2
"Researchers found out that consumers who are highly dependent upon mobile phones were the most at risk of deviating from a shopping plan. (Mint)


Mobile phones are quickly becoming the principal distractor for many consumers and they offer a unique form of interruption",1
"The election is already taking place in a charged atmosphere as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party seeks a second term by pushing policies that some say have increased religious tensions and undermined multiculturalism.


The opposition Congress party, which is also spending sizable sums of money on social media ads, is trying to revive its past glory and turn around a declining voter base.


Tackling fake news is a huge challenge in India, a nation with 1.14 billion cellphone connections, the most Facebook users in the world at 300 million, and another 240 million users of the messaging service WhatsApp. In such an environment, fake news can spread faster than regulators can act.


Watchdogs say in the run-up to the vote they've seen everything from manipulated pictures being picked up by mainstream news media, to misrepresented quotes sparking communal division, false news and hateful propaganda. And it looks like people are buying it.


Indian internet users, many of whom are relatively new to the web, may lack the awareness of knowing that ""just because it's on a screen does not mean it's true,"" said Apar Gupta, who runs an advocacy group called the Internet Freedom Foundation.


India's problem with fake news isn't new, though, and it has already proven to have deadly consequences. In late 2018, at least 20 people were killed in mob attacks that were triggered by rumors on social media of strangers abducting children from villages.


Efforts by social media giants to combat fake news in the country were intensified after executives were called in by the Election Commission earlier this year and told to curb the spread of manipulative political information and adhere to the country's laws on election campaigning.",0
"Naxals have increasingly demanded that people boycott all elections and have distributed pamphlets and other literature criticising the government and also used threats to prevent people from exercising their franchise. At the epicentre of this tussle between the Centre, state and the Naxalites are the people of the Lok Sabha constituency of Bastar.


Villagers have often been held at gunpoint by Naxalites and forced to follow their orders. However, over the years, people have been steadily defying boycott calls, with the region recording a turnout of 67% in the recently concluded assembly elections.


On Thursday people care out in their hundreds to cast their ballot in Dantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur and Bijapur. However, the villagers now fear that they may face a backlash from the Naxals.


“We got reports that villagers were using blades and sharp sticks to wipe off the ink because they fear they will be tortured by the Naxals later in the day for not heeding the call to boycott the polls. Troops are keeping a strict vigil in these areas and the electorate will be safe,"" said a senior state government official seeking anonymity.


The Bastar seat, which is reserved for scheduled tribe (ST) candidates, has Baiduram Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) facing Congress candidate Deepak Baij.",0
"Silver ready fell by ₹825 to ₹37,700 per kg and weekly-based delivery reduced by ₹699 to ₹36,374 per kg.


Silver coins, too, faced some pressure and fell by ₹2,000 to ₹78,000 for buying and ₹79,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"Huawei will release the foldable phone four days after Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Fold at the Mobile World Congress 2019


Barcelona:Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is set to unveil its first foldable smartphone at the world's biggest mobile fair - the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 that will kick off in Barcelona next week.",1
"Alok Agarwala, Senior VP and Head - Investment Analytics at Bajaj Capital attributed the decline of foreign flows into debt markets to ""rise in crude oil prices and worries over the supply overhang"" as it has diminished the hope of yields coming down further.


Sustainability of economic growth, behaviour of crude oil prices and formation of a stable government at the Centre will play significant role in the continuation of FPI flows, he added.",3
Filmmaker Simon Kinberg says the upcoming Dark Phoenix is the “culmination” of all the movies made under the X-Men franchise,2
"In an interview with The Guardian, the 32-year-old actor said his experience on BBC’s Bodyguard has made him realise that he can portray a person “with few bad characteristics”",2
"“The popular perception of Narendra Modi is that of a spotless man… given the ground realities, voters would have been far more critical if there was anyone else at the helm,"" said Sanjay Kumar, director at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. “Post Pulwama it is only expected that the BJP will push the “nation comes first"" narrative during its campaign pushing real issues of farm distress or joblessness behind. In such a situation, the bickering between the Congress and other regional parties has disappointed voters who were looking for an alternative."" Kumar predicts that overall the BJP may still end up losing 60 to 70 seats from its 2014 tally of 282 seats.


Atul Pandey, 21, from Amethi is a farmer’s son and a first-time voter. He thinks Modi’s bold “videsh niti"" and “teaching Pakistan a lesson"" will earn him another term in office. “Do you know he received the Seoul Peace Prize,"" he asks, completely missing the irony of it all.


Between 2014 and 2016 when India reeled under a protracted drought, and 2017 to 2019 when farmers took to the streets seeking better crop prices and loan waivers, agrarian distress has remained a permanent feature in the Narendra Modi regime. As farmers organizations mobilized themselves in large numbers and hit the streets, opposition parties were quick to tap into the latent anger in India’s hinterland.


In the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan last year, the opposition Congress pitched the crisis in agriculture coupled with paucity of jobs as major poll issues and promised loan waivers to farmers.


However, in the aftermath of the Pulwama attacks, the narrative seems to have changed from what the country can do for farmers and its unemployed youth to what these disadvantaged groups can do for the country.


With Congress president Rahul Gandhi still harping on the Rafale jet deal, a controversy which finds little resonance in rural India, Narendra Modi has tried to turn these accusations on its head by launching a “main bhi chowkidar"" campaign. In this din, a fragmented opposition is fast losing the plot vis-a-vis real problems: from the crisis in the sugarcane economy to growing losses in dairy farming.


In Uttar Pradesh, the menace of stray cattle is eating into already stressed incomes, but farmers are being made to believe losing a part of one’s crop and much of one’s sleep is a minor sacrifice for the sake of religion. The current situation also underlines the fault lines in India’s farmer movements. It may be tough to organize a protest march, but it is still far more difficult to make farmers vote on issues related to agriculture.",0
"At his rally in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Modi told the farmers that the Union government was working for them, and the sugarcane dues will be paid to them at the earliest by the state government under chief minister Yogi Adityanath.


Besides Meerut, the Prime Minister held two more public meetings on Thursday at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, and at Akhnoor in the Jammu region.


“Hindus, Muslims, youth, women and voters of urban and rural areas should come out in large numbers to vote. Do not let people misguide you on the day of voting. We have to make a strong and decisive government. We have to make a government which works for a New India, a place where there is no corruption, health and education for all, and basic facilities are available to everyone, where women are safe and farming is profitable,"" said Modi.


The three public meetings are in areas going to polls in the first phase of general elections and voting for the first phase is scheduled to take place on 11 April.",0
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.09% to close at 39,031.55, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.06% to end at 11,748.15 points.


Investors also exercised caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which ends on Wednesday and US payroll data, slated for release on Friday. The US Fed is expected to leave interest rates unchanged as it seeks to balance robust economic growth amid low inflation.",3
"""It will personalize suggestions for you, so if you prefer saying ""Ahoy,"" or ""Ello, mate"" in your greetings, Smart Compose will suggest just that. It can also suggest a subject line based on the email you've written,"" the company added.


To let users take action without having to leave their inboxes, Google would now allow them to respond to comment threads in Google Docs.


Google also rolled out the feature to let users schedule emails to be sent at more appropriate dates while fluctuating between time zones using Gmail.",1
"The lite version takes up to 10 times less space, making them apt for phones with lower configurations


NEW DELHI: After lite apps for social media and services, publishers of some popular games, like PubG Mobile and Real Cricket 2018 are bringing out lite versions of these games.


According to a February 2019 report by industry tracker techARC, 28% of smartphones sold in India in 2018 were priced under ₹10,000, which is a big market that game companies evidently do not want to ignore.",1
"Setters movie cast: Shreyas Talpade, Pavan Malhotra, Aftab Shivdasani, Vijay Raaz
Setters movie director: Ashwini Chaudhary
Setters movie rating: Two starsEarlier this year, the wholesale racket surrounding examinations was the subject of an Emraan Hashmi film, Why Cheat India


 That film suffered from a fatal confusion: was it for or against those who engage in the practice of buying-and-selling college seats?Setters is about the same thing, more or less, but it doesn’t bother with bringing up any of these tricky moral ambiguities


 It is very clear about good and bad, black and white, and bungs in, for good measure, a cruel mastermind who gets his jollies from snapping off human fingers",2
"Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has joined the league of Bollywood stars who have been encouraging Indians to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections


 SRK on Monday shared a special video urging the citizens of the nation to exercise their ballot and choose a responsible government",2
"Trouble began after Balanagi Reddy’s supporters reportedly prevented Tikka Reddy from entering Kagallu, leading to a clash. To quell the crowd, the latter’s security personnel fired shots in the air. Tikka Reddy was also reportedly pushed to the ground and in the ensuing scuffle the misfiring of a weapon by his security personnel led to his gunshot wound. An assistant sub-inspector was also injured in the process. Both were rushed to different hospitals after the incident.",0
"In the first three phases, voting has been held in 302 Lok Sabha constituencies, and 168 more seats will go to polls in the last three phases.


Election to 542 Lok Sabha seats is being conducted in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Election in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu has been cancelled following excess use of money power. Results will be declared on May 23.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Vaccum cleaning robots such as the WiFi-enabled iRobot Roomba 671 (₹29,900), can be activated using voice commands from an Echo speaker and scheduled to clean with the app. For smarter WiFi connectivity, there is the Linksys WHW0103 Velop AC3900, a dual-band intelligent WiFi system (₹23,499) with three routers, which can be controlled with smartphones or Echo speaker.


Users looking for a smart fridge, can opt for the Samsung’s Family Hub (₹2,80,000). It can be connected to a smartphone and let users see the contents of the fridge or adjust the temperature remotely. Sony’s 43-inch Bravia KD-43X8200E 4K LED TV (₹75,990) is another connected device which supports Alexa, allowing users to switch on/off or adjust volume using voice commands.


mint-india-wire smart homeDevicessmartphonelightsswitchesplay musicsmart cameraAmazon Echo Plustechnology",1
"It started with a blog on Modi’s website titled “Four Requests for Democracy"", in which he urged people, especially youngsters, to register themselves as voters, check electoral rolls, plan, and mobilize turnout.


Out of the 91 individuals and institutes Modi tagged, the top 15 boast follower counts ranging from 13-37 million.


Modi began with rivals and opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and M.K. Stalin. These received the highest traction with 2,200 replies, 9,300 retweets and 33,000 likes.",0
"“The world had never known a ‘zom-com’ until ‘Santa Clarita Diet’, and we’re indebted to creator Victor Fresco for bringing this idea to Netflix",2
"The narrow band of demands is the result of a mix of the desire for survival among parties and the state’s politics remaining tied to regional concerns. “Local prejudices still play a role in the state,"" explained Rajagopalan. “Here, voters are thinking of the Chennai-Salem highway that will cut through fertile farmlands, the imposition of NEET, missing activists, the Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) firing, and the Sterlite plant,"" she added.


Others say Tamil Nadu just has a different take on what constitutes national issues. “Voters are weighing the ways in which the Modi government imposed on them—NEET, demonetization, and GST,"" said Poongothai Aladi Aruna, member of legislative assembly of Alangulam constituency and head of the DMK medical wing.


Geography too plays a role. Tamil Nadu is far from the north, where the memories of Partition and subsequent wars are fresh. “People here may not talk about Rafale and Balakot and surgical strikes, but no one wants a warmongering head of state either,"" she said.


In earlier years, the two main parties would invoke the names of Dravidian leader Annadurai and actor, politician and AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran. The names now chanted are “Amma"" or “Kalaignar"". Neither was a Lok Sabha MP. Yet, their absence creates a quiver of uncertainty and the constant invoking of their names provides a shot of confidence.


Scriptwriter and Tamil scholar “Kalaignar"" Karunanidhi, who died in 2018, was a member of the Tamil Nadu assembly for six decades. But he preferred to send his children and nephews to Parliament, providing crucial support to the UPA for two terms as well as tying it in with massive corruption cases.


Actor Jayalalithaa, on the other hand, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1983 and gave speeches that caught the attention of Indira Gandhi. Though she played a role in supporting and toppling governments at the centre, she never contested Parliamentary polls.


On the campaign trail in Egmore, Karunanidhi’s grand-nephew Dayanidhi Maran managed to bring both Karunanidhi and DMK founder Annadurai into one appeal: “When my leader Kalaignar died, all he wanted was a strip of sand on the Marina to lie beside his leader Anna but the mean-spirited AIADMK government denied that.""",0
"The report forecasts a shift to offline channels due to the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for e-commerce stores which restrict e-commerce companies like Flipkart and Amazon from selling any product exclusively on their platform or having equity stakes in seller accounts.


In a press note, Rushabh Doshi, research manager, Canalys said, “The FDI policies are going to slow market development spending by these platforms, thereby denting overall online smartphone sales. There will be a see-saw shift toward offline channels this year, and many vendors will start engaging with distributors or offline retailers in a bid to protect their growth ambitions.""


According to a Counterpoint Research report published in January 2019, the online market accounted for 36% of the smartphone shipments in 2018, with a strong performance by Flipkart and Amazon.",1
"All eyes are on the RBI policy next week to see if the central bank cuts rates or maintains status quo following pro-growth budget.


""We expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to view the budget as inflationary and flag this as an upside risk to inflation. The expansionary fiscal impulse, at the margin, negates the need for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider monetary easing at this stage. At the 7 February policy meeting, we expect the monetary policy committee to vote 5-1 to keep the repo rate unchanged. However, we expect the stance to change to ‘neutral’ from ‘calibrated tightening’, reflecting balanced growth/inflation risks"", Nomura report added.


At 2.51pm, 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.375% from its Thursday's close of 7.283%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. The rupee was trading at 71.34 a dollar, down 0.35% from its previous close of 71.09. The home currency opened at 71.07 a dollar.",3
"The front of the smartphone will most likely have a waterdrop notch, giving it a higher screen-to-body ratio than the P20.


P30's March launch date means there would be no Huawei flagships at Barcelona, which is fine for Huawei. They can feel comfortable with the leaps they have made with the Mate 20 Pro for now.",1
"""The Election Commission of India (EC) is fully satisfied that the purity of the elections can be maintained and is being maintained. The Election Commission of India shall indicate the above in an affidavit the basis of satisfaction,"" the bench said.


It further said, ""The Election Commission of India shall also indicate that if the sample survey can be extended to a higher level...the affidavit shall be filed by 4PM on March 28. The matter is listed for further hearing on April 1.""


At the outset, the bench told the deputy election commissioner Sudeep Jain, appearing in person, whether the poll panel can increase the number of random physical verification of VVPAT slips with EVMs from the existing stipulation of only one polling station per assembly segment.


Jain replied that the EC has adequate reasons to believe that there was no requirement for changing the present arrangement of random matching of VVPAT slips with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for one polling per assembly segment.


To this the bench said, ""It is not the question of casting aspersions rather it is question of satisfaction. Two is better than one. Tell us, can you do a little more. We would like to increase it. Can you increase it? If you are willing to do it on your own do it but if not then give the reasons.""


Jain replied that the present arrangement of counting of VVPAT slips in one polling booth per assembly constituency in assembly polls and in one polling booth in each assembly segment for Lok Sabha polls has worked well but the poll panel is open to suggestions.",0
"Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday morning sat down for a non-political chat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi


5 hours to whether he misses his mother as he stays away from her to serve the nation, Akshay had a heart-to-heart conversation with PM Modi


A day before releasing the conversation, the 51-year-old actor shared a few snippets and tweeted, “While the whole country is talking elections and politics, here’s a breather


 Privileged to have done this candid and COMPLETELY NON POLITICAL freewheeling conversation with our PM @narendramodi


”Modi replied to his tweet and wrote, “Dear @akshaykumar, it was good talking to you about everything, except politics and elections :) I’m sure people would like watching our conversation


”Watch the complete Akshay Kumar-PM Narendra Modi interviewPM Modi on what he learnt from selling tea""When I used to sell tea, I met a lot of people and got to learn about human nature


PM Modi on his relaxation techniques""There are a few habits which I had, but now it is difficult to do it


 I watched Paa with Amitabh Bachchan and A Wednesday with Anupam Kher when they visited me during my tenure as CM of Gujarat",2
"The impact of lower GST in the absence of input tax credit, therefore, will vary based on the region and the project


A careful analysis of the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) rate for under-construction real estate projects unveils new challenges for developers.",3
"The feature was rolled out to iPhone users last month and has been around on WhatsApp Beta for a few months.


The Android version of WhatsApp has received a new update which allows a user to place a group video call with a dedicated button. The feature was rolled out to iPhone users last month and has been around on WhatsApp Beta for a few months.",1
"New Delhi: In a counter to Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) allegations of Gautam Gambhir possessing two voter identity cards, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harish Khurana on Monday filed a criminal complaint at Tis Hazari courts against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal for possessing two voter ID cards.


The complainant alleged that Sunita Kejriwal has two voter identity cards each from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and another from Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.",0
"The sets and costumes garnered a lot of praise but that just wasn’t enough for the film to sail through


 While it would be a good number for any other film, the same cannot be said for Kalank that was reportedly made on a budget of Rs 150 crore",2
"The exchange was asked to disgorge profits—of about ₹62 crore, and which goes up to nearly ₹90 crore including interest—made between May and September 2015. (Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint)


MUMBAI: Three senior officials of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) who were at the receiving end of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) directions for violating Sebi norms in the so-called NSE co-location case have appealed in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).


The officials, Ravi Varanasi, head of business development, Nagendra Kumar, head of membership department, and Deviprasad Singh, head of colocation support, were found guilty by Sebi on Tuesday in the so-called ‘dark-fibre issue’.


Sebi had found these three officials guilty of allowing a non-registered service provider, Sampark Infotech, to lay the so-called dark fibre cable in NSE premises.",3
"Inside an airy, lavish model house in Seoul, Samsung’s virtual assistant, Bixby, can show visitors what’s inside the kitchen fridge while Amazon’s Alexa assistant controls the living-room lighting and A/C, and a speaker developed by Naver Corp. recommends music and TV shows. Samsung software overlays the in-house and competing products to create a unified control system, and so the company might someday be able to analyze the data created to refine its so-called internet of things.


“We are trying to combine various IoT technologies to create an environment where the house knows who you are,"" said Kim Myung-suk, a vice president overseeing the project at Samsung’s construction unit.


The company’s first real-world test bed will be an apartment redevelopment project in the South Korean city of Busan. Owners of the 2,600 units will be able to order a smart-home retrofit beginning in June, and start moving in by August 2022. Kim’s team declined to comment on how much it plans to charge.",1
"How do you look at the current trend, where original compositions often clash with recreations?Recreations are okay if you do couple of them but now if every other song is a recreation, it is pretty sad


 They want to listen to new songs and they are feeling, ‘Okay, this song we have already heard and now there is a new beat on it


’ Some of the recreations are done smartly where there is a new colour to it and there is a completely new take to it


 Maybe the times will change but we definitely need female-driven narratives so that there is a female voice also",2
"Founded by Gadhadar Reddy, Benguluru-based NoPo Nanotechnologies is driven by a vision to enable every human being to access space, but this required the basic building blocks or material that could be easily accessible.


A detailed analysis of existing materials revealed that the single-walled carbon nanotube was the perfect material for this as it is capable of withstanding high and low temperatures, high pressure and radiation while being extremely strong and light.


Reddy, also chief executive officer of Nopo, found that the initial work on carbon nanotubes was done by Nobel laureate Richard Smalley and contacted his student Robert Kelley Bradley to join him in his venture. Reddy discovered that while this was the perfect material for building spacecraft of the present and future, it was difficult to manufacture it consistently on a large scale.


“We made it our mission to develop a technology to manufacture it consistently in copious quantities, and this led to the development of the NoPo HiPCO (high pressure carbon monoxide) technology. It took 6.5 years to fine tune the technology and reach this point where we are ready to scale,’’ adds Reddy.


NoPo has focused efforts on continuously increasing nanotube production while realizing various applications with partners. This allows the startup to build a large ecosystem of products around them.",1
"Opposition parties have tried to corner the BJP for hiding behind the contribution of the armed forces to help garner votes.


Since the Pulwama attack that claimed the lives of 40 para military personnel, much of the political discussions have centred around national security.


Kumaraswamy also alleged that the BJP was misusing the income tax department to target the Opposition.",0
"It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660 processor paired with 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage.


The back of the smartphone houses a triple camera setup comprising a 48MP+8MP+5MP configuration. The 8MP camera serves as an ultra-wide angle clicker while the 5MP camera is used for depth sensing. At the front, a 16MP camera sits inside the circular cutout.",1
"Using the popularity of Avengers: Endgame to drive its new smartphone teaser, Redmi by Xiaomi gave us the first look at its smartphone which seems to have a very interesting design.


Redmi teased the smartphone in a video on Chinese social media platform Weibo. The video has a few shots borrowed from Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame trailer, featuring the latest releases by Xiaomi, the Redmi 7 and Redmi Note 7. The new smartphone is revealed towards the end of the teaser.


Going by the teaser, the new Redmi phone will have a pop-up camera and a bezel-less display, a design choice pioneered and made popular by the company's Chinese rival, Vivo.


The motorised camera sliding mechanism is used to reduce display bezels to achieve a higher screen-to-body ratio and offer end users a better media consumption experience.


Moving camera mechanisms have also garnered criticism as moving parts have higher failure rates. The pop up mechanism is more susceptible to collecting dust and sand and also makes it difficult for manufacturers to seal the smartphone for water resistance.",1
"In fact, the industry has seen strong double-digit growth rates in the past. FY15 and FY16 saw annual sales of about 13%, shows data compiled by ICICI Securities.


Even so, as Jefferies India points out, market growth may well be range-bound at around 10% in the near future. Apart from the high base, the market is seeing a structural change in sales, with chronic therapies growing faster.",3
"But visitors looking for novelty in their everyday tech companion, the smartphone, will be disappointed.


Apple has historically shunned IFA, while Samsung unveiled its top-end Galaxy Note 9 phone just a few weeks ago.


Neither is a major announcement expected from China’s Huawei, a star of past years at the Berlin show.


Instead, the 2018 edition could be a breakthrough moment for augmented-reality applications that have so far left consumers unimpressed.


The technology superimposes digitally-generated elements like sounds or 2D and 3D images onto real-world scenes, for example in an Ikea app that allows users to virtually try out the furniture giant’s sofas or bookshelves in their homes.",1
"Rajinikanth says not supporting anyone and no one should use his picture or his outfit's flag for political campaign


Bengaluru: Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Sunday announced that he would not be contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections nor extending support to any other political outfit, ending months of speculation including hope that he would cash in on the existing political vacuum in Tamil Nadu.


The 69-year old superstar, however said that the aim of his yet-to-be-announced political party was the assembly polls and not parliamentary currently.",0
"The primary disappointment stems from lacklustre revenue growth, which stood at 5.3% compared to the same period last year, taking revenue to ₹976 crore.


“Volume growth on the commercial and B2B (business-to-business) side was adversely affected during the March quarter, whereas the personal mobility segment, power brands and new premium products have performed well,"" said Omer Dormen, managing director, Castrol India. Overall volume declined by 2% year-on-year. Prices were increased to compensate and simultaneously adjust for rise in input costs. Average selling prices per unit increased by 8% compared to the same period last year, said Dormen. Revenue growth, thus, was influenced by a combination of product mix and price increases.


“Castrol India has to drive home a fine balance of volume growth and margins, which is, to say the least, challenging given the market dynamics,"" said Nitin Tiwari, an analyst with Antique Stock Broking Ltd.",3
"Also read | Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively expecting third child“I think people kind of know (it’s a joke)… it gets me in trouble at home but, you know, I can handle that,” he added",2
The actor said the series tries to explore that a character can often alternate between the dark and light sides of his personality,2
"When asked if he has discussed the script with Salman, Kaushik denied approaching the 53-year-old star",2
"“The suits completeness, remarkable condition, and excellent provenance make it a true rarity in the memorabilia marketplace,” said Dr Catherine Williamson, Director of Entertainment Memorabilia at Bonhams


The costume is owned by actor Bryce “Kermit” Eller who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars films and made various appearances as the character all over the USA",2
"""Tightness on the LME seems to be playing into higher prices even though there is a reasonable amount of stock in China which suggest that the global market is not as tight as the LME is,"" said Capital Economics analyst Ross Strachan.


Benchmark zinc climbed to its highest since July, at $2,848.58 per tonne, but by 1140 GMT had eased 0.4% to $2,827 as investors booked some profits from the rally.


China stocks: Zinc stocks in warehouses monitored by ShFE are above 117,000 tonnes, according to latest data. That, combined with more than 82,000 tonnes in Shanghai bonded warehouses, takes the total to near 200,000 tonnes.


Positions: LME broker Marex Spectron estimates speculators held a collective net long of 5% of open interest last Friday from 9.3% in early February.",3
"Supporters of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) hold placards with the images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and BJP president Amit Shah (C) at a rally. (AFP )


In the 2014 general elections, the biggest surprise, even more than the audacious win posted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was the verdict in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP won 73 (including two seats won by its allies) of the total 80 seats from the state, establishing its electoral dominance in no uncertain terms. It no doubt cemented the final verdict with the BJP winning a majority of its own with 282 seats.


Fast forward to this year’s general election and the big question is whether the saffron surprise this time around will be in the two eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha. If indeed this does transpire, as anecdotal evidence and ground reporting by Mint’s reporters suggest, then this performance will be equally important—though unlikely to match the scale—to what transpired in Uttar Pradesh in the 16th general election.


To be sure, one is not forecasting any outcome, just flagging the fact that this general election may establish unprecedented trend lines in the two states of Odisha and West Bengal, stemming from the pole position that the BJP has now come to occupy in national politics. And this would define the contours of the future national electoral discourse, especially if this contest turns out to be a semi-final.",0
"Dewan's shares fell as much as 13% to ₹96.8 on Monday, their lowest since December 23, 2013. They were last down 5.8% at ₹104.90.",3
"What got me was the way it deals with issues and just how powerful the female character was written,” she says


For Rinku, the nervousness of going back on a film set after a gap of three years amplified as the first day of Kaagar was shot in her own village


 The ones enamoured by the ‘star’ in her simply want a picture, while people back home want to know the person behind the stardom


 These things keep me grounded, remind me that I still need to learn so much, work with everyone and make sure, first, to get good grades in my exams",2
"Prakash Ambedkar wants the Congress-NCP combine to set aside 22 seats and Raju Shetty of SSS demands 3 seats from the alliance partners


Mahadev Jankar, a minister and president of Rashtriya Samaj Paksha hits out at the BJP-Shiv Sena for not accommodating smaller parties of the NDA


MUMBAI: With only six days left to start filing nominations for the Lok Sabha elections, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena and Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliances in Maharashtra are facing trouble accommodating smaller allies who have threatened to contest on their own if they are not given enough seats.",0
"Axis Bank’s gross bad loan ratio fell 5.26% in March quarter from the peak of 6.77% a year ago. (Mint)


Private lender Axis Bank has fixed its big bad loan problems that had dragged it down to a loss making lender a year back.


Its gross bad loan ratio has dropped to 5.26% in March quarter from the peak of 6.77% a year ago. The share of loans rated ‘BB’ and below in the lender’s overall corporate loan book has reduced to just 1.3%, from 7.3% a year back.


But the share of the non-corporate book in fresh slippages is rising and more than 45% of slippages are outside of corporate loans. The management said that most of the slippages are from loans to agriculture and small and medium enterprises (SME).",3
"For voters in small cities, seeing gains from better infrastructure and the digital boom could be a deciding factor",0
"Yes, there is a saturation point coming in, but in many areas development and innovation are taking place which will anyway enhance the longevity of phones.


In some sense, longevity has already been improving. We have several phones now that last way more than a couple of years.


Now, keeping innovations aside, what about the practicality of features? In the Indian market, there are several people not comfortable with the omission of the headphone jack, as it is easier to find a wired headset than a Bluetooth one. Yet, you skipped on it in the Eluga X1 and X1 Pro. Why go for that?


We removed the headphone jack on the Eluga X1 and X1 Pro for a cleaner and minimalistic design. But, yes— the practicality of the product is very, very important. This time we launched the product to understand the usage and perception of our customers. But our new devices that will replace the Eluga X1 and X1 Pro will come with a headphone jack. It makes more sense to provide those things in our devices.",1
"The sale will have smartphones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and even Apple at discounted prices


Amazon India announced its smartphone sale, the Fab Phones Fest— a three-day sale on the ecommerce website. The sale already commenced yesterday and will continue till 13 April. The sale will have smartphones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and even Apple on discounted prices.


Amazon India has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer an additional 10% discount on transactions made via debit and credit cards. Exchange offers up to ₹10,000 and EMIs starting at ₹617 per month are also available during the sale. Amazon Prime subscribers can avail extra 10% discount on select products through the Prime app.",1
"The government has received ₹5,218 crore from offer for sale (OFS) of Coal India, and another ₹5,379 crore from sale of SUUTI stake in Axis Bank.


As regards the buybacks, the government has mopped up over ₹10,600 crore. The companies which bought back the government stake include ONGC, IOC, Coal India, Oil India and NLC.",3
"The denial comes in the wake of reports which suggested John will star in a comedy film directed by Sajid


John has earlier starred in Sajid’s Housefull 2 (2012), which turned out to be a huge box office success",2
"The latest turn of events is set to revive the debate on women’s reservation. This time around, however, the pressure to change is coming from regional parties, while previously it was led by the Congress, a national party.


Only 65 members of Parliament (MPs), or 12% of the total 545 members in the 16th Lok Sabha, are women.


While announcing candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, TMC chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said: “It’s a challenge to all political parties in India. We had 35% representation last time, but this time almost 41% are women candidates.""


On Sunday, Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced that the party would field 33% women candidates, calling the move a “historic step"" for the empowerment of women.


The Odisha assembly last year passed a resolution seeking 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Patnaik, however, made the announcement only for Lok Sabha elections and not for state polls, even though they are to be held simultaneously.",0
The film portrays the visits of first World War veteran to a small village in the backwaters of Kerala’s Kuttanand as a postman during the World War-II,2
"The petitioners had submitted that the Met department has warned of severe heat wave conditions over the next few days in large parts of India with temperatures rising up to 5° C above normal in Madhya Pradesh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.",0
"Critics say its surging popularity among young girls in particular exposes them to caustic comments and other potential abuse by their peers, while offering a choice hunting ground for sexual predators.


The site, owned by China's ByteDance, boasted 500 million users as of June following its purchase last year of Musical.ly, which greatly expanded its reach in the US


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Paris: Millions of teenagers seeking their 15 seconds of fame are flocking to TikTok, but many of their parents are only now learning about the express-yourself video app — often to their dismay.


The social network became the most downloaded on Apple’s App Store in the first half of this year according to market analysis firm Sensor Tower, beating out titans like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.


The site, owned by China’s ByteDance, boasted 500 million users as of June following its purchase last year of Musical.ly, which greatly expanded its reach in the US.


Analysts say it filled the void left by Vine, which introduced countless numbers of teens to the creative possibilities of ultrashort videos but failed to find a sustainable business model.


“TikTok capitalises on short-term creative content that other platforms don’t encourage, by their design and community,"" said Brian Solis at the US tech advisory firm Altimeter.",1
"We can expect Samsung to fit the M30 with a great display, just like it did with the M10 and M20. The Galaxy M30 will likely feature a SuperAMOLED display instead of the TFT LCD panels found in the the Galaxy M10 and M20.


The M30 will be powered by Samsung's new Exynos 7904 processor which will be paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal memory variant. The device is also expected to have a 6GB/128GB variant. It will be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for fast charging. The device is expected to run the updated Samsung Experience UI based on Android Oreo 8.1.",1
"Another keenly watched seat will be Ahmednagar where Sujay Vikhe Patil is the BJP's nominee. He is the son of Congress veteran and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. Sujay Vikhe Patil joined the BJP in the run-up to the polls, after the NCP refused to vacate the Ahmednagar seat for the Congress. He is now pitted against NCP's Sangram Jagtap.


Key constituencies in Karnataka to be watched out for during the polls include Gulbarga, where Mallikarjun Kharge is pitted against Umesh Jadhav, who ahead of polls joined the BJP quitting Congress and as MLA; and Shimogga, where former chief Minister Yeddyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra is pitted against another former chief minister S Bangarappa's son Madhu Bangarappa.


In 14 constituencies that will go to the polls in the second phase on April 23, BJP is contesting all the seats. Congress and JD(S) that are facing the polls in alliance have fielded their candidates in 12 and two constituencies respectively.


The BJP has a huge stake in this phase in Uttar Pradesh with the party having won seven out of the ten seats in the region in 2014, leaving three for the Samajwadi Party, but facing a tough challenge from SP-BSP-RLD combine here.",0
"Actor Vicky Kaushal who has been shooting for his next, a horror film, directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh got injured while filming an action sequence on a ship in Gujarat",2
"The Mi Men’s Sports Shoes 2 are available in 3 colours options, Black, Grey, and Blue, and sizes ranging from 6 (UK) to 11 (UK). (Mi CrowdFunding)


Xiaomi’s new Mi Shoes sport a 5-in-1 uni-moulding technology for durability and a fishbone structure for comfort and rigidity",1
"The social network said Tuesday that it is also adding a ""tributes"" section to accounts that have been memorialized, that is, designated as belonging to someone who has died. Friends and family members will be able to write posts and share photos in this section to remember their loved one.


Facebook is also tightening its rules around who can memorialize an account. Until now, anyone could do this by sending the company proof that someone had died, such an obituary. Now, it will have to be a friend or family member.",1
"The special is a bit of an experiment for the streaming service, whose categories Brown doesn’t neatly fit into


Brown’s skill as a writer and speaker is that she doesn’t sound like a typical self-help or leadership expert who is shouting motivational speaker mantras


 She peppers her talks with plenty of Texas colloquialisms, like “There’s nothing in the middle of the road but white stripes and dead armadillos


” She tells personal anecdotes about her kids and her husband to illustrate her broader ideas about parenting, compassion, leadership and more",2
"Launched in 2018, ""Your Phone"" is an app for Windows 10 that allowed users to see recent photos taken on a Android phone directly on a Windows 10 PC and to send SMS messages from a computer.


""If you allow apps to display alerts on PCs, you can find out about an important message or status update without reaching for your handset,"" Engadget reported on Sunday.",1
"New Delhi: Virtual reality (VR) is gaining traction. It immerses users into a virtual 3D world where they can experience the visuals as if they are in them and not looking from outside.


To interact with objects in the virtual world, there are hand-held controllers, which are often not very intuitive to use when it comes to simulating the touch experience in the virtual world. To offer a more realistic experience, tech companies in the VR space are experimenting with wearables such as bodysuits, gloves and shoes.


For a wholly immersive VR experience, there is the Teslasuit, a full body suit with haptic feedback system, which transmits sensations to the body by neuromuscular electrical stimulation, allowing users to touch and feel any virtual object inside the VR world. Its climate control system will let users feel the temperature in the virtual world, while the motion capture sensors will allow full body motion tracking, and make the body feel more connected to the virtual environment.",1
"Meanwhile, executives from Audi, Toyota, Cruise Automation, chipmaker Nvidia, Google spinoff Waymo and several startups are gearing up to convince the public that autonomous vehicles are safe.


They say the coalition is not a lobbying effort but a united front to invest in countering what they describe as public confusion, fears and unrealistic expectations about self-driving technology. The industry push follows a year of news about self-driving crashes, including an autonomous Uber that fatally struck a pedestrian in March. Neither Uber nor Tesla, which has also had crashes, is part of the group.


You wouldn’t expect to find the maker of Pampers and Bounty paper towels at the world’s largest technology conference.


But here’s consumer goods company Procter & Gamble at CES 2019, showing off heated razors and a toothbrush that uses artificial intelligence. (Sorry if you were expecting self-changing diapers.)


Procter & Gamble, which was founded more than 180 years ago, said it’s the first time it has been an exhibitor at CES. The company said it needs to infuse technology into everyday products to keep up with what customers want.",1
"The new Apple TV app aggregates TV channels, streaming services and movies in one single platform. (Bloomberg)


The company’s updated TV app will also be available via gadgets from Amazon.com Inc. and Roku Inc and smart TVs from LG and even Samsung


Apple made no mention of its $10-per-month News service coming to Android and more Android integrations are unlikely


Apple Inc. on Monday showed it can open up its software and services to devices that compete with its own — but only when absolutely necessary.",1
"Surrogacy is a subject which has been previously dealt in films such as Sushmita Sen’s Filhaal, Salman Khan-starrer Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and others


Filmmaker Karan Johar’s upcoming home production Good News, featuring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan, also reportedly deals with surrogacy",2
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.87%, while foreign investors have sold $463.30 million and $353.50 million in the equity and debt markets respectively.",3
"Danish company Bang & Olufsen, known for its designer speakers, dazzled the audience at the IFA with a wheel-shaped speaker, Beosound Edge. It has a diameter of 19.8 inches and can be mounted on a wall or kept on the floor. Users can roll it from side to side to adjust volume. It also supports Apple’s AirPlay 2, allowing users to connect other audio devices and create a multi-speaker system.


LG has updated its CLOi portfolio of service robots with a wearable robot called CLOi SuitBot. It comes with rotating joints and is designed to enhance the physical strength of a user’s legs while walking and lifting heavy objects. Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the SuitBot can analyse a user’s movements and actions to tweak its efficiency.",1
"Verdict: The new Echo Plus is loud enough to be used as a stand-alone speaker for personal use. However, its real value lies in the fact that it can be used to control other IoT devices without separate hubs for each.  ",1
"TikTok had been downloaded more than 240 million times in India, app analytics firm Sensor Tower said in February. (Reuters)


TikTok, which allows users to create and share short videos with special effects, is hugely popular in India


Google blocked access to TikTok in its Play store in India; the app was not available in Apple's app store too


The Chinese video app TikTok is no longer available in Google and Apple app stores in India after a state court prohibited its downloads, a setback for developer Bytedance Technology's efforts to tap users in a key market.


TikTok, which allows users to create and share short videos with special effects, is hugely popular in India but some politicians say its content is inappropriate.


A court in Tamil Nadu asked the government on April 3 to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and warning that sexual predators could target child users.",1
"The smartphone is deeply pitted against the Redmi Note 6 Pro and the Honor 8X which start at ₹ 13,999 and ₹ 14,999 respectively.


mint-india-wire Realme U1 indiaRealme U1 price in indiaRealme U1 AmazonRealme U1 India priceRealme U1 specificationsRealme U1 specsRealme U1 featuresRealme U1 Jio offer",1
"The iPhone XS and XS Max will go on sale from September 28 while the iPhone XR will be available for sale from October 26. Photo: AP


The iPhone XS and XS Max will go up for pre-orders on September 21 while the comparatively affordable iPhone XR will be up from October 19


iPhone pre ordersiPhone XSiPhone XRiPhone XS MaxiPhone priceApple new pricesiPhone XS pre orderiPhone XR pre orderiPhone XS Max pre orderiPhone Airtel pre-order",1
"Qualcomm, the world's biggest maker of mobile chips, alleges in federal court in San Diego that Apple violated three of its patent


Qualcomm Inc on Monday kicks off a patent challenge to Apple Inc, capping off a two-year legal strategy to put pressure on the iPhone maker before a major antitrust lawsuit between the two goes to trial in April.


Qualcomm, the world's biggest maker of mobile chips, alleges in federal court in San Diego that Apple violated three of its patents, and is asking for tens of millions of dollars or more in damages.",1
"BJP’s Dilip Gandhi is the sitting MP from Ahmednagar. However, a state BJP leader said, “There is a fatigue factor about Gandhi and that is why Sujay Vikhe Patil’s entry is a shot in the arm for us.""


Soon after this, the Shiv Sena made an offer to Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil to join the party, which the senior Congress leader declined.",0
"China: China accounts for around half of global demand for industrial metals, which increases in the April to June period due to restocking ahead of the rising construction activity in the second quarter.


Trade: Investor sentiment on trade has see-sawed on rumblings coming out of the ongoing negotiations between the world's two biggest economies, which have both slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other.


""The uncertainty over US-China trade could be decisive for industrial metals in the short-term. Any disappointment could be a key headwind for the sector,"" ANZ analysts said in a note.


""We see renewed supply issues in some of the metals, copper and zinc, which could widen the market deficit. This leaves little room for replenishing depleted inventories.""",3
"Phir shaadi hogi babies honge, badalenge hum napkin” make little sense, Salman’s signature style covers up for all the faults",2
"""Investors are taking a cautious approach given their focus on global headwinds and upcoming general election,"" said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd.


It has not been a good start of the year with regards to FPI flows and clearly they are continuing with their cautious or 'wait and watch' stance towards India, which they have been maintaining for a long time, said Himanshu Srivastava, Senior Analyst Manager Research at Morningstar Investment Adviser India.


Other factors such as movement in crude prices and currency, which would have a bearing on the country's macro-environment, and worries over global trade war will continue to guide the direction of FPI flows, Srivastava added.",3
"Under pressure from Britain's Competition and Markets Authority, 16 British celebrities, including Rita Ora and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, have pledged to clearly label sponsored posts as advertisements. This could ultimately prove a boon to the social media giant.


Facebook receives a straightforward fee for each classic ad on its platforms, which also include WhatsApp and Messenger. It also keeps a 30% cut of ads displayed alongside news stories in its Instant Articles. But when the likes of Ellie Goulding showoff a new pair of sneakers, bottled water or wannabe hot new widget in a picture or post, the tech giant doesn't receive a penny. The transaction is between the brand and the celebrity, who can do very well by this — Huntington-Whiteley can charge as much as $11,500 a post, according to influencer consultancy Hopper.",1
"The Huawei TruSleep Tracking automatically records user periods of REM, stable sleep (deep sleep), unstable sleep (light sleep) and wakefulness.


Priced at ₹2,599, the Honor Band 4 is available in three colour variants - Meteorite Black, Midnight Navy and Dahlia Pink


Honor Band 4Honor Band 4 amazonHonorHonor bandHuaweiHonor band 4 language changeHonor band 4 colour display",1
"While Adityanath was barred by the Election Commission for 72 hours, Mayawati has been barred for 48 hours


Adityanath was served the notice for his ""Ali"" and ""Bajrang Bali"" remarks while addressing a rally in Meerut",0
"“I’m so happy that Zero has been selected as the closing film at the Beijing International Film Festival


 I hope the audience there enjoys the film,” Zero director Aanand L Rai had earlier said in a statement",2
"In Kerala, the tussle is once again between the ruling Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front on a whole range of issues, including Sabarimala, secularism and anti-incumbency. However, analysts say that the BJP might win one Lok Sabha seat in Kerala this time.


“BJP’s biggest hope is that the Sabarimala issue will yield results, in the sense that they have found an Ayodhya here. But the more interesting thing is the elections getting vertically divided between the north and south. Only after the second phase we started seeing a more communal tone this time. And you might see a more aggressive Pragya Singh Thakur or Yogi Adityanath and the Election Commission will be tested more than ever before,"" said Hyderabad-based political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"This trial is part of Bharti Airtel's strategy to make its network future ready to meet the growing demand for high speed data in India, it added.


A Nokia official said that no final date to start trial has been decided but it is ready with the solution for trial.


Nokia said this trial has the potential to improve the performance of service providers' existing network even as it prepares the network for 5G and to meet the future demand.",1
"Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has said superhero genre maybe on the rise but these films seem to steer clear of exploring the sexuality of the characters


The director, whose initial films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom in the 1980s, achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown",2
"”Student of the Year 2 is a very different film for Tiger Shroff as before this film, we have mainly seen him as an action star",2
"Three-month copper on the LME climbed as much as 0.5% to $6,350.50 a tonne, the highest since 3 Dec, and stood at $6,346 a tonne


 The global lead market narrowed its annual deficit to 98,000 tonnes in 2018 compared to a shortfall of 148,000 in the previous year


Beijing: London copper prices rose for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, striking a fresh two-month high on hopes of a trade deal between China and the United States.",3
"Vijayaraghavan, convenor of the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), is a senior leader of the party. The controversy comes at a time when the Left has been trying to portray itself as champions of women rights, in the backdrop of the Sabarimala controversy, ahead of the polls on 23 April.


The senior leader had allegedly made the controversial remarks in connection with the recent meeting of Ramya Haridas and IUML leader P.K. Kunhalikutty.


""We have received the UDF candidate's complaint..We are looking into it.. The incident happened in Ponnai which is not in Palakkad district. Appropriate steps will be taken soon regarding the transfer of the complaint to the concerned police station and investigation,"" a top police official told news agency PTI.


Vijayaraghavan's remarks, while speaking at party's poll convention at Malappuram district on Monday, has triggered widespread outrage on social media.",0
"Modi had spoken tough on terrorism emanating from Pakistan well before he assumed office on 26 May 2014, and subsequently too. It was, thus, expected that India would give a strong response to the Pulwama attack. This was more so as India had conducted a surgical strike, sending in army commandos to take out terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control after a terrorist strike on an Army garrison in Uri in September 2016 that claimed 19 lives. The Pulwama attack, which was claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group, in comparison was bloodier with a higher toll.


Analysts say the Modi government has set a new bar in dealing with terrorism with the Balakot strike, marking a clear transition from the previous defensive posture to an offensive one.


In the past, “we have been reluctant to cross LoC in Jammu and Kashmir by air as we saw during the (1999) Kargil War when our Air Force was under strict orders not to do so,"" said former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal. “On land, exchanges of fire and limited incursions across the LoC have been going on for a long time.


The 2016 surgical strike in response to the Uri attack was the official announcement of a new policy decision. The Balakot air strike raises the level of our riposte much higher, especially as we have gone beyond Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and have hit interior Pakistan,"" Sibal said. With this, “we have opened up a lot of strategic space for ourselves because we have signalled our willingness to attack anywhere in Pakistan against a terrorist target. We have also overcome our concern that striking at Pakistan conventionally could escalate matters to the nuclear level.


With Balakot, we have called Pakistan’s nuclear bluff,"" he pointed out.What the Balakot strike demonstrates is the changed Indian mindset that “whereas we were willing to bear a lot of pain inflicted on us by Pakistan in the past without inflicting pain on it in return, we have now decided to hit back at Pakistan militarily to dissuade it from carrying out terrorist attacks against us"", Sibal said. “To that extent, we have moved from a defensive to an offensive posture, but we are not going on the offensive against Pakistan independently of provocations by it,"" he said.",0
"After the teaser went viral on Chinese social media website Weibo, the smartphone was dubbed the Redmi X. However in a recent post, Lu clarified that the smartphone wouldn't be called the Redmi X and would have a better name.


Going by the teaser, the new Redmi phone will have a pop-up camera and a bezel-less display, a design choice pioneered and made popular by the company's Chinese rival, Vivo.",1
The instant cashback can be availed directly by consumers at the point of purchase. All these offers are effective from April 27th 2019.,1
"A delay in corporate earnings growth as well as a fractured mandate by voters in the general elections are major concerns, said Harsha Upadhyaya, chief investment officer - equity, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. He expects equity returns to be better in FY20 than in the previous year, barring the above risk events.


Direction of the rupee, oil prices and proposals in the full-fledged budget from the new government, the status of the US-China trade and tariff war, steps initiated by US and Europe as also China to overcome the economic slowdown are all factors that will be keenly watched, said Joseph Thomas, head of research at Emkay Wealth Management.


Liquidity condition in the interbank market is of prime importance as the deficit is met by RBI through repos and open market operations, Thomas said. “We need to see the systemic liquidity improving substantially through long-term money for the markets to retain the momentum.""


A rise in crude prices may also derail economic growth, he said, adding that a third factor is the likely intensity of the global slowdown.",3
"4 senior Congress leaders—Oommen Chandy, Mullappally Ramachandran, K. Sudhakaran and K.C. Venugopal—have been vocal about not interested to be fielded as candidates


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is that time of the year when usually ticket hopefuls from Kerala’s Congress party would gather around in Delhi and, at times, desperately lobby to be included in the candidate list. But in a reversal of scenes this time, it is the leadership desperately lobbying to make the leaders contest.


The Congress is struggling with denials among its senior most leaders in Kerala to contest in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. As a result, Congress is facing an inordinate delay in its candidate announcement, in sharp contrast to its principal opposition and ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) which announced its candidates last week.",0
"Bharat, a Hindi adaptation of South Korean film Ode To My Father, chronicles the journey of Salman’s character over 60 years and along with his journey, it showcases the journey of a nation as well


In the posters that have been shared by the makers until now, we have seen Salman’s Bharat growing from a 20 something handsome boy working in a circus to a miner, a naval officer and finally an old man",2
"The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) overwhelming victory in 2014 sparked claims of a change in the Indian voter’s mindset. Many claimed that the 2014 results showed that voters were now driven by an agenda of broad-based and inclusive development rather than caste and religion. However, a new study by Abhijit Banerjee, Amory Gethin, and Thomas Piketty, published by the Economic and Political Weekly, debunks these claims and shows how identity and religious-ethnic conflicts, rather than economic issues and social policy, determine India’s electoral choices.


Comparing data from national and state elections between 1962 and 2014 with electoral surveys and social spending data, the authors classify the support base and votebank for parties across the ideological spectrum. They find that the BJP and other right-wing parties, such as the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal, have drawn their support from the Brahmins and other forward castes. On the other hand, the Congress, centre-left and left parties have drawn their support from Muslims and lower caste Hindus.",0
"In Venezuela, the ports of Jose and Puerto La Cruz -- which account for about 89 percent of the country’s crude exports -- remained shut Tuesday, according to a person with the knowledge of the situation. The blackout, a second in less than three weeks, also disrupted production at state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s joint ventures with Chevron Corp., Rosneft PJSC, Equinor ASA and Total SA in the Orinoco Belt.


U.S. crude inventories rose 1.93 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report. If that’s confirmed by Energy Information Administration data due Wednesday, it would be the first increase in three weeks. The median forecast of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg predicts a decline of 2.5 million barrels.",3
"Neena Gupta was scared about Masaba’s reaction to her tweet asking for workOn the show, Neena Gupta will also talk about the now-famous tweet that she had posted asking for work


 The actor will share that while she posted it out of frustration, she was scared how her daughter Masaba would react to it


Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta thank Kapil Sharma and teamGajraj Rao will laughingly confess that the sole purpose of taking up Badhaai Ho was to be invited on The Kapil Sharma Show some day",2
"Even so, given its small size, the acquisition is expected to have only a marginal impact on APSEZ’s finances. “Our FY20E-21 earnings per share (estimate) sees a marginal downward revision of 1% and return on equity moves lower from 16.9% to 16.7% in FY20E, and from 17.5% to 17.4% in FY21E,"" said Jefferies India. “Net debt equity moves to 0.54 times from 0.48 times in FY20E and to 0.38 times from 0.32 times in FY21E.""


However, as the steep fall in the share price indicates, investors are attaching little importance to the actual financial impact right now. The faster the company moves to rebuild investor confidence the better. “We find the transaction bit overpriced and, that too, with a related party. This will bother investors and can weigh on the stock in near term,"" said analysts at Antique Stock Broking.",3
"British actor Jason Isaacs says he knows “half a dozen men” who should go to prison for sexually harassing women


The 55-year-old actor, who became popular for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series, made the claims in an interview with The Times, according to The Independent",2
"However, multiple development teams within an organisation and an ever-changing, auto-scaling environment make this difficult for IT security.


""Instead of inundating security teams with a massive number of undifferentiated alerts, Sophos Cloud Optix significantly minimises alert fatigue by identifying what is truly meaningful and actionable,"" said Ross McKerchar, CISO, Sophos.",1
"Those are the only three things that you can control, and those are the things you hope that people see when they see you


Thomas and Santana, 71, had recently been discussing a joint tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the song, although conflicting schedules will likely limit the on-stage collaborations to a handful of East Coast shows this year",2
"Perhaps one of the cheapest home security cameras you can buy today, the Mi Home Security Camera has wide coverage and records in 1080p. It lets you monitor your home remotely through the Mi Home app, and if you want to record video, you can add a micro-SD card to the device. You can also talk to people through this.


Why would senior citizens need a smartwatch? The new Apple Watch Series 4 also has a fall detection feature. It can detect if a person has fallen down, and based on the movements after that, it can decide whether to dial emergency services and contacts. Like the Walbot Home, this can be a very useful tool for children and caregivers.


The Carvaan makes for the perfect gift for your parents. It’s actually just a wireless speaker that has a built-in song library of retro Indian music. The Carvaan also comes in different language variants and has FM/AM functionalities as well. You can connect your phone to it via Bluetooth or AUX cable. The speaker’s retro looks and built-in song library make it the perfect fit for senior citizens in India.",1
"According to the paper, Surgeon Ling Zhipei conducted the surgery, although he was physically in South China's Hainan Province.


""He implanted a neuro-stimulator, or 'brain pacemaker' into a patient with Parkinson's disease at the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing by operating medical equipment through transmitted images supported by 5G technologies. The procedure lasted three hours,"" the paper reported.


The process was made possible with the low-latency 5G technology provided by Huawei and China Mobile, which enabled near instantaneous data transmission, it said.",1
"The BJP, which faced a drubbing in the Assembly elections in the state held in November last year, took no chance and dropped all its sitting members of Parliament (MPs) from the 11 seats in the state.


“We are confident that Bastar will go to the BJP. In the last two months, people have seen how the new government has dealt with Naxalite violence, given that it has increased massively. Besides, Tuesday’s incident in which Bheema Mandavi was killed has also turned the tide in our favour,"" said Sushant Shukla, BJP leader in Chhattisgarh.


The Congress, however, is upbeat about its chances. The BJP had won 10 out of 11 parliamentary constituencies in 2014. However, not only is the Congress confident of winning Bastar, it is also optimistic about winning all the other 10 seats across the state.


“The BJP knows it does not stand a chance, which is why it did not even field its sitting MPs from Chhattisgarh. We are confident that we will win all 11 constituencies because the people have seen what 15 years of BJP rule has done. In the first 100 days the Congress state government has fulfilled 18 out of 36 promises. So the people know what we are worth,"" Shailesh Trivedi, senior Congress leader from Chhattisgarh said.


About 80,000 state police and central paramilitary personnel have been deployed across Bastar, while election officials have been moved around in helicopters, said a senior police officials on condition of anonymity.",0
"When she discovers that Edward is a vampire, a forbidden secret, their lives turn upside down in a fight to preserve their love",2
The actor did not take up any other roles for five years while he was working on the SS Rajamouli directorial and all the hard work paid off as the film was a huge success,2
"Consider India’s internet subscriber base, which has grown rapidly in recent times to reach close to 500 million subscribers, from 84 million in 2012. India also reportedly consumed 22% of world’s mobile data between April and June 2018, and Indian telcos handle more data traffic than their Chinese and US counterparts, combined, according to the Cellular Operators Association of India. This large and rapidly increasing base of internet users are generating data that can be used to build and fine-tune conversational AI products.


Further, India has 22 official languages, and of its 1.35 billion population, less than 10% can understand English. Of the current internet subscriber base, majority are non-English speakers. Fourth, the latest NLP technique of embedded language models (ELMos), wherein the NLP algorithm trained on the data set of one language can adapt itself for other (similar, adjacent) languages without training, can work best in Indian scenario. For example, an ELMo-based solution trained on Hindi language data set can adapt itself for Marathi and Punjabi as well, thereby scaling faster.


Many global and domestic companies are focusing on India, both as a market and innovation hub. For instance, a significant number of Microsoft’s Cognitive Services’ 300,000 developers globally, are from India. Amazon has grown the number of developers (specific to Alexa skills) from less than 10,000 to 40,000 in just a year of its presence in the country.",1
"Mi fans! Here's the 1st BIG #High5 announcement! Get #MiA2 at a never before price. Massive discount of ₹4,500!


The Mi A2 was launched last summer and is the Chinese smartphone maker’s second Android One handset. It comes with marginal improvements over the Mi A1, which was launched in 2017, but skips the 3.5mm headphone jack.",1
“Having Megan and Brian star together is really cool for us as we certainly won’t have to manufacture the kind of chemistry and magic that makes a family film like this so special,2
"The market for stolen media and entertainment accounts is thriving. ""The media, gaming, and entertainment industries are prized targets for cyber criminals who are looking to trade in stolen information and access. The accounts are sold in bulk, and the goal of hackers is to move their goods by volume, rather than single account sales,"" the report said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"“All the candidates who contest elections are just here to make money. And this is why people don’t want to vote. Who do you choose? Who is the lesser of the two evils?"" complains Modi.


“Actually, Porbandar is better than many other cities. You’ll see that the city has hardly any beggars. There are three Daan Bhavans in the city run by NGOs that offer free lunch and dinner to the needy,"" says Surekha Shah, a 59-year-old gynaecologist who calls herself a follower of Gandhi.


“What is wrong if the city is forever remembered as the birthplace of Gandhi?"" says businessman Raichura. “After all, the city is not doing all that badly.""


Will this question on the present and the future of Porbandar be considered by people when they cast their vote?


Varun Sood's dispatches will be published in Mint and on livemint.com as he tries to connect with New India on the eve of the general elections.",0
"But Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the case for rate increases had weakened in recent weeks, citing ""cross-currents"" such as slowing growth overseas and the longest federal government shutdown in history that just ended.


That clearly indicates the Fed will adopt a cautious approach this year following four rate increases in 2018, a view held by a majority of economists in a separate Reuters poll.


""It seems that the 2018 playbook of the dollar strength – U.S. growth out performance, continued Fed rate hikes, and tighter liquidity conditions from the balance sheet – is reversing,"" noted strategists at Morgan Stanley.


""Forward-looking U.S. data such as business and consumer confidence suggest a slowing domestic economy, and the shift in Fed rhetoric suggests that rates will be lower and the balance sheet larger than previously thought. This is a recipe for dollar weakness.""


The latest poll once again predicted most major currencies will strengthen against the dollar in the year ahead.


But any significant gains for other currencies will likely be limited. A synchronized global economic slowdown is already under way, keeping major central banks on the sidelines.",3
"Congress in Telangana has been facing crisis after crisis, as four of its 19 MLAs have defected to the ruling TRS


Telangana has 17 seats, of which the TRS is trying to win 16 barring Hyderabad MP seat which is a bastion of AIMIM


Hyderabad: The Congress high command announced eight names of Lok Sabha candidates from Telangana late on Friday night. The candidates include senior leaders like Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working presidents Ponnam Prabhakar and A. Revanth Reddy who suffered shock defeats at the hands of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the 2018 assembly elections.",0
"The release date of Avengers: Endgame is just around the corner and the excitement is running high among Marvel fans for MCU’s concluding chapter


Recently, in an interview with The Up Coming, Iron Man aka Robert Downey Jr revealed that Endgame’s last eight minutes might be the most thrilling moments captured on film, as far as the MCU movies are concerned",2
"Google sites, which include online platforms such as YouTube, Gmail, Play Movies, News and Google Search, were the most sought after online properties in India, followed by Facebook and Amazon sites, according to the latest report by media analytics company Comscore for the January 2019.


Google sites cumulatively garnered 282,687, 000 unique visitors across mobile and desktop platforms at both home and work locations.


Further, despite all the privacy scandals from last year which triggered the call for regulation of tech companies, Facebook was the second-most visited website in India with 269,500,000 unique users. Amazon sites which includes e-commerce platform Amazon.in, streaming services Prime Video and Amazon Music was the third-most visited online property in India with 224,925,000 unique users.",1
"LCP limits the Radio Frequency (RF) performance of the handsets due to technology limitations and production issues. (Pixabay)


Apple plans on using modified-PI Magnetic particle Inspection (MPI) material instead of using the Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) material


The 2019 line-up of iPhones is expected to come with a changed antenna structure, according to famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.",1
"In an interview to Hindustan Times, Rishi’s elder brother Randhir Kapoor said, “Let people say whatever they want to


 Speaking at an award function, he said, “He’s (Rishi Kapoor) doing very well, and he will be back very soon",2
"That combined with 80,000 tonnes of zinc stocks in bonded warehouses in Shanghai, according to analysts, take the total in China to above 200,000 tonnes.


Dollar: A lower US currency, which makes dollar-priced metals cheaper for holders of other currencies and expectations of dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday after its two-day meeting have boosted sentiment.


Prices: Aluminium rose 0.2% to $1,900 a tonne, zinc was down 0.1% at $2,788 a tonne, lead slipped 0.5% to $2,052 a tonne, tin added 0.1% to $21,105 a tonne and nickel gained 0.2% to $12,955 a tonne.",3
"Friends, colleagues and fans including Viola Davis, Mark Wahlberg and Guillermo Del Toro have offered prayers and wished Singleton well since the announcement


Singleton became the first black director to receive an Academy Award nomination when he was cited for his debut feature, Boyz N the Hood


His other films include 1993’s Poetic Justice, which starred Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, 1997’s Rosewood, and 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious",2
"From hilarious pseudo-science sermons of a fake god-man, to the government banning a film, to police officials taking positions at the top of a van with their rifle, someone swatting away a mobile phone from the hands of a young person taking a selfie, the teaser is rife with hilarious references that are still fresh in the memory of people",2
"Talking about what made Parineeti Chopra the ideal choice for the protagonist in the film, director Ribhu Dasgupta said, “The character is edgy, dark, and gritty along with being extremely emotional


 So it is great to team up with someone like Parineeti, who is an extremely sincere actor and a powerful performer


”The Hindi remake of The Girl on the Train will go on floors in the UK from mid-July and is expected to hit theaters in 2020",2
"Unless cement prices rise meaningfully and hold ground, valuations of most cement stocks, including UltraTech, look expensive",3
"acebook Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg said the company is taking more drastic measures to reduce the spread of sensational content on its site—by tweaking the news feed algorithm.


“People naturally engage with more sensational content,"" Zuckerberg said on Thursday on a call with reporters.",1
"Redmi's General Manager, Lu Weibing on Chinese social media platform clarified that the upcoming smartphone is not called Redmi X


Redmi's upcoming smartphone with a pop-up camera was teased in a video that borrowed a few clips from Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame. Although the design and specifications put out by Redmi's General Manager, Lu Weibing, seem very promising, the company is yet to put a name to the face.",1
"“There have been times where I needed to take years off because I just felt exhausted, or I felt like, really low or really bad,” she added",2
"Cozying up to the president to spare Apple products from tariffs also risks angering Apple’s employees in liberal Silicon Valley — even some of its customers. So far, Cook has walked a fine line, holding cordial private meetings with Trump while also publicly criticizing his policies, without drawing the ire of the president or Apple employees.


On Friday, speaking to reporters at the White House Rose Garden, Trump reiterated that he wanted Apple to move manufacturing to the United States.


“Don’t forget that Apple makes their product in China,"" he said. “I told Tim Cook, who is a friend of mine and who I like a lot, ‘Make your product in the United States. Build those big, beautiful plants that go on for miles it seems. Build those plants in the United States.’""


He went to say that China, not the United States, gets the biggest benefit from Apple. “They build their product mostly in China.""


Two months ago, Cook slipped a wonky announcement into Apple’s earnings call: The company would no longer disclose how many iPhones, Macs and iPads it sold. “The number of units sold in any 90-day period is not necessarily representative of the underlying strength of our business,"" he reasoned.


Apple had reported the metric for years, highlighting tremendous growth in iPhone sales. But those sales have leveled off over the past two quarters. In an earnings call at the end of January, Cook will probably tell investors that the iPhone business is slowing. How much? That will be up to people outside the company to figure out.


Investors were displeased — even before the surprise news about sales in China. Apple shares have since dropped more than 30%, shaving $380 billion off its market value. The most valuable public company in the world not long ago is now worth less than long-time rivals Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, Google’s parent company.",1
"UDF workers in a rally after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi declared that he will contest from Wayanad, on Monday. (PTI )


Left Front is planning big rallies, hype-to-the-limit its popularity amongst the minority Muslims and Christians in the constituency


The front has also requested the presence of V.S. Achuthanandan, the 96-year old former CM who arguably is most influential Communist alive in Kerala, in Wayanad


WAYANAD: While wishing for a smooth entry for Rahul Gandhi into Parliament via Wayanad in Kerala as his second seat, the Congress may have failed to reckon with the well-oiled party machinery of the regional satrap, the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM.",0
"China is said to be pushing back against American demands, raising speculation that trade tensions between the two will persist


A measure of oil volatility rose 10% this week after Russia pressured OPEC to delay extending its curbs


Singapore: Oil’s rally stuttered as uncertainty over the status of trade negotiations between the US and China stoked concerns over global economic growth.",3
"The Realme C1 has a 6.2-inch notch display. It is backed by a 4,230mAh battery. The AI facial unlock feature detects faces precisely with 128 identification points. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 256 GB via a MicroSD card.


The Gome C7 has a 5.45-inch HD+ 1080p display. The phone comes with a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, Oreo 8.1 Android OS and 16GB inbuilt memory, which is expandable up to 64GB. It is powered by a 3,000mAh battery. The other notable features in the smartphone includes face unlock and dual-4G LTE.",1
"At a federal courthouse in San Jose, California, Mollenkopf testified that Apple demanded the $1 billion without any assurance of how many chips it would buy, which pushed the chip supplier to pursue an exclusivity arrangement in order to ensure it sold enough chips to recover the payment.


“The risk was, what would the volume be? Would we get everything we wanted, given that we paid so much in incentive?"" Mollenkopf testified.


Earlier in the day, Apple supply chain executive Tony Blevins testified that it was Apple’s practice to pursue at least two suppliers and as many as six for each of the more than 1,000 components in the iPhone.",1
"Gowda, who appears only to have aged in numbers and not in spirit, has been relentlessly campaigning for himself, his two grandsons and even other candidates of the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S)


TUMAKURU: Among India’s political stalwarts, few can claim to have achieved as much as H.D. Deve Gowda. The 86-year old, who started his political career in the early 1960s, has gone on to occupy the highest offices in the country and remains one of the biggest forces that can upset the plans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gowda, who appears only to have aged in numbers and not in spirit, has been relentlessly campaigning for himself, his two grandsons and even other candidates of the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), coalition across several parts of southern Karnataka that went to the polls on 18 April. Mint spoke to the former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief in Tumakuru. Edited excerpts:


There is a lot of talk about Modi and his speeches where he does not talk about things he did not do. About 70% of the assurances made in 2014 remain unfulfilled. He could not make India corruption-free and there has been no skill development either. Unemployment is really high and farmers across states are protesting. Why didn’t the BJP think of putting ₹6,000 into farmers’ accounts earlier? The price of gas cylinders is more than ₹1,000. Eating a dosa in a small hotel also attracts goods and services tax. Yet, he criticizes Kumaraswamy’s farm loan waiver without thinking.",0
"This is the first time the BJP is having an official pre-poll alliance with one of the two major Dravidian parties—the AIADMK and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)— in the last two decades.


Piyush Goyal, the BJP’s election-in-charge for Tamil Nadu, announced the “mega alliance"", wherein the BJP will contest five seats, the PMK in seven and the AIADMK will contest in the remaining 27 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.


In the 2019 general elections, the AIADMK expects to ride the sympathy wave following the demise of its leader, J. Jayalalithaa, fondly referred to as “Amma (mother)"".",0
"Sharing this clip, Varun Dhawan wrote, “Summertime beats,”Sharing this video, Neha Dhupia wrote, “One of my favourite episodes … on #bffswithvogue this season… tell me you loved it! Thank you @iamsonalibendre for bringing your bravery and your bffs to our sets … #switchonthesunshine @suzkr @gayatrioberoi ❤️ @jeepindia @realisadiamond_in @colorsinfinitytv … watch them repeat the magic tomorrow",2
"The fourth quarter smartphone shipments for 2018 recorded a decline of 7%, marking it the fifth consecutive quarter of smartphone decline.


Samsung had 19% share, followed by Apple and Huawei, both at 14%, globally. Xiaomi with 8% market share was fourth.


""The decline in smartphone shipments can be attributed to lengthening replacement cycles in developed markets like US, China and Western Europe,"" said Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research.


Smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) tried to push sales by adding features such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), multiple camera assemblies, full-screen displays and in-screen fingerprint scanners, etc.",1
"FlexPai’s display is based on Royole’s flexible display and sensor technologies, which are apparently compatible with all existing apps. With a thickness of 0.01mm, the company says the organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel used in the FlexPai has been tested to withstand bending and twisting over 200,000 times.


It is made of plastic substrates, which is what allows it to bend. Plastic substrates are lighter and a lot less prone to shattering than glass. They are used in existing OLED panels as well.


Phone companies have been trying to squeeze in a bigger screen in their smartphones by cutting the size of bezels. However, assuming they could eliminate the bezels completely, phones may still not be compact enough, which makes a strong case for foldable screens.


While FlexPai is the first foldable phone ever, we have had curved and flexible displays earlier. Phones like the LG G Flex had curved displays and Samsung’s S7 Edge (and newer flagships) have curved displays too.",1
"The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had last week issued an interim order without giving an opportunity to TikTok to defend itself. The bench asked the government to ban the downloading of the app and sought an answer from the government regarding enacting a statute to protect children against cybercrime, similar to the one enacted in the US, namely the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The matter will be heard next on 16 April by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court.",1
"There are some who blame the local Congress MP and MLA for not passing on the ‘benefits’ launched by Modi


BENGALURU: About 630km out of Bengaluru in the parched Karnataka village of Rawoor, a tanker spraying water to bring down dust before a political gathering makes a hash of the job, splashing water around, muddying attendees’ pristine white shirts and sending them scurrying.


People gathered for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) roadshow in the 40 degree heat curse and rush to clean the stains before their leader arrives to campaign in the area. Oblivious to the commotion, some youngsters are busy playing cricket.",0
"""The inaugural sale of Galaxy 'M10' and 'M20' saw millions of people logging into Amazon.in and Samsung.com to own these devices. We are delighted by the unprecedented consumer response and thank people for their love and support,"" the South Korean company said in a statement.


However, the company did not mention how many units were sold and for how long the online sale lasted before Amazon India put out the 'sold out' sign for the M-series smartphones.",1
"Consider this scenario: You are out there browsing the web, minding your own business and then you open a dodgy website which won’t let you get out no matter how many times you hit the ‘back’ button. The only option now is to close the tab and after doing that you lose the track of the string of websites you previously visited.


This issue, called “history manipulation"", has been on Google’s radar for quite a while now and will soon receive a much needed fix, states 9to5Google, a website which keeps a track of all the latest updates of Google products.",1
"The film also features actor Malcolm McDowell as Captain Lynch, a villain who leads the pirates looking for the elusive treasure map, and Eric Balfour plays Geoffrey Pistol, a dashing first mate who has beef with Lynch


“Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate’s Cove is the launching point for the entire Timecrafters franchise introducing the colourful storyline and the cast of misfit characters",2
"The movie is led by Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, who was the Joker’s love-interest in Suicide Squad",2
"Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, left, speaks at an event marking the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto at the party's headquarters in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)


The party believes its proposals will transform India into a $5 trillion economy by 2025 and $10 trillion economy by 2032


NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its election manifesto on Monday, with a central focus on its promise to empower the poor, double farm incomes in the next three years and continue to show zero tolerance to corruption and terrorism.


Releasing the manifesto at the BJP party office in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it would approach last-mile delivery on a mission mode to transform India into a developed country by 2047—the 100th anniversary of independence.


Both in terms of form and substance, the BJP manifesto has undergone a makeover. Unlike in 2014, this time the manifesto and the campaign have been developed around Modi—noticeably missing on the dais were the party veterans, including Murli Manohar Joshi, who had authored the previous manifesto. Particular care has also been taken to address key political challenges such as agrarian distress—something that contributed to the party’s defeat in the last round of assembly elections in December—and calibrating the ambitions of transforming India.",0
"A sequel to Sunny Deol’s 2001 blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is underway and the story will be a continuation from the original film with a backdrop of India-Pakistan


The film, directed by Anil Sharma, ranks among the top three Indian films in all-time highest footfalls",2
"“We’re turning what we have been working on for the past six years into a commercial operation,"" says Loon Chief Executive Officer Alastair Westgarth. “We’ve proven we can do it at scale.""


The pumpkin-shaped blimps, almost as big as the bubble over a tennis court, ascend about 20 kilometers into the stratosphere, above planes, birds, and storms. Westgarth says each carries “several tens of kilos"" of routers, relays, batteries, antennae, and other electronic gear, and can serve 5,000 square kilometers (1,930 square miles) of land, or 30 times the area of a telecommunications tower.


Signals are beamed up to the balloons, which can relay them back to devices below or pass them on to other balloons. The balloons have solar panels to recharge their batteries and can stay aloft for several months before they must be brought down for servicing. Loon declines to disclose costs, but says the technology is far cheaper than building power lines and towers to reach sparsely populated areas across difficult-to-access terrain.


Loon’s design places a balloon within a balloon. The outer bag is inflated with helium to provide lift, and the inner is filled with air—which is heavier—that is added or released to control altitude. Loon can fine-tune the location of a balloon by raising or lowering it to catch winds moving in different directions at various layers of the stratosphere.",1
"Sharing a photo on Instagram, Arjun Kapoor wrote, “Time to show your true self… #tuesdaythoughts & a #throwback to the hair days… forget Pink I’m in the Orange of health…” (Photo: Arjun Kapoor/Instagram)Anurag Kashyap posted a photo of himself holding Surveen Chawla’s daughter",2
"The Redmi 6 Pro's 3GB/32GB model is selling for ₹8,999 while the 4GB/64GB variant is selling for ₹10,999. The Redmi 6 Pro boasts a 5.84-inch display,  Snapdragon 625 SoC and 12 MP+5MP dual rear cameras.",1
"RVNL executes all types of railway projects including new lines, doubling, gauge conversion, railway electrification, metro projects, workshops, etc. 


As initial public offer (IPO) Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) opens for subscription on Friday, analysts said that valuation of the wholly owned government company is reasonable or fair. The issue is expected to raise about ₹481 crore with a price band of ₹17-19 per equity share. Post the issue, the government aims to cut stake in the company by 12.2%.


According to Centrum Broking Limited, at the higher end of the price band, the issue is priced at price to earnings (PE) of 7 times (post dilution) on FY18 and 7.8 times on first half of FY19 (annualized) basis, which it thinks is reasonable as compared to closely listed peer Ircon International that trades at PE of 9.1 times on FY18 basis.",3
"The proposed sale of RCom’s spectrum assets to Reliance Jio was announced in December 2017 and was initially expected to be cleared by March 2018 to repay lenders. It was stuck in limbo after Jio expressed difficulty in providing an undertaking to the government to settle RCom’s dues till it was protected from RCom’s past liabilities by a bank guarantee


The company had chalked out plans to sell assets for about ₹25,000 crore and use it for clearing debt of around 40 lenders. RCom was expecting to realise ₹975 crore from sale of spectrum to Jio which it promised to use paying dues of ₹550 crore to Ericsson and ₹230 crore to settle dues of minority stakeholder Reliance Infratel.


In the absence of this undertaking, the department of telecommunications (DoT) last month refused to issue a no-objection certificate for the RCom-Jio deal.",3
"The matter of the ‘Seva Mitra’ app refers to the alleged data theft case, currently being investigated by the Telangana police


Modi said that the AP government is not utilising fund allotted for the Polavaram project properly, and alleged that the state government wants to escalate costs",0
"""Our optional quantities under term deals are higher than last year. We have optional contracts with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other suppliers... They will supply more if we want,"" the official said, adding his firm would also buy more US oil if required.


IOC also hopes to buy 1.5 million tonnes of Mexican oil in 2019, compared with 1 million tonnes last year, the source said.


Officials from state-owned National Iranian Oil Co did not immediately reply to requests for comment on the Indian refiners' plans to purchase less Iranian crude.


Refinery officials said their 2019-20 crude import strategy was not contingent on Iranian oil, and was more flexible than in previous years.


""We don't have a watertight plan for the year, we have optional quantities so that it is possible to find replacement if any country goes out for any reason,"" said an MRPL official.",3
"Like elsewhere in Maharashtra, the house of Congress is not in order in Mumbai as well. After a revolt in the organization, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee chief Sanjay Nirupam had to vacate the position in order to get a ticket from Mumbai North West constituency and make way for Milind Deora who is also a Congress contestant from Mumbai South constituency.


For the ruling alliance, a strong infrastructure development push by the Fadnavis government, which includes Metro lines, coastal road, Navi Mumbai airport, trans-harbour bridge and upcoming growth centres, is one of the main poll issues. After decades of stagnation, Mumbai Metropolitan Region is undergoing a transformation. Signboards announcing road closures or diversions due to construction work, traffic jams and the increase in pollution point at a large-scale makeover. People tolerate the inconvenience with a remarkable sense of satisfaction and patience for a better future. The saffron alliance has invested a lot of hope in the Mumbai makeover.",0
"He goes on a quest to find his master with the help of the master’s son and a former Pokemon trainer, Tim Goodman (Justice Smith)",2
"The project will mark the third collaboration between STX, Lopez and producers Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina following 2018’s Second Act and the upcoming Hustlers",2
"The Grammy-winning British superstar has been private about her relationship, but confirmed she married Konecki when she won album of the year at the 2017 Grammys",2
"You need at least a six-lane highway via Chittagong because if you don’t have roads, you cannot only depend on river. I think that in the next five years, we should actually take many ideas which are in the offing for so many years but have not seen light of the day. Then, of course, on the social and political front, you have signed so many ceasefire agreements with many militant organizations; now you have to bring them to the mainstream because they still have the identity of a separatist organization.


Coming back to the election, several sitting MPs were not given seats. Is there any fear of dissidence?


Initially, when we took such a big risk, our most seniors leaders were angry that all of them had been dropped. Not a single senior MP has re-contested. That was a huge fear. Some voluntarily said that they did not want to contest. Others were interested in contesting but were not allowed, so there was fear. But to our surprise everybody has participated in this election.


This time my own assumption is based on four-five things, the brand Modi image continues to be popular; after the Balakot air strikes his popularity has increased. Now people of North-East relate the name of PM Modi with development. People can see the change in North-East. The entire national highway network is being rejuvenated, railway track has been transformed and now dual track is being laid. Basically, railway, highway and airway, these three are the brightest spots from the development point of view. These have been the best years for North-East. Prime Minister’s flagship programmes like Ujjwala have benefitted. North-East has been in the grip of corruption for long, money coming from Delhi used to not reach the remotest village but today because of direct benefit transfer (DBT) people are getting 100% money, whether it is for construction of house or for any other purpose. So, Brand Modi with the message of development is helping BJP.


Prior to 2014 general elections, it was only Brand Modi. People wanted change and dethrone Congress, so it was a mandate for change. But post 2014 polls, we have district committees, booth committees. The Prime Minister has visited not less than 24-25 times to the North-East and Amit Shah has visited 40-50 times; so every visit has helped in increasing the organizational strength.",0
"The Oppo Reno 10X Zoom Edition comes with a flagship-level Snapdragon 855 SoC paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. It comes with a larger 6.6-inch OLED display and a larger 4,065mAh battery which also supports Super VOOC fast charging.


Although it carries forward the 48MP sensor from the regular Reno, it comes with higher spec secondary and telephoto cameras. The 10X Zoom Edition has an 8MP secondary sensor and a 13MP telephoto camera with 10x optical lossless zoom.",1
"The sophisticated nature of the attacks continues to baffle security experts. Kaspersky Labs recently uncovered a cyber espionage framework called Taj Mahal. Active since 2013, this APT (advanced persistent threat) framework appears to have no connection to any of the known threat actors, which could be the reason for the late detection.


What makes it a high risk threat is the presence of more than 80 modules for stealing information, such as audio recorders, keyloggers, screen and webcam grabbers, documents and cryptography key stealers. It can grab browser cookies, steal information from printer queues, capture previously seen files from a USB drive and gather backup lists from Apple iPhones. It is named after the file used to exfiltrate the stolen data. As of now, Taj Mahal has been used against a central Asian diplomatic entity in 2014.


It seems highly unlikely that such a huge investment would be undertaken for only one victim. This suggests that there are either further victims not yet identified, or additional versions of this malware in the wild, or possibly both. The distribution and infection vectors for the threat also remain unknown. Somehow, it has stayed under the radar for over five years. Whether this is due to relative inactivity or something else is another intriguing question, said Alexey Shulmin, lead malware analyst at Kaspersky Labs, at the recently concluded Security Analysts Summit in Singapore.",1
"Shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank have run up significantly over the the past few sessions (Hindustan Times)


Indiabulls Housing Finance has paid a premium of 36% to Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s shareholders (as per the closing price of 5 April)


Shares of Chennai-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank were locked in 5% upper circuit of ₹97.35 in noon trade today on BSE, the third straight day when shares of the private lender hit the 5% upper circuit. On Friday, Lakshmi Vilas Bank said that its board has approved a merger with mortgage financier Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd in an all-stock deal. The merged entity, to be called Indiabulls Lakshmi Vilas Bank, will be among the top eight private banks in India by size and profitability, Indiabulls Housing Finance said in a filing with stock exchanges.",3
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.4% from its Friday's close of 7.375%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


Other Asian currencies were trading lower. China renminbi was down 0.68%, China Offshore 0.3%, Taiwan dollar 0.23%, South Korean won 0.23%, Singapore dollar 0.2%, Philippines peso 0.18%, Indonesian rupiah 0.13%, Thai Baht 0.08%, and Japanese yen 0.06%.",3
"On the photography front, the Note 5 Pro features a 12MP + 15MP dual rear camera setup, sporting an aperture of f/2.2, while on the front it has a 20MP selfie camera.


Redmi note 5 proXiaomiRedmi note 5 pro discountredmi note 5 pro price cutxiaomi discountRedmi Note 5 Pro reviewRedmi Note 5 pro flipkart",1
"Sujan believes that “Google is behind the curve on blockchain technology"". “They will take 3-4 years to catch up. And if they were to launch a search engine based on blockchain, they will only end up cannibalizing their product."" Besides, the availability of technology talent, and given its huge market size, Sujan sees India among the world’s top three consumers of advanced services and solutions.


“Aarzoo will also have a built-in know your customer so that the Reserve Bank of India will want to use it. We have optimized the technology such that only the relevant stakeholders will be in the transaction."" Sujan is confident of his success, especially since he has built a “robust weapons-grade encryption technique for secure communications in a peer to peer environment"".",1
"Asian currencies were trading mixed. China renminbi was up 0.1%, Malaysian ringgit 0.1%, South Korean won 0.06%, Philippines peso 0.04%. However, Thai Baht was down 0.38%, Indonesian rupiah 0.19%, Singapore dollar 0.1%.",3
"Two-factor authentication is a security layer designed to ensure that you are the only person who can access your account, even if someone knows your password


San Francisco: A recent lawsuit filed against Apple accused the two-factor authentication process of the iPhone-maker of being disruptive to users, time consuming and abusive since it cannot be rolled back to a less safe login method after 14 days.",1
"“We won’t have more than 1-2 stores in a village and these would cover an average 300 sq. ft in size, and will house all the latest products in the Xiaomi portfolio from phones, TVs, power banks, and even backpacks and suitcases,"" he said. Apart from the new sales strategy, the company would also expand its existing physical retail channels by increasing the number of Mi Homes to 100 from the current 50 and also taking Mi Preferred Partners stores to 100 cities from the current 50 within the next one year.


“All of this should increase our offline sales and account for 50% of the company’s revenue by the end of next year,"" Jain said.",1
"The festival will include a band performance, and drag performances but films are the real heroes of the festival


 Even people who do, like films because it can tell a story and make an impact in a short time,” says Konnur, adding that the festival had attracted 500 audience members in 2018


Among the titles that will play out from April 18 and 21 there is Family in Transition, about a family in a tiny traditional town of Israel, whose life changes after the father transitions into a woman


 There will also be Ishq, Dosti And All That on LGBTQ friendships, and A Delicate Love in which a young student employed part-time at a delicatessen meets a handsome and sophisticated older man who purchases exquisite delicacies",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"One of the most memorable scenes from AAA is when Amar, the honest police officer, locks horns with popular local bootlegger Anthony


 As the elder brother, Amar smashes Anthony black and blue, but Anthony, later in the lock-up, brags that he at least managed to land “two solid shots” on the more powerful Amar


Number 2 or Numero Uno?In the 1970s, when Amitabh Bachchan – having replaced Rajesh Khanna, to become the undisputed king of box-office – was the ultimate crowd-pleaser, the kitschy multi-starrers and two-hero films also allowed stars like Vinod Khanna, Shashi Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha to flourish and make a unique name for themselves


 However, no one can deny that Khanna was well-loved by the masses and often put up a tough fight to Bachchan


 While Big B stayed on and had to slug it out in the 1980s before his infamous downfall with ABCL, the restless Khanna packed his bags and quit films (and family, friends, fame and success, not necessarily in that order) to join Osho


 Many aver that if the Salieri to Bachchan’s Mozart hadn’t quit films the history of Hindi cinema and most certainly, Amitabh Bachchan’s own fate, would have turned out differently


PS: As a parting shot, it must be pointed out that, way before anyone did, the legendary Gulzar had captured the poetic gloom, machismo, deep reserves of anger and shy love that Khanna was capable of


 The film was Mere Apne, Gulzar’s powerful directorial debut, whose political content remains strikingly relevant (more so in this election season)",2
"Asked why it took so long for the female superhero to get her own Marvel movie, Gillan said, it “does feel like she should already have one”",2
"The bonds may be purchased by a person who is a citizen of India ""or incorporated or established in India,"" the government had said in a statement last year. The electoral bonds remain valid for 15 days and can be encashed by an eligible political party only through a bank account with the authorised bank within that period only.


A voluntary group working in the field of electoral reforms, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has demanded a stay on the sale while Communist Party of India (Marxist), or COM, has challenged it before the Supreme Court in separate petitions.",0
"Alphabet Inc's Google announced on Tuesday a video game streaming service dubbed Stadia that attempts to capitalize on the company's cloud technology and global network of data centers.


The technology allows users to play games on their internet browser without having to wait for any content to be downloaded to their device, making access to games potentially as easy as watching a video from YouTube.


""Stadia offers instant access to play,"" Phil Harrison, a Google vice president overseeing the new service, said during a keynote presentation on Tuesday in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference, which is bringing together this week about 25,000 people who work in the video games industry.",1
"The plea had sought deferment of the biopic's release till the completion of the Lok Sabha polls, alleging that it was designed to ""manipulate, influence and impress viewers and voters"".",0
"Jhunjhunwala said another factor he worries about is a possible nuclear attack by Pakistan, adding there are enough rogue elements in that country who may not hesitate to use the N-button.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"“I can’t believe how much they care — so it makes it more fun more for me to create music, to create music videos",2
"We are a national party. Everyone has their way of communicating. Central issues are what we have spoken about. Modi’s leadership and attacking Patnaik’s government are political issues. In 2014, there was a Modi wave, but we could not capture that in the state because we did not have organizational capacity. This time, we have planned it. We have two slogans: for Odisha: “Rajya sarkar badaliba darker (the state government must change)"" and for the centre: “Fir ek bar, Modi sarkar (Modi once more)"".


The BJP in Odisha has grown inorganically. Several leaders from other parties joined, but they don’t share the party ideology. Is there a conflict of beliefs?


No. BJP workers understand that we have to expand, adjust and accommodate. Who is joining us? Those who are anti-Naveen Patnaik, those who believe Congress cannot fight, and new people without any political background. Aparajita Sarangi in Bhubaneswar quit her IAS job to join us, former Odisha police chief Prakash Mishra joined us. The BJP is like the Ganga and people are bathing in it and cleansing themselves.",0
"Avatar had the advantage of strong legs after Christmas due to lack of new big screen releases, while Endgame has the burden of fighting off big blockbusters",2
"The game industry’s current juggernauts are looking to fortify their positions from a possible shift to streaming (Reuters)


More than 25,000 members of the video game industry are scheduled to descend on San Francisco for the geeky, and often sleepy, annual gathering known as the Game Developers Conference


This week, more than 25,000 members of the video game industry are scheduled to descend on San Francisco for the geeky, and often sleepy, annual gathering known as the Game Developers Conference.",1
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President Amit Shah and party's leaders during the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. (PTI)


NEW DELHI: In a major decision, the BJP on Tuesday announced it will drop its all 10 incumbent MPs from Chhattisgarh and replace them with new faces in the Lok Sabha polls, a decision that comes in the wake of the party's drubbing in the recent assembly elections.",0
"In the fifth and smallest phase, total 8.75 crore voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates (Reuters)


In Amethi and Rae Bareli, the SP-BSP alliance has not put up any candidate, leaving the two constituencies for the Congress


NEW DELHI: Nearly nine crore voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates, including political bigwigs Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani, in the fifth phase of polling on Monday in 51 Lok Sabha constituencies in seven states.


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as it had swept 40 of these seats in 2014, leaving just two for the Congress and the rest for other opposition parties such as the Trinamool Congress (seven).


Voting will take place in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven seats each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand. In Jammu and Kashmir, polling will take place in Ladakh constituency and Pulwama and Shopian districts of Anantnag seat.


The Election Comission has set up 94,000 polling stations/booths and made elaborate security arrangements. In the fifth and smallest phase, total 8.75 crore voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates.


With this phase, election will be over in 424 seats and polling in the remaining 118 seats will be held on May 12 and 19.",0
Venu Udugula directorial Virata Parvam is jointly produced by Suresh Babu Daggubati and Sudhakar Cherukuri,2
"Not because of what the weeping woman puts them through — hiding behind curtains, slamming through doors, cracking mirrors, and the like — but all that they have to endure in the name of being saved from her


Debutant director Chaves, trying to earn his Conjuring stripes, stretches a thin story, and then some more, refusing to give either Llorana or Anna or her two children a break (Cardellini really tries hard, and Roman and Jaynee-Lynne are not bad either)


 Spreading some Mexican “firewood” around, dangling wind chimes and crosses, sprinkling “Llorana tears”, and making himself some “breakfast for dinner”, with an embarrassingly flat joke or two, the curandero has a better time",2
"The consolidation in the sector has hit tenancies and revenues, with companies such as Vodafone Idea Ltd getting rid of duplicate tower infrastructure. For Infratel, this meant that the sharing factor in the total tower base declined from 2.25 at the end of FY18 to 1.87 last fiscal (FY19). Total co-locations on the company’s towers dropped as much as 16% last quarter from the same period last year.


The impact of this will continue to be felt by Bharti Infratel. Several customer tenancies are in their notice period. Technically this lets Bharti Infratel to continue charge them. But such revenues will cease once the contracts end, further eroding Bharti Infratel’s earnings. “There were as many as 4,308 tenancies for which the company received exit notices, but were billed during 4QFY19. This is nearly 2.5% of the company's end-4QFY19 tenancy base. EBITDA could go down another 3-3.5% when billing on these tenancies stops,"" analysts at Kotak added.",3
"Kraken’s New York trading desk is believed to have made the company profit of $19 million between September 15 and year-end 2017. (Bloomberg)


Jonathan Silverman was hired in April 2017 to manage Kraken’s institutional sales and trading desk in New York


A former employee of Kraken, one of the oldest Bitcoin exchanges, is suing the crypto platform for allegedly failing to pay him for work he did.


Jonathan Silverman, who was hired in April 2017 to manage Kraken’s institutional sales and trading desk in New York, is demanding compensation in excess of $900,000, according to a suit filed April 4 in New York. That’s based on an agreement Silverman says he reached with Jesse Powell, the San Francisco-based exchange’s founder, who offered him a $150,000 salary and orally agreed to pay him a 10 percent commission of the trading desk’s annual profit. Silverman says the trading desk generated more than $19 million in profits during three months in 2017 and he never received neither the commission nor additional promised stock options.",3
"Penn portrayed himself as a boastful man bragging about a kiss he shared with his next-door neighbour


A fan suggested ‘Ladies Bhai’ must be included in Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, to which the Harold & Kumar star replied, “You joke but this has legit been a goal",2
"At the heart of the device is the same powerhouse found inside the OnePlus 6—the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, paired with 6GB of RAM in the 128GB variant and 8GB in the 256GB variant. There’s neither expandable storage nor a 512GB variant this time, so you might have to wait till May next year for saving more Netflix series on your phone.


The software end of things has also seen some changes. For instance, the gesture controls have been updated. There’s now dedicated recents gesture that allows you quicker access to view your recents apps. The software update also aims at increasing battery life and introduce some digital well-being features.",1
"However, the positivity around Vadra among party cadres was on Monday dampened. The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party warned the Congress not to spread confusion. This came in the wake of the Congress offering seven seats for the grand alliance in the state.


“Congress is free to contest all 80 seats in UP and contest alone. Our alliance is competent of defeating the BJP alone. Congress should not deliberately spread confusion by leaving seven seats,"" Mayawati said in a strongly-worded tweet.",0
"Regulator further directed the NSE Ato prepare a detailed documented policy with respect to data usage and data sharing with external entities with due provisions for disclosures of conflict of interest to be made at the level of any employee of NSE.


The direction on disclosures of conflict of interest assumes significance after a massive breach of corporate governance norms was observed in the case in connection to noted public policy academician Ajay Shah for collusion to access confidential market information for business purposes.


Shah and his wife Susan Thomas are credited with co-creating the NSE Nifty50 index. He has had an illustrious stint at various high-level positions, including Ministry of Finance.


However, in what could have been a criminal conspiracy worthy of celluloid screen, Shah along with some of his immediate family members created a virtual family enterprise and used their connections with NSE officials to gain a computing contract for Liquidity Index.",3
The 53-year-old actor took to Twitter to share the poster of the event which claimed that the superstar’s foundation Being Human is presenting the show scheduled to be held on May 4,2
"While Mohanlal will play the titular role in Barroz, the film will also feature many international actors",2
"""We are optimistic on gold in long-term perspective. Markets are going to be more interested in safe-haven assets in light of volatility from a slowing economy,"" Lu of Phillip Futures said.


Reflecting investors sentiment, holdings in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose about 0.4 percent on Tuesday. Holdings have risen after seeing heavy liquidations due to a sharp correction bullion prices.


Silver gained 0.1 percent to $15.44 per ounce, after touching its highest since March 1 earlier in the session.",3
"Oil extended its rally to a five-month high as conflict in Libya increased the risk of new supply outages.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.44% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $8.36 billion in equity and $504.5 million in debt market.",3
"Senior leaders of the BJP are using the suggestion boxes to understand what the people expect from NDA


The 1500 suggestion boxes that have placed by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in different Lok Sabha constituencies to understand the demands and aspirations of the people before the 2019 general elections is also being used to reach out to people.",0
"Tiffany (Haddish) called me like two weeks ago like, ‘I know if me and you and Jada (Pinkett Smith) and Regina (Hall) get in the room, we can write this script’",2
"Iconic Darth Vader suit from Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is set for auction this month here


According to CBS Los Angeles, the 17-piece costume includes everything from gloves, boots and a pair of capes to a cod piece and a battery pack",2
"In India, the demand for smart toys is increasing, particularly in cities such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Photo: iStock


mint-india-wire Internet of thingssmart toysMozilla privacy not includedCognitoys Dinoi-Que Intelligent Robottech toysIoT toys


In today’s connected world comprising the Internet of Things (IoT), smart tech toys are here to stay. These toys, for instance, can make learning fun for children and help parents keep track of their whereabouts.


CogniToys’ Dino, a case in point, uses Wi-Fi to stay connected and IBM Watson’s natural language processing (NLP) technology to tailor its responses to suit a child’s age group and skill level. The little connected toy can teach children how to spell words and even admonish them if they use expletives.",1
The film has already crossed the Rs 100-crore mark within ten days of its release and is going steady at the box office,2
"The limited series, produced by the makers of BlacKkKlansman, Get Out and Whiplash, premieres on Showtime on June 30",2
"Powered by Intel’s 8th gen core i7-8750H processor with up to 16GB RAM and Nvdia’s GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) graphics, the TUF FX505 is slightly better placed to handle AAA games like Far Cry 5 and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds than its predecessor, which had a slightly underwhelming GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB) graphics.


The dual fan mechanism keeps the laptop cool during long gaming sessions. Battery backup continues to be low, like most gaming notebooks. In this case you get about an hour of non-stop gaming on full brightness.


The notebook has well-spaced keys allowing smooth typing experience. The keyboard is also RGB backlit, so the keys remain visible in low light. The laptop offers hybrid storage, which includes a 256GB SSD for faster boot-up of games and apps, and 1TB HDD for HD movies and games with large file size.",1
"It is not as if mental health issues were never touched upon by the present generations of filmmakers, but K13 doesn’t glamourise or oversell them


As an audience, I would prefer coming out of a thriller with questions in my head rather than a neat picture of all the loose ends",2
"Ever since its launch, the photo-messaging app has kept a tight leash on content controls and options on its platform.


It does not allow any links on the captions and only lets users view one post at a time as opposed to swiping through each post from a profile.",1
"Amareshan says that the scarcity being felt even more since all south Indian states go to the polls in the early phases unlike most parts of the north.


National leaders of political parties have been using helicopters to campaign across the country as they hop from state to state in the hope of reaching out to as many people and regions as possible to increase its own chances in the upcoming polls.",0
"Dewan denied the allegations and held a conference call on Feb. 4 to assuage its investors on liquidity concerns, saying it was keen to sell assets and some of its businesses.",3
"As talks between the two parties hit a roadblock, AAP's West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh filed his nomination on Friday. On Sunday, South Delhi candidate Raghav Chadha held a roadshow in the capital ahead of his nomination. Chadha along with the remaining five candidates will file their nominations on Monday.


Delhi deputy chief minister and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday officially ruled out an alliance with the Congress in Haryana. The AAP has already announced an alliance with Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in the state where the AAP is contesting three of the 10 seats. On Sunday, the alliance announced names for candidates in Haryana which also goes to poll on 12 May. AAP state president Naveen Jaihind is contesting polls from Faridabad constituency.",0
"But she definitely plays a crucial role from the dugout, cheering and supporting the team,” he concluded",2
"The prime minister and the Shiv Sena president are likely to hold at least two more joint rallies in Maharashtra


The uneasy relationship between Thackeray and Modi was evident even at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in December 2016",0
"Anyone who has a chance to move out, does so. The only ones who stay are preparing for civil services or bank exams or run family businesses",0
"The Congress and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta’s Asom Gana Parishad were the main political parties. But after BJP captured power in 2016 it became the major player. The Congress is now a distant second, having been discredited for doing little to tackle illegal immigration. Mahanta, a former chief minister who led the Assam movement against illegal immigration in the 1980s, is in an alliance with BJP. So is the Bodoland People’s Front that wants a separate Bodoland. The All India United Democratic Front is a force in Muslim-dominated areas.


BJP brought the Bill but had to hold it back in the Rajya Sabha, where it lacked numbers. The Bill set 31 December 2014 as the cut-off date for Hindu, Parsi, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh illegal immigrants. Those who entered Assam illegally after this date were to be deported, irrespective of their religion. For others, the cut-off date remained 24 March 1971. BJP felt the passage of the Bill would fetch it Hindu votes in Bengal. Assam and the North-East erupted in protest, but the anger has blown over for now. ",0
"The incident was embarrassing for a company that regularly boasts about the safety of its products. Hours before Apple publicly acknowledged the bug — branded “FacePalm"" by security researchers — on Monday, Tim Cook, the company’s chief executive, tweeted that “we all must insist on action and reform for vital privacy protections.""


After the vulnerability became public, security researchers and politicians raised concerns about the security of Apple’s products. To pre-empt security attacks, in 2016 Apple started offering hackers a $200,000 bounty if they flagged bugs to the company. But some hackers have said the program has had a slow start because they can make more money selling the flaws on the black market.",1
"South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti said it was putting its interests in an Argentine mine up for sale as it looks to focus on operations with a longer shelf life and ability to deliver higher returns.


South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) called on its members at Sibanye-Stillwater's platinum operations to embark on a secondary strike over job cuts and wages.


Peru on Tuesday launched a new, ""sustained"" effort to uproot illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon's most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 police and military officers to the region after deforestation from wildcat mining hit a new high last year.",3
"However, some have cautioned about the cost, environmental impact and water levels. “The waterway may not be the first option for all. Given the overheads, it is very expensive to use. Transportation is cheaper by road. Water levels are a serious cause for concern, which restrict the movement of large ships. Cargo movement on the waterway may also have an effect on aquatic life,"" head of a transport logistics company in Kolkata said, on the condition of anonymity.


While the focus of the central government is on the movement of cargo, the state government is using the river for transport of passengers. The TMC-led state government has started low-cost ferry services for passengers.


“The Ganga is central to the city. The ferries the state government started have reduced travel time by 50% for us. The decisions taken by the central government may be good for industry, but do not affect our day-to-day life,"" says P. Malik, a history professor in Konnagar city in Hooghly.",0
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The Nyay scheme for minimum income guarantee is estimated to cost ₹3.6 trillion, which is about six times the annual spending on MGNREGS. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)


Congress promises minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000/month to 50 million 'poor' families if voted to power after Elections 2019


The proposed Nyay scheme aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families, says Congress president Rahul Gandhi


NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Two weeks before Lok Sabha Elections 2019 kicks off, the Congress on Monday promised minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000 per month to 50 million “poor"" families if voted to power. The proposed Nyay scheme aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday.",0
"As per the latest Sebi data, the total value of P-note investments in Indian markets stood at ₹78,110 crore till March-end.


Of the total P-note investments made till March-end, ₹56,288 crore was in equities, ₹20,999 crore in debt and ₹119 crore in derivatives markets",3
"Some fans on the platform asked Wang “Is there a spot in the first sale of Red Rice (Redmi) Note 7?"" to which he replied “There should be 1 million units in January, and it will not be difficult to buy the first time.""


While selling a million units is not a big feat for Xiaomi, smartphone companies have been seeing a considerable drop in unit sales.


In another post on Weibo, Wang mentioned that after the formation of the Redmi sub-brand, Xiaomi will use the Mi brand to sell high-end devices. He also mentioned that Mi devices would not have discounts and deals for a long time.",1
"Surprisingly, the manifesto or the Sankalp Patra of the party does not specifically commit to a number on job creation, but instead implies that this would be the outcome of an ecosystem that the party would provide if re-elected. New measures to spawn entrepreneurs include interest-free loans of up to ₹50 lakh and creating a fund of ₹20,000 crore to encourage startups, with a special focus on women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and economically weaker sections.


Some of the key promises of BJP in the manifesto are on improving the rural economy, with a promise to spend ₹25 trillion in the next five years. At the same time, it has committed to double the highway network in the next five years.


The party believes its proposals will transform India into a $5 trillion economy by 2025 and $10 trillion economy by 2032.


“The party has decided that it would come back to people to give its record of work in 2022, when India celebrates its 75 years of independence,"" Modi said. “We have decided to take 75 steps that are time-bound and well-defined that will be achieved by 2022. """,0
"Samsung may also incorporate an in-display fingerprint sensor for its foldable lineup, as it did for the Galaxy S10 model announced last month, they said.


While Samsung works on new models, it’s also trying to improve the durability of the Galaxy Fold’s display. They’re trying to eliminate a crease that appears on the panel after it’s been folded about 10,000 times, and Samsung is considering offering free screen replacements after releasing the product, one of the people said.


The Galaxy Fold’s screen imperfection develops on a protective film covering the touch sensor bonded with the display underneath, the person said. That’s one reason why Samsung kept the phone inside a glass case at MWC in Barcelona last month, the person said. Samsung’s spokeswoman said the Galaxy Fold was displayed that way because it wanted more attention on the soon-to-be-launched Galaxy S10, not because there was a problem with the quality of the foldable device.",1
"”Also read | Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 3 LIVE newsVoting began at 7 am on Tuesday as 116 constituencies across 15 states and union territories go to polls in the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha elections


Meanwhile, Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan and many other celebrities from the entertainment industry urged people to come out in huge numbers to vote",2
"The Congress and JD(S) have joined hands to bring down the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and are banking on Karnataka to push up the tally as well as stitch up new partnerships with regional parties across the country. But managing the coalition has not been easy for the JD(S) and the Congress, especially with the cadre unwilling to work with each other despite the state and national level alliance. With tensions simmering since May last year, seat sharing for the parliamentary elections in places like Mandya, Tumakuru, Hassan and Mysusu threatens not only to dent the alliance’ chances in the upcoming polls but also raises uncertainty about the continuity of the coalition government in Karnataka.


Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda’s decision to pull out of Bengaluru North and contest instead from Tumakuru (Tumkur) has further aggravated Congress party workers who are refusing to join hands with their traditional rivals.


The BJP, which had been trying to take advantage of the discord in the opposition ranks, now faces trouble within its own outfit, especially in Bengaluru South, where the top leadership decided against the candidature of Tejaswini Ananth Kumar and instead named 28-year-old L.S.Tejasvi Surya.",0
"Akashaya Tritiya: Retail price of gold in India has come down to around ₹31,500 per 10 grams (Reuters)


Jewellers are expecting double-digit volume growth in gold sales this Akshaya Tritiya, hoping that stable prices of the yellow metal will attract more buyers. Retail price of gold in India has come down to around ₹31,500 per 10 grams from close to ₹34,000 in mid-February. Many jewelers have launched pre-booking scheme through which customers can select and place their jewellery orders in advance. Akshaya Tritiya, which falls on May 7, is considered auspicious for purchasing gold.


Kalyan Jewellers has launched a pre-booking scheme through which customers can select and place their jewellery orders in advance, and simply pick it up on Akshaya Tritiya or closer to that date, thus avoiding the rush and long wait.",3
"Bindra equates “creator"" with business models, “preserver"" with customer experience and “destroyer"" with people. He adds that business models are like Brahma—difficult to please, and they need a lot of rigour to change.


Bindra likens most traditional or legacy companies to “pipes"". “There is cost at one end, and revenue is realized at the other end. Along the way, value is added in terms of product, branding, distribution and packaging and a value chain is created,"" he explains.",1
"■ Zinc Technicals: Zinc attracted additional selling on Monday after it breached the 200-day moving average at $2,662.51.


■ Spreads: Cash zinc traded at a premium of $1 a tonne to the three-month price, off a high of $125 in early December, though Citi said the reduced tightness in the spreads was lulling the market into ""a false sense of looseness"".


■ Demand: ""The seasonal demand pick up in the second quarter has the potential to almost wipe out (zinc) exchange stocks. Our short-term point price target remains $2,800, but by the end of the year we expect zinc to trade down to $2,400,"" the bank said.",3
"5G is the next generation of wireless technology, enabling secure connectivity between devices other than smartphones


The Indian government last year set up a high-level panel tasked with creating a roadmap for 5G rollouts in India


Barcelona: Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei, which is in the eye of a storm on concerns over network security, is ready to roll out 5G in India and can do field trials “within 20 days of government approval"", Huawei India chief executive officer (CEO) Jay Chen said in an interview.


“The day we get approval from the department of telecommunications and spectrum is allotted, we can get a 5G trial up and running within 20 days,"" Chen said.",1
"Starring popular comedian Yogi Babu in the lead role, the film spoofs everything that has recently made headlines in Tamil Nadu",2
"Already this year 55 security forces personnel have lost their lives, compared to the 257 terrorists and 91 security force personnel who were killed in 2018.


“What is to be noted is that 34 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since the Pulwama attack on 14 February. This figure tells you just how fast they (terrorists) are increasing in number, despite all the crackdowns and counter-infiltration measures. Another attack like Pulwama almost got replicated in Banihal and we really need to develop a holistic policy or this will keep repeating,"" said Lt. Gen (retd) H.S Panag, a former Indian Army officer and a defence expert.",0
"On Easter Sunday, she was granted a one-day leave to celebrate with her family, reported People magazine",2
"Singer Rob Thomas says he owes it to guitar legend and longtime friend Carlos Santana for teaching him the difference between being a successful musician and a celebrity


The duo previously collaborated on the 1999 hit number “Smooth” and the Matchbox Twenty frontman credits Santana for shaping his worldview, which helped him navigate through newfound fame as a young singer-songwriter",2
"“Apart from Avengers Endgame and to some extent The Tashkent Files, it has been a disappointing month


 So, from the Hindi film perspective, I don’t think there’s much to take home from April,” film trade analyst Girish Johar said while commenting on the box office collection of the month


He added, “Avengers is giving a huge sigh of relief, as whatever ground we lost in the early weeks of April, we have regained it in a much bigger way in the last week of April",2
"”Earlier this week, filmmaker Rahul Rawail had announced on Instagram that his close friend Rishi Kapoor was cancer free


 He said, “Yes, Rishi is cancer free now, but he first has to first complete his treatment before he can return back home",2
"After a soul-stirring performance in No Fathers in Kashmir, Soni Razdan will be seen playing the lead role in Yours Truly


 Directed by National award-winning filmmaker Sanjoy Nag, the ZEE5 original film also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Aahana Kumra and Vinay Pathak


Interacting with the media on Tuesday while promoting the film, Soni spoke about how relationships are never easy and they need to be worked upon every day",2
"Thanks to its latest figures, it has become the fourth highest grossing international movie of all time overseas",2
"Bihar (5), J&K (1), Jharkhand (3), MP (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), UP (13), West Bengal (8); Total: 71


Bihar (8), Jharkhand (3), MP (8), Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), UP (13), Himachal (4); Total: 59",0
"Simon’s study concerned the kidnapping, in the summer of 2014, of three Israeli teenagers who were hitchhiking in the West Bank. The kidnapping led to an enormous Israeli military incursion into the West Bank; the boys were found dead over two weeks later.


The Israeli military had instituted a gag order on press reports of the kidnapping, but on WhatsApp, Israelis began circulating stories about “something"" being up. Through careful field research, Simon collected and sought to identify the source of many rumors that spread on WhatsApp in the earliest hours after the kidnapping.


The rumors, Simon found, had a remarkable amount of detail. Several included the names of the kidnapped boys, which had not been made public. A few offered key facts about the search. And at least one of the rumors seemed deliberately intended to deceive — it said the boys had been rescued and that the militants who kidnapped them were killed.


Simon tracked down the rumors to a surprising source: journalists and other civilians who had been briefed on the operation and who had used WhatsApp to leak details to their families or colleagues in small groups they assumed were private.


The rumor that said the boys had been rescued was the most widely circulated. Of the people Simon interviewed, “two shared it only with one family member, two shared it with their WhatsApp family group, one shared it with an IDF officers’ WhatsApp group, one first-responder shared it verbally with his colleagues during his shift and one refused to answer the question,"" he wrote, referring to the Israeli Defense Forces by the initials.


The story here isn’t of malicious and indiscriminate rumor-mongering, Simon told me. It is, rather, a story of a few people who trusted other people, who in turn trusted others, each passing along what he or she considered important and necessary information to friends and colleagues.


It’s a story of human nature. And that’s why, beyond learning to inhibit our natural tendency to share, it’s hard to know what can be done about false news on WhatsApp — other than bracing yourself for more.",1
The production company said that the filmmakers have already approached authorities in Saudi Arabia to take action against the accused,2
"The sale will see price cuts on smartphones from OnePlus, Honor, Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, Apple and 10.or.


Amazonamazon saleAmazon Great Indian SaleAmazon Xiaomi saleAmazon OnePlus saleAmazon sale RealmeAmazon sale best smartphonesAmazon sale offers


2019’s first major ecommerce sale in India is all set to kick off soon. The Amazon Great Indian Sale will go live on 20 January and just like its previous iterations, it will offer discounts on products ranging on a host of products from smartphones to everyday goods.",1
"One reason: Savvy marketers in the US, for instance, use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology to make these unwanted calls instead of using a traditional telephone line. This allows them to imitate a different phone number every time and bypass spam identification networks, explained Paul Dunlop, product manager, Google Phone app, in a Google blog post.


In countries like India where these services are not allowed by operators, marketers use multiple connections and frequently switch SIM cards. Free SMS and unlimited calling offered by some operators allow such networks to thrive at a low cost. “Existing rules require telemarketers to register their numbers and check the DND registry before making unsolicited calls. However, many unregistered telemarketers work outside the system. Even if customer’s report them, they quickly change their number which makes regulating them difficult,"" rues Rajan S. Mathews, director general, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).


Persistent failure to curb spam calls can be attributed to the lax attitude of operators and the passive attitude of users to some extent. Mathews says only 30% subscribers have registered on the DND registry so far.",1
"Presume it will recall that whenever the opposition defined the dominant narrative, like in Bihar and Delhi, then it has worked to its advantage; conversely allowing Modi to define the electoral narrative implies that it will be the opposition that will play catch-up. What should also worry the opposition is that the guiding ideology of unity seems to be that of ""enemy’s, enemy (read BJP) is my friend"", which can never be the glue that holds alliances.


Further, it has been difficult to stitch one national alliance, with some political parties discovering that what is good for them nationally is not a good idea locally—in other words for short-term gains, they may end up hurting their long-term electoral interests in a state. This has been most manifest so far in alliance efforts in Uttar Pradesh—central to BJP’s success in 2014—and Delhi. Exactly why the ‘Mahagatbandhan’, or Grand Alliance, has not acquired the desired potential.


The opposition has also been handicapped by the fact that the Congress, the only national party with the potential heft to take on the BJP, is plumbing its worst lows in electoral politics; to be sure, it has recovered some of its mojo by clawing out wins in BJP’s heartland in Central India.",0
"The report adds that the amount spent on mobile games worldwide is expected to grow from $50 billion in 2016 to $105 billion in 2021. Gaming on hand-held devices has surpassed PC and console gaming by a significant margin over the past few years. Interest in gaming events will only grow as millennials engage more with avenues such as real money gaming, augmented and virtual reality game forms.",1
"The single interface where users can swipe posts instead of vertically scrolling was discovered by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong in the Android version of Facebook.


Facebook News Feed and Stories are currently two distinct interfaces for its over 2.2 monthly active users.


""In this new design, Stories and News Feed posts -- including text posts, pictures, videos, and sponsored posts -- appear as part of the same interface,"" The Verge reported on Monday.",1
"Features that drive the most user engagement, like Stories and videos, are being decked out with new tools and given increased prominence across the platforms.


One new feature will allow users to watch videos together in Messenger, while also viewing each other's reactions in simultaneous texts and video chats.


Facebook Dating will be expanded into 14 new markets, including places in where Facebook has high user growth. The ""Secret Crush"" feature will allows users to explore potential romantic relationships within their friend circle.


New shopping and other business-to-consumer interactions, already popular in Chinese social apps like WeChat, could also help squeeze revenue out of Facebook's messaging services.


Instagram is expanding a sales system introduced last month, allowing public figures, known as influencers, to tag products in their posts so fans can buy them right away.


Sellers on Marketplace will likewise be able to receive payments and arrange shipping directly within Facebook, while users of WhatsApp and Messenger will be able to send money to each other as easily as sharing a photo, Zuckerberg said.",1
"“The film has done great business and it happened because people wanted to watch Kartik and Kriti on the big screen


”Utekar has previously directed Marathi films like Tapaal, Lalbaugchi Rani and has worked as a cinematographer in Bollywood on English Vinglish, Dear Zindagi, Hindi Medium and 102 Not Out",2
"At least three states are investigating the Menlo Park, California-based company’s user data-protection practices, as is a federal grand jury in New York. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook for its role in the Cambridge Analytica saga. On Thursday, the agency announced a broader probe of tech company data collection practices. Also on Thursday, Racine said he was unveiling legislation to bolster legal protections for the personal data of district residents.


While Facebook has acknowledged the firestorm set off by last year’s Cambridge Analytica revelations, it attacked the Racine suit in court papers filed last month as an unwarranted “broadside"" that duplicated litigation elsewhere and was lodged without a legitimate connection between the company and the district.


D.C. lawyers struck back, asserting that Facebook’s Washington-based employees played a lead role in responding to the uproar over how the company’s user data migrated to Cambridge Analytica through a user-installed third-party app.


“Nearly half of all D.C. residents are Facebook consumers, and the District’s complaint alleges that Facebook made unlawful misrepresentations and omissions to its vast D.C. consumer base in the course of monetizing their data into millions of dollars in advertising revenue,"" according to papers filed by Racine’s office.


The company reaped $10 million in ad revenue from the District of Columbia during the last three months of 2018, Rock said in court Friday.",1
"Launched in November 2017 at prices beginning from ₹5,999, Redmi 5A has been a runaway hit in the budget smartphone segment. The Redmi Note 5 series, on the other hand, was launched a year ago and has been popular in the ₹10,000 segment. While the Redmi Note 5 (3GB plus 32GB) comes at a cost of ₹9,999 you have to shell out ₹3,000 extra for the Pro version (4GB plus 64GB) with a better camera and superior performance.


IDC estimates that every second smartphone sold in India online is a Xiaomi model. “The brand continued to lead in the online channel with a share of 47.2%, climbing to the second slot in the offline channel by surpassing Vivo in 2018Q4,"" the IDC report said.",1
"As far as Reliance in concerned, it has already demonstrated that it isn’t averse to selling stakes in its businesses. Incidentally, the company reported on Wednesday that it had sold a stake in a unit that owns six very large ethane carriers to Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. Earlier, it announced the sale of its shale units and there is talk of an initial public offering (IPO) of Reliance Retail.


A large stake sale in the downstream business would stand apart from these above-mentioned deals. But if Aramco agrees to higher valuations, with the view to pursue its downstream expansion plans, a stake sale in the core business may well be a smart move for RIL. It will free up resources for the group’s consumer businesses, Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail, which enjoy far higher valuation multiples.",3
"The film, directed by Hiro Murai, follows Deni Maroon (Glover), a Cuban musician who “is determined to throw a festival for his island community”",2
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.93, up 0.07% from its previous close of 96.866.",3
"The film, directed by James Ivory, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant, was a major box office hit",2
"For the most part, his character and performance were criticised heavily, especially because of the shadow of Heath Ledger’s Joker


Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his performance and his work is considered to be one of the best villainous performances of all time",2
"Camera: The Mate 20 Pro can rival any of the top phone cameras. Like the Google Pixel 3 or the iPhone XS, the phone depends on machine learning (artificial intelligence) software to take good photos and is easily one of the best in the market. Its software tries to automatically detect scenes when you’re shooting.


So, if you point the camera on your laptop’s keyboard, you will see it go into the “Super Macro"" mode, which helps in close-up shots. The feature is dependable usually, though it can occasionally border on the ridiculous too. What matters though is that the final image is almost always excellent. Unless compared side-by-side, it’s hard to tell the difference between photos clicked by a Mate 20 Pro and a Pixel 3. Google’s phone is better and more dependable but the Mate 20 Pro is a worthy competitor.


Design: For many, the slight difference in camera could be overcome by the fact that the Mate 20 Pro has a more pleasing design. It is similar to Samsung’s flagships with a screen that’s curved on both sides, a glass back, tall and narrow form factor (that is easier to hold but retains the large screen) and striking colours.",1
"The temple issue cannot be exploited blatantly to garner votes, Meena said. “Using Sabarimala issue for poll campaigning is the violation of the code. Specific directions will be issued to political parties after a meeting with them (on Tuesday),"" he said, reported Hindustan Times.


""Campaign in the name of God or religion will not be entertained. All digital contents posted by political parties or candidates will also fall under the purview of the code of conduct,"" he added.",0
"India's sharp underperformance in the first two months of this year, signs of an uptick in demand leading to better-than-expected earnings season for the December quarter and pick-up in foreign flows led the brokerage to upgrade their view.


GS had downgraded India to ""marketweight"" in September, citing near-term risks related to macro factors and earnings, stretched valuations and election-related uncertainties.


Goldman Sachs expects India's NSE index to reach 12,500 level in the next 12 months, up from its previous target of 11,700.",3
"The one I am not supposed to call THE LONG NIGHT will be shooting later this year, and two other shows remain in the script stage, but are edging closer


 The synopsis of the series reads, “Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour",2
"“I would like to know more as I have read in New York Times and other newspapers, what did we really attack, we really killed 300 people? If you say 300 people were killed, we all need to know that, all Indians need to know that. Then comes the global media, which says nobody was killed. I look bad as an Indian citizen,"" Pitroda told ANI.


Pitroda also said that one cannot blame the entire country of Pakistan because “eight people come and do something"" in the country, in reference to the Mumbai terror attacks.


Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said that it is unfortunate that such people “are ideologues of a political party"".


Pitroda, however, clarified his stand later and told ANI: “I just said as a citizen I’m entitled to know what happened. I don’t understand what is the controversy here. I am baffled at the response. It shows how people react to trivial matters in India"".",0
"The two parties, which have opposed each other for more than 24 years, have decided to join hands in Uttar Pradesh to defeat the BJP. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha, making it the single-most important state in a general election.


Mayawati said the two parties had decided to fight the elections together despite past differences. “There is no doubt that under his (Mulayam’s) leadership and under the SP banner, people of all strata of society have come together and he has taken along people of all other backward classes,"" she said. “Unlike Prime Minister Modi, Mulayam Singh Yadav does not make false promises and does not come from a false background either. Mulayamji is a true leader and has a pedigree backing him.


“For the sake of the people and for the sake of the party we have to sometimes take decisions on the basis of what is best, given the present circumstances of the country. That is why, in Uttar Pradesh, we have decided to join hands with the SP to contest these polls,"" the BSP chief added.


Senior SP leaders said Akhilesh had to make an effort to convince Mulayam to campaign with Mayawati. The senior Yadav is contesting from Mainpuri, an SP bastion.",0
"”Earlier, at an event in New Delhi organised by the Films Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Boney Kapoor was asked questions about the Chandni of Bollywood


 There, he said, “Today this vacuum, this void cannot be replaced but the good wishes and the goodwill that she has left behind is something that we can live with",2
"FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City. (Reuters)",3
"3) “Overall softer crude prices and a stronger dollar could offset each other, leading to a mostly range-bound USD-INR,"" forex advisory firm IFA Global said in a note.


4) Despite the recent pullback, the rupee is still down about 2% against the US dollar so far this year. Foreign investors bought $391.41 million and sold $442.26 million in the Indian domestic equity and debt markets, respectively, this year. ",3
"The MTNs are also know as bonds in the overseas markets. The issue would close on 3 April. The funds raised through this issue will be used for capital expenditure by the company.


""NTPC Ltd has launched and priced an issue of 3.75 per cent USD 450,000,000 notes due 2024 on March 26, 2019,"" NTPC said in a statement.",3
"“Over the next two years, return on capital employed (RoCE)/return on equity (ROE) will be 23% and 15%, respectively, and operating cash flow will be ₹1,060 crore. We expect earnings compound annual growth rate (CAGR ) of 19% over FY19-21,"" it said in a note on 15 April. Funds raised through the IPO and operating cash flow of ₹1,400 crore over FY19-21 will help the company pay off debt in 2-3 years, PhillipCapital added.


According to Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd, Polycab has a versatile product range in cables and wires, 2,800 distributors and over 100,000 retail touch points, a strong manufacturing base, and has diversified into the premium fast moving electrical goods (FMEG) segment with a presence in fans, lighting, switchgears and switches. “Although fast moving electrical goods are just 8% of sales, a strong brand would enable faster scale-up in the coming years. A recent export order of $137 million for an upcoming refinery is testimony to the quality and growth potential in the wires and cable business,"" said Prabhudas Lilladher in a report on 4 April.",3
"Nokia's flagship smartphone, the Nokia 8.1, recently received a new variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. While the rest of the specifications and features of the new variant remain unchanged, it is priced almost ₹3,000 higher than the 4GB RAM model at ₹29,999.


The smartphone is available for purchase online on Amazon and Nokia Online Shop as well as offline retail outlets. Offers on the smartphone include additional 1TB of 4G data on eligible Airtel prepaid plans starting at ₹199. Airtel postpaid users will get 120GB of additional data along with 3 months of free Netflix subscription and a year of Amazon Prime membership on purchase of the Nokia 8.1.",1
"Oppo and Vivo have Clone Apps and App Clones features respectively that let you duplicate apps, while Xiaomi has Dual Apps, Samsung has Dual Messenger, Asus has Twin Apps and Huawei/Honor have App Twin features. All you have to do is get in the settings menu, look out for these features and select WhatsApp from the list of applications. Then all you have to do is feed in your WhatsApp number and follow the standard process.


Xiaomi also has “Second Space"" which essentially creates a new user account, which mimics the experience of having two smartphones in a single device. You have to start building the second account from scratch—from wallpapers to app permissions, everything has to be set all over again. You can also have one app running on one account and not on the other or you can have the same app running on both accounts but with different IDs—the choice is yours.


For those phones that do not allow any of this sneaky business, like the Android One devices, there are apps on the Play Store like Double App and Parallel that allow you to duplicate an app. The process is similar to the one with custom ROM workarounds.",1
"Sydney: The stock sell-off that gripped markets Wall Street on Friday rolled into Asia on Monday, with Japanese shares heading for their biggest decline of 2019 and US futures suggesting further declines on Wall Street. Bond yields plumbed fresh lows.


Equity gauges fell more than 2 percent in Tokyo, and were down more than 1 percent in Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Australia’s 10-year bond yield recorded an all-time low and Japan’s hit the lowest since September 2016, when the Bank of Japan overhauled policy to focus less on asset purchases. A closely watched gauge of Treasuries has inverted for the first time since 2007, combining with poor European PMI readings on Friday to deepen recession worries.


The global equity recovery that took benchmarks to a five-month high is now showing signs of cracking amid weakening data and a pivot by global central banks away from monetary normalization -- which itself reflects concerns about the outlook. The 2019 advance in shares had taken the S&P 500 Index and MSCI World Index near levels reached during the height of last year’s rally.


“Global equities were kind of complacent"" as rates markets reflected growth concerns, said Marcella Chow, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management in Hong Kong. “It was the release of global PMI data last Friday that shook off the complacency,"" she added.",3
"RBI has bought a record 3 trillion rupees ($43.5 billion) of government bonds so far this fiscal year to ease a cash crunch


The purchase of bonds through OMOs has led to steepening of the yield curve as most of the buying was concentrated at the shorter end


Mumbai: The Indian central bank’s purchases of bonds to inject cash into the financial system may have an unintended effect of distorting bond prices, according to Deutsche Bank AG.


The Reserve Bank of India should instead consider cutting the cash reserve ratio, a move it last resorted to six years ago, as various reserve requirements enforced by the authority so far are curbing deposit growth and transmission of rate cuts, said Srinivas Varadarajan, managing director for fixed income and currencies at the bank’s Indian unit.",3
"Similarly, there are were messages from Archin and Sarthak Narula, winners of season 8 and Sunmeet Kaur, winner of season 6


Celebrities like Kapil Sharma, Krushna Abhishek and Shilpa Shetty have shot promo videos for the eleventh season of KBC",2
"The show’s cast also includes Kal Penn, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Maggie Q, Italia Ricci, Anthony Edwards, Julie White, Elena Tovar and Ben Watson",2
"After December 31, 2018, replacement of iPhone batteries will go back to the regular price. Once the offer ends, the replacement of battery in iPhone 6 and later versions will cost around $49 (Around ₹ 3,500) except iPhone X. Apple will charge $69 for an iPhone X battery replacement.


Mention must be made that all the latest models like iPhone XS, XS Max and XR are not eligible for $29 replacement batteries.",1
"Netflix recently released the trailer for Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston starrer comedy Murder Mystery and the trailer will take you back to the good old days of the early 2000s when the stars were seen acting in similar-looking dramedies


In the near three-minute trailer, we see Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston exchange a few toned-down insults that they throw at each other as a couple who have been married for a good 15 years",2
"He said that as per market research firm GfK, Samsung’s share in the top end tablet PC market was 29%.


The company on Thursday launched Galaxy Tab S4 for ₹ 57,900 a unit, which comes with automated keyboard ‘Dex’ and sytlus S Pen.


“This is a 2-in-1 tablet which can be converted in to desktop form when required. We have also enhanced battery size in the tablet to 7,300 mAH and screen size by 32% by reducing the bezel space,"" Babbar said.",1
"The latest trailer of Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby, is out, and it promises that the latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise will be a cool action film


In the three-and-a-half minute trailer, the makers give out most of the story, but what matters more in this film, is the experience",2
"Television Academy recently said The Twilight Zone will compete in the drama categories at the Emmys, including outstanding drama series, rather than as a limited series",2
"Having seen it during her multi-city lecture series across India, Seton identified Ray’s film as the neo-realist advent in India and gave a good report to Gandhi and her father, the then prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru


 Those days Nehru not only had the last word in politics but in the arenas of art and science as well


 As many critics began to denounce Ray’s debut film for selling Indian poverty abroad, it was Nehru who declared that ‘if a filmmaker shows poverty with such empathy, I am all for it’


 Soon, after Seton heard of the Ray film in August 1955, she went to Kolkata to revive the Calcutta Film Society


 The film society had been established in 1947 but had stopped activities as its founders were busy making their debut films in the early 1950s


 Seton went around Calcutta and wrote the first English biography of Ray, Portrait of a Director – Satyajit Ray in 1971


 It was because of Ray that she remained a lifelong Indo-phile and was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third highest civilian award in India in 1984",2
"Selecting 20% of households for an unconditional monthly allowance of ₹6,000 is likely to be a chaotic and divisive exercise (Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times)


Here is a scary but plausible scenario for the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY). If there’s a Congress-led coalition government at the centre later this year, a committee will be asked to suggest ways of identifying the poorest 20% households for the purpose of giving them ₹6,000 per month each.


This committee will recommend some sort of scoring system based on household characteristics. To implement this, a Socio-Economic Census will be conducted soon after the Census 2021—much as with the Socio-Economic and Caste Census of 2011, but with “caste"" discreetly dropped since nothing came of it last time.


The entire exercise will create a new class of households that enjoy a monthly allowance roughly equivalent to full-time employment at the minimum wage. Some of them will come from highly vulnerable groups, but others not, because of the unreliable nature of this identification exercise. For the same reason, many poor households will be left out.


Discontent will spread, tensions will simmer, and the whole scheme will be considered by many as a gross injustice —anyay rather than nyay. Five years down the line, in 2024, the Congress will pay the price for this chaos in the next genera elections.


This is not, of course, the only possible scenario. And even in this pessimistic scenario, many poor people will live better lives.


If I bring it up, it is to illustrate the fact that the operational aspects of NYAY are not an incidental matter, as some proponents of the minimum income guarantee scheme seem to suggest.


I am also drawing attention to the potential “divisiveness"" of NYAY. This concern arises from a combination of relatively low coverage (20% of the population) and large benefits—many times larger than anything being provided to poor people today under any scheme. Shocking as it may sound, ₹6,000 per month is the sort of salary that many informal-sector workers earn in the poorer states—say chowkidars (watchmen) or domestic workers. People struggle, bribe, cheat and fight for jobs of this kind.


Selecting 20% of households for an unconditional monthly allowance of ₹6,000 is likely to be a chaotic and divisive exercise.",0
"“We estimate that smart feature phones will cross more than half of global feature phone volumes by 2021,"" says Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research.


Over the next three years, nearly 370 million smart feature phones are expected to be sold across the world, according to Counterpoint Research. This will introduce an entirely untapped customer base to high-speed internet, apps, and services and, in doing so, open a whole host of new business and revenue opportunities for the entire mobile value chain.",1
"Do we need this? To begin with, Pixel Binning does help tackle a specific problem that these cameras face against larger (digital single-lens reflex) DSLR cameras—the sensor size.


As a result, the camera sensors inside phones have never been very big, which in turn reduces the amount of light that they capture. This is why smartphone cameras have always been weaker in shooting low-light photos, than in other conditions.",1
"We had decided in 2016 that BJP will win 21 seats in West Bengal. Now the central leadership wants us to win 23 seats, and we will. People of West Bengal want change and we will ensure it happens. BJP will win more than 50% seats in West Bengal.


Violence has already started but the number of central forces is increasing. India is the world’s biggest democracy but people are not allowed to cast their votes in West Bengal. People have started coming out to vote. BJP will not let anyone stop people from voting, it is their democratic right.",0
"Google's is gearing up for its upcoming annual I/O developers' conference in May. While most of the announcements are expected to be on the software end of things, including the new operating system Android Q, the American giant will also be pointing its sail in the direction of manufacturing affordable flagships, similar to Apple’s iPhone XR and Samsung’s Galaxy S10e. Widely dubbed as the Google Pixel 3a, Google is expected to launch the smartphone during the event.


Ahead of its official release, leakster Evan Blass (@Evleaks) posted an image of the device on Twitter. From the images, the smartphone seems to sport a very familiar design, taken straight off the Pixel 3 and 3XL, sans the notch.",1
"The Specials, directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, will bring the curtains down at 2019 Cannes Film Festival


The French dramedy features Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb in the lead alongside a cast of nonprofessional actors in the world of autistic teens and social workers",2
"New Delhi: Days after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections, Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the battle in Delhi would be fought over statehood, a long pending demand of the people.


Setting the agenda for the party's Lok Sabha campaign in Delhi, Kejriwal said, ""The Lok Sabha elections will be fought on statehood. Like Telangana and Uttarakhand fought for a separate state, there will be a similar fight in Delhi as well.""",0
"(From left) Rajrishi Singhal, consulting editor, Mint; Sanjeev Sharma, MD, ABB India Ltd & ABB R&D India; Karan Virwani, CWeO, WeWork India; Rajesh Janey, president and MD, India enterprise, Dell EMC; Sashi Sreedharan, MD, Microsoft India; Rahul Agarwal, CEO and MD, Lenovo India, Piyush Shah, co-founder and president, marketing cloud and data cloud, InMobi at Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2019.


New-age technologies like AI, IoT and blockchain among others are driving the future. Is there an unwarranted hype around them?


71% professionals believe AI will help humans solve complex problems and live richer lives, according to a 2018 survey by PwC


Companies need to focus more on putting data to meaningful use rather than just blindly gathering the data. This was the consensus at the CEO Panel during the Mint Digital Innovation Summit. The panel comprised Sanjeev Sharma, managing director (MD), ABB India Ltd & ABB R&D India; Rajesh Janey, president and MD of India enterprise, Dell EMC; Sashi Sreedharan, MD, Microsoft India; Rahul Agarwal, CEO and MD, Lenovo India; Karan Virwani, CWeO, WeWork India; and Piyush Shah, co-founder and president, marketing cloud and data cloud, InMobi. It was moderated by Rajrishi Singhal, consulting editor, Mint. Edited excerpts:",1
"The first two episodes of Game of Thrones’ final season has been pretty dialogue-heavy, which is a departure from the last season in which spectacle ruled the roost


It begins with Sansa’s voiceover saying, “The most heroic thing we can do now is to look the truth in the face,” as we see the combined Westerosi army with siege weapons arrayed against the approaching army of the dead",2
"Sensex and Nifty have rallied over the past few weeks on the back of strong FII inflows into India markets


ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank surged 4% each while Axis Bank and HDFC were among the other top gainers


Benchmark stock market indices Sensex and Nifty today closed at record highs, led by gains in banking stocks and IT heavyweight TCS. The Sensex rose as much as 458 points intraday to 39,364, before ending at 39,275, up 369 points. Broader benchmark index Nifty, which hit a fresh high of 11,810 intraday, settled 0.90% higher at 11,787. Banking stocks led the gains with Nifty Bank index rising 1.5%. Earnings, investment flows and elections are likely to be the key drivers for Indian markets this truncated week. Indian markets would remain closed on Wednesday and Friday for Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections will take place on April 18. The global cues remained positive with Asian and European markets higher today.


1) The earnings season got off to a good start with market heavyweight TCS reporting yet another quarter of strong results and the management expects continued strong growth in the new fiscal year starting April 1. TCS shares ended 1% higher, extending their Monday's 5% gain.",3
"He will be teaming up with Irumbu Thirai fame director P Mithran and is also working on a big budget sci-fi film


 She has a number of films set to release this year including Kolayuthir Kalam, Chiranjeevi’s Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Love Action Drama",2
"Starting with the cheapest deal in the sale, the 2018 Apple iPad (Wi-Fi/32GB storage) is available at ₹25,999. You can also get your hands on the 2018 iPad Pro with Face ID at ₹47,752 for the Wi-Fi model. The 2018 iPad Pro (cellular) is available at ₹74,100. The older iPad Pros start at ₹46,999 and go up to ₹74,100.


The Space Grey iPhone X with 64GB internal storage can be availed at ₹74,999. The base variant of iPhone XS Max with 64GB internal storage has received a discount of ₹5,000, bringing its price down from ₹109,900 to ₹104,900. The iPhone XS also gets a similar price drop from ₹99,900 to ₹94,900. The base variant of the iPhone XR with 64GB storage is available at ₹70,900, down from ₹76,900.


The iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 have also received price drops. The iPhone 8 Plus is available at ₹66,999 while the iPhone 8 can be bought at ₹57,999 respectively.",1
Also read: Bring tissues before watching Avengers Endgame: Kevin FeigeAvengers: Endgame is set to release in India on April 26,2
"mint-india-wire Asus ZenBook 13Asus ZenBook 13 reviewAsus ZenBook 13 priceAsus ZenBook 13 featuresAsus ZenBook 13 specifications


Notebooks are getting smaller and easier to carry. Asus’ new ZenBook 13 series is a case in point. Its UX331UAL-EG001T variant, priced at ₹ 66,990, shows one doesn’t need to spend a lot to get them.


Design: Wrapped in an aluminium chassis carved out of a single block, the new ZenBook 13 feels immensely premium, while the rose gold and deep dive blue finish brightens the overall looks. It is surprisingly compact and light (985g) for a 13 inch Notebook and can slide comfortably into the smallest of backpacks.",1
"The Mumbai-set political drama, presented by Applause Entertainment, features Sachin Pilgaonkar, Priya Bapat, Eijaz Khan and Siddharth Chandekar among others


Also read | City of Dreams review: Not worth the visitFor the director, venturing into the digital space with a 10-episode was a challenge",2
"How satisfied are you with your film-related work?Being a well-known comedian has assured me a good life, but I didn’t stop at that


 He is an asuran, and his style of working reminds me of his mentor Shankar—be it thought process or execution


Could you stop saying this, please? (Laughs) Perhaps, there is a young actor in me who is desperate to learn",2
"But what about Chay? For the first time, in a conversation with Famously Filmfare host Chinmayi Sripaada, Chaitanya got candid about Samantha, his wedding and the feeling of being married",2
"“After 19 years of BJD rule, people are migrating from Odisha in search of jobs. But the chief minister won’t talk about unemployment and structural reforms,"" said Aparajita Sarangi, a state BJP leader.


BJD leaders have a ready counter-narrative. They believe that migration in the state is not forced. In a vast country like India workforce mobility is a natural phenomena and it adds to the “remittance economy"", explained Bhartruhari Mahtab, a veteran BJD leader.


Mahtab asserted that notwithstanding an aggressive campaign by the BJP, chief minister Naveen Patnaik will win a fifth term in office. Patnaik, a political novice, had formed BJD in 1997 after the death of his father Biju Patnaik. He has remained the chief minister since March 2000.


Early in his political career, Naveen Patnaik had realised three things—the economic disadvantage of the state, the power of women as voters, and the emotional connect his father enjoyed as a leader. He has had varying degrees of success in all three aspects over the last 19 years. He created more than 700,000 women self-help groups, gave them financial help, made them self-reliant and got their votes. Road and bridge infrastructure, access to schools, launching populist schemes for the poor, including rice for ₹1 per kg, meals for ₹5 for the poor near hospitals, and road transport hubs made him instantly popular. However, critics argue that his industrial policies did not yield much result.",0
"Thank you for loving me ❤️😘You are so so precious to me ❤️I love you @iamksgofficial ❤️ #monkeyversary #monkeylove


In another video that Bipasha posted on social media, the two lovebirds blow candles of their anniversary cake and make a wish together",2
"Jain explained that the company's scope of growth in India's online market share became limited after it captured over 50% share in that market.


This is one of the main reasons why the company is pushing its offline expansion aggressively. But offline expansion also brings with it additional cost and Jain had no hesitation in admitting that.


Responding to a question by IANS on whether the aggressive offline push could hurt its profitability, especially because Xiaomi has a policy of not keeping more than 5% profit margin from its hardware, Jain said: ""It is true that the cost of doing business in offliine is higher than online.


""I can say confidently that our cost of running offline business would be the lowest among all the brands. Other brands generally tend to have three-four layers of distributors - national, state, city and sometimes, even micros distributors - before the product reaches the retailers and consumers. But we have only one level of distribution,"" he explained.",1
"”The 52-year-old director says if one “wants to play the mainstream game” then one must work with the stars


 But finding the right resources and money will be tricky when you tell stories that are away from the mainstream narrative",2
"“The proposal that Andy Tennant, the director, had which was quite interesting was that my character is back in Alabama, and Reese is actually, her character is in New York with our kids


Lucas also said the possible installment could also see Patrick Dempsey and Candice Bergen reprise their roles",2
"ToF cameras work independently of ambient lighting conditions, so they can offer much better facial recognition performance in low light


 LG Electronics on Thursday said that its upcoming flagship device, the G8 ThinQ will come with a dual front facing camera system that will include a Time of Flight (ToF) camera.",1
"“It didn’t play well, but we had a scene in a trench where, for reasons, the battle got paused for about three minutes and now there are 18 people all going, ‘What are we going to do?’ ‘I’m going to do this",2
"Android's next major update tentatively named ""Q"" could see the removal of the back button and a quicker app-changing animation when users swipe to the right.


""Most of the complaints that people have towards Android Pie's gestures focus on the presence of the dedicated back button and the difficulty of performing the long swipe up of the pill to open the app drawer. While I don't know if the latter gesture will be changed in Android Q, there's a really good chance that Google may kill the dedicated back button,"" XDA Developers reported on Monday.",1
"Of the 258 removed ads with start and end dates, ads remained on Google an average of eight days and Facebook 15 days, according to data Reuters collected from the databases.


Based on ranges in the databases, the 436 ads were displayed up to 20.5 million times and cost up to $582,000, amounting to a fraction of the millions of dollars spent online in those races.


Asked for comment, Google said it is committed to bringing greater transparency to political ads. Facebook said the database is a way the company is held accountable, “even if it means our mistakes are on display.""


In some cases, the companies’ automated scans did not identify banned material such as hateful speech or images of poor quality before ads went live.


Ads that are OK when scanned may also become non-compliant if they link to a website that later breaks down.


Google’s database covers $54 million in spending by US campaigns since May and Facebook $354 million, according to their databases.",1
"Nokia 7.1 is backed by a 3,060mAh battery which can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes according to the Finnish smartphone maker. Connectivity options on the Nokia 7.1 include USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE, WiFi and NFC.",1
"The brand registered over 100% growth in its market share from 6% to 13% in the first quarter of 2019


In the 2G feature phone segment, Lava was second to Samsung with a difference of only 2% in market share",1
"The model code of conduct, which ensures a level playing field between political parties during elections, will be in place till the entire election schedule ends and results are announced. During this time, the guidelines to political parties and candidates ensure that there is ‘no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes’ and corrupt practices are avoided.


""Model Code of Conduct for guidance of political parties comes into effect today itself for the entire country… any violation can be dealt with in the strictest manner,"" CEC Sunil Arora said.",0
"Polling also started in eight out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Saharanpur, Kairana, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Gautam Buddha Nagar, four - Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui - out of 40 seats in Bihar and two - Cooch Behar and Alipurduar - out of 42 seats in West Bengal.


Of Maharashtra's 48 constituencies, voting in the first phase is happening in seven constituencies of Vidharbha, with the focus on Nagpur — the headquarters of the RSS -- and Chandrapur, the hometown of its chief Mohan Bhagwat.


In Telangana, key constituencies where voting started include Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Khammam and Hyderabad.",0
"Realme 2 Pro will have a flat discount of ₹1,000 and will start from ₹11,990 on Flipkart.com and Realme.com.


The Realme C1 will start from ₹7,499 on Flipkart.com and realme.com. Users can also go for a complete mobile protection plan that starts from ₹99.",1
"Earlier it was announced that that the film will be releasing on May 1 but the makers have pushed the release date to May 17


 HipHop Tamizha will be composing the music and Thaana Serndha Kootam-fame Dinesh Krishnan will be cranking the camera for the film",2
"But the people of the district including the dominant Vokkaliga community, believed to back the JD(S), split by the decision of its party to overlook local leaders and even L.R.Shivarame Gowda, who won the November by-polls, to paradrop Nikhil. Locals and political analysts believe that Nikhil’s candidature was pushed by Kumaraswamy to retain the power balance within the family after the Deve Gowda decided to give up his Hassan parliamentary seat to Prajwal Revanna, his other grandson.


But family politics could not side-step party politics in a region where the Congress and JD(S) workers have fought bitter and bloody battles and were unwilling to reconcile their differences just because their top brass had. Rebels from the Congress, JD(S) and formal support by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) giving Sumalatha the confidence to take on the combined might of the Gowda household.


The burden of Sumalatha’s loss, a recently widowed woman, would be a cross that the people of the district would bear taking away the edge from Nikhil’s campaign.


Mandya, that accounts as the biggest market for Kannada cinema, saw media attention that it had been craving for but not necessarily for the reasons it wished for.",0
"Reports say the process of unifying the underlying messaging infrastructure of the three platforms has started and will be over by the end of this year or early next year. The roll-out is likely to be sometime in 2020.


Facebook has been getting flak for its lackadaisical attitude towards data privacy. There have been several data leaks since the Cambridge Analytica scandal. An NYT report says the unified back-end will support end-to-end encryption for all communication between WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger or Instagram Direct. For that, Facebook will have to encrypt all messages on Messenger and Instagram as well. At present, message encryption is optional on Messenger and doesn’t exist on Instagram.",1
"Also read | Avengers Endgame movie release LIVE UPDATESHowever, amidst all the excitement, fans were upset by the movie leak which took place a couple of days ahead of Avengers: Endgame’s worldwide release",2
"""The innovation centre will fast track AI and ML courses for techies and provide the industry with access to large pool of doctorates and undergraduate students at the university,"" said Kowlaczyk in the statement.


Wipro's investment in the partnership enhances its digital transformation capability for clients using breakthrough innovations in AI and ML.


The partnership will also co-develop unique solutions and new IP, leveraging joint capabilities in advanced AI and ML research, development, consulting and solution delivery.",1
"Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd’s (BHEL’s) shares have risen 20% from a 52-week low of ₹56.20 in early February. Lower valuations, along with a pickup in order books and operating margins, have helped the stock. But note that BHEL is still at about half the levels it was two years ago.


At a price-to-earnings multiple of around 12 on FY21 estimated earnings, the stock trades way below its decadal average of 20. Even the 0.6 times book value is near historical lows.


The stock is getting some support on the premise that fresh orders, revenue and margins can only improve. December quarter Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margin at 3.6% is better than the year-ago period’s 1.6%. FY19 forecast from brokerage firms ranges from 4.5% to 5.6%.",3
"Words are not enough but the name is enough — Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar! Thank you for the beautiful memories sir! Forever your fan!”Saqib Saleem, who will be seen playing Mohinder Amarnath in Ranveer Singh film 83, took to Twitter and wrote, “Happy Birthday God ji


 @sachin_rt”83 film team tweeted, “When the history of cricket will be written, his name will be right among the top! Wishing @sachin_rt a very happy birthday! #HappyBirthdaySachinSaiyami Kher tweeted, “Behind those 100 centuries and many thousand runs stands a great human being",2
"Chirantan Bhatt has been roped in to compose music and the regular shoot of this untitled project will commence from June


On the work front, Jagapathi Babu will next be seen as the villain in Mahesh Babu’s upcoming release Maharshi",2
"The patent describes the tilting between pages and the touch-sensitive rear glass panel as the following:


“The electronic device defined in claim 2 wherein the control circuitry changes the content by flipping pages of text displayed on the flexible display layer based on the tilt angle.""",1
"New Delhi: With the countdown to the next Lok Sabha elections on, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to come out with two manifesto's - a special manifesto for Delhi and a separate manifesto for other states.


The party wants to focus on their demand for statehood, which is the central theme of their campaign in Delhi.


""The details are still being worked out but the party will likely come out with two manifesto's. Delhi is a focus state of ours and plan for the state needs special focus,"" a senior AAP leader, who did not wish to be quoted said.",0
"Its Tobii Eye Tracking sensor also allows gamers to control player actions in games such as Far Cry 5 with eye and head movements. Despite the small footprint, the Area 51 has a full-fledged keyboard, with wide and well-spaced keys. They are also backlit, so one can play with ease in the dark.


Verdict: The new Alienware Area 51m sets a new bar for gaming notebooks by offering the power of a desktop machine in a portable form-factor.


At ₹2,99,590, it commands a hefty price tag, but for gamers who like to game anywhere and anytime, without performance compromises, this is the best option out there.",1
"The entry-level Kindle takes a split second more to turn pages, which might annoy some users. The 3G variant of the Oasis has 32GB storage and is priced at ₹ 28,999. The Oasis really is for Kindle power users, who may actually use all that storage, read in swimming pools and want the absolute best a Kindle can offer. However, for most users, the cheaper entry-level Kindle may be the right fit. The Kindle Paperwhite offers a middle ground between the high-end and the entry segment.",1
"“Unemployment is skyrocketing in Tripura. If the government decides to bring in more people from neighbouring countries, where will we go? How will we survive?"" asked Bikram Pal, a shop owner in Tripura’s Sonamura.


“The legitimate citizens of the country will stand to lose because of this. The government first needs to solve the unemployment problem here. We have yet to see results on this front,"" Pal said.


Residents pointed out that Tripura is still trying to pull itself up from the economic doldrums it had fallen into these many years and said that the bill would only compound its problems in terms of distribution of logistics and resources.


“We do not support the citizenship bill at all. We hope it is not passed in Parliament. The government needs to think, look at the size of states such as Tripura. The size of the land is not enough to accommodate people from Bangladesh or other countries. How will our resources stretch to provide for the extra people? The government needs to think about these logistics before it opens the country’s door to refugees from elsewhere,"" said Sankar Debnath, a businessman in Agartala.",0
"Though Nikhil had focussed on his acting career, the rise of Prajwal in the party had prompted Kumaraswamy to field his son, fearing that his brother’s son could be seen as the legitimate political heir to Deve Gowda’s legacy within the JD(S). Prajwal, however, has been more active in the JD(S) circles.


The entry of Prajwal and Nikhil also heralded the entry of the third generation of politicians from the Gowda household, which has fought hard to shed its image as a ‘family run’ party.


The JD(S) leadership hopes that the decision to field the cousins from its strongholds—Mandya and Hassan—will make it electorally easy for both. But the pre-poll alliance with the Congress and the friction between the grass roots workers of the two parties may make life a little harder for the two scions.",0
"The Nyay scheme will not be implemented 'rashly like demonetisation and GST of the BJP', says Congress president Rahul Gandhi. (PTI)


The objective of the Nyay scheme is two-fold: a minimum income guarantee to the 20% poorest families and remonetising the Indian economy damaged by demonetisation, says Congress' Rahul Gandhi


New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Nyay scheme will remonetise what Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised and asserted that his party's minimum income guarantee for the poor has thrown the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) into total disarray.


In an interview to the Press Trust of India ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 beginning 11 April, Gandhi said the 'Nyay' scheme has the twin objectives of giving money to the 20% poorest families in India and remonetising the Indian economy ""damaged"" by demonetisation.


""What the PM has done over the past five years is to remove all money from the Indian economy with failed policies like demonetisation and a poorly executed Gabbar Singh Tax (GST). Informal sectors have been badly hit.",0
"At the centre of the commerce effort is a BuzzFeed executive named Ben Kaufman, a 32-year-old serial entrepreneur with a reputation for creating youth-friendly products.


For Scotts, Kaufman’s team assembled some 40 experts—including engineers, a horticulturist and a Brooklyn woman who lives with 700 houseplants—for a weeklong brainstorming session in December at BuzzFeed’s New York headquarters. The session was similar to Shark Tank, with a panel of experts narrowing down a list of product ideas each day, according to Ziegler.


Kaufman’s 65-person team has generated about $50 million in sales this year from deals combining commerce and advertising, according to a person familiar with the matter. But it’s hard to tell how big such a labour-intensive process can ultimately become for BuzzFeed.


Kaufman previously ran a start-up called Quirky that brought people’s invention ideas to market and cut deals with companies like General Electric Co., Mattel Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. But it ran out of venture capital funding and was forced to shut down.",1
"It’s not clear what issues remain unresolved in the divorce, but Jolie has filed papers saying Pitt wasn’t paying sufficient child support, which his attorneys disputed",2
"Progressive groups have been urging the Federal Trade Commission to carve up Facebook and split off its popular services Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger into their own companies. In January, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is planning to integrate the chat tools of those products, making a breakup harder to accomplish if the services are more tightly intertwined. The move has also increased concerns about transparency into how Facebook’s data collection works.


Privacy regulations 'should protect your right to choose how your information is used -- while enabling companies to use information for safety purposes and to provide services,' he said. 'It shouldn’t require data to be stored locally, which would make it more vulnerable to unwarranted access.'


Zuckerberg also said there should also be rules guaranteeing portability of data that protects information when it moves between services.


The Facebook chief’s statement was in keeping with his efforts this year to frame the company’s more critical problems as part of broader issues for the internet at large. Zuckerberg’s willingness to embrace regulation could pave the way toward taking the thorniest problems about speech and privacy out of Facebook’s hands -- or at least give the company more time to solve them.",1
"“I would tell her to dance like no one was watching, enjoy boredom while she can and continue to stand for what she believes in",2
"The game industry’s business model of creating a hardware platform, such as Sony’s PlayStation and Nintendo’s Switch, and then charging publishers for the right to access it has come under pressure in recent years. That’s happened as many casual gamers turn to free-to-play mobile titles.


“There is no doubt this service makes life even more difficult for established platforms,"" Amir Anvarzadeh, a market strategist at Asymmetric Advisors Pte, said in a note to clients. “Google will help further fragment the gaming market which is already coming under pressure by big games which have adopted the mobile gaming business model of giving the titles away for free in hope of generating in-game content sales.""


The Japanese companies have responded by creating subscription services and offering content other than games, but Google’s push into the $180 billion industry threatens the longstanding hardware model. The search giant however not only has to provide a smooth lag-free experience, it must also convince publishers to bring their marquee titles.",3
"Almost everything—from the ignition switch to the driving mode toggle—is done via physical toggle switches, which is something that those with a penchant for the old school will enjoy.


The interior is lit up with LEDs around the central console, doors and so on. When you unlock the car, the iconic MINI logo is projected on the ground on either side, a nifty gimmick that many would like.


The central console’s LED backlight changes colour based on what function you’re on, and even as you switch driving modes. To sum up, if you’re a fan of the MINI, the Countryman offers you as much technology as you can get from the brand.",1
"Second, the US market has some global companies and other internet and IT themes such as the Alphabets and Facebooks of the world, that are not listed in India. Many of these themes have had a good run in the last decade, leading to a strong performance in the US market.


While currency risks can work both ways, over a long term, emerging market currencies have generally depreciated.


Having said all this, note that the Indian market has fared better over a three-year and a five-year period. And like investment advisers always say, “Past performance is not a guide for future performance.""",3
"It is powered by a Snapdragon 710 processor that is paired with up to 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. It runs Android Pie 9 with Oppo's ColorOS running atop.


The back of the Reno hosts a 48MP+5MP double rear camera configuration. The 48-megapixel camera uses the Sony IMX586 sensor. It is backed by a 3,700mAh battery with support for 18W Super VOOC fast charging.",1
"The film is reminiscent of classic Disney narratives with sword-play, pirate ships, canon battles and even a Steam Punk time machine,” said Spalla in a statement",2
"In a separate statement on Sunday, the company said its proposal under the bankruptcy process will be the same as the previous plans it pursued with creditors. This includes sale of all telecom infrastructure assets and spectrum, as well as real estate assets. (With Agency Inputs)


*Reliance Group companies have sued HT Media Ltd, Mint’s publisher, and nine others in the Bombay high court over a 2 October 2014 front-page story that they have disputed. HT Media is contesting the case.",3
"Nadi X yoga pants by New York-based startup Wearable X can identify yoga positions and give real-time feedback on the accuracy of the positions. 


The wearable segment, as we know it, is changing. It is no longer just about smartwatches and fitness bands that one can strap on the wrist to track steps, pulse and receive calls. Users now have a bevy of smart shirts, jackets, shoes, socks and even jewellery that can help users in ways in which smartwatches cannot.


This new breed of shirts and jackets can do many of those basic things that a smartwatch can. Arrow came up with smart shirt ( ₹2,999) with an in-built near field communication (NFC) chip on the cuff that can be paired with an Arrow mobile app on the smartphone, allowing users to switch their phone from silent to vibrate to auto reply mode by just tapping on the cuff. A similar option is Levi’s Commuter X Jacquard ($350; approx ₹24,876), a non-stretchable denim jacket designed in collaboration with Google. It has an in-built NFC tag with 14 days of battery backup. When connected to a smartphone, it allows user to a control music, screen phone calls and get directions by tapping or brushing on the sleeve.",1
"That said, the design and build quality can and will be overlooked by many. What really puts me off with these headphones though is the audio quality.


The Momentum True Wireless suffers from muddy audio. It doesn’t deal with the mid frequencies well and you can hear distortion above 60% volume. The bass notes are loud but loose, which I personally don’t like, but many might.",1
"After a lot of discussions and keeping the curiosity and excitement about the film in mind, we have decided to release the film immediately after the Lok Sabha Election results


PM Narendra Modi also stars Boman Irani, Manoj Joshi, Prashant Narayanan, Zarina Wahab, Barkha Sengupta, Anjan Shrivastav, Yatin Karyekar, Ramakant Dayma, Akshat R Saluja, Jimesh Patel and Darshan Kumaar",2
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 0.7%. During the period, foreign investors bought $9.77 billion in equity and sold $301.3 million in debt market.


India's benchmark Sensex Index fell 0.05% to 38963.26 points. Year to date, the index has risen 8.22%.",3
"A sequel to the 2014 film, the crime thriller will have Rani Mukerji reprising her role of the tough senior inspector Shivani Roy


”Though the Ek Deewana Tha actor refused to talk about the character he will be essaying, he shared, “Working in a Yash Raj film is a dream for any actor",2
"The Cabinet last year had approved a fresh equity issue of 15% by Hindustan Copper to help it raise over Rs900 crore


New Delhi: State-owned Hindustan Copper said on Thursday its board has approved raising up to Rs1,400 crore through an issue of equity shares to qualified institutional investors.",3
"It should be noted that the last wage revision for cement workers happened in August 2015. Then, the gross pay was increased by ₹6,000 per month. Even though this time the revision is lower, analysts foresee operating costs rising by around 2%.


But as business tycoon Henry Ford said, it is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. So, cement companies are most likely to pass this burden via price hikes, as they have done in the past.",3
"Samsung says the back of the Galaxy A20 is made out of a material called ""Glasstic"". This is essentially a highly polished plastic material with premium glass-like glossy surface and gradients. The colour gradient doesn't stand out as much as Huawei and Honor smartphones, but is subtle and produces a rainbow effect at certain angles.",1
"Also Read | Actor Sunny Deol joins BJP, likely to be fielded from PunjabHere are the film celebrities who recently took the political plunge:Urmila MatondkarUrmila Matondkar recently joined the Indian National Congress


Prakash RajPrakash Raj has had strong political opinions for a while and he used Twitter to effectively share his concerns


 This year, the versatile actor is contesting elections as an independent candidate from the Bangalore Central constituency",2
"Markets nursed losses for the second straight session Thursday after the RBI slashed the interest rate but lowered the GDP growth forecast for 2019-20.


Lacklustre services data, depreciating rupee and weak overseas cues also weighed on trading sentiment, brokers said.


Rate-sensitive stocks ended on a mixed note, with the BSE auto and realty indices rising up to 0.61%, while the BSE bankex lost 0.67%.


TCS was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, sliding 3.17%, followed by HCL Technologies Ltd, Yes Bank Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Tata Steel Ltd, Larsen and Toubro Ltd and Infosys Ltd, down up to 2.34%.


On the other hand, Tata Motors Ltd, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd , Asian Paints Ltd, Vedanta Ltd and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd were among the top gainers, rising up to 2.49%. bloomberg",3
"NEW DELHI: A video clip shot on a sparse rooftop of what looks like a low-rise apartment block shows a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Describing himself as a proud Indian with the online identity ""garrytomar"", he is wearing ear-studs and shows a beaded necklace under a partly unbuttoned shirt in the 15-second clip.


""Modi has single-handedly trounced everyone ... Modi is a storm, you all now know,"" goes the Hindi song, posted on Chinese video mobile application TikTok, the latest digital platform to grip India's small towns and villages ahead of a general election due by May.


Created by Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, one of the world's most valuable start-ups potentially worth more than $75 billion, TikTok allows users to create and share short videos with various special effects. It is becoming hugely popular in rural India, home to most of the country's 1.3 billion people.


Social media platforms such as Facebook, its unit WhatsApp and Twitter are extensively being used by Indian politicians for campaigning ahead of the election: Facebook's 300 million users and WhatsApp's 200 million have made India their largest market in the world, while Twitter too has millions of users.


TikTok is fast catching up: it has been downloaded more than 240 million times in India so far, according to app analytics firm Sensor Tower. More than 30 million users in India installed it last month, 12 times more than in January 2018.",0
"While some experts suggested usage of censors in the manhole to check the status of toxic gases, some others suggested a database control room for various sewer line related data and a Helpline number for the same.


""The DJB has been asked to constitute a committee for implementation of various methods to use robot and other type of technology. The government will ensure funds to DJB for this purpose,"" the minister added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"In the run-up to Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, actor Vivek Oberoi on Sunday campaigned on behalf of the BJP in the capital, urging the people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi


The actor, who plays Modi in the biopic PM Narendra Modi, asked Delhiites to vote for the Prime Minister on all seven seats in the city


After almost three hours of wait, Oberoi arrived at the Constitution Club of India for the event, titled Saaton seetein Modi ko (All seven seats for Modi) and started off his under four-minute-long address with “How’s the josh?”, the popular dialogue from the film, Uri: The Surgical Strike",2
"“We had initially composed songs in a slightly higher key but then decided to tone it down and make it more intimate and acoustic for the audience,” he says


 “I wrote this song around 25 years ago and I am glad I could share it with my fans,” he says, about the piece which talks about mindspace at the end of a relationship


 “We tend to focus a lot on the bad and what went wrong in the relationship that make us overlook the good moments",2
"It opens with Crazy in love, with Beyonce strutting around in her crown and soon enough, she lets it rip


 Every song presented, mostly from her last two albums, Lemonade and Beyonce, and some from her long 22-year-career has been reinvented and reinterpreted brilliantly


 There are collaborations with husband Jay Z and a reunion with Kelly Rowlands and Michelle Williams for All the single ladies


 But at every nano-second, you see the precision of everything — everyone is in the exact same spot, at a particular time, unified, co-ordinated",2
"Honor 20 series is the successor to the Honor 10 series. The series may include Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro, Honor 20A, Honor 20C and Honor 20X.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"“Twelve members of my family died that day, including my father, mother, brother and his wife and their children,"" says Qasimi, who was born in Nellie, a hamlet lying just an hour’s drive from Guwahati.


The massacre has become inextricably linked with the violence surrounding the politics of identity in not only Assam, but also the wider north-eastern region.


Last year, Qasimi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has swept to power in Assam, Tripura and Manipur and has friendly governments in all eight north-eastern states under the North-East Democratic Alliance. Qassimi’s decision may seem surprising, given allegations that the events of Nellie had undertones of right-wing Hindutva politics—the Bengali Muslims were killed after they defied calls for boycotting assembly elections that saw the Congress voted to power.


Qassimi says the people of Nellie paid the price of upholding democracy against the wishes of Assamese son-of-the-soil agitators. “We will not make the same mistake again,"" he said. “It is prudent to stay on the right side of the powers that be and move on with life for the sake of our children.""",0
"XBT Provider is rolling out trackers that mimic the price of Litecoin and XRP, adding to its existing instruments for Bitcoin and Ethereum


Bitcoin’s rally this year drew worldwide attention on Tuesday when it surged more than 20% in less than an hour at the start of Asian trading


Stockholm: The creator of the first exchange-traded product that tracks Bitcoin is introducing versions for rival tokens, debuting the securities in a week when cryptocurrencies broke into a swift rally.",3
The 34-year-old actor is one of the most politically active Hollywood celebrities and has never minced her words when it comes to important issues,2
"I have to rise up, and hopefully, most of the time I do, but sometimes it’s definitely maddening,” she added",2
"All of this is not to tell you that you’re in 2018 and smartphones are taking over everything, they’re for a reason.


According to Pioneer “with all these cutting-edge features, Pioneer Smart Sync makes it easier for the driver to use his phone through Pioneer Smart Sync App and SPH-CI9BT.""


It is clear that Pioneer is taking a step forward in reducing driver distraction with this product. To give you some perspective, 2,138 lives were claimed by distracted driving due to smartphone usage.


But here’s the thing, for such a unit to truly be less distractive, the voice recognition of the system has to be really responsive and the entire interface has to be in the line of sight of the driver, so the eyes are always on the road. I used the head unit for three days and here are my findings:


There are three ways to connect to the system—via USB, Bluetooth and aux. I will be talking mainly about the Bluetooth connectivity as it was my main source of media consumption.


Connecting to the headset was a bit tricky. There’s a specific way to connect your smartphone to it—download the app, then enable your Bluetooth visibility and then connect with the unit via the app. If you don’t do it via the app and do it through your Bluetooth settings instead, you’ll have to delete your pairing and start all over again.


This got a bit annoying at times—I have the tendency to keep my Bluetooth on when I leave the car, and if the app wasn’t opened, it would refuse to connect. By this time I had already started driving and since the device was in the cradle, I had to park my car as the cradle was a bit out of reach.",1
"At a global level, seven UN entities have come together, supported by the WEF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development to better address the e-waste challenge.


In the joint report, they called for a new vision for electronics based on the circular economy, and the need for collaboration with major brands, small and medium-sized enterprises, academia, trade unions, civil society and associations in a deliberative process to change the entire system.


Another report by the WEF in collaboration with Accenture Strategy also outlined a future in which Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies provide a tool to unlock the value of e-waste. This visualises an ""internet of materials"" that could lead to better product tracking, take-back and recycling.",1
"SBI, which accounts for more than a fifth of India's banking assets, saw its gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans ease to 8.71% at end-December, from 9.95% in the previous quarter and 10.35% in the year-ago period.


In absolute terms, its gross bad loans eased from the previous quarter to ₹1.88 trillion, helped by a slowdown in slippages.",3
"Profit-taking: Prices of copper are down on profit-taking by funds with long positions betting on higher prices.


Traders say the market has been long on copper for some time, while others say the premium for the cash over the three-month contract at $34 a tonne should attract metal to LME warrant, relieving some of the tightness.


Prices: Copper was down 1.4% at $6,386 a tonne, aluminium fell 1.9% to $1,882, zinc slipped 1.2% to $2,750, lead ceded 1.1% to $2,119 and tin was down 0.3% at $21,550.",3
"At the school, he befriends 13-year-old Drey (a brilliant Shareeka Epps) and together they teach each other a thing or two about life


 It’s a slice-of-life meets coming-of-age drama that managed to hold my attention thanks to almost flawless performances by both Gosling and Epps",2
"""Lanthanides are used in a variety of current technologies, including the screens and electronics of smartphones, batteries of electric cars, satellites, and lasers,"" said Joseph Cotruvo, Assistant Professor at Penn State and senior author of the study.


""These elements are called rare earths, and they include chemical elements of atomic weight 57 to 71 on the periodic table,"" Cotruvo added.


Extracting rare earths from the environment or from industrial samples, like waste water from mines or coal waste products, is generally very challenging and expensive.",1
"NEW DELHI: Being surrounded by multiple gadgets and operating them separately can be a nightmare. Internet of Things (IoT) has addressed that by allowing users to control one device with another. While 4G has been a major facilitator for IoT so far, the spurt in number of devices on the network will be huge.",1
"Information surfacing about this upcoming feature has left users in a state of confusion.""I don't get it. What's the point. How's this useful. You've authenticated fingerprint security, that means your chat is secured. Why blocking screenshot, after all its your own chat, its your own WhatsApp, you should be able to do what you want,"" a user replied on WABeta's tweet informing users about the feature.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The BJP announced a total of 184 names in its first list including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the national president of the party.


Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh while Shah will contest from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.


However, in the 21 candidates announced late on Thursday, the BJP did not release its choice for Bengaluru South that was the constituency of its late leader, Ananth Kumar. The party had managed to convince Kumar's wife, Tejaswini Ananth Kumar to contest but her name finds no mention in the first list, raising speculation if the party was still considering its options in a seat which it has held since 1996.


Defectors from Congress including Umesh Jadhav and A.Manju have been named as the BJP candidates from Kalaburagi and Hassan respectively.",0
"Qure.ai has deployed its solutions across many national and international locations. From 10,000 processed scans and five deployments in 2016-17, the healthcare start up has grown to 20 plus sites and 50,000 plus processed scans till date.",1
"Shopping is now a standalone channel on Instagram. One can access it in the search section at the top of the page and see posts by their favourite brands. While Instagram is primarily used to share photos and stories, it gives the option to chat via the direct message feature. Users can also make their Instagram chats more fun by sending GIF stickers, available in the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) tab with every message thread.",1
"Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web that made the internet accessible to us, transforming our lives


Bengaluru: Three decades ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web that made the internet accessible to us, transforming our lives. The internet is once again changing radically, as various concerns undermine its democratic nature.",1
"For users planning to buy a new Kindle, the choice is between an entry-level All-New Kindle, the All-New Kindle Paperwhite and the top-of-the-line Kindle Oasis


New Delhi: The Kindle has become the default choice for most readers who find reading on phones distracting. However, given that Amazon sells many Kindle variants, it’s hard to know the right fit for you.",1
"On Wednesday, the rupee had ended 10 paise lower at 70.80 against the US dollar on rising global crude prices and heavy foreign fund outflows.


On a net basis, foreign investors withdrew ₹676.63 crore from stocks on Wednesday, according to provisional FPI data.",3
"It comes in three memory variants—8GB RAM with 128GB, 8GB RAM with 512GB internal storage and 12GB RAM with a terabyte of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,100mAh battery.


The Galaxy S10e is the more pocket-friendly variant of the S10 that directly rivals Apple's iPhone XR. It comes with a smaller 5.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display. The cutout houses a 10MP selfie camera while at the back it has dual cameras comprising a wide-angle 12MP sensor and ultra-wide 16MP sensor.


It is powered by the same processor as its bigger siblings but skips the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead, it gets a side mounted optical fingerprint scanner embedded inside the lock button.


The Samsung Galaxy S10e is available in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB RAM and storage options. It’s backed by a 3,100mAh battery.


Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch comes with a circular 1.1-inch AMOLED display with 360x360 resolution. It is powered by a 230mAh battery and runs the latest version of Tizen, but includes Samsung's new One UI. It comes with a heart rate monitor that doubles up as a stress monitor, sleep monitor and has water-resistance to depths of 50 meters.",1
"Apple was sensitive to a reputation it earned, early on, as a home for uplifting programming, with little or no room for the gritty antihero fare that has defined many critically acclaimed series over the last two decades, from “The Sopranos"" onward. Executives at the company bristled when they discovered there would be scenes involving crucifixes in Shyamalan’s new thriller for the service, as The Wall Street Journal reported in September. But Apple ultimately allowed the crucifixes to remain, according to two people familiar with the series.


Hollywood’s concerns have not prevented big names from making deals with the company. In all, Apple has ordered roughly two dozen series from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Damien Chazelle, Chris Evans and others.


The producer J.J. Abrams has two Apple series in the works, one with Jennifer Garner, who played the lead in the Abrams-produced ABC series “Alias,"" and a musical show starring singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that is about to go into production.


Apple has also given the green light to animated “Peanuts"" specials and children’s shows made with Sesame Workshop, and it plans to round out its offerings with films it has acquired recently at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.


Here are the projects that have either completed filming or are nearing their wrap dates. They are the likeliest to appear in Apple’s first wave of shows.


Untitled Series With Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston: Apple’s splashiest project is a behind-the-scenes series about a morning TV show. The company committed itself to two full seasons before seeing a script. Along with Witherspoon and Aniston, who are also producers, the cast includes Steve Carell, Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass. The series had some backstage drama last year, when its showrunner, Jay Carson, Hillary Clinton’s former press secretary and a supervising producer of “House of Cards,"" was replaced by Kerry Ehrin, co-creator of A&E’s “Bates Motel."" Brian Stelter, a CNN host and author of the 2013 book, “Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV,"" serves as a consultant. Shooting for Season 1 is nearly done.


“Amazing Stories,"" a Steven Spielberg reboot: Revival of the NBC series of the same name. After its own showrunner problems — the original producer’s vision was too dark for almost everyone involved, including Spielberg — Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the duo behind the ABC series “Once Upon a Fairy Tale,"" took over. Expected to wrap soon.


“Are You Sleeping?""a mystery starring Octavia Spencer: A drama featuring the prolific Academy Award winner in the lead role, “Are You Sleeping?"" is based on a crime novel by Kathleen Barber that featured a cold case and a sleuth with a podcast. According to Spencer’s Instagram account, shooting finished late last year.",1
"After first two days of shoot, I just sat down and asked Remo, ‘What’s happening? How can you expect us to dance for seven hours daily?’ There are many kids also and they are at it always",2
"In the poster, a happy-go-lucky Rajini could be seen against the backdrop of various police-related things like the uniform, the badge and even a police line marked caution",2
"NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Congress leader Hardik Patel’s plea for an urgent hearing of his petition against the conviction order passed by Gujarat high court in a 2015 rioting case.


Patel had been sentenced to two years in jail by a sessions court on 25 July in a four-year-old case of rioting and arson at Visnagar town.


The high court on 29 March refused to stay the conviction and said that a stay can be granted only in exceptional cases and this case does not fall under that ambit. However, the Gujarat high court’s Justice S.H Vohra granted bail to Hardik Patel until his appeal is next heard.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"Last year, the Supreme Court ruling allowing women of menstrual age to enter the Sabarimala shrine. (PTI)


After the Sabarimala controversy, the BJP is expected to increase its vote share but this may not translate into seats, according to surveys


Religion was a deciding factor for voters in pockets across Kerala, including those who traditionally vote for the Left parties or Congress, who have now cast their ballot on the basis of their ‘Hindu’ identity


BENGALURU: Will the 2019 general elections show the rise of a Hindu vote bank in Kerala, benefitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)? Or will it end up further consolidating the state’s two dominant forces, the Left and Congress? Either way, the results in Kerala are tipped to make history.


Discussions about faith are not the staple of Kerala politics, especially for the two parties that ruled the state for decades, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM and the Congress. However, the situation is different this time.",0
NEW DELHI: Shares of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) fell nearly three per cent Monday amid production cut in February on account of subdued demand.,3
"The BJP leadership believes that the PM-Kisan scheme will help double farmers’ incomes by 2022, while the Congress plan also acknowledges the need for income support for the poorest.


According to the BJP’s plan, at least 120 million farmers with less than 5 acres of land are expected to get at least ₹6,000 annually. The money will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of farmers in three tranches—the first instalment of ₹2,000 has already been sent to around 20 million farmers. The project will cost at least ₹75,000 crore annually and the figure is likely to increase in the coming years. The Congress’s mega plan, on the other hand, is expected to benefit at least 50 million families, or 250 million people. The money will be given directly to beneficiaries.


“MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) eradicated hunger; the income scheme will root out poverty. The Congress’s minimum income scheme will be rolled out in phases and cover 5 crore families. We have consulted enough economists and they have broadly agreed that India has the capacity to implement the scheme. An expert committee will design the NYAY scheme at every stage. The proposed minimum guaranteed income scheme will constitute 1.8% of GDP (gross domestic product),"" former finance minister P. Chidambaram told a press conference on Wednesday in Chennai.


The importance of the Congress’s minimum income guarantee scheme can be gauged from the fact that it was personally monitored by party president Rahul Gandhi who had initially talked about it just before the budget session of Parliament. Gandhi had promised universal basic income back in January, at a farmers’ rally Raipur. The Congress leadership hopes that the idea of universal basic income, along with the promise of a complete farm loan waiver, could prove to be the game changer for the party in the April-May elections.",0
"Congress party President Rahul Gandhi, left, and Hardik Patel, a popular leader of the Patidar caste, wave after Patel joined the Congress party during a public meeting at Adalaj in Gandhinagar. (AP )


Hardik Patel said there was nothing wrong if a politician's son wanted to be join the same field to serve people.


AHMEDABAD: Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday joined the Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.",0
"It consisted of 12 Facebook accounts and one page and group on the platform along with an Instagram account. About 2.6 million accounts followed the Facebook page, about 15,000 accounts joined the Group, and around 30,000 accounts followed the Instagram account. These pages and accounts spent around $70,000 in advertising on Facebook. The first ad ran in June 2014 and the most recent ad ran in February 2019.


""We don't have enough insights on what's happening essentially on social media on a day to day basis. So, this seems like one of the first few actions in the conduct of the General Elections. It's important to consider the severity of misinformation and propaganda which is going on for a long time on these platforms and the action which has been taken today. It is to be seen as to how much more they will do in the future. This is just a small drop in the bucket,"" said Apar Gupta, executive director, Internet Freedom Foundation. ",0
"So the company turned to one of the most renowned experts on millennial behavior, BuzzFeed Inc. But Scotts didn’t just advertise on the site, known for its viral quizzes and lists. Scotts worked with a more obscure part of BuzzFeed focused on inventing new product ideas.


The result was a subscription service for Scotts called Lunarly, which mails houseplants and wellness items based on the lunar calendar. Since launching in July, Lunarly has repeatedly sold out, bringing hope that the garden company can make inroads with younger consumers.


“BuzzFeed helped me build a better product and not just sell my product,"" said Patti Ziegler, vice president of global marketing at Marysville, Ohio-based Scotts.


The case highlights BuzzFeed’s push to find new sources of revenue—an increasingly urgent mission as Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google vacuum up ad dollars in the digital-media industry. BuzzFeed reportedly fell short of its $350 million revenue target last year.",1
"BJP, that has made national security one of its main features in its manifesto, has been criticised for trying to use the air strikes in Pakistan to garner votes


BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the opposition stating that the previous government never did permit the armed forces to act against Pakistan-based terrorists.


The BJP, that has made national security one of its main features in its 2019 manifesto, has been criticised for trying to use the cross border air strikes in Pakistan to garner votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to commence from 11 April.",0
"He added that both the Chinese yuan and Indian rupee continue to slide against the dollar, directly affecting material costs.


“For Chinese vendors that operate on razor-thin margins, price corrections are well in order, and these price hikes will hurt growth in India, among other markets. While larger vendors will persist, by hedging against currency fluctuations, smaller vendors will struggle to maintain a price-competitive strategy,"" Doshi said.


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"The new Mercedes-Benz Concept EQV is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. (Reuters)


Geneva: Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds to ensure that pedestrians can hear vehicles that lack audible cues like high-revving, howling combustion engines, senior executives at the Geneva car show said.


As BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Mini and VW prepare to launch battery-driven vehicles, carmakers are searching for a new way to market the potency of their zero-emissions vehicles.


""The electric vehicle sound is its identity. It cannot be too intrusive or annoying. It has to be futuristic and it cannot sound like anything we had in the past. We cannot simply add the sound of a combustion engine,"" Frank Welsch, responsible for technical development at Volkswagen, told Reuters.


VW's electric cars will have speakers designed to draw the attention of pedestrians, Welsch said, standing next to a lime- green electric dune buggy being shown in Geneva.",1
"“This is just the start of the election season and we can already see the clarity of strategy. The first reach is to the upwardly mobile Indians with an inclusive agenda of voting. The reach cuts across consumer cohorts of sports, celebrities and opinion leaders, including opposition leaders. Right influencers backed with personalization of messaging helped him get more than 1.4 lakh retweets and 5.5 lakh interactions in a couple of hours,"" said Shekhar Banerjee, managing partner at Wavemaker India, a GroupM-owned media agency.


“This is disruptive communication for sure. It makes people sit up and take notice immediately. Besides, the tag feels like personal communication with these high-level people,"" agreed political analyst Manisha Priyam.


This is definitely an advertising strategy for brand Modi that seeks to affirm his centrality to the electoral process, she said.",0
"The story, set in Paris of 1482, follows a beautiful gypsy girl, Esmeralda, who enamours the heart of various men, and the half-blind and deaf bell-ringer of Notre Dame, the hunchback Quasimodo


The sales of Hugo’s book has also picked up in the aftermath of the Notre Dame blaze that was eventually doused after 12 hours",2
"Other features include up to 16 GB memory, 512 GB SSD storage and a low-power, 1W 400-nits FHD for ideal viewing in any lighting condition.


""The HP Spectre Folio and Spectre x360 achieve the perfect balance of beautiful design, cutting edge engineering and outstanding performance, said Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP Inc. India.",1
Arbaaz made his debut on the digital medium as a host with a celebrity chat show Pinch and now he is entering the web world as an actor with Poison,2
"SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will release a pricey folding smart phone in April, with specially adapted applications from Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc designed for the new device.


The Galaxy Fold will cost $1,980 and go on sale on 26 April, Samsung officials said at an event in San Francisco. The device will have a 4.6-inch display while folded and a 7.3-inch display when unfolded. Samsung said it worked with Facebook, Google and Microsoft Corp to create special versions of their popular apps to fit the new display.",1
"A close affinity prevails between cultural attitudes to beef eating and political affiliation. Almost 90% of the Hindu youth supporters of Left parties did not disapprove of eating beef. Disapproval of beef consumption was the highest among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters and found moderate support among the youth supporters of regional parties.


There are other layers in the social picture. The idea of inter-caste marriage, according to the CSDS-KAS survey, found greater acceptance among the married respondents, even as the bulk of them had married within their own caste. Further, about a half of the unmarried youth preferred an arranged marriage and only around a tenth among them wish for “a love marriage"". And, in a clear illustration of the economic distress of rural India, the number of unmarried youth in rural areas is rising sharply when compared with that in cities.


Regional cultures offer a space of belonging in the lives of youth. While many millennials strongly identify as Indians, regional identities also have a strong appeal to them. A close embrace of regional identities—the Malayalees, the Assamese and the Gujaratis, among others—is likely to matter in the scheme of their political priorities. The Kannadiga millennial might not have taken to the streets over the use of Hindi language in metro stations in Bengaluru last year. Yet, she vigorously supports the Kannada cause on social media platforms, assists in the development of free software to help non-Kannadigas learn Kannada and helps build internet content in Kannada.


It appears that the millennials share more with the older generations inside their states than with their peers elsewhere in India. For instance, in states where the older voters prefer regional parties, the youth too supported these parties. Indeed, the support for regional parties among the youth matches that for the BJP and far exceeded that for the Congress.


Inside the states, political culture shifts between urban and rural areas. In rural India, where ties of clan and caste tend to be strong, familial inheritance of political power is more likely to seem acceptable than in urban India. Whereas the countryside demands adequate farm prices and affordable education and healthcare, urban India tends to obsess more over the quality of physical infrastructure. A healthy diet, clean air and respect for animal rights, which are among the values shaping the moral imagination of the urban middle-class youth, hardly resonate as political issues in rural India.


The urban and rural locations of the millennials, therefore, translate into a marked difference in their political values.


The urban-rural divide parallels the linguistic divide between English and Indian languages. The recent remarks of the head of the Karnataka BJP social media unit, Balaji Srinivas, disclose an awareness of this detail: “We have concentrated on generating content in Kannada this time around—95% of our content will be in Kannada. The remaining 5% will be in English to cater to the urban audience.""",0
"The Powerbeats Pro are powered by Apple's H1 chipset and come with Class 1 Bluetooth technology that offers extended range and ""cross-body"" performance. The presence of the H1 chipset also gives it ""Hey Siri"" functionality for voice-activated assistance


They also incorporate a speech-detecting accelerometer in each earbud and two beam-forming microphones per side. Beats claims this helps in targeting your voice better and filtering out external sounds such as wind and ambient noise.",1
"And here we are, nearly nine months since its launch. The volume segment has seen it all—from notched displays to four cameras, flashy designs to tacky colours. However, we haven’t seen a change from the OEM side of things that made the Note 5 Pro so popular—its processor.


Qualcomm hasn’t announced the successor to the Snapdragon 636 SoC, that was launched in October 2017. The chipset based on a 14nm process also strikes the perfect balance between power and affordability, just like the Note 5 Pro.


The Note 6 Pro, which has already made its way to the Thai, Indonesian and Chinese markets, is powered by the same year-old chipset, which can be off-putting to several buyers. Which means most of its underpinnings will be the same.",1
"3) “Many things have gone in favour of banking space such as formation of fresh bad loan gradually declining, recovery process under IBC peaking momentum and return of pricing for banks as many NBFCs face liquidity issue,"" says Jaikishan Parmar, senior equity research analyst at Angel Broking.


4) Analysts are expecting another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India early next month. ""We now think 25 basis points cut is likely in the April meeting. Our thinking is driven by three factors- continued weakness in economic activity, still benign inflation and soft global growth, and a dovish Fed,"" Goldman Sachs said in a report.


5) Overseas investors have pumped in more than $6 billion into domestic equities this year on bets of strong company earnings, lower interest rates and chances of a stable government at the centre.",3
"The good news, however, is that airlines are persisting with fare hikes, which, alongside the easing of costs, should result in better profits going forward. “Our air fare tracker, which shows a 15-day advance air fare of 653 domestic routes, states average industry yield improved ~15% YoY during Jan-Feb 2019 on declining capacity of Jet Airways,"" analysts at Elara Capital said in a note.


A moot question then is whether the push for higher yields will affect load factors. But what is the point of high load factors which don’t yield commensurate profits? In the December quarter, SpiceJet reported a marginal net profit of Rs55 crore, better than the expectations of a loss analysts were expecting. With fuel costs having fallen considerably since, the outlook on profitability is now far better.",3
"In 2012, Samsung introduced multi-window (Android 4.1), ambient light and ""smart stay"" features in Galaxy S3.


Next year saw Galaxy S4 with features like ""IR Blaster"", smart programme, smart rotation and smart scroll. A phone with an IR blaster can double as a universal remote, allowing you to control various electronic devices such as a TV.


Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ had Infinity Display while Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ last year housed Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, Dual Aperture and AR Emoji.",1
"FPIs had pulled out a net ₹5,360 crore from the capital markets (both equity and debt) in January. Photo: iStock


New Delhi: Foreign investors have pumped in a net sum of ₹11,096 crore into the Indian capital markets in April so far, driven by global and domestic factors.


Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) were net buyers for the previous two months as well, infusing a net sum of ₹11,182 crore in February and ₹45,981 crore in March.",3
"At the developer event, Google might announce new games and tie-ups with game publishers for Stadia. (Reuters)


Android Q Beta 3 is also expected with more elaborate storage permissions, a full-fledged gesture controls and a desktop mode


All eyes are going to be at the Shoreline amphitheatre in California this week, where Google’s I/O conference is going to kick off on May 7. Like every year, Google is expected to showcase what it has been working on for the past year, and what it plans to bring to the market in future.


Experts are of the opinion that the company may announce two new more affordable Pixel smartphones. “Google I/O has traditionally been a showcase for Google’s AI prowess. This year, I anticipate the focus to be on hardware, whether it be through the new generation of Pixel phones or its smart display or a potential update to the Android TV,"" says Prabhu Ram, Head – Industry Intelligence Group, CyberMedia Research.


Google keynote at the IO will be livestreamed on company’s I/O website and their Developers YouTube channel.",1
"The phone runs Android One and has already received the Pie upgrade. The Android One badge also means the smartphone is on the priority list for the latest security and firmware upgrades from Google.


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"Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who landed in China on Wednesday to attend the 9th Beijing International Film Festival, is overwhelmed by the love he received from fans at the airport


 The actor took to Twitter and wrote, “What a warm and happy welcome here in China by SRK UNIVERSE China


 I am Red all over!!!”In a couple of videos posted by the actor’s fan page, we can fans cheering for the 53-year-old and shouting out loud how much they love him",2
"“In people’s minds, this is no more about this party or that party. It is more about what does this mean in the overall situation,"" said Vijay Anand, founder and CEO of entrepreneurial hub The Startup Centre in Chennai.


The DMK is also not holding up really well, even as it expects to make gains from the splitting of AIADMK votes. After Karunanidhi’s death, his son Stalin has been trying to emerge as the leader, but success has not been uniform across the state. He is taking all the help he can get: the DMK is part of an unusually large coalition (the spectrum ranges from Congress to the Communist Party of India). Worryingly for the DMK, Tamil people have not really forgotten the 2G scam, involving some of its leaders.


“We need to uphold Hindu values. Stalin is an atheist and has been bashing Hindu customs, we won’t vote for him,"" said Vallinayagam, a port worker in Thoothukudi, where Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi, a two-term Rajya Sabha MP, is debuting for the Lok Sabha against the BJP.",0
"“We were just trying to get it to work,"" recalled Cerf, who is now Google’s chief internet evangelist. “But now that it’s in the hands of the general public, there are people who...want it to work in a way that obviously does harm, or benefits themselves, or disrupts the political system. So we are going to have to deal with that.""


Contrary to futuristic fears of “super-intelligent"" robots taking control, the real dangers of our tech era have crept in more prosaically — often in the form of tech innovations we welcomed for making life more convenient .


Part of experts’ concern about the leap into connecting every home device to the internet and letting computers do our work is that the technology is still buggy and influenced by human errors and prejudices. Uber and Tesla were investigated for fatal self-driving car crashes in March, IBM came under scrutiny for working with New York City police to build a facial recognition system that can detect ethnicity, and Amazon took heat for supplying its own flawed facial recognition service to law enforcement agencies.


In some cases, opposition to the tech industry’s rush to apply its newest innovations to questionable commercial uses has come from its own employees. Google workers helped scuttle the company’s Pentagon drone contract, and workers at Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce sought to cancel their companies’ contracts to supply tech services to immigration authorities.


“It became obvious to a lot of people that the rhetoric of doing good and benefiting society and ‘Don’t be evil’ was not what these companies were actually living up to,"" said Whittaker, who is also a research scientist at Google who founded its Open Research group.


At the same time, even some titans of technology have been sounding alarms. Prominent engineers and designers have increasingly spoken out about shielding children from the habit-forming tech products they helped create.


And then there’s Microsoft President Brad Smith, who in December called for regulating facial recognition technology so that the “year 2024 doesn’t look like a page"" from George Orwell’s “1984.""",1
"With the new 'Search image' feature, WhatsApp is trying to curb the spread of fake news on its platform.


Instant messaging application WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for its beta app on Android. The new update includes minor features like new emojis and a ‘Search Image’ tool. The new WhatsApp update is available for beta users only.",1
"Performance marketing (advertisers pay when specific action is completed) will account for 24%, programmatic marketing (automated bidding on advertising inventory to show ads to specific users) share will be 10% and spending on influencer marketing (payment is made to individuals for promoting products on their blogs and social media accounts) will be around 6%.


Digital is increasingly becoming the preferred mode in marketing of smartphones as it helps brands to establish an engaging connect with the millennials, points out Faisal Kawoosa, Founder and Chief Analyst, techARC. He further adds that apart from Google Adwords and Facebook advertising, OEMs are also focusing on brand bidding and keyword bidding.",1
See photos of Deepika at Mumbai airport as she left for 2019 Met Gala:Met Gala 2019 will also see Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas in attendance,2
"Exports rose 11% from a year ago to $32.6 billion, compared with a 2.4% gain in February and 0.66% drop in March last year. Imports rose 1.4% to $43.4 billion, against a 5.4% decline in February and 7.2% rise in the year-ago month.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.4%, while foreign investors have bought $8.85 billion in equity and $66.80 million in debt market.",3
"It’s like the battle between VHS and Betamax – the dueling 1980s videotape formats – except where the worst-case scenario results in a VHS user getting accidentally rammed by a passing 1.5-ton Betamax.


The European Commission prefers Wi-Fi, known for these purposes as dedicated short-range communications (DSRC). The body says it can be deployed more quickly and therefore prevent more accidents. It’s already in use – if you have a box on your dashboard to pay bridge tolls automatically, you have this system.


Were lawmakers to be persuaded by the EC’s arguments, a wave of investment would ensue from a range of stakeholders, spanning cities to carmakers, to deploy the system. Traffic lights, toll booths, roundabouts, blind corners and garage doors would all get kitted out with the gear, as would vehicles. Although the standard has been around for some 15 years, very few actually use it to communicate with other cars and trucks.


There are, however, other interests at play. For carmakers, tech and telecom firms, the law is the opening salvo in a battle over as much as $750 billion in additional revenue that McKinsey estimates connected cars will generate annually by 2030. ",1
"The smartphone is backed by a 3,400mAh battery and runs Android Oreo 8.1 with Huawei’s EMUI running atop.


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"Finance Minister & senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley addressed a press conference over the Congress manifesto, at the party office in New Delhi. (PTI)


BJP questioned financial viability of Cong’s poll promises, but Congress said a growing economy will provide means for poor


Jaitley also asked how the Congress would raise resources for its minimum income guarantee scheme, NYAY


NEW DELHI: Congress’ Lok Sabha manifesto released on Tuesday has become the latest political flashpoint between the main opposition party and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).",0
"The stagnation in average rural wages which grew at just 3.8% in nominal terms in December 2018 shows that non-farm rural incomes have slumped too, due to a surfeit in rural labour supply.


“In the past few years falling incomes have remained the key issue for farmers across India alongside rising input prices and debt levels. In the northern states the issue of stray cattle menace is a major problem for farmers,"" said Yogendra Yadav, a farmer leader and former political scientist.


The government launched the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) in September last year to ensure remunerative crop prices for farmers. But as the scheme failed to improve farm revenues, it launched an income transfer scheme for small and marginal farmers called the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, or PM-Kisan, in the February budget to win back the support of disgruntled farmers ahead of general elections.


Under this scheme, small and marginal farmers who own less than five acres of land will receive three instalments of ₹2,000 each every year. It is expected to form a major part of the BJP’s electoral campaign along with the issue of minimum support price (MSP), with the government agreeing to farmers’ demands by fixing the MSP of 22 crops at one-and-a-half times their input costs.


“Rural distress has worsened under this government despite the schemes it has launched with much fanfare. But the BJP government has successfully arrested its free fall after losing in state elections by making national security a poll issue. But we are not sure if this will override other major issues like employment in the general elections,"" Yadav added.


Elections 2019 has seen a shift in the narrative with the Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent Indian Air Force strikes in Balakot, Pakistan, overshadowing issues related to development, jobs and the farm crisis.


“There may be a lot of excitement (among voters) following the air strikes on Pakistan but those are for city dwellers... for the average farmer low prices of crops is a daily reminder of the crisis in agriculture,"" said Amrit Ram Patidar, a farmer from Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where five farmers died in police firing in 2017 after a farmers’ strike turned violent.",0
"Justin Denison, Samsung Electronics senior vice president of Mobile Product Marketing, speaks during the unveiling of Samsung’s new foldable screen smart phone, during the Samsung Developers Conference in San Francisco. Photo: AP


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After weeks of teasing, Samsung finally unveiled its foldable phone on Wednesday. The South Korean technology company calls its foldable phone technology Infinity Flex Display. Samsung provided a glimpse of the device at its developer conference in San Francisco. The foldable phone promises a screen of a small tablet in a pocket-sized device. The company said it would be ready for mass production of the devices in coming months.",1
"I would like to continue contributing in my small way to the causes that I believe in and make India stronger and stronger


 Paresh, who is also a BJP MP, wrote on Twitter, “One of the most honest and straightforward human being I have ever come across in my film career and life",2
"The subdued demand environment in developed countries, especially Europe, remains a challenge for Tata Steel (Reuters)",3
"This agreement will result in deployment of the Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution, an industrialized solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data center


Ericsson Cloud VoLTE is an industrialized solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data center cloud


Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson has been selected by Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, to expand its voice over LTE (VoLTE ) services in India.",1
"Ideally, artificial intelligence could also provide ways of identifying and stopping this kind of mass manipulation. But for the foreseeable future, we face a machine-learning arms race.


Mass manipulation is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to mathematical technique infused in machines with a wide range of humanlike powers, from speech recognition to language translation


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During the summer before the 2016 presidential election, John Seymour and Philip Tully, two researchers with ZeroFOX, a security company in Baltimore, unveiled a new kind of Twitter bot. By analysing patterns of activity on the social network, the bot learned to fool users into clicking on links in tweets that led to potentially hazardous sites.


The bot, called SNAP_R, was an automated “phishing"" system, capable of homing in on the whims of specific individuals and coaxing them toward that moment when they would inadvertently download spyware onto their machines. “Archaeologists believe they’ve found the tomb of Alexander the Great is in the US for the first time: goo.gl/KjdQYT,"" the bot tweeted at one unsuspecting user.


Even with the odd grammatical misstep, SNAP_R succeeded in eliciting a click as often as 66% of the time, on par with human hackers who craft phishing messages by hand.


The bot was unarmed, merely a proof of concept. But in the wake of the election and the wave of concern over political hacking, fake news and the dark side of social networking, it illustrated why the landscape of fakery will only darken further.


The two researchers built what is called a neural network, a complex mathematical system that can learn tasks by analysing vast amounts of data.


A neural network can learn to recognize a dog by gleaning patterns from thousands of dog photos. It can learn to identify spoken words by sifting through old tech-support calls.",1
"Google is adding an Artificially Intelligent (AI) offline dictation feature on its Gboard keyboard for Pixel phones that would allow users to speak out emails and texts even without an Internet connection.


""We're happy to announce the rollout of an end-to-end, all-neural, on-device speech recognizer to power speech input in Gboard which is always available, even when you are offline,"" Johan Schalkwyk, Speech Team, Google wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.",1
"Naidu is a veteran of state politics and is recognized at the national level as well, where he is known as an able administrator and for being tech savvy and pro-industry. But he faces anti-incumbency in the state. A key challenge would be to convince voters that he fought hard to get a special package for the state, but that BJP didn’t back him. Like K. Chandrashekar Rao in Telangana and Naveen Patnaik in Odisha, Naidu launched several social sector schemes. He faces a big challenger in Jagan, who may emerge as a force to reckon with.",0
"Ssharad, currently seen on Star Bharat’s show Muskaan, is all set to take the wedding vows with Delhi-based fashion designer Ripci Bhatia on April 20


While the ceremonies were an intimate affair, it was the cast of Colors’ show Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki that came to congratulate the couple",2
"In 2014, Gadkari rode the Modi wave to win by a huge margin (even though Narendra Modi did not campaign in the constituency then, and this time round). 2019 looks no different given that the Congress has been decimated in what was once its impenetrable citadel. All six members of legislative assembly (MLAs) in this Lok Sabha constituency are of the BJP. It has a two-thirds majority in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) whose roots date back to 1860s when it was founded as a municipal council.


There’s a caveat though. The BJP has won only twice from here: 1996, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee rode the Ram temple movement’s resurgence, and 2014, when Modi wave flattened the Congress. It has been a Congress citadel for its multi-cultural, multi-religious and muti-lingual character—people of this city remained loyal to the grand old party, until the Congress itself began to neglect Nagpur.


As an antidote to a bitter infighting within the local unit, the Congress has this time fielded Nana Patole, a former member of Parliament (MP) from Bhandara-Gondia who had resigned from the BJP last year to rejoin the grand old party. With just a week to go before the campaigning ends, Patole seems to be struggling to reach out to the masses. His close associates say, the city Congress isn’t helping a bit. On pure electoral merit and organizational strengths, Patole’s victory looks difficult, according to many local political pundits, given Gadkari’s clout and BJP apparatus. But Nagpur has thrown surprises before.


Nagpur defeated the scholarly Bapuji Aney way back in 1965 when he was seeking a re-election to steer the statehood movement; it drowned the Communist Party of India’s (CPI’s) Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan before he packed up and left for New Delhi; Sumatitai Sukalikar, among the pre-eminent women leaders of the Sangh Parivar, could never win. The late Vasant Sathe or N.K.P. Salve never dared to contest from here, given the complex caste arithmetic. Nagpur did not spare Lata Mangeshkar. Long ago when she was at the pinnacle of her glory, she was hooted out by the crowds during an event, never mind that she vowed never to sing here again.


Of the 2.1 million plus voters, nearly 200,000 are the first-time voters. The Scheduled Castes, Muslims, Kunbis (or the dominant of the other backward classes) form nearly half the electorate. Last time, they overwhelmingly tilted towards the BJP, particularly Gadkari, disregarding their long anti-BJP or anti-RSS tilt.


While he begins as an overwhelming favourite, Gadkari’s re-election, despite his towering claims, is not a certainty due to a complex dynamics of Nagpur’s Lok Sabha constituency, says an independent political leader who is considered close to the BJP satrap. “Scheduled Castes and Muslims are unhappy and very quiet,"" he points out. “And Kunbis are waiting to hit back at the BJP, given that they are sidelined."" If all three of these major chunk of electorate vote strategically and decisively against the BJP, a study of several past election results indicate, Gadkari will struggle. A non-existent Congress won’t matter if the masses decide to vote en masse. Add to it a weavers’ community that is angry.


While the big ticket projects are a symbol of New Smart Nagpur, a growing middle-class aspiration, and a signature of Gadkari’s obsession with everything big, the city’s underbelly is full of problems. There is growing joblessness; growing desperation; huge in-migration; and big unorganized sector. “This (the metro) is good, but we need more opportunities here,"" chuckled a young Utkarsh Dandekar, an undergraduate from one of Nagpur’s pre-eminent educational institution, the Hislop College. He has brought his aunt for a joy ride. “Most of my friends will move out for jobs,"" he says, as he boards the metro.


There is a great divide: Nagpur has at least ₹65-70,000 crore worth of infrastructure projects in pipeline, but the city hasn’t been creating secure and well-paid jobs.


Patole, a former MLA from Sakoli who contested the 2014 election on a BJP ticket and won, before he locked horns with Modi and quit the BJP to return to the Congress fold, is a Kunbi. But of a sub-caste that does not exist in Nagpur. Plus, he does not have his own following in the city. What he has, though, is the strong support of the Congress’ central leadership. He has been picked up over a couple of local favourites.


Patole has a rural base. He was made the in-charge of the All India Kisan Congress for that reason. He now finds himself leading a battle in a transforming urban landscape. With less than ten days to go for polls, he lacks a strategy and issues to fight against Gadkari.


On the other hand, Gadkari commands popularity; has a carefully built image of a do-gooder, and has a silent campaign going in his favour that he is a prime ministerial candidate in case the BJP stops below 200 seats. In April 2014, before elections, Gadkari made two promises: one, he would strive for a separate statehood to Vidarbha; two, replace tar roads with cement roads that have long life. Nagpur trusted him. He defeated the seven-time Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar by a huge margin and consigned him to political irrelevance.


In early March, when he asked his workers and policemen to bash up the statehood supporters who shouted slogans against him at his public meeting in Nagpur, it was a complete contrast to his 2014 position. Cement roads are replacing every single arterial road; every service under the NMC has been privatized, and Nagpur is officially a smart city, but the promise of statehood and returning the city its state capital status has become a casualty. New migrants don’t have a stake in this issue. And both Gadkari and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seem to have forgotten their love for an issue they rode on, until 2014.",0
"While new wireless and satellite technologies have been invented in the decades since, cables remain the fastest, most efficient and least expensive way to send information across the ocean. And it is still far from cheap: Google would not disclose the cost of its project to Chile, but experts say subsea projects cost up to $350 million, depending on the length of the cable.


In the modern era, telecommunications companies laid most of the cable, but over the past decade, U.S. tech giants started taking more control. Google has backed at least 14 cables globally. Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft have invested in others, connecting data centres in North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa, according to TeleGeography, a research firm.


Countries view the undersea cables as critical infrastructure and the projects have been flash points in geopolitical disputes. Last year, Australia stepped in to block Chinese technology giant Huawei from building a cable connecting Australia to the Solomon Islands, for fear it would give the Chinese government an entry point into its networks.


Yann Durieux, a ship captain, said one of his most important responsibilities was keeping morale up among his crew during the weeks at sea. Building the infrastructure of our digital world is a labour-intensive job.


With 53 bedrooms and 60 bathrooms, the Durable can hold up to 80 crew members. The team splits into two 12-hour shifts. Signs warn to be quiet in the hallways because somebody is always sleeping.


The ship will carry enough supplies to last at least 60 days: roughly 200 loaves of bread, 100 gallons of milk, 500 cartons of a dozen eggs, 800 pounds of beef, 1,200 pounds of chicken and 1,800 pounds of rice. There are also 300 rolls of paper towels, 500 rolls of toilet paper, 700 bars of soap and almost 600 pounds of laundry detergent. No alcohol is allowed on board.


“I still get seasick,"" said Walt Oswald, a technician who has been laying cables on ships for 20 years. He sticks a small patch behind his ear to hold back the nausea. “It’s not for everybody.""",1
"While the rush to return excess cash to investors is driven by the tax efficiency of buybacks over dividends, declining share values and a slowing global economy has helped accelerate the trend. Software exporters, which get a bulk of their revenue from abroad, are leading the pack as shrinking client budgets leave them with fewer opportunities to use their cash.


Infosys, Asia’s second-largest software exporter, last month said it would buy ₹82.6 billion of its own stock. The offer accounts for about half of this year’s total deal value. Larger peer Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. completed a ₹160billion buyback in 2018. Both companies have made the offers for a second time in as many years.


Shrinking valuations are also prompting smaller companies to buy their own stock, according to Indianivesh Securities Ltd. A gauge of midcap shares is down about 10 percent since Jan. 1, extending last year’s drop that was the biggest since 2011, amid an aversion to risk assets.",3
"The alleged targeting by the Centre is providing the warring coalition partners a reason to overcome some of their differences, especially among its leadership, that have threatened the stability of the government in the state.


The coalition government in Karnataka has alleged that the Centre is misusing central agencies to target the JD(S) and Congress after the two parties decided to join hands and deny the BJP, which emerged as the single largest party in the May 2018 assembly elections, a chance at power.",0
"On Monday, television actor and singer Karan Oberoi was arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman in Mumbai


 However, the actor’s lawyer Dinesh Tiwari has issued a statement saying that the allegations are false and Karan is innocent",2
"Like its previous generations, it wouldn't be a stretch to think the Notebook will come with a MacBook inspired design.",1
"iOS 12’s beta has been around for a while now and has given many a taste of what the final iteration of it would look like.


iOS 12 is compatible with all iPhone devices beyond the 5S (including iPhone SE), while the compatible iPads include iPad Mini 2, 3 and 4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro, 6th and 5th-generation iPads. The 6th-generation iPod Touch will also support the iOS 12.


Apple iOS 12 is a free upgrade and weighs in at 2.77GB and might require extra space on your Apple device. This means you might have to free up some space by deleting or backing up your stuff to iCloud.",1
"The announcement comes after the huge box office success of KGF, which was released in multiple languages across the world


 While it was expected to hit the screens for Ugadi, the filmmakers decided to hold on to it until the general elections were over",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"As user engagement slackens, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under more pressure to boost average revenue per user.  (Reuters)


The Association of National Advertisers estimated that brands spent $81 billion on influencers across all social media platforms in the US in 2016


Brands spend billions of dollars for social media influencers to promote their products on Instagram. Unfortunately, Facebook Inc., the photo-sharing platforms parent, doesn't see much of that money.",1
"While rural distress is a problem, we are also talking about smart villages. In the era of growing urbanization, even villagers look at themselves as urbanites. Earlier, people use to relish their rustic and rural identity. Now, people in rural areas have their eyes set on whatever is called ‘urban’. Not very long ago, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam talked about providing urban amenities. Why? Because rural people should not feel that they are disadvantaged. ‘Rural people do not want to remain rural’. Therefore, the manifesto has been drafted to ensure that urban amenities are taken to the doorstep of the rural people. We want to put an end to this disparity.


BJP has promised ₹25 trillion for rural development in next five years. Is it competitive populism by the party?


I do not think so. Populism comes into play when you indulge in reckless kite flying or when there is no track record to believe in you. There are many elements in the manifesto which can be described as very ambitious, but these ambitions are defensible. These emanate from an aspiring India and the mindset is rooted in the accomplishment of this government. Be it Ujjwala or Mudra, all these schemes have made lives of people comfortable.",0
"c After years of setbacks, the industry has settled on extreme ultraviolet lithography, which uses plasma as the light source to draw lines smaller than 7 nanometers. That’s the size seen in Apple Inc.’s A12 Bionic chip, featured in the iPhone XS and XR.


In 2017, Yokohama, Japan-based Lasertec solved the final piece of the puzzle when it created a machine that can test blank EUV masks for internal flaws, giving it a monopoly. The company’s stock has tripled since then.


Lasertec has already received orders for 4 billion yen ($36 million) machines that test EUV blanks, according to Lasertec President Osamu Okabayashi. The company may see additional sales as soon as this summer, depending on how quickly Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ramp up mass production, he said. Lasertec shares climbed as much as 6% in Tokyo on Tuesday, the biggest intraday gain in 10 days.


“We spent six years developing this equipment,"" Okabayashi said in an interview. “At this point, it’s become an industry standard and it would be very difficult for somebody else to enter the space.""",1
"From what we can figure out from the trailer, the story revolves around a late night talk show that’s failing and how Kaling comes on board to save it


 To rescue the show, and to show some diversity in the writer’s room that’s full of men, they decide to hire a woman, Kaling",2
"The base variant of the Mi A2 with 4GB RAM/64GB ROM is available at Rs 13,999 while the 6GB RAM/128GB ROM variant is selling at Rs 15,999.


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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today slashed the price of its Mi A2 handset by up to ₹ 4,500. Xiaomi’s exclusive sale for Mi A2 is taking place via Amazon India and mi.com as well as offline stores include Mi Home stores.",1
"Artificial intelligence is uppermost on the minds of firms that are on the path to digital transformation. It is both a disruptor and transformer


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It’s that time of the year when our quarterly ‘Digital Dossier’ takes stock of technologies that are still maturing, and those that are likely to fall along the wayside under the weight of their own hype.


As our lead story underscores, artificial intelligence is uppermost on the minds of firms that are on the path to digital transformation. It is both a disruptor and transformer.",1
"The TVs would come with the X1 Ultimate processor, optimised precisely to handle the 33 million pixels for 8K outputs.",1
"New Delhi: Smartphones have evolved a lot since Steve Jobs first introduced the Apple iPhone with a multitouch display in 2007. Screens are much bigger now with the latest iPhone sporting a 6.5-inch screen, which allows people to use their smartphones for work and entertainment. Further, access to 4G speeds has made it easier to stream videos directly from the phone. High-density Lithium batteries have enhanced the battery backup significantly (Moto One Power’s 5,000mAh battery last up to two days). Moreover, improved sensors and artificial intelligence-powered algorithms have made phones as the default camera for many.


Now, phone makers are trying to take smartphones to the next level with foldable displays. US-based Royole Corp. has already announced a foldable screen phone called FlexPai. Early this month, Samsung demonstrated its first smartphone with a foldable screen. At IFA 2018, Huawei announced it is working on a foldable smartphone with 5G capabilities and will be launching it sometime next year. Apple, LG and Nokia have filed patents for foldable smartphones, while LG and Lenovo have showcased concept versions of rollable screens in the past. Following Samsung’s announcement, Google assured that Android OS will be tweaked to support the new form factor soon. 


But why do you need smartphones that can be folded?  In the current scenario, users can rely on their smartphone only to an extent. Even the big-screen phones such as iPhone Xs Max and Vivo Nex (6.6-inch) cannot replace a small- screen notebook or a big-screen tablet. But with foldable screens, manufacturers can accommodate bigger screens in a form factor that would fit into a pocket. For instance, FlexPai offers a 7.8-inch display that can come in handy for users who want to work, read or watch a movie on a bigger screen. For basic needs,  users can fold the phone and use one half of the screen.  Samsung’s foldable phone has a secondary 4.5-inch display on the cover in addition to the foldable screen.",1
"Guglielmo Marchetti of Notorious Pictures and Piers Tempest of Tempo Productions will produce the project, which is a co-production between the UK and Italy",2
"Gunn expressed his excitement about working on the movie to Entertainment Weekly, saying, “I am in pre-production on The Suicide Squad, which I am enormously excited about",2
"The ₹ 99 plan on the other hand provides unlimited local, STD and roaming voice call benefits, 2GB data and 100 text messages a day for the 28-days validity period.


It direct competitor, though, is the ₹ 98 pack by Jio which offers 2GB of 4G data, unlimited local, STD and roaming voice calls, 300 text messages for a period of 28 days.",1
"TikTok, whose video-only interface makes it less elaborate and easier to use than platforms such as Facebook or Twitter, has been downloaded more than 240 million times in India. (AFP)


NEW DELHI: After being removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for nearly half a month, media sharing app TikTok is back on both platforms. The app can now be downloaded and used without any restrictions.",1
"However, this year elections to the 17th Lok Sabha and the legislative assemblies of four states are underway and the awards also include one for the most film-friendly state",2
"AAP founder and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal says the city’s problems will be solved if the centre meets its demand of full statehood for Delhi. That is unlikely to happen as Delhi has its own peculiar needs. Delhi's problems revolve around jobs, encroachment of public land, pollution, transportation, garbage disposal and crime, especially against women. Sealing of commercial properties in residential areas is an issue. While residents favour sealing, traders bribe their way into running those establishments, despite a Supreme Court order. Political parties often support these businessmen.


The BJP, Congress and the AAP are the key parties. AAP has 67 seats in the 70-member Delhi assembly. Congress has no presence in the assembly, but its leader and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit enjoys a lot of goodwill.",0
"The not-so-great-things about Ant-ManCould have done with a better villainYellowjacket was a decent villain


EditingA little editing could have helped, could have chopped off that extra 10-15 minutes of Paul Rudd’s time with his buddies",2
"Another question asked if employees have confidence in Pichai and his management team to effectively lead Google in the future. Positive responses represented 74% of the total, an 18 point decline from a year earlier.


There were similar declines for questions about Pichai’s decisions and strategies, his commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the compensation the company pays, according the results, which were viewed by Bloomberg News. Google shares the results with all employees to make sure concerns are heard. This time, 89% of workers took the survey.


Wired reported some of the Googlegeist results earlier on Friday. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment.",1
"Goldman is changing course on India stocks after the firm downgraded them to marketweight in September


Singapore: Indian stocks will accelerate gains in the lead-up to the election next month as foreign investors pile back in amid a 'sharp underperformance' in the market and earnings growth that’s expected to top the region, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.",3
"Qualcomm already confirmed the upcoming Snapdragon 5G mobile platform will use the second-gen sub-6 GHz and mmWave antenna modules. It will feature the new 5G PowerSave technology which enhances the battery life of the 5G smartphones, the report added.


Earlier in April, Apple and Qualcomm settled their long-drawn legal war over patents and licensing at an undisclosed amount and Apple agreed to buy chips from Qualcomm for its 5G-equipped iPhone in 2020.",1
"We will soon reach a limit at which processors cannot be made any faster or be further miniaturised, going by Moore’s Law. Do you think this will result in smartphone makers focusing on other aspects of the phone while the major selling points of smartphones change to, let’s say, longevity instead of speed?


You’re right. Actually, most of the things we see in a smartphone have reached the saturation level in one way or the other. If you see the screens, we now have phones that are reaching nearly 100% screen-to-body ratio. So, what can be the new valuation or innovations in displays? Maybe foldable screens, right?


Similarly, smartphone processors have reached clock speeds of 2.3GHz and they come with octa-core configurations. RAM, which also plays a major role in speed, has also increased all the way up to 8GB.


Yes, we are reaching a saturation level, but as far as technology goes—we always have some innovation in one thing or the other. You can see phones coming with triple cameras and quadruple cameras. The battery is another such area.",1
"He claims the AI engine performs at 90%-plus accuracy and is supplemented by doctor intervention, thus offering the best possible diagnosis and care. More than 45 leading hospitals with 100-plus doctors are on the mfine network, consulting across 12 specialties.


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"The budget flagship by Xiaomi, the POCO F1, has gone on open sale. This means that buyers don’t have to wait for the next flash sale to get their hands on the POCO F1. There is a caveat though—the only model on the open sale is the 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant, which costs ₹ 23,999, that too without the Rosso Red model, as it is out of stock. To order the smartphone, simply head over to Flipkart or Mi.com.


You will have to wait for the next flash sale to order other variants of the phone--the more affordable 64GB RAM/128GB storage version that costs ₹ 20,999 and the one with a Kevlar reinforced polycarbonate back with 8GB RAM/256GB storage.",1
"The Nokia 5.1 Plus was launched in September. It sports a 5.86-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 1520x720. The phone is equipped with an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 processor. It comes with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage that is expandable up to 400GB.


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"Experts however feel that a long protracted schedule for some of the states could influence voters with campaigning on in neighbouring areas as well as impact the ‘level playing ground’ tenet which is enforced by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).


“Staggered elections lead to information asymmetry which can be used by political parties to gain information on voter behavior from the earlier phases. Three states are spread over seven phases. Political parties in general will have a peek in voter behavior which can influence voters. This works against the basic tenet of free and fair elections,"" said Manisha Priyam, a New Delhi based political analyst.


“Another issue is regional and smaller parties with smaller fund polls will find it difficult to withstand the long duration of polls. Bigger parties with large resources at their disposal will naturally have an edge. It does not ensure a level playing field,"" she added.",0
"The ECI also must support mediation between the central and state governments and between political parties on matters that have implications for elections. (Reuters)


At a time when the political environment has become hyper-competitive, the election watchdog needs structural reform to remain relevant, a new study says",0
"“In my home, I often communicate in both English and Hindi. So I’m very excited about this feature that lets me use the Assistant in a more natural way,"" said Gupta.


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"Sometimes, saying no makes all the difference. This is true for Kotak Mahindra Bank, which is reaping the benefits of turning away borrowers who are now a matter of concern for most other lenders.


The richly valued private lender reported a 25% growth in net profit for the March quarter as it did not have to beef up provisions like some of its peers. The bank’s provisions, in fact, fell marginally compared with the previous quarter.


The bank’s gross bad loan ratios rose marginally. However, when future stress is expected to be low, investors are bound to ignore a paltry rise in the bad loan proportion of the loan book.


Kotak Mahindra Bank’s special mention accounts 2 (SMA-2) fell to ₹138 crore in the fourth quarter from ₹344 crore in the previous quarter.",3
"While people tend to think of satellites and cell towers as the heart of the internet, the most vital component is the 380 submerged cables that carry more than 95% of all data and voice traffic between the continents. They were built largely by the US and its allies, ensuring that (from a Western perspective, at least) they were “cleanly"" installed without built-in espionage capability available to our opponents. US internet giants including Google, Facebook and Amazon are leasing or buying vast stretches of cables from the mostly private consortia of telecom operators that constructed them.


But now the Chinese conglomerate Huawei Technologies, the leading firm working to deliver 5G telephony networks globally, has gone to sea. Under its Huawei Marine Networks component, it is constructing or improving nearly 100 submarine cables around the world. Last year it completed a cable stretching nearly 4,000 miles from Brazil to Cameroon. (The cable is partly owned by China Unicorn, a state-controlled telecom operator.) Rivals claim that Chinese firms are able to lowball the bidding because they receive subsidies from Beijing.


Just as the experts are justifiably concerned about the inclusion of espionage “back doors"" in Huawei’s 5G technology, Western intelligence professionals oppose the company’s engagement in the undersea version, which provides a much bigger bang for the buck because so much data rides on so few cables.",1
"Not only does the scheme touch a populist chord, it is estimated to cost ₹3.6 trillion—which is about six times the annual spending on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).


Gandhi claimed that the party had been working on the Nyay scheme for the last 4-5 months and held several rounds of consultations with many economists. The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to take place on 11 April.


“Congress cannot accept poverty in the country. This is the final assault on poverty. The politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made two Indias, one is for the poor and the second for the rich. We want one India, where the poor can also live with dignity,"" Gandhi said.


The Congress president added that MGNREGS had helped 140 million individuals to come out of poverty, and the Nyay scheme will be the second phase of the poverty eradication attempts by the Congress, as it is expected to help at least 250 million individuals to come out of poverty.",0
"The app allows one to share useful information about your business such as a business description, email or store addresses, and website.",1
"Users can upload content and audio content. Romantic poetry is one of the biggest categories on Sharechat. Additionally, selling things, writing stories and food are major categories.


This app has, for the first time, helped address users from regional towns and give them a platform to showcase their talent. This is the reason that Sachdeva believes Sharechat has a bright future.",1
"According to the statistics, 90% of all data ever created by humans have been created in the last two years


In the digital world, companies also have to be able to keep up a million different one-on-one conversations at the same time",1
"Facebook Research is an app that the company used to pay teenagers who volunteered to install it. (Reuters)


Apple initially withdrew Facebook’s ability to test consumer facing apps on its platform but has since restored the same; Google yet to take any action


 The app asked users to keep Facebook’s virtual private network (VPN) service running on their phones, allowing the social network to monitor their regular usage


Thousands of Indian users may have used Facebook Research over the past few months and unwittingly parted with their personal data. This has come to light ever since reports went viral over Facebook Inc. using its Facebook Research app to monitor the phone activity of those users who were paid by the company to install it.",1
"NSE had suspended stock broker OPG Securities for six months in September 2017 as a trading member on all segments


NEW DELHI: Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside the NSE's 2017 order banning OPG Securities for six months and has asked the exchange to pass a fresh order in the matter.


The National Stock Exchange (NSE) had suspended stock broker OPG Securities for six months in September 2017 as a trading member on all segments after it found that OPG had used the secondary server instead of primary server without any valid reason in co-location facility.",3
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery.


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"Wipro Ltd witnessed a huge block deal today in which around 26.70 million shares or 0.4% stake of the company changed hands, Bloomberg reported. However, details of the buyers and sellers were not immediately known.


At 9.30 am, Wipro shares were trading 3.2% lower at ₹260 while India's benchmark index Sensex was down 0.11% at 36,683 points. Intraday, Wipro shares hit a low of ₹256 a share, falling as much as 4.76%, its sharpest decline since 14 January.",3
"Gowda had led discussions among the other hopefuls for the seat but was finally asked to take up the responsibility with barely any time left to prepare


Gowda will now take on union minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Vokkaliga dominated seat


BENGALURU: The Congress party on Monday state cabinet minister, Krishna Byre Gowda as its choice for the Bengaluru North seat ending speculation over the constituency that was returned to the national party by its alliance partner barely 24 hours ago.


Gowda is a serving legislator from Byatarayanapura in Bengaluru and minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the Karnataka chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy led coalition government. Though Gowda was himself reluctant to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the party left with no choice after the Janata Dal (Secular) decided to return the seat for a lack of a suitable candidate.",0
"”Neither Efron nor Collins are fans of the true-crime genre, which is booming on streaming services and in podcasts, but they understand why it’s so popular


 Efron noted that the Bundy case, which was televised nationally in the United States, may have helped contribute to the current obsession


“Honestly, if you would have asked me to try and do this a few years ago I don’t think I would have been capable,” Efron said


 Since the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, both have gotten critical praise for their performances, especially Efron’s unsettlingly natural and transfixing portrayal of Bundy


“People, who are our age who are still around in the area and want to do constructive things?” Efron said",2
"A total of 13 women were included in the official selection this year — although male artists still dominate


Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, a zombie comedy starring Adam Driver, Bill Murray and Chloe Sevigny as police officers protecting a small town, will open the festival on a starry and surreal note


This is not the first time Jarmusch has competed for the Palme at Cannes using the undead — his 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive featured erudite vampires


Jarmusch is in the running along with other Americans including Malick, who returns after Tree of Life won the Palme d’Or in 2011 with the long-awaited A Hidden Life, about an Austrian anti-Nazi conscientious objector who was executed in 1943",2
"“Most indicators saw muted growth trends in February. Consumption, trade and capex data were the key negative. Momentum indicator also remained negative with 14 of the 36 indicators deteriorating,"" Jefferies India said in a report on 3 April.


Given a weak domestic economy and the dovish stance of global central banks, RBI was expected to follow suit. But it maintained a neutral stance.


“The policy guidance was not as dovish as markets expected. That the stance was maintained at ‘neutral’ underscores our expectations that the committee prefers to stay data-dependent, but with a dovish bias,"" DBS Bank Ltd said in note.",3
"""Is there no one accountable for my son's death,"" Ester, who is better known as “Thoothukudi Amma"", wails. She has broken her hand and barely has any money to visit the doctor again.


Her teary eyes hoping that help would come in any form to help her eek out a living after the death of her son, who like many others found themselves in the middle of the protests in which 13 people were killed in the police firing.


Nearing the end of his 12-year jail sentence, Bharatiraja was out on parole for 10 days to visit his sick mother. He was bundled up by the police when he was visiting his brother’s house close to the protest site. Eight days later, she got a call that her son was dead, but no one bothered to explain how. Since he did not die from a bullet injury and a commission set up to inquire into the protests is yet to determine the circumstances leading to his death, his family has not been paid any compensation.


About 5 kms away, 34-year-old Roop Kumar has just been deputed as the driver to the assistant commissioner. Kumar was given a government job and ₹20 lakh after his uncle Kandiah, was killed by a police bullet during the protests. The two tales of loss similar but the outcome showing two very starkly contrasting images of the survivors.",0
"WhatsApp has something for everyone in the New Year. The new Consecutive Voice Message feature will be useful to those who chat via voice messages. Users will no longer need to tap on every voice messages to hear them; the app will automatically play the next message after you finish listening to the first one.


After Emojis and GIFs, WhatsApp is extending the search option to Stickers as well. A user will be able to search for their favourite sticker in the bottom drawer of the app by simply typing in the relevant words—making it easier and faster to communicate with stickers.


mint-india-wire WhatsAppWhatsApp Dark ModeWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp updatesWhatsApp fingerprint lockWhatsApp installWhatsApp 2019 featuresWhatsApp 2019 updatesWhatsApp PiP mode",1
"Traditional businesses are increasingly worried about the impact of online retailers. “Online shopping has been the biggest disruptor. If you can buy an item and return it sitting at home, why would you waste money and time coming to a shop,"" asked He said e-commerce firms sell at lower rates than traditional shops as they buy in bulk.


Only in power for six months, current chief minister Ashok Gehlot is known for building infrastructure such as roads and electricity during his earlier tenure, which have helped develop Jaipur’s tourism and retail prospects. However, the general elections are a different ball game and rest on one persona currently.


Sundar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the face of the party and the country’s future for him, though the representative of his own constituency in Jaipur, Ramchanran Bohra—who belongs to the BJP—has not done extraordinarily well.",0
"His performance on “Kinna sona tenu rab ne banaya” during the auditions won him a coveted spot in coach Harshdeep Kaur’s team


 Sumit was also the first contestant to get a ‘Jai Ho performance’ compliment from super judge AR Rahman",2
"Potential future announcements from Apple that could grab investors’ attention include a broader range of medical grade wearables such as hearing aids in newer versions of AirPods or an integration of blood pressure, glucose or sleep monitoring into the Apple Watch. There are also opportunities in securing medical subsidies or reimbursements for the watch, or perhaps, even acquiring a health-care company to accelerate the company’s entrance into the market, analysts speculated.


Apple had total revenue of $265.6 billion in 2018, with the iPhone accounting for over 60% of that, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.",1
"Out of the 1.8 million people living in the Banswara district in 3.6 lakh households, 78% are tribals


Banswara, Rajasthan: When Ramchandar, 52, wakes up in his thatched house every morning in the hilly tribal village of Katumbi in Rajasthan's Banswara district, his first preoccupation is to fetch water from the nearest village at a distance of two kilometers. For the Bhil tribe who once fought for the Rajputs against the Mughals, water woe is not seasonal. Often riding pillion on the serpentine road behind his neighbour’s bike for which he pays for the fuel, Ramchandar wonders whether in this lifetime, he will see a permanent source of water near his house.


Out of the 1.8 million people living in the Banswara district in 3.6 lakh households, 78% are tribals. With a 46.1% literacy rate, 91.3% of households earn less than ₹5,000 per month, making them eligible for the NYAY scheme, the targeted basic income support scheme proposed by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


Speaking at Dungurpur under the Banswara parliamentary constituency, which goes to polls on Monday, Gandhi said last Tuesday that NYAY would turn out to be his party’s “surgical strike"" on poverty. In 2014, BJP won all the 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan. However, in December 2018, the Congress made a comeback by winning the assembly election with a slender margin. While the Banswara parliamentary constituency has been a fortress of the Congress party in the past, the emergence of the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), which is fighting parliamentary elections for the first time, has upset the calculations of both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.",0
"Mehandi Circus movie cast: Shweta Tripathi, Madhampatty Rangaraj, Vela Ramamoorthy
Mehandi Circus movie director: Saravanan Rajendran
Mehandi Circus movie rating: 3


5 starsWhy do majority of Tamil filmmakers remain obsessed with love stories? Let me confess: I have struggled to understand the fascination that romance holds for me, as an audience",2
"AP chief minister and TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, who broke with the BJP last year, has joined hands with the Congress and other regional leaders. Naidu surprised everyone by sharing the stage with Congress president Rahul Gandhi as his party was formed an anti-Congress sentiment.


“Naidu is doing his best to bring as many regional leaders together as he can. DMK chief M. K. Stalin is fully with us. While his plans were uncertain last year after exiting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Naidu’s role as one of the key anti-BJP leaders is now complete,"" said a TDP functionary who did not want to be named.


This time, a separate block might perhaps emerge from south India in the form of Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s non-Congress and non-BJP front. Analysts believe Rao, who has found support from YSR Congress party (YSRCP) chief Y. S. Jagan Mohann Reddy, will support the BJP if the latter falls short of numbers.",0
"The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell three basis points to 2.41%. Britain’s 10-year yield fell three basis points to 0.982%. Germany’s 10-year yield dipped one basis point to -0.03%.


The Bloomberg Commodity Index gained 0.2%. West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 0.1% to $58.98 a barrel. Gold rose 0.7% to $1,322.41 an ounce.",3
"Social media in the world's largest democracy have become a hotbed for circulation of fake political news and tech firms face intense scrutiny ahead of a general election due before May, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a second term.


In a circular late on Thursday, the parliamentary committee on information technology, chaired by Anurag Thakur, a lawmaker from Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, said it would hear the views of officials from Facebook and its units on March 6.


The subject would be ""safeguarding citizens' rights on social or online news media platforms,"" it added.


It was not immediately clear whether the panel had asked Indian or global executives of the three firms to appear.",1
"After Stree, director Amar Kaushik’s next film Bala is also set in a small town and revolves around a prematurely balding man and a woman facing prejudice because of her skin colour


 I come from small town and I develop characters from reality, the situations are from real life,” Kaushik told PTI",2
"PM Narendra Modi took out a 'roadshow' after casting his vote in Gujarat, which Congress claimed is a violation of the poll code


Senior leaders of the Congress made a representation at Election Commission, demanding a campaign ban on Modi for 2-3 days


New Delhi: Voting in the third and largest phase of the Lok Sabha elections took place on Tuesday with a total of 117 seats going to the polls. A total of 66% of an electorate of 188 million turned out to vote, according to preliminary figures. During the 2014 general elections, the turnout was 69.3%, but the Election Commission (EC) is expecting Tuesday’s figure to increase as more data flows in.",0
"Overall, BAML's February survey - conducted between Feb. 1 and 7, with 218 panelists managing $625 billion in total - showed investor sentiment had hardly improved. Global equity allocations fell to their lowest levels since September, 2016.


""Despite the recent rally, investor sentiment remains bearish,"" said Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at BAML.


Investors remained worried about the global economy, with 55 percent of those surveyed bearish on both the growth and inflation outlook for the next year.


Following this theme, investors were most positive on cash and, within equities, preferred high-dividend-yielding sectors like pharmaceuticals, consumer discretionary, and real estate investment trusts.


As investors added to their cash allocations, the number of fund managers overweight cash hit its highest level since January, 2009.


The least preferred sectors were those sensitive to the cycle, like energy and industrials - which BAML strategists see as good contrarian investments if ""green shoots"" appear in the global economy.",3
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"The Nokia 7.1 Plus was launched in China on Tuesday as the Nokia X7 with prices starting at 1,699 Yuan (about ₹18,000) for the base 4GB/64GB variant


mint-india-wire NokiaNokia X7Nokia 7.1 plusNokia 7.1 plus priceNokia 5.1 plusNokia 3.1 PlusNokia 6.1 PlusMi A2Redmi Note 5 proRedmi 6 Pro",1
"Political advertising on social media will be considered a formal part of the campaign in the upcoming polls, unlike in 2014, and subject to rules and regulations.


Facebook India has said it will run ""published by"" or ""paid for by"" disclaimers on political advertising to increase transparency.


Nearly 39,000 voters have registered as ""third gender"", the first time they have been able to after a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that formally recognised transgender Indians.


There are around half a million transgender people in India, but previously they had to register as either a man or woman.


Female participation in Indian politics is low and just 59 lawmakers out of 543 in the outgoing lower house of parliament are women.


This year every constituency across the country is required to have at least one voting centre reserved for females, while the southern state of Karnataka has gone even further and will boast 600 women-only polling stations, including staff and security.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"And when I decided to make a comeback, I knew I wanted to do something really good that will make a mark


 Also, I have been interested in taking up a web series but I didn’t want to do a random bold project


 While fans have been going gaga over it, there has been a section that feels it’s a show too simple to be on the web


 People have been a little upset about the not-so-happy-ending but then we left it on the hook so that a second season could be worked upon",2
"In 2017, a fire broke out in the studio during the shoot of reality show Super Dancer 2, which ended up destroying precious memorabilia, including costumes worn by actors such as Vyjanthimala, Nargis and Aishwarya Rai",2
"The variants of the smartphones with higher memory and storage have not received a price cut, however.


The 6GB/64GB variant of the Redmi Note 6 Pro and Mi A2's 6GB/128GB variant are still priced at ₹15,999.",1
"""Using a series of short-form live-streams on Twitter, MTV will ask fans to decide which audience member they'd like to watch on a live reaction cam or follow backstage and behind-the-scenes during the show's biggest moments,"" said Twitter.


""Aligning with premium video content on Twitter is the way for brands to move at the speed of culture and connect to the most valuable audiences when they are most receptive,"" said Sarah Personette, Vice President of Twitter Global Client Solutions.",1
"2018 was the fifth consecutive year that 123456 and password retained their top two spots on the list


While it is no surprise that “123456"" and “password"" are terrible passwords to have, SplashData’s eighth annual list of Worst Passwords of the Year shows that “donald"" is one of the easiest passwords to guess.",1
” He says aluminum is the one thing that can save it and he promoted his own line of sparkling water in aluminum cans,2
"The producer is best known for making multi-starrer comedy films like Hera Pheri, Welcome series and Aarakshan among others


According to the press release issued by the makers, Hot Shots is based on the real-life scam in which US-based taxpayers were targeted by tele-callers from over half a dozen call-centres in Mira Road, Mumbai, India",2
"Gold prices, after falling to their lowest level this year of $1,265.90 an ounce, have inched higher above $1,278 per ounce.


Gold prices climbed today, as signs of weak global growth rekindled investor interest in the safe-haven metal, keeping it on track for its first weekly gain in five, while a strong dollar ahead of the US GDP data capped gains for the bullion.


Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,278.62 per ounce. The metal is up 0.4% so far this week, and is poised for its first gain since the week ended March 22.


Asian shares started timidly after world stocks were weighed down by data from Germany and Asia suggesting that global economy was still under slowdown constraints.",3
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery.",1
"The TV: The concept of IoT is based on continuity, meaning you can perform the same tasks across devices. So, the TV allows you to view inside the fridge if you need to, or quickly view the shopping list you have created and other such tasks.


If you need to make a quick snack while watching TV, but don’t want to pause the content, the fridge can show you what’s playing on the TV as long as they’re on the same network. You can also pause, fast forward, etc., from the fridge, and its own speakers are loud enough for you to hear things over other noises in the kitchen.


The washing machine: The FlexWash machine is more of a stand-alone device. However, you can also turn it on and off from your phone, TV or the fridge. It’s still a washing machine though, so some manual labour will be involved. It has two washers, each of which come with different controls that are all available on Samsung’s app. If you have clothes loaded into the machine already, you can start and stop washing cycles from other devices anytime, provided they’re on the same Wi-Fi network.",1
"Director of 2019’s Best Picture Academy Award-winning film Green Book, Peter Farrelly, is all set to helm a movie with Vietnam War at its backdrop",2
"Tamil thriller K13 has found its way to Tamilrockers, a piracy website which allows users to illegally download latest movies and TV shows


 The site regularly uploads illegal high definition copies of latest movies and TV shows, sometimes as soon as they are released, costing the studios a lot of money",2
"On Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, Apple executives unveiled new iPad Pro models in two screen sizes—11-inch and 12.9-inch—that include key features from the latest iPhones. The updated tablets include slimmer sides that make the displays look nearly edge-to-edge, faster processors, an upgraded back camera, and Face ID for unlocking the device, making payments, and sending customized emojis.


iPad unit sales peaked at 26 million units in the fiscal first quarter of 2014. Apple sold about half that during last year’s key holiday quarter. The average selling price has also fallen. Still, there’s reason for optimism. While the tablet market is contracting overall, the iPad has been slowly regaining momentum thanks to new software and lower-priced models, but also because competitors like Amazon.com Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. haven’t wowed the market lately.",1
"The ad fraud also poses a major privacy risk for users, whose behaviour was being monitored. The apps that were targeted by the fraudsters offered services such as VPN (virtual private network), call blocker, restaurant finder, traffic updates and video editing.


Using botnets to manipulate numbers has been reported on Twitter as well, but with entirely different objective. In July 2018, the microblogging platform started removing all accounts locked for suspicious activities, such as bulk tweeting and posting large number of unsolicited replies, from showing in the follower counts across profiles. It was found that the Twitter accounts of millions of users were controlled by bots which were being bought by politicians and celebrities to influence public opinion.",1
"Rate cut rabbit was also dressed up with a veiled promise of more cuts through a reduction in inflation forecasts


MUMBAI: As surprises went, the monetary policy packed a punch this time. Not only was a rate cut rabbit pulled out of the hat, but it was also dressed up with the veiled promise of more cuts through a reduction in inflation forecasts.


What was even more surprising was that the hands holding the hat included long-standing hawk Michael Patra, in-charge of monetary policy at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


Gaurav Kapur, chief economist at IndusInd Bank Ltd, says, “While the change in the monetary policy committee’s (MPC’s) stance was along expected lines, the timing of the cut has come as a slight surprise. Note also that in the run-up to this meeting, the overnight index swaps market was pricing in only one rate cut within the next one year, keeping in mind the expansionary nature of the interim budget and high core inflation.""


RBI’s rate-setting MPC voted 4:2 for a cut, with governor Shaktikanta Das decidedly in favour of one. If we look only at headline inflation, a rate cut was a no-brainer. It came in at merely 2.2% in December, something that a fastidious RBI should be alarmed about, since the risk of inflation breaching the lower 2% barrier was real.",3
"The new front camera will be included in all three new 2019 iPhones, whose names remain undisclosed. Apple is expected to officially announce new iPhones in the Fall, likely at a September media event, the report noted.",1
"“Independent businesses end up creating a lot more value and we are confident that the business has achieved the scale to stand independently,"" said Kulin Lalbhai, executive director of Arvind Ltd, told Mint earlier.


Arvind Fashions was listed and admitted to dealings on the exchange in the list of 'T' group securities. The T group represents scrips which are settled on a trade-to-trade basis as a surveillance measure.",3
"Trump has pledged to help, alongside Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., those needing to shift orders from Iran to another supplier. But U.S. claims that its domestic supply can help offset the loss are a high bar to meet, given that the daily American output for similar crude is about a quarter of Iran’s.


Emerging economies dominate the list of oil-producing nations which is why they’re affected more than developed ones. The increase in revenues will help to repair budgets and current account deficits, allowing governments to increase spending that will spur investment. Winners include Saudi Arabia, Russia, Norway, Nigeria and Ecuador according to analysis by Nomura.


Those emerging economies nursing current account and fiscal deficits run the risk of large capital outflows and weaker currencies, which in turn would spark inflation. That in turn will force governments and central banks to weigh up their options: hike interest rates even as growth slows or ride it out and risk capital flight. Nomura’s losers list includes Turkey, Ukraine and India.


While US oil producers try to take advantage of any sales boost from customers moving away from Iran, the broader U.S. economy won’t necessarily see benefits with oil price tags as high as $100 a barrel.",3
"Tuesday also saw the Congress filing a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly taking out a “roadshow"" after casting his vote in Gujarat, in apparent violation of the model code of conduct. Senior leaders of the Congress made a representation at EC demanding a campaign ban on Modi for 2-3 days. In response, EC said it has sought a report from Gujarat officials and that the matter is under consideration.


Three states went to the polls in a single phase—Modi’s home state Gujarat (63.66% turnout), Kerala (71.38%), where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is contesting in Wayanad, and the coastal state of Goa (73.1%).


“Elections to Lok Sabha crossed the halfway mark today with polling taking place in 303 out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats,"" senior deputy election commissioner Umesh Sinha told reporters.",0
"Pop star Taylor Swift believes there is no “happily ever after” in life, but insisted it is important for people to focus on the good memories to stay motivated


The 29-year-old singer said her latest single ‘ME!’ is a reflection of the good moments she has had in her life",2
Rana will play a ferocious political activist and will also be seen as a student leader in the flashback episode,2
"Trisha turns 36 today and even after 17 years in the film fraternity, the actor, with over 60 films to her credit, has managed to stay relevant without falling into the quintessential “akka”, “amma”, “anni” trap


 In fact, she is currently riding the success wave after delivering one of the biggest hits of last year, 96, and also starring in Rajinikanth’s 2019 blockbuster, Petta


Amidst all the new-age female actors that come and go, Trisha stands out because she has proven her versatility over and over again",2
"I still remember how director Siva called me on the phone and reminded that I bring the chart to the shooting spot the next day (grins)


 Further, Ajith sir takes good care of the unit members and cooks for his crew and that day, he had made mutton biryani


 Since I don’t eat mutton, the next day, he particularly cooked chicken biryani and invited me to eat",2
"Later in the day, Singhvi told reporters: “The PM has been making offensive statements without taking the MCC into consideration. He is dragging the armed forces into politics and violating the rule of the EC. We had filed a complaint on 1 April against Amit Shah. It’s been a month and we still have not received any response from the poll body. There cannot be two rules in a democracy.""


Dev also asked the court to direct the EC “to expeditiously decide, without any delay or demur, and in any case not later than 24 hours,"" against the “multiple complaints filed and pending before it...""


The EC on 15 April had barred Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati from campaigning for varying periods, hours after an explosive intervention by the SC on the same morning, which called the EC “toothless"" for failing to act against political leaders who made polarizing speeches.",0
"Pioneer has taken the step in the right direction with the device, in which your smartphone is the master. Photo: Pioneer


Pioneer's new car infotainment, priced at ₹7,199, is very different from the rest for reducing driver distractions. But does it live up its to claims by relying on a voice based navigation system? Let's find out


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Since we have been conditioned to see things in a certain way, we are left scratching our heads when someone takes a radically different approach to improve a thing that isn’t broke. Take the headphone jack, for instance. When Apple announced it will be skipping one on the iPhone 7, it wasn’t received well—by critics and fans alike. But as other manufacturers caught on with this, it became slightly more acceptable.


When I got my hands on Pioneer’s newest car infotainment system, I had the same dilemma—why mess with something when it’s not even broke?


Here’s what the head unit looks like—a rather small display with four huge buttons for voice recognition, navigation, messages and calling. The volume knob and folder (up and down) buttons along with the semi-circular Music Source and Menu/App Launch buttons are pushed to the side. The bottom of the head unit has an LED-backlit parking sensor indicator.


But that’s not it, the heart of this entire system is not behind the head unit; but in your smartphone. That’s right, there’s an app called the Pioneer Smart Sync which acts as the control centre for the unit and that’s why you don’t have an EQ button or a giant screen in the middle—your phone is the centrepiece.


They have also added a really sturdy smartphone cradle with the unit which can be tilted vertically or horizontally according to your preference and when you’re not using it, you can simply tuck it inside.",1
"Surya who is also a member of the national social media team will take on B.K.Hariprasad of the Congress.


The party had chosen Surya over not just Tejaswini but also local BJP legislators and is likely to face some resistance against its decision to overlook some of them. ",0
"The EC has now asked the chief electoral officer of Delhi to ensure that its directions are followed in each of the remaining six phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.


The directions were issued to the Delhi CEO as he is the nodal officer to pre-certify political content in TV channels and similar platforms which are beamed nationally. He has also been provided with a committee specifically for the purpose, a source aware of the development said.


Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act ""prohibits"" display of any ""election matter"" by means of ""cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus"", 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a particular constituency.


This phase is called the 'silence period' as it allows a voter to make up his or her mind on whom to vote without being influenced by political campaigning.",0
"Formjacking refers to cyber criminals injecting malicious codes into a retailer's website to steal card details of shoppers


NEW DELHI: With returns from ransomware and cryptojacking diminishing, cybercriminals are now turning to alternative methods like formjacking to make money, as per the latest Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR).


Formjacking refers to cyber criminals injecting malicious codes into a retailer's website to steal card details of shoppers.",1
"All I’ll say is that I think I have a greater understanding of the character now than I ever possibly could have had before


 Whatever iteration you see of this character, may or may not see of this character in the future, will be the better because of it,” the actor told Variety",2
The spending slump in the world’s second-largest economy is a blow to global industries from autos to designer clothing that are counting on China to drive revenue growth.,1
"ToF sensors can emit light on their own (usually infrared light), which is used to measure distances. The sensors can recognize this from other incoming ambient light that’s falling on them.


Getting accurate depth information can help improve portrait mode photos that almost every new smartphone can click. With ToF sensors the background blur in these shots can be better—at least theoretically. However the process still includes software, meaning how a company uses the information from the ToF sensor with its primary camera sensor will be more important. For instance, the Honor View 20’s portrait mode photos aren’t noticeably better than those clicked by competing devices.",1
"On Sunday, the BJP announced the names of four sitting members of Parliament (MP). The party has retained their sitting MPs Harshvardhan in Chandni Chowk, Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi, Parvesh Verma in West Delhi and Ramesh Bidhuri in South Delhi. The BJP had won all the seven seats in Delhi in the 2014 general elections.


Even as alliance talks were on, the AAP had announced names of candidates for all seven seats. Senior leaders in the AAP say that the party did not want to waste time and get their ground campaign running. On Monday, six candidates of the party including Raghav Chadha from South Delhi, Atishi Marlena from East Delhi will file their nominations.",0
"A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi officially ruled out an alliance with the AAP in Delhi, Kejriwal said that there had been no communication between the two parties.",0
"In this context, can indoor air purifiers help us breathe good quality air? According to Dr Nayar, air purifiers might filter the air but there is nothing to suggest that using them would actually help in reducing the incidence of health problems. For a typical adult who has to step out of his/her home daily, it will be difficult to assess the importance of indoor air purifiers. Dr Nayar also cautions that some purifiers emit ozone as a by-product, which causes more harm than good.


“Air purifiers control the level of indoor pollution significantly if appropriately used with recommended specifications. An ideal air purifier must have a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter and should run throughout the day for effective reduction,"" corroborates Dr Puneet Khanna, senior consultant and head (interventional pulmonology, respiratory and sleep medicine) at Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi.


To be sure, Dyson uses a 360-degree HEPA filter in its air purifiers to capture particulate matter as small as 0.1micron, harmful gases and VOC (volatile organic compounds). Its 350-degree oscillation allows it to project clean air in every corner of the room. Honeywell uses three layers of filtration in its air purifiers—pre-filters to remove PM10 and dust, HEPA filter to filter out PM 2.5 and finer dust particles, and the HiSiv filter to filter chemical, VOCs and even bad odour. “We often review filters from Indian homes to understand what pollutants are present,"" adds Hugo Wilson, senior design engineer, Dyson.",1
"What will you say about the change? Do you think female directors bring a different perspective to the film?Not just the directors, I would say, women, overall in society, have a different perspective


 I think we need more women leaders in the country because there is a certain limit to their cunning if at all it is there


 So, it’s a very natural process for me to be drawn towards women be it writers, directors or even if they have nothing to do with the kind of work I do",2
"In the upcoming polls, AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is expected to face a tough fight from the Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is in the race to become the next chief minister. Reddy also has the advantage of having anti-incumbency on his side. Unlike in 2014 when it had a pre-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), the TDP will also contest the Lok Sabha polls 2019 on its own.",0
"It will work like a product tag that can be paired to an iCloud account by proximity to an iPhone, such as AirPods. Users will be notified if their device gets too far away from the tag, preventing them from forgetting the item. (ANI)",1
"Adapted from Annie Zaidi’s short story The One That Was Announced, Sanjoy Nag’s Yours Truly is an affecting portrayal of routine loneliness


 Much like her literary counterpart, Mithi Kumar (a compelling Soni Razdan) co-habits with solitude and commutes by the local train to go to work


 Compelled to sit with strangers, she seems hardly perturbed: the multitude of people not apotheosising her situation, rather, acting as a cover


 It is telling that the only time we see her initiating a conversation in the local train, we hear no reply from the other end — as if she is talking to no one in particular, almost thinking aloud


It is then fitting that Nag’s protagonist is in love with the announcer at the station, one who regularly guides the commuters without being acknowledged, who speaks without being spoken to",2
"""In view of the admitted facts and material available on record, this web series being an original web series on Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister and a political leader and a prospective candidate in the current general elections to the Lok Sabha, cannot be exhibited,"" said the poll panel.",0
"The DMK-Congress pact came after conclusion of final round of talks Wednesday preceded by parleys between the top leadership of the two parties. DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi held talks with Congress president Rahul Gandhi days ago in Delhi on seat sharing.


""It was decided during talks between the leadership of both the parties to allot nine seats in Tamil Nadu and one in Pudhcherry to Congress,"" Stalin told reporters here.


Asked if the alliance will cover the bypolls expected to the 21 assembly seats as well, he said ""let the byelections be announced in the first place."" At the talks Wednesday, the Congress side was represented by Wasnik, Venugopal and legislature party leader K R Ramasamy. Besides Stalin, DMK treasurer Duraimurugan and principal secretary T R Baalu were also present.


After the DMK quit the UPA in 2013, the Congress had to face the 2014 Lok Sabha polls alone in Tamil Nadu. DMK, which had faced the polls in alliance with smaller outfits, drew a blank despite contesting 35 seats. Congress had lost deposits in 38 constituencies. In 2009, the Congress had won eight seats in alliance with DMK after contesting 16 seats.",0
"According the present seat-sharing arrangement between the SP, BSP and RLD, Mayawati’s party is expected to contest at least 38 out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, while SP will contest 37 and Ajit Singh’s RLD three. The grand alliance has decided not to field candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli against Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former party president Sonia Gandhi, respectively.


“There are no talks happening between Congress and members of the grand alliance. We have given two seats to Congress and there is no discussion to give more seats to Congress. It is the SP and BSP which are fighting the main political battle against BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Congress is a marginal player,"" said a senior SP leader based in Lucknow.",0
"BJP's Bihar in charge and Rajya Sabha MP Bhupendra Yadav with Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, state president Nityanand Rai, Union State Health Minister Ashwani Chaubey. (ANI)",0
"HYDERABAD: With just 10 days to go before polling day in Andhra Pradesh and Telagana, the two Telugu states on Monday witnessed hectic political campaigning with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressing public meetings throughout the day at different places. While Modi attacked AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu again with the “U-turn Babu"" jibe and also the entire opposition, Gandhi in turn censured the prime minister for failing to fulfill his promises.


Coming down heavily on the ruling-Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Modi, during his first meeting at Rajahmundry also alleged that the TDP is using its in-house ‘Seva Mitra’ app to steal citizens data. “The Seva Mitra (TDP’s) app they talk about does not do any seva nor is it a friend, but it steals data from people. Imagine what can be done with it,"" Modi stated and also alleged that the TDP government is putting its “stickers"" on the Centre’s schemes.",0
Speculations were rife that the two were serious about each other after Rampal shared a photo on Valentine’s Day,2
"Gandhi prayed for a dismissal of the case with costs, arguing the petitioners had intentionally dragged the court to create “political controversy for personal gains and political mileage.""


On 10 April, the Supreme Court had announced its decision to allow leaked Rafale documents to review a previous judgement overruling government objections, following which Gandhi claimed moral victory and said the court had made it clear that Modi “committed theft.""


Gandhi’s affidavit drew a sharp reaction from the BJP. “Today, by filing an affidavit in the SC, Rahul Gandhi accepted that he had lied on his allegations against PM Modi on the Rafale deal,"" BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao told reporters. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala retorted on Twitter: “Fakery has no boundaries. Lies no limitations, disinformation no confines! BJP’s blasphemous misrepresentation of Rahul ji’s reply to the SC is itself a criminal contempt of court proceedings.""",0
"“This signifies that BDS has officially entered the global era as the BDS expands from a regional system to a global navigation system. From now on, no matter where you go, BDS will always be with you,"" Ran said at a media conference here said.


The positioning accuracy of the system has reached 10 metres globally and five metres in the Asia-Pacific region. Its velocity accuracy is 0.2 metres per second, while its timing accuracy stands at 20 nanoseconds, he said.


Pakistan has become the first country to use the BeiDou system ending its reliance on the Global Positioning System (GPS).


Named after the Chinese term for the ‘Big Dipper’, the BeiDou system started serving China in 2000 and the Asia-Pacific region in 2012. It will be the fourth global satellite navigation system after the US GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo.",1
"Radhika took to Facebook to upload the photo as a treat to the fans on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya


“Presenting to u all, our precious bundle of joy! We haven’t named her yet, so till then let’s call her ‘baby YR’ for now! ❤️ Do give her all your love n blessings”, the caption read",2
"“And part of that is the story and part of that is Sophie Turner and the phenomenon she turned out to be as an actress


 We knew when we cast Sophie that she was this really good child actor but we had no idea she’d become the force that’s she’s become,” Benioff added",2
"The magnum opus was shot in about three months, with an ensemble cast led by Mohanlal, at Hyderabad’s Ramoji Film City",2
"The purchases, aimed primarily at addressing the cash crunch in the banking system, have helped absorb a little over half the sovereign bond supply of 5.71 trillion rupees this fiscal year. The support may taper because of an improvement in liquidity, and HSBC Holdings Inc. expects the RBI to cut back buying to between ₹1.8 trillion to ₹2 trillion.


Even so, a clear majority for BJP in the upcoming elections may burnish the appeal of Indian assets and lure dollar inflows, reducing the market’s reliance on RBI’s support, according to ICICI Securities. Foreigners have bought about $65.5 million of rupee bonds so far this month, paring the year’s withdrawal to $1.6 billion.",3
"Wipro has sought shareholders' approval for the appointment former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya as an independent director on its board. (Mint)


IT services major Wipro Thursday sought shareholders' nod for its up to ₹10,500 crore share buyback offer.


The company also sought shareholders' approval for the appointment former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya as an independent director on its board.",3
"Additionally, the authors find that these patterns have remained broadly constant over time, despite a spike in lower caste support for the BJP in 2014.",0
"He further noted that the change in Fed's stance has the potential to change the course of capital flows towards risky assets like equity. Also, India is likely to attract continuing capital flows for the rest of the year, he said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The Kapoors argued that rebuilding the floor and maintaining the studio would be too expensive while the returns remain minimal


RK Studios, also the headquarters of film production company RK Films, was founded by Raj Kapoor in 1948",2
"However, the saffron party distanced itself from her comments, saying it was her ""personal view"" which she might have made ""due to years of physical and mental torture"".


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Chalet Hotels shares opened 3.93% higher on the BSE at ₹291 a piece compared to the issue price of ₹280, which was the upper end of the price band between ₹275 and ₹280 per share. At 10.31am, Chalet Hotels stock was trading up 1.6% at ₹284 a share, while benchmark 30-share Sensex traded 0.28% higher at 37,074.97 points. In intraday trade, the stock fell as much as 10.66% to ₹250.15 per share.


The Chalet Hotels IPO comprises a fresh issue of ₹950 crore and a secondary market sale of 246.85 crore shares by the promoter group. Promoter holding will decline to roughly 71.2% from 100%. The company will use the fund to pay debt up to ₹720 crore and the balance amount will be used for general corporate purposes.",3
"”The Italian-Canadian actor, who stars as Dr Andrew DeLuca on Grey’s Anatomy, proposed to his now-wife over Thanksgiving weekend in 2017",2
"In an incident involving Union minister Babul Supriyo, a first information report (FIR) was registered against him for entering a polling booth with armed security guards in West Bengal’s Barabani. Another FIR was registered against unknown people for damaging his car.


West Bengal (76.72%) also saw other instances of violence, including a bomb being hurled within 300 metres of a polling station in East Bardhaman, injuring three people. In Jharkhand’s Chatra seat, a voter was arrested for damaging the ballot unit at the end of polling.


In Kulgam district of Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, which is witnessing a three-phase polling, the turnout for Monday was 10.5%.",0
"Hindalco shares have done fairly well amid concerns about the global economy and fall in commodity prices. (AFP)


Also, with Novelis seeing decent growth, Hindalco should deliver a steady Q4 FY19, until global economy turns for the worse


Shares of Hindalco Industries Ltd have done fairly well amid concerns about the global economy and the fall in commodity prices. Compared to an 18% drop in the Nifty Metal index, the company’s shares fell 10% in the past six months. The impact of the fall in aluminium prices and input cost pressures can be seen in the December quarter results (Q3 results). But thanks to better realizations, Hindalco managed to deliver steady earnings.",3
"The bench was seemingly dissatisfied with the persistent response of the EC official that the present system has been working well and asked the poll panel to file an affidavit detailing the reasons of its satisfaction that there was no need for any improvement.


""If the present system was working well then why did you not start using VVPAT on your own. Why did you need court orders for that (earlier). Why did the judges have to think about it. Why did you oppose the court's suggestion at that time. You had opposed at that time but yet we did it,"" the bench said.


It further said, ""No institution shall insulate itself from improvement, including judiciary. There is always a scope for improvement. Everyone needs improvement"".


The EC spokesperson said that in compliance with the direction of the apex court the Commission will file the affidavit by March 28.


The bench had on March 15, issued notice to ECI and asked the competent authority to depute an officer to assist the court in the matter.


The leaders from six national and 15 regional parties, claiming to represent 70-75 per cent of the population, have also sought the setting aside of the EC guideline on random verification of one assembly seat.",0
"Rimi and Royce, reportedly, filed a joint petition for divorce before the Ernakulam Family Court on April 16",2
"The Himo T1's headlight offers up to 18,000cd brightness and is inspired from an element of Himo's logo.


It is powered by a 350W brushless permanent magnet motor and is backed by a 14,000mAh (14Ah) li-ion battery with a nominal voltage of 48V",1
"The Huawei P30 Lite is priced at ₹22,990 for the 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant and ₹19,990 for the 4GB/128GB model


The smartphone would be available for online purchase on Amazon India on Thursday in Midnight Black and Peacock Blue colours


New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei on Tuesday announced that its recently launched ""P30 Lite"" smartphone will go on sale on Thursday in India.",1
"Starting off with the Jio Diwali Dhamaka 100% cashback, the offer is valid on any recharge plan priced above ₹ 149. This includes recharges worth ₹ 49, ₹ 98, ₹ 99, ₹ 49, ₹ 398, ₹ 99, ₹ 48, ₹ 49 ₹ 98, ₹ 09, ₹ 99, ₹ 99, ₹ ,699, ₹ ,999, ₹ ,999 and ₹ ,999. You can add in an additional ₹ 00 flat cashback on payments made via PayTM, Amazon Pay and MobiKwik.


The cashback can be redeemed in the form of Reliance Digital coupons. You can find these coupons on the MyJio app. The minimum cart value for redeeming these coupons is Rs5,000. If you’ve opted for a recharge plan worth Rs500 or above, Jio will issue you multiple vouchers. But, according to Jio’s terms and conditions, you will not be able to redeem two coupons. The offer is valid till November 30.


Also, the Rs1,699 plan mentioned earlier is a brand new offering from Jio. It has a validity of one year (so it will last till the next Diwali) and provides benefits like unlimited data and voice calling.",1
"Early experiments in augmented and virtual reality have matured and we'll see tangible proof points of real value at the MWC.


Foldable screens will accelerate the convergence between smartphones, tablets and laptops, progressively unleashing a new form factor


New Delhi: The buzz around the first 5G-enabled smartphone and foldable devices will be the talk of the town as the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 opens in Barcelona next week.",1
"In the 2014 assembly polls, the TRS won only 63 seats in Telangana, but soon after around 30 MLAs from opposition parties, including the Congress, TDP and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), defected to the ruling party.


In AP, however, Naidu is facing a resurgent YSRCP as its leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s popularity rises. Jagan is the son of former AP chief minister Y.S. Rajashekara Reddy. While more than 20 MLAs and three MPs from YSRCP had defected to the TDP, which had won 102 seats in the 175-member assembly in the 2014 state elections, some of the defecters have since returned.


While TDP leaders from the state say their party might win a simple majority at best in the forthcoming assembly elections in AP, the TRS is now confident it will sweep 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.


In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP had won 15 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2 and YSRCP 8 in the 2014 general election. In Telangana, the TRS managed to win 11 seats, the Congress party won 2, TDP 1, YSRCP 1, BJP 1 and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won 1 seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Since then, three MPs from the TDP, YSRCP and Congress have defected to the TRS.",0
"Over the last year, there have been approximately 100 new laws. GDPR accounted for roughly 25 of the 100 laws, so the figure is a bit skewed. But even if we say 75 laws have been passed in the last year, it is still a huge number. GDPR has pushed data privacy onto the agenda for a lot of countries. So, governments are now reacting to this and passing data protection laws. It is putting the ownership of data back in the hands of the individual, which is where it should be anyway.


mint-india-wire data ProtectionGDPRBarry CookVFS Globalvisa applicationsartificial intelligenceGoogle Analytics",1
"At the same time, the family patriarch has also disclosed the loans he has given to other family members -- ₹6.75 lakh to his second wife Sadhana Yadav, ₹43.7 lakh to son Prateek and ₹9.8 lakh to another family member Mridula Yadav.


Shatrughan Sinha, who was formerly with the BJP and has now joined Congress in his electoral bid from Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar, has disclosed a loan of about ₹10.6 crore from his daughter and actor Sonakshi Sinha. He has also himself extended loans/advances to his son Luv Sinha ( ₹10 lakh) and wife Poonam (about ₹80 lakh), among others.


Poonam Sinha, who herself is in the electoral fray as the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, also has an outstanding loan of over ₹16 crore due to her daughter Sonakshi.


Shatrughan Sinha's rival candidate from the BJP, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, also has no outstanding loans.",0
"The production issues affecting the RF performance of LCP antennas are expected to be resolved meanwhile, the report added.


With its 2019 line-up, Apple is expected to introduce the much awaited USB-C cables for the devices and bring improvements in iPhone's camera performance.


Kuo also predicted that Apple is expected to release a 5G-equipped iPhone in 2020 powered by chipsets from Qualcomm and Samsung. This would take the total iPhone shipments to 195-200 million units in two years.",1
"The new app made available to US users on Tuesday aims for a new direction for Facebook: it eliminates the blue background and offers a range of new ways to connect, in line with Zuckerberg’s vision to move away from the “digital town square"" to a “digital living room"".


Facebook’s shift comes in response to criticism over failing to curb misinformation and manipulation of the platform used by 2.3 billion people, and missteps on its handling of private user data.


“It can be hard to find your sense of purpose when you are connected to billions of people at the same time,"" Zuckerberg told the developers gathered in San Jose, California.",1
"New Delhi: With more than 1.5 billion monthly active users, Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp is undoubtedly the preferred instant messaging app across the world, but it is not the one to rest on its laurels, for it is constantly evolving—with updates and new features.


After introducing several new features in the past year, including the popular stickers, WhatsApp will bring to its platform the highly anticipated Dark Mode in 2019, among several other updates that will underscore its No.1 position among chat apps.


Forwarding that ubiquitous “good night"" photo or message to a loved one will be less of a strain on your eyes in 2019 as the WhatsApp Dark Mode will dim the platform’s interface when used at night. It will also help users save on battery life of their phones.",1
"The official Twitter handle of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday gave a sneak peek into Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor’s tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the deadly Pulwama attack that took place in February this year


CRPF tweeted, “Commendable work has been done by @SrBachchan, @aamir_khan and #RanbirKapoor for the tribute song #TuDeshMera dedicated to the Martyrs of Pulwama",2
"Tejasvi Surya, who comes from the Brahmin joint family, is a qualified legal professional from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies


Bengaluru: Till about 12.30 am on Tuesday morning, 28-year old Tejasvi Surya.L.S was one of the hundreds of members of the expansive social media team of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But as fortune—and a fair bit of pressure from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (the ideological parent of the BJP) would have it, Surya was named as the candidate to carry forward the legacy of BJP’s Ananth Kumar from Bengaluru South.


His candidature pipping that of Tejaswini Ananth Kumar as well as at least two serving legislators and several other senior aspirants in the party stronghold that, to say the least, has ruffled enough feathers in the seat.",0
"Meanwhile, the Congress finally announced its candidate for Varanasi, ending weeks of speculation. It will be Ajai Rai, a senior Congress leader from Varanasi, rather than Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Although a large section of Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh, especially those in the eastern part of the state, wanted Gandhi Vadra to contest against Modi, the final decision was taken by party president Rahul Gandhi.


Speculation on Gandhi Vadra making her electoral debut from Varanasi had been rife for the past few weeks.


“Deeply disappointed with the Congress Party’s decision of not fielding Priyanka Gandhi from Varanasi. The last two months that she has been in the public life has driven home the point, India has changed, dynasties don’t matter,"" Jaitley tweeted.


BJP’s decision to choose Varanasi as the constituency for Modi is part of a carefully-crafted strategy to mobilize support for the party in the region.",0
"Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misha Bharti, who is the RJD candidate from Patliputra, has got no loans outstanding against her but her husband Shailesh Kumar has an ICICI Bank personal loan of ₹9.85 lakh.


She has also disclosed loans/advances totalling ₹28 lakh by her and ₹2.9 crore by her husband, but no debtor has been identified.


Her BJP rival Ramkirpal Yadav has disclosed ₹17.17 lakh education loan he has taken for his daughter.


Another high-profile BJP candidate from Bihar, union minister Giriraj Singh has disclosed a car loan of ₹5.86 lakh for himself and a housing loan of ₹26.5 lakh by his wife. In his election affidavit, he has listed 'other liabilities' of ₹75 lakh in his name and of ₹15 lakh for his wife.",0
"“Paswan has his support base in this region. He and his family have been elected from a few seats in almost every election. This time it would be interesting to see if his candidates can pull off a win because Paswan himself is not contesting,"" said Vishwanath Kumar, a farmer from Vaishali.


Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were the two key states which helped script history for Modi in 2014. Bihar is a high-stakes election for the BJP because within a year of being voted to power at the centre, the party had lost assembly elections in the state. Bihar is a prestige fight for the BJP-led NDA.


“Opposition parties in Bihar have lost credibility because of the leadership of Rashtriya Janata Dal. NDA has managed to create a perception that its leadership is stronger and people also relate to this narrative because of the work done by chief minister Nitish Kumar and the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,"" said Shashi Sharma, a Patna-based political analyst and principal of Magadh Mahila College.",0
"Since it is a gaming smartphone, it gets the super liquid cooling treatment comprising a vapour chamber located around the chipset. A 'Multi-Turbo' service present inside the software allows the user to enable AI Turbo, Center Turbo, Net Turbo, Cooling Turbo, and Game Turbo modes (although there's no turbine present anywhere inside or outside the smartphone).


The back of the smartphone sports a triple camera with a 13MP+12MP+2MP configuration. The 13MP wide-angle camera has a Sony IMX263 sensor, while the 12MP primary camera is equipped with dual pixel technology. The 2MP camera has a depth sensor which allows better portrait images.",1
"PM Narendra Modi with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in Latur (PTI)


Maharashtra will vote for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on 29 April. The densely populated Mumbai Metropolitan Region, cities like Nashik and the tribal and rural belt in north-west Maharashtra send 17 members to the Lok Sabha. Last time, this belt voted entirely in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance. However, just six months later, the alliance split due to differences on seat-sharing in the assembly elections. A long phase of bitter public spats and electoral fights followed.",0
"As an example of its “Connected Consumer"" digital strategy, the RPG Group is using augmented reality (AR) for select products and dispensing with the use of “manuals in entirety"", Mutha points out. Last, but not the least, the group is sharpening focus on the “Digital Workplace"" by developing an app to “blacklist sub-contracted employees who have not delivered the goods (for example safety requirements)"".


The group also has a Digital Academy covering subjects such as AI, robotic process automation, etc. “In the last nine months, we have got 40-odd project proposals out of this academy. We plan to implement 13-14 projects from these,"" says Mutha.


All Digital Projects in the RPG Group start with a problem statement, according to Mutha. The group, then, explores whether a digital team can resolve the issue. “We also examine the extent of the digital quotient in the project—if it is more than 60-70%, we term it as a Digital Project, else we give our recommendations and call it process improvement management, which makes it a routine manufacturing project,"" explains Mutha. He concludes: “Digital projects should not be done with analogue minds"".",1
"Jefferies in its note said the 11 FDA observations included four repeat observations, including one repeated from 2015 and 2017.


The observations are around lack of thorough investigations, written records lacking detail, and lack of infrastructure, Jefferies added.


Jefferies cut its target price for the Dr Reddy’s stock to ₹2,180 from ₹2,667, retaining an ""underperform"" rating.",3
"Suriya is busy with a slew of projects and is awaiting the release of his highly anticipated political-drama, NGK",2
"The day was also marked by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressing her first rally in the ongoing election campaign and taking on the Union government over “unkept tall promises"". Vadra, Gandhi’s younger sister, had recently been appointed Congress general secretary in-charge of East Uttar Pradesh.


The Congress held a meeting of its top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to discuss the strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. The CWC meeting was taking place in Gujarat after nearly 58 years, with the last one being held in 1961.


The presence of the entire top leadership of the party, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former party president Sonia Gandhi, in Gujarat is significant as it comes just two days after the Lok Sabha election schedule was announced.


“What are the real and biggest issues in the country? The first and biggest issue in the country right now is unemployment...Young people in different states are wandering in search of jobs,"" Gandhi said at an election rally in Gandhinagar. The Rafale deal is benefitting only some corporate houses, he said.",0
"Given the increasing demand for AR devices in sectors like healthcare, retail and e-commerce, the AR market is expected to grow from $11.14 billion in 2018 to $60.55 billion by 2023, according to research firm, MarketsandMarkets.


Facebook’s AR headset plans put it in direct competition with companies like Microsoft Corp., Google and Apple Inc. who have already invested in AR technology. Microsoft is considered a leader with its HoloLens product, while Google Glass, which failed as a consumer product, is now being developed for the enterprise. The Google Glass Enterprise Edition features a similar design as the original, with some upgraded hardware.",1
"“The Election Commission...warns Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to desist from using the references to defence forces for political propaganda and to be careful in future,” the order said


NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday issued an order against Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi over a violation of the model code of conduct.",0
"Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan standing in a queue to vote for general elections in the state. All 20 seats in Kerala will be decided on Tuesday, in the third phase of polling. Photo credit: Special arrangement


The high turnout was despite allegations of faulty voting machines in several places, and a generally hot weather",0
"Crude markets remain broadly supported by supply cuts led by producer group OPEC and US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela


SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped on Monday amid concerns that an economic downturn may dent fuel consumption, but crude markets remain broadly supported by supply cuts led by producer group OPEC and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela.


Brent crude oil futures were at $67.03 per barrel at 0231 GMT, down 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last close, but not far off the $68.14 per barrel 2019-high reached last week.


U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at $58.32 per barrel, down 20 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last settlement, and also not far off their 2019-high of $58.95 from the previous week.",3
"""It has come to the notice of the commission that tea cups were provided to the passengers in the train of the Indian Railway by the NGO, namely ""Sankalp"", which contained the political slogan of the Bharatiya Janata Party and such matter is closely related to violation of the Model Code of Conduct,"" according to the notice.


""The commission, taking cognisance of the incident, has directed that the matter may be looked into immediately and a report may be furnished by 11:00 hours on April 4 that decision may be taken by the commission in the matter,"" it said.


In a letter over the image of Modi on train tickets, the poll panel criticised the railways for non-compliance of its instructions.",0
"NIC has been offering Data Centre and Cloud services to the government. Currently, it has four national data centres and 30 mini data centres across the country. Cloud services are presently offered from all four national data centres as well as some mini data centres. Over 1,000 e-governance applications of the government including Digital India Initiatives are hosted at these locations.


Digital India campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2015 to ensure that government services are made available to citizens electronically through improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology.",1
"Wang Xiang, senior vice president at Xiaomi Corp speaks during a Xiaomi Corp. launch event ahead of the MWC Barcelona in Barcelona. Photo: Bloomberg


Barcelona: China's Xiaomi, the world's fourth-largest smartphone maker, unveiled a smartphone on Sunday that will be able to take advantage of new and faster 5G mobile networks and cost far less than one announced by market leader Samsung last week.",1
"The funnyman ventured into writing with the first season of Laakhon Mein Ek, that was loosely based on his own life


 And were there any challenges?Every kid in our country either wants to become an engineer or a doctor


 Since we already focussed on an engineering student, we realised that it would almost look the same if we did something on their training period",2
"Third-party updates is another reason for the frequent updates. “Think, for example, of the number of times the Facebook login API changes. Or, alternatively, when a payment gateway changes. Or maybe there’s a new product feature which could really benefit from a push notification, for example, when notifications were not previously included as a core feature. Apps are businesses and they need to keep up the momentum to remain both relevant and profitable,"" says Duggal.


Further, despite strict verification systems in place, malicious apps show up on the Play Store from time to time, simply because millions of apps are downloaded every year. “Developers have to continuously monitor their apps for vulnerabilities and ensure that their apps remain secure,"" points out Chopra.


Users can always choose to skip automatic updates if they want. But skipping these updates can prove risky.",1
"“As of now, there is absolutely nothing so, maybe I will take a two years’ break, who knows? But yes, I am planning something",2
The film takes its title from a weapon owned by the god of creation Brahma in Hindu myths that never missed its target,2
"According to WABetaInfo the invitation feature will let you set your group privacy settings to everyone, nobody or your contacts


Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is up at something again, this time on a feature that lets you choose who can add you to a group.",1
"British-born actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca the Wookiee, the loyal, furry cohort of space buccaneer Han Solo in five of the Star Wars movies, has died at age 74, his family said on Thursday",2
"Modi also added that Congress and SP leadership were trying to misguide BSP chief Mayawati in believing that she could become the next prime minister of the country. PM said that there was a conspiracy between SP and Congress that is why when Mayawati criticises Congress, SP leadership is quiet.


""People of Uttar Pradesh want development but these parties do not want the country to develop or Uttar Pradesh to develop. A new drama has started, SP and Congress are conspiring, and trying to misguide Mayawati. They have tried to convince her that she could become the next prime minister,"" added PM.",0
"According to a GSMArena report, the foldable smartphone will now launch between April and June, and will carry a price tag that’s half of Huawei Mate X which starts at 2,299 euros ( ₹1,85,000 approximately).",1
"However, at F8, Zuckerberg announced that the company will be moving focus from the News Feed from now on. Part of that is through a redesign of the entire platform, which will be seen immediately on the Android and iOS apps and eventually on the desktop version.


“We’re rolling out FB5, a fresh new design for Facebook that’s simpler, faster, more immersive and puts your communities at the center. Overall, we’ve made it easier to find what you’re looking for and get to your most-used features,"" the company wrote in a blog post.


With this, the Groups tab will now show up right next to the Watch tab on the Facebook app. The company evidently hopes that this drives users towards the Facebook Groups, which are usually designed around interests and chosen specifically by users themselves.


Facebook is also going to use groups to recommend content. For instance, you will often see videos on Watch that are from the groups you’re in. The same will happen in the Marketplace, Gaming tab and more.",1
"Shinde and Chavan are contesting from their hometowns Solapur in south Maharashtra and Nanded in Marathwada, respectively. In 2014, Chavan won from Nanded and became only one of two Congress candidates to win from Maharashtra besides Rajeev Satav from Hingoli in Marathwada, which also goes to polls tomorrow. Besides these two, elections will also be held on Thursday for Latur, Parbhani, Beed, and Osmanabad seats in Marathwada. The second phase also comprises three seats in Vidarbha—Amravati, Akola, and Buldhana.


Though the 10 seats are spread over a large landscape in Vidarbha, Marathwada and south Maharashtra, the issues dominating the electoral agenda are common—drought, agrarian concerns, remunerative prices for farm produce and supply of drinking water.


Pravin Bhosle, an NCP activist in Kamtigaon village in Solapur constituency, said it was Shinde, as the chief minister of Maharashtra in 2003, who took the decision to set up fodder camps for cattle during drought. “Today, there are no fodder camps in the entire constituency even amid a severe drought. This election is a fight between the farmers and this anti-farmer government,"" Bhosle said. Drought, lack of proper remunerative prices and anti-incumbency dominate the agenda in Akola and Buldhana too.",0
"Recently, Facebook gathered Apple's attention when it began paying people to install a ""Facebook Research"" Virtual Private Network, which collected user's private phone and web data without their consent.


Google was also found to have been running a similar programme and in response, Apple briefly revoked the certificate used by Google and Facebook to push updates on their apps, the report added.",1
"(From left) Bhanu Chopra, CEO and founder, RateGain; Neel Juriasingani, CEO and co-founder, DataCultr. 


RateGain uses AI and machine learning to provide real-time intelligence and self-learning recommendations",1
"The Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto Monday promised to increase intake capacity of central engineering, management, science and law institutions by 50% over the next five years. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


The manifesto also promises to take the number of institutions of eminence to 50 from the current plan of 20


The central institutions seats are going up by 25% due to implementation of the economic weaker section quota over the next couple of years",0
"Instagram is testing chronological sorting options for users along with a search bar in the 'Likes' list, according to a report",1
"The Baaghi 2 star said he was so enamoured shooting with his idol, Hrithik, that he often forgot his dialogues


 A lot of the times it used to happen that, because I was looking at my hero, I used to just forget my dialogues and go blank",2
"Brent advanced 1.7 percent this week, bringing its yearly gain to 33%, as fighting in Libya and a coup in Sudan added to uncertainty in a market already tightening because of OPEC-led supply cuts. WTI rose for the sixth straight week, the longest run in two years.",3
"Equity benchmark Sensex added another 139 points on Monday, marking third straight session of gains, as encouraging start of the earnings season by IT major TCS boosted investors' sentiment.


The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 69.2293 and for rupee/euro at 78.3002. The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 90.6193 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 61.84.",3
"For the party that has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, the fights to deny temple entry for women in Sabarimala was supposed to be, in the words of BJP Kerala president Sreedharan Pillai, ""a golden chance"" in the 2019 parliamentary contest in Kerala. Its nerve center, Pathanamthitta, is seen as one of the seats where the party has a fighting chance to put up a three-cornered contest.",0
"SplashData, a provider of password management applications for over 15 years, evaluated over 5 million passwords leaked on the internet and found out that computer users continue using the same predictable, easily guessable passwords.


“Sorry, Mr. President, but this is not fake news – using your name or any common name as a password is a dangerous decision,"" said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, Inc.",1
"Randhir told us, “Yes, Rishi is cancer free now, but he first has to first complete his treatment before he can return back home


”Rahul, who posted on Facebook about Rishi being cancer free, said, “I have nothing more to add to what I said about Rishiji


Rishi Kapoor left his fans in shock in September last year as he tweeted, “Hello all! I am taking a short leave of absence from work to go to America for some medical treatment",2
"The characters in this movie created new timelines when they went back to the past, but it had no effect to the prime universe


 What happened in the past 22 movies was still canon,” Joe said hinting that there might be more to the life of Steve Rogers in future films


Does the five-year time-jump affect the lives of those who perished in Avengers: Infinity War?“Those people who were lucky to survive the snap are 5 years older than the people who just got back


What was that sound at the end of the film’s credits?Joe Russo said, “It was our way to say goodbye to him",2
"The seamless facial unlocking experience is not just restricted to premium smartphones anymore but has also been extended to budget smartphones for ease of use without burning a hole in your pocket


The year 2018 witnessed new developments in the secure unlocking experience of smartphones. With features like 0.1 secs face unlock and in-display fingerprint sensor, there has been a rise of smartphones’ with features like face recognition and fingerprint sensors. The seamless unlocking experience is not just restricted to premium smartphones anymore but has also been extended to budget smartphones for ease of use without burning a hole in your pocket. Here is a list of budget smartphones under ₹ 10,000 that offer a secure unlocking experience:",1
BJP is betting on Anupriya Patel's Apna Dal (Sonelal) to corner a share of Kurmi votes—traditionally an SP votebank,0
"Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former union food minister, K. V. Thomas was in for (in his own words) “the biggest shock in his career"" when his name was dropped from the first set of candidates announced by the party on Sunday midnight. The party leaders are closely watching if Thomas would follow the steps of Tom Vadakkan, the Congress spokesperson from Kerala who defected to the BJP in a surprise move last week apparently because denied of a ticket to contest. Thomas, however, refuted such a buzz.


""I was mistreated. But I will stand when my party takes a decision. BJP has not offered me anything. I have been a congressman... since Indira Gandhi's days... Ernakulam is a congress turf, anyone standing there will win. Yesterday, I spoke out of sadness,"" Thomas said to reporters in Delhi.


Congress opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala rushed to visit Thomas in Delhi on Sunday morning in order to pacify but the closed-door discussion ended in about 15 minutes. “Why this drama? I don’t need any offers,"" Thomas apparently shouted at Chennithala, reported Asianet News. Coming after the meeting, Chennithala refuted reports of Thomas' joining the BJP. ""He would never do it,"" said to reporters another Congress leader Benny Behnan in Kerala, who belongs to the rival 'A' group against Chennithala's 'I' faction.


PC Chacko, another Congress leader and who is close to Thomas, also visited him on Sunday and asked him not to defect to the BJP. The party has entrusted Mukul Vasnik to talk to Thomas and calm him down, who is expected to visit Thomas later on Sunday, according to senior Congress leader who spoke to Mint requesting not to be named. Thomas said he will stand with the party and is likely to visit Congress ex-chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday.",0
"Two years and a slew of anti-heroic roles later, Khanna made his first big splash with Raj Khosla’s Mera Gaon Mera Desh


 (Who would have thought?) Many critics have interpreted Khanna’s much-feared Jabbar Singh as a precursor to the terror-striking Gabbar Singh, Amjad Khan’s iconic turn as a sadistic spaghetti Western baddie in Sholay (1975)


Despite his smouldering good looks and the only voice that could match Bachchan’s, fame did not come instantly to Khanna


 The great Sunil Dutt, who was known for spotting a star when he saw one, indeed picked the right face in Khanna for Man Ka Meet but not necessarily in the right role


 One wonders what made him think of Khanna, who in the coming years would amass a following among audiences as a sexy beast, as your average anti-hero? This man was as heroic and leading-man material as Amitabh Bachchan himself, equally larger than life and a linchpin of memorable 1970s masala hits


 The 1970s was a decade of Amitabh Bachchan but also a decade of Vinod Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha and Rishi Kapoor


 Seeing their interviews today, as they recollect the heyday, you get a feeling that beneath the healthy rivalry there was a layer of warm friendship that helped lit up their best-known hits


 Be it Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Amar Akbar Anthony or Parvarish, Khanna and Bachchan were an invincible duo who, between them, share some of the 1970s’ finest cinematic moments",2
"According to Surjya Kanta Mishra, state secretary of the CPM, it is the BJP which has perpetrated the idea that “people need to vote for the saffron party, since Left cannot remove the TMC"". “The TMC also reciprocates... they both need and feed each other. They have a tacit understanding, else why did the BJP not act strongly against TMC leaders accused in the chit fund scam?""


Political observers in Bengal Mint spoke to expect the BJP to bag between five-seven seats. If polls are held fairly with adequate deployment of central forces, they feel the BJP will put up a strong show in at least 15 seats. These include seats in northern parts of Bengal (Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling and Raiganj) where National Register of Citizens and the question of “illegal Muslim infiltrators"" were drummed up by the BJP.


The western part of the state (Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Midnapore) dominated by tribals and plagued by chronic underdevelopment is another region where the BJP is expected to do well. Add to this the bordering districts of Nadia and North 24 Parganas (Bongaon, Barrackpore and Krishnanagar seats) where communal conflicts have flared up in the recent past. Parts of Kolkata too seem to be seeking change.


Bangaon Junction, a two-hour ride on the packed suburban train from Sealdah, is the last station before one hits the Petrapole border of Bangladesh. Outside the station, an army of e-rickshaws is in waiting, dressed in blue trousers and shirts, with the face of chief minister Mamata Banerjee embossed on the shirt pocket. It is mandatory to wear the dress for vehicles approved by the municipal corporation, and the drivers aren’t happy about it. Yet they are scared to speak or reveal their names.


“The chief minister has done a lot for our village, but she has no control over local leaders... and we don’t have a choice but to vote for her to keep the BJP away,"" said a Muslim resident of Jayantipur, who stressed that people were not freely able to exercise their choice in the Panchayat elections.


There is an unmistakable climate of fear in these villages. No names, no photographs and no notes. Residents speak in hushed tones, scanning the horizon to see if anyone else is close by. Purulia was more relaxed, but Mahato was worried too. “Maybe its better not to publish our photos in the paper,"" he suggested.",0
"Similarly, Lenovo’s new 300e 2-in-1 Chromebook runs on MediaTek’s inexpensive MTK 8173C chipset, originally designed for smartphones and tablets.


“As we move towards an ecosystem of connected devices, the need for a connected PC running on these mobile chipsets that offers LTE (long-term evolution or 4G) and superior battery life, along with steady performance for daily computing requirements looks to be a promising offering,"" says Nishant Bansal, research manager for PC and IPDS (imaging, printing and document solutions) at IDC India.


But can mobile chipsets match desktop-grade ones? Mobile chipsets are typically designed for smartphones, which is why efficiency and connectivity take precedence over computing power. They also use less power to avoid heating issues. On the other hand, desktop chipsets are meant for full-fledged computing and offer much higher clock speeds and system cache to store programme instructions and data that may be repeatedly required by the chipset.


Hence, to improve the user experience, Qualcomm is upping the ante with the Snapdragon 8cx chipset designed for PCs. It is the first 7nm chipset paired with faster Adreno 680 graphics, larger system cache and supports 4K (3,840x2,160p) HDR (high dynamic range) displays. It also includes the Snapdragon X24 LTE modem, which promises speeds of up to 2 Gbps.",1
"Congress and its alliance partners in the 'maha-milawat' of SP and BSP cannot provide a stable government, said Modi


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that there was a deliberate attempt by the Congress leadership to malign his image during the 2019 general election campaign.


Speaking at a public meeting Pratapgarh, Modi referred to Congress president Rahul Gandhi as 'naamdar' and said that those facing investigations were trying to malign is image and spread falsehood. He also said that friends of Rahul Gandhi had benefitted when Congress was in power during the tenure of United Progressive Alliance (UPA).",0
"While his wife kept pestering him to spend some time with the family, he just wanted to impress his bosses


Farida Jalal as SuhasiniThe older bahu in the family, Suhasini was caring, loving and quite dramatic! Back then too, the show sent out a strong message as Suhasini ran a successful beauty parlour along with handling family duties


Post the show, Farida Jalal portrayed some pivotal roles in films like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Kabi Khushi Kabhi Gham among others


 Also, he was the super cool chachu (uncle) to the entire household and quite a favourite among the kids


After the show, Shekhar Suman went on to become a household name with his chat show Movers and Shakers


Bhavana Balsavar as SunitaThe loving choti bahu of the family, Sunita was a writer who used her daily family experiences in her novel",2
"We are taking the necessary steps to undo the damage that has been done and expose the person behind it,” the actor’s lawyer said in a statement


“Both of them initially had a casual chat but later, the woman started pressing Oberoi for various reasons",2
"""The chin of the device is a bit thick whereas the other bezels are almost non-existent. The case renders of the OnePlus 7 that have surfaced in the recent past have revealed that it will be arriving with a notch-less display and a pop-up selfie camera,"" the GizmoChina reported on Wednesday.


Beijing: Images of the upcoming OnePlus 7 smartphone have surfaced on Weibo, one of China's most popular social platforms, indicating that the smartphone is likely to be equipped with a curved OLED display.


One of the leaked images indicated that the OnePlus 7 variant with model number ""GM1915"" would hit the market as OnePlus 7 Pro.",1
"The transaction has precedence. The sharp rise in loans and advances (purportedly to related parties) undermined APSEZ’s shares in FY16, so much so that the company was valued at a notable discount to its smaller competitor Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. The company addressed these investor concerns by eventually pulling back those advances, narrowing the valuation gap.


Subsequently, the stock outperformed the broader markets over the past three years. As capital expenditure peaked, the management alluded to its focus on cash flow generation. Even as losses mounted at its group firm Adani Power Ltd, it ruled out any bailout. The transfer of the liquefied natural gas terminals to a joint venture firm is also expected to strengthen its balance sheet.",3
"The ""privacy-focused platform"" will be built around principles like private interactions, encryption, reducing permanence, safety and inter-operability.  ",1
"In the first two phases, election was held to 91 and 96 seats on April 11 and April 18 respectively. Elections are being held in seven phases and with the completion of third phase, the election process will be completed in southern states.


BJP chief Amit Shah, who replaced L K Advani as the party nominee from Gandhinagar, and 370 other candidates are in the fray in the 26 Lok Sabha seats all of which were won by the party in the last election. Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Jaswantsinh Bhabhor is the BJP nominee from Dahod seat.


In Kerala, Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad besides his traditional Amethi seat has added new interest to the fight between rivals UDF and LDF for the 20 seats. The BJP has also aggressively campaigned in the hope of opening its account in the southern state by capitalising on the Sabarimala shrine women entry issue.


Union minister Alphons Kannamthanam is seeking to make his Lok Sabha debut from Ernakulam. Sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is facing a triangular contest in Thiruvananthapuram, where the BJP has fielded former Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and the CPI C Divakaran.


It is a do-or-die battle for both the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the opposition Congress-headed UDF in most of the 20 Lok Sabha seats. The BJP-led NDA is posing a formidable challenge to the two traditional fronts in at least three constituencies -- Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur.


In Karnakata, the battle lines clearly delineated for a bipolar contest between the ruling Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP.",0
"""We think this is one of the most competitive prices for a 5G smartphone today and it's going to be available very, very soon,"" Sung said.


Xiaomi initially targeted Asian markets, notably India, for overseas expansion, before launching in Spain, France and Italy in late 2017.",1
"Caste-based votebank politics, rather than economic issues and social policy have determined India's eletoral choices


These patterns have remained broadly constant over the past five decades, despite a spike in lower caste support for BJP in 2014",0
"“Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move


 The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renowned producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger",2
"“This taught me about the platforms and techniques of filmmaking and I was ready to make a documentary on the gender gap in property rights for women,” says Thakur


The resultant film was called No Woman’s Land (2015), which has been screened in festivals and institutions


 Next came a short fictional film called Laal Hota Drakht (2016), about a tradition that requires Brahmins to marry off a tulsi plant and peepal trees with pomp and ceremony even if it leads them to debt and poverty


 “We often talk about the challenges of marginalised communities but there is not enough conversation about the oppression that exists among the higher castes


 I watched an entire marriage or Tulsi Vyah when I was making this film, and found the expenses and experiences similar to a daughter’s wedding,” says Thakur, who has won the Laadli Media Award for journalism by the Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow, in 2011, 2016 and 2018


 No Woman’s Land also received a special mention by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2018",2
"Maharashtra records an average turnout of 60.68% in the 2019 polls, slightly less than the 61.7% of 2014


Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency records the highest turnout of 71.98%, the urban Kalyan registers the lowest polling of 44.27%


MUMBAI: Mumbai surprised everyone by registering a record high average turnout of 55.11% on Monday. This is the highest turnout in Mumbai in three decades after the 57.7% in 1989 and much higher than the 51.6% recorded in the 2014 general elections. All the six constituencies in the business capital of the country went to polls on Monday in the fourth phase of the parliamentary elections.",0
"The Indian rupee weakened for the third consecutive session against the US dollar on Friday amid firming oil prices. At 2.09 pm, the home currency was trading at 71.37 to a dollar, down 0.30% from its Thursday’s close of 71.16. The currency opened at 71.22 a dollar, touching a high 71.21 and a low 71.45.


The 10-year government bond yield stood at 7.353%, as compared to its previous close of 7.332%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"""While it will take time for economic data to stabilise from the current slowdown, policy shifts by central banks and governments, especially in the US and China, should help support investor confidence for now,"" said Tai Hui, Asia-Pacific chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.


Surveys last week highlighted manufacturers' pain, particularly those exposed to China slowdown, and added to expectations that central banks are finished tightening policy.


In the United States, manufacturing activity dropped in February to its lowest since November 2016, consumer confidence fell short of forecasts, inflation was tame and US personal income fell in January for the first time in more than three years.


The modest inflation lends support to the Fed's patient posture on raising US interest rates, analysts said.


Greece's benchmark 10-year government bond yields dropped to their lowest since 2006 on Monday after Moody's raised its rating late last week, bolstering investor optimism towards the euro zone's most indebted country.",3
"The rupee ended at 70.02 a dollar, up 0.35% from its previous close of 70.26. The currency opened at 70.14 a dollar.The 10-year bond yield closed at 7.412% against Thursday's close of 7.446%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


India's benchmark Sensex index rose 0.87% to 39,067.33 points. Year to date, it has risen 7.38%. Brent crude traded at $73.05/bbl, down 1.75% from its previous close. Oil has climbed more than 40% this year amid output cuts by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies and supply disruptions from Venezuela to Libya. It has also received a boost from the recent US decision to end waivers on Iranian sanctions.",3
"“We are hardwired as a species to resist behavioural changes,"" McCann said. “Depending on the frequency of the behaviour, it can take anywhere between one and nine months for a behavioural change to stick,"" he added.


You can incentivize by money, but you will eventually “run into a problem"" when you pull that money away. “Think about sales people. Take away their sales incentives and see how hard they work,"" he said. Money can be used to attract new users, but if you have to pay to bring users back over and over again, then your business model has a problem, he explained.


When you try to incentivise people to return to a product, it’s better to give them feedback about their effort and helping them be more persistent in the short term.",1
"“It means a lot to me for my sons to see Captain America as a black dude and for me to be that dude to my sons…So that moment was not just, ‘Hey, we’re acting",2
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 0.4% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $2.62 billion in equity and sold $1.64 billion in debt market.


Traders await US jobs data, due on Friday, that may show hiring moderated in February. Non-farm payrolls may have increased by 185,000 while the jobless rate fell to 3.9%, according to Bloomberg estimates",3
"Reacting to another question about the party’s first preference being Chandana, Kiran said, “It is not individuals who matter"".


Current Congress MP and Union minister of state for roads and highways Sarve Satyanarayana, Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan, former DGP V Dinesh Reddy (YSR Congress) are among other candidates contesting from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha segment.",0
"The gaming performance is very good – no frame drops or CPU heating issues. I’ve tried a mix of casual and hardcore games along with a few video editing applications on the device, and it handled all of them very well. The only minor issue I had was while playing Asphalt 9 – I noticed the graphics didn’t look very good even at the highest settings, as there was noticeable pixelation of the cars. It may be a software problem, but that really marred my experience with the phone, since it is one of my favourite games to play. PUBG and video editing software ‘Quik’ performed buttery smooth on this phone.


The phone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery, which lasts a day and a half in light to moderate use. I didn’t have to worry about it even if I started my day with 80% charge. On a lazy weekend with heavy use involving gaming and Netflix streaming, you’ll drain it out within 9 hours, which is also not bad.


The camera set-up – a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera on the rear and 20MP camera on the front — renders daytime photos rich in detail, sharpness and colour. Dynamic range is also on point. It focuses fairly quickly and has nearly no shutter, so I had no problem clicking photos in a hurry. Night photography was also good for a phone this price — noise wasn’t an issue and the photos were relatively crisp.


The selfie camera beats a lot of its competitors during daytime use. Photos taken at night appear to be a little soft, but still usable. Overall, you won’t have to worry about your Instagram game with this device.


On the software front, the POCO F1 runs Android Oreo 8.1 with POCO Launcher, based on MIUI, atop. It’s the standard Xiaomi affair – if you’re a MIUI user, you’ll have no issues getting used to the interface.",1
"The Commission said it will be up to individual EU countries to decide if they want to exclude companies from their markets on national security grounds.


Big telecoms operators, which view 5G as the next big moneyspinner, oppose a Huawei ban, saying that such a move could set back 5G deployment by years.


Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment ahead of the likes of Sweden's Ericsson and Finnish company Nokia, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its relationship with the Chinese government and U.S.-led allegations that its equipment could be used for spying.",1
"In this Boyapati Sreenu directorial, he played the antagonist named Jithendra and received applause from the audience as well as the critics


Produced by C Kalyan under his CK Entertainments banner, the movie marks the second collaboration of director KS Ravi Kumar and Balakrishna after Jai Simha",2
"Instagram on Thursday introduced a sticker to represent voting for people across the country to share their excitement around voting on the platform.


Available through seven phases from 11 April to 19 May, users across India would be able to use this sticker on their Instagram stories, sharing their experiences and excitement with friends and family.",1
"In fact, investors have been taking cognizance of the strong outlook for the jewellery business for some time now. Note that Titan’s shares have risen nearly 37% from their lows in October.


During the September quarter earnings call, Titan’s management was upbeat about festive season sales, and it turns out its optimism wasn’t misplaced. Further, the pre-quarterly update released last month had alluded to a robust outlook for the jewellery business for the second half of FY19. Thanks to this backdrop, the stock has more than recovered losses seen earlier this year.


Coming back to the December quarter, the jewellery business did well owing to strong growth in both studded and plain categories. The plain category also benefited from a large institutional order of gold coins worth ₹200 crore. The jewellery business’s Ebit (earnings before interest and tax) margin came in at 13.3%, 250 basis points more than the year-ago period.",3
"Bytedance challenged the court's ban order in India's Supreme Court last week, saying it went against freedom of speech rights in India.


The top court had referred the case back to the state court, where a judge on Tuesday rejected Bytedance's request to put the ban order on hold, K. Neelamegam, a lawyer arguing against Bytedance in the case, said.


The state court has requested written submissions from Bytedance in the case and has scheduled its next hearing for April 24.


Salman Waris, a technology lawyer at TechLegis Advocates & Solicitors, said the legal action against Bytedance could set a precedent of Indian courts intervening to regulate content on social media and other digital platforms.


In its Supreme Court filing, Bytedance argued that a ""very minuscule"" proportion of TikTok content was considered inappropriate or obscene.


The company employs more than 250 people in India and had plans for more investment as it expands the business, it said.",1
"Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next production will feature actor Randeep Hooda in the role of a cop


The film will mark the directorial debut of Balwinder Singh Janjua, the scribe of films such as Mubarakan, Firangi and yet-to-be-released Saand Ki Aankh",2
"In terms of software, the Realme 3 runs ColorOS 6 UI based on Android 9 Pie. Realme claims that the new UI offers a no-frills, stock Android experience. It finally gets an app drawer and comes with an unlocked bootloader.


The Realme 3 boasts dual rear AI cameras at the back comprising a 13MP+2MP configuration. The camera app now offers Nightscape and Chroma Boost functionalities which help in low light photography and enhanced colour reproduction respectively.",1
"According to downdector.com, which monitors websites, the outages started around 12 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday in parts of the U.S., including the East and West Coast, parts of Europe and elsewhere. Both Facebook's desktop site and app appeared to be affected. Some users saw a message that said Facebook was down for ""required maintenance.""",1
"The ₹1,345-crore initial public offering (IPO) received bids for over 91 crore shares against the total issue size of more than 1.76 crore shares


New Delhi: The initial public offering of wires and cables manufacturer Polycab India Ltd was subscribed 51.65 times so far on the final day of bidding Tuesday.",3
"'I have never been able to understand why people have supported me so much,' PM Narendra Modi said during his interview with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.


New Delhi: Bollywood’s love affair with Prime Minister Narendra Modi just got a tiny bit tender. Days after the Election Commission banned the screening of a biopic on him, arguing it could skew the playing field, Modi sprang a Bollywood-laced strategic surprise on the nation.


It came in the form of a 60-minute-long “interview"" with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, designed to showcase the softer, personal side of the prime minister’s personality. Modi called it “apolitical"".


In the video, released to the media through news agency ANI, Modi said he had never dreamt of occupying the top job and that he isn’t the disciplinarian he is made out to be.",0
"Thanks to popular singer Chinmayi, the industry finally woke up to his misogyny and sent him a letter of condemnation


 But, it’s clearly an unthankful job as the singer says she is repeatedly slut-shamed and trolled on social media


 Now, she is not just a musician but also an activist who keeps raising questions concerning women’s rights and safety",2
"The V.K. Chopra committee set up in 2007-08, had recommended that Sebi periodically recalibrates its fees to be realistic to the changing activities and its resources. Since then, the market regulator has carried out four or five such recalibration exercises. For example, in 2014-15, it had increased the fees when its revenues were declining.


“The projected income for this fiscal year stands close to ₹1,200 crore. This reduction is due to the one-time expenditure of nearly ₹1,000 crore to purchase the adjoining IDBI Bank building,"" said the second person.


“The Sebi internal committee headed by whole-time member S.K. Mohanty recommended the fee reductions. Currently, brokers pay ₹15 for a turnover of ₹1 crore. It may reduce it to ₹10 per crore. For agricommodity brokers it may reduce to ₹1 per crore. The fees for filing and re-filing issues may also reduce by 50%. It is likely to adopt the recommendations in April,"" said the first person.",3
"""For ad accounts that continue to violate our policies, we may take further action, such as disabling the ad account,"" Bickert said.


""We are exploring ways to share educational information about vaccines when people come across misinformation on this topic,"" she added.",1
"In April last year, for example, Delhi Police could identify almost 3,000 missing children in just four days during a trial of a facial recognition system.


Some of the major technology giants including Microsoft and Amazon also agree that there is a need for governments to regulate the technology


Uses of this technology may increase the risk of biased decisions and outcomes, intrusions into people's privacy and also encroach on democratic freedoms.


While the usage of facial recognition technology is growing across the world, the absence of any data protection and data privacy law in India makes the country ill-prepared to deal with the misuse of the technology, experts said on Friday.",1
"On some social issues, such as inter-caste and inter-religious marriage, BJP-leaning youth are slightly more liberal than the rest, while on others, such as the role of women, BJP-leaning youth are more conservative.


The survey also shows that BJP-leaning youth are slightly more liberal than others when it comes to same-sex relationships and marriages, with 46% of them saying they find such relationships “completely"" or “somewhat"" acceptable, compared to 42% of those who support other parties. Understanding millennial views is important because of their growing numbers. Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) and post-millennials (Gen Z) are increasingly becoming the target group of global marketers and politicians, with both groups wishing to influence the digitally connected and growing demographic. Millennials and post-millennial adults together account for roughly half of the electorate in India, with an estimated population (based on census projections) of 459 millions in 2019.


The YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey was conducted online, among 5,038 respondents from YouGov India’s panel of internet users spread across more than 180 cities—2,709 of the 5,038 respondents were millennials (including 1,489 younger millennials), 1,188 were from the Gen-Z (born after 1996). Among the rest 1,141, nearly three-fourths belonged to the Gen-X (born between 1965 and 1981), while the rest were even older. Overall, there is not much to tell the two groups apart when it comes to a host of social issues.",0
"Even though Vijayshankar has won this seat before, the dominant Vokkaligas who are seen as siding with the JD(S) nurse anger towards Siddaramaiah, who is a Kuruba. The distrust is leading the two to hold on to almost captive caste groups and they are willing to trade only if the gesture is mutual.


The fact that G.T.Deve Gowda had defeated Siddaramaiah in the latter’s home constituency of Chamundeshwari seat in 2018 is likely to make matters worse between the two sides, which came together to deny the BJP a chance at power in the state.


The two parties had hoped to unite their workers to execute a common goal of bringing down the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government at the Centre by joining hands after the fractured verdict in the May 2018 assembly elections and continuing this to parliamentary polls as well.


The latest round of trouble between the alliance partners began when Congress workers in the sugarcane growing district of Mandya decided not to back Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) candidate and chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy’s son.",0
"The stellar growth saw India uprooting the US as the world’s second largest mobile phone market by volume -- ranking behind China but handset prices have been skewed towards lower-end of the market. “This is likely to change fast. We expect that mid-range smartphones, those with wholesale prices in the range of $200-400, will grow 20 per cent year-on-year in 2018 and by almost four times during the next five years to make it one of the most important smartphone segments,"" Counterpoint Research Associate Director Tarun Pathak told PTI.


He said the sales volume sweet spot is moving from sub-$150 segment towards mid-tier as many features and capabilities common among flagship models, progressively diffuse through to these lower price bands. Also, with features like full-screen displays, dual-cameras, biometric security and support for artificial intelligence being made available in more mid-range devices, customers don’t seem to mind paying more for the latest technologies. The 4G feature phones -- designed to bring new users online -- continued to gain traction among users during 2018 with Reliance Jio making a strong push for these devices.


Xiaomi, which held onto the numero uno spot in a hyper-competitive market, said it expects the average selling increasing gradually. The company has already expanded its product range to include televisions and said it will continue to focus on bringing more categories and more innovative products to India. Premium players like OnePlus and Apple also expect strong growth in sales in 2019.


OPPO, which has recently set up a research and development facility in India, is focussed on localising products and creating consumer centric devices for consumers in the coming year. The Chinese player, much like its peers, expects the premium segment market to grow and shape out well in 2019.


For Transsion -- which operates multiple brands in India including itel, Infinix and Tecno -- the ₹ 7,000-15,000 segment of smartphones is expected to contribute highest in 2019. Globally, new innovations like 5G and even foldable screens are trends that consumers are keenly awaiting. However, it may be some time before new gadgets with these new features make inroads in the Indian market. Interestingly, high demand -- coupled with increased customs duties -- prompted many vendors to ramp up production in the country. From being entirely dependent on imports to meeting almost 100 per cent of the domestic requirement, India has come a long way.",1
"""We will have consequences which will not be good,"" Jhunjhunwala said, speaking at the launch of ITI Mutual Fund, the 41st AMC to have set up shop in the country.


American president Donald Trump is also a product of such tendencies and is talking of making America great again, he said.


Explaining the perils of wealth tax, he said in the absence of consistent dividends, he will have to sell down 2.5 percent of his holding every year to comply with the tax requirements.",3
"Of course, the company’s electronics arm has been talking up Jetsons-style homes for years, stymied by the limitations of data analysis, interoperability and, above all, cost. Few consumers have been willing to pay the price of living in the nearish future, especially with some bugs left to be worked out. And the extreme monitoring fundamental to the company’s smart-home development model seems a lot riskier at a moment when concerns about the technology industry’s privacy overreaches are growing louder.


Samsung is pitching its houses to early-adopter types as it works on ways to make the homes more environmentally friendly.


For now, Samsung is pitching its houses to early-adopter types as it works on ways to make the homes more environmentally friendly, and much smarter still. The company envisions a smart bathroom mirror that can analyze a customer’s health while she blinks sleep from her eyes, a bathtub that she can order to fill with water at just the right temperature during her commute home, and lights that can automatically adjust to wavelengths that help her concentrate on her book or wind down as needed. Now if Bixby can just do something about that snooze button!",1
"Companies in the IT/ITES sector, along with Banking and Financial Services are early adopters of cyber risk insurance


The Global cyber insurance market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 27% from $4.2 billion in 2017 to $22.8 billion in 2024, claims a new report by Data Security Council of India (DSCI), released at a FINSEC Conclave 2019 for Banking and Financial Sector on April 26.


“Cyber risk, data breaches and its consequent financial liabilities, looms large on the rapidly evolving Digitisation momentum of every sector and business. Cyber insurance is proving to be a key tool in the risk management and cost-offsetting arsenal of an enterprise and at the same time scaling up the prevention and protection measures,"" said Rama Vedashree, CEO, DSCI in an official press statement.",1
"New Delhi: If you grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, you will probably remember video games like Street Fighter II, Mario and Pac-Man. One of the earliest first-person shooters (FPS), Wolfenstein, also belongs to this era. These games, which are the basis for many of today’s cinematic and advanced games, are making a strong comeback.


And, it is smartphones that have revived casual gaming in a big way. Games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Alto’s Odyssey and others are commonly seen as a way to spend time while commuting. Other classics, including Bandai Namco’s Pac-Man and Electronic Arts’ Tetris, have been revived and released by their publishers with their original IP (the format in which they were originally played) for mobile phones.


“There is always an interest in classics. In the film industry you would see classics getting remade after every few years. There is a whole generation of people who have not experienced it,"" says Oliver Jones, co-founder and director of Bombay Play, a game development company that was recently part of Google’s Indie Games Accelerator programme.",1
"One of Scorsese’s other regulars, Leonardo DiCaprio, was among the full crowd, eager to see the legendary New York duo together


The Irishman, which Netflix will release this fall, is their latest gangster film together, following Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Casino


 It’s based on the 2003 book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt, which recounts the life of mob hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (played by De Niro)


“It’s in the milieu of the pictures we’ve done together and are known for, in a sense, but I hope from a different vantage point,” said Scorsese


”Though its release is months away, The Irishman — one of Netflix’s biggest-budgeted films yet — has already become the new flash point of the ongoing battle between Netflix and movie theaters",2
"The site is banned by every major internet service provider in the country and yet continues to operate through different domain names and proxy servers


 Some of the movies in the collection are Amaravathi, Kadhal Mannan, Vaali, Amarkalam, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Dheena, Citizen, Red, Villain, Billa, Mankatha, Veeram, Vedhalam and Vivegam among others",2
"San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube is now offering its music streaming service for free on Google Home as well as other Assistant-powered smart speakers.


""With YouTube Music and Google Home, you can ask Google Home to play the right music for any moment or mood and YouTube Music will play the perfect station,"" James Goddard, Software Engineer for YouTube Music, wrote in a blog-post on Thursday.",1
"“About 125 crore Indians are questioning 125 promises made by Modi in 2014. Today, neither Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley nor Narendra Modi spoke about employment at all. In their speeches today, BJP neither spoke about demonetization nor GST (goods and services tax),"" said Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.


Responding to the Congress’ charges, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters: “The speed with which Congress has reacted on the manifesto (it) is very clear that they have not gone through even one of the 75 (goals of manifesto). Congress should spend some time, read the manifesto, then talk.""


The Lok Sabha election manifestos of the incumbent BJP also drew fire from other key opposition parties, particularly regional parties. Their criticism was largely around how the ruling party has failed to fulfil its commitments in the last five years whereas it should have first focussed on those issues.


“The BJP’s latest set of announcements is another round of jumlas. It was the same in 2014, and people have seen through their PR and spin. The time to vote out this government is now,"" said Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.


In a sharp attack, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that BJP had “no moral right"" to release the manifesto and should have instead come up with an action-taken report.


“The BJP and the Narendra Modi government, which blatantly betrayed the people and failed to fulfil the election promises, have no moral right to release a new manifesto. People cannot believe them and they should tender an apology to the people as they have only worked for the capitalists,"" she said in Lucknow.",0
"Gowtam exactly knows how much of cricket should be shown at a given point in the narration, so that the game doesn’t overshadow the human drama


”He added, “Gowtam makes the viewing experience uplifting by highlighting the little expressions of his characters, a trick which is equivalent to a thousand words",2
"Finnish smartphone maker Nokia is expected to hold a launch event in Taiwan on April 2. Although Nokia hasn't officially mentioned which smartphone it will launch, reports suggest it might be smartphone codenamed Nokia X71.


According to GSMArena, the Nokia X71 appeared on a Geekbench benchmark listing. The listing on Geekbench shows that the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and runs Android Pie 9.",1
"Natural language processing (NLP), of which NLU is a subset, is difficult because the tasks regarding linguistics need to include variations in human psychology, cultures and linguistic diversities. Further, most conversational experiences today are either very broad but shallow (for example, “What’s the time?"" = “The time is 10.00 am"") or very narrow but deep (for example, a multi-turn conversation in a quiz game).


To advance beyond these limited experiences, we will need to get to a world of both wide and deep conversations. This will require the machine’s ability to scale beyond the current technical limitations of recognizing between only a few hundred intents at a time. Another limitation of machine conversations is personalization. In a natural conversation between two people, each will normally draw on previous experiences with the other person and tailor the responses accordingly. Computer conversations that don’t do this tend to feel unnatural and even annoying. Addressing this in the long term will require solving challenges such as speaker identification, so that the computer knows who you are and can respond differently to you versus someone else.


Many enterprises and conversational AI solution developers, in the last couple of years, have been busy developing chatbots of primarily two kinds. The first is enterprise chatbots that are built to solve enterprise use cases such as customer support, lead generation, etc. The second category is direct-to-consumer bots—chatbots that reach the consumer directly for specific applications. However, most enterprise bots currently available are automated versions of FAQs (frequently asked questions) and are unable to hold conversations beyond a few interactive dialogues.


Consumer interest will materialize when machine intelligence gets near human intelligence. Having said that, the diversity, scale and capabilities available in the Indian market could be leveraged to make an early mark.",1
"Apple has doubled down on digital services as consumers cling to older iPhone models, hurting sales. Apple's iPhone revenue this year is expected to drop by 15% from last year $141 billion, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet.


Services, by contrast, are expected to generate about $46 billion in revenue this year, according to the same survey. Schachter estimates the app store will account for $16 billion of the services revenue. By those estimates, both services and app store revenue will have doubled in just three years.


Apple didn't respond to the AP's inquiries about its app fees. It has previously defended the system as reasonable compensation for reviewing all apps and ensuring its store remains a safe and secure place for e-commerce. Google charges similar fees in its own app store, although its overall business isn't as dependent on them.


Besides the app fees, Apple's services division includes revenue from its Apple Music streaming service, iCloud storage, Apple Care, Apple Pay and ad commissions that Google pays to be the iPhone's built-in search engine. Apple is also expected to roll out its own streaming-video service this spring, although few details are available.


The potential streaming competition from Apple may have triggered Netflix decision's to bar customers from paying for new video subscriptions through its iPhone app. Instead, it directs users to its website, thus avoiding the extra fees. (Netflix did likewise with Google's app store last year.)


Netflix alone won't put a significant dent in Apple's finances, even though it paid Apple more money last year than any other non-gaming app, according to App Annie, a firm that tracks the app market. That sum came to about $110 million, accounting for just 0.3% of the services division revenue, based on disclosures made in Apple's earnings calls last year. More than 30,000 third-party apps now accept subscriptions through Apple's store.",1
"The Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements.


Polling will be held in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight in West Bengal, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.


The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as it had swept 56 of these seats in 2014, leaving just two for the Congress and the rest for other opposition parties such as the Trinamool Congress (six seats) and the Biju Janata Dal (six).",0
"More generally, for elections held up to 1998, incumbency provided a huge advantage to political parties in India. However, post-1998, anti-incumbency became a bigger force with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as a strong challenger to the erstwhile seemingly invincible Congress.


The authors find that anti-incumbency was an even bigger factor if the incumbent won the previous elections only by a narrow margin. Chances of an incumbent getting re-elected in these cases were reduced by 34%.",0
"Cab aggregators Ola and Uber and food ordering and delivery firms like Zomato and Swiggy are not present in Porbandar.


Why have previous governments not looked at setting up industries in the district or focused on education in Porbandar?


The Bhartiya Lok Dal won the Porbandar seat when the district voted for the first time in 1977. The Congress won in 1980 and 1984, while the Janata Dal won in 1989. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the seat for five straight times until Congress won again in 2009. However, the winning Congress candidate switched to the BJP, leading to the party again winning in a bypoll in 2013, and then again in the 2014 elections.


“Because of Porbandar’s location, it makes it impossible to set up a factory, and then market or sell the product because the economics of transporting the finished good is not viable, when compared to a similar factory running from, say, a city like Rajkot,"" says P.K.Raichura, Managing Director of Saurashtra Calcine Bauxite and Allied Industries Ltd (SCABAL), a privately held firm.


Porbandar district has rich reserves of bauxite, chalk and limestone. This gave birth to mining firms like SCABAL and a few cement plants, like the one owned by Nirma.",0
"The Congress has hinted at doing away with some subsidies, sharing the cost with the state governments and raising new taxes. The total food, fertilizer and oil subsidies in 2019-20 are expected to be at ₹2.97 trillion, or 1.41% of the GDP. The point is that if the government is carrying out an income transfer to citizens, are the subsidies and many other government programmes really required?


As Subramanian writes in Of Counsel: “Currently, the government spends a lot of money to help the poor through a variety of schemes such as the MGNREGA, Janani Suraksha Yojana, PDS, fertilizers, MSPs, electricity, Integrated Child Development Services … Indira Awaas Yojana, National Livelihoods Mission, Ujjwala to name a few. In 2014-15, we conservatively estimated that there were more than a thousand central schemes, and many have been in place for a long time. (There is even one that is 96 years old.)""


NYAY can be a good way to rationalize the number of schemes run by the central government and improve state capacity i.e. the capacity to deliver on things, instead of just launching new schemes every year. Also, many of these schemes have huge leakages and are not well targeted. As Subramanian writes: “About only one-third of the fertilizer subsidy reaches small farmers; nearly 40% of the PDS kerosene was lost to leakage and about half the remainder reached the poor… Even the MGNREGA, which is self-selecting has an issue: expenditure are not highly correlated with places with the most extreme poverty.""


In this scenario, it makes a lot of sense to give money to people directly and let them do what they want to do with it. The problem is this will involve doing away with many existing systems, and hence, is easier said than done. Given this, removing all subsidies will be difficult and hence, taxes are likely to go up. As far as increasing taxes are concerned, economists who have studied UBI in detail in the Indian context, have suggested the return of wealth tax, a tax on agricultural income and an estate tax to maintain intergenerational equity.


A tax on agricultural income makes tremendous sense given that it is a major conduit for converting black money into white. The trouble is that these taxes will hurt the influential section of the economy i.e. the wealthy. Hence, it remains to be seen if they are implemented. Nevertheless, if the NYAY scheme has to become a reality, the money has to come from somewhere, and given that higher taxes in some form cannot really be ruled out.


Another big issue with NYAY will be the perpetual problem of identifying the right beneficiaries for the scheme. This can play spoilsport with the scheme as well. Having said that, basic income scheme is an idea whose time has come. The extreme poverty, with people in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh earning a very low income—which is a fraction of the incomes in other states—needs to be tackled on a war footing.",0
"Polling for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be conducted in seven phases, with 20 states voting in one phase",0
"Being able to build such products which are putting a gamefied layer on top makes them very interesting for users. Creating these fun experiences in a local context opens up a big market that hasn’t been tapped, points out Anshoo Sharma, co-founder and CEO of magicpin.


Neogi points out that the reason why AR initially didn’t take off was because facial recognition platforms in the beginning were not as good as they are now on platforms such as Facebook. Also, the AR filters today look more hyper realistic as they are baked into the skin. Platforms like Facebook have made it easier to optimize the size of the AR content, which makes them more accessible for users.",1
"“Our electoral tactic will be to maximize anti-BJP, (anti-) Trinamool Congress votes. The central committee has decided that in the six seats won by the CPM and the Congress there will be no mutual contest. We do not want to disturb that...A triangular fight in Bengal will be better than a quadruple fight,"" Yechury said. A decision on the remaining seats will be taken at a Left Front meeting on 8 March.


Yechury said the decision not to contest in seats where the Congress is putting up a candidate was accepted with an ‘overwhelming majority’.",0
"Google has extended the ""Interpreter"" mode on its Assistant to Home speakers and other third-party devices.


The ""Interpreter"" mode will help users have real-time conversations with compatible devices and also translates them into other languages.


""For now, you must use English, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish to start the interpreter mode. After you've started interpreter mode, you can ask Google Assistant to translate between more languages,"" the company wrote in a blog-post on Tuesday.",1
"Check out some photos from Amy Jackson and George Panayiotou’s engagement bash:   Amy, who is expecting her first child with George, announced her pregnancy in March this year",2
"It is powered by a robust 4,230mAh battery and has Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm optimisation to reduce power consumption",1
"It all boils down to the amount of capital the government is willing to infuse in RBI PCA banks. (Bloomberg)


Non-consideration of negative ROA is unlikely to help the remaining banks to saunter out of RBI PCA framework


The only lender that would easily move out of RBI PCA framework is Dena Bank by way of a merger in April


Capital infused? Check. Dud loans written off? Check. Bad loan ratios improving? Check. Positive return on assets (ROA)? No need.",3
"Security forces have intensified cordon and search operations and gunned down 44 terrorists so far this year, including 34 since the Pulwama attack. The forces are now focusing on a policy of elimination of operatives of Pakistan-based terror groups, not just active ones such as those of Jaish-e-Mohammed, which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack, but also those of the dormant Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). The Hizbul and the Lashkar have taken a back seat over the last year, with the Jaish dominating the terror landscape in the valley.


Security officials said the crackdown will now be more intense given that “recruitment and infiltration attempts have once again begun with gusto by the Pakistan-based terror groups. They will be stopped by all means in Kashmir"".


On Monday, the CRPF confirmed that four terrorists belonging to the LeT had been gunned down by security forces in Pulwama district in an encounter that began late on Sunday night. Three security personnel sustained injuries.",0
"Now what if a variant of the Mirai IoT botnet is let loose by hackers on your smart home? A breach like this can be catastrophic and allow hackers to spy, steal and even blackmail you. “Smart devices like IP (internet protocol) cameras, speakers, etc., are becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks especially if there is no proper in-built security,"" cautions Shrenik Bhayani, general manager, Kaspersky Lab (South Asia).


Juniper Research predicts the number of IoT sensors and devices is set to exceed 50 billion by 2022. According to Avast Security, more than half (52.4%) of connected homes in India have one or more vulnerable IoT devices. If so, attacks on IoT devices will only increase. IoT devices were attacked with more than 120,000 modifications of malware in first half of 2018 alone, according to Kaspersky Labs. The problem is that “In the rush to get to the market, lot of companies are plainly ignoring security by design, which should have been the part of the product’s development life cycle,"" says Jaspreet Singh, partner, information security at EY.",1
"Apple warned last week that sales for the crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations. Photo: Reuters


Apple had also asked smaller iPhone assembler Wistron to stand by for rush orders, but the company will receive no orders for the iPhone XR this season


iPhone XRAppleiPhone production boostiPhone XR salesiPhone salesApple Q4 earningsFoxconnPegatronWistron",1
"Netflix has released the first look of upcoming comedy film Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles",2
"SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, RLD president Ajit Singh and BSP chief Mayawati at their first joint meeting in Deoband on Sunday. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint )


The BSP chief said people must ensure that their votes did not get divided on the basis of caste and religion


DEOBAND (SAHARANPUR): Launching a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress, leaders of the state-level alliance in Uttar Pradesh, comprising the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), said the Lok Sabha polls would usher in a grand change and a new prime minister.


Addressing the first joint public meeting at Deoband on Sunday, BSP chief Mayawati, SP president Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Ajit Singh said the policies of both BJP and Congress were similar and that the parties had ignored farmers’ issues, especially those of sugarcane growers.",0
"To compensate for its slowing home market, the company has aggressively expanded in Europe. After broadly rolling out in the continent in early 2018, the company now ranks as the region's fourth-largest phone vendor.


Speaking on a call with reporters, Xiaomi CFO Shou Zi Chew said that sales from outside of China made up 40% of the company's revenue in 2018, adding that global expansion would be a priority for 2019.


""We will continue to explore the global markets and replicate the success in India in other key markets such as Indonesia and Western Europe,"" he said. ""We will also expand into more new international markets in 2019.""


Xiaomi has also revamped its smartphone lineup, paving the way to sell more expensive devices that can raise profit margins. In China, the average selling price of the company's phones increased by 17%, while overseas they increased by 10%, according to the company's earnings report.",1
"The car also has rear-infotainment systems via screens placed behind the two front seats. So, the backseat passengers can choose to have their own entertainment. It doesn’t have Bluetooth for the backseats though. To connect Bluetooth, the rear passenger will still have to use the screen in front of the driver.


The car also has six LED colours for ambient lighting— white, green, blue, yellow, orange and red. You have different combinations of these lights inside the car.",1
"Four more phases in the Lok Sabha polls are still to take place. The overall voter turnout for the first phase was 69.45% and for phase II it was 69.43%. In both phases, the turnout of female voters has been marginally more than their male counterparts.


Asked what action had been taken by EC over complaints of alleged model code of violation against the Prime Minister for speeches made in Maharashtra on 1 and 12 April, the poll watchdog said it was examining the matter.


EC has also sought a report in a complaint against BJP president Amit Shah for comments related to the defence forces he is alleged to have made on Monday.",0
"In the third quarter ended December 31, 2018, Emami had posted a 6% decline in its net profit to ₹138.30 crore even though its revenue from operations grew by 7% to ₹810.90 crore.


In a February 1 report domestic brokerage Edelweiss said: “We expect revenue growth to improve gradually on the back of rural recovery and receding wholesale dependence."" The brokerage maintained Hold rating on Emami with target price of ₹418.",3
"Social media in the world's largest democracy have become a hotbed for circulation of fake political news and tech firms face intense scrutiny ahead of a general election due before May, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a second term.


In a circular late on Thursday, the parliamentary committee on information technology, chaired by Anurag Thakur, a lawmaker from Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, said it would hear the views of officials from Facebook and its units on March 6.


The subject would be ""safeguarding citizens' rights on social or online news media platforms,"" it added.


It was not immediately clear whether the panel had asked Indian or global executives of the three firms to appear.",1
"Extremely Happy to announce the adaptation of our first film #CoolieNo1 with my favorite David uncle, my brother
@Varun_dvn & #SaraAliKhan! Cannot wait for this mad journey to begin!!",2
"L&T shares have returned just 1% over a year as macroeconomic concerns and the non-core acquisition of Mindtree weigh on investor sentiment. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Investors have perceived L&T's decision to buy Mindtree as negative in the near term as its pushing cash into a non-core business


A failed share buyback offer earlier this year is also weighing on L&T shares, down about 5% so far in 2019",3
"While these look like typical, high-end 2019 flagship specifications, the device is far from fast. Every swipe has a noticeable delay, every app stutters—the experience extremely unpolished. This can be attributed to a heavy and unrefined UI and lack of OS optimisation in general.


The FlexPai has two cameras in 16MP+12MP configuration. The cameras are capable of taking images comparable to mid-range smartphones. But I would hold further judgement on that as I haven't really tried it in various lighting scenarios.


The camera interface was a whole different story. Since the camera app can be opened when the device is folded or unfolded, it opens up a whole new bunch of challenges.


The app offers a regular, run-of-the-mill experience when the FlexPai isn't folded. However, if you wish to use the app when it is folded, the device requires you to enable another auto-rotate button, adding to the chaos. Yes, there are two rotation locks simply because of an added dimension when the device is folded. You will have to enable this for other apps as well, including video and photo apps.


The transition from the folded to unfolded forms isn't seamless either. I tried doing this three times and the app crashed twice. The viewfinder also appears to be stretched in the folded mode.",1
With a goodbye kiss to beautiful endings 🌺”Siddharth and former girlfriend Kanika Mathur’s wedding was also cancelled in 2014,2
"However, those who grabbed eyeballs were the new kids in town – Khushi Kapoor, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday


 While Khushi is yet to join Bollywood, Ananya and Tara are all set to make their big screen debut in Punit Malhotra directorial Student Of The Year 2",2
"Zuckerberg’s privacy push also led to a redesign of the company’s main social network, unveiled at F8, to focus on groups and communities — a shift from the open-sharing model he built the company around. The irony wasn’t lost on Zuckerberg.


“I get that a lot of people aren’t sure that we’re serious about this,"" Zuckerberg said. “I know that we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly. But I’m committed to doing this well, and to starting a new chapter for our products.""


End-to-end encryption of messaging products means that Facebook and other businesses won’t be able to access the content of those messages, but some analysts say that chat content isn’t valuable for advertising targeting anyway. Secure messaging is also difficult to implement, and “there are a lot of places where the company could deliver something that does not live up to end-to-end encryption’s security and privacy guarantees,"" said Gennie Gebhart, associate director of research at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


At the same time, Facebook’s efforts to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger increases the value of the data the company has on users because it gleans more data points on each person.",1
"Love Hackers will go on floors by May this year and will be shot in Lucknow, Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai


 Priya, who became an online sensation following her “wink” in a sequence from Oru Adaar Love, said her latest Hindi film is based on “real incidents”",2
"Jayam Ravi on Thursday announced that his 25th film will be helmed by Lakshman, who previously directed Jayam Ravi in Romeo Juliet and Bogan


 The actor made the announcement on his official Twitter handle without divulging further details about the film",2
"While the 4X Pro sports a UHD 4K panel with a resolution of 3840 x 2160, the 4A pro comes with a Full HD 1920x1080 panel. The 4X Pro also supports 10-bit colour depth and HDR10.


Both TVs come with 20W stereo speakers with DTS HD-surround sound, Bluetooth remotes which support voice recognition and an Android-based interface called PatchWall which natively supports Hotstar, Hungama, Sony Liv, Voot, Eros Now, Zee5, Hooq, Epic ON and more.",1
"According to the report, India has seen data centres grow across key cities However, it is Mumbai that has led the way with 35 data centres


India is poised for massive growth in the data centre industry, with Mumbai topping the list, according to a report by real estate consulting firm CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd. According to the report, India has seen data centres grow across key cities including Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. However, it is Mumbai that has led the way with 35 data centres, as it is one of the global cable landing locations in the country.",1
"The iPhone XS runs iOS 12, which was unveiled earlier this year at Apple’s WWDC conference. The new operating system is not only faster than the iOS 11, but also comes with support for FaceTime conference, which can now hold up to 32 participants at a time. Animojis are also taken a step further with Memojis, which allows integration of your personality and mood. The iOS 12 comes with screen time that lets you limit the amount of time you spend on a particular app and even set a bedtime for apps, which blocks app notifications after a specific time, much like Google’s Digital Wellbeing.


To be sure, the iPhone XS Max has the same specifications as that of the iPhone XS, except that it comes with a much bigger 6.3-inch display instead of 5.8-inch. The iPhone XS will retail in India from ₹ 99,900 onwards, while the iPhone XS Max is priced at ₹ 109,000.


mint-india-wire AppleiPhone XSiPhone XS featuresiPhone XS MaxiPhone XS Max featuresiPhone XS cameraiPhone XS performanceiPhone XS Max cameraiPhone XS Max performanceiOS 12",1
"Veteran actor Stellan Skarsgard has said that he will not be seen in upcoming Marvel tentpole Avengers: Endgame


The actor, who plays astrophysicist Dr Erik Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also did not appear in last year’s Infinity War",2
"A collective decision was taken to revamp the poll strategy. And the new faces that we have fielded does not mean that these people don’t work for and within the party. These people have been working tirelessly for about 20 years and we think the strategy will be successful.


See, we had worked tirelessly for 15 years for the people of the state. There was a sense of anti-incumbency among the people, definitely. They had been demanding parivartan (change) in the state. But today, we know that the people know that they ushered in the wrong government.


Areas such as Bhilai, Durg and Raipur have very different issues from Bastar. How are these issues being addressed by your party in the ongoing elections?",0
"4. Micromax: The smartphone manufacturer is now back in the top 5 list after declining for about two years. Micromax, in partnership with Reliance Jio, had won a state government tender with the Chhattisgarh government to supply smartphones to underprivileged women and students.


5. Oppo: The newly launched F9 and F9 Pro were unable to create much demand. However, Oppo is gaining attention for its high-end flagship devices like Find X.


Gadgets Management Mint India Wire Alexa News oneplus 6t smartphoneoneplusoneplus smartphonexiaomi smartphonesiphonesamsung smartphonestop smartphones in indiasmartphone market",1
"New York: Apple Inc. is expected to wait until 2020 before it releases a 5G version of its iPhone, but even with a time frame that puts a potential launch after rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Apple may still struggle to get the necessary components to build the product.


According to Cowen, Apple is “in a difficult position"" given its reliance on Intel’s modem products, and it has four options to deal with the situation, “none of which is ideal."" Added analyst Matthew Ramsay, “our industry contacts at MWC remained as surprised as we are that Apple is in this situation,"" referring to the Mobile World Congress, a conference dedicated to the wireless industry.


Apple’s first option, Cowen wrote, is to “launch 18 months after 5G competition with an inferior modem from Intel likely without mmWave capabilities,"" referring to the band of spectrum that can be used for 5G’s high-speed wireless communications.",1
"Much as the BJP was credited with having secured a majority on its own in 2014, the government that was subsequently formed was essentially a BJP government, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) being a belated afterthought.


As the party prepares to seek a second term, it is increasingly accepting the fact that there was a need for coalition partners in different states and, thus, strengthening the NDA. One often spoke of the BJP and its NDA in the last five years. Given the alliances that the BJP is focusing on, the NDA partners are gaining increasing political visibility. The non-BJP parties, too, have realised the need to come together to challenge the BJP. A key element of the campaign is bound to be continued reference to ""strong"" (majboot) vs ""desperate"" (majboor) alliance.


Given the BJP’s increasing dependence on NDA partners, it would be difficult for them now to be critical of alliance politics. Beyond doubt, alliance arithmetic and political chemistry on the ground will be decisive in this election.",0
"“Essentially, what has been done is that the money has been proxied to political consultancies so that they do not come under the ECI scanner,"" said Pratik Sinha, co-founder of AltNews. “These pages are being run by tens of admins and it is not rookie content. It is created by professionals. Now, there is no accountability on how much money is being spent online and it is a serious issue. The ECI needs to recognize that these pages are doing continuous political propaganda and ask where the money is coming from,"" he added.


The problem of proxy campaigning is not limited to just unofficial pages or manufactured Twitter trends. Issue-based campaigning by seemingly unrelated third-parties is a hornet’s nest on which there appears to be no consensus on the way forward.


For example, take the case of online ads on the need for a Ram temple in the middle of an election campaign. “If there is significant expenditure on an ad around Ram Temple, it won’t be counted as BJP expenditure unless the name of the party and candidate appear on the ads, which is not a necessity for the BJP, because the issue is something that they have been so vehemently taking up that by default it favours their narrative,"" says Ankit Lal, a social media and IT strategist with the Aam Aadmi Party.


With a seemingly endless amount of campaign material pouring forth from official and unofficial sources and campaigns seamlessly jumping across platforms, there appear to be question marks about how the ECI will go about identifying content that violates the MCC and use its new grievance redressal channels to take such content down. Neither the platforms nor the ECI has said much about the free speech implications of taking content down.


For now, the official pronouncements appear to be focused on the removal of problematic content. The ECI has added social media experts to its district and state-level election Media Certification and Monitoring Committees and has launched an app called cVigil through which MCC violations, both online and offline, can be reported.


However, its record of responding to complaints appears to be less than stellar. “My experience has been that they do not respond for a month or a month-and-a-half,"" said Shivam Shankar Singh, a political activist who has worked on a number of election campaigns since 2015. “Usually, they try to delay it till after the elections, at which point, they’ll say that the election is already over, so nothing needs to be done with the complaint.""


On 11 March, Singh filed a complaint through the ECI’s website about a video clip featuring Rahul Gandhi that was shared on Twitter by BJP MP and Union minister Smriti Irani. The clip was edited out of context to give the impression that Gandhi was being respectful towards Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar. The video was accompanied by the hashtag #RahulLovesTerrorists.


“If she put up a hoarding saying that Rahul Gandhi is a terrorist sympathizer, then, that would be against the model code. If the same metric is being applied, calling him a terrorist sympathizer on Twitter should also be against the model code,"" said Singh. Despite the apparent violation, the video is still available on Twitter at the time of writing.",0
"Silver ready however slipped by ₹70 to ₹39,200 per kg and weekly-based delivery by ₹8 to ₹38,364 per kg.


Silver coins, however, continued to be traded at the previous level of ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"The Election Commission had on March 19 asked political parties to ""desist"" from indulging in any propaganda involving actions taken by defence forces during their Lok Sabha poll campaigns.


The advisory was issued days after the poll panel asked parties and their candidates against using pictures of defence force personnel in their campaign material.",0
"But finally, despite Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s histrionics (the former looking as if he could well belong to that era, and Bhatt staying watchable, if increasingly, exasperatingly familiar), and Dixit’s wondrous dancing abilities (nobody can touch her when it comes to the grace she displays when she is on the floor), Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen",2
"The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), faced with the twin challenge of an alliance of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on the one hand, and the Congress on the other, has turned to volunteers of its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for help.


With its 80 Lok Sabha seats, Uttar Pradesh is seen as key to the reins of power in New Delhi. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the state in 2014, winning 73 seats, which in turn gifted the NDA its massive majority. In 2017, the state again voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in the assembly elections. (READ MORE)",0
"According to Samsung, its smart TVs will get the iTunes Movie and TV Shows app, allowing customers in 190 countries to stream content directly from the TV. They will also be able to rent and buy content. For existing iTunes customers, their content libraries will also be accessible on the TVs. Besides, adding Airplay 2 support will let customers stream content to their TVs from Apple products such as iPhones and iPads. The services will include photos, videos and podcasts. Airplay is a proprietary technology used by Apple in its products and functions the same way as Bluetooth, but is usually faster.


These services were so far limited to Apple products and the company has a small market share in India. Indian consumers can now enjoy the Apple services on Samsung smart TVs.


If Apple bring its content offerings to more TVs and other streaming products, it may lead to the end of its own streaming box, the Apple TV. While Apple has been selling Apple TVs for sometime, cheaper products such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick, Google Chromecast and Roku streaming boxes have hurt its market in this segment. After the tie-up with Samsung, Apple TV will be left with only one advantage, the App Store. That may not be enough to convince customers to buy the Apple TV any more.",1
"While the feature has the potential to make trolls invisible, it could make it difficult for users to correct wrong statements made by others.


Other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram already give users much more power in terms of dealing with the comments to their posts, including the option to delete them.


Twitter last year said that making the platform free of abuse, spam and other things that distract from the public conversation is its top priority.


The microblogging site on Tuesday said it had got a lot faster and better at curbing abusive behaviour and hateful content.",1
XiaomiPOCO F1POCO F1 salePOCO F1 pricePOCO F1 open salePOCO F1 flash salePOCO F1 reviewPOCO F1 vs OnePlus 6,1
"That made it the week’s most-watched show on cable or broadcast and the most-watched one-day event ever in HBO’s four decades of existence, topping the Game of Thrones season eight premiere, which had 17


 It featured a battle between the living and the dead — teased and anticipated since season one — that had a sky-high casualty count even for the famously bloody fantasy series",2
"Having been on the sidelines of electoral politics since 2013, Atishi is contesting elections for the first time. Over a year before elections, she was appointed in-charge for the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency where she has been working to prepare the party organisation for the general elections.


Gautam Gambhir: Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir entered the world of politics after he joined the BJP last month. The 37 year old has represented India in several international matches and played a key role in India’s win in the 2011 World Cup. Gambhir is also a recipient of the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award.


Gambhir while joining the party had credited the vision of the Narendra Modi government as his motivation to join politics. He was inducted in the party by union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. Born and brought up in the national capital, the party is hoping to bank on his connect with the city. A month since he joined BJP, Gambhir has already faced controversy. He was in a twitter spat with former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.",0
"The magnum opus, starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj among others, broke several box office records and its total collection of Rs 510


On the occasion of the film’s second anniversary, the cast and crew of Baahubali: The Conclusion took to Twitter to reflect on the impact of the blockbuster film",2
"Aashiq Abu has put together a stellar star cast for Virus, one of the most-awaited films of 2019 down south",2
"The Election Commission on Tuesday met representatives of Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter. (Reuters)


The Election Commission today met representatives of Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter


New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday met representatives of Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter, to discuss issues related to the use of social media for campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls while the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in force.",0
"A DNA report suggested that some of the material that was destroyed belonged to Dharma Productions’ upcoming projects which include Student Of The Year 2, Drive, Good News, Brahmastra and Takht",2
"Out of the 11 Lok Sabha seats, how many seats do you think the party is likely to gain in these Lok Sabha polls?


We feel we are likely to win at least seven seats in these elections. We are in a strong position in the state.


The party has dropped all sitting members of Parliament (MPs). Do you think this is the time to introduce new faces to the people?",0
"However, the sum of votes in the state elections held since show the BJP ceding ground. In state elections after 2014, the party and its allies managed highest vote share in only 9 of the 26 seats, six of them were in UP.


In the four general elections since 1999, the following 24 Lok Sabha constituencies have also voted for the coalition that has formed the union government.


Post 2014, state elections in assembly consituents of these seats have favoured the BJP. The BJP and its allies had the highest vote share on 17 out of these 24. Of the 7 seats where the party fell behind, 3 were in Delhi and 2 in Gujarat.


While other non-allied coalitions and parties have fared well, the Congress has done poorly in snatching these bellwether seats from its national rival.",0
"Today, Vikas turns 31 and to celebrate his birthday, he has flown out to a secret destination to spend time in solitude


Last year, I had done a lot of things on screen but decided it was time to now head back to producing",2
WhatsApp is also testing its dark mode in beta. Screenshots by WABetaInfo show that the dark mode uses a dark grey colour for its background. The icons and headings are all highlighted in WhatsApp’s signature green colour while the texts are visible in white colour. ,1
"As per reports, Sana Khaan met Melvin Louis while participating in a dance reality show and struck a bond",2
"Some features are available only to beta users, so that they could be tested and tweaked before they are made available for the final stable version",1
"In the seats that Prasad influenced, the sentiment among voters is that Tejashwi Yadav carries his father’s mantle “well"" but the baggage of RJD’s past, particularly family troubles and corruption charges, continue to dog the party. Without his blustering personality to counter charges with comments and sharp political calculations, the next generation is hurting.


“Lalu began with close relatives like Rabri Devi’s brother, Sadhu Yadav. His children still call Ram Kirpal Yadav (BJP MP from Patliputra and former close aide of Prasad) their uncle, but all his close aides have left him over time. Most of them were upset because he ran his family like a government, and the government like a family affair. These troubles have returned to haunt the family,"" said Bunty, who goes by one name and owns a homeware shop in Chapra.


Chapra, which falls within the Saran parliamentary constituency, symbolizes how internal family matters are impacting RJD’s electoral prospects. Prasad’s elder son, Tej Pratap , wanted his mother, Rabri Devi, to contest from Saran, a seat she lost to former Union minister and BJP member Rajeev Pratap Rudy in 2014. Instead, RJD fielded Chandrika Rai, Tej Pratap’s father-in-law, from the seat, a move Tej Pratap has publicly opposed as he recently filed a divorce petition in a Patna family court. Voters, even long-term Prasad supporters, fear the factionalism will sabotage the party’s chances in Saran.


There is also speculation that older daughter Misa Bharti, who is contesting from Patliputra against sitting BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav, is unhappy as she believes the sons are being promoted more. When asked about it, Tejashwi told Mint, “It is my family matter and we will deal with it.""


Patna College’s Ranjan says people may miss Prasad, and may sympathize with him, but it is “purely sentimental"" and is unlikely to give RJD an electoral advantage. “Not everyone in the second rung of RJD’s leadership is okay to work under Tejashwi, largely because Lalu divided his party among his children and took no note of leaders who helped him build his party,"" said Ranjan.


While three phases of Bihar’s election still remain, the outcome of this election could decide the political fate of Prasad and the next generation of his family. Prasad cannot contest or campaign, but for voters in Bihar, who either love him or loathe him, he remains the politician who defined the state.


Summing up the sentiment on the ground, a voter in Gopalganj said: “You could never ignore Lalu. He was number one in whatever he did. Netagiri mei vikhyaat, chori mei vikhyaat (accomplished in realpolitik, accomplished in corruption).""",0
"The partnership is expected to enable IIT-B’s faculty and students with opportunities for research and technology development in blockchain and cryptocurrency, which could add value to the global blockchain ecosystem, as well as industries such as fintech, professor Devang V. Khakhar, director, IIT-B, had said after signing the agreement.


While Ripple will provide a grant, strategic guidance and technical resources, IIT-B already has a centre of excellence on blockchain that aims to understand prevalent blockchain platforms and exploring their potential in terms of improved automation, efficiency, transparency, security and privacy in payments, healthcare, agriculture and in smart cities—steps that are expected to give a boost to Digital India initiatives.


IIT-B, according to an unidentified person in a 6 February report in Factor Daily (bit.ly/2E4PRec), is already piloting a blockchain solution christened “IndiaChain"", with some Delhi University colleges, under the aegis of NITI Aayog.",1
"Hence, after the declaration of TS Intermediate Results by Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) on Thursday, students deserve a break and what better way to enjoy it than watching some films


Nani’s JerseyGowtam Tinnanuri directorial Jersey, starring Nani and Shraddha Srinath, will hit screens on April 19


 Talking about the experience of working with Nani, she said, “Not once during the shoot Nani got irritated with my takes or language",2
"A qualified legal professional from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Surya who comes from the Brahmin joint family, soon identified with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) before moving into the Yuva morcha or youth wing of the BJP.


“After the Jan Chetana Yatra is when he started to make inroads into the party,"" a close aide and BJP party worker said, requesting not to be identified. According to Surya’s Twitter post, he had pestered Tejaswini Ananth Kumar to send him to the Yatra led by BJP’s L.K.Advani in 2011.


Surya’s candidature is in line with the BJP’s plan to infuse young blood into its ranks and into important positions even though the party’s senior leadership remain beyond the ambit of this assurance.",0
"A few days back, Amrita Arora also hosted a terrace party at her residence in Mumbai and in the guest list were Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Vikram Phadnis and many other friends",2
"""We're introducing Checkout on Instagram,"" the Silicon Valley based division of Facebook said in an online post.


Tapping the checkout button will allow shoppers to select options such as size or color and then pay for items without leaving the Instagram app.


Previously, people inspired to buy products featured in Instagram posts had to follow links to outside online shopping sites.",1
"WAYANAD: When 24 hunter-gatherers, part of an ancient tribe of 200, decided to trek 18km through the jungles down their home in the hills of Western Ghats in order to vote in the Lok Sabha elections in Wayanad on Tuesday, they unknowingly helped create a record in Kerala.


Near the end of the voting day at 6pm, the total turnout in Kerala was as high as 78%, according to provisional figures, beating its previous 2014 poll record of 73%. Wayanad too saw a record high turnout of 76.21%.


The tribals, known as the Chola Naikar, had come out of the forest to make a point. “We need proper houses, education, jobs,"" said one of them, according to Thajashadh K., a local who was present. Their participation reflects the remarkable spirit shown by the southernmost Indian state in these elections. It was especially true in Wayanad, where candidates include Congress president Rahul Gandhi.",0
"The S&P 500 opened lower by 14.08 points, or 0.52%, at 2,717.53. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 58.78 points, or 0.80%, to 7,316.50 at the opening bell.",3
"At present, the option appears to only support two concurrent viewers, alongside the Instagram Live functionality. (AP)


The feature would let users watch Instagram videos together with added interactive elements of being able to see and hear their co-viewer in a minimised window


The option would start with a split-screen view, where users would be able to apply face filters and other visual tools to their personal camera feeds",1
"There are a couple of laugh-out-loud moments, but those sequences are not so funny in themselves; what makes one crack a smile is the chemistry that the lead pair shares that make even average moments in the clip bearable


An NYC cop (Sandler) and his wife (Aniston) pack their bags for a Euro-trip but somehow find themselves entangled in a murder mystery after an elderly billionaire dies",2
"I will always cherish our relationship and the moments we spend together beautiful girl ❤️ I am devastated and heartbroken❤️ Thank you for all your kind support


 I won’t be able to reply to all your DM’s and comments but if you would like to post a tribute to Mya, please go to the CBBC website where there is an online book of condolence",2
"The notifications will be issued under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which calls upon parliamentary constituencies to elect members to the Lok Sabha on dates recommended by the Election Commission.",0
"Polycab is one of the largest companies in the organized cables and wires industry, in which it  operates with  an 18% market share. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Polycab IPO will see shares being issued in a price band of ₹533-538 apiece, pegging the cable maker's valuation at ₹8,000 crore


However, despite its larger size, Polycab's valuations are at a slight discount to peers KEI Industries and Finolex Cables",3
"That dynamic doesn’t apply to the nation’s states, some of whom recently borrowed funds at about 8.4%, richer than the 7.39% yield on the 10-year federal paper sold at the most recent auctions.


“It makes sense to sell a government bond at 7.5% and buy a state development loan at 8.2-8.3%, or give the money out as a loan,"" Mumbai-based Varadarajan said.",3
"The state was a Muslim-majority state, but ruled by a Hindu king. At the time of independence, the ruler, like those of other princely states, was asked to choose between India and Pakistan. The Hindu ruler flirted with the idea of staying independent. But when his state was attacked by Pakistani tribesmen in October 1947, he sought India’s help. It agreed to provide him military assistance on the condition that he acceded to India. Kashmir became part of India and the king, with help from the centre, was able to push back the tribals and the Pakistani forces, which had joined them in the later stages of hostilities.


Article 370 and Article 35A, which stems from the former, give India’s northernmost state special status. Article 370 restricts New Delhi’s legislative jurisdiction to J&K’s defence, foreign affairs and communications. There are divergent views on whether the article can be deleted or if the Indian government needs the assembly’s approval to abolish it. Article 35A empowers the J&K legislature to define the state’s permanent residents and their special rights and privileges. The Indian government cannot impose a national or financial emergency in the state. Outsiders are not allowed to buy property in J&K.",0
"Replying to a question if the campaign was a counter to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's 'chowkidar chor hai' (watchman is thief) barb, he rejected the suggestion and asserted that Modi in his campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls had projected himself as the ""first servant"" and 'chowkidar' of the country.


Taking a dig at the Congress, Prasad said people, who are out on bail and are being investigated, have a problem with this campaign as they have a lot to hide.


""If they have nothing to hide, then they should also join the campaign,"" he said, describing the campaign as a ""positive narrative"" of the masses for a ""corruption-free"" India.",0
"The Congress also fielded tech honcho Nandan Nilekani, from the Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB), community in 2014, that does not upset existing caste equations.


“An intellectual Vokkaliga is considered to be on par with a Brahmin candidate,"" the person cited above said, indicating how the Congress was contemplating a change in its strategy to approach a seat it last won in 1989.


“If Deve Gowda does decide to contest, Vokkaligas will consolidate in that seat. But so would Brahmins and Lingayats,"" a senior BJP leader said, requesting not to be named.


Kumar won in all eight assembly constituencies, including four under the Congress, in Bengaluru South in 2014. D.V. Sadananda Gowda of the BJP won in all three assembly segments under the Congress in Bengaluru North parliamentary constituency while P.C.Mohan won in at least two of the four assembly seats under its main rival.",0
"The Congress is considering the candidature of BL Shankar, Prof Rajeev Gowda and M Narayanswamy for the seat


SP Muddahanumegowda, the sitting MP from Tumakuru, has decided to file his nomination as a Congress candidate


BENGALURU: The Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has decided to return the Bengaluru North seat back to the Congress party due to its inability to find a suitable candidate after former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda chose to contest from Tumakuru (Tumkur) parliamentary constituency.",0
"Facebook confirmed labelers in Timisoara, Romania and Manila, the Philippines are involved in the same project.


Among Facebook's other labeling projects, one worker in Hyderabad for outsourcing vendor Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp said he and at least 500 colleagues look for sensitive topics or profane language in Facebook videos.


The aim is to train an automated Facebook tool that enables advertisers to avoid sponsoring videos that are, for example, adult or political, Facebook said. Cognizant did not respond to a request for comment.


Another application of labeling involved the social network's Marketplace shopping feature, where it automated category recommendations for new listings by first having labelers and product experts categorize some existing listings, Facebook's Mathur said.


At Wipro, the posts being examined include not only public posts but also those that are shared privately to a limited set of a user's friends. That ensures the sample reflects the range of activity on Facebook and Instagram, said Karen Courington, director of product support operations at Facebook.


""We provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our products are used, providing customer service, facilitating payments or conducting surveys,"" the policy states.


Europe's GDPR also requires companies delete user data upon request. Facebook said it has technology to routinely sync labeled posts with both deletion requests and changes to content privacy settings.


Facebook and other companies are testing techniques to curtail the need for outsourced labeling, in part to analyze more data faster and cheaper. For instance, AI training data for news feed rankings and photo descriptions for the blind came from hashtags on Instagram posts, Facebook's Mathur said.",1
"Set in the 1940s, Kalank may topple the box office records of the top earners of 2019, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Total Dhamaal, Kesari and Gully Boy


” According to him, the film is releasing in over 3000 screens and he feels, “All is benefiting it, be it a huge scale, ‘A’ grade ensemble cast and a good setup


”Now, if the period drama will dominate the box office in the coming days and will enter the Rs 100 crore club in its opening weekend will be known soon",2
"HYDERABAD: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh released its first list of 115 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, which are set to be held with the Lok Sabha polls on 11 April, on Thursday night. The names included that of AP IT minister (and son of TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu) Nara Lokesh who will contest from the Mangalagiri constituency in the upcoming capital of Amaravati.


Naidu will also re-contest from the Kuppam seat in Chittoor district, which he won in the 2009 and 2014 polls as well. The TDP also held its polit bureau meeting late on Thursday night in the capital region.",0
"About five years ago, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige found himself on a retreat in Palm Springs plotting the future for the wild, experimental “cinematic universe” that he helped start in 2008 


, he, directors Anthony and Joe Russo and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, started plotting a way to bring this saga to a close, brainstorming whenever they had a moment — even in between takes of Captain America: Civil War


 Thanos literally dissolved half of humanity, including Spider-Man and Black Panther in an event known as “the snap” that’s inspired tears, memes and more fan theories than the internet can hold


Endings are a rarity in the franchise movie-making business; especially when one’s popularity has only multiplied as the movies of Marvel have


 But Marvel Studios, which has never shied away from a little rule-breaking, is taking a sledgehammer to that old “don’t leave money on the table” maxim, and audiences will finally be able to see how they do it when Avengers: Endgame opens nationwide on April 25


 “But for us that means bringing to a conclusion the first three phases, the first 22 films in the MCU, so that everything thereafter is a new start",2
"HBO’s flagship TV show Game of Thrones ends this month and there is going to be a Wall-sized gap in the network’s programming


 However, several spinoff series are already in development, and according to author George RR Martin, three of them are moving forward",2
"About 70% of enterprise blockchain projects are now commissioned through stringent business case evaluations across cost savings and operational efficiency improvement potential. With the business benefits of blockchain becoming clearer to enterprises, a sizeable share of the projects is expected to pass the business case development barrier and move into production in 2019. The report states that service providers in India, with their deep enterprise client relationships, are uniquely positioned to address a large share of the global blockchain demand.


According to the report, Blockchain 3.0 is the current phase of evolution of this technology, and provides enhanced interoperability, scalability and security thus enabling mainstream adoption. Blockchain 3.0 platforms, the report says, uses a combination of smart contracts and secure multiparty computation to establish interoperability between different blockchain platforms and establishes industry-wide networks.",1
"Bharti Airtel is the better placed than Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea on the leverage front. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Singtel’s manoeuvre in the Airtel rights issue shows large funding demands by telecom firms are putting a strain on promoters


This, again, calls into question the Indian telecom industry’s capacity to absorb high cash burn year after year


Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) is attempting the best of both worlds. The telco has decided to renounce rights to over about half of the shares it’s entitled to subscribe to in Bharti Airtel Ltd’s mammoth rights issue. Those shares will be picked up by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC PteLtd. As a result, Singtel’s stake in the company will fall to 35.2% after the Airtel rights issue, from 39.5% currently.",3
"According to Billboard, Spears checked herself into a 30-day program in March in the midst of her father Jamie Spears’ ongoing health issues",2
"The app will also have a new shopping option that allows influencers, celebrities etc. to tag the products in their posts so that users can buy them directly from within Instagram. It will also have a check-out option inside the app, so that payments can be made without moving away either.


Instagram isn’t taking a cut of the sales right now, but the checkout feature requires a selling fee. These features will be in beta right now, offered to a few select influencers.


Facebook’s messaging app is going to take up less space on iPhones now, dropping to under 30MB, which is about 20% of its current size. It is also coming to desktop platforms, so you don’t have to use it inside a tab on your web browser.


Everyone has friends who they secretly have crushes on. Facebook will now help you find those crushed. The company’s new “Secret Crush"" feature which will let users mark friends they have a crush on. If those friends make the same choice, Facebook will notify both the users. The feature is already available in Colombia, Thailand, Canada, Argentina and Mexico and will be available in 14 more countries now, including Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, and Suriname.",1
"Karl Marx, the prophet of the organized Left, argued that Communism is the solution to workers’ plight in industrial societies. On International Labour Day, the workers on the train are proof that such a Communist utopia has not yet arrived despite the presence of an organized Left dating back to before Independence.


Further south, India’s only ruling Communist chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who has been gaining middle class support in Kerala, is currently preparing for a two-week trip to London starting 8 May to attend the listing of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board ‘masala bonds’ (rupee-denominated bonds issued overseas) under an escrow mechanism he has set up to raise revenue for the state. It is a course that one could argue is a sign of admission that capitalism is here to stay, even in Communist Kerala.


Last year, the Kerala government persuaded Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, one of the world’s largest carmakers, to set up a global research hub on driverless cars and electric vehicles in the capital Thiruvananthapuram.


The Left in India is a bundle of contradictions, often bumbling from crisis to crisis. The movement that started out as an anti-establishment force, like anywhere else in the world, is now finding itself trying to adapt to economic realities.


On the one hand, they are the Establishment in many ways. On the other, electorally, they have been routed everywhere except for Kerala—a slide that started in 2011 when the Left was ousted from West Bengal after a 34-year-rule.",0
"As the USB Type-C connector has evolved into the role as the external display port of many host products, the USB4 specification provides the host the ability to optimally scale allocations for display data flow. Even as the USB4 specification introduces a new underlying protocol, compatibility with existing USB 3.2, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3 hosts and devices is supported; the resulting connection scales to the best mutual capability of the devices being connected.


""The primary goal of USB is to deliver the best user experience combining data, display and power delivery over a user-friendly and robust cable and connector solution,"" said Brad Saunders, USB Promoter Group Chairman. ""The USB4 solution specifically tailors bus operation to further enhance this experience by optimizing the blend of data and display over a single connection and enabling the further doubling of performance.""


■ Two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables and up to 40 Gbps operation over 40 Gbps-certified cables


■ Multiple data and display protocols to efficiently share the total available bandwidth over the bus",1
"Responding to Advani’s blog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter, “Advaniji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding Mantra of ‘Nation First, Party Next, Self Last.’ Proud to be a BJP karyakarta and proud that greats like L.K. Advaniji have strengthened it.""


Advani further said while the coming Lok Sabha elections were a festival of democracy, they were also an occasion for honest introspection by political parties, mass media, authorities conducting the elections and the electorate.


“The sum total of all values (of BJP) constitutes sanskritik rashtravad (cultural nationalism) and Su-Raj (good governance), to which my party has always remained wedded. The heroic struggle against the Emergency rule was precisely to uphold the above values. It is my sincere desire that all of us should collectively strive to strengthen the democratic edifice of India,"" he said.",0
"Game of Thrones fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and horns


Many viewers complained the show should have caught the gaffe, which turned into an enduring meme on Monday",2
"“If you observe the economic history of this world in the last 50 years when computers started playing a bigger role, you can realise that those countries that absorb technology more enthusiastically, have reduced their unemployment much more than those which did not embrace technology,"" Murthy said.


Dismissing the argument that technology renders people unemployed he said that “it is not really true."" “What technology does is it provides an opportunity for human beings to move from drudgery tasks to tasks that require more and more human touch,"" he added.


Murthy noted the automated teller machines (ATMs) are a classic example of technology making human lives easier as they have removed “this whole drudgery of tellers"" and brought the convenience of withdrawing money from a nearby machine whenever you want, and at any time.


“I am not a believer that technology will render societies into a state of higher and higher unemployment,"" he said on the sidelines of the Infosys Prize ceremony here on Saturday.",1
"Total jewellery demand in India for Q1 2019 was up 5% at 125.4 tonnes, against 119.2 tonnes in Q1 2018 (Reuters)


The demand for gold in India was at 159 tonnes during January-March, up 5%, against 151.5 tonnes a year ago


Mumbai: A strong rupee and falling domestic gold prices drove demand in India in the quarter ended 31 March. Demand for the yellow metal is likely to increase further between April and June because of the wedding season, Akshaya Tritiya festival and higher crop prices, according to World Gold Council (WGC)’s latest Gold Demand Trends report.


The weather department has forecast that India is likely to have a “near normal"" monsoon this year, which augurs well for the rural economy and for gold demand, said WGC. It estimates domestic gold demand to be in the range of 750-850 tonnes in 2019.",3
"IDC saw the results as a sign that 2019 will be another down year overall for smartphone shipments, apart from strong growth by Huawei.


""It is becoming increasingly clear that Huawei is laser focused on growing its stature in the world of mobile devices, with smartphones being its lead horse,"" said IDC mobile device program director Ryan Reith.


""The overall smartphone market continues to be challenged in almost all areas, yet Huawei was able to grow shipments by 50 percent."" South Korean consumer electronics behemoth Samsung saw smartphone shipments drop 8.1 percent to 71.9 million in the first quarter.


Huawei, meanwhile, weighed in with 50.3 percent growth to ship 59.1 million smartphones and put it within ""striking distance"" of Samsung, according to IDC.",1
"San Francisco: Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it disabled an iPhone app that it had paid some users to install to study their digital habits, following a similar move late on Tuesday by social media network Facebook Inc.",1
The latest song of Student Of the Year 2 titled “Fakira” is out and the romantic ballad gives us a glimpse of Ananya Panday and Tiger Shroff’s chemistry in the film,2
"Truecaller claims to have around 250 million users globally, including more than 150 million in India.


Truecaller becomes one of the first international technology companies to proactively take the step of storing its Indian users' data locally in India


New Delhi: After complying with Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) norms on data localization pertaining to its payments data, the Swedish caller identification app, Truecaller on Wednesday said that its entire Indian user data is now hosted in India. This makes Truecaller one of the first international technology companies to proactively take the step of storing its Indian users’ data locally in India.",1
"Facebook declined to comment, while WhatsApp and Instagram did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


The panel has previously summoned social network Twitter Inc's Chief Executive Jack Dorsey to appear on Monday to discuss the same topic.


""These are issues for all Internet services globally,"" Twitter said on Friday, adding that Colin Crowell, its global vice president of public policy, is to meet the panel on Monday.",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.322% from its Thursday's close of 7.323%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.6%, while foreign investors have bought $6.55 billion in equity and $705.10 million in debt market.",3
The city has a strong citizens’ movement that raises its voice against a steel flyover or excessive tree-felling,0
"The government had introduced several measures to restrict the import of gold, including restricting duty-free gold imports from South Korea as allowed under the India-Korea free trade agreement, and imposition of self-use condition on Premier Trading House/Star Trading House authorised to import the precious metal directly from overseas bullion suppliers.


The domestic jewellery industry always demands a cut in the duty and relaxation of norms for increasing availability of the yellow metal to boost jewellery exports.",3
"All payments, barring the salaries of state government employees, have been put on hold to disburse money for welfare schemes, senior TDP leaders said on condition of anonymity. The money will be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the schemes, of which two were announced earlier this year, so that the party can reap electoral benefits and beat anti-incumbency, the TDP leaders said.


The N. Chandrababu Naidu-led government had in January announced an annual financial assistance of ₹10,000 for women in self-help groups under the Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas programme. This will benefit 9.4 million women, who will receive the money between February and April. This alone would cost the state exchequer ₹9,750 crore, said one of the TDP leaders mentioned above.


The government will also implement the ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’ scheme, which was announced in February and is based on the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ input subsidy scheme for farmers initiated by Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.",0
"Camp LehighTony and Steve arrive at Camp Lehigh in New Jersey in search of the Space Stone and Pym particles


 Camp Lehigh is the place where Captain America was ‘born’, after Steve was injected with the super-serum


 It is also the place where Cap, Bucky and Black Widow in Captain America: The Winter Soldier find out that villain Armin Zola’s consciousness is uploaded into a computer


 Loki’s disappearanceIn the time travel sequence, Loki steals the Tesseract from Tony Stark and disappears


 While we know he died in Infinity War and Thanos said he cannot be resurrected, hence, a Loki-centric TV series for Disney+ only left us guessing


 “I can do this all day”When Captain America of 2012 bumps into the Captain America who has time travelled to New York, the former mistakes him for Loki


 The 2012 version also speaks his famous “I can do this all day”, as the present-day Captain America says, “I know!”7


 The “New Asgard” is on the lines of Odin’s advice to Thor from Ragnarok, to create a safe haven for Asgardian refugees in Norway


 “On your left”Just when Thanos had almost defeated Captain America, Cap receives a message – “On you left” in the voice of Sam",2
"The smartphone is packed with the best features Huawei and Honor has to offer, which includes the top-of-the-line processor, 48MP rear dual camera setup and a display with a punch-hole cutout


Honor View 20Honor View 20 priceHonor View 20 IndiaHonor View 20 displayHonor View 20 cameraHonor View 20 amazonAmazonpunch hole display


Huawei sub-brand Honor’s V20 smartphone was unveiled in China on Wednesday. The smartphone is Honor’s first smartphone to sport a punch-hole display, which is a new smartphone aesthetic which aims at skipping the notch cutout, which became a defining feature of 2018 smartphones. It is also packed with the best Huawei and Honor has to offer, which includes the top-of-the-line processor and a 48MP rear dual camera setup.",1
"Early this week, US-based news portal BuzzFeed uncovered an ad scam controlled by a network of shell companies located in eastern Europe. They were reportedly using a front, We Purchase Apps, to buy legitimate apps, available on Google Play Store, from their developers to gain control over 125 apps with combined download of 115 million.


These shell companies ran the apps like before so no one would suspect anything, while they carefully analysed the behaviour of the apps’ human users. The data was then used to model a huge network of botnets pretending to be actual users, according to Protected Media, a cybersecurity firm hired by BuzzFeed to investigate the matter. With the army of botnets, they managed to show an inflated number of users to advertisers. They also managed to bypass the fraud detection tools, put in place by advertisers and Google.


In an official blog post Per Bjorke, Product Manager, Ad Traffic Quality, confirmed that the information furnished by the news portal helped them identify the ad scam targeting apps and websites that were monetizing with numerous ad platforms, including Google. “We have removed apps involved in the ad fraud scheme so they can no longer monetize with Google. Further, we have blacklisted additional apps and websites that are outside of our ad network, to ensure that advertisers do not buy any of this traffic,"" he adds.",1
"Entrepreneurs owning traditional stores in Jaipur’s Bapu Bazar are worried about the impact of online retail.


In Rajasthan it is a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress as no regional party has emerged here in the last few years


JAIPUR: The narrow bylanes of Bapu Bazar, one of Jaipur’s preferred shopping destinations, are filled with stores selling bandhani dupattas, cotton clothing, saris, gems and jewellery. But it’s not just competition that worries the entrepreneurs of Rajasthan.


Traditional mom-and-pop stores in the desert state faced a double-whammy following the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) and the rapid expansion of online marketplaces.",0
"Actor Natalie Portman says it was “hard” for her to come to terms with the negative reaction received by the prequel trilogy of Star Wars series


Portman, 37, had portrayed Padme Amidala, who is later revealed to be the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, in George Lucas’ prequel films — Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)",2
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at an election rally in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. (Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi targets NCP chief Sharad Pawar for supporting the Congress and the National Conference, in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra


Modi asks Pawar to make his position clear on NC's stand on a PM for J&K and Farooq Abdullah's statement that J&K would secede if Article 370 was scrapped",0
"Kerala saw one of its highest turnouts in general elections. The final numbers are not out yet, but provisional estimates put the turnout as around 77%. The final figures might go even higher, since the officials allowed people standing in line even after 6pm closing time to vote. The last general election saw 73% turnout.",0
"All four fire brand parliamentarians--Ananthkumar Hegde, Shobha Karandlaje, Prathap Simha and Naveen Kumar Kateel--have been given tickets from Uttara Kannada, Udupi-Chikamagaluru, Myuru-Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts respectively.


The nominations of Hegde and Karandlaje continued despite the opposition from within the party and anti-incumbency factor against the two leaders in their respective constituencies.


BJP's list coming out three days after nomination process began in Karnataka. However, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) coalition, who have decided seat sharing between the two, are yet to release its list that has so far been limited to the nominations of Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Prajwal Revanna, the two grandsons of former PM H.D.Deve Gowda, from Mandya and Hassan.",0
"Similarly, the Shiv Sena leadership and cadres have been demanding that Modi campaign in the Konkan region where the Shiv Sena’s hold on the Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhdurg constituencies is under severe stress.


In particular, the Shiv Sena has its back to the wall in the Raigad contest where senior NCP leader Sunil Tatkare has mounted a serious challenge against Shiv Sena MP Anant Geete.


A Shiv Sena leader, who did not want to be named, said the party leadership had urged the BJP to deploy at least Fadnavis if not Modi to ensure that Sena candidates get the BJP votes, which could turn out to be a “game changer"".",0
"In the nine states, more than 1.4 lakh polling booths have been set up for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 (Photo: PTI)


The fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is significant as it marks the beginning of Congress vs BJP in the Hindi heartland


The total electorate base eligible to vote in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is over 12.82 crores


The fourth phase of polling for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, currently underway, in 72 seats spread across nine states marks the beginning of the high stakes battle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The phase is crucial as 13 seats in Rajasthan and six in Madhya Pradesh go to vote on Monday, with the BJP having lost assembly elections to the Congress a few months back in a direct contest.


Polling on Monday also began for 13 seats in Uttar Pradesh, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, 17 in Maharashtra, eight in West Bengal, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of Anantnag seat in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing multi-phased polling.


The total electorate base eligible to vote on Monday is over 12.82 crores who will exercise their voting rights to seal the fate of 961 candidates in the fray. In the nine states, more than 1.4 lakh polling booths have been set up. The phase will see maximum number of candidates from Maharashtra – 323 for just 17 seats.


Monday will mark the end of polling in Maharashtra as well as simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha which was witnessing four phased elections.


Actor and BJP candidate Sunny Deol Monday filed his nomination papers from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab.",0
"TechHMD Global Product Officer Juho Sarvikas, presents the new Nokia 9 PureView during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Reuters)",1
Naidu will visit Tamil Nadu for the campaign and will later go to northern states like Uttar Pradesh for the same,0
"Facebook's unified platform would have a collective user-base of over 2.6 billion people and Zuckerberg aims to help them cross-communicate across the apps.


Mark Zuckerberg has been planning to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook into a unified platform",1
"The Redmi Note 7 is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to sport a dewdrop notch. It also has a radically different design, especially for Xiaomi smartphones—a 2.5D glass back panel with dual tone gradient.


The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Xiaomi seems to take pride in the fact that the display of this smartphone has bezels up to 0.8mm thick. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and has maximum brightness of 450nits.",1
The revelation was made just a month after Disney fired Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol,2
"Singh, grandson of Jat icon and farmer leader Sir Chotu Ram, said he wants to send across a message of anti-dynasty politics",0
"The Rock and Jason Statham reprise their roles from the Fast and Furious franchise and Idris Elba plays the self-defined ‘bad guy’


Watch the trailer of Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw here:The first trailer of the film introduced us to the key characters",2
"The politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh registered 63.69% turnout in the first phase in which the fate of at least three Union ministers—V.K. Singh from Ghaziabad, Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Budh Nagar and Satyapal Singh from Baghpat—would be decided.


There were reports of violence from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. According to a report by the Press Trust of India, a Telugu Desam Party worker and a YSR Congress worker were killed in a clash in Tadipatri assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh.


In Maharashtra, Naxals triggered a bomb blast near a polling booth in Waghezari area of Gadchiroli district while voting was underway.",0
"The BSE Sensex fell 0.93%, or 355.70 points, to 37,808.91 while the Nifty shed 0.90%, or 102.65 points, to end the day at 11,354.25 points. (Bloomberg)


Mumbai: Worries in global markets dragged Indian equities on Monday as investors worldwide remained cautious after the US bond market flashed recession warnings. The BSE Sensex fell 0.93%, or 355.70 points, to 37,808.91 while the Nifty shed 0.90%, or 102.65 points, to end the day at 11,354.25 points.


The fall in Sensex and Nifty is a function of the weakness across global markets, led by the fall in US markets on Friday, said Shiv Diwan, co-head (institutional equities) at Edelweiss Securities Ltd. “Cautious commentary by the US Fed in contrast to their policy projections in December last year, has got people a bit concerned on the health of the world economy,"" he said.",3
Congress demanded that the Union home ministry should conduct a thorough investigation into the “breach in security” during his visit to Amethi,0
"The Congress has mostly been in government in Puducherry, unlike Tamil Nadu, where regional parties hold sway. However, the Lok Sabha seat is held by R. Radhakrishnan of the All India NR Congress (AINRC), a regional party. The fight this time is between Congress’ V. Vaithilingam and AINRC’s K. Narayanasamy. The Congress is part of the Secular Progressive Alliance that includes DMK, MDMK and Left parties. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance includes AIADMK, PMK and AINRC.


The lack of jobs is a big issue. Puducherry’s only sugar mill in the cooperative sector was shut last year, but salaries of employees and dues to cane farmers remain unpaid. This has hit a large section of the people. Demonetization also had an adverse effect. A large section of the population depends on tourism for their livelihood. Small and mid-level firms in the tourism industry faced hardship in running their business due to the lack of cash. The implementation of the goods and services tax has also hit the people.",0
"Tamil politics have long been associated with the idea of nambikkai—trust in the party symbol and the leader


Jayalalithaa’s death in 2016 and Karunanidhi’s two years later have introduced a sense of uncertainty in Tamil politics


The grey-haired palmist has been telling customers’ fortunes on the beaches of Chennai for the last 15 years. But on Tuesday, unknown to her, she was reading a ‘powerful’ hand.


Mint had given her an image of deputy chief minister O. Panneerselvam’s hands, taken from an online picture.",0
"In any case, margin improvement can only take earnings so far. Ultimately, revenue needs to grow at decent rates for investors to be impressed. Wipro’s key business verticals show uneven recovery, with growth largely being driven by the banking financial services and consumer business units. Three business verticals—healthcare, manufacturing, technology—saw a year- on-year fall in revenues in constant currency terms last quarter.


At 16 times estimated FY20 earnings, Wipro is trading at a discount to TCS and Infosys’s price-earnings multiple of 22 times and 19 times, respectively, reflecting subdued expectations on the Street. The widening gap in revenue growth rates may further deepen the valuation discount. And as if this wasn’t enough, Wipro has also reported issues related to cybersecurity. If the matter isn’t contained quickly enough to the satisfaction of clients, it may well have the potential to derail growth further.",3
"The AP chief minister even alleged that the date of polling in AP was decided at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre. “Last time (2014) elections were held at the end, and now it was held in the first phase itself. So what is the answer to that?"" Naidu questioned. Adding that 25 lakh names from the electoral lists were deleted in the neighbouring Telangana, he demanded an explanation about it and other ""discrepancies"".


Ever since polling ended on 11 April in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP has been up in arms against the ECI, demanding the election body to match 50% of the VVPAT with the EVMs. The state had witnessed issues in certain places wherein polling began late due to problems that cropped up in the EVMs. Naidu and other TDP leaders also met the chief election commissioner on 13 April in New Delhi, wherein he submitted a complaint. His team also met other officials to discuss issues pertaining to EVMs.",0
"As user engagement slackens, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under more pressure to boost average revenue per user. While user growth at Instagram has helped offset declines at Facebook, it has also posed a challenge, because its ad offering is, so far, less profitable. That difficulty has been heightened by Instagram stories, the short, disappearing videos which are a hit among Generation Z audiences, but where ads are less frequent and easier to skip.


Being able readily to identify a sponsored post gives Zuckerberg the opportunity to start demanding a cut of the fee that influencers earn, particularly if he can offer brands accompanying granular data on the audiences they're reaching. That would allow him to boost Instagrams lagging ARPU. The CMAs move will also help Alphabet Inc., parent of YouTube, and Snap Inc., but Facebook really stands to benefit the most the former doesn't have a revenue problem, and the latter is a much smaller entity.",1
"Modi also took a dig at the Opposition for lack of unity in forming alliances, and said the alliances were being formed by leaders, who do not want to be seen together. “Have you ever seen Sharad Pawar and Rahul Gandhi together in Maharashtra?"" he said.


Congress President Rahul Gandhi too, hit the campaign trail in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and cornered the NDA government over its failure to provide employment opportunities and its policies of demonetisation and GST.


Terming GST as the Gabbar Singh Tax, Gandhi said, “Not a single youth in the country can say that they have got employment because unemployment rate in the country is highest in 45 years. In 70 years nobody did something as foolish as demonetisation and Gabbar Singh Tax.""",0
"“With an aim to keep strict vigil over movement of cash through all airports, the Income Tax Department and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be extended all requisite cooperation for checking and surveillance activities. This will be over and above what CISF is otherwise doing,"" said the statement.


It also said that BCAS will be holding surprise inspections at airports to ensure compliance of these instructions. Besides the security steps meant for commercial airports, the airport security watchdog also issued specific measures for flights from uncontrolled, remote or un-served airstrips, airports and helipads.",0
"Interestingly, HUL and other FMCG firms hope demand conditions would improve after the new government is elected. “There is a hope that the new government will give a fillip to the economy and how that plays out remains to be seen,"" pointed out the analyst quoted above.


The probability of the hopes materializing is not without risks. Plus, investors should stay tuned to how the monsoon performs this year. For now, lack of disappointment in the March quarter results may well keep the stock in favour.


HUL shares have declined 3.3% since its December quarter results were announced. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index has gained 7.4% during the same time.",3
"Subhakeerthana wrote, “Overall, Kanchana 3 is a frustratingly cringe-worthy piece of work masquerading as “horror comedy” that makes you squirm",2
"""If the Congress Party's announcement is tested on simple arithmetic, Rs.72,000 for five crore families works out to be Rs.3.6 lakh crore, which is less than 2/3rd of what is being given (by the current government)- A bluff announcement,"" Jaitley said.


In a Facebook post titled 'Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi already giving to poor much more than what the Congress promises?', Jaitley said no political party has betrayed India for more than seven decades other than the Congress.


Accusing the Opposition of sabotaging the pro-poor initiatives of the NDA government, Jaitley said ""if the Congress party and its friends have so much concern for the poor in India, why is it that its states are going slow in certifying the list of small and marginal farmers who are entitled to receiving the instalment of PM KISAN? Why are some of the States such as West Bengal, Odisha and Delhi, amongst others, not implementing the Ayushman Bharat? What is the fault of their poor farmers that they want to make them pay?""


He said the Narendra Modi government has annually provided ₹5.34 lakh crore to the poor by way of various schemes, subsidy transfers, Ayushman Bharat and PM Kisan initiative.",0
"The euro sagged early on Wednesday following a report that some European Central Bank policymakers have expressed dovish views, with the market awaiting Chinese economic data for further cues.


Asian shares started cautiously on Wednesday as investors waited anxiously for a raft of Chinese data that might show policy stimulus is finally gaining traction in the world's second-largest economy.


China is expected to report on Wednesday that economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in at least 27 years in the first quarter, as policymakers seek to head off a sharper slowdown that could stoke job losses.",3
"In other key findings, 97% IT managers admitted that security expertise is one of the greatest issues in India, and while 92% Indian IT managers wish they had a stronger team in place to properly detect, investigate and respond to security incidents, 89% believe cyber security recruitment is a challenge.


14% of IT managers who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can’t pinpoint how the attackers gained entry, and 17% don’t know how long the threat was in the environment before it was detected, according to the survey. To improve this lack of visibility, IT managers need endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology that exposes threat starting points and the digital footprints of attackers moving laterally through a network.",1
"In a letter addressed to CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi, the IPS had also objected to the title of the movie and said it was “discriminative, stigmatising, degrading and inhuman in projecting mental disorders and persons who suffer from mental disorders


“The makers of the film, believe that their movie – ‘Mental Hai Kya’ will encourage people to embrace their individuality and distinctiveness",2
"Sunny Deol, the actor synonymous with action genre in Bollywood, says doing fight sequences has always been easy for him


The 62-year-old actor has made a name for himself by playing action hero in films such as Ghayal, Himmat, Ghatak and Border, among others",2
"Samsung’s Galaxy A9 sports a 24MP camera with an RGB sensor, a 10MP camera with a 2x optical zoom lens, an 8MP wide-angle camera with 120 degree field of view, and a 5MP camera to capture depth information. Phone makers augment the addition of such hardware with machine learning algorithms—often promoted as Artificial Intelligence-powered cameras—to produce better images.


Yet, while smartphone cameras have become better, and multiple sensors and lenses allow manufacturers to add features, do multiple cameras necessarily improve image quality over what dual cameras offered?


According to Wally Yang, senior marketing director (consumer business group) at Huawei, the addition of multiple cameras lets the camera process images differently. The Mate 20 Pro, he explains, can process subjects in real time and add black and white, and colour effects. Further, since the smartphone camera is about more than just taking pictures, adding additional sensors and lenses makes them future-ready. By using its multiple sensors, the Mate 20 Pro can create 3D models of things around you, says Wally.",1
The director will also executive produce the project through his banner Pastel Productions alongside actor Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment,2
"In Asia, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rallied the most since 2015 and the yuan strengthened after Trump said he will delay the March 1 trade deadline, and as comments from China President Xi Jinping suggested top officials will focus on growth rather than cracking down on leverage. Emerging-market currencies and shares advanced despite China’s state-run Xinhua news agency later publishing a commentary saying talks will be harder at the final stage.


“The reality is there was enough pain created that caused both the Trump administration and President Xi and his administration basically to say, ‘we have to come to an agreement,""’ said Nathan Thooft, Manulife Asset Management’s head of global asset allocation. “There’s no doubt the interaction and the fact that they’re actually speaking and seem to be progressing is being viewed as a positive in the market.""


The official delay from the US may give fresh impetus to extend a global rally in equities that was being tested amid an uncertain future on global trade and forecasts for global economic growth to ebb. Also in focus this week will be a hearing from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, where investors will get the latest read on monetary policy.",3
"The tech companies today treat data as capital, which comes to them at no cost. Think of a company that is building nursing robots, which could become a reality sooner than we think. To create these robots, the company will collect huge amounts of data on how efficiently human nurses go about their work. The irony is that these robots will ultimately replace these nurses and take away their livelihoods because now they have ingested and been programmed with all the data these humans have generated—for free.


Or consider the Google translation software. It constantly searches the internet for translation work being carried out in the public sphere; captures that data; and the algorithms use that data to produce more accurate results.


Facebook pays only 1% of its value to its programmers, the rest of its work it gets free from us. Walmart pays 40% of its value in wages-


Languages are living entities, changing over time, with new words, expressions, idioms and slangs being added ever so often. Google is constantly monitoring all this activity and making its translation function more and more precise. There may come a day when professional translators will be put out of business by Google, which has developed its expertise by gorging—without any cost—on all the data that these people have been generating. Should not the translators have been paid?


Throughout human history, profession after profession has become obsolete due to technological progress. But usually, this has meant people upgrading their skills and getting better-paying jobs. When horse carriages were replaced by automobiles, carriage drivers became car drivers. In the print media, when the job of the cut-paste artist became defunct, he quickly learnt page-making software. But in the coming revolution, all of us can hardly become AI programmers. There will be massive job losses and possibly social unrest.


Users are generally unaware of the riches that they are creating for the tech titans through their online interactions. But there is a massive transfer of wealth taking place in our economies that may lead to a disturbingly inegalitarian future.


In the early days of the growth of the internet, when the idealists were in charge, there came to be some sort of a consensus that the internet would be a medium for free exchange of information and ideas. So how would the firms make money?


Entrepreneurs turned to the advertising model. And advertising needed targeting of consumers. The result was that a few clever people built what Lanier calls “siren servers"", gigantic computational facilities that could out-compute anything else on earth. This led to enormous user bases which used the services for free in exchange for their data. These firms became monopsonies (a market situation in which buyers are few and sellers are many) whose interests, by definitions, lie in keeping prices low—in this case, the price of data, on which they could build their empires.",1
"Indian rupee on Thursday strengthened past 70/dollar mark for first time in two months, gaining for third session against US dollar on continued inflows from foreign investors in local equity markets. Easing of geopolitical tensions and gains in other Asian currencies also supported the rupee.


At 9.20 am, the rupee was trading at 69.95 a dollar, up 0.47% from its previous close of 70.28. The home currency opened at 70.09 a dollar and touched a high of 69.96 - a level last seen on 8 January.


Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought $2.37 billion in equity in February, their biggest purchase since November 2017, according to data compiled by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).",3
"MUMBAI: The Indian rupee on Wednesday was trading marginally weaker against the US dollar, tracking losses in Asian currencies as traders wait for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision amid the latest uncertainties surrounding the US-China trade negotiations.


At 9.05am, the rupee was trading at 69.11 a dollar, down 0.2% from its previous close of 68.96. The home currency opened at 69.05 a dollar.",3
"However, the company’s fortunes seem to have turned in the 12 months ended December 2018. Indian Tier I IT firms lost market share in dollar terms to Accenture, shows an analysis by Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.


Accenture grew its revenues by 13.37% in the 12 months till December. Indian Tier I IT firms, in contrast, increased their revenues only by 8.54% in the past year.


“Market share gains have been coming off over the past four years,"" said Nomura in a note to clients. “We expect around 8% constant currency (CC) revenue growth for tier 1 IT in FY20 (vs Accenture’s guidance of 6-8% in constant currency terms for FY20).""",3
"There is no word out on the specifications of the foldable smartphone, however it might not be surprising if it goes neck and neck in terms of hardware with the S10. This includes the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855 processor, 10GB of RAM and a terabyte of storage capacity. It might even have a 5G antenna.


Samsung might also launch four Galaxy S10 variants—the ""regular"" S10, S10 Plus, S10e (or S10 Lite) and S10 Special Edition. The Special Edition was spotted on Samsung Philippines pre-order page. The pre-order page says the Galaxy S10 would be made available in the Philippines on March 15.",1
"""The first casualty of the absence of a regulatory framework for facial recognition technology is people's right to privacy,"" Duggal said.


""In India, there is not even any framework to regulate the storage of facial recognition data. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation and they are making such data available on the Dark Net,"" he added.


Some of the major technology giants including Microsoft and Amazon also agree that there is a need for governments to regulate this technology.


In a blog post in December 2018, Microsoft President Brad Smith pointed out that certain uses of this technology can increase the risk of biased decisions and outcomes, intrusions into people's privacy and also encroach on democratic freedoms if the technology is used for mass surveillance.",1
"In its update on rating movements, Crisil Ratings said that there is broad-based and sustained improvement in corporate credit profile. The firm saw upgrades exceed downgrades for fiscal year 2019 (FY19) indicating improved health of corporate balance sheets. Crisil’s credit ratio, which is the number of upgrades to the number of downgrades, climbed to 1.81 for the October-March period from 1.68 in April-September. Companies have deleveraged their balance sheets to a large extent and have conserved their capital, the rating agency’s officials said in a conference call with the media.


In contrast, Icra Ltd said in a release that Indian companies are still under considerable stress as its “rating drift"", which is again the upgrades to downgrades ratio, has dropped to negative 12%, from negative 11% in FY18. “ICRA’s rating actions in FY19 indicate a persistent pressure on the credit quality of India Inc. during the year,"" it said.",3
"Cooper and Gaga, who played the lead in the film, performed their Oscar-winning song “Shallow” at the 91st Academy Awards",2
"TCIL is keen to raise up to ₹600 crore through fresh issue of shares (10%) during the upcoming IPO, while the rest of the proceeds will go to the govt (Mint)


New Delhi: State-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) expects to raise roughly Rs. 1,500 crore from its planned IPO and wants to retain part of the proceeds — about ₹600 crore — for expansion and working capital needs, according to a company source.


TCIL is among the six Central Public Sector Enterprises that the government proposes to list on stock exchange through public issue.",3
"The EU provided additional detail on the plans first reported by Reuters on March 22, with European digital chief Andrus Ansip saying that the measures announced on Tuesday aimed to address concerns about foreign governments using companies for espionage.


Last week French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe was wakening up to potential Chinese dominance in the region.


Ansip said that 5G technology would transform the economy and society, but that this cannot happen without full security built in.


""It is therefore essential that 5G infrastructures in the EU are resilient and fully secure from technical or legal backdoors,"" Ansip said in a statement.",1
"The ethics code which is prepared by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in consultation with key social media platforms is one of its kind in India's electioneering history and recognises the growing influence of social media in any big election.


""The purpose of this voluntary Code is to identify the measures that Participants can put in place to increase confidence in the electoral process. This is to help safeguard the products and/ or services of the Participants against misuse to vitiate the free and fair character of the 2019 General Elections in India,"" read the three page code.",0
"While it’s still too early to gauge how much demand there will be for smartphones with flexible screens, Samsung and other rivals are eager to gain an edge over Apple Inc. in the $495 billion industry. Samsung had forecast it will produce at least 1 million foldable phones this year, a fraction of its overall shipments in 2018. Huawei Technologies Co., Xiaomi Corp. and Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Motorola are all working on foldable phones. Research firm Gartner expects the overall market to expand to 30 million units by 2023.


Samsung -- which spent eight years on the Galaxy Fold -- is also developing a clamshell-like foldable phone and another that folds outward, Bloomberg News reported last month. The company envisions smartphones with rollable and stretchable displays, Samsung Executive Vice President Chung Eui-suk said in February.


Even before reports of the review models’ issues surfaced, there had been questions about the general durability of foldable phones. The company has released footage of machines repeatedly opening and closing the phone in what it dubbed an “extremity test.""",1
"Selection of nominees is in the final stage and a lot will be clear after the screening committee meeting on March 8


NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot said Tuesday the party will contest all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming elections.


""Selection of nominees is in the final stage and a lot will be clear after the screening committee meeting on March 8 in New Delhi,"" Pilot told reporters.",0
"Some people will highlight this as a deal-breaker. However, the notch did little to harm sales of the iPhone X, and its existence allowed Apple and Huawei to bake in advanced facial recognition features, which map the human face to unlock the phone and certain apps.


The Mate 20 Pro includes one feature neither Apple nor Samsung used: a fingerprint sensor built into the screen itself. However, with the industry moving away from fingerprint security—Apple ditched it entirely for the iPhone X—this addition is unlikely to sway too many buyers.


Physically all three models are slightly different. Apple’s is the thinnest, with a depth of 7.7mm, but because Huawei gave its model a taller screen it was able to make its phone narrower, at 72mm across compared with the Phone’s 77.4mm. Smaller hands may benefit from the Mate 20 Pro’s design as a result.


Apple and Samsung’s models both include two camera lenses to the rear—one wide-angle, one telephoto—which capture pictures at a resolution of 12 megapixels. The setup lets users snap pictures from greater distances, or create a blurred background effect, known as bokeh, which historically was a quality confined to professional cameras.


Huawei went one step further: the Mate 20 Pro has three rear-facing cameras, co-developed with Leica Camera AG: a master lens with 40-megapixel resolution, an ultra-wide one with 20 megapixels, and a telephoto option shooting at 8 megapixels.",1
"The OnePlus 6T, Redmi Y2 and Realme U1 are some smartphones that be on offer during the course of the sale.


Meanwhile, Amazon’s rival e-commerce website Flipkart will also host the Flipkart Republic Days sale between 20 January and 22 January. Flipkart will be selling both affordable and flagship smartphones with massive discounts and will also be offering up to 70% buyback value and mobile protection for only ₹ 70. Just like Amazon, Flipkart Plus members will get early access to the sale on 19 January.",1
"Kalank rejected by audienceDespite having an extended weekend and a wide release with 4000 screens, Kalank failed to perform


Varun Dhawan: Fear of failure makes me anxiousVarun Dhawan, who played Zafar in Karan Johar's magnum opus, spoke about the pressure a big budgeted film brings with it


 In an interview earlier, the actor said, ""A lot of eyeballs are there on this film because it is an ensemble and all this attention is making me anxious",2
"This is the third clean chit that the EC has given to Modi over allegations of violation of the poll code. It had earlier given Modi a clean chit on two complaints made by the Congress. One was about a speech in Latur last month when he urged first-time voters to dedicate their votes to the armed forces. The other complaint was about a speech by Modi in Wardha on 1 April criticizing Congress president Rahul Gandhi for choosing to contest from Wayanad in Kerala.


Representing Congress member of Parliament Sushmita Dev of the Congress in the Supreme Court on Thursday, advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the party has submitted 11 complaints of poll code violation against Modi and Shah, but even after five weeks, only two were decided. He requested the court to direct the EC to decide on the others quickly.",0
"“This is one of the many steps we are taking to ensure better quality of our core services across payments, messaging and Caller ID features that Truecaller offers. This also safeguards our user’s privacy and is our way of showing commitment towards our users and their data while being compliant with laws of the geographies we operate in,"" Nami Zarringhalam, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Truecaller said.


Truecaller claims to have around 250 million users globally, including more than 150 million in India.",1
"However, in the span of less than a year, the three companies mentioned above—RVNL, Ircon and RITES—which have been promoted by the railway ministry, have got listed.


The excellent order books of these companies seem to be driving investors towards the stocks. RVNL, which was listed recently, has a ₹77,504-crore order book, about 10 times its FY19 annualized revenues (see chart). More than half of these orders are expected to be completed in the next two-three years.


Ircon and RITES are also sitting on decent order books of more than ₹26,000 crore and ₹6,142 crore, respectively. This is about 6.7 and 3.7 times their FY18 revenue, which seems to show a high revenue visibility.",3
"A separate report from another common industry source, Hong Kong-based Counterpoint, earlier this month confirmed a similar sharp fall in sales in India - another big emerging market where Apple is struggling.


Counterpoint said iPhone sales in the fourth quarter, which includes India's electronics sales-heavy Diwali festival, fell 25 percent on the year, reducing total sales in 2018 to 1.7 million units from 3.2 million a year earlier.",1
"So, it just seems like they are really the perfect couple that you could find as they understand and respect each other so much,” a source revealed",2
"Spears, 37, opened up to fans in January on Instagram about her dad’s health, saying she was taking an indefinite hiatus ahead of her planned Domination residency in Las Vegas, which was set to kick off in February, because her father had “almost died”",2
"The weak U.S. inflation data suggests that policy makers may hold back from additional rate increase, ANZ analysts said in a research note.


The dollar index dropped about 0.3 percent in the previous session on the tame U.S. inflation data, making bullion cheaper for investors holding other currencies.


The disappointing U.S. data, which followed a spate of weak reports from other economies, cascaded concerns on slowdown in global growth.",3
"It is raining leaks in the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones as the fourth episode of the HBO series found its way to the Internet hours ahead of its premiere


According to The Wrap, clips from the new episode, which airs Sunday at 9 pm Eastern Time in the US, leaked in Thailand a few hours ago, claimed a Reddit user",2
"RCom called off the sale of its telecom assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm citing failure to get approvals from lenders and the government


MUMBAI: Shares of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) were locked in the upper circuit on Tuesday after his elder brother Mukesh Ambani helped pay off debt owed to Sweden's Ericsson.",3
"Technology executives have appeared before US lawmakers over allegations of political influence activity on their sites as also that relating to user privacy.


Thakur said that public policy heads of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have been called to appear before the parliamentary panel on March 6. ",0
"The issue came to the fore after a passenger on the Kathgodam Shatabdi tweeted a picture of tea cups with the slogan


On the ticket issue, the EC has reprimanded the national transporter for not taking the code of conduct seriously


NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Tuesday called the railways approach towards enforcing the model code of conduct ""lackadaisical"" after allegations that poll norms were violated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture on tickets and the slogan ""Main Bhi Chowkidar"" on tea cups.",0
"While WhatsApp encrypts all communication which makes it harder for authorities to monitor illegal activities, there are lot of unencrypted content and that is what is allowed researchers at the Foundation to detect CSAM. Also, they are helping WhatsApp identify these groups, as mentioned earlier. Chandan points out, that encryption makes it harder to proactively filter content. But such technology exists in the interest of privacy and security. Most of the information shared on the report is, however, not from personal chats or group chats. It is actually public information like group icons and descriptions that has been called out.


WhatsApp isn’t the only platform in India which is being used for such activities. Chandan claims that they have done similar investigation into another platforms like popular live streaming app Bigo Live and found that one of the pictures that was the icon for a group circulating CSAM on WhatsApp was actually the picture of one of the broadcasters in one of the screenshots on the first page on Bigo Live.


Chandan adds it is the reason why the Foundation is calling for a software and content regulator in India to at least set out the basic norms and compliance standards, citing the example that Bigo Live is rated safe for children in the age group of 12 and above in India whereas in US it is rated safe for children in above 17 and above.",1
"Gunn was fired by Marvel Studios’ parent company Disney in August last year after his old, offensive tweets resurfaced on social media",2
"She appeared in Bichir’s directorial debut Un Cuento de Circo & A Love Song, as well as the films Star Power, Valentine’s Day and Loco Love",2
"And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East, to the Starks of legend…it’s not the story we think we know


”Last year, Martin told The New York Times in an interview about the setting of the series, and how different it is going to be from Game of Thrones, “It’s set thousands of years before Game of Thrones",2
"In a quest to experiment with newer career opportunities, young adults are also exploring gaming at a professional level today.


""With the proliferation of smartphones, gaming as a concept has picked up in India and the market is also ready now for PC gaming,"" Vickram Bedi, Senior Director-Personal Systems, HP Inc India, told IANS.


Micro-blogging site Twitter recently revealed that it recorded one billion tweets on games with role-playing mobile game ""Fate/Grand Order"" topping the charts, closely followed by Fortnite and PUBG.


With the kind of loyalty towards games in terms of increased user-base, reach and time invested that has been noted in recent years, it would not be wrong to say that from just being a mode of recreation, group mobile gaming has risen to become a new dimension of existence for the millenials in India, say experts.",1
"The others whose names have been cleared by the party's central election committee include Mohammed Javed from Kishanganj and Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh from Purnia in Bihar and Haji Farooq Mir from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.


Besides, the party has fielded Hidayat Patel from Akola, Kishor Uttamrao Gajbhiye from Ramtek-SC and Subhash Wankhede from Hingoli in Maharashtra.",0
"The two opposition leaders had questioned the Pulwama attacks and the air strikes that followed, further stoking an issue that has become a key part of the political narrative of the Lok Sabha elections beginning 11 April.


Pitroda, the head of the overseas affairs wing of the Congress, questioned the authenticity of the air strike by the Indian Air Force on terror infrastructure across the border, and said Pakistan cannot be blamed for something a few people in the country do, according to a news report by ANI.


“Opposition insults our forces time and again. I appeal to my fellow Indians. Question opposition leaders on their statements. Tell them that 130 crore Indians will not forgive or forget the opposition for their antics. India stands firmly with our forces,"" Modi said in response to Pitroda’s comment.


There have been heated exchanges between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition parties over internal security, with less than three weeks for the first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections.


Seeking to raise his party’s electoral pitch on the issue, Modi used the hashtag #JantaMaafNahiKaregi (people will not forgive) while posting on Twitter.",0
"The Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery.",1
"Viswasam, also starring Nayanthara, managed to hold its own at the box-office despite clashing with Rajinikanth-starrer Petta",2
"Speaking about his latest project, Ronnie Screwvala said in a statement, “I have always been inspired by Ram Mohan and R


”Bankrolled by RSVP and Supari Studios, the yet-to-be-titled series will roll out on YouTube in the last week of May",2
"LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan (right) with his son Chirag, who is seeking a re-election from Jamui seat. (HT)


A popular caste leader, Paswan’s absence from the electoral race is being felt by voters in Hajipur constituency


HAJIPUR: In 1977, a young Ram Vilas Paswan, then 31, won his debut Lok Sabha election from the Hajipur constituency in Bihar with a record margin of over 4.2 lakh votes. He broke his own record in 1989 from the same seat, winning by over 5 lakh votes. In the era of giant killers, this record too stands broken now. But, has Paswan etched his presence in Hajipur, a seat he has represented 10 times?",0
"Davos Seaworth is after Melisandre to obviously kill her for making Shireen Baratheon burn at the stake


 An army of the living — the Dothraki led by Jorah Mormont — strikes the army of the dead… and comes back with one horse and a few soldiers including Jorah


Then Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are there in the air with the dragons, raining fire onto the wights",2
"The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga


 She noted, “Starting with Downey Jr and Evans, the actors put their heart and soul into the goings-on, even when the film gets incredulous over its 3-hour-plus length and sags, like in Infinity War, in the real bang-for-the-buck bits",2
"Global equity markets were mostly flat today. Facing rising threats to growth, the European Central Bank could further delay a planned increase in interest rates if it needs to and may look at measures to mitigate the effects of negative interest rates, ECB President Mario Draghi said today.


Anuj Gupta, DVP for commodities and currencies research at Angel Broking, expects global gold prices to remain supported on the back of lower US bond yields.",3
"Further, enterprises across all key industries in India are identifying different applications of blockchain. The banking and finance sector has seen the highest adoption, but other industries, such as healthcare, retail and logistics, are also accelerating rapidly.


Globally, enterprises have established the potential of blockchain through proof of value engagements and by tracking bellwether implementations by peer firms.",1
"Attacking the previous UPA government, Modi said, ""These people sat on Rafale deal for years and when it was time for their government to go, they pushed it into cold storage.""


""When our government assumed office, we finalised it in one-and-a-half years...and the first Rafale aircraft will be in our skies soon,"" he added.


This is Modi's first visit to Amethi after coming to power in 2014. He visited the neighbouring Rae Bareli constituency, represented in Lok Sabha by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in December.",0
"On the work front, Kartikeya is presently working on two projects – a yet-to-be-titled flick directed by Arjun Jandhyala and Nani starrer Gang Leader",2
Xiaomi also launched the Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro earlier this year. You can read more about them here.,1
"At least four senior Congress leaders have been vocal about not interested to be fielded as candidates— former chief minister Oommen Chandy, Kerala Congress unit president Mullappally Ramachandran, former MP and strongman from north Kerala K. Sudhakaran and Congress general secretary and former union minister of state for aviation K.C. Venugopal.


Venugopal reiterated on Monday that he wished he could contest but it is impossible because of his organisational duties. Chandy had asked to be not fielded in order to continue his works based out of Kerala. Chandy is also the leader of one of the two major factions within Congress in Kerala—the other led by current opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala—who are jockeying to position themselves as the next chief minister. Ramachandran also wanted to concentrate on party building and Sudhakaran cited health-related reason to not contest.",0
"The Nokia 5.1 Plus will start at ₹8,999 during the sale. The Nokia 5.1 Plus features a 5.86-inch HD+ display, an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.  


The Zenfone 5z will be available at ₹21,999 during the sale. The Zenfone 5z comes with a 6.2-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a notch, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage and 12MP+8MP dual rear cameras with OIS and PDAF.


The Samsung Galaxy S8 is currently selling for ₹39,990 and will receive a discount of ₹8,000, bringing down the price to ₹30,990.  The Samsung Galaxy S8 was launched in 2017 with  Exynos 8895 octa-core processor paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.


Flipkart Mobiles BonanzaPoco F1Redmi Note 6Realme 2 ProPoco F1 priceredmi note 6 pricenokiasamsungsamsung galaxy s8nokia 5.1",1
Xiaomi has neither offered any further details about the new fast-charging tech nor the names of the Xiaomi smartphones that will take advantage of it. But it is clear from the video that it was done using USB Type-C.,1
"However, the reason it never meaningfully took off was because the ‘listens’ (number of people who listen) and other relevant metrics could not be effectively captured and thus, agencies and brands were wary of advertising on the medium. This led to many content creators, especially the bigger publishers staying away from creating podcasts as monetization remained a key challenge,"" says Aman Goklani, head of Indian operations, Audioboom—a leading audio platform for hosting, distributing and monetizing content. He points out that technology now allows companies to track the number of people who listen to a podcast; the device it is being consumed on; and the demographics. “Using technology, we can also stitch audio ads within podcasts,"" he adds.


Audioboom’s India data reveals there were 1.95 million listens in August 2018—up nine times in the last 20 months, with 700-plus active channels. According to National Public Radio (NPR), 335,828 NPR podcasts were downloaded in India in 2018. According to Google, India is among the top five countries using its podcast app since 2018. It claims that podcasts have become a hit among millennials as they resonate with their on-demand mentality and content and knowledge consumption patterns: on the go, easy to use, and based on real content.


According to Robin Bhaduri, product marketing manager at Google, the company is “working with the ecosystem to help bring more diverse content to podcast listeners via the Google Podcasts creator programme"". Google, adds Bhaduri, also plans to introduce a range of features that “use AI to enhance the podcast listening experience"".",1
"Filmmaker Anurag Basu’s next directorial venture, an action comedy anthology, will hit the theatres on January 24, 2020",2
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,0
"The candidature of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a 2008 Malegaon blast case accused, for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat was contested in a Mumbai court on Thursday.


Nisar Sayeed, who lost his son in the blast, filed an application at a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court against Thakur’s candidature.


Special National Investigation Agency cases judge V.S. Padalkar sought replies from both the NIA and Thakur and posted the matter for Monday.",0
"What’s good here though is that the Thinbook does just enough for a first-time user to get some value out of the purchase. Sure, Gmail and Google Drive will work really slowly but it’s not so bad that you just can’t use an Internet browser.


Instead, this might be the laptop that gives the first-time user a taste of such a device, and hence have the onus to buy more powerful devices.


Like most other things about this laptop, the 11.6-inch screen is utilitarian. And that’s absolutely fine, because it gets the job done. You’re not looking at super wide viewing angles here, but when it matters, the screen will do the job for entertainment purposes, typing or browsing. Of course, this isn’t a laptop meant for photo editing, etc.",1
"""It's a core part of what you need,"" said Nipun Mathur, the director of product management for AI at Facebook. ""I don't see the need going away.""


The content labeling program could raise new privacy issues for Facebook, according to legal experts consulted by Reuters. The company is facing regulatory investigations worldwide over an unrelated set of alleged privacy abuses involving the sharing of user data with business partners.


The Wipro workers said they gain a window into lives as they view a vacation photo or a post memorializing a deceased family member. Facebook acknowledged that some posts, including screenshots and those with comments, may include user names.


The company said its legal and privacy teams must sign off on all labeling efforts, adding that it recently introduced an auditing system ""to ensure that privacy expectations are being followed and parameters in place are working as expected.""


But one former Facebook privacy manager, speaking on condition of anonymity, expressed unease about users' posts being scrutinized without their explicit permission. The European Union's year-old General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has strict rules about how companies gather and use personal data and in many cases requires specific consent.


""One of the key pieces of GDPR is purpose limitation,"" said John Kennedy, a partner at law firm Wiggin and Dana who has worked on outsourcing, privacy and AI.


If the purpose is looking at posts to improve the precision of services, that should be stated explicitly, Kennedy said. Using an outside vendor for the work could also require consent, he said.


It remains unclear exactly how GDPR will be interpreted and whether regulators and consumers would see Facebook's internal labeling practices as problematic. Europe's top data privacy official declined to comment on possible concerns.


A Facebook spokeswoman said: ""We make it clear in our data policy that we use the information people provide to Facebook to improve their experience and that we might work with service providers to help in this process.""",1
"What belied investor expectations was the 8.5% consolidated Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) margin. It fell short of Bloomberg’s average estimate of 9.5%, and was marginally lower than the year-ago level.


Both lower sales volume that hurt operating leverage and higher costs (mainly staff and other expenses) dented Motherson’s margins. Ebitda growth of 11.5% to ₹1,393 crore was slightly lower than the Street’s forecast for the quarter.


Motherson Sumi's operating performance took a beating in Q3 as all its units faced tough market conditions, with the only exception being PKC.


Among its international subsidiaries that account for almost 90% of revenue, Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP) reported the sharpest 220 basis points year-on-year drop in Ebitda margins to 5.4%.",3
"Now, those opportunities are mostly gone, in part because of the advent of computer-driven systematic strategies that eliminate mispricings much faster. And banks, subject to more scrutiny and regulation since the financial crisis, aren’t creating many new instruments to trade.


“Markets are highly developed from the standpoint of a menu of either real or derivative types of products,"" Gross said. “We’ve gone about as far as we can.""


Gross has felt the pain himself. It started while he was still running the Pimco Total Return Fund. Thanks to bad bets on monetary policy, Gross trailed most of his peers in 2011 and 2013. Clients started to pull money. Gross feuded with his partners and left the following year.


At his new firm, Janus Henderson Group Plc, Gross switched from pursuing relative return against a benchmark to a so-called unconstrained strategy with a very different objective: absolute return, or positive results no matter the market conditions. Instead of an index, Gross’s bogey was essentially cash.",3
"""Hence, winning each and every Lok Sabha seat is more important than my personal victory,"" Mayawati said.",0
"The data was part of Accenture's global ""Financial Services Consumer"" study which was based on a survey of 47,000 consumers in 28 markets, including 2,000 consumers in India.


""There's strong evidence that consumers in India are willing to share significant personal data to improve their lives and get very targeted services and offers,"" said Piyush Singh, a managing director at Accenture who leads its Financial Services practice in Asia-Pacific and Africa.


""There's an ocean of opportunities emerging with data analytics and personalization, but banks and insurers also need to pay close attention to growing concerns about data privacy and security and make that a top priority as they invest in new technologies and digital services,"" Singh noted.",1
"They face strong opposition from bureaucrats and also have to outsmart Pakistani intelligence agencies


We see that the five men, led by Arjun Kapoor, travel to different cities in India and their search comes to an end in Kathmandu",2
"This 7 watts(W) table lamp works with both the Amazon Echo and Google Home. That means you can control it with voice commands. It has three brightness levels, reading and night modes and more. The company claims that the light has an average life span of 30,000 hours.


Philips’ Hue series is perhaps the best known among smart lighting solutions in the world. This 10W smart bulb is among the company’s entry-level offerings and comes with a year’s warranty. It works with Echo and Google Home, and also supports Apple’s HomeKit, meaning you can control it via Siri voice commands as well.


If you think bulbs are too small and won’t do the job, Wipro’s LED Batten might be worth a shot. They replace the old school tubelights and can be controlled using the Wipro Next Smart app from your phone. Of course, Echo and Google Home support is also included.",1
"Even though these technologies are fairly young and require much more research, they offer a window into the future of law enforcement. And it is a future where the emerging new concerns of privacy and the right to be left alone will co-exist with the reality of an increasingly monitored world.


Nano drones have begun to be deployed occasionally in every district in Uttar Pradesh to monitor law and order situation in areas with large crowds, points out SK Bhagat, IG, Lucknow range.


West Bengal police has also deployed drones for VIP security and monitoring large crowds during Durga Puja and Gangasagar Mela. Bengaluru-based Asteria Aerospace has been working with the police in Punjab, West Bengal, and Mumbai and is providing equipment and training to flying newly acquired drones.


“We have also integrated our software platform with the drones, which allows the police to monitor live video feeds from these drones at their command centre in Kolkata,"" says Neel Mehta, director and co-founder Asteria Aerospace.


For the Kumbh Mela, UP police has set up a control and command centre with 1,200 CCTV cameras watching over the entire area. They are using video analytics tool which will initiate alerts in case there is overcrowding at a particular zone or if people are moving in the wrong direction.


Police personnel on the ground will be using the Trinetra app to identify criminals. Delhi police has also used drones occasionally for monitoring and security.


According to news reports, three advanced drones have been deployed by UP police at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj to capture photos and videos and send them to the temporary police control room set up for the Mela.


Also referred to as UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), drones are made of light composite materials to keep the weight in check so they could fly at higher altitudes. The basic ones with limited flying range use WiFi or radio frequency to connect and communicate with the pilot (via the controller) on the ground, while the advanced ones use GPS signals from satellites to pinpoint their location to the pilot. Using GPS, the pilot can also program a route allowing the drone to automatically fly to the destination and back to the take-off site by itself. When flying in autonomous mode, they can detect trees, buildings or other flying objects in the path and go around them automatically.",1
"DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics, announces the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone. (Getty Images/AFP)


Online, social media users were divided over the price, the features, and whether consumers would even need such a phone


Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has wowed the smartphone industry with the first mainstream foldable screen, accompanied by a nearly $2,000 price tag that generated heated debate as to whether it may prove too expensive to revive slumping sales.


The South Korean tech giant unveiled the Galaxy Fold which resembles a conventional smartphone, but which opens like a book to reveal a second display the size of a small tablet at 18.5 cm (7.3 inches). It will go on sale on April 26.


At its launch event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Samsung upped the surprise factor by briefing analysts and journalists on widely anticipated aspects ahead of time, such as 5G versions of its existing top-end Galaxy S phones.",1
"The court said that inappropriate content was being provided by the TikTok app, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, and the government had a social responsibility to stop it.


""We fully comply with the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011. We are currently awaiting the official order by the Madras High Court and once received, we will review and take appropriate action regarding this matter,"" the company told IANS.",1
"If Singtel had subscribed to the entire entitlement worth $1.4 billion ( ₹9,900 crore), it would have made it a tad more leveraged than what rating agencies would like for its current investment grade rating.


“Post investments in Bharti, Moody’s expects Singtel’s gross leverage (under the dividend method) to increase to around 2.3x-2.5x. With cash balances, net leverage will be around 2.2x-2.4x, which is not within Moody’s expectations for Singtel’s current A1 rating,"" Nidhi Dhruv, vice president and senior analyst at Moody’s Investors Service, said in a note on 5 March.


Coming back to Bharti Airtel, the good news for investors is that over two-thirds of the rights issue proceeds are locked in, with GIC’s commitment. Besides, the promoter group has said it retains the right to buy additional shares in the event of under-subscription by minority shareholders.",3
"These are our children and to speak against them will serve your purpose but will clash with our way of living


 In another tweet, Rangoli Chandel had attacked Soni and Alia’s nationality, writing, people should think about agenda of “these non-Indians who are living off this land, using and abusing its people and its resources",2
"Bengaluru: S.T.Somashekar, a Congress legislator, on Sunday shot off a letter to his party colleagues, urging them to work towards resolving the worsening political situation in Karnataka.


Somashekar, the Congress legislator from Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru invited “like minded"" MLAs to get together and try and find a solution for the present political situation which he described as worsening “day by day"". He has called a meeting of legislators on Wednesday in Bengaluru.",0
"But the response was what I expected, which was everybody turning it off, dismissing it, ‘Don’t watch it, don’t spoil it for anybody else


’”Before the release of the film, the directors of the movie, Joe and Anthony Russo, also penned a letter to “the greatest fans in the world” and urged them not to give spoilers of the movie and ruin the experience for others",2
"The price rise came after a report from the US Energy dept showed a drop in Saudi crude supply to the United States


Singapore: Oil prices rose for a third day on Thursday, pushed up by signs of lower imports into the United States as part of efforts by OPEC to tighten the market. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $54.58 per barrel at 0249 GMT, up 35 cents, or 0.7 percent, from their last settlement. WTI closed up 1.7% on Wednesday, when prices touched their highest since Nov. 21 at $54.93 a barrel.",3
"Indian rupee on Thursday strengthened along with its Asian peers against US dollar after a dovish Federal Reserve signaled a prolonged pause in its latest policy statement. At 9.15 am, the rupee was trading at 70.91 a dollar, up 0.3% from its previous close of 71.13. The home currency opened at 70.92 a dollar.


Overnight, the Federal Reserve signaled it is done raising interest rates for at least a while and will be flexible in reducing its bond holdings. Traders will now focus on jobs data which will be out on Friday.",3
"“The alliance not working out gives BJP an upper hand and is a disadvantage for Congress and AAP. It gives a clear message to voters,"" said Praveen Rai, a political analyst at the New Delhi-based think tank Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. “The whole talk of alliance and pooling of votes is also something that was under question. It comes at a time when AAP is losing votes.""


“The question that remains is if BJP can win all the seats or whether it will concede seats to AAP or Congress,"" said Rai.


On Monday morning, the Congress released its first list of candidates for six seats, placing its bets on political heavyweights, including Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister and president of the state unit who is contesting from North East Delhi.",0
"Katherine Langford, known for Netflix’s popular series 13 Reasons Why, was cast in Avengers Endgame as a mystery character, but the scene that she shot did not make it to the final cut


The Russo Brothers, who directed the movie, revealed in the HappySadConfused podcast that she was going to play the teenage version of Tony Stark’s daughter, Morgan",2
Mighty thrilled to team up wid an extremely talented dir #VikramSugumaran of MadhayaanaiKootam fame💛 Titled #RaavanaKottam #இராவணகோட்டம் pinning a lot of hopes on a completely new backdrop in my career💛Thanking Producer #MrKannanRavi fr dis opportunity,2
"This legacy formula editor is part of Office package and is mostly used with Word as an object linking and embedding tool. Microsoft reportedly issued a binary patch for the vulnerability but many components are still unpatched.


What makes taking advantage of the exploit easier than most other forms of cyberattacks is the fact that building an exploit for CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 vulnerabilities doesn’t require advanced skills.


It is one of the reasons why the turnaround time between the vulnerability being reported and the availability of an exploit has reduced and the attacks have gone up. Once a technical report for a vulnerability goes public, an exploit for it appears on the dark market in a matter of days, rues Kaspersky Labs.",1
"There have been focused efforts to clean up the Ganga’s once filthy ghats, but a lot more needs to be done to clean up the river itself. (Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/M int)


The brown, putrid sewer of the Assi nullah, abundant with torn clothes and rotting vegetable and fruits, enters the quiet Ganga


VARANASI/MIRZAPUR/PRAYAGRAJ/KANPUR: Chanda Manjhi rows his boat to the confluence of the Ganga. Not the epic site in Prayagraj where the Ganga meets the Yamuna, but the point where the Assi nullah, formerly the Assi river that gave Varanasi its name along with the river Varuna, flows into the Ganga, about 100 metres from the iconic Assi ghat.


“Can you smell the dirt? Idhar aate barabar hawa bhaari ho jaata hain (the air feels thick the moment you come this side),"" says the 55-year-old boatman, who has been on the historic river since he was a child. He’s on point. As the boat sails upstream past the Assi ghat, which is a confluence of historiography, faith, selfie culture and instagrammable scenes, the peaceful coexistence of centuries seems to dissolve into the grotesque.",0
"The actor, who plays Nebula in the MCU, made her directorial debut with 2018’s The Party’s Just Beginning, in which she also starred",2
"""While it has become a common source of news and news-related information, people are less trusting of what they find there. The upside is that many feel more engaged with the news than ever before.""


The pollster interviewed 1,516 Canadians and 1,523 Americans for the survey commissioned by the Canadian Journalism Foundation, with a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.",1
"Experts say this would undermine the privacy and security of users as more countries may raise such demands: numerous copies of data would abound, making it harder to protect them from hackers. The government may use regulation to control and access data and force firms to share user data with it. The draft Bill exempts the state from seeking users’ consent before accessing their personal data, if it is needed for the function of the state and parliament. Experts say it would be best to have a separate law for data localization.


Industry bodies such as the Internet and Mobile Association of India that represent domestic and global firms have been critical of the draft Bill. They argue that the new regulation on collection and storage of user data will increase the cost burden on tech firms, particularly start-ups. A Delhi-based public policy think tank, The Dialogue, forecasted a loss of nearly 1 percentage point in GDP and added that data localization norms could cost an average Indian worker up to 11% of his/her monthly salary.",1
"""Jan Suraksha- the main goal of national security is protecting our people. We need to solve climate change crisis, job crisis that harms people,"" Hooda added.


The draft report is 44 pages long and goes in detail on a number of issues related to internal security, diplomacy, border tensions among others.",0
"Morgan Stanley looked at how Apple platforms could disrupt various processes in the health-care industry and used the integrated iPhone/iPad, iOS, App Store ecosystem as a guide for how much cost savings could ultimately accrue to the company. The US health-care opportunity is three times larger than the global smartphone market, according to projections, while international expansion offers even more upside.


While competitors like Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. may have greater artificial intelligence capabilities, Apple’s vast user base is a clear advantage that cannot be underestimated, the analysts added.",1
"Another song that stands out is “Why couldn’t it be me”, which Farhan Akhtar wrote in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on school kids in Peshawar, Pakistan, in December 2014


 The song speaks about the futility of war and narrates the story of a young boy whose brother died in the attack


Akhtar has been known for juggling quite a few things — direction, acting, singing and composing, but until recently he wasn’t comfortable launching an independent music album",2
"“Cycle (SP’s election symbol) aur haathi (elephant, BSP’s election symbol) ke saath aane se saara election badal gaya. (The alliance has changed the results of the election). This time there isn’t a wave like last election and the alliance has taken the advantage away from BJP. The government made big promises on jobs. At the time of election, there are big promises but no government does anything afterwards. Akhilesh was a popular leader but lacked authority,"" 30-year-old Manoj Rajput from Karikhot village in Jalaun, a reserved constituency, said.


This phase will see key constituencies including Unnao which is represented by senior BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, SP stronghold Etawah and Kannauj which is represented by Yadav’s daughter-in-law, Dimple Yadav also go to poll.


“The SP-BSP alliance does not have any stakes in the centre. The contest is between Congress and BJP. People have seen the truth about the government’s policies,"" Shiv Sharan Kushwaha, who is contesting elections for the first time from Jhansi for Congress, said. The Jan Adhikar Party in alliance with Congress is contesting on seven seats in Uttar Pradesh including Jhansi. The area was once a stronghold of the Congress party.


The government’s decision to strengthen laws to protect cows has led to an increasing number of stray cattle.",0
"Voting percentages at Dakshina Kannada, Udupi-Chikmagalur and Hassan stood at 48.84%, 45.3% and 43.49%, respectively (ANI)",0
"TikTok, whose video-only interface makes it less elaborate and easier to use than platforms such as Facebook or Twitter, has been downloaded more than 240 million times in India, according to app analytics firm Sensor Tower.",1
"Any further restriction could spark a race between other network equipment makers to fill the void. Sweden's Ericsson and Nokia of Finland compete with Huawei, while Korea's Samsung Electronics is making a big push into the market.


Some operators fret that, were Huawei to be excluded from the process, Europe would slip behind other countries, especially if firms had to rip out parts of existing networks.


Another fundamental question the industry has yet to answer is whether 5G, which promises to link up everything from vehicles to household devices, will end up being profitable.


""The jury is still out on: is it going to be a consumer player, are there use cases that are going to demand 5G at an economic level that makes sense?"" said Sam Evans, a partner at TMT consultancy and investment firm Delta Partners.


But enough testing should now have been done to ""start to see at least in the short term if it's viable"", Evans added.


Alongside febrile politics, telecoms firms face the search for revenue growth as their bread-and-butter connectivity becomes ever less profitable.


Carmakers, data analytics firms and online retailers will rub shoulders with operators and unveil partnerships in fields ranging from transport to gaming and even medical surgery.",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.31% from its Monday's close of 7.325%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


Asian currencies were trading higher against the US dollar. Indonesian rupiah was up 0.62%, South Korean won 0.48%, Malaysian ringgit 0.42%, Philippines peso 0.35%, Thai Baht 0.21%, Japanese yen 0.2%, China renminbi 0.16%, Taiwan dollar 0.1%, and Singapore dollar 0.08%.",3
"The Indian government had last year asked more than 20 smartphone makers (mostly from China) to outline the procedures undertaken by them to ensure security of user data.


New Delhi: Xiaomi today said it is migrating data of its users in India to the local infrastructure of cloud service providers like Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, a move that will help the Chinese smartphone maker allay concerns raised around security.",1
"It’s mostly driven by ultra high net worth individuals (UNHWI), who make up about 60% of total private funding, estimated at ₹43,000 crore.


“Our website will hopefully create stickiness to new causes and when you see other people interacting with you and appreciating you, you will keep giving,"" she said.


At present, the platform partners with 15 NGOs, including Cry India, Educate Girls, Magic Bus, Wildlife Conversation Network, Special Olympics Bharat and Akshaya Patra.",1
"Bandhan Bank reported an impressive 68% rise in its net profit for the March quarter, beating Street estimates by a mile. A Bloomberg survey showed that analysts had penciled in a growth of 45%.


The microlender-turned-full-service-bank saw its core income grow by 45.6%, powered by a 38.5% growth in loans. To be sure, loan growth has moderated compared with previous quarters, because the lender went slow on disbursing non-microloans.",3
"Politically, the incident gave the opposition in Tamil Nadu enough ammunition to attack the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government and the Narendra Modi-led Centre, who the people hold responsible for how things unfolded that day.


""We have forgotten about Sterlite. We are busy with election work,"" Sukumar, the personal assistant of the District Collector says, before getting on the phone explaining where political flags could be tied.


Thoothukudi DC, Sandeep Nanduri says that all those who were eligible for compensation have been paid. But money has not been the panacea some hope it to be for all problems that comes with industries. One of the fastest growing countries in the world, India has been trying to balance expectations of its large farming community and requirements of land and resources for industries, that on the one hand promises to create jobs but on the other threatens to displace villages. But the problems around Sterlite is far more sensitive. Literally.


Two police constables take turns guarding the tiny hamlet of Kumarettiyapuram, the epicentre of the protests, that shares its surroundings with the factory, that ceased operations since around 25 March.",0
"NEW DELHI: Gold prices today edged lower, tracking weak overseas trend and muted demand from local jewellers. Tracking gold, silver rates also weakened on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Gold rates fell by ₹55 to ₹34,225 per 10 gram at the bullion market, Press Trust of India reported, citing All India Sarafa Association, while silver rates weakened by ₹150 to ₹41,100 per kg.


Sovereign gold, however, remained flat at ₹26,100 per piece of eight gram. Silver ready declined by ₹150 to ₹41,100 per kg and weekly-based delivery by ₹118 to ₹39,987 per kg. Silver coins however continued to be traded at last level of ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"The mock trading session will be conducted for commodity derivatives, currency derivatives, equity derivatives, and equity segments.


Following the mock trading session, the exchange will conduct live trading session from its DR site for the commodity derivatives segment from May 1 to May 3, while live trading for other segments will take place on May 2 and 3, BSE said in separate releases on Thursday.",3
"US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday talks with China, currently taking place in Washington, were going well and suggested he was open to pushing off the deadline to complete negotiations, saying 1 March was not a ""magical"" date.


Tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports are scheduled to rise to 25% from 10% by 1 March if there is no deal, which analysts expect would weigh on copper demand and prices.


""Optimism around the trade deal has been a key reason behind the price recovery, so any trade talks could again spook negative sentiment across the metals,"" ANZ said in a note.",3
"I also enjoyed playing tricks on my family I still do,” she said in an interview with this year’s Beautiful Issue, where she is named a Beauty of the Year",2
"Motorola also launched the Moto One—Motorola's Android One device which runs the Android One platform, that is also found in majority of Nokia smartphones as well as some Xiaomi smartphones like the Mi A1 and A2.


The Moto One was launched last year in August, but is making its way to Indian markets only now. It is lit by a 5.9-inch HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 1520x720 The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 625 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 3,000mAh battery.",1
"Xiaomi on Thursday kicked off the Mi Fan Festival 2019. The festival marks the anniversary of Xiaomi and is set to host a series of incredible offers for its Mi Fans and customers across India starting from 4 April till 6 April. The Mi Fan Festival is held across Mi.com, online partner platforms partners, Mi Home, Mi Store and partner offline stores.


Smartphones on offers during this limited period sale include the popular POCO F1 which is available for ₹20,999 (6GB/128GB), Mi LED TV 4 Pro (55-inch) which is available for ₹45,999, the Redmi Note 5 Pro (4GB/64GB) and (6GB+64GB) which is available for ₹10,999 and ₹11,999 respectively. The Redmi Note 6 Pro (4GB+64GB) has also received a price slash of ₹5,000 and is available at ₹10,999.",1
"”She found one such filmmaker in director Sanjoy Nag who cast her as the lead in Yours Truly, a film about love and loneliness


The film, streaming on ZEE5, puts Razdan in the spotlight as a woman who, at the brink of her retirement, realises what she will miss the most in her daily commute to work: the voice of the railway station announcer, her invisible but constant companion


”Yours Truly, based on Annie Zaidi’s short story The One That Was Announced, nips the ageist stereotype around the idea of love",2
"Meizu 16s' key contender would be the OnePlus 6T, which runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset paired with up to 10GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It has dual rear cameras in 16MP+20MP configuration and a 6.41-inch optic-AMOLED display with a teardrop notch.


OnePlus is expected to launch its next flagship handset in May, which might be powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset. It might also have a 5G variant running Qualcomm's X55 modem. Reports also suggest that it would carry a camera module that might be a significant step up from the existing setup.",1
"The BJP leadership questioned the financial viability of the promises made by the Congress and termed the manifesto as unimplementable and dangerous.


The Congress, on its part, defended the electoral promises and argued that a growing economy will provide resources for welfare of socially and financially weaker sections. Party leaders described the manifesto as the voice of the people and pointed out that wealth and welfare were the central themes.


Senior BJP leaders alleged that the Congress had taken the help of sympathizers of separatists and Maoists to draft its manifesto and the document will only strengthen those who are working against the country. The allegations against Congress comes in the wake of its decision to amend the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) if the party comes to power in the 2019 general elections.


“The Congress wants to remove the sedition law. The party which makes such promises should not get even a single vote. The move will protect terrorists and Maoists. Let this election be contested on the issue of nationalism. The Congress president has made unimplementable and dangerous promises and the country will not oblige him in the elections,"" said Union finance minister Arun Jaitley.",0
"For a movie that is supposed to be rich, bright and colourful; Aladdin seems to be especially lackluster


After the failure of Disney’s last live-action Dumbo, the company is hopeful of reaping profits from the upcoming summer film",2
"A complaint against Nadiadwala, known for producing hit Hindi films like Hera Pheri and Welcome, was registered by an income tax officer in March 2014",2
MUMBAI: Indian bonds used to get a lot of love from Japanese individual investors only a few years ago. But the passion has faded due to a plunge in the rupee and concern about election-related chaos.,3
"mint-india-wire MicrosoftKaizalachat appenterpriseworkforceg suiteemployeesSlackWorkplace by FacebookFlockZoho Workplace


New Delhi: Collaboration and chat applications have tried to crack the Indian enterprises market for a while. But while apps, such as Slack and Facebook’s Workplace, are designed as workplace services, a large part of the country’s workforce doesn’t have emails to begin with. This makes WhatsApp a better collaboration tool for them.


Kaizala, Microsoft’s chat app for enterprises, aims at capitalising on these users. According to Anant Maheshwari, president, Microsoft India: “Kaizala was fundamentally designed for someone who may not have an email identity and, therefore, is leading with a mobile number as an identity. And, when you have a mobile number as your primary, if not the only identity, you have to do things very differently.""


Unlike other workplace collaboration apps, this aspect makes Kaizala similar to the Chinese WeChat or Facebook-owned WhatsApp. The app offers free WiFi messaging and audio and video calls, a feature Microsoft just added.",1
"Of the total P-note investments made till March-end, ₹56,288 crore was in equities, ₹20,999 crore in debt and ₹119 crore in derivatives markets.


""An increase in the India equity exposure is motivated by risk-on strategy adopted in emerging markets, as global bond yield reduced and increased liquidity supported by central banks due to slowdown in world economy,"" Nair said.",3
"The Finnish company launched a penta-lens smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona. Named the Nokia 9 Pureview, the smartphone has an array of five camera lenses on the rear - two 12 megapixel colour sensors and three 12 megapixel monochrome sensors - designed to appeal to camera enthusiasts. It also launched the four new affordable smartphones at the tech convention—Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, and Nokia 210.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for the 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant.


The first flash sale of the Redmi Note 7 will give us a rough idea of what to expect from smartphone sales this year—one of the most popular smartphone makers in the world is set to sell one of the most popular devices at their home turf.


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"""We're pleased that the recent changes we've made to limit viral content and educate users is having an impact. This work is never done — there is more that we can and will do,"" WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose said in a statement recently.


WhatsApp, including other social media firms, will now have to process any request from the Election Commission to take down content within three hours during the 48-hour period before voting days.


""WhatsApp has been trying to curb the spread of fake news but has got a little success in doing so. Let us see how the things unfold as we enter the crucial election time,"" added Mishra.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Another JSP functionary, who did not want to be quoted, however said that his party is aiming to win 35 assembly seats and is concentrating specifically on those 30-odd segments. “ Jana Sena might not play a king maker, but more of a spoiler, especially for the TDP which had won with our support in 2014 due to consolidation of the Kapu vote. This time since we are contesting, it might give the YSRCP an edge,"" he conceded.


In the 2014 assembly elections, the TDP won 102 seats, BJP 4, and YSRCP. Subsequently, more than 20 MLAs defected to the TDP and more recently there has been host of defections of both MLAs and MPs between the TDP and YSRCP in the run up to the upcoming elections. In the 2009 AP (joint state) elections, Kalyan’s brother and actor Chiranjeevi had also floated the Praja Rajyam party (PRP), managing to win 18 seats with a 17-18% vote share. He later merged the PRP with the Congress.",0
"The movie is all set to hit the screens on May 17 and will lock horns with Vijay Sethupathi’s action film, Sindhubaadh, at the box office


Written and directed by M Rajesh, of Oru Kal Oru Kannadi fame, Mr Local will see Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara share screen space again after the hit film, Vellaikaran",2
"In a recently held meeting, BJP leaders discussed the problems of the ongoing agrarian distress and the growing problem of stray cattle in rural areas. BJP leadership is also meeting experts to find a solution to the problem of stray cattle which is hurting the farmers.


Rural distress and the problem of stray cattle had emerged a big electoral and political challenge for BJP leadership in the recently concluded assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan which the BJP lost arch rival Congress.   ",0
"Processors in Snapdragon 6-series are better suited for mid-range smartphones while 7-series processors are suited for high-level smartphones.


The Snapdragon 665 is a step up from its predecessor, Snapdragon 660, while the Snapdragon 730 succeeds the Snapdragon 710 and 712 processors.


The Snapdragon 730G is a gaming-focused variant of the 730 that offers faster graphics rendering, HDR gaming and other performance-enhancing features.


The Snapdragon 665 is an octa-core CPU based on an 11nm process. It has eight Kryo 260 cores (four performance, four efficiency) that can be clocked up to 2GHz. It is paired with an Adreno 610 GPU.",1
"Gifty, who has helmed “Slowly Slowly”, has earlier directed many music videos including Guru Randhawa’s “Lahore” and “High Rated Gabru”, Badshah’s “DJ Waley Babu and Harrdy Sandhu’s “Yaarr Superstaar”",2
"Even though the face of baby YR wasn’t seen in the picture, Radhika said she will “reveal our true treasure” on Akshaya Tritiya


“A father daughter relationship is a priceless one!! I know all of u at waiting to see our little angel, don’t disappoint u",2
"Mehta said the bank has received bids from buyers to its stake sale in housing finance subsidiary PNB Housing Finance and is now negotiating.


When asked the amount that the bank is looking to raise from stake in PNB Housing Finance, Mehta said, ""that will depend on the offers on the table. It is premature to talk about it right now."" It employs around 10,000 and had ₹2,128 crore of share capital as of March 2018.


In 2017, MetLife had initiated a process of selling its 26 percent stake in PNB Metlife by handing out a list of potential buyers to its investment bankers. The reportedly buyers included Kotak Life, Tata AIA and ICICI Prudential Life but has not materialised so far.",3
"Talking to reporters at the airport here, the AAP leader said he had met Gandhi recently and the Congress leader had refused to “join hands with the AAP"".


Asked about Congress’ Delhi unit president Sheila Dikshit's remarks that Kejriwal never approached her for an alliance, the chief minister said, “We have met Rahul Gandhi. Dikshit is not that important leader.""


Kejriwal has been urging the Congress to stitch an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls to keep the BJP away from power.",0
"Mayawati, who was barred from campaigning for 48 hours starting Tuesday, pleaded against the sanction.


“These are drastic measures restraining them from holding public meetings. The EC has acted because of your order yesterday (Monday). The EC’s orders have been passed ex-parte,"" Mayawati’s lawyer Dushyant Dave argued.


A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi answered that Mayawati could appeal against the EC order but the Supreme Court would not intervene as of now. Dave repeatedly pleaded for a stay until the court finally took a note of the EC order but stated that no further orders are required as of now.


The BSP supremo, in a statement issued outside the court, said the EC’s order marked a “black day"". She alleged that the decision was “hurried"" and taken “under pressure"". She added that the EC has “closed its eyes and ears"" on speeches made by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders.",0
"Huawei sub-brand Honor on Thursday launched the Honor 8C in India along with the Honor Band 4 fitness tracker. The Honor 8C starts at ₹ 11,999 for the 4GB/32GB variant and goes up to ₹ 12,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The Honor Band 4 has been announced by the Chinese smartphone maker, but its price hasn’t been unveiled yet.


The Honor 8C is sold online via Amazon and HiHonor stores and will go on sale starting 10 December. The 8C comes in four colour variants of Aurora Blue, Magic Night Black, Platinum Gold and Nebula Purple.",1
"When we got on it, we were opening for bands that would play to 10 people in these shitty little clubs


”“And we had just got off of a worldwide arena tour, and now you gotta take this whole new life that you just acquired and figure out how you put it into real life",2
"West Bengal ruled by three-term chief minister Mamata Banerji was till recently considered impregnable for all political parties, leave alone the BJP. The feisty chief minister, not one to hold back punches or tricks, has systematically taken down all the opposition to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).


Similarly, Odisha is governed by Naveen Patnaik, a four-term chief minister and boss of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), who does not take any prisoners. Again, Patnaik has through a mix of astutely managed welfare programmes and by tapping the aura of his own father, Biju Patnaik, managed a similar stranglehold on electoral politics.


What then could possibly have changed? Both states are dissimilar. While religion and caste are big factors in West Bengal, neither serves as electoral currency in Odisha. Yet, the saffron party seems to be drawing traction in both states.


For one, both states are facing anti-incumbency; it also helps that the traditional opposition in both states is a pale shadow of itself, creating a perfect vacuum for the BJP to exploit. It is not that both states have not delivered on their welfare agenda; both leaders have ensured its success. The common thread seems to be rising aspirations and in the case of West Bengal, there is an added element of reaction against the perception that the Trinamool Congress has pursued an alleged minority appeasement agenda; this reverse polarization is exactly what the BJP had exploited in the 2017 general election in Uttar Pradesh.",0
"For the past three weeks, both the stock market and a gauge tracking its volatility rose in tandem, a rare occurrence that indicates signs of hedging. The NSE Nifty 50 Index and India VIX Index, which tend to go opposite ways, have moved in the same direction five weeks already this year, on track for the highest proportion since 2014.


“The market is positively biased and the momentum is likely to continue on the back of expectations of a stable government coming to power,"" said Jay Thakkar, head of technical research at Mumbai-based Anand Rathi Share & Stock Brokers. “We expect the NSE Nifty 50 to be in a range of 11,200-12,500 over the next three to six months with intermittent sessions of volatility in the run up to the elections.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Many celebrities like Drake, Nick Jonas and even basketball players like Josh Hart have expressed their interest in Fortnite.


Fortnite, an online battle royale game, hosted a virtual concert of American EDM artist Marshmello on Saturday


The thrill of buying the tickets, the thump of massive loudspeakers and seeing your favourite artist perform live is probably still fresh in your mind.


Advancements in broadcast technologies, including cable and satellite TV, and the internet have enabled a live performance to be viewed in your bed. You can even record the entire duration of a concert to view it later. But it isn't exactly the same as turning up at a live gig, where you get to socialise a bit and make new friends who enjoy a similar taste in music.",1
"China imports of copper scrap fell 11.5% to 180,000 tonnes in January compared with the same period a year ago (Reuters)


On-warrant LME copper inventories available to the market fell 6,350 tonnes to 33,450, the lowest since August 2005


Aluminium inched up 0.2% to $1,915.50 per tonne, zinc added 0.5% to $2,737, lead gained 0.6% to $2,087 while nickel rose 1% to $13,120


London: Copper prices jumped to their highest in nearly eight months on Monday, after US President Donald Trump said he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods and as inventories of the metal slid. Trump said on Sunday talks to end the months-long US-China trade dispute had been productive and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to seal a deal if progress continued.


Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) added 0.5% to $6,504 per tonne by 1205 GMT, its highest since 4 July. It earlier hit a session peak of 6,540 per tonne.",3
"This has been aided by new launches, which have boosted sales. In the March quarter, the company launched Treat Burst, Treat Stars, Whole Wheat Marie and Milk Bikis Choco Cream.


“Britannia continues to gain market share in its core biscuits category, coupled with a stepped-up focus on building new categories,"" said analysts from Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd in a report on 2 May.


But new launches also mean higher marketing expenses, which is why margins fell in the March quarter. “While new categories would aid topline growth in the near term, they would restrict margin expansion given investments needed in the scale-up,"" added the Jefferies India report.


There are some other worries as well. “We have concerns on the increase in ICD (inter-corporate deposits) to group companies over FY2015-18,"" wrote analysts from ICICI Securities Ltd in a report on 2 May. ICDs have increased to ₹350 crore in FY18 (10% of net worth, and 42% of free cash-flow) from ₹50 crore in FY14, added the brokerage firm.


Collectively, these factors seemed to have weighed on Britannia’s shares on Thursday, dragging the stock down 4% on the National Stock Exchange. Even after Thursday’s drop, it’s not as if the valuations have turned inexpensive. The stock still quotes at a pricey 47 times estimated earnings for FY20. Going ahead, better volume growth rates hold the key to ensure valuations don’t get bitten into.",3
"On-demand audio is evolving, with podcasts of different lengths to fit into your day—from the time it takes to commute to work or brush your teeth. While some people use smart speakers to quickly get the weather or news, others want to listen to songs or hourlong podcasts. Some also use them to play interactive trivia and quizzes.


The Times is pushing deeper into a crowded landscape. Several major media companies, including AT&T Inc.’s CNN, the Associated Press and the Washington Post, produce flash briefings for Alexa. But The Daily has proven to be a valuable asset for the Times. It generated more than $10 million in advertising revenue last year, according to a person familiar with the matter.


The Times and Audi, owned by German car giant Volkwagen AG, declined to disclose the terms of their advertising partnership, which runs through most of February.",1
"”On the work front, Janhvi will be seen with Rajkummar Rao in Rooh-Afza and in Karan Johar directorial Takht",2
"Nokia has previously released the Nokia 3.1 Plus, 5.1 Plus, 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 7.1 in India. The Finnish smartphone maker has been trying to place a phone in every single smartphone segment.


Nokia 8.1Nokia 8.1 India launchNokia 8.1 specificationsNokia 8.1 displayNokia 8.1 cameraNokia 8.1 featuresNokia 8.1 launch dateNokia 8.1 sale",1
"""This is probably as good as it is likely to get for the dollar,"" said Lee Hardman, currency strategist at MUFG, adding: ""the Fed has become more dovish than we had anticipated more quickly and has increased the risks that the dollar may weaken more notably.""


""But the other side of the coin is the story outside of the U.S. - the fundamentals are still weak and it is difficult to find currencies to stop the dollar at this point in time.""


Speculators increased their bets in favour of the greenback to the highest since December 2015 in the last week of 2018 - the most recent data - according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, suggesting a long-dollar position is a crowded trade.


Euro zone growth has also slowed sharply and is likely to restrain the European Central Bank - which only just stopped buying billions of euros worth of bonds each month - from lifting interest rates off the floor any time soon.


""Maybe we will see a recovery in euro zone growth this year, but economic data is just not supportive of that. Right now, it is difficult to be bullish on the euro,"" said Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank.


The euro was at best forecast to claw back its around 5 percent losses against the dollar since the start of last year. The single currency was forecast to trade around $1.20 in a year from about $1.14 on Wednesday.",3
"""Google Pay operates as a technology service provider to its partner banks, to allow for payments through the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) infrastructure, and is not part of payment processing or settlement. There is no requirement for licensing of these services under the prevailing statutory and regulatory provisions,"" the spokesperson had said.


The spokesperson had stated that the company is mindful to prioritise data security and that it is committed to complying with the laws.


""In order to support our partner banks, our efforts in complying with the government's data localisation norms are underway, and given the scale and complexity, we are being mindful to prioritise data security and uninterrupted services to our users as we make this transition. The central bank is apprised of the progress and we remain committed to complying with the laws of the land,"" the spokesperson had said.",1
"The EC submitted that the movie was more than a biography is for it clearly seems to be a ‘hagiography’ (a biography that treats its subject with undue reverence). It also said that the biopic ""produces a political environment where an individual acquired cult status. The construct of this 135-minute movie is unabashedly uni-dimensional, which puts an individual on a higher pedestal through the use of specific symbols, slogans and scenes. It ends up eulogizing an individual, giving him a saintly status"". It also shows the major Opposition party in poor light.


The counsel appearing for the producers of the movie pleaded for at least the trailer to be allowed since the dialogues and scenes being disputed by the Election Commission are not present in the trailer. The said request was not allowed.",0
"The Swedish company has launched a website, outlining different ways in which Apple uses its power to make its platform an ""uneven playing field.""


In its reply, Apple has rebutted most of the points made by Spotify on the website, ""Time to Play Fair"".


The company had also said Apple's voice recognition system Siri would not let iPhone users play music from Spotify and that Apple had declined to let Spotify launch an app on its smartwatch.",1
"Traders said apart from subdued domestic demand, weak global cues influenced sentiment here thereby resulting in fall in gold prices.


The US Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates also had an impact on gold prices. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) continues to view sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labour market conditions, and inflation near the Committee's symmetric 2% objective as the most likely outcomes, as per a statement by the Fed.


""In light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, FOMC will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate may be appropriate to support these outcomes,"" it said.",3
"Samsung has hailed the folding design as the future in a field that has seen few surprises since Apple Inc's iPhone in 2007. (AP)


Samsung said it received ""a few"" reports of damage to the displays of samples of the handset that costs well over ₹1 lakh


Reports of broken screens went viral online and prompted the creation of hashtag #foldgate on Twitter",1
"The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro are expected to sport flagship specifications like Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC along with 8GB RAM


Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is set to announce its upcoming flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 7. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau on Monday hinted at confirming the final launch date of the device in a tweet. Lau requested OnePlus fans to his post on Wednesday, i.e. today, to find out more about the upcoming device.",1
"Many cinemas halls are offering complimentary tea and cookies to those who will be catching the shows at odd hours


Rahul Kadbet, Vice President Programming, Carnival Cinemas, told us, “Carnival Cinemas has earlier also hosted movie marathons for Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Thackeray


Dharmesh Dutta, Vice President Marketing, PVR Cinemas talked about the huge pre-booking sale of Avengers: Endgame",2
"President of the All India Mahila Congress and member of Parliament, Sushmita Dev, sought an early hearing, stating the Congress has made over 40 representations to the EC since the proclamation of the MCC against the two BJP leaders, but no action has been taken against them.


Appearing for Dev, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the EC has not acted on the party’s complaints against Modi and Shah for nearly three weeks.


Late on Monday, Chandra Bhushan Kumar, deputy election commissioner, told reporters, “There have been complaints against senior leaders of two political parties. EC has taken the inputs and is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow morning to look into it.""


The MCC came into force on 10 March and the EC in circulars dated 9 and 19 March had prohibited invoking Armed Forces during the campaign.",0
"MUMBAI: The poor have not benefited from the bull-run in markets of the past four decades and we need to stand guard against populist moves like wealth tax, veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has said.


He said the poor, who have missed out on personal growth opportunities, decide governments through their votes and the leaders they choose serve the core constituency.


Citing the example of the US, where one of the nominees of the next presidential race has promised to impose a wealth tax, he said, similar moves will be implemented across the world if the trend continues.",3
"Earlier, the duo has shared screen space in Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, Partner, Yuvraaj and Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya",2
"Coming to the Vivo S1, the smartphone comes as a surprise as no one was really expecting it. The specifications of the Vivo S1 have neither been teased nor completely leaked. GSMArena claims it will have a MediaTek Helio P70 chipset, 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. ",1
"The Mate 20 Pro is backed by a 4,200 mAh battery, which can be charged via Huawei’s 40W charger (sold separately) which, according to Huawei, charges 1 percent of the battery every 30 seconds. It can also charge another Qi charging compliant phone wirelessly when placed on its back, with a feature called reverse wireless charging. To know more about how “reverse wireless charging"" works, click here.


The back of the phone features a beastly 40MP+20MP+8MP setup, armed with Leica lenses. The cameras are placed in a radial arrangement, forming a square at the back with a flash completing the four corners. The primary 40MP camera has a regular focal length, while the 20MP has an ultra wide-angle lens with a focal length of 16mm. The 8MP camera has a 3x telephoto lens. The ISO can be yanked all the way up to ISO 102400.",1
"Facebook shared this kind of information freely with third-party developers for years, before cracking down more recently. The problem of accidental public storage could be more extensive than those two instances. UpGuard found 100,000 open Amazon-hosted databases for various types of data, some of which it expects aren’t supposed to be public.


“The public doesn’t realize yet that these high-level systems administrators and developers, the people that are custodians of this data, they are being either risky or lazy or cutting corners,"" said Chris Vickery, director of cyber risk research at UpGuard. 'Not enough care is being put into the security side of big data.'


Cultura Colectiva is a digital platform that posts stories about celebrities and culture and largely targets a Latin American audience. The company’s website says it creates content through data and technology and has more than 45 million followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest.


Facebook for many years allowed anyone making an app on its site to obtain information on the people using the app, and those users’ friends. Once the data is out of Facebook’s hands, the developers can do whatever they want with it.


About a year ago, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg was preparing to testify to Congress about a particularly egregious example: A developer who handed over data on tens of millions of people to Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that helped Donald Trump on his presidential campaign. That one instance has led to government probes around the world, and threats of further regulation for the company.",1
"Bytedance has challenging a Madras High Court order which asks the government to ban the downloading of the TikTok app


The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had last week issued an interim order without giving an opportunity to TikTok to defend itself",1
"The base variant of OnePlus 6 was launched last year at ₹34,999. The price of Google Pixel 3 came down up to ₹56,880 from a starting price of ₹71,000 when it was launched last year.


""Ultimately, consumers will have an option to choose among three premium brands at an additional delta cost of 10-15k for each brand -- OnePlus, Samsung and Apple. Meanwhile, Huawei and Google are also making attempts to penetrate the premium market,"" Bhatia said.


According to Faisal Kawoosa, Founder and Chief Analyst at techARC, the price cut in the present models has to do more with the preparation for the arrival of the next model in the series.


""Mostly this is the time when brands start phasing out the incumbent model and prepare for the arrival of the next in the series. As a consequence, they reduce the prices to make it potentially available for the next layer of prospective buyers,"" he added.",1
"The Nokia 8.1 is available at a price of ₹26,999. Customers buying the Nokia 8.1 will receive a ₹2,000 gift card which can be redeemed on the Nokia Online Store


Nokia 8.1Nokia 8.1 priceNokia 8.1 saleNokia 8.1 offerNokia 8.1 featuresNokiaHMD GlobalNokia Online StoreNokia smartphones",1
"“It was early conversations of ‘Who’s the girl? What are we doing?’ She was at the top of the list and I said, ‘Fantastic, we’ll pick where we left off’ and letting both of us do something different than the dynamic in that film, the difference in chemistry


 A lot of the time when you work with a co-star you spend sometimes the first half of the shoot getting to know each other and so to not have to do that is always a huge relief,” Hemsworth told Collider",2
"Citic Securities issued a rare ""sell"" rating on People's Insurance Group of China (PICC) sending them down almost 10%


Analysts cautioned the timing of the Lunar New Year made it difficult to draw a true signal from the data noise


SYDNEY: Asian stocks shuddered lower on Friday after shockingly weak export data from China heightened market fears about a global economic slowdown, a day after European policymakers slashed growth forecasts for the bloc.


Beijing reported exports in February tumbled 20.7 percent from a year earlier, far beneath forecasts of a 4.8 percent drop and more than erasing January's surprise jump.


Analysts cautioned the timing of the Lunar New Year made it difficult to draw a true signal from the data noise, but the scale of the miss was alarming.


Adding insult to injury, China's leading brokerage Citic Securities issued a rare ""sell"" rating on the Shanghai-listed shares of People's Insurance Group of China (PICC) sending them down almost 10 percent.",3
"The phone: While Samsung’s apps for this entire ecosystem are optimized for their own Galaxy branded phones, you can download them on any Android or iOS device. That means if you’re investing in the Samsung ecosystem, you won’t need to change your phone to use it. The phone essentially acts as the bridge between all the products. On Samsung phones, you can use Bixby (the company’s voice assistant) to give commands to the products, just like you can do on the Family Hub. Bixby could, in future, be the one stop solution for controlling all the products through voice commands.


Verdict: There’s really no verdict you can give about such an ecosystem. The products are too expensive for most people, and many of the products aren’t even meant for regular homes. For instance, Samsung had to take the fridge’s doors apart to get it into our home, while the washing machine requires specific types of taps that many won’t have in their home.


However, the Family Hub, QLED TV and FlexWash together give us a glimpse into the future. At the moment, many of these features can feel redundant or even useless but, this is how things will work in future connected homes .",1
"""Rupee continues to consolidate in a holiday-truncated week,"" said V K Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities.


Forex and equity markets will remain shut on Wednesday on account of ""Mahavir Jayanti"" while most of the major financial markets are closed on Friday for the start of the Easter holidays.


Forex traders said easing crude oil prices in the overseas market, sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in the domestic equity market restricted the fall in the local unit.",3
"""Today's announcement is yet another limitless drama and publicity-mongering by Modi desperately trying to reap political benefits at the time of election (in April-May),"" Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal state and a potential prime ministerial candidate, said on Twitter.


Randeep Singh Surjewala, a spokesman for the main opposition Congress party, called Modi's announcement a ""gross violation of code of conduct.""",0
"“Was this done because she [Meesha Shafi] is going to Canada and her immigration is happening?” he said


Zafar’s wife, Ayesha, also backed his claims and shared on Twitter, “What me, my husband @AliZafarsays and my family have gone through at the hands of such criminal cruelty can never be explained in words


 #FaceTheCourtMeeshaShafi”Meesha Shafi’s lawyer Nighat Dad has said that the court hasn’t called Meesha yet but she “will go once court will direct her to",2
"The BJP that has considerable presence in these constituencies aims to improve its tally banking on what it calls the ""Modi wave"" and the support of dominant Lingayat community, considered as its vote base.


The third phase of polling for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will decide the electoral fate of four members of the SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav's clan, besides those of senior party leader Azam Khan and film actor and BJP candidate Jaya Prada.


The BJP had won seven out of the 10 seats in 2014, while the SP bagged three. Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his two nephews Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav are seeking re-election from Mainpuri, Badaun and Firozabad seats respectively. Mulayam has said this will he his last contest.


Voting will be held in seven Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh, of which the BJP had won six in 2014. The Congress, buoyed by its victory in the Assembly elections last year, is hoping to improve its tally in the state.


In Goa, there are 12 candidates in the fray for the two Lok Sabha constituencies, including Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik from North Goa where he is pitted against state Congress chief Girish Chodankar.


In Bihar, close to nine million voters will be deciding the fates of 82 candidates in five Lok Sabha seats of Bihar. Four sitting MPs Ranjeet Ranjan (Supaul), her husband Pappu Yadav (Madhepura), Sarfaraz Alam (Araria) and Mehboob Ali Kaiser (Khagaria) would seek to retain their respective seats.",0
"The Gauriganj Congress office has the slogan “Amethi ka MP, 2019 ka PM (Amethi’s MP is 2019’s PM)” (Photo: Anuja)


The tea shop conversation winds down after half an hour with most participants agreeing that Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Smriti Irani is Gandhi’s strongest challenger


AMETHI: It is Friday morning and Arvind Panday (37) and Dev Prakash Mishra (35) share a bench under a tree near a tea shop. They also share a similar past—both belong to farmer families from Amethi district, both voted for the first time in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, and both supported Rahul Gandhi, who made his political debut that year. They’ve voted for Gandhi, now Congress president, in every general elections since. This election, however, they’ve diverged on their political views.


“My vote this time too will be for Rahul Gandhi,"" declares Mishra, sitting at the tea shop under the banyan tree in Musafirkhana, a town in Amethi district. “His family has done so much for this constituency. This is a crucial election and he needs our support more than ever. This constituency is not going any other way,"" says Mishra, who runs a small business.


Panday, beside him, politely disagrees: “Amethi is a VVIP constituency but what has it got? It is a civic mess. People are in the same situation they were 10 years ago. At some point, one needs to decide if we are electing an MP to improve a constituency or to help one family retain its political dominance."" Panday works for a security service in Lucknow and shuttles between the two towns.


Mishra and Panday voice the opinions you hear across the constituency, even the country, when politics is brought up. They also sum up the challenges the Gandhi-led Congress is facing in the ongoing Lok Sabha election—reaching out to those disillusioned by its past record, reversing its decline, and widening its support base beyond traditional party supporters.


The tea shop conversation winds down after half an hour with most participants agreeing that Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Smriti Irani is Gandhi’s strongest challenger—and the Amethi seat has never really seen a challenger, it being a Congress stronghold, since 1967. Amethi has sent a non-Congress member to Parliament only twice—in 1977 and to the short-lived 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. There is some disgruntlement about the lack of development in Amethi despite being a star constituency, but the debaters conclude that ‘larger sentiment’ could favour Gandhi one more time.",0
"San Francisco: In a bid to ramp up its online shopping business to compete with Amazon, Google is testing shopping links under YouTube videos.


The test feature displays product prices and recommendations under videos playing on the site, making it easier for viewers to buy them on Google.",1
"In response to a tweet, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri apologised for the confusion and said, “that was supposed to be a very small test that went broad by accident.""",1
"Emerging-market assets had a torrid 2018. Crises in Turkey and Argentina ripped through developing countries already suffering from a strong dollar and rising U.S. yields pushing up borrowing costs.


But a dovish turn by the Fed at the start of the year, indicating the world's top central bank would not raise interest rates as quickly as previously expected, sparked fresh enthusiasm among investors.


Major asset managers and investment banks such as JPMorgan, Citi and BlueBay Asset Management ramped up their exposure to emerging markets in recent weeks..


The Institute of International Finance (IIF) predicted a ""wall of money"" was set to flood into emerging market assets.


However, there are some indications momentum may be waning. Analysing flows of its own clients, investment bank Citi noted they had turned cautious on emerging-market assets over the last week, with both real money and leveraged investors pulling out funds following four weeks of inflows.


Outside emerging markets, investors' main concern remained the possibility of a global trade war. It topped the list of biggest tail risks for the ninth straight month, followed by a slowdown in China, the world's second-largest economy, and a corporate credit crunch.",3
"Shatrughan Sinha, the late ‘lateef’At the start of the show, Kapil will ask the veteran actors who used to report late on the sets


 Gulshan Grover will go on to reveal that Shatrughan Sinha was always the last person to come for shoots


 Going down the memory lane, Gulshan will share that once he had a double shift and so asked Shatrughan to reach by 12 pm so that he could head out


Kiran Kumar admires Salim Khan’s familyKiran Kumar will talk about his association with Salim Khan’s family",2
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.361%, as compared to its Monday's close of 7.35%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


India's benchmark index Sensex rose 0.53% to 37249.65 points in pre-open trade. Year to date, it rose 3%.",3
"NEW YORK: US stocks opened broadly higher on Wall Street on Wednesday, powered by technology and health care companies, as the market pushes for its third straight day of gains.


The broader market has been rebounding this week following its worst week since December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average joined other indexes in moving higher after it was weighed down for several days by drops in Boeing.


Chipmaker Nvidia added 2.3%, helping to lead technology stocks higher. CVS Health rose 1.9% as health care stocks rose broadly. Rite Aid climbed 6.7% after the drugstore operator announced a management purge.",3
"The BJP’s campaign will focus not just on the policy work of the government, but also on its promises for the future


NEW DELHI: Just four days ahead of the first day of polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition, the Congress, on Sunday unveiled their campaign slogans. Both parties have built their electoral narratives on past records versus electoral promises.


While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP has pinned its hopes on “Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar"" (once again a Modi government), Congress’ “Ab hoga Nyay"" (justice will happen now) slogan is also a reference to Nyuntam Aay Yojana, the party’s minimum income guarantee promise, and its key poll pitch. Both parties have also released their campaign theme songs for the elections.",0
"This time all anti-national forces have threatened the people against coming out and voting, says Nirmal Singh


The BJP believes very strongly that Article 370 has been responsible for a lot of Kashmir’s problems, says Nirmal


NEW DELHI: As Kashmir prepares to vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the former speaker of the dissolved Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly and former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) speaks about the issues before the electorate. Edited excerpts from an interview:


Voter turnout has been very low both in Srinagar and Anantnag, at 13%. Do you think it will play spoiler for the BJP’s chances in the state?",0
"Android Pie was publicly released in August, and the fact that at least 6 major smartphone manufacturers already have smartphones running the platform is a lightyear jump


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Operating systems have the tendency to get everyone excited, be it Windows, Mac, iOS or Android. It makes sense, as it is the compilation of years of technological prowess in the form of a code that puts an immense amount of power at your fingertips. We have come a long way from the first cumbersome user interfaces (UIs) for touch-based interfaces and it shows.


Software plays a major role in the user experience. How fast or smooth it is, how quickly it gets things done, how far is its reach, does it fulfill your media consumption or gaming needs, does it look good—everything matters.",1
"“Not much should be read in this decision because the party leadership had taken a decision earlier that leaders above 75 years should not hold any public office. The decision does not mean that the party has forgotten the contribution of the senior leaders. The decision is to look at the future,"" said a senior BJP leader in the know of the developments, requesting anonymity.


The trend is visible across the country. In Karnataka, for example, the BJP refused to entertain the wife of former Union minister Ananth Kumar, who died of lung cancer last November, to contest from the Bengaluru South constituency, and instead, in a surprise move, gave ticket to 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya.",0
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has sought to drive electronics producers into manufacturing locally by steadily moving tariffs up the supply chain from simple phone cases to sophisticated chipsets and boards.


Along with local firms like Lava, global smartphone giants including Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Oppo and Xiaomi Corp have responded aggressively, investing millions of dollars in plants around Bengaluru and Delhi tech hub Noida.


Apple is the only major player which does not manufacture phones in the country and it only assembles two low-cost older models through Wistron Corp in Bengaluru.


Industry experts say as a result the company still imports about 70-80% of its phones. That results in high import duties, which in turn make the phones expensive.


In the United States, the basic iPhone XR model costs $749 or roughly ₹ 54,400, only two thirds of its retail price in India. Beyond that, while US phones are subsidized under deals with wireless carriers, Apple’s phones in India are not.


“Apple doesn’t have enough confidence ... in the Indian manufacturing system right now, to set up plants and move some of the manufacturing out of China,"" said analyst Navkendar Singh of tech consulting firm IDC.",1
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"The Indian rupee today fell beyond 70-mark against the US dollar, falling to 70.29/dollar at day’s low. Opening at 70.0163 a dollar, the rupee between 69.92 and 70.29 against the US dollar. The rupee later pared some losses and settled 39 paise lower at 70.26 a dollar. A broad strengthening of the US dollar and elevated oil price have put the Indian currency under renewed pressure. The rupee had hit an all-time low of 74.48 in October, weighed down by a combination of factors – high crude prices, foreign portfolio outflows and a stronger US dollar – had pushed the rupee.


1) “The US dollar has strengthened across the board. With most central banks having turned dovish given downside risks to growth and tepid inflation, the US Fed could end up being the least dovish given that US data has been holding up. The data and policy divergence could fuel the US dollar rally,"" forex advisory firm IFA Global said in a report.",3
"Post-Pulwama statements from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, that were not in sync with the Modi government’s narrative, were ferociously rebuked in the comment section, many with sexist overtones.


On Mufti’s statement that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should be given another chance, the most liked comment read: “If you like him then go and marry him.""


What one classifies as “uncivil"" or “hateful"" can be subjective. Still, compared with the visible and vicious trolling on Twitter, Facebook comments are relatively clean. In fact, research suggests that “Facebook breeds less incivility overall than more anonymous spaces such as Twitter,"" political scientist Rebekah Tromble tweeted.


In some cases, the counter-narrative in the comment section serves as an antidote to baseless troll-like statements. When T. Raja Singh, the lone BJP legislator in Telangana assembly, demanded the removal of tennis star Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of Telangana because she is a “bahu (daughter-in-law) of Pakistan"", all the top ten comments on Facebook post supported Mirza. “She is daughter of India and Idol for million of Indian girls. Rather than pointing at her, BJP MLA should join Army if he is that brave to serve the country. Jai Hind."" The comment has 1,500 likes.


Such behaviour is rare in outright partisan pages that attract ideological audiences. But even within echo chambers, there can be moments of clarity.


For example, when the wildly popular Nation with Namo page posted a heavily edited video in December 2018 to promote the fake news narrative that Rahul Gandhi walked back on the promise of loan waiver in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, one person commented: “This is fake news. I’m a supporter of BJP and Modi but this is wrongly portrayed… Don’t try to gain support by fake propaganda."" (top comment with 1,500 likes)


In a world where comments have begun to acquire outsized influence and platforms take little responsibility, such rare moments of responsible online citizenship is all that is left to hold on to.


Samarth Bansal is a freelance journalist based in Delhi. He writes about technology, politics and policy.",0
"”After Angrezi Medium, Kareena has Akshay Kumar starrer Good News and Karan Johar directorial Takht in her kitty",2
"Google’s Tensor processing units (TPU), are chips that power the deep neural networks for Search, Translate and Photos, and are primarily used for inference and machine learning training. Their application is limited compared to CPUs (the chips that typically power PCs and smartphones). The Pixel Visual Core chip used in Pixel smartphones can only improve the camera experience. The gChip is expected to be a full-blown chipset on the lines of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoC (System on a Chip) and Intel’s Atom, and will power Google’s devices ecosystem.


Major chipset companies such as Intel, Qualcomm, and Nvidia have R&D centres in Bengaluru. Setting up camp in the IT capital of the country will help Google tap the right talent.",1
"When asked about the rumours of him starring in Laal Singh Chadha, Sharman said, “Even I have heard about it


 While the simple love story resonated with a section of the audience, with nothing extraordinary in the storyline, many have been left disappointed",2
"Election officials during a Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) after from a distribution centre ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Jammu on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)


91 constituencies go to the polls today across 18 states and 2 union territories in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019


Voting for electing Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha (first phase) also started",0
"Choosing and changing pickups can be a bit tricky though, and should be done only when you’re hoping to get a new tone. If you do commit to changing them yourself, it will definitely make for a fun weekend.


Pickups are self-explanatory—they pick up the sound made by your guitar’s strings and convert it to an electrical signal that is further amplified via an amplifier. Your electric guitar’s tone depends almost entirely on the type of the pickups.


Fender’s guitar line-up comprising the iconic Telecaster and Stratocaster is characterised by a bright, woody and slightly ‘twangy’ tone which resonates, producing a “hum"". That’s because they come with single coil pickups that are built around a single coil of copper wire coiled around a single magnet. If you’re going for a tone similar to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan or my personal favourite, John Mayer, you might want to go for these.


Gibson’s most popular guitar line-up, the Les Paul, comes with humbucker pickups that produce a warmer, quieter tone. The pickups have two coils or two magnets wound with copper wires next to each other that cancel out the “hum,"" hence the name humbucker. If you’re into metal music (Metallica, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold) that requires heavy distortion to create that really heavy, fuzzy tone, you should go for these.


These are not the only two pickup configurations and there are several hybrid setups consisting of H-S-S (humbucker-single coil-single coil) pickups which give you excellent versatility.


Seymour Duncan, Fender and Gibson are the major pickup brands you can choose from and they can cost anywhere upwards of ₹ 10,000. This is a major purchase, so you should really think through the kind of guitar playing style you want.


Once you’ve sorted out your pickups, let’s talk about amplifiers. Amplifiers increase the power of electrical signals coming out of your guitar’s pickup. Picking an amp mainly relies on where and why you would be playing your guitar—at home, practicing or at a concert, shredding.",1
"For those looking to watch the unadulterated version of the show in all its glory, there is only one option: streaming service Hotstar


 As an added bonus, the show will stream in India at the same time it will air on HBO in the US and other western countries",2
"The Poco F1 Lite was listed in a Geekbench listing running a Snapdragon 660 processor paired with 4GB of RAM. Slashleaks, a smartphone tipster recently shared a screenshot of the benchmark results on Twitter.


The Poco F1 Lite, running Android Pie 9, posted a Single-Core Score of 1,341 and Multi-Core Score of 4,830, which falls just short of Nokia 7's scores on the same platform.


According to GizChina, another Xiaomi smartphone with codename 'uranus' was found on the Geekbench benchmark listing. GizChina reported that uranus might be the same device as the Poco F1 Lite as it is running the same configuration as the latter.",1
"The latest notebook in Apple’s Macbook Air line-up offers a thin bezel Retina display, wide track pad and 8th gen Intel chipsets.


The new XPS 13 offers a rare combo of 4K HDR display and Intel’s 8th gen chip set in the form-factor of an 11-inch notebook.


The Q900 is a trendsetter offering an 8K display with screen space of up to 85-inch in top of the line models. In the absence of 8K content, it can upscale existing content into 8K.


Regarded as one of the best TVs of the year, the C8 has three screen variants with 4K high dynamic range (HDR) support on all. Its AI processor can auto adjust sharpness, colour and depth for best viewing experience.


For buyers looking for a 4K TV that won’t burn a hole in their pocket, the Xiaomi 4K TV is perfect. It has 55-inch display with an almost frameless design and supports HDR.


The edge-to-edge screen gives the Apple Watch Series 4 a futuristic look and a 30% larger screen in the same form-factor as the predecessor. It is faster, lasts longer and packs in more health related features.",1
"However, so far MCX has fended off competition because of its already well-entrenched volumes, which tend to attract more participants. Analysts also point out that impact cost of trading goes up in exchanges where volumes are thin. That’s why most commodity traders tend to stay with MCX. Besides, it could gain further from tie-ups with banks to offer commodity investing. Mutual funds are also expected to launch new commodity products in the next two quarters.


That said, the MCX stock is now trading at a stiff price-to-earnings multiple of 29.2 times FY19 earnings. So, even though the commodity tickers are expected to ratchet up further, investors might well keep a close watch on the earnings multiple.",3
"Apple announced the heart features in September, but didn’t make them available until Thursday. The new features have been given clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration and are for US customers only.


The watch can intermittently check the wearer’s heart rhythm in the background and send a notification if it detects irregular heart rhythm. That can point to atrial fibrillation, a condition that can increase the risk of stroke and other complications. Apple says the watch will notify users if it detects an irregular rhythm on five checks over at least 65 minutes.


When symptoms appear, users can also take an ECG, or electrocardiogram, and share that with doctors. This feature is available for the latest, Series 4 version of the watch. The app, called ECG, comes as part of a free software update for the watch.",1
"Other than cheap internet and smartphones, actual gaming equipment (graphics cards, monitors, etc.) are also easier to obtain. According to Diwakar, gamers can easily get in touch with companies and show their gaming stats to get sponsorships. Companies like Dell, Nvidia and Asus support full-fledged esports teams like Team Brutality (supported by Dell).


The next step in esports will come once players become more serious and start hitting global standards. Doshi mentioned the company has brought its top esports tournament, Legion of Champions, to India this year. Similarly, Nodwin Gaming, one of the top esports firms in India, now holds the license for the Indian edition of the Electronic Sports League, the world’s largest esports firm.


Diwakar believes that Indian gamers will start achieving global standards in a couple of years, implying that 2019 will perhaps be the year when gaming goes mainstream.",1
"That said, this one isn’t meant to be about technology—it is, after all a MINI with its Cooper rallying heritage. Inside, you get BMW’s iconic iDrive controller—a rotating dial placed next to the driver, which lets you navigate the system.


The Countryman’s 8.8-inch screen is touch-enabled now, something that MINI took a while to adapt. However, with the iDrive controller at hand, you don’t have to reach out and touch the screen when driving.


There’s also a head-up display, which shows the driver information such as speed, navigation markers, etc. The Countryman connects to phones via Bluetooth, and does not support Android Auto or Apple CarPlay—these are optional extras that you can pay to enable in markets outside India. MINI, however, will want you to use its own interface but it does simplify things.",1
"Many users in Australia, the US, Europe and Asia reported outages with Gmail, Google Maps and Google Drive, The Guardian reported.",1
"Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi with party chief Rahul Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. (PTI)


Rahul Gandhi targets govt over its failure to create jobs and the alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter jets deal


Congress holds a meeting of its top decision-making body CWC in Ahmedabad to discuss its strategy for the Lok Sabha polls


Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took the Lok Sabha electoral battle to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat and fired a fresh salvo at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government over its failure to create jobs and the alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter jets deal.",0
"Goyal is among senior leaders of the BJP who added the word chowkidar to their username on Twitter after PM Modi did it on Sunday morning. The other leaders include BJP president Amit Shah and health minister J.P. Nadda. “The country is changing, people have faith in the government, everyone is a chowkidar now,"" tweeted Nadda.


The Twitter campaign which began after the PM launched a song Haan, Main Bhi Chowkidar Hun song which the BJP plans to use as a main theme song for the general election campaign.",0
"Australia, New Zealand, and the US have already blocked Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G networks. Britain has decided it can mitigate the alleged risks arising from the use of Huawei equipment in 5G networks, the Financial Times reported on 17 February. Meanwhile, Canada is reviewing whether its gear presents a serious security threat. The US is also pursuing criminal charges against Huawei, including money laundering, bank fraud and stealing trade secrets.


Earlier this month, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo cautioned allies that deploying equipment from Huawei would make it more difficult for the US to partner with them, said an 11 February Reuters report. The Indian government plans to study network security concerns arising from the presence of Chinese equipment vendors in India, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on Wednesday. It has not taken a decision yet on whether to allow Huawei to participate in 5G trials.


“We believe that the DoT (department of telecommunications) is making an effort to carefully study cyber security issues, which is part of the efforts of the global industry to build and strengthen universal cybersecurity standards, which will eventually be used as the basis to judge whether all vendors’ equipment are secure or not, based on data and facts,"" Chen said.",1
"McIntosh said Perry’s character is an homage to the CBS Western series Lancer, which ran from 1968 to 1970 and featured actor Wayne Maunder as a character called Scott Lancer",2
"New Delhi: Robots have always fascinated humans. While those like BB-8 from ‘Star Wars’, Jarvis from ‘Iron Man’ or Atom from ‘Real Steel’ have been adored by sci-fi fans for years, the likes of Sony’s Aibo robot pet, Aelous’ robot helper with hands, Moley robotics’ Robot chef and LG’s weight lifting wearable CLOi robot, have already taken their place in homes and workplaces.


At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, robots are generating a lot of buzz again and this time big tech companies such Samsung have joined the bandwagon with a bevy of home robots called Bots. The Bot Care is a moving personal healthcare assistant for the elderly. It can help measure blood pressure, heart rate readings and ensure people take their medicines on time.",1
"Instant messaging platform WhatsApp’s dark mode has been in the works for quite a while now. The feature, that promises to be easy on the eye (and your smartphone's battery), has finally made its way to Android beta testing.


The feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo, a website dedicated to the latest WhatsApp features. WABetaInfo reported that the feature is available in beta update 2.19.47 and shared a few screenshots of the same on Twitter. It also said the dark menu is only implemented in the Settings menu of the app so far.",1
"People in Jharkhand say development is a factor influencing elections but they fail to pinpoint what development issue is affecting them. Although the concept of Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) has taken off very well in academic circles, the Congress party and its candidates have failed to win over voters with this concept. People are probably not convinced of getting its benefit because of administrative or bureaucratic challenges.


Anti-incumbency is playing out at the constituency level, which could impact the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates. While the BJP succeeded in winning over the majority sentiment, it has failed to mobilize the minority. Earlier, a part of the Christian community used to vote for BJP. Votes from this community are likely to erode further this time as the state is using an anti-conversion law. There have been government advertisements against conversion. That has antagonized the Church. Recently, foreign funding of some of the Church-supported organizations has faced hurdles. Besides, an instance of lynching in the name of cow protection has raised fear among minorities. It is worth remembering that in 2014, only 9% of Muslim community in the state voted for BJP.",0
"Retail inflation rebounded in February, but was still benign enough to support calls for the RBI to lower interest rates at next month’s monetary policy meeting. Consumer prices rose 2.57% last month from a year earlier, the Statistics Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. That compares with the 2.4% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 34 economists


Crude prices gained for a third day after an industry report showed an unexpected drop in US stockpiles at a time when the world’s top producers are said to be looking at a plan to extend their output curbs.",3
"Prior to that, FPIs had pulled out a net ₹5,360 crore from the capital markets (both equity and debt) in January.


As per depositories data, FPIs invested a net amount of ₹13,308.78 crore in equities and pulled out ₹2,212.08 crore from the debt segment during April 1-12, taking the total net investment to ₹11,096.70 crore.",3
"""I am blown away,"" said Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy, adding the phone could help Samsung rejuvenate its mobile business, whose lead is under attack from China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.


""I believe you can innovate your way out of a mature market,"" he said, noting that when Apple Inc launched the iPhone in 2007, most industry watchers believed the market had matured for $100 ""candy bar"" phones without touch screens.


Bob O'Donnell of TECHanalysis Research said the work Samsung had done with Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft Corp to adapt applications to the new screen was important.


He said though Samsung had teased the folding phone before, ""to see it in action, to see the software – I was like, Wow. It's hugely important that the software experience be good.""


The phone, which can operate three apps simultaneously and boasts six cameras, also challenges the notion of what a phone can cost, debuting at nearly twice the price of current top-of-the-line models from Apple and Samsung itself.",1
"Though the JD(S) and Congress have joined hands in Karnataka to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming general elections, the statements by local leaders baring the disconnect between state level alliances and ground level realities.


""Our own workers are warning us that you will get beaten up if you support anyone from outside the district,"" Prasanna, a local leader from Nagamangala Taluk of the Congress said on Tuesday. Prasanna’s apparent reference was towards Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy who has been named as the candidate from the farmer heartland of Mandya, about 95 km from Bengaluru.


Though the JD(S) and Congress have allied at the state level, its workers who have fought bloody and violent battles for decades in parts of south Karnataka can barely see eye-to-eye and are revolting at the thought of campaigning together.",0
"The Indian rupee today strengthened against the US dollar as traders await key macroeconomic data due after 5.30 pm.


At 2 pm, the rupee was trading at 70.86 a dollar, up 0.44% from its previous close of 71.17. The currency opened at 71.16 a dollar, touching a high 70.76 and a low 71.20.",3
"Sunny further said that he would stay away from touching Chupke Chupke and any other film of his father for that matter because he believes he cannot emulate what the veteran actor has achieved with his work


 I have been upfront that I don’t want to do these kind of things because they are legends and why and what they did, it cannot be done",2
"New Delhi: Apple’s iPad Pro series, touted as the company’s first real answer to Microsoft’s Surface line of devices, is a worthy rival even though it does not run desktop software, which the Surface does. The iPad Pro 2018 includes some integral features of Apple’s newest iPhones to make it more appealing.


Face ID: The new iPad Pro doesn’t have a home button anymore because Face ID (Apple’s biometric facial recognition technology) is the only way to unlock the device now. It’s as dependable here as it is on iPhones. Face ID notifies the user that s/he has to look at the front camera.


New screen: The new iPad Pro also borrows the Liquid Retina display that Apple introduced on the iPhone XR. Hence, the iPad Pro’s screen feels slightly warmer and colours are noticeably more vibrant than older iPads. Combined with Apple’s True Tone technology, which matches the screen’s colour temperature with ambient lighting, this may be the best screen you can find on a tablet today.",1
"Liquidity is also cited as a concern by Sheets, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Marko Kolanovic and Societe Generale SA strategists led by Vincent Cassot, who maintain that low liquidity will worsen volatility once signs of trouble start to emerge.


“Relative value volatility trades is the way to go, until one side finally capitulates,"" the SocGen strategists wrote. They recommend tilting dispersion trades toward technology, consumer discretionary, industrials and utility stocks, as those sectors tend to have outsized increases in volatility during downturns. They also suggest a trade going long British pound/U.S. dollar volatility and short FTSE 100 volatility as the currency is likely to be more affected by the outcome of Brexit.


Todd Salamone of Schaeffer’s Investment Research points to the net short position on VIX futures, the largest since 2017, as the biggest current risk for equity bulls.


“Euphoria needs to be more widespread before this risk comes into play, but history has taught me to be nearly certain that these speculators will be caught wrong-footed when volatility eventually pops,"" Salamone wrote. He recommends using options to manage the risk.",3
"“In Tamil Nadu, we are only a junior partner. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, we are not a big force. The only ones remaining are Karnataka and Kerala. A safe seat has been an important consideration. Also, we needed a seat where we could do only a few rallies and still win, as Gandhi has to extensively tour across India,"" said a senior Congress party leader from Kerala.


Gandhi is following in the footsteps of his grandmother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who contested and won from Karnataka’s Chikmagalur in 1978 and Medak in 1980 (to buck the anti-Emergency wave), and his mother and former party president Sonia Gandhi, who had won from Bellary in Karnataka in 1999.


With the southern states accounting for 130 out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, it is a high-stakes contest for the Congress. In 2014, it had won only 19 seats from the south. In 2019, Congress will contest 10 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, in alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (DMK) and 20 in Karnataka in partnership with the Janata Dal (Secular), besides going alone in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Congress leads the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala.",0
"The Sensex on Monday touched a record high on expectations of easing of concerns of a global economic slowdown after better than expected Chinese manufacturing data. Hopes of a revival in Indian company earnings, a continued low interest rate regime and a stable government at the Centre also improved sentiment.


In intraday trading, the Sensex rose 340 points, or 0.9%, to a record of 39,000, while the Nifty 50 advanced as much as 0.8% to 11,706 points.",3
"Oh you can’t see anything? That’s cause the episode was dark af #GameOfThrones,” another wrote on the microblogging site


For a tweeple, the episode, which boasts to be the biggest battle sequence in TV history, was the “most frustrating” one


”According to Insider, Robert McLachlan, a cinematographer who worked on eight “GOT” episodes, said the show is dark because they want to keep the show as “naturalistic” as possible",2
"Treasuries have led a global debt rally amid bets that a recession and a rate-cutting cycle are coming. The spread between yields on three-month U.S. bills and 10-year notes inverted for the first time since 2007 amid reports showing economic weakness in the U.S., France and Germany.


Money markets are pricing around a 90 percent chance that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points by December, followed by another reduction in September 2020. This comes after the central bank projected no hikes this year at its policy meeting last week.


Open interest, a measure of outstanding positions across Treasury bond futures, jumped Friday as the yields on the 10-year cash bond dropped 10 basis points to 2.44 percent. Hedge funds and other speculators have also cut shorts in 10-year futures after holding record positions as recently as September, according to the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission data.


“Data is deteriorating globally,"" said Tano Pelosi, portfolio manager at Antares Capital in Sydney. “It’s very unlikely that the Fed will hike again for some time.""",3
"For comparison, Apple shipped 46.9 million units in Q3 2018 and market leader Samsung shipped 72.2 million devices.


Although it seems like Google is a new entrant when it comes to manufacturing smartphones, it actually isn't.


It has previously made Nexus devices with hardware partners including HTC, LG and Samsung. These Nexus phones were branded as 'made by Google' and had the reputation of delivering flagship specifications at reasonable prices.",1
"The dollar advanced before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, with markets bracing for hints of further political escalation or clues on the outlook for trade talks, as many Asian trading desks remained shut for Lunar New Year.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.093, up 0.03% from its previous close of 96.067.",3
"Kotak Mahindra Bank has said no to even the Essel Group. Ironically, the Kotak group’s mutual fund was hit by giving out loans to the Essel Group.


In an interaction with the media after the announcement of results, the bank’s management sounded sanguine on future asset quality and said there is some worry on the bank’s exposure to auto industry given the slowdown there. Big automakers have seen sales drop sharply in fiscal year (FY) 2019 raising concerns over their earnings.


Why then were investors not very enthused about the lender’s performance, given that its stock hardly reacted to the numbers on Tuesday?",3
"Apple, too, has acquired AR hardware developers like Akonia Holographics and Vrvana Inc. to accelerate development of its own headsets. Then there are promising startups like Magic Leap and Thalmic Labs Inc. that are starting to release their first headsets and glasses.


One of the most anticipated AR headsets is the Magic Leap Lightwear headsets for enterprise users. The headsets will attach to a small box called the Lightpack worn on a belt that contains the processor and graphics card. When activated, the headsets will overlay virtual experience onto the real world.",1
"Perhaps it's a bit of idealism to think these tech giants will permit Jumbo to run as intended, TechCrunch reported, since most of the social networking platforms collect user data for ad tacking and other purposes.


However, Valade says he hopes if there is enough user support, the privacy backlash would be too big if the tech giants blocked Jumbo.


""If the social network blocks us, we will disable the integration in Jumbo until we can find a solution to make them work again,"" TechCrunch quoted Pierre as saying.",1
"The feature is not applicable to individual WhatsApp chats—it only lets you open WhatsApp with your biometrics


WhatsApp, in its latest update, has included a feature that lets iPhone users unlock the app with their biometrics. The build version 2.19.20 has received this feature which lets you add an extra layer of security to the application through Face ID and Touch ID.",1
"In addition to that, the code also has references to possible the 7th-gen iPod touch without any Touch or Face ID. It isn't clear as to when the company will officially tease or launch these new products, but going by the tradition, Apple might give us a peek in the first few months of this year.",1
"With new glasses, lenses and helmets, “there are more and more technologies available that include very high-quality content, whether it’s augmented-reality Harry Potter or shopping applications"", said Klaus Boehm of consultancy Deloitte.


Filling out the vast halls of Berlin’s trade fair centre will be a bewildering array of products from around the world that range from the practical to the — in some eyes — downright dangerous.


Under German law, items like hoverboards, powered “monowheels"" and electric skates can only be test-driven away from public roads.


And there are certain to be thousands of exhibitors showing off the latest fridge that re-orders food when stocks run low or Bluetooth headsets with an extra hour of battery life — jockeying for position in a relentless technology race.


IFASamsung Bixby smart speakerLG Suit botLGHuaweiAppleifa consumer electronics showberlin trade fairikea 3d furniture app",1
"Janhvi, my character, doesn’t have a split personality, but sometimes she needs to change her emotions quickly


 Do you feel the audience will be ready to accept a character that is both?I believe that if Shah Rukh Khan would have thought so much before signing Baazigar, he wouldn’t have been where he is",2
"What is the most memorable moment of your journey so far?I used to watch first shows of all my films with my father (Superstar Krishna)


 Is the plan on? Are there still creative differences between you two?There are no creative differences",2
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook aims for constant engagement with ECI to understand how it can ensure Elections 2019 are safe from abuse and misinformation on its platform. (NYT)


Facebook is planning an operations centre in Delhi that will to monitor content relating to Elections 2019 on its platform


India will coordinate with Facebook's other offices in Menlo Park, Dublin and Singapore to keep tabs on election-related fake news


New Delhi: In a bid to prevent the spread of fake news on its platform ahead of Elections 2019, Facebook Inc. plans to start an operations centre in Delhi, which will coordinate with the social media giant’s offices at Menlo Park (California), Dublin and Singapore, on a 24x7 basis to monitor election content, said Shivnath Thukral, director, public policy, India and South Asia, Facebook.",0
"Gowtam exactly knows how much of cricket should be shown at a given point in the narration, so that the game doesn’t overshadow the human drama",2
"Actor Harleen Sethi, who was last seen in ALTBalaji’s web show Broken But Beautiful, has penned a beautiful poem, which talks about “link ups” and “breakups”


 The poem comes in the wake of reports about her alleged break up with the Uri: The Surgical Strike actor Vicky Kaushal",2
"However, popular television actor Suyyash Rai has been lying low after his shoulder injury resurfaced during a BCL match


 While he managed to play a few matches with medication, over the last two matches, his injury got worse",2
"On the other end of the spectrum, Udhampur recorded a voter turnout of 66.76%, with BJP and Congress heavyweights Jitendra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh up against each other, respectively.


The Srinagar and Udhampur constituencies covered the districts of Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam in Srinagar and Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Reasi, Udhampur and Kathua in Udhampur in the Jammu sector.",0
"Milagrow’s lawn mower robot RoboTiger 2.0, priced at ₹109,990, can mow 6,500 sq. ft on a single charge of three hours. It can be controlled with a remote, has sensors to detect obstacles and can be scheduled to mow on its own at a scheduled time.


Kumar believes countries like India can be huge markets for utility robots like Roomba. Customers are beginning to understand that these devices can be more effective than manual cleaning.


Clearly, robots for home users picking up steam among users in India, and the development and availability of such products is likely to speed up adoption in the country. Volumes should increase soon.",1
"The key parties are the Congress and BJP. Sukh Ram, who has been in and out of the Congress, rejoined the party in March. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has a small presence in the state.


The most prominent candidate in the state is Anurag Singh Thakur, a young member of Parliament from the Hamirpur seat. Thakur, son of former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, was also the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. State legislators Kishan Kapoor and Suresh Kashyap, who have a lot of influence in their respective regions, are also contesting the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress has fielded Aashray Sharma in Mandi to take on current BJP member of Parliament Ram Swaroop Sharma.",0
"After completing his computer engineering course, Milind started working at an IT company but he felt something was amiss


 One-day volunteering per week soon shifted to seven days a week as I was passionate about it,” shared Milind in a statement


 Talking about the choice he made back then, Milind stated, “It was the easiest choice for me because I knew where my heart wanted to be


”Milind has already been invited numerous times as a motivational speaker and was even awarded ‘I’m not a hero’ by VJIT college, Hyderabad


 While the young man was confused between Nikhil Chinapa and Neha Dhupia, he joined the latter’s gang",2
"Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday launched its much-awaited Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone in India. Redmi Note 6 Pro is the successor to Redmi Note 5 Pro, one of Xiaomi’s bestsellers. The smartphone went on sale at Flipkart and Mi.com today. Redmi Note 6 Pro price in India starts from ₹ 13,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The 6GB RAM/64GB variant of Redmi Note 6 Pro is priced at ₹ 15,999.


As part of the introductory offer (Black Friday Sale), Redmi Note 6 Pro is priced at ₹ 12,999 for 4GB/64GB variant and ₹ 14,999 for the 6GB RAM/64GB model.


Powering Redmi Note 6 Pro is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC processor, which is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB). Redmi Note 6 Pro, which runs on Android Oreo 8.1 with MIUI 10 running atop, sports the same dual-camera setup found on the Note 5 Pro, except that it is AI enabled. The front of the phone, however, houses two AI-enabled cameras for better portrait selfies.",1
"In order to extort money from him, she threatened to lodge a police complaint against him to defame him


 When he refused to comply, the woman approached the police and registered a case on the basis of baseless allegations after which Oberoi too approached the police and gave his statement,” added Oberoi’s advocate",2
"India continues to be a buzzing smartphone market, with 10% annual growth in 2018, at a time when some of the bigger markets like China and US are going through a slump in smartphone sales, according to a Feb 2019 report by Canalys. This makes India an important playground for Chinese OEMs looking for greener pastures.


Further, the report suggests that 34% of the digital marketing budget will be directed to improving search results through keyword bidding and SEO, while 26% of the spending will go to leveraging social media platforms to drive up sales.",1
"The first episode of the final season of Game of Thrones was basically a setup for the more important things to come


 It was entertaining thanks mostly to reunions galore, but still just set the stage for the simmering character conflicts that will come out in the open


The second episode is going to take things further and also resolve the cliffhanger the first episode ended with


 We do not think Bran bears any ill-will towards Jaime, for the simple reason that he is not Bran anymore",2
"Oppo previously launched the F9 and F9 Pro in the series last year. The highlights of the smartphones include Super VOOC charging, 6.3-inch full HD+ LCD diplay, MediaTek Helio P60 SoC and up to 6GB of RAM.


The first look of the Oppo F11 Pro was first leaked on YouTube which was followed by the company officially teasing the smartphone. Oppo's Twitter handle has posted several teasers showing off the camera and display of the F11 Pro.",1
"Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss are set to star in Jane Campion’s new film The Power of the Dog


Campion, who won the Academy Award for screenplay for The Piano, will direct from a script she has adapted",2
"Here's how you can take Google's help in suggesting you hotels, flight tickets during your next vacation... or turn it off


In the world of luxury travel, two superpowers currently prevail above all: personalization and intuition. The better a hotel, app, or travel company can respond to users’ needs and desires—and ideally, predict them before they bubble up to the surface—the more likely they are to gain a loyal following.


But it’s not a hotel or travel agency that’s cracking the golden acorn. It’s Google. The tech titan is leveraging its immense artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities to boost its travel offerings, which currently cover everything from flight and hotel search to activity recommendations, destination guides, and mapping services.


Travel tech expert Gillian Morris, founder of airfare search app Hitlist, says this is a space in which Google is uniquely positioned to succeed. “One reason why it’s so hard to innovate and give satisfying experiences in the travel industry is that companies rarely know anything about you; you don’t log in to Kayak or Expedia so that they can learn what you like,"" she explains. “Personalization is difficult when you don’t have a clear picture of the traveller. But Google has so much info through your email, flight confirmations—everything—they actually can deliver that magical trip experience.""


The proof is in the pudding. Over the past few months, Google has quietly launched an array of travel-focused features and updates that highlight just how intuitive its AI technology has become. Put them all together and you’ll have enough reason to believe your next travel agent might just be a Google-powered bot.",1
"However, simply offering the game in the old format may not work for a long time. The reason: Classic games have always depended on pressing the right buttons. Newer mobile games, on the other hand, run on gestures, tilting your phone or touch inputs. Hence, reinvented classic games will eventually have to drop their original styles and adapt to platforms like mobile phones, augmented reality and virtual reality.


“In the future, these games will continually get re-imagined in different ways and through different variants. We are living in this age where games are getting picked up, re-mixed, released and as soon as the new platform comes up such as Augmented Reality, you will see the same game adapted for it,"" says Jones of Bombay Play.


A case in point is video game publisher Ketchapp, which has made a version of Prince of Persia that retains the original look and feel, but the gameplay is based on touch inputs like most other smartphone games.",1
"MUMBAI: All India Congress Committee’s national spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday quit the Congress and joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai.


Chaturvedi, a first-generation politician from a middle-class family originally from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, announced her decision at a press conference at Matoshri, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s residence here in Mumbai.


Chaturvedi said she was hurt by the “misbehaviour"" of some Congress party office-bearers with her some time back and that she had pointed that out to the “party high-command"". She denied that she had left the Congress because she was denied a Lok Sabha ticket. “I was seeking a ticket, I was hopeful. But I was absolutely sure that if that ticket did not come my way, that would not lead to bitterness. That’s not the reason I left,"" she said answering a question.",0
"But few question the young leaders ability to network. “He knows how to network and in no time he will be close to people he just met,"" said another person, familiar with Surya.


But the young leader will have his job cut out as he would have to battle dissent from within his own party as well as the possibility of the consolidation of Vokkaliga votes behind B.K.Hariprasad of the Congress.


The anger within the BJP could make this a more difficult affair than expected. The Congress won this seat last in 1989. Ananth Kumar was first elected from Bengaluru South in 1996 and held the seat till his death last year. ",0
"Samajwadi party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav with Party president Akhilesh Yadav sharing the dias during SP-BSP and RLD's joint rally in Mainpuri on Friday. (ANI )


The polling for the third phase is to be held on April 23 for ten Lok Sabha seats in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh


There are 2,98,619 first-time votes in the age group of 18-19 years and 2,99,871 voters who are about 80 years of age


LUCKNOW: The poll campaign for the third phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh which will decide the electoral fate of SP stalwarts Mulayam Singh Yadav and Azam Khan, besides that of BJP candidate and film actor Jaya Prada, among others, ended Sunday evening.


The polling for the third phase is to be held on April 23 for ten Lok Sabha seats in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.


The BJP has a huge stake in this phase in Uttar Pradesh with the party having won seven out of the ten seats in the region in 2014, leaving three for the Samajwadi Party, but facing a tough challenge from SP-BSP-RLD combine here.",0
"But Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm's president and the chief of its chip division, said the San Diego company is taking a different approach by aiming to serve the smaller, simpler data centers that are proliferating around the world so that consumers can benefit from faster response times for their internet-connected apps.


In order to serve those smaller ""edge"" data sites, Qualcomm is focusing on AI chips that consume small amounts of electricity and generate little heat - a specialty it developed when making chips for mobile phones, which run on small batteries and live in pockets.


Rivals such as Intel and Nvidia make more powerful chips that dominate in centralized data centers that suck up electricity and need complex cooling systems.",1
"The currency-to-GDP ratio tells us that it continues to grow in the aftermath of demonetization towards the long-term Indian average of around 12% of gross domestic product. Considering the presence of a huge informal sector in the Indian economy, a higher currency-to-GDP ratio suggests that economic transactions in the informal sector are picking up pace again, even though they are still not back to the pre-demonetization levels. This is clearly good news for the Indian economy.",3
"The announcement comes a day after Gowda said that Nikhil has his blessings to contest from the Mandya seat


JD(S) leadership hopes that the decision to field Nikhil and his cousin Prajwal from its strongholds—Mandya and Hassan—will make it electorally easy for both


BENGALURU: Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the actor son of Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Monday confirmed his candidature from the Mandya parliamentary seat for the upcoming general elections. With the move, Kumaraswamy hopes to retain the balance of power within the H.D. Deve Gowda household, which has witnessed a power struggle between the two sons of the former Prime Minister.",0
"Actor Karen Gillan has opened up about James Gunn’s reinstatement as the director of the third Guardians of the Galaxy film, saying the franchise would not have been the same without him",2
"While institutional portion of the Polycab IPO was subscribed 93 times, HNI and retail portions saw subscription of 110.7 and 4.4 times, respectively


Shares in the Polycab IPO were issued in a price band of ₹533-538 apiece, valuing the wires maker at close to ₹8,000 crore


Mumbai: The initial public offering (IPO) of Polycab India Ltd, the International Finance Corp.-backed wires, cable and consumer electrical goods manufacturer, was subscribed 52 times on the final day of the share sale.",3
"He is the man with just a bow and arrow among the mighty warriors of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but actor Jeremy Renner says he would not change anything about his Hawkeye/ Clint Barton, a superhero without any superpowers


“I wouldn’t change anything,” Renner said about Hawkeye, calling the character’s “tenacity” his real strength


Renner said his character is relatable to children because he is a normal human being with “high skill set”",2
"The company has started selling the tablet on its e-commerce website and Amazon as well other multi-brand outlet starting Thursday.


Babbar said that 2-in-1 category is growing at the CAGR of 9% and expect 31.4 million devices will be sold in India by 2021.


“We have absolute number one position in value terms with 47% market share. With products like Galaxy Tab S4 we want to consolidate our position in the market. The top end of the market that we are talking about wants full solution, full battery, full display. We are bullish during this festival season,"" Babbar said.",1
"In Jaipur and Udaipur, voters say Modi’s decisiveness as a leader makes him a popular figure. (Photo: Lakhan Sharma/Mint)


At rallies in Rajasthan, Modi has been highlighting the failure of the Congress to take action against Pakistan


The Lok Sabha elections come less than six months after the assembly elections, which Congress won after a fierce contest


JAIPUR/UDAIPUR/CHITTORGARH: On a scorching April afternoon, Sunita Goswami accompanies her husband and mother-in-law to the Ganesh temple in Moti Doongri in Jaipur. Her face covered by a ghoonghat, she speaks in hushed tones—until it comes to matters of the country.


“There is only one man to support—Prime Minister Modi. Nobody else has responded to terror within 10 days the way he did. That is the way it should be. Congress has never done this. It has always played the blame game. Modi was the one to say the attacks came from that side,"" said Goswami, a postgraduate, referring to the recent Pulwama attacks and the Balakot strikes that followed.",0
"In its latest Global Economic Outlook, Fitch also slashed GDP growth forecast for current fiscal ending March 2019 to 6.9 per cent from 7.2 per cent projected in the December edition.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday informed his fans that he is cancelling the weekly meet and greet ritual due to ill health,2
"The Realme U1 is powered by MediaTek’s flagship octa-core processor, the Helio P70 paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.",1
4) Most Asian currencies are also trading weak against the US dollar. IFA Global expects to remain in the range of 68.00-72 over next three months.,3
"Now that Sansa knows Jon has the better claim to the throne, she is going to do everything to make it possible


 He is suddenly convinced about Jon’s eligibility (only the writers know why) and is going to do something about it


Arya Stark and the Hound: The two have had multiple adventures before, and this time they are going to finish their respective unfinished tasks


 Arya is going to kill Cersei Lannister (but Jaime Lannister might kill his sister first), as she appears to be the final name on her kill-list (minus the Hound) who still draws breath


 That event traumatised him mentally and physically and the Hound wants vengeance and a closure to his nightmares",2
"Global market dynamics can also change, and factors such as geopolitical risks also tend to influence market returns. “It’s only when the global economy does well that the situation does not seem in our favour. If the Indian economy does well and the rupee shows strength, Indian market returns can be much better, both in the long and short run,"" said a mutual fund manager.


But, in the end analysis, it does look like it’s time more Indians considered the option of diversifying to assets outside the country.",3
"Titled Padara Padara, it is the fourth track to be released from the movie’s album, which is composed by Devi Sri Prasad


The lyrical video suggests that Padara Padara is likely to be a montage song of Mahesh Babu’s Rishi Kumar getting his hands dirty by ploughing the fields",2
"Mumbai: Indian rupee on Friday opened marginally lower against US dollar, tracking losses in other Asian currenciest. At 9.10 am, the home currency was trading at 70.80 a dollar, down 0.08% from its previous close of 70.75. The rupee opened at 70.77 and touched a high and a low of 70.71 and 70.82 respectively.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.407%, as compared to its Thursday's close of 7.409%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"In the past two months there have been at least four instances of blue-chip stocks and companies coming under the radar due to complaints, rating action and lender action. For instance, the stock price of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fell by 7.5% in December after a whistleblower’s complaint. A month later, a second complaint by the same whistleblower, alleging related party transactions with Aditya Medisales Ltd, impacted the stock by 12%.


According to Sun Pharma disclosures to stock exchanges on Tuesday, Sebi has queried the company on its relation with Aditya Medisales. Similarly shares of Dewan Housing and Finance Ltd (DHFL) fell by 9.73% on 30 January following allegations of ₹31,000 crore of financial irregularities.


“Sebi has been increasing its surveillance and investigation efforts to clear the backlog of cases. But new cases of alleged market manipulation are being observed. More resources need to be channelled towards investigating these cases to protect the interest of investors. Sebi is also planning to recruit 100 employees every year for the coming three years and most of the manpower will be devoted in strengthening investigations,"" said the first person quoted above.",3
"And since this comes at a time when even low-end smartphone makers are banking on teardrop notches to spread their displays further to the edges, the decision is raising quite a few eyebrows.


Why would anyone be interested in buying a phone like this in 2019? I guess it will have to have an amazing camera",1
"Experts at McAfee feel companies need to have a cybersecurity strategy in place to deal with such attacks in a more organised manner. “Organizations need to augment security measures by implementing a culture of security and emphasizing that all employees are part of an organization’s security posture and not just the IT team. To stay ahead of threats, it is critical companies provide a holistic approach to improving the security process by not only utilizing an integrated security solution but also practicing good security hygiene,"" said Candace Worley, vice president and chief technical strategist, McAfee, in an official press statement.


The McAfee report was based on a survey involving up to 5,000 workers in commercial organizations, over 5,000 workers in enterprise organizations and 700 IT and security professionals. The participants were based in US, UK, India, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Singapore.",1
"The feature, popularly known as the ""Vacation Mode"", has been in the pipeline for almost a year now. It lets you mute chats that you've archived or dismissed from appearing on the main conversation list.


This way you wouldn't be notified about new messages and they wouldn't appear in the way of your regular messages either. This can be used with individual conversations as well as group conversations, which means you don't have to be impolite and leave the group to ignore messages.


Previously, archived chats were automatically moved to the bottom of the main conversation list. Now they have received their own sub-menu option that can be accessed by tapping on the tri-colon button on the top right corner and then selecting ""Archived chats"". Archived chats also become unarchived automatically when you receive a new message by the sender.",1
"The cricketer turned politician is contesting election for the first time from East Delhi. He is competing against AAP’s Atishi and Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely.


In a letter to the poll body, Atishi said Gambhir had held a rally in Dilshad Garden without seeking permission. She said that this was the second such violation in three days by Gambhir.",0
"Elementals are four extradimensional humanoids who have power over natural forces and ruled the earth before the rise of ancient Atlantis


 The four elementals are: Hydron, lord of the waters; Magnum, master of the earth; Hellfire, wielder of flame; and Zephyr, mistress of the winds


In the midst of all this, there are funny moments with Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, who is now “working with” Spider-Man",2
"Samsung India is now gearing up to launch the Galaxy A70 smartphone with triple camera system next week and the Galaxy A80 with rotating camera in May.


""We will launch the Galaxy A70 in India next week in ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 bracket and the Galaxy A80 in the ₹45,000 to ₹50,000 bracket in May,"" Singh said.",1
"”Bipasha Basu posted this video and wrote, “Spoilt for choice… with the best gang ever… god knows who is doing what… 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #actresslife",2
"The Xiaomi Mi 9 will boast a gradient back, much like the previously launched Redmi Note 7. (Weibo/xiaomishouji)


The Mi 9 launch will take place a few hours before another major flagship launch—the Samsung Galaxy S10


The Mi 9 is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor coupled with up to 8GB RAM, 128GB internal storage",1
"The deal will showcase new live and on demand premium video programming, offering advertisers new opportunities to connect with influential and receptive audiences


For the first time, TIME will develop exclusive content for Twitter to bring insight into the discussion around Person of the Year and TIME 100, including live-streams, Moments and more


New York: Twitter has announced premium content deals with Univision, The Wall Street Journal, NFL, ESPN, and Viacom for live-streaming videos on its platform.",1
"Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has shared the dais with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, but has not agreed on seat-sharing arrangements. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


Even as BJP banks on PM Narendra Modi to win Elections 2019, alliances could hold the key to forming the next government


While opposition parties are talking about a united front, there's no clear decision on how they'll battle the BJP-led NDA


NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is forging new alliances and trying to put its house in order before Lok Sabha elections begin on 11 April, when it faces off against a loosely stitched but resurgent coalition of opposition parties. Even as BJP banks on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return to power for a second straight term, political alliances could hold the key to the national elections this year.


While opposition parties are talking about the idea of forming a common anti-BJP front to defeat the ruling party in the polls, the plan has faced several setbacks, with no clear decision on how they will battle the BJP-led coalition.",0
"In July when Apple reported its most recent quarter, the company had its worst quarter of Mac sales since 2010, with unit volumes down 13% year over year. Photo: AFP


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Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled new Mac computers, including updates to its entry-level Mac Book Air laptop and Mac Mini desktop.


Apple said a new version of the Mac Book Air, originally released in 2011, would feature a higher-resolution display and thinner bezels and start at $1,199, hitting stores on 7 November.",1
"Coming to the optics, the back of the phone has a 13MP+2MP dual camera setup enhanced with AI and has an aperture of f/2.2. The front of the phone has a Sony IMX576 sensor with 296 facial detection points and AI capabilities that allow tweaking backlight levels to get the perfect exposure in your selfies.


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"Did you feel any difference in the working methods or their direction? Also, when two names from the crew came out in the MeToo campaign, what were your thoughts?I think our producers handled it really well


What is next in Bollywood and South Industry?I have big projects coming up in Bollywood but will wait till the official announcement to talk more about it",2
"com asked Jeremy how he reacted to the shocking end of Infinity War as an audience, the actor said, “It really kind of bothered me


 And so I think the greatest takeaway would be my friendships over the last decade with not only the cast, but also with guys like Chris Castaldi, who is a first AD",2
Having the chance to reimagine Pinhead and the Cenobites for a new audience is a nightmare-come-true,2
The two features are still not available for Android users even for those who are on WhatsApp’s beta programme.,1
"Warner Bros has set a release date for the third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise according to The Hollywood Reporter


Ron Sanders, president, Warner Bros’ worldwide theatrical distribution and home entertainment, said, “J


 Rowling created an awe-inspiring universe that has captivated people of all ages, taking us on an extraordinary magical journey",2
"The latest MacBook Air with 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor are priced at ₹1,05,990 and ₹1,24,990 respectively for the 128GB and 256GB variants. The 2018 MacBook Pro is available at ₹1,10,990 and ₹2,09,990 for the 128GB and 256GB variants.


The Apple Watch Series 3 are available at a discount of 19% during the sale. Apple Watch Series 3 is available at ₹25,999 and ₹27,999 for the 38mm and 48mm variants respectively.",1
"All 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala will go to the polls on 23 April, in third of the seven-phase elections. Kerala is one of the only three states in India where communism has prospered. Mint analyses a state where, curiously, the RSS has a presence—but the BJP doesn’t.


Kerala’s reins have traditionally got swapped every five years between the two main political alliances—the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front. The UDF comprises the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the Kerala Congress (M), and other smaller parties. LDF’s constituents are CPI, Janata Dal (Secular), Nationalist Congress Party, and others. LDF currently rules the state where the BJP has never won a Lok Sabha seat. The saffron party has now aligned with Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) to fight the Lok Sabha polls.",0
"”“Vicky is unquestionably one of the most dynamic actors we have today, and together we shoulder great responsibility to deliver due justice in bringing alive this inspiring story onscreen,” he added


Vicky Kaushal, who is excited to be directed by Shoojit Sircar, had earlier said, “It’s a surreal feeling because it’s like a dream come true as I am finally getting to work with him",2
"In what formally signals the end of all alliance talks between arch rivals Congress and Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, the former announced its first list of candidates for the state on Monday morning.


With less than 40 hours left for nomination filing to end, Rahul Gandhi led Congress party released a list of six out of seven Lok Sabha candidates from Delhi.",0
"The new features allow you to play multiple voice messages one after the other and provide a shortcut for making group calls


WhatsAppWhatsApp new featureWhatsApp group calling shortcutWhatsApp consecutive voice messagesWhatsApp betaWhatsApp beta iOSWhatsApp beta android",1
"Among the best soundbars on the market today, the Bose Soundbar 700 is likely the best-looking device on this list. It also has Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant built-in, meaning you can control it through voice commands. If you’re on the market for premium home audio, the Bose Soundbar 700 is certainly worth consideration.


When it comes to soundbars, it doesn’t get more premium than the Sony HT-ST5000. Meant for those with deep pockets, the product delivers excellent audio and has in-built Chromecast support, meaning you can cast music from your phone to the speaker. It supports Dolby Atmos audio, and is one of the only soundbars out there that can produce height in the audio you hear.",1
"Available through seven phases from 11 April to 19 May, users across India would be able to use the voting sticker on their Instagram stories


Tara Anand, known for the strong representation of women in her illustrations, helped Instagram design the sticker",1
"Ideally, before the elections, we should have been informed about the booth and related queries, which wasn’t the case


”On a lighter note, Srikanth adds he was surrounded by photojournalists and wonders why nobody stopped him then",2
"The rupee is already the worst performer this year in Asia ex-Japan amid the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen facing a tight contest. This week’s military skirmish with Pakistan added to the anxiety, though the currency did rally hard late Thursday as Pakistan said it will release a captured Indian pilot as a gesture of peace.


“It is not specific to India, but everywhere you look there are potential flashpoints that can flare up at the drop of a dime in the context of slowing global growth, massive levels of debt and increasingly desperate governments,"" Trinh said. This risk is being “under-priced"" by markets, she said.",3
"The coming data revolution could lead to massive job losses and possible social unrest unless we start putting a price on user data.


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Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc., and other tech giants offer us free internet services. And every time we use these services (in fact, Google tracks us even when we are not consciously using it), they collect data about us. From basic demographics to our secret desires, from our movements to our objects of hatred. It’s a boundless ocean of data about us that is fed to the artificial intelligence (AI) programs lurking behind these services. These are the most powerful surveillance machines the world has ever seen, which know a lot about what we are doing at any moment as long as we are carrying a smartphone.


Your data is crunched along with data from millions of other users so that the algorithms can learn and generate enormous profits for the companies. These are earned through what is still called “advertising"", but should possibly be called “behaviour manipulation"". Because Facebook not only knows to a great degree of precision whether you are the right person to be served a particular advertisement, but can also judge with some accuracy when should the ad appear on your wall, based on your past behaviour—maybe four seconds after you have “liked"" a cat video, or violently disagreed with someone on the Sabarimala issue.


Now, consider the AI revolution that is supposed to engulf our lives in the near future. Many professions are already facing extinction. But more than “artificial intelligence"", AI is “collective intelligence"".


AI algorithms are not created in a flash of inspiration by genius programmers. The process works thus: enormous amounts of human data is collected (Big Data), and through machine learning, algorithms are created to fit the data. As more and more data comes in, through adaptive feedback, the algorithms become more and more accurate.


It is the data—which we give away for free—that is the core of the vast profits of the world’s most valuable companies. Facebook, for example, pays only 1% of its value to its workers (programmers), because the rest of its work it gets free from us (Walmart pays 40% of its value in wages).


However, a few visionaries have been trying to introduce a radical new concept—“Data as Labour (DaL)""—that will make for a far more economically fair society in the digital age. The idea was first mooted by virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier in his 2013 book Who Owns The Future?


In other words, we should get paid for the data that we provide these companies because that is the real source of their profits. Hence, our online interactions are “work"". For instance, how would Google ever be able to direct us to our destinations without collecting data from the smartphones of millions of car drivers and passengers?",1
"Users should not only secure their device with a complicated PIN or passcode, but should disable auto logins as well for high priority apps


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New Delhi: When Anil Tanwar, a Bombay-based IT analyst, discovered that he had lost his expensive Apple iPhone while travelling to his native village in Uttar Pradesh a few years back, he was distressed. When he regained his composure, he realised that he had enabled the “Find my iPhone"" feature. Using the app, he and his brother managed to pinpoint the phone’s location on the map since the person who had found it had switched on the phone. After much cajoling and confrontation, Tanwar was fortunate to get his iPhone back.",1
"""If we did have that, with America's advanced technology, they would found that already. So that proves we do not have it."" He pledged he would shutter the firm rather than spy for Beijing.


""Our company will never undertake any spying activities. If we have any such actions, then I'll shut the company down,"" he told the BBC in a separate interview.


But Ren, 74, also denounced as ""politically motivated"" the December arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who is accused of violating US sanctions against Iran and faces an extradition hearing in Canada next month.


""We object to this,"" he said. ""But now that we've gone down this path, we'll let the courts settle it."" However, he remained defiant in the face of US pressure.


""There's no way the US can crush us,"" he said in the BBC interview. ""The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced."" The normally media-shy Huawei founder has been forced to step into the limelight in recent months as the company has come under increasing pressure over espionage concerns and the US-led campaign to persuade other countries to ban its technology.",1
"The digital token’s comeback has been so gradual that its 30-day volatility has sunk almost to levels last seen before the 2017 cryptocurrency mania. (Bloomberg)


Bitcoin advanced to the highest level of 2019, the latest milestone for cryptocurrencies as they claw back from a year that saw three-quarters of their market value wiped out.",3
"Polycab’s initial public offering (IPO) price band was ₹533-538 a share. The ₹1,345 crore public issue was subscribed 51.96 times during its share sale on 5-9 April.


At the upper band, the stock trades at FY20 and FY21 price-to-earnings (PE) of 16 times and 13 times, respectively. With improving cash flows and balance sheet strength, Polycab will trade at a premium with wire and cable peers (Finolex and KEI), but at a discount to FMEG (fast moving electronic goods) companies (Havells, V-guard), said PhillipCapital (India) Pvt. Ltd in a report.",3
"A total of 8.75 crore electorate is eligible to cast their vote on Monday with 96,000 polling booths being set up across the seven states. Fate of 674 candidates, with the maximum of 182 candidates for 14 parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, will get sealed on Monday.",0
"Veteran actor Anjelica Huston says if given a chance, she would not even think for a second before agreeing to work with embattled filmmaker Woody Allen


There has been renewed focus on the director in the wake of Harvey Weinstein scandal, which gave birth to the #MeToo movement in October 2017


Dylan, Allen’s adopted daughter with former partner Mia Farrow, accused the director of sexually abusing her in the early 1990s while she was a child",2
"As part of the initiative, the Facebook Pages that spread misinformation about vaccinations in News Feed and Search would not be included in recommendations or predictions. (Reuters)


Facebook Pages that spread misinformation about vaccinations in News Feed and Search would not be included in recommendations or predictions


As part of their effort to reduce the spread of ""vaccine hoaxes"" on its platform, Facebook and its photo-messaging app Instagram will no longer allow advertisements that include misinformation about vaccines.",1
"At 8:33 am ET, Dow e-minis were up 96 points, or 0.37%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 9.75 points, or 0.34% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 30.5 points, or 0.41%


Boeing shares dipped 0.2% on Tuesday after shedding about 12% since the 10 March plane crash in Ethiopia


Bengaluru: Wall Street's main indexes were set to rise at open on Tuesday as investors expected a more accommodative policy stance at the end of US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting this week.


A flurry of downbeat economic data this month has supported market expectations that the Fed may reinforce a halt to further interest rates hikes. The central bank will conclude its deliberations with a news conference on Wednesday.


Investors will also be watching out for the ""dot plot,"" a diagram showing individual policymakers' rate views for the next three years, along with details on the Fed's plans to reduce holdings in bonds.",3
"That people have to decide. The Marxist party tried to implement their political agenda on Sabarimala. The BJP tried to make the state a battlefield over the issue. Both parties have lost the trust of the public by intimidating and threatening them. In a democracy, a government’s power does not rest with the power of its police or army, it rests with the trust of the people. We have lost that trust in both centre and state governments.


If you contest Lok Sabha polls, some say it would boost the morale of the cadres, while others see it as a ploy to keep you away from the state. What is your preference?


In my entire life, I have worked in Kerala politics. My desire is to continue doing that. I don’t have any ulterior motives or agenda in this. It is just that my preferred working field is in Kerala. This is where I want to be.


I’ll be there (in Kerala) for the entire duration of the elections. Now that I have the responsibility of Andhra Pradesh, I may have to spend some time over there too (Chandy was elevated to Congress general secretary post and was given charge of Andhra Pradesh last year).",0
"Senior Congress leaders, including Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Singh Surjewala, in a letter to home minister Rajnath Singh said that “a laser (green) was pointed at his head, intermittently on at least seven separate occasions"" during an interaction, after he filed his nomination in Amethi on Wednesday. They demanded full protection be ensured to the leader.",0
"However, it seems as the platform is expanding, it is incorporating additional functionalities to cater to user demands, Social Media Today reported.


Recently, the platform launched the beta version of its in-app shopping feature called ""Checkout with Instagram"" starting with the US to allow users to buy products tagged in images or videos without having to leave the platform.",1
"Apple’s iPhone suppliers include Taiwanese assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) and Pegatron Corp. Pegatron declined to comment on the report when contacted by Reuters, while Foxconn did not immediately reply to a request for comment.


There was little reaction to the report among shares of major Apple suppliers, as the market has already digested production cuts after the iPhone maker’s forecast cut, analysts said.


Shares of Foxconn, the world’s biggest electronics contract manufacturer, were up 1.6% while Pegatron was up 1.3%.


Among iPhone component suppliers in Asia, South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd was up 0.5%, while Japan Display Inc was flat.",1
"The BJP released its first list of the candidates for 184 Lok Sabha constituencies which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, party chief Amit Shah from Gandhinagar and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow.


The Lok Sabha elections 2019 will be conducted in seven phases starting from 11 April and will continue till 19 May. The counting of votes will take place on 23 May.",0
"Since news of the “Dragonfly"" project first leaked, hundreds of Google employees signed a letter saying that it raised “urgent moral and ethical issues,"" CNBC reported.


Pichai described the “Dragonfly"" as an exploratory internal project. He said Google’s absence in China — a country with 20% of the world’s population — weighed heavily on the company, which has a mission to bring information “to everyone."" “We wanted to learn what it would look like if Google were in China,"" Pichai said. “So that’s what we built internally. If Google were to operate in China, what would it look like?"" Google found that Chinese government censors would block less than 1% of users’ searches, CNN quoted Pichai as saying.


Google had a search engine in China from 2006 to 2010. The tech giant quit China eight years ago in protest at the country’s censorship laws and alleged government hacks.


Earlier this month, US vice-president Mike Pence called for Google to immediately halt work on Dragonfly, saying in a speech that it would “strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers"".",1
"Uttar Pradesh is key to BJP’s plan to return to power as the state has 80 Lok Sabha constituencies and BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had won 73 out of total 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 general elections.


The second public meeting of the day was held in Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. BJP had won all the five Lok Sabha seats in 2014 general elections and the party would want continue its political stronghold on the state. BJP had won the assembly elections held in 2017 in the state.


Speaking at the public meeting in Akhnoor, Modi blamed Congress, National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the problems of Jammu and Kashmir. “Congress, NC & PDP are responsible for the problems Jammu and Kashmir faces today. Sadly, national security is not a priority for them, they only care about power,"" Modi said in Akhnoor.  ",0
"The cross-cutting influences of gender, class, caste, religion and region, which powerfully shape social experiences in India, also demand a scepticism towards the “millennial"" as a distinct category of the electorate.


The influence of gender on youth attitudes is strong and clear. Fewer women, for instance, are interested in politics than men. In a graphic illustration of the power of patriarchy, large numbers of male and female youth concur that wives should remain obedient to their husbands and not work outside the house.


Class and caste inequalities have major consequences for the social experience of youth. For instance, economic compulsions push the lower class youth to find work and take on adult responsibilities earlier in their lives than the middle and upper class youth. With a high likelihood of pursuing higher education, the latter defer decisions on employment and marriage and experience a longer period of youth.


Illustrating the strong correlation between class and caste hierarchies, the CSDS-KAS survey reports that over two-fifths of upper caste youth identified themselves as students, whereas only about one-fourth of scheduled caste youth and a mere one-sixth of tribals did so.


Making available different kinds of livelihood challenges, the class and caste locations of the millennials make them respond differently towards socio-political issues.


Contrary to popular impression, therefore, a large proportion of Indian youth support either caste-based and/or class-based reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. Only 17% of the respondents opposed any form of reservation.


The millennials among religious and ethnic minorities and lower castes experience higher job insecurity and workplace discrimination. While a 10th of the upper caste youth declared that they were either professionals or government employees, only 5% of the backward caste, scheduled caste and Muslim youth shared that self-description. Some 9% of the scheduled caste youth are doing low paying unskilled work whereas the corresponding detail for the Muslim and backward caste youth is 5%. Further, more than half of the tribal youth pursue agriculture and allied activities.


Needless to add, the complexity of social differences eludes the binary of majority and minority communities. As per the CSDS-KAS survey, Muslim youth were largely in favour of abolishing death penalty while Christian and Sikh youth were least supportive. More than two-thirds of Muslim youth consider beef consumption a matter of personal choice, but only a third of the Hindu and Sikh youth shared that view. Among the Hindus, the vegetarians disapprove of beef consumption more than the non-vegetarians.",0
"The poor turnout, a senior leader in the state added, was not astonishing, given the current climate in the valley


While polling is being conducted in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir, which has six Lok Sabha seats, Srinagar and Udhampur cast their votes on Thursday in the second phase


NEW DELHI: As the country polled in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar recorded a dismal 13% voter turnout, with the valley polling under a heavy blanket of security cover.",0
"Apart from direct satellite access, it also has dual-SIM capabilities, which can run 4G, 3G and 2G networks as well as WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou connectivity.


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"If parents find that the apps work well for them, then they should use them, rather than stress that they are “doing it wrong” when teaching their children about money. Photo: AP


Some banks have long had accounts aimed at children and teenagers, and many families use prepaid debit cards rather than traditional debit cards, linked to a checking account as a way to help children manage money


Jonathan and Erin Kraftchick started out by paying their two children’s allowance the old-fashioned way, using paper money.


“I tried the cash thing,"" said Jonathan Kraftchick, an accountant and financial-literacy advocate in Raleigh, North Carolina. First, they used glass jars, then switched to a system that involved slipping money for different purposes into separate paper envelopes, for each child.


So when Jonathan Kraftchick read about a “smart"" debit card called goHenry this year, he quickly signed the family up for an account.


Now, the children — Reece, 8, and Caris, 7 — each have a card, which their parents manage using an app on their phones. They have $1 for each year of age, per week, automatically transferred each week to the cards, which the children can use to buy items like snacks at their neighborhood swimming pool. They can also get more money transferred by going above and beyond — like extra time spent practicing the piano. They can check their balances on an iPad. Erin Kraftchick said they were even learning to round up prices to include tax.",1
"The Honor 8C sports 6.26-inch HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 1520x720. The display comes with a notch, which provides it a screen-to-body ratio of 86.6%. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm’s new octa-core chipset, the Snapdragon 632 which is coupled with Adreno 506 GPU and up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. The phone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 10W charging.


The back of the phone houses a vertically aligned dual-camera setup consisting of 13MP+2MP configuration. The front sports an 8MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. All three cameras, on the front and back, are AI powered. Honor claims the camera app can recognise over 500 scenarios in 22 different categories. The 8C comes with HDR support to enhance shadows and highlights of pictures and an AR lens feature. An AI Shopping feature is also present that detects an object and searches for a similar item or its alternative online using the built-in Neural Processing Unit.",1
"TRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao pulled off a spectacular win in the recently held assembly elections. (Kunal Patil/HT)


While Rao has grown from strength to strength, Naidu faces an uphill task in both assembly and Lok Sabha polls


From being an aide to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu to emerging as his most vocal critic and rival, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has come a long way. Both leaders made history by becoming the first chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana after the bifurcation of AP in 2014. But while Rao, or KCR, has grown from strength to strength, Naidu faces an uphill task in both the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections.


Both encouraged defections from opposition parties after the 2014 assembly and Lok Sabha polls, but KCR’s most recent gamble to call for early elections after dissolving the assembly last year, has paid off. He pulled off a spectacular win in the 7 December polls, with the TRS winning 88 of the 119 seats. Moreover, nine of the Congress’s 19 legislators defected to the ruling party.",0
"When you design for a customer who wants to buy new things, you need to find ways to work the way that the human brain works


You can incentivize by money, but you will eventually “run into a problem” when you pull that money away


NEW DELHI: Designing a user experience has a lot to do with understanding people. A little over half of our thought processes that happen over a day are intuitive processes.


“This is the part of the brain that works on autopilot. It regulates most of our emotions, it’s responsible for many of our stereotypes, and is often referred to as mental shortcuts or heuristics,"" said David McCann, founder of BCX Design.",1
"The move comes two months after Spotify launched in India, a price sensitive market already crowded by well-funded players like JioSaavn and Apple Music.


According to the court document dated April 23, Spotify's senior counsel said the streaming service would remove all Saregama songs from its app within 10 days.",1
"Unlike most ultrabooks though, the Spectre Folio doesn’t feel ultra light when you first take it out of the box. Instead, it has a certain heft to it that many users may appreciate.


Simply put, it’s just the right weight for a laptop, but you could easily call it too heavy for the ultrabook category.


Performance: Head-to-head, there are ultrabooks that are faster than the Spectre Folio on benchmarks.",1
"Patrick Moorhead, founder pof Moor Insights & Strategy, said the breach appeared similar to identity theft breaches that have occurred at companies including Yahoo and Target in 2013.


“Those personal details could be very easily be used for identity theft to sign up for credit cards, get a loan, get your banking password, etc.,"" he said. “Facebook should provide all those customers free credit monitoring to make sure the damage is minimized.""


Thomas Rid, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University, also said the evidence, particularly the size of the breach, seems to point to a criminal motive rather than a sophisticated state operation, which usually targets fewer people.


“This doesn’t sound very targeted at all,"" he said. “Usually when you’re looking at a sophisticated government operation, then a couple of thousand people hacked is a lot, but they usually know who they’re going after.""",1
"Brent for May settlement rose 12 cents to $68.09 on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The contract advanced 76 cents, or 1.1 percent, on Tuesday. The global benchmark crude was at a premium of $8.08 to WTI.


“We are going in this direction,"" Novak said in Moscow, when asked if Russia has already reached the pledged 228,000 barrel-a-day cuts from its October baseline. He said earlier this month the nation is targeting cutting output to that level by the end of March.",3
"Badhaai Ho team shares each other’s secretsRevealing some behind the scenes secrets, Amit Sharma will share that both Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao are very talkative


 He would keep them away from each other so that they don’t get into long conversations before shoots


 They will also reveal that Amit is quite a good actor and enacts every scene to his actors before they start rolling",2
"Unlike Vadakkan, who never won an election, Thomas is a seven-time MP whose mass base, especially among the district’s predominant Catholic believers, is elusive for any politician. Regional news channel Asianet News reported that senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Vadakkan himself reached out to Thomas, offering the ticket from the same Ernakulam seat he was denied from Congress. BJP Kerala President Sreedharan Pillai declined to comment on the buzz, but said: “Thomas mash (Malayalam for teacher, as he is fondly called) is a well-respected leader across parties. We are closely monitoring the situation.""


Thomas remained vague and undecided when he was talking to the press on his possible defection to the BJP on Saturday night. He was, however, sharply critical of his party. “Is being 72 years my fault... I do not know what wrong I have done. I have been a seven-time member and no one had given any hint of what has happened now. I have not been told the reason on why I have been left out. No one can make me a curry leaf to be thrown away,"" he said.


People close to Thomas also refuted the speculations on his going to the BJP. Thomas had, in fact, started a war-room for campaigning in Ernakulam months ago, and had reached out for support to several of his deep-rooted pockets in the city, including top members of the Catholic community, said a person who worked closely with Thomas, requesting anonymity. It would be odd for him to ask votes for another party like the BJP, or to campaign for another candidate now, the person said.",0
"”Meanwhile, the big winners of Critics’ Choice Film Awards were:Best Actor: Vineet Singh, MukkabaazBest Actress: Alia Bhatt, RaaziBest Director: Sriram Raghavan, AndhadhunBest Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri, Badhaai HoBest song: “Halla” from ManmarziyaanBest Film in Tamil: Pariyerum PerumalBest Film in Malayalam: Ee Ma YauBest Film in Gujarati: RevaBest Film in Marathi: Lathe JoshiBest Film in Bengali: PupaExtraordinary Achievement Award: Reshma PathanBest Writing – Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar, Sriram Raghavan, Hemanth M Rao, Pooja Ladha SurtiBest Cinematography – Pankaj Kumar, TumbbadBest Editor – Pooja Ladha Surti, AndhadhunBest Background Score – Jesper Kyd, TumbbadBest Production Design : Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Rakesh Yadav for Tumbbad",2
"The Maharashtra government has also decided to move the Ratnagiri refinery project out of Ratnagiri as the Shiv Sena was opposed to the project on the grounds that the local population would lose their farming livelihoods, Fadnavis said.


“The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is not just an alliance of two parties. It is an ideological friendship. Along with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Shiv Sena is our oldest ally and we have stuck together all these years despite some differences. Crores of our cadres wanted this to happen,"" Shah said, adding that the alliance would win “minimum 45 Lok Sabha seats"" in Maharashtra.


Thackeray said crores of Hindus and nationalist people in India wanted the alliance to happen. “There is a gang-up of not like-minded but ill-minded parties who are coming together only to defeat Shiv Sena and BJP. Do we want to give another chance to a party that has ruled India for 55 years? We don’t want that. We want a strong Maharashtra and strong India and we are coming together for that vision,"" Thackeray said.


As the announcement of the alliance comes against the backdrop of a prolonged phase of bitterness, the BJP and the Shiv Sena ensured the optics were right on Monday.


Shah landed in Mumbai around 4pm and held meeting with Maharashtra BJP leaders at a prominent hotel. He then drove to Matoshri, the Thackeray residence, where he and Fadnavis held talks with Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray.",0
"“This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character-driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements",2
"The specifications mentioned above are of its Chinese counterpart, and while the final specifications of the Y9 can be expected to be similar to these, they might not be identical. The final price of the smartphone is also not unveiled and will be made available to the public on the day of its launch.",1
"The electronic burst mode essentially records the moment in a 4K video, from which you can select the perfect shot.


The nighttime photography is a hit and miss affair. Image quality takes a hit after ISO 1600 and after ISO 6400 considerable noise is visible.


Just like the images, video quality in daytime is pretty decent and so is the autofocus. Facial tracking works well, so your vlogs won’t have the focus dancing back and forth between you and the background.


The software experience was subpar, however. It’s slow especially when the processor is doing heavy weightlifting with focus shifting, burst modes, and basic image editing.


This is the camera for you if you want to be a part of a brand with a strong pedigree. The optics and build quality are strong winners but the software experience and ergonomics aren’t.


Moreover, there are several strong mirrorless contenders boasting a similar 1-inch sensor like the Sony A6500, Fujifilm X-E3 and not to forget Sony RX100M6.",1
"SMA-2 accounts are those where the dues have not been cleared for up to 60 days. These are accounts that are most likely to turn bad, as borrowers have only a month to pay back.


What this means is that the lender managed to make some of these borrowers pay up. However, it should be noted that from a year-ago period, SMA-2 has almost doubled.


The private lender has negligible exposure to defaulter Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) as well.",3
"Initially reluctant, Tony Stark decides to help them, and that’s good as it turns out Hulk/Bruce Banner’s knowledge will not be enough to safely travel through time and retrieve the Infinity Stones


 No need to tinker with past too much or there will be different timelines in which events had transpired differently",2
"Modi said the most “valuable"" thing he brought with him to the job was his experience as Gujarat’s longest serving chief minister. “... I was Gujarat’s longest serving CM and as a CM you have to be very closely involved with issues and solve them. No other PM had this kind of experience. (Former Karnataka CM) H.D. Deve Gowda had been the PM, but that was for a brief period. This was an opportunity for me to serve the people of the country.""


“This interview is part of a larger strategy of BJP to make the general election a referendum on Modi,"" said Abhay Kumar Dubey, a New Delhi-based political analyst associated with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.


“Whatever PM does is for publicity, the way he goes to vote, or him meeting his mother are all part of an effort to show his humane side to people for the elections.""


“I have played gillidanda in my village. But mostly, I would spend time swimming in the pond, I used to like that. I used to wash clothes of everyone in the family near the pond, and then swim.""",0
"Such observations also find resonance from voices coming from the West. Social platforms, virtual reality and other technology trends are transforming the future of storytelling, according to 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch .


“We will be in a place where we have entertainments that are indistinguishable from reality at some point in the near future… Innovation and enterprise is being applied to creating this environment, which is going to be a very profound environment and a very profoundly impactful change when we have virtual reality and… it interacts with our natural reality in an environment where everyone is connected,"" Murdoch told James Waldron in a video-taped interview at Talks at Goldman Sachs.


A digital revolution is putting more than half a trillion dollars into play. Television and filmed entertainment, especially traditional broadcast TV, is being transformed by the big and fast-growing inroads of internet and over-the-top (OTT) video platforms. Indian media and entertainment sector reached ₹1.67 trillion ($23.9 billion), a growth of 13.4% in 2018 over 2017, according to the 2019 FICCI-EY report on media and entertainment titled A billion screens of opportunity. With its current trajectory, it is expected to hit ₹2.35 trillion ($33.6 billion) by 2021.


Television will retain pole position as the largest segment, but digital will overtake filmed entertainment in 2019 and print by 2021. This means a race among media companies to deliver on three things: a huge library of quality content, access to an amazing watch experience on any device and a personalized feed of the most relevant content for each person.


“First, we have moved from broadcast to unicast. The customers want personalized content and personalized offerings, they want it in their own language, so it becomes highly local and visualized as we move forward. They don’t want it to be limited to what’s available in their own region, they want to know what is available to them globally, in their own language support, "" said Gaurav Gandhi, director and head, business, Amazon Prime Video, India.",1
Google and Facebook had faced criticism from privacy experts for distributing their research apps through a programme iPhone maker Apple Inc had created for companies to distribute apps to employees.,1
"The navigation button sticks out like a sore thumb too—you’d expect it to take your command as soon as you tap on it. Instead, it triggers the Google Maps app and then you’ve to take your eyes off the road to either press the voice recognition button on the screen or type it out.


Oh, and for those asking if you can watch YouTube—of course you can. Just hop out of the app and you can watch full-length Netflix movies on it, let alone YouTube.


Pioneer has taken the step in the right direction with the device, in which your smartphone is the master. However, the implementation of it is still half-baked. I have my faith in Pioneer to come out with software updates in the future.


The reliance on Google Assistance is inevitable, it is the best voice recognition interface out there and coming up with an in-house intelligent AI assistant might not be very profitable for Pioneer. But it only adds to the distraction, not eliminate it.


Pioneer also doesn’t have control over your actions on your smartphone, so the option to watch movies or videos on your central console seems a bit concerning to me. But again, anyone can go for a cradle that fits in the central console.


But given the price of ₹ 7,150, it is a novelty in the segment that you might want to check out since it does everything (and a bit more) a regular infotainment system would do.


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"Facebook acknowledged that some posts, including screenshots and those with comments, may include user names. (Reuters)


The work is aimed at understanding how the types of things users post on its services are changing, Facebook said


Details of the effort were provided by multiple employees at outsourcing firm Wipro Ltd over several months


Hyderabad/San Francisco: Over the past year, a team of as many as 260 contract workers in Hyderabad, India has ploughed through millions of Facebook Inc photos, status updates and other content posted since 2014.


These include the subject of the post - is it food, for example, or a selfie or an animal? What is the occasion - an everyday activity or major life event? And what is the author's intention - to plan an event, to inspire, to make a joke?


The work is aimed at understanding how the types of things users post on its services are changing, Facebook said. That can help the company develop new features, potentially increasing usage and ad revenue.


Details of the effort were provided by multiple employees at outsourcing firm Wipro Ltd over several months. The workers spoke on condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation by the Indian firm. Facebook later confirmed many details of the project. Wipro declined to comment and referred all questions to Facebook.


The Wipro work is among about 200 content labeling projects that Facebook has at any time, employing thousands of people globally, company officials told Reuters.


Many projects are aimed at ""training"" the software that determines what appears in users' news feeds and powers the artificial intelligence underlying many other features.",1
"So is there a separate end in the MCU? Can you put more meaning to it?ANTHONY: Well, I think, with the number of characters that are in the MCU, there is always a way forward


 One emotion you would want your audience to feel after watching Endgame, since Infinity War gave us a lot of emotions?ANTHONY: We hope Endgame does that as well


 We strive for a lot of what we call balance in our storytelling because we want movies to give you everything


 So hopefully Endgame sort of does that for you in a similar, but different way than Infinity War did


 The truth is he actually shot 11 endings!ANTHONY: All the endings Mark shot for, the camera was only running on one of them (laughs)


 How do you tackle difference of opinion or any kind of friction?JOE: Friction is what makes the team work


 What do you think each other’s strengths are?ANTHONY: It is hard for us to be analytic about our relationship",2
"China imported 391,000 tonnes of unwrought copper last month, up 25.7% from the previous month and 26.5% higher than a year earlier


The most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ended up 0.4% at ¥49,400 ($7,367.86) a tonne


Singapore: Copper prices advanced on Monday, after data from China showed higher unwrought copper imports in March, while declining inventories, concerns over a supply deficit and hopes of a resolution to the US-China trade row also lent support.


Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.1% to $6,487 a tonne by 0747 GMT, while the most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ended up 0.4% at ¥49,400 ($7,367.86) a tonne.",3
"The RBI on Thursday reduced the repo rates by 25 basis points, delivering its first rate cut in 18 months


Mumbai: After a major sell-off this year, the BSE Midcap index gained nearly 1% on Thursday, outperforming benchmark indices, its biggest single-day rally since 28 December 2018. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) dovish stance and surprise rate cut fired up the small and midcap stocks, with the rate cut decision after the interim budget expected to boost consumption demand further and lower the cost of capital. The BSE Midcap index closed up 0.74%, while the BSE Smallcap index ended up 0.84%.


So far this year, both the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices are down around 6% against a gain of 2% by the Sensex and the Nifty. In 2018, the BSE Midcap index fell 13.38%, while the BSE Smallcap index was down 23.53%.",3
"Budding friendship or growing romance, what do you think?”The track has been sung by Sanam Puri and Neeti Mohan with lyrics by Anvita Dutt",2
FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan. (Reuters),3
"According to McAfee labs, software updates take up a few minutes and may not seem that important. But not updating them regularly is a mistake and can open the door for hackers and latest security threats.


The recurrent update cycle can be annoying for users, but at the end of the day, they are only trying to improve user experience by ensuring the apps are running smoothly and in sync with the software and hardware of the device.",1
"”Earlier, Kangana Ranaut had criticised Alia Bhatt, saying she did not show support for her January release, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi


Later, Soni Razdan tweeted, “Mahesh Bhatt is the man who has given her a break … she goes on to attack his wife and daughter",2
"Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes a boat ride to the Sangam in Prayagraj on Monday. (AP )


NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh (east) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kicked off her Lok Sabha campaign on Monday with a three-day “Ganga yatra"" to connect with voters and party cadres.


Vadra, who began her boat ride from Allahabad, is scheduled to travel nearly 100km to reach Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and reach there on 20 March.",0
"In Chincholi, the Congress has fielded Subhash Rathod, a former BJP member to eat into the Banjara community votes and improve the prospects of the party in the upcoming by-polls that is also key to keeping the H.D.Kumaraswamy led coalition government in power.


The BJP has fielded Avinash Jadhav, the son of former legislator, Umesh Jadhav, who defected from the Congress. Umesh Jadhav contested the 23 April parliamentary polls from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) in Karnataka on a BJP ticket against Congress heavyweight and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.


“Minorities and other backward communities including scheduled caste voted for the Congress and not Jadhav in 2018,"" a senior Congress leader said, requesting not to be named.


To be sure, though Jadhav stood from Kalaburagi, the Chincholi assembly seat falls under Bidar parliamentary constituency.",0
"In national debates, politicians may take uncompromising stands on the issue but those who live in the town and around the disputed site have no doubt that consensus through talks is the only way forward to ensure peace between the majority and the minority communities. Ayodhya falls within the Parliamentary constituency of Faizabad.


Though they don’t want the temple to be a conversation point for votes and elections, residents who want a temple built believe the process of construction will be completed only if the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power at the centre and Narendra Modi is the prime minister. Residents of the temple town also feel that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) played a responsible role and has wisely chosen not to interfere in the legal case, leaving it to the discretion of the Supreme Court.


Two months ago, a few days before the dates for the general elections were announced, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of mediation to resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. Even as the three-member panel continues to hold meetings in Faizabad, voters in Ayodhya are unanimous that consensus through mediation is the only way forward.


“Confrontation will bring no results, or benefits. We hope there will be some resolution after the panel’s meetings are completed. The Ram Mandir is not an election issue because it is a matter of faith. The BJP government has taken a reasonable stand not interfering in legal matters. In any case, no other party has made a commitment on building a Ram Mandir,"" said Bipin Kumar Dubey, a 34-year-old general store owner in Ayodhya.",0
"""Ananthkumar Ji & @Tej_AnanthKumar ma'am have groomed me from my high school days. I had pestered Tejaswini ma'am to send me on Jan Chetna Yatra along with AK Ji. She somehow convinced Sir to take me along. I saw my first Bharat Darshan. You both have made me the man I am today,"" he tweeted.


The decision to go with Surya comes after the party had convinced Kumar's wife , Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, to take up the mantle.


""My urge all the BJP karyakartas, friends and well wishers who are anxious and upest & still visting our house in large numbers",0
"Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to unveil three new phones on September 5. The teasers released by Xiaomi have a heavy emphasis on the number 6, which means it will most likely release its Redmi 6 series of smartphones. Out of the three smartphones in the teaser, one bears a notch – which may be the Redmi 6 Pro released in China earlier this year. The company hasn’t revealed the name of the phones yet.


While Xiaomi released the three Redmi 6-series phones spread across three months in China, it will launch all three at the same time in India. The Redmi 6A is currently selling at 549 Yuan (about ₹ 5,700) while the Redmi 6 and Mi 6X are priced at 728 Yuan (about ₹ 7,500) and 929 Yuan (about ₹ 9,600) respectively. This means Xiaomi is expected to release three smartphones under the ₹ 10,000 mark.",1
"I’m really proud of Disney for hiring James back and ultimately thrilled for not only us, but also for the fans",2
"Apart from optimising Android for affordable devices with limited hardware functionalities, Google has also made the Google Assistant more accessible to Indian users. Assistant now recognises Marathi and Google announced seven more languages that will be added to Assistant in the coming months.


Keeping the bilingual nature of Indians in mind, Google has made Assistant capable of understanding “Hinglish"". This means it can now understand a sentence that is a mix of two languages. Pravir Gupta, Engineering Director – Assistant, demonstrated this by talking to the Google Assistant first in English and then in Hindi.",1
"While filmmakers are now aware of your talent, have they also started seeing you as a mainstream hero? Will you be okay playing a lead in a masala film?Too soon to be talking about it


 I believe god is kind, people who are hiring me are kind, writers who are writing keeping me in mind are kind


 As I said, there is a very little margin for error for people like me and I just want to make sure that I get better with every project and people who are giving me their valuable time and hard-earned money, I hope I make it worth it for them",2
"MUMBAI: In its biggest winning streak since November 2018, the Indian rupee on Tuesday opened higher for the seventh consecutive session against the US dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 68.51 a dollar, up 0.03% from its previous close of 68.53. The home currency opened at 68.59 a dollar and touched a high and a low of 68.51 and 68.59 respectively.",3
"Naidu also claimed that he has made 29 trips to New Delhi in the past with regard to AP’s budget. “We asked for our right, and that is why we are demanding for special category status today. You can’t come here and talk about AP without doing anything for the state,"" he stated, and censured Modi for asking the public rhetorically (during an election meeting) if they want a “scheme Andhra"" or a “scam Andhra"".


In the run up to the Lok Sabha (and assembly) polls in AP, Modi had attacked Naidu, calling him a “u-turn babu"", among other things and also alleged that the latter is corrupt. Attacking the prime minister, Naidu stated that the BJP is misusing government institutions like the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate (ED), etc.",0
"BJP has decided that it will reintroduce the bill and it has said in the manifesto as well. There is a strong section of people who feel that this bill is needed and there are some who feel that it is not needed. Those who do not support the bill have campaigned aggressively against it. I think people are not supporting those who are opposed to the bill. It is a concern in Manipur. Actually citizenship Bill is linked to NRC. Unless there is NRC, nobody would declare themselves as foreigner suo moto. So we are trying to evolve a formula where NRC has not been updated, the applicability of citizenship Bill will be restricted. We will try to find a way to give a bit relaxation for the hilly states of North-East where tribal culture exists. People should not see BJP as a party which does not respect the culture. So there will be some proposals from us to central government they should leave the applicability of the bill to the concerned state. If some state is very reluctant, so there will be some thinking, it will go on.


Rethink, not on the core but on certain issues like statistical disclosure, outer date. There may be rethinking on certain objects, not on the core. Core is the same that you have to give citizenship to minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh. I don’t think the BJP will have any rethinking on the core ideology of the bill.


That issue we have to now address. Till now we were concerned about NRC, now we have to see what you do with those people who are not identified, we have to seriously think on that. Immediately, I think, their status will not be disturbed except their names will be deleted from voter list. Beyond that, because Supreme Court is seized of the matter, they will ask for proposal from government of India as to what they intend to do, then there will be deliberation at the Supreme Court level and then it will be decided what will be done to those people…Immediately it is about restricting political rights, economic rights, I think you have to sit down and decide because government of Bangladesh will hardly accept those kind of large number of people.


It goes to show that how Amit Shah has become a big brand in the country. Today if you sing well then people will say junior Lata Mangeshkar. It is actually tribute to Lata Mangeshkar. Today in every state if some politician is doing good, doing something for the organization, people say he is Amit Shah of Odisha or of West Bengal or Gujarat. So Amit Shah has become a brand for his exceptional organizational abilities. It is not about me but about Amit Shah.",0
"The Elections Commission has announced the schedule of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The elections will be held between April and May in seven phases, starting from April 11. The counting of votes will be on May 23.",0
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards his supporters during a roadshow in Varanasi on Thursday (Reuters)


The 6-km-long roadshow started from the Benaras Hindu University (BHU) and will conclude at the ghaat of the Ganges


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Varanasi on Thursday, a day before he is set to file nomination papers in the Lok Sabha elections for a second consecutive term from the holy city.


Varanasi residents turned out in large numbers to show their support for the PM, likely spelling bad news for the newly minted Bahujan Samaj Party-Samajwadi Party alliance that is hoping to upset the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) applecart in Uttar Pradesh.


A sea of onlookers and supporters showered rose petals on Modi, who wore a saffron-coloured kurta, as his cavalcade meandered through the lanes of the city. Modi got over 581,000 votes in 2014, while his nearest rival, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party, managed to get 209,000 votes.",0
"“Sometimes, people ask whether AI will take away jobs. But as Satya Nadella said in his book, for 200 years, human beings have tended machines but thanks to AI, may be human beings will tend human beings,"" he added.",1
"For filmmaker Ojaswee Sharma, the need to connect with people and talking about issues that surround us bring to focus the many shades of our society, and drives him to make films


 From shorts, documentaries to full-length feature films, the young filmmaker uses varied platforms to express what he strongly feels about


 The subjects are varied and meaningful, be it the issues of transgenders, the status of women in our society, the health of the girl child, protection of witnesses of crime, migration, women empowerment and biopics, Sharma’s films have been screened at film festivals and digital platforms and have won awards",2
"For users looking for a really affordable set of wired earplugs, the Beat Byrd is worth a try. The flat design allows it to sit comfortably on the ear without sticking out. The audio output is loud and clear for the price point.


Speaker 500 is smart home device on the lines of Amazon Echo, but with wider stereo sound. It is designed like an oval-shaped flask with speaker grill lined up on the lower half of the body. Users can see the track playing on the small screen and play music, news, radio using voice commands.


The 11-inch iPad Pro is a smaller sibling of the 12.9-inch variant. It has a similar thin bezel design, face ID as password, Liquid Retina display and runs on the latest A12X Bionic chip. The Apple Pencil and smart keyboard folio have to be bought separately. It has a cellular variant with 4G LTE support.


Microsoft is trying to make the Surface line-up accessible to a wide audience with the Surface Go. A less powerful version of Surface Pro, it has a similar 2-in-1 design but runs on a Pentium processor and Windows 10S mode with the option of a one-time free upgrade to Windows 10 Home. It has a 10-inch display, a metal kickstand to support it while user can type away on the Signature type cover. If you pre-order now, it will be delivered by 27 December.


The sporty-looking Galaxy Watch has a circular AMOLED screen with a rotating bezel around it. The stainless steel body enhances the ruggedness and the waterproof coating means one can wear it while swimming. It runs an improved Tizen OS and can be controlled with voice using Samsung’s Bixby personal assistant.",1
"David Dastmalchian, who appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man movies as ex-criminal Kurt, will play the role of Batman villain Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s upcoming DC film The Suicide Squad


 Viola Davis is going to return as Amanda Waller, who brought the squad of baddies together and so is Margot Robbie in the role of Harley Quinn",2
"The one-day Additional Offering Period (AOP) managed by ICICI Prudential AMC launched on 14 February saw a subscription of over 14 times


The additional offering of Bharat-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which will help the government to inch close to its divestment target in fiscal year 2019 has received applications aggregating worth ₹50,000 crore. The one-day Additional Offering Period (AOP) managed by ICICI Prudential AMC launched on 14 February saw a subscription of over 14 times, said an official statement.",3
"So far this year, rupee has weakened 1.54% against the US dollar while foreign investors bought $391.41 million and sold $442.26 million in equity and debt markets, respectively.


Asian currencies were trading mixed. Indonesian Rupiah lost 0.064%, Malaysian Ringgit 0.071%, Japanese Yen 0.181%, Taiwan Dollar 0.026% and Hong Kong Dollar 0.001%. However, Thai Baht gained 0.265%, Singapore Dollar 0.132%, China Offshore 0.166%, China Renminbi 0.196%, South Korean Won 0.071% and Philippine Peso 0.071%.",3
"The farming community in Jharkhand is small and has benefited from some of the welfare schemes. Most of the farmers cultivate only one crop and in the lean season, they migrate for work. Income from other sources is an important revenue stream for them. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the National Rural Livelihood Mission have helped farmers to improve irrigation and to diversify into horticulture in a large scale. Horticulture production has increased because of the positive impact of these schemes.


Tribals account for 26% of Jharkhand’s population. They may support candidates from their community. The Church may have an influence on the voting preference of those who have got converted to Christianity.",0
"The Poco F1 and OnePlus 6 offer high-end specifications modelled around optimum performance—Snapdragon 845 processor, up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.",1
"Most phones have screen sizes in between 6.2 and 6.4 inch . For users looking for small screen phones the options are very limited. For buyers looking for a basic phone that would snuggle comfortably into the palm, there is Nokia 7.1. It has the notch shaped design, weighs just 160g and has a 5.8-inch Full HD display with HDR (high-dynamic range) support, a feature usually found in more premium smartphones. It improves colors and contrast in videos. It runs Android Pie with he no-frills stock Android on top and is powered by a very capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset with 4 GB RAM. It is also part of Google’s Android program which means it will get timely Google updates.",1
"To achieve a notch-less form factor, OnePlus will adopt the strategy of using a motorised selfie camera mechanism pioneered by its sibling brands, Oppo and Vivo.


The OnePlus 7 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor which might be paired with Qualcomm's latest 5G modem, the Qualcomm X55. TheVerge believes OnePlus might not promote the 5G capabilities as much as its display given how limited 5G network availability is, today and in the future.",1
"After the FTC filed its complaint in January 2017, Apple quickly followed with a similar suit, accusing Qualcomm of holding the industry ransom with patents that underpin how modern phone systems work. That move spawned a global web of litigation involving the two companies, with Qualcomm saying in October that Apple owed it $7 billion in unpaid licensing fees.


Qualcomm argues the US simply has its facts wrong and has failed to demonstrate any evidence of anti-competitive behaviour by the chipmaker against its rivals.


Nonetheless, Qualcomm has taken a couple of pre-trial hits from the judge. While a key part of the government’s case is its allegation that the company tried to force Apple to use its chips exclusively, Koh ruled that Qualcomm can’t point to Apple’s growing dependence on Intel Corp. to prove otherwise.


Currently Qualcomm doesn’t give licenses to its chipmaker rivals such as Intel and MediaTek Inc. Qualcomm argues they don’t need the licenses because it gets paid by the handset makers and it’s never sued them for using its technology.


The FTC contends that Qualcomm’s refusal to license patents to competitors including Intel and Samsung Electronics Co. was part of a scheme to maintain its monopoly.


Koh concluded in November that Qualcomm is required to license patents under commitments the company made to industry groups to provide them on fair and reasonable terms.",1
"A senior TDP leader said that Naidu might also announce some names of candidates for the 25 Lok Sabha seats. “Candidates are fighting for the assembly seats, and less for the parliament seats. A sitting cabinet minister has been asked to contest the Ongole Lok Sabha seat, but his supporters do not want that. In fact they are protesting in front of the chief minister’s house for the same,"" he informed.


The TDP leader added that there might be a few more defections from the TDP to the YSRCP and vice versa by legislators and other leaders who will not party tickets. “TDP will declare all of its assembly and Lok Sabha candidates in the next two days,"" he informed. Naidu will also begin his election campaign from 16 March after seeking blessings of lord Tirumala at Tirupathi. He will start with addressing party booth convenors.",0
"The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Xiaomi seems to take pride in the fact that the display of this smartphone has bezels up to 0.8mm thick. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and has maximum brightness of 450nits.


Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.",1
"Vellaipookal movie cast: Vivekh, Charle, Dev, Paige Henderson
Vellaipookal movie director: Vivek Elangovan
Vellaipookal movie rating: 2 starsI enjoyed watching Vellaipookal, but not quite knowing what to make of it


 The film begins with a note to the audience: “For the love of Tamil and Tamil cinema, with love from your friends in the US


 Don’t you think it takes a minimum of two months for anyone to get familiar with the place? Rudran has “everything but feels yet there is nothing",2
"After Allo's exit, Google is going all in on Rich Communication Services (RCS) — the successor to SMS that's been a long time coming — to give Android a successful messaging app.


""It's far from universal, but now that Google is focused on just a single messaging app, it has a better chance of gaining some momentum,"" The Verge said.",1
"The daughter’s opposition makes an immediate decision from a judge unlikely and could point to a longer court fight


 His other films include Poetic Justice, starring Janet Jackson, and his recent projects include the TV series “Snowfall


“Lifting my highest thoughts + prayers of intercession for John Singleton,” DuVernay said in a tweet that included photos of the two directors together",2
"Gold, a non-yielding asset for investors looking to hedge against times of economic and political uncertainty, loses appeal when interest-yielding equities rise.


SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.23 percent to 752.27 tonnes on Tuesday from 754.03 tonnes on Monday.


All 12 of the U.S. Federal Reserve's regional banks supported keeping steady the interest rate commercial banks are charged for emergency loans before the central bank's last policy meeting, records from the discussions showed on Tuesday.",3
"Goyal said Modi has already been played up in the government ads. “His entire Namumkin-Mumkin campaign showed just his picture in every ad. All his cabinet colleagues helming the ministries were conspicuous by their absence. So, Modi has turned the election into Modi versus the rest.""


He, however, said that more than causes or issues, Modi needs a winning slogan—something catchy and buzzy to project him as a pre-eminent leader of choice.


Sarma, on the other hand, said the government could talk about several achievements, especially welfare schemes like health, electrification, LPG, Swachh Bharat and housing subsidies. “They are action-oriented, on-ground missions and not mere schemes to round trip government funds and benefit a few middlemen.""


Although the Congress party has yet to offer any hint of its possible messaging to the electorate, experts say it should focus on three important issues: jobs, farmers’ distress and the Rafale fighter jet deal. “All three are strong themes and easy to relate to, especially, the first two,"" said Goyal.",0
"Benchmark LME nickel rose 1% to $13,125 a tonne and the most active nickel futures contract on ShFE closed up 1.1% to $15,251.43 a tonne


Benchmark LME copper rose 0.4% after a dull trading session in early Asian hours as investors eyed a set of Chinese data due to be released on Wednesday


Singapore: Nickel prices rose on Tuesday, as a faster rise in housing prices added to hopes that China's stimulus policies are translating into stronger growth.


Benchmark nickel rose 1% to $13,125 a tonne and the most active nickel futures contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) closed up 1.1% to ¥102,270 ($15,251.43) a tonne.


The gains corresponded with a jump in Chinese shares, which hit a 13-month closing high after China data showed new home prices grew slightly faster in March after growth slowed the previous month, putting a floor under the cooling market.",3
"While ransomware, potentially unwanted applications, adwares, and malwares, were the most popular vectors used by cybercriminals, the cases of cryptojacking are growing fast with more than 24,000 attacks every day. The report further draws attention to the fact that certain sectors such as IT/ITES face bigger risks with 40% of three attacks in the third quarter targeting them. Companies in manufacturing, hospitality and education also face higher risk.",1
"The first Avengers movie was a treat for all MCU fans and we still find it as one of the best films of the Marvel Universe


 The film delivered on many accounts but as expected many ardent fans were left disappointed and that was mainly because, it just wasn’t as exciting as the first one


As we get ready to watch the coming together of the superheroes for the fourth time in Avengers: Endgame, here’s looking back at great and not-so-great things about Avengers Age of Ultron


 The Maximoff twinsWe were teased with the introductions of this duo at the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and as expected, they were a great addition to the MCU


 Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are shown to be Ultron’s allies as they consider Tony Stark to be their biggest enemy but change sides halfway through the film",2
"In the first phase 7 constituencies will go to polls, 10 constituencies in 2nd phase, 14 in 3rd phase and 6 in final phase


Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule of Lok Sabha elections 2019 and assembly elections in four states",0
"Shares of India’s biggest branded jeweler by value, Titan Co., erased losses and were trading at 1,053 rupees Monday in Mumbai, after dropping as much as 0.8 percent to 1,045 rupees earlier.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Now, the amount of voltage is determined by how fast the magnet moves, which in-turn determines how much current will flow across the loop (since voltage is directly proportional to the current in the circuit.


Let’s replace this magnet with an “electromagnet"" or a copper coil with electricity flowing through it. The current flowing through the coil will in create a magnetic field (more precisely electromagnetic flux) and hence do the same thing you did by moving the magnet. Since this induces current in the copper loop, this can be called inductor.


Making an analogy with the real life scenario, a charging mat takes the role of the inductor (you can also call it the transmitter) while the setup on your smartphone can be called the receiver.


This is an oversimplified explanation—wireless charging is way more complicated than that, since it involves a lot of miniaturisation. You would remember from school days how big an electromagnet can get even if you created one with simple copper wires.


Extending this setup to a larger set of wirelessly charging devices poses another issue—different devices have different voltage requirements. So setting a universal standard is important, just like how all wall sockets in India have more or less the same kind of design.",1
"""Yes. For sure the US is lobbying (against Huawei) and everybody knows. I am talking about India,"" Huawei India CEO Jay Chen told PTI when asked if the US administration was lobbying against the company in India.


He said that discussion around security concern from Huawei telecom gears are more based on psychological factors rather than based on scientific methodology.


Chen alleged that Australian and the US laws have provisions of snooping but Chinese law does not asks for it.",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.311% from its Friday's close of 7.34%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 1.2%, while foreign investors have bought $4.73 billion in equity and sold $819.20 million in debt market.",3
"Traffic in several areas choked due to the large procession of leaders and their supporters turning up in full strength to showcase its might in what is fast turning out to be one of the fiercest electoral contests in recent memory.


The BJP, that is relying on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help it bag maximum number of seats, will take on the combined might of the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress in the 28 parliamentary constituencies of the state.


Congress leader Krishna Byre Gowda and B.K.Hariprasad filed their respective nominations for Bengaluru North and South seats on Tuesday. 28-year old Tejasvi Surya, was named by the BJP as its the candidate representing Bengaluru South. D.K.Suresh filed his nomination from the Bengaluru Rural seat. Though the formalities of nomination are complete, parties have kicked into campaign mode and resolving other issues within their respective constituencies. The biggest task at hand will be to pacify aspirants and their supporters from causing any further harm to the party’s prospects.",0
"LG has unveiled a rollable TV a 65-inch screen that can roll down and disappear into its base with the press of a button


Las Vegas: The CES 2019 gadget show is revving up in Las Vegas. Here are the latest findings and observations from Associated Press reporters on the ground as technology’s biggest trade event gets underway.


In this age of smartphone streaming, big television sets are no longer the centerpiece of many living rooms. South Korean electronics company LG is doing its part to make TVs disappear.


LG has unveiled a “rollable"" TV — a 65-inch screen that can roll down and disappear into its base with the press of a button. The set can still play music when the screen’s rolled down completely, or display a clock when it’s just partially rolled down. LG says the TV will be available later this year. It didn’t say how much it will cost.


Meanwhile, LG, Samsung and others unveiled “8K"" sets, with four times the resolution as the high-definition sets of today and twice that of 4K sets such as LG’s rollable one. It represents the next generation of television viewing, but many people won’t have access to for quite some time. So far, 8K has been limited to the occasional experimental broadcast, such as during the Olympics. Even 4K content is just catching on.


“As always with TVs, innovations come with display hardware first and adoption of things like content and delivery always follow later,"" said Paul Gagnon, an analyst with IHS Markit.",1
"Odisha’s economy is primarily agrarian with more than three-fifths of the population depending on farming for livelihood, which prompted the Patnaik government to announce the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation programme, an income support scheme for small and marginal farmers. The state’s economy is estimated to have grown at 8.35% in FY19, faster than the all-India rate of 7.2%, state finance minister Shashi Bhusan Behera told the assembly in February. He projected 8-8.5% growth for FY20.


Political analysts said there is a surge in support for the BJP in some parts of Odisha, but both the BJP and Congress have made the same mistake. “There is not one Congress or BJP leader who is ready to stay in Odisha and counter Naveen Patnaik. BJP is sending more leaders from Delhi, but most just visit. The Congress leadership has never been serious about Odisha and, this time, ticket distribution was more about senior leaders and their families,"" said Gyanaranjan Swain, professor, department of political science, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.


“There is anger against the BJD’s local leadership because of corruption. Naveen Patnaik is still popular but anti-incumbency against local MLAs and corruption will play on the minds of people,"" he said.",0
"Voting for more than half the seats in the elections to the 17th Lok Sabha has been completed, with the fourth phase of polling taking place on Monday. Mint analyses the role that criminal charges and wealth of candidates plays in the elections.


There were 5,478 contestants in the first four phases of polls. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysed the affidavits of 5,378 candidates—over 98% of those in the fray—and found that 1,014, or 19% of those analysed, declared criminal charges against themselves. One explanation could be that the risk of such charges being filed against individuals rises when they are in the political limelight. But it is a matter of concern that 701, or 69% of those who declared criminal charges against themselves, are facing serious criminal charges.",0
"Encouragingly for this government, the authors find that there are differences in anti-incumbency rates between parties.


Candidates affiliated with the ruling BJP tend to hold a strong incumbency advantage while those affiliated with the Indian National Congress tend to hold a weak advantage at best.",0
"Artem Russakovskii, founder of APKMirror, said that since the TikTok ban, downloads have jumped “roughly 10-15 times, and a majority of them are from India"". APKMirror is a popular and trusted website for downloading apps that are not available on the Android app store.


According to Russakovskii, the traffic on TikTok on the website increased by roughly 5 times on 16 April—the day after India banned the app. On 17 April, the number rose to about 12x the usual traffic.


According to Google Trends, interest in the search term “TikTok download"" has increased in India considerably since the ban.


India banned TikTok on 15 April when the Supreme Court refused to stay an order by the Madras high court asking the government to ban the app. The court first asked for TikTok downloads to be banned on 3 April, saying it encouraged pornography and could be used by sexual predators to target children.",1
"Notebooks/mobile workstations and detachable tablets are expected to take 53% of all PCD shipments by 2023, a clear majority: Jay Chou, Research Manager of the PCD Tracker at IDC


Detachables are expected to grow modestly over the five-year forecast with a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%",1
"“We are talking to the industry, the government and academia and in all likelihood we should be able to set up a lab for 5G trials by June this year,"" Chen said.


Huawei also expects India to become the second largest 5G market after China in 10 years. It expects use cases such facial recognition and video surveillance to emerge as the technology rolls out in India. “As far as 5G is concerned, Europe and North America are late. It is the Asian countries that are taking the lead in 5G,"" he said.


As the world gears up to roll out 5G, Huawei is facing increased opposition from governments that are worried that its telecom equipment could be used by Chinese intelligence, something the company has always denied.",1
We can’t wait to meet you our little Libra one ❤️”Amy Jackson had made her relationship with George Panayiotou official in January with a picture flaunting a giant diamond ring,2
"Tata Steel will be in focus after it posted a 84% drop in fiscal fourth quarter consolidated net profit mainly because the year-earlier profit was boosted by a one-time gain. Tata Steel’s consolidated net profit figure for Q4 FY19 is not directly comparable to Q4 FY18 as it does not include NATSteel Holding and Tata Steel Thailand as they are classified as Asset Held For Sales. Net profit in the quarter ended 31 March fell to ₹2,295 crore, from ₹14,688 crore a year earlier. Consolidated net profit for 2018-19 declined 49% to ₹9,098 crore.


Private sector lender Axis Bank on Thursday reported a net profit of ₹1,505 crore in the March quarter of FY19, as against a loss of ₹2,188.7 crore in the same period last year.The rise in profit was aided by a fall in total provisions, which more than halved on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis to ₹2,711.4 crore in Q4 FY19.",3
"Tech wasn’t the only theme of the night. Brands such as Bud Light and Marvel Studios used a mix of humor and famous faces to get their message out. The game’s key first-quarter commercials included Chance the Rapper and the Backstreet Boys pitching Doritos and Christina Applegate with a new M&M’s chocolate bar.


Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel debuted a new trailer for “Avengers: Endgame"" between the coin toss and kickoff -- a key slot for advertisers.


This year’s ads are mostly from big brands, but a few newcomers bought commercials -- including Bumble, which tapped Serena Williams to promote the dating app. Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi and Avocados from Mexico are some of the veteran advertisers returning this year.


Anheuser-Busch nabbed one of the first slots of the game to tout Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer, a brand it acquired in 2016. The spot featured mermaids named Bonnie and Vivian pitching the product in front of sharks.


The Super Bowl -- featuring the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots -- remains the biggest showcase for ads, even though the game’s audience peaked in 2015. Last year’s contest drew 103.4 million viewers, the smallest amount in nine years.",1
"The Digital India initiative is a significant initiative that has helped India leapfrog in many aspects. It has transformed the way communities, citizens, states, and industries operate today. The penetration of mobile devices and services alone has created a new channel for the delivery of public services. For example, the UPI-based digital payments platform has democratized financial transactions on an unprecedented scale. Intelligent networks have become a foundation of Digital India, making most of the government’s initiatives such as Make in India, Smart Cities, financial inclusion, startup India more relevant than ever.


According to a new Cisco-IDC report, digital disruption is likely to add over 1.4 million new IT jobs by 2027 in India, primarily in areas like cybersecurity, automation, AI, networking and data analytics. AI will create new roles which never existed before like ‘empathy trainer’ for AI devices, or an AI ‘ethics auditor.’


India faces the highest number of cybersecurity threats in the Asia-Pacific region with over 500,000 alerts daily. Considering the growing threat landscape, companies and governments should consider adopting advanced security technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to investigate and identify alerts.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


We believe data analytics and AI will have the maximum impact in India and globally. About 90% of global data was created in the last couple of years but only 1-3% of this data has been analyzed. Intel is inventing technologies and software tools that will advance the AI ecosystem, making it possible to gain insight, anticipate needs and continuously learn from data at enterprise scale.


Regulations such as GDPR offer an opportunity for India to leverage its vast technology expertise and talent pool to address the need for privacy compliant solutions globally.


In the last 18 months or so, India went from being 155th to being #1 globally in mobile data consumption, which underlines the scale of the opportunity in this market. That’s set the stage for data-led transformation of our country. India is on the cusp of 5G adoption with the auction of spectrum for 5G services likely to happen in the latter half of 2019.


India today presents a fascinating data driven transformation story. There is no other country that has digitized similar volumes of citizen data. Our future is going to be data driven and India provides a significant data science opportunity. Through our 20 years in the Indian market, we have been committed to working closely with the government, the developer community, and industry collaborators to accelerate new technology adoption and strengthen our local ecosystem to help enable a digitally empowered society.


Industry reports indicate that AI will actually create more jobs than it is expected to eliminate globally. India has an opportunity to tap into its existing pool of mathematicians, statisticians, and programmers and nurture this talent to leverage their skills for analytics and AI. Intel is committed to democratizing AI through deep industry, academic, and government collaborations. Last year, we committed to training 15,000 developers, students, and professors in AI. We have long surpassed our goal and have today engaged with more than 112,000 people across more than 130 corporate organizations and academia.


Today there is a need to understand that when it comes to securing data, software alone is no longer enough. Hardware-enabled security capabilities improve an organization’s security posture and mitigate risk, offering safer data exchanges and secure storage and processing.


While India Inc is spending more on cybersecurity each year, there is still a lot of work to be done to increase awareness of risks and drive home the need for continuous focus and investment in end to end security.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


New age technologies like AI, AR-VR, and 3D Printing are today changing the way people experience the world, and can potentially disrupt the industry with new ways by which brands can delight their end-customers.


At Adobe, we are focused on leveraging the power of technologies like AI to enhance the way our customers are experiencing and benefiting from our products. With the Adobe Sensei framework, we apply AI and machine learning to solve customer problems across the various aspects of creativity (Creative Cloud), digital documents (Document Cloud), and digital experiences (Experience Cloud), where Adobe has domain expertise. Adobe Sensei is fuelled by the tens of millions of content assets to the trillions of transactions we process for customers.


We firmly believe technologies like AI will enhance human creativity, and not replace it. AI is already being used in our products to improve the creative process, drive efficiencies, make recommendations, and enhancing accessibility as well as ease of use.


India has leap-frogged ahead of many countries on its digital transformation journey, and this remarkable growth story has been driven by factors like its rapid adoption of data services, proliferation of mobile devices, strong millennial population, and Prime Minister Modi’s digital initiatives that are playing an instrumental role in building the country into a true digital-first economy. Adobe remains committed to delivering the latest innovation for Indians and is a big supporter of the government’s Digital India agenda—our deal with the Ministry of Skill Development to give a million students access to Adobe Spark (tool for easily creating high-quality graphics, web pages, and video stories) is a case in point.


Meanwhile, while 5G will certainly be the next chapter in India’s mobile-first success story, 2019 may be too early to expect an absolute shift in the marketplace.",1
"At the time, the actor had said, “With the blessings of almighty and our elders, I am finally taking the big plunge",2
"To get Premium Duo, sign in with your existing account and invite your partner over email or WhatsApp, once they accept the invitation and confirm the address, you both will be able to enjoy the service.",1
"If you wish to place a group call with a bunch of friends that are not in a single group, you might have to resort to the previous method of adding participants after you’ve placed a call.",1
"It is believed that Maneka Gandhi had asked the party leadership to field her son from Pilibhit, from where she has won a number of times and which is seen a relatively safe seat for her family.


Varun Gandhi had won from there once in 2009 and will now contest from there while his mother will fight from Sultanpur, which he had won in 2014.


National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Ram Shankar Katheria, who had won from Agra in 2014, has been fielded from Etawah, replacing Ashok Kumar Doharey.",0
"Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. (Reuters )


The card will also work with new Apple Wallet features to help consumers track their spending and monthly purchasing trends


This is first credit card to be offered by Goldman Sachs, which is best known as a Wall Street investment bank",1
"However, the huge cost involved in the construction of the system has caused a slowdown of the project.


Additionally, new roads, underpass and transport mediums currently available between IGIA's terminals have considerably reduced the need for such a system.",1
"While that’s a nifty feature to have, neither the Google Assistant nor Siri are really dependable at the moment. Also, Sony’s headset isn’t the best for taking hands-free calls. Many callers complained that my voice was too low, or that there was too much background noise.


Lastly, Sony has designed these as over-the-ear headphones. It’s made almost entirely of plastic, with a sandblasted finish on the outside of the earcups and leathery padding on the band and the inside part of the earcups, to make it more comfortable.",1
"Realme 2 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S8, Oppo F9, Poco F1 and Motorola One Power are some of the devices that would be on offer during the Flipkart Republic Days sale.


Amazon will offer a 10% instant discount on purchase with HDFC Bank debit and credit cards. There are also no-cost EMI options on debit and credit cards. Flipkart, on the other hand, has tied up with SBI to offer a 10% instant discount to consumers shopping with SBI credit cards.",1
"Users can enable the keyboard in three simple steps: Open the profile section on the PhonePe app, click on ‘Setup PhonePe Keyboard’ and finally select and enable the PhonePe keyboard.


Once enabled the user will need to click on the PhonePe logo displayed on the keyboard to start transacting. The biggest advantage of the new feature is that PhonePe transactions can be conducted seamlessly and securely while a customer is messaging friends/family, using other social and e-commerce apps, surfing the internet or composing an email.",1
"In July when Apple reported its most recent quarter, the company had its worst quarter of Mac sales since 2010, with unit volumes down 13% year over year. And iPad unit sales were up only 1% versus a year earlier, and revenue for both was down 5% from the prior year.


But some of that dip in Mac sales was explained by timing - Apple waited to release new Macs until July, when it had in previous years offered them in June. More broadly, Mac sales growth has outpaced the PC market and the iPad has been the most successful tablet in a market that turned out to be smaller than Apple hoped when it released the device in 2010.


While Apple has held prices down on some items like its entry-level iPads for schools, analyst had widely expected it to hold or raise prices for its new laptops and desktop.",1
"Auto companies that have attractive products, are disciplined in managing their inventories and invest in research and development should still outperform during the slowdown, Pramod Kumar and Anubhav Bajpai, analysts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. wrote in a report.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The executives also said DHFL has not delayed any payments to creditors, a day after CARE Ratings placed some of DHFL's bonds, deposits and loans on ""credit watch with developing implications"".


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"We knew we had that skill set required to do these movies, even though people may not have seen it in us up to that point in our careers


Now, of course, seeing that the movies are so well received and the fans are so passionate, it certainly ups the stakes on the work that we do


 The incredible surge in popularity of this franchise with hero-worship suggests that it is rooted in mythology


 You suppose that is probably why these films have impressed fans in a country like India, the land of Ramayan and Mahabharat?JOE: I think they are archetypal characters, and that there is so many of them that everyone can find something of themselves in one of the characters


 Do you think these stories sometimes don’t get their due because they are superhero films?ANTHONY: It is hard to say they don’t get their due when they are sort of watched by the highest number of people


 Ultimately, we make stories that excite us, and then we hope everyone else is as excited as we are when they see it


 How do you react to all the fan theories? Has any theory ever impressed you so much that you thought that it would have indeed made an interesting plot in the film?JOE: People are creative and funny, and the fact that they are so excited about these movies that they are adding their own stories to it, I mean, it is not really all that storytelling, it is this sort of collective contribution


 And I think the Marvel universe represents that – how 11 franchises are woven together by a bunch of different artistes",2
"Modi, who has made the current elections a referendum on himself and his muscular response to Pakistan, will address at least 25 public meetings, a majority of them in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and West Bengal.


Senior BJP leaders said they were planning at least 10 public meetings of Modi in Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on Bahraich, Barabanki, Kaushambi and Ambedkar Nagar. The prime minister is also expected to hold at least three public meetings in Jharkhand, four in West Bengal, three in Rajasthan, two in Madhya Pradesh and one in Delhi.


“The stakes are high for BJP because the party had won most of the seats in this region last time and we would like to repeat our performance,"" said a senior leader of BJP based in Lucknow.",0
"Wires and cables manufacturer Polycab India, whose scrip debuted on April 16, zoomed 19.94% as compared to its issue price. (iStock)


Market analysts said that price band of the offers as also the overall trend in market play key role in the success of isssue


Wires and cables manufacturer Polycab India, whose scrip debuted on April 16, zoomed 19.94% as compared to its issue price


NEW DELHI: A majority of the newly-listed companies are trading well above their issue price, giving investors returns of up to 21% this year.",3
"Mumbai dance group The Kings on Sunday night emerged as the winner of American dance competition series World of Dance


After a grilling 12 weeks of rigorous training and performances, The Kings came on top by defeating Canadian contemporary dancer Briar Nolet, sisters Ellie and Ava, VPeepz, a hip-hop group from the Philippines, and Unity LA from Southern California",2
"Actor Oviyaa celebrated her 29th birthday with her rumoured boyfriend Arav, and other fellow Bigg Boss Tamil participants including Gayathri Raghuram


 “Special thanks to each and everyone who took the time to wish me a happy birthday!! it was truly amazing",2
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, also featuring Al Pacino, Dakota Fanning, Damian Lewis, Bruce Dern, Emile Hirsch and the late Luke Perry, is slated to be released in the US on July 26",2
"Although OnePlus refused to confirm the specifications and pricing of the smartphone, it said at an event in Goa on Saturday that the OnePlus 7 Pro will be a 5G-enabled device.


Besides, OnePlus will launch an 8GB/256GB variant priced at ₹52,999. The 12GB/256GB-top model will cost around ₹57,999. The devices will come in ""Nebula blue"" and ""Mirror grey"" colour options, tipster Ishan Agarwal tweeted.",1
"With businesses across the globe increasingly adopting Cloud technology, the report revealed the extent to which businesses migrating to hybrid and all-Cloud platforms are at risk.


""The aggressive speed and scale of attacks on devices demonstrates the use of botnets to target an organisation's Cloud platform,"" Sunil Sharma, Managing Director, Sales, India and Saarc, Sophos, said in a statement.


Continuous visibility of public Cloud infrastructure is vital for businesses to ensure compliance and to know what to protect, the report emphasised.",1
"AirPods have been a hit with consumers since their 2016 debut, and anticipation has built for a followup product.",1
"After receiving the award for her performance in Raazi, Alia expressed gratitude towards film critics",2
"Cong chief says his statement made in the heat of poll campaign was misused by his political opponents


Gandhi said he had not read the order and gave a reaction based on what he had read on the electronic and social media


Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed “regret"" for saying a Supreme Court ruling endorsed his “Chowkidar chor hai"" stand, but hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he had commented on the Rafale deal case although it was under judicial consideration.",0
The analysis shows that the ruling party performed far better on average in affluent districts dominated by upper castes than in the rest of the country. (HT),0
"“We know people must derive tremendous value from Facebook or they wouldn’t spend millions of hours on the site every day. The challenge is how to put a dollar value on a service people don’t pay for,"" Corrigan said.


The researchers ran three actual auctions, including two samples of college students, a community sample, and an online sample.


“Auction participants faced real financial consequences, so had an incentive to seriously consider what compensation they would want to close their accounts for a set period of time and to bid truthfully,"" said Sean B Cash, a professor at Tufts University.",1
"9) Both Infosys and TCS kick off the March quarter earnings season when they announce their earnings on 12 April. Both Infosys and TCS ended with nearly 1.5% gains today.


10) Global stocks surged higher today, extending gains from their best quarter in nearly 10 years, as strong Chinese factory activity data and signs of progress in US-China trade negotiations gave investors reason to cheer. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"Around 46% of Indian youth have ‘no interest at all’ in politics and 18% only have ‘little interest’, according to a CSDS-KAS survey. (Arvind Yadav/HT)


Social media and shared consumption tastes among the youth do not offer reliable clues to their political attitudes


Blind focus on political preferences of youth is driven by dependence of political parties on market and election survey agencies


Romantic images of youth as a time of wanton freedom and exuberant spirits surround us. Youthfulness, it would appear, is an experience present everywhere at all times. In practice, however, this view will seem incorrect. Consider the Indian experience. For centuries, marriage at an early age and survival in a subsistence economy meant that the brahmacharya—the bachelor student phase of life in scriptural texts, a rough equivalent for the age now viewed as youth—did not exist for most people in India.


The spread of formal schooling and the arrival of higher education alongside the creation of an industrial economy, and the emergence of legal regulation of the age of marriage fundamentally transformed the experience of age and brought new demographic categories like teenage, youth, middle-class and, more recently, the millennials into public discussion. The enmeshment of “age"" with social and political processes is often glossed over in public commentaries.


A recent report in The Indian Express observed that 81 million young Indians will vote for the first time in the 2019 general elections, and could decisively influence electoral outcomes in 282 parliamentary constituencies. The report also said there will be an estimated average of 14.9 million first-time eligible voters in each Lok Sabha constituency and this figure is larger than the winning margin in 297 seats in 2014. Reports like these tacitly suggest that the first-time voters, unlike the older ones, are impressionable and lacking in evolved political attitudes.


Are the millennials a political constituency? Do they share a distinct set of political views from having lived through a time of fast socio-economic transformations? Indeed, these questions are a natural corollary of the results of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey of over 5,000 respondents spread across 180 cities published in the pages of this newspaper. The survey showed that a large proportion of millennials (someone born between 1981 and 1996 and is aged 22 to 37 years in 2018, according to Pew Research Center) prefer to access news on digital platforms, spend their leisure time on social media and shop online.


Speculations about the political inclinations of the millennials will need to confront the stark, sobering fact of high political indifference among the Indian youth. According to a 2016 report Anxieties and aspirations of India’s youth: Changing patterns by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)-Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which surveyed over 6,000 respondents aged between 15 and 34 years in 19 states, 46% of Indian youth have “no interest at all"" in politics and 18% only have “little interest"".",0
"In the past, investors saw Britannia as a bread-and-butter business, which was growing steadily. Photo: Mint (Mint)


Effective April 2019, Britannia will become only the third fast-moving consumer goods firm in the index",3
"Last month, the tax department searched premises of aides of a JD(S) minister in Karnataka, leading to the state government dubbing the raids as politically motivated.


Similarly, searches were conducted at the premises of senior DMK leader Duraimurugan in Vellore district over suspected use of unaccounted money for electioneering and ₹10 lakh of alleged ""excess"" cash was seized.


The government had in 2018 brought in the electoral bond scheme as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of its efforts to bring transparency in political funding. Under the scheme, the name of the donor is known only to banks.


Jaitley said both the electoral trusts, proposed by the then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in 2010, and electoral bonds assured total white money and improved transparency but masked the identity of the link between the donor and the party.


""This obviously has been done to encourage donors to donate white money without fear of consequences,"" he said.",0
"The emergence and acceptance of the sharing economy, with companies like Airbnb, OyoRooms and BlaBlaCar, has struck a chord with enterprising and cost-conscious travellers. It has also created completely new dynamics on the supply side by helping monetization of personal assets and bringing unorganized budget hotels or lodges in the mainstream.


The journey of a traveller from search to discovery to booking to experience has been transformed to attend to his or her need of a seamless experience, adventure, personalization, instant gratification, and reliance on peer-to-peer feedback.


These travellers are growing. According to a report by World Tourism Organization, it is estimated that by 2030, people will take 1.8 billion international trips. In 2017, India generated about 24 million outbound trips , both business and leisure, which is going to increase significantly going forward. While this is the change we will witness in future, the disruptions are already underway.


Augmented reality is being used currently for language translation by pointing smartphone cameras at words, navigation, and routing. An example is the interactive metro maps for the New York subway.


Virtual reality is bringing destinations and accommodation closer to the traveller, allowing travellers to explore destinations that he or she can select and experience before making the booking. Some of these firms go as far as to use wind machines and olfactory stimulants to replicate not just the sights but also the smells and sounds.


Internet of Things (IoT) is impacting the discovery and booking process—in the form of voice-enabled hotel search in Alexa through Kayak and reservation via booking.com, keyless digital entry in hotels, baggage tracking and notification, and seamless integration of your own devices with the inter-connected devices in hotel rooms.",1
"This week we have Bonding, a seven-episode Netflix Original, which takes us into the world of BDSM, through the lead pair of Tiffany Chester aka Mistress May, a dominatrix, and her gay friend Peter aka Carter, who is initiated into the ‘lifestyle’ as a bodyguard for Tiffany


So yes, there are ample whips, lashes, leather, straps and latex to go around and much time is spent in a candy-floss hued sex dungeon


 But Bonding isn’t the CliffsNotes of BDSM 101, it’s all about Tiffany’s and Peter’s shenanigans that take centrestage as they navigate dating, disclosing their chosen life of work and the resultant havoc it creates


 On the surface, Tiffany becomes a dominatrix to help pay for grad school, and Peter needs the cash to pay rent for his hole-in-the-wall apartment that he shares with his sexually repressed roommate",2
"Season three saw Jon find the severed remains of the Night Watch’s horses laid out in the same pattern


In the first episode of the series’ first season, the Night’s Watch came across a group of Wildlings who had been slaughtered by the White Walkers arranged in a similar fashion on the ground",2
"The final trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters is out and it looks like the film will be a pure visual delight


 One of the most noticeable things about the two-minute trailer was its background score, which seemed to tell a different story than the one which appeared on screen


When an unknown and majestic looking beast threatens to turn the planet upside down, Vera Farmiga’s character urges everyone to call the original king of monsters, Godzilla, to help them fight the war",2
"”“‘Mental Hai Kya’ starring Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao marks the coming together of some of the most talented and responsible media personalities, who in no way intend to hurt anyone’s sentiments,” the statement read


The IPS had also demanded to censor any sequence in the film which violates the rights of persons with mental disorder",2
"Finally, there are a few currency pairs in emerging markets quite as calm as the zloty-forint, with 30-day prices swings at their lowest in a quarter century. But, as Bloomberg’s emerging markets editor Alex Nicholson shows, those waters may be about to get stirred as a pre-election spending spree in Poland and a potentially historic rate decision in Hungary loom.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 95.636, up 0.06% from its previous close of 95.579.",3
"“To be clear, addressing these issues is more than a one-year challenge,"" Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. “For some of these issues, like election interference or harmful speech, the problems can never fully be solved.""


This year was one of constant apologies for the social network, after multiple instances of broken trust with its users. Zuckerberg testified for the first time in front of Congress in April, explaining why Facebook allowed users’ data to fall into the hands of unauthorized third parties. In his reflection on Friday, he made the case that Facebook is now a changed company, and will be more proactive about problems.",1
"“If I don’t talk or interact or get along with my co-stars and if we are doing a scene then chemistry wouldn’t know what to do


 “It is a fun film but humour is tougher to do than crying on screen, one can use glycerine, it is tough to get the right comic timing


”The film directed by Akiv Ali and produced by T-series, Luv Ranjan, will hit cinema houses on May 17",2
"""As part of this engagement, we will provide a suite of technologies hosted on Huawei Cloud, such as workload migration solutions including SAP and other enterprise workloads,"" he added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,0
"It went on to add that in single phase election manifesto cannot be released during prohibitory period and in multi-phase polls, it cannot be released in prohibitory period of all the phases.


Technically, it allows political parties to release manifestos in the middle of polling phases too provided it does not take place in the 48 hour period. This would come to aid for particularly regional or state level political parties which may release manifestos just before the phases of polling specific to them.",0
"Next, the heart rate monitor was good. I did find a mismatch between the calories burnt reading between the Versa Lite and the Garmin Forerunner, though I cannot say which is a more trustworthy reading. But the Fitbit website at least had an explanation of how they calculate the calories burnt, unlike Garmin.


I used the Versa Lite for six days without running out of charge (with heart rate monitor on 24/7 and actively tracking workouts everyday for one to two hours). The battery life is great and so is its breathing guide. It isn’t an Art of Living session on your arm, but if you have two minutes to calm your nerves before a big presentation, this can do the trick. Just like the Garmin Forerunner 35, the Versa Lite is waterproof up to 50 metres, but cannot track your swim. It does track a variety of other workouts, though basic ones such as weight training, cardio, cycling, indoor running and walking. The notification it gets is also minimal – phones calls and sms can be received or rejected. It is also supposed to receive whatsapp notifications, but due to some glitch perhaps it did not work with my device.


To conclude, the Fitbit Versa Lite is a watch first and fitness tracker later. That means it will make a nice gift for fitness enthusiasts, beginners or those who generally want a smartwatch. However, it’s not the one to go for if you’re a serious athlete or runner like myself.",1
"A day before attending the 2019 Met Gala, the Isn’t It Romantic actor shared her look from Met 2017 and MET 2018


 It was back then that the rumour mills started churning about a possible romance between Priyanka and Nick


Here are some more photos of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas from the Met Gala 2019:Deepika, in her Zac Posen custom gown of pink lurex Jacquard, looked every bit gorgeous",2
"Mittal started Neta about six months ago and has since promoted it in states such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Mittal, who aims to get 90 million users before the 2019 elections, says his app is already making an impact. “A lot of new leaders have started using the app for campaigning,"" he says.


Mittal says he has had conversations with political parties and found that they are actively following the app to choose the right leaders as their representatives. He cited the example of south Delhi Member of Parliament Ramesh Bidhuri, who is campaigning on the app and has garnered 3,000 votes on it.


Next Election, another platform launched this year, works similarly. It operates through a website now but founder Amit Bansal says an Android app is in the works. “Everything gets reviewed and rated, but that’s not happening in politics,"" he says.


Next Elections allows users to write posts, create polls and more. The company works with policy groups such as Madhyam to bring citizens’ issues to the government’s notice. It also partners with non government organizations, lawyer collectives and trusts. As it is in the beta phase right now, the platform currently has only about 1,000 members, but Bansal plans a proper launch in December.


Bansal also plans to give unique accounts to politicians and parties through which they can campaign and interact with citizens.",1
"Then the hands, again unknown to her, of Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and the leader of the opposition M.K.Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).


Both, she said, had the promise of a long life, recovered from recent setbacks and, importantly, enough luck to capture power and money. When asked which one would win in a fight between the two hands, she was vague. Clearly, even fortune tellers don’t know what lies in store for the main protagonists in the Tamil Nadu elections, due on Thursday, when 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats go to the poll. (The EC on Tuesday cancelled the election to the Vellore constituency). In addition, by-elections to 18 assembly seats will be held on Thursday and another four on 19 May.


Like the palmist, many are uncertain about which way the polls are headed. But almost everybody accepts that the results will create history—the first chapter in the story of two dominant Dravidian parties, without their larger-than-life leaders for the first time.


Tamil politics have long been associated with the idea of nambikkai—trust in the party symbol and the leader. For the last several decades, that symbol has been either the AIADMK’s “two leaves"" or the DMK’s “rising sun"" and the leaders the iconic J. Jayalalithaa or M. Karunanidhi.",0
"They also have a temporary section based on ongoing events, like all the apps to catch up on the action and movies nominated for Oscar awards. The app store also rewards users with virtual coins for logging into the store, which can be used to buy accessories or Mi coupons.


Going by the latest market reports, people are downloading more apps. One such report by App Annie, published in January 2019, suggests that the total number of app downloads have risen by 35% on both Android and iOS in the last two years, while in India, it has surged 165%. It is no surprise that OEMs want to cash in on this.


Most of these pre-loaded app stores show ratings, reviews and number of downloads for the apps. To assure users about the security aspect, the Xiaomi app store has a security certification based on tests carried out using security tools such as Avast, Tencent and Kingsoft. According to the store, apps that have the certification have been cleared of any viruses or hidden payments. Vivo also has a security certification for apps that have been scanned and cleared for any potential threats. However, some of the apps that were taken down from Google Play Store like Offroad Extreme for displaying full-screen ads, monitoring screen unlocking functionality and running in background, was still available on the Xiaomi app store. This suggests the rules governing what shows on these app stores may not be as stringent as they are on Play Stores or App Store.",1
"IOC hopes to buy 1.5 million tonnes of Mexican oil in 2019, compared with 1 million tonnes last year (Reuters)


State refiners have not yet placed orders for Iranian oil for May, when the current waiver expires, pending clarity from the US


OPEC and other producers including Russia have gradually tightened supply through 2019 to reduce a global glut


New Delhi: Indian refiners are increasing their planned purchases from OPEC nations, Mexico and the United States to make up for any loss of Iranian oil if the US enforces sanctions more harshly from next month, sources and company officials said.


All four Indian state-owned refiners that buy Iranian oil are confident of securing additional barrels from other producers, officials from the companies told Reuters.",3
"However, that doesn’t really make a difference in the laptop’s day-to-day performance. web browsing, media streaming and even some video editing is all fast. Windows 10 runs smoothly, which is almost a given for laptops in this range.


Battery life: Another area where the Spectre Folio really excels is in battery life. On a regular day’s usage, with lots of web browsing, emails and some media streaming, the laptop comfortably exceeds 10 hours.


HP’s claims for the battery are somewhat exorbitant, and though it doesn’t match those claims, this is among the more dependable ultrabooks in terms of battery life.",1
"“If ‘crazy’ had a face! #stalker alert! Fasten ur seatbelts for this one! I may have to go off social media for a while! Dark dogma delicious! Stark radical liberating n based on a bestselling novel@


here is a tease … #repost @altbalaji You don’t know her yet…but you would definitely want to! The bitch is coming",2
"Known as Sofaz, the fund is looking to almost double its holdings of the precious metal in 2019 to 100 tons


Baku: For Azerbaijan’s sovereign wealth fund, nothing beats the safety of gold in a world gripped by trade disputes and geopolitical risk.


Known as Sofaz, the fund is looking to almost double its holdings of the precious metal in 2019 to 100 tons after resuming purchases in 2018 following a five-year break. By contrast, it’s steering clear of larger bets on bonds and especially equities, an approach that Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov says allowed the fund to avoid losses last year.


“We would want to have something that is not someone else’s credit risk,"" Movsumov said in an interview in the capital, Baku, on Friday. “In a world where you see the changes in geopolitics, changes in reserve currencies, changes in the dynamics between superpowers and their imminent impact on the financial sector, you want to be on the safe side.""",3
"Election funding is at the root of much corruption in India. Until it is completely overhauled, we must not rest easy",0
"Smartphones have undoubtedly displaced point-and-shoot cameras. But they have some distance to cover before they dislodge digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras used by professional photographers.


Delhi-based wedding, documentary and travel photographer Vijay Tonk says multiple cameras will enhance the options available to users who do not know how to use DSLRs and rely primarily on their phones for all their photo needs. He adds multiple sensors and lenses allow regular users to use various features that would otherwise be limited to the DSLR segment, though without providing the same levels of detail. Moreover, while smartphones may satisfy a user’s needs these days, for professional photography, there are still—and most likely will be for a long time—physical barriers which can’t be simply bypassed, according Marius Eschweiler, global director of business development at Leica Camera AG. “It all comes down to light and how efficiently a device can capture it, like their small sensor compact camera counter parts—which they’ve almost completely replaced—smartphones hit these barriers, too,"" he adds.


Meanwhile, technological developments are promising to help phone makers bundle additional cameras in smartphones, or even multiple lenses in cameras. Computational photography, for instance, allows smartphones to augment the lack of space and DSLR-class sensors with software. Researchers at Columbia University, New York, have experimented with high resolution sensors on smartphones, and surmised that computational photography could, theoretically, overcome the space constraints in smartphones (nyti.ms/2DR2f4f).",1
"The road show will begin at around 3 pm after the prime minister garlands the statue of Banaras Hindu University founder Madan Mohan Malaviya, according to the schedule available now.


The procession will end at about 7 pm at the Dashashwamedh Ghat, the most prominent of Varanasi’s ghats, where Modi will take part in the evening prayers.


On Friday, the prime minister will hold a meeting at 9 am with Bharatiya Janata Party workers at a hotel in the cantonment area.",0
"Game of Thrones’ epic Battle of Winterfell has become the most-tweeted-about scripted TV episode of all time


 This is because the episode title The Long Night not just gave us a mid-season climax, but also had Arya Stark stabbing the Night King with her Valyrian steel dagger to protect her brother Bran


According to Entertainment Weekly, actor Kit Harington was equally surprised at the creators’ decision to pick Arya to finish off the leader of the Army of Dead


 I think it will frustrate some in the audience that Jon’s hunting the Night King and you’re expecting this epic fight and it never happens — that’s kind of Thrones


Pointing out her little chat with Melisandre where she reminds Arya of “brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes… eyes you’ll shut forever” prophecy from GoT’ season 3, Maisie Williams shared that it made sense as to why killing the Night King was Arya’s destiny",2
"In a blog post and a Washington speech, Smith painted a bleak vision of all-seeing government surveillance systems forcing dissidents to hide in darkened rooms “to tap in code with hand signals on each other’s arms.""


To avoid such an Orwellian scenario, Smith advocates regulating technology so that anyone about to subject themselves to surveillance is properly notified. But privacy advocates argue that’s not enough.


Such debates are already happening in states like Illinois, where a strict facial recognition law has faced tech industry challenges, and California, which in 2018 passed the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. It takes effect in 2020.


The issue could find new attention in Congress next year as more Republicans warm up to the idea of basic online privacy regulations and the incoming Democratic House majority takes a more skeptical approach to tech firms that many liberal politicians once viewed as allies — and prolific campaign donors.


The “leave them alone"" approach of the early internet era won’t work anymore, said Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat poised to take the helm of the House’s antitrust subcommittee.


“We’re seeing now some of the consequences of the abuses that can occur in these platforms if they remain unregulated without meaningful oversight or enforcement,"" Cicilline said.


“It’s funny in a way because this online environment was supposed to remove friction from our ability to transact,"" he said. “If in our desire, if not zeal, to protect people’s privacy we throw sand in the gears of everything, we may end up with a very secure system that doesn’t work very well.""",1
"During previous sanctions against Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq raised supplies to India to grow market share in the country, the world's third-biggest oil consumer and importer.


Last year, MRPL signed its first annual deal with Iraq to buy 1.5 million tonnes of Basra oil in 2019.


BPCL has signed a deal to buy 5 million tonnes of Iraqi oil in 2019 compared with 1.5 million tonnes in 2018, its head of refineries R. Ramachandran said, adding his company is considering buying more oil from South America.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed",3
"While the specifications, price and even the name of the smartphone are unclear, the Indian handset maker is eager to make a comeback in the smartphone market which has been dominated by new Chinese players like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Realme.


To gatecrash the budget smartphone party, the segment Micromax was once a key player of, Micromax needs to offer competitive internals, camera and even design. Micromax has lagged behind in the lot lately by using dated design cues and specifications.",1
"A look at how Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, 3-D printing and mixed realitya combination of Augmented Reality and Virtual Realityare transforming businesses


mint-india-wire long-reads TechnologyFuture of TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceBlockchainInternet of Things3D printingMixed RealityAugmented RealityVirtual Reality


Call it whatever you want—Digital Disruption or Digital Transformation—the fact remains that to stay relevant, organizations need to urgently reinvent their business models and growth strategies by putting digital first. They can do that with the help of newer technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3-D printing, and mixed reality that combines virtual reality and augmented reality. These technologies are not only disrupting and transforming business models and the lives of individuals, but also ushering in the so-called gig economy.


Almost two decades ago, the late Robin Williams starred in Bicentennial Man as an NDR-114 robot that was eventually declared a human by the courts. That remains science fiction. However, last October, Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics’ Sophia became the first AI-powered robot ever to get citizenship of a country—Saudi Arabia, even though Sophia pales in comparison to the humanoid in Bicentennial Man or those in Surrogates. Closer home, 38-year-old Ranchi-based Ranjit Srivastava has developed an Indian version of ‘Sophia’, christened Rashmi.


AI has no superpower, as yet. However, broadly defined as the desire to replicate human intelligence in machines, AI is undoubtedly becoming smarter with every passing day on the back of advancements in machine-learning and deep-learning algorithms, humongous amounts of Big Data on which these algorithms can be trained, and the phenomenal increase in computing power.


Such developments have, understandably, given rise to the fear that automation and AI will take away our jobs and eventually become more intelligent than human beings. A study by EY and Nasscom predict that by 2022, around 46% of the workforce will be engaged in entirely new jobs that do not exist today, or will be deployed in jobs that have radically-changed skill sets.


A 2017 survey by Statista finds that 78% of firms globally are either using AI extensively, or have plans for use in near future. However, adoption of AI in India has been slow and remains limited. Estimates indicate that only 22% of the firms in India use AI in any business process but things will improve now that the Indian government has woken up to AI’s potential.


AI is poised to disrupt our world and India, being the fastest-growing economy with the second-largest population in the world, has a significant stake in the AI revolution, NITI Aayog acknowledged in its June 2018 discussion paper titled ‘National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence’. Arguing that India has the potential to position itself among leaders on the global AI map “with a unique brand of #AIforAll"", NITI Aayog has decided to focus on five sectors: healthcare, agriculture, education, smart cities and infrastructure, and smart mobility and transportation. This, even as it recognizes that the country lacks broad-based expertise in research and application of AI, and that there is a pressing need for privacy and security, including a lack of formal regulations around anonymization of data.


Early this month, the World Bank mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to arrange the world’s first blockchain bond. The Kangaroo bond, referring to foreign bonds issued in Australia in the local currency, has been named bond-i, according to a 10 August CNBC report. Closer home, the Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department signed an agreement on 3 August, with information Technology (IT) services provider Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district in Telangana.",1
"“We are not going to take any of the rhetoric this time. We need a good candidate who will help us in the true sense. We don’t want big promises,"" asserts an angry Rambhai in Sagra.


Keshubhai, Hardasbhai and Rambhai are representative voices of almost the entire Saurashtra region. Just change their names and that of their villages and the same complaints reverberate across the belt.


There’s also the omnipresent Hardik Patel factor. This time, Hardik Patel is firmly in the Congress camp. The firebrand youth leader’s massive agitation for reservations to the Patidar (or Patel) community made a huge impact in Saurashtra, which has a sizeable population of the Patidar community. There are three Lok Sabha seats (out of the seven in this region) entirely dominated by the Patidars (or Patels), and the Congress won a majority of the assembly seats that fall within those three parliamentary seats in 2017.


The stream of defections from these assembly segments has propped up the ruling party’s hopes, however. An influential leader from the Ahir community and son of a Congress veteran, Jawahar Chavda, who was inducted into the BJP government as a minister, has been a four-time MLA from Manavadar. His Manavadar constituency falls under Porbandar Lok Sabha seat, though it is in the neighbouring Junagadh district. His joining the BJP is significant in view of the fact that the ruling party had lost all seven assembly seats under Junagadh in 2017.


Similarly, the BJP could manage to win only two assembly seats while the Congress walked away with the remaining five under the Amreli Lok Sabha seat. Here, significantly, Ahir leader Kanubhai Kalsaria, a former three-time BJP MLA from Mahuva, has recently joined the Congress. Amreli has a huge Patidar population and is a rural region with farmers in severe distress. Congress candidate for the seat, Paresh Dhanani, a Patidar, who is also the leader of opposition in the state assembly, is a force to reckon with, making it an uphill task for the BJP to win the seat.


The upshot of this frenzy of defections in a landscape of rural angst and urban nationalism is this: the state may throw up a split verdict, though the BJP still clearly holds the edge. Large sections of Modi’s home state still find it hard to look past the man who has been on a steady ascent since 2002. But the era of clean sweeps at the polls may be coming to a close.


In many ways, Gujarat has not moved on from 2017 despite having a new government in the state for well over a year. The urban-rural divide is still unmistakable and omnipresent. The ruling BJP’s formula to bridge this divide seems to be its shrill time-tested Modi versus Congress-Pakistan-anti-development rhetoric. The Congress, meanwhile, has been making a strong pro-farmer, pro-poor, anti-crony capitalism pitch. Irrespective of which of those two turn out to be the winning narrative, the story from Saurashtra and Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati may be entirely different.",0
"Virtual assistants are artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can be accessed from smartphones, specialised devices like Amazon’s Echo speaker, smart televisions or even cars. Photo: Bloomberg.


Connected via the cloud to search engines, databases, apps and other devices, virtual assistants are designed to allow users to control their digital lives without laying a finger on their phone or computer


Berlin: Some two years after stepping into the spotlight, voice assistants are learning new languages and connecting to ever-more devices around the home -- but mass adoption and widespread ease with the new technology remain some way off.


Virtual assistants are artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can be accessed from smartphones, specialised devices like Amazon’s Echo speaker, smart televisions or even cars.


Connected via the cloud to search engines, databases, apps and other devices, they are designed to allow users to retrieve information and control their digital lives without laying a finger on their phone or computer.",1
"""This volatility indicates caution among participants and it’s not going to subside soon. Mixed earnings announcements combined with weak global cues are currently weighing on sentiment. Besides, the recent surge in crude oil has caused the situation to deteriorate further. We advise option strategies instead of naked longs in the futures segment. Investors, on the other hand, shouldn’t worry too much about these short-term whipsaws and must keep tabs on earnings announcements,"" said Jayant Manglik, president, retail distribution, Religare Broking.


Maruti Suzuki India Ltd fell 2.2% after the company reported a fall in net profit for the March quarter, hurt by industry-wide weak demand. The carmaker's net profit fell by 4.6% to ₹1,795.6 crore. The street had estimated the automaker to post a net profit of ₹1,747 crore during the quarter.


Other automobile firms also closed lower. Tata Motors fell 1.3%, Eicher Motors 1%, Mahindra & Mahindra 1% and Hero MotoCorp 0.6%.",3
"In a statement, RCom said ₹550 crore dues to Ericsson, including interest dues, has been made in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement.


Anil, whose businesses in telecom and power sectors went into heavy debt in the face of regulatory headwinds and intense competition, thanked Mukesh and his wife Nita for bailing him out.",3
"The vulnerability was in an app called Guard Provider, which is meant to detect malware and protect the phones


Cyberthreat intelligence firm, Check Point Research, recently discovered a vulnerability in one of the pre-installed apps on Xiaomi’s smartphones. The Chinese smartphone maker is the holds the top spot, by sales, in the Indian smartphone market. The company also ranks third globally, according to StatCounter Global Stats.",1
"“Given that we have a governor whose take is that the Reserve Bank of India should work toward bringing back growth,"" rate cuts are possible as early as April, said Neeraj Gambhir, former head of fixed income at the local unit of Nomura Holdings Inc. He expects the yield on the most-traded 2028 bonds to drop as low as 7 percent by year-end, a level last seen in November 2017.


For now, concerns about India’s planned record debt sale, uncertainty about upcoming elections and higher oil prices will pressure bonds. Yields may climb as high as 7.75 percent in the next quarter before falling as some of these worries start to fade, said Gambhir, who in June correctly predicted the RBI would buy bonds to halt a yearlong selloff.


New RBI chief Shaktikanta Das has flagged growth concerns and kept the door open for more rate cuts after a surprise reduction this month, minutes from the latest policy meeting showed. Das pointed to a slowdown in consumer inflation to 2.05 percent in January -- well below the medium-term target of 4 percent -- to justify the decision.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.48, down 0.03% from its previous close of 96.507.",3
"It became the fastest to sell one million tickets over 24 hours on the online ticket booking site BookMyShow


 He said, “The Russo brothers directorial will sit at the box office for a long time and I peg it’s opening day collection at Rs 50 crore in all languages and if all goes well, it will earn Rs 150 crore on its first weekend


” He also suggested that the film’s mania matches the madness that is generally witnessed during the release of a Rajinikanth starrer",2
"Apple’s iPad Pro series, touted as the company’s first real answer to Microsoft’s Surface line of devices, is a worthy rival even though it does not run desktop software.


The new iPad Pro doesn't have a home button anymore because Face ID is the only way to unlock the device now.


mint-india-wire Apple iPad ProApple iPad Pro reviewApple iPad Pro specificationsApple iPad Pro priceApple iPad Pro features",1
"Based on the original screenplay by Jesse Chatham and Liz Hannah, the film’s story follows Edee Mathis, a lawyer consumed by grief who resolves to remove herself completely from life as she has known it and disappear",2
"For years, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store have been the main avenues developers can use to get apps onto those companies’ respective operating systems. App developers pay a 30 percent commission to distribute through the stores, a fee Google and Apple say is fair for the cost of providing a trusted and secure marketplace and distribution system.


Epic founder Tim Sweeney disagrees. He has said the 30 percent commission is a markup of 300 percent to 400 percent. Epic can cut commissions in half and still be profitable, the company said in a blog post announcing the project.",1
"The makers have shared glimpses of the epic battle which will take place between Godzilla and King Ghidorah


 From the looks of it, they have spared no expense in shelling out cash for CGI as the monsters truly look every bit fearful as one might have imagined them to be",2
"I felt that this was like putting a bird in a cage, except there were human beings behind bars and everybody wants to fly,” she says


 The cinematography in No Woman’s Land has a lyrical quality as the film captures picturesque locales of the hill terrain even as her narrative reveals practices such as polyandry that stem from the gender-skewed property laws


 Behind the Bars is visually haunting while Laal Hota Drakht is studded with lilting folk songs from the hills


 “I like to stay updated on the styles of documentary films from across the world but I believe in ‘think global, act local’


 We have started a festival called International Film Festival of Shimla, which is in its fifth year and brings some of the best short films from all over India and the world to HP,” says Thakur",2
"These insights will be available to users in three formats—Smart stats, Luck index and Forecaster. Smart stats will provide fans with a more realistic view of players’ performance by factoring in those aspects that were often overlooked such as pitch conditions, quality of opposition and the pressure on the team at that point in the game.


So a batsman’s performance will not only be measured by the runs he scores, but also by the quality of bowling attack and the position of the team when he came out to bat. This will allow ESPN Cricinfo to provide new metrics like most effective batsman/bowler in a match and best batsman/bowler in different phases of the match.",1
"Even in the event that the ECI does eventually act, the question of whether merely taking content down is an effective deterrent. Since the MCC does not give the ECI any punitive powers, the only way it can take serious action against offenders is to file FIRs using provisions of other relevant laws such as the Representation of People Act or the Indian Penal Code. However, these cases rarely result in offenders being punished.


According to Sarvjeet Singh, executive director of the Center for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi, this status quo is largely due to the snail’s pace at which the judicial system works. “By the time cases are in their final stages, in most cases, the term of the MP or MLA is almost over..."" Gupta argues that the Constitution grants the ECI enough leeway to establish stronger regulations and that its current weak legal standing is down to a failure of imagination on its part.


Perhaps the hardest task in ECI’s unenviable list of responsibilities is that of ensuring that campaign-related activities cease 48 hours prior to polling. This silence period is intended to ensure that voters have a period of quiet reflection before casting their vote, free of last-minute manipulation.


Shivam believes that this rule has not accomplished much when implemented on the ground in the past. “Major rallies and events are stopped, but the last 48 hours is used for really clandestine things anyway. It’s not used for public meetings. It’s used for distribution of cash and liquor. It’s used to talk to village headmen who say that they have these many votes and getting them on your side. So, it really doesn’t matter that there are no speeches being made.""


On the internet, the task becomes doubly hard considering the volume of content and the diversity of sources.


According to Berges Malu, director of Public Policy, ShareChat, implementing this rule is simply not feasible. “Modi is the prime minister today. Say, he is fighting the election from Varanasi. Assume polling there is on a certain day. Assume 10 days before that is the election in Tamil Nadu and he says vanakkam to Tamil Nadu. Now, he is not contesting elections directly in that state. He is still PM. How am I supposed to stop him?""


Google will be implementing blocking at the state-level, sources said. The platform will stop serving political ads to users in that state 48 hours before any part of the state is going to polls. Facebook and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment.


Although the measures taken by the ECI and the platforms to check the negative effects on the electoral process appear to be fraught with holes, they represent a start toward tackling a mammoth problem. “There is no way they will get it right in this election,"" said Sarvjeet. “But the fact that everyone is aware that there are issues and they have got at least the major platforms to agree to act, is a step forward.""",0
"Tom Holland had previously said that he will fight the four Elementals, a group of comic book villains who take the form of the elements


 We will not be terribly surprised if Mysterio does not end up being the primary villain in the end, though


MJ knows Peter Parker’s secretSo MCU’s version of Mary Jane, Zendaya’s Michelle Jones, knows Peter is Spider-Man, and she appears quite nonchalant about it


 The two are also clearly falling in love, though whether their relationship will be as important to the franchise as it were in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, we do not know",2
"The FlexPai was heavily criticised by several reviewers, so I was particularly interested to try it out. How bad could it really be, right?


The FlexPai has an all-plastic body, with a rubber coated hinge in the middle that lets the display fold in half outwards. Magnets are present at the back of the smartphone that snap the two ends together. Royole said the hinge is rated to be folded 200,000 times, while the all-plastic build increases durability.


The AMOLED display at the front has a resolution of 1440 x 1920 and it spans 7.8-inches when unfolded and 4-inches when folded outwards. The display has a low pixel density and isn't very crisp. I even noticed a few unresponsive, purpled-out pixels around the hinge area.


Considering the device is about five months old and was used extensively, this seems to be a worrisome shortcoming of foldable smartphones. I'll be on a lookout for such artifacts when Samsung and Huawei foldable smartphones become available to the public.


The foldability of the smartphone is a novelty for the first few times and it quickly becomes a nuisance after that, especially because everything is so slow, buggy and unconventional.


Let's talk about the slow part first. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It runs Royole's custom UI called the WaterOS based on Android 9 Pie.",1
"Specifically for fake accounts, said LinkedIn, we investigate suspected violations of our Terms of Service, including the creation of false profiles, and take immediate action when violations are uncovered.


""If members use multiple email addresses to log into LinkedIn, this can lead to duplicate accounts. LinkedIn has tools in place to check for such instances and notify members to merge the duplicate accounts,"" informed the company.


It, however, appears that LinkedIn relies more on users than its AI and ML solutions to keep its platform sanitised.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"However, at F8, Zuckerberg announced that the company will be moving focus from the News Feed from now on.


Facebook’s messaging app is going to take up less space on iPhones now, dropping to under 30MB, which is about 20% of its current size


Facebook says the “future is private"", and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent the better part of his keynote at F8, the company’s yearly developer conference, outlining just how Facebook will do this. While Zuckerberg did say the company will be working towards the privacy goal over the coming years, there were some key announcements at the event.


Many of Facebook’s privacy nightmares in the recent past can be traced back to the News Feed. The company’s product has been designed around personalising the News Feed to show you things that interest you. To do that, Facebook needs more data on you and that has often been misused by third parties, and even the company itself.",1
"After a two-year hiatus, Shruti Haasan will return to Kollywood with Laabam, where she will act alongside Vijay Sethupathi for the first time",2
"So far this year, the rupee has lost 2.24% against the dollar, while foreign investors have bought $378.03 million and sold $310.44 million in the equity and debt markets, respectively.",3
"Would you agree that the future of audio products is not on the audio side, but in the smart features, voice, etc.?


You’re absolutely right. The way we think about sound is changing. The ability to improve that traditional playback quality is really tough. I think the role of audio will change. Customers will always have to play back content, and they will always want immersive and exciting content. But we will need to do much more with audio as we go forward.",1
"This year alone, Samsung has launched seven new devices altogether in the mid-range and budget segments under the new Galaxy M-series and the recently revamped Galaxy A-series.


Koh, at the Indian launch of Samsung Galaxy M last month, said he was confident of regaining top spot in volume terms in India. He noted that Samsung is heavily invested in the Indian market with its largest mobile manufacturing facility and experience centre located in the country.


The Korean chaebol launched new devices in its recently revamped Galaxy A-series on Wednesday at an event in Bangkok. The Galaxy A80 is a high-end smartphone offering that comes with a rotating camera and bezel-less display, while the Galaxy A70 is a mid-range smartphone with a massive battery and reasonably powerful specifications.",1
"Unwrought copper imports into China, the world's top copper consumer, rose 12% from December to 479,000 tonnes in January, according to customs data, their highest level since September. Imports of copper concentrate also rose to 1.895 million tonnes, the second-highest monthly total on record.


China's overall dollar-denominated exports climbed 9.1% from a year earlier, while imports dropped 1.5%. Both numbers beat analysts' expectations and boosted all base metals, except tin.


""Given today's data out of China and the somewhat positive ... trade war rhetoric we should be set for higher levels ahead,"" Matt France, head of institutional sales, Asia, at brokerage Marex Spectron, said in a note.",3
"He also saw himself as a divine being tasked with this huge responsibility of committing a “dispassionate genocide


So how was the threat dealt with? How was the story wrapped up? And more importantly, which one did it better?The answer to the final question, according to us, is Avengers: Endgame


Game of Thrones’ The Long Night mostly consisted of this huge battle against the Night King and the Army of the Dead


Was it great to watch? Yes, the visual of Arya’s trick and the nice way it was set up, and the subsequent destruction of other White Walkers was stunning, as was most of the episode preceding it (for the most part, the darker colour tone of the episode did not bother me)


 The extinguishing of those swords as the wights overwhelmed them (and made them their own) was also a remarkably eerie visual",2
"“There is a marked increase in the penetration of smartphones and mobile application downloads across Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. We studied this trend in key markets and partnered with Indus App Bazaar to address the growing demand for vernacular applications. The partnership will enable our valued customers to access their favourite apps on Galaxy Apps Store in 12 Indian languages in addition to English. With this, we are certain that our customers across the country will find the ‘Galaxy App Store’ even more useful and user-friendly,"" said Sanjay Razdan, Senior Director, Services Management, Samsung India.


The announcement comes at a time when the industry is witnessing an exponential increase in app downloads from smaller towns and cities across India.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.477, up 0.1% from its previous close of 96.383.",3
"The ROG Phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor, which has become omnipresent in the premium smartphone category. But it’s not the same as others—it’s an overclocked variant of the 845 souped all way up 2.96GHz. This makes it the first smartphone to use a speed-binned CPU, or a CPU that has been tested to reach a certain standard beyond its recommended clock speed.


To cope with the thermal stress and avoid CPU throttling, Asus has installed copper coloured vents which are connected to Asus’ GameCool system consisting of a 3D vapour chamber with heat spreaders and cooling pads.


If you aren’t happy with the GameCool, the phone also ships with AeroActive cooler which has an inbuilt fan. This cools up the smartphone by another 4.3 degrees Celsius. You can connect this via the USB Type-C port. If you’re worried about this messing with your LED aesthetics, fear not—the cooler comes with its own LED lights.


mint-india-wire Asus ROG PhoneAsusAsus ROG Phone IndiaAsus ROG Phone India priceAsus ROG Phone India accessoriesAsus ROG Phone cooling",1
"The post was reshared by Rohman with the caption, “I am the happiest when i am around a happy you !! @sushmitasen47 You bring me out of my shell and make me do crazy stuff, yet the thing that surprises me the most is that, ‘i am comfortable doing it with you’",2
"Eleven other constituencies in the state also went to the polls in the last phase of polling in Maharashtra. However, voter turnout registered a dip with the 17 constituencies recording an average turnout of 57%, compared with the average of 62% recorded in the first three phases, state chief electoral officer Ashwani Kumar said on Monday evening. Overall, Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats have recorded an average turnout of 60.68% in the 2019 polls, slightly less than the 61.7% of 2014.


The Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency, reserved for the scheduled tribes, recorded the highest turnout of 71.98% while urban, Kalyan, registered the lowest at 44.27%, he said.",0
"According to Jimeet Modi, founder and CEO, SAMCO Securities & StockNote, markets are expected to move either 2-3% up or down from current levels.


""Open interest is consistently reducing in the futures market given the already elevated levels and uncertainty over the election outcome. Status quo is expected to be maintained going forward. At the sectoral level, FMCG, capital goods and healthcare are largely expected to move sideways with very little volatility. Realty, mid-caps, auto, metal, power and small-caps are in a corrective mode with further downward pressure going ahead,"" he said.


Major corporates scheduled to announce March quarter results this week are Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Power, Hindustan Unilever and Federal Bank among others.",3
"Salty is a fun sticker pack created by WhatsApp product designer, Alisa K.. WhatsApp says it is for those times when ""you’re proud to show some attitude"". Alisa sought inspiration from emotions she saw on people’s faces, including her friends, and what she experiences every day. This pack is available on Android and iOS.


Fearless & Fabulous is a compilation of strong, powerful, and diverse women. Created by illustrator and designer, Ann Shen, F&F celebrates grit, determination, spirit and love. This is also available on both, Android and iOS platforms.",1
"The city—where Mahatma Gandhi spent his childhood when his father served as the diwan of Porbandar, Rajkot and Wankaner is a stronghold of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), known for its hardline politics, while Gandhi always looked to tolerance and inclusivity.(Read more..)


Harmony. That’s a word you hear a lot in Ahmedabad when you ask people what’s uppermost in their minds when they think about who they will vote for on 23 April.


“Harmony between the two religious groups will be one of the two main factors while voting for many like me,"" says Mushtaq, an auto driver, who is on a break to drink chai at a shop in Juhapura, a Muslim ghetto in Ahmedabad, which is home to 700,000 people.",0
"In absolute terms, the number of wireless broadband users has risen from 154 million in August 2016 to 521.8 million in January 2019. (Vipul Sharma/Mint)


Before Reliance Jio, only one-sixth of all mobile internet users had broadband. 30 months later, over half of them are broadband users",3
"""The rupee continues to remain on appreciating mode due to FIIs inflow in the debt and equity market. Crude oil prices are stable hence inflation is expected to remain benign in coming months,"" said Rushabh Maru - Research Analyst , Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.


Maru further said that the US Federal Reserve's patient approach to raise interest rates have also improved sentiments.


Forex traders said, the rally in the Indian markets was led by strong FII buying on account of reduction in geopolitical risks and opinion polls suggesting a likely return of the NDA government in the general election 2019.",3
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"Thor might be one of the central Avengers now but until his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe way back in 2011, nobody could imagine the might of this God of Thunder


 Played by Chris Hemsworth, Thor has undergone quite a change not just in terms of its character graph but also looks


 And why not? After all, it gave a new lease to this superhero, who had just saved fellow Asgardians from his evil sister Hela


 But how did Thor come to exist and find a place in the Avengers, despite not belonging to planet earth?We take a look back at the Thunder God’s first movie, Thor, exploring his origin story and where he came from


 Chris Hemsworth as ThorWho was Chris Hemsworth before he became Thor? Well, nobody to say the least! His casting was one of the high points about this film",2
"The party has fielded its farmers' wing chief Virendra Singh 'Mast' from Ballia, replacing Bharat Singh. Mast had won from Bhadohi in 2014. Its Scheduled Castes' wing head Vinod Sonkar has been renominated from Kaushambi.


The BJP had won 28 of the 29 seats for which it announced its candidates on Tuesday. Names of seven incumbents dit not figure on the list. However, two of them, Allahabad MP Shyama Charan Gupta and Bahraich MP Savitri Bai Phule, had quit the party.


In West Bengal, the party has given the ticket to Humayon Kabir, who had quit the Trinamool Congress last year, from Murshidabad.",0
"The update brings the Payments option on the first page of the settings menu rather than burying it inside the Account section. The Payments option lets you make transactions using your UPI account.


The new update includes a Data and storage usage setting which lets the users see their mobile data consumption and storage usage. It also lets you choose which network (mobile data or WiFi) is used for media auto-download.",1
"On 26 April, a day before campaigning for the fourth phase ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Mumbai to give the final push for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Republican Party of India. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will share the stage with Modi, after the two leaders demonstrated a well-choreographed bonhomie at the NDA’s Latur rally on 9 April.


Stakes are high for both the NDA and the Congress-led opposition alliance in all the 17 seats. In the 2014 elections, the NDA had won all 17. But there have been some significant changes since then. One, though the BJP-Shiv Sena have renewed their alliance, the long phase of bitter public spats between the alliance partners raised a question mark over the scale of transfer of votes.",0
"This is the first time the BJP is having an official pre-poll alliance with one of the two major Dravidian parties


BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Tuesday announced a pre-poll alliance in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP expects the alliance will finally help it make inroads into the Dravidian heartland.


The move also signals the BJP’s political manoeuvring in forming a coalition government with the support of regional satraps, if its fails to win the 272 seats needed for a simple majority in the next Lok Sabha. On Monday, the BJP managed to set aside the bitterness with alliance partner Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and announced a pre-poll tie-up.",0
"But what makes You’ve Got Mail a delicious watch is its great writing and the chemistry of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks


 Having read some of her works, it is safe to say that the movie brought alive the best of the writer-filmmaker’s humour


The movie’s plotline primarily revolves around Meg Ryan’s Kathleen Kelly, who owns her mother’s hand-me-down small and independent book shop around the corner",2
"Selection Day Part 2 cast: Rajesh Tailang, Mohammad Samad, Yash Dholye, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ratna Pathak Shah, Akshay Oberoi
Selection Day Part 2 director: Udayan Prasad
Selection Day Part 2 rating: 2 starsAfter a cliffhanger-esque ending of the first part — where teenagers Manjunath (Mohammad Samad) and Radhakumar (Yash Dholye) were left at a crossroads — Selection Day is back with six new episodes in the first season


 With plenty of questions waiting to be answered — do the brothers finally make it to the fateful selection day? Where is their missing mother? Will Wynberg Academy win the prestigious Harris-Shield trophy? There was enough material for a pacy, emotional, dramatic second half


The story continues with Samad trying to battle his two interests: science, which he loves, and cricket, which he excels at, but doesn’t really like


 His brother (Dholye) is a tortured soul as he realises that he is not as good as his overbearing father (Tailang) made him out to be",2
"Kanimozhi is taking no chances, even though it appears that the DMK enjoys popular support after the collapse of its main rival, AIADMK",0
"com, ""The Russo brothers directorial will sit at the box office for a long time and I peg it’s opening day collection at Rs 50 crore in all languages and if all goes well, it will earn Rs 150 crore on its first weekend


""Also Read | Avengers Endgame box office predictionWatch: Fans catch Avengers Endgame before work'Endings can be scary', Joe Russo on Avengers EndgameJoe Russo told indianexpress


""Also Read | Avengers Endgame directors Russo Brothers: Endings can be scary, but can also be best part of the storyWatch: Avengers Endgame climax is the highlightStan Lee's last cameo in Avengers EndgameStan Lee, who passed away in November 2018, shot for his last cameo for Avengers Endgame


""Watch: Fan dressed as Iron Man expresses his excitement'It’s not cool', says Kevin Feige on Avengers Endgame leakKevin Feige expressed his disappointment on Avengers Endgame leak on piracy website


 But the response was what I expected, which was everybody turning it off, dismissing it, ‘Don’t watch it, don’t spoil it for anybody else


’""Also Read | Kevin Feige on Avengers Endgame leakAvengers Endgame breaks recordsMarvel Cinematic Universe’s latest offering Avengers: Endgame is breaking records left, right and centre


 Just a day old and the Russo brothers directorial has already smashed ticket counters wide open with its jaw-dropping 169 million dollars collection at the international box office, as reported by Deadline


Also read | Avengers Endgame worldwide box office collection Day 1: Marvel’s latest breaks records'Get ready for a tsunami at the box office'Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, ""#OneWordReview…#AvengersEndgame: MARVEL-OUS


 #AvengersEndgameReview""Watch:Youngsters catch early morning shows of Avengers EndgameMumbai is excited about Avengers EndgameLong queues have begun to form outside theaters playing Avengers Endgame in Mumbai


com)Avengers Endgame quick reviewWhile Thanos wishes for ""a more grateful world,"" one comes out of Avengers Endgame feeling thankful to the creators and the stellar cast for making the goodbye hard but worth it",2
"Coming to the similarities first, both smartphones are firsts for both manufacturers in terms of display and design. Both smartphones come with displays of the same dimensions (6.3-inches diagonally) and essentially the same notch design. Samsung likes to call it the Infinity-V display, which is nothing but a dewdrop/teardrop/water drop notch, while Xiaomi hasn't really given a name to it. Both devices also have the same resolution, at 2340x1080. However M20 has a display with heavy saturation, which really makes the colours stand out. We haven't tried the Redmi Note 7's display, so we will hold our judgement for now.


The M20 features a glossy plastic back without any colour gradients or patterns and comes in Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black colour trims. The Redmi Note 7 has a 2.5D glass back panel with dual tone gradient. The phones come with all three ways to unlock the smartphone—the good old alphanumeric/pattern unlocking, fingerprint scanning and facial recognition.


In terms of performance, the Galaxy M20 is powered by Samsung's new in-house Exynos 7904 octa-core processor. This is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It comes with dedicated storage slot expandable to 512GB and have dual SIM VoLTE support.",1
"In Meghalaya, interestingly, although the BJP with two MLAs is part of the ruling alliance, it has decided to field candidates for both Tura and Shillong seats. This last-minute decision is inexplicable and apparently happened because the state BJP unit feels it should not let the seats go uncontested in favour of state-level allies. Sitting Congress MP Vincent Pala is contesting the Shillong seat and seems confident of winning it because of the disharmony created by the proposed CAB. Meghalaya and Assam suffer the brunt of illegal migration from Bangladesh and they feel strongly about the CAB. It’s a different matter that the issue seems to now have no impact in Assam, at least when it comes to voting the next batch of MPs. The NPP candidate from Tura, Agatha Sangma, has a formidable rival in the Congress’s Mukul Sangma, former chief minister of the state. Hence, while the Congress vote bank in Meghalaya is intact, the opposition coalition does not seem to have done itself any good with each party fielding its own candidates.


In Mizoram, the BJP will have no support overtly or covertly. T.B.C. Lalvenchhunga, 36, a former Navy sailor, was named as the candidate of a new political party—People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM). His central plank, if elected, is to move a private member bill in Parliament for the right to secession from the CAB, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring countries but will not allow Mizos in the Chin state of Myanmar to visit Mizoram to see their relatives. The BJP is fielding Nirupam Chakma of the minority Chakma community for the state’s lone seat, while the Congress and Zoram People’s Movement will field a joint candidate, 41-year-old Lalnghinglova Hmar who has creditably put Mizoram on the football map of the country. Meanwhile, the ruling Mizo National Front has put up 61-year-old C. Lalrosanga who retired as the director general of Doordarshan as its candidate.


In Sikkim, DB Katwal, a youth leader, has been given the task of fighting the lone Lok Sabha seat under the aegis of the Sikkim Democratic Party, which is a coalition partner of the BJP. He has the blessings of the sitting MP, Prem Das Rai, an IIT-IIM alumnus and a man who has served the state well, participates actively in Parliament, and has been part of the success story of Sikkim. So, Katwal is expected to win the seat easily.


Coming to Arunachal Pradesh with two seats, it appears that in Arunachal West, Kiren Rijiju, the BJP MP and junior minister of homes affairs, will have a tough fight with formidable rivals Nabam Tuki and Jarjum Ete. Nabam Tuki is a former state chief minister, while Jarjum Ete is a well-known women’s activist who joined the Janata Dal (S) after being denied a ticket from the Congress. Pollsters aver that Rijiju might still get through in Arunachal West but that the Congress will trump over the BJP in the East.


In the final analysis, the BJP and its allies might at best get 15 seats and not 19-21 as claimed by Himanta Biswa Sarma recently at a press conference. The BJP is likely to get seven-eight seats in Assam; one each in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland; two each in Tripura and Manipur. However, these 15 seats from India’s farthest eastern corner could turn out to be crucial as the numbers get added up on 23 May 2019 in the run-up to government formation.",0
"Both smartphones feature a glossy plastic back without any colour gradients or patterns and come in Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black colour trims.


The Galaxy M20 is powered by Samsung's new in-house Exynos 7904 octa-core processor. It is based on a 14nm process and is equipped two ARM Cortex-A73 cores that run at 1.8GHz for heavy computational tasks and six Cortex-A53 cores at 1.6GHz for everyday lightweight tasks. This is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The Galaxy M10 is powered by the Exynos 7870 processor armed with eight Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz. Memory and storage options in the Galaxy M10 go up to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.",1
"The social network said Tuesday that it is also adding a ""tributes"" section to accounts that have been memorialized


San Francisco: Facebook says it will use artificial intelligence to help find profiles of people who have died so their friends and family members won't get, for instance, painful reminders about their birthdays.",1
"DYF’s surge added to a long list of extreme, unexplained stock swings in Hong Kong that have threatened to dent the city’s reputation as one of the world’s premier financial hubs. Its suspension puts a spotlight on MSCI Inc.’s decision to add DYF to its global benchmark indexes in November, a move that prompted emerging market index-tracker funds run by BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and Northern Trust Corp. to become some of DYF’s biggest shareholders.


Critics of MSCI’s decision, including former HKEX director David Webb, have said the index compiler should do more to vet companies before adding them to equity gauges that serve as benchmarks for investors overseeing trillions of dollars. MSCI, which uses quantitative criteria such as market value and trading volume to construct its global indexes, has said the gauges are designed to represent the “investment opportunity set"" without making any “subjective assessments"" of constituent companies.",3
"Avengers: Endgame, the grand conclusion to what is now officially called the Infinity Saga, is almost here


 If you are not acquainted with the pop culture juggernaut that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become, this piece will briefly explain what it is all about


Since Marvel had sold the movie rights of its characters like Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four to Sony and Fox, it had to fall back on the Avengers for its film universe


 Marvel was bought by Disney in 2009 and the universe flourished under the House of Mouse’s umbrella with movies like The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Thor",2
"DHFL had appointed an independent chartered accountant firm in consultation with the audit committee to verify the allegations made against the company by CobraPost. The CA firm, T. P. Ostwal & Associates LLP, had placed its report to the company's audit committee members at their meeting held on Tuesday.


""There are no indications to confirm the allegations that the company has created shell companies to divert funds,"" the report said.",3
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"Earlier this month, AAP’s East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Atishi had filed a criminal complaint against Gambhir, the BJP’s candidate for the same seat, for holding two voter cards.",0
"Samsung Galaxy A9’s hardware cuts through most of the day-to-day chores without blinking an eyelid, but don’t expect it to be as fast as the OnePlus 6T.


Key features: 6.3-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 660 processor, up to 8GB RAM, 128GB internal storage


Cameras have become the key selling point for smartphones today. While the likes of Google have been turning to software to get the most out of a single camera, more hardware oriented companies like Samsung and Huawei are betting on phones with multiple sensors and lenses. Huawei’s P20 Pro was the first smartphone with triple cameras, while Samsung’s Galaxy A9 (starts at ₹ 36,990) takes it a step further, and is the first phone with four cameras.


The four cameras are arranged in a vertical line on the top left corner and they have been laid out almost flush with the back. As a result, the phone doesn’t wobble when you put it down on a table or other flat surfaces.",1
"Now we can look back and say that it was Captain America: Civil War that changed the audience perception but back during the Winter Soldier days, Cap’n was quite a boring fellow


 The exposition scene in the bunkerZola’s mind inside the supercomputer was an important exposition scene for the film


 This was the scene where we learnt about Hydra’s story and in hindsight, we now know why he was stalling Steve and Natasha but honestly, for a scene as important as this one, it was quite long drawn


 It felt like that the makers just squeezed in the entire story in Zola’s electronic voice and played it as we waited for an interesting scene afterwards",2
"Samsung and Royole aren’t the only companies in the fray. Chinese display manufacturer BOE has developed a 7.56-inch foldable AMOLED display, which can bend 100,000 times without breaking and is reportedly expected to show up in Huawei smartphones sometime next year.


Royole has started taking pre-orders for the FlexPai from October 31 through its official website. The device will start shipping in December.


mint-india-wire FlexPaiworlds first foldable smartphoneFlexPai PriceFlexPai SpecificationsFoldable smartphoneTechnology",1
"But if someone like you steals my films through the internet or whatever, fine, you have my blessing,” he added


The filmmaker, who has over 60 films to his credit, said access to older content has become easy in the age of streaming services",2
"""In a bid to oppose Modi, Didi is being friends with such people. She does not care if there is chaos and unrest in the country,"" he said.


""Friends, you have relied a lot on Didi but she has demolished your faith. The nexus of aunt and nephew has rouged this great land with goons, infiltrators, human and animal traffickers and extortionists. Didi and his companions have put breaks on people's hopes and aspirations,"" Modi alleged.


Taking a swipe at the West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress slogan of ""Maa-Mati-Manush"" (Mother-Motherland-People), Modi claimed that the current state government has insulted all three entities during its reign.",0
"A person familiar with the developments stated that India had not taken up the matter with Bangladesh on an official level. “We don’t expect people from Bangladesh to come and campaign here. These are two individuals and it is not a pattern. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka will sensitise people on what they can and can’t do, before issuing visas,"" the person added.


The home ministry stated that after receiving a report from the Bureau of Immigration regarding visa violations committed by Ferdous Ahmed, the ministry “cancelled his business visa and issued him a leave India notice. He also has been blacklisted. The Foreigner Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) Kolkata had been directed to ensure compliance of these orders.",0
"The search engine giant first hinted at bringing the app to an end last year, but it was not until recently that the users started seeing a more specific shutdown date, GSMArena.com reported on Tuesday.


""'Inbox' is shutting down. We are saying goodbye to 'Inbox' at the end of March 2019. While we were here, we found a new way to email with ideas like snooze, nudges, smart reply and more. That's why we have brought your favourite features to Gmail to help you get more done,"" reads the desktop message that pops up while logging into ""Inbox"".",1
"Asian currencies were trading mixed. South Korean won was up 0.5%, Indonesian rupiah 0.37%. However, China renminbi was down 0.09%, Philippines peso 0.05%.",3
"Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu. His Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) last year on demand for a special category status for the state. (PTI)


TDP is facing a major threat from YSRCP, as it is without an alliance partner in the run-up to Andhra Pradesh elections


The BJP, YSRCP, TDP and Congress have so far not announced any pre-poll alliance, like was the case in 2014",0
"Coming back to the Galaxy A30 and A50, the smartphones offer 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity U-display with a resolution of 2340x1080. The Galaxy A30 is powered by the same Exynos 7904 found inside the Galaxy M20. It is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. In terms of optics, it has a 16MP+5MP rear camera configuration while at the front it has a 16MP selfie clicker.


The Galaxy A50 runs the Exynos 9610 processor paired with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. It has 25MP+8MP+5MP triple rear cameras and a 25MP front-facing camera. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner.",1
"The Congress is trying to win back some lost ground in Bengaluru as it banks on Karnataka to help revive its fortunes


BENGALURU: Polling for 14 out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats began at 7 am today across the southern districts of Karnataka, including four seats in Bengaluru.


The three urban seats in Bengaluru--North, Central and South--recorded voting percentages of 5.74%, 5.41% and 8.56% respectively. Bengaluru rural seat saw a voting percentage of 5.93%. High voter turnout was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada at 14.94% and 13.00% in Udupi-Chikmagalur seat.


Several voters reached their respective booths early today to beat the heat and also to avoid crowds.",0
"In global markets, gold prices were steady at $1,312 per ounce. Pressured by renewed dollar strength, gold prices have come off after hitting a nine-month high at $1,326.30 in late January. A stronger greenback makes dollar-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies. In the near term, gold enjoys support at $1,300, say analysts.


Meanwhile, investors will closely watch the progress in trade talks between China and the United States as the world's two largest economies trying to hammer out a deal before a March 1 deadline, after which US tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports are scheduled to increase to 25% from 10%.",3
"Arvinder Singh Lovely: Former chief of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) and a state minister, Lovely had switched over to the BJP in the early 2017 ahead of the MCD elections saying that the party was 'finished' under the leadership. But, that did not last long and nearly 10 months later, he returned to Congress saying he was an 'ideological misfit' in BJP, a realisation that he had a 'day after he joined the party'.


A close aide of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Lovely, is a prominent Sikh face in the national capital and the party is hopeful that his experience of governance in the past would help him perform well. He began his political career as a youth leader and was first elected to the legislative assembly in 1998 when he was one of the youngest MLAs.",0
"It also leads users to two resource pages that would help tackle anti-bullying as well as an advisory for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.


""With the launch of our localised Safety Centre along with our resource pages for anti-bullying and the general elections, we aim to reaffirm our commitment to India and ensure a safe and positive online environment,"" Helena Lersch, Director, Global Public Policy, TikTok, said in a statement.",1
"The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660 processor paired with up to 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage


Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Wednesday said it had successfully surpassed over 1 million units of Redmi Note 7 series sale across the nation within a month of its launch. The Redmi Note 7 was launched last month alongside the Redmi Note 7 Prp",1
"Banks are buying state bonds and moving them to the so-called held-to-maturity group, a category that shields them from price swings. Central bank rules allow lenders to shift their holdings between three buckets -- held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and held-for-trading -- before the start of the new fiscal year on April 1.


“Banks are tendering their stock and moving out of government bonds and into state-development loans and putting them into the HTM category,"" said Naveen Singh, Mumbai-based head of fixed-income trading at ICICI Securities Primary Dealership. “That’s the name of the game as of now.""",3
"Supporters of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) hold placards with the images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and BJP president Amit Shah (C) at a rally in Patan. (AFP )


All seats in Gujarat (26), Kerala (20), Goa (2), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu (1) go to polls in the third of the seven-phase election


NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the third phase of polling in 116 parliamentary constituencies on April 23 ended Sunday with top leaders making a last-gasp effort to sway voters in favour of their respective parties.


All seats in Gujarat (26), Kerala (20), Goa (2), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu (1) go to polls in the third of the seven-phase election.


Besides, polling will be held in four seats in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, one in Jammu and Kashmir, 14 in Karnataka, 14 in Maharashtra, six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, and five in West Bengal.",0
"De Niro, who discussed his role in longtime collaborator and friend Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming mob drama The Irishman on the show, said people have affinity towards the outlaws, “except we have a wannabe gangster in the White House now”


The Oscar winner then branded the POTUS as a “dumbbell”, adding that even gangsters had morals and ethics",2
"Belsky should know since he oversees Adobe’s design team across all Adobe products. “Today, every company is building a digital experience so I believe design is as important if not more, to the underlying technology themselves,"" said Belsky during an interview when he recently visited India.


Belsky cited the example of vacation rental company, AirBnB, that was successful in beating the competition because they had better photography and shot each apartment professionally as opposed to other companies who used user generated content that made the same apartment not as attractive.


Similarly, he pointed to social media company Pinterest which, in its early days, used some design tricks to make the website feel faster so that it appeared that the images were loading faster than they actually were. It was a case of designers being innovative in the customer experience even before the underlying technology was able to do so, notes Belsky.",1
"Natasha is introduced as the conventionally good-looking lawyer but it is later revealed that she is an assassin


 War MachineTerrence Howard played this role in the first film but starting with Iron Man 2, this role has been played by Don Cheadle


 His War Machine avatar is being controlled by the bad guys but his interest lies in saving Stark and humanity


 On one hand, we have a story about securing a defence contract, on the other hand, there is this whole other deal about Vanko avenging the Stark family


 The villainsMCU has always had a problem with creating strong villainous characters and it was quite evident in the early films as well",2
"To get the zero-waste certification, Apple has to divert 100% of its waste from landfills with a maximum of 10% being sent to a waste-to-energy facility. (NYT)


Apple’s final assembly sites are now 100% zero-waste certified, including its facilities in India, the company announced in its 13th Supplier Responsibility Report yesterday. Apple manufactures only iPhones in India, through partners like Wistron. It is reportedly going to start manufacturing iPhones through Foxconn as well in 2019.",1
"Upon reaching such threshold, it has been proposed to either fixed price band on the stock may be imposed or a call auction should be conducted for a fixed duration as per criteria to be prescribed relating to minimum trades, volume, etc. The price discovered in such call auction may be considered for continuous market.


Also, it sought public view whether any measure may be required at this stage as the same may hamper free market and fair price discovery.


Moreover, the regulator has also given benefits as well as challenges of all the three options suggested by it.


Explaining the benefits of proposed daily price limits for stocks in derivative segment, Sebi said imposing such circuit filters may arrest abnormal movement of the price of the scrip beyond a certain limit.",3
"Left still vanguard of working class, which is going through one of its worst phases: Sitaram Yechury


The Left will not only support but also facilitate and encourage the position of the working class through solidarity, says Yechury


BENGALURU: The Left parties are still at the forefront of India’s working class struggles, Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, general secretary Sitaram Yechury said. In an phone interview amid the ongoing Lok Sabha campaign, Yechury said the Left parties need to have greater numbers in Parliament. Edited excerpts:


Normally, I attend a flag-hoisting at party headquarters on May Day and attend the workers’ rally in Delhi. But this time, because of the electioneering, I’ll be out on campaign in Madhya Pradesh.",0
"The current rate is ₹1 crore plus ₹6 per crore for the turnover in excess of ₹10 lakh crore. This would be reduced to ₹1 crore plus ₹1.20 per crore for the turnover in excess of ₹10 lakh crore without any upper ceiling.


In another important proposal, Sebi's board approved changes in norms for debenture trustees, which the regulator would said help secure the interest of the debenture holders and enable Debenture Trustees (DTs) perform their duties effectively and promptly.


Under the approved changes, the minimum net worth requirement of a DT would be increased from existing ₹2 crore to ₹10 crore.


The requirement of calling for a meeting of debenture holders in the event of default in payment obligation by issuer in case of public issue of debt securities will not be obligatory.",3
"Do you see these struggles leading to concrete steps, that are also linked to law-making and the Left’s numbers in Parliament?


That is the issue. If this has to be converted into a legalized struggle, then the Left numbers in Parliament have to be stronger. But whatever be the Left presence in Parliament, the Left is the only one still in a position in terms of not merely taking up the issue of violations of existing rights but also an extension of existing rights in order to give greater protection to the working class.


Obviously, Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. It will also be Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and other states as well.",0
"happiest happy 11!!! ♥️♥️😁 your mind and heart lights up the heavens! Happy happy joy joy to our unique Artist boy! I know your never changing who you are!!! #sooooproud #Ridzajaanturns11 #loveyoumadly❤️♥️🎂🎂#,” Sussanne Khan wrote along with this video",2
"NEW DELHI: The focus of electioneering will shift to the battleground Hindi heartland states in the fifth and sixth phases of the general elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi planning saturation campaigning in the region.


At stake are 110 seats across nine states and Union territories, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress are in a direct contest. Among other states that go to the polls in these two phases are Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.


The outcome of voting in these Hindi heartland states, which overwhelmingly supported BJP in the 2014 national elections, may determine whether Narendra Modi will get a second term as prime minister.",0
"""You are starting to see the reasons why the Federal Reserve is not going to be in the tightening at least for the first part of this year because they were starting to see some signs of a slowdown.""


The Dow Jones Transports index, closely watched by investors to gauge the health of the economy, dropped 1.60 percent, its steepest in the past 11 sessions of declines.


Worries about global growth intensified after exports in China, the world's second-largest economy, tumbled the most in three years in February, which stirred talk of a ""trade recession"".


This comes on the heels of the European Central Bank cutting growth forecasts and unveiling a new round of stimulus.",3
"“GST has impacted us greatly,"" said Tekchand Jesswani of Hema Saree Emporium, a garment shop sandwiched between two others. The Union government imposed a GST of 5% to 18% in July 2017 on consumer goods, such as saris and cotton clothing, which has led to extra manpower and additional cost of ₹5,000-10,000 per month to keep accounts.


Capital Jaipur along with 11 other constituencies will figure in phase V of the Lok Sabha elections on 6 May, while 13 seats voted in phase IV on 29 April. It is a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as in previous polls. This is one of the few states where no regional party has emerged in the last few years.


However, businessmen across the state are desolate about their prospects under a new government. “Who it is, doesn’t matter. They haven’t looked out for us,"" said Narendra Morani, who owns a kurti-making factory in Sanganer, a town south of Jaipur known for textiles. “We’re not highly educated people. We are filing way too many taxes and are burdened with too much paperwork.""",0
"Supply shortage concerns, a stronger Chinese currency and looser credit conditions have boosted sentiment in copper, said Saxo Bank head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen.


China imports: China imports of copper scrap fell 11.5% to 180,000 tonnes in January compared with the same period a year ago.


It was the first month that imports of 32 extra types of solid waste, including lower-grade scrap copper, were banned as part of China's crackdown on foreign garbage.


China Premiums: Import premiums for physical copper in China slipped to as low as $52 a tonne, the lowest since May 2017.",3
"Actor Olivia Wilde believes it is important to give new people a chance and look beyond the established set of actors to bring diversity in the cast and crew of a film


The actor, whose debut directorial venture Booksmart boasts of a diverse team with many newcomers on board, said she did not face trouble during the casting of the film",2
"The film is a sports drama that revolves around a father’s efforts to overcome his self-pity and be a hero in the eyes of his son


 The film also stars Shraddha Srinath, Sathyaraj, Brahmaji, Subbaraju and Rahul Ramakrishna among others


 Judging from the trailer, the film follows the story of a promising cricket talent who loses his way due to some reasons


Tamil movie audiences, however, have a few options at the box office this weekend: a horror-comedy (Kanchana 3), an investigative thriller (Vellaipookal) and a romantic entertainer (Mehandi Circus)


Choreographer-turned-director Raghava Lawrence is back with a new installment of his successful horror-comedy franchise, Muni/Kanchana


 The film stars Vedhika, Devadarshini, Sriman, Manobala, Kovai Sarala, Sathyaraj, Oviya, Soori, Kabir Duhan Singh and Yogi Babu among others


 Set in the United States, the film follows an investigation led by Vivekh’s character, who is a retired Tamil Nadu police officer


 The film is scripted by acclaimed writer Raju Murugan, who gave us Joker, the most heart-wrenching film of 2016


 She wrote, ""Like any other ghost in horror films, the ghost in Kanchana 3 has a back story— about how it came into being and why it takes revenge on someone


 Suddenly, you get introduced to white-eyed ghosts (the one you see in Conjuring-kind of films) and creepy dolls


 Be prepared, okay?""Also read: Kanchana 3 movie review: ‘Amma’ sentiments, exorcism scenes and everything in betweenOur verdict on Jersey: Nani's career best so farIndianexpress


 Gowtam exactly knows how much of cricket should be shown at a given point in the narration, so that the game doesn’t overshadow the human drama


""Also read: Jersey movie review: Gowtam Tinnanuri delivers a rewarding sports dramaOur verdict on Vellaipookal: Refreshing to see Vivekh in a subtle role, but that’s not enough


 Whereas on a serious one, you need to have authentic characters, interesting plot developments and actors to root for",2
"The group’s digital transformation exercise began in phases four years ago and, today, the RPG Group spends more than ₹100 crore annually on digital initiatives across all its companies. “Digital for us is about quantum leaps in efficiency, being able to navigate through new ecosystems and gain strategic advantage in the marketplace. It is the Charles Darwin moment for the industry, worldwide. Data, speed, complexity, volatility can either be your friend or foe in the new-age of industrial evolution. We have partnered with the best companies to be future-ready in the disruptive world,"" says Harsh Goenka, chairman, RPG Enterprises.


The group’s digital strategy, according to Mutha, is broadly divided into four categories—Connected Factory, Smart Products, Connected Customer and Digital Workplace.


The “Connected Factory"" is RPG Group’s version of smart manufacturing (industry 4.0), which was set up at its Raychem-RPG transformer manufacturing unit in Pune with the help of Hitachi. “The entire pitch around smart factory is automation,"" says Mutha. For instance, till even two to three months back, operators and supervisors at Raychem-RPG would have a 10am call to fix their work schedule for the day. Now, the operators can simply access the priority list of their jobs for the day by clicking on a digital kiosk.",1
"Modi sought to contrast his five years in office with the Congress rule. “They had an economist as the prime minister and a person who thinks of himself as the god of intelligence as the finance minister. What did the middle class get,"" he asked. But we are 180-degree different from the Congress in our policy and intent. There has been no corruption in the last five years, some of those who were involved in corruption are in jail and some are out on bail. I will put them in jail if you put me back in office in 2019,"" Modi said. He pointed out that the NDA government expanded the tax base without raising the rates of personal income tax. “It has happened for the first time in three decades that the country recorded one of the highest rates of economic growth and the lowest rates of inflation at the same time,"" Modi said.


On development, Modi said while the previous Congress-led government could build only 11 km of metro network in Mumbai in 15 years, the NDA government was at an advanced stage of commissioning 275 km of metro network in the next three years.",0
"The Rajkot-Porbandar Express is cheap and fast, but it’s also overcrowded and desperately in need of new coaches. (Varun Sood)


Hundreds of ordinary citizens travel between Rajkot and Porbandar, two busy economic hubs, for personal and professional reasons every day


Indian Railways is rightfully considered the lifeline of the country. So you’ll agree that as India celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas K Gandhi — kicking off a two-year period of celebration in 2018 — there cannot be a more fitting tribute to one of the world’s greatest leaders than to offer hundreds of people the option to travel in clean and comfortable coaches on a route that he took in 1915, when he returned from South Africa. This certainly will trump some of the other initiatives such as the launch of stamps and the compilation of an anthology to commemorate the life of Gandhi.


Back in 1915, as you know, Gandhi travelled along this route in a third class railway carriage, as part of attempt to reacquaint himself with a country he’d left nearly two decades earlier. He started his journey in Pune, or Poona as it was known then, and then travelled this route.


Today, the train that connects the cities is No. 19572 or the Porbandar-Rajkot Express, which covers the 180 kilometres between them in four hours and 45 minutes. Let me explain why this train needs a complete overhaul.",0
"The overhang of the general elections will also limit government capex until the second half of FY20. “We do not expect the strong 15% CAGR seen in FY08-FY13 to repeat, especially as power will not be a major capex driver ahead. However, from negative growth, we expect to move to 10%+ CAGR over the next four years,"" said Jefferies India.


However, L&T’s efforts to contain working capital should bring down interest cost as a percent of sales. Meanwhile, the March quarter is usually robust on execution, translating into better conversion of orders into revenues. Also, analysts say L&T’s order flows for FY19 will top its guidance of 10-12% growth over a year ago. Investors will hope that improved fundamentals in the company’s core business will offset the negative investor sentiment due to recent developments.",3
"“We gave the (CBI) consent in good faith, but it has lost credibility,"" Naidu added, referring to the AP government withdrawing its general consent to the CBI operating in the state (earlier this year). The Ap chief minister also questioned the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which he has been censuring ever since polling day (11 April) in AP, after reported cases of malfunctioning of electronic voting machines were reported.


Naidu in fact is among one of the opposition parties which are demanding that 50% of the votes in EVMs be matched with the voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). “Has there ever been so many allegations against the ECI? The prime minister is responsible , which us why we are all (opposition parties) coming together,"" stated the TDP supremo.",0
"The EC has formed a committee to examine the matter as model code of conduct has been implemented. “The matter related to the address of the Prime Minister to the Nation on electronic media today afternoon has been brought to the notice of the Election Commission of India,"" the EC said in a statement on Wednesday.


“Research, space management and development are a continuous process over the years. Modi, as usual, likes to take the credit for everything. Credit to those who really deserve it, our scientists and researchers. Today’s announcement is yet another limitless drama and publicity mongering by Modi desperately trying to reap political benefits at the time of an election. This is a gross violation of the model code of conduct,"" said West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.


While the Congress is consulting its legal advisors to decide the future course of action, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, was more vocal. CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury wrote to chief election commissioner Sunil Arora asking if the EC had been informed beforehand about the speech. “Such a mission should normally be announced to the nation and to the world by the relevant scientific authorities such as the DRDO. Instead, the Indian Prime Minister has taken the route of an address to the nation in making this announcement. This announcement comes in the midst of the ongoing election campaign, where the Prime Minister himself is a candidate. This is clearly a violation of the model code of conduct,"" Yechury said in his letter.",0
"Gunadeep Dutta, a second-year undergraduate student in Guwahati, who will be voting for the first time, says that successive governments in Assam have done a reasonably good job of ushering development in the state but feels there is room for more to be done.


“The state and its people have a lot of potential which is not being leveraged,"" he says. “The government should incentivize locals who set up industries or businesses in the region and create employment,"" says Dutta.


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is expected to move again on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which proposes to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants who face persecution in other countries. As such, there are concerns about the effects the implementation of the bill will have.


“The bill is a sensitive issue for the people of Assam and I am equally concerned about it,"" says Sultana. “If more outsiders are allowed to come and settle in Assam, how will the local Assamese find jobs or have bright future here?"" she asks.",0
"Oppo Reno's 10X Zoom Edition offers a Snapdragon 855 processor along with a 13MP camera that offers 10x optical lossless zoom


Chinese smartphone maker Oppo on Wednesday announced the much awaited Oppo Reno smartphone in China. The smartphone is the Chinese company's first smartphone since Find X, that was launched last year, to sport flagship specifications.


The Oppo Reno is priced at 2,999 yuan (about ₹31,000) for its 6GB of RAM/128GB variant, 3,299 yuan (about ₹34,000) for the 6GB/256GB version, and 3,599 yuan (about ₹37,000) for the 8GB/256GB model.",1
"From how she loves eating cheese, to fetching the ball, to “doing go home” — the oddly phrased expression that is repeated countless times just in case we missed the film’s title


 It’s like being at the receiving end of a machine churning out inanities, which you know are meant to pull at your heartstrings",2
"“I hear on the Internet there’s been a lot of triangular conversations around Captain Marvel, Valkyrie and Thor, and I think a communal spoon — just a spoon between friends that are hard-working would be a nice thing,” she said",2
"The decline in smartphone shipments can be attributed to lengthening replacement cycles in developed markets like US, China and Western Europe. (Bloomberg)


The overall global smartphone market registered a 4% drop from 1,558.8 million unit shipments in 2017 to 1,498.3 million units in 2018


BBK Group (which owns OPPO, Realme, Vivo and OnePlus) is collectively the world's third largest manufacturer—bigger than Huawei in terms of volume


New Delhi: The overall global smartphone market declined for the first time in 2018, registering 4% drop from 1,558.8 million unit shipments in 2017 to 1,498.3 million units in2018, Counterpoint Research said on Thursday.",1
"“It is off-tourist season and we hardly sell during this time of the year. But due to elections in the state we are getting some buyers now,"" said Prabhakar Barala, an artist.


Covered with intricate “pattachitra “and tribal motifs, Barala’s house is a canvas in progress and a visual treat for visitors. Ask him to explain and he patiently takes one through each art work. He even gives a live demo of his skills, drawing a portrait of a lady in just a few minutes.


Asked about the expectations and the demands of these creative set of voters, pat comes Barala’s reply: “Give us the market and show our work to the world.""",0
"The PIL said 114 countries have adopted external voting and among it are 20 Asian countries. It said that the external voting could be made possible by setting up polling booths at the diplomatic mission, or by postal, proxy or electronic voting.


Shamsheer migrated to the UAE 12 years ago prior to which he was enrolled as a voter in his hometown of Calicut, Kerala, and had voted in the elections. Subsequently, he was removed from the voters list because of his NRI status.",0
"The opening ceremony drew world stars like The Glitch Mob, Mako and Madison Beer while some fans celebrated their affection for the game with cosplay outside the Munhak stadium. The event has served as an outlet for creative expressions by fans as they show off costumes made with inspirations from the game.


While no South Korean team played in the finals, enthusiasm for e-sports is hotter than ever in this nation of 50 million where it’s common to see a gaming cafe on almost every major street in a city. That’s boosting profits at local game developers while manufacturers like Hyundai Motor Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. struggle to regain their old glory. For instance, Netmarble, which specializes in mobile-phone games, has market capitalization that rivals that of LG Electronics Co.


Some gamers achieve celebrity status in South Korea. Lee Sang-heyok, “Faker"" of T1, reportedly earns millions of dollars each year and commands a following that most baseball and soccer players would be jealous of, while StarCraft legend Lim Yo-hwan is married to an actress and frequently appears on television shows.",1
"Both Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 come with dedicated storage slot expandable to 512GB and have dual SIM VoLTE support.


In terms of optics, the Galaxy M20 boasts a dual camera setup with a 13MP+5MP configuration. While the 13MP sensor has a lens with regular field of view, the 5MP sensor has a ultra-wide angle lens sitting on top of it. At the front, the smartphone comes with an 8MP sensor for selfies.


The Galaxy M20 is backed by a 5,000mAh battery and ships with a 15W charger. It has a USB Type-C port for charging and connectivity.


The Galaxy M10 comes with a 3,400mAh battery and ships with a regular 9W charger. It has a Micro USB port for charging and connectivity.",1
"Actors Sam Claflin and Freida Pinto have boarded the cast of Olivia Munn-starrer Love, Wedding, Repeat",2
"The fifth phase of polling in 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will see a clash of titans, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.


The BJP had bagged 12 of these seats in 2014 with the Congress winning Sonia Gandhi's Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi's Amethi — the only two constituencies where the Congress succeeded out of the 80 in the entire state.


The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting on five seats, while its ally Samajwadi Party (SP) is fighting on seven seats.


In Amethi and Rae Bareli, the SP-BSP alliance has not put up any candidate, leaving the two constituencies for the Congress.",0
"He was like a natural force from whose spear, even the dragons, the most powerful beings on earth, shied away


 Then how could Arya, who was still a human, kill him?In comparison, the way Thanos was taken down in Endgame was appropriately epic and it also made sense in the context of the entire MCU


 Else, why build up a bad guy so much, only to be so ludicrously anti-climactic? The three biggest superheroes — Tony Stark, Steve Rogers and Thor — fought Thanos off so they could keep the gauntlet away from him


One could say since the show is called Game of Thrones, the major conflict will always be the struggle for the Iron Throne


 But then why was the Night King set up as such a primal dark god like figure, only to be stabbed to death?",2
Oil prices spiked on report that the US is likely to ask all importers of Iranian oil to end their purchases or face sanctions,3
"Balance: The global zinc market deficit narrowed to 28,000 tonnes in January from a revised deficit of 62,400 tonnes in December, data from the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) showed.


Zinc smelters have not been able to keep up with higher output from mines, constraining production of refined metal.


Dominant position: Zinc prices have also been bolstered by the large position held by one party, which controls 50-79% of available LME zinc inventories, according to LME data.


Supply: Floods in Australia's Queensland state last month have disrupted rail delivery of zinc exports to the northern port of Townsville, affecting miners, including Glencore , MMG Ltd and South 32.",3
"Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said it provides a pre-installed Facebook app on selected models with options to disable it, and once it’s disabled, the app is no longer running.


People have expressed their dismay over the inability to delete the Facebook app on Samsung smartphones and said they'll stop using Samsung phones altogether


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Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific northwest, was perusing internet forums when he came across a complaint that alarmed him: On certain Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones, users aren’t allowed to delete the Facebook app.


Winke bought his Samsung Galaxy S8, an Android-based device that comes with Facebook’s social network already installed, when it was introduced in 2017. He has used the Facebook app to connect with old friends and to share pictures of natural landscapes and his Siamese cat — but he didn’t want to be stuck with it. He tried to remove the program from his phone, but the chatter proved true — it was undeletable. He found only an option to “disable,"" and he wasn’t sure what that meant.",1
He is seen taking on a number of men in the 2-minute long trailer and also justifies his actions to his “akka”,2
The Lok Sabha election in the state will be held in seven phases with the first one on 11 April and the last on 19 May,0
"The company can be expected to use the remaining funds for expansion, especially in the coffee retailing business. As on December, Coffee Day had 1,751 outlets, spread across 243 cities in India. The coffee retailing business is on a good wicket with same-store sales growth for 9MFY19 at about 11%. During this time, average sales per day increased by 3%. But investors aren’t giving it brownie points yet. The stock has underperformed the Nifty 500 index so far in FY19.


“We believe Coffee Day’s sharp valuation differential with other listed quick service restaurant companies will narrow once it removes the conglomerate structure,"" pointed out a note from Maybank on 25 February. Needless to say, developments on restructuring will be crucial from an investor’s point of view.",3
"MUMBAI: The markets regulator on Tuesday cracked the whip on National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE), directing it to deposit nearly ₹1,000 crore in an investor fund and barring it from accessing capital markets for six months, besides clawing back a chunk of salaries from its two former CEOs, for lapses in its algorithmic trading systems and co-location services.


In a set of five orders issued on Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) asked NSE to “disgorge"" its profits from co-location worth ₹624.89 crore at 12% interest to the Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The amount with interest would add up to about ₹1,000 crore. The Sebi order also pushes back NSE’s much-delayed ₹10,000 crore initial share sale well beyond six months.


The Sebi order said NSE had failed to ensure equal and fair access to all members when they were using its algorithmic trading platform and co-location services. Between 2011 and 2014, under co-location services, some brokers trading from the same premises where NSE’s algorithmic trading servers were located were able to get faster access to the trading systems, thereby gaining an unfair advantage over others.


Sebi also punished Ravi Narain and Chitra Ramakrishna, NSE’s two former CEOs and founding members. Narain, who was heading the exchange between 2010 and 2013, was asked to deposit 25% of his salary for the three fiscals in IPEF, while Ramakrishna, who was the CEO of the exchange starting fiscal 2014, must deposit 25% of her salary for that fiscal. She stepped down as CEO in December 2016.


The strictures against the two, which called the episode “bad governance"" on the part of NSE, include a bar on associating with any listed company or a market infrastructure institution (MII) or any other market intermediary for five years.",3
"Liquidity still tops the list of concerns for markets, and the absence of a clear stance on this disappointed bond traders and bankers. This explains to a large extent why bond yields inched up after the RBI policy announcement.


“It was surprising that the MPC (monetary policy committee) chose not to be more proactive on liquidity management, while still deliberating on the need for keeping liquidity neutral in order to aid transmission,"" said B. Prasanna, head of global markets at ICICI Bank Ltd.


R. Sivakumar, head of fixed income at Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd, echoes similar sentiments. “The market was probably hoping for a stronger statement in support of growth or liquidity, with perhaps a commitment to OMOs (open market operations), or another liquidity tool,"" he said.",3
"""The Congress also entered into an electoral agreement of seven seats with the Jan Adkhikar Party. Under the agreement, the Jan Adkhikar Party will contest from five seats, including Jhansi, Chandauli, Etah and Basti. On two seats, the candidates of Jan Adkhikar Party will contest on Congress symbol. One of the two seats is Ghazipur,"" he said.


The Jan Adkhikar Party was founded by Babu Singh Kushwaha, a former BSP minister and close aide of Mayawati.


On April 7, 2011, he was forced to resign after being implicated in the murder of two chief medical officers.",0
"For example, using the DataCultr platform, financial institutions can remotely manage smartphones or connected devices bought on instalments and, if required,even lock access to the device remotely.


In farming, it allows farmers to access real-time data on soil quality, moisture levels and weather conditions . It also enables livestock tracking and monitoring. Similarly, DataCultr can enable efficient tracking of sales devices and manage inventory, remotely manage a device’s updates and security patches, reduce device servicing costs and customer walk-ins by running diagnostic tests over the air.",1
"The energy-drink company has dominated all other stocks in the index, returning almost 60,000% over the period


NEW YORK: Who’s the biggest winner in the stock market this century? Amazon maybe? Or perhaps Apple? Up 2,300 percent and 5,300 since January 2000, respectively, they’re both good guesses.


It turns out, though, that they’re not even close to the actual No. 1 stock in that period -- Monster Beverage. That’s right, the energy-drink company with the black and neon green label has dominated all other stocks in the index, returning almost 60,000 percent over the period.


It’s a historic rally by nearly any measure, one that was fueled by Monster growing earnings in every year since 2008, and annual revenue growth that hasn’t dipped below 9 percent since 2001.",3
"Kaspersky said that more than 57,000 of its users had downloaded and installed the compromised Asus update but the hackers intended to target a smaller number of unknown victims.


Kaspersky said it informed Asus about the attack in January and was assisting the company with its investigation.",1
"Despite its leadership position, Samsung saw a 22% drop in mobile technology sales in the second quarter


The invitation offered few details but the mention of 4x fun led to speculation the about a new smartphone with four cameras or possibly a foldable handset


SamsungSamsung Galaxy 4x funSamsung 4 camera phoneSamsung foldable phoneSamsung Galaxy FSamsung Galaxy Note 9


Samsung sent out invitations Friday for an October 11 event to launch a new mobile device under its Galaxy line.",1
"“Trump’s not going to succeed in talking down the dollar just like that,"" said Stephen Miller, an adviser at Grant Samuel in Sydney and former head of fixed income at BlackRock Investment Management (Australia). “Where are you going to put your money when major economies like Europe are weak? There’s not much else around, and that will keep the dollar bid.""


The greenback has rallied for the past three quarters as the US Federal Reserve has steadily raised interest rates due to robust economic growth, with the top end of its policy range now at 2.50%. That compares with European Central Bank’s deposit rate at minus 0.4%, and the Bank of Japan’s benchmark at minus 0.1%.


Trump on Saturday lashed out at the Fed for causing the dollar to appreciate. “I want a strong dollar but I want a dollar that does great for our country, not a dollar that’s so strong that it makes it prohibitive for us to do business with other nations and take their business,"" he said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.",3
"The BJP poll campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed rallies in Moradabad on April 14 and in Etah and Bareilly on Saturday along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who too, resuming the 72-hour poll panel's ban on electioneering by him over his Ali-Bajrang Bali remark, criss-crossed several constituencies in the region.


The 10 constituencies going to polls in the third phase are Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly and Pilibhit.


Though the BJP is pitted in most of these constituencies directly against the SP-BSP-RLD combine, the presence of the Congress and the Sihvpal Yadav's PSLP has made the contest triangular in some constituencies.


A total of 1.76 crore voters -- 95.5 lakh males and 80.9 lakh females -- are slated to exercise their franchise in this phase at 20,116 polling booths to decide the fate of 120 candidates in the fray.


There are 2,98,619 first-time votes in the age group of 18-19 years and 2,99,871 voters who are about 80 years of age.",0
"AirPods have been a hit with consumers since their 2016 debut, and anticipation has built for a followup product. The new version, which will still cost $159 and be available in stores next week, look the same as the prior model. They add a new H1 processor that Apple says increases talk time and the ability to summon Siri by saying, “Hey Siri."" Users previously needed to tap on the headphones to activate the voice assistant.",1
"Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, Redmi Note 6 Pro supports dual-SIM, Bluetooth v5.0, 4G VoLTE, and Wi-Fi. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back and facial recognition feature.


As part of the introductory offer (Black Friday Sale) on Flipkart, Redmi Note 6 Pro is priced at ₹12,999 for 4GB/64GB variant and ₹14,999 for the 6GB RAM/64GBmodel


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"Among commodities, agriculture’s a good fit for Tribeca as there’s less competition from banks. “We know from history that anything that’s alive is hard for private equity, or for banks, to get their heads around,"" said Cleary, citing uncertainties such as seasonality and weather.


More generally, with the change to healthier diets, people are becoming much more discerning. In coffee for instance, “you want to know whether beans came from free trade, what’s your barista’s name, all these things,"" he said.",3
"The yield on new 10-year debt may climb as high as 7.75% over the coming months, according to ICICI Securities 


Reserve Bank of India is seen curtailing its support for the bond market, dashing hopes of relief for investors reeling under two straight months of declines.


The central bank may buy ₹1.7 trillion ($24 billion) of debt in the year starting April 1, according to a Bloomberg News survey of traders and economists. That compares with an estimated record ₹3 trillion spent on such purchases this fiscal period.",3
"With the use of slogans like Main Bhi Chowkidar and Chowkidar Phir Se (Watchman Again), BJP has started an outreach programme on social media to connect to the people on a mass scale which would then be replicated during election campaigns and public meetings.


“As chowkidars of our nation, we are committed to creating a clean economy by using cashless financial transactions. The menace of corruption and black money has adversely affected us for decades. Time to eliminate these for a better future,"" tweeted Piyush Goyal, minister of railways and coal.


Congress president Rahul Gandhi had alleged that PM Modi was personally responsible for the alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France and had used the tagline Chowkidar Chor Hai. Gandhi used the slogan in public meetings in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for the assembly elections last year.",0
"Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha will be seen playing pivotal roles in the period drama


 While we know nothing of the plot yet, the film seems to revolve around the story of star-crossed lovers, played by Alia and Varun


 Interestingly, Alia and Varun have previously worked together in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Student of the Year


Earlier, in an interview with Mid-day, Alia had revealed that working alongside Varun had been a blessing in the film


Kalank: Our verdictThe Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta wrote in her review, ""Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen


 The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the characters all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces


""Also Read | Kalank movie review: All show and no go'Great camerawork and music'@me_agarwal wrote, ""Crying at the climax of #Kalank 


 😭 @Varun_dvn Overall a culmination of terrific performances by all! Great camerawork and music! Dialogues will create great impression! #KalankReview


""'Varun and Alia's chemistry is sensational'Amul Vikas Mohan tweeted, ""#Kalank is one of those rare timeless sagas that stay with you for a long time! Beautifully detailed with every single frame a painting! @Varun_dvn and @aliaa08’s chemistry is sensational, while #AdityaRoyKapoor shines


 @MadhuriDixit remarkable and @sonakshisinha exceptional!""'Varun Dhawan stole the show'@MovieCr53628737 tweeted, ""The main highlight of the film #kalank is the acting is @Varun_dvn this man stole the show all the way


""'Kalank is a tortuous affair'Sumit Kadel wrote on his Twitter account, ""#Kalank is a GARGANTUAN DISAPPOINTMENT


 Film is a visual spectacle which lacks soul, odious screenplay, lousy writing, confused characterization",2
"The Area 51m sports an all new design language, in line with the new industrial design upgrade introduced by Dell across all Alienware PCs and laptops. This is only the fourth major design upgrade in Alienware’s 22 years of existence, according to Frank Azor, VP and general manager, Alienware, Dell Gaming and XPS. The new design looks more inspired by science fiction movies and with the lid closed the Area 51m looks a bit like a spaceship. The thin bezel around the screen gives it a trendy look and is the reason for the notebooks’s smaller footprint. Even at 3.7kg, it weighs less than any of its predecessors in the same screen category.


In terms of hardware, the Area 51m has the makings of a full-blown desktop PC. It has got Intel’s 9th gen Core i9 9900K CPU (central processing unit), Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU (graphics processing unit) with 8GB RAM and up to 64 GB of RAM. The icing on the cake is that users can upgrade all three of these components. While the option to upgrade RAM has been available on laptops, upgrading CPU and GPU is not. Most gaming notebooks have these components soldiered on the motherboard, which makes upgrade difficult. In the Area 51m, they have been socketed on the motherboard. Dell is going to provide service installation for CPU and GPU upgrade on the Area 51m.",1
"Seven seats in Delhi go to poll on 12 May. The contest in Delhi this time is seeing a three way contest between the BJP, Congress and AAP.",0
"""The Lok Sabha elections should be free and fair. There should not be the kind of complaints as in the US,"" Thakur told reporters later.


The meeting comes after a complaint was submitted to the panel alleging an ""anti-rightwing"" bias on Twitter.",0
"The feature is quite like the recent iPhone models with a similar set of gestures, with a back gesture that works by sliding in from the left of the screen.


Users also can no longer disable the gestures to return to the vertical card recent apps overview with the three button navigation system, the report added.",1
"Going by the teasers, we can expect the new smartphone series to be named the Infinity N. It will also feature dual AI cameras and what seems to be a glass back. The front camera may also be accompanied by an LED flash. The rest of the specifications are unknown at the moment.


The Indian handset maker is eager to make a comeback in the smartphone market which has been dominated by new Chinese players like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Realme.


You can catch the live stream of the launch event by going to the company’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages.",1
"Attorney general (AG) K.K. Venugopal, appearing on behalf of the government, submitted that the scheme should be accepted as an experimental reform, and argued that anonymity of the donor was a prerequisite. “Funds are received from affluent persons and companies. They all want their political party to win. If their party does not win then they apprehend some repercussions and, hence, secrecy or anonymity is required.""


The SC bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna heard the argument at length on Thursday.


Arguing that this was a step by the government to combat the role of black money in political funding, the AG said: “We will have to wait and see how far this will work."" There is no sinister purpose behind this, he said, adding that after the elections, whichever government comes to power, can prepare a report and file it before the Hon’ble court in order to ascertain its benefits.


The AG also explained that electoral bonds can be bought by any Indian citizen or body incorporated in India. The form carries a unique alphanumerical number and can be purchased from the State Bank of India. The bank follows its know your customer (KYC) policy, involving a detailed verification process, before issuing the election bonds to a person or entity. All the documentation is then put into a sealed envelope. While the bank which issues the bond, knows the donor, but not the political party, the bank which executes the electoral bond would know the identity of the political party, but not that of the donor. So, the details remain anonymous, the AG explained.",0
"This year marked the first time that no South Korean squad had reached the finals since 2011, even though it was played in the Asian country


esportsleague of legendsInvictus vs FnaticInvictus GamingFnatic GamingTeam Samsung GalaxyFaker T1Lee Sang-heyokLim Yo-hwanstarcraft


This weekend, legends were created in South Korea, the birthplace of e-sports. Watched by tens of millions of people each year, the world championship finals of League of Legends this year featured two squads battling it out at a 50,000-seat stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon.


Chinese squad Invictus Gaming beat out European team Fnatic in the final, the first time a Chinese team has won the League of Legends championship.",1
"The Huawei Watch GT is priced at ₹16,990 while the Band Pro and Band 3e are priced at ₹4,699 and ₹1,699 respectively; available on Amazon


Chinese smartphone maker Huawei on Tuesday launched three new smart wearables in India—the Huawei Watch GT, Band 3 Pro and Band 3e. The wearables were globally unveiled alongside the Mate 20 Pro at an event in London.


The Huawei Watch GT is priced at ₹16,990 and would be available on Amazon.in starting 19 March. The Huawei Band 3 Pro would be available on Amazon.in starting 26 March at ₹4,699 while the Band 3e is priced at ₹1,699 and will go on sale on 19 March. Early bird customers would get Huawei Sport BT AM61 Earphones worth ₹2,999 free along with the Huawei Watch GT.",1
"""These are complex issues to get right, and we look forward to working with the government and Parliament to ensure new regulations are effective,"" she said.


Britain will consider imposing financial penalties similar to those under the EU's online data privacy law, which permits fines of up to 4% of a company's annual worldwide revenue, Wright said.


In extreme cases, the government may also seek to fine individual company directors and prevent companies from operating in Britain.


Under the EU legislation that cleared an initial hurdle in Brussels, any internet companies that fail to remove terrorist content within an hour of being notified by authorities would face similar 4% penalties.


EU authorities came up with the idea last year after attacks highlighted the growing trend of online radicalisation.


The bill would apply to companies providing services to EU citizens, whether or not those businesses are based in the EU's 28 member countries. It still needs further approval, including from the full European Parliament.


It faces heavy opposition from digital rights organisations, tech industry groups and some lawmakers, who said the 60-minute deadline is impractical and would lead companies to go too far and remove even lawful material.",1
"The I-T department recently cracked down on contractors and engineers who had close associations with political leaders, a move that several sitting ministers, including Kumaraswamy, had said was an attempt to silence the Opposition.


Premises belonging to a distant relative of Kumaraswamy was also raided as part of the I-T department's crackdown on black money used in the upcoming polls.


Rahul Gandhi-led Congress has been trying to consolidate the Opposition to take on the BJP, but it hasn't been easy. Its alliance partner in Karnataka, the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S), has accused the Congress of trying to sabotage its chances in the upcoming elections. Kumaraswamy has said the Congress is trying to target his family and defeat his son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is contesting from the Mandya parliamentary seat.",0
"If you're satisfied with the audio quality of Echo, you are not likely to complain about the bass of the Sub


New Delhi: Of all the new devices Amazon added to its Echo line recently, the Echo Sub is a curious but obvious addition.


It’s not a smart speaker in the sense that you can’t speak to it like you can to your Echo, Echo Dot or Echo Plus. You also can’t add an Echo Sub to an existing 2.0 audio system and make it smart.",1
"Motorola also launched the Moto One smartphone at ₹13,999 with Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, 3,000mAh battery


Lenovo-owned smartphone maker Motorola Mobility announced the launch of Moto G7 and Moto One smartphones in India on Monday. The two smartphones are available in India at ₹16,999 and ₹13,999 from today via Flipkart and Moto Hub stores, along with offline retailers.


The Moto G7 is the successor to last year’s Moto G6 and was unveiled in February this year at an event in Brazil.",1
"It is powered by the same processor as its bigger siblings but skips the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead, it gets a side mounted optical fingerprint scanner embedded inside the lock button.


The Samsung Galaxy S10e is available in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB RAM and storage options. It’s backed by a 3,100mAh battery.


Okay, we lied. The Galaxy S10 has four variants, not three. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is the most expensive and over-the-top Galaxy ever, period. It has an enormous 6.7-inch screen and four rear cameras, consisting of the same three as the main S10 range and an additional 3D depth sensor for AR applications.


The Infinity-O cutout of the S10 5G is the largest among the lot as it houses a 10MP camera along with a 3D depth sensor.


However, it will be launched later in the year, when the 5G networks start rolling out across the globe.


Think again if you were under the impression that the Galaxy S10 5G is the most ambitious smartphone launched in the Golden Gate Bridge city. That honour goes to the Galaxy Fold — Samsung's first foldable smartphone.


For starters, it can seamlessly transition from a smartphone form factor all the way to a full-blown tablet when required. It allows three-app multitasking while it is unfolded and the app continuity feature allows you to instantly pick up where you left off when switching between screens.",1
"The court had observed that there was inappropriate content, including pornography, on the platform that easily accessible to children. It also observed that the app encouraged children to play pranks on people around them, creating issues regarding violation of privacy.",1
"SP is contesting elections in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). Last month, while addressing party workers in Lucknow, Mulayam Singh had expressed concerns over the alliance and allocation of seats. Out of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP is contesting on 37, while BSP will fight in 38 seats. SP has announced the names of 19 candidates for UP.


In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Mulayam Singh had contested from both Azamgarh and Mainpuri, but later retained Azamgarh. Senior SP leader and former cabinet minister Azam Khan will contest from the Rampur constituency.",0
"But do you feel times have changed for male actors on television? Earlier they just stood around like furniture, while the plot revolved around the female leads


 Didn’t you want to play safe and do similar roles than experiment with something like this?Naamkarann wasn’t just about romance but yes, fans did love me a lot in that",2
"Of the 117 seats going to the polls in Phase 3 of Elections 2019, the BJP and its allies won 68 in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. (Mint)


New Delhi: Thirteen states and two union territories vote in Phase 3 of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. When polling ends in this phase—the biggest of the seven phases—the electoral process in 302 of the 543 seats will have been completed. Mint gives the low-down on Elections 2019's Phase 3.",0
"Besides similar changes are made in Nifty500, Nifty 100, Nifty Midcap 150, Nifty Smallcap 250, Nifty Midcap 50 and Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty 200, Nifty Financial Services among others, the release added.


In a separate release, the bourse said that it has decided to revise the methodology of sectoral and thematic indices.",3
"That year's sweep of 71 seats for the BJP paved the way for Modi's clear majority in India’s 545-member Lok Sabha.


A broader poll published by The Hindu newspaper on Friday showed Modi's approval ratings across India were higher even than in 2014, when he was making a bid for power.


The poll, by The Hindu CSDS-Lokniti, showed 43% of respondents wanted Modi as the next prime minister, with 24% for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.


For years, Priyanka Gandhi helped manage elections for her brother and mother, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in their own constituencies, but was reluctant to get into politics herself.


A mother of two, she is married to businessman Robert Vadra, and has long been seen as a natural politician with strong speaking skills and an ability to easily connect with people.


One afternoon last week, her 12-car convoy sped past lush fields and small settlements, kicking up a cloud of dust before stopping at the village of Atka in the Ayodhya district.


The saree-clad Vadra jumped out of her car and settled down on the ground surrounded by a group of women, many veiled and others smiling.


""If someone doesn’t work for you, how will you teach them a lesson?"" she asked, imploring them to vote wisely. ""Vote for those who want to work for you.""",0
"There will be 15 million voters aged 18-19 years voting in this year’s poll and millions more first time voters.


As they’re better informed, more educated and tech-savvy than older constituents, and more willing to take a different direction from their family’s established political leanings -- they could swing the outcome.


Candidates have traditionally used posters, banners and campaign songs and traveled in purpose-built vehicles that look like chariots to win over voters.


But now 430 million Indians own a smartphone, half a billion use the Internet, 300 million use Facebook, 200 million send messages on WhatsApp and 30 million are on Twitter. It means political parties and candidates will aggressively use new technology and social media to win the hearts and minds of young voters. The possible misuse of these platforms remains a significant concern for the election commission.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"“All states have full statehood and there the people can choose a government which works for them. All seven seats in Delhi will play a vital role in these elections and if Delhi gets full statehood, then the women will be safer, there will be jobs, the children will have guaranteed college education and the anti corruption branch will be under us and there will be no corruption,"" Kejriwal said.


The Delhi chief minister also highlighted the fact that the party would ensure a reservation of 85% in Delhi government jobs as well as Delhi colleges for the natives of Delhi seeking employment and college education in the city.",0
"Pollution along the coast has depleted schools of fish, and fishermen have to go deeper into the ocean for a good catch


Fishermen from Porbandar, which is about 250 nautical miles from the Pakistan port of Karachi, often cross into international waters


Pollution along the coast has depleted schools of fish, and fishermen have to go deeper into the ocean for a good catch


PORBANDAR: The entire country stood behind Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman and the government did everything to secure his release. But what about the 480 fishermen, 25 of whom are from Porbandar, who have been in Pakistan jails for years,"" asks Bharat Modi, president, Porbandar Machimar Boat Association. “Pakistan has promised to release some fishermen, but over the last decade, nearly 1,150 boats—about 950 of them from Porbandar region—have been confiscated by Pakistan.""",0
"The demand surfaced in a meeting to discuss the security situation, following the Pulwama terror attacks earlier this month. It marked the first time the opposition parties held a joint meeting and criticized the ruling party over its handling of the security situation.


A strongly worded joint statement issued by the opposition parties highlighted two key criticisms: the BJP for “blatantly politicizing"" the situation and Modi for failing to convene an all-party meet over the issue.


“The meeting of 21 parties expressed their deep anguish over the blatant politicization of the sacrifices made by our Armed Forces by leaders of the ruling party,"" said the joint statement released after the meeting.


“National security must transcend narrow political considerations. The leaders observed that the Prime Minister has, regrettably, not convened an all-party meeting as per the established practice in our democracy,"" it added.",0
"An overall slowdown in the high-end smartphone market has been seen as a symptom of people waiting longer to upgrade to new models and a lack of the kind of captivating innovation that inspires them to do just that.


""Consumers continue to hold on to their phones longer than before as newer higher priced models offer little incentive to shell out top dollar to upgrade,"" said IDC research manager Anthony Scarsella.


""Moreover, the pending arrival of 5G handsets could have consumers waiting until both the networks and devices are ready for prime time in 2020.""",1
"Shipments of mobile phones are estimated to reach 1.8 billion units in 2019, a decline of 0.5% year over year (YoY)


Mumbai: Foldable phones will account for 5% of high-end phones by 2023, amounting to 30 million units as they are expected to potentially re-inject innovation in the smartphone market, said a new report by Gartner Inc. on Monday.",1
The National Award-winning actor said the interview with PM Modi will stream on the Twitter account of news agency ANI at 9 am on Wednesday,2
"Before the app was brought into Google's notice and removed from PlayStore, the spyware developers could read Wi-Fi passwords, emails as well as data from apps like Facebook, Gmail, WhatsApp, Viber and WeChat.


All this time, the developers have been disguising the app to pretend to be carrier of helpline apps from Italian and Turkmenistani mobile operators, which could help users get in touch with them.


Raising questions on Apple's pride over its security measures and App Store policies, a bunch illicit apps that use enterprise certificates offer pirated content, porn, gambling and all kinds of materials.",1
"JD(S) supremo H.D.Deve Gowda had suggested that the top leadership of both parties hold this meeting to bring warring workers to overcome their differences and campaign together to help the coalition reduce the BJP to single digits in Karnataka.


Though two top brass of the two parties have united to defeat the BJP, their cadres have not been able to work with their traditional rivals who can't see eye-to-eye in most parts of south Karnataka.


The BJP has been trying to cash in on the differences in the opposition camp and help the saffron outfit penetrate new regions of the state.",0
"Sheth did share a few camera samples of the Realme 3 Pro and in a formal announcement, the company mentioned the presence of a 48MP primary rear facing sensor.


A report by IndiaShopps suggested the presence of a Snapdragon 710 SoC, which is significantly powerful than the Snapdragon 675 chipset present in the category favourite Redmi Note 7 Pro. The report also said that it might carry the VOOC 3.0 fast charging technology from Oppo.",1
"The main caveat of this offer with Reliance Digital is that it is not available on products from several popular brands like Xiaomi, Samsung and Lenovo.


There’s also a Rs2,200 cashback on the purchase of new 4G smartphones. This will be credited in the form of 44 cashback vouchers, worth Rs50 in the MyJio app. It is important to note that these recharges should be done on the same 4G smartphone.


Coming to the JioPhone sale, the JioPhone 2 is up for an open sale via the company’s site between November 5 to November 12. Jio is offering a Rs200 cashback on purchase of the feature phone via PayTM.",1
"Joe Russo said, “There was an idea that we had that Tony was going to go into the metaphysical way station that Thanos goes in when he snapped his fingers


”Russo added, “The intention was that his future daughter, because these films are dealing with magic, his future daughter forgave him and sort of gave him peace to go",2
"Indians consider buying gold auspicious for marriages as part of the bridal trousseau or to be given as a gift in the form of jewelry. The wedding season starts this month and purchases will jump during the second-biggest gold-buying day of Akshaya Tritiya in early May.


The World Gold Council, a London-based promotion body, expects a recovery in demand in India this year on increased spending with elections due by May. “Elections mean expenditure, which means redistribution of income,"" Managing Director for India P.R. Somasundaram said last month.


Steps in this direction have already been seen by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s populist push in his final budget on Feb. 1 before the elections. The government will allocate 750 billion-rupee ($10.6 billion) a year in a cash handout plan for about 120 million farmers and give taxpayers 185 billion rupees of tax relief in the year to March 2020.",3
"“We have to build a Bengal, which is free from crime of Left and TMC. The dynasty rule of West Bengal has stopped development and upliftment of the poor in the state,"" Modi said at the Kolkata rally.


Banerjee launched a scathing attack on Modi on the heels of his rallies, calling him “Expiry Babu""—a claim that his tenure at the top job could end soon.


“Expiry Babu… I will not call him the pradhan mantri (prime minister) because his government has expired. You have said in Siliguri that our government does not work for the welfare of the poor. What have you done in five years? And, if you believe that what you have said is true, then you ask me and I will respond to it. Don’t lie to people every day. The prime minister should not be lying—bear this in mind,"" said Banerjee at a public meeting in Cooch Behar.


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to play a decisive role in West Bengal politics by winning a substantial number of seats in the Lok Sabha polls. In the 2014 general elections, it could manage only two seats out of the 42, while TMC won 34.",0
"A student asked Gandhi about the reason for the antagonism between Modi and him. “I love Mr. Narendra Modi,"" Rahul said.


The metaphoric return to the famous hug in Parliament resulted in chants of “Modi, Modi"" from the students. The Congress president, however, clarified that “I genuinely have no hatred for Mr. Modi. But he has hatred for me"", even as the students continued with their chant.


Bhave said he was planning a biopic on Gandhi and asked the Congress president who should play the heroine. “I am wedded to my work,"" Gandhi responded. He also dwelt on his passion for scuba diving as well as judo and karate.",0
"When asked what change they would like to see in 2019, greater safety for women ranked as the top answer for both BJP-leaning youth (27%) and non-BJP-leaning youth (27%). The second big change young voters desire is greater government accountability and less corruption. About 20% of BJP-leaning youth and 15% of non-BJP-leaning youth voted for greater accountability in the survey.


A reduction in religious and caste conflicts was the second big priority for non-BJP leaning youth (19%) and the fourth big priority for BJP-leaning youth (14%). Reducing income inequality was the third big priority for BJP-leaning youth (18%) and the fourth big priority for non-BJP-leaning youth (10%).


The results of the survey suggest that there is widespread support for an interventionist state in the country, with the youth more supportive of such a role.


Among the older generations (Gen X and beyond), 40% of those surveyed said that the government had no business in running a business. Among millennials, only a little over a third agreed with such a view. Among post-millennials, only a little over a quarter agreed with such a view.


An overwhelming majority of millennials and post-millennials cutting across the political divide want governments to run businesses in strategic sectors such as defence and to create more jobs in the public sector. On both these issues, their support for an activist state is higher than in the case of the older generations.",0
"Another interesting trend mapped in the report was the distribution of attacks across different industries. IT/ITES companies faced the most number of threats, with over 40% of the threats targeting the industry. Other key sectors such as manufacturing (17.88%), education (12.56%), and hospitality (9.17%) were also deemed to be at risk.


Speaking on the report, Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies Limited said “there is no denying that enterprises face an unparalleled security challenge today. Growing interconnectivity has demolished traditional security perimeters. Every endpoint, every node, every device connected to enterprise networks has become a point of entry for attackers looking to steal invaluable information and disrupt business operations. Attacks are becoming smarter and more targeted, and are causing much greater damage. In this context, the Seqrite Quarterly Threat Report Q3 2018 serves to underline the sheer scale of risk that Indian organisations are exposed to, at present.""",1
"Lounge highlights products and trends from one of the leading shows for consumer electronics and home appliances


Every September, major technology companies turn up at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, to showcase their forthcoming products and the technologies that drive these contraptions. This year was no different. As expected, the six-day event (31 August-5 September) was an assortment of cutting-edge gadgets and technologies. Here are five trends to look forward to.


Next-gen notebooks will sport dual screens and bigger displays in smaller form factors. Asus’ Zenbook 13-UX333 redefines slim with its 11.9 mm thickness, while the ultra slim bezels give it a screen-to-body ratio of 95%. Asus has replaced the traditional touchpad with a more intuitive touch-based ScreenPad. Acer has introduced a 15-inch notebook, Swift 5, which weighs just 990g, courtesy the thin bezels and magnesium-lithium alloy used in the shell. It will be available in North America from January at $1,099 (around ₹ 80,000). Lenovo showed off its Yogabook C930—a dual screen 2-in-1 notebook with a secondary touch-based e-ink display that can be used as a drawing slate.",1
"Daenerys manages to make Drogon launch a wave of fire at the Night King, who dodges and before he could spear Drogon, Daenerys flees


 Oh, and yes, in the crypts the long-dead Starks, as many theorised, also rise up as soldiers of the Night King’s army


The Night King is about to kill Bran, when Arya Stark stabs him with her Valyrian steel dagger, and he dies",2
"After the whirlwind third episode, the fourth episode of the final season of Game of Thrones begins with mourning


 All the major characters have gathered before the walls of Winterfell for the funeral of everybody who died in the Battle of Winterfell


 Jon pledges fealty to her again but says he would have to tell Sansa and Arya as they are his family


Daenerys says no matter how many times he bends his knee, if he lets the secret slip beyond Samwell Tarly and Bran Stark, it will take a life of its own",2
"To enable this feature, simply open WhatsApp and then go to Settings --> Privacy --> Screen lock. Here you will find the option to unlock WhatsApp through Face ID or Touch ID. Further, you can opt to be prompted about this immediately or after intervals of a minute, 15 minutes or an hour.",1
"Mumbai: Polycab India Ltd made a stellar stock markets debut on Tuesday, closing 21.41% above its issue price.


Shares of the cable and wire manufacturer opened at ₹644.45, a 19.8% premium over the issue price of ₹538, before closing the day at ₹653.20.",3
"The shares had climbed 8.5 per cent Friday after the airline announced it will induct 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, a move that will help in bringing down flight cancellations.


Budget carrier SpiceJet Tuesday said it plans to expand its regional jet fleet to 32 aircraft by adding five more 90-seater Bombardier Q400s.",3
"NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission (EC) to take a decision on pleas seeking to advance the poll timing from 7am to 5am for the remaining phases of the general elections, which coincide with Ramzan.


Ramzan is expected to begin on 5 May, while the remaining three polling phases are on 6, 12 and 19 May. Muslims observe a rigorous fast during the holy month.",0
"I am at a stage right now where I am ready to message every producer telling that I am ready to screen test


What to do you feel has been the reason behind the lack of roles for you?Firstly, many feel I am not interested or don’t want to act anymore


 But I took a conscious decision to take a little break from Bollywood as I was not happy with the kind of work I was being offered


 Do you feel the digital medium has given an opportunity to a lot of actors?Absolutely, and I think it’s amazing",2
"TOPSHOT - An Indian tribal voter poses for photographs showing her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Illambazar area of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal around 190 km north west of Kolkata on April 29, 2019. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)


About 900 million are expected to cast their votes in the ongoing seven-phase general elections to be completed on May 19


NEW DELHI: India may witness the highest ever voter turnout since Independence in the ongoing elections, if there is a marginal increase in voting during the remaining three phases, a research report by country's largest bank SBI said Thursday.",0
"Screenshots by WABetaInfo show that the dark mode uses a dark grey colour for its background. The icons and headings are all highlighted in WhatsApp’s signature green colour while the texts are visible in white colour. This means its battery saving capabilities in smartphones with AMOLED displays are questionable for now, as these displays require completely blacked out backgrounds to effectively save on battery.


This is the first official sighting of WhatsApp’s dark mode ever since the development was rumoured. WhatsApp may well be introducing the feature soon for all users.",1
"Facebook did not say what was causing the outages, which were still occurring as of 2:15 p.m. E.T., or which regions were affected.",1
"There were problems when this coalition was formed but 90% of this has been sorted out and our workers are doing their job sincerely. We want to reduce the BJP to single digits. In the five years of the BJP government in Karnataka, there were three chief ministers. It is an indication that even if they get a majority, they cannot give a stable government.


He has been attacking regional parties. Has he not taken the help of Akalis? He wants to go to their doors but is attacking me here. How many father/sons are contesting polls from their party? No one believes what Modi says any more. He has lost relevance.",0
"It is simple as well as complex. We like to go to the market first, see what the consumer needs, (and know) their aspirational wish list. The challenge is always to correctly find out those future needs or the wish list. Everything cannot be packed in a single product.


There are two things we look out for—one is practicality or the immediate needs we need to satisfy through our products. Second is what goes to the future—sometimes value comes at a cost and that is where the brand differentiation comes in. You need to take that risk of coming out with some additional features, or first in the segment features which will, in the long term, pay back and give some additional uniqueness to the consumer.


When we launched the Activa in 2001, we came with a tuff up tube, which didn’t exist at that time. It had double tubes with a liquid inside and if something pierced the tyre, immediate deflation of the tyres wouldn’t happen. So our customers had the chance to go to the nearest tyre puncture shop and have it repaired.


There were several other features like convenient lift up covers—you could open the covers off an Activa like the bonnet of a car, which was easy to maintain. The introduction of tubeless tyres literally took the additional tyre on the stepney away.


It has to be a complete package and you have to understand the customer. You have to be at the pulse of the market to become the pulse of the market.",1
"Reliance Insurance had filed its draft IPO papers in October 2017 for which it received Sebi's approval in November 2017. The approval, which is valid for one year, expired on 29 November 2018, according to data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).


Reliance Insurance had failed to tap primary markets as lack of investor appetite for the IPO and volatile equity market conditions had forced the insurer to postpone its plans.",3
"It is being co-produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, Shetty’s Rohit Shetty Picturez, Kumar’s Cape of Good Films, and Reliance Entertainment


Inshallah, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has Salman reuniting with Bhansali after a long gap of 20 years",2
"The Snapdragon 865 chipset with an integrated 5G modem should be the preferred chipset for markets like the US and South Korea where the 5G adoption would be higher.


In majority of the other markets where the 5G roll-out could still take a while, the companies could launch their flagship smartphones with the latest Snapdragon chipset without the 5G modem.",1
"HoloLens 2 also connects to Microsoft’s Azure services. “We have barely scratched the surface for possibilities with Mixed Reality development,"" wrote Scott Guthrie, Executive VP, Cloud and Enterprise Group at Microsoft in an official blog post on May 2.


He announced new AI services that “makes it easier for developers to build AI-powered applications"", adding AI to Azure Search, and Azure Cognitive Services platform to give “bots and apps the ability to see, hear, respond, translate, reason and more"".


It doesn’t end there. Going by Guthrie’s post, it seems Azure will take up most of the time at Build this year. The company is also going to talk about IoT Plug and Play, a new addition to its Azure services. “Previously, software had to be written specifically for the connected device it supported, limiting the scale of IoT deployments. IoT Plug and Play provides developers with a faster way to build IoT devices…"" wrote Guthrie.",1
"The movie, which is Tarantino’s ninth directorial, is based on the murder of actor Sharon Tate and three others at the hands of the Manson Family cult",2
"Earlier in March, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger spoke at the 2019 South By South West (SXSW) Conference and Festivals at Austin, Texas, since leaving Facebook last September, sore about losing independence within the Zuckerberg-led company.


""Instagram co-founder @kevin mentioned during SXSW 2019 that Instagram's autonomy has been being reduced. And this new branding is showing it,"" Wong added.",1
"Don Rosenberg, Qualcomm’s executive vice president and general counsel, said in a statement that Apple was already violating the court’s order.


“They are legally obligated to immediately cease sales, offers for sale and importation of the devices identified in the orders and to prove compliance in court,"" he said. Qualcomm this week asked Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court to enforce its injunction.


Apple also asked the court to reconsider its ruling. The company told the court it made about $13.3 billion on iPhone sales in China in the first quarter of 2018, meaning it would lose millions of dollars a day if it had to stop selling certain phones in the country.",1
"Voting in Tripura East constituency, which was earlier scheduled for April 18, is also being held, as also in a part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir, where election is being held in three phases.


In the first two phases, election was held to 91 and 96 Lok Sabha seats on April 11 and April 18 respectively.


This phase will decide the fate of the heads of the BJP and Congress — Shah, who replaced L K Advani as the party nominee from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, and Gandhi, who is contesting from Wayanad in Kerala besides his traditional Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh.",0
"The friction between the workers of the coalition partners, at least for the moment, likely to help Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of Kannada yesteryears actor H.Ambareesh, who died last year. Sumalatha has approached the Congress for a ticket to contest from the seat, but the party has already ceded Mandya to the JD(S) as part of the seat sharing agreement.


Sumalatha, who now intends to contest as an independent, has become the natural choice for dissident voters from within the coalition.


The candidature of Nikhil and Prajwal Revanna, son of cabinet minister, H.D.Revanna was confirmed from party bastions of Mandya and Hassan, respectively, to make it smooth sailing for the third generation of politicians from the household of former prime minister H.D.Deve Gowda.",0
"The two firms were directed to allow existing customers to shift their businesses of commodity trading to other unrelated firms within 45 days.


""We would like to clarify that MOCB and the group has its own group investment of ₹58.7 crores due from NSEL on the date of default. MOCB itself is the victim of scam like thousands of investors. MOCB is aggrieved by this order and it is in consultation with its lawyers to explore legal options. We assure our esteemed stakeholders, including investors, that the said order against MOCB will have no impact on overall business activities of companies of Motilal Oswal group in any segment. The interests of our valued investors is paramount to us,"" Motilal Oswal said in a statement. ""We would also like to add that around 300 brokers have been issued show cause notices by the regulator and in all around 600 brokers had been doing business in NSEL on the date when it suddenly stopped business in 2013.""


In another statement, IICL said: IICL (India Infoline Commodities Ltd) does not have any outstanding dues. IICL also does not have any proprietary position. The order mentions that Sebi has initiated similar enquiry proceedings against approximately 300 brokers and there will be no discrimination. However, IICL is seeking legal advice as regards to going for an appeal, in this matter. We would like to clarify to all our stakeholders and clients that this order has no impact on businesses of other companies of IIFL Group."" 


According to officials of the two firms, both companies are likely to appeal the directions in the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).",3
"Qualcomm sued the group last year, alleging contract manufacturers for Apple had stopped paying royalties related to Apple products, and Apple joined their defense


AppleFoxconnQualcommApple lawsuitQualcomm lawsuitApple contract manufacturersApple device assemblyWistronPegatronSteve Mollenkopf


San Francisco: The lead attorney for the group of Apple Inc. device assemblers seeking at least $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc. said on Sunday the contract manufacturers are not in settlement talks with the mobile chip supplier and are “gearing up and heading toward the trial"" in April.


The conflict is but one aspect of the global legal battle between regulators, Apple and Qualcomm, which supplies modem chips that help phones connect to wireless data networks.",1
"“Users need to be careful that they don’t leave a trace of their personal/ official email id. There is also a possibility that the vendor may install a hidden app which could be a virus that may share their personal data with the vendor,"" warns Sidharth Mutreja, enterprise solution architect, Kaspersky Lab.


Moreover, not using the same grade of components as the original can also mar performance, especially in premium smartphones. “Component selection is a very complicated function. The generic third-party service centres won’t have the competency and skills to certify the components. Brands on the contrary will have that,"" opines Faisal Kawoosa, founder and chief analyst techARC.",1
"From what is known, Microsoft is yet to add the dark mode on the browser along with the ""set aside tabs"" and ""web writing with stylus"" features.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The 29-year-old actor described his character as a happy-go-lucky person, who cares a lot for his friends


“There comes a time in the film when he decides to put himself ahead and follows his dreams… ‘You bully me or pick on me’, but that doesn’t mean he’ll not bite back eventually,” he added",2
"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance - which got the biggest mandate in three decades in the previous election - is widely expected to win again, but with a thinner majority, according to an average of four opinion polls recently by different agencies.


""The Indian rupee is at a crossroads. Recent developments, including higher global oil prices, a strong U.S. dollar and historical seasonality patterns point to downward pressure on the rupee in the near-term,"" noted Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ.


""The general election result has the potential to either amplify the weakness, or push against the seasonal weakness as it did in the previous two elections.""


The latest Reuters survey of nearly 50 strategists taken April 26 - May 2 predicted the rupee will weaken nearly 2 percent to 70.67 per dollar in six months from Thursday's 69.36. It will then strengthen slightly to 70.50 in a year.",3
"Echoing the views, Alok Agarwala, Senior VP and Head Investment Analytics at Bajaj Capital, said FPI flows would continue to be volatile in the coming months.


""The outflows could continue further with escalating trade disputes. The domestic macroeconomic concerns viz, weakness in currency, movement of crude oil prices, trade deficit would also weigh on inflows,"" he said.",3
"Brent has rallied 25% this year to around $67 a barrel after a collapse of 35% in the last quarter of 2018 as the Saudis spearheaded a plan by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to curb production. Signs the US and China are moving closer to a trade deal have improved the demand outlook, with President Donald Trump saying over the weekend he’ll extend a deadline to raise tariffs on Chinese goods.


Saudi Arabia is guiding to March production around 500,000 barrels a day lower than its own quota, Currie said in the Feb. 25 note. At least 100,000 barrels a day of Venezuelan exports have been lost, and this could rise to a daily 200,000 to 300,000 barrels in coming months if there’s no political resolution, he said.",3
"But soon after Malekith took away the powers of the Infinity Stone from her, she was reduced to a nobody in the film, leaving with very little to do


 He was one more time missing for a major part of the movie and his role was reduced to a bystander seeing his kingdom getting attacked and his wife being killed by the Dark Elves


 Forgettable supporting castWhether it is Idris Elba as Heimdall, the all-seeing, all-hearing Asgardian sentry or the warriors of Asgard who side with Thor, nobody left a mark


 The only exception being Thor and Loki, but that’s because their character graph was already set rolling in the first film",2
"Gowda, who is a sitting minister in the H.D.Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in the state, organised the flash mob at Orion Mall, that is normally bustling youngsters during the weekend.


""It doesn't matter who you vote for but as the youth as educated people we all have a responsibility to vote. My appeal to you is make a conscious choice, make the right choice . Don't forget to vote,"" Gowda said after the performance.",0
"However, experts feel the problem with Facebook’s AR glasses is the company may face some privacy concerns.",1
SC orders all political parties to disclose to EC details of every donation they receive via electoral bonds till 15 May,0
"Malayalam film Bhayanakam (Fear) directed by Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at the Beijing International Film Festival on Saturday


Both Jayaraj and lead actor, writer and journalist Renji Panicker who attended the festival received the award",2
"TikTok assertively answers anyone’s what should I watch with a flood. In the same way, the app provides plenty of answers for the paralyzing what should I post? The result is an endless unspooling of material that people, many very young, might be too self-conscious to post on Instagram, or that they never would have come up with in the first place without a nudge. It can be hard to watch. It can be charming. It can be very, very funny. It is frequently, in the language widely applied outside the platform, from people on other platforms, extremely “cringe.""


TikTok can feel, to an American audience, a bit like a greatest hits compilation, featuring only the most engaging elements and experiences of its predecessors. This is true, to a point. But TikTok — known as Douyin in China, where its parent company is based — must also be understood as one of the most popular of many short-video-sharing apps in that country. This is a landscape that evolved both alongside and at arm’s length from the U.S. tech industry — Instagram, for example, is banned in China.


Under the hood, TikTok is a fundamentally different app than American users have used before. It may look and feel like its friend-feed-centric peers, and you can follow and be followed; of course there are hugely popular “stars,"" many cultivated by the company itself. There’s messaging. Users can and do use it like any other social app. But the various aesthetic and functional similarities to Vine or Snapchat or Instagram belie a core difference: TikTok is more machine than man. In this way, it’s from the future — or at least a future. And it has some messages for us.


Twitter gained popularity as a tool for following people and being followed by other people and expanded from there. Twitter watched what its users did with its original concept and formalized the conversational behaviors they invented. Only then, and after going public, did it start to become more assertive. It made more recommendations. It started reordering users’ feeds based on what it thought they might want to see, or might have missed. Opaque machine intelligence encroached on the original system.


Something similar happened at Instagram, where algorithmic recommendation is now a very noticeable part of the experience, and on YouTube, where recommendations shuttle one around the platform in new and often ... let’s say surprising ways. Some users might feel affronted by these assertive new automatic features, which are clearly designed to increase interaction. One might reasonably worry that this trend serves the lowest demands of a brutal attention economy that is revealing tech companies as cynical time-mongers and turning us into mindless drones.


These changes have also tended to work, at least on those terms. We often do spend more time with the apps as they’ve become more assertive, and less intimately human, even as we’ve complained.


What’s both crucial and easy to miss about TikTok is how it has stepped over the midpoint between the familiar self-directed feed and an experience based first on algorithmic observation and inference. The most obvious clue is right there when you open the app: the first thing you see isn’t a feed of your friends, but a page called “For You."" It’s an algorithmic feed based on videos you’ve interacted with, or even just watched. It never runs out of material. It is not, unless you train it to be, full of people you know, or things you’ve explicitly told it you want to see. It’s full of things that you seem to have demonstrated you want to watch, no matter what you actually say you want to watch.


It is constantly learning from you and, over time, builds a presumably complex but opaque model of what you tend to watch, and shows you more of that, or things like that, or things related to that, or, honestly, who knows, but it seems to work. TikTok starts making assumptions the second you’ve opened the app, before you’ve really given it anything to work with. Imagine an Instagram centered entirely around its “Explore"" tab, or a Twitter built around, I guess, trending topics or viral tweets, with “following"" bolted onto the side.",1
"The flight to safety is spurring sell-offs in some parts of emerging Asia. Yields on Indonesian debt due in 10 years climbed five basis points to 7.66 percent as investors ditch high-beta assets.


The inverted yield curve in the world’s biggest bond market is sending a negative signal for developing-nation assets, according to Win Thin, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York.


“If sustained, it would signal a likely U.S. recession in the next six to 24 months,"" he said. “This is hardly conducive to risk and EM assets, which we see remaining under pressure this week.""",3
"""Daily active users (DAUs) - DAUs were 1.56 billion on average for March 2019, an increase of 8 per cent year-over-year,"" the statement added.


""In addition, we estimate that more than 2.1 billion people now use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or Messenger (our ""Family"" of services) every day on average, and around 2.7 billion people use at least one of our Family of services each month,"" Facebook added.",1
"This feature was added on the Android version of the instant messaging platform in December last year.


When editing a video or photo on WhatsApp, users can now add stickers in addition to emojis, text and freehand drawings. To do so, simply tap on the emoji icon and then scroll down to find stickers. You can move around and resize stickers according to your needs in photos and videos.",1
"As it edges its way further into the $77 billion global market for internet-connected appliances and furniture, a market that Amazon.com Inc. and Google are expected to lead, Samsung has at least one serious advantage. While the conglomerate is best known for Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 1 maker of smartphones, TVs, and memory chips, its empire also includes Samsung C&T Corp., the construction business overseeing the smart-home pilot project. C&T built Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers, which shared the title some years earlier.


Samsung's first real-world test bed will be an apartment redevelopment project in the South Korean city of Busan.


“Samsung has significant potential to leverage its existing reach,"" said Jonathan Collins, an analyst at ABI Research, which estimates that the world will include almost 300 million smart homes by 2022. “Samsung is certainly more ambitious in its partnerships, including competing AIs.""",1
"The biggest drop of 40% in the mini car segment can be explained by the shift in some models to the compact segment


Emkay Global Financial Services had estimated a 16% drop in Maruti’s sales in April as a result of lower despatches in the mini segment


If investors expected passenger vehicle (PV) sales to revive in April after a massive inventory clean-up in the March quarter, they will be disappointed. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s sales raced downhill, tumbling 17% from the year-ago period.",3
"Therefore, RBI has to assess whether it’s worthwhile adding on future risks in using this route to infuse liquidity. “I think even if they decide to use it again, they won’t rush it, as swaps always have a cost,"" said a forex trader at a private sector bank requesting anonymity.


To be sure, the auction has reduced hedge costs for importers, the biggest side benefit. One indicator of this is the 70 basis point fall in the three-year Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate. “It has brought the curve down substantially. But will it sustain, I don’t know,"" said Jamal Mecklai, chief executive officer at Mecklai Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The reference is to the forward currency rate at various tenures, which have come down substantially.


With the swap auction behind, forward premia are likely to follow market dynamics. The dollar’s drop globally augurs well for hedge costs for now.",3
"But in the growing animus among political parties, there are no inviolable spaces left, no area which is considered sacrosanct. That’s also to do with the fact that the presidential style of elections, first seen in 2014, has now become the norm.


From the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover of the BJP manifesto to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s solo show, it is all about the cult of the one great leader. Party identities and ideologies have lost relevance as individuals take centre-stage.


So, it is Mayawati not the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy not the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). And, in this public domain card game of people as parties, the Congress has believed Priyanka Gandhi would be its blank card as in Uno, the card to beat all others.


From all available evidence though, that’s not how it has panned out. Indeed, the blurring of myth and reality, performance and promise, seems to be the highlight of the pre-election jousting. No one has a fix on any of the key numbers. The projections for winners and losers swing wildly, veering between a landslide for the BJP and a slump for the party, which could see it ending up with fewer than 200 seats.",0
"India is ranked fifth among the world’s top e-waste producing countries after the US, China, Japan and Germany.",1
The feature is not applicable to individual WhatsApp chats—it only lets you open WhatsApp with your biometrics. It also lets you view WhatsApp notifications with the body of the message as well as receive or decline WhatsApp calls.,1
"Actor JD Chakravarthy has played a crucial role, and it will be one of the best performances of his career",2
"Copper stocks: Copper inventories in LME-registered warehouses leaped by 30,375 tonnes to 198,325 tonnes, the highest in six months and nearly double the level three weeks ago.


Total stockpiles in LME, Comex, Shanghai Futures Exchange and Chinese bonded warehouses have risen by close to 300,000 tonnes this year, according to analysts at Barclays.


Copper spread: Cash copper on the LME has flipped from a hefty premium over the three-month contract to a $13.25 discount, suggesting a shortage of nearby metal has eased.",3
"Subhakeerthana wrote, “Overall, Kanchana 3 is a frustratingly cringe-worthy piece of work masquerading as “horror comedy” that makes you squirm",2
"In Bihar, like in other states, the two major political alliances have built strategies around social groupings


GOPALGANJ/CHAPRA/VAISHALI: Jaati nahi jaati"", says Munna Singh from Manpura village near Vaishali. Caste never goes away, he says, and it’s a common refrain in most parts of Bihar. Singh, a 25-year-old daily wage worker, lives near Vaishali, an ancient city considered one of the first examples of a republic dating back to the 6th century BC.


In Bihar, like in other states, the two major political alliances have built strategies around social groupings. Caste gains greater traction as the state has a history of political realignment through caste consolidation, and leaders draw support from specific groups.


“In an ideal social scenario, no one should vote in the name of caste. But nothing is ideal here. People say ‘apna aadmi hai’ (our person) and fall in the trap. One should vote in the name of work done but sadly that is not how Bihar works. Now slowly people are looking at the credibility of the leader, whether it is Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi,"" said Ram Ekbal Tiwary, a farmer near a village in Chapra.",0
"Director Dome Karukoski says it would have been “suffocating” for him if he had worked on Tolkien, a biopic on the iconic author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series, in consultation with the writer’s estate


The film, which features actor Nicholas Hoult as the eponymous character, has been in news of late after the JRR Tolkien’s family and the Tolkien estate had raised their objections and said they do “not endorse” the biopic which is set to be released next month


According to IndieWire, at a recent post-screening Q&A in New York City, Karukoski said that not having discussions with the Tolkien estate about the film helped him maintaining an unbiased approach to the story",2
"The 11 April polls saw a voter turnout of 69.45%, while the 18 April exercise had a 69.43% draw. On 29 April, 72 seats will go to the polls in the fourth phase.


The biggest is Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is contesting from Wayanad in Kerala. BJP’s best chance in the state is in Thiruvan-anthapuram, where it hopes party veteran Kummanam Rajasekharan will dislodge Congress’ Shashi Tharoor. Maneka Gandhi’s son Varun tests his luck in Pilibhit. BJP candidate Jaya Prada squares off against SP’s Azam Khan in Rampur. Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Sharad Yadav takes on Janata Dal (United)’s Dinesh Chandra Yadav in Madhepura. Pappu Yadav is also in the fray from the same seat.",0
Kareena recently revealed on Rajeev Masand’s talk show that she will not be romantically involved with Irrfan in the film,2
"The Congress has tried hard to keep its flock together and the coalition intact to help it stitch an alliance against the Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre. The BJP faces anti-incumbency in several seats but is relying heavily on the Modi factor to rake in votes. The Congress and the JD(S) deny the existence of any such ‘wave’ and are trying to bring down the tally of the BJP. This will also ensure the survival of the state government whose existence depends on the results of the elections.


However, this is a difficult task against a party that has done consistently well in parliamentary elections, irrespective of its performance in the state. In the last three parliamentary elections, the BJP won 18, 19, and 17 seats, respectively, while the Congress has won eight, six and nine seats. The JD(S) won two seats each in 2004 and 2014 and three in 2009.


However, not all analysts agree that the BJP has the advantage in these polls. “In a waveless election, generally the arithmetic wins,"" says Sumanth Raman, a Chennai- based political analyst, who tracks Karnataka closely.


BJP members have too been busy fighting among themselves to take any advantage of the problems in the opposition camps. The November bypolls for three Lok Sabha seats and two assembly seats, also saw the BJP lose Ballari. The winning margin of the party’s candidate in Shivamogga came down from more than 360,000 in 2014 to just over 50,000 in the November bypolls.",0
"Analysts believe TRS supremo K. Chandrashekar Rao, who has found support from YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, will support the BJP if the latter falls short of numbers


HYDERABAD: With the third phase of general elections on Tuesday, south India, which has never been a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), concluded polling. The process, however, was anything but smooth as issues ranging from complaints of faulty electronic voter machines (EVMs) to deaths—11 in Kerala due to natural causes—were reported.


While Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana voted in a single phase on 11 April, Tamil Nadu voted on 18 April, and Kerala (single phase) and Karnataka went to polls on 18 and 23 April.",0
"For the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah led the campaign in several states, while for the Congress it was Rahul Gandhi.


Elections for all 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held simultaneously on 11 April.


TDP president and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's campaign was centered around the ""evil trio"" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.


The YSRC chief urged people that he be given ""one chance"" to usher in a ""welfare state"" modelled on the lines of his late father Y S Rajasekhara Reddys administration.


Grant of special category status for the state, construction of capital Amaravati, major projects like Polavaram, were among the issues raised in the campaign.


In Telangana, elections will be held on all 17 seats in the first phase.The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti is hoping to sweep the polls in alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, who is aiming for a fourth consecutive win from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat.",0
"""Both the Pixel and 6T devices show that there is room to innovate in the market. While Samsung and Apple are dwarfing others in size, marketing spends, and consumer perception, there are pockets of users that are still interested in alternatives,"" Fieldhack noted.",1
"In Karnataka, where the party had contested on all seats in 2014, is now in alliance in with the JD(S). The party has expanded its alliance in Bihar with the entry of new partners.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Citing the annual ASER 2018 report, Kashyap said, it was found that only half of students enrolled in grade 5 in rural India can confidently read a grade 2 level textbook.


""Lack of reading ability can significantly impact further education, and ultimately children's ability to realise their full potential. Limited access to quality material, under-resourced infrastructure, and barriers to learning outside the classroom are some of the challenges that children often face,"" he added.


Google piloted the 'Bolo' app in about 200 villages in Uttar Pradesh and the early results are very encouraging with 64 per cent of children showing an improvement in reading proficiency in just three months, Kashyap said.


""We are now actively working with a number of non-profit partners to take the app to more people across the country who could benefit from it,"" he said.",1
"Now, he has been hired back by Disney as well and he will continue the work he began on Guardians of the Galaxy 3",2
"Facebook said the issue was discovered in January as part of a routine security review. Majority of the affected were users of Facebook Lite, a version of the social media app largely used by people in regions with lower connectivity.


The social network is also probing the causes of a series of security failures, in which employees built applications that logged unencrypted password data for Facebook users, the report said.",1
"The answer to why the Indian currency looks ugly is not the coming elections as one would like to believe. Though election-induced volatility is real, it doesn’t hold much water in the long run as past election years have seen the currency appreciate in the run-up to the poll results, according to HDFC Bank research. “While elections-related uncertainty do affect Indian markets, it’s tough to draw a definite causality,"" the top private sector lender said in a note.


Ergo, the reasons are the good old trio of oil, growth and returns. Considering oil’s climb of nearly 26% so far this year, the trade balance for India is not looking pretty, especially as the trade deficit has grown 9% year-on-year for the first 10 months of FY19. Foreign investors haven’t warmed up to Indian bonds even today and are worried that equities are overpriced.


Most of these variables are difficult to predict and hence, there seems to be no consensus among analysts as to which way the currency will go. The median of the forecasts of the top-30 respondents for the rupee shows that the currency would hardly budge from its current levels this year. The median forecast is 70.66 to a dollar, a mere 0.6% gain for the currency.",3
"The market cap of ITC went up by ₹367.76 crore to ₹3,73,459.21 crore and that of Kotak Mahindra Bank advanced ₹257.69 crore to ₹2,63,047.09 crore.


In contrast, HDFC's valuation plunged ₹5,052.42 crore to ₹3,39,906.42 crore and that of HDFC Bank declined by ₹3,662.39 crore to ₹6,20,015.67 crore.",3
"The Note 7 Pro belongs to the new generation of big-screen phones with thin bezel designs. It has a 6.3-inch screen, which is pretty much the standard screen size in all big screen Android phones these days. With a resolution of 2,340x1,080p, the LCD screen is technically at par with any other phone in this price point.


The screen manages to reproduce the right amount of colour in videos and games and is neither oversaturated nor washed out. The display setting has an option to enhance the contrast for users who like more vivid colours.


To protect the screen against scratches and accidental drops from short height, Xiaomi has used Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, which is still a rarity in this price point.


One of the strong points of Xiaomi smartphones is it's user interface. The latest version, MIUI 10.2, is one of the best designed Android UIs with lots of unique features. The Redmi Note 7 Pro runs MIUI 10.2 on top of Android 9.


MIUI has some nifty features like the optional gesture controls. Users can go back to a previous screen by swiping from the left or right edge of screen. Similarly, swiping up from the lower edge of the screen takes the user back to the home screen, while swiping up and holding opens background apps. It's quite intuitive and easy to get a hang of, and makes the traditionalnavigation keys seem like a wastage of screen space.",1
"Today, the leadership has nothing to sell to the electorate. Political parties come to power in Jammu and Kashmir because the people have no choice. They are not happy with either the PDP or the NC. The bottomline is – political parties have lost ground,"" said Nisar Ali, former dean of faculty of social sciences at Kashmir University and member of the J&K finance commission.


In Srinagar, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah is up against the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Aga Syed Mohsin, Irfan Ansari of the People’s Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Sheikh Khalid Jehangir.",0
"New digitally-enabled business models are the “platform"" models, which have both cost and revenue at each end. Suppliers and consumers are on both sides, are interchangeable, and matched by data and algorithms, according to Bindra. For instance, take the case of Airbnb, an asset-light, data-heavy platform model, as opposed to a Marriott, which is a “pipe"" model. When Marriott announced it would add 30,000 hotel rooms next year, Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky tweeted by saying that his company would add that in the next two weeks. This kind of scalability is confounding as it means massive disruption of the existing business model, says Bindra.


Traditional businesses need to embrace these disruptive business models, according to Bindra, who cites the example of Trringo, an “Uber for tractors"" set up by the tractors and farm equipment business of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd to rent out the vehicles, as 90% of the time they were lying unused. Or take the instance of General Motors investing in platform models with Lyft, he says. Most legacy companies, cautions Bindra, tend to treat the online and offline worlds differently and have different products, pricing, look and feel for both —so, the online and offline customer experiences are remarkably different. However, “to act like a digital company, businesses have to think of the entire customer journey and map it, figure out delight and pain points in the journey, and use multiple digital interventions to make it more delightful, painless and seamless"", says Bindra.",1
"The PIL, filed by advocate M.L. Sharma, has made the Centre, Election Commission of India and five regional media houses as respondents.",0
"Tiger Shroff, who will be facing off against Hrithik Roshan in his upcoming action film, says the idea of the project is like having a battle between Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible character Ethan Hunt and iconic British spy James Bond


 The idea is to get Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt of ‘Mission Impossible’ versus James Bond, together in the same film",2
"If all the buzz and brouhaha surrounding Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame was not enough evidence that this film is going to be a box office monster, we now have hard numbers


10 crore on the first day itself, and its hauls on Saturday and Sunday are only going to be bigger with the glowing reviews it has received and highly positive word-of-mouth",2
"The test feature now comes with 'On the Rise' recommendations, suggesting content from smaller, up-and-coming creators


Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has expanded its test ""Explore"" feature to iPhones, iPads, Android phones, tablets and web that is intended to help users find relevant content recommendations based on their search history for viewing.",1
"The aspiration factor is one reason people are pushing for end of status quo and something that enables Modi to raise the discourse above the one defined by the binding constraints of religion and caste.


On the ground, people concede that the Patnaik government has done well, yet at the same time, they want to check into the national mood for change. The organizational strength of the BJP in both states, developed both organically and inorganically, has helped the party stay on the message, especially among the largely young electorate—many of whom are migrants and have experienced the benefits of change in their trips across the country searching for a job.


Second, all this seems to coalesce into the narrative that Modi has shaped around his campaign as an incumbent. Particular emphasis has been placed on delivering material empowerment to the bottom of the pyramid in terms of a bank account, toilets, housing and of course, cooking gas.",0
"Under the new storage feature, for access to shared storage, apps will require multiple permissions as the single storage permissions will be replaced by four separate permissions for Photos, Videos, Music, and Downloads.


The optional gesture navigation introduced in Android 9 is expected to give way to a new iPhone X inspired gesture control, driven entirely by swipes. The trademark circular home button will also be replaced by a single navigation bar.


The Samsung Dex inspired desktop mode is an attempt to push Pixel smartphones as work-centric devices among professionals. It can be one of the exclusive features that Google can use to sell its Pixel smartphones.


Google has been facing stiff competition from Amazon in the smart speaker space, with several new smart home products offering Alexa as the default personal assistant. In order to boost its position in the smart home space, the Search giant might speed up the roll out of Duplex, its AI-based voice calling service that can talk like humans, book tables at restaurants, make appointments and generally act like a real assistant.",1
"Of the 11 Nifty companies that have announced their fourth quarter results so far, nine have either met or exceeded analyst estimates. Hero MotoCorp Ltd and Yes Bank Ltd are scheduled to announce results later today.


Investors await US GDP data due later Friday for potential confirmation that the US economy was outperforming its peers. US GDP probably expanded 2.3% quarter on quarter in the first quarter compared with a 2.2% expansion in the previous three months, according to a Bloomberg survey.


Back home, Tata Steel Ltd surged 6.7% to ₹545 after the company reported better-than-expected consolidated net profit of ₹2,430.92 crore for the March-ended quarter, on a revenue of ₹41,186 crore. According to Bloomberg estimates, consolidated revenue was seen at ₹43,725 crore and net profit at ₹2,194 crore for the quarter.",3
"While other gaming phones rely on passive cooling, the Red Magic 3 pairs liquid cooling technology with an internal turbo fan, increasing heat transfer 500 per cent, the company claimed.


Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and Adreno 640 graphics processing unit (GPU), the Red Magic 3 is available in three RAM and storage variants — 6GB 128GB, 8GB 128GB and 12GB 256GB.",1
"#VijaySethupathi signs autographs for fans before he goes in to cast his vote at the polling booth in Kodambakkam, Chennai.#IndiaElections2019 | #TNElections2019 | @VijaySethuOffl pic.twitter.com/228EGaoHuT


According to some news reports, actors Sivakarthikeyan and Robo Shankar couldn’t find their names on the voter list though the former did manage to vote later.",0
"Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday announced that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.


""In view of the present circumstances and need of the country and the interests of the party, movement and public, it is the need of the hour that I do not contest the Lok Sabha polls. And this is the reason that I have decided not to contest the Lok Sabha polls,"" Mayawati said here.",0
"The feature automatically turns off mobile hotspot on phone as well as the connected device if the Internet connection has not been used for more than 10 minutes.


The feature allows users to share a mobile device's Internet connection with other devices using their mobile-data hotspots with a single click",1
"Bengaluru: After several delays and fights within, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced K Surendran, one of the several Kerala general secretaries, as their candidate in the Pathanamthitta constituency, where the Sabarimala temple is located.",0
"Considered one of the best portable Bluetooth speakers of the year by experts, the BeoPlay P6 is notable for its powerful audio output, 360 degree surround sound and up to 16 hours of backup.


An over-the-ear headphone with active noise cancellation, the WH-1000XM3 works wirelessly and allows users to search, chat and control it with voice.


This is the first headphone with active ear-cup cooling technology. The coolers inside the ear cups keep the area around the grille around the ear cool to provide a long and comfortable audio experience.


The offers a tablet-like 6.5-inch screen in the form factor of a 5.5-inch screen phone. It’s also one of the first dual-SIM iPhones.


The big screen variant of Pixel 3, it is notable for the notched display, wireless charging and machine learning-based camera system.",1
"Ravi Menon, lead analyst for IT at Elara Capital, said that Infosys growth guidance for FY20 was ""disappointing"" given large deal wins in FY19.


In terms of profitability, Infosys operating margin in the March quarter dropped 3.2 percentage points from a year ago, to 21.5%, led by wage hike impact and possibly costs related to large deal integration. This was below the Street’s estimates. The company also expects margins to remain suppressed in FY20 as well, guiding for in a range of 21-23%.


Analysts also remained concern over rising attrition, which was above 20% in March quarter. “Attrition remains a bug-bear. This is an area that Infosys needs to focus given major digital talent shortage and attendant margin pressure due to wage cost inflation,"" Reliance Securities said in a note.


Another brokerage Centrum has revised Infosys ratings to ""Add"", from ""Buy"" earlier. ""Infosys’ Q4FY19 results delivered a steep miss on EBIT margin. The company has also lowered EBIT margin guidance band to 21-23% for FY20. We trim EPS estimates by 4.0/3.8% for FY20E/FY21E owing to the EBIT margin downgrade,"" it said in a note.",3
"A district hospital near Bastar wears a forlorn look. No new doctors or nurses are ready to come to the Naxal-infested state, claims staff. (Photo: Shaswati Das/Mint)",0
"Going ahead, Edelweiss expects Tech Mahindra’s growth momentum in the telecom vertical to sustain, led by spending spends by telecom operators to modernise traditional systems as players prepare for the impending arrival of 5G.


Technology stocks were among the top performers in January with most IT companies reporting strong revenue growth coupled with a healthy deal pipeline.",3
"The Note 6 Pro was previously launched in Indonesia at a price of 2,800,000 Indonesian Rupiah (about ₹ 13,745) and we expect the phone to be launched at the same price point in India as well.


Going by its international launches, the Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with nearly the same design as its predecessor, except the all-new 6.26 Full HD+ LCD display with a notch at the front. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB).",1
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.13% to close at 38,981.43, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.2% to end at 11,724.75.


""Going ahead, we expect volatility to continue led by ongoing general elections and the earnings season,"" according to Satish Kumar, research analyst at Choice Broking.",3
"Her caption read, “The time has come ! To say bye to @ronitboseroy as d iconic mr bajaj ! N d search for d new one@begins! I have cast ( n not ‘ casted’As someone told me) Ronit in many roles but this remains our most iconic one together @iam_ejf @the_parthsamthaan @realhinakhan @poojabanerjeee @subhavi all have been perfect as anurag Prerna komo Nivi",2
"The 48-year-old actor, also known as Don Lee, will make his Hollywood debut with the MCU film, a source told TheWrap",2
"In an ideal world, the tech industries in the two countries would be seen as complementary, said venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee, who led Google’s subsidiary in China before the company withdrew over censorship and other concerns.


“The US strength is deep technologists, universities, academics, people with superior experience,"" he said. “China’s superiority is a larger market, more data, and very tenacious and hardworking entrepreneurs.""


Lee said his optimism for a more collaborative approach is now “merely a dream"" because of the worsening trade dispute. But he said there could still be partnerships between US firms and Chinese companies that, for now, mostly cater to Chinese consumers.


“Google feels much, much more threat from Amazon than any Chinese company,"" he said. “That makes Tencent and Alibaba potential allies, especially when customer needs cross international boundaries.""",1
"In terms of optics, Realme has only mentioned the presence of dual rear cameras. The actual megapixel count and other camera details would be unveiled at the launch.


In terms of specifications, it is clear that the Realme 3 is aimed at the recently launched Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro. We can expect the smartphone to be priced similarly or even lesser. The Redmi Note 7 is priced at ₹9,999 and comes with a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660 SoC. It comes with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The Redmi Note 7 was launched in India without the 48MP camera. Instead it has a 12MP+2MP setup at the back.",1
"The current Indian line-up of Huawei consists of the recently launch Mate 20 Pro, the previous flagship P20 Pro, P20 Lite, Nova 3 and Nova 3i. The Huawei Y9 will most likely be a companion to the Nova 3i which has been taking on mid-range smartphones on its own. We can expect the Y9 to be pitted strongly against the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 and the Honor 8X.


The Y9 was launched as the Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus in China which is lit up by a 6.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. It is powered by the octa-core Kirin 710 SoC paired with Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. The chipset is mated with either 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.",1
"At the heart of the Realme 3 is a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with a maximum CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. It is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. A 4,320mAh battery powers the Realme 3, which is about the same as its predecessor, the Realme 2.


In terms of software, the Realme 3 runs ColorOS 6 UI based on Android 9 Pie. Realme claims that the new UI offers a no-frills, stock Android experience. It finally gets an app drawer and comes with an unlocked bootloader.",1
Many films that are leaked on websites like Tamilrockers suffer from significant financial losses as the availability of the film online draws lesser people to the cinemas,2
"But here again, the pattern is uneven. Pathanamthitta’s turnout is actually one of the lowest when compared to other districts. The BJP's biggest bet, Thiruvananthapuram seat, witnessed the lowest voting percentage at 73.45. Provisional estimates say pro-BJP areas in the district such as Vattiyurkavu and the main town showed a slide in turnout, while it raised marginally in their other turfs such as Nemom and Kazhakkuttam. Some areas where both Congress and BJP have been making inroads, such as Neyyattinkara, Kovalam and Parassala, have shown some rise. The coastal and minority Christian dominated areas, where Tharoor and CPM strongman and local MLA C Divakaran have been making progress have seen a sharp rise.


“Two waves are clear in Thiruvananthapuram, based on the voter turnout. Voting has picked up in traditional Nair belts, supposed to benefit the BJP, and in the coastal and minority areas which have previously helped Tharoor to win,"" said analyst and veteran journalist Jacob George.


The CPM leaders Mint spoke said the higher voter turnout is a result of their concentration on flexing the cadres in full swing to ensure the victory of communist candidates. One leader pointed out to Kannur and Vadakara as examples, both prestigious fights for the CPM and marked two of the highest pollings, at 83.05% and 82.48% in that order.


Kannur, a traditional red bastion, is facing a high profile battle this time between former Congress MP, who has been the forefront of Sabarimala agitations too, K Sudhakaran and sitting MP from CPM P K Sreemathi. Congress fielded none less K Muraleedharan in Vadakara to defeat CPM's P Jayarajan. Jayarajan is an accused in a political murder case under CBI probe, even as he claims the charges are framed. The Congress thinks the defeat of Jayarajan will vindicate the charges of political murders against the CPM. The party discussed for weeks who should be their candidate and finally picked Muraleedharan, sitting MLA, son of former chief minister K Karunakaran and one of the most recognisable faces of Congress in Kerala.",0
"He wrote, “Huge thank you to the incredible team that gave us the most incredible wedding we are forever indebted to you for making this day a dream come true",2
"The Porbandar-Rajkot Express is an entirely general class train. It does not have any air-conditioned cars or other classes of coaches. It leaves Porbandar at 2:30pm and makes 13 stops before reaching its destination at 6:45pm.


Last Tuesday, About 40 people, including farmers, students and a few employees, kept me for company in my coach when the train started from Porbandar. By the time the train reached the penultimate stop of Bhakti Nagar in Rajkot, the number had more than doubled.


A ticket for this four-hour-forty-five-minute journey costs ₹75, which is very impressive and much to the railway’s credit. The seven-coach train, with each coach having 90 seats, can legitimately accommodate up to 630 passengers.


Sir, it is befuddling how railway authorities expect four people to sit on a single berth—there are no separate seats— when across the country, a maximum of three people are assigned to a single berth. Again, to my surprise, only the lower berths of all the coaches had cushions; the overhead berths only had steel racks, which suggests they are meant to be used only for luggage. But the train is so overcrowded, that people squeeze themselves into these upper berths. It is barbaric to expect people to sit on seats made of metal slats. Still, two tired students used their school bags as pillows and took an afternoon siesta for an hour on the metal-slatted upper berths.",0
"RSS members are helping the BJP with door-to-door campaigns and distributing publicity material. (Photo: Deepak Gupta/HT)


The volunteers of the RSS and its allied organizations are playing a significant role again this time, just as they did in 2014 and 2017


AYODHYA/LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), faced with the twin challenge of an alliance of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on the one hand, and the Congress on the other, has turned to volunteers of its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for help.",0
"Samsung’s developers’ conference held in November last year gave us a peek into Samsung’s plans for 2019. A foldable smartphone, One UI and punch-hole cutouts are a few things we can expect from Samsung this year.


But as we saw at the Apple Event, where the iPhone XS was launched, it’s not really a wise idea to launch two hot devices together. In fact, the Cupertino-based company launched other fan favourite devices (which were desperately in need of a revamp) at a separate event to avoid dousing the flames of the new iPhones (and Apple Watch).


We can expect Samsung to do the same; given the new foldable smartphone passes all the necessary quality tests and is fit for production—it will be a massive embarrassment for Samsung if it lets out a half-baked product at such a crucial time.",1
"A slowdown in India’s rural economy deepened in January, reflecting a crunch on spending by agricultural workers. (HT)


Inflation has more than halved under Modi govt, averaging 4.8%, but consumer-price growth averaged over 10% during 2009-2013


A slowdown in the rural economy has taken the shine off this key achievement of the Narendra Modi govt


Mumbai: Subdued inflation in India is proving to be a dilemma for Prime Minister Narendra Modi weeks before Lok Sabha Elections 2019. While most politicians heading into elections would want to cheer their efforts in taming the inflation dragon—especially in emerging economies like India, where price surges can oust governments—Modi has been restrained about this achievement.",0
"If you’re an avid YouTube enthusiast, you must have viewed the endorsement of Audible at the start and end of several videos. But even after possessing an invitation code for a free audiobook, you were greeted with a message saying “This service is not available in India"".


However, Amazon has finally launched the long-awaited service in India and that too during the festive season. Subscription starts at ₹ 199 per month and comes with a 30-day free trial. Launch offers for select users include 90-day free trial along with a credit towards three free audiobooks.


Amazon Audible is essentially a service that reads books for you—so it’s a great option when you don’t have a free hand to hold a book. And with a narrator list comprising Stephen Fry, Jim Dale and Jeremy Irons, your book listening experience will always be immersive. Amazon Echo integration is also present in Audible, so you can ask Alexa to read aloud a book for you.",1
"The FaceTime bug gave iPhone users access to the front camera and microphone of other users for a few seconds before the call was answered or disconnected by them


iPhone users woke up today to a bug in FaceTime, which allowed anyone to eavesdrop on others by making a group video call. The bug gave iPhone users access to the front camera and microphone of other users for a few seconds before the call was answered or disconnected by them. This was verified by a bunch of FaceTime users who took to social media to express their ire. Twitter user Benji Mobb shared a video on showing how the bug works, which was later verified by tech portals 9toMac and Buzzfeed Tech.",1
"Moreover, given that the TDP has almost been wiped out in Telangana and lost most of its cadre base and one of its two MLAs to the TRS, the party has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections in the state.


At the national level, KCR has also been talking of forming a federal front with regional parties, for which he has met several leaders from across the country since last year. However, nothing tangible has taken shape, except for Jagan Mohan Reddy supporting the idea. Naidu, on the other hand, has been at the forefront of building an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition ever since he exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2018, complaining of lack of funding for AP.


“Post bifurcation, Naidu had been under a lot of pressure from contractors, so giving them enough business was one big pressure point for him. So, his five years were filled with many problems, other than administration issues. For KCR, revenue was not a major challenge, so he could have cordial relations with the centre, and was able to manage things. Unfortunately Chandrababu could not,"" said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.


Reddy added KCR has been more proactive than Naidu as a strategist. “His decision of going for early polls was one example, and because of such decisions, KCR can now say that he is an alternative to Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi, and that he can get anything for Telangana. Naidu, today, is unable to justify his position after the leaving the alliance with the BJP.""",0
"Things go awry when the detectives’ chicken recipe suddenly transforms the rundown restaurant into the hottest eatery in town


This is the second collaboration between Hart, CJ Entertainment and Universal on an English-language remake of a Korean film",2
"The sale of electoral bonds opens in SBI branches when finance ministry issues notification for the same


New Delhi: The sale of electoral bonds has skyrocketed ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 by 62% as compared to last year with State Bank of India (SBI) selling bonds worth more than ₹1,700 crore, an RTI reply shows. In an RTI response to Pune-based Vihar Durve, SBI said that in 2018, it had sold bonds worth ₹1,056.73 crore in March, April, May, July, October and November. This year, in January and March, the bank has sold electoral bonds worth ₹1,716.05 crore.


The sale of electoral bonds opens in SBI branches when the union finance ministry issues notification of the sale for a given period.",0
"""We have seen a 30% growth in pre-booking compared to last year,"" said Kalyan Jewellers chairman TS Kalyanaraman.


Titans jewellery division chief executive for CK Venkataraman said the current sentiment and jewellery market outlook look positive. ""In past five years, we have seen a double-digit growth every year and we expect this Akshaya Tritiya season to be very good.""


India Bullion and Jewellers Association National vice-president Saurabh Gadgil expects 15-20% growth in demand this Akshaya Tritiya, which will be celebrated tomorrow. ""The sentiment is positive as in most places voting will be over and also the festival falls virtually at the beginning of the month when salaried people have thicker pockets,"" he added.",3
"Realme started operations in May 2018 and has launched five smartphones so far. It was the No.4 player in India by market share in the October-December period, behind only Vivo (9%), Samsung (22%) and leader Xiaomi (27%).


The smartphone brand, 100% owned by Oppo, competes with other Chinese brands, such as Xiaomi’s Redmi and Huawei’s Honor, among others.


“There are two core philosophies of Realme. We don’t sell marketing concepts. We sell products. Second, we focus on users and listen to what they want from us. After getting 4 million users, our aspirations are much higher and our portfolio in 2019 will support this,"" Madhav Sheth, chief executive officer, Realme India, said in an interview.


“Staring January, we have started our offline push also. In (the) mobile phone industry, 35%-40% of transactions happen online, rest is offline. We are present in 10 cities across over 3,000 stores through our distribution channel. We want to reach 20,000 multi-brand stores across 150 cities this year,"" he said.",1
"Facebook says it will use AI to prevent that profile from showing up in places it might cause distress, such as in birthday reminders. (Reuters)


Facebook will use AI to help find profiles of people who have died so their friends and family members won't get painful reminders about their birthdays",1
"Jamie Dornan almost turned down Fifty Shades of GreyFifty Shades star Jamie Dornan has revealed he was initially skeptical about featuring in the erotic-romance franchise as he feared the films would be critically panned


The actor, who shot to global fame playing Christian Grey, said he agreed to take on the role as it was an “incredible” financial opportunity",2
"The current generation of OnePlus devices are riddled with camera issues, so we can expect the OnePlus 7 to sport a completely new camera setup. Some leaks also suggest the presence of a triple camera setup.


OnePlus has increased the prices of its models up a notch since it launched the OnePlus One in India. The OnePlus One had the launch price of ₹ 18,999, while OnePlus 2, OnePlus 3, OnePlus 5, OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T cost ₹ 24,999, ₹ 27,999, ₹ 32,999, ₹ 34,999 and ₹ 37,999 respectively. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition goes up to ₹ 49,999.",1
"Launching the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA’s election campaign in Patna, Bihar, Modi said while he was working to eliminate terrorism, poverty, corruption and black money, and create more opportunities for the youth, the opposition parties were coming together to stop him for working for the poor.


“Whether it is about security of the poor or the country, this chowkidar and NDA leadership is standing like a wall to protect them. The government is taking decisions to protect the poor, socially weaker sections and the middle class. The NDA government is trying to transform the lives of people,"" said Modi.


Describing the opposition’s mahagathbandhan against the NDA, as a maha milavat, or severely adulterated alliance, Modi said that when security forces were busy fighting against the threat of terrorism both inside and outside the country, some leaders yet again started questioning the veracity of the recently -conducted air strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). There was a deliberate attempt to weaken the morale of the security forces by some of the opposition leaders, he added.",0
"While investors were somewhat aware of these pressures, they were evidently surprised at the extent of the fall in profit. Infratel shares were trading down 5% today. The worry is that the pressure on Bharti Infratel’s earnings is likely to worsen. These concerns emerge from two fronts. One is continuing consolidation in the telecom sector. The Vodafone Idea Ltd combine continues to rationalise its telecom sites. After exiting the overlapping sites, the focus now is on reducing the presence in low-revenue generating sites.


The second is Reliance Jio’s plans to float its tower infrastructure business into a separate entity. Analysts fear such a move can curb incremental tenancies from Jio. The scenario can deteriorate if the new entity created by Jio is successful in finding external customers. This can exert pricing pressure, impacting Bharti Infratel’s prospects further.",3
"The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of the biggest technology events of the year. This year, it will be held between February 24 and 28 at Barcelona, Spain.


Like every year, tech companies will meet in Barcelona to present their latest innovations. Here are three smartphones we can expect to be unveiled at the MWC 2019.


Sony has a reputation of unveiling smartphones at the MWC. The flagship we'll be looking at this year would be the Xperia XZ4.",1
"The third leg is to create more and more transparency and authenticity for political advertising on Facebook, informed Thukral. The ads transparency tool has been rolled out in India, following its success in the US, Brazil and the UK. This includes the authorization process for advertisers and the disclaimer process that provides more information about who’s placing the ad.


Additionally, all political ads are now housed in the ad library so a Facebook user can see the ad’s creative, start and end date, performance data, including the range of impressions, spend, and information such as who saw the ad, including the person’s age, gender and location across India.


Also, starting this month, the company has started publishing a weekly ad archive report in India that lists various insights such as the top spenders, to ensure all the information is in public domain, said Thukral.",0
"Wearing a black trouser and white T-Shirt, Naveen is also seen talking about how the state is not getting its due in coal royalty and accuses the central government that while Odisha gets pollution from coal mines, centre enjoys the revenue.


A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader in the state said the video and interaction with the youth is a conscious narrative that Naveen babu is building to ward-off aggressive campaigns by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) where the national party is trying to project the chief minister a spent force and losing grip over the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent rallies in Odisha has said that the state government is being run by a coterie and the people demand a change of BJD run state government this time.",0
"Xiaomi was hush about its upcoming foldable smartphone at the Mobile World Congress held at Barcelona this year. Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin shared a video of the device a few days before the event took place in February, giving us the first look at it.


The smartphone has two hinges, that fold it into three parts. It folds outwards, unlike Samsung's Galaxy Fold. However, the first video showed that the smartphone ran MIUI and stuttered a bit while transitioning between unfolded and folded forms.",1
"Chinese smartphone brand Realme on Thursday announced the launch date of the much awaited Realme 3 Pro. The launch will take place on 22 April and much like its previous launches, it will take place at a location flocked with youngsters—Delhi University.


The Realme 3 Pro is expected to come with marginal upgrades over the Realme 3 that was launched last month. Realme CEO Madhav Sheth teased the smartphone on Twitter and compared it with some ""Pro"" devices, stating: ""When it comes to speed, chipset matters."" Sheth also mentioned that the Realme 3 Pro would be the first device in the segment to offer direct compatibility for Fornite Mobile.",1
"To peg a whole election campaign on one income transfer scheme, whose details are not disclosed, to the bottom 20% of population with the tag line ""Ab Hoga Nyay"" is surprising. India is now not a predominately poor country, but one with about 20% poor people. The rest of the 80% are left wondering what’s in it for them and who will fund this dole.


The other point of disconnect is the attempt to position the leadership as practising Hindus. The river worship, temple run, pooja thali and janeu-dhaari (sacred thread worn by brahmins) positioning doesn’t go well when an obvious minority card is played, like when Congress president Rahul Gandhi decides to fight from a second seat in a constituency with a large minority population, or when appeals to minorities are made to vote as a block.


For the electorate, if the not-so-mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) does come to power, they would have completed their election mandate on day one: to get Modi out. Then what?",0
"I also had a small fear of approaching other actors with Jersey’s story because it is not the universally accepted template and sometimes, it may not even look commercially viable


 So, even for this film, I approached everyone with a bit of hesitation but it vanished within half an hour of narration as everyone liked the story


 What was the thought behind the scene?I had goosebumps when I experienced people’s reaction to this scene",2
"Inside an airy, lavish model house in Seoul, Samsung’s virtual assistant, Bixby, can show visitors what’s inside the kitchen fridge. (Bloomberg)


Samsung edges its way further into the $77 billion global market for internet-connected appliances and furniture


The company’s first real-world test bed will be an apartment redevelopment project in the South Korean city of Busan


For years, Samsung has pitched customers internet-connected TVs, refrigerators, and other cornerstones of the home re-imagined for the data-overload era. Now the South Korean engineering-to-gadgets conglomerate is trying to go a step further: making the home itself.",1
"Neogen Chemicals IPO received bids for 60,21,405 shares against the total issue size of 43,29,038 shares, as per data available on NSE data till 1530 hours on Thursday


The IPO comprises fresh issue of up to Rs70 crore and offer for sale of up to 29,00,000 equity shares, including anchor portion of 18,46,715 equity shares",3
"Apple also said a “limited number"" of 13-inch MacBook Pros have “an issue that may result in data loss and failure of the drive."" The laptops were sold from June 2017 to June 2018 with 128 gigabytes or 256 GB of storage and no Touch Bar, Apple said in a note to customers. The company recommends affected users have their laptops “serviced as soon as possible.""


In the case of the iPhone X, Apple is offering free screen replacements for the faulty devices, while it is offering free repairs for the MacBook Pros.",1
"While his wife Twinkle Khanna cast her vote at one of the booths in Juhu, Akshay was nowhere to be seen",2
"He also attacked the Congress a day after its manifesto release, saying the party’s pledge to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) will help terrorists based in Pakistan. Modi said the manifesto was a fake document and that the party had always been soft on terror.


“Congress has always tried to weaken the country. Now they want to remove the security cover of soldiers by amending Afspa. Congress has always been soft on terror,"" Modi said.


Responding to BJP’s attack on the issue of Afspa earlier in the day, Congress’ chief spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala, told reporters that the party had not asked for removal of the Act and was only following the guidelines of the Supreme Court on the issue.",0
"As of 31 December 2018, RVNL’s order book stood at ₹77,504 crore (10.2 times FY18 revenue), which includes 102 ongoing projects. Out of this, Railways accounted for 96.11% of its total order book.


RVNL is paid a consolidated management fee by the Railways based on the annual expenditure incurred for the execution of projects: 9.25% for the metro projects, 8.50% for other plan heads and 10% for national projects.",3
"Another option would be to “source a 5G modem from chief competitor Samsung,"" Cowen wrote, though it added that would likely come only on “tough commercial terms."" Using a 5G modem from Huawei is “off the table as an option,"" Cowen told clients, while “MediaTek’s stack is too far behind in terms of timeline.""


Apple could also settle its disputes with Qualcomm Inc. and revert back to its modems, but Cowen asked, “might it be too late already?"" The two firms have been locked in a multi-year legal battle surrounding patent infringements.",1
"During the first round of the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, Samsung had sold 12X over average business day volumes with Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8 being the best-sellers at their lowest ever pricing.


Samsung’s flagship smartphone, Galaxy S9+, is being sold for ₹45,000 and Galaxy Note8 at ₹43,990, which according to Amazon is the lowest price ever on the mobile phones.


mint-india-wire amazonamazon mobile offeramazon smartphone offerssmartphone discountssamsung smartphonessamsung galaxy s9+Galaxy A8+samsung galaxy",1
"Samsung earlier announced that it would launch at least one phone every month from March to June this year. (Bloomberg)


Taking on Chinese player Xiaomi big time, South Korean tech giant Samsung sold two million phones in its mid-price segment Galaxy A series in India in just 40 days starting March 1, earning a revenue of $500 million.


Earlier this month, it announced Galaxy A20, its fourth smartphone in the Galaxy A series this year. Galaxy A20 is available in India at ₹12,490.",1
"The first signs of trouble emerged last year when the company said its volume growth came to a standstill (down 0.1%) in Q2


When Page Industries Ltd, the maker of Jockey garments, reported September quarter (Q2) results, the stock lost 9% in two trading sessions. At the time of the December quarter (Q3) results, there was a replay of the same, with the stock losing as much 7% in a single day.


The fall underscores a moderation in its volume growth. The stock is now down 22% from its Q2 results, compared to a 1% fall in the Nifty 500 index during the same period.",3
"Using GPS signals from phones to track a user’s location and target them with ads is common practice. Even in background, many Android apps track a user’s location. A study by researchers at Northeastern University, Boston, found that location data can be tracked—even when GPS is off—using a phone’s accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope (iStock)


Android apps have been secretly taking screenshots of displays and forwarding them to mobile analytics firms


Early this month, some Apple FaceTime users discovered a bug in the group video calling feature. It gave callers access to the microphone and, in some cases, the front camera of the recipient’s iPhone, allowing them to listen and even see the latter for a brief period. To be sure, Apple disabled group calling in FaceTime and fixed it later with an update.",1
"Selectively overweight on property. There’s opportunity in pre-leased commercial real estate, affordable housing, warehousing and student housing.


Prefer financial services sector, corporate banks, auto and select insurance and asset management companies.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The crackdown comes as Instagram parent Facebook strives to assure people that the leading social network and its services can be trusted.


Instagram is using self-improving software programs to help identify accounts that use such apps and purge products of inauthentic activity, which violates terms of service at the service


InstagramFacebookFake usersInstagram fake accountsFacebook fake usersInstagram fake likesInstagram fake comments


San Francisco: Instagram on Monday said it is booting fake followers, likes and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are.",1
"Congress president Rahul Gandhi justifies NYAY scheme, pledges agriculture budget during his two-day tour of Maharashtra


In Wardha, Rahul Gandhi promised a separate agriculture budget that will specify MSP for each farm produce


Mumbai: Congress president Rahul Gandhi reached out to youth, farmers, and the middle class during his whirlwind two-day election tour of Maharashtra on 4 and 5 April, when he also reiterated his allegations of corruption against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Gandhi made a mark during an interactive session with students in Pune on Friday where he justified the NYAY scheme that the Congress manifesto has promised and sought to allay the fears of the middle class that they would be taxed more than they are to finance the scheme.",0
"It is the first time that users from regional towns have been addressed and have got a platform to showcase their talent, says Sachdeva


The user-generated content platform has more than 40 million monthly active users spread across the country and is available in 14 Indian languages


NEW DELHI: Bengaluru-based ShareChat figures among India’s fastest-growing vernacular social network platforms. “ShareChat is built for India, addressing the core needs of the next billion users to enable people and content discovery,"" says co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Ankush Sachdeva.",1
"(From left) Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy with wife Anitha and son Nikhil Gowda after casting vote in Kethiganahalli on Thursday.pti.


JD(S) and Congress coalition as well as the BJP wasting no time in preparing for the by-polls that is crucial to determine the stability of the H.D.Kumaraswamy govt


New Delhi: It’s a battle between defectors in Chincholi assembly seat and one driven by sympathy in Kundgol constituency that both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are hoping would swing in its favour or at least cancel the influence of these factors when the two seats head to the by-polls on 19 May.


The Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress coalition as well as the BJP wasting no time in preparing for the by-polls that is crucial to determine the stability of the H.D.Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in Karnataka, which has been battling against all odds to remain in power ever since its formation in May last year.",0
"Bytedance challenged the state court's ban order in India's Supreme Court last week, saying it went against freedom of speech rights in India.


The top court had referred the case back to the state court, where a judge on Tuesday rejected Bytedance's request to put the ban order on hold, K. Neelamegam, a lawyer arguing against Bytedance in the case, said.


TikTok earlier said in a statement that it had faith in the Indian judicial system and was ""optimistic about an outcome that would be well received by millions"" of its users. It did not comment further on the judge's decision.


The company however welcomed the decision to appoint a senior lawyer to assist the court in upcoming proceedings.",1
"With an estimated size of ₹3,000-5,000 crore, the outdoor medium will continue to grow at an annual average growth rate of 10% in 2019. (HT)


Outdoor ads are expected to feature political leaders with contextual conversations and a display of their achievements


Elections aside, 2019 is shaping up as a bumper year for outdoor advertising, what with the IPL and ICC World Cup coming up


New Delhi: Political parties are expected to spend as much as ₹400 crore on outdoor ads ahead of Elections 2019 due by May, according to media buyers.",0
"Huawei Mate 20 Pro has three cameras on the back, a fast processor and some features that Huawei hopes will be enough to convince Indian buyers


mint-india-wire Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mat 20Huawei Mate 20 Pro cameraHuawei Mate 20 Pro displayHuawei Mate 20 Pro price


If 2018 has proven one thing, it’s that smartphone cameras will be mostly about software in future. In the early days, software would augment hardware but companies are adding multiple sensors and lenses now to augment their software and features. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, which the Huawei Mate 20 Pro proves. The phone has three cameras on the back, a fast processor and some features that Huawei hopes will be enough to convince Indian buyers.",1
"After weeks of tough competition, Sumit Saini was the first contestant to be selected for the finals


Hailing from a family of farmers in Haryana, Sumit started his singing journey by performing jagraans from a tender age of three",2
"“There are no similarities between the two stories, the backdrop, the characters are different, just the idea of surrogacy mother we have taken


Kriti, who is basking in the glory of two back-to-back hit films Bareilly Ki Barfi and Luka Chuppi, has liked the idea and is on board the project, they said",2
"Director Gowtam Tinnanuri, who has also written this film, beautifully establishes the relationship dynamics between all three of them: Arjun, Sarah and Nani


 He fills up the screen with heartwarming moments when all three make sacrifices in their own little but significant ways to support each other


 He had been a doting coach of Arjun during his formative years and he continues to support him through the latter’s trying times


 Even as Murthy knows that Arjun has quit cricket for good, he pursues him to take up the assistant coach position at the cricket club


 He tells Arjun that he has the potential to become the head coach somebody, a feat that he could never achieve",2
"OnePlus routinely rolls out its Open Beta updates to gather testers’ feedback about its latest features before incorporating them into the stable builds of OxygenOS. (Mint)


The latest OxygenOS Open Beta for OnePlus 6, 6T, 5 and 5T brings a new interface for the system updater",1
"After “the government is formed, the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) partners will meet and discuss. And what will be best for all the stakeholders, it will be decided on that basis only,"" he said.


Yepthomi is seeking re-election, having won the February 2018 bypoll after chief minister Neiphiu Rio vacated the seat to contest the state elections. Rio formed NDPP in 2017 after a coup against him in the Naga People’s Front (NPF). He came to power with BJP’s support, despite NPF emerging as the largest political party in the state, with the highest representation in the assembly. Yepthomi’s main opposition is Congress candidate K.L. Chishi, a former BJP member and chief minister, and a veteran in Nagaland’s political arena who rejoined the Congress earlier this year.


In Nagaland’s 60-member state legislature, NPF has 27 seats, while NDPP has 17 seats and BJP 12. On 11 April, there will also be a byelection to the Aonglenden assembly constituency, with NDPP and Congress in the fray.


While the Nagas are wary of BJP’s Hindutva agenda, they are equally resentful of Bangladeshi Muslims, who are referred to as “miya"" or illegal Bangladeshi immigrants (IBIs).",0
"The smartphone also has a pop-up selfie 16MP camera. The F11 Pro comes with a 4,000 mAh battery along with support for VOOC 3.0 fast charging technology. On the software front, it runs ColorOS 6 based on Android 9 Pie.


“The bold red Avengers ‘A’ collides with the blue background to form the classic red-blue colour-blocking and also echoes the red switch button on the side, highlighting the Avengers’ logo,"" said the company.",1
"While we have seen many stories of addicts and children who come from broken homes before, Half Nelson carves a special place for itself in that crowd


 Nothing seems to be overdone and no one seems to have gone overboard, and this rings true of supporting characters like that of Anthony Mackie, Tina Holmes and Deborah Rush",2
"“Though we can understand the enthusiasm for Game of Thrones now that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes,” HBO said, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter


Last November, the US President tweeted a photo with a slogan that resembled popular GOT catchphrase, Winter is Coming",2
"The only model on the open sale is the 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant which costs ₹23,999, that too without the Rosso Red model as it is out of stock


XiaomiPOCO F1POCO F1 salePOCO F1 pricePOCO F1 open salePOCO F1 flash salePOCO F1 reviewPOCO F1 vs OnePlus 6",1
"Rajesh Janey: If you look at the things that have been done, you see a lot of reskilling happening. In case of Uber, so many drivers have come to the cities with no prior knowledge of the roads and routes. They have skilled their mind to look at map and can drive anywhere in the city. When e-commerce decided to get into hinterlands, one innovation that happened was cash on delivery and the other was the creation of the supply chain. Similarity, food delivery has given rise to new brick-and-mortar employment opportunities. Do I see a lot of people getting around new technology? I think there is no running away from it.


Piyush Shah: It is very important to not to be unduly harsh on our smart city effort. They can’t be compared to the US and China as they have certain leeway. One thing that needs to be addressed in India is transportation situation. For that there is enough data and that will make us tremendously smart and is good enough for the next five years.


Sanjeev Sharma: Smart cities is a very good aspiration. I think in the country. I think we’re starting with livable cities first, and then adding smart elements. So I think from our perspective, we have to see if you add a metro in a city, one small element got it. If you have a very good airport, you can say another smart element has been added. But when it comes to data, I think the data itself cannot do anything. It should be very clear what exactly you want, what problem you want to solve. I think the most important thing is to have very clean problem statements, which has a very high impact for the society.


Rajesh Janey: Today, the cost of embedding intelligence and connectivity into a device is almost approaching zero. The cost of processing this data and converting into information knowledge and therefore deliver actionable insights is also reducing. So the key is to translate it and deliver a delightful customer experience.",1
"The David Dhawan directorial, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, will be released on May 1, 2020",2
"Top OPEC member Saudi Arabia is cutting output faster than US shale drillers can fill the gap, leaving a void in the market that may push global benchmark Brent crude to $70-$75 a barrel in the near future, bank analysts led by Jeffrey Currie said in a note. At the same time, supply disruptions in Venezuela are likely to accelerate in coming months, they wrote.


“The oil market will likely continue to tighten significantly this March and April,"" Currie said. “While prices could easily trade in a $70-$75 a barrel trading range, we believe such an environment would likely prove fleeting,"" he said, reaffirming Goldman’s forecast for Brent to end the year at $60.",3
"The new 2019 line-up of OnePlus devices would be unveiled globally on 14 May at 8:15 pm at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru.


According to leaks and rumours, the OnePlus 7 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor which might be paired with Qualcomm's latest 5G modem, the Qualcomm X55. It will come with at least 8GB of RAM.",1
"Google's strategy will most likely be placing a device in the same category as OnePlus or even Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco


The software giant is also said to be poaching Apple talent to boost production partnerships in emerging markets including Asia


Borrowing a page from Chinese smartphone makers' book, Google is said to be working on affordable smartphones aimed at emerging markets.


The software giant has failed to make an impact with its three generations of Pixel smartphones. An IDC report stated Google had shipped 4.68 million units of Pixel smartphones in 2018. Although it’s higher than Google’s 2017 shipments of 3.45 million units, it's only about 0.33% of the total market share.",1
"In the first three phases so far, polling has been held in 303 seats. The fourth phase of voting is due on 29 April.


“The Prime Minister, I think, is also sensing the feedback we have, that is why he is nervous and is making this kind of an appeal,"" said senior Congress leader Rajiv Shukla.


“Our assessment is also the same—that in the three phases, the BJP’s position is really bad. They are definitely not getting the mandate they were expecting. They are losing big in the three phases and that is why Prime Minister Modi had to appeal to people after his nomination to ‘vote in large numbers’,"" added Shukla.


The Congress leader also said Modi had invited NDA partners to Varanasi for the filing of nomination because he knows that BJP will not be able to get a mandate on its own.",0
"Tere Naam, which gave Salman’s career a much-needed push following a series of box-office debacles in early 2000s, is touted one of his most memorable performances",2
"The report attributed Samsung's growth to the newly-launched Galaxy A9, the world's first quad rear camera phone which is in direct competition with the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T.


Samsung led the premium smartphone segment in India in 2018 with a 34% share, followed closely by OnePlus at 33% which was the best-selling device of the year, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday.


At third position, Apple had 23% market share as the overall premium smartphone segment grew by 8% (year-on-year) for the full year and 16% (YoY) for Q4 2018.",1
"This 2,430-mw capacity comprises 450 mw from five operational plants of 90 mw each, owned and managed by Bajaj Energy and 1,980 mw from the power plant owned and managed by a special purpose vehicle of Lalitpur Power.


Edelweiss Financial Services, IIFL Holdings and SBI Caps are the lead managers to the issue, while IDBI Capital Markets is the co-book running lead managers to the issue, which will be listed on both the BSE and NSE.",3
"Shares of Yes Bank Ltd plunged on Tuesday erasing about $2.28 billion in market value after the private lender posted an unexpected loss in the March quarter, highlighting the challenges facing the private lender.


The shares fell 29% to ₹168 on the NSE, a level last seen on 10 December 2018. It was the biggest single-day fall since the bank’s listing on 12 July 2005.


Investors have been worried after Yes Bank’s performance in the March quarter. This led brokerage firms to downgrade the stock and cut their target prices by as much as 40%.",3
"Tech Mahindra was in the limelight today with shares rallying 7% to a new high of ₹800 on the BSE after the IT major posted a strong third-quarter performance. The IT company, which announced its December quarter earnings after market hours on Tuesday, reported a better-than-expected net profit of ₹1,203 crore, up 27.5% year-on-year and 13% quarter-on-quarter. Revenue grew 15% year-on-year, or 3.6% quarter on quarter, to ₹8,944 crore. In dollar terms, revenue came in at $1.26 billion, up 3.5% quarter-on-quarter, while in constant currency terms, the growth was 3.6% quarter-on quarter, topping the Street’s estimates.


Domestic brokerage Edelweiss has revised upwards the target price higher for on Tech Mahindra to ₹1,002, from ₹970 earlier, while maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating on the stock. “Tech Mahindra reported strong Q3FY19 numbers with 3.5% QoQ USD revenue growth (Street’s 1.9% estimate) and 50bps QoQ EBITDA margin improvement to 19.3% (Street’s 19.1% estimate),"" Edelweiss said in a note. “Revenue growth was well rounded across THE enterprise (up 4.1% QoQ) and telecom (up 2.5% QoQ) segments while digital growth remains healthy (up 10% QoQ; nearly 33% of revenue),"" the brokerage added.",3
"The strategy is based on the premise that the biggest businesses will weather the volatility, induced by political uncertainty before next month’s national ballot, more so than their smaller counterparts. Larger companies also suffer from fewer corporate governance issues that worsened the sell-off in the nation’s mid-cap stocks last year.


“Larger companies have proven business models, are consistently profitable and have fewer corporate governance problems,"" said Abhijit Bhave, chief executive officer at the Mumbai-based company with $2.3 billion under advisory and management. “We are advising a 70 percent allocation to large-cap stocks.""


Some of Karvy’s peers have increased exposure to mid-cap stocks, lured by valuations that only recently were near the cheapest in five years relative to the benchmark indexes. The purchases have driven up the Nifty MidCap 100 Index more than six percent in March, putting the gauge on course for its best month since last April. The gauge closed 2018 with a loss of 15 percent, versus a 3.2 percent gain for the main NSE Nifty 50 Index.


To be sure, smaller companies have led the recovery in risk assets across the world, thanks to a dovish turn by central banks and optimism over U.S.-China trade talks. The MSCI World Small Cap Index is up 13 percent this year, versus a 11 percent rise in it’s large-cap counterpart.",3
"Even as terrorist organisations wreak havoc in the world, the Sri Lanka dastardly bombings being a case in point, an investigation into the dark web has revealed how firearms are anonymously bought and sold around the world.


Researchers from Michigan State University crept into the dark web—that part of the online world that cannot be seen easily because it is not indexed by search engines—to reveal that most of the firearms weren't rifles of military-grade weapons, exotic or rare firearms, but ""the kinds of weapons someone in the US could buy from stores or vendors with a license"", according to Thomas Holt, MSU professor of criminal justice and co-author of the paper.


64% of the products advertised were handguns, 17% were semi-automatic long guns and fully automatic long guns were 4%. The research, published in Deviant Behavior, revealed key insights on a trade that undercuts gun laws in the United States, as well as other countries around the world where regulations are tighter.",1
"For him as well, this conflict has become personal and we will not mind if it is him who kills Cersei",2
"Out of the total 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, voting on 304 seats has already been completed. Besides Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and some seats of Uttar Pradesh, the first three rounds were restricted to Eastern and southern states.


The fourth phase is scheduled for April 29, when voting would take place in 71 constituencies in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.",0
"” And “Zathura” put him in a position to be considered viable and capable of doing an effects-driven movie


 And “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” if not the best movie I’ve ever done, it’s the one I made the fewest mistakes in as an actor


FEIGE: I was so impressed with “Elf” [directed by Favreau], which could simply have been a silly comedy but had so much heart and depth to it


 If you remember, when Santa’s sleigh doesn’t have enough magic power and the world has to sing — it’s barely lifting out of Central Park and then it rockets over Fifth Avenue, I found myself cheering in a theater at this Will Ferrell comedy


I have a distinct memory of being in this bullpen area of our production office, kicking around ideas with Jon, and Robert’s name came up


 I felt confident, and then I was told that the meeting went well, but I wouldn’t put too much on it, it’s probably not going to go your way


FEIGE: I remember saying to a room full of marketing executives: “If we do our job right, the name Tony Stark will be as famous as the name Iron Man


 Because unlike a lot of hero movies, this character is as interesting and as engaging outside of his costume, as he is inside of his costume


” [Downey had] not done something like this before, which meant, I felt, a screen test would help convince anybody that needed to be convinced


DOWNEY: I’m married to a producer, and I think it’s odd if somebody thinks they’re above any part of any process that’s required for any project",2
"Prospects of road firms hinge on the return of liquidity to the system and faster land acquisition for road projects. (Mint)


It looks like the much-hyped hybrid annuity model (HAM) adopted for road projects is running into rough weather. The delay in announcing the “appointed date"" for nearly one-third of the HAM road projects has been a cause for concern. Appointed date is the date fixed after the tender is awarded from when the scheme comes into force.


To be sure, the HAM model is an improvisation on the erstwhile BOT (build-operate-transfer) format. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had hoped to circumvent project delays due to the hurdles in land acquisition and environment clearances. These hurdles had sounded death knell for some of the best infrastructure firms during the early 1990s, leaving gaping holes in investors’ pockets.",3
"” On being asked what he has learnt from his brothers, Kevin and Nick’s wedding ceremonies, he stated, “(I learned) mostly things not to do",2
"Detel says over 33% of population has no access to television due to lack of affordability and other factors. It also says the government taking several initiatives to bring electricity to every household in the country by December 2018, the television market is poised to grow at a significant rate.",1
"While shoppers were quick to give up visiting stores in favour of online shopping, so-called “voice commerce"" still puts off consumers, used to at least seeing if not touching prospective purchases.


Others fear placing an always-on microphone in their homes -- necessary for the voice assistants to listen for activation phrases like “Hey Google"" or “Alexa"", although there is usually a button on devices to deactivate the sensor.


Different firms offer their own forms of reassurance about personal data, with Google allowing users to delete their voice history and Apple keeping information saved on the customer’s iPhone, rather than in the cloud.


One area where firms are making progress is language, with Amazon adding French to Alexa and Google offering bilingual control in any two of English, Spanish, German, French, Italian or Japanese.",1
"The company further said its Chennai hotel will be sold to the same buyer in a similar manner for a lumpsum consideration of ₹675 crore.


Further, Hotel Leelaventure said the board has approved sale of its hotel operations undertaking pertaining to hotel management operations together with all its assets and liabilities for ₹135 crore.",3
"""We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack,"" Facebook informed the users, who believed the service disruption could be a ""cyber atatck"".


Although the users could open Facebook and Instagram mobile apps, they experienced troubles uploading posts, say reports.",1
"Members of the Chola Naikar tribe pose for the camera after casting their votes in Nedumkayam, Wayanad. (Nebula M.P.)


Near the end of the voting day at 6pm, the total turnout in Kerala was as high as 78%, according to provisional figures


Tribals who form 19% of the electorate in Wayanad and are probably the poorest community in Kerala showed a deep desire to vote",0
"“At the same time, Realme hopes to create a symbol for young people through the new brand logo – the one they can identify with, and where they see a visual symbol of their emotional identity and belonging,"" he added.


In the design, there are merged circles, squares and triangles forming a nested uppercase “R"" and lowercase “r"". Realme says the uppercase “R"" signifies the original aspiration of “Realme"" in providing the youth with quality products they need and the lowercase “r"" signifies young people’s true selves.",1
"Huawei has control over its smartphone processors. It owns HiSilicon, a firm that develops the Kirin chipsets for mobile devices.


Huawei isn’t just a smartphone brand, it is also one of the biggest producers of telecom equipment, globally",1
"Biswas first gathered plant data from Google images, then used TensorFlow (widely-used machine learning framework in the deep learning space) and Open Vino (Intel’s neural network optimisation toolkit) to build an AI model. Once the images and videos of plants were captured the model is used to identify the cause of the disease, possible cures and preventive measures. To run these solutions, Biswas used Intel 7th Gen i5 NUC mini PC.


Biswas isn’t the only developer to use emerging tech in a bid to save the planet. Intel claims its AI solutions are being used by tens of thousands of developers across the world to make planet Earth a better place for its inhabitants. Another independent developer, Rosemarie Day, has built system using Tensor Flow and Intel’ Neural Compute Stick (NCS) to help environmentalists understand the impact of deforestation on plants. Between 1990 and 2016, planet earth lost 1.3 million sq km of forest area, according to a 2016 report by World Bank.",1
"The exact number had yet to be determined, but archives with unencrypted user passwords were found dating back to the year 2012, according to Krebs.


""We have fixed these issues and as a precaution we will be notifying everyone whose passwords we have found were stored in this way,"" Canahuati said.",1
"He said the Congress has been contesting on all seats in the state and will do so this time as well to secure a win in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.


Pilot attacked the incumbent BJP-led government at the Centre, saying the Congress is contesting the election to defeat the ""forces that have weakened and hollowed democratic institutions in the past five years"".",0
"The government has already breached the fiscal deficit target for FY19 which was at 3.4% of gross domestic product from 3.3% budgeted estimate last year.


While spending on rural sector and tax cuts for the middle class will boost consumption, analysts warn that it will crowd out private investments.


""Overall, the government presented an expansionary budget and prioritized populism over fiscal prudence (i.e., this is an election budget). The deviation from the FY19 fiscal deficit target and the “pause"" on FY20 fiscal consolidation is a negative surprise, relative to our expectations. The cumulative effect of the cash transfer to farmers and the middle income class will be a boost to consumption, but likely at the cost of crowding out private investments. This growth mix generally tends to be a negative for macro imbalances"", said Nomura Research in a note.",3
"It is lit by a 6.2-inch display with a maximum brightness of 450 nits. The display has a dewdrop notch which hosts the 13MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with a maximum CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. It is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. A 4,320mAh battery powers the smartphone. The Realme 3 follows a ""Gradient Unibody Design"" which is basically Realme's rendition of a dual gradient back. It comes in two colours—Dynamic Black and Radiant Blue.",1
"BJP leaders explain that the caste combination in the state is also working in favour of the NDA because most of the prominent caste leaders of state are with NDA


NEW DELHI/PATNA/CHHAPRA: In all of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar that are voting across seven phases, it is a direct contest between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress. Bihar is one of the largest states in terms of seats where the two national alliances have locked horns, and the outcome of the contest will also have an impact on the assembly elections due next year.


Senior leaders of the NDA are confident that the combined popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar will be crucial to ensure it retains its dominance in the state where the alliance had won 31 out of 40 seats in 2014. The BJP is pinning its hopes on issues such as the airstrikes in Balakot, the earlier surgical strike in 2016, and 10% reservation for general category as some of its key campaign strategies.


“National security is the biggest issue for the people of Bihar and they realise the importance of the NDA government at the centre. The 10% reservation for the general category is a game changer for people here because no other government had the political will to take such a decision although the demand had been pending for a long time. Finally, Modi had to take a step in this direction,"" said a senior BJP leader who is part of the Nitish Kumar cabinet.",0
"While some scepticism remains about how far and how fast 5G can take hold, it is the latest high-end add-on that manufacturers attending the Mobile World Congress are using to stoke excitement about new gadgets amid slowing sales.


""5G is here, not in 2020, not late 2020; it's here right now in 2019,"" Cristiano Amon, president of chipmaker Qualcomm, which supplies Xiaomi, said during a launch event.


Amon expected the transition to 5G to be faster than that from so-called third-generation networks to the fourth, which has already quickened download times and enabled advances such as video streaming to mobile phones.",1
"Beyonce lets the viewers into her life just a little, keeps them focussed on her as a performer in an effort to archive herself


“Without community, there’s no liberation,” said American writer and civil rights activist Audrey Lorde 40 years ago in a speech


 Beyonce creates that community through Coachella and takes everyone on the path to cultural revolution with visual and aural communion


 “Instead of me pulling out my flower crown, it was more important that I brought our culture to Coachella,” she says in the film",2
"When you are shooting a series, you are delivering approximately 450-500 minutes of edited footage, which is equal to making three films at one go


’ But it is all worth it when people appreciate what you have delivered and resonate with the character and story you presented


 Did you ever get intimidated by them?At the cost of sounding pompous, I would say I haven’t been intimidated yet


 We are hired for a particular reason and especially, during shoots, you really don’t have time to linger on with other peripherals


 And, especially, for actors like me who are not privileged in a lot of ways and have started off with television, there is really little margin for error",2
"""However, I suspect that cybercriminals will find ways to earn from more robust cryptomining activities, such as mining on Cloud environments, where the built-in auto-scaling feature allows the creation of a larger haul of cryptocurrency,"" Horowitz said in a statement.


Organisations have been asked to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to their Cloud vendors for the compute resources used illicitly by cryptominers.",1
"Passenger vehicle growth in the financial year ended March was the slowest since 2014, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Maruti Suzuki, the nation’s largest by market share, slid for seven days through Tuesday after saying April revenue declined 17 percent from the year-ago month.


Only two of the 16 companies on the S&P BSE Auto Index have held their heads above water this year: Tata Motors Ltd., the maker of Jaguar Land Rover, rebounded last month after declining to its lowest level since 2011 in February. Bajaj Auto Ltd. is up 11 percent amid an increase in its sales of two-and-three wheelers for the year ended March by a quarter to 5 million units.",3
"The defence of democracy and democratic traditions, both within the party and nationally, has been a proud hallmark of the BJP, Advani said on Thursday, just two days before the foundation day of the party. The party was formed on 6 April 1980. Advani, a former deputy prime minister, is one of the founders of the party and had represented the Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat six times since 1991.


“Right from its inception, the BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our enemies, but only as our adversaries. Similarly, in our conception of Indian nationalism, we have never regarded those who disagree with us politically as anti-national. The party has been committed to freedom of choice of every citizen at personal as well as political level,"" Advani said.


Advani’s comment comes amid a raging political debate on the idea of nationalism and anti-nationals. Senior leaders of the BJP have often said that the 2019 general elections should be contested on the idea of nationalism.


Another senior leader who was denied an election ticket is former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi. The former BJP chief who represents Kanpur issued a statement in March that he would not contest the Lok Sabha elections.",0
"According to Israel-based mobile analytics firm AppsFlyer, app install frauds accounted for financial losses of up to $800 million to advertisers in Q1 2018. Android’s larger user base (86%) makes it a bigger cesspool for this new breed of cyber threats. According to Google’s estimates the dollar value of affected Google advertiser spending across the apps and websites that were targeted by the ad fraud was under $10 million.


Bjorke further points out that the reported ad scam was the handiwork of the same group that was behind a web based botnet called TechSnab, which has been on Google’s radar for some time. TechSnab operates by opening hidden web browser windows to visit a series of websites created specifically for the purpose. The botnet used tools to cloak IP address.",1
"Will not be watching Game of Thrones on Star World as I would miss out (on) important plot lines because some prude uncles and aunties in India can’t handle it, he wrote


This was his response to a tweet calling Chinese culture infantalising when the Chinese film industry put a black dress on Sally Hawkin’s nude body in the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water, which hit the country’s theatres last year


The debate between traditional theatres and streaming platforms may have become somewhat an old talk of the town, but the Indian TV is certainly losing both the plot and viewers to Hotstar when it comes to shows with explicit content like GOT


Some of the fans who are looking to catch the series for free, as they have done earlier, would tend to turn to third-party streaming and torrenting sites


 But, security analysts and piracy experts have already warned people that the formerly “fool-proof” exercise would expose them to serious risk of malware and other online criminal activity


What is to be seen is how the viewership of the channel and streaming service fair as the viewers tune in to see who survives the Game of Thrones",2
"Songwriters celebrated last year when the Copyright Royalty Board ruled that they will get at least a 15.1% share of streaming revenues over the next five years, a raise from the previous rate of 10.5%. (Reuters)


Spotify Technology SA and other technology giants appealed a ruling that increased the royalties they must pay to songwriters


The move threatens to further damage the companies’ already-tenuous relationship with the music industry.",1
"Unlike its previous season premieres, the eighth and final installment of Game of Thrones was not at its gory best, but the dismembered body of young Lord Ned Umber in a spiral of severed arms left behind by the White Walkers was a point of discussion for the HBO show fans


The pattern that has appeared a lot on the show looked like The Night King’s sigil, which Beric Dondarrion said was a message from him


In an interview with New York Post, the premiere’s writer Dave Hill revealed what the terrifying symbol means",2
"The introduction of the feature comes just a couple of weeks after Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced his plan to make Facebook more privacy-focused and merge services like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.


""People should be able to use any of our apps to reach their friends, and they should be able to communicate across networks easily and securely,"" Zuckerberg had said.",1
"The company is targeting 50 pop-up and six exclusive stores this year. The retail outlets would house Realme's portfolio of smartphones, Realme ""Buds"" and backpacks.


""We already have our own earbuds and before Diwali, we will also have our own range of accessories. We will come up with our own power bank, Bluetooth headset, apart from few more smartphones,"" the executive said.


Currently, the brand has a retail presence in 50 cities, including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Surat, Ludhiana and Chandigarh, and is expanding footprint to meet the growing demands of customers.


""We've already set up multi-brand retail outlets in 39-40 cities and we'll reach 20,000 multi-brand retail outlets across 150 cities before 2019 ends,"" said the company executive.",1
"The app was still available on Apple's platforms late on Tuesday, but was no longer available on Google's Play store in India


NEW DELHI: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court's directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.


The move comes hours after a court in southern Tamil Nadu state refused a request by China's Bytedance Technology to suspend a ban on its TikTok app, putting its future in one of its key markets in doubt.


The state court had on April 3 asked the federal government to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and made child users vulnerable to sexual predators. Its ruling came after an individual launched a public interest litigation calling for a ban.


The federal government had sent a letter to Apple and Google to abide by the state court's order, according to an IT ministry official.",1
"On Saturday, DHFL said it would sell 9.15% of Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd to private equity funds managed by Blackstone Group LP.


It also said its controlling shareholders - Wadhawan Global Capital, headed by DHFL Chairman Kapil Wadhawan - would not sell their stake in DHFL at the current valuation.",3
"“I love my country, I support the Communist Party, but I will not do anything to harm the world,’’ said Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and CEO, in a rare interview at company headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Jan. 15.


Trust us, say current and former US officials: Classified information they can’t discuss proves Huawei will purloin customer secrets any time it can. Out in the open, Huawei, after becoming the world’s largest telecom-equipment manufacturer, has elevated surveillance systems to be one of its “strategic business lines,’’ a phrase mentioned 23 times during an August event in Guangzhou, China, to release 30 new types of cameras, according to Jeffrey Ding of the University of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute.


Already in 230 cities – including many in China as well as in Mauritius, Serbia, Kenya and elsewhere – Huawei has installed what it calls its “Safe City’’ technology, which involves a network of cameras that can match faces and license plates to central databases.


Cybersecurity experts from both the Obama and Trump administrations agree on the risk. “These companies need to be considered as functional extensions of Chinese intelligence,"" says James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence for President Barack Obama and is now a frequent Trump critic. “This is one case where I agree with this administration.""


The difference is what to do about it. Obama pursued diplomacy to rein in Chinese cyber-theft, signing a landmark agreement in 2015 in which the US and China agreed not to hack each other’s economic secrets. The Trump team scrapped the whole idea of engaging China and supporting its economic development as a means of moderating the country’s conduct. This administration’s approach, confrontation and containment, was outlined in Trump’s first “National Security Strategy,"" published in December 2017.


“For decades, US policy was rooted in the belief that support for China’s rise and for its integration into the post-war international order would liberalize China. Contrary to our hopes, China expanded its power at the expense of the sovereignty of others,"" the document declared. “We will work with our partners to contest China’s unfair trade and economic practices and restrict its acquisition of sensitive technologies.""


Huawei is the tip of the spear, the administration believes. In recent months, the US has dispatched lawyers, diplomats and intelligence officials to corporate and government offices around the world to press its case that Huawei must not be allowed to run their 5G networks. The technology’s next generation is expected to facilitate connections that are 10 to 100 times faster than current standards allow. Everything from grocery shelves to surgical robots to supertankers on the high seas will communicate instantly via antennas, facilitating automation on a transformative scale. Driverless cars will ping each other to avoid collisions as they whiz within centimeters of one another at high speeds. Factories, drones and mobile phones will coordinate home deliveries in an algorithmic chain without a single human being. Entire movies will download onto a laptop in seconds.


Digital networks will become even more integral in everyday life – and more susceptible to serious mischief. A malevolent state with control over an adversary’s 5G network could wreak mass industrial sabotage and social collapse, US officials say.


“This will be the first major deployment of internet technology which creates more risk than benefit if not properly controlled,"" according to a memo written by retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding, who served on Trump’s National Security Council when it issued the 2017 National Security Strategy.",1
"""The dollar will continue to strengthen and (10-year) treasury yields are still going to hover around higher levels. We haven't seen anything from U.S. data that suggests a slowdown there, so gold is going to be under pressure in the near term,"" Halley added.


However, while major hubs - China and Japan - remain shut for holidays, Asian shares at large were subdued, restraining a further downward slide for the gold market, analysts said.


""From a technical point of view, there is a first support level (for gold) at $1,266, while the previous support levels of $1,280 and 1,288 now represent a resistance area for prices,"" ActiveTrades chief analyst Carlo Alberto De Casa said in a note from Thursday.",3
"“For most of us, there are four major environments we experience each day: the home, the workplace, the commute, and being on-the-move. The home -- perhaps the most important environment experience -- is just starting to enjoy the benefits of intelligent connectivity,"" said Lau.


“With the development of AI technology, our imagination is endless – and we are looking forward to the future,"" he added.


However, he hasn’t mentioned any details on the specifications of the OnePlus TV, but it wouldn’t be surprising at if it came with a 4K display with HDR and an in-house AI-assistant similar to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, only with a more visual element.",1
"Apple hadn’t previously responded to reports of problems with iPhone X screens, but it had opened similar replacement programs in the past for older iPhone models with screen issues, including the iPhone 6.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Karnataka chief minister H.D.Kumaraswamy has accused the Centre of creating the scarcity to not allow the coalition from carrying out rallies in distant parts of the state.


Though the BJP in Karnataka has feigned innocence and even citing that they themselves are facing this shortage, the allegations adding to the tensions between the two sides who are fighting a fierce battle in Karnataka and other parts of the country in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to commence from the second week of April.


“There is a lot of demand for helicopters ahead of the elections and most of them are booked causing the shortage,"" Amareshan of GMP Air Charters said.",0
"And Gurinder Chadha’s upcoming directorial Blinded by the Light looks like a cinematic tribute to the legendary American singer


In the over two-minute trailer of Blinded by the Light, we are introduced to a young Pakistani hero who thinks that no one in the world understands him, but one fine day, when he chances upon Springsteen’s music, his life changes dramatically",2
"“I like eating mangoes and as a kid we used to pluck mangoes from trees after taking permission from the cultivator when we used to visit the village. But now I have to watch and think how much to eat.""


On his mother, he said: “It is my mother who sends me money even today. Every time, I meet her, she keeps sawaa rupaya ( ₹1.25) in my hand. She does not expect anything from me.""


“Every time I meet the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, he asks me if I have started sleeping more. Whenever he meets me, the first thing he asks me is if I have improved my sleeping habits and asks if I have started listening to him.""",0
"I think there are potentially three trends. We clearly see the wireless trend now, which gives you the convenience to cut the cord. As part of that, the new kind of interaction that customers are having is voice interaction, which started with smart speakers —the ability to speak out loud and not having to look at a screen is also increasing. I think in the “on the go"" world, where you maybe don’t want your phone in your hand all the time, notifications like directions, calendar, etc., are important.


I believe the wireless trend will move into a more smart and connected space. This is the second big trend you will see in the next 0-5 years. I think that probably a third, really far-reaching trend, which is fuzzier, is that at some point in the future, we won’t be using smartphones as we think of augmented reality, mixed reality or whatever you want to call it. This may be a 10-year trend, but as a company, we’re already working with early trendsetters like Magic Leap who have just launched their first such goggle. We’re providing audio accessories which also mix the audio reality, as part of our Ambeo setup. I think 5G will help in this space by potentially connecting us to the cloud, where you don’t necessarily have to go through the phone.",1
"The unit allows connectivity with multiple devices at a time, which a great thing. It also comes with a fast charging USB port at an unfortunate position at the top left corner. I have mixed feelings about this, as the charging cable forms the loop over the volume up and down buttons which I happened to use a lot.


The Smart Sync app consists of several layers of customisability. The default setup on the home screen allows you to view the track currently playing, Google Maps (in case you’ve enabled navigation), time and date and a speedometer that also tells you the altitude.


You can interact with the app either by using your phone’s screen or by pressing any one of four physical buttons present on the unit. You can also change your audio source and trigger the home screen of the app with the two buttons present on the edges of the unit.


While Pioneer claims you can select the app of your choice for actions like playing music and reading out messages, I found it fairly limited. For instance, it didn’t support Wynk Music, so I ended up pulling down the notification tray everytime I had to change the song.


It does allow WhatsApp messages to be read out if you tap the “message"" button on the head unit something that I found really useful.


When you start digging further in the settings, you’ll find a really cool presentation of EQ and the ability to accurately pick the direction of sound using the fader and setting. It also supports FLAC audio for the audiophile inside you.


But here’s what bugs me: everything relies on Google Assistant when it comes to voice recognition. And it can be a bit unnerving while driving. Google Assistant is not that great when it comes to Indian accents. That being said, you’ll find yourself repeating the simplest tasks multiple times.",1
"Now about the Snapdragon 855 processor. The chipset is based on a 7nm chipset, going head-to-head with Apple’s A12 Bionic and Huawei’s Kirin 980 processors. The architecture comprises a Kryo 485 “prime"" core, three regular Kryo 485 cores and four Kryo 385 efficiency cores. The chipset promises to provide 45% CPU performance and up to 200% boost in AI-based tasks. The battery efficiency has also climbed up by 20%.


All of this puts it right at the top of the benchmarks—with a total score of 368,480. The iPhone XS comes the closest to this, with a total score of 356,501.


The Snapdragon 855 is also the world’s first commercial 5G mobile platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem.",1
"The company plans to utilise the proceeds from the IPO to purchase 6.99 million equity shares of Lalitpur Power from Bajaj Power Ventures and Bajaj Hindustan Sugar for ₹4,972 crore, the companies said in a statement, adding the remaining amount will be utilised for general expenses.


Bajaj Power owns 100 percent in Bajaj Energy, which is into developing, financing and operating thermal power plants with a gross installed capacity of 2,430 mw.",3
"Xiaomi recently launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro in India. The successor to the Redmi Note 5 Pro comes with a Snadragon 636 processor paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It goes neck-to-neck with the Asus Zenfone Max M2 Pro.


Redmi GoXiaomiXiaomi new smartphoneRedmi Note 6 ProRedmi Go certificationXiaomi certificationFCCTENAA",1
"Dollar gained for the sixth session as the market awaits developments in US-China trade talks after the failure of Kim-Trump summit.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.376% from its Tuesday's close of 7.377%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"”Read the news in Malayalam hereSai, who made her acting debut with 2015 film Premam, has in her films kept her look real and natural, even if it meant showing off her pimples and acne",2
"Since awareness & support for mental health issues is sharply lacking in India, we chose the ‘Mental Heath Awareness month’ to make this announcement",2
"Rizwan Arshad was the only Congress candidate to win in two seats under his own party in the Bengaluru Central constituency that shows how the party legislators have seldom backed their own in a general election.


“Some leaders are not even attempting to enter the race fearing a backlash by disgruntled Congress legislators,"" said another state Congress leader, who requested not to be named.


Though the Congress remains hopeful of winning a seat in Bengaluru, its coalition partner has better chances if former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda does decide to contest from the Bengaluru North seat this time.


The approvals to controversial projects like the steel bridge, peripheral ring road and clearing other big ticket projects despite growing opposition from citizen groups is being viewed as JD(S) attempts to consolidate support in the north seat in anticipation of Gowda’s candidature. ",0
"""We expect markets to remain volatile and range bound in the near term given the earnings outcome and central election progress. On the global front, movement in crude oil prices and currency would be closely monitored by the market participants. Further, outcome of FOMC meet will remain on market radar,"" said Jayant Manglik, President - Retail Distribution, Religare Broking Ltd.


Back home, Yes Bank slumped 29.2% after the lender reported surprise loss for the Jan-Mar and guided for lower growth for the current financial year, following which many brokerage firms downgraded the stock and cut target price.",3
"Overall, Karnataka recorded an average of 61.84%. The numbers are expected to be slightly higher as election authorities are yet to release the final count.


But hope that there would be a change in citizens’ attitude towards the polls appeared thin as Bengaluru, that is considered the growth engine of the state, often registers the lowest polling numbers.


The three urban constituencies have a total of over 5.8 million voters. Though voters, that comprise people from the information technology industry, start-ups, central and state government employees and several other white collar professions have often cited excuses to stay away from polling. Several districts, that see weekend tourists from Bengaluru, had also put out notices that they will not entertain bookings on polling day to encourage more people to vote.


Bengaluru has been a serial offender when it comes to low polling. The three urban seats saw polling of 56.53% (north), 55.64% (central) and 55.75% (south) in the 2014 elections as well.",0
"At 12.07 pm, the rupee was trading at 71.45 to a dollar, up 0.16% from its previous close of 71.56. The home currency opened at 71.67 to a dollar. Earlier in morning trade, the currency fell nearly 0.3% to touch a low of 71.76 to a dollar.


The 10-year gilt yield was trading at 7.329%, against its Wednesday's close of 7.358%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"The party is likely to field Deol, the star of films such as ""Ghayal"" and ""Damini"", from either Gurdaspur or Chandigarh in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, according to sources.


The late Vinod Khanna had earlier represented Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat from BJP. Hema Malini, the BJP candidate from Mathura, is Deol's stepmother.",0
"Spotify's Premium Duo subscription allows two people to have their separate accounts with a single subscription


There's also a Duo Mix feature which is an exclusive playlist that is updated based on the music you both like",1
"The 67-year-old actor went on to reprise the role in The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)",2
"Philips doesn’t want to position itself as a “value” brand like Vu, Xiaomi etc. with the 6100 series, but it doesn’t want to go up against Samsung, Sony or LG either.


As far as household brand names in India go, there are few that can take on Philips. The company has long been known in the country for its trimmers, appliances and even televisions. Which is why it’s natural that Philips would want to take advantage of a growing smart TV market here, with Ultra-HD (UHD) resolution.


The Philips 6100 series (55-inch) 4K Ultra Slim Smart LED television is one of those products. The strategy here is quite evident — Philips doesn’t want to position itself as a “value"" brand like Vu, Xiaomi etc. but it doesn’t want to go up against Samsung, Sony or LG either.",1
"As Chinese demand has faltered, Apple has increased focus on India, which recently overtook the United States as the world’s second-largest smartphone market.


Chief Executive Tim Cook reiterated in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday that India was a major focus for Apple.


Reuters reported last month that Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn this year, citing a person familiar with the matter.


AppleApple iPhoneApple iPhone production cutApple iPhone China crisisApple iPhone XSApple iPhone XS Maxsmartphone shipment 2019",1
"Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif recently graced Anaita Adjania’s chat show Feet Up with the Stars Season 2


 Here are the highlights:Katrina’s moment with south Indian superstar VijayKatrina shot with Anaita Adjania for a south Indian advertisement at the beginning of her career


Karan Johar is Katrina Kaif’s fairy godfatherAnaita told viewers how Katrina is just like Santa who loves to shop for others


”When Katrina Kaif was overwhelmed by fans’ love“Sheila Ki Jawaani song from Tees Maar Khan had just released",2
"Extra layer of security: Subscribing to a reliable antivirus and virtual private network (VPN) solution for a phone can add an extra layer of security to all work-related communications and minimize the risk of malware/ransomware attacks or snooping by hackers. For instance, an app called Safe, which is free for Android users, assigns a security score (between 0 and 5) of the phone and tells you what you need to do on your phone to take your score up. “With apps such as Safe, users can carry out real-time security assessment of their device,"" says Saket Modi, CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, a Delhi-based security company.


mint-india-wire work phonespersonal phoneswork phone personal phone separatecombining work and personal phonepros and cons of using personal phone for workgmail work profiletwo whatsapp numbers on one phone",1
"Further, AMCs should immediately disclose instances of deviations under a separate head on their websites.


The circular has been issued in order to have ""uniformity and consistency across the mutual fund industry on valuation of money market and debt securities rated below investment grade"".


""In case of trades during the interim period between date of credit event and receipt of valuation price from valuation agencies, AMCs shall consider such traded price for valuation if it is lower than the price post standard haircut.


""The said traded price shall be considered for valuation till the valuation price is determined by the valuation agencies,"" it said.",3
"In Uttar Pradesh, most of these 13 seats are seeing a direct fight between the BJP and SP-BSP alliance with Kannauj being a matter of prestige for the SP.


In 2014, the BJP won 12 of these 13 seats in the state. Only Kannauj, won by the Samajwadi Party, defied the Modi wave that year among them. Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple is seeking re-election from Kannauj.


The Congress has a good presence in at least three of the constituencies -- Unnao (Annu Tandon), Farrukhabad (Salman Khurshid) and Kanpur (Sriprakash Jaiswal).


In West Bengal, all the eight seats, which are spread across four districts, will see a four-cornered contest between Trinamool Congress, BJP, Congress and the Left Front.


In Odisha, where the state's ruling BJD won all six seats, the BJP is making concerted efforts to bag a few seats.


Prominent among the hopefuls include BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda (Kendrapara), who quit the BJD to join the party recently. Polling will also be held in 41 assembly seats in Odisha in this phase.


In Bihar, the BJP and its allies are looking to retain all the five seats in the face of a spirited fight put up by the RJD-Congress alliance.",0
"Indian Railways is rightfully considered the lifeline of the country. So you’ll agree that as India celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas K Gandhi — kicking off a two-year period of celebration in 2018 — there cannot be a more fitting tribute to one of the world’s greatest leaders than to offer hundreds of people the option to travel in clean and comfortable coaches on a route that he took in 1915, when he returned from South Africa. This certainly will trump some of the other initiatives such as the launch of stamps and the compilation of an anthology to commemorate the life of Gandhi.


Back in 1915, as you know, Gandhi travelled along this route in a third class railway carriage, as part of attempt to reacquaint himself with a country he’d left nearly two decades earlier. He started his journey in Pune, or Poona as it was known then, and then travelled this route.(Read more..)",0
"“We expect earnings to grow at 15 percent to 20 percent and that should drive markets higher, bringing in foreign investors,"" Vaswani said. “With this, domestic investors, too, should start coming back.""


For the three months ended March 31, profit at NSE Nifty 50 Index members increased 15 percent, almost double the 8 percent pace a year earlier, Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. estimates. JM Financial Ltd. sees earnings-per-share up 17 percent, buoyed by financials and health-care companies, even as telecoms and autos remained a drag.


Asia’s second-largest software exporter, Infosys Ltd., kicks off the quarterly earnings season in India on Friday. Here’s what some analysts expect:


~Profits for corporate banks to benefit from a weak base due to higher recognition of bad debts in the year-earlier quarter


~Cement companies, especially those in the south, to show improved profitability after raising prices during the quarter, while some input costs fell


~Oil and gas companies seen benefiting from wider inventory and stable marketing margins, although gross refining margins narrowed


~Household goods and automakers seen delivering weaker results due to lower volumes, narrower margins",3
"The Mi LED TV 4X Pro is priced at ₹ 39,999 while the Mi LED TV 4A Pro is priced at ₹ 22,999 and will be available on Mi.com and Flipkart starting 15 January.


XiaomiMi TVMi TV 55 inchMi TV 43 inchMi SoundbarMi TV 55 inch priceMi TV 43 inch priceMi Soundbar price",1
"Modi says the BJP government at the centre is working to create a ‘new India’ that will pursue terrorists and destroy them


NEW DELHI: Chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ rang out on Wednesday at a public meeting in the Maya Bazar area of Gosaiganj, Uttar Pradesh, addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi where he said that his government would destroy terrorism originating from both inside and outside the country.


Modi said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the centre is working to create a “new India"" that will pursue terrorists and destroy them.",0
"Online, social media users were divided over the price, the features and whether consumers would even need such a phone. “Innovative? Sure. Needed? Not sure. 6 cameras, 2 screens and 2 batteries at $1980?!?,"" wrote Twitter user @JackPhan.


Innovative? Sure. Needed? Not sure. 6 cameras, 2 screens and 2 batteries at $1980?!?  WHY?!?  #GalaxyFold #Unpacked 


Reddit user AmazedCoder took a more positive view. “The fact that people are only complaining about the price should tell you that a lot of people actually want this, but can’t get it. Second gen of this thing is gonna sell like hotcakes.""


While most analysts expect Apple to wait until 2020 to match the foldable phone, Samsung has set new price standards in the premium category as it seeks to revive consumer interest in an industry that posted its first-ever sales decline last year.


“$1980 dollar for a #galaxyfold no thanks... watch...now the next iPhone will be $1999,"" Twitter user @zollotech said.",1
"Other features of the Realme 3 include a triple slot SIM card tray which can hold two SIM cards and a MicroSD card, 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi.


Realme quickly snatched market share from existing players and was India’s third largest smartphone phone brand in November 2018, according to a Counterpoint report.",1
"On Saturday, the director took to Instagram to share that the Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer will release in summer 2020


In fact, recently there had been reports suggesting that the movie’s release will clash with Salman Khan’s cop actioner Dabangg 3",2
"Honor 8X launched at ₹14,999 with Kirin 710 SoC, AI enabled dual cameras: Price, specifications, offers


The Honor 8X is also available in 6GB RAM/64 ROM and 6GB RAM/128 ROM versions which are priced at ₹16,999 and ₹18,999 respectively",1
"Weinstein lawyer Marianne Bertuna argued that news coverage could influence potential jurors and that “the court cannot be complicit with the press in denying the defendant’s right to a fair trial


”Balin said that the allegations against Weinstein from more than 80 women have already been widely reported and that many of them, such as actresses Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd, have agreed to be identified publicly


An appellate judge denied a request by the media outlets to immediately halt the proceeding but granted an expedited appeal and ordered parties to file briefs by Wednesday


 The news organizations want access to a transcript of the hearing and to related documents that were filed under seal


He is charged with raping a female acquaintance in his Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006",2
"It's important to know how hackers can crack your password. According to McAfee Labs blog, users should avoid consecutive keyboard combinations or dictionary words, as they are easy targets for 'Dictionary attacks'. Hackers use software like John the Ripper that can automatically plug common words into password fields, making password cracking easy.


Using birthdays or names of family member, spouse or children is also not advised, since they can be easily inferred by scanning users’ social media posts. This form of attack is also known as Spidering.


Of course, reusing the same password for all accounts is another common mistake because hackers can get access to all your accounts by cracking one password.


Another common attack used by hackers is Brute Force. Unlike Dictionary attacks, here they don’t work on a list of commonly used passwords. Instead, more sophisticated tools are used to calculate every combination of letters and numbers. Longer passwords make the task difficult for hackers as they have to work with more combinations.",1
"For the March quarter, given the weak demand environment, while overall volume declined sequentially and on a year-on-year basis, Castrol India managed a 3% growth in operating profits thanks to a better product portfolio, said Tiwari.


“The synthetics space is likely to see better demand as the Bharat Stage VI emissions standards roll out in the Indian auto market,"" said Dormen. Synthetics account for 12% of gross profit of the company.


Investors will wait to see how much growth rates improve. Revenue and net profit growth in calendar year 2018 was 9% and 2.4%, year-on-year, respectively. The company’s financial year is from January to December.",3
"The 10-year bond yield closed at 7.387% compared with Tuesday's close of 7.411%. Bond yields and prices move in the opposite direction.


Asian currencies were trading lower. Philippines peso was down 0.2%, Japanese yen 0.13%, Malaysian ringgit 0.06%, China Offshore 0.06%, South Korean won 0.05%. However, Indonesian rupiah was up 0.13% and Singapore dollar 0.05%.",3
"“It is inspired by true events but I can’t say on whom it is based and you can make that decision when you see the film,” the director said",2
"Although his own performance was praised for the most part, the films in which he played the role (Batman v Superman and Justice League)? Not so much",2
"Separately, Amazon on Thursday also announced that it had made up with Google and would again offer YouTube on Fire TV


California: Amazon's ad-supported, free version, of its music streaming service is now live for non-prime members.",1
"“When I walked out, (at the airport) suddenly they screamed… and for a moment I thought they were doing it for something else or someone else, now I have gotten to know that they were from Xinjiang


 Thank you everyone from Xinjiang for much love, so many hugs and so many kisses,” Shah Rukh said in the interview


Bollywood movies are very popular in Xinjiang, the sprawling Chinese province bordering India where Uygur Muslims of Turkik origin are a majority and Shah Rukh is a popular celebrity there


Later, talking at the dialogue forum of the festival on Thursday, Shah Rukh said, “We should work on the story that everybody wants to do


 Rather it should be based on a better story… It should be about our family values, our culture, our own feelings that should make this film; in which there is a message because emotionally we are connected to both the people of the country",2
"The Honor View 20 is the world’s first smartphone to sport a 48MP Camera and a punch-hole cutout. The smartphone is powered by Huawei’s top-spec Kirin 980 SoC based on a 7nm process. The octa-core processor is also present on Huawei’s current flagship, the Mate 20 Pro. It is paired with a Mali G76 MP10 GPU along with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The View 20 runs Magic UI 2.0.1 based on Android Pie 9.


Apart from the 48MP sensor, the back of the phone also has a secondary Time of Flight (ToF) stereoscopic sensor for capturing the depth of an image. The front facing camera is fitted with a 25MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture.",1
"California: Apple seems to be paying attention to those hoping to have affordable devices from the iPhone maker. Earlier, it was the iPhone SE, and now, it seems like an upcoming iPad which would be low-cost and obviously, skip a few standard features.",1
"A sequel to Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor-starrer horror comedy Stree is likely to go on floors next year with the same cast


Stree, also featuring Pankaj Tripathi and Aparshakti Khurana, was one of the most commercially-successful and critically-acclaimed films of 2018",2
"Ahead of their much-anticipated and most recent collaboration, The Irishman, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro convened at the Tribeca Film Festival to look back on their long partnership together


The talk, staged on Sunday at New York’s Beacon Theatre, gave De Niro, co-founder of the festival, one of his most unlikely roles to date: interviewer


 With interstitial clips chosen by Scorsese from the director’s filmography, the famously terse actor didn’t so much pepper or prod the filmmaker as occasionally announce it was time to discuss “the next one


”But if the conversation relied largely on Scorsese, it still offered a window into their long-running collaboration


 Begun with 1973′s “Mean Streets” and stretching over nine feature films, it’s one of the most famous director-actor pairs in cinema",2
"Our guess is that he will not tell Dany immediately that he has a stronger claim to the Iron Throne than her


 He might discuss this with Arya, his favourite sibling (now we know she is his cousin) and perhaps Sansa too, who will doubtless insist on telling Daenerys


But tell he will (probably not in the second episode), and we also think he will stake a claim on the Iron Throne


 Jon might have been a reluctant leader, but he might want to rule the Seven Kingdoms after he realises how dangerous Dany can be if she continues to burn her enemies alive",2
"mint-india-wire data privacyprivacy policygooglegmailyoutubeflipkartwhatsappuberpaytmeurope gdprdata privacy lawsright to privacysocialdata privacy online


Even as regulators push tech giants such as Facebook Inc. and Google (Alphabet Inc.) to rehaul their data privacy policies, consumers remain poorly informed about such policies, a new National Institute of Public Finance and Policy study by Rishab Bailey and others show.",1
"Today, most large enterprises have embraced the idea of connected applications. Through reusable components and cloud-first modular architectures, increasingly intelligent applications are unlocking new value from data, improving business agility and harnessing technology innovation. These applications lie at the heart of successful responses to digital disruption and are allowing businesses to create new models based on new kinds of businesses, besides partner and customer interactions.


What’s becoming clear only now, however, is that all these great advances are by no means the end of enterprise applications’ evolution. Indeed, connected applications are proving to be a stepping stone on the path to much more comprehensive transformation.


As applications, data and infrastructure become increasingly interconnected, leading companies are beginning to re-imagine their IT (information technology) stacks. The conventional IT stack is over—it’s now all about boundary-less systems of complex machine, employee, consumer, partner and competitor interconnections.",1
His neighbours are so afraid of him and his stories that they run for their lives when they see him coming,2
"NGK also stars Rakul Preet, Sai Pallavi, Jagapathi Babu, Mansoor Ali Khan, Ponvannan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Vela Ramamoorthy, Guru Somasundaram and Aruldoss among others",2
"""We were not able to win the seat the last time but won your hearts. Smritiji worked for the development here and did more work than that done by the one who has won from here,"" he said, referring to Union Minister Smriti Irani who unsuccessfully contested the last election from Amethi.


""Are you happy with the works we have done, have we not cared for you and tried honestly for your welfare...have we done any injustice to you,"" Modi told the rally.


""Those who voted for us and those who did not, all are ours...This is the mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas',"" Modi said.",0
"Prior to this, two sitting MPs and a sitting MLA from the TDP had also defected to the YSRCP in February. P. Ravindra Babu, the MP from the Amalapuram Lok Sabha seat and Avanthi Srinivas, the Anakapalli Lok Sabha MP, had quit joined the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party.",0
"On Sunday, the SP released its list of 40 star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh, but Mulayam Singh Yadav’s name was missing from the first list. After a controversy broke out over the alleged sidelining of the party patriarch, the SP released its list of campaigners for the second phase, wherein his father’s name was included.


While Akhilesh Yadav will contest from the SP strong base in Azamgarh, Mulayam Singh will contest from the Mainpuri constituency, from where he was elected thrice. There is less than three weeks to go for the first phase of polling for the 17th Lok Sabha elections.",0
"The Supreme Court filing included a table in which Bytedance compared TikTok to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by listing 13 of its implemented safety features, including parental controls.


A ""very minuscule"" proportion of TikTok's videos were considered inappropriate or obscene, the company has said.


""The constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights of free speech and expression ... of numerous Indian citizens have been severely impacted,"" the company said in its latest filing.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Krishnaswamy refers to over inclusion and duplication that would bring down the difference between actual voters and those listed considerably. A 2015 study by civic rights advocacy group, Janaagraha, on Delhi suggests that there could be a flaw in which electoral rolls in urban areas are done.


The report looks at errors of deletion that refers to names which are on the electoral list but should not be and errors of inclusion that looks at names which should be included on the rolls but are not there. It also states that the problematic process of voter registration should be eased to reach less affluent sections of society in urban areas.


There is a huge migrant population who may or may not get themselves registered as a voter unless there is an obvious benefit from it.


Narendra Pani, political analyst and faculty at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), said the low turnout could also mean there was no ‘wave’ and most of the places where there was higher polling could be attributed to the intensity of the contest and candidates.",0
"Universal Basic Income: In January, Gandhi announced his party would implement universal basic income if voted to power. Last week, Gandhi announced it would be called NYAY which aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families in the country and is expected to benefit at least 5 crore families.


Unemployment: On Sunday, Gandhi promised that if voted to power, his party would ensure that 22 lakh vacancies in government would be filled up by 30 March, 2020. He added that 'devolution of funds from the Center to each state government for healthcare, education etc. will be linked to these vacant positions being filled.'",0
"“He lends a bit of an air of authenticity and it gives this a bit of a seal of approval really, which is great


“I have to say, I think when your primary objective is sounding like someone, then you slightly sacrifice a purity of expression and a real humanity",2
"Bose is a case in point. Gaming laptops may have come a long way but they have still not found favour with the gaming community. PC makers are trying to change that perception with a new breed of gaming notebooks. Showcased at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, these gaming laptops run on desktop-class hardware, are better equipped to handle heat and can be upgraded like desktops.


For instance, Dell’s Alienware Area-51m—a big-screen notebook that has a 17.3-inch display and a modular design. Then there is Asus’s ROG Mothership—a giant 2-in-1 laptop with a 17.3-inch 144Hz display with a metal kickstand for support and a detachable keyboard. Both run on slightly different variants of Intel’s core i9 CPU and Nvidia’s RTX 2080 GPU.


The highlight of the new gaming notebooks is that they use the same CPU and GPU that are used in gaming desktops and are socketed on the motherboard (makes upgrade possible), unlike the usual crop of gaming notebooks that use the mobile version of Intel’s CPU or Nvidia’s GPU, which are soldered (fixed) on the motherboard.",1
"The back of the phone sports a 16MP+2MP dual camera setup, with f/2.0 aperture. The front of the smartphone also has a dual camera system consisting of a 13MP+2MP clicker with f/2.4 aperture.",1
"DMK President MK Stalin, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President KS Alagiri and others announce the seat sharing agreement for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in Chennai. (PTI )


The DMK-Congress pact came after conclusion of final round of talks preceded by parleys between the top leadership


 The AIADMK won 37 seats while the BJP and PMK one each in Tamil Nadu with the lone Puducherry seat going to AINRC


CHENNAI: The DMK on Wednesday finalised the seat sharing exercise with key ally Congress for the coming Lok Sabha elections, allotting it nine seats in Tamil Nadu and one in neighbouring Puducherry, a day after arch rival AIADMK cobbled up an alliance with the BJP and PMK.


Announcing the pact at the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam' here, DMK president M K Stalin said the constituencies to be contested by the Congress will be announced later on conclusion of seat sharing exercise with other allies.",0
"In the photo from the Shoojit Sircar directorial Sardar Udham Singh, Kaushal sports a no-nonsense expression and simple clothes


The biopic is set in the 1940s when the revolutionary Udham Singh assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab of British India to avenge the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre


On April 13, 1919, under the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, O’Dwyer ordered his troops to fire at a gathering of over 2000 people who were gathered at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh to peacefully protest the arrest and deportation of two leaders, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew",2
"”T-Series head Bhushan Kumar added, “Slowly Slowly couldn’t have released at a better time than today when the world has recognized T-Series as a force to reckon with internationally because of our exponentially growing YouTube presence",2
"The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga",2
"Reserve Bank of India’s new chief Shaktikanta Das cut interest rates last month to support the economy, and kept the door open for more easing citing growth concerns. Data on Thursday showed expansion in the three months ended December slowed to the weakest pace in five quarters, just as the outlook gets clouded by growing tensions with Pakistan.


“The combination of consumer inflation undershoots and dovish policy bias of Governor Das suggests big rate cuts could be around the corner,"" Trinh said. The challenge of funding the widening budget deficit will also weigh on the currency, she said.",3
"Polling officers carry election materials as they disembark from a ferryboat in Nimatighat, Jorhat district, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. (Reuters )


For the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah led the campaign in several states, while for the Congress it was Rahul Gandhi


Elections for all 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held simultaneously on 11 April


NEW DELHI: High-decibel campaigning for 91 Lok Sabha constituencies in 18 states and two Union Territories going to polls on 11 April ended on Tuesday, with rivals plunging headlong into the hurly burly of electioneering and engaging in no holds barred attacks.


The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven-phases for 543 seats on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, and counting will be on May 23.


In Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha, assembly polls to 175, 32 and 28 seats, respectively, will be held simultaneously in the first phase.",0
"The TV service is expected to launch globally, an ambitious move to rival services from Netflix Inc and Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video. Apple’s App Store, where the service is likely to be distributed, is currently available in more than 100 countries.


The potential sales from a television service have become a focus of investors after Apple in January reported the first-ever dip in iPhone sales during the key holiday shopping period and said it would lower iPhone prices in some markets to account for foreign exchange rates.


Apple is also in discussions with HBO, part of AT&T Inc-owned WarnerMedia, to become part of the service and it could yet make it in time for the launch, according to a person familiar with the matter.",1
"The Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant.


XiaomiRedmi Note 7Redmi Note 7 priceRedmi Note 7 launchredmi Note 7 cameraRedmi Note 7 48 megapixel cameraRedmi note 7 cameraRedmi sub brand",1
"With recovery becoming increasingly challenging, the lenders had converted some loans into equity, giving them a 51% stake in the company. Unless a buyer emerges for the airline, the lenders will just be saddled with more debt.


Jet Airways also announced that its founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal will step down from the board. While the fund infusion is expected to help the company get its grounded planes back into service, the change in board composition is expected to help attract a strategic investor. The lenders, therefore, seem to be betting on a new owner for Jet Airways, which will take some of load off their backs.


SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said the bank expects Jet Airways to get a new investor within two months. While the two steps mentioned above will help the cause, the key thing to watch out here would be if a deal is possible, given the airline’s high leverage.",3
"Singer and composer Ananya Birla has struck the right chords with music lovers with her latest track, “Unstoppable


 We spotted Pooja Hegde, Juhi Chawla, Kanika Kapoor, Anusha Dandekar, Sukriti Kakar and others along with India’s ace boxer Mary Kom and tennis star Sania Mirza",2
"mint-india-wire smart homeDevicessmartphonelightsswitchesplay musicsmart cameraAmazon Echo Plustechnology


New Delhi: Until even a couple of years ago, setting up a smart home was limited to a few light bulbs and controlling them with a smartphone. Now, users can regulate the temperature of the AC with voice, get the lights to switch on/off as someone enters and leaves the room or keep an eye on home remotely.


Although the smart home ecosystem is not as mature as those in the West, the home automation market in India is growing and likely to cross ₹ 30,000 crore by 2022, according to a Research and Markets report.


Devices under ₹ 50,000 : A basic one with the option to control lights, switches, play music and secure the household with a smart camera can cost less than ₹ 50,000. Users can control these IoT devices with their smartphone or smart speakers, such as Amazon’s Echo Plus (starts at ₹ 11,999) and Google Home ( ₹ 8,999).",1
"In Kerala, the Congress announced that Shanimol Usman will be the candidate from the Alappuzha seat and Adoor Prakash from the Attingal seat.


The Alappuzha seat is currently represented by AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal, who has decided to opt out of the contest citing organisational work.",0
"The front of the device is expected to feature the same teardrop notch found on the Realme 2 Pro and we expect a display of the similar resolution as well.


Realme also announced that the U1 will be an Amazon exclusive product. We expect it to be priced in the ₹ 13,000 to ₹ 15,000 price bracket.",1
"The yield on 10-year Treasuries climbed to a four-week high and the dollar stayed lower after the US trade gap unexpectedly narrowed. European debt also dropped, while the euro strengthened even as Germany’s economy ministry revised its growth forecast lower.


As earnings continue to pour in, investors are growing more confident the anticipated drop in first-quarter results won’t spoil the year. At the same time, central banks around the world remain accommodative, and the latest Chinese data appears to have calmed jitters that the world’s second-largest economy was headed for a slowdown.


Elsewhere, oil climbed after data showed a surprise drop in crude inventories. The New Zealand dollar retreated after inflation slowed more than forecast, while the Australian dollar rose after the Chinese data.",3
"As their final act, The Kings left no stone unturned as they staged a delicately choreographed battle sequence, leaving judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and Ne-Yo enthralled


After the news broke of their recent success, quite a few celebrities took to social media to congratulate the winners",2
"""The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs. That was an error on our part. The microphone has never been on and is only activated when users specifically enable the option,"" Google said.


Nest, which Google acquired for $3.2 billion in 2014, sells video doorbells, security cameras and thermostats that automatically adjust settings based on user behavior.",1
"Security forces also arrested Owais Amin, a Hizbul operative and the driver of a Hyundai Santro that exploded in Banihal on Saturday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the incident, in which a low-intensity blast occurred along the Jammu-Srinagar highway when Amin tried to overtake a CRPF convoy. Security forces, however, said that Amin lost his nerve at the last minute, with the car just scraping one of the vehicles in the 10-truck convoy. Agencies are trying to establish whether or not the pattern of the blast was akin to that of the Pulwama attack.


Intelligence officials said that though Amin could not carry out the attack, people like him who were now joining the ranks of the militants were proving to be a security challenge.


“It is yet to be concluded whether or not Saturday’s blast bears any resemblance to a repeat of the Pulwama attack. However, boys like Amin, and even Adil Ahmad Dar (the suicide bomber in Pulwama) who are fresh recruits are joining forces with militants in large numbers. The state police is attempting to bring these boys back to the mainstream without punitive action, but in pockets such as Shopian and Pulwama especially, it is proving to be a challenge,"" said a senior intelligence official, requesting anonymity.",0
"While true wireless headphones are usually expensive, the Momentum True Wireless doesn’t belong in the premium segment


While that has been clear for a while, core audio brands like Sennheiser, Sony, Bose and many others took a while to bring earbud style headphones to the market, they are all ready for this segment now. The Momentum True Wireless is Sennheiser’s first such device in the market, and at Rs. 24,990, it’s placed squarely in the premium audio market.


On first look, the fabric-covered charge-cum-carry case gives this a really premium feel. However, the earbuds themselves feel plasticky and for the lack of a better word, cheap. They’re light, which is a good thing, but a tad too light which makes it feel...well, cheap.",1
"Since January, Hero MotoCorp’s shares have lost 16%—double the rate at which the Nifty Auto index has declined. Indeed, valuations have hit new lows. At its current market price, the stock trades at 9.3 times FY20 earnings estimates, about half the five-year average.


Brokerage firms are still cautious about the company’s prospects, although some are beginning to point to the low valuations to buy the company’s shares. “The sequential dip in Hero’s margin is a negative surprise to us, although we remain enthused about the counter on account of it being a superior risk-reward play in the auto original equipment sector,"" said a note by ICICI Securities Ltd.",3
"A few days ago, Deepika Padukone was clicked in a busy market in Delhi where she was shooting for the film",2
"Both exercise their franchise with a sense of commitment as they think it’s their fundamental duty to do so


MUMBAI: On Thursday, Nagnath Kale woke up early, took a bath and stepped out of the house dressed in a clean, ironed dhoti-kurta to cast his vote at a polling booth near Sai Mandir in Nagpur. For the 100-year-old, it wasn’t just another election. It was a festival of democracy, which he has been celebrating since 1952, when Independent India had its first general elections.",0
"In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purities fell by ₹270 each to ₹34,180 and ₹34,030 per 10 gram, respectively. However, sovereign gold held steady at ₹26,100 per piece of eight gram. Silver ready rose by ₹120 to ₹41,500 per kg, while weekly-based delivery gained ₹77 to ₹40,400 per kg. On other hand, silver coins held flat at ₹80,000 for buying and ₹81,000 for selling of 100 pieces.


In global markets, gold prices remained near one-week low weighed by a stronger dollar but uncertainties around the China-US trade spat and concerns about slowing global growth supported the metal above the key $1,300 level. Spot gold was near $1,306 while US gold futures were down 0.3% at $1,310.60.",3
"India may export more than 30 million kilograms to Iran in 2019, from about 28 million kilograms a year earlier, as demand for good quality tea is on the rise, he said.


Mcleod Russel, which traces its origins back to a partnership formed by two Englishmen in 1869 and now owns about 28,000 hectares of plantations, expects its production in India to drop to 55 million kilograms from 87 million kilograms in 2017-18 as it sold some gardens this year. The company is set to produce a further 30 million kilograms from overseas plantations in places such as Vietnam, Rwanda and Uganda.",3
BJP is targeting seats where the population of minority voters cannot influence the outcome of the election.samir jana/ht,0
"According to data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), in 2015-16, 83% of rural households already had an electricity connection, up from 56% in 2005-06.


To complete the process of household electrification, the NDA government rolled out the Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya Scheme) in 2017. The scheme provides free electricity connections and low-cost power supply to households, and initially targeted universal household electrification by December 2018.


While this was not achieved then, current data from the Saubhagya dashboard suggests India is close to being fully electrified. Across the country, less than 20,000 households lack electricity access, according to the government. Official data from Saubhagya, though, is prone to be misreported, as a previous Plain Facts column pointed out.


However, data from non-government sources also suggest that India is getting closer to complete household electrification. A 2018 survey of 9,000 households across India’s poorest states—Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal—by the centre for Electricity, Environment and Water (CEEW) showed that the share of rural households connected to the grid in these states increased 20 percentage points since the last such survey was conducted in 2015, and rose to 84%. According to the NFHS 2015-16 report, an average of 72% rural households in these states had access to electricity.


More than access to electricity, the bigger challenge for India now is providing better quality of electricity. Across the country, there are significant disparities in the number of hours households get electricity. For instance, the CEEW survey revealed that while West Bengal households get 20 hours of power supply on average, Jharkhand households receive only 9 hours.",0
"Veteran actor and director Clint Eastwood is in talks to direct Disney/Fox’s film The Ballad of Richard Jewell


The movie is based on the life of Richard Jewell, the security guard who had sounded alert after discovering a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics",2
"While voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, Bixby and Amazon's Alexa have been available on phones for a while, the trend of on-device AI on smartphones is gathering momentum with the launch of the Google Pixel 3 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro


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New Delhi: Your smartphone will only become smarter with phone makers pumping more artificial intelligence, or AI, into them. While voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, Bixby and Amazon’s Alexa have been available on phones for a while, the trend of on-device AI on smartphones is gathering momentum with the launch of the Google Pixel 3 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro. In fact, a June report by Strategy Analytics, predicts that 80% of all smartphones will be AI-powered by 2023.",1
"Odisha was a very backward state for long, but under chief minister Naveen Patnaik, it has made rapid progress in industrialization


BJD's Naveen Patnaik, then, is still the tallest leader in the state, but BJP has made some inroads into Odisha",0
"In Uttar Pradesh, key candidates of Samajwadi Party including patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his two nephews Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav are seeking re-election from Mainpuri, Badaun and Firozabad seats respectively. Overall in the third phase, stakes are high for the ruling BJP as the party led ally had won 66 seats out of these 116 seats as compared to Congress and its allies in 2014 who only won 27 seats, according to PTI.


After the completion of third phase, four more phases in the Lok Sabha polls are still to go polls. The overall voter turnout for first phase was at 69.45% and for phase two it was 69.43%.",0
"RT cores enable real-time ray tracing of objects and environments resulting in physically accurate shadows, reflections and a superior visual experience. Ray tracing works by tracing the path of individual light rays in a 3D scene.


When the light ray bounces from one object to another it causes reflections, when blocked by objects it causes shadows, and when it passes through transparent objects the light ray causes refractions. Processing and reproducing these finer nuances in real-time scenarios, such as games, require a lot of graphical power. Combined with RT-Cores and dedicated ray tracing acceleration hardware, RTX GPUs enable real-time ray tracing in games. In a nutshell, this will lead to more realistic visuals during games.",1
"He may be the newest action star in Bollywood but Tiger Shroff says his latest film Student of the Year 2 was a breather from the death-defying stunts routine of his past films


The actor, who is looking to recreate the success of his last release Baaghi 2 in SOTY 2, said playing Rohan, a regular college boy in the film, “humanised” him",2
"“Wat do I say to a show@that crosses its 6 week target in 6 days …pls do not miss our ‘unexpected ‘ hit #baarish on @altbalaji,” Ekta Kapoor wrote sharing this video",2
"India is a fiercely competitive market. While price is a key factor, first-time smartphone buyers are also looking for value in terms of design and battery life. Cameras and their specs are an important consideration in selfie-crazy India. The M Series will sport a 5000mAH battery, at least two cameras (the top end of the M series has three) and 6.2-inch screen size. “It’s a phone meant for entertainment, shopping, gaming and multi-tasking — all the things our research has discovered is important to millennials,"" Warsi said.


Samsung’s devices blanket the entire price spectrum in India. Its Samsung Galaxy Note 9 debuted in August at about ₹70,000, while its Galaxy J2 sells for less than a 10th of that, at ₹6,190. The company’s other recent efforts in India include the construction of the world’s largest smartphone factory just outside Delhi. Late last year, Samsung unveiled the world’s largest experience centre for its devices in Bangalore, where it also has a research center, its largest outside South Korea.",1
"Watch the trailer of Men in Black International here:Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson have earlier worked together in Thor Ragnarok and their chemistry was quite appreciated in the film


 Gary Gray who is known for directing films like Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job, among others",2
"Loki challenges Thor’s power and is presumed dead in the end, but he soon embarks to get the first infinity stone – Tesseract, which we see in the post-credit scene


 Idris Elba as HeimdallThe casting of British actor Idris Elba as the protector of Asgard was loved by many in the first Thor movie, even if not so much in the future films


 His fierce loyalty to the kingdom and the king, his iconic sword that opens the door of the Bifröst and his all-seeing eyes were an instant hit with the fans


 Natalie PortmanShe could’ve become one of the most memorable things about Thor, given her strong character


 But it turned out that although she played a world-class scientist Jane Foster in the movie, Natalie never really made an impact",2
"- Live-action movies such as the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" series, ""Mary Poppins"" and ""The Sound of Music.""


Disney also will create original programming exclusively for the service. According to the company, that will include:",1
"A couple of days ahead of its worldwide release, Avengers Endgame became the victim of notorious piracy website Tamilrockers


 While fans expressed their anger and disappointment with the leak, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige expressed his annoyance over the pirated copies of the movie",2
"Pursuing higher prices also risks straining the Saudis’ critical alliance with Russia, which is co-operating with OPEC in the pact to curtail supply. President Vladimir Putin said last week that he’s comfortable with current price levels, and that it’s too soon to decide whether output needs to be restrained in the second half.


To avoid a repeat of last year, Saudi Arabia could increase production slightly, stopping a surge in prices. The kingdom is cutting output by considerably more than required under the OPEC accord, and so it could raise supplies without breaching the pact.


On April 8, less than two weeks after President Trump urged OPEC to increase production, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said that his priority of “bringing back inventories to a reasonable level remains unchanged.""


Saudi Arabia faces powerful domestic pressures to press on with the policy, from Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s plans for radical economic transformation to a government budget that hinges on oil prices of $80 a barrel.


In April 2018, when oil was trading at about $70, the Saudis signaled at an OPEC gathering in Jeddah they were comfortable allowing crude to climb even higher. Their stance provoked a furious response from President Trump, and though Riyadh initially brushed off his concerns, within two months they bowed to his wishes and raised production.",3
"Besides the app fees, Apple's services division includes revenue from its Apple Music streaming service, iCloud storage, Apple Care, Apple Pay and ad commissions that Google pays to be the iPhone's built-in search engine. (Reuters)


Most app makers, however, are too worried about losing access to the app stores to speak out against the fees


San Francisco: Last year, every time someone paid $11 for Netflix through an iPhone app, Apple pocketed as much as $3.30. Multiply that by every charge made through iPhone apps and you can see why Netflix and other companies are fed up about what they consider Apple's unfair market power.


Late last year, Netflix rebelled against Apple's fees, which can range from 15% to 30%. Analysts fear other companies may follow. And attorneys representing consumers in a pending Supreme Court case charge that Apple is an unfair monopolist in the market for iPhone apps. An adverse decision in that case could open a legal door that might eventually force Apple to cut its generous commissions.


That could spell more bad news for Apple, which is already reeling from a slump in iPhone sales that has knocked down its shares by 25%. The company has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine. That plan could hit a snag if the app store takes a hit, since it currently generates about a third of the company's services revenue.


Investors are now hanging onto Apple services as a ""life preserver in the choppy seas"" just as it's about to float away, Macquarie Securities analyst Benjamin Schachter concluded after the Netflix move.


These app-store fees mostly hit app developers themselves, although some pass along the costs to users of their iPhone apps. Spotify, for instance, used to tack $3 onto the cost of its $10-a-month paid service — but only for users who signed up via its iPhone or iPad app.",1
"Bitcoin is in the middle of a sustained recovery and investors should use recent weakness to buy more, according to Fundstrat technical strategist Robert Sluymer


SINGAPORE: Bitcoin is in the middle of a sustained recovery and investors should use recent weakness to buy more, according to Fundstrat technical strategist Robert Sluymer. The largest cryptocurrency climbed to its highest since November on Friday.",3
She is also a part of the Karan Johar directorial Takht that stars some of the biggest names in Bollywood,2
"The contest in East Delhi will see fresh faces contest elections. Gambhir will take on Atishi from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who is also contesting elections for the first time and Arvinder Singh Lovely from Congress. The BJP has decided not to give the seat to sitting MP Mahesh Giri.


37 year old Gambhir had joined the BJP last month in the presence of union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad.",0
"The ECI is stuck in the 1980s in the middle of a 2019 election. “Basically, they [ECI] are swatting flies in a cattle abattoir. They are not dealing with the carcass,"" Gupta added.


Crucially, all the current measures in place to regulate elections online are being implemented based on voluntary commitments made by four major platforms: Google, Facebook, Twitter, and ShareChat. “The rules with respect to platforms have not been improved beyond what they were in 2014,"" said Gupta. “So, there are no legally binding obligations on, for instance, Facebook or Twitter to take certain actions and there are no penalties prescribed for failing to do so.""


Further, the ECI has made no mention of regulating smaller platforms such as TikTok, Helo, Telegram, and WeChat, which are becoming increasingly relevant for political mobilization in rural and small-town India. And although Facebook has agreed to work with the ECI, none of the election-related initiatives announced by the company apply to its encrypted messenger service, WhatsApp, which is widely regarded as a hotbed of misinformation and hate speech.


The ECI has announced that the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), under whose leadership the four major platforms co-ordinated with the ECI to evolve and agree upon the new measures, is currently working on a code of ethics for internet platforms. “The initial group was formed to participate in the Sinha Committee [which was looking into Section 126 of the Representation of People Act]. No one declined to participate in either the committee proceedings or the making of [new] procedures,"" said Subho Ray, president of the IAMAI.


The new code of ethics, according to Ray, “will cover all Internet intermediaries"". However, he did not provide any indication as to whether these guidelines would be ready before the election and how the participation of other platforms would be ensured. “We have submitted a set of procedures. ECI is likely to come back to us with their feedback before we finalize,"" he added.


A person working within the frenetic political campaign of a south Indian party told Mint that the implementation of the new ECI guidelines has prompted their party to switch much of their communication to WhatsApp and the smaller platforms, where there are no restrictions. “So, instead of larger groups, we cater to smaller and more groups. There are an insane number of groups based on region, caste, etc. The reach is still good and the messaging is direct. There has been a good response for TikTok videos mocking other leaders as well.""


The person also indicated that in order to escape scrutiny on the larger platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, political parties are increasingly turning to alternative channels such as ad agencies, which push content on their behalf, as well as unofficial pages, and dummy accounts.


Facebook’s latest political advertising transparency report supports the claim that unofficial pages are ruling the roost. The two highest-spending pages so far, ""Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat"" and ""Nation with NaMo"", have spent a combined ₹2.77 crore on 4,669 ads since Facebook started tracking the data in February. In their disclosure documents, both pages have declared that they are based out of the BJP’s official headquarters in Delhi. Meanwhile, the BJP’s official page has spent just ₹8 lakh on 50 ads in the same period. Although Twitter and Google committed themselves to similar advertising transparency initiatives, they have not made the data available yet. Amit Malviya, the national information and technology in-charge of the BJP, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.",0
"The Indian rupee on Friday strengthened marginally against US dollar tracking gains in Asian peers. At 9.03 am, the rupee traded at 70.11 a dollar compared with its previous close of 70.26. The Indian currency had opened at 70.14 a dollar.


Meanwhile, according to a Reserve Bank of India circular foreign portfolio investors are now permitted to invest in municipal bonds to boost access of non–resident investors to debt instruments in India.",3
"As the world waits with bated breath for the final three episodes of the wildly popular HBO show Games of Thrones, the creators of the series David Benioff and Dan Weiss recently made an appearance on the American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live to spill some beans about GoT


Both Dan and David first revealed how they convinced writer George RR Martin to come on board with them for the project",2
"He was seen playing a Russian soldier in Viswaroopam 2, opposite Kamal Haasan and has also acted in television series Most Infamous and Humans",2
"The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major currencies, was on course for a sixth straight session of gains and trading close to its two-week high, making bullion more expensive for holders of other currencies. (With Agency Inputs)",3
"Gandhi, also in Raichur with former PM H.D.Deve Gowda and Andhra Pradesh CM, N.Chandrababu Naidu, said Modi had cheated the youth of Karnataka by giving the Rafale contract to industrialist Anil Ambani.


Gandhi addressed a rally in Gujarat and is scheduled to address another public meeting in Chikodi in Karnataka.


Speaking in Chikkodi, Gandhi took a jibe at Modi on the treatment meted out to veteran BJP leader, L.K.Advani. “In India nothing is greater than the guru. Modi talks about tradition but look at what he did to [former deputy prime minister LK] Advani. He should be ashamed, look what Advani did for him and Modi sidelined him in 2 minutes. He doesn't even greet him, looks the other way,"" Gandhi said.",0
A lot of women accused him of sexual harassment and it looks like this Showtime series will cover that aspect of his life as well,2
"The Election Commission (EC) on Monday banned senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning for 72 hours for controversial remarks made by him which was seen in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).


While addressing a poll rally in Bihar’s Katihar, the Punjab leader had said, “I will like to warn you Muslim brothers, they are dividing you by bringing people like Owaisi (AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi). They are raising a new party here, they want to divide and win.""",0
"“You and your allies have been at the helm for nearly a quarter of the century,” Holoborodko tells the fictional prime minister in Episode 6


During an actual presidential debate Friday, Zelenskiy was surrounded by literally the same people – the actors who played his Cabinet ministers on TV


 The president-elect has not announced who he wants to appoint, but no peers from acting or comedy have shown interest in following Zelenskiy into politics


Perks and PrivilegesZelenskiy said as early election returns came in that he would cut the presidential administration budget, get rid of the perks that come with public office and move the seat of government out of central Kiev so “there is no traffic


”“I would like to find a place in Kiev or outside Kiev so that there would be no motorcades, and I would like to get rid of the motorcades altogether,” the comedian said


The scripted president of Servant of the People gives up his motorcade in Season 1 and takes the bus or taxis to work


 He pushes through a bill to relocate executive branch offices to a Soviet-era pavilion on Kiev’s outskirts",2
"Under the framework, the clearing corporations after the accreditation will immediately provide the details of WDRA registered warehouses accredited by them with full details of warehouseman registration, warehouse service provider (WSP) to WDRA.


WDRA will in turn, share the details of security deposit received from these accredited warehouses to the respective clearing corporations. Further, clearing corporations will inform the changes, if any, with respect to these warehouses to enable WDRA to provide the required information.


Moreover, WDRA will also inform clearing corporations of any hanges, if any, in the security deposit placed by such warehouses with WDRA.",3
"Meghna earlier told PTI, “In the film with Deepika on acid violence, I am using Laxmi Agarwal as a subject because she is the most known acid fighter",2
"Data from the Mission Antyodaya, a nationwide survey of villages conducted by the ministry of rural development, also points to these differences. Around 20% of India’s households received less than 8 hours of electricity and only 47% received more than 12 hours, suggesting that another NDA promise—24x7 power for all households by 2019—is very much unlikely to be met.


A big reason for low-quality electricity supply is the financial health of the power distribution companies (power discoms), which are responsible for distributing electricity at the state level. Low tariffs mandated by governments, electricity theft and weak infrastructure mean that state power discoms are burdened by losses and debts. In March 2015, discoms had accumulated losses worth ₹3.8 trillion—3% of gross domestic product (GDP)—and outstanding debt worth ₹4.3 trillion.


To tackle this, the NDA launched the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) in 2015 as a bailout scheme in which power discoms could convert their debt into government bonds as long as they met certain conditions. While 27 states have joined the scheme and ₹2.3 trillion worth of government bonds have been issued, few meet the necessary conditions.


One condition under UDAY Scheme is to reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses (AT&C) in delivering electricity. AT&C losses, a major reason for discom struggles, arise from electricity theft and transmission losses due to weak infrastructure. UDAY mandated that states keep AT&C losses under 15% by 2018-19.


Since the scheme’s launch, aggregate AT&C losses across India has fallen from 21% in 2015-16 to 18% in 2017-18. But this decrease is largely a result of a handful of over-performing discoms in the five southern states and Gujarat. These states are the only ones likely to meet the 15% target. The other condition of UDAY was for power discoms to ensure commercial sustainability by bridging the gap between revenues and costs.",0
"The currency in circulation as on 29 March stood at ₹21.40 trillion. It was up by 60.2% from ₹13.35 trillion as of March 2017, the end of the fiscal in which demonetization took place. Mint dwells on what this means for the Indian economy.


On 4 November 2016, the currency in circulation, or the total amount of cash in the financial system, was at ₹17.98 trillion. This fell to a low of ₹8.98 trillion as of 6 January 2017, in the aftermath of the note ban. It crossed the pre-note ban level only in early March 2018. As of March-end this year, the currency in circulation was around 19% more than the pre-demonetization level. The Indian economy has also grown since then. Hence, it isn’t fair to look at currency in circulation in isolation. The size of the Indian economy needs to be taken into account as well.",3
"Avengers Endgame has lived up to its expectations in terms of content as well as its box office performance


Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, “#AvengersEndgame continues its incredible run… Is *beyond outstanding* on Day 4 [Mon]… Will cross ₹ 200 cr mark on Day 5 [Tue]… Fri 53",2
"He tweeted, “Happy to joining again with #SPJhananthan sir 😍😍#LaabamShootKickStarts@shrutihaasan @vsp_productions @7CsPvtPte @Aaru_Dir @sathishoffl @KalaiActor @proyuvraaj”Laabam will be directed by SP Jhananthan and bankrolled by VSP Productions and 7CS Entertainment",2
"Galaxy Apps Store provides a personalized recommendation engine delivering users the option to download the apps that Samsung believes would best serve their needs. (Samsung Newsroom)


Galaxy Apps Store is available 12 languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Assamese and Punjabi",1
"The shoot wrapped up earlier this year, and the Selvaraghavan directorial is all set to hit the screens on May 31


Speaking at the trailer-audio launch of NGK on Monday evening, Suriya was all praise for the 7G Rainbow Colony director",2
"""Microsoft said a fix would be 'considered' in a future release. While that does suggest a patch is on the way, it leaves millions of users potentially vulnerable unless they either turn off Internet Explorer or point to another app that can open MHT files,"" the report added.


The news came at a time when Microsoft, coming to terms with the Outlook.com data breach case, reached out to some users, informing them of the hack which exposed data sent over emails to hackers who kept accessing their accounts between January 1 to March 28.


In an email, Microsoft claimed that apart from the content of the emails including attachments, the hackers could have possibly viewed account email addresses, folder names and subject lines of the mails sent and received.",1
"The IPS said every citizen of the country is governed by the Mental Health Care act 2017 and it is a legal obligation to be aware about the mental health and reduce stigmas associated with it


“The Central Board of Film Certification being a quasi-judiciary body makes it more legally bounded to set an example to the citizens and be guardian of rich Indian heritage and culture",2
"Canalys, in its report, said Xiaomi occupied the pole position for the fourth quarter in a row with shipment of over 12 million units in July-September 2018 quarter. It had 29.8% market share, followed by Samsung (23%), Vivo (11.1%), Oppo (8.8%) and Micromax (6.3%).


“Despite strong performances by many vendors, the total smartphone market in India declined by 1 per cent year on year to 40.4 million units, primarily due to a late Diwali in Q4, which effectively slowed shipments in Q3,"" the report added.


While Canalys claims that the shipments fell marginally, a recent report by Counterpoint had stated that smartphone shipments in India during the third quarter had grown by 5% to 44 million units.


The Canalys report said Micromax’s “surprise re-entry"" into the top five, with 2.6 million shipments in the third quarter, was strongly helped by a government order from Chhattisgarh state.",1
"Xiaomi also announced at the event that Redmi is now its sub brand. This makes the Redmi Note 7 the first smartphone from Redmi as a sub-brand


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Chinese smartphone major Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 7 at an event in Beijing today. Xiaomi at the event also officially announced that Redmi is now its sub-brand.",1
"“I think India is finally getting freedom because before this we were either slave to Mughals, British and Italian government


 Till Congress was in power, the country was in an abyss never seen before- from poverty, pollution, to rapes",2
"One of the aspirations that the Indian government has stated is that they want 40% of the service provision around AI to be delivered by Indian companies over the next few years


MUMBAI: India is rapidly inching towards becoming one of the most data-rich countries in the world. In fact, the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar cards and mobile numbers), introduction of goods and services tax and emphasis on Digital India would bring in a tsunami of data which, if put to good use, has the power to improve access to services across the social spectrum and become a primary source of wealth generation as it creates new paradigms of business activity, believes Richard Heald, group chief executive officer of the UK India Business Council (UKIBC). In an interview, Heald shares UKIBC’s findings in its latest report, Data: The foundation of intelligent economies. India’s data protection and the future of the UK-India Tech partnership. Edited excerpts:


In what ways do you think can the UK help India or Indian companies in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) and data?


There is a lot of complementarity in the number of areas between the UK and India. UK is recognized in terms of being the most advanced in developing artificial intelligence technology, has sustainable development and a very good eco-structure. India is coming to the party late but has a huge demand and data available. We are a business organization and therefore we want to see UK business and Indian business collaborating in the development of AI.",1
"Composed by Tanishk Bagchi and written by Abby Viral, the over-a-minute long song has been sung by Shah Rukh Khan himself


The Badshah of Bollywood took to social media to share the video saying, “PM sahib @narendramodi ne creativity ki liye bola tha",2
"Home-grown smartphone brands like Micromax and Intex once cornered 54% of market share. That is down to less than 10% today


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Four years ago, Micromax’s office in Gurugram was at par with the likes of Google. The multi-storeyed building had open spaces, rooms aplenty, and even balconies and terraces where parties could be thrown.


Today, the company operates out of a single floor in a common office complex in Gurugram. The once-swanky office now has only a few cabins, far fewer employees, and is quite cramped. Incidentally, in 2014, Counterpoint Research put Micromax at the helm of the booming Indian smartphone market. It even surpassed Samsung, and shipped more phones than any other brand in India. In fact, home-grown smartphone brands such as Micromax, Lava, and Intex once cornered nearly 54% of the market share. The same brands have a less than 10% market share today. What really happened?


A look back at the last few years shows home-grown smartphone brands losing their dominance to a gradual Chinese onslaught. Today, the top player in India is Xiaomi, accounting for 29.7% of all smartphone shipments (IDC data). The company—which introduced itself with competitively priced devices—has slowly built its base in the country over the past five years, and is now reaping the benefits.


In fact, according to data from IDC, four of the top five smartphone brands in India are from China—Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Transsion hold the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th positions, respectively. Samsung, which ousted Nokia from the Indian market, remains at number two, but is feeling the heat as well.


Meanwhile, Intex (which did not offer comment for this story) and Micromax have both been selling consumer appliances. Micromax says it sells nearly a million TVs every year, while Intex’s website proudly declares itself to be the number one Indian LED TV brand. Intex has also dabbled with air-conditioners and speakers.


Chinese brands have always offered low prices, and they continue to do so. However, the market has also changed. Now, the low pricing of devices has become the bar that others have to compete against.


In one of its launch events in China some months ago, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, had said that if his company makes more than 5% net profit from its hardware business, it would aim to pass that benefit on to its customers.


According to an industry source closely involved with smartphone sales, Oppo and Vivo sell phones in India at a margin of about 12%. These two companies have traditionally sold phones at higher prices than Xiaomi, since they plied their trade in an offline-centric model in India.


In the offline space, companies incur higher overheads, which raise the overall cost of the device, and hence, the final price too. According to a distributor who requested anonymity, when Oppo and Vivo started dominating the offline segment, they were paying lots of money to retailers and distributors to keep their brands visible. Yet, that wouldn’t reflect on the prices of the actual products. “They would even pay for redecorating a retailer’s store,"" the source said.",1
"If we go by these numbers, 20 crore can't be a right figure as almost every smartphone owner—from your grandpa to the maid at home—uses WhatsApp and is a potential target for the groups working round-the-clock to reach them.


""People across age-groups are using WhatsApp so it is safe to say that the Facebook-owned platform reaches over 30 crore Indians, almost to the size of Facebook users in the country or even bigger,"" Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research, told IANS.


With Reliance Jio, data has gone ultra-cheap and political parties are now seen to livestream rallies, press meets and TV debates on Facebook and YouTube to reach their target audiences in the hinterlands.


""Over 87,000 groups aiming to influence the voters are currently active on WhatsApp. From fake statistics related to various government policies to news promoting regional violence, manipulated political news, government scams, historical myths, propaganda to patriotism and Hindu nationalism -- WhatsApp has it all in the election season,"" informed social media expert Anoop Mishra.",0
"Google has complied with an Indian court order to block access to the popular app TikTok over government concerns with illicit content, according to a person familiar with the decision. The move could handicap the app’s owner, China’s Bytedance Ltd., the world’s most highly valued startup, in one of its most promising markets.


An Indian state court had earlier asked the federal government to ban TikTok, citing concerns the video-sharing mobile app exposed children to troubling content, including pornography. Bytedance fought the proposal, but was overruled by India’s Supreme Court. Regulators then asked Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. to remove TikTok from their app stores.",1
"SLS or Selective laser sintering is manufacturing technique that uses a laser as the power source to sinter (or fuse) powdered material aiming the laser automatically at points in space defined by a 3D model, often designed in a software like CAD. It can be used with materials including nylon and even metals including steel and titanium. So we can assume this will be used in manufacturing the exteriors of the Warp Car.


ABS 3D printing is basically plastic 3D printing, which might be used in creating the interiors and plastics of the car.


OnePlus says users can replace the steering wheel of the car with a smartphone, which means in-car controls would be done with swipe gestures. It was even generous enough to tell us about its first over-the-air (OTA) update that will introduce an airplane mode for driving mode so you won’t ever again suffer from dismissing a notification and accidentally turning the car.",1
"These come with discounted trips and options to create ""Voucher"" programmes customised in terms of budget, specified pick-up and drop-off locations as well as a set time for an offer.",1
"71 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states are voting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 today


While Rekha voted in Bandra, Ravi Kishan, who is a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, was seen showing his inked finger to the media at the Goregaon polling booth


The talented Rahul Bose took to Twitter to share a photo of himself posing with an inked finger and wrote, “Have you? Returned from shooting in Hyderabad to do this",2
"The Indian software as a service (SaaS) market, on the other hand, is expected to grow at 36 % per annum and touch $ 3.3-3.4 billion by 2022. This boost is expected on the back of lower cost of workforce, abundant talent availability, mature sales eco-system, adoption of newer technologies like AI and machine learning to build products.


Globally, the cloud spending on IT is growing at 16.5 % (CAGR) and is expected to touch $ 345 billion by 2022.


To accelerate the cloud growth momentum in India in the right strategic direction, the report recommended that the Indian government set out tangible time-bound targets for cloud and a sharper focus on the multitude of other infrastructural and operational factors (reliable power, sustainable land regulations, and high-speed connectivity).",1
"If you are already a Spotify Premium user, switching to Duo will keep your music, playlists, and recommendations intact. There's also a Duo Mix feature which is an exclusive playlist that is updated based on the music you both like.",1
"Widely regarded as a landmark day in the movement towards making the world a healthier and safer place for women, the International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. To mark this occasion, Mint underscores how technology, too, is helping this cause.


There are numerous apps that can come in handy in emergency situations. Google’s Trusted Contacts can be installed on any smartphone and used to share real-time location details and send alerts during emergency. The app will start sharing the location details if the user fails to respond to a location request within 5 minutes. Following the government’s mandate to offer an SOS button an all smartphones, most have the option to dial 112 without having to unlock the phone. In most smartphones, users have to press the power button three times.",1
"Political leaders, film personalities and other citizens of the city posted pictures of them in the polling booths and urging others to exercise their right. But to no avail.


""Did cast my vote with my family but a bit late in the day. Sadly Bengaluru continues to vote in low percentages, though we make the maximum noise,"" Dinesh Gundu Rao, president of the state unit of the Congress wrote on Twitter on Thursday.


Most polling booths in Bengaluru saw brisk activity as there were no long queues found in most places.


Several start-ups encouraged its employees to cast their ballot. Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd-run Swiggy, an online food delivery platform put out a hashtag #VoteKaroPhirSwiggyKaro.",0
"Over tea, I asked Manjunath when he had slept last. He said he had been working since midnight on Sunday, a time when airport-bound traffic usually peaks. He works round the week with no holidays. I asked him if he would vote. Manjunath’s father was a supporter of the Janata Dal (Secular), the ruling party popular in south Karnataka's rural farm belt, and so is he. Leave on voting day will eat into Manjunath’s income while others of his age get a paid holiday to vote. But he said: ""Yes, I'll vote.""


Nidheesh M.K.'s dispatches will be published in Mint and on livemint.com. He is on a whirlwind tour across southern states mapping the 2019 election.",0
"“Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, and dear Boku boys like R3 batch, here comes Brochevarevarura teaser to tease you,” he captioned the video


 He narrates a story of R3 batch – a college group of three men, named Rocky, Rambo and Rahul (Sri Vishnu)",2
"Users would also get options to jump to the full profile of the other users along with the standard share options


San Francisco: In an attempt to address the problem of following threaded conversations on its app, micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly testing an overlay of profile preview that would enable users to see information of any person replying to their tweet-threads.


Typically, Twitter does not automatically organise conversations in ways easy to dissect, hence, tweet threads become difficult to follow and users tend to get lost in confusion.",1
"Connectivity options include dual 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, FM Radio and MicroUSB 2.0. It also comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.


Huawei Y9Huawei Y9 offersHuaweiHuawei Y9 price IndiaHuawei Y9 discountHuawei Y9 amazonHuawei Y9 Jio offerHuawei Y9 Boat rockerzBoat Rockerz",1
"Veteran actor Mumtaz is “healthy” and “looking beautiful”, her daughter Tanya Madhwani said on Saturday after death rumours made the rounds on various social media platforms",2
"While RDP claims the laptop will run for over 10 hours on each charge, that could differ based on usage.


If you’re streaming videos through YouTube, etc., the laptop’s battery life seems to top out at about 7 hours, which is still dependable. The laptop’s own battery indicator suggests it will last for under 6 hours on 85% battery.


The RDP Thinbook isn’t a mainstream laptop, but it certainly holds its own against other low-cost laptops. Budget laptops from Dell, Lenovo, HP, etc., are significantly more expensive than this, which makes this the more accessible choice for a significant population of the country.",1
"”Stewart says contemporary culture is still struggling to define fluid gender and sexuality, “I just feel like we don’t even have the words to describe the complexities of identity right now


”Stewart says she’ll be putting that spirit into her feature film directorial debut, an adaptation of the memoir of a bisexual swimmer-turned-artist, titled The Chronology of Water",2
"It is also important to note that even if there were major national sentiments that parties may want to focus on (security, patriotism, unemployment and the like), this election will not be one single result, but 29 different results. It is clear that the factors and forces that will determine this result will be different in each state and even the ""national"" issues will play out very differently in each state. The state and regional variation will be critical to explaining the electoral trends.


Elections 2019 is clearly going to witness an attempt to seek support on two competing narratives. The BJP and its electoral partners are clearly going to pitch this election on leadership, viewed from the prism of national security, patriotism and a ""particular"" idea of India. This will clearly play out differently in different regions of the country. While it has the potential to gain some visibility in the north and west of India, its likely impact on the south and east remains debatable.


On the other hand, those opposing the BJP would like to focus the floodlight of attention on issues of unemployment, price rise, economy and the performance of the BJP government as contrasted with the promises made during the last election. There is also a desperate bid on the part of the principal opposition party to position corruption as the key electoral issue. The election campaign will truly be a fight over winning the ""perception battle"" as to which of the two narratives would be privileged.",0
"""While we will hear a lot about the first 5G smartphones, the challenge is to simultaneously roll-out the infrastructure and it will take time, especially in Europe where spectrum allocation remains a mess at a country level,"" he added.


Several smartphone and telecom infrastructure players are set to showcase their technologies at the event that begins from 24 February through 28 February.


""It is likely top smartphone brands will claim to have reinvented smartphone design. However, it will take longer for these foldable screens to reinvent the smartphone category and deliver differentiated experiences,"" said Husson.",1
"3) The programme covers affected iPhone 8 devices for three years after the first retail sale of the unit.


mint-india-wire AppleApple iphone 8Apple iphone 8 indiaApple iphone 8 issuesApple iPhone 8 free repairApple iphone 8 repair",1
"With more firms moving their businesses on cloud, the attacks in cloud infrastructure such as containers is likely to snowball. Weak cloud security measures will result in exploitation of accounts for cryptojacking, warns Trend Micro. Experts feel spending on cybersecurity will be key, but companies also need to focus on educating employees so that they are better prepared against future cyberattacks.",1
"The BJP in Karnataka is relying heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retain its existing seats, let alone win new ones in a state which has a tendency to vote for different parties at the state and national elections.


Yeddyurappa had earlier said that if the party managed to win 22 seats in the state, it would be able to form the government in Karnataka as well. In a recent interview to Mint, Yeddyurappa had said that the coalition itself was not confident to carry on after the elections, referring to the hard stand taken by the JD(S) and the Congress in seat sharing discussions that has compounded its problems.


But the Congress is trying hard to make this coalition work as it would help the party stitch multiple alliances with other parties across the country to take on PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Despite being the larger partner, the Congress has given up the top post and 11 other ministries in the cabinet to its smaller partner, just to keep the BJP, that emerged as the single largest party in the May assembly elections, out of power in the state.


But it was hoping that its sacrifices in the state would help it win a higher number of seats in the Lok Sabha elections to help it overcome the devastating defeat in 2014 when it was reduced to double digits.",0
"Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex shed 60.05 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 35,974.06 in early trade Thursday.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Industry players too have speculated that Agarwal, who controls about a fifth of Anglo American, wants some form of a tie-up with the global miner.


In September last year, Vedanta Resources' Chairman Anil Agarwal's decision to take the London-listed miner private was seen by some as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.",3
"The new algorithm will give users the power to select contacts whose statuses they wish to see. This was first reported by Mashable.


The report suggests the feature is currently in its testing phase and will be tested among a small set of iPhone users based out of India, Brazil and Spain. It will be rolled out to more users in the coming months.",1
"The Samsung Galaxy M20 comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ Infinity-V display. The Infinity-V display is nothing but a teardrop notch on Samsung's LCD panel with a resolution of 2340x1080. The Galaxy M10 has a lower spec 6.2-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1520x720 and the same Infinity-V notch.


Both smartphones feature a glossy plastic back without any colour gradients or patterns and come in Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black colour trims.


The Galaxy M20 is powered by Samsung's new in-house Exynos 7904 octa-core processor. It is based on a 14nm process and is equipped two ARM Cortex-A73 cores that run at 1.8GHz for heavy computational tasks and six Cortex-A53 cores at 1.6GHz for everyday lightweight tasks. This is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.


The Galaxy M10 is powered by the Exynos 7870 processor armed with eight Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz. Memory and storage options in the Galaxy M10 go up to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.",1
"The Hindi film industry has been minting money by churning out one biopic after the other for quite some time now


 After the controversial biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is disgraced and self-styled godman Asaram Bapu’s turn to see a fictionalised version of himself on screen",2
"May Day used to be the day for the working class to gather strength and consolidate, and the organized Left would act as its facilitator. Haven’t the dynamics changed now?


There is greater discontent and greater distraught among the working class today. And May Day as a day of expression of solidarity for the working class has actually been submerged under the struggles of day-to-day existence. In that sense, it is probably one of the worst periods that the Indian working class is going through today. Unemployment has surged; quality of life has fallen drastically.


The party is still the vanguard of the working class. We will not only support but also facilitate and encourage the position of the working class through solidarity. Whatever be the unions they belong to, we want the workers to come together for their rights and so create a better country and economy.


In January, you had the two-day industrial strike all over the country. Over five to six crore workers participated in the strike that was called under the Left initiative. And you had the worker-peasant rally in Delhi, which was unprecedented by any measure, recently. It is through these struggles that we are reminding of the Left’s relevance. In every single instance of public sector privatization, the unions and the struggles that are being done, they are all being spearheaded by the Left.",0
"Also starring Sunny Deol in a pivotal role, the film is about an intelligence officer, played by Deol, who is out to nab a terrorist group after arresting a suicide bomber working for it


 Will terrorism win this time?” The film has been directed by Behzad Khambata and presented by Carnival Motion Pictures and EaseMyTrip


The second installment in the Student of the Year franchise, Student of the Year 2 is scheduled to hit screens on May 10",2
"It is likely that the BJP may integrate both the “jai jawan"" and “jai kisaan"" themes in its communications to the voters—underscoring the recent largesse to the farmers in the 1 February interim budget, as well as celebrating the soldier after the recent Balakot air strike. “National security and his ability to be a decisive leader is surely a strong theme after Uri, Pulwama and Balakot. The farmer theme though is not as strong…during his regime, a lot may have been done, but on-ground, the feedback is not all positive.""


Goyal said nationalism could be a big poll theme this year and Uri, the movie, had set the tone. “The happenings at Pulwama and the retaliation at Balakot will surely be a big part of the Modi narrative in the elections. Nationalism is a big stroke. National pride is an even bigger stimulus.""


Unfortunately, nationalism in the garb of patriotism has become mainstream over the past five years, said advertising expert Sanjay Sarma, founder of SSarma Consults, a boutique branding and communications advisory. “That’s been one of the biggest achievements of this government. Since it has worked for them, I would imagine it to be the fabric that would hold their entire campaign together. While the BJP has always been about ‘nation first’, this time I see them pushing the envelope to propagate the 'us versus them' or 'national versus anti-national' theory in the voter’s mind.""


That is not all. The Modi government will most likely play up some of its achievements and highlight various schemes which have been announced over the past five years, and buy more time from voters to ensure their effective implementation. “That could be the primary plank to ask people to vote them in again. Secondly, in the absence of any strong opposition within or outside, Mr. Modi’s personality and leadership may be played up again. There is still a large population of Modi fans in this country, though not as high as 2014,"" Sarma said.",0
"Bala marks the third outing for Ayushmann and Bhumi, who have previously worked in Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan",2
"Ranjeet’s heroines wanted him as the villainAs the conversation will steer back to their glorious days, Ranjeet will share that surprisingly, it was his leading ladies, who recommended his names to play the villain in most films


 He will reveal that they knew he was a thorough gentleman and were apprehensive to have someone else around


When Chunky Pandey got his parties sponsoredGulshan Grover will reveal that Chunky Pandey was quite a kanjoos (miser)


 When he asked who they were, Chunky replied that they were the sponsorers of his party and that they should all be nice to them",2
"Crisil's research business didn't do well in the March quarter, which impacted revenues, while a forex loss hit profits. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


The bright spot, however, was the growth in the ratings business, which posted a 13% increase in revenue


Crisil's research business didn't do well in the March quarter, which impacted revenues, while forex loss hit profits",3
"Another BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh, who also did not want to be quoted, acknowledged that the party was not likely to win any of the 175 assembly or 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state “Since we have split from the TDP, it might help us in increasing our vote share this time,"" he mentioned and added that the BJP was unlikely to have an alliance.


“The BJP’s central leadership is certainly looking at a map where it can win new seats, but it is not serious about Telangana or Andhra Pradesh. Even after the previous Telangana polls, it has not sacked any of its leaders. The approach is to win where it can win or to make the Congress lose otherwise. If Congress and the TDP (which have joined the anti-BJP coalition on a national level) do not win many seats, then effectively means those go to the NDA,"" according to political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"These features will be broadly available in the coming weeks, the photo-sharing app said in a blog post.


Starting Tuesday, Instagram will allow accounts with a large reach to request verification through a feature within the app, it said.


InstagramAbout This AccountInstagram usersfake accountsFacebookaccounts authenticitysocial mediaphoto sharing apptechnology",1
"Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,305.21 per ounce, after touching its highest since March 1 at $1,305.69 earlier in the session


Bengaluru: Gold scaled a near two-week peak on Wednesday, after reclaiming the key $1,300 level in the previous session, as investors opted for the safe-haven metal after British lawmakers rejected an amended exit deal, while a weaker dollar lent further support.


Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,305.21 per ounce, as of 0329 GMT, after touching its highest since March 1 at $1,305.69 earlier in the session.


The British Parliament on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union for a second time, deepening the country's political crisis days before the planned departure date on March 29.",3
"“Indiabulls Housing Finance gets access to banking platform, essentially the liability franchisee and provides longevity to its lending business on a consistent basis. Lakshmi Vilas Bank, though a nine-decade old bank, has struggled to make mark in a growing banking industry, lost market share and has been constrained for capital. The amalgamated bank will also benefit from the efficiency of Indiabulls Housing Finance, which operates on a very low cost/income ratio of 12.7% (as on FY18) backed by a strong technology architecture,"" the brokerage said in a note.


The merger is however subject to regulatory approval. The RBI in a statement on Saturday said that the ""merger announcement does not have any approval of RBI at this stage.""


RBI also said that “it has been reported in a section of the media that the presence of two nominee directors of the RBI on the Board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank implies RBI’s indirect approval of the proposal.""",3
"This has made it easier for Indian developers like Bony Raju, founder of Tresreis Technologies Pvt. Ltd who used Apple’s augmented reality (AR) kit to develop a space-based shooting game SpacewAR Uprising for iPhones and iPads. With help from the App Accelerator, “I was able to create a smooth AR experience in the game"", says Raju.


App Store’s worldwide gross revenue was $22.6 billion in the first half of 2018, according to a July market report by SensorTower -


The App Accelerator is open to all registered iOS developers in India. Froggipedia, Calzy 3, FitSo, Fantastic Chef and Numerics are just some of the popular apps that were developed under the App Accelerator programme.",1
"It was alleged that collusion and lax of oversight allowed a few brokers faster access to market data.


In one of the orders the regulator directed the NSE to disgorge ₹624.89 crore in the co-location case and also barred it from accessing the securities market directly or indirectly for a period of six months.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.),3
"More Android integrations are unlikely. Apple made no mention of its $10-per-month News service coming to Android. And the company has resisted opening up services like iMessage and FaceTime to other platforms, key offerings that Apple has likely found helps retain users and sell phones.


After all, Apple is still a hardware company at heart and it is loath to give consumers more reasons to pick an Android phone over an iPhone. Services revenue is still dwarfed by sales from hardware like the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.


Based on Apple’s strategy thus far, the message is clear: Apple will launch its services on non-Apple devices when it benefits the company and doesn’t get in the way of selling its own hardware. There’s nothing wrong with that, but until then, it’s a services company with a big asterisk.",1
"With these features, Snapchat seems to be targeting the ""gamification"" purpose of the platform that Snapchat has been known for. (AFP)


San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat is testing new features including a traditional social networking feature offering 'Status' option — its own version of Instagram-like ""@Mention"" stickers along with a new user interface (UI) for Snap Map.",1
"The deep self identification of the Janata Dal (Secular) as a farmers’ party with a rural base has meant a near indifference towards cultivating support among urban voters. Nearly all of its spokespersons transact only in Kannada and do not display urban savviness. Since rural communitarian culture is found among the migrant as well as the non-migrant populations in cities, “the rural"" and “the urban"" are better seen as forms of social dwelling rather than spatial categories.


The specificities of regional socio-economic structures make for a varied millennial experience. Higher levels of university education and greater exposure to social diversity and new economic opportunities among the millennials in the cities of South India sets them apart from their counterparts in some of the northern states. The all-English interaction with Congress president Rahul Gandhi seen in Stella Maris College in Chennai is hard to imagine in an undergraduate girls college in Uttar Pradesh.


The regional variations in social media ecologies reflect the above diversity. The aggressiveness with which the BJP supporters intervene in Karnataka’s social media, for instance, contrasts starkly with their diffidence in social media groups in Nagaland. Likewise, the Congress’s affirmation of Christian values on social media platforms in Nagaland stands in sharp contrast with its official secular self-image.


In both Bengaluru and Dimapur, most youth access information on smartphones from the similar websites and aspire to a similar lifestyle, but their political preferences can diverge sharply. Social media dependence and shared consumption tastes among the youth in themselves do not offer reliable clues to their political attitudes. Memes, news clips, home videos, fake news and an assortment of other materials in digital space have shaken up the horizons of millions of Indians. The social media technologies alongside greater domestic and international travel and new cultures of consumption and entertainment have indeed influenced the cultural tastes and political values of the millennials.


The influence though unfolds against immense social heterogeneity across the country which precludes the emergence of millennials as a singular political community. The appeal of the category of “millennial"" in election discussions then probably owes to the growing dependence of political parties on market and election survey agencies for gauging the mood of voters.


Hindi films like Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which celebrate a consumption-driven hip urban youth culture detached from community life, were blockbuster hits in big cities but failed to click in small towns. A sense for the ethos animating the lives of small town youth can be found in films like Masaan (2015) and Mukkabaaz (2018), where protagonists find themselves in painful entanglements of caste, class and gender.


The millennials in contemporary India inhabit very differing cultural predicaments. Any claims about them being a distinct political community therefore ought to seem shaky.",0
"Describing the opposition alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA as maha milavat or severely adulterated, Modi said that when security forces were busy fighting against the threat of terrorism both inside and outside the country, some leaders have yet against started to question the recently conducted air strikes in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) and there was a deliberate attempt to weaken the morale of security forces by some of the opposition leaders.


""New India will have new policies and it will move forward, it would not sit quietly on the sacrifices made by security forces. Opposition parties have no other work but to criticise Modi. I want to finish terrorism, poverty, corruption, black money, and create opportunities for youth but these leaders want to finish Modi,"" the prime minister said at the public meeting.


Bihar is key to BJP-NDA plans to return to power in 2019 general elections as the state has 40 Lok Sabha seats and BJP-NDA had won 31 out of the 40 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Modi said that people have already formed their opinion that in the coming elections people will punish Congress led opposition and the country will continue to move forward on the path of development.",0
"Police stand guard outside a copper smelter factory of Sterlite Industries Ltd in Thoothukudi. (Reuters)


Political outfits have been using the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi to drum up support for their respective candidature, but most of them avoid making a campaign stop here


13 people were killed in the police firing during protests against the operation of Sterlite’s copper smelter factory in Thoothukudi


THOOTHUKUDI: Muthumalai Ester waits anxiously for this correspondent at the doorstep of her humble home, located at the end of her village, a few hundred yards away from the highway near the port town of Thoothukudi, about 600 km from Chennai.


No later than a second after entering the house, she rushes in and brings a few torn paper clippings, the only memories that remain of her 36-year-old son, Bharatiraja, who died after he was allegedly beaten by the police present at the protests against copper smelting firm, Sterlite Industries Ltd, on 22 May last year.",0
"Apple is also working on redesigning the printed circuit boards to be included in 2019 iPhone models using a new kind of material to clear out space for a bigger battery.


While the front camera would be upgraded from 7MP to 12MP, triple-camera setup would be implemented in the 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones, along with a new super-wide 12MP lens",1
"The MPC projected CPI inflation in the range of 2.7-3.2% in the second half of 2018-19 and 3.8-4.2% in the first half of 2019-20, with risks tilted to the upside.


""Headline inflation is projected to remain soft in the near term, reflecting the current low level of inflation and a benign food inflation outlook,"" the RBI said in a statement.",3
"Notebooks running on mobile chipsets are always connected but still lack desktop-grade computing power


mint-india-wire mint-india-wire Portable PCschipsetsQualcommLenovolong-term evolutionLenovo 300e 2-in-1 ChromebookARM chipsets


New Delhi: Portable PCs, be they notebooks, ultrabooks or 2-in-1s, are typically designed for higher performance, but not for full-time connectivity and long-lasting battery life. Hence, manufacturers have started using the chipsets in high-end smartphones to provide these additional features in PCs, too.


Qualcomm’s flagship chipset from 2017, Snapdragon 835, is a case in point. Used in several high-end smartphones, the chipset already powers two Windows-based 2-in-1s—the NovaGo by Asus and Envy x2 by HP. Its X16 LTE modem offers internet speeds of up to 1Gbps on a PC, even when users have no access to wired or wireless internet. Its other advantage is improved battery performance—the NovaGo claims a backup of up to 22 hours on video playback and 30 days in standby, or sleep mode, which is quite rare in existing PCs.",1
"Riding on the box-office success of Kanchana 3, choreographer-actor-director Raghava Lawrence is now taking the popular horror comedy franchise to Bollywood",2
"I can also confidently tell you that you will also feel the same way I feel about the film when you see it


What about this movie convinced you to do it?I was engrossed in the story when Gowtam Tinnanuri narrated it to me",2
"“Other than fishing and some mining, there is no industry. There are no technical colleges in the city. Go to neighbouring villages, and you’ll see that agriculture is in crisis,"" scoffs Bharat Modi, President, Porbandar Machimar Boat Association.


Vimal, a tiny eatery which can serve about 24 people at a time, sits at the entrance of the compound of the colonial-era railway station.


“This city is a living museum,"" says Yatish, who along with his father has been serving arguably the best Gujarati cuisine in Porbandar for over a decade (your writer had phulka with split red gram pulses, chickpea curry, capsicum vegetable and potato curry to wash down with buttermilk).


“What explains that this world-famous city does not have one decent college?"" says 29-year-old Kunal, who completed his undergraduate three-year Bachelors in Science (BSc) course with a major in mathematics from one of the city’s colleges, and now offers private tutorials to school students.


“My parents could not afford to send me out. Some of my friends, who could afford it, are now settled elsewhere and doing well. I get to hear about startups such as Swiggy and Ola"".",0
"His career witnessed a downfall after a string of flop films until Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal 3 in 2010 and Saif Ali Khan-starrer Go Goa Gone (2013) came his way


 There are times when your films don’t work, your phone doesn’t ring and you wonder what you have done",2
"(Written by Shivangana Chaturvedi)With the release of Avengers: Endgame, the culmination of the four-film Avengers series and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the excitement in youngsters is at an all-time high


 It moved me, entertained me and was worth every penny spent,” said Haricharan, a moviegoer who watched the film on the first day",2
"L&T has set a target of achieving 18% RoE by FY21, which is now under question, given the Mindtree deal and the rejection of the buyback offer.


Growth prospects have also turned grim both in India and globally. Private sector investment is showing no sign of improvements. The slow pace of earnings growth in the core sector and poor capacity utilization may thwart private sector capex for some more quarters.",3
"“Avengers: Endgame has done phenomenal business of over Rs 155 crore through the opening weekend and is likely to touch Rs 250 crore by the end of this week


 The film is expected to do a lifetime business of Rs 350-375 crore and is a sure-shot mega blockbuster,” says Ashish Saksena, COO-Cinemas, BookMyShow


Tickets for Avengers: Endgame went up for sale the Monday before the film’s release and were sold out within minutes


 Catch phrases like ‘Wakanda Forever’, ‘That’s what heroes do’, and ‘I am Iron Man’, are now part of colloquial pop jargon the world over


“The phenomenon around the film series has been very well-cultivated by Marvel, by introducing one character at a time",2
"The Oppo F9 Pro is aimed at users obsessed about design, and it’s arguably the most attractive smartphone in this segment. It also has a good selfie camera, while the company’s Super VOOC (Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging) charging technology is one of the fastest in the market. It’s definitely worth considering if you’re looking for a mid-range smartphone.",1
"Last month Emami had announced the acquisition personal care brand, Creme 21 of Germany, having major business in Middle-East and other focus markets. Creme 21 offers skin care and body care products such as creams and lotions, shower gels, sun care range, men’s range, etc.


In noon trade, Emami shares held on to most of its gains and wre trading at ₹406.45, up 14.5%. In comparison, the Sensex was up 0.35%.",3
"All I want to say is that people might be trying to find a formula but only the good will survive at the end of the day


 On the other hand, they won’t watch a Sushant Singh Rajput or Ranveer Singh’s film only because they are outsiders",2
"On enabling the feature, even after confirming their identities, users would not be able to take a screenshot of their chats.


""Fingerprint Security: When enabled, fingerprint is required to open WhatsApp and conversation screenshots are blocked. You can still reply to messages from notifications and answer calls if WhatsApp is locked,"" a screenshot of the beta version of the 'Authentication' feature reads.",1
"The new 2019 line-up of OnePlus devices would be unveiled globally on 14 May at 8:15 pm at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru


Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday announced the launch date of its latest flagship devices. The new 2019 line-up of OnePlus devices would be unveiled globally on 14 May at 8:15 pm at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru.


The entry vouchers for the launch event will be available at oneplus.in starting 10 am on 25 April, 2019. Those who wouldn't be able to attend the event can watch the event through this livestream link. OnePlus has confirmed that Amazon is its exclusive online sales partner.",1
"There are couple of scripts that came my way but were not interesting so I would rather wait for decent stories that would challenge me,” he said",2
"Gaming is picking up in India partly because of mobile gamers. Teenagers playing on mobiles may get into competitive gaming as they grow up


When Mumbai-based Ankur Diwakar started playing games professionally in 2007, the country had little scope for such careers. Today, Diwakar has represented India in professional gaming tournaments (commonly called esports) and has even begun giving lectures in universities on how to take up esports as a viable career. According to Diwakar, while esports in India is not on a par with Asian standards yet, the gap is closing.


Part of the reason why gaming is picking up in the country is the rise of mobile gamers. While these gamers aren’t professionals like Diwakar, they help the overall community.


Games like PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battleground) Mobile have driven this. “If you look at the demographics of people playing on mobiles, they are 15-18 year olds. It’s helping the cause because these gamers will grow older and might go into competitive gaming,"" says Vamsi Krishna, consumer marketing head, South Asia, Nvidia.",1
"“Just before the attack on Pulwama, a diversity of federal issues was coming to the fore. Those issues were to be seen in their most expanded form in the Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan assembly elections last year. Those issues were that of farmers, long-term neglect of agriculture specially since there were disruptions in the economy with demonetisation, followed by GST (goods and services tax). The other issue was the big promise from last election (to create) jobs,"" said Manisha Priyam, a Delhi-based political analyst.


She said post Pulwama, there seems to be a national consensus that Pakistan needs to taught a lesson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been seen to be performing well on that front.


“The question before the election will be that whether federal domestic issues count or will Pulwama be the key factor. The BJP has gone ahead stitching alliances even after the attack which means that local issues matter,"" she added.",0
"”Tiger Shroff shared a video and wrote, “My faves from the list with a snap of #thanos… which one’s yours?#SOTY2on10thMay #SOTY2",2
"Malek joined the event via video and left a message for Bond, and by all means, one can be sure that the actor will be playing the villain in the film


”After his video message, the cast and the director could sense the chills that Rami Malek will be bringing to the table through his character


Among the other cast announcements, it was revealed that Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear and Ralph Fiennes will return to reprise their roles",2
"Antitrust regulators have argued the deal with Apple was part of a pattern of anticompetitive conduct by Qualcomm to preserve its dominance in modem chips and exclude players like Intel. Photo: Reuters


Under the 2011 deal, Qualcomm was named Apple's sole supplier of modem chips, which help mobile phones connect to wireless data networks, in exchange for which Qualcomm agreed to give Apple a rebate


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San Jose: Qualcomm sought to become the sole supplier of modem chips for Apple’s iPhone to recoup a $1-billion “incentive payment"" that Apple insisted on, not to block rivals from the market, Qualcomm’s chief executive testified on Friday.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"'If there are plans from the Indian government to invite us to set up test labs, we would welcome that,' said James Wu


Barcelona: The market for 5G, the next generation wireless technology, in India will be huge and second only to China from an overall industry perspective in the next 10 years, James Wu, President, South-east Asia, Huawei said on Sunday.


“India has a large population and huge telecom demand...recently 4G services have been rolled out which have improved overall economic performance. India is a very important market for Huawei and we have a long term strategy for the country and the investment here will continue to grow,"" Wu told reporters at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.


The Chinese telecom gear maker, which is in the eye of a global storm on concerns around network security, is optimistic about its participation in 5G trials and commercial roll-outs in India.",1
"“If we keep hiring based on resume, we will just continue this paradigm and everything will be the same as it’s been",2
"Apple Inc plans to cut the price of some of its flagship iPhones for only the second time in the device's 12-year history, pegging its retail value to past prices in local currencies outside the United States instead of the rising U.S. dollar.


The move is an attempt to stem weak sales of the iPhone, particularly in overseas markets such as China, where a 10 percent rise in the U.S. dollar over the past year or so has made Apple's products - which already compete at the top end of the market - much pricier than rivals.


Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook disclosed the plan on Tuesday after the company reported the first-ever dip in iPhone sales during the key holiday shopping period. The company has only once before cut iPhone prices, shortly after it debuted in 2007.


Apple did not say in which countries it would adjust iPhone prices. Resellers in China already began cutting iPhone prices earlier this month after Apple lowered its sales forecast for the quarter ended in December.",1
"To start using this feature you’ll have to update your WhatsApp to the latest version (build v2.19.20). Depending on your settings, it will be updated automatically or manually. To manually update the app, go to the App Store, search for WhatsApp and check if your device has received the update. The feature is still in the rolling out phase, so it might take a while for your device to receive the update. WhatsApp for iPhone is 137.7MB in size and the new biometric feature is compatible with iPhone models beyond 5S running iOS 9.0. The feature is also expected to make its way to Android devices soon. ",1
"With an eye on sub- ₹ 10,000 segment handset segment, which account for over 50% of smartphone users, the company on Wednesday unveiled two 4G smartphones Zenfone Lite and Max for ₹ 5,999 and ₹ 7,499 a unit. These smartphones will be available on e-commerce portal Flipkart.


Smartphone shipments grew 20% to 33.5 million units in the June quarter 2018 compared to the year-ago period, with Chinese major Xiaomi retaining the top spot with 29.7% share. This was followed by Samsung (23.9% share), Vivo (12.6% share), Oppo (7.6%) and Transsion (5% share).",1
"“I’m quite clear in my mind... at least we had a lot of good fiscal prudence and we brought the rates down... if we are in power we will continue the same glide path,"" Jaitley said at a Confederation of Indian Industry event on Thursday.


Uncertainty about the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that start on 11 April has fuelled concerns over policy continuity and economic growth. Modi, who swept to power in 2014 promising economic prosperity and millions of jobs, is seeking a second term in office. The election results will be announced on 23 May.


“The focus has to be on growth. An average growth rate of 7% is good but we are operating below our potential. In order to maintain similar or higher growth, we need structural reforms in agriculture and policies should be formulated in a way such that services sector gets more stimulation,"" said D.K. Srivastava, chief policy adviser at consulting firm E&Y.


In his comments, Jaitley referred to the rate cuts since the goods and services tax (GST) was implemented on 1 July 2017. Since then, GST rates on several items of common use have been reduced to lower tax slabs of 5%, 12% and 18% from 28%, barring cement and some other items. It is now only a matter of time before the GST rate on cement is also reduced, Jaitley said.",0
"And I said, ‘OK, I’ll add an action scene’… and we still ended up under budget,” del Toro told Baldwin",2
"Viva is one of our first forays into AI. It can currently handle 10,000 enquiries per second 24x7, or 864 million a day, says Barry Cook of VFS Global


mint-india-wire data ProtectionGDPRBarry CookVFS Globalvisa applicationsartificial intelligenceGoogle Analytics


Mumbai: VFS Global, which processes about five million visa applications from Indian citizens annually, has its work cut out with the country insisting that its residents’ personal data should be processed and stored on local servers. In a recent interview, Barry Cook, privacy and group data protection officer at VFS Global, explained how the organization is approaching the issue, and also shared his views on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to make visa processing more efficient. Edited excerpts:",1
"The rupee fell 0.24% to 71.26 to a dollar from its previous close of 71.09. The home currency opened at 71.07 to a dollar.


Moody’s Investors Service said that no new policies to increase revenues were announced, while a number of expenditure measures were announced that will increase outlays and put pressure on the government’s ability to meet its fiscal deficit target. Moody’s is concerned that the continued slippage will be credit negative for the sovereign.


The government on Thursday revised upwards the economic growth rate upwards to 7.2% for 2017-18 from the 6.7% estimated earlier.",3
"The eight seats of western UP are dominated by sugarcane farmers, and opposition parties allege that the BJP government has failed to clear dues of ₹5,000 crore.


“Our sugarcane dues are not paid, electricity has become expensive, farming itself has become expensive. It is for this attitude of the government that we do not want our children to become farmers. But there are no employment opportunities for our children,"" said Virendra Singh, 50, a farmer from Titarwada village in Kairana constituency.


While the ruling BJP had won all the seats in the region in 2014 under Modi’s leadership, this time the ruling party is being challenged by the combined strength of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the RLD and Samajwadi Party (SP), led by Akhilesh Yadav.


The three parties have done it before, having defeated the BJP in the Kairana bypoll. As a result, their political experiment of coming together again is now being called the ‘Kairana formula’ to challenge Modi’s popularity. The BJP had also won all the seats in western Uttar Pradesh in the 2017 assembly elections, when the party returned to power in UP after 15 years.",0
"There were speculations that the actor, who made her Bollywood debut with 2018’s Kedarnath, would be playing the female lead opposite Varun Dhawan in the modern adaptation of the hit comedy


The original, which starred Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the lead, was directed by Varun’s father, filmmaker David Dhawan",2
"After coming up with the interesting first look posters and a concept motion poster, the makers of Brochevarevaru Ra unveiled the teaser on Saturday


 Directed by Vivek Athreya, the Manyam Production venture stars Sri Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nivetha Pethuraj, Satya Dev, Priyadarshi and Rahul Ramakrishna in significant roles",2
"Smartphone sales: The report forecasts a shift to offline channels in India due to the new FDI rules for e-commerce companies.


The Indian smartphone market grew 10% annually in 2018 in terms of total shipments with Xiaomi leading the pack, even as the global market has been shrinking, according to a new report by Singapore-based industry tracker, Canalys.


India now accounts for more than 10% of the global smartphone market with a total of 137 million smartphones shipped in 2018 - up from 124.9 million in 2017.",1
"The world’s most popular instant messaging app also confirmed on its blog that starting Monday, November 12, WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota.


This doesn't mean the chat data on your existing phone (which you might have been using for well over a year) will also be deleted


mint-india-wire WhatsAppGoogleWhatsApp backupWhatsApp google driveWhatsApp chat backupWhatsApp Google backuphow to backup whatsapp chats manually",1
"High fees collected by mushrooming private schools, even as government schools are being shut, is a problem that Bharadia flags. “The government should cap fees charged by private schools. Most of my workers send their children to private schools. Almost 60% of their salaries go to paying tuition fees for their children,"" says Bharadia.


In one of the bylanes near Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Gandhi’s family home which is now a museum called Gandhi Smriti, a shopkeeper is looking forward to the election on Wednesday and the results that will be announced in May.


“Roads and bridges have been built in the city, but haven’t kept pace with the growth of the city. Demonetization and these different GST slabs have not helped businesses here,"" says Shreyas, who runs a garment shop with his father.


“Saurashtra region is rooted in traditional caste hierarchies and voting happens on community lines. This will play an important role in which candidate eventually wins.""",0
"And … Now the band has started talking about making new music together,” Hahn told South Korean newspaper Yonhap, as quoted by Contactmusic",2
"Fight Club is essentially about Ed Norton’s character, the quintessential unreliable narrator one can never trust


 Recently, Fincher had opened up about the obstacles he had had to face while filming the suspenseful drama


 The filmmaker had revealed that he would often be at loggerheads with Norton, both disagreeing on how to best adapt the Chuck Palahniuk book for the big screen",2
"“India is not only one of the biggest markets for OnePlus but is also the benchmark for creating globally successful products. With a growth rate of more than 100%, the country is well on its way to becoming a centre for product innovation,"" the statement added. OnePlus said it is committed to long-term growth in India, and with the commencement of operations at the new R&D centre, it is seeking to integrate and dive deeper into the ‘Make in India’ strategy.


“The centre will also contribute to nurturing and giving opportunities to fresh talent as the company initiates the campus hiring programme at number of universities including IIT Delhi and IIT Mumbai this year,"" it said.",1
"Singleton’s recent projects include the FX TV series “Snowfall,” a crime drama set in 1980s Los Angeles


The papers say that at the time of the stroke, Singleton was engaged in several business deals and had been set to sign a lucrative settlement agreement on or around April 30


 The documents say that if a conservator cannot sign the papers on his behalf, it will mean a big financial loss",2
"Outdoor advertising continues to remain a crucial medium for parties to connect with voters, despite the growing popularity of digital and social media platforms.


“Outdoor has specific nuances, which is physical and locational in nature. It cannot be switched off, skipped or blocked. It is this physical presence that makes it the most transparent of mediums,"" said Sujit Banerjee, director and chief executive of Ecosys, a specialist outdoor agency under Publicis Media.


Outdoor ads are expected to feature political leaders with contextual conversations and a display of their achievements.",0
"New Delhi: Social media intermediaries and the internet and mobile association Tuesday told the Election Commission that they would come up with a draft 'code of ethics' for the industry in the next 24 hours as part of a mechanism to prevent abuse of social media platforms during the Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11.


Representatives of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, were called by the poll panel to discuss the issue of evolving mechanism to prevent abuse on social media platforms. The EC also wanted to ensure that elections are insulated from outside influence.


A statement issued by the EC said the meeting also discussed evolving a 'notification' mechanism by social media platforms for acting upon the violations of Section 126 of R.P. Act, 1951, and preventing misuse of these platforms.",0
"Shares of Motherson Sumi Systems have been on a downhill ride since the Q3 results were declared. (Reuters)


While muted auto sales is likely to weigh on Motherson Sumi going forward, BS-VI emission norms is emerging as a silver lining


Implementation of BS-VI emission norms will translate into a 10-15% increase in wiring harness requirements in automobiles


Shares of Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd have been on a downhill ride since the December quarter (Q3) results were declared, declining almost 5%. Investors’ primary worry is the strain on profits that is evident across businesses.",3
"Sex and the City alum Cynthia Nixon says the popular series had a lot of “failings of the feminist movement” despite being centred on four female protagonists


The 53-year-old star, who portrayed Miranda Hobbes on the show and two movies, said it bothered her that the story ignored women of colour",2
"Bridge, of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, analyzed suicide data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between January 2013 and December 2017


 After correcting for trends and seasonal effects, the team found that rates did not exceed expected levels in 2017 for people over age 18


But among those aged 10 to 17, the rate jumped nearly 30 percent in April 2017, and remained higher for the year


 The study estimated that 195 more suicides occurred in 2017 in this age group than would be expected given current trends


“This is the first report I’ve seen like this, and of course it was our greatest fear that this might be a possibility” with the show, said Dr


Schwartz also said that Netflix had consulted with the JED Foundation along the way, and that the second season had incorporated several of his group’s recommendations",2
"The management issued a statement saying that while its new offerings have gained traction, overall revenues have dropped due to the changing landscape of the risk analytics business.


To be sure, the research business has lagged for some time, and analysts had indicated that it would be a drag on the company’s performance.


The bright spot, however, was the growth in the ratings business, which posted 13% increase in revenue. Operating profit from the ratings business rose 16% from a year ago on the back of overall business growth of 12%. The sharp rise in bond issuances during the quarter was the reason behind the improved performance.",3
"The strategy is to reach out to voters outside the party’s traditional base. Social programmes on financial inclusion, ensuring electricity for all and providing cooking gas for poor households have benefited people who traditionally don’t vote for the BJP.


“We had got little over 17.1 crore (171 million) votes in the 2014 general elections. But when we look at the development work of the government, at least 22 crore (220 million) people have benefited from different schemes of the government,"" said a senior BJP leader aware of the party’s media strategy. “These beneficiaries are people who have not traditionally been voters of BJP. These are people who may not have voted for BJP in the last Lok Sabha elections, but have the potential of voting for BJP since they have benefited by the work of the government.""


BJP leaders believe that the government has managed to curb corruption and leakages by introducing direct benefit transfer.


Senior leaders also believe that schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, housing for all and the minimum support scheme for farmers would be the main talking points of the BJP campaign.",0
"The film, which featured Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the lead, was based on the first book in the beloved series of YA vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer


According to Variety, Lionsgate announced Thursday that Twilight will screen internationally while being accompanied by live performances of Carter Burwell’s original score as performed by a full orchestra",2
"The direction was issued to bring clarity on the applicability of ‘silence period’ on NaMo TV. (Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint)


NaMo TV cannot air ‘election matter’ during the silence period as per electoral law in a particular phase of the poll


The EC has now asked the chief electoral officer of Delhi to ensure that its directions are followed in each of the remaining six phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections


NEW DELHI: NaMo TV, sponsored by the BJP, cannot display 'election matter' during the silence period prescribed in the electoral law in a particular phase of the poll, the Election Commission has concluded.",0
"Only a few mid-tier IT companies have been consistent in performance, leaving investors in the lurch. “We recommend careful exposure to mid-tier companies and simply back names that have business model strength to be consistently in the top quartile on growth,"" analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities wrote in a recent note to clients.


“Scale attributes are important for investments in mid-tier companies. Key scale attributes are—pockets of differentiation and ability to win consistently against established players in core areas of competence, quality of employee base, profile of clients and breadth of offerings demonstrated through number of accounts that have accepted multiple services,"" Kotak’s analysts had said in an earlier note.


A key weakness mid-sized companies struggle with is diversification of the client base. Mid-tier companies derive about 45-65% of their revenues from the top 10 clients. Incidentally, some have even seen client concentration worsen. In large-sized IT companies, the proportion is much smaller at less than 20%.",3
"The US internet watchdog Common Sense says the combination of mature content and privacy risks means users should be at least 16.


“Because the age limit is so low, you attract a greater assortment of dangerous characters, and users lying about their age,"" Solis said.


But raising the age limit would remove millions of people from the platform, and curb TikTok’s exponential growth.


In France for example, 38% of youths aged 11 to 14 have a TikTok account according to Generation Numerique, which tracks internet usage.


Girls are by far the majority among French pre-teens, with 58% saying they have an account compared with just 15% for boys.


French police warned parents last month about the dangers, saying their teens “may be targeted by indecent sexual proposals"".


“TikTok promotes dancing and singing in particular, things which are still pretty feminine that boys don’t always dare to do,"" said Cyril di Palma, Generation Numerique’s president.",1
"Jaspreet Bindra, founder of advisory firm Digital Matters, equates ‘creator’ with business models, ‘preserver’ with customer experience and ‘destroyer’ with people.


To act like a digital company, businesses need to think of the entire customer journey and map it, says Bindra


For most of us, immersed in the practice and theory of transforming legacy businesses and companies into digital, digital transformation is a religion that has its own “holy trinity"" of the creator (Brahma), preserver (Vishnu) and destroyer (Shiva), says Jaspreet Bindra, founder of Digital Matters, an advisory firm.",1
"Two, the big disappointment is that the notification has fixed a cap of ₹45 lakh in value for a unit classified as affordable, in spite of increasing the carpet area. This excludes a host of projects, especially in the listed realty firms, which may otherwise have gained from the 1% GST on affordable housing projects.


No doubt, the motive to withdraw the input tax credit stems from lack of clarity in calculating the same, given the myriad services and goods that go into a realty project. Adhidev Chattopadhyay, analyst at ICICI Securities Ltd, said: “There have been fence sitters who were waiting for the GST cut on under-construction projects."" The drop in the Nifty Realty index on Monday showed investors preferred to remain fence sitters.",3
"“The benefits of schemes such as Ujjwala, electricity for all and medical treatment for all has reached everyone without any bias on caste or religion. I am on a mission to end poverty in the country, finish terrorism, act against corruption and black money. The opposition wants to remove Modi and I want to remove terrorism,"" said Modi.


He added that the Union government is working on a plan to create a defence corridor in India, and Uttar Pradesh will benefit from this plan because it will generate employment. “All the equipment for our Armed Forces will be built in India,"" Modi added.


Without naming Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, Modi said that people have built their political career in the name of Bhimrao Ambedkar, but were only working for the benefit of their family members and relatives. He also said that political parties such as the BSP and Samajwadi Party (SP) have distanced themselves from ground realities and want to continue doing politics on the basis of caste and religion.",0
"""We estimate that around 2.7 billion people now use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or Messenger each month, and more than 2 billion people use at least one of our family of services every day on average,"" said the company that added 1 million daily users in Canada and the US.


Capital expenditures were $4.37 billion and $13.92 billion for the fourth quarter and full year 2018, respectively.  ",1
"“In the process they are losing around 15-20% of their tax incentive ... which they could have passed on to the consumer.""


Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is peak selling time for electronics in India, but the Apple-licensed store in one of Bengaluru’s big shopping malls was deserted this past Saturday.


“Features of the emerging phones are very similar to an iPhone,"" says salesman Aejaz Ahmed, adding volumes have fallen in the past few months. “It is very difficult to make out the difference from a distance because they even look so alike.""


Sales staff at several stores in Bengaluru and nearby Chennai pointed to the launch this year of the latest OnePlus phone as a major problem for the US phonemaker. At ₹ 37,999, the Chinese company’s 6T is half the price of the XR.


The result, says Neil Shah, from Counterpoint, is that Apple’s user base in India is set to decline about 10% to nine million users this year. That compares to an estimated 436 million Android users.


“If your user base is declining, you are losing grip on the market,"" he says. “The new customer base is not coming.""",1
"Educators: Overall this category could see a rise in incremental jobs of 8 million to 9 million by 2030 in India. Teachers and trainers will see a significant increase in demand, especially if countries with young populations and the knowledge economy grow. Demand for early childhood educators will grow as women enter the workforce in greater numbers and more childcare is shifted to paid providers.


Tech professionals: India could create up to 1.2 million incremental jobs for tech professionals by 2030. We estimate higher global spending on technology products and services by consumers and businesses to the tune of $1.7 trillion to $2 trillion by 2030. This could create demand for 20 million to 46 million incremental tech workers globally—from software engineers and electrical engineers to web developers and non-technology support staff. The largest share of global tech jobs will land in China and India.


The jobs of the future will not materialize without actions to sustain high growth. India will need a vibrant private sector to start and scale up businesses, if it is to create gainful jobs with the income-earning potential that its people desperately need. Policymakers will have to work with the private sector to stimulate investment, through strategies tailored for various sectors of the economy. The greatest focus will have to be on sectors that enable India’s labour force to transition out of agriculture, to jobs in construction, transport, trade, hospitality, healthcare, education and even manufacturing.


To attract investment, India needs to double down on creating public goods that support investments in key sectors, for example, industrial clusters with tailored infrastructure for clusters of businesses in manufacturing, financial services, education, medical services, or technology. One way is to accelerate Sagarmala, the port-based industrialization project, that envisages 14 coastal economic zones, or production clusters, with affordable housing, connected to ports and the hinterland through an efficient multimodal logistics networks, and with an enabling regulatory framework. A similar approach can work for tourism: creating circuits of tourist attractions, supplemented by hotels, restaurants, and recreational activities, connected by road, rail, and air links with reliable power, water and sanitation, and local workers trained to meet tourists’ demand for goods and services. Bold approaches would be required to implement such clusters and circuits—for example through special-purpose vehicles empowered to cut through government silos and accountable for specific outcomes.


But even assuming the jobs are there, will India’s workforce be equipped to perform them? The jobs of the future will be more skill-intensive. The need for functional digital literacy will increase across the board. For example, delivery persons need to use apps to navigate their way around the city, and shop-floor workers will need to manage precision control systems. Automation will also spur growth in demand for higher cognitive skills, particularly critical thinking, creativity, and complex information processing. Demand for social and emotional skills, such as communication and empathy, will grow almost as fast as cognitive skills, and workplaces will become more diverse as different profiles of talent come on-board. Demand for physical and manual skills will decline, although these will remain the single largest category of workforce skills in 2030. Individuals will need to constantly learn and relearn marketable new skills throughout their life time—a critical and central challenge.",1
"These proposals, Gandhi said, will be included in the Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections which will be released early next month.


""Don't bother about anything, there is no permission you need. Start your business, get to work,"" he said in a bid to woo the youth who intend to start their own businesses.


""We've said that we will remove the draconian and ill-conceived angel tax. I’ve made that commitment and it’s going to be done,"" Gandhi said.",0
"The ECB is predicted to downgrade its growth outlook when it meets Thursday in Frankfurt, according to Bloomberg Economics.


This is not the first time Trump has sought to talk down the dollar. In January 2018, he said a weaker greenback was “good for us as it relates to trade"" while in April, he lambasted Russia and China for playing a “currency devaluation game.""


Trump’s latest comments will be faded by the market, according to Bank of Singapore Ltd. “They reflect the view the U.S. administration has had for a while, they’re not new,"" said Rajeev de Mello, chief investment officer in Singapore. “I’m not convinced this will have a lasting impact on the dollar.""",3
"The Congress's young brigade, who have been given the charge of various states, are also likely to be present at the meeting.


The party manifesto for the Lok Sabha election is being framed by a committee headed by P Chidambaram, which has some other members too.


The Congress has already launched an exercise to involve people from different sections of the society and held several rounds of consultations with them across the country, to include their views in the manifesto.",0
"The Indian Express critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film one-and-a-half stars and wrote, “Kalank doesn’t really lift off the screen


 The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the characters all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces",2
"This feature, which would work within the threads as well as outside on the main feed, would show information of the replier including their Twitter bio, follower counts, and when they joined the service, The Verge reported on Wednesday.


Users would also get options to jump to the full profile of the other users along with the standard share options - specifically tailored for the user's profile.",1
"Acclaimed filmmaker Barry Jenkins has praised Marvel Studios’ latest offering Avengers: Endgame for its emotional quotient as well as technical elements, pitching the film as a major contender for the 2020 award season


In a lengthy post on Twitter, the director of 2017’s Oscar-winning feature film Moonlight, hailed the performances by Brie Larson as Captain Marvel and Mark Ruffalo as Hulk


“A couple thangs about a couple thangs Brie Larson LARSON kicked so much ass and served about fifty’eleven looks in #AvengersEndgame and I was here for Every",2
"Nokia said this trial has the potential to improve the performance of service providers' existing network


Barcelona: Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia Sunday said Bharti Airtel will conduct trial of the former's homogeneous fronthaul solution which can support 4G and 5G services.


""The modernisation of the transport infrastructure is crucial for ensuring the ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, promised by 5G. We look forward to this trial with Bharti Airtel, which is a crucial step towards preparing the networks for 5G,"" Sanjay Malik, Head of India Market, Nokia, said in a statement.",1
"“The Russo Bros are so fundamentally sound in the way they communicate spatial relationships between characters during set-pieces


”Jenkins was bowled over by the sound designing and sound mixing of the movie and said the film deserves nods in the two categories for sure",2
"Sumalatha Amarnath (third from left) is contesting as an independent candidate against JD(S)’s Nikhil Kumaraswamy (Photo: PTI)


While Sumalatha is contesting in the shadow of her hugely popular husband, CM Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil is banking on his family, making the fight in Mandya a battle of legacies


The seat is also testing the JD(S)-Congress coalition’s resolve to remain together as a defeat for Nikhil could see the JD(S) pulling out of the alliance


BENGALURU: Mandya, the rich sugarcane growing district in south Karnataka, about 100 km from Bengaluru, is often viewed through the prism of its farmer agitations around agriculture, the Cauvery river water sharing dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, and the concentration of the dominant Vokkaliga community, which wields significant influence over the state’s politics.


But these issues have been replaced in the run-up to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls by others like pride, self-respect and legacy.",0
"Aditi Rao Hydari shared a photo and captioned it, “Khadi looks the best when you wear it with Pride #100YearsOfKhadi #ThrowbackThursday”Ananya Panday looked cute as a button while promoting Student of The Year 2 in Mumbai


Student of The Year 2 actors Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria visited the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show",2
"The key issues include a severe shortage of water, rising farm distress, caste issues, increasing unemployment, the adverse effects of demonetization and the implementation of the goods and services tax, and the imposition of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. There is also a general dislike among the people for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, considering the social media hashtags that trend when he visits the state. The anti-Sterlite stir and the killing of 13 people in police firing in Tuticorin are other issues.


AIADMK and DMK have ceded ground to national parties. The number of seats given by DMK to the Congress is surprising, considering the latter had a vote share of just about 5% in the 2014 elections. Under the leadership of Stalin, DMK lost the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2016 assembly polls. This election will indicate how the two major Dravidian parties will fare after the death of their biggest leaders. It’s also the first election with leaders who don’t have a film background. Haasan is not yet a force to reckon with in politics.",0
"""We are hopeful that the techniques presented here can soon be adopted in more languages and across broader domains of application,"" Schalkwyk added.",1
"New Delhi: Bharti Airtel today launched a new app — Airtel Books. With this, Airtel has further diversified its fast-growing digital content portfolio to add to its popular offerings like Wynk Music and Airtel TV.


Available to both Airtel and non-Airtel customers in iOS and Android, Airtel Books will initially offer over 70,000 titles from Indian and international authors.


Airtel says it plans to rapidly expand its e-books collection by partnering with leading publishers as well as leveraging its strategic partnership with Juggernaut Books.",1
"In the second phase on April 18, 10 constituencies will have elections. These include three constituencies in Vidarbha—Buldhana, Akola, and Amravati, and six in adjoining Marathwada—Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, and Latur, and Solapur in south Maharashtra will go to polls. Akola will see Prakash Ambedkar, president of Bharipa-Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) who has teamed up with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), to contest again. Nanded is Maharashtra Congress president and former chief minister Ashok Chavan’s constituency though he has not declared his candidature so far. From Solapur, another Congress stalwart and former chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to contest again.


The third phase on April 23 will see 14 constituencies going to polls. These are Jalgaon, Jalna, and Raver in Khandesh region, Aurangabad in Marathwada, Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sidhudurg in Konkan, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle, Ahmednagar, Baramati, and Pune in Western Maharashtra, and Madha in South Maharashtra from where NCP chief Sharad Pawar is contesting. Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule will be contesting from Baramati.",0
"This isn’t just the romance between Jeeva (Madhampatty Rangaraj), who runs Rajageetham Musical, an audio cassette shop and Mehandi (Shweta Tripathi)—but something sadder, something deeper


 He sees her; his face lights up, and he jumps down—as if the mere sight of her has brought back the spring in his step",2
"A wall outside Gandhi’s main campaign office in Gauriganj is painted with the slogan “Amethi ka MP, 2019 ka PM (Amethi’s MP is the PM for 2019)"", referencing the fact that this election is a presidential-style contest between Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress has staked its chances on a combined pitch of farm loan waivers and NYAY, or the Nyuntam Aay Yojana, to guarantee a minimum income. In Amethi, even Gandhi’s most vocal supporters don’t believe it can be implemented.


“The scheme to provide ₹72,000 a year sounds good on paper but I don’t think it is realistic. Even though our support is for Gandhi, we know that promises like these are made but not fulfilled,"" said Mohammad Azam Khan, a farmer near Musafirkhana.


Voters and senior party leaders believe that for Gandhi, the road to Delhi passes through this pocket borough in eastern Uttar Pradesh even though he may have picked a second seat of Wayanad in Kerala this time. Amethi is a prestige fight to retain a seat that has been with the Gandhi family for over three decades.


The choice of a second seat has divided sentiments. While his supporters believe Gandhi was trying to motivate party cadre, others say he is afraid of losing. “He went to Wayanad because he wants to bridge the gap between the north and the south. Supporters like us are now competitive and will work harder. We want his winning margin in Amethi to be far higher than in Wayanad,"" said Shah Bahadur, who owns a bike repair shop in Amethi.


Friends, enemies and observers have all speculated that Gandhi picked the “safe seat"" of Wayanad because he was not sure of winning Amethi. Irani, who put up a spirited fight in 2014, narrowed his margin of victory to just 12.33%. In previous elections, Gandhi romped home with a margin of 50% or more.


“If there was no fear of losing, why did he leave? Why Kerala? He is contesting against the communists because he cannot take on the BJP. Agar ladna tha toh Gujarat jaa kar ladte (if he really wanted to fight, he should have gone to Gujarat),"" said Hari Om Mishra, a 24-year-old from Amethi who works in the merchant navy and is home to vote on Monday.


Nearly 3km from Gandhi’s campaign office is the recently opened office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gauriganj, which is also Irani’s campaign centre. It’s a bustling office, full of party workers and volunteers who seem to have a clear sense of purpose. One group of party workers is setting out to distribute pamphlets, another to set up and participate in small meetings. The BJP’s methodical approach is on display, and it is this campaign machine that the Congress is up against in most of the country.",0
"For retailers, the company is also offering its ‘Merchant Center’ in Hindi, which allows the sellers to list their products for Google Shopping, without paying for ad campaigns.


Users with entry-level smartphone will also get the same Google Shopping experience thanks to the new feature’s availability as a Progressive Web App (PWA).",1
"Apart from Supriya Shrinate, in the list of 12 candidates released by the party, four are from Bihar and seven from Odisha. The Congress also released a list of 20 candidates for Odisha assembly election.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Worse, Wipro’s guidance of a -1% to 1% revenue growth on a sequential basis in the June quarter provides limited confidence. The guidance of revenue contraction in a worst-case scenario goes against the strong deal momentum commentary.


According to the management, some large projects it has won require time to ramp-up. Besides, the healthcare and manufacturing business verticals, which generate a fifth of Wipro’s revenue, are struggling for growth and are impacting overall growth rates.


The management says it is focusing on earnings accretive business and is selectively participating in traditional contracts. This is leading to better quality earnings reflective in margin improvement (FY19 vs FY18) and cash flow generation. But as one analyst with a domestic broking house points out, the margin improvement is coming on a lower base vis-à-vis larger peers TCS and Infosys. And, in any case, the depreciation in the rupee has aided profitability for most IT firms in FY19.",3
"There is a lesson to be learnt from the elections that have happened at Anantnag: It is no longer a matter of party politics or leadership anymore. The people of Kashmir let down by the leadership, now prefer to stay at home rather than come out and vote.


There are pressing problems that have confronted the state economy over the decades and they are problems which our political leaderships have failed to address.",0
"The plans are fluid and could be altered, the people said. They asked not to be identified discussing private matters. A spokeswoman for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to comment.


The most direct benefit of the Marzipan project will be to make life easier for the millions of developers who write software for Apple’s devices. For example, later this year Netflix Inc. would be able to more easily offer a Mac app for watching video by converting its iPad app. By 2021, Twitter Inc., which has mostly abandoned the Mac, could publish a single app for all Apple customers.


Apple previewed the apps plan, without disclosing the road map, at its developers conference last year. Bloomberg News first wrote about the initiative in 2017.


The work coincides with the company’s preparations to merge more of the underpinnings of its hardware. Currently, iPhones and iPads are powered by Apple processors, while Macs use Intel Corp. chips. Apple plans to start transitioning some Macs to its own chips as early as 2020, Bloomberg News reported last year.",1
"FM terms the objections raised by opposition parties as ‘clerical’, EC forms panel to examine the matter


NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Wednesday following India’s successful launch of an anti-satellite missile has become another bone of contention between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition, which has accused the Union government of flouting the model code of conduct in the run-up to the general elections.


With just two weeks to go for the first phase of polling for the 17th Lok Sabha, opposition parties are now thinking of approaching the Election Commission of India (EC) to complain against the BJP and Modi for the alleged violation of the model code.",0
"For the untrained eyes, the Realme 3 Pro is very similar to the Realme 3, which was launched in a couple months ago. It carries forward the same design, be it the teardrop notch, button placement or the curved polycarbonate resin back. The colour scheme we received was also pretty much the same, sans the glitter.


The device is easy to hold, thanks to its curved back, although it's on the heavier end. The additional heft can be owed to the massive 4,045mAh battery.


The Realme 3 Pro sports a 6.3-inch Full HD+ LCD display, which is marginally bigger and better than the Realme 3. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. In my limited time with the device, I found out that the display is adequately bright but lacks the general punch of colours.


Powering the Realme 3 Pro is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 AIE processor paired with an Adreno 616 GPU. It comes with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It runs Oppo's revamped ColorOS 6.0 based on Android Pie.",1
"In November 2018, Masas and his team discovered a Facebook bug that allowed websites to extract data from users' profiles via cross-site frame leakage (CSFL) which is known as a side-channel attack performed on an end user's web browser.


""Browser-based side-channel attacks are still an overlooked subject. While big players like Facebook and Google are catching up, most of the industry is still unaware,"" wrote Masas.",1
"Wasim Ahmed spends his days ferrying people to and from the famous Dargah Sharif in his autorickshaw in Ajmer. Packed with eateries, and flower and garment shops, the narrow lanes do not allow using bigger vehicles and Ahmed says he makes enough to make ends meet. But he’s worried about the future of his brother, who is studying law.


“He can’t do this job, can he? It’s okay for me but there are thousands of graduates in the country sitting at home. There are no jobs for them,"" said Ahmed, putting his finger on the biggest issue for the youth in Rajasthan, and the rest of the country. Fighting unemployment was the promise that played a role in bringing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in 2014, but five years later, voters feel, it has not delivered. (READ MORE)",0
"Chinese tech giant Huawei is betting on India to play a key role in achieving its global target of shipping 200 million smartphones this year. “India is integral to Huawei’s global strategy of achieving the 200 million shipment globally by the end of 2018,"" Huawei Consumer Business group Senior Product Marketing Director Wally Yang had said.


mint-india-wire Huawei Mate 20 Pro india saleHuawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20 Pro priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro offersHuawei Mate 20 Pro Amazon saleHuawei Mate 20 Pro priceHuawei Mate 20 Pro discount",1
"Tiger Shroff matches steps with Student Of the Year actor Alia Bhatt, and their chemistry is nothing to write home about",2
"TikTok is now making changes to better accommodate younger users in the US based on guidance from the FTC, the company said in a statement. Beginning Wednesday, users will be directed to age-appropriate environments. The app for younger users won’t permit the sharing of personal information, and will also have “extensive"" limitations on content and user interaction.


“We care deeply about the safety and privacy of our users,"" TikTok said. “This is an ongoing commitment, and we are continuing to expand and evolve our protective measures in support of this.""


Musical.ly was acquired by the world’s most valuable startup, Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., for $800 million and soon after was merged with its TikTok app. A hit in the US, Musical.ly was seen as a way for the Chinese company to expand abroad, and also to capitalize on an increasing appetite for short video.",1
"MUMBAI: The Congress in Maharashtra suffered a setback on Tuesday when Sujay Vikhe Patil, son of senior Congress member and leader of the opposition in the assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is believed to have facilitated the move by Sujay Vikhe Patil, a young Congress politician. Moments after his entry into the BJP, the chief minister announced that the BJP parliamentary board would recommend his candidature for the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat.",0
"XBT Provider’s new trackers will trade on Nordic Growth Market beginning 5 April, while earlier products are listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange.


“Our mission is to aid a development and a maturity of these assets and our goal is to have these assets trading on as many professional venues as we can,"" Radloff said.


XBT Provider earlier this year decided to halt the introduction of a basket of cryptocurrencies to trade on after splits in the blockchain caused uncertainty over what to include. The company is still looking to launch a series of crypto-baskets and indexes and plans major announcements over the next couple of months.",3
"Shares of Arvind Fashions, which was hived off from denim maker Arvind Ltd, debuted at ₹592 on NSE on the first day of listing


Shares of Arvind Fashions, which debuted today on exchanges, were locked in upper circuit of 5% at ₹620.50 on NSE today. Shares of Arvind Fashions, which was hived off from denim maker Arvind Ltd, debuted at ₹592 on NSE on the first day of listing. Meanwhile, shares of parent company Arvind Ltd were down 5% at ₹84.65. Till 11:43 am, 20,303 shares of Arvind Fashions had changed hands on NSE.",3
"The app covers Delhi/NCR, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and more. It also recommends events that you may like, based on your location


As the name suggests, this app is about meeting like-minded people and doing things in a group, like fitness activities, career networking


This app works worldwide and it brings tips and reviews from its users to tell you exactly what you’re in for when choosing an event


It lets you discover events and book tickets for them from your phone. It has everything from nearby yoga classes to New Year Eve parties",1
"Rajinikanth had floated an outfit called Rajini Makkal Mandram as a precursor to his plans of launching a political party.


Rajinikanth's political ambitions coming to the fore right after the death of late TN chief minister J.Jayalalitha that had given room for speculation that the popular actor would cash in on his mass support to fill the power vacuum. Also a popular yester years Tamil actress, Jayalalitha's death had sparked off internal fights within the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) including a power struggle between the late CM's aide Sasikala and O. Panneerselvam with the latter breaking away and the former now serving a jail sentence on a disproportionate assets case.


Both Rajinikanth and Hassan had made grand claims of cleaning the political system, hoping to end the dominance of the AIADMK and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK).",0
"Gambhir is contesting against Atishi from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvinder Singh Lovely from the Congress


New Delhi: The Election commission on Saturday asked the Delhi police to register an FIR against BJP's East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir for holding a public meeting without permission.",0
"BJP leaders explain that the caste combination in the state is also working in favour of the NDA because most of the prominent caste leaders of state are with NDA. Senior leaders of the party point out that caste balance can be seen in the ticket distribution of NDA as BJP had given more tickets to upper caste and other backward classes (OBCs) whereas Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) has reached out to the other backward castes and extremely backward classes (EBCs) giving them six tickets each out of its share of 17 seats.


“In 2014, BJP contested with smaller parties like Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP), but this time even Nitish Kumar has realised that he is much stronger in NDA rather than in any other alliance. The NDA in Bihar represents every community and the seat distribution between alliance partners reflects it,"" the BJP leader added.


The performance of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan-led Lok Jan Shakti Party, which is contesting on six seats, will also be significant to NDA’s electoral math. While Paswan has ruled himself out of the contest, he has been campaigning extensively in the seats where his party is contesting. The NDA is banking on the Scheduled Caste (SC) outreach of LJSP to increase its electoral presence.",0
"Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha member of Parliament from the Hyderabad segment, had addressed public meetings across districts in Telangana last year, asking people to vote for Rao and the TRS. Nearly 20 assembly seats, including Nizamabad (urban) and Mahbubnagar, which have over 15% Muslim voters, were won by the TRS.


“The VBA-AIMIM alliance will have some impact. Out of the nearly five lakh votes the AIMIM got in the 2014 Maharashtra assembly polls, most voters were probably Muslims and I don’t think non-Muslims would have voted for the party in the two seats it won. This is the formula that Owaisi will use, like he has done in Hyderabad and Telangana. It can certainly make a difference in close contests like we have seen in many elections. The VBA contesting the Lok Sabha seats will be a very bad situation for the Congress and NCP alliance,"" said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.",0
"The actor then went on to star as lead in Mel Gibson’s war drama Hacksaw Ridge (2017), for which he received his career’s first Best Actor Oscar nod",2
"Customers are also eligible for extra discount on exchange, 10% cashback and a 9 month no cost EMI scheme on Samsung phones.


Galaxy On7 Prime (4+64GB) will also be available at its lowest ever price of ₹ 10,990 with flat ₹ 1,000 Amazon Pay cashback, an extra 10% cashback with ICICI and Citi cards and a 6 month no cost EMI benefit.",1
"Research firm IDC expects worldwide smartphone shipments to decline 0.7% in 2018 to 1.455 billion units, with growth likely to resume as 5G devices become available.


Despite its leadership position, Samsung saw a 22% drop in mobile technology sales in the second quarter.


The news from Samsung comes days after Apple unveiled a new lineup of iPhones focusing on the premium smartphone segment at prices starting between $749 and $1,099 for US customers.",1
"The two big trends of the MWC 2019 are expected to be 5G and foldable phones. MWC is not only an event for the telecom industry, it has also been one of the best places for consumer technology firms to launch new devices.


While Samsung made the official announcement for its foldable phones on Wednesday, the exhibition would give the tech community at large a closer look at the device. China’s Huawei is also rumoured to be readying a foldable smartphone for the event.


While foldable phones may not fundamentally change the smartphone industry, they signal a new era in the pocket computers we carry. It’s worth noting though that while 2019 may see more than one foldable phone come to the mainstream market, it might be at least a year before we see these phones truly become relevant.",1
"CBS, which broadcasted the game from Atlanta, sold 30-second commercials for $5.1 million to $5.3 million, people familiar with the matter said last month. That was roughly the same price as last year, when Comcast Corp.’s NBC sold them for $5.24 million, according to research firm Kantar Media.


One thing that might help lift ratings: Los Angeles and Boston are two of the largest TV markets, pitting a recently relocated Rams against one of the biggest dynasties in NFL history.


T-Mobile also addressed technology’s hold on society, but focused on the lighter side. The carrier aired short spots showcasing the modern texter’s plights. As part of the pitch, the company offered free tacos and Lyft rides to T-Mobile customers Tuesday.


Microsoft Corp. also attempted to stress tech’s positives. It aired a spot featuring kids with disabilities playing video games with the Xbox’s adaptive controller.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"But it just shows you that if you work really hard, and you’re with supportive people, that you can do things that you never even dreamed possible,” he added",2
"The two firms were barred from holding registrations as commodity brokers due to their role in the NSEL settlement crisis of 2013


Existing customers given 45 days to shift their businesses of commodity trading to other unrelated firms


Mumbai: After nearly three years of investigations, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday declared Motilal Oswal Commodities Broker Pvt Ltd (MOCB) and India Infoline Commodities Ltd as ‘not fit and proper’ to conduct commodities business due to their role in the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) settlement crisis of 2013.


‘The firms are not ‘fit and proper’ to hold, directly or indirectly, registrations as commodities brokers and they shall cease to act directly or indirectly as commodity derivatives brokers’ said Madhabi Buri Buch, whole time member, Sebi, in the two orders.",3
"""Discussions with the government on this issue are currently on and nothing further can be commented at the moment till further clarity,"" said a Twitter India spokesperson.


The House panel has summoned Twitter India along with representatives from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) for the meeting to examine the issue of ""safeguarding citizens rights on social media/online news platforms"".


The Indian government has also formulated new IT guidelines where social media platforms have to remove within 24 hours any unlawful content that can affect the ""sovereignty and integrity of India"" - which has not gone down well with them.


The message from the Twitter hearing will decide how Facebook and Google will later fall in line, at a time when governments the world over are gathering courage to protect the sovereignty and integrity of their citizens on social media platforms.",1
"Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale has been running for the last 5 days and is about to end this midnight. We saw several products across categories on significant discounts during the course of the sale. While most top deals and discounts are nearly over and the products are out of stock, there are still a few smartphones and their accessories that you can consider during the closing hours of the sale. Here are the top deals:


Xiaomi’s Mi A2, the successor to the bestselling Mi A1, is available at a discounted price for the first time as a part of the sale, at a price of ₹ 14,999. The phone has an MRP of ₹ 17,499. Further, you can opt for an instant discount of up to ₹ 13,150 on exchange of your existing smartphone. The Mi A2 is shod with a 5.9-inch Full HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. You can more about it here.


The year-old Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is still available on sale, selling at ₹ 43,990. If you opt for the exchange offer, you can get another instant discount worth up to ₹ 18,900 along with a 1-year free screen replacement, only if you buy the phone on Amazon today. The Galaxy Note 8 comes with a 6.3-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display. It runs Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 8895 processor along with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Here’s the full review.",1
"He wrote, #Kalank sees minimal growth on Day 3 [#GoodFriday holiday]… Big jump is clearly missing… Plexes better, mass circuits ordinary/weak… Now dependent on Sat and Sun to add to the total… Wed 21


”Talking about the expectations from Kalank, Varun Dhawan had told PTI, “It is difficult (to live up to the expectations) when you do something",2
"We are happy to announce that the movie is releasing June 14 and we hope the audience would like it,” Co-producer Swati Singh said in a statement here",2
"The microsite also states that the Realme 3 will be powered by a 4,320mAh battery, which is a significant step up from the 3,500mAh battery found inside the Realme 2 Pro.


Realme previously teased the presence of its trademark diamond-cut design. However, the teasers of the Realme 3 mention a ""new revolutionary design, an experience beyond the stars."" It may be possible the smartphone would be present in two design variants—one with a glittery back and one with the traditional diamond cut back.",1
"The NSE had introduced co-location server at its premises in 2009 and OPG had subscribed the facility, according to the SAT order.


The use of secondary server was permitted only in case of failure of primary server and the NSE had already issued such directions, the SAT order said.


It conducted the forensic investigation by Deliotte Touche Tohmatsu LLP and the forensic report brought adverse findings against OPG, following which the exchange had passed the order in September 2017.",3
"In Alappuzha and Vadakara, senior Congress leaders and sitting MPs KC Venugopal and Mullappally Ramachandran, in that order, were under pressure to contest. But like Chandy, the face of the party in Kerala, both of them refused to pay heed citing new found organisational duties. Venugopal was recently elevated to All India Congress Committee general secretary and Ramachandran was promoted to party chief in Kerala in 2018. To be sure, the decline to be sent to the Lok Sabha may also be keeping in mind the next assembly elections, where at least some of them may raise a claim to the chief ministerial post in a contest against Chennithala.


While Shanimol Usman and Adoor Prakash had been widely speculated as the second choices of the party if Siddique is chosen for Wayanad and Venugopal opts out, the fielding of K Muraleedharan MLA, son of former chief minister K Karunakaran and former party chief in Kerala, to contest from Vadakara constituency was a surprise choice.",0
"The Honor 8C sports 6.26-inch HD+ LCD display with a resolution of 1520x720. The display comes with a notch, which provides it a screen-to-body ratio of 86.6%. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm’s new octa-core chipset, the Snapdragon 632 which is coupled with Adreno 506 GPU and up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. The phone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 10W charging.",1
"Congress earlier proposed to increase spending on education to 6% of GDP by 2023/24 - up from an estimated 2.7% in 2018 - and provide a minimum income guarantee for the poor.


These proposals come just as pollsters say Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an advantage after Indian armed forces clashed with those of arch rival Pakistan.",0
"“Today, the people of India know that it is possible to: Become the fastest growing economy. Give a befitting reply to terror. Eliminate poverty at a record pace. Make India Swachh. Remove corruption and punish the corrupt. Ensure inclusive and extensive development,"" Modi said.


He said India is proud that: 2.5 crore families have electricity for the first time, 7 crore households have smoke-free kitchens and 1.5 crore Indians have got their own homes.",0
"This time, Raghava has “fun with” three “figures” (that’s how they are referred to) Vedhika, Oviya and Nikki Tamboli, as they generously flaunt their waist and butt (partially covered) throughout the film


Like any other ghost in horror films, the ghost in Kanchana 3 has a back story— about how it came into being and why it takes revenge on someone",2
"The Vivo V15 Pro will go on sale starting 3 March on vivo.com, Amazon and Flipkart while its pre-bookings will commence today. Offers on the Vivo V15 Pro include 5% cashback for HDFC Bank debit and credit card users, up to ₹10,000 exchange value and no cost EMI from Bajaj Finserv.


The Vivo V15 Pro has a glass sandwich design with a metal railing in the middle. The back of the smartphone has a dual tone gradient to it with some glitter to spice up the bling.",1
"The stage is now set for a showdown between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition. Besides the Congress, the principal challenger, there are several regional parties, including the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Even while the opposition is seeking common ground to rally all anti-BJP parties in its fold, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already launched its campaign, highlighting its track record in office and its proactive stance on national security.


The model code of conduct (MCC), a guiding principle for political parties and electoral contestants, comes into effect immediately across the country.


Citing security concerns, EC did not announce state polls for Jammu and Kashmir, and added that it was “closely monitoring"" the situation. It also formed a three-member special observer team to assess the situation in the state. The legislative assembly was dissolved last November.


“The stakes are very high for all the political parties. While for the Congress and the opposition parties, it is a question of survival, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is a ratification of his government’s record,"" said Sanjay Kumar, a political analyst and director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. “For the BJP, it is essential to come back with an equally thumping majority to get an approval from the voters of its politics in the last five years.""


It will be the first general elections in which Rahul Gandhi will be leading the Congress; he has already been declared the candidate from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.",0
"It is not as if mental health issues were never touched upon by the present generations of filmmakers, but K13 doesn’t glamourise or oversell them",2
"From headlining films with patriotic themes, endorsing government schemes to recently conducting an ‘apolitical interview’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the last five years has seen Akshay wear patriotism on his sleeves at every given opportunity",2
"With a share of just 1% of India's entire smartphone market, Apple responded last year by revamping its sales and distribution strategy. (Reuters)


Apple also plans to increase local production in a move that could help it limit the impact of a China-US trade war


Apple Inc has cut prices of one of its latest iPhones in India by around one-fourth, sources said, as the US tech giant looks to boost sales in the world's second-biggest smartphone market following a similar move in China.


The price of the 64 GB iPhone XR has been reduced by at least ₹17,900 ($259) due to a credit card cashback campaign and a price cut, two people with direct knowledge of with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.",1
"The 15-minute film set in Ghaziabad revolves around Rammo Babu, who works in a sari shop and accidentally tastes social media fame


I have always wanted to be a filmmaker but to make your own film, you need many things to fall into place at the right time


 My writers commented that ‘aaj kal fame is over social media and is not expensive — look at that dancing uncle”",2
"In his Lok Sabha election affidavit, Rahul Gandhi has disclosed a ""personal loan"" of ₹5 lakh from mother Sonia Gandhi, but has got no other loans in his name


NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has taken it from his mother, Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav from his son and outspoken actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha from his daughter -- family loans seems quite common among the politicians too.


In his Lok Sabha election affidavit, Rahul Gandhi has disclosed a ""personal loan"" of ₹5 lakh from mother Sonia Gandhi, but has got no other loans in his name.


On the other hand, Mulayam Singh Yadav, fighting polls from family bastion Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, has disclosed a loan of over ₹2.13 crore from his son and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.",0
"Actor Irrfan Khan’s fans have been waiting to watch him on the silver screen and their wait will soon be over as Irrfan has already started shooting for his next, Angrezi Medium


 Now, a new photo from the sets has emerged where Irrfan can be seen sharing a light moment with director Homi Adjania",2
"Given that the calls for a third front have been put to rest, at least for now, regional parties are trying to have a bigger say at the national level. “Regional parties have gained more significance as it has become almost certain that we are headed towards a hung Parliament,"" said Sumanth Raman, a Chennai-based political analyst.


Alliances with regional parties are most pronounced in the northeast and southern India, where both the BJP and the Congress have limited representations.


While the Congress is seeking to regain ground after ceding its dominant position in several states, the BJP is looking to enter new regions with the help of local partners. Insecurities of the local partner, including the fear of being wiped out, is also a factor facilitating alliances.",0
"The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro are expected to improve on the camera situation by including a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor along with a wide-angle sensor to provide more practicality.


The new smartphones from the ""Flagship Killer"" brand are expected to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 chipsets paired with at least 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. The OnePlus 7 Pro is touted to be pitted against the iPhone XS Max and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and will most like sport a notch-less display with a pop-up camera. Some reports also suggest the presence of a 90Hz high refresh rate panel. This might be the first smartphone to feature an AMOLED panel with such a high refresh rate.",1
"'Individuals outside Microsoft had access to information within email account between January 1 and March 28,' according to report",1
"In December, the government had introduced new regulations — effective February 1 — that would bar online marketplaces with foreign investments from selling products of the companies where they hold stakes, and ban exclusive marketing arrangements.


Citing GfK data, Warsi said the company exited the December 2018 quarter with a 40% value share of the market.


However, reports from other research organisations like IDC and Counterpoint have positioned Xiaomi to be ahead of Samsung (in terms of units shipped) for many quarters now.


Xiaomi has a dominant position in the online smartphone sales and has been aggressively expanding its offline presence over the last many months.",1
"Camera: The dual 12-megapixel camera system on the back can capture portrait shots, but they are clearly no match to the camera output of the Pixel 3 XL or the iPhone XS. The phone can take decent pictures if the lighting is good.


Verdict: The ROG Phone is a gaming powerhouse with features that are not available even in expensive flagship-class phones. Using it as a daily driver is going to be a challenge, but an avid gamer will cherish the gaming smarts it brings to the table.",1
"As products become connected, we have the opportunity—if the customer wishes to opt in—to interact with customers on a live basis. We don’t do it now, but the opportunity is there. A silly example would be, if we discern that 80% of the population likes a particular sound signature, we can design a product with that sound signature. With smart and connected products, we can make very small changes almost on the fly, that actually makes the use of the product a lot better.


The first products that are cutting edge are always expensive. But they all become more affordable over time. In the same way, great audio was extraordinarily expensive 15 years ago. Now you can get good audio at a more affordable price. When I think about the latest headphones trends like becoming truly wireless —they’re expensive because they have the most cutting edge components inside them, miniaturization costs, etc. But over time as you produce more, the volume comes and mass adoption happens, the price reduces. I fully expect there will always be a premium for the very latest, but I think the speed now to make it more affordable is quicker than ever.",1
"The smartphone runs a Snapdragon 855 processor with a maximum clock speed of 2.84GHz. It is coupled with Adreno 640 GPU. It comes with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.


The iQOO has a 4,000mAh battery armed with 44W fast-charging. Vivo claims it can be charged to 50% within 15 minutes, 85% in 45 in half hour and a full charge in 45 minutes.",1
"Marvel Cinematic Universe’s The Incredible Hulk starred Oscar-nominated actor Edward Norton in the lead


 While the movie itself received some serious flak from fans, but as far as I am concerned, it did manage to hit the nail on the head quite a few times


Three best things about The Incredible HulkEdward Norton’s performanceThe only thing that jumps out of the screen loudly is Norton’s performance",2
"Coming to your personal life, there is much talk about you finding love again in Giorgia Andriani after your divorce with Malaika Arora",2
"The Zenfone Max Pro M2 also sports an electronically stabilised 12MP+5MP dual rear camera but with an aperture of f/1.8. It is capable of shooting at 2160p at 30fps or 1080p at 60fps.


The front camera of the Max Pro M2 has a lonesome 13MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture, but it is paired with a front-facing LED flash.


The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes in two variants out of which the 4GB/64GB configuration is priced at ₹ 13,999 and the 6GB/64GB configuration is priced at ₹ 15,999.


The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes in three variants, with its base 4GB/32GB model priced at ₹ 12,999, while its 4GB/64GB and 6GB/64GB variants are priced at ₹ 14,999 and ₹ 16,999 respectively.


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"""You will still have the option to choose from the existing back-up options: Original Quality and High Quality,"" the post said.


In addition to ""Express"", Google will also introduce a new ""Data Cap"" option for back up to give users more granular daily controls for using cellular data to back up.",1
"In October, Instagram appointed long-term insider Adam Mosseri as the head of the photo-sharing app. Photo: AP


The new feature, which will appear on the user's profile in the side menu enables Instagram's more than 1 billion users to create a smaller group of friends and share stories exclusively with the group",1
"The Poco F1 Lite, running Android Pie 9, posted a Single-Core Score of 1,341 and Multi-Core Score of 4,830


The scores puts the smartphone in the same league as the Redmi Note 7, which runs the same processor with a similar memory configuration


Riding on the success of the already affordable Poco F1, Xiaomi might be eyeing an even cheaper offering by launching a 'Lite' version of it.",1
"This is first credit card to be offered by Goldman Sachs, which is best known as a Wall Street investment bank.


Goldman has been seeking to expand its consumer-focused products, and offers personal loans and savings accounts through its online bank Marcus. Marcus has grown quickly since its 2016 launch, and now has $36 billion in deposits in the United States and U.K. and $5 billion in consumer loans.",1
"The letter alleged that Edelweiss Group usurped powers vested in debenture trustee over pledged shares and violated legal, contractual and fiduciary obligation to realise fair value for pledged shares.


""The Edelweiss Group arbitrarily bypassed and flouted all documents processes for invoking of the pledge and enforcement of the security by the debenture trustee and instead illegally and in a pre-mediated manner themselves started dumping huge opportunities of Reliance Power shares and futures in the open market commencing from 9.57 am on February 4 and through the end of business hours on February 5,"" it added.


This illegal actions of Edelweiss Group brought down the share price of the company by 57% in just two days.


Reliance Capital alleged that Edelweiss Group entities were indulged in illegal and market disruptive activities and violated the Sebi's PFTUP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) norms.


The company's promoter are also seeking ""restoration of status quo ante and punitive damages from Edelweiss Group"".",3
Facebook has had several high-profile privacy lapses in the past couple of years. The FTC has been looking into the Cambridge Analytica scandal since last March. The data mining firm accessed the data of some 87 million Facebook users without their consent.,1
"The silver lining in the gloomy milieu for two-wheelers is TVS Motor’s ability to maintain a profit margin of 7-8%


Farm distress continues to haunt sales along with weak consumer sentiment due to the high cost of ownership


Shares of TVS Motor Co. closed 3% lower on Tuesday even before its March quarter results were declared. Notwithstanding the profit miss on poor sales growth, news reports that two-wheeler sales are still on the downtrend precipitated already weak investor sentiment.


A note by Emkay Global Financial Services forecasting April sales said two-wheelers would put up a mixed show though an overall decline would be seen. Farm distress continues to haunt sales along with weak consumer sentiment due to the high cost of ownership. TVS has fallen 14% since January compared to the Nifty’s 8% rise.",3
"“Within PlayStation’s history, this will be the most robust holiday quarter ever,"" said Masaru Sugiyama, an analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “Until now Microsoft was the only rival, but with Google and Amazon moving in, it’s going to become tougher to stand apart.""


Microsoft isn’t sitting still, either. From next year, the software maker’s Project xCloud will use the company’s global cloud network Azure to stream and play high-end games, on “any device."" Early impressions of Google’s Project Stream have been favourable, with users saying that the experience comes close to playing on a console or personal computer — without the need to actually own one.


For now, Sony’s dominance in consoles — 84 million PS4s versus 39 million for Xbox One — is paying off. Analysts estimate the company is on-track to post operating profit of 790 billion yen ($7 billion) in the current fiscal year. Last month’s PS4 exclusive title Spider-Man, which set company sales records, will provide the largest contribution to profit growth when Chief Executive Officer Ken Yoshida reports quarterly results on 30 October, analysts say.",1
"""Why should only Nirav Modi get thousands of crores? How many jobs has he created in India? Why can’t a youngster who wants to start a business, who wants to give India 2,000 jobs, get a bank loan,"" he asked.


Gandhi said the party is putting together a manifesto after several rounds of discussions with stakeholders and voicing their suggestions in the party's manifesto, which will include many such things to promote business, farming, employment generation et al.


Former finance minister P Chidambaram heads the party's manifesto committee that is giving final touches to the manifesto. The panel has held several rounds of consultations in at least 150 locations across the country in the last several months in the run-up to polls.",0
"Facebook, with more than two billion global users, is among the social media websites that provide access at no cost. Photo: AFP


Researchers from Tufts University in the US used a series of auctions in which people were actually paid to close their Facebook accounts for as little as one day or as long as one year.


Boston: Facebook users would require an average of more than $1,000 (Rs 70,000) to deactivate their account for one year, according to a study. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, assessed Facebook’s value to its users, in contrast to its market value or its contribution to gross domestic product.


Researchers from Tufts University in the US used a series of auctions in which people were actually paid to close their accounts for as little as one day or as long as one year.",1
"Shruti shared photos from the sets of the film on Instagram and wrote, “Excited to start a new film with one of my favourite actors! Such a lovely team 💕 positive, progressive and fun!!”Vijay Sethupathi also expressed happiness about shooting for Laabam",2
"Interest in home robots is growing in India, resulting in the building up of an ecosystem at home. Household penetration of smart appliances in India is 1.5%, but it’s projected to grow to 9.5% by 2023, said Pulak Satish Kumar, COO of Puresight Systems Pvt. Ltd, the official distributor of iRobot products in India.


Further, companies like iRobot, Milagrow and Emotix are changing the perception about home and companion robots.


“Not many companies from across the globe came to India as there was very little interest in them here. But now, the market is growing and we will see more such products next year,"" adds Kumar.",1
"In other precious metals, palladium hit a record peak of $1,526.60 an ounce. The autocatalyst metal has soared more than 80% since mid-August on rising global car sales and supply shortages.


""The fundamentals remain strong, but in my perspective it is more technical trading and trend-following which is pushing prices higher,"" Julius Baer's Menke said.


The platinum group metals (PGM) continued to rise as supply risks increased after South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) planned to extend a strike from Sibanye Gold to other producers in the country, ANZ analysts said in a research note.",3
"The network addressed the potential controversy in a light-hearted post, recalling all the troubles the character faced — from a spoilt child, a lost teenager, a struggling blind girl to a faceless assassin


Williams earlier told EW when she was approached for the scene, she thought the showrunners David Benioff and Dan B Weiss were pulling a “prank” on her


“So it was that moment where she says, ‘We’re probably going to die tomorrow, I want to know what this feels like before that happens


’ It’s interesting to see Arya be a bit more human, speak more normally about things people are scared of,” Williams had said",2
"According to online ticket booking site BookMyShow, the 22nd film in Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the fastest to sell one million tickets in 24 hours


 This means it sold 18 tickets per second!Reacting to the stupendous ticket sale, Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow, said, “The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a massive fan following across the world and over the years, has emerged as one of the most followed movie franchises in India as well


 The prequel – Avengers: Infinity War broke all records and saw the biggest worldwide opening of all time",2
"Google attracted concern about its continuous surveillance of users after The Associated Press reported that it was tracking people’s movements whether they like it or not. Photo: Pixabay


We may remember 2018 as the year when technology’s dystopian potential became clear, from Facebook’s role enabling the harvesting of our personal data for election interference to a seemingly unending series of revelations about the dark side of Silicon Valley’s connect-everything ethos.


The list is long: High-tech tools for immigration crackdowns. Fears of smartphone addiction . YouTube algorithms that steer youths into extremism. An experiment in gene-edited babies .


Doorbells and concert venues that can pinpoint individual faces and alert police. Repurposing genealogy websites to hunt for crime suspects based on a relative’s DNA. Automated systems that keep tabs of workers’ movements and habits. Electric cars in Shanghai transmitting their every movement to the government.


“It doesn’t so much feel like we’re living in the future now, as that we’re living in a retro-future,"" novelist William Gibson wrote this month on Twitter. “A dark, goofy ‘90s retro-future.""


More awaits us in 2019, as surveillance and data-collection efforts ramp up and artificial intelligence systems start sounding more human, reading facial expressions and generating fake video images so realistic that it will be harder to detect malicious distortions of the truth.


But there are also countermeasures afoot in Congress and state government — and even among tech-firm employees who are more active about ensuring their work is put to positive ends.


“Something that was heartening this year was that accompanying this parade of scandals was a growing public awareness that there’s an accountability crisis in tech,"" said Meredith Whittaker, a co-founder of New York University’s AI Now Institute for studying the social implications of artificial intelligence.",1
"The Indian rupee is set to underperform against the dollar again this year, weighed down by uncertainty ahead of a national election in May.


Bengaluru: The Indian rupee is set to underperform against the dollar again this year, weighed down by uncertainty ahead of a national election in May, but is unlikely to retest life-time lows, a Reuters poll showed.


After reversing some of the deep losses in the final few months of 2018, the Indian rupee has lost about 3 percent so far this year, including nearly 1 percent since the government delivered a populist interim budget on Friday and inflamed concerns about the nation's fiscal deficit.


Pressure on the current government remains intense to woo more than 900 million eligible people set to cast their votes in the world's biggest democratic exercise.",3
"Does the film take note of the social upheaval that the country has been witnessing in the recent years?The movie takes a humane look at what’s happening around us


How important was it for you drill in the fact that ‘Bharat’ is bigger than any caste or religion?On being asked about your identity anywhere the world, when your first instinct is to say ‘I’m an Indian’, that becomes your identity


 It follows the essence of how the moral values and principles of this country impact you as an individual",2
"The Cupertino, California-based technology giant previously offered a similar case for its older iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 models. The new cases increase talk time from 20 hours to 33 hours on the iPhone XS, 25 hours to 37 hours on the XS Max, and 25 hours to 39 hours on the XR, according to Apple’s website. The cases can also be re-charged with inductive chargers. The Smart Battery Case is also compatible with Qi-certified wireless chargers. With the Smart Battery Case on, the battery status is displayed on the iPhone Lock screen and in Notification Centre.


The case can be charged even faster with USB-PD compatible chargers. It also supports Lightning accessories, such as the EarPods with Lightning Connector.",1
"The agreement also enables Amazon Prime members streaming to Chromecast or using Android TV devices to access Amazon's video content.


The deal appears to end a spat between the two tech giants that made it difficult or impossible for users of one of the video services to use the platform to access the other's.


""We are excited to work with Amazon to launch the official YouTube apps on Fire TV devices worldwide,"" said Heather Rivera, head of product partnerships at YouTube.",1
"The Tizen OS is a work in a progress, but the Galaxy Watch in itself has so much to offer that it is just hard to ignore. The rotatable bezel makes navigation smoother and more fun.


In the budget segment, the Mi band 3 is one of the best fitness bands around. It has bigger display, includes a built in sensor to monitor heart rate and can muster up to 20 days of battery backup.


Regarded as the best camera in Fujifilm’s X series, the XT3 can capture 4K videos at 60fps, has a new sensor with backside illumination, which despite (23.5x15.6mm) size can capture more light.


A mid-sized DSLR with 45.7-megapixel full-frame sensor, the D850 runs on Nikon’s Expeed 5 image processor offering burst rate of 7fps and has ISO of 64-25,600.


The Leica D-Lux 7 is a highly compact point & shoot camera with a 17-megapixel (4/3rd sensor), a high res electronic viewfinder and a powerful zoom lens.",1
"Data privacy has become a major concern mainly after some major tech companies were shown to compromise user data without their consent.


From stickers to letting users know about how much data it collects, here are some of the top features that were introduced by WhatsApp in 2018


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With over 220 million active users, WhatsApp is unarguable one of the most used applications in India, being used not just for texting, but also voice and video calling, conferencing and even making transactions.


2018 has, however, been a tough year for the instant messaging platform as it came under scrutiny for the spread of fake news and misinformation.


Nevertheless, we saw a bunch of new features on the application that do make the chatting experience much better. Here are some of them:",1
"One good thing which has happened to me is that after working with Salman, I have started managing my stress very nicely because he gives that to me every day,” Ali quips


In an interview with PTI, the director says it was difficult to accommodate the date changes as Bharat was already scheduled to release on Eid this year",2
"The iPad models unveiled Tuesday could keep the rebound going. The update to the iPad Pro is the first since June 2017. The A12X Bionic chip in the latest model brings speeds, artificial intelligence processing, and graphics up to par with the latest iPhones.


Face ID, Apple’s 3-D facial recognition system, replaces the iPad fingerprint scanner. On the software side, the iPads now have a gesture-controlled interface like the latest iPhones, so users can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to close apps, or swipe side-to-side to move between apps.",1
"The company's scrip jumped 8.54% to close at ₹109.90 on the BSE. During the day, it rose sharply by 10.61% to ₹112.


The announcement comes at a time when airfares have been on an upswing across India for the past few weeks due to a sharp decline in the number of flights, primarily caused by grounding of around 90% of cash-strapped Jet Airways' 119-aircraft fleet.",3
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 2% against the US dollar while foreign investors have bought $ 277.5 million and sold $ 743.4 million in equity and debt markets, respectively.",3
"Meanwhile, the selection of Congress spokesperson Raj Mohan Unnithan as against the widely expected old-timer Subbayya Rai in Kasargod has also not gone well done among the cadres. A rebel faction might complaint against the move to Congress leadership, said a party leader from the region, requesting anonymity.",0
"Bikaner: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during an election rally for the Lok Sabha polls, in Bikaner, Rajasthan. (PTI )


The petition said that Amit Shah, Narendra Modi have been making references to the Balakot air strikes and Pulwama attack


Earlier, EC gave a second clean chit to PM Modi for his appeal to voters by invoking the Balakot airstrikes in Latur",0
"6) Goldman Sachs has upgraded its view on India to ""overweight"", expecting the Nifty to reach 12,500 in the next 12 months, up from its previous target of 11,700. Goldman Sachs had downgraded India to ""marketweight"" in September, citing near-term risks related to macro factors and earnings, stretched valuations and election-related uncertainties.


7) The risk/reward appears favourable for India once again, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note on Monday.


8) Financial stocks, which have a significant weigh in benchmark indices like Sensex and Nifty, have led this round of the rally. Bank Nifty, the sectoral index, has surged nearly 12% so far this month. Jaikishan Parmar, senior equity research analyst at Angel Broking, said: “Many things have gone in favour of banking space such as formation of fresh bad loan gradually declining, recovery process under IBC peaking momentum and return of pricing for banks as many NBFCs face liquidity issue."" Analysts are expecting another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in April even though retail inflation climbed in February to 2.57%",3
"“Tomorrow if @jack is given a poster with anti Semitic messages in a meeting, will his team allow him to hold it up?,"" Pai tweeted. “Why is that any different? Inciting hate against any community is wrong.""


Twitter India said the poster was handed to Dorsey by a Dalit activist - Dalits are at the bottom of the social hierarchy in Hinduism - when it hosted a closed-door discussion with a group of women to know more about their experience using Twitter.


It added the poster was a “tangible reflection of our company’s efforts to see, hear, and understand all sides of important public conversations that happen on our service around the world"".",1
"It runs Android Oreo (Go Edition) and is powered by a Snapdragon 425 SoC paired with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage


Xiaomi's first Android Go smartphone is all set to be launched in India. The Redmi Go will be launched on 19 March in Delhi. The event will commence at 12 am and Xiaomi is expected to share the live stream link of the launch event soon. The Redmi Go was previously launched in the Philippines in January.",1
"The Realme U1 is powered by MediaTek’s newest SoC, the Helio P70 which is based on 12nm process. The processor has a peak CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. This is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage expandable up to 256GB.


The Oppo A7 comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 SoC based on 14nm process that makes peak frequency of 1.8GHz. This is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage expandable up to 256GB.


The Vivo Y95 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 439 based on 14nm process producing a peak frequency of 1.95GHz. This is also paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage expandable up to 256GB


The Oppo A7 comes with a 4,230mAh battery while the Vivo Y95, Redmi Note 6 Pro and Realme U1 have battery capacities of 4,030mAh, 4,000mAh and 3500mAh.",1
"The central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) that are part of the ETF include ONGC, IOC, SBI, BPCL, Coal India and Nalco.


Other constituents include Bharat Electronics, Engineers India, NBCC, NTPC, NHPC, SJVNL, GAIL, PGCIL and NLC India. Only three public sector banks — SBI, Indian Bank and Bank of Baroda — figure in the Bharat-22 index.",3
"Analysts expect the net impact to be low. A report from JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd points out that HDFC AMC’s blended equity fund TER is about 24 basis points. Of this, about 21 basis points are likely to be passed on. Hence, the net impact on HDFC AMC’s revenue is expected to be about three basis points.


The scenario, however, is evolving and it is to be seen how much the firm can actually pass on. This is especially because Sebi has banned upfront commissions and a substantially lower TER reduces distributor margins. This may not be taken too well by distributors. Last year, though, some TER changes were passed on to distributors.",3
"The global expansion presents a risk for Facebook. On the news feed, advertising appears separately from user content. Within the video service, ads can come in the middle of whatever someone is watching. Preventing advertisements from running in front of inflammatory videos has been a challenge for Google’s YouTube, the world’s largest video site and the biggest competitor to Facebook Watch. A series of scandals that enraged advertisers forced YouTube to limit which videos could feature ads and overhaul its premium advertising program, Google Preferred.


Facebook has had trouble policing content in countries where it doesn’t have as much understanding of the language or local culture. Fidji Simo, vice president of product in charge of Watch, said the company has built tools for advertisers that allow them to opt out of running promotions on certain types of material, such as violent content.


“All of these tools will be available in these other languages and that’s actually one of the reasons it will make sense to do it now,"" Simo said in an interview. “We wanted to make sure we were offering all of these controls.""",1
"Trade deficit stood at $9.60 billion in February against $14.7 billion in January, the commerce ministry data showed on Friday. Bloomberg said 19 economists estimated $13.70 billion trade deficit for the last month.


In February, merchandise exports rose 2.44% from a year earlier to $26.67 billion, while imports were down 5.41% to $36.26 billion, data showed.",3
"Following the Supreme Court's refusal to stay the Madras High Court order, tech giants Google and Apple removed TikTok from their app stores in India to prohibit further downloads of the app.


Lersch declined to comment on court proceedings as the matter is subjudice. The hearing of the matter is scheduled for 22 April in the Supreme Court and for 24 April in the Madras High Court.


India is a critical market for social media platforms given the large population of 1.3 billion people.


With increasing availability of affordable smartphones and cheap data plans, the country is also the largest mobile data consumer market globally — an opportunity that global tech companies are vying to tap into.


""We, as a company, abide by local laws, but we also want to be culturally appropriate. We have a content moderation team in India. We increased the capacity of our content moderation team globally by 400% last year because we were prepared for the growth,"" she added.",1
"The film, directed by Michael Dougherty stars Millie Bobby Brown, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, among others


“The approach that my writing partner Zach Shields and I took was that Godzilla, the MUTOs, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah they’re a super-species",2
"The rollout of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union has provided a new perspective on how privacy needs to be handled and tempered demands for similar laws in the US and other countries. Regulations such as GDPR are designed to alter tech companies’ approach to data privacy. It mandates them to keep users informed in an easy-to-understand language on the kind of data being collected and how it would be used. In case of a breach, users have to be informed immediately. Failure to comply can result in penalties of up to€20 million or 4% of annual global turnover.


A draft data protection Bill has strict mandates such as data localization. It requires all governance-related data to be stored on servers within India to protect the privacy of Indian citizens.",1
"And it is happening right now in this very moment, making our blessed and beautiful world even more blessed than what it already is! Yes, there is a miracle taking place, a miracle called life! And we are growing by two little teeny-weeny feet!! @akshaythakker”Throughout the pregnancy, Surveen had shared numerous pictures flaunting her baby bump


 Friends and family even organised two baby showers for the actor, and she looked resplendent on both occasions


 After the secret was out, she had shared, “We wanted it to be a very low key private and personal affair, like I always dreamt of",2
"How about playing #Fortnite on #realme3Pro? I believe #realme3Pro will be the 1st in its segment that can directly support it. Tried to play this game on some latest ""Pro"" devices but none of them could manage. When it comes to speed, chipset matters.


Although it has bragged quite a bit about the Realme 3 Pro's performance, the ex-Oppo sub-brand hasn't revealed any information around the chipset of the upcoming phone.",1
"Plus her case and her story has been the most relevant in terms of where legislation on acid violence, medical advancement, compensation for victims and things like that was concerned",2
"“I feel incredibly lucky that Luka Chuppi received the kind of love it did and has a 50-day dream run at the box office


 When your gut feeling resonates with your audiences and results into encouraging numbers, it gives you lot more confidence",2
"Another plus for the NDA is the wide margin of victory in 2014—BJP’s Gopal Shetty and Poonam Mahajan had won by record margins of nearly 450,000 votes and 190,000 votes from Mumbai North and North Central constituencies, respectively. Even the Shiv Sena won Mumbai South, which has a large non-Marathi population, by nearly 130,000 votes, thanks to the Modi wave, and Mumbai North West by nearly 180,000 votes. The magnitude of the Modi wave was such that the BJP won Nandurbar, the bellwether ST reserved seat that has historically been a Congress bastion, by over 100,000 votes. In Thane, Shiv Sena nominee Rajan Vichare had won by nearly 280,000 votes.


A state NCP functionary, who requested anonymity, admitted that the Congress-NCP nominees in Mumbai are facing a big challenge. “If you look at the 2017 Mumbai municipal polls data in 227 Mumbai wards, you will see that the BJP-Shiv Sena numbers stack up well against Congress-NCP in nearly every ward of Mumbai. This was three years after the 2014 polls, which means they had retained much of their 2014 advantage in 2017,"" the NCP functionary said. But he gave three reasons that he said could work in favour of Congress-NCP. “In Mumbai, one big factor is the momentum Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has generated against Modi. Two, many NDA candidates, including three in Mumbai, face anti-incumbency. Three, there is no Modi wave as it was in 2014,"" he added.


A BJP strategist, who did not want to be named, conceded the point about “anti-incumbency"" but pointed out that even those constituencies where the candidates were relatively unpopular had seen “huge and energetic turnout"" for Modi rallies. “That means the Modi factor is working in even those constituencies,"" he added.",0
"Apple claims iOS 12 will take full advantage of the A12 Bionic chipset to provide better user experience, performance and Augmented Reality experience. Photo: AFP",1
"The device is powered by an 1.8GHz Octa core processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory which is expandable up to 128GB


A big 4000mAh battery powers the phone that has a 5.5-inch full HD display with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top",1
"Shah Rukh was last seen gracing the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, where he poked fun at various film critics, including the likes of Rajeev Masand and Anupama Chopra


Before the award ceremony, SRK had visited China for the Beijing International Film Festival where he spoke about collaborating with the country",2
"Actor Kevin Hart is set to collaborate with Girls Trip co-writer Tracy Oliver on the English-language remake of Korean blockbuster Extreme Job


Korean powerhouse CJ Entertainment, which backed the original film, will team up with Universal Pictures for the new movie, reported Deadline",2
"Google had 13 job postings for roles related to chips in Bengaluru, according to a recent check of the company's careers website.


Google sells smart speakers, routers and home security devices that all could benefit from chips that analyze voice commands and videos better and faster.


Microsoft and Facebook so far have concentrated chip-related hiring in the United States, according to current job postings. Amazon has an overseas presence in Tel Aviv.",1
"The Rift S requires a PC connection to power its higher-resolution graphics, unlike the less-powerful wireless Oculus Quest, which is also going on sale this spring at $399. The Rift S includes new controllers, similar to those that come with the Quest. Oculus said the Rift S was co-designed by Lenovo Group Ltd., which has sold its own VR headsets in the past.


Facebook sees VR, a technology that immerses users in a digital environment, as the next big step in communication. The social-media company anticipates that people will use VR to do more than play games — it has created virtual spaces for users to hang out and watch movies together, for example. Facebook acquired Oculus VR, a headset maker, in 2014.",1
"Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched the Mi 9 smartphone at an event in China on Wednesday. The Mi 9 starts at 3,299 Yuan (about ₹35,000) for the 6GB/128GB variant.


The Mi 9 follows the new design philosophy of Xiaomi—glass sandwich bodies with a metal chassis. The Chinese smartphone maker has moved on from the outdated metal unibody design. Xiaomi takes pride in the fact that the smartphone is lighter than both, the iPhone XS Max and the Huawei Mate 20 at 173g. The smartphone comes in two colour schemes of pink and blue, both of which are glittery. Just like its Chinese counterparts, Mi 9's back panel refracts light differently at various angles. Some say it even produces an aurora like effect.


The Mi 9 is lit by a 6.4-inch FHD+ display made by Samsung. It has a screen-to-body ratio of 90%. The top of the display has a U-shaped waterdrop notch. Underneath the screen sits the in-display fingerprint scanner.",1
"Worldwide, about 48 million smartwatches are expected to be sold this year compared to nearly 1.9 billion phones, according to the research firm Gartner.


Apple CEO Tim Cook has long aimed to emphasize the health- and fitness-tracking abilities of the smartwatch. The original version featured a heart-rate sensor that fed data into fitness and workout apps so they could suggest new goals and offer digital “rewards"" for fitness accomplishments.


Two years later, Apple called its watch “the ultimate device for a healthy life,"" emphasizing water resistance for swimmers and built-in GPS for tracking runs or cycling workouts. In February, the company announced that the watch would track skiing and snowboarding runs , including data on speed and vertical descent.


The latest Apple Watch version unveiled Wednesday is pushing the health envelope even further — in particular by taking electrocardiograms, or EKGs, on the device, a feature given clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Apple said. The watch will also watch for irregular heartbeats and can detect when the wearer has fallen, the company said.


EKGs are important tests of heart health that typically require a doctor visit. The feature gained an onstage endorsement from Ivor Benjamin, a cardiologist who heads the American Heart Association, who said such real-time data would change the way doctors work.


“This is enormous,"" Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen said of the Apple Watch’s EKG feature. It could turn smartwatches “from something people buy for prestige into something they buy for more practical reasons,"" he said.",1
"Mumbai: While the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points on Thursday was widely expected, some market participants are wondering why it didn’t change its monetary policy stance as well, especially when economic activity has moderated considerably in recent months.


A double whammy of muted consumption demand and delayed capital expenditure revival is weighing on economic growth.


An Economic Activity Index compiled by brokerage house Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd has slipped below 3% in February, the lowest in two years. The index consists of a number of indicators, such as passenger and commercial vehicle sales, electricity demand, cement production, exports, railway freight, and credit growth.",3
"It was with the 2008 film Iron Man that the iconic journey of the Marvel Cinematic Universe started with a bang


 A superhero who was a “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” bowled over the audience all over the world and 21 films on, still continues to do so


 Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man was the latest craze and Iron Man 2 had a lot of expectations riding on it and even though it was quite a success at the time, the film had its flaws


 Matching up to the standard of Iron Man was an impossible task to start with, but the makers tried to recreate the magic of the 2008 film


With Avengers: Endgame releasing, here’s looking back at the best and the not-so-great things about Iron Man 2",2
"We can see this as the next step in the unification of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp messengers as Instagram and WhatsApp already have had this functionality for quite a while. (Reuters)


To permanently delete a message, you'll select the messages to be deleted and then tap on Remove for Everyone in the message options


This comes a year after Mark Zuckerberg was found permanently deleting his messages amidst the Cambridge Analytica scandal",1
Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming film backed by Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions is set for a September release,2
"But a peeved Thomas may still end up as a negative influencer for Congress in a seat which has been one of its strongholds for decades. The party, according to local reports, has put forward offers for Thomas such as top positions in the apex organisational body All India Congress Committee (AICC) and convenor post in Congress-led alliance United Democratic Front, apart from an assembly ticket from Ernakulam later. But, so far, Thomas has been unwilling to accept any compensatory offers or even return to Kerala from Delhi in order to campaign for his replacement, sitting MLA Hibi Eden.


The drama unfolding has also in the backdrop years long factional feuds within Congress in Kerala. Eden belongs to what is known as the 'I' group within Congress, led by Chennithala, while Thomas has an image of a party man above group equations but has been closer to Chennithala's rival 'A' group, which is loyal to former chief minister Oommen Chandy. For Eden, incidentally, the development is also the wheel coming full turn. He was widely speculated to be a Lok Sabha candidate in 2009, when in a last minute twist, Congress chose Thomas as the candidate.


Thomas was criticised recently for lauding the BJP leader and prime minister Narendra Modi in a national conference of management experts in Kochi. Along with such episodes, the nature of the polls this time may have worked against him.",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"Filmmaker Charlie Kessler has dropped the idea theft lawsuit against Matt and Ross Duffer on the eve of the trial, accepting that the brothers’ concept for the Netflix show Stranger Things was their brain child


In an statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter, Kessler said the Duffers “independently created the show”",2
"It could be explained away by just bringing them from different realities, in which Avengers do not exist and they are the major superhero groups


Thor and Captain Marvel not availableThe problem with having so many superheroes in one universe is making standalone movies and plotting them plausibly


 How to explain the reason a particular superhero went solo when other superheroes were also available? A lot of suspension of disbelief is required here to enjoy the movie


The villains are Elementals?Looks like Spider-Man will fight the terrifyingly powerful Elementals in the movie",2
"IoT is not a technology but a concept. It allows smart devices to interact with each other and perform various actions. This is how your phone communicates with your fridge, TV and more.


On the consumer front, IoT devices were expensive till 2018. However, with Amazon’s Echo speakers being sold for as low as ₹ 4,499, the technology is more affordable now. Similarly, Xiaomi introduced a affordable but good smart TVs this year, while myriad companies are selling smart lights, plugs and more. Even the Indian video entertainment market is seeing an upgrade to connected media devices and larger screen viewing experience, according to IDC India.


In companies, the increased adoption is due to the availability of low-cost sensors, improved infrastructure with ongoing deployment of 4G LTE, Wi-Fi and small cell networks and huge volumes of data.


The government’s 100 smart cities project, Digital India programme, Make in India project and Smart Energy project are only expected to further push the deployment of IoT devices in India. Nasscom expects the IoT market in India to grow to $15 billion by 2020.


Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are yet to make their presence felt. This September, a report by Capgemini Research Institute found that 82% of firms implementing AR/VR have found that the tech either meets or exceeds their expectations.


Robotics: Forrester pegs the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market at $1.7 billion in 2019 and $2.9 billion by 2021, predicting that over 40% of all enterprises will have digital workers next year, and they will do so by combining AI and RPA-",1
"Talking with USA Today, the filmmaker said DiCaprio’s Dalton is “a man full of inner turmoil and self-pity for not being in a better position, career-wise”",2
"Also read | Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3: Five best momentsFox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2",2
"""I do not understand an argument that companies should avoid all licensing to any government agency for any purpose whatsoever.


""A sweeping ban on all government use clearly goes too far and risks being cruel in its humanitarian effect,"" Smith, also Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer, was quoted as saying.


In a blog post in December, Smith had said that given the potential for abuse of the fast advancing facial recognition technology, governments across the world need to start adopting laws to regulate this technology.


""Unless we act, we risk waking up five years from now to find that facial recognition services have spread in ways that exacerbate societal issues,"" Smith wrote.",1
"The rest of the specifications, including display, design and software will likely be the same as the Note 7.


E-commerce platform Flipkart recently teased the smartphone on a dedicated landing page. The page teases the smartphone's camera, processor design and battery performance.",1
"The supporting castThere were not too many people to begin with, but the performances delivered by Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, Ty Burrell, William Hurt and Tim Blake Nelson were believable


 The characters were nicely weaved into the plot of the larger story, and the fact that every significant member delivered helped it from becoming a total disaster


Three not-so-great things about The Incredible HulkDirectionTo be honest, 30 minutes into the film, I was bored",2
"3) Gains in energy stocks were led by 2% advance in market heavyweight Reliance Industries. Among the metal stocks, Vedanta and Tata Steel both gained more than 2.5%.


4) Shares of Embassy Office Parks REIT rose as much as 8% on their market debut today, before closing 5% higher of ₹313. The initial public offer (IPO) of the country’s first real estate investment trust(REIT), which was open from 18-20 March, was subscribed 2.58 times.


5) Also, bolstering the sentiment, GST collection for the month of March rose 15% year-on-year to ₹1,06,577 crore, which is the highest ever monthly collection since introduction of GST.",3
"“Most of the banking system is replacing sovereign debt with state-development loans or credit,"" said Srinivas Varadarajan, treasury head at the Indian unit of Deutsche Bank.


India’s $807 billion sovereign-debt market is battling poor demand and increased volatility ahead of the upcoming elections. Underwriters have rescued bond sales twice since January as the government’s plan to borrow $100 billion in the year starting April 1 and a slowdown in buybacks of the securities by the central bank damps appetite.",3
"The major chains have refused to play releases that don’t abide to the traditional exclusive 90-day theatrical window


 The 76-year-old filmmaker is among the most respected in movies, and has long been a devoted advocate of film history and film preservation


The director didn’t wade into those issues on Sunday, but he spoke about how Irishman reverberates with themes that have long propelled him


”Scorsese said that The Irishman will, like Casino did with the score from Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt, include music from another film


 He also said his last feature, Silence, his 2016 religion epic about Jesuit priests in feudal Japan, connects with The Irishman",2
"Asian currencies were trading lower. South Korean won was down 0.27%, Malaysian ringgit 0.16%, China renminbi 0.07%, Thai Baht 0.06%, Philippines peso 0.06%, China Offshore 0.06%.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.951, up 0.01% from its previous close of 96.942.",3
"“The last eight minutes of that movie are maybe the best eight minutes of the entire history of the whole run of them in a way because everyone’s involved


The actor’s statement does make one wonder what he means when he says that during the concluding minutes everyone was involved",2
"What the screen does though is it makes the speaker more accessible. Having used touch inputs and screens for so long, the transition to voice can sometimes feel unnatural. Here, when Alexa doesn’t get a command right, or turns up/lowers the lights etc. you can see what the result of your command was. That makes it feel more natural.


Furthermore, you can tell the speaker to play content from Amazon Prime Video, ask for new trailers to be played and so on. It’s not really brimming with content just yet, but that will hopefully come with time.


The Echo Show also has a in-built smart home hub, making it compatible with most other smart lights and other devices. If your smart devices follow the zigbee smart home protocol, chances are, they will work with the Echo Show. It also means that lights like the Philips Hue will not need their personal hubs, freeing up more sockets in your home.",1
"Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the third chapter in the Monsterverse of Warner Bros after the success of Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island


“The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah",2
"The feature would let users watch Instagram videos together with added interactive elements of being able to see and hear their co-viewer in a minimised window.


At present, the option appears to only support two concurrent viewers, alongside the Instagram Live functionality.


""That could be somewhat restrictive, but then again, previous research has shown that 85% of the messages shared on Instagram are distributed to the same three friends, highlighting a desire for more intimate communication on the platform,"" report added.",1
"Leaders from the grand old party’s Telangana unit are also claiming that the defections are an attempt by TRS supremo K. Chandrashekar Rao


HYDERABAD: With 10 of its 19 MLAs already having defected to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the fate of the Congress is in a precarious situation as a few more of its MLAs are reportedly in talks to join the TRS. Leaders from the grand old party’s Telangana unit are also claiming that the defections are an attempt by TRS supremo (and Telangana chief minister) K. Chandrashekar Rao to merge the Congress’s legislature party into his own by getting 2/3rds of the Congress MLAs to his side.",0
"The physical and virtual boundaries of these businesses are increasingly hard to pin down. At any moment the enterprise re-configures around new systems, capabilities, partners, projects, products or services to deliver against business goals. These enterprises are shape-shifters, ideally suited to reacting to disruption and optimizing every business opportunity. At any given moment, they’re operating at their very best.


Modern platforms are already breaking down barriers and enabling companies to connect best-of-breed services to meet specific needs and solve complex problems. These provide businesses with the building blocks of tomorrow’s enterprise—one which will be exponentially more dynamic and innovative than those of the past.


So, how can you remove limits and build your business around emerging boundary-less systems? We believe there are three key steps to take:",1
"Recently, Avengers: Endgame star Tessa Thompson said she played her MCU character, Valkyrie as bisexual


In 2017, thousands of Wonder Woman fans signed a petition to make the DC superhero a bisexual in its upcoming sequel",2
"To start using this feature you’ll have to update your WhatsApp to the latest version (build v2.19.20). Depending on your settings, it will be updated automatically or manually. To manually update the app, go to the App Store, search for WhatsApp and check if your device has received the update. The feature is still in the rolling out phase, so it might take a while for your device to receive the update. WhatsApp for iPhone is 137.7MB in size and is compatible with iPhone models running iOS 8.0 and above.


WhatsApp group calling has been around since August last year, but the process was fairly complicated. You first had to place a video or voice call to a contact and after you were connected, you were required to tap on a button that let you add more participants in the call. It was cumbersome and required quite a few unnecessary taps.",1
"The opposition alliance is also confident that it will defeat the BJP both in the Lok Sabha polls and in the assembly polls slated towards the end of this year. “Our understanding is not limited to general elections, it will continue for assembly elections and we are confident of defeating the BJP in the both the elections,"" said a Congress leader who has been deputed to ensure the alliance functions without glitches.


Though a mineral-rich state, Jharkhand’s economic fortunes have often been unpredictable. That is because monsoon and global metals and mineral prices impact both the economic activity in the state as well as the state’s revenue stream from royalty payments by producers. After a stellar growth rate of 11.2% in real gross state domestic product in FY17, Jharkhand’s growth has moderated in the subsequent two years—6.7% in FY18 and an estimated 6.8% in FY19, as per figures available with the state government, which has brought developmental issues including jobs back in focus.


While BJP hopes its welfare measures including those on distribution of LPG connections without upfront charges, rural electrification, and health insurance will pay electoral dividends, the state still has a long way to go in improving the living standards of people.


According to policy think tank NITI Aayog and the United Nations, Jharkhand has just reached the halfway mark in terms of the progress in achieving sustainable development goals such as reduction of poverty and inequality. The state is ranked 26 with a score of 50, while the national average is 58, as per rankings that the two agencies brought out last December to map how states fared in meeting their welfare goals.",0
"Besides, a string of top Indian IT companies have also undershot analysts’ expectations of margins. This is because there have been increases in on-site wage costs as a result of the new immigration policies in the US.


Pricing pressures were also seen in the legacy business. The coming quarters could continue to be a challenge for the top IT firms. Analysts see traditional operating levers such as labour arbitrage and softer rupee slowly fading.


Top-tier IT firms, instead, will now have to focus on automation and pricing improvements if they are to protect their margins and their competitive turf.",3
"Bengaluru: Photo-sharing app Instagram’s more than 1 billion users will now be able to evaluate the authenticity of accounts, weeks after parent Facebook Inc rolled out similar measures in a bid to weed out fake accounts on its social media platform.


Instagram said on Tuesday it will launch the “About This Account"" feature that will allow users to see the advertisements an account is running, the country where the account is located, username changes in the past year as well as other details.


“Keeping people with bad intentions off our platform is incredibly important ... that means trying to make sure the people you follow and the accounts you interact with are who they say they are, and stopping bad actors before they cause harm,"" Instagram co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Mike Krieger said.",1
"Amazon Echo integration is also present in Audible, so you can ask Alexa to read aloud a book for you.


Subscription starts at ₹199 per month and comes with a 30-day free trial, while select users get 90-day free trial along with a credit towards three free audiobooks


Amazon AudibleAmazonAmazon audible IndiaAmazon Audible India subscriptionAmazon Audible India subscription price",1
"There was a bloodbath on the stock as investors punted the Yes Bank counter, which plunged close to 30 percent to ₹168 on the BSE after hitting a low of ₹165.30 against a flat closing of the benchmark. (Reuters)


Private sector lender Yes Bank has an overall stressed advance of 8 percent and new chief executive Ravneet Gill's clean-up will keep profit under pressure for up to the next 18 months, ratings agency Moody's warned Tuesday.


However, looking beyond the near-term stress, Gill's clean-up is positive, once the de-risking is completed, the agency noted.


""We estimate that Yes Bank's overall stressed assets are about 8 percent of its total loans, taking into account this new disclosure,"" Moody's said after the bank Friday reported its maiden loss of ₹1,506 crore for March quarter.


Gross non-performing assets shot up to 3.2 percent, while Gill also marked out a ₹10,000-crore portfolio as potentially stressed.


Provisions on account of higher NPAs and also a contingent provision representing 20 percent of the ₹10,000 -crore portfolio resulted in the losses, Gill explained.",3
"“Let me know if this is something you would be interested in doing!”Sesma said she ignored the invite until she started seeing photos of purported limpias at screenings online


 “It heightens the fear factor around a traditional practice and commodifies and exploits our culture just to get people to see their movie


 wasn’t looking for stereotypes when the studio invited him several times at various events for the movie


“Working at press junkets, offering my services to people from all walks of life, including several well-known people, influencers, and media has allowed me to share my gift with people who normally would not have sought me out,” Franco said


Tonita Gonzales, an internationally known curandera based in Albuquerque, called the promotion an “outrage and an appropriation” of Mexican American culture",2
"In the past five years, the Congress party has not won any state election on its own with the exception of Punjab in 2017. While it did form governments in states with alliance partners, it has failed to win any state election in a direct contest with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014.


Today’s results of the five state elections – particularly Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh – are significant because these will be a key test for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party to improve its track record in a BJP-ruled state before general elections next year. If exit polls hold true, the Congress is likely to perform well in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh as well as a likely photo finish in Chhattisgarh.",0
"Further, it also added a “forwarded"" label in front every message forwarded by you or other users. While it seems like a serious action, it is still to be seen how much of an impact these features have made to curb the spread of misinformation and fake news.


The interface of WhatsApp groups received quite a few important updates, mainly centred around group administrators and creators. WhatsApp added group descriptions and the ability to remove admins from a group. Group creators can also restrict the admins they choose


Till June, photos, videos or audio messages received on WhatsApp showed up in the library. There were a few workarounds, but not everyone wants their image gallery to be filled with good morning messages.


WhatsApp fixed this behaviour by introducing a feature that lets users define which media shows up in their media library.


WhatsAppWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp featuresWhatsApp stickersWhatsApp group callingWhatsApp video callingWhatsApp conferenceFacebookfake news",1
"Changing wallpaper: The directory has to be created by connecting the drive to a personal computer before it’s plugged back into the PS4. You then go to Settings -> Themes -> Select Theme -> Custom -> Select Image -> USB Storage Device and select the image. The feature works on both the PS4 variants running system software 5.50.


Playing Amazon Music: Sony and Microsoft regularly update their consoles adding new features to let users do more fun things on them. For instance, this month’s update to the Xbox One adds the Amazon Music app to it, letting Amazon’s Prime subscribers play music via the console.


The feature is currently limited to users in the US, but is expected to roll out in other countries soon.",1
"Intelligence units are on high alert over the rising instances of encounters between militants and security forces following the suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama on 14 February that killed 40 personnel of the force. However, this has not deterred the Congress-NC alliance, the PDP and the BJP from firming up their campaign plans to win as many of the six Lok Sabha seats from the state, albeit with an eye on the assembly elections.


The Congress-NC alliance is working hard to increase its tally in the Kashmir valley. NC president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah had lost to PDP’s Tariq Hameed Karra in Srinagar in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, but had subsequently won the 2017 bypoll to the constituency defeating Nazir Ahmed Khan of the PDP.


The PDP , which has only one member of Parliament (MP) in Muzaffar Hussain Baig who represents the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, may find little support on the ground. Its government fell in June 2018, following the BJP’s decision to walk out of the alliance between the two parties in the state. Former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has, however, decided to contest from Anantnag, which has been vacant since she resigned in April 2016. The party is also readying to field a strong candidate to take on Abdullah in the pivotal Srinagar seat. The party has, however, agreed to stay away from the Udhampur constituency so that secular votes are not divided.


The BJP, which had won the Ladakh, Udhampur and Jammu constituencies in the Jammu region in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with a vote share of 23%, aims to make inroads into the valley. However, political analysts believe that it will be an uphill task for the saffron party to win as many seats this time.",0
"As voting for the Lok Sabha elections is being held in Mumbai today, the share market will remain closed. Both the leading stock exchanges, BSE and NSE, have announced trading holiday for today. Forex and money markets are also closed for the day.",3
"The major thing to be excited about this upgrade to Pie is the complete revamp of UI—Samsung unveiled the One UI at its developers’ conference and it seems to be a more rounded out (literally) and cleaned up interface from the Korean smartphone maker. Previous UI experience of Samsung was marred by double vision since there were always two apps for carrying out core processes like calculator, calendar and so on.


Motorola’s attempt at making the Moto G more contemporary with an understated glass back was a success, but the internals with Snapdragon 450 SoC were questionable. The user experience of the smartphone was great nevertheless, and Motorola is clearly starting to build upon it. The Moto G6, the G6 Play and even the X4 will soon receive a Pie update.


The OnePlus 6 was one of the first smartphones other than Google Pixel and Essential Phone to receive the Android Pie update. But several OnePlus customers using the previous generations of the OnePlus expressed their concern about upgrading to Android Pie.


OnePlus made it official on their forums that the company was working on an upgrade and that OnePlus 5 and 3T would soon receive an OTA notification for Android Pie.",1
"EC “strongly condemned"" the remarks and found his comments in violation of a tenet of MCC which says that no appeal should be made in the name of caste or religion to secure votes. In his address, Sidhu had added that in that area “minority is majority"", a comment that EC took strict objection too.",0
"“As long as central bank policy remains accommodative even as growth improves, economic and market volatility should remain low, supporting multiple expansion and further equity gains,"" Evercore ISI strategist Dennis Debusschere wrote in a note.


But history hints that hoping things will stay calm forever may be a fool’s errand. Morgan Stanley’s Sheets views 2007 as a cautionary tale for anyone who sees the world of low price swings as a time for complacency -- that year you also had a very flat yield curve and low implied volatility.


“The way the market explained that dynamic was, the Fed has stopped hiking and is now going to keep policy stable and will be for a while, and the economy’s a little soft,"" he said. “That’s not how things transpired.""",3
"We are still uncertain about the third smart cooking appliance. Some reports suggest that it might well be a smart weighing scale. It might make sense for Xiaomi to include that in the line-up—what goes around, comes around, right?",1
"WhatsApp version 2.19.74 would show the in-app browser every time the user tries to open a link shared over the app


The feature is also being built to detect unsafe pages using the ""Safe Browsing"" feature which was added to Android 8.1 last year


Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has submitted the beta version of its next update that supports an in-app browser, a feature which is still under development.",1
"Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial, postponed until September, is now poised to end two years after a wave of women’s allegations against him sparked the #MeToo movement


A Manhattan judge announced the delay Friday after a closed-door hearing in which prosecutors sought to broaden their case to include some of those women’s accounts


Weinstein’s trial had been scheduled to begin June 3, but both sides indicated they need more time to sort through witness and evidence issues


Weinstein lawyer Jose Baez, who joined the case in January, saw the delay as a boon to a defense keen on discrediting his accusers and showing that any encounters were consensual


”The three-month delay was Weinstein’s second win of the day, after Judge James Burke decided to close the courtroom and spare him from having the media and the public hear about the prosecution’s plans to bring various accusers into court",2
"Brodsky's suit also mentions that once enabled, Apple's two-factor authentication ""imposes an extraneous logging-in procedure that requires a user to both remember password and have access to a trusted device or phone number"" when a device is enabled.


The suit alleged that Apple's e-mail that reaches users upon enabling the two-factor authentication was insufficient to warn the user that the setting was irrevocable.",1
"Out of the 14 seats headed to the polls on Tuesday, the BJP has 10 seats of which eight are multiple term incumbents


BENGALURU: Fourteen Lok Sabha constituencies head to the polls on Tuesday predominantly in north Karnataka—a region where voter behaviour is strikingly different from parts of the south.


Here, issues around the Lingayat community, upper castes and anti-incumbency predominate, while in the southern districts it is farm loan waiver and the discord between Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress workers.",0
"San Francisco: In an attempt to redeem the market reputation of its platform amidst several controversies, Facebook has roped Nate Cardozo — a long-time Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) counsel — as the Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp.


This appointment has been announced just days after Facebook revealed its plans of integrating WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger to allow users to message each other across platforms.


""After six and a half years at EFF, I'll be leaving at the end of next week and starting February 2019, I'll be the Privacy Policy Manager for WhatsApp,"" Cardozo posted on Facebook on Tuesday.",1
"In Aligarh, the fight is between Gautam (BJP), Ajeet Baliyan (BSP) and Bijendra Singh (Congress) while in Hathras, Rajvir Diler of the BJP will take on Ramji Lal Suman of the Samajwadi Party and Triloki Ram of the Congress.


In Bulandshahr, the contest figures Bhola Singh (BJP), Yogesh Verma (BSP) and Banshi Singh (Congress).


The Nagina constituency will see Singh defending his turf against Omvati Devi of the Congress and Girish Chandra of the BSP.


While Singh is a former SP leader, Devi has been with all the four principal parties in the state - SP, BSP, BJP and Congress - at different times of her political career.",0
"'Individuals outside Microsoft had access to information within email account between January 1 and March 28,' according to report",1
"Centrum believes that the open-market buyback could act as a medium-term support for Infosys shares. Infosys initiated buyback from March 20, 2019, after receiving all requisite approvals. Out of total buyback size of ₹8,260 crore, the company has bought back shares worth ₹1,546 crore so far.


Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), India’s largest IT services company by revenue, ended fiscal 2019 with double-digit revenue growth as the company reported a 11.4% growth in constant currency terms in the fiscal ending 31 March, the company said in a statement. For the March quarter, TCS reported a revenue growth of 2.4% from the preceding three months in constant currency terms. Revenue grew 12.7% from the same period a year ago.


This is TCS' fifth straight quarter of year-on-year double-digit revenue growth in constant currency terms.",3
"The Area 51m sports an all new design language, in line with the new industrial design upgrade introduced by Dell across all Alienware PCs and laptops


At the CES 2019, early this year, PC makers Dell and Asus showed off a new breed of gaming notebooks that could give many of the gaming desktops a run for their money. One of those notebooks, the Dell Alienware Area 51m is now available in India at a starting price of ₹2,99,590.",1
"Commodity trading volumes are rising to new highs on the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), and this is somewhat rubbing off on its share price. MCX shares rose 4.8% after it reported better-than-expected results for the March quarter.


While income from operations rose 12% to ₹79.1 crore in the quarter, operating profit rose 16% to ₹56.8 crore. This is notwithstanding the fact that average fee realization fell to ₹2.16 for every ₹1 lakh of turnover on the exchange, from ₹2.19 a year ago. Revenue growth was primarily on account of higher volumes.",3
"Upper castes, mostly Rajputs, dominate the state’s polity. Brahmins have usually played the role of kingmaker, with the exception of BJP’s Shanta Kumar, who was twice the chief minister. Scheduled castes, despite comprising 25.19% of the state’s population and being second only to Rajputs in numbers, have not organized themselves into a voting bloc. Other backward classes make up 17.1% of the population and can tilt the poll result in Kangra, Una, Hamirpur, Sirmaur and Solan districts. Tribal areas include Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba districts, where Gaddi is the most dominant tribe.


Himachal Pradesh is a major grower of fruits and vegetables. It is famous for its apples and oranges, with the Kinnaur variety of apples attracting a premium in the market. Handicrafts and tourism are the other generators of employment. The state has one of the highest populations of government employees in India. Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh is the main industrial belt and is home to several firms in the fast moving consumer goods and pharma sectors. This year HP may become the first state in India where all households have a cooking gas connection, according to the 2019-20 state budget.",0
"Meanwhile, Rao is set to star in another horror-comedy, Rooh-Afza, backed by Vijan’s Maddock Films banner",2
"Samsung India in January launched Galaxy 'M20' and 'M10' smartphones at a starting price of ₹10,990 and ₹7,990 respectively to take on Xiaomi's budget ""Redmi"" series in the country.


Both the devices were a complete sell-out on Amazon India on February 5, making an ""unprecedented"" first day sale record for the South Korean tech giant.",1
"The Mate 20 is expected to be priced well over the ₹ 65,000 spot while the Mate 20 Pro might cross the ₹ 90,000 barrier. The Mate 20 X is still a mysterious entity and more light will be shed on it at the event. It is yet to be seen when the phones will make their way to India.


The Huawei Mate 20 will sport a 6.43-inch full-HD+ display with a resolution of 2244x1080. It will be powered by Huawei’s in-house octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC. The Kirin 980 is the world’s first chipset made on a 7nm process equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Accompanying the prcessor 4GB RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. The phone will run Android Oreo 8.1 with EMUI running atop.",1
"“#Nayanthara joins the sets of thalaivar’s #Darbar today 😌😇 @ARMurugadoss @santoshsivan @anirudhofficial #IdhuThalaivarinDarbar,” Lyca tweeted",2
"Agenda ? What’s hers…?”Rangoli Chandel then attacked Mahesh Bhatt and claimed he treated Kangana Ranaut poorly at the beginning of her career


 (Kangana made her debut with Gangster, produced by Bhatt’s Vishesh Films)All throughout the controversy, Alia Bhatt insisted she would not react to the comments by Kangana and Rangoli",2
"Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso ended his run with the team and announced his retirement from the sport at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend. Photo: AFP


Formula 1 team and performance car maker McLaren and OnePlus announced their partnership on Tuesday. The two companies are looking to unlock a new long-term technology partnership as they bring together the legacy of both brands


OnePlus 6TOnePlus McLarenOnePlus McLaren IndiaMcLaren F1McLaren P1OnePlus McLaren editionOnePlus 6T McLaren edition",1
"Google Duo video calling capability will be integrated across multiple native functions including call logs, contacts, dial pad and messaging


You can try it out on your device after it gets the latest update by selecting a contact, tapping on ""see all"" and choosing ""video call""


OnePlus on Friday announced that it will be using Google Duo as its default video-calling app. In a post on OnePlus forums by product lead Szymon Kopec, the Chinese smartphone maker mentioned that it conducted a research study with its users in India on video calling capability in which Google Duo ranked the highest in terms of call quality. ",1
"The Soundbar comes with eight drivers, including two 20mm dome tweeters for the highs, two 2.5"" woofers for the mids and four passive radiators for the lows and bass. Connectivity options include line-in, aux, Bluetooth and S/PDIF.


Coming to the Smart TVs, the 4X Pro is a 55-inch TV while the 4A Pro is a 43-inch TV. Xiaomi is eyeing a stronger foothold as a serious Smart TV brand in India with the launch of these TVs.",1
"""Please don't speak to anyone here about anything.,"" warns the one of the constables, sitting up on a stone bench inside a bus shelter, where they spend most of their time scrolling through their phone or sleeping. They bring two 25 litre cans of water from town for drinking as the water here is believed to be contaminated due to its proximity to the factory.


Political outfits have been using the Sterlite protests to drum up support for their respective candidature and party but most of them avoid making a campaign stop here.


The fields around the village is dry and appears uncultivable. A man in his 50’s pushes a cart with five water containers to the nearby borewell, about 500 meters from the village. “This water is for the cattle only. We can’t feed them water from our own village,"" the man said, adding that he will neither reveal his name as he “does not want trouble"".


People here fear both the police and the people from the company. There is a palpable air of distrust among the people here, who suspect the intentions of any outsider who shows up here. “The villagers had a problem with the expansion of the factory and not pollution,"" said a spokesperson for the company, adding that the issue was exploited and manipulated by activists. The official said that almost 90% of the villagers want the factory to be reopened as it employed close to 10,000 direct and indirect employees and also supplied drinking water to nearby villages as part of its CSR activities. He is confident that the factory will be reopened unlike Ester who has no idea if her son will get the justice he deserves.",0
"Larson says her character is “the strongest” and a “go-getter” but she is also a team player so fitting in was not a problem


 She’s extremely confident in her abilities but there’s also a confidence that shines through with all those characters, so I think it’s just the feeling of this immense power in the room,” she says


The Oscar-winning star says she grew up reading “Wonder Woman”, which played a huge role in her feeling represented on the screen


 I remember distinctly being a part of comics where she was like in Mount Olympus, dealing with the gods and fighting and saving it but she had to get back to earth in time for her book signing and I feel like that’s such a huge part of who I am",2
"We want to move money around the world like information moves today. We should be able to send money the way we are able to send emails and WhatsApp messages. When I say money, I mean legal money which is fully authenticated, regulated and controlled,"" Navin Gupta, managing director of South Asia and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region for Ripple, a provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, said at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit held in Bengaluru on 15 March. He was speaking on “Understanding Blockchain’s Impact on Payments"".",1
"The series is set in the aftermath of The Return of the Jedi,” taking place five years after the Rebellion’s victory


“‘Mandalorian’ was filmed not like all the other Star Wars or other big event films — green screen, green screen everywhere — and the camera motion-control moving there,” Herzog said",2
"While Kalyan, who is promising to usher in clean politics, is not expected to emerge as a winner, political analysts say that the JSP might play a key role in deciding the outcome. The former actor belongs to the Kapu community, which holds a significant numerical advantage in the East and West Godavari districts (and in pockets of other districts) where he is believed to have helped the TDP win all the nearly 20 assembly seats in 2014.


In the upcoming elections, the TDP, main opposition YSR Congress (YSRCP) and BJP will be contesting alone this time. The TDP, which is likely to face anti-incumbency, broke its alliance with the BJP in March last year. “We are on par with the TDP and YSRCP, and are very strong in both the Godavari districts, also in Guntur and Krishna districts as well. There is a lot of opposition to the TDP due its misrule in AP and you will see some surprising results this time,"" said Chintala Parthasathi, spokesperson and JSP’s Anakapalle Lok Sabha seat candidate.",0
"These companies are jostling for prime position to win the most lucrative pieces of the automotive data market: for example, delivering vehicle performance software, entertainment content and ads, while gathering up valuable user data. The closer a company is to the development phase of these standards, the greater chance of winning a slice of the pie.


A handful of mass-market carmakers, including Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp., are in the DSRC camp – perhaps unsurprisingly, given that they helped formulate the standard. VW has already invested significantly in the solution, and had planned to start putting it into cars this year. 


A powerful voice on the other side of the issue is the telecommunications industry, led by firms such as Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc. The prize for skipping DSRC and going straight to 5G is the ability to participate in developing the new standards – and the potential to align them with carriers’ existing capabilities. Wireless operators are in a better position than carmakers to profit from the new technology, which can also talk to the broader cellular network, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst Andrew Grant. Still, BMW AG and Daimler AG are among the luxury carmakers that are on their side. The 5G standards fit well with the C-V2X, or cellular vehicle-to-anything communications, already in use with top-of-the-range vehicles. 


If it were simply a question of superior technology, then they would surely reject the law. 5G promises rapid communication of large gobs of data, and can be used for more than just car safety.",1
"Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 93% of advertising revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018, up from approximately 89% of advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017. (Reuters)


The social media giant has 2.32 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally — an increase of 9% (year-over-year)


Daily active users on Facebook reached 1.52 billion, up 9% compared to 2017, led by growth in India, Indonesia and the Philippines",1
"The latest poll once again predicted most major currencies will strengthen against the dollar in the year ahead


Bengaluru: The dollar is losing some of its appeal, according to strategists polled by Reuters, who said the U.S. currency's fortunes have reversed in line with the Federal Reserve taking a dovish turn on rate hikes.


Last year, the dollar outperformed on higher rates and a robust economy. But it had already started turning down before the Fed's policy U-turn last week on worries that the U.S.-China trade war was putting downward pressure on growth.


The poll of 70 currency strategists taken Jan 31-Feb 6 showed the U.S. dollar is forecast to give up most of 2018's gains against major currencies over the coming year.


Nearly 80 percent of strategists who answered an additional question said the dollar rally has already stalled, up sharply from over 60 percent one month ago.


The remaining respondents who expect the dollar's ascent to continue said better U.S. economic performance versus its peers and a reassessment on rates by the Fed will drive the greenback further.",3
"Derivatives markets or F&O segment reflect expectation of spot prices in the future and currently price bands or circuit filters are generally not applied on them. At present, there are over 200 stocks in F&O segment.


To address the concerns arising out of significant price movements in scrips having presence in derivatives segment, Sebi came out with a consultation paper and sought comments from the public till 20 February in this regard.


The regulator has asked whether individual scrip wise price bands of 20% either way be adopted for all scrips, including scrips on which derivatives are available, in the compulsory rolling settlement.


According to Sebi, the regulator asked whether the current framework for dynamic price band may be allowed to continue with the initial threshold set by the stock exchanges for flexing. This framework would be available up to a threshold (say 30% intra-day movement in either direction).",3
"Homecoming A film by Beyoncé director: Beyonce
Homecoming A film by Beyoncé cast: Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter, Jay Z
Homecoming A film by Beyoncé rating: 4 starsFor the last 20 years, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, has witnessed Coachella, one of the biggest and popular music festivals in the world, a space where festival-goers flock from all over the world to watch and stand in percipience, listening to their people — artistes whose verses through pop, rock, rap and jazz among others, have become philosophies to live by


 It had Beyonce Knowles-Carter at the helm of affairs, and in one of the most notable and defining concerts of our times, pop’s reigning goddess turned her concerts (two over two weekends) into a cultural revolution of sorts


Sprinkled with quotes by significant names — WEB DuBois, Nina Simone, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker, the song list performed alongside a live brass orchestra and sharp, staccato drum rolls of snare drums, created a college experience that was unifying through music — a powerful narrative that was as provocative as it was powerful for the 2,50,000 present, shouting, screaming, crying, singing along every verse, sigh, and sound


 There were tears shed when she sang Lift every voice and sing, the black national anthem, and merged it with her piece, Freedom",2
The iOS apps that were found recording user screens do not mention using session replay technology in their privacy policy. Photo: AFP,1
"Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis campaigns for Shiv Sena candidate from South Mumbai Arvind Sawant (third from left). abhijit bhatlekar/mint


While electoral math favours the NDA, oppn banks on anti-incumbency in the 17 seats going to polls on 29 April


Maharashtra’s Economic Survey 2017-18 says that in 2016-17, Mumbai added a gross value of ₹3.85 trillion at current prices


The sheer diversity across the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra that go to the polls in the fourth phase on 29 April is astounding.",0
"A man watches Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing to the nation, on TV screens inside a showroom in Mumbai. (Reuters )


The Commission has directed a committee of officers to examine the matter immediately in the light of the model code of conduct


New Delhi: Election Commission said it had directed a committee of officers to examine Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of an anti-satellite test on Wednesday, after opposition leaders complained the move was aimed at scoring political points.",0
"South Korean electronics major Samsung is set to host a launch in Bangkok on Wednesday. ""A Galaxy Event"" will see the launch of at least three new Galaxy-A devices—Galaxy A80, A70 and A40. The event will go live at 5:30 pm IST and will be held simultaneously in Milan and Sao Paulo.


Blackpink, a popular K-pop group, would also be performing at the event. You can view the live stream at Samsung's Newsroom site.


Samsung has been pushing devices heavily in the mid-range smartphone segment lately, which is currently dominated primarily by Chinese players like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Realme.


This year alone, Samsung has launched seven new devices altogether in the mid-range and budget segments under the new Galaxy M-series and the recently revamped Galaxy A-series.",1
"To ensure that all devices are encrypted, Adiantum is an innovation in cryptography, designed to make storage encryption more efficient for devices without cryptographic acceleration, Google wrote in a security blog late on Thursday.


According to the post, low budget Android smartphones do not come with the processing power that is needed to run - Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - which is the standard storage encryption Android uses.


""Android runs on a wide range of devices including smartwatches and TVs and in order to offer low-cost options, device manufacturers sometimes use low-end processors which do not have hardware support for AES. We've been working to change this because we believe that encryption is for everyone,"" the post said.",1
"Choudhury believes in getting revenue from customers through in-app purchases and subscription, instead of overwhelming them with advertisements. “It is one of the reasons why we are not Android,"" he insists.


Apple is trying to get more such Indian developers to build apps for its multiple platforms such as the iOS (iPhone and iPads), WatchOS (Apple Watch), Mac OS (MacBooks, iMac) and tvOS (Apple TV).


It is doing so by trying to build an ecosystem of loyal app developers in India for its multiple platforms, entrenching itself in the development process from the beginning.


A case in point is the App Accelerator programme based in Bengaluru, which was set up last year and provides developers with the training, resources and collaborative environment needed to build apps.",1
"He wrote, ""Just watched #BharatTrailer!
Best #Eidi from Bhai and his team for you all is on its way! 💥🔥💥🔥B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R💥🔥💥🔥""Outstanding trailer, says Dino Morea""Outstanding trailer @BeingSalmanKhan Bharat, can’t wait to see


Anil Kapoor on Bharat trailerAnil Kapoor took to Twitter to share his views on the trailer of Salman Khan starrer Bharat


 He wrote in a tweet, ""Relive #Bharat’s journey with Bharat!""Bohot Khoob, says Shah Rukh KhanMinutes after the launch of Bharat's trailer, Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to praise Salman's film",2
"Many economists find that automation has an overall positive effect on the labour market, said Matias Cortes, an assistant professor at York University in Toronto who was not involved with the Brookings report. It can create economic growth, reduce prices and increase demand while also creating new jobs that make up for those that disappear.


But Cortes said there's no doubt there are ""clear winners and losers."" In the recent past, those hardest hit were men with low levels of education who dominated manufacturing and other blue-collar jobs, and women with intermediate levels of education who dominated clerical and administrative positions.


In the future, the class of workers affected by automation could grow as machines become more intelligent. The Brookings report analyzed each occupation's automation potential based on research by the McKinsey management consulting firm. Those jobs that remain largely unscathed will be those requiring not just advanced education, but also interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.


""These high-paying jobs require a lot of creativity and problem-solving,"" Cortes said. ""That's going to be difficult for new technologies to replace.""",1
"“I’d had it, by the time (Olsen)’s character was introduced, Scarlet Witch, and then Cobie came in and she was a part of SHIELD, Maria Hill,” Johansson told Christine Lampard on Lorraine


The actor said she is grateful to have two more women in Larson (Captain Marvel) and Gurira (Okoye) in the cast of the upcoming Avengers: Endgame",2
"“A few companies have seen an increase in client concentration. This is dangerous because it requires just one or two clients to pull back or postpone spending, to materially impact financial performance,"" says an analyst at a domestic brokerage firm.


The other niggling worry for mid-cap IT in particular has been talent acquisition and project execution. While this problem is widespread across the IT space, it is more acute in mid-cap companies. That said, the Trump administration’s new rules on visas are hitting where it hurts the most. Smaller firms are not easily able to attract on-site talent in the US and train them like the bigger companies. This is obviously increasing operating costs.


Then there is the issue of business headwinds emanating from a slowdown in the US, trade wars and uncertainty concerning Brexit. That has led to a rise in concerns that companies in the US could either postpone IT spends or cut IT budgets. Slowing IT spends and higher operating costs make a double whammy for mid-tier IT.",3
"Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen look at a panoramic view of… Winterfell burning? The Stark sisters stand together on the battlements


 Daenerys rides Drogon (or Jon rides Rhaegal, it is hard to tell, but the dragon is certainly not undead Viserion since there are no blue eyes)",2
"An AI-enabled triple rear camera module sits inside a black strip which seamlessly disappears upwards and makes way for the motorised camera module.


The Vivo V15 Pro is expected to be lit by a 6.4-inch AMOLED Ultra Full View display. It will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC which will be paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 3,700mAh battery with support for fast-charging.",1
"If the current government comes to power again, it will be able to maintain economic growth rates similar to what the country has seen in the past five years, Jaitley said.


“If we did that, we will probably be depleting poverty to negligible levels, becoming a reasonable mid-income nation, our GDP will multiply several times,"" he said.


In the next five years, the middle class and neo-middle class would be India’s largest voter component and this would diminish the relevance of issues that were considered crucial three-four decades ago, Jaitley said. “If that’s the trend, the quality of public discourse and policies will have to be completely different. Governments, politicians, ministers, leaders, manifestos will be tested and judged by much harsher standards,"" he said.",0
"On Saturday, Modi on Twitter had urged his supporters to take the 'main bhai chowkidar' pledge, saying he is not alone in the fight against graft and social evils.


BJP leaders, including its president Amit Shah and Union ministers, followed suit and later prefixed their name on the microblogging site with 'chowkidar' as they sought people's support for the party in the Lok Sabha polls.


Prasad said Modi will interact with people from different walks of life, including BJP leaders and allies, professionals and farmers, from some ""field location"" through video-conference.",0
"Guglielmo Marchetti of Notorious Pictures and Piers Tempest of Tempo Productions will produce the project, which is a co-production between the UK and Italy",2
"The Redmi Note 7 might be the missing link of the Redmi Note line-up—the company recently launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro, but there was no mention of Redmi Note 6. You can read more about it here.


XiaomiRedmi Note 7Redmi 7Redmi new phoneXiaomi new phoneRedmi noteRedmi note 6 proXiaomi RedmiXiaomi new phone 2019",1
"The internal poll asked workers whether Sundar Pichai’s vision of what the company can achieve inspires them


 Another question asked if employees have confidence in Pichai and his management team to effectively lead Google in the future


Alphabet Inc.’s Google became the most-profitable internet company by recruiting talented technologists and inspiring them enough to keep them around. That advantage may be slipping as some workers increasingly doubt the leadership and vision of Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, according to recent results from an employee survey.


The annual internal poll, known as Googlegeist, asked workers whether Pichai’s vision of what the company can achieve inspires them. In response, 78% indicated yes, down 10 percentage points from the previous year.",1
"SpiceJet suspended Boeing 737 Max operations after the regulator's decision to ground the aircraft, SpiceJet's spokesman said on Wednesday.


""We will be working with the regulator and the manufacturer to attain normalcy in our operations,"" he added.",3
"""That population is going to need to upskill, reskill or change jobs fast,"" said Mark Muro, a senior fellow at Brookings and lead author of the report.


Muro said the timeline for the changes could be ""a few years or it could be two decades."" But it's likely that automation will happen more swiftly during the next economic downturn. Businesses are typically eager to implement cost-cutting technology as they lay off workers.


Some economic studies have found similar shifts toward automating production happened in the early part of previous recessions and may have contributed to the ""jobless recovery"" that followed the 2008 financial crisis.


But with new advances in artificial intelligence, it's not just industrial and warehouse robots that will alter the American workforce. Self-checkout kiosks and computerized hotel concierges will do their part.


Most jobs will change somewhat as machines take over routine tasks, but a majority of US workers will be able to adapt to that shift without being displaced.",1
"Sharing a selfie with Tiger in his Jackie avatar, the actor-comedian mentioned, “Son And dad 😊yest played jaggu dada on our show when tiger came to promote student of the year


 Hv known dada since childhood so knew his style of waking n talking tiger really freaked out 😊and enjoyed LOVE u tiger it’s always fun having u on our show",2
"While Modi remains the favourite in general elections that kick off next month, insufficient employment - despite India's roughly 7 percent economic growth rate - is a major voter worry.


""Modi's government has not done anything to create employment in this region. We would like to vote for a party that will set up factories and create jobs,"" said Mumtaj Mulani, a 40-year-old woman who was plucking weeds from a pearl millet field in the area. She said she usually struggles to find work due to the spread of machines.


The dwindling female labour participation rate could have far-reaching implications for India's economic development and the progress of women's rights in the often deeply conservative country.


""When nearly fifty percent of the labour force is unable to live up to its potential, India is foregoing significant growth, investment, and productivity gains,"" said Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia programme at the Carnegie Endowment.


""The social costs, while less tangible, are nevertheless acute,"" Vaishnav added, noting research suggests women's economic empowerment reduces inequality and ensures women have a greater voice in society.


Measuring the problem is tricky, and Modi's government has delayed the release of controversial jobs data.


But the official report, leaked to local newspaper Business Standard in February, shows the female labour participation rate was merely 23.3 percent in 2017-2018, down about 8 percentage points from 2011-2012.


Private estimates are gloomier. CMIE puts the figure at just 10.7 percent between May and August 2018.",0
"The device comes equipped with improved touch, pogo pin - a device to connect and charge a group of devices all at once or to easily attach a laptop or a keyboard, a 4,450 mAh replaceable battery, rugged S-Pen, biometric authentication and Samsung's security platform - and Knox, to safeguard sensitive information against malware and hackers.


""The Samsung 'Galaxy Tab Active2' addresses many rugged demands and provides a sturdy device that is easy to manage from an IT perspective, and deliver features and accessories specifically designed to improve mobile workflows beyond the scope of typical office use,"" said Sukesh Jain, Senior Vice President, IT and Mobile Enterprise Business, Samsung India.",1
"""Strictest of actions should be taken against Masood Azhar. He is a terrorist, but who sent him back to Pakistan? Who bowed down to terror and released him? Not the Congress, but it was the BJP government,"" Gandhi said.",0
"The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170.68 points, or 0.64%, at the open to 26,426.37. The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.74 points, or 0.06%, at 2,928.99. The Nasdaq Composite gained 48.84 points, or 0.60%, to 8,150.85 at the opening bell.",3
"WhatsApp launched another feature that adds a button for initiating a video or voice conferences in a group.


Another unreleased feature will allow users to choose who can add them to groups. According to WABetaInfo, there would be three different options in the privacy settings—Nobody, My Contacts and Everyone. This feature is expected to be rolled out to WhatsApp Beta soon. WhatsApp Beta receives the latest features from the instant messaging platform before they are made available to the stable version.",1
"The “deal shows that perhaps Apple doesn’t quite view Samsung as the enemy it used to,"" wrote Michael Gartenberg, a former Apple marketing executive. “There are others both Apple and Samsung should worry about. Or the enemy of my enemy is my friend.""


The addition of iTunes on Samsung TVs comes just weeks after Apple opened up Apple Music to the Amazon Echo. In 2015, when it launched its streaming music service, it released a version of it for Android. In 2003, Apple opened up iTunes to Windows PCs, which Apple co-founder Steve Jobs likened to “giving a glass of ice water to someone in hell.""


The debut of Apple Music on Amazon Echos and Android devices made business sense. Apple Music is based on the 2014 acquisition of Beats Music, which was known for being a cross-platform music service.


Apple has also been seeking to rapidly grow its user numbers as it seeks to compete favorably in the marketplace with Spotify, and placing the service on the world’s most popular smartphone operating system and voice control service will help that in addition to generating an extra $10 a month per customer.",1
"""Prime Minister visits Varanasi every few months and meets the people in the city. He has been to Varanasi at least 30 times in the last five years. Several senior BJP leaders and some members of the National Democratic Alliance are likely to take part in the roadshow,"" said a senior BJP leader from Varanasi who is involved in organising the roadshow.",0
"Melchior joins fellow franchise newcomers — Idris Elba, John Cena and David Dastmalchian — as well as returning cast members Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney",2
"Satellite Shankar will be jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and Ashwin Varde",2
"The View 20 comes with a 6.4-inch LCD display which has a resolution of 2310x1080 and a screen-to-body ratio of 91.82%.


The device packs a 4,000mAh battery and supports fast charging and has connectivity options which include Dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual-band—2.4GHz and 5GHz), A-GPS, and USB Type-C.",1
"Prime Minister also questioned the meeting of 21 opposition parties in New Delhi recently and questioned why the opposition parties were questioning the security forces at a time when the entire country was speaking in one voice against acts of terror in the country. Several opposition parties had come together last week on 27 February to criticise the government on the alleged politicisation of air strikes carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror camps in PoK.


""The maha milavat parties live for themselves and their family members. They do not care about the country. When the entire country is speaking in one voice against terrorism, some leaders are giving statements which is strengthening Pakistan and the statements of these opposition leaders are being shown on television channels in Pakistan,"" Modi added.",0
"Tough action against terrorism emanating from Pakistan, accelerating economic growth and development, and creating job opportunities were the major poll planks of the BJP in the run-up to the 2014 elections.


It was not as though Modi began on an adversarial note with Pakistan. There were several attempts to restart peace talks with Pakistan. But now India is “maintaining diplomatic ties but as a channel of formal communication. Pakistan is still in a denial mode on terrorism,"" Sibal said. “I don’t see much role of dialogue and diplomacy in our relations with Pakistan, unless Pakistan makes some realistic fundamental choices"" such as abandoning terrorism as an instrument of state policy, he said.


On the internal security front, the Modi government’s report card shows hits and misses, said former home secretary G.K. Pillai. “In the case of left-wing extremism, there has been an improvement in the situation,"" he said.


In India’s restive North-east, New Delhi has been able to conclude a broader peace pact with a faction of the Naga rebels in 2015 though since then, little progress has been reported on the details of the pact, Pillai said. Infrastructure development in the region, which borders China, Myanmar and Bangladesh, has picked up, he said. However, the attempt by the Modi government to bring in the Citizenship Bill that aims to protect those seeking shelter in India because of religious persecution or fear of persecution in their home countries and has been opposed by states such as Assam served to trigger unrest in the region, Pillai said.


In Kashmir too, there has been a spike in discontent with the state being administered by the governor following the pullout of the BJP from the People’s Democratic Party-led government in June, Pillai said. “I think the (Modi) government should focus more on improving the situation inside Kashmir,"" he said. The Modi government’s performance in internal security could best be described as “a mixed bag"". ",0
"The cabinet also approved the Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2019, and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Courts and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulation, 2019, under Article 240 of the Constitution. The move will help in bringing uniformity in the judicial service, the government said.",0
"Another OPEC source said the most likely outcome of the June meeting was ""a rollover"" of the current oil supply cuts.


""But production by the exempt countries is already more than 700,000 bpd below the October level. Maybe there will be some adjustment,"" the second source said.


On 1 January, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies began new production cuts to avoid a supply glut that could soften prices. OPEC, Russia and other non-members -- the OPEC+ alliance -- agreed to reduce supply by 1.2 million barrel per day for six months.",3
"According to Variety, Farrelly will write and direct an untitled Skydance project based on Joanna Molloy and John Chickie Donohue’s book “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War”",2
"Further, as the IT arena turns even more competitive, analysts see earnings decelerating. In such conditions, will mid-tier IT be able to deliver market-beating results? “The market will need to see a better-than-average performance in coming quarters in many mid-tier IT companies to once again instil confidence in these stocks,"" says the analyst.


With time, investors are increasingly focusing their bets on a select few mid-tier names, compared to the euphoria between mid-2017 and mid-2018 when investors piled on stocks of all mid-sized companies, regardless of performance.",3
"Considering that hopes have risen of a truce between the US and China over trade, and the US Federal Reserve is softer than before, emerging market currencies have been back in favour this year.


But these effects haven’t brushed up against the Indian currency even as most of its peers have made big gains riding recently on the emerging market rally.


From being one of the best just a month ago, the rupee is now one of the worst performers among emerging market currencies. The exchange rate has weakened 2% so far in 2019 and much of the depreciation has been during the last one month.",3
"So far this year, the rupee is up 0.7%. During the period, foreign investors bought $9.85 billion in equity and sold $320.10 million in debt market.


Asian currencies were trading lower. China Offshore was down 0.97%, China renminbi 0.75%, Indonesian rupiah 0.45%, Singapore dollar 0.32%, Philippines peso 0.27%, South Korean won 0.23%, Thai Baht 0.23%, South Korean won 0.2%, Malaysian ringgit 0.11%, Taiwan dollar 0.08%. However, Japanese yen was up 0.46%.",3
"Apple no longer breaks out detailed numbers on iPhone shipments in its quarterly results, meaning that surveys and channel checks by the likes of IDC are often the clearest indicator of shifts in sales.


The figures in the report showed a 19.9% fall in Apple's smartphone shipments in the final quarter of 2018, while Huawei's grew 23.3 %. That reduced Apple's market share to 11.5% from 12.9% a year earlier, the report said.",1
"Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra is looking forward to the release of her upcoming Bollywood film The Sky Is Pink",2
"Avengers Endgame shows no signs of slowing down as people from all over the country are enjoying the film in theaters, with many visiting the theater multiple times


Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, “#AvengersEndgame is on a record-smashing spree… Holiday on Wed [some states] proved advantageous… Now highest grossing #Hollywood film in #India… Fri 53",2
“I think it would need to be one where I had a strong feeling that I was the best person for the job (as director),2
"The fridge: The Family Hub, which is Samsung’s smart fridge, holds the most connected functionalities. The internet-connected device has a bunch of pre-loaded apps including a calendar, shopping list and whiteboard.


These show up on a huge 21.5-inch touchscreen on one of its four doors. The touchscreen is at the heart of the fridge’s functionalities. You can control the internal temperatures from here, your phone or even from the TV.


The fridge also has cameras inside, which can take a snap of what’s inside your fridge at all times, and make that photo available to you anywhere. You can take a quick look at this while you’re out shopping for groceries, etc. The fridge can also interface with some apps on your phone, like Spotify, which can be used to play music on the fridge.",1
"With bigger batteries on board, smartphones are now capable of offering several days of backup. Samsung’s M20 has a 5,000mAh battery with backup of up to 2 days. At the same time, it weighs just 186g and is very handy to use. Available in Ocean blue and Charcoal black finish, the phone has a 6.3-inch display with teardrop shaped cutout design on top. This means user gets ample space for movies. Purring inside the phone has Samsung's new Exynos 7904 chipset, which includes two 1.8GHz Cortex A73 cores for heavy computation and six 1.6GHz Cortex A53 cores for regular work. For camera buffs, there is 12MP camera and 5MP wide angle camera with 120 degree field of view.


For users willing to spend more there is Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro. It comes it more eye catching and has an actual glass back unlike the Samsung M20. It is available in Nebula Red and Neptune Blue in addition to black. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa core processor with up to 6 GB RAM and Adreno 612 GPU, making it capable of handling most games. Camera has always been a let down in Xiaomi phones. That changes with Redmi Note 7 Pro’s 48+5MP camera. The 6.3-inch display has the new tear drop cut design that is so much in vogue these days. With 4,000mAh battery, the phone can muster over a day and half of backup comfortably. The MIUI 10 is one of the best designed Android UIs, but there are too many useless apps that can’t be uninstalled and that is annoying.",1
"Key issues likely to dominate the campaign are national security, rural distress, unemployment and the government’s social welfare policies.


In 2014, the BJP had won 282 seats, with a 31% vote share, and the Congress had won 44, with a 19.31% vote share.


The schedule for Elections 2019 marks a shift in the trend from previous national polls. While the number of phases has been reduced from nine previously, most states are witnessing more number of phases.


For instance, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will have polling in all seven phases. This effectively means the states will go to the polls on each of the polling dates in the election schedule.


“A very tiny proportion of seats will go to polls. This will be problematic, especially in the earlier phases, because campaign will be on in the rest of the large proportion of the state. The purpose of the 48-hour no-campaign period gets beaten with a schedule like this,"" Kumar added.",0
Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has announced that his new album “Western Stars” will release on June 14,2
"Reports from organisations like IDC and Counterpoint have positioned Xiaomi to be ahead of Samsung (in terms of units shipped) for many quarters now.


The devices will be available on Samsung's website and Amazon initially and will be extended to other online platforms later.


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New Delhi: Hoping to re-capture its pole position from rival Xiaomi, Korean giant Samsung will launch its ‘Galaxy M’ series of smartphones — first in India — as it looks to clock double-digit growth in this hyper-competitive market.",1
"The voting by shareholders will commence on 26 March and end on 24 April and the result will be declared on 26 April. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


The company further said its Chennai hotel will be sold to the same buyer in a similar manner for a lumpsum consideration of ₹675 crore


NEW DELHI: Hotel Leelaventure is seeking shareholders' nod to sell four hotels, including one in the national capital, and other assets to Canadian investment fund Brookfield Asset Management for ₹3,950 crore.",3
"Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, the best performing company among large Indian IT firms, grew revenues by around 10% in the 12-month period, which is lower than Accenture’s growth rates.


Analysts attribute the slowing growth to the lower digital exposure of Tier I companies, which is leading to slower revenue growth, despite strong spending in the US. The digital revenues of Tier I IT companies comprise just 30% of their overall revenue pie, compared to Accenture’s 60%.


Top-tier IT firms have also underperformed their mid-sized Indian peers, and even some other global firms. Mid-sized IT companies grew 14% in the December quarter, whereas second-rung global IT firms grew 17%, Nomura’s analysis shows. This was much higher than the growth of 8% reported by the top-tier firms for the quarter.",3
"Anil Ambani group companies slumped after Reliance Capital and its units--Reliance Home Finance and Reliance Commercial Finance--suffered downgrades. Reliance Capital fell 8.5%, Reliance Power slumped 18%, Reliance Infrastructure was down 10%, Reliance Communications fell 1.7%.


Shares of Wadia Group companies also fell after news reports surfaced saying group heir Ness Wadia has been sentenced to a suspended two-year jail term in Japan for possession of drugs. Bombay Dyeing & Mfg Co Ltd fell 9.8% on BSE, while National Perioxide slipped 5.8%. Bombay Burmah Trading Corp Ltd was down 2.4%, while Britannia Industries Ltd fell 2.5%.",3
"Sushmita Sen’s latest Instagram post with rumoured beau Rohman Shawl has been doing the rounds on the Internet


 Just like her other posts, here too the former Miss Universe has expressed her love for Rohman whom she often addresses as ‘My Rooh’",2
The story follows a talented but troubled cop who is recruited by the FBI to help profile and track down a murderer,2
"The Asgardian’s quest for survival led him in a race against time to prevent his evil sister, the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and his civilisation",2
"Rahul Gandhi states that PM Modi was trying to spin the narrative after he was caught stealing from the people


Through the ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign the BJP is trying to blunt the ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ barb promoted by the Congress


BENGALURU: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday unleashed a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to spin the narrative after he was caught stealing from the people.


“When he became prime minister, Modi said make me Chowkidar, he didn't say make the whole country Chowkidar,"" Gandhi said at a campaign rally in Kalaburagi, about 630 kms from Bengaluru.",0
"Rao (known as KCR) has always maintained that he will form a non-BJP and non-Congress federal front post the general election results, a senior TRS leader said, who did not want to be quoted, said “We supported the BJP in parliament over certain issues in Telangana’s interest. Similarly, KCR wants to form a federal front, but if the NDA gets 250 seats (or close to it), then the front won’t work.""


So far, KCR’s idea has received support only from Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, leader of the main opposition YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana chief minister has met a string of regional leaders including Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Janata Dal (Secular) supremo and former prime minister Deve Gowda, and others. But no one else has announced support for the federal front.",0
"The Zenfone Max M2 sports a 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 1520x720 and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor. HDFC Bank is offering a discount of ₹750 to all its debit and credit card users


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The family of the 51-year-old Boyz n the Hood director and screenwriter confirmed the news to E! online,2
The back of the phone sports a 12MP+8MP dual camera setup with OIS and PDAF. The front of the phone has an 8MP selfie camera with 24mm field-of-view.,1
"have lots of fun and cake🎉 loads of love 🙈 – your fan Rashmika 🙈♥”Anupama Parameswaran took to Twitter and wished Samantha with a tweet that read, “Happy birthday to the cutest 🙈😍 sam♥️😘 have a fantastic year @Samanthaprabhu2 #HBDSamantha”Writer Kona Venkat posted on Twitter, “My best birthday wishes to a very best human being @Samanthaprabhu2 


 have a great year ahead 👍”Filmmaker Dhananjayan G wished Samantha a year full of happiness and success",2
"The security bug allowed people to call another iPhone via FaceTime and listen in on conversations even if the recipient didn’t answer


Apple said on Friday it had fixed a security flaw in iPhones that allowed people to call another iPhone via FaceTime and listen in on conversations even if the recipient didn’t answer, resolving an alarming vulnerability that undermined the company’s public commitment to security. A software update will be released next week, the company said.


The new update will allow owners of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers to re-enable Group FaceTime, the feature that had allowed the potential eavesdropping, Apple said.",1
"Debabarta Nayak, project director and chief technical architect of DigiLocker, countered that the “the PIN was added for security"" but simultaneously acknowledged that the feature “is annoying and we know we have to change it at some point to improve the user experience without compromising the security aspect.""


Roy pointed out that it isn’t accepted in many places. For instance, traffic police in Delhi ignore it and ask to see the physical driving licence. Airport security, too, insists on seeing the physical Aadhaar card. This is despite the fact that an order issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security acknowledges PAN card, Aadhaar and driving licence issued by authorities in DigiLocker as valid documents of identity.


The ministry of road transport has also clarified that driving licences and registration certificate via Digilocker have to be accepted as valid by traffic officials.


“The issue is that all law enforcement personnel may not be aware of it. We are having meetings and workshops with various departments and officials to generate more awareness about DigiLocker,"" said Amit Sawant, product manager technology, DigiLocker, in an official Facebook live video on 12 December.",1
"""This is to clarify no official pages run by INC have been taken down. Additionally, all pages run by our verified volunteers are also unaffected. In the mean time, we are awaiting a response from Facebook to provide us a list of all pages/accounts that they have taken down,"" stated INC India on Twitter. 


Senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Today a very historical development has taken place. Owners of those accounts were not known. It was fake and was used to spread falsehood against Narendra Modi government.""


Facebook also removed 15 other pages, groups and accounts engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour"" on Facebook and Instagram, linked to individuals associated with an Indian IT firm Silver Touch. Their posts were related to local news, political events, Indian government, elections, the BJP and alleged misconduct of political opponents including the Congress.",0
"Weaker exports from India may hurt domestic producers, which have been suffering from oversupply, and local tea prices will probably remain stagnant or increase only marginally this year.


Tea output in India could drop 5 to 10 percent this year because of poor weather in some of the major growing areas, Monem said. Production climbed almost 6 percent from a year earlier to a record 1.33 billion kilograms in 2017-18, according to Tea Board India data.",3
"The company’s revenue in the March quarter rose by 9.3% year-on-year to ₹9,945 crore, largely in line with Street expectations. The home care, and foods and refreshment segments performed well, clocking 12.9% and 10.4% growth, respectively. Growth in the beauty and personal care segment was comparatively slower at 7.3%.


HUL saw 83 basis points improvement in its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) margin to 23.3%. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. The Ebitda margin expansion came despite an increase in overall raw material costs. The company kept a lid on its employee costs, and advertising and promotion expenses to compensate for higher input costs.


Still, HUL’s valuations are frothy, what with the shares having outperformed the Nifty 50 index in the past one year. Valuations at nearly 50 times estimated earnings for FY20 look rich, especially in light of the management commentary on the demand slowdown.",3
"LG says it has collaborated with German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies to introduce the ToF technology to the LG G8 ThinQ. ToF cameras are also found on smartphones like the Oppo R17 Pro and offer better depth tracking and augmented reality experience. LG will use the ToF camera for enhanced security like facial unlocking as well.


LG said ToF sees objects in 3D and is not affected by light from external sources, allowing the smartphone camera to deliver a secure recognition rate.",1
"Besides this, the BJP's first list also set the stage for a high-octane battle in several constituencies such as Mumbai North Central, where BJP's youth wing President Poonam Mahjan will again take on Congress's candidate Priya Dutt.


Mahajan, the daughter of late BJP leader Pramodh Mahajan had defeated Dutt, the daughter of former Union minister Sunil Dutt, in the 2014 general election.",0
"A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files, which can be downloaded for listening.


Apple's redesigned webpage for podcasts features a built-in web playback feature and a streamlined design which is easier to navigate, MacRumors reported on Wednesday.",1
"The rupee opened weak at 70.91 and fell further to 71.05, but recovered partially to trade at 70.94, still down by 14 paise against the dollar


A strong dollar in overseas markets and a lower opening of the domestic equity market weighed on the rupee


MUMBAI: The rupee depreciated 14 paise to 70.94 against the US dollar in opening trade at the interbank forex market Thursday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks amid rising global crude prices.",3
"The Japanese version, to be directed by Seiji Izumi, will be made into a special program for the country’s network TV Asahi",2
"To be fair, there are similarities in the opinion of both rating agencies as well. Both agree that stress is restricted to specific companies and is not broad-based. For instance, the downgrade of two telecom companies skewed the credit ratio for Crisil, while for Icra, it would be the IL&FS group effect.


For investors, this means that the truth lies somewhere in between. Indian companies have indeed deleveraged, reflecting in the slow but steady progress of insolvency cases. But a healthy balance sheet is still some time away.",3
"We presume this letter as a legal warning to any such events, currently or in future, subjective that comes under the purview of CBFC,” it added",2
"But the reason it’s called Brahmastra is because the energies, wisdom, powers in the film come from ancient India",2
"Further, the widening net of e-commerce in India is expected to further boost the growth of data centres. Other demand drivers include the government’s smart city initiative and the rapid adoption of technologies like the internet of things (IoT), cloud services and big data analytics. Despite having immense potential to become a data centre hub in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the report also identifies several challenges. For one, several states in India are yet to formulate policies for this segment. Additionally, cumbersome approval processes for the acquisition of infrastructure and prolonged environmental clearances also need to be addressed. The report also highlights testing the viability of a data centre’s location for high-seismic zoning, probability of floods, and extreme heat conditions–all of which could be a huge deterrent for players looking to set up centres in certain cities.",1
"The Realme 3 is lit by a 6.2-inch display with a maximum brightness of 450 nits. The display has a dewdrop notch which hosts the 13MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.


The smartphone follows a ""Gradient Unibody Design"" which is basically Realme's rendition of a dual gradient back. It comes in two colours—Dynamic Black and Radiant Blue.


At the heart of the Realme 3 is a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with a maximum CPU frequency of 2.1GHz. It is paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. A 4,320mAh battery powers the Realme 3, which is about the same as its predecessor, the Realme 2.",1
"We did think of a film together but at that time, I felt working on Anil Ravipudi film will be right


 Tell us about your films with directors SS Rajamouli and Trivikram?SS Rajamouli and I have decided to work on a project with KL Narayana as the producer",2
"The selling pressure in Dr Reddy’s shares also hit other pharmaceutical stocks. The Nifty pharma index fell over 3%.


“The FDA whipped Dr Reddy’s compliances for the second time at the Bachupally plant, which contributes 30-40% of (the company’s) US sales. Dr Reddy’s was the star performer in the pharma pack recently,"" said Umesh Mehta, head of research of Samco Securities.",3
"In a blog post late Thursday, Google said it is introducing auto-delete controls for users' Location History and Web and App Activity data.


""Choose a time limit for how long you want your activity data to be saved a"" three or 18 months a"" and any data older than that will be automatically deleted from your account on an ongoing basis,"" announced David Monsees, Product Manager, Google Search.


These controls are coming first to Location History, Web and App Activity and will roll out in the coming weeks.",1
"Under co-location services, some brokers trading from the same premises where NSE’s algorithmic trading servers are located were able to get faster access to the trading systems, thus gaining an unfair advantage over others.


Meanwhile, OPG Securities on Wednesday got relief from SAT on the NSE’s September order that suspended the brokerage firm for six months as it had accessed secondary servers for faster access to NSE systems.",3
”It has already been revealed that Irrfan’s character plays a sweet shop owner from Udaipur in the film,2
"In Jesar village under Amreli constituency, a further 200km away, Katharbhai wants to know: “Where is development? Where are the roads? Where is the water?"" Mansukhbhai, another farmer, chips in: “Please understand clearly. We want a government for the poor, for us farmers, not for a handful of people. I don’t want to hear about all this desh-bhakti (nationalism). We want an MP (member of Parliament) whom we will get to see and who will sort out our issues.""


Pulwama and the subsequent Balakot airstrikes have solidified support for BJP in the cities of Gujarat


Signs of a clear rift between urban and rural Gujarat first emerged in the 2017 assembly elections. More than half of BJP’s 99 seats in the 2017 state election came from cities. On the other hand, a majority of Congress’ 77 victories were registered in rural areas. Pulwama and the subsequent Balakot airstrikes have only solidified that festering divide. Farmers like Mukesh Vasani in the rural hinterlands of Saurashtra will essentially hold the key to BJP’s fortunes in a region which will hold much symbolic value come 23 May. In 2014, the BJP swept the state, winning all of Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha seats.


“In the state’s rural regions, people are not interested in the nationalist rhetoric,"" says senior Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia. “We don’t see anything less than ten seats… all drawn from rural and Adivasi dominated regions,"" he adds.


A senior BJP leader, who has been pushed to the sidelines, says the Lok Sabha contest is likely to be tough since the Congress has done its homework and has “properly picked up its candidates"". “You can say they are serious this time, unlike in the past,"" he says.


Having said that, BJP’s biggest advantage in the state is a well-oiled network that goes right up to the municipal ward level, which has been painstakingly built over the last 20 years, he says. “The page pramukh is not just a designation. Every such page pramukh is supposed to give a daily account of the work he has done. The system demands it. Sometimes, even if a candidate is bad, the network often takes care of it,"" the BJP leader adds.


Because of the presence of two vastly different world views within the geographic boundary of one state, BJP’s assessment of the “mood"" can still lead it to believe that winning all 26 parliamentary seats yet again is a distinct possibility. Meanwhile, the Congress holds on to the hope that it will manage to make a significant dent.


In Gujarat, the 14 February Pulwama attack and India’s post-Pulwama retaliatory airstrikes uncannily revived the harrowing memories of the February 2002 Godhra train attack and the post-Godhra massacres. The saffron party rode to power in 2002 on the back of a Hindutva surge, particularly in urban Gujarat. But with cracks developing in rural areas, the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections is likely to be a curious mix of 2002 and 2017.",0
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 2.5%, while foreign investors have sold $30.60 million and $513.60 million in debt market  


MUMBAI: Indian rupee on Wednesday was trading little changed against US dollar as many Asian markets remained shut for the Lunar New Year.


At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 71.58 a dollar, up 0.01% from its previous close of 71.57. The home currency opened at 71.55 a dollar.",3
"The company has not officially announced the rolling out of its Business app on the iOS platform but according to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features, the app is available in Mexico.


""WhatsApp Business is now available on the App Store in some countries: the first one is Mexico! Is WhatsApp Business available in your country too? Let me know under this tweet!"" WABetaInfo tweeted on Thursday.",1
"""A hacker has already developed a method to install malware on a pre-2017 Amazon Echo that streams the microphone to any remote computer, accesses the owner's Amazon account, and installs ransomware,"" the Forrester report added.


Apple logs and stores Siri queries but they are not associated with an Apple ID or email address, and the company deletes the association between queries and their numerical codes after six months.


Amazon and Google devices, however, save query histories until the customer deletes them, and Microsoft Cortana users must manage their own data retention preferences in the Cloud and on their devices.


According to Puneesh Kumar, Country Manager for Alexa Experiences and Devices, Amazon India, the threat of Alexa recording all your conversations is not real as the company has created layers of privacy protections in all of its Echo device.


""It includes a mute button involving a hardware press that electrically disconnects the microphones and cameras, clear visual indicators when utterances are being captured and streamed, as well as the ability to see and delete voice recording history for their devices,"" Kumar told IANS.",1
Jagan Mohan Reddy is currently facing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases for owning disproportionate assets illegally. He spent over a year in jail before being released on bail in 2013.,0
"And now even if I am offered a glamorous role, I know there would be much more that I can do with it


Since you also had your sister as a contemporary, did that create any kind of competition between you both?She is my sister and can never be a competitor


 When you are working and chalking out your own career, competition would be the last thing on your mind


What’s next?I have two web series coming soon – Pati Patni Aur Woh with Anant Vidhaat and Mismatch 2 on Hoichoi",2
"This feature was added on the Android version of the instant messaging platform in December last year.


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"Fusion skills give companies and people a framework to think about acquiring new skills in their jobs.


The missing middle talks about combining the best of machine intelligence with the best of human intelligence in creating new types of jobs. For example, as you’re developing AI, you need to train your AI for this.


And this is done by sociologists, drama majors, or students of liberal arts who can understand the human experience, understand storytelling and personal engagement and help shape the use of AI to have the impact that your consumers want.",1
"It’s a world away from the scene a few years ago, when VR products from Samsung, Oculus, HTC and Sony seemed omnipresent and unstoppable at CES. These days, VR is mostly a niche product for gaming and business training, held back by expensive, clunky headsets, a paucity of interesting software and other technological shortcomings.


“VR hasn’t escaped the early adopter, gamer-oriented segment,"" said Forrester analyst J.P. Gownder — himself an early adopter who chafed in 2016 at delays in shipping Facebook’s then-groundbreaking Oculus Rift system. Gownder said many existing VR setups are still too hard to use; even simpler mobile systems like Samsung’s Gear VR, he said, don’t offer “a clear reason for the average non-gamer to get involved.""


VR proponents are still dreaming big, although the challenges remain formidable. Shipments of VR headsets rose 8% in the third quarter compared to the previous year, to 1.9 million units, according to data research firm International Data Corp. — an uptick that followed four consecutive quarters of decline . Nearly a quarter of a million units of Facebook’s Oculus Go and Xiaomi’s Mi VR — the same stand-alone VR headset, sold under different names in different markets — shipped worldwide in the quarter, IDC said.


Those still aren’t huge numbers for a technology that seemed to hold such promise in 2012 when early demonstrations of the Oculus Rift wowed audiences — so much that Facebook acquired Oculus for $2 billion two years later. Despite large sums ploughed into the field by Facebook, Sony, Samsung, Microsoft and Google, VR hasn’t yet made much of a dent in the real world.


Some of the biggest consumer complaints involve expense, laggy or glitchy graphics and the fact that many systems still tether the headsets to gaming consoles or PCs. “Technology is still what’s holding VR back,"" said eMarketer analyst Victoria Petrock. Upcoming stand-alone headsets like the Oculus Quest could solve some of those problems.",1
What was the idea behind having a private wedding?Our priority was that we should know everyone who comes to our marriage,2
"Even if it would be out of kindness to ask the estate, you start servicing them, they become your friends


 You shouldn’t mess with the estate, so the film can exist purely for your own reasons and your own feelings about the characters,” the director said


“We did very, very thorough research, we understand these characters, and the emotional truth of them is very true",2
"While support for the Apple Pencil makes it better suited to a particular niche of creators, it’s worth noting that the new Air supports Apple’s first generation Pencil.


According to the company, that’s because the magnetic attachments and wireless charging nature of the second generation Pencil would have required a larger design change in the Air.


With the Air, you will have to stick the Pencil into the tablet’s lightning port in order to charge it. And a short charge still gives you hours of usage.


That said, there’s hardly any difference on the usability front, in terms of accuracy, latency, etc. If you liked the Apple Pencil earlier, you will continue to like it.",1
"San Francisco: Apple Inc. disclosed a pair of issues affecting two of its more popular products: the iPhone X and the 13-inch MacBook Pro.


The Cupertino, California-based technology giant said on Friday the screen on some iPhone X units doesn’t respond or responds intermittently when touched. The company also said some units could have displays that react even when they aren’t touched. The iPhone X went on sale last November and was discontinued when the iPhone XS and iPhone XR models were introduced in September. Users have reported the touch screen issues online for several months.",1
"Opposition parties allege that the BJP government has failed to clear sugarcane dues of ₹5,000 crore. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)


All eight seats in western Uttar Pradesh, a region dominated by sugarcane farmers, will go to polls on 11 April


While the BJP won all the seats in western UP in 2014 under Modi’s leadership, this time the party is being challenged by the combined strength of the BSP, RLD and Samajwadi Party


MUZAFFARNAGAR: or Ankit Balyan, 27, a sugarcane farmer from western Uttar Pradesh, the biggest issue in this Lok Sabha election is the unpaid dues. Although locals point to an improving law and order situation in the communally sensitive region, the ongoing agrarian distress could yet pose a challenge to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that is in power both at the centre and in the state.",0
"Powered by AMD’s new Ryzen 5 chispet with 8GB RAM, HP’s new Envy X360 looks a lot more premium with the full metal finish and slim form-factor. The rotatable hinge allows it to be folded a full 360 degrees and used as a tablet. With basic tasks such as word processing it can muster slightly more than 7 hours of backup.",1
"The centre amended a law to overturn an apex court order which said that a person accused of committing an atrocity against an SC or ST may be arrested only after the approval of a senior superintendent of police. Upper castes protested. To placate them, BJP gave the economically weaker ones among them a 10% quota in government jobs. Modi’s stance on Pakistan and prospects of a Ram mandir in Ayodhya may also get BJP some votes. The menace of stray cattle is hurting farmers, made worse by cow vigilantes.",0
"Indian rupee on Tuesday turned positive for 2019 against US dollar as foreign investors continued to buy in equities and debt ahead of general elections. At 9.15 am, the rupee was trading at 69.71 a dollar, up 0.24% from its previous close of 69.89. The home currency opened at 69.75 a dollar and touched a high of 69.69.


So far this year, rupee has gained 0.15%. Since the start of the March, foreign investors have bought Indian equities worth $833.26 million and debt worth $586 million respectively.",3
"The BSP, which has its roots in Bundelkhand, is contesting elections in Jalaun and Hamirpur. Photo By Ramesh Pathania/Mint


SP, BSP are battling it out with BJP in the drought-prone region on govt performance and unfulfilled promises


Arjun, 70, a farmer in Maoba district in Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency uses his phone that was gifted to him by his sons recently to catch up on the news. Ask him about the Pulwama attacks or the recent initiatives of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and he will give you details and the steps taken by the government.


“Our area has always been dry and water has always been scarce. But since this government has come, law and order has improved. In the last five years, villages here have got toilets, roads have been developed. Benefits are not for those only from a particular caste. He (PM Modi) is doing good work protecting the border. There isn’t a better option in the opposition either,"" Arjun, who uses a single name, said.",0
"However, in case the conflict prolongs, market analysts see a 3-5% correction from these levels. The impact of this could be more acute on smaller and mid-sized companies, while the larger companies could remain relatively less impacted, as investors move towards safety.


“Typically, in periods like these, the risk premium goes up and preference for defensive sectors also goes up,"" Gautam Duggad, head of research institutional equities, Motilal Oswal Financial Services added.


Interestingly, Sun Tzu also believed that in the midst of chaos, there is opportunity. But given that valuations are stiff, corporate earnings are muted and Indian markets are entering the election season, investors may just be fence-sitting for now.",3
"Google's Pixel smartphone has just a home ""pill"" and then a back button appears only when it's required.


Users also can no longer disable the gestures to return to the vertical card recent apps overview with the three button navigation system",1
"But falling risk tempers returns. Axis Bank is chasing good credit and more retail loans at a time when interest rates are poised to slip. Ergo, analysts are expecting margins to compress going forward.


Besides, a superior performance under the new leadership has already been factored in by the Axis Bank stock when Chaudhry took over in January. In fact, the recent surge in the stock price looks like an overkill. The stock trades at 2.5 times its estimated book value for FY20, more expensive than ICICI Bank’s 2.1 valuation. This is beginning to make some investors edgy.


Also, not all analysts believe that Axis Bank’s performance would improve markedly from previous quarters. Citing that the stock is priced to perfection, Centrum Broking Ltd said, “While we are optimistic that management will deliver on guidance for the long term, we remain circumspect about the near to mid-term outlook.""",3
"A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi refuted the Congress' claim on six surgical strikes, Gandhi said ""The Army, Air Force or Navy are not personal properties of Narendra Modi. When he says that surgical strikes during UPA were done in video games then he is not insulting Congress but the Army.""",0
"After a freak accident during a mysterious global blackout, he wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed",2
"The rollout of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union has provided a new perspective on how privacy needs to be handled and tempered demands for similar laws in the US and other countries.


Tim Cook said that while he is a big believer in the free market, the mechanism is not functioning well, necessitating regulation",1
"Both NDA and the grand alliance have been careful with the caste arithmetic. BJP’s candidate list focuses on upper castes and other backward classes. The Janata Dal (United) draws support from extremely backward classes and the Kurmi-Koeri combine, while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has the Paswan base among scheduled castes. The grand alliance draws support from Yadavs and Muslims. The Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party could make a dent in the upper caste and Kurmi-Koeri support base of NDA.",0
"Lastly, and very important for the Indian market, we are trying to give a provide after sales service to our consumers. We are a century-old brand, so the trust factor has to be much bigger when trying to create positioning and a sustainable long-term business model for mobility devices in the Indian market.


Yes, you’re right. We recently launched the Eluga X1 and Eluga X1 Pro based on MediaTek processors. That doesn’t mean we only prefer MediaTek—we are currently selling Panasonic P95 with a Qualcomm processor.


We will also launch Panasonic P85 in the coming weeks that will ship with a Qualcomm processor. In the future, you will be able to see a mix of Qualcomm and MediaTek processors in our line-up.


The primary reason why we chose a MediaTek processor in our latest smartphone, the Eluga X1 Pro, is because we are currently promoting AI. At the time of its development, MediaTek was the only processor maker that allowed us to promote AI features.",1
"This was clearly not the first time Modi deployed Pakistan and a hard-line policy against the neighbouring country in an election campaign. During the 2012 Gujarat assembly election campaign, Modi, then the chief minister of Gujarat, had alleged that then prime minister Manmohan Singh was close to striking a deal with Pakistan to give Sir Creek in Gujarat to the neighbouring country, an allegation denied by the then Prime Minister’s Office. Later, during the 2017 Gujarat election campaign when Modi was the prime minister and the Congress had mounted a spirited challenge to the incumbent BJP, Modi accused Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar of holding a “secret meeting"" with current and former Pakistan officials and also alleged that Pakistan was trying to interfere with Gujarat polls. This charge was also denied by the Congress party. But the Pakistan gamble seemed to have paid off for the BJP as it retained Gujarat after a close contest in which the Congress improved over its 2012 performance and Modi’s powerful campaign turned out to be the key differentiator.


While national security and a hard-line policy on terrorism have been part of the BJP’s 2019 election campaign, Modi invoking Pakistan in Gujarat and Rajasthan should be seen in the context of the high stakes for both the BJP and Congress in these two states. Besides Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat are among the states where the BJP is locked in a straight electoral duel with the Congress, unlike some states where there are significant third and fourth players. Also, Modi’s Pakistan line has to be seen against the backdrop of the recent electoral history of these states. Though it retained Gujarat in 2017 against a resurgent Congress, it was a narrow victory for the BJP which won 99 seats against the Congress’ 77 in the 182-member Gujarat assembly. In November 2018, the BJP lost Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan to the Congress. Together, these states account for 91 Lok Sabha seats and the BJP had won a stunning 88 of these in the 2014 elections. In fact, the BJP won all 26 and 25 seats in Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively and lost only two and one seats in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively.",0
"The Vivo V15 comes with a motorised housing for the selfie camera, similar to the V15 Pro, which has a 32MP camera. The back of the smartphone has a triple camera module comprising 12MP+8MP+5MP sensors.


The smartphone runs Android Pie 9 and is backed by a 4,000mAh battery along with Vivo's proprietary Dual-Engine Fast Charging.",1
"In terms of software, the Realme 3 runs ColorOS 6 UI based on Android 9 Pie. Realme claims that the new UI offers a no-frills, stock Android experience. It finally gets an app drawer and comes with an unlocked bootloader.


The Realme 3 boasts dual rear AI cameras at the back comprising a 13MP+2MP configuration. The camera app now offers Nightscape and Chroma Boost functionalities which help in low light photography and enhanced colour reproduction respectively.


Other features of the Realme 3 include a triple slot SIM card tray which can hold two SIM cards and a MicroSD card, 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi.",1
"“If there is one thing Silicon Valley can learn from Chinese app development, it’s that it is tuned in to viral-as-a-service, meaning that their most popular apps have really been about making content and personas viral and also hyper-engaged,"" he said.


Yet critics say its surging popularity among young girls in particular exposes them to caustic comments and other potential abuse by their peers, while offering a choice hunting ground for sexual predators.


The app itself promises a video-sharing community that’s “raw, real and without boundaries"" and claims to be appropriate for children aged 12 and older.


Parents aren’t always convinced, given the numbers of young girls suggestively singing along to sexually explicit lyrics which are often degrading to women.


Such videos are the stock in trade of Halia Beamer, an American 13-year-old who has emerged as one of TikTok’s stars, chalking up more than five million followers.


Media reports have documented cases of users being bombarded with disturbing comments, while others have been asked for private contact details or to post provocative images.


Last summer the Indonesian government banned the app after more than 170,000 people signed a petition saying that lip-syncing in revealing outfits was not suitable for children.


It was lifted only after TikTok representatives from China flew to Jakarta and promised to hire more people to weed out inappropriate content.",1
”Ekta Kapoor shared an update announcing that she is currently on the lookout for a brand new Mr Bajaj for the Kasautii Zindagi Kay reboot,2
"7. Fly in good weather: Good weather lets you not only fly your drone better but also keep track of it in the air.


10. Keep local police informed about your drone flying activity. If you are ever approached by police provide all requisite information.


11. Do log your flights and intimate concerned authorities (like DGCA, local police etc.) of any incidents/ accidents",1
"Is it not a mixture (coalition) in Maharashtra? Nitish Kumar was with the Mahagathbandhan, moved away, then returned and went again with the BJP. They can’t teach us. (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee government had 27 parties. The thing is that Modi is taught cinema dialogues by RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and he says the same things. They (BJP) have the best actors who deliver the best dialogues but they do not have thinkers, intellectuals and have no vision. Because all they have done is lynchings, demonetization, reckless implementation of GST (goods and services tax) and lies despite having such a big majority. Those who have no vision for the country speak in this fashion.


This is all media creation and your imagination. Did anyone expect that he will become PM in 2014 or rule Gujarat for over 13 years? A few companies, corporates and media created him. Don’t think that there is no alternative after Modi. Everyone asked who will be there before Dr. Manmohan Singh or after Jawaharlal Nehru. In this country of 120 crore people, everybody will come forward.


We can’t say anything now but we have promised to go together and will try our best to complete all five years. There is discord (among workers) but now it is inevitable that we move together. When both want to protect secular liberties and fraternities, social justice... We must naturally go together.


There appears to be an effort by the BJP to drum up support by using nationalism. How do you respond?


They act like they are the only nationalists and patriots. Modi is saying all this because people are not happy with the election manifesto, his performance, GST, unemployment, farmers and he can’t face it so he is putting all this on nationalism. Does it mean to say that all other parties are anti-national? He is himself politicizing the armed forces by asking for votes in the names of jawans and blood spilt on the border.",0
"The roadshow and the filing of nomination papers are also an attempt to show the strength of the ruling BJP in the eastern UP region, as several ministers and allies of the party are in Varanasi for the filing of nomination, expected on Friday.


BJP won 17 of the 18 Lok Sabha seats in the region in 2014, losing only Azamgarh to Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. It repeated the performance in the 2017 assembly polls, when it returned to power in Uttar Pradesh after a gap of 15 years.


BJP leaders said Modi visits Varanasi every few months and meets its residents. In the last five years, he had been to Varanasi at least 30 times, they said.


Finance minister Arun Jaitley tweeted that Modi’s roadshow that culminated with the customary Ganga aarti, “expresses only one indication""—that the PM “is well on the way of repeating or even increasing the 2014 victory margin"".",0
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,3
"After a long, but superbly crafted sequence, Thanos was finally defeated by the man who began it all — Tony Stark


 Just when the Mad Titan was about to snap his fingers (while saying “I am inevitable) — this time to completely annihilate the universe — he realised Tony had pilfered all the Infinity Stones for his own gauntlet


 He had gone inside the time machine to restore the Infinity Stones to their respective places, and also lived his life with Peggy Carter",2
"In February, upon the launch of Xiaomi's new flagship Mi 9 phone, founder Lei Jun said the device would be the company's last such handset priced at under 3,000 yuan ($446.99).


Sales from smartphones made up 65.1% of Xiaomi's overall revenue in the fourth quarter. Money from other hardware made up 25.1% while internet services made up 9.1%.


The latter segment was pivotal to Xiaomi's pitch to investors in the run-up to its IPO. The company touted its so-called ""triathlon business model"", wherein consumers who purchase smartphones go on to use apps and services that generate revenue via advertisements or micropayments.


Xiaomi also stressed it would increase research and development, and plans to invest over 10 billion yuan in artificial intelligence throughout the next five years.",1
"We acquired it with some effort and when we started working on it, we knew that we were working on something that enjoys cult status",2
The late actor’s husband Boney Kapoor even slapped a legal notice on Sridevi Bungalow director Prashanth,2
"With more firms moving operations online, vast amounts of information in data centres provide an opportunity to cybercriminals


More than 10,000 different malicious files are detected per day while 700 malware families are being used on a daily basis


Malware has evolved to be more stealth-like than ever and open to almost anyone to carry out an attack. This democratization of the cybercrime ecosystem paves the way for new, unskilled attackers to enter the malware distribution arena.",1
"The US, where government action is constrained by the First Amendment right to free speech and freedom of the press, has taken a more hands-off approach, though, on Tuesday, a House committee will press Google and Facebook executives on whether they are doing enough to curb the spread of hate crimes and white nationalism.


Australia last week made it a crime for social media platforms not to quickly remove ""abhorrent violent material.""


The offence would be punishable by three years in prison and a fine of 10.5 million Australian dollars ($ 7.5 million), or 10% of the platform's annual revenue, whichever is larger. New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner wants his country to do the same.


The British plan would require social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to protect people who use their sites from ""harmful content.""


The plan, which includes the creation of an independent regulator funded by a tax on internet companies, will be subject to public comment for three months before the government publishes draft legislation.


""No one in the world has done this before, and it's important that we get it right,"" Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright told the BBC.


Facebook's head of public policy in Britain, Rebecca Stimson, said the goal of the new rules should be to protect society while also supporting innovation and freedom of speech.",1
"Kartikeya’s third film titled Guna 369The makers of Kartikeya and Arjun Jandyala’s upcoming project on Friday announced the title of the film


Director Arjun said, “A major schedule wrapped up in Ongole and the final schedule will commence from April 29


”Excited with the announcement of the title, Kartikeya said, “As soon as Arjun narrated the story to me, I felt it deserves to be told",2
"(From left) Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy with wife Anitha and son Nikhil Gowda after casting vote in Kethiganahalli on Thursday. (PTI)


Cong and JD(S) are hoping to bring down BJP’s LS poll tally, but caste-based support groups may play spoilsport


BENGALURU: V .M. Vikas is confused. He is a big fan of both Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wants both of them to continue in their jobs. However, he is aware that his vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is likely to have an impact on either or both.


“Kumaraswamy has done good work as the chief minister but we need Modi as the Prime Minister. It is a question of our national prestige,"" says the 22-year-old from Vonderguppe village, near Bengaluru.


Often considered the underdog, Kumaraswamy has a fan following in parts of south Karnataka, that is connected with his emotional appeal. For Modi, there is fanaticism about his image, built around his machismo and a flaunted sense of duty to the nation.",0
"Meanwhile, an AAP release said on Tuesday that it would field candidates for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh assembly elections to be held on 30 April and 7 May respectively.


Names of 63 candidates for Telangana and 29 candidates for Andhra Pradesh assemblies have already been declared. “Names of more candidates will be announced in the next couple of days. So, apprehensions that AAP is not contesting assembly elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are baseless,"" AAP convenor B. Ramakrishna Raju said.",0
"On Monday, the yellow metal rose by ₹425. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined by ₹235 each to ₹32,980 and ₹32,810 per 10 gram, respectively.


Silver ready witnessed a fall of ₹660 to ₹38,010 per kg, while weekly-based delivery gained ₹77 to ₹37,830 per kg.",3
"Scaling hydraulic models globally also involves huge computational power and costs. Hence, Google is using physical equations to train the machine learning models, and is seeing some “early"" positive results.


Moreover, Google has collaborated with government agencies and NGOs to make sure they have this information for timely evacuation or relief efforts.",1
"Thank you for choosing me 😘 I love you forever ♥️ Happy Birthday my love 😘♥️🔥”In another post, she shared, “I fell in love with you because of the million things you never knew you were doing ♥️😘🔥 #merasabkuch #melvinlouis #sanakhan #birthdayboy #loveyou”She finished it off by a third photo with the caption, “If I did anything right in my life , it was when I gave my heart to u ♥️🔥😘”Melvin Louis is an acclaimed dancer-choreographer from Mumbai who began his career in 2009 by participating in Dance India Dance


 His “Lamberghini” dance video, also featuring actor Harleen Sethi, went viral last year, and was even shared by Amitabh Bachchan and Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra on their social media handles",2
"""You can't rely on big [data center] buildings with air conditioning,"" Amon told reporters at the San Francisco event. ""That's our bet - performance per watt leadership.""


Qualcomm tried before to parlay its mobile chip expertise into data center sales, when it aimed to compete directly with Intel's core business by selling CPU chips based on mobile phone chip technology. That effort has largely been wound down as a cost-cutting measure.


""I think this is a good start for Qualcomm, but they have a lot to prove in the higher performance accelerator space,"" said Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights & Strategy. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)",1
"Bose said it was decided at the Left Front meeting that the CPI and the Forward Bloc would contest Purulia and Barasat respectively, but if the Congress wanted to field its candidates in these two seats, they could go ahead.


Reacting to the development, state Congress chief Somen Mitra said they would discuss the matter within the party and announce their list very soon.


""We will inform the party high-command about it. We will discuss the matter and announce our list. They (Left) did whatever they felt right and we will do whatever we feel right,"" he said.


The CPI(M) and the Congress have agreed on a seat-sharing adjustment to stop the march of the ruling TMC and a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bengal.


The Left Front has nominated Mohammed Salim and Badaruddoza Khan from Raiganj and Murshidabad respectively. Both of them had won these seats in 2014.",0
"Earlier this year, at the inauguration of the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai, the prime minister also opened his address with the same punch line


Showing off his inked finger, the actor said, “The people of Mumbai have shown the finger in the right direction


Without taking any names from the opposition party, Oberoi attacked the Congress for “looting the nation in the past 70 years” and called on the ‘chowkidars’ to protect the country",2
"Among electronics companies, Samsung is using around 80 Epson robots in its new manufacturing plant in Noida. In the banking sector, ICICI Bank has also deployed their robots in 14-15 locations across India where currency notes are sorted, said Epson’s Satyanarayana.


Bangalore-based SME Suparna Plastics Ltd. which makes plastic ball valves is using SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) robots in its assembly operations for the high speed and accuracy it brings to the table. “Instead of taking the conventional way and hire more skilled workers we went for automation using robots. Labour cost is one of the main contributing factors to the cost price of the end product. Robots have helped us bring down the labour cost,"" says Arun Bhat, director, Suparna Plastics Ltd.


In the case of ICICI Bank, currencies collected from various branches are brought to locations where they are grouped, inspected, counted and redistributed to ATM machines or other branches, based on their condition. If the notes are soiled or very old, the ATM machine will have trouble identifying them and will have to be sent to the bank. Once the machines used by the bank have determined the condition of the notes and where they are supposed to go, robots pick up the notes, put them in the counter for counting followed by strapping and then place them in the appropriate slot.",1
"Still, the district administration is doing everything to make sure that people turn up to vote. “We have been doing everything to raise awareness, especially among first-time voters to come forward and vote. This includes door-to-door campaigns, seminars in colleges, ITIs and polytechnic colleges, and appeals to prominent personalities to ask people to cast their vote,"" says Pandya.


“Our goal is to at least increase the voter turnout by 10% (compared to 2014). But a lot also depends on the summer,"" Pandya adds.


Varun Sood's dispatches will be published in Mint and on livemint.com as he tries to connect with New India on the eve of the general elections.",0
"■ Aluminium: LME aluminium rose 0.2% to $1,864 a tonne, on course to snap six straight sessions of losses. China's aluminium exports surged to an all-time high of 552,000 tonnes in January.


■ Tariffs: US President Donald Trump is considering a 60-day extension of the 1 March deadline for higher tariffs on Chinese imports, Bloomberg reported.


■ Zinc: Floods in Australia's Queensland state are set to disrupt the rail delivery of zinc exports to the northern port of Townsville, with the line likely to be out of action for at least a month, analysts said. The metal used to galvanise steel was up by 0.6% in London after ending down 0.3% in the previous session.",3
"The group has compiled a long list of what made 2018 so ominous, though many are examples of the public simply becoming newly aware of problems that have built up for years. Among the most troubling cases was the revelation in March that political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica swept up personal information of millions of Facebook users for the purpose of manipulating national elections.


“It really helped wake up people to the fact that these systems are actually touching the core of our lives and shaping our social institutions,"" Whittaker said.


That was on top of other Facebook disasters, including its role in fomenting violence in Myanmar , major data breaches and ongoing concerns about its hosting of fake accounts for Russian propaganda .


It wasn’t just Facebook. Google attracted concern about its continuous surveillance of users after The Associated Press reported that it was tracking people’s movements whether they like it or not.


It also faced internal dissent over its collaboration with the U.S. military to create drones with “computer vision"" to help find battlefield targets and a secret proposal to launch a censored search engine in China. And it unveiled a remarkably human-like voice assistant that sounds so real that people on the other end of the phone didn’t know they were talking to a computer.


Those and other concerns bubbled up in December as lawmakers grilled Google CEO Sundar Pichai at a congressional hearing — a sequel to similar public reckonings this year with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives.


“It was necessary to convene this hearing because of the widening gap of distrust between technology companies and the American people,"" Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.


Internet pioneer Vint Cerf said he and other engineers never imagined their vision of a worldwide network of connected computers would morph 45 years later into a surveillance system that collects personal information or a propaganda machine that could sway elections.",1
The directorial debut of Prithviraj Sukumaran set the box office on fire when it released last month,2
"New Delhi: Apple on Friday said a “very small percentage of iPhone 8 devices contain logic boards with a manufacturing defect."" The logic board is the main circuit board consisting of the central processing unit (CPU), main system memory and circuitry that controls the disk drive, keyboard, monitor and peripherals. The affected units were sold between September 2017 and March 2018 in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, and the US, the iPhone maker said in a post on the website on Friday. It will repair the faulty devices free of charge.


1) Go to the Apple website. Put in the serial number to see if your iPhone 8 qualifies for the programme.",1
"Even before last year’s assembly elections, the TDP was severely weakened as 12 of its sitting MLAs (who won in the 2014 state polls) had defected to the TRS, while another had shifted his loyalty to the Congress, along with a huge chunk of the party’s cadre. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy said the Congress has appealed to the TDP for support in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.


While the TDP may not be a strong force to reckon with anymore, analysts believe that it still has some influence in pockets like the Kukatpally and LB Nagar assembly seats (in the Greater Hyderabad areas, and which have a considerable chunk of people with roots in AP).",0
Kinberg said he is only focused on finishing the last film and is not thinking about Disney taking over Fox,2
"Anger over inadequate farm loan waiver and drought relief, along with scarcity of jobs, voted out the Siddaramaiah government last year, but the Congress managed to cling on to power by partnering JD(S). The state also has a strong nationalist strain, making it drift towards BJP. However, people remember the rampant corruption during the B.S. Yeddyurappa government’s term, partly why BJP missed out on a majority in last year’s assembly polls. The Narendra Modi factor, too, plays out well in the state’s politics.",0
"The BJP has “fallen from its high point"", and instead of talking about its achievements, is talking about things such as the recent Pulawama (terror attack) and Ram Mandir issue, he added. “The BJP has almost no presence in south India, except in Karnataka, while the Congress is ruling in just a few states. These two are not really national parties, but more like regional parties with a larger presence.""


When asked if any regional party leader (other than YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy who said earlier that he will support the federal front) had so far agreed to join hands with KCR to form a federal front, KTR said things would become clear only after the general election results are announced in May.",0
"After Scarlet Witch accidentally kills civilians in a building to save Captain America, US Secretary of State informs the Avengers that UN is preparing to pass the Sokovian Accords, that would enable a panel to oversee the Avengers


Five best things about Captain America: Civil WarTaut, coherent plotThe Russo brothers handled about a dozen superheroes with ease


Spider-man and Black PantherCivil War saw the induction of two of the coolest Marvel superheroes: Spider-man and Black Panther",2
"In Germany, heirs have the right to access the data of their deceased relatives in full after a court ruled last year that social media accounts can be inherited in the same way as letters.


In the United States, a law implemented by most states allows for executors to see who the deceased communicated with and when, but not to read the messages unless authorised by a court or the departed account holder.


If no provisions are made, the firm said it can work with family members to close an account and may provide content in some circumstances, but its primary responsibility is to keep people's information secure, safe and private.


Facebook and Instagram allow family members to request that an account be deleted or turned into a memorial page, where content remains visible but locked.


Facebook users can also nominate a ""legacy contact"" to look after their memorial accounts after they pass away, but while such curators can write posts or change profile pictures, they cannot log into the account or read messages.


Even when an account is deleted, Facebook and Instagram said they continue to store personal data for a period of time.


Such data could be of economic value, as social media companies rely on massive databases to train artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, said Harbinja.


But both Facebook and Instagram said they do not use data of deceased users to target ads more accurately.",1
"After languishing in their worst run of losses in almost eight years, Indian equities posted the world’s biggest rally in the last month


The biggest quarterly foreign inflow in six years. About $370 billion in value gained. And now, India’s stock market just hit a record high -- its first in seven months.


The equity benchmark index for the world’s second-largest emerging market rose 0.5 percent Tuesday, closing above the 38,896.63 level that was required to make the milestone official. India is the first among markets valued at more than a $1 trillion to hit a peak this year.


After languishing in their worst run of losses in almost eight years, Indian equities posted the world’s biggest rally in the last month. Worries over rising oil prices, election uncertainty and tensions over Kashmir have faded. Instead, expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get re-elected, bets that company profits will recover and a dovish shift in central-bank policy in both the U.S. and India have made investors turn positive.",3
"To counter BJP, opposition parties, led by the Congress, have been stressing on the government’s poor record in creating jobs and the widespread agrarian distress in the elections even as the Balakot air strikes continue to be a key issue.


“BJP has always maintained that there would be no compromise on issues related to national security and terrorism. It was a conscious decision to carry out surgical strikes and now air strikes after security personnel were killed in Pulwama. People were angry after the Pulwama attack, and there was a demand to act against terrorists and Pakistan. It’s a major shift in the government’s policy to act against terrorism and Pakistan,"" said a senior BJP leader who is part of the manifesto committee of the party.


In the 2014 elections, the key narrative of the party was development. Senior BJP leaders say that it is time for the BJP to present its report card to the people. In its five-year tenure, the Narendra Modi government has focused on programmes such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, universal health and housing for all, among other initiatives.",0
"BENGALURU: India is grounding US planemaker Boeing Co's 737 MAX aircraft immediately, the ministry of civil aviation said late on Tuesday, following the fatal crash of a plane of the same type in Ethiopia on Sunday.


""These planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations,"" the ministry said in a Twitter post.",3
"Explaining how the Asus Zenfone Max M1 (ZB556KL) looks is very simple—make the Zenfone Max M1 Pro a bit smaller and boot that second rear camera.


You can buy the Asus Zenfone Max M1 off Flipkart at ₹7,499. The smartphone comes with Snapdragon 430 SoC, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 4,000mAh battery and a 5.45-inch HD+ display


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Asus has been on a roll this year, manufacturing three of the year’s most reasonable, understated smartphones. In fact, the Taiwanese smartphone maker revealed that the Zenfone Max Pro M1 sold more than a million units in less than six months.


Sadly, the company is also known for having one of the most difficult and unintuitive nomenclature systems among handset makers. Search Zenfone Max M1 and you’re presented only with search suggestions of the Zenfone Max M1 Pro. So, to avoid confusion, I’ll be calling the phone by its model number, ZB556KL, throughout the course of this review.


Explaining how the ZB556KL looks is very simple—make the Zenfone Max M1 Pro a bit smaller and boot that second rear camera. I dig the small form factor—very pocketable. It’s also pretty light, weighing in at only 150g. It skips the notch and still maintains a screen-to-body ratio of most conventional smartphones—proving that you can enjoy content without an ugly cutout. The company claims it is made out of aluminium, but it feels a bit cheap to touch. The buttons stick out just enough and the clicks do not feel mushy. The trademark Asus texture is available on the lock button.",1
"It even gets a modded version of the MIUI with an app drawer that allows you colour code your applications.


The only thing we loathe about the phone is its app optimisation, which might get better as it receives the Pie upgrade.


If you’re the kind of person who prefers a capable yet good looking smartphone, this is the one for you. The Nokia 7.1 is an absolute steal for the kind of display, software and, most importantly, the camera it has to offer— all at just a rupee below ₹ 20,000. The new chipset from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 710, is also adequate to play PUBG on high settings.


The rear of the phone sports a 12MP+5MP ZEISS-enhanced package. At the front, it comes with an 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.


Other things to like about the smartphone are the 5.84-inch HDR display, ability to notch it up to Android Pie, good looking design and stock Android experience, thanks to the Android One platform it runs (if you’re into that).


(We skipped the price point between ₹ 16,000 and ₹ 19,000 because we are listing smartphones that offer good value and gaming performance. We couldn’t find one in that price range that gives you both since the top contenders recently received a price cut)


The Mi A2 received quite a bit of flak for skipping crucial features like the Micro USB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. But that doesn’t make the Mi A2 a slacker by any means. It is powered by the best mid-range processor Qualcomm had to offer at the time, the Snapdragon 660 and runs stock Android. It also has one of the best cameras in the segment—12MP + 20MP dual rear camera module and 20MP front-facing camera, both of which are AI-enabled.",1
"The m-cap of ITC declined ₹6,454.28 crore to ₹3,36,040.81 crore and that of Infosys fell by ₹3,669.67 crore to ₹3,20,375.12 crore.


HDFC Bank's valuation fell by ₹2,263.71 crore to ₹5,69,336.21 crore and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) dipped ₹1,136.44 crore to ₹3,82,666.64 crore.


Also, ICICI Bank's valuation zoomed ₹6,287.7 crore to ₹2,26,639.17 crore and that of HDFC went up by ₹1,694.18 crore to ₹3,24,225.57 crore.",3
"The data picks up patterns using multiple sources that helps managers manage large teams that may not be geographically together. For instance, it can help identify employees who are at risk to leave or make recommendations on promotions solely based on data.


Gherson acknowledges that privacy can be a challenge, given the amount of employee data at their disposal. But she is quick to clarify that as a company, IBM does not snoop on emails. “Sentiment analysis is dangerous...we capture the tone and volume of what is said, rather than the exact words and who said it, and that helps us take corrective action.""",1
"Apple Inc. is giving its iPad the most extensive upgrade since 2015, the latest effort to revive a product that has suffered falling sales in recent years.


Apple iPadApple new iPadnew iPad featuresnew iPad ProApple iPad pro priceTim CookApple new iPad price in IndiaApple new iPad India launch


Apple Inc. is giving its iPad the most extensive upgrade since 2015, the latest effort to revive a product that has suffered falling sales in recent years.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.902, up 0.17% from its previous close of 96.566.",3
"'If we are in power we will continue the same glide path,' says finance minister Arun Jaitley at a CII event in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)


Businesses and investors can expect continuity in economic policies if NDA is re-elected, finance minister Arun Jaitley indicates


If NDA returns to power, it will be able to maintain GDP growth rates similar to what India has seen in past five years, he says


New Delhi: The PM Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government will follow the path of fiscal prudence and implement policies that will lead to lower tax rates, finance minister Arun Jaitley said, indicating businesses and investors can expect continuity in economic policies if the ruling alliance is re-elected.",0
"Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is Luke Perry’s last cinematic appearance and film’s producer Shannon McIntosh says working in the Quentin Tarantino directorial was one of the items on the actor’s “bucket list”


The Beverly Hills, 90210 star will be seen playing Scott Lancer, an actor who features in one of the shows with fading western TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio)",2
"Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye was conspicuous by his absence from the events of Avengers: Infinity War as he was sent to house arrest at the end of Captain America: Civil War


 The trailers of Endgame have, however, kept him at the forefront, hinting that a lot must have happened in his life around Thanos’ snap, forcing him to return to the original Avengers",2
"Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia alleges that BJP had offered seven AAP MLAs ₹10 crore to switch parties


NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was indulging in horse trading and had offered seven AAP MLAs ₹10 crore to switch parties.",0
"Directed by Gowtham Tinnanuri, the film stars Sathyaraj, Sampath Raj, Brahmaji, Subbaraju and Ronit Kamra among others",2
"Indian markets rose today, with the benchmark Sensex crossing the 39,000 mark for the first time ever, but could not sustain gains as profit-taking emerged at higher levels. The Sensex ended 198 points higher at 38,871 - its second-highest closing ever. At day's high, the Sensex had rallied nearly 450 points to a record high of 39,115. The broader Nifty also settled 0.30% higher at 11,655. All eyes are set on the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in seven phases, beginning April 11.


1) Banking stocks index, Nifty Bank, hit a fresh high of 30,646 today but could not sustain the gains. The banking index ended 0.60% lower at 30,250 but some state-run banks like Bank of Baroda and PNB posted strong gains.


2) The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today reported 1.6% decline in sales at 1,58,076 units in March. This was in line with expectations. Maruti Suzuki rose 2% while another automaker, Tata Motors, surged 7% to make it the top gainer among the Sensex stocks.",3
"The Worldwide Developers Conference is where Apple typically announces major software updates. It sometimes also announces new hardware. Developers who want to attend the conference have to apply on Apple’s website by March 20. Tickets cost $1,599 each.",1
"Shruti Haasan, who recently announced her upcoming project Laabam opposite Vijay Sethupathi, is shooting in a village


 The actor says, “Village life is underrated”Madhuri Dixit co-hosted the third episode of Toofan Aalaya with Kiran Rao",2
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.25, up 0.1% from its previous close of 96.157.",3
"""Normal trading on NSE in all segments will continue from Thursday, May 2, 2019. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 is a trading holiday on account of May Day,"" the bourse said in a statement.


Sebi's orders would do not affect its functioning as a recognised stock exchange, the statement added.",3
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an interview to Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar in which he presented a softer image. The interview generated controversy over Akshay’s Canadian citizenship and raised questions about his patriotism. Modi went to Ayodhya, but not to the disputed site. The Election Commission gave him a clean chit in a case related to his 21 April speech at Patan in Gujarat. This is the sixth clean chit he has got so far. India scored a major victory at the United Nations, when the world body declared Pakistan-based Masood Azhar, the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed, a global terrorist.


Every subsequent phase has seen a lower turnout than that of the previous one. The turnout in phase I was 69.5%, in phase IV it was 65.51%. In the 2014 elections, the overall figure was 66.4%.",0
"Samsung India recently announced that it has partnered with Indus App Bazaar to allow its users to discover and access mobile applications in 12 Indian languages.


Samsung believes its ‘Make for India’ offering will help millions of Indians navigate through an exhaustive catalogue of apps on the Galaxy Apps Store, in their vernacular language.",1
Besides Sisterhood… Lively also went on to star in a breakthrough role of Serene van der Woodsen in teen drama Gossip Girl,2
"That Black Widow shapeshifting momentWe all love some surprise element in the movies but the moment when it is revealed that Natasha had transformed as one of the Council Members just made us cringe


 It felt like too much of a plot convenience and just made us wish that the makers had thought of a smarter way to go about this


 FalconAs much as we were rooting for an ally for Steve Rogers in the film, Falcon left us underwhelmed


 The film gave a few scenes to develop his backstory and his relationship with Rogers but overall, he did not leave a lasting impression


 Captain America’s unidimensional characterBeing the strict follower of rules, Captain America was always seen as the boring one out of all the Avengers",2
"Speaking at a public meeting in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, he alleged that the Congress never had faith in the Armed Forces and that is why it was questioning the surgical strike and air strike in Balakot. “Why did the Congress get impatient after listening about the surgical and air strikes? Why did they get rattled? Every Indian is proud of its security forces for the strikes,"" he said.


Blaming the Congress for alleged corruption in defence purchases, Modi said that it was only interested because of alleged scams like Bofors. “They have never understood the power of the Army. We are using the power of the Armed Forces to secure the nation. For the Congress, the Army is only a way of earning money,"" he added.


Modi also accused the National Conference(NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership of causing destruction in Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to tell those who have occupied the seat of power for the last three generations, including Abdullahs and Muftis, that Modi na bikta hai, na darta hai aur na jhukta hai (Modi is not for sale, is not afraid and not ready to bow),"" he said, adding that the key to the state’s brighter future lay in removing these two families from power.",0
"Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 will be powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It will ship with a 10W charger; External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.


In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 will boast a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It will have a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone will sport a 13MP selfie camera under the dewdrop notch.",1
"Say you’re in a situation where you’re feeling anxious or nervous you can become a character and work through it that way


The 15-year-old actor is yet to watch the series, known for its explicit content, due to her age but she already has fan favourites in Arya Stark and Brienne of Tarth",2
"While brothers Kevin and Nick stood by Joe’s side as he waited for his bride, Priyanka Chopra served as the maid of honour for GoT actor Sophie",2
"After Disha Patani, the latest poster of Salman Khan’s upcoming period drama Bharat introduces ‘Madam Sir’ Katrina Kaif


However, Katrina Kaif’s look is starkly different from the photo she shared on Instagram a couple of days ago",2
"Unsurprisingly, we find that leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have focused on the welfare achievements of their government. Across the board, BJP leaders highlight the work done in bringing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections, electricity and better constructed households to rural areas. They also highlight the progress made on economic growth and tax reforms.


We find that some of these claims are true but others are either exaggerated or lack context. The government has improved rural infrastructure but this has not necessarily led to improvement in important outcomes. For instance, while there are more LPG connections than before, external survey data reveals that actual LPG usage remains low. Similarly, more households are now on the grid but many still do not get quality access to electricity.",0
"There will be no changes up to the Lok Sabha elections, at least. Afterwards, we will have to sit and talk, and see how things go. All of us are working together and have resolved all small differences we had.


We will not try anything in this direction up to the Lok Sabha elections. When we win 20-22 seats, automatically there will be issues between the two parties and anything can happen after that.


You clarified a controversial remark linking the air strikes to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Do you think this will have any impact on the polls?


It was a media creation. For the last two months I have been saying that we will win 20-22 seats in Karnataka. Given the current situation, the media gave a different twist to the same old statement. There is a war-like situation and no political party should or would try to benefit from this. I do not want to discuss if this will have a political impact or not. Pakistan is finding itself more and more isolated and Wing Commander Abhinandan (Varthaman) has been returned. All this has filled more enthusiasm into our workers.",0
"The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has three cameras at the back arranged in a radial fashion, with a dual LED flash completing a squarish pattern


This year saw the launch of the world's first smartphones with more than two cameras. Here are some of them you can buy now in India


mint-india-wire Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei P20 Prosamsung galaxy a9Samsung Galaxy A7LG V40 Thinqsmartphones with 3 camerassmartphones with 4 cameras


How many cameras are too many cameras? That’s one of the many questions you might ask before you purchase a smartphone today. There was once a time when having a single camera on your phone was a novelty factor. Then players like HTC, LG and Apple set a trend for dual rear smartphone cameras, which add extra flexibility and diversity to photography experience.


Just 10 months ago, Huawei launched the world’s first smartphone with three rear cameras—the P20 Pro. It boasts a not-so-ordinary dual camera setup with a whopping 40-megapixel sensor along with an eight-megapixel sensor fitted with a Leica lens capable of 3x optical zoom.


This was followed by a flurry of activity in the smartphone industry with manufacturers like Samsung and LG rushing to put forward their rendition of a triple-camera setup. Samsung, in October, even became the first smartphone maker to launch a smartphone with four rear cameras, namely the Galaxy A9. Most of these smartphones were launched internationally and have gradually made their way to India. Here are the hottest smartphones with three rear cameras or more.


The current flagship in Huawei’s line-up, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro has three cameras at the back arranged in a radial fashion, with a dual LED flash completing a squarish pattern. The primary camera has a 40MP sensor and is fitted with a 27mm wide-angle lens, with an aperture of f/1.7. Below that, there’s a 20MP sensor with a 16mm ultra-wide lens. Finally, you have an 80mm telephoto lens sitting on top of an 8MP sensor, providing a 5x optical zoom.",1
"The Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region has initiated a number of schemes and increased fund allocation by 51% in 2018-19, compared with 2015-16. The BJP-led government in Assam has proposed establishment of an industrial corridor from Dawki (on the Bangladesh border) in Shillong via Guwahati to Nagaon and from Golaghat via Dimapur via Imphal to Moreh (on the Myanmar border).


The BJP has followed up on its electoral promise and has begun updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. It has also mooted the Citizenship Amendment Bill which, controversially, proposes to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu migrants from the neighbouring countries. But for a region that is home to over 200 indigenous tribes following a plethora of faiths, the BJP’s move to induct more Hindus into the voters’ list hasn’t gone down too well, even within its own ranks.


For Bengali-dominated Tripura, the BJP may have sealed the deal with schemes such as Ujjwala Yojana and Ayushman Bharat. “Public mood has vacillated from anti to pro BJP in the past few months in the region,"" said Mrinal Talukdar, noted author and journalist. “This because of the BJP’s huge thrust on direct benefits to people at the grassroots level, and this can render illegal migration and the citizenship amendment bill as non-issues in the elections,"" Talukdar said.",0
"Going by the listing reported by the Brazilian site, all four smartphones will run Android Pie 9 out of the box and will come with features like NFC, microSD card slot, usual connectivity options like 4G LTE, USB Type-C and Bluetooth 4.2. The four smartphones will come with different chipsets, storage and memory options.


The launch event at Brazil will commence at 10 am local time (5:30 pm IST). You can follow Motorola Brasil's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter handles to catch the latest updates from the launch event.


The Moto G7 is expected to sport a 6.24-inch full-HD+ display with a teardrop notch, with a resolution of 2270x1080. It will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 632 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage. It will be backed by a 3,000mAh battery.",1
"Sebi has reduced the minimum subscription limit for REITs from Rs2 lakh to ₹50,000, and for investment trusts (InVITs) from ₹10 lakh to ₹1 lakh


In a move that will open up real estate investment trusts (REITs) and investment trusts (InVITs) to retail investors, capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has reduced the investment limits in these instruments. Through a circular issued on 23 April, Sebi reduced the minimum subscription limit for REITs from Rs2 lakh to ₹50,000, and that for investment trusts (InVITs) from ₹10 lakh to ₹1 lakh. Those with investments worth less than ₹2 lakh are considered retail investors in India’s capital markets.",3
The BJP enjoyed greater support among upper caste-dominated affluent districts in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections than in other districts of the country,0
"""You had seen quite a run-up in base metals prices, with lots of positivity on the trade negotiations, and now that balloon seems to have been punctured somewhat,"" said Ross Strachan, senior commodities economist at Capital Economics in London.


""There seems to be more realisation that trying to get a permanent long-term deal between those two parties is extremely difficult to imagine.""


Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had shot up nearly a fifth in the month to 5 February, when it touched a seven-month peak of $2,810 a tonne.


But since then it has slipped 6% and was the biggest LME decliner on Monday, down 2.3% at $2,643 a tonne in official open outcry trading. Earlier it touched $2,635.50, the lowest since 25 January.",3
"New Delhi: Investments through participatory notes in domestic capital market rose to ₹78,110 crore at the end of March, amid positive market sentiments.


Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be a part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly after going through a due diligence process.",3
"The official Twitter handle of the streaming giant, See What’s Next, shared the news, while also posting the first look from the show’s sophomore run",2
"While Apple unveiled the three successors to previous year’s iPhone X, its previous generation smartphones — iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus — have all received price cuts in typical Apple fashion.


Unlike the US market, where the iPhone X was entirely discontinued, the Indian variant of the iPhone X will also get a price cut like its older siblings.


Starting with the “latest"" outgoing version of iPhones, the 64GB version of the iPhone X now sells at ₹ 91,900 while the 256GB version sells at ₹ 1,06,900 — a price cut of roughly ₹ 4,000 and ₹ 1,000, respectively.",1
Also read | Baarish first impression: A not-so-new TV dramaThe Life in a Metro actor further shared that he will soon also star in a web series that has been directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Siddharth Malhotra,2
"Further, Samsung will most likely ditch facial recognition and iris scanning in favour of Infinity-O cutouts. We hope the ultrasonic sensor works with cracks on the screen, or else users would be left with the caveman method of alphanumeric or pattern unlocking.


The Galaxy S10e will skip the ultrasonic sensor altogether and will go for a traditional optical sensor embedded inside the side-mounted power button. We have seen in the past that this is a cumbersome implementation, but as we mentioned earlier, it might be a blessing in disguise.


Coming to the hardware, all S10 variants are expected to be powered either by Samsung's Exynos 9820 SoC based on a 7nm manufacturing process or the Snapdragon 855 processor in select countries. It's still not clear if Samsung would launch 5G ready devices at the launch or would it schedule another launch later in the year.


The Galaxy S10 will come with two memory options of 6GB and 8GB of RAM paired with 128GB and 512GB of internal storage respectively.


In terms of optics, the S10 and S10 Plus will get triple cameras at the back—a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens with OIS and AF stacked on top of a 12MP wide-angle lens with dual aperture (f/1.5-f/2.4), and a 16MP ultra wide-angle f/2.2 sensor.",1
"While the idea of a device being able to bend into different shapes may sound good, IDC analyst Ramon Llamas is skeptical about how practical and durable they will be. One of the biggest questions is whether the quality of the screens will degrade as they get repeatedly folded. “Are people really going to want to watch a Netflix show on these devices if there is a crease down the middle of it?"" Llamas said.


Other foldable-screen phones running Google’s Android software are expected to be available, too. Huawei confirmed last month that it is working on a phone with a flexible screen. LG Electronics is widely expected to unveil one at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas in January. LG didn’t respond to a request for comment.


“Everyone has been thinking about the same question: ‘What’s next? Is there nothing more from a smartphone?’"" Royole CEO Bill Liu said.",1
"Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Photo: HT


About 12.79 crore people are eligible for voting in the fourth of the seven-phase Lok Sabha Elections 2019


Some popular names contesting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are Giriraj Singh, Subhash Bhamre, S S Ahluwalia and Salman Khurshid


New Delhi: Voting began Monday for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states.",0
"As customary, Brownlee peeled off the screen protector only to find that it was well glued than a normal screen protector. By the time he removed the entire screen, it went black.


James Bareham from Verge found a bulge on the screen right where the phone’s screen folds. Not only did it distort the screen, but he could also feel a piece of debris under the screen. When he pressed the bulge the screen broke.


Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, tweeted a picture of Galaxy Fold with one side of the screen totally black and a flickering blue screen on the other.",1
"”83, directed by Kabir Khan, also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunil Gavaskar, Saqib Saleem as Mohinder Amarnath, Ammy Virk as Balwinder Sandhu, Jiiva as Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sahil Khattar as Syed Kirmani, Chirag Patil as Sandeep Patil, Pankaj Tripathi as PR Man Singh and Harrdy Sandhu as Madan Lal among others",2
"“Their passion will continue to torment Jon and Arya throughout the trilogy, until the secret of Jon’s true parentage is finally revealed in the last book,” the plotline read


 Jon is shown as a mentor to Arya, who gifts her The Needle, which she later masters to become a faceless assassin, in the first season",2
"The claim came after the South Korean firm posted a 56.9% drop in net profits year-on-year Tuesday amid a weakening chip market and rising competition.


Samsung last week delayed the release of its $2,000 foldable phone — Galaxy Fold — over screen problems, saying it ""needs further improvements"".


The 2016 recall cost Samsung Electronics — the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker — billions of dollars and shattered its global image.",1
"Sudha Kiran, the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate in the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, is the grandson of former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao. Sudha Kiran is a doctor by profession. Photo: HT


Sudha Kiran, the late Rao's grandson, said he was 'motivated by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal' and his grandfather was an 'aam aadmi'


Hyderabad: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to field former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s grandson, Sudha Kiran, from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency here, after its candidate Chandana Chakrabarti withdrew from the electoral race.",0
"Oil prices rebounding to a three-month high of $55.9 a barrel is another negative, and if they hold at those levels, or advance, could dash market expectations of an April rate cut.


“It is a small dampener perhaps,"" said Leow. “I would get more worried when Brent crude prices are closer to $75 a barrel.""",3
"Thakur was born in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, and was closely associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students’ wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Durga Vahini, the women’s wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.


“I will contest the election from Bhopal and win. Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is with me,"" Thakur said.",0
"Lyca Productions, who are bankrolling the AR Murugadoss directorial, took to Twitter to share the news",2
"“It’s mildly positive for risk assets, but only very mildly and not nearly enough to overcome skittishness and downward pressure from continued weakness in global economic data,"" said Aaron Hurd, a senior portfolio manager in the currency group at State Street Global Advisors, whose team manages $104 billion.


The pound retreated as May said she doesn’t yet have enough support to put her Brexit deal to a vote in Parliament and will continue to try to convince MPs to back it. The European Union said it’s now prepared to handle the impact of the UK leaving without an agreement, a scenario it described as “increasingly likely.""


European shares dropped even after data showed confidence among German companies improved. Australia’s 10-year bond yield recorded an all-time low and Japan’s hit the lowest since September 2016. The Turkish lira recouped some of its Friday slump, which followed the start of an investigation by the country’s banking regulator into JPMorgan Chase & Co. and another probe of unspecified banks for stoking the currency’s plunge.",3
"A file photo of a Google logo seen at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Photo: Reuters


 Google said it disabled an iPhone app that it had paid some users to install to study their digital habits",1
"Chinese smartphone brand OPPO on Tuesday expanded its popular A series with a budget smartphone called A1K for ₹8,490 in India.


The 2GB device with 6.1-inch LCD waterdrop screen, a 32GB ROM, a 4,000mAh battery, will be available for sale on Amazon Flipkart, Snapdeal, Tata CLiQ, PayTM Mall and all offline stores, the company said in a statement.",1
"GSMArena reports it will run Android 9 Pie (Go Edition), making this Xiaomi’s first Android Go phone. It will also have a dual-SIM slot, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 and likely just 1GB of RAM.


The physical dimensions of the Redmi Go measure in at 141 x 71 mm and it is likely the smartphone will carry a screen less than 6-inches tall diagonally.",1
"The Indian Express’ film critic Shalini Langer wrote, “Having laboured over setting up the final battle in Avengers: Infinity War, Directors Anthony and Joe Russo get their act together to give a proper, emotional, funny and, yes, even spectacular, send-off to a cast of characters we have come to know (and, mostly love) over 22 films and 10 years",2
"To streamline reporting and billing, businesses will be able to maintain records of how many ""Vouchers"" were redeemed or used within a dedicated dashboard.",1
"Shipments could drop by 8 million to 10 million kilograms in the year through March from a record of 256.57 million in 2017-18 as Kenya’s output is likely to rise by as much as 60 million kilograms -- a large volume for the world market to absorb, said Azam Monem, director at Mcleod Russel India Ltd.


“Once Kenya produces that volume and their prices come down, it will become very difficult for India to compete,"" Monem said in an interview on Monday. Kenya delivers good quality tea at a low price, while India’s tea in that category is quite expensive in relative terms, he added.",3
"The Realme 3 will be available at an instant discount of ₹500 with HDFC Bank Cards on Flipkart.com and Realme.com. The Realme 3 starts at ₹8,999.


The Realme U1 will be available with a flat discount of ₹1,000 and will start from ₹9,999 on Amazon.in and Realme.com.",1
"There’s a reason for all of this, and the company isn’t making any secrets of the same. Huawei is clear that though it is ready to show the Mate X to the world, this isn’t the final product it will ship. They’re close, but they aren’t there yet.


This isn’t even a first impression of the device. This is, in fact, a pre-first impression. And it’s about time that became a thing.


The Mate X looks stellar not just because it’s well designed, but because it’s just so new. We haven’t seen anything like it so far, so I’m not sure whether my brain is reacting to the ‘newness’ or whether it actually is a great looking phone. Remember how iPhones looked great before everyone else did their versions?",1
"In Uttarakhand, the Ganga is the supreme embodiment and repository of faith. The hill state is home to Char Dham, Rishikesh and Haridwar, some of the holiest of Hindu shrines and pilgrim destinations and thus rejuvenating the river is a major issue.(Read more...)


Manoj Kumar, a 50-year-old marginal farmer who owns land along the Ganga near Hajipur in Bihar, has not heard about the recent decision of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to give ₹6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers. Neither does he know about the farm loan waiver promise of the Congress. His only demand is for a job that will give him a steady source of income.


The Ganga plays a dominant role in the lives of millions of people in the state, like Kumar, who are dependent on it, directly or indirectly, for farming and livelihood. The state’s capital Patna, too, is on the banks of the river.(Read more..)",0
"”A romantic drama, Yours Truly showcases the journey of a woman in her late-fifties, as she tries finding love in the most unexpected places


 Based on Annie Zaidi’s short story The One That Was Announced, the film will premiere on May 3 on ZEE5",2
"During a Manhattan nightclub appearance in March 2016, he told the audience that “The good people of Random House have made me an offer that I can’t refuse


” He promised the book would start with his “first memory” and “hopefully” continue to his rain-drenched Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007


In 2018, literary agent Esther Newberg told Variety that Prince had completed more than 50 handwritten pages",2
"The case is Bah v. Apple Inc., 19-cv-03539, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"While it is true that organized criminals are increasingly devising new techniques, most attacks— including those at the largest corporations—are relatively unsophisticated. They succeed because organizations do not take key precautions such as encrypting critical data, implementing timely patches, monitoring access controls, segmenting the network, scheduling data backups and implementing strong password management practices.


Most companies do not have a comprehensive crisis-response strategy. For instance, an EY-led cyberattack simulation exercise with 79 leading CEOs revealed that many were unsure about how to handle ransom demands from cybercriminals. The most proactive companies conduct periodic “war-games"" with the board and top management to ensure that their crisis-response plans are exhaustive and robust.


Three principles should guide funding decisions. First, companies must spend more to strengthen their weakest link: people. This includes strengthening the leadership by hiring a seasoned chief information security officer (CISO) and equipping the security team with the right tools and skill sets. Second, organizations must invest in improving intrusion-detection capabilities. This includes accessing threat intelligence and enhancing SOC effectiveness by analysing log alerts in conjunction with behavioural patterns and endpoint signals.",1
"In the past few years, the 30-year-old has also showcased his singing talent by producing a number of singles",2
"Users can also share their Google One membership with up to 5 additional family members at no extra cost. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint


Google’s new cloud storage subscription service ‘Google One’ start from ₹130 per month for the 100GB plan, ₹210 for the 200GB plan, going up to ₹650 per month for the 2TB plan and ₹19,500 per month for the 30TB plan


mint-india-wire google oneicloudicloud featuresCloud storageGoogle One membershipGoogle Drive storage plansOneDrive storageApple iCloudtechnology",1
"Five best things about Iron ManRobert Downey JrHas there ever been an actor better suited to play a superhero than Robert Downey Jr? He played the character with the characteristic arrogance and wit that many associated with himself


Comedic toneEven though Iron Man had its share of death and destruction, most of the movie had a light tone that came to define MCU films


 Thor: Ragnarok and both volumes of Guardians of the Galaxy took this formula to blend humour seamlessly into superhero cinema further


Self-containedAs I already said before, Iron Man did not make a desperate attempt to build a film universe",2
"Not being able to use a phone as the basis of a desktop PC, or having a stylus on hand at any time for handwriting and annotation, hasn’t stopped Apple from selling hundreds of millions of phones. Instead, with the iPhone Xs Max, the US company continued to focus on relative simplicity and a tightly integrated ecosystem of hardware, operating system and apps, which has historically been seen to give its siblings an edge in terms of performance consistency. This ease of use comes in lieu of the manufacturer padding out a specification sheet with technologies nobody asked for and few people use.


With a starting price of 1,049 euros ($1,216) in Europe, Huawei has presented a phone at the top end of the current flagship market pricing spectrum. On the continent it’s cheaper than the rival iPhone, but more costly than the Note 9. It’s packed with every cutting-edge technology the Chinese company could throw at it, and on paper at least will appeal to hardcore gadget lovers for good reason. But familiarity (and marketing savvy) will no doubt work in Samsung and Apple’s favour, as both companies know better than to deviate from their tried-and-tested formulas.


While Apple can expect Huawei’s new model poses little threat to its most important product—particularly in the US—that may not be as true for Samsung. The Galaxy Note 9 and Mate 20 Pro are both expensive Android devices to upgrade to, but with so many of the Note’s key features available in the Mate 20 Pro — along with a number of Apple’s — Huawei’s latest effort could be a head-turner.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.


Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20 Pro ComparisonHuawei Mate 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9Huawei Mate 20 ProApple iPhone XS MaxSamsung Galaxy Note 9Mate 20 ProHuawei",1
"The European Union move came despite US pressure to boycott Huawei, citing fears of China using the company's equipment for espionage


STRASBOURG: EU nations will be required to share data on 5G cybersecurity risks and produce measures to tackle them by the end of the year, the European Commission said on Tuesday, shunning U.S. calls to ban China's Huawei Technologies across the bloc.


The aim is to use tools available under existing security rules plus cross-border cooperation, the bloc's executive body said as it addressed issues surrounding expansion of the next-generation networks that are key to online connectivity between everything from vehicles to household devices.


The European Union move came despite US pressure to boycott Huawei, citing fears of China using the company's equipment for espionage. Huawei has strongly rejected the allegations and launched a lawsuit against the US government.",1
"This narrative was, with the benefit of hindsight, seeded in the audacious win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fashioned by Modi in 2014. It had ended the era of coalitions with the BJP, first time in 30 years, managing a majority on its own. The Modi stamp on the victory was not one off; we would see this pattern playing out again and again in every state election as the BJP expanded its national electoral footprint, at the expense of the Congress, to unprecedented proportions, with the exception of the defeats in Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.


Effectively, Modi has, over the last five years, emerged as the anchor of the BJP, which in turn has evolved into the principal pole of Indian politics. The flip side of this is that if Modi is weakened, so is the BJP, particularly with respect to the Lok Sabha elections.


It would ideally have avoided a presidential contest as it is aware that at present it does not have the leadership to challenge Modi. At the same time, its best bet has been to try and discredit Modi, which only reinforces the contours of a presidential contest.",0
"Traders are cautious ahead of the key Reserve Bank of India meeting on Thursday. A majority of bank treasury heads surveyed by Mint expects RBI to announce a status-quo policy, while changing the policy stance from calibrated tightening to neutral. However, some bankers are not ruling out a 25 basis points (bps) cut before the upcoming general election. Falling inflation, along with an expansionary budget, could push the RBI to maintain the policy rates unchanged, said a section of bankers.


So far this year, the rupee has declined 2.5%, while foreign investors have sold $30.60 million and $513.60 million in debt market.",3
"AAP's West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh had filed nomination and the remaining 6 are likely to file on Monday


NEW DELHI: With nearly two days left at hand, nominations for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi go to the wire as key political parties, particularly Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), continue to hedge their bets. Filing of nominations for Delhi, which goes to poll in the sixth phase on 12 May, ends on 23 April.",0
"Talking about Robbie’s Tate, Heyman said the audiences will get to explore the life of the star who ruled the ’60s


“She (Tate) has been mythologised in some way through the murders but we get to see her as a person and we get to see her delight and enthusiasm and her sweetness,” Heyman said


“She represents innocence and innocence lost in some way, and that innocence is very much — that sweetness, that goodness, that delight with the movies, with her, with her life — is something that we experience,” he added",2
"Given the time difference between Beijing and San Francisco, Xiaomi is eyeing to kill the buzz of Samsung Galaxy S10. Xiaomi's launch will most likely take place during daytime in the Asian market while the Galaxy S10 will be launched at the midnight, hence gaining a massive advantage.


The Mi 9 is expected to be packed to the gills with the latest hardware specifications including Qualcomm's newest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855, which we have seen on the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. This will be paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.",1
"Auto stocks will be in focus this week as automobile companies will declare their monthly sales for April (Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)


Major corporates scheduled to announce March quarter results this week are Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Power, HUL and Federal Bank


Markets are expected to remain volatile this week. Crude oil price fluctuations, rupee movements, corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rate will drive Indian markets. Share markets will have only three trading days this week with Monday and Wednesday being holidays due to general elections in Mumbai and Maharashtra Day, respectively.",3
"”Amateur sleuths tried to determine where the coffee cup came from, with some viewers who took to Twitter concluding it was from Starbucks


Even the show’s executive producer, Bernie Caulfield, expressed disbelief that the cup made it on screen",2
"With 25 Lok Sabha seats in AP, Naidu might have some leverage if he manages to win a good number of seats this time. (PTI)


Naidu, who exited NDA last year in March over funds provided to AP by the Centre, has been actively campaigning against Modi


Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to campaign in other states with other regional leaders",0
"The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the cast all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces",2
"""There is optimism that the Fed is going to keep rates on hold, the economy is chugging along and we don't see any inflation,"" said Robert Pavlik, chief investment strategist and senior portfolio manager at SlateStone Wealth LLC in New York.


""Investors don't want to miss out on the low interest rate environment which will help fuel the rise in stock prices.""


Some big US lenders were among early movers with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co up nearly 0.7% in premarket trading.


Among FAANG stocks — Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Netflix Inc and Alphabet Inc rose between 0.5% and 1.1%.


At 8:33 am ET, Dow e-minis were up 96 points, or 0.37%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 9.75 points, or 0.34% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 30.5 points, or 0.41%.",3
"The story follows Jack who finds himself juggling brotherly duties to ensure his sister Hayley has the wedding of her dreams while unexpectedly being reunited with Dina (Munn), the woman he fell in love with and lost two years ago",2
"When I went to apologise to him, he was so magnanimous that he did not even express small disappointment


 I am a big fan of Gang Leader My Gang Leader is an entirely different story from an entirely different genre",2
"Indian markets closed marginally lower on Wednesday amid volatility ahead of March series Futures and Options (F&O). Key Indian equity indexes reversed gains as some investors said a recent rally, largely driven on bets that the government will get another five-year term, may be too fast, too soon.


During the day, the markets saw high volatility following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation. Modi said that India has destroyed a live low-orbiting satellite during a missile test that puts the country in the space “super league"". He added India has now become the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to have carried out the feat.",3
"The latest poll also shows less than 10 percent of the total contributors with a year-ahead view now expect the rupee to breach its all-time low of 74.485 per dollar hit on Oct. 11.


That compares with nearly one-fifth in the previous survey, about a third in December, and down significantly from nearly 50 percent in a November poll.


A separate Reuters poll showed bets against the rupee rose to their highest since early December, dampened by oil's resurgence and election risks.


""We think that further falls are likely (in the rupee) over the coming months,"" said Shilan Shah, senior India economist at Capital Economics.",3
"Amit Shah, Piyush Goyal are among senior BJP leaders who added the word chowkidar to their username on Twitter after Modi did it


With the use of slogans like Main Bhi Chowkidar and Chowkidar Phir Se, BJP has started an outreach programme on social media to connect to the people on a mass scale


NEW DELHI: Responding to the Congress campaign of Chowkidar Chor Hai (The watchman is a thief) which was started by Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a counter campaign on social media with the tagline of Main Bhi Chowkidar (I am a watchman too).",0
"The Tensor Cores, which were first seen in Nvdia’s Tesla V100 GPUs, last May, is based on open source machine learning framework called Tensor Flow. Tensor Cores won’t make GPUs faster. However, they will improve the image quality of games in real-time using a new form of anti-aliasing technology called DLSS (Deep Learning Super-Sampling), which has been trained using deep learning to identify and suggest specific changes required in an image instead of processing the entire frame. Anti-aliasing requires frame to be rendered multiple times, and can put a lot of load on CUDA cores. The dedicated Tensors Cores will take care of this load.


The RTX 2080TI and 2080 GPUs will be available in the market from September at ₹ 1, 02, 500 and ₹ 68, 500, while the RTX 2070 will be available in October and will cost ₹ 51, 200.",1
"According to The Hollywood Reporter, the critically-acclaimed hit will be remade by Dutch scripted producer NL Film, part of Endemol Shine Netherlands


NL Film will create a 16-episode local version of the show, which has landed multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nods",2
"The iPhone X, XS, XS Max, XR all support wireless charging. Wireless charging is also the only resort on the Apple Watch. In 2017, Apple mentioned that a new “charging mat"" called the AirPower might be on its way in 2018. It makes sense, since Apple is all about creating an ecosystem of its products and having a one-stop solution for wireless charging is something that is really convenient. But Apple chose to keep mum on that as well.


Coming to the most talked about Apple accessory of 2016—the AirPods. Fans have been awaiting the second-generation AirPods since two years, which likely to come with better Bluetooth connectivity, longer battery life and stronger microphone. The only hint of this and the AirPower was on Apple’s AirPods page saying the “optional wireless charging case"" (AirPower) is currently unavailable.


Many speculate that more devices would be unveiled in October in another Apple event, where the new MacBook along with the new MacMini would be announced.",1
"The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some non-affiliated suppliers including Russia are withholding supply in order to tighten the market and prop up prices.


The producer group known as OPEC+ has agreed to cut crude output by a joint 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd). Top exporter Saudi Arabia said it would cut even more in March than the deal called for.


Russia has cut its oil production by 80,000-90,000 barrels per day from its level in October, Moscow's reference level for its cuts, the country's energy minister said.


""Brent should average $70 per barrel in 2019, helped by voluntary (Saudi, Kuwait, UAE) and involuntary (Venezuela, Iran) declines in OPEC supply,"" Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note.",3
"Remember the bipedal Walker robot from last year with movable legs, a big screen for face and that was the size of a child? Ubtech, the company behind it, has come up with its advanced version and is the closest thing to a humanoid robot. It is a lot taller in size, has a pair of arms and hands with the ability to grasp objects, walks more like humans and can detect objects and faces.


More announcements are likely over the next few days at the CES, but what we have seen so far clearly suggest that the minds behind them are trying to make these robots more useful and endearing to humans. The arrival of big electronic companies such as LG and now Samsung should usher them into the mainstream sooner.",1
"Indian rupee on Thursday opened little changed against US dollar as traders continued to watch for progress in US and China trade talks. At 9.15 am, the rupee was trading at 69.18 a dollar, down 0.09% from its previous close of 69.12. The home currency opened at 69.21 a dollar.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.375% , from its Wednesday's close of 7.367%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"Announced in March 2019 and expected to release in US on April 26 for $1,980, Galaxy Fold's key appeal lies in the foldable screen that Samsung claims can withstand 200,000 folds. (Reuters)


The Galaxy Fold's screen could not survive scrutiny by reporters who had received the early units for reviews before the launch


Samsung said the issues could be due to the impact on the exposed areas at the top and bottom of the hinge, besides a broken substance inside the device


New Delhi: It seems like buyers will have to wait a little longer to lay their hands on Samsung’s much hyped foldable smartphone, with the company deciding to hold back the launch for now.",1
"What good is lowering the price of money if its availability remains doubtful. When the risk-free sovereign bond yield has climbed, riskier corporate bond yields will follow. Considering that deposit growth has remained far lower than credit growth, banks are unlikely to cut loan rates and forgo margins, especially when they cannot afford to antagonize depositors by cutting rates for them.


Another reason to doubt rates are heading south is RBI’s own assumptions. Governor Das said the central bank has considered budgeted fiscal deficit numbers in its inflation and growth forecasts. State finances are in a precarious position and the central government has missed fiscal deficit targets more times than it has met them in the past. Market participants are wary of fiscal slippages given the elections this year.


If RBI wants markets to believe that it was willing to lend a hand to growth, it would have to go beyond rate cuts and unclog the liquidity flow. It will also have to take the government’s accounts with a pinch of salt.",3
"LME aluminium traded down 0.2% at $1,892 a tonne, nickel was bid 1.9% lower at $13,120, zinc was bid down 0.4% at $2,919


London: Copper prices fell on Thursday as weak German factory data underlined concerns about the outlook for demand and a big inflow of metal into London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses suggested supply was adequate.


The metal, used in power and construction, has risen from an 18-month low of $5,736 in January on hopes that China, the largest consumer, can prevent a sharp economic downturn.


Copper supply is tight, but deteriorating economic growth in Europe, China and the United States will sap demand, he said, predicting prices would fall slightly over the year.",3
"Incidentally, Dinesh Trivedi’s constituency—the Barrackpore-Titagarh-Khardaha belt—was once the jute bowl of India, with numerous jute mills lining the banks of Hooghly river. In addition, this belt also housed many engineering factories. Many of these have shut down, leading to loss of jobs and livelihoods. Dinesh Trivedi told Mint that many closed jute mills had re-opened with the promoters happy to resume production. “I had written a report on jute mills, detailed their problems, outlined the solution and provided a sense of the way forward. I even submitted it to the Prime Minister but I am yet to even receive an acknowledgement. And, then he talks of ‘Make In India’.""


Typically, in the past, the BJP has tried to pin down the TMC on economic issues like jobs, industrial development (or the lack of it), and fiscal mismanagement. But, here’s the thing: despite a lack of visible development or a pervasive negative perception about the state, West Bengal is on par with most states on almost all critical parameters. The state for one has created some job opportunities; for example, close to 0.5 million people have found employment in the police force, as teachers and civil volunteers.


The Reserve Bank of India data on states shows that the state’s number of factories, on an average, grew by only 2-3% every year; yet, the same data shows that state’s manufacturing output has been growing quite handsomely. In fact, manufacturing’s share in gross state domestic product (GSDP) has been going up every year.


Even in terms of expenditure, analysis of Bengal’s budget data by PRS Legislative shows that the state’s spending on education, health and rural development, as a percentage of GSDP, has been higher than the average of 27 other states.


The BJP’s overarching rhetoric and narrative dominating this election cycle, though, is off-point and betrays a sense of desperation. The BJP has focused on leveraging the fear of the unknown, of the stranger, to gain additional vote share this time around. The conversation focuses on infiltration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, giving citizenship to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, on citizenship issues and personal sleights against Mamata Banerjee. But she’s not one to give up, having been weaned on a brand of street-fighting politics that believed in giving it back in good measure. Lost amongst all this is any discussion of farm distress, jobs, capital investment by the government (centre and state) and the private sector.


This urgency is now being articulated through the instrument of violence, with all sides indulging in wanton violence against cadres and leaders of other parties. West Bengal politics has been characterized by electoral violence for over 50 years now with gang killings, territory control and attempts to marginalize political rivals eclipsing all other forms of political action.


The Congress and the CPM exercised power through an army of street thugs and lumpen proletariat who, over time, graduated to leadership positions within the party; and now the TMC is following the same template, having successfully acquired the CPM’s foot soldiers and political playbook.


The panchayat elections of May 2018 set new standards in political violence during the nomination filing and polling phases. The expectation of violence during this election cycle can be gauged from the fact that the Election Commission of India has staggered voting across all the seven phases in only two states—West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. This is purportedly to allow optimal deployment of central forces during each phase, which has been the BJP’s vocal demand for some time now.


One normally doesn’t associate the Bengali cultural ethos and sensitivity with violence; a state which gave birth to Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Jagdish Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Satyajit Ray and Amartya Sen is today a crucible for extreme political violence.",0
"Recently, the Reserve Bank of India cautioned customers of the Any Desk app used by fraudsters. It is a remote screen access app which fraudsters lure the victim into downloading on some or the other pretext, noted the National Payments Corp. of India.",1
"Lilly will play the role of a new mom who suspects her husband, played by Barinholtz, of having an affair with an Instagram star",2
"”Later, Salman was questioned if it was harder for him to play a younger version of Bharat or the older one, to which he replied, “I think the younger role was the toughest to play",2
"Spotify was projected to report about 218.3 million monthly active users and 99.3 million premium subscribers


Spotify has reached 100 million paid subscribers, a first for any music service, adding more customers in the latest quarter than analysts expected and boosting confidence the company has lots of room to grow.",1
"On 3 April, the Madras high court directed the central government to prevent TikTok downloads, following which the app was taken off both Apple and Google app stores. On 22 April, the Supreme Court directed the Madras high court to decide on a plea in the hearing scheduled for 24 April, failing which it said the order would stand vacated. The Madras high court, after hearing a plea from ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, reversed its 3 April decision.


While the ban has been lifted, the app wasn’t available on the Apple and Google app stores at the time of publishing this story.


That said, despite the ban, TikTok continued to be downloaded in India, and saw the number of downloads from third-party websites increase phenomenally. In fact, Artem Russakovskii, founder of APKMirror, told Mint on 23 April that since the TikTok ban (on 3 April), downloads had jumped “roughly 10-15 times, and a majority of them are from India"". APKMirror is a popular and trusted website for downloading apps that are not available on the Android app store.",1
"New Delhi: Singapore-based social media platform BIGO Technology on Monday announced an investment of over $100 million to expand its business in India in the next three years, creating nearly 1,000 jobs.


As part of the investment, the internet company will start a regional centre by the end of this year in the country that will create employment opportunities for more than 1,000 tech professionals.


According to Jason Hu, Chief Technology Officer, BIGO Technology, as India is the second-largest market for smartphones amid growing internet infrastructure and has a huge young population, the company has taken the decision.",1
"For instance, Samsung’s AMOLED panels on its flagship devices can cost nearly ₹20,000 to replace. Similarly, getting an OLED display replaced on the iPhone Xs Max can reportedly cost up to $329 (around ₹23,470).


Further, since the display also accounts for most of the phone’s battery usage, two displays running two different sets of apps at the same time will not only require more processing speeds but more battery power too.


“Then there is the question of what value the second screen adds, in comparison to bendable screens, which allow users to switch from a 4-inch to an 8-inch screen,"" IDC’s Singh points out.


A lot of the display advancements revolve on how the rest of the ecosystem is evolving, say analysts. Nevertheless, Tarun Pathak, associate director (mobile devices and ecosystems) at Counterpoint Research, believes the time is right for dual-screen phones or foldable phones.",1
"The device is priced at ₹27,990 and will ship with a specially equipped with a Captain America-themed case


New Delhi: Cashing in on the hype around Avengers: Endgame, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo Friday launched 'Marvel's Avengers' limited edition version of its F11 Pro in India. The device is priced at ₹27,990 and will ship with a specially equipped with a Captain America-themed case.


Oppo is the exclusive smartphone partner for this co-branded product in markets like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and others.",1
"Apple has no way of tracking the real-time distribution of these certificates, or the spread of improperly modified apps on its phones, but it can cancel the certificates if it finds misuse.


""Developers that abuse our enterprise certificates are in violation of the Apple Developer Enterprise Program Agreement and will have their certificates terminated, and if appropriate, they will be removed from our Developer Program completely,"" an Apple spokesperson told Reuters. ""We are continuously evaluating the cases of misuse and are prepared to take immediate action.""


After Reuters initially contacted Apple for comment last week, some of the pirates were banned from the system, but within days they were using different certificates and were operational again.


""There’s nothing stopping these companies from doing this again from another team, another developer account,"" said Amine Hambaba, head of security at software firm Shape Security.


Apple confirmed a media report on Wednesday that it would require two-factor authentication - using a code sent to a phone as well as a password - to log into all developer accounts by the end of this month, which could help prevent certificate misuse.


Major app makers Spotify Technology SA, Rovio Entertainment Oyj and Niantic Inc have begun to fight back.",1
"People planning to buy a smart speaker will soon have more options. Harman Kardon’s Citation series speaker (starts at $199) will be powered by the Google Assistant, while Bose’s Home Speaker 500 ($399) will rely on Amazon’s Alexa. Huawei is also taking a shot at smart speakers with its very own AI Cube, which also supports 4G cellular networks. Netgear’s new mesh router system, Orbi Voice, will double up as a smart speaker, allowing users to create a multi-speaker system using a Wi-Fi network. The Orbi Voice will be powered by Amazon Alexa and will be available at £279.


If you thought 4K TVs were the high point of TV graphics, think again. South Korean technology companies Samsung and LG are moving towards the next landmark, 8K. Samsung’s Q900, with a giant 85-inch screen, offers a resolution of 7,680x4,320—that’s twice as much as the 3,840x2,160 resolution available on 4K TVs. The Q900 can also upscale 4K content to provide an 8K experience to users. A higher resolution means a higher number of pixels, resulting in sharper and more detailed picture quality. LG’s unnamed 8K TV has an 88-inch OLED screen. In 8K, users get 33 million pixels compared to eight million pixels in 4K. Meanwhile, users won’t have to wait for long as the ecosystem for 8K is developing simultaneously—Nvidia recently announced RTX 2080Ti graphics card (₹1,02, 500) that also supports 8K games.


While people have been marvelling at the possibilities of Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) for a while, there have been hardly any devices that would let users actually play around with the technology. That is going to change soon as Microsoft’s hardware partners such as Acer, Lenovo and HP have announced their WMR headsets. All of them offer built-in dual LCD screens with a resolution of 1,440x1,440p with a refresh rate of 90Hz. Acer’s OJO 500 will cost $399, while the Lenovo Explorer is priced at $449. However, WMR headsets only work with compatible PCs and laptops. Mixed Reality headsets work by overlaying a virtual world or object over a physical world or object and rely on built-in cameras and sensors to map the user’s physical location.",1
"Asia’s second-largest software exporter, Infosys Ltd., kicks off the quarterly earnings season in India on Friday


Global analyst projection for next year’s earnings at S&P BSE Sensex Index companies has jumped to a record high


'We expect earnings to grow at 15 percent to 20 percent and that should drive markets higher,' said analysts


For stocks worldwide, it may be time to worry about the upcoming earnings season. But there’s one place where profit estimates are surging: India.


The fundamentals of corporate India are improving, and the average analyst projection for next year’s earnings at S&P BSE Sensex Index companies has jumped to a record high -- not just in rupee terms, but also in US dollars. That’s a stark contrast with members of the MSCI All-Country World Index and MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which have seen steady declines in estimates.


“We expect the earnings recovery momentum to continue this quarter as well with aggregate earnings growth expected in mid-double digits,"" said Jyoti Vaswani, the Mumbai-based chief investment officer at Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. overseeing ₹40 billion ($570 million) in assets. She expects corporate banks to report a significant recovery in earnings, while retail banks are expected to continue with their steady performance.


The beginning of the earnings recovery may be apparent in results for the final quarter of the last financial year, ended March 31, particularly when it comes to banks. With financials accounting for more than a third of the Sensex, good results for the sector could help boost the nation’s stock market. A pickup in credit demand and a recovery in loans is helping the firms now, after a mountain of bad debt — especially at state-run banks — dented profitability last year and took the market down 14 percent from a peak.",3
Bhopal was among the first 20 cities picked for the Centre’s Smart City mission but it hasn’t transformed into a bustling metropolis,0
"While overall smartphone sales would remain flat this year, average prices would rise as more devices were built with expensive features like multi-cameras, Samsung said.


Samsung is offering foldable phones and 5G-capable devices this year. Its new flagship Galaxy series will be unveiled next month, but no date has been set for the launch of the foldable device.


The South Korean giant has been struggling to defend its top rank in the global smartphone market against competition from Chinese rivals like Huawei, which last week said it could overtake Samsung this year.",1
"”Imran said the film’s chances of getting a release was damaged further due to the controversy surrounding De De Pyaar De, which also features Nath",2
"The Realme U1 will start from ₹9,999 throughout the sale on Amazon.in. It will also have an additional pre-paid discount of ₹1,000 on purchases made through e-wallets and cards.


Customers can also avail both of the above offers, on Realme U1 and 2 Pro on Realme.com and offline stores. ",1
"New Delhi: Hackers are using latest episodes of popular TV shows such as Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Arrow as bait to target unsuspecting users, claims a new Kaspersky Labs report, published on 3 April.


Game of Thrones alone accounted for 17% of all infected pirated content in 2018 with 20,934 users infected by it. Malware hidden in episodes of Walking Dead and Arrow infected 18,794 12,163 users, respectively, according to the report.


The malware are usually hidden in the first and the last episode of each season as they viewership is usually higher in these episodes.",1
Ryan Murphy has announced that his star-studded hit Broadway production of The Boys in the Band is coming to Netflix,2
"First shift was from prime-time television—when people returned home every evening to watch their favourite programmes—to on-demand viewership


NEW DELHI: Television programming has seen multiple shifts over the years. According to Ali Hussein, chief operating officer of Eros Digital, the first shift was from prime-time television—when people returned home every evening to watch their favourite programmes—to on-demand viewership.",1
"At the moment, mobile devices do have their limitations but the pros outweigh the cons for most creators


Composer Qaran made the song Tareefan from the movie Veere Di Wedding on an iPad, while on a flight from Mumbai to Delhi


If the photo above caught your attention, look again. It was clicked and edited on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The artwork is part of Samar Khan’s portfolio, who is better known by his Instagram handle @metrodoodle. Khan has over 30,000 followers on Instagram and now uses the Apple iPad Pro for all of his work. In fact, Khan says that though he has a desktop PC at home, he rarely uses it.


Metrodoodle is not the only creator in India, or even worldwide, to use mobile devices like the iPad for their work. Pranita Kocharekar, an illustrator with over 36,000 followers on Instagram says almost all of her friends who are illustrators carry an iPad Pro with them.",1
"""It felt like a real-time operation — I didn't even feel like the patient was 3,000 kms away,"" Ling said after the surgery, according to a statement released by China Mobile.


The patient's symptoms, including limb tremor and muscular stiffness, were significantly relieved after the procedure. The patient is in stable condition, it added.",1
"Elections, fiscal slippage, inflation bottoming and risk of oil prices picking up closer to $70 a barrel in May if Iran crude waiver expires remain key risks


The easing in India-Pakistan tensions has helped spur a rally in the rupee. In addition, recent PMI data shows manufacturing activity in India is bucking the downtrend seen in other Asian nations, suggesting that growth is holding up better.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 boasts a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It has a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone sports a single 13MP selfie camera under the dew drop notch.


The Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant. We can expect about the same pricing in India.",1
"Referring to the transfer of the additional director general of police (intelligence) and two superintendents of police (Srikakulam and Kadap) by the ECI, which was done based on a complaint by the YSRCP, Naidu wrote: “It is strange and surprising that whenever the Opposition YSR Congress Party made a complaint, the Election Commission of India promptly responded without verifying facts and giving opportunity to the officers against whom the complaint was made.""


Naidu said concerned officers have “impeccable"" track records, and the ECI’s “prejudiced"" actions have affected the morale of the officers and the entire police force. Naidu further alleged that the ECI was “listening"" only the YSRCP, which he claimed was “closely"" associated with the Bhratiya Janata Party-led Centre.",0
"Endgame wraps up the Infinity Saga storyline and also teases the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe


 Basically, it has taken 21 movies for it to be possible, and we finally have a closure to possibly the biggest cinematic storyline


Bigger opening than any Hindi film in India: Avengers: Endgame had a bigger opening in India than any Bollywood film in the Hindi film industry’s history, beating last year’s Thugs of Hindostan


40 croreBiggest first-day haul in North America: Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened with 119 million dollars on the first day in North America",2
"In the US, , the basic iPhone XR model costs $749 or roughly Rs 54,400, only two thirds of its retail price in India. Photo: Reuters


Apple is the only major player which does not manufacture phones in India and it only assembles two low-cost older models through Wistron Corp in Bengaluru.


Bengaluru: Software engineer Samee Alam was ready to take the big leap and buy an iPhone in this week’s Diwali festival sales, but at the last minute he opted for cheaper Chinese competitor OnePlus instead. Alam, 27, spends hours on his phone watching shows, surfing and shopping, making him the perfect target for Apple Inc as it strives to raise sales among India’s 1.3 billion consumers.


But in a country where the average per capita income is around $2,000 a year, even the cheapest of this year’s new iPhones, the XR at ₹ 76,900 ($1,058), costs twice as much as many of the alternatives.


Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research says that iPhone sales are falling as a result. From three million phones in 2017, sales may sink to two million this year, according to their estimate, the first decline in four years.


More than half of those sales will come from cheaper older models, and the lack of progress in India was among problems cited by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook when he gave a disappointing holiday outlook last week.


Even in the premium segment, smartphones that cost more than $400, Apple lagged Samsung and China’s OnePlus in the third quarter.",1
"In today’s world, data is a company’s most valuable asset, and undoubtedly, it is the responsibility of every company to be a good steward of the information entrusted to them by their customers.


While customer information is the key to delivering personalized, relevant and compelling experiences, companies must honour customer choice and be transparent on what data is being collected and how it’s used.


In the Indian context, technology has over the years grown to become an inherent part of boardroom discussions, and security is a clear priority for all companies looking to be successful in the marketplace.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


Not just one, but a consortium of all these technologies will create a significant impact in 2019. It will not be humanely possible to analyse and make sense out of the humongous amount of data being generated by various devices and sensors. AI, ML and DL will, hence, play a critical role in deriving actionable insights from the data. We foresee AI and ML leading the largest productivity increases we’ve seen in the years.


GDPR has been implemented in such a way that will change how companies conduct business. With this, one can expect privacy laws in India to be defined in the months to come, in turn impacting the prospects of companies in 2019.


5G will have us living on the edge. As the first 5G devices will start making inroads in the market, this will entirely change the data game in terms of speed and accessibility. 5G’s low-latency, high-bandwidth data will bring more powerful visual experiences to bear across AR, VR, gaming and mobile apps for IoT, driving an increased demand for content at the edge. Adoption of 5G will drive the need for progressive software-defined IT strategies.


In 2018, India’s digital growth graph has been fantastic. The government of India’s progressive digital schemes like Digital India, Smart cities, Aadhaar, etc., proved to be a turning point for the entire economy. Dell EMC has been extensively working on these key government initiatives. Majority of large banks (like SBI) use our technology.


According to ‘Realize 2030’ a Dell Technologies report, only 48% business leaders feel they have ineffective cybersecurity measures in place today. However, a whopping 97% feel they will have effective cybersecurity defences in place by the year 2030. However, implementation has a long way to go.


Emerging technologies like AI will transform every business. As the adoption of these technologies increase, this will enable us to digitally conduct our lives and learn in-the-moment. Contrary to common perception, Dell EMC believes that this won’t result in reducing number of jobs but, instead, create newer skill sets which are needed for humans and technology to work alongside seamlessly. Therefore, re-skilling of the workforce becomes important. For example, as per Vanson Bourne research Realize 2030, 54% of Indian leaders believe they will have more job satisfaction by offloading tasks we don’t want to do to intelligent machines.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


All these technologies hold promise in time to come. At Akamai, we’re thinking ahead to 2020 in fact. In the area of blockchain for example, we entered into a partnership with MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups, to offer a new blockchain-based online payment network enabling next-generation payment transaction scale and responsiveness. This hyper-scale payment network, powered by an innovative and newly-developed blockchain architecture, is designed to be capable of processing more than one million transactions per second at latencies of less than two seconds per transaction. The underlying blockchain architecture is expected to be extensible to 10 million transactions per second. MUFG and Akamai intend to leverage the technology, built and deployed on the Akamai Intelligent Platform, to offer a new payment network expected to be available in Japan during the first half of 2020.


We typically have no direct relationship with the end users whose privacy GDPR is intended to protect. Our approach to security differs from most typical cloud providers. For example, we do not have a “primary"" and a “backup"" datacentre that we could lock down in a traditional way. Instead, we deploy our standardized servers everywhere we can, monitor them remotely from our Network Operations Command Center (NOCC), and embed security controls in our deployments themselves and across our operations.


We are anticipating huge growth in Internet-based applications on the back of government-driven citizen services and BharatNet which aims to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats by March 2019.


However, with multi-fold growth in the cyberattacks in India, securing readily available digital assets becomes pertinent. Akamai has been in discussions with the Digital India stakeholders and several state governments’ online citizen services initiatives to secure government sites and accelerate workloads.


According to the Ponemon Report, 2018, cyberattacks cause costly application downtime, loss of customers and involvement of IT security that can result in an average cost of $1.2 million, $1.5 million and $1.1 million annually, respectively.


Rapid advancements in AI and ML are becoming key equalising factors. In order to identify and mitigate these threats, artificial intelligence and machine learning can help detect if a user is human. Behavioural biometrics, such as studying how you hold a device and how you tap can be used to learn what is human. Thus leveraging AI and ML to increase capabilities and capacity of the workforce becomes mandatory.",1
"In phase 1 and phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections, many actors including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ajith and Trisha among others were spotted at the polling booth


 They even shared photos of their inked fingers on social media to motivate their fans to cast their vote",2
"Azor: The mobile gaming revolution around the world isn’t new. What we’ve seen is a breeding ground for gamers to get into gaming with no friction. And eventually, the advantages of a smartphone as a gaming platform will take them to the next level. We’re embracing gaming on any platform — mobile, tablets, console, the works... Ultimately, the PC gaming platform is the best.


Krishnakumar: For India, the headline is that gaming is now defining the PC segment. The overall growth of the gaming segment is significantly higher than the overall PC market. Today you can play games online. The younger generation has started using smartphones, and then migrate to PCs.


Azor: The profile of the gamer has changed over time. Two decades ago when we started in this category, it was predominantly male, and a younger demographic. When you’re developing for that kind of a demographic, the products can be a certain way, like being heavy. Over the years, there’s been geographic expansion, taking it beyond Americans and Europeans. The gender demographic is also varying, with over 50% of our users being female now.",1
"In 2015, the Narendra Modi government unveiled 'Namami Gange', a five-year Ganga rejuvenation plan. Mint finds out what’s been done so far in the Ganga heartland


The 2,525-km-long Ganga is one of the world’s most famous rivers, but pollution and overuse have impacted its size and flow. The crystal clear waters of the upper reaches hide the grim reality of shrinking glaciers, while devotees at Varanasi blissfully ignore the pollution, and the busy Haldia port downstream covers the diminishing flow. In 2015, the Narendra Modi government unveiled 'Namami Gange', a five-year Ganga rejuvenation plan. Mint finds out what’s been done so far in the Ganga heartland.


Voters along the banks of the Ganga, which begins its journey in Uttarakhand, feel that while the Union government’s aim of rejuvenating the river is still a distant goal, the political credibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is high and their ‘faith’ in his promise of working for the river continues.",0
"On Wednesday, Spears released a video on Instagram in which she said she and her family needed some time off “to heal”


The clip was accompanied by a lengthy caption breaking down the speculation and shutting down rumours


“I wanted to say hi, because things that are being said have just gotten out of control! Wow! There’s rumors, death threats to my family and my team, and just so many things crazy things being said",2
"At 8:13 am ET, Dow e-minis were up 0.12%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 0.07% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 0.10%


 New York: US equities declined on Wednesday as cautious investors awaited the Federal Reserve policy decision and further news on US-China trade talks. Ten-year Treasury yields slipped.


The S&P 500 Index moved to session lows, weighed down by the financial and health-care sectors. Energy shares bucked the trend, outpacing the benchmark after an unexpected drop in US crude inventories pushed oil prices over $60 a barrel. Two-year Treasury yields remained below the top of the Fed’s policy target range amid expectations of a dovish tone from the central bank. Apart from a hold on rate increases, markets will watch for any word on plans to end the Fed’s current bond-portfolio run-down.",3
"Ahuja, who runs IWS Edusolutions Pvt. Ltd, has been working with over 60 schools across India, providing them with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and web solutions. In July 2018, he developed an app called Gateway to School, which offers a simple way to identify people visiting a school. It can identify parents, by creating digital identity cards for them with QR codes. When a parent visits their ward’s school, the QR code can be scanned at the gate.


At the same time, an “exit code"" is generated by the system and sent to the parent’s phone via SMS. This code is entered into the system when the parent leaves the school, confirming their exit.


When strangers visit, the app allows school security to confirm their identity by storing photos of their identity cards, their phone number and photo. The exit code is also sent to the stranger’s phone. The app is free to Ahuja’s existing partners for now.",1
"According to GizmoChina, Xiaomi company has launched more than 44 products this year that are not part of its smartphone lineup.


In India, it launched the Mi LED Smart Bulb on Wednesday. The product supports 16 million colours, is Alexa and Google Assistant-enabled and has a claimed 11-year lifespan. The price of the bulb is expected to be revealed once it becomes open for crowdfunding on 26 April.",1
"If there’s one event gamers and e-sports enthusiasts don’t want to miss, it’s DreamHack, the world’s largest digital gaming festival. On 21 December, this gaming extravaganza is coming to India, marking its entry into Asia for the first time.


Founded in Sweden in 1994 as a “bring your own computer"" (BYOC) local area network (LAN) party, DreamHack has previously been staged in places such as Atlanta, Valencia, Marseilles and Stockholm. The festival brings gamers and digital natives together for a three-day weekend filled with various competitions—a 24-hour-a-day LAN party, e-sports gaming tournaments and BYOC competitions.",1
"Apart from Shraddha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arun Vijay, and Evelyn Sharma also play important roles in the film",2
"The report confirmed that there's no ToF depth sensor on the OnePlus 7 Pro and has a rather basic one main wide camera, one ultra-wide, and one tele configuration.


The report also added that the OnePlus 7 Pro has a shutter lag of 0.3 seconds or less, and has a better Auto HDR mode than in past OnePlus devices, with a more natural look and less compressed mid-tones.


Other than these specifications, the new OnePlus smartphones are expected to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset paired with a 5G-enabled X55 modem. The smartphones are expected to have at least 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage in their base variants. The smartphones would also carry forward the in-display fingerprint sensor from the OnePlus 6T.",1
They also talked about a scene during the battle they had written but was not shot for several reasons,2
"She was seen doing just that in the season premiere of the eighth and final installment that aired over the last weekend


Asked what she will miss about playing Lyanna, Ramsey said “the opportunity to stand up in front of a load of grown men and shame them”",2
"Developers who want to attend the conference have to apply on Apple’s website by March 20. Tickets cost $1,599 each",1
"In a separate letter to the US panel, Twitter said putting a dollar amount on efforts to combat terrorism is a ""complex request"".


""We have now suspended more than 1.4 million accounts for violations related to the promotion of terrorism between August 1, 2015, and June 30, 2018,"" added Carlos Monje Jr., Twitter's director of public policy and philanthropy.",1
"Jaitley noted that Gambhir grew up and studied in Delhi, highlighting his link with the city, and said the party will utilise his talent in a maximum way.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"The court was hearing a PIL filed by an NRI, Shamsheer VP, who contended that the existing provision which mandates an NRI voter be physically present in the constituency to exercise his vote was discriminatory and violative of fundamental rights.


He submitted that over one crore votes could be registered if NRIs are allowed to vote from overseas.",0
"In 1971, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of 'Garibi Hatao', Jaitley said, adding although for two-thirds of the last 48 years her party has been in power, they left behind a legacy of poverty.


""This (Rahul Gandhi's) announcement is an admission of the fact that neither Indiraji nor her son and certainly not the UPA Government controlled by her descendants, was able to remove poverty,"" Jaitley said.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"If parents find that the apps work well for them, then they should use them, rather than stress that they are “doing it wrong"" when teaching their children about money, said Beth Kobliner, author of “Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even if You’re Not)."" But she worries that automating so much about finances means sacrificing the chance to have important conversations about spending and saving. “I’m a real believer in cash,"" she said.


Parents should pay particularly close attention until they are fully familiar with their smart cards, said Dee Pachlhofer, who, along with her mother, is raising two nephews, Jason Pachlhofer, 15, and Chris Wright, 10, in Springfield, Missouri. Dee Pachlhofer said she worried about Jason’s having enough cash when he was on outings to places like Silver Dollar City, a local amusement park. So she signed up for the Current card.


There was one initial snag, she said. At first, Jason used the card to sign up for subscription items, like audiobook apps, that offered free trials but then began charging fees. She had to help him cancel the services, and ultimately had a new card issued and started over.


Current’s website says there can be gaps in its spending restrictions, particularly when the card is used on sites like iTunes, Xbox and Amazon. In some cases, blocked purchases may still go through because of the payment systems those sites use.


(In an email, Current said it recommended cancelling recurring subscriptions directly with the merchant.)",1
"I penned it in 2015 and I am finally being able to release it with women that I find to be very inspiring,” Ananya had earlier said in a statement


“The idea that society underlines our gender norms should not restrict us from working towards what we want to achieve",2
"As Milan Vaishnav writes in When Crime Pays, the win rate of clean candidates is 6%. This rate jumps to 17% for candidates with criminal charges, while for those with serious criminal charges it is 18%. Why such people are chosen may not be obvious. Vaishnav writes: “The key factor motivating parties to select candidates with serious criminal records comes down to cold, hard cash… Parties are likely to prioritise self-financing candidates who do not represent a drain on finite party coffers.""


Of the 5,378 affidavits of candidates that ADR analysed, 1,522, or a little more than 28%, have declared assets of ₹1 crore or more. But this figure hides more than it reveals. Here, too, the BJP and the Congress stand out from the rest. The average assets of BJP candidates fighting the first four phases of polls is ₹15.1 crore. For the Congress, the average is ₹21.7 crore. This tells us that contesting elections in India is a costly affair.",0
"Huawei's chairman said on Sunday recent comments by US President Donald Trump that the US needed to get ahead in mobile communications through competition rather than seeking to block technology was ""clear and correct"".


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"India is likely to witness an election campaign that is vicious, acerbic and represents the deep divisions clearly visible in society


With the formal announcement of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the countdown to the national elections has truly begun. It is increasingly becoming clear that the coming election will be one of the most keenly contested, will witness a high-decibel campaign and be one of the shrillest in terms of rhetoric, attack and counterattack. One has already seen trends of this in the last few months. But, in what ways is Elections 2019 similar to the polls of the past, and from what perspective is it different?


In the five years since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, there has been an intense competition among different political parties. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was able to capitalize on its Lok Sabha victory and cash in on the goodwill for a few years. As it was coming close to completing its term, visible anti-incumbency stepped in, and the defeat in the Hindi heartland states at the end of last year appeared to have seen the political journey reach a ""full circle"". The Pulwama attack and the subsequent developments have added a new dimension to the ensuing electoral contest. In this context, a few issues merit attention.",0
"The new Apple Watch claims to be able to tell the difference between and trip and a fall — and when the latter occurs, it will suggest calling 911. Photo:


In its fourth incarnation, the Apple Watch will add features that allow it to take high-quality heart readings and detect falls, along with the regular smartwatch stuff


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Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device.


In its fourth incarnation, called the Series 4 and due out later this month, the Apple Watch will add features that allow it to take high-quality heart readings and detect falls. It’s part of Apple’s long-in-the-making strategy to give people a distinct reason to buy a wrist gadget that largely does things smartphones already do.


Since the Apple Watch launched in April 2015 , most people haven’t figured out why they need to buy one. Apple doesn’t release sales figures, but estimates from twoanalysts suggest the company shipped roughly 18 million of the gadgets in 2017. Apple sold almost twelve times as many iPhones — 216 million — that year. Apple shipped another 7.3 million during the first half of this year, according to Canalys Research, compared to more than 93 million iPhones.",1
"Xelpmoc Design and Tech Ltd is a provider of professional and technical consulting services, offering technology services and end-to-end technology solutions and support.


Market analysts said that price band of the offers as also the overall trend in market play key role in the success of isssue.


Besides, the scrip of Metropolis Healthcare gained 6.82 % from its issue price after getting listed on April 15.",3
"So far this year, the rupee has declined 1.02%, while foreign investors have bought $2.88 billion in equity and sold $1.59 billion in debt market.


Asian currencies were trading lower. South Korean won was down 0.35%, Malaysian ringgit 0.28%, Thai Baht 0.25%, China Offshore 0.21%, Singapore dollar 0.15%, Indonesian rupiah 0.11%, China renminbi 0.09%.",3
"LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc.


The ad-free service will include movies and TV series from Disney and will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the ""Star Wars"" galaxy, ""Toy Story"" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel.


When the service debuts on Nov. 12, some of the programming available from Disney's libraries will include:",1
"Even as some leaders and experts tout the benefits of AI, there are an equal number of influential leaders who harp on its dark side. Your thoughts.


I think that the Western civilization deals with the myths of Frankenstein’s monster that are deep-rooted in our civilization, our society and in our minds. Knowledge is always a good thing, and you will learn how to control in this. That said, I think that I view these (concerns of AI becoming sentient and overpowering humans) more as rough edges than existential threats. I don’t fear the rise of super intelligence. I think that as we build these systems, we will learn how to guide and control them. It is the lack of even basic AI being properly deployed that is a lost opportunity. Here in India, can we build machine learning systems that can figure out when students will not make it to their course work or who will drop out of school, and then use that inference to intervene to guide students back to their curriculum to get certain students selectively to pay more attention when they would drop out? These are actual prototypes we are working on in India here right now.",1
"The Congress president said that Rao supported the Centre to implement the Goods and Services Tax. “Your chief minister helps him (Modi) in Parliament. He brought Gabbar Singh (Goods and Services) tax and finished small businesses and your chief minister says it is very good. The remote control is in Narendra Modi’s hands. Has your chief minister ever said Chowkidaar Chor hain?"" questioned Gandhi.


Both Telangana and AP will go to Lok Sabha polls on 11 April in one phase. While assembly elections in the former were held last December, both the state and general elections will be held in Andhra Pradesh together. ",0
"Shares of Metropolis Healthcare made a strong stock markets debut on Monday. The diagnostics chain listed on the stock exchanges closed at ₹959.55, up 9.03% from its issue price ₹880 per share. It got listed at ₹960 per share.


The ₹1,204-crore initial public offering (IPO), with a price band of ₹877-880, was subscribed 5.84 times during the share sale, from 3-5 April. It is an offer for sale and the company will not receive any funds raised from the issue.",3
"US, China appear close to a deal that would roll back US tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of China-made goods


The news of an impending US-China trade deal was welcomed by stock markets, with European markets following their Asia peers


London: Global markets rose on Monday amid growing optimism the US and China will reach a trade deal as soon as this month. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping might seal a formal trade deal around 27 March, given progress in talks between the two countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.


The two nations have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each others' goods, roiling financial markets, disrupting manufacturing supply chains and shrinking US farm exports.


A person briefed on the negotiations told Reuters the two countries appear close to a deal that would roll back US tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.",3
"IARC ratings are assigned for online games and apps . For example, PUBG Mobile is rated 16+ for strong violence, user interaction and in-app purchases. Parents can use parental control settings on app stores to restrict children from downloading certain games.",1
"The rise in the yen and some mixed Japanese economic data nudged the Nikkei down 0.7%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1%. Wall Street had ended Thursday mixed after a raft of earnings reports. The Dow fell 0.51%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.04% and the Nasdaq added 0.21%.


Back home, key companies that will announce March quarter earnings today are Hero MotoCorp, Yes Bank, HDFC Asset Management Company and HDFC Life Insurance Company.",3
"The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday met representatives of social media platforms to address growing concerns over their use by political parties during campaigning for polls, and to ensure the model code of conduct (MCC) is not violated.


During the meeting, the Commission highlighted key issues such as the requirement of an ethics code, a dedicated grievance channel, pre-certification and transparency in expenditure of political advertisements, besides a notification mechanism for violations of electoral laws.",0
"EUME has three variants in its collection, but the common USP is an in-built back massager, which can be activated with a button located on the bag’s shoulder strap. The massagers on the bags are located near the shoulder blades and the lower back area. These can be powered by a power bank, which can be placed inside the bag. The USB slots are designed in such a way that users can not only charge other devices and operate the massagers, but also charge the power bank without taking it out of the bag.",1
"Through the Baahubali franchise, Prabhas became an international icon and he, now, has fans all across the world",2
"“The data migration would cover all Indian user data across the Xiaomi e-commerce platform, Mi Community, Mi Cloud, MIUI (Xiaomi Market, feed, Mi Video, advertising, Mi Messaging, push notifications, etc) and Mi TV,"" Xiaomi said in a statement.


After the migration users can expect a jump in access speed, it added. Previously, this data was being stored in AWS servers in Singapore and the US.",1
"Chandigarh: State-owned insurance behemoth LIC requires extensive data and IT solutions to make most of its operations digital so that it can process 1.1 lakh transactions and 60,000 claims a day, said Sarita Garg, CIO of LIC.


Speaking at the C4IO 2018 conference in Chandigarh on Friday, Garg said the insurance giant was one of the first Indian companies to tap the potential of IT by introducing data warehouse to India. On the consumer end, LIC allows policy-holders to operate their portfolios from mobile phones and laptops and pay premiums online.",1
"BHEL's order book has been robust, but the improvement in executable orders that had contracted during the years of slowdown in the power sector is back on track. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


BHEL share price have risen 20% from a 52-week low of ₹56.20 but are still trading at half the levels seen two years ago


A valuation rerating for BHEL would hinge on order flows as well as revenue traction, which is still several quarters away",3
"Previously, archived chats were automatically moved to the bottom of the main conversation list. Now they have received their own sub-menu option that can be accessed by tapping on the tri-colon button on the top right corner and then selecting ""Archived chats"". Archived chats also become unarchived automatically when you receive a new message by the sender.


The ""Vacation Mode"" is actually named ""Ignore archived chats"" by WhatsApp. WABetaInfo, a website dedicated to the latest WhatsApp features, gave us the first look at this functionality. According to the tracker, the ""Ignore archived chats"" button can be found in Settings->Notifications.


Instant messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature in its beta version that allows users to take a break from bustling WhatsApp group conversations.",1
"“Just like there used to be two budgets earlier, we will bring one national budget and one budget for farmers. They will know what the government is doing that year for farmers including minimum support price, loan waivers at the beginning of the year. We have started working for farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. We want a food processing unit to be set up in every district so that farmers can get fair prices, employment right next to their farms,"" he said.


Fatehpur Sikri along with seven other Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh goes to poll in the second phase of polling on Thursday. UP goes to poll in seven phases. Of the 80 constituencies, eight went to poll in the first phase on 11 April.


Cornering the BJP over their expenditure on advertisements, Vadra said that the “truth is drowned"" by such campaigns. She said that the government must talk about what they have done for the youth, farmers, women security instead of talking about Pakistan.",0
"India too is building its navigational system called the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), with an operational name of NAVIC.


By the end of 2018, there were a total of 33 BDS satellites operating in orbit for BeiDou. This included 15 BDS-2 satellites and 18 BDS-3 satellites.


China plans to launch another 11 BDS-3 satellites and one BDS-2 satellite in the coming two years to form a complete global network, which will further enhance the global service performance, Ran said.


More than 14,000 companies and organisations are doing business related to BDS, employing over 500,000 people, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.",1
"Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi's CEO Lu Weibing on Wednesday confirmed that they are working on a new device running Qualcomm's flagship chipset


The ""Redmi 855"" is expected to sport a 6.39-inch screen and will come with 8GB of RAM and 128GB built-in storage",1
"In a separate order, it also barred Maneka Gandhi from holding any public meetings, processions, rallies, road shows",0
"When it comes to religion though, there is a clear divide between Hindu and non-Hindu youth, with an overwhelming majority of urban Hindu youth favouring the BJP and an overwhelming majority of non-Hindu youth favouring non-BJP parties.


The data also suggests that BJP-leaning voters are more politically active compared to others. Among millennials and post-millennials, 53% of those who reported having taken part in some kind of online or offline political mobilizations supported the BJP. Among the older generations, this proportion was a bit higher at 58%.


Overall, the political preferences and activism of India’s urban netizens seem to be influenced more by the social group and income class they belong to rather than by the age-cohort they belong to. Within the online crowd in urban India, the younger lot is as much (or less) polarized as the older lot.


This is the first of a three-part data journalism series on the political preferences of India’s digital natives.",0
"Because of their faith in me I am able to do one of my most favourite things – dance!”Varun Dhawan shared a video of himself dancing with choreographer Piyush Bhagat


 I’ll dance when I’m happy, I’ll dance when I’m waiting, I might just end up dancing when I’m hungry too",2
"But will this also mark an end to Jeremy Renner’s stint with the Marvel films?The actor said, “I don’t know


”As per reports doing the rounds, Jeremy Renner will reprise his superhero role in an original series which will trace the backstory of Hawkeye


”He, however, asserted that with dozens of strong characters in the Marvel universe, having original series on all of them won’t be surprising",2
"On Checkout, people will be able to buy directly within Instagram, rather than being directed to a retailer’s website. It’s unlikely Instagram will release further details about the financial specifics until next year, although Shah said he sees it as the next big business model opportunity after advertising. 


Facebook has tried many times to build e-commerce businesses, with varied success. On Instagram, the transition is happening more naturally, as people tend to follow brands and influencers for lifestyle inspiration from fashion to design to food and travel. Some of those who have large followings on Instagram have been able to launch products, from merchandise for famous pets to makeup lines for well-known beauty artists.",1
"India heads into its first fully-digital national election. Is the Election Commission up to the task of policing it?


On 1 March, as Indian Air Force wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman was making his way across the border after being released by Pakistan, Om Prakash Sharma, a BJP MLA from Delhi, shared two posters on Facebook. The images, one with a jet leaving a tiranga-colored trail of smoke in its wake and the other doused in saffron, featured Varthaman alongside the smiling faces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and—in a subordinate position—Sharma himself.


The two days that Varthaman had spent in Pakistan had been punctuated by a series of videos of him in custody, which rapidly went viral, searing his composed bravery—as well as his handlebar moustache—into the minds of millions of Indians. Sharma’s posters, which heralded Varthaman’s quick release as a strategic victory for Modi and hailed the pilot’s return, were similar to posts made by many other politicians scrambling to latch on to the pilot’s likeness to earn some quick electoral capital for their party.


A little over a week later, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, with the Election Commission of India announcing its intent to enforce it on internet platforms for the first time. The MCC is a set of guidelines that regulate elections in India, one of which cautions against using the armed forces in campaigning. Sharma’s posters became the first to be targeted under the new regime and have since been taken down.


Although the MCC has applied to internet platforms since 2013, no attempt has been made to enforce it thus far. The ECI has now announced a series of new measures, which fall into two broad categories.


The first encompasses measures designed to increase transparency in campaigning, such as verification of the identities and locations of all political advertisers, and disclosure of candidates’ social media accounts and expenditure. The second category includes norms aimed at curbing misinformation and hate speech by candidates: pre-certification of political ads by the ECI’s Media Certification and Monitoring Committee and the creation of dedicated grievance redressal channels through which the ECI can flag and takedown problematic content quickly.


But India’s online world of murky WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages, some of which can be bought by the hour, has thrown up a set of unique challenges. How does one regulate a realm of smoke and mirrors where the identity of key actors and their motives is tenuous at best?


“Most of the [election-related] information flow is actually not even happening via the IT cells, but through third-party contracts. These third-parties then to a large extent are not using the paid prioritization features of platforms but are then, in turn, engaging influencers to place what are called organic posts, which game the algorithm of [online] platforms to push in much more subtle marketing messaging blended with political canvassing,"" said Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation.",0
"So, you can say it is a balance of good recall value of the original Criminal Justice and a new perspective, as we adapted it as per the Indian legal system


 How was it shooting for those scenes?The frisking scenes did have an impact on me to a certain extent because it is so dehumanising


 It is physically, emotionally and mentally very draining to put yourself into that position where you are subjected to dehumanising conditions


 Most of them were shot during May when it is really really hot but the frisking sequences were really demoralising


 How much does a character you play impact you personally?When we began filming Criminal Justice, the first few weeks did take a toll on me, But the shoots were planned in a way that every seventh day would be an off for me


 After the first few episodes, it was my conscious decision to switch off, go home, spend time with my family, watch a movie and go out with my friends",2
"Here are some more photos of Srinish and Pearle:As per reports, the newlyweds will also have a Hindu nuptial on May 8 at Karakurissi, Palakkad",2
"’Talking about Sacred Games, Kalki said, “Personally, I am a fan of the series, and it is super awesome to be a part of the Sacred Games and Netflix family


 He said, “The digital platform is so empowering and working on this audience-favourite show has been an absolute delight! My character in Sacred Games 2, Shahid Khan, is a complete departure from any of the roles I have played before, and I am looking forward to fans across the world bingeing on the new season",2
"DLF’s group CFO Ashok Tyagi had earlier announced that the company plans to be debt-free by the end of this fiscal year through a capital infusion of ₹2,250 crore from promoters and proposed sale of shares to institutional investors.


As of 31 December, 2018, DLF’s net debt stood at around ₹7,224 crore. In August 2017, the DLF promoters had sold a 40% stake in DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd (DCCDL), the rental arm of the company, to Reco Diamond, an affiliate of GIC Real Estate, Singapore, for a gross value of ₹11,900 crore.",3
"Predicting a double-digit opening, he added, “To top it all, Kalank has Varun, Alia, Madhuri, Sanjay, Sonakshi and Aditya


 Depending upon the feedback of the audience it may go up as well but even it falls down, it won’t go down below Rs 15 crore


”Also read | Kalank movie review and release LIVE UPDATESHowever, for Dharma Productions’ head honcho Karan Johar, Kalank is beyond box office numbers and is a “labour of love”",2
Garrett Basch and Steve Zaillian of Film Rites and Bron Studios’ Aaron L Gilbert are attached to produce,2
"“Coming to think of it, the Tethered (#UsMovie) and the White Walkers (#GameOfThrones) have quite a bit in common: 1",2
"Meanwhile, Ronnie Screwvala will also collaborate with filmmaker Aditya Dhar and actor Vicky Kaushal for a film titled Ashwatthama",2
"The state has had several chief ministers, who have influence over voters. BJP’s Annapurna Devi, a crossover from RJD, is up against JVM-P president and former chief minister Babulal Marandi. Arjun Munda, a BJP leader and former chief minister, faces Kalicharan Munda of the Congress in Khunti. In Hazaribagh, Jayant Sinha of BJP will fight against Gopal Sahu of the Congress, a grand alliance candidate. Former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay of the Congress is pitted against BJP’s Sanjay Seth in Ranchi.",0
"This means, along with the price cut, OnePlus 6T's base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage was available at ₹34,999, down from its original price of ₹37,999.


The 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model also received the discount of the same amount, and it retailed for ₹41,999. We expect the smartphone to receive a similar discount during the summer sale. The OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro are due for launch in India on May 14 and the OnePlus 6T's price cut makes sense just prior to the launch of its successors.",1
"“Sebi’s queries to the fund houses are to ascertain whether the actions of the mutual fund houses are in the best interest of the unit holder and whether there was any violation of the code of conduct by the fund managers under the mutual fund regulations,"" said the first person.


Typically in situations when the underlying assets are not realized, the fund houses have three options—take a hit on their books, roll over the scheme or mark down the value of security to zero.


Lakshmi Iyer, Head of fixed income at Kotak AMC, said the company’s actions were within the regulatory ambit.


“Sebi’s winding down of asset clause says that when you are liquidating assets, you have to ensure that you are realizing a fair value, either above that not below. I am being governed by a regulator and a regulation which has given regulations for the working of the mutual fund and the scheme and that is exactly what I am doing. For instance, I decide to wind down an ETF (exchange traded fund) that also comes under the winding down clause,"" Iyer told Mint.",3
"Two union ministers--Ananth Kumar Hegde and Ramesh Jigajinagi--were also among those whose constituencies went to the polls on Tuesday.


The third phase of voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections also saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday.


Of the 14 parliamentary seats, 10 are currently with the BJP and four with the Congress. Of this, the BJP has eight members who are multiple term incumbents but are relying on Modi for votes like several of their colleagues in other parts of the state and country. The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition is trying to bring down the BJP, which has performed consistently well in parliamentary elections, to single digits in the ongoing polls that would not only help the alliance increase its national tally but also save the H.D.Kumaraswamy led government in Karnataka.


The coalition had accused the Income Tax department of acting on behest of the Modi government and targeting the political opposition. According to election authorities, cash, liquor and gold valued at over ₹88 crores has been seized in the state during the two phases of polling.",0
"Adding to this was the delicious opportunity to easily offload long-term government bonds to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through its open market operations (OMOs). The central bank has been one of the biggest buyers of bonds in recent months.


“RBI had done large-scale OMO operations and that had pushed yields down sharply. This sharp fall in yields has given a profit-taking opportunity. Also, when the RBI is buying, it is the best opportunity to sell,"" said R. Sivakumar, head of fixed income at Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd.


But what the selling of government bonds has done is increase the credit risk profile of debt funds even more. To their credit, mutual funds reduced their exposure to commercial papers (CPs) by over four percentage points to 10.6%, a clear move to reduce credit risk since these instruments were at the epicentre of the liquidity crisis. Recall that questions about the credit quality of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) had butchered their stocks in September, with some of them losing more than 50% of their market value. In fact, taken together, the exposure of corporate bonds and CPs hasn’t risen as much.",3
"You have to be at the pulse of the market to become the pulse of the market, says Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Sr. Vice President, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India


“Cutting-edge technologies like AI should not be compromised at the cost of “EI"" or expression-to-impression,’ Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Sr. Vice President, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, tells Shubham Raheja in an interview during Brand Studio Live. Edited excerpts:


The Honda CB Shine recently crossed the 7 million mark in India. How did it attain that kind of popularity in a market that has well-established players like the Hero Splendor and Bajaj Discover?


The Honda CB Shine happens to be the second motorcycle that was launched by Honda 13 years ago, in 2005. Over the years it has really gained popularity. If you have to ask “which is truly a mass model from Honda’s stable as of now?"", it has to be the CB Shine. We have been very successful in having a good brand recognition in Tier II and Tier III towns, even though it’s a 125cc bike. The popularity of CB Shine is growing day by day.


There have been months when the Shine series crossed one lakh (in monthly sales)—that has never happened with any 125cc motorcycle in this country.",1
"US equities were mixed at the start of a week that could be pivotal for global trade, while lawmakers in Washington continue to negotiate a contentious spending bill. The dollar strengthened for an eighth day, and 10-year Treasuries fell.


The S&P 500 was little changed on Monday after starting the session higher. Industrials, anchored by railroads, were among the biggest gainers, while communications and health-care shares led declines.


Stocks are coming off a lackluster week, with investors awaiting high-level US-China trade talks. The threat of a shutdown in Washington is also in focus, as political tensions flare between Congress and the president. Volumes have been lower than average all session, and some investors may be sitting on the sidelines waiting for more potent market catalysts to emerge.",3
"Markets were under pressure last week and lost on every single trading day. Considering that there were losses for five days, the cumulative amount was not that very large. BSE Sensex lost 737.53 points or 2.02% to close at 35,808.95 points. Nifty was down 219.20 points or 2.00% at 10,724.40 points. The broader market lost a little more with BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 down 2.33%, 2.26% and 2.30% down. The bigger pain continues to be in the mid and small cap which were down 2.71% and 2.96%, respectively.


BSE midcap is less than 3% away from making a new 52-week low while BSE smallcap is at a 52-week low. The problem with these small shares is that there seems to be no level at which they would stop. They seem to be just falling non-stop and there are no levels for support for these stocks.


Dow Jones had a positive week and gained 776.92 points or 3.09% to close at 25,883.25 points. The Indian rupee gained 8 paisa or 0.11% to close at 71.22.",3
"According to WABetaInfo, the Advanced Search feature has an added ‘Media’ window, which would allow users to search for photos, videos, GIFs and documents.


WABetaInfo also said the feature would also allow users to check their search history. WhatsApp would also allow the history to be deleted using the ‘Clear’ button.


A preview of the search would also be available, hence eliminating the need to open individual search results to view search results.",1
"Dewan shares have lost nearly 50 percent of their value since allegations of financial mismanagement late last month


DHFL on Wednesday said its CEO Harshil Mehta has decided to resign from his position with immediate effect",3
"The signs of a recession in the US were already there and were the very reason for the Fed’s dovish stance, said Amit Gupta, analyst at ICICIdirect. “The first leg of these recession fears has been positive for the Indian rupee because we are seeing more foreign flows. We may see the RBI cut rates in the upcoming monetary policy in April, so FIIs flows will come in debt market as well. But RBI may not let the rupee’s appreciation continue beyond a point and we may see some intervention to aid export competitiveness,"" he said.


The rupee has been supported by optimism that the US and China will reach a trade deal, and the impact of Brexit may not be as bad as feared. However, as DBS Bank Ltd said in a note on 20 March, “Unfortunately, none of these factors are firm… Our target remains for USD/INR to end the year above 70.""",3
"The Congress replaced its candidate from Chandrapur in Maharashtra and fielded Suresh Dhanorkar, in place of Vinayak Bangade.


Incidently, a Delhi court has extended till March 25 the interim protection to Karti from his arrest as well as that of former Union minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis scam cases filed by the CBI and the ED.",0
"Sinha has been vocal against the BJP and policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the past several months.


“Veteran leaders of the BJP were kept in the 'Margdarshak Mandal', which never even held a meeting...sidelining of the people started from the top,"" Sinha said, accusing the BJP's current leadership of sidelining the old guard. “Our asset was treated with a negative attitude and we were being targeted...this is a one-man show and two-man army. Promises were made which were never fulfilled.""",0
"NEW DELHI: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leaving no stone unturned as Jammu and Kashmir readies for the Lok Sabha polls. The party stares at a challenge with the Congress and the National Conference (NC) joining hands in the state, but is determined to come out shining. In an interview, party leader Naeem Akhtar speaks about the symbolism of the forthcoming elections. Edited excerpts from an interview:


We will fight with all seriousness, because we are the most important force in Kashmir. The centre has been laying down rules in Kashmir, which the Election Commission of India has been ignoring. We will fight despite these rules.


It (centre) has selectively withdrawn the security cover of the politicians, including the district president, even in sensitive areas like south Kashmir’s Shopian. Despite this, we will put up a very strong fight.",0
"The daughter of Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton disputed his mother’s account that he’s in a coma in a court filing Friday, saying that he’s recovering from an April 17 stroke


Cleopatra Singleton, 19, said in the declaration filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that doctors are still determining the condition of her 51-year-old father, who has been in a Los Angeles hospital since an April 17 stroke


 She adds that although doctors “do not have a concrete diagnosis, my dad is progressing every day … My father is breathing on his own


 He is only medically sedated to keep his blood pressure low and allow the vessels in his brain to heal",2
"With Bastar going to polls in the first phase on 11 April, all central paramilitary forces and state police personnel have been deployed in Bastar and across the state.


While the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency accounts for Naxalism-affected Dantewada, Bastar, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Bijapur and Narayanpur districts, forces are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that any threat of Naxal attacks are kept at bay.


With 50,000 forces already present across the state – from across the CRPF and the state police -- an additional 10,000 forces of paramilitary personnel have also been deployed, taking up the number to 60,000 soldiers who will be guarding Chhattisgarh during the upcoming polls.",0
"IDC’s ‘Quarterly Wearables Device Tracker’ saw two successive quarters of double-digit growth and shipped 102,000 units in the quarter, making it the first quarter to cross the 100,000 units shipment mark in the country.


In the list of top five wearable companies, GOQii holds the second position with 19% market share and remains the leading player in the commercial segment, as two-thirds of its shipments are billed to enterprises under the corporate wellness program.


Samsung returned to among the top five wearable companies in India by replacing Fitbit. Samsung bundled Gear Sport and Galaxy Watch with the launch of Samsung Note 9, and later, offered them at a discounted price which helped the brand to acquire a strong momentum in this quarter.",1
"Later, in Vidarbha’s Chandrapur where Congress has fielded Balu Dhanorkar—who was earlier with the Shiv Sena—against sitting MP Hansraj Ahir, Gandhi repeated his allegations on the Rafale deal, demonetization, and “Gabbar Singh Tax"".


He justified the NYAY scheme saying that a lot of thinking had gone into drafting it and assured that it would actually strengthen the national economy and not weaken it as being claimed.


On Thursday, Gandhi addressed a public meeting in Nagpur where the Congress has fielded former BJP MP Nana Patole against BJP stalwart Nitin Gadkari. There would be an inquiry into the Rafael deal after the Congress comes to power and the “chowkidar would go to jail"", he said.",0
"“The Congress had created a situation in the country that people could not talk about their own culture. The Congress conspired to brand Hindus as terrorists. There was a government in the country that did not have faith in its own people, security forces or itself. The Congress government did not take strong action against terrorists,"" he said.


Several BJP leaders spoke on issues ranging from unemployment, the Balakot strike, migration, the agrarian crisis in the state as well as Patnaik’s alleged lack of proficiency in Odia.",0
"Hopes of an end to the US-China trade war added support to a market that has been rallying for the past two months on cuts to production. (Reuters)


Brent crude was at $65.25 a barrel at 0713 GMT, up 0.3% from last close, WTI crude futures rose as much to $55.94


Opec exports are off by over 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) since November, says Barclays Bank in a report


Singapore/Sydney: Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by output cuts by producer club Opec and reports that the US and China are close to a trade deal to end a bitter tariff war, which has slowed the global economy.",3
"Samsung was initially planning to begin South Korean and European sales of the unit in May and Chinese sales from an undisclosed date.


Samsung’s US launch partners for the Galaxy Fold, AT&T and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to requests for comment.",1
Just about everything you see will be driven on 5G as it is the only methodology that we know that can deliver this,1
"With this, India’s largest opposition party aims to reposition unemployment and rural distress as its key poll issue against the Narendra Modi government. The Congress manifesto is a policy framework stitched around the narrative of creating “wealth and welfare"". Its release comes nine days before the first phase of elections on 11 April.


Reiterating its pledge to roll out a countrywide farm loan waiver and the NYAY scheme for minimum income guarantee, the Congress manifesto also promises a separate “Kisan Budget"" for farmers, treating farm debt as a civil rather than criminal liability and a piece of land for every rural homeless or landless household if the Congress is voted to power.


“We are releasing this manifesto and it is a massive step for the Congress. One year ago when we began the process, I gave only two instructions—I said this is not to be made in a closed room and that it should reflect the views of people. Also, this should not have anything that is a lie,"" Gandhi said while releasing the manifesto at an event organized at the party’s national headquarters.",0
"It may be possible that the device that was rumoured to be the Redmi 7 would be the same as the Xiaomi Play, but we will get more clarity only after Xiaomi releases a teaser.",1
"And true to the strategy, Philips’ TV is capable of better contrast than TVs from say Xiaomi, though Samsung, Sony and LG’s high-end UHD offerings are noticeably superior. In a nutshell, picture quality on this TV is in line with its pricing.


The deal-breaker here though are the peripheral features of the TV. Philips’ Saphi operating system isn’t as advanced as AndroidTV, Tizen (Samsung) or WebOS. It’s simple and meant to bring apps to the television. It has Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Eros Now, but that’s about the only options you have for streaming video.


What’s frustrating though is the TV’s remote. It seems to work wirelessly at times, but some features will still only work through infrared (IR), like turning the TV on or toggling volume. Here though, the remote often doesn’t respond you expect it to, which is quite annoying.",1
"Australia railway: A railway that carries zinc from major producers such as Glencore , MMG Ltd and South 32 across Australia's Outback is expected to reopen this month after it was damaged in floods.


Column: Zinc is coming under sustained attack from bearish funds. The trigger for the assault was Tuesday morning's London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks report, showing 10,625 tonnes of inflow into exchange warehouses.


Prices: Zinc climbed 0.7% to $2,829 per tonne, lead gained 1.4% to $1,948, tin gained 0.3% to $20,434.30 while nickel added 0.8% to $13,065.",3
"Aesthetic and feelThe First Avenger is one of the unique MCU films and that is not just because it is set in the past


Two not-so-great things about Captain America: The First AvengerRed SkullHugo Weaving’s character could have been a good villain perhaps, had it been given more room to breathe


 Weaving is capable of a lot, but here his performance was hampered by not just criminally limited screen time that did not allow proper development, it was also his weird accent that did not sound believable at all",2
"Jersey is expected to have a good start at the box office, not just because of the attention its trailer received but also due to the positive reviews it has gotten from the critics",2
"Launched in India in 2018, TikTok has 120 million active users in India, particularly youngsters in small town and cities. It is being largely used to capture and share moments through short videos clips decorated with fun stickers and filters. However, the furore over TikTok emerged since it has been accused of encouraging pornography.


That said, some social media networks like the microblogging platform, Twitter, also carry short pornographic video clips and photos put out for promotion by publishers and performers, without facing backlash from the authorities. Some experts feel the ban is more justified due to the nature of the audience. “The decision to ban TikTok makes sense because it has a much younger audience which includes children who are still in school, unlike Twitter which has more mature audience,"" says Shradha Agarwal, COO, Grapes Digital.",1
"""Gold is not quite seeing the boost from Trump's tweet than you might have expected ... Still, it continues to look bullish, with $1,320 having provided adequate support late last week,"" OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam wrote in a note.


Gold rose to a 10-month peak of $1,346.73 last week and has gained about 4% this year, helped by expectations that the US central bank will pause interest rate increases.


Markets are looking ahead to a testimony by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday and Wednesday.",3
"The BJP-NDPP alliance is banking on the NDA government’s infrastructure push to win the general elections, as the resource-constrained state is largely dependent on central grants. (Utpal Bhaskar/Mint)


The BJP-NDPP alliance is banking on the NDA government’s infrastructure push to win, as the resource-constrained state is largely dependent on central grants


DIMAPUR/KOHIMA: A Naga never forgets and rarely forgives. That dictum is perhaps driving the playbook of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine as Nagaland’s electorate of 1.20 million votes for the state’s sole seat on 11 April.",0
"Parliamentary candidates' expenditure is capped at up to 7 million Indian rupees (about $100,000), but the limit is widely flouted, and political parties are allowed to spend freely.


The New Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies (CMS) estimates almost $8.6 billion will be spent on this year's vote, roughly twice the 2014 election.


The figure would surpass OpenSecrets.org's estimate that $6.5 billion was spent in the 2016 U.S. presidential and congressional elections.


Recent reforms under Modi may have fueled the spending spree: Companies can fund parties anonymously through new 'electoral bonds' and they no longer face a donations cap. Activists say that gives corporations too much sway and obscures ties between politicians and businessmen.


About 95 percent of electoral bonds snapped up in a first tranche offering last year went to the BJP, according to data reviewed by Reuters through a Right To Information request and BJP filings.


When asked whether the BJP had a financial advantage, party spokesman Anil Baluni said ""it is not an unfair advantage.""


""I guess maybe the BJP does believe in taking maximum donations by cheque or through bonds... We are the largest political party in the country,"" Baluni added.


He said he did not have information on the provenance of funds or the uses. Pawan Khera, a Congress spokesman, said this was ""turning out to be the most unequal election,"" but did not provide specifics.


His star has dimmed somewhat, in part due to fallout from a shock 2016 decision to scrap then circulating high-value bank notes, but with some businesses wary of a fragile opposition coalition coming to power, Modi retains backers.",0
"Wall Street stocks sold off sharply on Friday as weak factory data from the United States and Europe fueled fears of a global economic downturn.


“Weak Manufacturing data from the US and Eurozone has stoked risk aversion as concerns over global growth have resurfaced. US yields have fallen and the curve has inverted with longer end coming off sharply. An inverted yield curve is seen as a signal of an impending recession,” forex advisory firm IFA Global said in a note.


""The inversion in the US yield curve shows severe growth concerns with increasing possibility of a recession over the next 18 to 24 months,"" said Upasna Bhardwaj, senior economist at Kotak Mahindra Bank. ""A significant global economic slowdown may trigger a severe risk-off, which could spill over into our markets.""",3
"Storing both work and personal information on one phone can put you and your company at risk. Photo: iStockphoto


Samsung's Knox platform allows users to create a secure folder to keep work apps, files locked with a password


mint-india-wire work phonespersonal phoneswork phone personal phone separatecombining work and personal phonepros and cons of using personal phone for workgmail work profiletwo whatsapp numbers on one phone",1
"Oil is poised for the best quarterly gain since 2009 as OPEC and its allies curbed production to clear excess inventories


Oil held gains near a four-month high after Russia reaffirmed its commitment to production cuts by the OPEC+ coalition and disruptions in Venezuela added to signs of tightening supply.


Futures in New York were steady after rising 1.9 percent in the previous session. Russia, the world’s second-biggest crude producer, is on track to reach its pledged output cut of 228,000 barrels a day by the end of March, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said. Venezuela’s main oil ports were said to remain shut on Tuesday after a power outage halted exports a day earlier.",3
"If Apple does bring iTunes to other TVs, it will likely take some time. Samsung’s smart TVs currently run on the company’s own Tizen operating system (OS), whereas smart TVs from Sony and LG run on Android TV and webOS, respectively. That means while Apple is building an iTunes Movie and TV Show app for the Tizen OS, it will also have to build separate apps for other platforms. That would take some time and a lot of discussions with the respective companies.


mint-india-wire applesamsungapple samsung partnershipsamsung smart tvitunes movieapple tv showsapple itunesamazon fire stickgoogle chromecasttechnology",1
"The entire nation wants this film to tell the incredible untold story of India’s greatest victory and Ranveer wants to do justice to this anticipation


”’83 is being presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri and Kabir Khan",2
"“Industry here is centred on the Ganga and it is our connection to the rest of the country. Even though this is an industrial town, there are very few jobs here and the port is a key source of employment. If the government focuses on improving connectivity by increasing jetties and dredging, increased water levels will bring bigger boats to Haldia, which means more jobs. We are hopeful that the new terminal being built will do that for us,"" he said.


Pradhan is referring to the ₹517-crore project to construct a new terminal for inland waterways in Haldia, which is part of the Jal Marg Vikas Project, a key promise of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, which is looking for a second consecutive term in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.


While transportation of cargo and passengers seems to be the focus for now, the river could also play a role in boosting tourism and improving relations with neighbouring countries. Recently, a cruise ship was flagged off from Kolkata to Dhaka in Bangladesh, while another plies from Varanasi. This is the first time India has opened its waterways for foreign travel.


Haldia, an industrial town in East Midnapore district, marks the southern end of the river, after which it enters the Bay of Bengal. Given its proximity to Bangladesh, the town is an important port in the country. Of the 2,525-km-long Ganga, 520km runs through West Bengal, making it key to connectivity and livelihood.",0
"""Speculative positioning is now likely extremely elevated on the long side, suggesting periodic sell-offs on profit-taking are more likely,"" Robin Bhar, head of metals research at Societe Generale said in a note.


Silver fell 0.3 percent to $16.02 per ounce, after touching $16.10 in prior session, its highest since July 2018. Platinum was up 0.4 percent at $811.50.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and his wife voted at a polling booth at Worli in Central Mumbai, while Adi Godrej cast his ballot in the Malabar Hill area in south Mumbai.


RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also exercised his democratic right near his official residence at Pedder Road, his first vote after taking charge as head of the central bank in December last year.


#Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das casts his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road. #LokSabhaElections2019


Mumbai: Anil Ambani casts his vote at voting centre number 216 at GD Somani School in Cuffe Parade. #LokSabhaElections2019",0
Anupam Kher and Esha Gupta-starrer One Day: Justice Delivered will hit the theatres countrywide on June 14,2
"People of North-East relate the name of PM Modi with development. People can see the change in North-East, says the Assam finance minister


NDA is hopeful of winning up to 18-20 seats as an alliance but BJP alone should be able to get 15 seats across the North-East, says Sarma


GUWAHATI: Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is considered a key architect of the unprecedented rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the North-East. Sarma, a veteran MLA in the state assembly, spoke to Mint after the conclusion of election campaign.


In a wide-ranging interview, Sarma sees a record electoral win in 2019 for the BJP fashioned around Brand Modi. He also dwelled candidly on the controversial citizenship Bill. Edited excerpts:


What are the prospects for the BJP and NDA (National Democratic Alliance) in the North-East in the ongoing general elections?",0
"Apple and its longtime chip supplier, Qualcomm, have been fighting in court over Apple’s use of Qualcomm’s technology. On November 30, a Chinese court ruled Apple must immediately stop selling seven older iPhone models in China because it infringed on two Qualcomm patents.


But Apple has not stopped selling those iPhones there. The company has argued the phones are not subject to the ruling because they are running new software that was not discussed at trial.


On Friday, Apple said in a statement that it would update its iPhones in China early next week “to address any possible concern about our compliance with the order."" Apple said its update would change the iPhones’ software so it did not infringe on Qualcomm patents, which relate to switching between apps and changing the size and appearance of photographs.",1
"In Crisil's books, the credit profile of Indian companies has improved, which is contrary to Icra's assessment. (Sarvesh Kumar Sharma/Mint)


 Icra says Indian companies are still under considerable stress as its 'rating drift' has dopped to -12%


Has the credit profile of Indian corporates improved and have they reduced their debt load? It depends on which rating agency you want to believe.",3
"He said that the Silicon Valley company expected to notify hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users; tens of millions of other Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users whose passwords may have be vulnerable to prying eyes.


The basic security shortcoming was revealed on the heels of a series of controversies centered on whether Facebook properly safeguards the privacy and data of its users.",1
"In Uttar Pradesh, BSP is contesting elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).


“I am certain that people in the party will not only welcome my decision but also work towards making BSP-SP-RLD win in all the seats. They will also respect the farsightedness of this decision taken by me,"" she said.


Last week, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, making way for the next generation in his family to contest, said that instead of him, his daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar’s son Parth would contest the general election.",0
"”She further says, “We’d been dating for awhile, when he said he’s not 25 & can’t keep dropping me home every night


 I’m an actor but through all the ups & downs I’ve been a sister, a wife, a mom & none of these roles have deterred me",2
"The state Cabinet approved the decision via circulation on March 8, as the cabinet meeting could not be held, a senior officer said Saturday.


The Pehna-de-Franca project is a ""hybrid IT Park"" under the Goa Information Technology Development Act, 2007.",1
"Facebook isn’t giving a breakdown of where these users are, but says the breach was “fairly broad.” Photo: Reuters


The hackers accessed name, email addresses or phone numbers from these accounts, according to Facebook


Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago, fewer than the 50 million it initially believed were affected.",1
"”“Thank you all the nights you wait up for me, thank you for all the times you wait for me to eat, thank you all the times you wake up early so I can sleep an hour more, thank you for always making sure that I have food and snacks and water every time I step out of the house, thank you for making my life so comfortable, thank you for doing things for me even before I think of them, thank you for managing and organising my life, thank you loving me the way do, thank you for showing me what true love really means, thank you for always wearing a thick hoodie at home even in the summer so that I can be comfortable in our freezing room, thank you for marrying me, thank you for all the other infinite things you do for me…thank you monkey


On the work front, Karan Singh Grover will be back on the screen with AltBalaji’s show Boss: Baap of Special Services",2
"The move, coming a day after the code of conduct came into force, was welcomed by the two major parties in Kerala, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress, but has bristled some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. The party, which hopes the temple issue to increase its vote share in some pockets, had seen this coming though, its state unit president Sreedharan Pillai said last week that ""Sabarimala is not a campaign weapon (of the BJP)"".


Reacting to the news, K. Surendran, who is speculated to be the BJP candidate at the nerve center of Sabarimala protests in Pathanamthitta, hit out against the Kerala CEC. ""The election commission has no authority to say that. The state governments actions against the believers in the temple will be discussed in the polls,"" he told reporters.",0
"It’s more expensive than Xiaomi’s offering, but also produces better sound. The Philips HLT1193B/94 comes with a sub-woofer, which makes it better suited for listening to music and also improves bass output when you’re watching TV. Like the Mi Soundbar, this one also has Bluetooth support to play music from your phone.


While it’s priced closer to the premium ranges, the JBL Bar 5.1 is also much better than the two mentioned above. It has a wireless sub-woofer that can be placed anywhere in the room, along with two more speakers, that can either be attached to the soundbar itself, or placed anywhere else in the room. As a result, it’s better at providing surround sound than many other soundbars out there.",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"Kit Harington told Entertainment Weekly that the fourth episode of the season is one of his favourites


 He said, “One of my favorite episodes is 4 because the characters have seemingly got what they needed,” Harington says of the roughly 20 main characters still gathered at Winterfell",2
"So will Kaizala boost productivity? Maybe, if the technology giant adopts a different approach to drive its growth.


G-Suite: (including Gmail, Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Contacts, and Google Forms): Like Microsoft’s Office 365, Google’s G-Suite provides everything from email to chat as well.


Slack: While Slack doesn’t have direct email, it allows teams to collaborate for projects, share files etc.",1
"The newspaper said Definers tried to deflect criticism of Facebook by encouraging reporters to look into rivals like Google and to pursue stories about Soros stoking anti-Facebook backlash in Washington. Soros, 88, has been a frequent detractor of Facebook, calling it a “menace"" earlier this year.


Facebook issued a lengthy rebuttal to the story Thursday, denying that it asked Definers to pay for or write articles on its behalf or pushed journalists to spread misinformation. Without naming Soros, a Hungarian-born Holocaust-survivor, the company said its actions weren’t aimed at fuelling anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Rather, it said it encouraged reporters to look into the funding of anti-Facebook groups, most notably Freedom From Facebook, ‘to demonstrate that it was not simply a spontaneous grassroots campaign, as it claimed, but supported by a well-known critic of our company.’


A longtime financial backer of Democratic causes and politicians, Soros is a favourite bogeyman of the right wing, which accuses him of anti-American plots. Last month, a suspected bomb was discovered in the mail of his New York home, the first of a dozen sent to Democratic and liberal figures including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.


Patrick Gaspard, the foundation’s president, called the use of Soros, ‘reprehensible’ in a letter to Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.


‘These efforts appear to have been part of a deliberate strategy to distract from the very real accountability problems your company continues to grapple with,’ Gaspard wrote in the letter, which he also sent to Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s board members and congressional leaders.",1
"Contrary to what some think, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not going to totally end after Avengers: Endgame


 The show will go on, though yes, Endgame, as the name suggests, will be an end to the storyline so far


After Thanos is dispensed with (we hope), the future Marvel heroes will have new members and leadership


While Marvel is pretty hush-hush about future plans for MCU so that Endgame will not be spoiled for us, we do know for sure about a few movies that will release after Endgame",2
"NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday announced the schedule of the general elections, officially putting in place the model code of conduct with immediate effect.


Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases with polling in the first phase on 11 April and the last phase on 19 May. Results for all phases will be announced on 23 May.",0
"NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday ""strongly condemned"" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP supremo Mayawati for their communal remarks and barred them from campaigning for different periods.


While Adityanath was barred for 72 hours, Mayawati has been barred for 48 hours, separate EC orders said.",0
"Polling are going on in all 26 seats in Gujarat and 20 seats in Kerala. Elections are taking place in 14 seats each in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Polls in south India will be over in the third phase. They will be completed in Maharashtra in the next phase. Elections to the remaining four of the 14 seats in Assam and the second one in Tripura will end the exercise in the North-East. Ten constituencies in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh will vote in the third phase. Voting in seven seats of Chhattisgarh will end the exercise in the state that has 11 seats. Both of Goa’s seats will vote on Tuesday.


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fielding Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast that killed six and injured 100, from Bhopal. She has been granted bail and is up against Congress’ Digvijay Singh. That election is on 12 May. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi quit the party to join the Shiv Sena. Ending their 24-year-old rivalry to take on BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party’s Mayawati shared the stage at a public rally on 19 April in Mainpuri, the former’s pocket borough that goes to the polls on Tuesday.",0
"Cybersecurity experts believe 2019 will be a tough year for enterprises as cybercriminals will up their game and come up with more sophisticated attacks. Experts at security firm Trend Micro point out that attackers will be turning to emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to anticipate the movements of CEOs, or C-level employees reporting to them, so that they could be targeted with more convincing phishing messages. According to cloud-based email management company Mimecast Ltd’ last quarterly report, BEC (business email compromise) attacks against enterprises have increased by 80% worldwide.",1
"Verdict: The Mate 20 Pro is worth considering. Once you get used to Huawei’s software, you will enjoy this phone and it can rival any flagship phone from any top manufacturer.


mint-india-wire Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mat 20Huawei Mate 20 Pro cameraHuawei Mate 20 Pro displayHuawei Mate 20 Pro price",1
"Nobody expected much from consumer goods firms for the March quarter. Therefore, the financial results of Britannia Industries Ltd are not disappointing, even though they are far from being encouraging.


The company’s domestic volumes grew 7% year-on-year in the March quarter, broadly in line with estimates. Investor expectations had softened after December quarter volume growth came in at 7%, missing expectations.


Consolidated revenue for the quarter increased 10.3% to ₹2,799 crore. International business was restrained, witnessing single-digit growth due to a slowdown in business in the Middle East. Profit growth was more or less in line with revenue growth, as a slight decline in margins was offset by higher other income.


Management commentary during the earnings conference call on demand outlook was lacklustre. Rural demand, too, did not offer much assurance.


“We have seen a slowdown in the market in recent months,"" said the Britannia management in a press release. Analysts, however, point out that the company has gained market share from competitors such as Parle Products Pvt. Ltd in a declining market.",3
"The rising population in Rajkot puts pressure on the district administration’s ability to provide healthcare and education. (Nandan Dave/Mint)


Over the last three decades, since the 1989 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has lost this constituency only once, in 2009 to the Congress


RAJKOT: Rajkot serves up a number of interesting contradictions that keep debates about Gandhi and his legacy alive here. The people are justifiably proud of their link to the Mahatma, yet their ideology doesn’t always keep step with him.


The city—where Mahatma Gandhi spent his childhood when his father served as the diwan of Porbandar, Rajkot and Wankaner is a stronghold of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), known for its hardline politics, while Gandhi always looked to tolerance and inclusivity.


Over the last three decades, since the 1989 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has lost this constituency only once, in 2009 to the Congress. The current chief minister, Vijay Rupani, represents the Rajkot West assembly seat. This time, sitting BJP MP Mohan Kundariya will be looking to retain his seat. He’s up against Lalit Kagathara of the Congress.",0
"Apple Inc. on Wednesday announced its much anticipated second-generation AirPods, adding hands-free Siri access, 50% longer talk time and optional wireless charging.",1
"English actor Keira Knightley and her musician husband James Righton are set to welcome their second child together


Keira Knightley and James Righton tied the knot on May 4, 2013 and welcomed their first child, daughter Edie, in 2015",2
"Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said, “The OnePlus brand is synonymous with speed and power, two values that McLaren likewise strives to deliver with every car we build. Bringing together the inventive, pioneering spirit shared by both OnePlus and McLaren is a firm statement of intent to leverage our collective powers and break new ground for innovative ideas and technology.""


OnePlus has previously teamed up with Parisian retailer Colette to produce the OnePlus 3T x Colette 20th Anniversary Edition, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to produce the OnePlus 5 x JCC+Limited Edition “Callection""and the OnePlus 6 x Marvel Avengers Limited Edition. OnePlus 5T also came in a Star Wars edition.


McLaren has had a lacklustre run in the last four years, with no wins in the last five years. Many attribute this to an inferior power unit.",1
Overall copper exports from India during the April 2018 to March 2019 period were down 70% from the fiscal year 2017/18,3
"Besides Lanthimos (The Favourite), Pawlikowski (Cold War), the members include American actor Elle Fanning, Senegalese actor and comedian Maimouna N’Diaye, American indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, French comic book creator-director Enki Bilal, Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher and French-Moroccan screenwriter-director Robin Campillo",2
"Apple's share of India's $400-plus smartphone segment stood at 23% in 2018, behind both Samsung and OnePlus, showed data from Hong Kong-based tech researcher Counterpoint.


But with a share of just 1% of India's entire smartphone market, Apple responded last year by revamping its sales and distribution strategy.


Apple also plans to increase local production in a move that could help it limit the impact of a China-US trade war. The company will soon begin assembling its top-end phones through the local unit of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn), Reuters previously reported.",1
"The Congress had earlier raised accusations of bogus voting in a large parts of Kannur and Kasargode districts. (ANI)


Bengaluru: In the wake of bogus voting allegations against the ruling Left in Kerala, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena confirmed three such cases on Monday.",0
"The feature is also being built to detect unsafe pages using the ""Safe Browsing"" feature which was added to Android 8.1 last year. It would alert users when a page is infected with malicious content.


""In the current stage of development, WhatsApp doesn't allow to natively make screenshots or video captures while using the in-app browser: reasons are unknown and we don't know if this will change before the release of the feature,"" the report noted.",1
"According to Anand Gurnani, Vice President-Digital, Yash Raj Films, ""our association with Facebook offers a chance for audiences to experiment and express themselves through music and share the same with their friends"".


""We have one of the largest catalogue of songs. Today's digitally-savvy consumers are ultra-creative and it will be interesting to see how they re-purpose our music and videos to say what they want the world to hear,"" added Neeraj Kalyan, T-Series President and Digital head.",1
"The Realme U1 is priced at ₹11,999 for its base (3GB/32GB) variant while the top (4GB/64GB) spec model is priced at ₹14,499. The phone goes on sale on Amazon at 12 noon 5 December


mint-india-wire Realme U1 indiaRealme U1 price in indiaRealme U1 AmazonRealme U1 India priceRealme U1 specificationsRealme U1 specsRealme U1 featuresRealme U1 Jio offer",1
"BuzzFeed could use a boost. Two years ago, the company was valued at $1.7 billion and its prospects seemed bright. But the digital-media industry has gotten tougher since then. The company laid off 100 people last fall and shut down its podcast team in September.


Before BuzzFeed investors can find an exit through a sale or public offering, the company needs to prove it can develop a diverse mix of revenue from creating TV shows and films, commerce, and licensing or merchandising.


In an interview, chief executive Jonah Peretti declined to discuss his company’s revenue for 2018, but said it’s on pace to rise by a double-digit percentage. Commerce “is definitely a big part of our revenue growth,"" he said.


BuzzFeed hopes that helping invent products can deepen ties with advertisers and capitalize on its audience data. The idea for Lunarly came after a BuzzFeed employee saw posts about mindfulness were popular on the website and a horticulturist noted that some plants only grow during certain times of year. The idea is to turn the usual advertiser relationship on its head, Kaufman said in an interview.",1
"The actor said, “A person like me who has never had patience, this is God’s way to teach me patience",2
"In terms of optics, the Realme 3 comes with a dual rear camera setup with a 16MP primary and 5MP secondary sensor. At the front, it has a 25MP selfie camera. Realme has packed super slo motion, nightscape and speed shot modes in the camera app. The rear facing camera produced good results indoors and outdoors. The camera doesn't seem to gravitate towards lower shutter speeds indoors to compensate for low-lighting, which is great for a smartphone at this price point. The Qualcomm Spectra 250 Image Signal Processor does a great job of post processing images after they are clicked. So if you are a person who to clicks photos of documents, you are in luck, as it automatically sharpens them up for you.


It is too soon to gauge the smartphone against the Redmi Note 7 Pro's camera, so you'd have to wait for our full review of the device.


The Realme 3 Pro packs a 4,045mAh battery and comes with a VOOC 3.0 charger, which reminiscent of OnePlus' dash charger. Realme claims it can offer 5 hours of talk-time in 10 minutes of charge. We are yet to verify the battery life and charging times of the Realme 3 Pro.",1
"The C-Lux has a two-tone exterior made out of metal and a grippy rubber occupying the middle spaces of the camera.


Priced at ₹85,000, the Leica C-Lux is a very modern looking mirrorless camera with the classic Leica optics. But is it really a good buy?


When you think of the affordable offerings from German luxury brands, the Mercedes C-Class or BMW 3-Series might be the first to come to your mind. Posh yet reasonable, these cars offer unparalleled automotive innovations without compromising on quality.


German luxury camera maker Leica also has such an offering up its sleeve, the Leica C-Lux. Priced at ₹ 85,000, the C-Lux is a very modern looking mirrorless camera with the classic Leica optics. But is it really a good buy? Let’s find out.


The C-Lux has a two-tone exterior made out of metal and a grippy rubber occupying the middle spaces of the camera. The angular dimensions of the camera along with the choice of materials give it a very retro look. The front of the camera features the lens and a multi-function ring surrounding it, the flash and the instantly recognisable red Leica logo.


The top of the camera is home to three dials—one for mode selection, one for zooming in/out with the shutter button and one for fiddling with aperture and shutter speed.",1
"Apple had accused Qualcomm of using illegal patent practices to keep a monopoly on modem chips that connect phones to mobile data networks. Qualcomm had said Apple was using its technology without paying for it.


Apple began using Intel modem chips in some iPhones in 2016. Apple later stopped paying licence fees to Qualcomm and completely stopped using its chips in iPhones in 2018.


A jury of six men and three women was in the process of hearing opening arguments from Apple and Qualcomm when news of the settlement broke.


Judge Gonzalo Curiel briefly dismissed the jury as reporters in the courtroom rushed to confirm the news. Apple's litigation chief Noreen Krall chatted privately with Qualcomm attorney Mark Snyder before Judge Curiel called the jurors back into the courtroom.",1
"The poll panel has issued a notice to the railways, asking it to submit a report by Thursday on the slogan on tea cups, so that it can take a call on whether it was a poll code violation.


The issue came to the fore after a passenger on the Kathgodam Shatabdi tweeted a picture of tea cups with the slogan, the post went viral.


On the ticket issue, the EC has reprimanded the national transporter for not taking the code of conduct seriously.",0
"In the supply chain for electronics, contract manufacturers buy Qualcomm chips and pay royalties when they build phones, and are in turn reimbursed by companies like Apple. Qualcomm sued the group last year, alleging they had stopped paying royalties related to Apple products, and Apple joined their defense.


The contract manufacturers have since filed claims of their own against Qualcomm, alleging the San Diego company’s practice of charging money for chips but then also asking for a cut of the adjusted selling price of a mobile phone as a patent royalty payment constitutes an anticompetitive business practice.


They are seeking $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm for royalties they allege were illegal. That figure could triple if the manufacturers succeed on their antitrust claims.


Ted Boutrous, a high-profile partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP who is representing the contract manufacturers, told Reuters that statements from Qualcomm executives suggesting there were meaningful settlement talks with the contract manufacturers were “false.""",1
"In China alone, an average of two new models were released each day last year for a total of 764. Photo: Reuters


2019 SmartphonesQualcomm5GQualcomm 5Gnew smartphone launchesXiaomiSamsungAppleChina trade warChina smartphone marketiPhone


Over the past decade we’ve seen phones get larger, faster, sharper, crisper and curved. They even put cameras on the front!


Consumers have been blessed by the array of choices available in the market. But now the pace of innovation is slowing, and that could hurt investors.",1
The Ali Abbas Zafar directorial is a Hindi adaptation of 2014 South Korean film titled Ode to My Father,2
"And, I think everyone who sees the film will forget Nani, and they will only see the character Arjun


”Also read: Jersey is the most beautiful film of my career: NaniKanchana 3 gets a thumbs upTrade analyst Sathish Kumar M wrote on Twitter, ""#Kanchana3 @offl_Lawrence has satisfied the audience who loved this franchise with similar story & scenes - Horror, Comedy, Glamour and Songs


 People who LOVED #Kanchana2 will LIKE #Kanchana3""Balaji Gopal thanked the team of VellaipookalFilm technician and colourist Balaji Gopal tweetd, ""My next project #VellaiPookal as Colorist releasing today


 Thanks to @varusath2003 @vivekelan @dp_jeraldpeter @Cinemainmygenes With all your blessings 🙏🙏🙏🙏""Kanchana 3 first half reviewFilm trade analyst Ramesh Bala wrote on Twitter, ""#Kanchana3 1st Half: Mass


""Filmmaker BVS Ravi on Jersey""Whoever saw #Jersey even without the background score were raving about some scenes in the second half that watching @NameisNani they couldn’t stop their tears


 Such is the close-up of a great performer! Wishing great luck to Goutham n team,"" director BVS Ravi shared on Twitter as he wished all the best to team Jersey


Solid writing & execution by Raju Murugan and debutant Saravana Rajendran,"" film critic Rajasekar tweeted


  Huge expectation from Kanchana 3Entertainment journalist and trade expert Kaushik LM shared on Twitter, ""#Kanchana2 (Tamil + Telugu) comfortably grossed more than 100 CR WW in 2015


   On the fence about watching Kanchana 3? Watch the trailer of Raghava Lawrence's filmVarun Tej can't wait to watch JerseyVarun Tej Konidela tweeted, ""Loved the trailer of Jersey! Really looking forward to this one! Best wishes to @NameisNani ,@anirudhofficial & the whole team of #Jersey""'Mehandi Circus is poignant and powerful'""#MehandiCircus review: A love story with enough smarts to keep you hooked! This feel-good love story is poignant and powerful,"" journalist Sridevi Sreedhar said via Twitter


'Vellaipookal has an interesting climax'Talking about playing a retired cop in Vellaipookal, Vivekh told indianexpress


 I have played cop roles in Singam and Yennai Arindhaal previously—but Vellaipookal was altogether a different ballgame


""Also Read | If the content isn’t good, no hero can save the film: VivekhWide release for Kanchana 3Raghava Lawrence's horror comedy Kanchana 3 will hit over 2600 screens worldwide


Vennela Kishore on JerseyVennela Kishore posted on Twitter, ""Wishing all the success to @NameisNani bhayyoo and the whole #Jersey team",2
"The Realme 3 follows a ""Gradient Unibody Design"" which is basically Realme's rendition of a dual gradient back. (Twitter/Realme)


Realme is set to commence its Holi sale ""Realme Holi Days"" from 13 March to 15 March on Flipkart, Amazon and Realme.com. During this period, the Realme 3, Realme U1, Realme 2 Pro and Realme C1 would be available with discounts and other benefits like mobile protection plans. The sale will start at 8 pm tonight.",1
"A case in point is Rambus Labs, which recently developed a “lenseless"" sensor. Google, on its part, is leveraging software to offer many of the capabilities of multiple camera phones using just a single camera. Its Super Res Zoom, available on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, uses HDR+ to capture multiple frames (before the user presses the shutter) of the same scene from different positions and then uses AI to break them into smaller components, filtering out the blurry ones from each frame and generating a higher resolution image. 


Google claims that the photos taken with Super Res Zoom are equivalent to the output from smartphone cameras with 2x optical zoom. Similarly, to generate portrait shots with greater depth of field, it uses the dual pixel autofocus feature of the sensor, which captures two shots from the left and right and then merges them to create a perception of depth. However, while real computational photography is still a long way away, the initial steps are already being taken by companies.


mint-india-wire multiple phone camerasphone camerassmartphone camerascomputational photographySamsung Galaxy A9 camera",1
"“I don’t think it will be a problem. It should settle in a week’s time,"" G.Parameshwara, deputy chief minister and senior Congress leader said on Friday.


With just over two weeks to go before the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress party in Karnataka has been scrambling to get its house in order for it to have any chance to bring down the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) tally in the state and also help bring down its government in the centre.


The Congress had joined hands with the JD(S) after the hung verdict in the May assembly elections last year in Karnataka in the hope that it could stitch up similar such partnerships across the country to help it take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Despite several setbacks with other regional parties across the country, the Congress is hoping to keep its alliance with the JD(S) intact, at least till the parliamentary polls.",0
"Concerns about an over-supply of longer maturity bonds have increased after the government on Feb. 1 said it plans to borrow almost $100 billion for the year starting April 1. At the same time, the nation’s sovereign yield curve has steepened after the central bank sprung a surprise rate cut two weeks ago and left the door open for another reduction as early as April.


“There’s been poor demand from banks and investors at the longer end of the curve,"" said Kuldeepsinh Jagtap, senior vice president at ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd. “Longer-end bonds may continue to see relatively poor bidding till the borrowing calendar for first half of fiscal 2020 is announced.""


Yield on the most-traded 2028 sovereign bond has climbed 21 basis points since the year started, raising borrowing costs for the government. The next auction is due on Feb. 22. The local market was closed Tuesday for a holiday.",3
"An estimated 20.87 per cent of the 45.26 lakh electorate cast their votes till 11 am on Monday in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand, in the first phase of elections in the state.


Women voters were seen in large numbers at many booths in Lohardaga (ST), Palamu (SC) and Chatra constituencies, where voting began at 7 am, election officials said


Several incidents of stone pelting took place Monday in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir where polling is underway for election to the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, police said.


""Isolated incidents of stone pelting near polling stations have been reported from various parts of Kulgam district but the situation is under control due to timely action of security forces,"" a police official said.


The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the case against the Election Commission for the inaction in the complaint against the PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah over violation of the Model code of conduct.


MP Sushmita Dev has approached the SC with her petition stating that Congress had filed a complaint almost three weeks ago against the remarks and speeches made by Amit Shah and PM Modi wherein they referred to armed forces in there political propagandas. She alleges that no action has been taken by the EC over the complaints and the violation. Read more


An estimated 21.15 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in 13 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections Monday.",0
"The momentum from Pakistan-India geopolitical risk premium rolling off helped to carry over hopes of more RBI cuts given the growth and inflation undershoot


U.S. President Donald Trump’s GSP revocation for India as not being significantly harmful also perhaps adds to INR relief buying


Rupee may have a little further to run, but the leash is pretty stretched and rupee slip back remains a risk",3
"“The challenge is huge as I am up against the ruling party. All eight legislators are from JD(S), three of them are ministers, CM, ex-PM and the might of their other family members,"" Sumalatha said when Mint caught up with her recently on her campaign trail.


While most people in the district line up to get a glimpse of the actress, most women often assure her full support in the polls.


Her opponents also resort to similar tactics knowing well the volatile nature of the Mandya voters, known to be swayed by emotions.


“If they want, they will take money and still turn en masse against a party to teach them a lesson,"" said a senior politician who was member of the JD(S) for several years.",0
"The ""Vacation Mode"" is actually named ""Ignore archived chats"" by WhatsApp. WABetaInfo, a website dedicated to the latest WhatsApp features, gave us the first look at this functionality. According to the tracker, the ""Ignore archived chats"" button can be found in Settings->Notifications.


This feature is important because until now archived chats would be unarchived every time you received a message on that chat. “Ignore archived chats"" prevents both muted and regular/unmuted chats from leaving the archive without an action on your end, irrespective of the influx of new messages.


Although the feature doesn't come enabled in the latest beta update, we can expect it to roll out soon.",1
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.550, down 0.06% from its previous close of 96.605.",3
"The Nubia Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone was launched at a starting price of 3,199 Yuan (about ₹33,205)


Beijing: Chinese handset manufacturer Nubia on Sunday announced its new gaming phone Red Magic 3 that comes with 5,000mAh battery and an industry-first built-in cooling system.


Global release of the phone, which was launched in China at a starting price of 3,199 yuan (around ₹33,205), is slated for May and would come to India soon after, Nubia said in a statement.",1
"”Avengers: Endgame received some glowing critical reviews, and holds a 95 per cent rating at Rotten Tomatoes",2
"The findings are particularly important because a standard memory and thinking test cannot distinguish between the risk and non-risk groups. ""Our findings show we can reliably detect such subtle navigation changes in at-genetic-risk of Alzheimer's compared with healthy people without any symptoms or complaints,"" said Hornberger.


The team studied gaming data taken from 27,108 UK players, aged 50-75 years and the most vulnerable age-group to develop Alzheimer's in the next decade. They compared this benchmark data with a smaller lab-based group of 60 people who underwent genetic testing.",1
"But those forecasts were downgraded from a survey conducted a month ago when contributors expected the currency to trade at 70.00 and 70.38 per dollar over the six- and 12-month horizon, respectively.


""Overall, we see scope for the rupee to recover in the second half of the year. This is based on our view that inflation will remain stable, the monetary policy stance will stay dovish, growth will start to recover, and fiscal policy will show restraint,"" ANZ's Goh added.


Other analysts point to a surge in the price of oil, India's biggest import, as a potential threat to the rupee given the wide trade deficit. Denominated in dollars, when the dollar rises, it means more rupees have to change hands to pay for the oil India needs.


Oil prices have jumped over 30 percent this year and are expected to remain elevated over the coming year, a separate Reuters poll showed.",3
"In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity ruled flat at ₹34,590 and ₹34,440 per ten gram, respectively. Sovereign was also unaltered at ₹26,600 per piece of eight gram.


Silver ready traded higher by ₹100 to ₹41,600 per kg, while weekly-based delivery advanced by ₹122 to ₹40,390 per kg. Silver coins however weakened by ₹1,000 to ₹82,000 for buying and ₹83,000 for selling of 100 pieces.",3
"The two parties have tried to focus on the farming community in its election manifestos as well in recent polls and the ongoing parliamentary elections. The BJP has promised direct cash transfers of ₹6000 per acre, per year to farmers while Congress has promised farm loan waivers and other forms of relief to the agrarian community, seeped in distress due to failing rains and plummeting prices of produce.


He said that drama and emotions were constantly used to manipulate people, in an apparent reference to Kumaraswamy and his father, former PM H.D.Deve Gowda who have were seen shedding tears alleging that they were being targeted by the centre.


“PM Modi alleged opposition parties use emotions 4 votes.But it is Mr.Modi himself who is playing with the emotions of people in the name of religion & terrorism.Had he been confident of his devlpmnt work to bring in votes Y would he resort to propaganda movie & TV channel in his name?"" Kumaraswamy hit back on Twitter.


Modi even accused the Congress of being divisive as they tried to break the dominant Lingayat community by heeding to a few politically motivated personalities.",0
"It is safe to sell old devices like smartphones or laptops only once they have been properly cleaned of important data, which one does not want to be exposed.


There are also various software tools available that can completely erase the data stored on these devices, suggests Sanjay Katkar, joint managing director and chief technology officer at Quick Heal Technologies.


Stellar’s Chandna concurs that resetting a device is not a fool-proof method to permanently erase data from the device storage media.


Certified and secure professional data erasure tools like BitRaser can erase data on a smartphone, computer, server, memory card or a hard drive completely and permanently, he adds.",1
"The survey data shows that 75 percent of the urban youth (millennials and post-millennials) reported to be either regular voters or said they are likely to vote this time. The same proportion among the older generation was slightly higher (81 percent) among older men and women.


Among the youth, BJP enjoys greater support among regular voters (those who said they always vote) but among first-time voters (those who hadn’t voted in the past but intend to vote now), non-BJP parties enjoy greater support.


While the BJP enjoys support across individuals belonging to different income groups, the support is higher among the affluent than among the less well-off. 55% of those from relatively affluent households (household income above ₹75,000 per month) expressed support for the BJP while among those who belonged to relatively poorer families (those with family income below ₹20,000 per month), the support was lower at 47%. Non-BJP parties collectively enjoy greater support (53%) among the latter group.


The survey data does not reveal much differences in caste-based support for BJP and non-BJP parties but this could be partly because of non-response. Among respondents who choose not to reveal their caste identity, support for non-BJP parties is far higher than that for the BJP.",0
"HoloSuit is a wireless platform and comes with a SDK (software development kit) that provides developers with possibilities of creating real and virtual applications.


It is also compatible with Android, Windows, and iOS, Oculus and similar AR/VR /mixed reality (MR) platforms. “When the user is in the virtual world, they can virtually play and learn piano, golf, fly a plane, learn any skill, be in a virtual chemistry lab or physics lab, learn scuba diving,"" says Shabir Momin, co-founder, HoloSuit.",1
"India: 4000 Overseas: 1300 Worldwide total: 5300 screens #Kalank is the widest release for Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt


""Kiara Advani shares all love for the big release of KalankVarun Dhawan on his Kalank character ZafarIn an interview with indianexpress


com, Varun Dhawan said, “When I did Badlapur, I promised myself that I would not take an intense role until I get something as hard hitting as Raghu’s character


 Otherwise, I did not want to take up a character just because I felt grown up or to prove that I can do it


""'Earth shattering performances by two veterans Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit'Nishant Bhuse tweeted, ""Finally the screen lits up with earth shattering performances by two veterans @duttsanjay & @MadhuriDixit #Kalank @DharmaMovies @NGEMovies @foxstarhindi


""'Varun Dhawan is superb'@_BhaveshPunjabi wrote on his account, ""Saw #Kalank and really enjoyed the film @Varun_dvn is superb asusual Entire team has done a great job including @aliaa08 @sonakshisinha @duttsanjay @MadhuriDixit #AdityaRoyKapoor is GREAT 2nd part of the film is it's heart you won't be able to control ur emotions in it⭐⭐⭐⭐


""'Madhuri Dixit's scene with Sanjay Dutt and Varun Dhawan is epic'Karan Singh Chhabra tweeted, ""Jus saw #Kalank at d screening in presence of the cast


""'Varun and Alia add strength and solidity to their respective parts'Journalist Umair Sandhu wrote on his Twitter account, ""Review #Kalank from UAE Censor Board


 In fact, it won't be erroneous to state that Varun and Alia add strength and solidity to their respective parts


""Sophie Chaudry cannot stop thinking about KalankSophie Chaudry watched Kalank on Tuesday evening at the special screening and she is unable to stop herself from thinking about the film


Goosebumps every time u hear it! Big love & Tku @ipritamofficial & @raiisonai for giving us yet another epic love anthem❤""Wide releaseKalank will release in 4000 screens in India",2
"More than two weeks ago at the trailer launch of De De Pyaar De, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn was asked what he felt about rape-accused Alok Nath being a part of the film


Cut to Thursday evening when the actor issued a lengthy statement mentioning Nath at several places and defending himself


 Devgn’s short essay on why he shouldn’t be attacked came hours after Nath’s accuser and writer-producer Vinta Nanda slammed the makers of the film, saying, “When it comes to the box office, nobody (in the industry) follows any other religion


”Even before Vinta, people had taken to social media to criticise the star and makers for not publicly acknowledging the allegations against Nath let alone working with him


 Unfortunately, even in the statement, which is a clear case of damage control before the film’s release, Ajay Devgn does not spare a single word to condemn the disgraced actor


 In his statement, Devgn explained why it would have been a loss for the producers, Bhushan Kumar, Ankur Garg and Luv Ranjan, to reshoot Nath’s portions, which were shot in a span of 40 days",2
"The Cupertino, California-based company responded by saying that when it reached out to Spotify about Siri and AirPlay 2 support on several occasions, the Swedish company had said that they were working on it.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Additionally, Chrome 72 would allow files saved via Backup and Sync on Google Drive to be available in the Files app under the My Drive/Computers menu option.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"Mamata Banerjee has ruled the state for nearly eight years, resulting in a sense of anti-incumbency, which the BJP is exploiting. (Photo: Amit Datta/Mint)


The ongoing election battle between the TMC and the BJP has largely been tagged as a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Banerjee


RANAGHAT/BARDHAMAN/SERAMPORE: For 30-year-old businessman S.M. Imran, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is a symbol of resistance against the steadily growing influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has slowly become the main challenger to the electoral might of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).


The ongoing election battle between the TMC and the BJP has largely been tagged as a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Banerjee.


The two have been taking potshots at each other for the last few weeks on the campaign trail. Banerjee, who was part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the 1990s, has been on a collision course with the centre for a few years now, and is openly critical of Modi, his policies and programmes, and his mode of governance.


Modi, despite stating in a recent interview with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar that he’s on good terms with “Mamata didi"" and that she sends him kurtas and sweets every year, has been relentless in his criticism of Banerjee on the campaign trail. He called her “speedbreaker didi"" for holding up development projects and “sticker didi"" for “stamping central schemes with her name and distributing it in the state"", and has described the TMC government as an “aunt-nephew government"". Banerjee also hit back, called him “expiry babu"", and told him to “worry about Delhi first before turning your eyes towards Bengal"".",0
"Leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, while welcoming increased participation of women in politics, cautioned that it should not be restricted to being an election gimmick.


“This empowerment of women needs to be done beyond election time and needs to happen on a day-to-day basis. But we need to start somewhere,"" said Congress spokesperson Khushboo Sundar. “We should not use this as a political gimmick for brownie points. The women’s reservation bill should be revived, but that has not happened in the last five years even though the BJP is in majority in Parliament.""


“BJP has always supported the idea of women’s reservation bill and more women joining politics. It has been part of the BJP manifesto. As a policy of BJP, at least 33% of organizational posts are given to women,"" said a senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity. “Empowerment of women is a major issue for the party and it is not limited to politics only.""


Reservation of 33% for women in panchayati raj institutions was made mandatory after a constitutional amendment in 1993. According to the panchayati raj ministry, 19 states, including Bihar and Odisha, have increased that reservation to 50%.


“The move will certainly have a positive impact. As women voters are increasing, women’s representation in politics should also increase. It is high time the government stopped stereotyping women by distributing free chulha (gas connections) and focus on women’s participation in politics,"" said Ranjana Kumari, director at the Centre for Social Research.",0
"The Redmi Note 7 is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to sport a dewdrop notch. It also has a radically different design, especially for Xiaomi smartphones—a 2.5D glass back panel with dual tone gradient.


The Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080. Xiaomi seems to take pride in the fact that the display of this smartphone has bezels up to 0.8mm thick. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and has maximum brightness of 450nits.


Under the hood, the Redmi Note 7 is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery and supports QuickCharge 4. It ships with a 10W charger; although for even quicker charging, Xiaomi is also separately selling an 18W charger. External connectivity options include USB Type-C and a 3.5mm jack.",1
"Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, Redmi Note 6 Pro went on sale late last month. Xiaomi claimed to have sold over 6 lakh units in the first sale of the smartphone model.


During the Flipkart sale, the price of Redmi Note 5 Pro (4GB + 64GB) has been lowered from ₹ 14,999 to ₹ 12,999. The same deal is also available on Mi.com. The 6 GB + 64 GB variant is priced at ₹ 14,999 during the sale.",1
"According to Ravi Menon, analyst at Elara Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd, two factors are driving the broadband subscriber base. One is the bundled plans. The second is the network effect where growing usage of internet applications (such as apps) pulls in more users.


This works well for the telecom industry, as bundled packages are generally priced higher than plain vanilla voice plans. But encouraging high data usage also entails high capex, which is why all telcos have been burning a lot of cash. Unless tariffs rise from current levels, the situation is unlikely to improve.",3
"Fabian Wagner, the man behind the lens for the third episode of Game of Thrones, has explained the much-criticised dimly-lit cinematography of ‘The Long Night’, which focused on the Battle of Winterfell


The chapter was billed to have the most action and bloodshed after two consecutive slogging, build-up episodes, now that the White Walkers and wights were a stone’s throw away from the gates of the northern stronghold and it was every bit that


But after the episode aired, many fans complained that they could not see anything due to abysmally low lighting during the majority of battle sequences",2
Coder Steve Troughton-Smith shared the code references on Twitter saying they are for WiFi and cellular variants of possible iPads which would be without Face ID,1
"In Arunachal West, Union minister Kiren Rijiju faces Khyoda Apik of NPP, BJP’s ally in NEDA, and Congress member and former chief minister Nabam Tuki. Two Sangmas—former chief minister Mukul Sangma of the Congress and NPP’s Agatha Sangma—will square off for the Tura seat in Meghalaya. Agatha is the daughter of the late Purno Sangma and her brother is chief minister Conrad Sangma. In Nagaland, the state’s largest party, NPF, is backing Congress’ K.L. Chishi against BJP ally NDPP’s Tokheho Yepthomi.


Illegal immigration and lack of jobs worry the people of the North-East. BJP brought the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, but had to hold it back in the Rajya Sabha, where the party lacked numbers. BJP felt that the passage of the bill would fetch it Hindu votes in West Bengal. Assam and the North-East would have none of this, but the anger seems to have blown over for the time being. Religious considerations are likely to play a strong role in some of the north-eastern states.",0
"Blank is about an intelligence officer, played by Deol, who is out to nab a terrorist group after arresting a suicide bomber working for it


 The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta wrote in her one-and-a-half star review, “Kapadia, son of Simple, nephew of Dimple, fares well enough when he is throwing his punches, but will need to work hard on emoting skills",2
"Boeing Co fell 0.7% after US President Donald Trump urged the planemaker in a tweet to fix and ""rebrand"" its troubled jetliner. Brand consultancy firm Brand Finance said negative publicity over the grounding of its 737 MAX jet is set to wipe $12 billion off the company's brand value.


Nike Inc rose 0.7% after long-time brand ambassador Tiger Woods won the Masters title, ending an 11-year major title drought.


Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.08-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.22-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.


The S&P index recorded 48 new 52-week highs and one new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 56 new highs and 19 new lows.",3
"AAP has fielded seven candidates for the polls, with Chandni Chowk candidate Pankaj Gupta, East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena, North West Delhi candidate Gugan Singh, South Delhi candidate Raghav Chadha, North East Delhi candidate Dilip Pandey, West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar and New Delhi candidate Brajesh Goel.",0
"On International Dance Day, tell us about your introduction to this art form? Was it love at first try?Team Naach: 100% love! We didn’t realize how happy teaching and dancing made us until we took our first class


How far do you think has the dance scene come in India?Team Naach: With the help of social media, dance has evolved


 People can now reach out and connect with their favorite dancers or even be inspired by their dance styles via videos


 However, nowadays I see people coming from all sorts of backgrounds standing up and choosing dance as a career, even in smaller cities like Nashik",2
"Bankrolled by T-Series and Atul Agnihotri’s Reel Life Production, the film’s trailer will be out on April 24",2
"In his petition Shah, who is the party’s national general secretary in-charge of UP and a close aide of Narendra Modi, had sought a stay on his arrest and quashing of the two FIRs lodged in the two districts.",0
Shinde’s main rival is the BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (Athawale) candidate Jaysidheshwar Swami of the Lingayat community known as Maharaj,0
"WhatsApp is banning accounts of users that use modified third party app versions like WhatsApp Plus and GB WhatsApp


The accounts have not been banned permanently and users have been advised to back their chats up before making the switch",1
"He has shown an income of ₹48.03 lakh in the income tax return for 2017-18 while in the affidavit filed in 2014, he had declared an income of over ₹85 lakh.


BJP MP from South Delhi Ramesh Bidhuri has movable and immovable assets worth ₹18 crore, an increase of close to ₹3.5 crore in the last five years, according to his affidavit.


Bidhuri, his wife and dependent Himanshu have shown an income of over ₹16.72 lakh, ₹3.09 lakh and ₹3.18 lakh respectively in the IT returns filed in 2017-18.


The 57-year-old leader, who is pitted against debutants Vijender Singh from Congress and Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha for the South Delhi seat, declared movable assets worth over ₹1.37 crore while his wife has cash and jewellery worth over ₹13.21 lakh.",0
"PM Narendra Modi with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in Latur on Tuesday. (PTI)


Rahul Gandhi, at Gaya, says Congress has come up with ‘NYAY’ (justice), the proposed minimum income guarantee scheme, to undo the ‘anyay’ (injustice) done by Modi govt",0
"Key specifications: 6.09-inch HDR10 compliant LCD display, Snapdragon 710 processor, up to 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage",1
"Chinese brands also dominated the top five best-selling list, according to the Counterpoint report. Xiaomi Redmi 6A remained the top model following multiple price cuts followed by Xiaomi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Y2, Samsung Galaxy M20, and Galaxy A50. The top 10 models contributed to 35% of overall smartphone shipments.


According to the Counterpoint report, Vivo’s expanding portfolio in the mid-tier ( ₹7,000 - ₹14,000 or roughly US$100-US$180) drove its growth along with aggressive IPL campaign around flagship V series. OPPO, on the other hand, focused on expanding its portfolio in the less crowded ₹15,000 - ₹25,000 (roughly US$210-US$350) segment.


Even though, Xiaomi launched several budget smartphones in the last few months, Vivo’s spending in marketing of its products and brands turned out to be very effective. Rushabh Doshi, Research Director at Canalys, attribute Vivo's growth to its “expensive bets on the Indian Premier League (IPL)"". ""It also made several shrewd marketing investments, which also include signing internationally popular Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador,"" Doshi said in a statement.",1
"The consensus reads, “Exciting, entertaining, and emotionally impactful, Avengers: Endgame does whatever it takes to deliver a satisfying finale to Marvel’s epic Infinity Saga",2
"Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have taken off to the beautiful islands of Maldives to ring in their 12th wedding anniversary


On Friday, the actor shared a photo of his beautiful wife Aishwarya, and captioned it, “Honey and the moon


” In the photo, Aishwarya is seen in a blue dress and looks stunning as she enjoys her family time with her husband and daughter",2
"The PEGI 18 rated game that released on 13 November, is actually an iterative update to the 2016 game Hitman, but it still makes for hours of excellent gameplay. If you haven’t played the previous version, there’s a “Legacy Pack"" that can be purchased to add all the levels from the 2016 game Hitman. This will also let you follow the overall storyline better.


Once you spend days, weeks and even months to beat this game, don’t be surprised if you never want to play any other game. Unlike other titles like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Hitman 2 isn’t an open world game—you can’t just go anywhere and do anything in the game world. But the levels in Hitman 2 are so vast that they end up giving the feel of an open world game.


You’re never really finished with a mission. Sure, you’ve killed your target, but there’s always another (sometimes better) way to do it. You can dress up as a guard and infiltrate the enemy’s ranks, poison someone’s food, or think of other creative ways to finish your target.",1
"Good things first: Debutant director Barath Neelakantan does away with unnecessary forced comic episodes despite roping in Yogi Babu in the blink-and-miss role of a courier boy


 Both are fiercely passionate about what they do and will go to any extent to bring characters to life


 K13’s narrative, which keeps moving back and forth in time, confuses instead of adding to the viewers’ involvement",2
"In Bastar, the Congress has revoked the salt and chana schemes. They have stalled the universal healthcare scheme and even Ayushman Bharat is no longer reaching the people of Bastar ever since the Congress government came to power. People have stopped getting pensions and salaries. The current government is failing the people. Naxal violence has suddenly gone up in Bastar—there have been a few episodes of big attacks by Naxals as well. It raises the question on whether or not the Congress government is hand in glove with the Naxals. In Bhilai, Durg and Bilaspur, the issues pertain more to how the government will fare in terms of development. In Bastar, there are primary concerns of security alone.


The Congress party seems to have made good progress with the party claiming that it has fulfilled 18 out of 36 promises. Your thoughts?


What promises? The Congress had promised that it would rid the state of alcoholism. That has not happened and it’s only growing. The youth were to be provided unemployment benefits. But that has not happened either. Contractual employees were supposed to have been regularized but that has also not happened. The loan waiver programme also has loopholes in it because only parts of it have been fulfilled because the loans taken from nationalized banks have not yet been waived. Salaries and pensions are not being paid. So what promises are they talking about?",0
"Mukesh Ambani, who heads Reliance Industries, and Kotak, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, created a stir this month by publicly endorsing Congress candidate Milind Deora from their upscale South Mumbai constituency.


India’s largest conglomerates including Reliance Industries Ltd. and the Tata Group, its two main stock markets and its Hindi film industry are all housed in Mumbai. Billionaires who call it home include Mukesh Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Slums can often be found nestled close to the homes of its rich and famous.


Actor Sanjay Dutt had joined his sister and two-time former Congress lawmaker Priya Dutt on the campaign trail as she seeks to reclaim a seat she lost in 2014, while actress Urmila Matondkar, also from the opposition Congress party, is making her electoral debut.",0
"With this, Congress is well below its earlier target of contesting all seats in UP as it has already left two seats for Krishna Patel-led Apna Dal and has formed an alliance with Jan Adhikar Party. The moves also signal a tacit understanding between the Congress and other opposition parties of not contesting any stronghold constituency.",0
"These ratings provide an idea of the degree of violence in a game. PEGI age rating system classifies games into five categories—3, 7, 12, 16 and 18, where every number is reflective of the age group they will suit.",1
"com’s S Subhakeerthana wrote, “Kanchana 3 is a frustratingly cringe-worthy piece of work masquerading as “horror comedy” that makes you squirm",2
"Huawei on Thursday launched the Huawei Y9 with a 6.5-inch display and 4,000mAh battery. The first launch of the year from the Chinese electronics giant is also coming with interesting data offers and freebies.


On purchase of the Y9, Jio customers will receive benefits worth ₹ 4,450, in addition to 100GB 4G data. Customers will also receive ‘Boat ROCKERZ 255 SPORTS Bluetooth headsets worth ₹ 2,990 for free with the purchase.",1
"The YSRCP’s campaign this time is also being managed by the Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC), which has built a handful of campaigns over the last few years to target the TDP in AP. From ‘Ravali Jagan, Kavali Jagan’ (we want Jagan, Jagan should win) to Reddy’s ‘Padayatra’, YSRCP has also strengthened its booth-level workers on ground for the upcoming polls.


A YSRCP functionary, who did not want to be named, said that one of the aims of the campaign is to create a narrative against Naidu and to target the TDP over failing to get the special status category (SCS) for AP. The SCS, which was promised to the state before its bifurcation in 2014, has now become a matter of political contention. The Centre had given AP a special package instead, stating that the state cannot be given SCS last year.",0
"While polling is being conducted in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir, which has six Lok Sabha seats, Srinagar and Udhampur cast their votes on Thursday in the second phase.


The poor turnout, a senior leader in the state added, was not astonishing, given the current climate in the valley.


“The people have been stifled, voices of democracy have been silenced and even the separatists have been jailed or put under house arrest to prevent any kind of disruption. To add to that, people have inertia to even go to polling booths, after going through intensive security checks, to cast their vote,"" said the leader, not wishing to be identified.",0
"The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are clad in surgical grade stainless steel. The iPhone XR has a brushed aluminium frame.


mint-india-wire AppleIndiaiPhone XRiPhone XR price in indiaiPhone XR launch dateiPhone XSiPhone XS price in IndiaiPhone XS launch dateiPhone XS MaxiPhone XS Max price in IndiaiPhone XS Max launch date",1
"“There were flourishing businesses here. But it’s been almost four months since the tanneries were asked to shut down. This has led to almost 100,000 people being displaced. The work being done now is not enough to employ many people. The lack of employment opportunities is our biggest issue,"" Chander Prakash, a contractor in one of the tanneries in Jajmau, said.


Prakash highlighted the impact of rising unemployment, which is a key issue in the forthcoming general elections. Voters across the central UP constituency of Kanpur said that while there has been development, lack of jobs, rising prices and the hasty roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST) has led to a slowdown, which is impacting small businesses and traders. The industrial hub of UP has a sizable voter base.


The Kanpur constituency is set to witness a fierce contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Monday.


It has been a high profile seat for the BJP. Senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi had won the Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency by defeating former Union minister and Congress’ Sriprakash Jaiswal by 222,946 votes in 2014. However, this time the BJP decided to field the sitting member of the legislative assembly (MLA) and state minister Satyadev Pachauri.",0
"He was joined by the likes of Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Badshah, who also lent monetary help to the victims of the Pulwama attack


On the work front, Amitabh and Ranbir will soon make their first appearance together on the silver screen in Brahmastra",2
"The vice president of the U.S.-China Business Council, Jake Parker, said Trump's announcement was a ""positive signal.""",3
"According to its listing on the Xiaomi China website, the Redmi 6A comes in a single 2GB RAM/16GB ROM variant. It comes with a 5.4-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 processor. To click photos, it comes with a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. It is backed by a 3,000mAh battery.


The Redmi 6 comes with the same display and processor as the Redmi 6A. However, it comes higher memory and storage options – a choice between 3GB and 4GB RAM along with 32GB and 64GB of internal storage.",1
"New Delhi: The lone Lok Sabha seat in Puducherry, one of the seven union territories (UTs) in India, goes to the polls on 18 April. Its 959,785 voters put Puducherry among the states and union territories with the smallest electorate. Mint takes a look at its social and electoral numbers.


Earlier known as Pondicherry, its original Tamil name, Puducherry, was restored in 2006. While most of India was a British colony, Puducherry was under French rule and was transferred to India in 1954. It integrated with India in 1963. Located 162km from Chennai, the UT comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. All the districts are popular with tourists for their tranquil and scenic beauty along the sea. Most of the people in Puducherry speak the local dialect of Tamil. A large number of people also speak French, a reflection of the rich culture and traditions.",0
"""With the new Permian pipelines (from July), we can see a boost of 500,000 to 600,000 bpd in U.S. exports,"" FGE said.


There also remain concerns about the health of the global economy, especially should China and the United States fail to resolve their trade dispute soon.


""Global demand has weakened, and existing tariffs on Chinese goods shipments to the U.S. are providing an additional drag,"" rating agency Moody's said on Monday, although it added that Chinese stimulus measures would likely support growth over 2019.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Sebi says clearing corporations having commodity derivatives segment would need to adhere to the new norms for utilisation of security deposits


NEW DELHI: Capital markets watchdog Sebi Monday came out with a new framework for utilisation of financial security deposits available with clearing corporations, warehouse development and regulatory authority in order to rationalise such deposits.


At present, on the same goods, security deposits are required to be maintained with both WDRA (warehouse development and regulatory authority) and clearing corporations, putting additional financial burden on warehouse operators.


In order to rationalise financial security deposit (FSD) and, after consultation with WDRA and clearing corporations, Sebi in a circular said clearing corporations having commodity derivatives segment would need to adhere to the new norms laid by the regulator for utilisation of such deposits.",3
"In a nutshell, Axis Bank has not only fixed its bruised corporate loan book but it has build a provision moat that protects it from potential risk.


Investors have already rewarded the lender for all the work it did on its asset quality. The stock has gained an impressive 18% this year so far.


Ergo, the fast growth of 17% in its corporate loan book and 18% of overall domestic advances growth should add to delight.",3
"During a discussion, the moderator, Ukranian producer Illia Gladshtein, told Herzog that he was only able to watch his films by downloading torrents


“Piracy has been the most successful form of distribution worldwide… If you don’t get (films) through Netflix or state-sponsored television in your country, then you go and access it as a pirate,” Herzog said in his response",2
"But what exactly is an on-device AI? It means that artificial neural networks—deep learning algorithms that are modelled on the neurons in the human brain—reside in your phone. “In mobile, you’re limited by battery, network connectivity, privacy, etc. So, you can’t keep going back and forth (between the cloud and device),"" explains Nanda Ramachandran, global director, Pixel Products at Google.


ALSO READ: Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9: No, I’m better than you


With neural networks on your phone, the device learns from the data you create. This allows for better data privacy too since the data does not have to be shared with a remote cloud server. Computational photography in smartphones is another area that uses AI and computer vision to enhance images—the iPhone XS and Pixel 3 being cases in point. Unlike traditional cameras, computational photography focuses on creating a picture that does not necessarily exist in front of you, meaning the photo may not be the exact scene your eyes see but still looks good aesthetically. US-based Rambus Labs says it has a lensless smart sensor—less than 1mm thick, which would fit in thin phones.",1
"Among those who attended the event were Boney Kapoor, Jaya Prada, Prahlad Kakkar, Poonam Dhillon, Babul Supriyo, Sai Kumar, Babu Mohan, Manoj Tiwari and Kavitha, it added",2
"It will be interesting to see if Xiaomi would be willing to launch the Mi Notebook Air in India. The Chinese electronics major hasn't launched a single iteration of the Notebook Air in India so far, but considering that Huawei recently launched the Matebook Pro here, it is highly likely that Xiaomi might just do it.",1
"The iPhone-maker is now planning to bring a standalone podcasts app with the launch of macOS 10.15, the report noted.",1
"“We are very clear. There is no other option but to count VVPAT. I am asking what the problem is in counting 50% of the machines (EVMS, to match with votes with the VVPAT). The election commission has to answer all this, not for me but for the voters. What is the benefit of asking people to vote then?,"" Naidu said.",0
"Amazon has partnered with SBI to offer 10% discount to its debit card users. Additionally, Amazon claims that it will offer up to 40% off on smartphones across categories during the sale.


The OnePlus 6T is considered to be the best bargain of sale. The OnePlus 6T already received a price cut of ₹4,000 last month. OnePlus at the moment said that the price cut was available for a limited period only.",1
"The figures come just days after EA lowered its yearly revenue projections following weak sales of its ""Battlefield V"" title, news that had sent its stock plunging 18%.


EA owns iconic gaming franchises such as ""FIFA,"" ""Need for Speed"" and ""Battlefield,"" but the rapid rise last year of free-to-play online games like ""Fortnite"" and ""PUBG"" are forcing the company and its industry peers Activision-Blizzard and Take-Two to sit up and take notice.


""Fortnite"" and ""PUBG,"" each backed by Chinese internet giant Tencent, are credited with helping take gaming to new audiences and popularizing the battle royale format, where dozens of online players battle each other to the death.


EA said on Tuesday its decision not to release a battle royale version of ""Battlefield V"" was one reason why it sold some one million fewer units than expected in the final quarter of 2018.",1
"Microblogging site Twitter is rolling out the redesign of its camera feature that would now allow users to capture media and overlay location, hashtag or some words on a coloured label.


The app would now show media in a larger, more immersive format in the feed with the imagery appearing before the text in tweets, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday.",1
"Now imagine that at one point in each pass around your head, you let the string out a little, and then pull it back in later. When you let the string out, the stone moves further away and slows down; when you pull it back in, it moves back towards you and speeds up. You need to be careful not to let out too much string or again, the stone will slow so much that it drops down. If you don’t want this to happen, you’ll have to speed up your whirling each time you let string out.


This is a passable model of what will happen with Beresheet. Gravity keeps it in orbit, as it does every other object that whirls around the earth, acting like the string you’ve tied to your stone. But that’s where the parallel to satellites and the ISS ends. With each orbit, Beresheet will fire its engine, which sends it sailing just a bit further from our planet than on its previous orbit. Then it swings back towards the earth, picking up speed as it approaches and circles us. Fire the engine again and… well, as you can imagine, this process results in ever-larger orbits.


In effect, Beresheet uses the earth’s gravity as a slingshot, building up speed and increasing its distance from the earth with each orbit. Our own Mangalyaan did much the same a few years ago, as I explained in my column “Mars, here we are"". Eventually, Mangalyaan’s orbits got so elongated that it could effectively escape earth’s gravity and set a course for Mars. Over the next three weeks, Beresheet’s orbit will elongate similarly, until it spans close to 400,000km.


When that happens, the orbit will have ranged past the moon. That is, the expansion of Beresheet’s orbits has been calculated precisely so that it will intercept the moon at a particular convenient time about three weeks from now. The precision is necessary because the moon has an elliptical orbit which takes it from a low of about 350,000km to a high of about 410,000km from us. So it makes sense to plan this encounter with the moon for the point in its orbit when it is closest to us. As you read this on 1 March, the moon is about 400,000km away; on 20 March, it will have swung substantially closer, to just 359,000km away.


Aside: If you remember, there was mention of a “supermoon"" on 19 February — because on that day, the moon was under 357,000km away, its closest approach till 2024. Beresheet did not launch in time to take advantage of that proximity, which is why it is shooting for 20 March.


What will begin on 20 March is, as Beresheet’s Israeli team describes it, the process of “lunar capture"". I like the bravado of that term, the very vision of a tiny spacecraft “capturing"" a gigantic rock out there in space. Of course it’s more accurately described as a “Beresheet capture"", because it is Beresheet that will eventually start orbiting the moon. Then again, we would say that only because Beresheet is much smaller than the moon. In truth, when we think of one object orbiting a second, we might equally well describe the phenomenon as the second object orbiting the first, whatever their sizes are. So “lunar capture"" fits after all.",1
"Air purifiers control the level of indoor pollution significantly if appropriately used with recommended specifications. Graphic by Ajay Negi/Mint


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New Delhi: It’s that time of the year again when the air quality deteriorates and pollution levels soar, especially in northern India. However, it’s not just the outdoor air that can harm us, indoor air pollution is also very dangerous to our health “as the air is far more concentrated with pollutants than outdoor air and can be up to 10 times worse than outdoor air pollution"", according to Dr Sandeep Nayar, senior consultant and head of department (respiratory medicine) at BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.",1
"Facebook on Thursday announced to partner top music labels in India that will let its nearly 300 million users in the country express themselves with music on its platform as well as Instagram.


With the partnerships with T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, Facebook will allow the users to include their favourite music in videos, messages, posts, stories and other creative content.",1
"It is important to note that WhatsApp Beta is the version of WhatsApp that receives the latest testing features. However, it is an unstable version which may result in crashes and bugs. You can become a beta user by enrolling yourself into WhatsApp’s beta testing program by clicking here. If you wish to opt out of the program at any point, simply uninstall the testing version, and download the public version of WhatsApp from Google Play Store.


WhatsAppWhatsApp updateWhatsApp swipe to replyWhatsApp dark modeWhatsApp betaWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp Google DriveWhatsApp data backupWhats App updateWhats App",1
"Oppo’s spinoff smartphone maker Realme launched the Realme U1 in India on Wednesday. The Realme U1 is priced at ₹ 11,999 for its base (3GB/32GB) variant while the top (4GB/64GB) spec model is priced at ₹ 14,499. The Realme Icon Case and Realme Buds, launched alongside the Realme U1, are priced at ₹ 499. The smartphone is an Amazon exclusive product and offers on the smartphone include 5% cashback on SBI credit and debit cards, no cost EMI, Jio benefits up to ₹ 5,750 and up to 4.2TB of Jio 5G data. It will go on sale from December 5 at 12 noon.


The Realme U1 carries forward the same design language of the Realme 2 Pro—you have the same polycarbonate resin back, faux metal railing and even the display on the Realme U1. The front of the device is lit by the same 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with the same resolution of 2340x1080. It even has the same dewdrop notch. The display is protected by 2.5D Gorilla Glass and has a screen to body ratio of 90.8%.",1
"To answer these questions, Mint teamed up with the Indian arm of global market research firm YouGov to conduct a survey of 5,038 respondents from YouGov India’s panel of internet users spread across more than 180 cities. Millennial and post-millennial adults together account for roughly half of India’s electorate in 2019, with an estimated population of 459 million.


The results of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey show that nearly half of millennials and post-millennials want to see Narendra Modi as the next prime minister, while less than a sixth would like to see Rahul Gandhi in that post.",0
"I thank the people who voted for me, my trainers, judges and my school for their encouragement,” he said",2
"These incentives have been recognized upfront in profit and loss under other operating income, analysts at SBICAP Securities Ltd said in a note. The normal practice is to recognize such incentives through the duration of the lease of the aircraft. Even so, given that aircraft induction will recur in the near term, these incomes will also recur.


Like IndiGo, SpiceJet also reported a drop in load factors and an improvement in yields. Its load factors declined 340 basis points from the same period last year to 90%. SpiceJet’s yield’s increased 3.2% year-on-year, according to SBICAP’s calculations. This points to the difficulty the industry has faced in raising tariffs in the Q3.",3
"However, having a large order book is one thing and ground execution quite another. “For PSU (public sector) companies, often the order books tend to look good on paper. There can always be overruns. Hence, one must look at the execution carefully. But in the case of RVNL, the lower valuations has been a driver of the stock lately as compared to its peers,"" said Arafat Saiyed, assistant vice-president (research) at Reliance Securities Ltd. Despite its rally post-listing, RVNL trades at 10-11 times annual earnings.


RVNL’s business model is that of an agency which selects contractors and developers. That’s why the company has thin operating margins of about 5.1% for FY18. Government policies on pricing, particularly of contracts and sourcing, can also impact future margins and profitability.",3
"A rich Gujarati boy Anuj (Sharman Joshi) meets Marathi girl Gauravi (Asha Negi), a simple woman who is good at speaking English


 Headlined by actors Sharman Joshi and Asha Negi, the web show is a story of a diamond merchant Anuj who gets married to salesgirl Gauravi",2
"“When I walked out, (at the airport) suddenly they screamed… and for a moment I thought they were doing it for something else or someone else, now I have gotten to know that they were from Xinjiang


 Thank you everyone from Xinjiang for much love, so many hugs and so many kisses…Maybe we could do a film about Indian and Chinese superheroes… It will be really nice,” the actor had said at the sidelines of the event",2
"The Roomba works in a hassle free manner, cleaning either the whole house or specific rooms, thanks to the company’s Imprint Smart Mapping technology, which allows the robot to map the entire house after 3-4 times of usage, so it can distinguish the kitchen from the bedroom, giving the user total control to choose, which rooms are cleaned and at what time.


A mapping tip to remember is that the Roomba can recall places it has been to so make sure it is able to reach the whole space you want it to clean. This may entail opening doors and removing objects it might have trouble with. Also, ensure that there is always a little light on since the Roomba’s camera finds it difficult to see in pitch darkness.


The robot can learn up to 10 different floor plans. You can instruct the Roomba via the iRobot Home app or with voice commands, with Alexa or Google Assistant. You can simply ask Alexa to “clean my kitchen"", and the Roomba i7+ will find its way to the appropriate space to perform the task.",1
"Qualcomm tried before to parlay its mobile chip expertise into data center sales, when it aimed to compete directly with Intel's core business by selling CPU chips based on mobile phone chip technology. (Reuters)


Nvidia has released special AI chips and Intel is working with Facebook Inc on one that will be released later this year


San Francisco: Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday unveiled a new chip for speeding up artificial intelligence work, aiming to diversify beyond its stronghold in mobile phone chips and into a fast-growing market now dominated by Nvidia Corp and Intel Corp.",1
"BJD is rethinking its position of staying equidistant from Congress and BJP, says Bhartruhari Mahtab. (Arabinda Mahapatra/HT )


Party veteran and senior leader Bhartruhari Mahtab says BJD will win but concedes that an aggressive BJP has grown stronger and is in direct fight with the BJD


CUTTACK: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik is seeking a fifth term in office, but faces several challenges. Party veteran and senior leader Bhartruhari Mahtab says BJD will win but concedes that an aggressive BJP has grown stronger and is in direct fight with the BJD. Edited excerpts:",0
"At the rate Avengers: Endgame is crushing records at the box office, it looks like it will only be a matter of few days until the Marvel movie zooms past the astounding figure of Avatar


Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner and Paul Rudd among others, released on April 26",2
"The Mi Fan Festival will also have the “Re 1 Flash Sale” that will offer Redmi Note 7 Pro, POCO F1 , Mi Soundbar and Mi LED TV 4A PRO at Re 1 for a limited period of time


Mi.com is also rolling out exciting interactive games that let you win prizes like Redmi Note 7 and Mi Sports Bluetooth earphones",1
"Some of the rise in net profits also reflects the changing nature of the business. Last year, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) banned asset management companies (AMCs) from paying upfront commissions and other such fees through their profit and loss accounts. This substantially lowered operating expenses as the payment of commissions fell substantially. Fees and other commissions declined sharply to ₹29.85 crore in the March quarter from ₹100 crore a year earlier. Ebitda margins climbed to 73.3% in the last quarter from 59.61% a year earlier.


There are more regulatory changes coming up that affect financials and, unfortunately for investors, the impact will be negative this time. Sebi has notified a cut in the total expense ratio (TER), which fund houses charge to manage assets. The new structure has introduced slabs, which progressively reduce total expenses. As a result, revenues of all large fund houses will be hit.",3
"2) In case your iPhone 8 qualifies for the free repair service, you can choose any of the following options:


1) If your screen is cracked or there’s any other kind of damage, it has to be fixed before to the service. In case Apple does it, it will charge you for the repair.",1
"The Fitbit Versa Lite is the company's most affordable smartwatch to date, priced at ₹15,999. It is available in five colour variants—White, Lilac, Mulberry, Marina Blue, and Charcoal. It packs features like automatic activity, heart-rate, and sleep tracking support along with support for notifications and apps as well as 15 goal-based exercise modes.


It has a 1.34-inch screen with a resolution of 300x300 along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It weighs 38 grams and comes with an accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, optical heart rate monitor and ambient light sensor. The company claims the smartwatch can last over four days on a single charge.",1
"Hyderabad: A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate and a police official sustained bullet injuries in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Saturday. P. Tikka Reddy, TDP’s candidate for the Mantrayalam assembly seat was shot in his thigh when one of his security personnel’s firearm had misfired during his election campaign. Shots were fired after his supporters had clashed with those of sitting MLA Y. Balanagi Reddy from the opposition YSR Congress district (YSRCP) in Kagallu village, the native place of Balanagi Reddy.",0
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.18, up 0.02% from its previous close of 97.177.",3
Dark Phoenix will see the mutants including Professor Xavier Charles (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) divided over whether to save or destroy Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) as her powers become dangerously out of control,2
"Also Read | Avengers Endgame box office collection Day 2: The Marvel film is creating historyStar Wars: The Force Awakens ended up as the highest grossing movie of all time in North America (936


66 million dollars), and Endgame has a great chance of beating it, although the Star Wars movie had the advantage of being a Christmas release


Worldwide, too, Avengers: Endgame has broken its own predecessor’s record by earning 644 million dollars by the end of Friday, thus besting Infinity War’s 641 million dollars",2
"The Nokia 8, launched in 2017, recently received an upgrade to Android Pie. It is the step in the right direction from HMD Global, the company responsible for the redemption of the Nokia brand. The company based out of Espoo, Finland tied up with Google to launch several Android One handsets, which guarantees regular security and firmware upgrades. As a result, most of the smartphones from Nokia in 2018 were also based on Android One, and so Nokia 3.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 7.1 will all receive Android Pie upgrades. In fact, the Nokia 8.1 ships with Android One based on Pie out of the box.


Oppo’s ex sub-brand Realme has also promised Android Pie updates. The Realme 1, Realme 2, Realme 2 Pro, Realme C1 and Realme U1 will all receive the latest version of Android Pie. The real question here remains whether Realme will address UI issues of Oppo’s ColorOS that it uses. The custom ROM has several jagged edges that stick out like a sore thumb, be it aesthetic issues or genuine bugs and crashes.


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"Religion was a deciding factor for voters in pockets across Kerala, including those who traditionally vote for the Left parties or Congress and its allies, who have now cast their ballot on the basis of their “Hindu"" identity.


This is the result of protests over last year’s Supreme Court ruling allowing women of menstrual age to enter the Sabarimala shrine. Several caste outfits, as well as religious leaders supported the agitations. The BJP embraced and led the agitation after initial hesitation. In an internal party meet, its state president Sreedharan Pillai called it a “golden chance"" for the party to grow in Kerala.


Hindus comprise 55% of Kerala’s population but have never sent a BJP candidate to Parliament from this beef-loving state. After the Sabarimala controversy, the BJP is expected to increase its vote share but this may not translate into seats, according to surveys.


A dull performance by the BJP, on the other hand, would vindicate the stand of the CPM, which says its support for women over the Sabarimala controversy has increased its popularity.


“If anything, the Sabarimala agitations have shown to what extent the BJP will go to polarize the state for a few votes. We are sure the people’s support to our progressive stand will be visible once the results are out,"" said V. Vijayaraghavan, a CPM leader and convener of Left Democratic Front.",0
"He said a likely trade deal between the United States and China would lift copper, but predicted prices would return to $6,500 a tonne at the end of the year.


China factories: Two surveys on Tuesday showed a loss of momentum in Chinese factory activity growth in China in April.


The unexpected slowdown followed upbeat data in March which had raised hopes that the world's largest consumer of metals was getting back on firmer footing.


Trade war: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he hoped to make ""substantial progress"" with Chinese negotiators in the next two rounds of trade talks.",3
"Growth in tier II and III audience started right after Reliance Jio introduced cheap data plans in September 2016, triggering a tariff war.


Although the online gaming industry is still at an early stage of development in India, it has seen a spurt in growth over the past few years and is expected to reach $1 billion by 2021, according to a joint report by KPMG and Google. Unsurprisingly, companies are vying for a share of the pie.


On his part, Harsh Kothari, co-founder of Neon Gaming Studios, has started gaming dens in non-metro cities in India. Kothari says he has seen lots of participants in gaming events from smaller towns and thinks this initiative will help gamers in these places gain more exposure.",1
"While ShareChat, Clip India and Roposo are some of the Indian apps, the Chinese apps include Helo, TikTok, Vigo Video, Bigo and Kwai. All of them work on the same principle: Build an addictive feed based on a mix of sourced and user-generated content and target new internet users, especially in vernacular languages where the market potential is huge. According to a Google-KPMG 2017 report, 75% of India’s internet user base will consist of Indian language internet users by 2021. In 2016, there were already 234 million people engaging/creating content in local languages while only 175 million were English internet users in India. Moreover, downloading such apps gives users access to features such as WhatsApp status, memes, trolls and latest WhatsApp jokes in 14 Indian languages, viral videos from regional and Bollywood movies, stickers and so on.",1
The tag ‘Rajamouli’s film’ itself pulls the audiences of all languages to the theatres; thus making his project automatically a pan-India flick,2
"Inside are dedicated compartments for laptops, tablets and notebooks. The bags also have concealed pockets to store your mobile phone, wallet and other valuables.",1
"Second space, dual apps, call recording, custom themes are some of the cool features many users will Iike, but the annoying bit is the presence too many Xiaomi apps that many users will not use.


Like all Redmi Note smartphones, the Redmi Note 7 Pro is a mid-range powerhouse. Purring inside it is Qualcomm's very capable 11nm based Snapdragon 675 chipset with up to 6GB RAM and the Adreno 612 GPU. According to Antutu benchmark tests, it is slightly inferior to the Honor V10 (launched at ₹29,999) and more powerful than the Vivo V15 Pro ( ₹28,990).


While the phone handled everything from switching between apps, video playback and games like Asphalt 9 with ease, it did freeze on us a couple of times for no reason. But such issues are very common in Android phones and restarting sets it right for another smooth sailing.


The smartphone offers 64GB internal storage in the entry level variant, but one can expand that with micro SD cards. The only catch is that the microSD card is built on the second SIM slot, which means you can't take advantage of dual-SIM if the memory card slot is occupied.",1
"Jadhav had defied his party that had warranted a notice seeking an explanation and a petition submitted to the speaker demanding him to take action under the stringent anti-defection laws.


With seat sharing stuck in a limbo and taking longer than expected due to the tough stand taken by the two parties, the developments could put more pressure on the Congress to cede to demands made by the rebels or risk eroding some more seats to the BJP.


Siddaramaiah, former CM and chairman of the coordination and monitoring committee on Monday said that he was sure that Jadhav or the other rebels would stay back with the party.",0
"So if a brand has worked well on its digital marketing from a keyword point of view, when users will search for a smartphone with a common nomenclature like “Note"" the results will show greater preference to those brands and show their products higher up in the search results. It is one of the reasons for the similar naming pattern of smartphones by OEMs.


According to the report, while digital marketing offers “call-to-action and rich media messaging to compliment a product like smartphone where a brand wants to communicate a lot many details"" it has its flip side too, particularly in the form of ad frauds. The fact that India accounts for 8.7% of global online ad fraud and its is expected to increase by 23% in 2019, according to a March 2019 report by techARC, will require more perceptive efforts from OEMs.",1
"The Asian region, especially India, could prove to be an interesting proposition for gaming festivals like DreamHack. According to a report on the gaming habits of Indian millennials, published by Pune-based digital entertainment and gaming company JetSynthesys in August, India is expected to have 310 million gamers out of 735 million internet users by 2021.",1
"In a unique way, competition has helped us realize a lot of things which we thought aren’t possible for Youtubers


 We appreciate all the dancers and choreographers around and truly love the sense of passion they bring out


What’s the fear when it comes to being a YouTuber?Team Naach: The channel being taken down would be the worst thing ever",2
"A Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjeev Khanna, heard the petition filed by advocates Mohammad Nizamuddin Pasha and Asad Hayat. Mentioning the matter before the bench on Thursday, senior advocate Meenakshi Arora submitted that Muslim voters observing a fast may find it difficult to go out to vote due to the intense heat wave conditions, which in turn would lower voter participation.",0
"Prices of the iPad Pro range between ₹71,900 for the base 11-inch model and ₹1,03,900 for the top 12.9-inch variant


The newest tablet from Apple, the iPad Pro, was launched at an event in New York City on Tuesday. While it was unveiled after the new MacBook Air and Mac Mini, the new iPad Pro was definitely the showstopper of the event.",1
"The 1961 film adaptation won 10 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Rita Moreno, Best Picture and Best Director",2
"In response to a query, Shah said in an emailed response that he was very disappointed with the order. “The order is not supported by facts. The data in question was never misused. I have no more comments at this point.""


Sebi charged Shah with violating Sebi’s Prevention of Fraud and Unfair Trade (PFUTP) norms and barred him from having association with any market infrastructure institute, listed company or registered intermediary for a period of two years.


The order, however, did not go into whether any financial gain was made by the alleged misuse of the NSE data.


“To my mind, there should be parallel adjudicating proceedings to delve into monetary gains and for imposition of penalties. The order has not dealt with issues of conflict of interest and lapses by the NSE board,"" said Deepika Vijay Sawhney, advocate, Corporate Professionals, a law firm.",3
"As in Baramati, Maval and Madha, the NCP is also facing a stiff challenge to its Kolhapur citadel, the headquarters of Maharashtra’s sugar industry. Pravin Girigosavi, a Kolhapur local who works in Pune, said the sitting NCP MP and sugar baron Dhananjay Mahadik could this time lose out to Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Mandlik. “Since there is a strong BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and local Congress legislator Satej Patil has also rebelled against the Congress-NCP combine, Mahadik may lose this time,"" Girigosavi said.


The BJP-Shiv Sena, in particular Fadnavis and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, have sniffed victory and held their first joint rally of the campaign in Kolhapur in March.


The only seat which the NCP looks comfortably poised to retain is Satara where Udayan Raje Bhosle, a descendent of Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is contesting.",0
"However, the marquee Mumbai South constituency, where sitting Shiv Sena member of Parliament (MP) Arvind Sawant contested against Congress nominee and former MP Milind Deora, recorded a turnout of 52.15%, marginally lower than the 52.5% of 2014.


Mumbai North recorded the highest turnout of 59.32% among the Mumbai constituencies. Mumbai North East recorded 56.31%, South Central 55.35%, and North West 54.71%. Mumbai North Central recorded a 52.84% turnout.",0
"But with the Kalank upload, Tamilrockers have yet again proved that their only goal is to create further chaos with piracy


Kalank, which has been helmed by Abhishek Varman, features Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Sanjay Dutt in pivotal roles",2
"NEW DELHI: Gold prices on Monday dropped by ₹200 to ₹32,620 per 10 gram, extending the falling streak for the fourth day, due to lacklustre domestic demand and weak global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver also declined by ₹80 to ₹38,100 per kg on decreased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.


Traders said gains in equity market reduced gold's safe-haven appeal. Sluggish demand from local jewellers and weak overseas cues also weighed on the precious metal.",3
"While expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a second term in the ongoing elections and bets that company earnings will recover added legs to the rally, headwinds are stacking up fast. (Reuters)


IDFC India Equity Hedge Tactical Fund is betting on stock market swings amplifying in the run up to the election results


MUMBAI: The rally that’s lifted India’s $2.2 trillion stock market to a record has prompted a veteran hedge fund manager to load up on bearish wagers in a fund launched two months ago.


“As there appears nothing fundamental underpinning this year’s rally we have remained maximum net short on a portfolio level,"" Vijay Krishna Kumar, head of liquid alternatives investment at IDFC Asset Management Co., said in an interview in Mumbai.",3
"Laal Singh Chaddha is being helmed by Advait Chandan, who had made his directorial debut with the Aamir Khan production venture Secret Superstar",2
"The National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are regional parties. BJP dominates the Jammu and Ladakh regions, but has no presence in the valley.


The 1987 assembly polls were said to have been rigged to prevent the centre from losing control of the state’s politics to a first-time local outfit, the Muslim United Front. The Congress government at the centre arrested its leaders, who then turned militant and are today the poster boys for calls of “azadi"". They include Sayeed Salahuddin of the Hizbul Mujahideen and Yasin Malik of the J&K Liberation Front. PDP and NC are part of a civil and political process. The Hurriyat has refused to be part of the Indian political process.",0
"The court expressed its satisfaction at the EC’s decision to take action against offenders. On Monday, the commission, after being rebuked by the Supreme Court, swiftly passed orders against Mayawati and three other political leaders—Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Union minister Maneka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. The orders bar them from campaigning, holding public meetings or propagating their parties’ interests for varying periods.


On Monday, the poll watchdog had told the court that it had no powers to disqualify a candidate found violating the model code of conduct. It could send them a notice followed by an advisory.


“Only in case of repeated violation of the advisories, the EC has the power to file a first information report with the police for initiation of criminal proceedings,"" Gogoi observed on Monday.


Gogoi had ordered the presence of the EC representative in the court as it examined the powers of the body and the actions taken by it against “instances of making of speeches provoking enmity or hatred between classes of citizens or for voting for any person on the grounds of religion, caste etc"".",0
"Rakesh Kumar, an analyst at Elara Capital, said: “Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank and Central Bank (in order of preference) have highest probability of getting out of the PCA scheme, provided these banks get additional equity capital infusion.""


Allahabad Bank has the lowest net NPA ratio and a decent capital adequacy ratio. Corporation Bank has an enviable Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 9%, but bringing down 11% of its net NPAs to the required 6%, would risk burning down the entire capital in excess of the regulatory minimum. It would get the bank out of the PCA framework, but its balance sheet would be emaciated.


Therefore, it all boils down to the amount of capital the government is willing to infuse in these banks. IDBI Bank Ltd’s management had recently said that it was hopeful of exiting PCA by September. However, it has the biggest net NPA ratio of 14% and the nearly 10% common equity capital will not be enough to burn. Perhaps, IDBI Bank, too, is banking on the largesse lenders such as Bank of India has enjoyed.",3
"“The TDP cadres are making sure that we win with a margin of 20,000 votes. The poll management has been done. Naidu wants to make Lokesh his successor and an acceptable face in the party and for the public. Winning from this seat will boost his image,"" said a senior TDP leader, requesting anonymity.


He added that initially Naidu had thought of vacating the Kuppam assembly seat in Chittoor district for his son. “It was later decided to send a message to promote Lokesh. It is in fact a calculated risk to contest from there,"" he said.",0
"It is also powered by a much inferior chipset, the Exynos 7885 which is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 512GB via a MicroSD card.


At the front, it has a 6-inch SuperAMOLED display with a resolution of 2220x1080. It also has the same 24MP front camera as the Galaxy A9.


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"The EC communicated this while responding in a letter to Sitaram Yechury, who had written to the poll watchdog over the issue


The EC found no ground for violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with the provision regarding 'misuse of official mass media' in his address",0
"Vadra echoed Gandhi on the Union government not keeping its promises. “Today’s times are no less than those of the freedom struggle. Our institutions are being destroyed, hatred is being spread wherever you see. There is no bigger thing for us than safeguarding and working for the country and going ahead together for the development of the country,"" she told those assembled at the rally.


Earlier in the day, senior leaders of the party paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on a day that also marked the anniversary of the historic Dandi March. This was followed by the CWC meeting at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial.


One of the key points discussed at the CWC meeting was alliance formation. “We discussed the possibility of forming new alliances wherever possible and consolidating existing electoral partnerships. The Congress president will take a final call on any such alliance,"" a senior Congress leader who attending the meeting said requesting anonymity.",0
"In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity declined by ₹235 each to ₹32,980 and ₹32,810 per 10 gram, respectively


NEW DELHI: Gold prices Tuesday slumped by ₹235 to ₹32,980 per 10 gram in the national capital due to lacklustre demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too fell by ₹660 to ₹38,010 per kg on low offtake by industrial units and coin makers.",3
"With only 20% of the electronics and plastics formally recycled each year, this looming health and environmental catastrophe also represents a unique $62 billion economic opportunity. (AP)


The amount of electronic waste produced every year is set to grow to 120 million tonnes by 2050 from 50 million tonnes currently: WEF report


At a global level, seven UN entities have come together, supported by the WEF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development to better address the e-waste challenge


Davos: Indicating a major health and environmental crisis, the amount of electronic waste produced every year is set to grow to 120 million tonnes by 2050 from 50 million tonnes currently — which already weighs more than all the commercial planes ever built, a report said.",1
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.38% from its Tuesday's close of 7.381%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


Traders are cautious as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gives his first public comments following the January FOMC meeting and rate decision due later on Wednesday.",3
"The 54-year-old Oscar winner joins Pete Davidson, Bel Powley and Bill Burr in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter",2
"Importantly, the management sees good visibility in its revenue growth from top clients. Unlike other software firms, Mindtree is highly dependent on its large clients. Its largest customer generates as much as a fifth of its revenue. The last quarter saw 42.9% of its revenue coming from the top 10 clients. This contribution moderated from 43.7% in Q4 FY18, pointing to broadening of its client base.


While the commentary should keep growth prospects upbeat, it is crucial that the company regains the momentum in deal wins. At 18 times FY20’s earnings estimates, the Mindtree stock is quoting at a premium to larger peers and that may not leave much on the table.",3
"On being asked who will be the Minister of Gossip Affairs, he reportedly took Kareena’s name and said, “Kareena wakes up and calls her PR team for the day’s gossip",2
"Mumbai: Even as the Election Commission studies his remarks on Balakot for alleged violation of the election code of conduct, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invoked both Balakot and Pakistan at his campaign rallies in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Addressing a rally at Patan in Gujarat, Modi said, citing a unidentified senior American official, that “Modi was ready with 12 missiles"" if Pakistan did not return wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India in the post-Balakot confrontation.


Later, at Chittorgarh and Barmer in Rajasthan, Modi again invoked Pakistan by bringing up the air strikes in Balakot, saying “we killed terrorists in their home"" and telling voters that they would be voting against terrorism when they pressed the lotus button. In Rajasthan, Modi said India was not maintaining its nuclear arsenal “for Diwali"".",0
"The movie follows the events of the 1970 Miss World competition, which saw the crowning of the first black competitor",2
"Avengers: Kree/Skrull WarIn this 1971 space saga, written by Roy Thomas with art by Neal Adams and brothers John Buscema and Sal Buscema, the team must defend Earth in the battle between two alien races


 A ton happens here, but one scene in particular has stuck with fans: The heroes are attacked by three cows (!) that are actually the shape-changing Skrulls (who also wreak havoc by pretending to be Avengers)


 The villainy of Skrulls will be a shock to those who know them only from the recent Captain Marvel film, which presented them as peaceful refugees seeking asylum


Avengers: Under SiegeWritten by Roger Stern, drawn by John Buscema and published in 1986, this has the heroes attacked at home (a mansion on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan) by the Masters of Evil, led by Baron Zemo, a longtime adversary of Captain America


 The baddies come incredibly close to winning — they brutalize Jarvis, the team’s faithful aide, and leave a hero in a coma — which makes the eventual victory bittersweet",2
"Markets are expected to remain volatile this week. Crude oil price fluctuations, rupee movements, corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rate will drive Indian markets.",3
"Spot gold prices rose 0.2% to $1,330.48 per ounce while US gold futures were steady at $1,333 (iStock)


NEW DELHI: Subdued demand kept gold prices flat today in domestic market while silver rates edged up on pickup in offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Gold rates today ruled flat at ₹34,590 per 10 gram on scattered demand, Press Trust of India reported, citing All India Sarafa Association. However, silver prices edged up by ₹100 to ₹41,600 per kg. On Saturday, gold prices had gained ₹90.",3
"If two members of every poor home are paid, the bill would double, exceeding the centre’s entire fiscal deficit for FY19. And since income is a personal thing, all poverty-stricken adults ought to get it.",0
"Four leaders representing 21 opposition parties met in Delhi and decided to organize a nationwide campaign on discrepancies and malfunctioning of EVMs. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi were among those who attended the meeting.


“We do not think the EC is doing enough to address the issue of EVM malfunctioning,"" Singhvi said after the meeting.


The Supreme Court had directed EC on 8 April to increase random matching of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment from one at present, in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, to ensure that votes cast electronically were indeed going to the intended recipient.


Opposition parties also decided that representatives of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) would meet EC over complaints related to faulty EVMs and other issues with regard to the single-phase elections held in AP on 11 April. Naidu, who met the chief election commissioner (CEC) on Saturday, has complained about EC’s “systemic failure and partisan attitude"".",0
"Bond yields fell after crude’s rally halted as some US officials were said to fear a Chinese push back in negotiations between the world’s two largest energy consumers.


The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.372% from its Tuesday's close of 7.375%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.",3
"The state refiners have not yet placed orders for Iranian oil for May, when the current waiver expires, pending clarity from the United States.


India's Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) have tapped Iraq to make up for Iranian oil, while Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has signed its first annual contract with US suppliers and raised supplies from Mexico.


""There will be no supply constraints. The supply can come from both OPEC and non-OPEC nations like the US,"" said M.K. Surana, chairman of Hindustan Petroleum Corp, which purchased up to 1.5 million tonnes per year of Iranian crude in 2018-19.


The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers including Russia have gradually tightened supply through 2019 to reduce a global glut. OPEC and its partners may not renew the curbs when they expire after June because of the risk of over-tightening the market.


IOC, India's top refiner and Iran's biggest Indian client, will cut Iranian oil imports to 6 million tonnes, or about 120,000 barrels per day, in the 2019-20 period from 9 million in 2018-19, and has raised the optional volumes it can buy from other producers to 2 million tonnes, a company official said.",3
"In the last three days, EC has given clean chits to Modi in three different cases for comments made in Barmer on 29 April, in Latur, Maharashtra, on 9 April, and, in Wardha, Maharashtra, on 1 April.",0
"Unlike the previous one, here the ‘Madam Sir’ is seen in a more traditional avatar as she dons a salwar-kurta",2
"“There’s not many people who are willing to short this market,"" said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. “We could be near a market top, but it’s just too early to tell. Right now, the path of least resistance is higher for oil.""",3
"Programs like Amazon Web Services’ Simple Storage Service, essentially an internet-accessed hard drive, offer clients the choice of whether to make the data visible to just the person who uploaded it, other members of their company, or anyone online. Sometimes, that information is designed to be public-facing, as in the case of a cache of photos or other images stored for use on a corporate website.


Other times, it isn’t. In recent years, information stored on several cloud services -- U.S. military data, personal information of newspaper subscribers and cell phone users -- has been inadvertently shared publicly online and discovered by security researchers.


Amazon in the last two years has beefed up protocols to keep customers from exposing sensitive materials, adding prominent warning notices, making tools for administrators to more simply turn off all public facing items, and offering for free what was formerly a paid add-on to check a customer’s account for exposed data.


“Originally I would have put a lot of this on AWS,"" said Corey Quinn, who advises businesses that use Amazon’s cloud at the Duckbill Group, a consulting firm. But since Amazon has taken steps to address the issue, companies like Cultura should be aware, he said. “With all of this in the news, and all of this continuing to come out, if you’re still opening AWS buckets [to the public], you’re not paying attention.""


Amazon isn’t the only company that periodically gets caught up in cases of private records mistakenly made public. But it has a wide lead in the business of selling rented data storage and computing power, putting a spotlight on Seattle-based company’s practices. An Amazon Web Services spokesman declined to comment.",1
"1) The rupee’s recent pullback against the US dollar has been partly attributed to a softening in global crude oil prices from recent highs. Oil prices skidded to their lowest close in two weeks, Bloomberg reported, as worries of a stalemate in US-China trade talks fueled concerns about global growth. Crude oil futures fell 0.6% in New York, following a 4.6% decline last week.


2) However, the upside in the rupee is being capped by the broad strengthening of the US dollar. Against a broad basket of global currencies, the dollar traded near its the strongest level since early January, having recouped most of the losses stemming from the Federal Reserve's dovish stance since the start of the year. The dollar has recouped most of its year-to-date losses, as central banks around the world tilt more toward the dovish side, leaving the Fed’s shift to a patient stance on further monetary tightening as less of an outlier than it was weeks ago.",3
"Despite Huawaei’s success abroad, it is yet to make a mark in India. While Honor products have grabbed eyeballs, Huawei-branded phones such as the Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro are too costly for the domestic market, like other flagships. That said, Honor captured the fifth spot in terms of smartphone sales in India, for the first time ever, in the first quarter of 2018, says a Counterpoint Research report. It adds that the average selling price of phones in India grew 13% in Q3, which may bode well for Huawei.


Last year, AT&T pulled out of a deal to sell Huawei phones, after US politicians cited concerns over “Chinese espionage in general, and Huawei’s role in particular"". The US and Australia have raised concerns about Huawei’s telecom equipment and the firm was banned, even as it denied the allegations. This, and the fact that China’s smartphone market is stagnating have led Huawei to focus on Asia and Europe. It gained 14.6% of the global market in Q3 of 2018, says IDC. ",1
"On Monday, polling for Lok Sabha wraps up in Rajasthan a key state where 25 parliamentary seats are at stake witnessing a direct contest between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


Key seats in Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow from where union home minister Rajnath Singh is contesting and Faizabad which includes the holy city of Ayodhya are going to polls on Monday.",0
"Marvel’s superhero extravaganza Avengers: Endgame has given a perfect closure to the story arcs of all its original Avengers


 But more than anything else, the film throws several Easter eggs at us, giving a recall to its decade long timeline and previous 21 films


 Kate Bishop tease?The film opens with Clint Barton aka Hawkeye teaching archery to his daughter Lila Barton


 This might be a tease towards the character of Kate Bishop, who was first introduced in 2005’s ‘Young Avengers #1’


 Though the film does not do anything beyond Clint’s address to Lila, this might hint at an original series based on Hawkeye comic series


 Hail HydraWhen Steve Rogers time travels to the Battle of New York to obtain the scepter, with the Mind Stone, from Loki, the entire elevator scene from The Winter Soldier is recreated shot-by-shot


 This is also a straight tribute to the controversial Marvel Comics event Secret Empire that showed Captain America as a Hydra agent


 Ant-Man’s Vintage HelmetHank Pym, played by a young Michael Douglas, makes a small appearance when Tony Stark time travels to 1970 to obtain the Tesseract, that had the Space Stone


 The shot has left fans wondering whether there can be a probable Ant-Man spin-off, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas, exploring the adventures of the original tiny superheroes in a retro setting",2
"The Nizamabad constituency will be in focus as over 170 farmers are in the fray. TRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha is seeking re-election from this seat.


Other prominent candidates are Congress leader Renuka Chowdary (Khammam) and state Congress president Uttam Kumar Reddy.


In eight western Uttar Pradesh constituencies the ruling BJP will clash with the newly-formed SP-BSP-RLD alliance.


In the 2014, the BJP won all the seats -- Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar.But in a by-election last year, it lost Kairana to a joint opposition candidate.


In Muzaffarnagar, RLD chief Ajit Singh will take on BJP’s Sanjeev Balyan. His son Jayant Chaudhary is fielded against Union minister Satyapal Singh in Baghpat. Union ministers V K Singh and Mahesh Sharma are BJP candidates in Ghaziabad and Guatam Budh Nagar, respectively.


The BJP had won all the seats in 2014. Prominent candidates from the Congress include Pritam Singh (Tehri), former CM Harish Rawat (Nainital) and senior BJP leader BC Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri from Pauri.",0
"With 186 million active users worldwide and 11.15 million users in India, Snapchat still has a very limited user base compared to Facebook which has 2.27 billion global users and 300 million Indian users.


Snap Kit gets a new feature called App Stories, which lets users create custom Stories for partner apps without navigating away from Snapchat


New Delhi: Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, is exploring new features and partnerships to offer more engagement options between users, creators and advertisers and fight competition from other social networking sites.


At their first-ever Partner Summit in Los Angeles on April 4, the company announced a bevy of new augmented reality (AR) tools, partnerships with other social media and third-party apps and a new ad platform for Snap advertisers.",1
"Along with a free 30-day trial, YouTube Premium subscribers would be allowed to request specific albums, songs, artists and playlists on-demand along with other player controls like unlimited skips and song replay.


YouTube Music's Premium pack costs $9.99 a month in international markets. To take on other music players, YouTube Music was launched in India last month and costs ₹99 a month.",1
The instant messaging platform is also working on the biometric authentication feature for its Android version. The feature was introduced to iPhone users in February and it allows unlocking of the app by using Face ID and Touch ID. The two features are also not enabled in WhatsApp beta.,1
"Neha also asked Khushi about her plans to foray into the film industry, following the footsteps of her sister and mother, to which Khushi responded with a respectful “not right now”


Janhvi Kapoor also shut down all the dating rumours circulating around her and Dhadak co-star Ishaan Khattar


 The actor revealed that she was “nice and single” and said she would set Ishaan up with Tara (Sutaria) because they look cute together


 Regarding dating and boys, Khushi Kapoor said that their father Boney Kapoor is a cool dad and is open to the idea of boyfriends",2
"The two sides are locking horns over the alleged misuse of law enforcement authorities, especially during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, that concluded in Karnataka on 23 April.


Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) and Siddaramaiah of the Congress had both called the I-T department a ‘puppet’ working under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to target political opponents, including those who were close to the coalition partners.",0
"MUMBAI: Maharashtra, the second largest state after Uttar Pradesh in terms of the number of MPs it sends to the Lok Sabha, will have Lok Sabha polls in four phases from April 11 to April 29. This is the first time 48 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra will go to polls in four phases. In 2014, Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra were held in three phases. The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the schedule of Lok Sabha elections 2019 and assembly elections in four states. None of the four days of polling in Maharashtra is a Sunday.


On April 11 which is the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, 7 constituencies in Maharashtra will go to polls. These are Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhandara-Gondia, Wardha, Ramtek, Yavatmal-Washim, and Gadchiroli-Chimur all in the Vidarbha region. The Gadchiroli-Chimur and Bhandara-Gondia constituencies are partially affected by the Naxal insurgency and according to the Election Commission they will join other Left wing insurgency affected constituencies across the country in the first phase. Nagpur is senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and union minister Nitin Gadkari’s constituency. Wardha and Yavatmal-Washim are significant for their agrarian crisis and farm suicides.",0
"“It’s too late to take back responsibility,"" said a senior Congress leader, requesting not to be named. The Congress is now forced to finalise a candidate who had receded from the race owing to the possibility of Deve Gowda’s candidature.


The Congress is considering the candidature of BL Shankar, Prof Rajeev Gowda and M Narayanswamy for the seat.


“If this was done a week ago, we could have finished the process but now we have not more than a day,"" said the Congress leader cited above. The Congress is being extremely patient with its coalition partner to help the party retain its alliance with the regional outfit and bring down the PM Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre.",0
"Underneath the display is an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, which can produce 3D scans of a user's fingerprints accurate to the pores.


As mentioned before, it is powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset but is paired either with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage or 12GB of RAM 512GB of storage. It is backed by 3,400mAh battery. It also supports reverse wireless charge, which seems to be borrowed from the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It is especially useful for charging accessories like the Galaxy Buds, but not other smartphones.


The triple camera setup includes a 12MP telephoto lens with autofocus, f/2.4 aperture, and OIS), 12MP wide-angle sensor with dual aperture ranging from f/1.5 to /f2.4 and a 77-degree field of view and finally an ultra wide-angle 16MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The camera supports up to 10X digital zoom and 2x optical zoom.


S10's bigger brother gets a larger display, spanning 6.4 inches with the same resolution. However, its cutout accommodates two cameras— a 10MP sensor with a wide angle lens (80-degree field of view) and an 8MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture.


It gets the same ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, processor and rear cameras like the Galaxy S10.


It comes in three memory variants—8GB RAM with 128GB, 8GB RAM with 512GB internal storage and 12GB RAM with a terabyte of internal storage. It is backed by a 4,100mAh battery.


The Galaxy S10e is the more pocket-friendly variant of the S10 that directly rivals Apple's iPhone XR. It comes with a smaller 5.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display. The cutout houses a 10MP selfie camera while at the back it has dual cameras comprising a wide-angle 12MP sensor and ultra-wide 16MP sensor.",1
"It’s dog training, then it’s just strength training on top of that with my trainer, and it’s watching my diet,” Berry told Extra magazine",2
"In this phase, the BSP has fielded candidates for six of the eight constituencies -- Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. The SP and the RLD have fielded one candidate each from Hathras and Mathura respectively.


Apart from Hema Malini and Tanwar, the BJP has retained three other MPs - Yashwant Singh (Nagina), Bhola Singh (Bulandshahr) and Satish Gautam (Aligarh).


The Election Commission has set up 16,162 polling booths in 8,751 polling centres for this phase in the state. There are 85 candidates in the fray for the eight seats, with 15 of them, the highest number, in Fatehpuri Sikri. ‘


In Agra, UP animal husbandry, minor irrigation and fisheries minister S P Singh Baghel (BJP) will take on Preeta Harit of the Congress and Manoj Kumar Soni of the BSP.",0
"BJP is not flexing its muscles much as it doesn’t want to distance its allies. It gave the Shiv Sena 23 seats, one more than what the regional party usually received in their more than 25-year-old alliance. Maharashtra, a state prone to scandals, has been silent on that front. High prices of properties had rendered them unaffordable for most people in some cities. But prices have dropped, something the working class is likely to appreciate. NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s decision of not contesting the polls and reports of discontent in the party could have a bearing on it and its ally Congress.",0
"RCom said ₹550 crore dues to Ericsson, including interest dues, has been made in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement


MUMBAI: Shares of Reliance Communications zoomed 10% today after the company cleared dues of a Swedish service provider at the eleventh hour.",3
"Even with the extreme measure of having a cutout inside the display, the phone manages a screen-to-body ratio of 84.7%, which is still lower than the 88% screen-to-body ratio of Huawei Mate 20


The cutout display with under display camera can be expected to become a mainstream design element soon


Samsung Galaxy A8sSamsung Galaxy A8Samsung Galaxy A8s front cameraSamsung Galaxy A8s cutoutSamsungHonor V20HuaweiHonorGalaxy A7",1
"The Federal Reserve will meet this week to decide on raising rates. It is widely expected that the US central bank will not hike interest rates this time after it killed off rate-rise expectations at its March meeting. The latest Reuters poll all but puts to bed any risk of rates going up this economic cycle, given inflation remains below the Fed’s alarm threshold and unemployment is the lowest in generations.


Another important factor will be the rupee's movement against the dollar. The dollar has zipped to near two-year highs. The euro has tumbled to 22-month lows against the dollar and investors are preparing for worse, buying options to shield against a further downside. Emerging-market currencies are also in pain, with the Turkish lira and Argentine peso both sharply weaker.",3
"■ A group of Brexit-supporting lawmakers who rejected May's European Union exit deal in January have set out the changes they want to see her agreement on in return for their support.


■ Gold demand in India improved this week due to a fall in local prices, while some investors in other major Asian centres sold the metal back to make use of relatively higher prices while delaying purchases on expectations of a further correction.


■ An underground blast in a gold mine in the Brazilian state of Bahia on Friday killed two workers, Canadian company Leagold Mining Corp said.",3
"The first signs of trouble emerged last year when the company said its volume growth came to a standstill (down 0.1%) in Q2. The stock has been underperforming since. This slowdown has been attributed to non-recurring events such as the goods and services tax (GST)-related inventory destocking.


Volumes recovered in Q3, registering a 12% growth. This quarter had the benefit of a delayed festive season. However, the volumes did not translate into a higher revenue growth.


According to analysts, adjusted for accounting changes, revenue growth in Q3 stood at 14%. This is less than the 17-22% growth the company had been clocking in Q1 FY18 to Q1 FY19. Revenues in Q2 had increased 10%.",3
"Commenting on the upcoming Amazon summer sale Manish Tiwary, Vice President - Category Management of Amazon India said, ""As the most trusted and visited e-commerce destination, we look forward to celebrating every occasion with our customers. Amazon Summer Sale has been curated to offer everything customers are looking for this season and more! With great deals, instant discounts, no cost EMI and convenient exchange options, customers can look forward to celebrating the joys of summer on Amazon.in.""


We expect Realme U1, Redmi 6A, Galaxy M10 and Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 Pro to be available on offers as well.",1
"A ""Meet New Friends"" feature being gradually rolled out will let users opt in to getting acquainted with others interested in fresh connections within shared communities.


Facebook also announced it is expanding a dating feature to 14 more countries including the Philippines, Singapore, Brazil and Chile.


A new feature called ""Secret Crush"" will let people signal which friends they are interested in romantically on a private crush list -- only letting the object of their fancy know if the feeling is mutual.


""It's all built with privacy in mind, and with the goal of building meaningfully long-term relationships and not just hookups.""


The ability for people in small groups to be able to communicate securely and privately is seen as essential to making the social network more intimate.


There are tens of millions of active groups on Facebook, and more than 400 million people belong to groups at the social network.",1
"The studio last month went back on its decision and reinstated Gunn as the director of the third part of the franchise


On the sidelines of Avengers: Endgame premiere, Pratt told Entertainment Weekly that Disney made the “right move” to reinstate Gunn",2
"Symantec's conservative estimates suggest that cyber criminals may have collected tens of millions of dollars last year, stealing consumers' financial and personal information through credit card fraud and sales on the dark web. It estimates that a single credit card fetches up to USD 45 in the underground selling forums.


Also, year 2018 saw drop-offs in activity and diminishing returns for ransomware and cryptojacking attacks. This was primarily due to declining cryptocurrency values and increasing adoption of cloud and mobile computing, rendering attacks less effective.",1
"She along with her three other friends Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte are navigating their careers, relationships and life by being there for each other every step of the way


 So there’s the practical wise one (Miranda), the over-the-top one (Samantha), the shy one (Charlotte) and the Queen Bee (Carrie)


 Through its run, SATC sees its women go through relationships, weddings, buying houses, gaining independence, having kids and making it through everything because they have a strong emotional support system in each other",2
"Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal understands the key to longevity for an artiste is reinvention


 Hence, Shreya makes sure she keeps the independent artiste in her alive, occasionally releasing her singles, full-fledged albums and collaborating with her counterparts on different platforms


com, the singer talks about the freedom that she enjoys with a platform like MixTape by Amazon Music and the trend of recreations in Bollywood


 She also shares it is high time films had more women-driven narratives for female voices to earn more prominence in the industry",2
"The Indian assembly line of Foxconn’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. would serve local and export markets by the time Apple announces its next iPhone models in September, the people familiar said. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer, the biggest maker of iPhones, will initially invest about $300 million to set up for Apple with investments to ramp up as capacity expands, they said.


Foxconn has two assembly sites in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it makes devices for Xiaomi and Nokia. Locating more production in India would also help diversify Apple and Foxconn’s manufacturing footprint away from China amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.


In December, the Hindu newspaper reported that Foxconn would make iPhones at the Chennai plant in 2019, citing an announcement at a cabinet meeting led by Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.",1
"US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at $60.04 per barrel, up 5 cents from their last settlement (Reuters)


Brent crude oil futures were at $67.92 per barrel, 6 cents above their last close. Brent hit a four-month high of $68.69 on Thursday


Concerns that an economic slowdown might soon impact fuel consumption are preventing crude prices from rising further


Singapore: Oil hovered slightly below 2019 peaks on Friday, propped up by ongoing supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.


Concerns that an economic slowdown might soon impact fuel consumption are preventing crude prices from rising further, analysts said.


Brent crude oil futures were at $67.92 per barrel at 0643 GMT, 6 cents above their last close. Brent hit a four-month high of $68.69 per barrel on Thursday.",3
"While the Chinese smartphone maker has made most of the specifications publicly available, it has held back the pricing of the Mi 9. This will be unveiled at the time of the launch.


You can catch the launch of the Mi 9 smartphone on Xiaomi's official Chinese website. The event will be live streamed at 2 pm CST (11:30 am IST) and you can get redirected to the link by clicking here.


The Xiaomi Mi 9 will boast a gradient back, much like the previously launched Redmi Note 7. The manufacturing process of the back panel helps it produce aurora-like streaks of lights when viewed at particular angles.",1
"""You can't respond to notifications (at least not yet), but this could be particularly vital for Snapchat and other apps that don't really have a presence on the desktop,"" Engadget added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The direction, sources said, was issued to bring clarity on the applicability of 'silence period' on NaMo TV.


On Thursday last week, the EC had concluded that since NaMo TV is sponsored by the BJP, all recorded programmes displayed on the platform should be pre-certified by media certification and monitoring committee of Delhi and all political publicity contents being displayed without pre-certification should be removed immediately.


After the Congress filed a complaint with the poll panel about the channel disturbing the level playing field, the EC had asked the Delhi CEO to file a report on the issue.",0
"The Honor 10 Lite is priced at ₹13,999 for the 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant while the 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant is priced at ₹17,999


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"Today, working professionals, students and gamers around the world spend hours on their computers and the mouse plays an important role in this. The focus now is on designing a mouse that eliminates forearm strain and wrist pressure. “We have come a long way from the initial prototype of the mouse but the core idea remains unchanged... Lately the main focus is on ergonomics,"" adds Polyanker.",1
"Protecting the system: Among low-cost chassis, Corsair Carbide ( ₹ 3,399), which has room for up to five 120mm fans and built-in dust filters, is one of the options. For users who want to add some zing to their gaming system, there is the Corsair Crystal CC Series (starts at ₹ 12,499). It offers a combination of glass and metal panels and has three 120mm RGB LED lit fans, which light up when the system is on.


AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores is available for ₹19,200. It is on par with the Intel Core i5-7500, priced at ₹22,706


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"The service will come as part of an upcoming iOS 12.2 software update, which will also include a redesigned icon and interface for the Apple News app.


The New York Times and The Washington Post are not part of the service, but The Wall Street Journal and Vox will participate.


Apple based the service on Texture, an app it acquired last year. Texture lets users subscribe to more than 200 magazines, and most of those will transfer to Apple’s new service. (Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets are currently part of Texture).


Apple and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are working on a joint credit card tied to the iPhone and Apple Pay app.


Goldman CEO David Solomon is planning to attend Monday’s event, suggesting the partnership will either be announced or a deal is near.


Apple’s iOS 12.2 update will include a new Wallet app that lays the groundwork for the Goldman credit card.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The ""Future Minds Lab"", launched at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney this week, will include a team of 20 scientists, designers and psychologists to study the fundamental brain science and psychology behind innovation.


The team will work with industry partners to produce products and services to improve the way institutions and businesses approach different forms of innovation.


""Using fundamental research and development, our team is creating products and programmes to ensure workplaces and businesses are more resilient and better equipped to adapt to constant technological change,"" Joel Pearson, Professor at the varsity, said in a statement.",1
"The Hero 7 Black has several features such as live streaming, gimbal like video stabilisation and improved microphone, which will lift the action camera experience significantly.",1
"Wired compared the OnePlus 7 Pro's camera saying there's marginally less detail, more noise and less mid-tone contrast in the OnePlus 7 Pro's zoomed images than in 5x zoom images captured with the Huawei P30 Pro. It can shoot videos with the zoom lens too, and these are stabilised ""to some degree"" and look ""pretty good"".


The report confirmed that there's no ToF depth sensor on the OnePlus 7 Pro and has a rather basic one main wide camera, one ultra-wide, and one tele configuration.


The report also added that the OnePlus 7 Pro has a shutter lag of 0.3 seconds or less, and has a better Auto HDR mode than in past OnePlus devices, with a more natural look and less compressed mid-tones.",1
"Apple Inc. signed Vox to be part of an upcoming subscription service for newspaper and magazine readers, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding the popular explainer website to a lineup that’s due to be announced next week.


The site is owned by Vox Media Inc., which also publishes the Verge, SBNation and Eater, though its other properties won’t be part of the service initially, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the accord hasn’t been announced.",1
"Inspired by Howery’s real life, the series featured the comedian as a self-made success who lives by the code to “always believe in yourself and great things will come,” but finds that attitude gets put to the test when he learns his wife his having an affair with his barber",2
"Apple accuses Qualcomm, which holds the most patents for chips, of taking advantage of its dominant position to charge exorbitant amounts for its chips. (Reuters)


At the heart of the battle are the royalties Qualcomm charges for its patented chips, which enable smartphones to connect to mobile networks


The iPhone maker refuses to pay up and is also seeking what could be billions of dollars in compensation


How much are iPhone chips worth? That more or less is the question to be decided by a US court as Apple seeks billions in damages from former chip supplier Qualcomm.


Since Apple originally filed suit in January 2017, the two US firms have been suing each other in multiple countries in a multi-front battle.


At the heart of the battle are the royalties Qualcomm charges for its patented chips, which enable smartphones to connect to mobile networks.",1
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) is seen better placed than peers in a challenging price environment due to its imminent production ramp up,3
"Trade: The trade dispute between China and the United States has fuelled concern about global growth and demand, undermining sentiment in metals markets.


Deficit: Data from the International Nickel Study Group shows the nickel market deficit at 46,000 tonnes in 2016, 115,000 tonnes in 2017 and 127,000 tonnes last year.


Global nickel demand is estimated at about 2.4 million tonnes this year. Of that, about two thirds is destined for stainless steel mills, mostly in China. ""The price of stainless steel continues to rise (and) supply of ferronickel is very tight,"" GF Futures said in a note, adding that Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange inventories had risen by more than 10,000 tonnes, or 4.2%, since the first half of February.",3
"“Without getting into all the drama, all the ups and downs of my career … I guess I always felt like an outsider, someone who doesn’t quite belong anywhere, and I still feel like that lost interracial child who had a lot of nerve to believe I could succeed at anything at all in this world


”Cardi B, the night’s top nominee with 21, locked lips with husband Offset on the red carpet and the couple sat closely inside the venue


”Taylor Swift kicked off the show when she brought her new music video to life with a colorful, eye-popping performance of her song “ME!” She was backed by dancers wearing bright, pastel colors and her featured guest — Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco — descended from the ceiling holding an umbrellaA marching band kicked off Swift’s performance — like most of the world, maybe Swift was inspired by Beyonce’s new Coachella film? Dancers also spun in the air holding umbrellas


Kelly Clarkson is hosting the show for a second time — and sang a medley of hits following Swift’s performance, from Cardi B’s “I Like It” to “Boo’d Up” by Ella Mai, who won the first award of the evening, top R&B artist


Grammy-winning Christian artist Lauren Daigle had one of the night’s best performances when she sang “You Say,” giving the audience a calm, yet strong and powerful performance",2
"The View 20 comes with a 6.4-inch LCD display which has a resolution of 2310x1080 and a screen-to-body ratio of 91.82%


Huawei sub-brand Honor is all set to launch a new smartphone, the Honor View 20, in India today. The Honor View 20 was made available for pre-bookings on Amazon India on 15 January and was launched globally a week ago.",1
"In the industry, where everyone has been so busy and we don’t get to see each others’ work, most of my friends have already watched the show and loved it


 Somewhere the character that you play in Baarish has an uncanny resemblance to your character Purvi in Pavitra Rishta


 How was your experience working with him?He has been in the industry for long and is supremely talented


 Doesn’t it get difficult without the constant fame and of course money not coming in?Frankly, it does get difficult",2
"”“Bring your family, share with your friends, and let’s all raise a glass to a global treasure, badly damaged but destined to triumphantly return,” he added


The film, directed by William Dieterle, is considered one of the most memorable cinematic adaptations of Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel of the same name",2
"These controls are coming first to Location History, Web and App Activity and will roll out in the coming weeks.


Google argued that when users turn on settings like Location History or Web and App Activity, the data can make Google products more useful for them


San Francisco: In yet another bid to address privacy concerns, Google is rolling out a key feature that will allow people to automatically delete their Location History, Web and App Activity data.


Google last year courted controversy when an Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store users' location data even if the users explicitly used privacy settings to turn it off.",1
"Porbandar is bereft of the pre-election frenzy or political tamasha witnessed elsewhere in the country


There are no flags of political parties tied on top of electric poles; walls in the city have been spared of political graffiti


PORBANDAR: In less than a fortnight from now, people in Porbandar district will be eligible to cast their votes when Gujarat’s 26 constituencies go to vote on 23 April.


Still, Porbandar is bereft of the pre-election frenzy or political tamasha witnessed elsewhere in the country. There are no flags of political parties tied on top of electric poles; walls in the city have been spared of political graffiti; larger-than-life billboards of politicians are absent; streets are peaceful with no loudspeakers blaring out political promises.",0
"Price swings are exceptionally depressed across assets now, with major central banks displaying relative policy clarity


Low volatility sounds like a good thing in markets. And it can be, unless it’s masking or ignoring problems. The real trick is preparing for an end that can be quick and unpleasant.


“Volatility rarely picks up bit by bit. It tends to spike when the late-cycle bullish narrative goes off the rails,"" Cantor Fitzgerald LP’s Peter Cecchini wrote in an email.


Price swings are exceptionally depressed across assets now, with major central banks displaying relative policy clarity, signs that China’s stimulus is working and global economic growth that appears to be easing instead of falling. The MOVE index of Treasury volatility isn’t far off its 20 March record low, while the JPMorgan Global FX Volatility Index has fallen to levels not seen since 2014. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, reached its lowest point since October on Friday.",3
"While devices to consume content can change, two basic tenets on which TV thrives—knowledge and escapism—will drive the future. Photo: iStock


Television will retain pole position as the largest segment, but digital will overtake filmed entertainment in 2019 and print by 2021


The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth—it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true.


French post-structuralist philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard’s theory from his 1981 text Simulacra and Simulation, that meaning in modern life has been replaced by symbols and that all human existence merely simulates reality, has become the future of television. Baudrillard claims that society has “replaced all reality and meaning with symbols and signs, and that human experience is of a simulation of reality"".


Reality itself has begun to imitate the model, which now determines the real world. “It is a question of substituting the signs of the real for the real,"" Baudrillard says. He calls this hyperreal. Baudrillard’s suggestion is not merely that postmodern culture is artificial. His point, rather, is that we have lost all ability to make sense of the distinction between nature and artifice. He argues that there are three “orders of simulacra"" : 1. It is the reflection of a basic reality (TV). 2. It masks and perverts a basic reality (Reality TV). 3. It bears no relation to any reality whatever: it is its own pure simulacrum (hyperreality).


Hyperreality has different names—augmented reality, virtual reality or connected reality. The premise of this essentially is the lack of ability to distinguish between the reality and a simulation of something, which is at the heart of all conversations around future of television or entertainment. “In five years and beyond we really imagine a world where commerce, education, entertainment are sort of intertwined very easily in living room itself or in any content consumption experience,"" said Amit Goenka, chief executive officer, ZEE International and Z5 Global, ZEE Entertainment Enterprise Ltd.",1
"Rahman had tweeted on Wednesday, “Unfortunately can’t make it to the #GreatGrandFinale of #TheVoiceonStarPlus due to my health",2
"WhatsApp is on a streak of releasing new updates on Android and iOS platforms. Since the start of 2019, the instant messaging platform has already rolled out at least three major updates on both operating systems.


WABetaInfo, a website dedicated to the latest WhatsApp updates, in February reported that WhatsApp was testing a 'group invitation' feature on the TestFlight server.


The website has now spotted another new feature in its rudimentary stages. The feature, called 'Advanced Search', is an improved version of the Chat Search feature, which lets users search messages.",1
"Global silver demand rose 4% last year, chalking up its first increase since 2015 thanks to sharply higher consumption in India, with a supply fall creating a small deficit, an industry report said on Thursday. The world consumed 1,033.5 million ounces in 2018, up from 998.4 million ounces in 2017, according to the Silver Institute's World Silver Survey 2019, prepared by GFMS analysts at Refinitiv.


Driving the increase was India, where high gold prices spurred many consumers and investors to switch to cheaper silver, analyst Johann Wiebe said.


India's consumption of silver jewellery jumped 16% to 76.5 million ounces in 2018, which along with a rise in the United States helped to push up overall jewellery demand by 4% to 212.5 million ounces.",3
"Consider generative adversarial networks, or GANs. These are a pair of neural network systems that can automatically generate convincing images or manipulate existing ones.


They do this by playing a kind of cat-and-mouse game: the first network makes millions of tiny changes to an image — snow gets added to summery street scenes, grizzlies transform into pandas, fake faces look so convincing that viewers mistake them for celebrities — in an effort to fool the second network.


The second network does its best not to be fooled. As the pair battle, the image only gets more convincing — the AI trying to detect fakery always loses.


Detecting fake news is even harder. Humans can barely agree on what counts as fake news; how can we expect a machine to do so? And if it could, would we want it to?


Perhaps the only way to stop misinformation is to somehow teach people to view what they see online with extreme distrust. But that may be the hardest fix of them all.


“We can deploy technology that patches our computer systems,"" Avin said. “But we cannot deploy patches to people’s heads.""


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.


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"China and the US, however, still account for a majority of the market with shipments of over 350 million and 150 million units, respectively, even though their numbers fell in 2018 as buyers in these markets are upgrading to newer phones less frequently.


The report, though, qualifies that India wasn’t the fastest growing smartphone market in 2018. Indonesia with an annual growth rate of 17.1%, Russia with 14.1% and Italy 10.0% were ahead of India in the list.


According to the Canalys report, Xiaomi consolidated its position in 2018 and remained at the top for the entire year with a 30% market share and 41 million unit shipments.",1
"With a 22.4% market share in 2018, Samsung is the second largest player in the smartphone market. “Samsung remained in the second position, however, with a YoY decline of 7.9% in 2018Q4. The newly-launched Galaxy A7 (2018) with triple cameras picked up demand in 2018Q4 followed by its Android Go model, the Galaxy J2 Core,"" the report said.


Samsung is expected to make a comeback with its new online exclusive ""M series"" to be made available this month via flash sales.",1
"The country's reserve position with the Fund also declined $13.6 million to $3.341 billion, the according to the Reserve Bank.",3
"As smartphone sales growth sputters in saturated Western markets, every smartphone maker from Apple Inc. to Samsung and Xiaomi are looking to India to boost their fortunes. The world’s second-most populous country is also the fastest-growing geography for sales. Yet, with only 24% of Indians owning smartphones, there’s plenty of room for capturing new customers.


“The battleground in India is the mid-tier and low-tier smartphone segment, which is huge,"" said Anshul Gupta, a Mumbai-based analyst at Gartner Inc. “Any vendor looking at volume, revenue or market share which aspires to be among the top five will have to operate in that segment.""",1
"The processors come with innovations that improve on raw performance, image processing and AI capabilities


American chipset maker Qualcomm on Tuesday announced three new mobile platforms in its Snapdragon range of processors — Snapdragon 665, 730, 730G. Qualcomm says these platforms are designed to exceed customer expectations on delivering exciting experiences in artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, camera, and performance.


Qualcomm uses a clear segmentation of smartphone chipsets (called Snapdragon) on the basis of smartphones they would be used in.


According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon 2-series processors are better suited for starter-level smartphones while 4-series processors are just a notch above 2-series processors (Qualcomm calls this the ""basic level"").",1
"So with god’s blessings …finally m glad that I am able to achieve one of the goals from my wishlist ✅ #myownhouse #2801 #hariom Ganpati Bappa Maurya ”Parth’s family is based in Pune, and he had moved to Mumbai to kickstart his career in the glamour industry",2
"”Also read: Robert Downey Jr left fans teary eyed at Avengers Endgame event in SeoulRDJ, on his part, left fans emotional as he thanked them for holding onto the Marvel films for over a decade",2
"""The Election Commission is likely to announce a date for repolling after it receives neccesary reports on the two incidents, he said.",0
"The Redmi Note 7 Pro comes equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, a 48MP primary camera and a 13MP front camera. It is also available in a 6GB/128GB variant priced at ₹16,999.


Both smartphones run Android Pie 9 with Xiaomi's MIUI 10 custom ROM running atop and are backed by 4,000mAh batteries. The front of the two smartphones features the same 6.3-inch display with a U-shaped notch that houses the front-facing camera.",1
"While a large section of non-BJP-leaning youth view demonetization as a failure and the implementation of the goods and services tax a matter of concern, a large section of BJP-leaning millennials and post-millennials consider them to be key achievements.


Those who don’t support the ruling party also think that the government has failed to deal with the farm crisis adequately, with the plight of farmers a big concern for them.


They are also more worried about the rise of extremist views or intolerance in the country compared to BJP-leaning youth. Among BJP-leaning youth, a sizeable section is indeed worried about these issues but they are a minority among those whose support the party.


This is the second of a three-part data journalism series on the political preferences of India’s digital natives.",0
"With both nations inching towards a trade deal that’s expected to include a provision for China to hold the yuan stable, US President Donald Trump is shifting his gaze to the dollar’s strength. During a largely unscripted two-hour speech on Saturday, he targeted Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell as someone who “likes raising rates"". Even though his treasury secretary sets currency policy, Trump pointed to Powell as a “gentleman that likes a very strong dollar"".


For China, a possible weaker dollar will lead to a stronger yuan, pressuring officials to halt its appreciation as the economy slows. That will risk triggering blunt criticism from Trump, who used his presidential election campaign to routinely accuse China of deliberately weakening its currency in order to boost exports.


'Trump wants the dollar to stay lower because of the impending election to counter the strengthening effects of his budget and Fed policy,"" said Douglas Paal, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ""But if you were to ask him why, he might offer the excuse of China’s currency.""


Keeping the yuan on a stable path won’t be easy given the slowing domestic economy and drawing on lessons from previous currency pacts such as the 1980s Plaza Accord, said Cliff Tan, MUFG Bank Ltd’s East Asia head of global markets research. ""We still think a weaker economy and credit problems should mean a weaker yuan later in the year,"" Tan said.",3
"San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is testing a new feature that would let users co-watch on-platform video content with friends, while being able to see their reactions on the video via the phone cameras.


The option would start with a split-screen view, where users would be able to apply face filters and other visual tools to their personal camera feeds, Social Media Today reported on Thursday.


""Instagram's co-watching media picker is essentially tabs of Explore, Saved and Liked. It's somehow also showing me photos though. Unless Instagram designed co-watching so we can stare at an image together, it will be fixed when released,"" reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong tweeted.",1
"Filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala is working on a film and a web series based on the multi-million dollar call centre scam that rocked the city in 2016


The principal work on Nadiadwala’s latest production titled Hot Shots Dare to Dream is currently underway",2
"This really is that movie, I think everyone doesn’t believe it, but this is that war that just ends everything,” the actor said


Boyega’s Finn, Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron, were the new characters who played the central part in the franchise’s sequel trilogy that started with Force Awakens and is set to conclude with The Rise of Skywalker",2
"A weaker dollar is supportive for silver, which is priced in the US currency, by making it cheaper for buyers outside the United States.


It averaged $15.71/oz last year, down about 8 percent from 2017 and underperforming gold, which fell 1% to average $1,268 last year.",3
"San Francisco: Apple Inc. on Thursday said it will hold its annual conference for developers on June 3 to June 7 in San Jose, California.",1
"Coffee Day will receive a consideration of up to ₹2,749 crore for selling its stake in Mindtree to Larsen and Toubro Ltd. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)


Coffee Day shares have fallen 7% despite the Mindtree stake sale to L&T coming at a better-than-expected valuation


A good outcome of the deal with L&T will be if the Mindtree stake sale is a stepping stone towards Coffee Day's restructuring",3
"Walking for the second time last year, she chose Atelier couture by designer Prabal Gurung to live up to the theme ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination


’Apart from Priyanka and Deepika, Isha Ambani and Natasha Poonawalla are also attending the gala event in New York",2
"The 10-year bond yield was trading at 7.355%, compared to its Tuesday's close of 7.356%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


So far this year, the rupee has gained 0.15% against the US dollar, while foreign investors have bought $3.62 billion in equity and sold $850.million in debt market.",3
"Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, Redmi Note 7 features a 12MP+2MP dual rear camera setup and a 13MP front camera.


With both the front and rear covered in Corning Gorilla Glass 5, the Redmi Note 7 series has a dot notch display, measuring 6.3 inches.",1
"Kristen Stewart says she felt a “huge responsibility” to define her sexuality after finding fame in the Twilight movie franchise


 But she sees a shift in culture that’s allowed young people – in and outside Hollywood – to accept fluidity in gender and sexuality


“I felt this huge responsibility, like one that I was really genuinely worried about if I wasn’t able to say one way or the other, then was I sort of like forsaking a side,” said Stewart, who also had a long-term relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson",2
"Indian markets ended higher today, bolstered by gains in IT, auto, metal and energy stocks. Higher global markets also lifted the sentiment. The Sensex ended 127 points higher at 38,672. At day's high, the Sensex rose over 200 points to 38,748, less than 250 points away from its all-time high of 38,989, hit in August last year. Broader index Nifty settled at 0.47% higher at 11,623, its highest close since August 2018. Vedanta and Tata Steel led the gainers in metal stocks, rising nearly 3% each. In the auto pack, M&M and Tata Motors both gained over 2% while Maruti Suzuki rose 1.3%. The breadth of the market was also strong, with BSE midcap index rising 1%. 


1) The Sensex has logged 8%, or 2,800-point, gain this month, with many analysts attributing it to to a pre-election rally in anticipation of a stable government at the Centre. The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections start from April 11.


2) Financial stocks, which have a significant weight in benchmark indices like Sensex and Nifty, have led the rally this month. Nifty Bank, the sectoral index, surged nearly 14% this month, hitting new highs. In today's trade, the banking index ended on a flat note at 30,426.",3
"The termination of the agreement with Johnson Controls is a fallout of the Irish firm’s sale of its power solutions business to global investment firm Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Lp. Thereafter, Amara Raja promoters increased their stake to 28% by acquiring 2% from Johnson Controls, which will continue to hold 24% shares in the company.


This leaves many questions unanswered. Will Amara Raja continue to have a technological association with Brookfield’s power solutions business? How would Johnson Controls’ 24% stake in the company impact future growth and be perceived by investors? Some analysts are concerned whether this will open up an opportunity for another strategic buyer to enter without triggering the open offer clause set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).


The country’s auto sector is faced with challenges of new emission norms and issues facing the planned roll-out of electric vehicles. Last year, Exide Industries Ltd announced a joint venture with a Swiss firm for building lithium-ion batteries and providing energy storage systems, targeting the electric vehicle market and grid-based applications. Now, there are concerns whether Amara Raja will remain at the cutting edge of technology.",3
"The smartphone comes with a plethora of offers including Bajaj Finserv's EMI buyback offer (up to ₹10,000), SBI's 5% cashback on credit/debit card transactions, zero down payment for 8 months with IDFC First and one-time screen replacement.",1
"This Sunday, The Kapil Sharma Show will host star players of the Indian women’s cricket team – Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy and Jhulan Goswami


 The trio will be seen sharing their experiences and funny stories of their time on the ground and the dressing room


 While chatting about cricket, Kapil will ask the cricketers how they differentiate between whistles celebrating their scores and the ones trying to tease them",2
"Long acclaimed as a quintessential RK musical blockbuster, Barsaat also gave RK Studios its famous emblem, depicting a raffish Raj Kapoor with violin in one hand and Nargis on the other


 He loved music and he loved Nargis and the RK logo combines these twin passions to create an immortal moment for Hindi screens


 The logo greets both visitors outside RK Studios in Chembur and audiences watching an RK film in theaters or small screen


 Later, Awaara (1951), Kapoor’s first tryst with Chaplinesque Tramp, was shot in RK Studios when it was nothing but a flatland


 “He had no money to even build the walls and shot the film on the open plot,” Shashi Kapoor’s son Kunal recalled some years ago


 After Awaara, Kapoor shot most of his movies at RK Studios, including Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Prem Rog and Ram Teri Ganga Maili, his last directorial venture


 Not to mention the iconic songs that were shot here, from Nargis’ “Ghar aaya mera pardesi” in Awaara to Padmini Kolhapure’s “Yeh galiyan yeh chaubara” in Prem Rog


Also read: Godrej Properties buys iconic RK StudiosJust like Raj Kapoor had joined his father’s Prithvi Theatres in 1944 – what he called the “best training ground” he could have ever had – sons Rishi, Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor’s schooling happened at RK Studios


 Even Shashi Kapoor interned at RK Studios, playing the younger version of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Awaara, showing an early spark for acting


 The family rule is that Kapoors begin as assistants to the senior Kapoors before finding their individual path to the top


 “For me,” Rishi Kapoor wrote in his memoirs Khullam Khulla, “there could have been no film institute better than RK Studios",2
"General elections tend to be an “important influencer"" of short-term returns and foreign flows into the market, BNP’s Raychaudhuri said in his note. If investors get a “market-friendly"" government, the overseas investment euphoria will continue for a month or two and will then fade by the third month after the vote, he said.


“We believe this pace of inflows will moderate,"" said Sampath Reddy, chief investment officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. “Last month was exceptionally good, but that can’t be the run rate for the months ahead.""


Neelkanth Mishra, India equities strategist at Credit Suisse Group AG in Mumbai, says such inflows into the nation’s stocks may not be sustainable, even if the global economic momentum turns positive as China stabilizes and central banks don’t change their stance. That’s because Credit Suisse doesn’t see growth in India recovering “any time soon as monetary tightness persists,"" according to a note.",3
"According to Google's support page, non-paying users in the US are being able to benefit from PiP playback with advertisements. (AFP)


Picture-in-picture (PiP) allows a viewer to watch the video outside the YouTube app in a miniature hovering player


You can check if you've received the update by opening YouTube and then going to Settings > General menu",1
"The popularity of leadership, the strength of the party and the work done by the government will be BJP’s main poll plank, says Gadkari


Union minister says all alliances happen because of the convenience of two political parties. The criticism made by Shiv Sena leadership are a thing of the past now


NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari is often in the spotlight not just for the development work of his three ministries—transport, water resources and shipping —but also for his political heft as a former chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Soon after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari, in an interview, spoke about the work of his ministries, issues in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, regional politics in Maharashtra, alliance with Shiv Sena as well as national issues like unemployment and rural distress. Edited excerpts:


The general elections have been announced; what are the major issues that you think will play a decisive role in the polls?


During elections, the performance of the Union government is assessed by the people and the assessment is done at all levels. The assessment of the government’s work and performance in the five years in also discussed for a healthy democracy. It is for the people to decide on the performance of the government and there should be healthy competition on the good work done.


I can confidently say that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has succeeded in achieving what was not done by any government in the last 50 years. For example, all the saints who visited Kumbh in Prayagraj said that Ganga was clean this time. The cleaning processes have only done 30% work although discussion over cleaning of Ganga happened since 1980s. The government has made a commitment that Ganga will be 100% clean by the end of March 2020. The concept of express highways did not exist in the country, we have built a 14-lane express highway in Delhi. The Delhi-Meerut road will be completed by April. People used to talk about waterways but we have done work on 10 waterways.


BJP and Shiv Sena have finally decided to contest together, how did the two parties agree, because the Shiv Sena had passed a resolution that it won’t contest elections with BJP.


The BJP decided to continue with all the alliance partners in NDA in the general elections. And then we held individual discussions with all stakeholders of NDA. There were certain compromises made because there are so many political parties. If all political parties had similar views then we would all have been part of the same political party. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis handled the situation and talks with Shiv Sena well and we were successful in our attempts. As a result of this alliance, we would be able to perform well in Maharashtra.",0
"Actor Arjun Kapoor and director Raj Kumar Gupta on Thursday said United Nations’ decision to designate Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist is a “great achievement” for the country


The duo made the comments at the trailer launch of their film, India’s Most Wanted, a day after the UN Sanctions Committee designated Azhar as global terrorist following China’s move to lift its hold on a proposal to ban him",2
The CEO’s comments contradicted reporting by The Intercept suggesting the project was in its mature stages. Photo: Reuters,1
"Realme U1, Redmi 6A, Galaxy M10 and Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 Pro are also expected to be available on offers. (Reuters)


Apple iPhone X, OnePlus 6T, Samsung Galaxy M20, Honor View 20, Vivo NEX and Samsung Galaxy S9 are some smartphones expected to be available on offers


Amazon is gearing up to host its summer sale in India from May 4. The sale will see smartphones including the Apple iPhone X, OnePlus 6T, Samsung Galaxy M20, Honor View 20, Vivo NEX and Samsung Galaxy S9 among others on discounts and offers. The sale will end on May 7.",1
"BJP candidate from Ahmednagar Sujay Vikhe Patil with BJP leader Pankaja Munde during an election campaign in Pathardi. (Kunal Patil/HT)


Constituencies voting today comprise some of the state’s most prosperous pockets as well as a few economic laggards


Among the first-time voters, there seems to be a concern that local and developmental issues are not topping the agenda


Saif Momin, a 30-year-old software engineer at Hatkanangale in western Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, would rather the government talked about development than issues that polarise voters.",0
"Shreyas Talpade is working on his next directorial venture, a sports film that will possibly feature an A-list actor",2
"The mock trading session is merely for the purpose of testing and familiarisation and the trades resulting from such mock trading will not create any rights and liabilities, BSE said.",3
"It will certainly have to be more densely plotted and real-life action instead of over-reliance on CGI and special effects like Russo’s recent Marvel blockbusters have been


The Batman franchise is currently in the hands of Matt Reeves, who directed the acclaimed final two films of the recent Planet of the Apes franchise",2
"As the directors the Russo Brothers had promised, the fourth film in the Avengers franchise was dedicated to the original Avengers, the core team that fought Loki and the Chitauri in 2012’s The Avengers


SPOILER ALERTTony Stark/Iron Man: Without Tony (and Robert Downey Jr), there would not have been an MCU


 And he went out (the Infinity Stones’ energy burnt up his inner organs) after saying his iconic line, “I am Iron Man


We also liked the way he settled the differences with his father ever so gently, without it becoming too maudlin, without letting his father even know he is his son


Steve Rogers/Captain America: Steve Rogers was tasked with the responsibility of delivering the Infinity Stones in their own timelines",2
"The Moto G7 Power will be the variant with the highest battery capacity. The smartphone is expected to have a 5,000mAh battery which will be bundled with Motorola's Turbo Charger for faster charging speeds. The smartphone will come with a smaller 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 1520x720. The display will have a regular rectangular notch instead of the teardrop notch present on the G7 and G7 Plus. The back of the smartphone will have a 12MP sensor while the rectangular notch at the front will accommodate a 8MP sensor. The smartphone will be powered by the same Snapdragon 632 SoC on the G7, but with lower memory and storage—3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.


The Moto G7 Play will be the most stripped down, affordable smartphone of the lot. It will sport the smallest display spanning 5.7-inches having a resolution of 1512x720. It will feature the same Snapdragon 632 chipset which will be paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It will be backed by a 3,000mAh battery and will have a single 13MP rear camera and 8MP front facing camera.",1
"The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party hope that they will snatch at least five seats in this belt from the saffron alliance. They are trying to address the discontent among traders, farmers and lower middle-class over the issues of demonetization, implementation of goods and services tax, slowdown in the realty sector, farm unrest over non-profitable minimum support price for the farm produce, and jobless growth. They also believe BJP’s Pragya Thakur’s remarks about former ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who was martyred during the 26/11 terror attacks, will work in their favour.",0
"In India, as well, Avengers: Endgame is the highest earning Hollywood film in history, and is about to cross the Rs 300 crore mark


 The speed with which it is earning money in India is way better than the biggest Bollywood films and this is despite fewer screens",2
"English actor John Oliver will voice Zazu, the bird who acts as the king’s adviser, while Billy Eichner and Seth Rogan take on the comedy duo of meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa",2
"Why Gajraj Rao calls his wife every 30 minutes?While talking about their relationships, Gajraj Rao will reveal that he calls his wife after every half an hour


 He will share that he once watched a European movie about a married couple, where one of them loses memory


 After the film, Gajraj decided that he wanted his wife to be up-to-date about everything happening in his life",2
"Yet there’s an imbalance at the heart of the alliance. Saudi Arabia needs its oil to sell for $95 a barrel to cover government spending this year in an economy that relies almost entirely on petroleum. Russia is more resilient, with a more diversified industrial base and a less bloated state that means it based its 2019 budget on $40 crude.


Since the OPEC production cuts entered their third year -- having originally been slated to last for six months -- Moscow has shown less enthusiasm. It’s drawn criticism from Saudi Arabia for making slow progress toward its output target. By March 12, Russian producers had implemented half their pledged cuts, giving them just a couple of weeks to go the rest of the way.


Russia said it will take a wait and see approach on whether to extend the OPEC deal because the market has achieved a fragile balance, Novak said in an interview with Bloomberg television on Sunday.


“Currently, the price is acceptable to all the parties, both to consumers and producers,"" Novak said. Uncertainties, including fluctuations in Venezuelan production amid a political and economic crisis, make it difficult to say what steps the group should take in the second half, he said.",3
"The product suite includes 4K ""Ultra HD"" intelligent smart TVs and ""Full HD"" smart LED TVs available in four screen sizes—40-inch, 43-inch, 49-inch and 55-inch. JVC expressed its plans to have a 10% market share with the their new range of smart TVs. 


The TVs come equipped with features such as ""Quantum Backlit Technology"", Miracast support, and more than 500 licensed applications and up to 1 million hours of content to view, JVC said.",1
"The venue itself indicates the importance of the event to Apple. The company has only used the Steve Jobs Theater at its new headquarters twice since it opened two years ago. The first time, Apple debuted the iPhone X. The second time, it launched the iPhone XS and latest Apple Watch. To ensure all attention will be on services, Apple took the rare step of announcing several new hardware products on its website last week, including upgraded AirPods, iPads, and iMacs.


Unlike the iPhone in 2007, which broke new ground, Apple’s video service faces stiff competition from well-established players. Netflix, Amazon, Walt Disney Co., Hulu, and AT&T Inc. are investing at least $20 billion combined each year on content, while Apple is spending about $1 billion this year, according to Ives. He thinks Apple needs to acquire a major video content company, although the iPhone maker has shunned big deals in the past.


Still, there’s a base of at least 1.4 billion active Apple devices, giving the company an advantage over rivals such as Netflix. The Apple video service will be tied to a TV app that is already pre-installed on Apple devices, putting the company’s content at the fingertips of hundreds of millions of potential viewers.


Apple Music and Apple’s App Store have already benefited from being standard features of iPhones and other gadgets made by the company. Services revenue reached almost $11 billion in the holiday quarter, up 19% from a year earlier.


'If Apple executes with minimal speed bumps and aggressively acquires content, given the company’s massive installed base and unmatched brand loyalty we believe reaching 100 million subscriptions in the medium term (3 to 5 years) is a realistic goal that could translate into a $7 billion to $10 billion annual revenue stream over time,' Ives wrote in a recent note to investors.


Apple is also working on a premium games subscription for its App Store and discussing it with potential partners, according to people with knowledge of the plans. This service won’t take on new cloud-based streaming offerings like Google Stadia. Instead, it will focus on iPhones and iPads and bundle together paid games from different developers that consumers can access for a monthly fee. Cheddar previously reported that Apple was working on a gaming-related subscription service.


The company would collect these monthly fees, then divide up the revenue between developers based on how much time users spend playing their games, one of the people said. Apple is likely considering popular paid titles on the App Store and would exclude titles that are free to download but generate revenue via in-app purchases.


Apple could discuss the service as soon as Monday, or it may choose to detail the offering at its conference for developers later this year. Some of the most popular paid games on the App Store include Microsoft-owned Minecraft and franchises like NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto.",1
"In the current quarter, SBI's provisions for bad loans dropped 21.3% to ₹139.71 billion from a year earlier, the bank said in a stock exchange filing.


A write-back on provisions made for mark-to-market losses helped total provisions drop 68.2%. Net interest income grew 21.4% to ₹226.91 billion, driven by healthy growth in loans.",3
"The last episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, titled The Long Night, featured the biggest battle scene in not only the show but also ever seen on the big or small screen


Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on the show, says the next three episodes are going to be even bigger than that",2
"She said, ""We are silent workers, unlike other parties. Our party performs without making noise, we are silent workers. The Congress too has been making tall claims, haven't they been given enough chances for decades? They were wiped out from several states. The Nyay scheme is not a stable solution for removing poverty.""


""Even the people from backward communities are suffering... The divisive thought process of these parties are hurting these communities... At the Centre, or state level... reservation issue for these communities was ignored. These communities are not benefiting from the reservation. They are being exploited. Minorities are also suffering.""


""The Congress was tainted by bofors. BJP government is tainted by Rafale... The BJP government has been misusing probe agencies - CBI, ED - against its rivals. You don't need to give another chance to them. The parties that have already been given enough chances In the election season, political parties use opinion polls to misguide voters. Do not get swayed,"" she appealed to the voters.",0
"Australia’s 10-year bond yields fell as much as eight basis points to 1.756 percent. New Zealand’s dropped to 1.899 percent, a record low in data compiled by Bloomberg since 1985. In Japan, the benchmark fell 1.5 basis points to minus 0.095 percent. Yields on German debt fell below zero for the first time since 2016 last Friday.


Australian bonds have rallied since central bank Governor Philip Lowe pivoted to a neutral stance last month from a long-held view the next move in rates would be up. The local yield curve flattened further, with the difference between three and 10-years narrowing by two basis points to 38 basis points.


The nation’s bond curve will flatten more, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists including Praveen Korapaty wrote in a note. “The RBA may eventually be drawn into a cutting cycle should data deteriorate from here,"" they said. “Relative to current pricing we think risk-reward favors curve flatteners.""",3
"Since 2014, Google has designed computer server chips for its data centers and an image processing chip for its Pixel smartphones. (Bloomberg)


Google aims to create more powerful, efficient devices by customizing key components that traditionally came from firms such as Intel


In Bengaluru, Google has hired at least 16 engineering veterans and 4 talent recruiters for its ""gChips"" team from traditional chipmakers


SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google has hired more than a dozen microchip engineers in Bengaluru, India, in recent months and plans to rapidly add more, according to LinkedIn profiles, job postings and two industry executives, as the search firm expands its program to design the guts of its devices internally.",1
"Governments in the past was did not show any respect to the trading community, Modi said. He also defended the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), saying the move had brought transparency in businesses. GST was a major election issue in the recently concluded assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh where the BJP lost power to arch- rival Congress.


“Old governments did not show any respect to traders. They only blamed traders to protect the corrupt. GST brought transparency in business. The suggestions of traders are important because the community is the backbone of the economy,"" said Modi.


The NDA was working to ensure that India is among the top 50 countries in the ease of doing business index, Modi said. The Prime Minister said that if the NDA returns to power in May after the 2019 general elections, the government would create the Rashtriya Vyapari Kalyan Board, which will act as a link between traders and the Union government.",0
"The notes will be listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd, India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd and NSE IFSC Ltd.


The company said the net proceeds from the issue of notes will be used to finance capital expenditure of ongoing and/or new power projects, coal mining projects, acquisition of power projects and renovation and modernisation of power stations of NTPC in accordance with the applicable guidelines of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in relation to external commercial borrowings.",3
"Paul Daugherty of Accenture says hardly any company in India is investing in training the workforce for artificial intelligence


Paul Daugherty is Accenture’s chief technology and innovation officer. A member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee, he is responsible for driving innovation through R&D activities in Accenture Labs and also founded and oversees Accenture Ventures. In an interview, Daugherty, who co-authored Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, shared his thoughts on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and companies, the idea of human-machine collaboration, and suggested concrete ways in which businesses can deal with these issues. Edited excerpts:


You say that with AI, we are now on the cusp of a major business transformation, and that the impact is being felt not only in manufacturing but across all sectors. Give us some examples.


First, AI is the fastest growing trend we’ve seen of all the technology trends today. Some of the examples of successful adoption of AI would be what we call “Intelligent Customer Engagement Interaction"", which includes chatbots and virtual agents. They can watch the nature of the calls and how they are being handled and help improve the people that are handling the calls —that’s the classic “Human + Machine"" example of the impact that you see with an AI.",1
"""You shouldn't have to worry about what you share coming back to hurt you later, so we won't keep around messages or Stories for longer than necessary,"" he noted.


Facebook said it won't store sensitive data in countries where it might be improperly accessed because of the weak rule of law or governments that can forcibly get access to users' data.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"The meeting was earlier scheduled to discuss the common minimum programme (CMP) of opposition parties but its agenda was later changed to discuss the prevailing security situation. In view of the security situation, the Congress has also postponed its working committee meeting which was scheduled to take place in Gujarat on Thursday.


The meeting was attended by top leaders of the Congress party, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, party president Rahul Gandhi, former party president Sonia Gandhi and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad.


It was also attended by all the key opposition party chiefs, including Sharad Pawar of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Chandrababu Naidu of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Sitaram Yechury of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), and Jitan Ram Manji of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).",0
"Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi's Global VP and MD of its Indian operations, said the smartphone is aimed at turning ""the industry upside down"" in a tweet posted in January.


The Redmi Note 7 was unveiled in Beijing in January. It is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to sport a dewdrop notch. It also has a radically different design, especially for Xiaomi smartphones—a 2.5D glass back panel with dual tone gradient.",1
"Facebook Inc. unveiled a redesign that focuses on the Groups feature of its main social network, doubling down on a successful but controversial part of its namesake app and another sign that Facebook is moving toward more private, intimate communication. (Bloomberg)


A new feature called ""Secret Crush"" will let people signal which friends they are interested in romantically on a private crush list


Got a crush on another Facebook user? The social network will help you connect, as part of a revamp unveiled Tuesday that aims to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends.


The new features were introduced in a revamped Facebook app as the embattled social network embarks on a new strategy emphasizing private communications and small groups.


""As the world gets bigger and more connected, we need that sense of intimacy more than ever,"" Mark Zuckerberg said as he opened the F8 developer conference for the social networking giant.


The new app made available to US users Tuesday aims for a new direction for Facebook: it eliminates the blue background and offers a range of new ways to connect, in line with Zuckerberg's vision to move away from the ""digital town square"" to a ""digital living room.""


Facebook's shift comes response to criticism over failing to curb misinformation and manipulation of the platform used by 2.3 billion people, and missteps on its handling of private user data.",1
"The biggest setback for the Versa Lite is the absence of an in-built GPS. I am used to running without my phone and that is exactly how I had planned to use the Versa Lite over the weekend as well. However, without the GPS, the watch was reduced to only a step and time counter for me. I did rectify this the next morning though, by switching on the Bluetooth, and letting the watch use my phone’s GPS. This time it would show me the pace and distance, along with the time of the run in real time. While that is great, I still don’t really want to run with my phone all the time.


I usually run with a basic Garmin Forerunner 35. So I am used to a lot of data on my wrist – be it the pace, heart rate, distance, intervals etc. While the Versa Lite let me choose the interval mode, it does not have any provision for pacing (unlike Garmin’s virtual pacer).


I would say, the Versa Lite is great if you are just going for a run without a worry about your pace etc, or if you are a beginner and just want to get into the habit of hitting the road. But for anything more than that, spending a little extra (or even the same price for Garmin Forerunner 35) for a proper running watch would be wise.",1
"The state administration has put district collectors of 11 districts including Ganjam, Puri, Kendrapada, Balasore and Cuttack on alert.


Meanwhile, BJP leader from Odisha and union minister Dharmendra Pradhan too met the Election Commission Tuesday. Pradhan thanked union home ministry for releasing advance fund to four states--Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal--to deal with the cyclone.",0
"Mineral-rich and poverty-ridden Jharkhand, where many farmers have died of starvation, will go to the polls from 29 April. Two former chief ministers as well as current and former Union ministers are in the election fray. Mint analyses the electoral dynamics of the state.


Jharkhand is a relatively young state, having been carved out of Bihar in 2000. It has a population of 32.98 million, of which 22.01 million are eligible to vote. About 85% of people are in the reserved categories, which comprise scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. This is one of the highest proportions of people in the reserved categories among the 29 states and seven Union territories of India. Extreme poverty inflicts the state, with the country’s per capita income being over 20% higher than that of the state. The difference in literacy rates among males and females in the state is also high, at over 20%.",0
"The new cast members include Dali Benssalah, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Ana De Armas and Billy Magnussen


 It was here that Ian Fleming penned his Bond novels, so the team decided to honour his memory by launching the film at the island",2
"The Redmi Go offers a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280. This gives it an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a pixel density of 296ppi. The display doesn't have any notch to accommodate the front-facing camera.


The Redmi Go is powered by Qualcomm's entry-level Snapdragon 425 processor paired with a gigabyte of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The smartphone runs Android Oreo 8.1 based on Android's Go platform which is a lightweight and stripped down version of the regular Oreo operating system.",1
"The Congress replaced its candidate from Chandrapur in Maharashtra and fielded Suresh Dhanorkar, in place of Vinayak Bangad


NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday released its ninth list of 10 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti from Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu.


Karti Chidambaram is facing trial in corruption cases, including the INX media money laundering case.",0
"The letter comes days after the polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections concluded in state, in which the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance is hoping to reduce the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to single digits in the state.",0
"When asked if this is the last of what we have seen of the White Walkers and the Night King, both Dan and David answered, “possibly


” The questions of whether Bran Stark knew his sister Arya Stark was going to kill the Night King and if someone would finally sit on the Iron Throne were also met with the same response",2
"The app uses user-generated content and can be termed as a neighbourhood Quora because of the similarity in fundamental features


Google is rolling out ‘Neighbourly’ nationally starting with Bangalore and Delhi. Neighbourly, an India specific app, can help you seek answers about your locality. The app was tried out in Mumbai in May, followed by seven smaller cities. Cities including Hyderabad,


Chennai and Kolkata will be added over the next few weeks. The app, which is available in 8 Indian languages, is part of Google’s ambitious Next Billion Users team.",1
"Union minister and BJP candidate from Nagpur Nitin Gadkari has equity shares of Purti Power and Sugar Ltd, among other investments.


Poonam Mahajan, BJP candidate from Mumbai North Central, has disclosed listed equity investments by her spouse in Kingfisher Airlines, as also in Reliance Industries, TCS, Vodafone Idea Cellular and Reliance Power.


Her Congress rival Priya Dutt has listed several mutual fund and portfolio schemes totalling about ₹14.92 crore, while the listed shares disclosed in the name of her spouse include Reliance Industries, Reliance Infra and Reliance Power.


Congress candidate from Mumbai South, Murli Deora, has disclosed multiple bonds, structured market products, PMS account, mutual funds and FMPs (fixed maturity plans).",0
"""Each period in history comes with its unique set of challenges. We have attempted to suggest solutions to the security risks that India faces today. We do not seek to dissect history and dig into past missteps.We look to the future to see how it could be shaped to build a safer and more prosperous India,"" Hooda said in the report.",0
"The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.93% to close at 38,600.34, while the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.97% to end at 11,598.25 points


Donald Trump on Sunday raised pressure on Beijing to strike a trade deal by announcing he would increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25%


Indian markets on Monday fell nearly 1% tracking the fall in global equity markets following US President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on goods imported from China.",3
"The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.8% to 2,727.22, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 1.0% to 7,347.93


US stocks were on pace for their fifth day of losses on Friday, after weak U.S. jobs data in February added to concerns over cooling global growth that was sparked by a sharp fall in China's exports and a prolonged slowdown in the eurozone.


The US economy added just 20,000 jobs in February, compared with expectations of nonfarm payrolls rising by 180,000. The data overshadowed unemployment rate slipping back below 4 percent and the best annual wage growth since 2009.


""The broad selling is because of the very unexpected employment numbers which were much lower that what people had been predicting,"" said Tom Plumb, chief investment officer at Plumb Funds in Madison, Wisconsin.",3
"The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to launch an offensive on social media. “No political party has betrayed India for more than seven decades other than the Congress Party. It gave people of India slogans & very little resources to implement them. However, PM Narendra Modi has already given the poor what Congress promises,"" tweeted finance minister Arun Jaitley.


The latest announcement of the Congress Party if tested on simple arithmetic then ₹72,000 is less than 2/3rd of the existing DBT under Modi government, which averages ₹1.068 lakh annually. So what is being claimed by the Congress Party - A bluff announcement.


N.R. Bhanumurthy, professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, said implementing such a scheme will be a challenge. “However, the proposed scheme is not unimplementable since direct benefit transfer is getting more and more traction. But we need to see which subsidy programmes need to be curtailed and which need to be scaled up.""",0
"The European Parliament will decide next week whether to approve a law to mandate the use of Wi-Fi connectivity between cars. (Bloomberg)


EU lawmakers shouldn’t try to pick one tongue - even if that comes at a cost to Germany’s car industry


If you’ve bought a new car lately, chances are it has some basic communication skills. One day, cities and highways could be full of self-driving vehicles, all talking directly with each other to coordinate traffic and prevent accidents.


Do they all need to speak the same language? In Europe, lawmakers may be about to make them pick one. The implications and costs for automakers, telecom carriers and equipment makers could be substantial. Hopefully, officials will allow a range of tongues to coexist while the technology emerges from its infancy.


The European Parliament will decide next week whether to approve a law to mandate the use of Wi-Fi connectivity between cars. Were they to reject it, a combination of technologies, including 5G, would be allowed to operate in tandem.",1
"Jet Airways shares tumbled 7.62% to close at ₹241.85 on the BSE. During the day, it plummeted 18.56% to ₹213.20. (Bloomberg)


BSE seeks clarification from Jet Airways on reports that it is likely to temporarily shut down its operations


Mumbai: Shares of Jet Airways (India) Ltd fell nearly 8% Tuesday amid reports that the company is likely to temporarily shut down its operations. The stock tumbled 7.62% to close at ₹241.85 on the BSE. During the day, it plummeted 18.56% to ₹213.20.",3
"South Korean tech giant Samsung, which according to Counterpoint Research, surpassed OnePlus to become the premium segment's number one player in the first quarter of 2019, also slashed its prices sharply for its Galaxy S10 line.


Galaxy S10 line now starts at ₹46,900, thanks to cashbacks of up to ₹11,000, Samsung announced last week.


""In case of Samsung, the discount trend on S10 series is similar to last year, when it launched discount offers for S9 series. However, Apple is pushing its low-end flagship iPhone XR, keeping it marginally above Samsung Galaxy S10 range,"" Bhatia said.


""At the same time, upcoming OnePlus launches are anticipated to come at a higher price tag compared to last year. This means the price gaps between competitor offerings will be minimized this year,"" he added.",1
"At the same time, Maharshi also has a very powerful point to make but I don’t want to take the excitement away from the audience


After my speech, a few journalists wrote that I took a dig at Sukumar while addressing directors at the event


 I mentioned important films in my journey as an actor but that doesn’t mean that I only thanked directors who gave me hits",2
"The TVs would come with the X1 Ultimate processor, optimised precisely to handle the 33 million pixels for 8K outputs


Sony is set to launch its 2019 line-up of high-end television models with its 98-inch 8K TV costing $70,000, which roughly amounts to a whopping ₹50 lakh in India — more than many luxury cars, including Audi A3, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz CLA cars.",1
"Dench says Joan is convinced she is acting in the name of peace, by “evening up” the nuclear arms race


Then “she just got on with her suburban life, and it obviously hadn’t occurred to her that it was an act of treason


 She can recall the early Cold War years, when the horrors of World War II were still fresh and the prospect of nuclear annihilation seemed all too real


Dench was 5-years-old when war broke out in 1939 and remembers huddling at the bottom of the stairs as her home city of York in northern England was bombed",2
"After the completion of third phase, four more phases in the Lok Sabha polls are still to go polls. (AFP)


Though voting was peaceful across constituencies, several people took to social media to complain about malfunctioning electronic voting machines


Karnataka witnessed polling of around 67.72% in the fourteen constituencies, predominantly in northern districts, that went to the ballot on Tuesday, compared to 2014 where it recorded 66.82%.


The voting on Tuesday brings polling to an end in all 28 parliamentary constituencies of the state, half of which went to the ballot on 18 April.",0
"He repeated that after the concert, Shafi tweeted about the great time she had at the concert and that many eyewitnesses could vouch for the fact that he did not harass her


 He claimed that a lot of fake accounts have been targeting him on Twitter and he believes Shafi is behind it all


Ali Zafar also spoke about the Mexican singer Armando Vega Gil who committed suicide after harassment allegations",2
"An estimated 50,000 taxi drivers, wearing red headbands, chanting slogans and waving banners, rallied outside the parliament, calling for the car-pooling app to be banned, AFP photographers at the scene said.


Drivers say the service being introduced by KakaoTalk -- the country’s largest mobile chat app— will threaten their livelihoods.


A 57-year-old taxi driver committed suicide by setting himself on fire in a solo protest outside parliament in Seoul last week, forcing KakaoTalk to delay their launch of the service, initially set for this week.",1
"Director Laxman Utekar says new filmmakers are adding “culture” to cinema which is readily being lapped up by the audience


The director, who made his Hindi directorial debut with Luka Chuppi, says people either want to watch realistic films or another level fantasy cinema as they are longer in the mood to settle for anything “in between”


 We had them from Juhu or Bandra so their hero comes in a Ferrari, shoot happens in New York and so on",2
"Film critics and actors on Sunday night gathered under one roof for the first ever Critics Choice Film Awards


After the main awards were conferred, presenter Neha Dhupia announced that she has a special surprise for the audience",2
"There are several superbikes from Honda sold in the European and American markets. When can we expect to see them in India?


See, India is definitely evolving. Income is increasing, more enthusiasts are coming in and becoming consumers of two-wheelers. In a growing economy, there is always a sub-segmentation in any industry, whether it is two-wheeler or automobile. More multinational companies have come in and IT infrastructure has evolved. The five-day week culture is also starting and we are even seeing higher disposable income. So the two-wheelers are now not only being used for your daily commuting needs, but they are also used for fun and adventure.


The number is very limited right now, because of the restraint of infrastructure—we still do not have paved winding roads that are well-maintained, where these bikes can really perform. But we do see some new townships, hill stations and weekend getaways coming up near the metros, so people have started using performance two-wheelers. We can expect more superbikes to come into the Indian market soon.


In today’s world, most of the consumers are connected digitally and they have very high consumption of the digital database. So we have a mix of both—technology and humans. During the 18 years of our operations, we already have our hands on a 39 million user database.


We have come up with a very innovative, first-of-its-kind loyalty programme which is completely app-based. We want most of our consumers to come on to this platform and we can see AI at the back end of this.",1
"Powered with the latest quad-core 8th generation Intel Core processors, the HP Spectre x360 includes long-lasting battery life.


The angled USB-C port provides better cable management and the dual chamfer design for easier lid lift from three sides.",1
"“Typically how (British shows) wrap up series, like the British ‘Office’, you tend to do a Christmas special


 So the final season of ‘Mr Robot is one very long Christmas special that will last about a week over Christmas of 2015,” Esmail said",2
"“We have seen riots in western Uttar Pradesh and security is of prime concern. What will we do with sugarcane dues when we are not safe? The present governments both at the centre and state have ensured that we are safe here and nobody can trouble our family members,"" said Sunil Kumar, a 53-year-old farmer from Hussainpur Bopara village in Muzaffarnagar constituency. Apart from rural distress, farmers are concerned about stray cattle. They say the government must find an answer to the problem.


Political analysts said religious polarisation, the caste divide, unpaid dues to farmers and nationalism could all play a decisive role in the election in this region. “The problem of unpaid dues to farmers has been going on for a long time. The BJP has tried to make nationalism the main talking point in the election, where as the opposition is depending on caste arithmetic to defeat the government,"" said S.K. Sharma, political science professor at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut.


Interestingly, the Congress party under Rahul Gandhi is trying to revive its political fortune in this region, but the space has shrunk for the national party because of the contest between the BJP and the BSP, SP and RLD alliance. “The Muslim community is planning to vote tactically against any party which can defeat the BJP. We are supporting the grand alliance in the region because the community thinks that BSP, SP and RLD together are stronger than the Congress to defeat the BJP,"" said Mohammed Raizuddin, 30, a barber shop owner in Bijnor constituency.


The battle for western UP is also important for the ruling BJP as the first phase of polling will decide the fate of three sitting ministers, Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Budh Nagar, former general VK Singh from Ghaziabad and Satyapal Singh from Baghpat constituency. The BJP candidate from Muzaffarnagar, Sanjeev Balyan, is also a former union minister and prominent Jay leader from the region.",0
"To gatecrash the budget smartphone party, the segment Micromax was once a key player of, Micromax needs to offer competitive internals, camera and even design


MicromaxMicromax new phoneMicromax Bharat 4 diwaliMicromax Bharat 5 InfinityMicromax BharatOppovivoXiaomi


Homegrown handset maker Micromax is set to launch a smartphone with a display notch on December 18—almost a year after the iPhone X made it popular. Micromax teased the smartphone on its social media handles with the hashtag #AboveTheRest, in an attempt to suggest the new smartphone will come with competitive specifications.",1
"HYDERABAD: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) is all set to conduct a three-day brainstorming session from 15 to 17 February in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party’s state coordination committee will also discuss alliances and shortlist candidates for all the 17 parliamentary seats.


The meeting gains significance as the issue of forming an alliance is an unanswered question for all of the opposition which had united to take on the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) led by chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in the 2018 assembly elections, but failed miserably. The Congress had joined hands with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and new entrant Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS). The TRS won 88 of the 119 seats, leaving the Congress and TDP with just 19 and two seats.",0
"People came out in large number to cast their votes in Dantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur and Bijapur, on Thursday.


The district had recorded 59% turnout in 2014 Lok Sabha elections; both Congress, BJP claim they will win seat


RAIPUR: People of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district defied security threats and calls for a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections by the Naxalites to record a 56% voter turnout in the first phase of the polls on Thursday, according to the state’s chief electoral officer.


The elections this year in Bastar, the centre of Naxalite activity in the state, were held just two days after the an improvised explosive device (IED) blast killed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Dantewada, Bhima Mandavi. Shyamgiri, where Mandavi and four security force personnel were killed, recorded a voter turnout of 70%.


The elections in tribal-dominated Bastar, which had recorded a 59% voter turnout during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, assume added significance with Naxalites having stepped up attacks to ensure that there is no development permeates in the Dandakaranya forest region, which spans close to 5,000 square miles of uncharted land.",0
"RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani described Congress leader Milind Deora as ‘the man for South Mumbai’. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ Mint)


Kotak says he “genuinely feels that Deora is able to relate to Mumbaikars and his family has been associated with Mumbai for a long time


In a video shared by Deora on his twitter handle on Thursday, Ambani, a South Mumbai resident, describes the Congress candidate as “the man for South Mumbai",0
"From Shahid Kapoor to Abhishek Bachchan, celebrities took to social media to wish the Indian cricket star


Shahid Kapoor wrote on Twitter, “Happy birthday to the legend of legends @sachin_rt”Singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo mentioned in a tweet, “Wishing India’s pride @sachin_rt, a very Happy Birthday",2
"In the battlefield, Brienne of Tarth, the Hound, Jorah Mormont, Podrick Payne and others are standing ready for the battle


Dolorous Edd speaks to Samwell Tarly, who has finally accumulated the courage to arrive at the battle, “Oh for f***’s sake — you took your time


” Ghost is there too!Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are with the dragons and standing on an outcrop overlooking the battlefield and Winterfell",2
"Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


AI is a key technology enabler for all megatrends that are set to redefine the automotive industry. Autonomous driving, for example, relies on AI, because it is the only technology that enables reliable, real-time recognition of objects around the vehicle. AI creates numerous opportunities to reduce costs, improve operations, and generate new revenue streams. For shared-mobility services, for example, AI can help optimize pricing by predicting and matching demand and supply. Improvements realized through AI will play an important role for automotive companies in the future.


Blockchain is seen to provide new applications with connected cars, vehicle safety and data security, supply chain transparency and in the world of automotive financing. 3D printing is seen to support better parts prototyping and in several weight reduction initiatives in the automotive industry.


The automotive industry is always evolving and has, in the last few years, been going through constant disruption. At Mercedes-Benz too, a strategy termed C.A.S.E —Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Services and Electric—is being applied as a guiding principle for defining the future.


The cars of the future are designed and intended to be highly connected. With their ‘Always On’ feature, there is a huge amount of data expected to be transferred from the car to the cloud and back. Compared to 4G, 5G is set to significantly increase the sustainable bandwidth of both data uplink as well as downlink.


The amount of pure-play digital startups in the country that are catering to making lives easier are increasing by the day.


While it is shown that many jobs done by humans today AI can potentially do better, there are still thousands of areas where human intervention and deployment would be necessary. It calls for better coordination between AI and humans.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


While 2018 has been a good year for demonstrating use cases of 5G, next year is poised to be the year of 5G field trials in India. Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) will drive the first wave of 5G, while Massive IoT and digitalization of vertical industries will drive the next wave of 5G. The rollout of 5G will be at the heart of the proliferation of other technologies such as AI, IoT and AR-VR globally and in India. At Huawei we believe the future will be intelligent, AI-driven. The key to staying competitive in such an environment lies in data and analytics including AI, so businesses will have to become an intelligent enterprise in an intelligent world. We are exploring how existing technologies can be upgraded to 5G.


EU’s GDPR does not impact Indian companies if they are not processing data of citizens residing within EU.


When the government rechristens its flagship National Telecom Policy as the National Digital Communications Policy 2018 (NDCP 2018), it’s a clear indication of its continued commitment to the realization of its Digital India vision and enabling its citizens with a Digital way of life.


Indian enterprises are taking appropriate measures to safeguard themselves and their users, which include appointing a chief information security officer, conducting annual cybersecurity audits and improving the overall product security capability by frequent testing.


However, with the widespread adoption of technologies such as AI, they need scientists. While there will be much less demand for jobs that handle repetitive tasks in future, the focus will shift to more meaningful tasks. Technologically-advanced economies are already creating full-fledged jobs that require AI skill sets. That said, talent availability remains a concern. Huawei will be investing more than $140 million (including Huawei Cloud AI resources and AI suites) in AI talent education.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


The trends that are shaping IT are a combination of all of these technologies. To experience the full value of these modern tools, integration is the only way forward. The common factor between all these technologies is data; IoT and blockchain provide a network between devices that pull out vast scores of data. Rich analytics and insights are inferred and then intelligently used to fuel solutions such as AI, robotics, and AR-VR. While each of these solutions have vast implications, it may be said that IoT will have the largest impact due to its ability to integrate.


The GDPR regulations pushed Indian businesses to upgrade their privacy policies for global customers and not only their clients in the EU.


5G is expected to drive emerging technologies such as IoT, AR and VR. It is going to have a big impact on segments beyond mobile broadband such as smart cities, robotics, self-driving cars, healthcare, agriculture, and education. Cisco is working with BSNL to demonstrate use cases of 5G to address challenges in areas like education, healthcare and agriculture.",1
"His personal fortune was valued at ₹32,500 crore by Forbes magazine last year, putting him ahead of US President Donald Trump.


Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan lauded the high turnout. “Several people have come to vote even from their hospital beds. Many came from outside the state. I congratulate this democratic spirit,"" he said.",0
"Nagas are wary of the BJP’s Hindutva agenda but, equally, resent Bangladeshi Muslims. “We are not against Indian Muslims or Muslims from the mainland. We don’t want Bangladeshi Muslims or “miyas"" here,"" said a businessman, requesting anonymity.


“The BJP wants to introduce a uniform civil code. It is dangerous. Once enshrined in the Constitution, Article 371(A) which provides special protection to the Nagas will go. Secularism is in danger under the BJP government,"" said K.L. Chishi.


The BJP-NDPP alliance is banking on the NDA government’s infrastructure push to win, as the resource-constrained state is largely dependent on central grants. The Union budget proposed a 21% increase in budgetary support to the North-East region for the fiscal year 2019-20. This amounts to a total outlay of ₹58,165 crore.",0
"Kochi-based production company Goodwill Entertainments has agreed to fund the project, which had been in limbo for several years


Earlier, acclaimed director-cinematographer Santosh Sivan announced that he would finally start shooting the period drama with Mammootty for August Cinema, which is co-owned by Santosh",2
"Indian stock markets didn’t get the memo though. The Sensex, the world’s biggest gainer in dollar terms this month, rose as much as 0.4%, no doubt boosted by a bullish call from Goldman Sachs. And this on a day when the MSCI emerging markets stock index barely budged. Recent flows into the country’s stocks have been buoyant too, and don’t forget that unlike bonds, there are no limits on foreign holdings of Indian equities.


As implied volatility in emerging-market currencies wallows at its lowest level in a year, Thailand’s vote this weekend might be about to offer some excitement. The baht, little changed today ahead of tomorrow’s rate decision, has weakened in the second quarter in seven of the last 10 years, as Bloomberg’s Bangkok-based emerging market reporter Yumi Teso points out.",3
"It does a few different shades of white colour and the brightness can be tuned manually. You can also schedule when the lights turns on and off, and choose to set moods through its colour settings.


This Xiaomi-owned company entered India quite recently, but it has some good products on offer. The Yeelight Smart LED Bulb can be controlled through the Mi Home app and are offered in two variants—Colour and Tunable White. You can control brightness , set different modes for different times of the day, etc. It works with Echo and Google Home devices.",1
"The big Marvel film, which concludes the Infinity Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, released in most of the markets on April 26, but it had a headstart in China, where it released on April 24


Here is every record it has broken so far:Bigger opening than any Hindi film in India: Bollywood, beware


 Endgame had a bigger opening in India than any Bollywood film, beating last year’s (ill-fated) Thugs of Hindostan",2
"Anuj (Sharman Joshi), an ‘adarsh’ son of an uber-rich household, loves his siblings – Rishi and Shreya – like his children


 He has worked towards making the family business grow but lets younger brother Rishi take credit for it


 One day, while it is raining, he meets Gauravi (Asha Negi), an employee of the company and offers her a lift",2
"When landing or taking off, military helicopters often have what looks like gleaming halos above them, sometimes even two or three halos (Michael Yon)


The rings of sparks one sees above a helicopter in action are caused by tiny shards of pyrophoric metal, igniting spontaneously as they fly through air


The Kopp-Etchells Effect is a reminder that in the wrenching tragedy of war, sometimes you stumble on a touch of beauty


For an election campaign and season dominated by talk of military operations, what might an appropriate topic be for a mathematics column like this one? I’ve been pondering on the question. For, I don’t want to subject you to yet another election-related screed, even if it turns out to be mathematical. But I do want to remind us all of the reality of war: It is too conveniently used for political gain, but it kills people.


Yet, sometimes, it also produces great beauty. Some of all that in this column, via a phenomenon I first read about several years ago.


Now I’m sure you know something about helicopters. At least this much: They have rotors on top and, during wars, they are used to ferry troops and supplies. Probably pretty routine stuff. If you were a photographer in a war zone, I doubt you’d be going out of your way to photograph helicopters. And yet, there’s at least one war photographer I know of, Michael Yon, who has taken plenty of images of military helicopters in action. Why?",1
"Concern about a supply overhang for longer maturities increased after Modi’s government announced a record ₹7.1 trillion ($99.8 billion) borrowing program on Feb. 1. The sales are in addition to states issuing more paper to fund shortfalls resulting from the waiver of some farm loans.


Adding to the uncertainty are questions over the central bank’s plans to extend bond purchases. RBI will cut back buying to between ₹1.8 trillion to ₹2 trillion in the year starting April, down from an estimated ₹2.7 trillion so far this fiscal year, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.


“The market is concerned about the quantum and pace of bond purchases for next year,"" said Lakshmi Iyer, head of fixed income at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. in Mumbai. “That’s the reason why we’re not seeing as enthused a rally, especially in the 10-year benchmark.""",3
"The Congress has made numerous promises in its manifesto, and you too have taken a dig at them in your election speeches. What do you make of the congress manifesto?


Look at the Congress track record. In 2004, they promised electricity for every household in three years. In 2009, they said electrification can happen in urban areas and for rural areas it will take more time but even till 2014 this had not happened.


After coming to power in 2014, we have provided electricity to 18,000 villages, almost 25 million households have benefited from it. In the near future, electricity will reach every house in India.


Look at their track record in Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh where they announced farm loan waivers, but have not done anything about it. Similar promises were made by the Congress in 2009 also. They said they would waive loans of ₹6 trillion but did only for ₹52,000 crore.


There is a CAG report on it which says there were five million bogus beneficiaries of the loan waiver scheme. Who will trust a party which has a track record like this? Besides, after winning elections in the states, they announced doles for unemployed youth. Till now they haven't given anything.


Since Nehru’s time, the Congress has claimed that poverty eradication is their goal. However, the Congress has paid lip service to it—Nehru used the slogan, then Indira Gandhi used it, Rajiv Gandhi spoke about it, Sonia Gandhi too said poverty eradication is their goal and now, her son too speaks about poverty eradication. For five generations the Congress has used this slogan.


The Congress has become like the main protagonist in the Ghajini movie. They don’t remember the promises they have made in earlier manifestos.


The Congress had in the past promised direct income and a high minimum support price to farmers but they forgot it. Then they promised electricity for every household; that too is forgotten. In 2009, they promised broadband connectivity in every village, and now in 2019, again they are repeating the same promise.


Has the Congress in the last 72 years given even 71 paise to the poor ? The people of India know this very well.


A section of the intellectuals in the society have given a call to not vote for you. How do you see this development?


I don’t know who these people are, but there was definitely a section of people, which got the best of everything under the previous governments. They got awards, respect, their children got scholarships and even studied in foreign countries.


It is possible that it is these people who give such calls. They probably can’t contest elections directly so they resort to such tactics. But so far no body has heard them and they should now introspect.


The government has taken effective action against Maoists in the northeast, but why couldn't it be as effective in Jammu and Kashmir?


I do not agree that the condition in Kashmir is not good. This is a 40-year-old problem and there have been interruptions, but you will see that only two, two-and-a-half districts in Jammu, Ladakh and Srinagar valley are left where the condition is not good.


Local-level elections were not held for many years in the Srinagar valley. Earlier governments were obstructions. Right now we have conducted elections. Seventy-five percent polling took place and there was not a single violent incident. Hundreds of people were killed in panchayat elections in West Bengal, but there was no single incident in Kashmir. Are conditions bad in Bengal or in Kashmir?


In Kashmir, NIA (National Investigation Agency) took action. The people of Kashmir were cheering in groups. Earlier, there was no action against people, who indulged in corruption to gain higher positions. Now, our government has taken action against them.


Recently there was a football match. There were 25,000 people watching the match, and the local team had defeated a famous team of Kolkata. Such news doesn't get publicity.


In a way rapid development is taking place. The task to provide electricity to every household was completed last month. Several major decisions have been taken under the governor's regime.


Don’t you think that the decision to form the government with Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu and Kashmir was not a right decision?


When the election results came, no one had absolute majority. We were thinking that the National Conference and the PDP (The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party) will join hands. We did not have the numbers. The state was under governor’s rule for several months. At that time Mufti Mohammed Saeed was there. People of the state spoke to him. We openly said that ""we are two poles"".


In a way it was our mahamilawat. Because we had to form a government under democratic compulsions, we started working under the minimum common programme.


Mufti saheb was experienced...so there were no problems. After the demise of Mufti saheb, Mehbooba Mufti had compulsions of the party and other problems. She was not ready to take the responsibility for several days. After a long time she took the responsibility. The government was formed. We wanted to conduct local elections, but she was not ready. She used to say that there would be bloodshed. When she did not conduct elections, then we left (the coalition).


We focused on development. We already said whatever mahamilawat is visible today was our mahamilawat and whatever political damage it could do, it did.


You adopted the principle of zero tolerance against terrorism. Do you think that the narrative has changed after Pulwama?


The whole world is fighting against terrorism. Our effort is to make terrorism a global agenda and tell the world that Pakistan is in the business of exporting terror to India.


Pulwama has convinced the world that what India says is right. Because of that the entire world supported us when the air strikes were conducted.",0
"The smartphone is expected to fall in the ₹14,000 - ₹19,000 price bracket and will be a Flipkart exclusive device. It is expected to sport category leading specifications like a 48MP rear facing sensor and VOOC charging.


Realme is going with the campaign tagline of ""The Speed Awakens,"" hinting at the presence of a high speed processor and fast charging capabilities of the smartphone's battery.


Realme has teased numerous camera samples of the smartphone, cementing the presence of a high resolution camera. Realme, in its teasers, has mentioned the camera will have features like ""Speed Shot"", ""Super Slo-Mo"" and an advanced night mode.",1
"Hyderabad: Defections from the ruling Telugu Desam party (TDP) to the mainn opposition YSR Congress (YSRCP) continued unabated as a candidate who was given a TDP ticket sides to the YSRCP on Saturday. Adhala Prabhakar Reddy, who was to contest from the Nellore (RURAL) assembly seat, left TDP leaders shocked with his sudden change of mind.


Apart from Prabhakar Reddy, big names like former Congress leaders Magunta Srinivasula Reddy and former AP cabinet minister Konathala Ramakrishna also joined the YSRCP. Ramakrishna in fact was reportedly in touch with the TDP leadership earlier, but decided against joining it. A veteran Congressman, he joined the YSRCP only to quit in in 2014 after the elections.",0
"“! And MAYHEM has started…Globally !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #AvengersEndgame earned an estimated ¥176M from Tuesday midnight screenings in China alone …crushing #TheFateOfTheFurious previous midnight record of ¥62


Helmed by Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo, Avengers Endgame is set in the aftermath of Thanos’ snap, an event which wiped out half of all living creatures in the universe",2
"Malayalam singer-host Rimi Tomy has filed for divorce from Royce Kizhakoodan, her husband of 11 years, reports said on Thursday",2
"Gowda had led discussions among the other hopefuls for the seat but was finally asked to take up the responsibility with barely any time left to prepare.


Gowda will now take on union minister and former Karnataka CM, D.V.Sadananda Gowda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Vokkaliga dominated seat.


Gowda had unsuccessfully contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Bengaluru South against BJP's Ananth Kumar.


The Congress will now contest 21 out of the 28 seats in the state while the JD(S) will contest seven. Though both parties wanted a higher seat share, the dearth of candidates forcing last minute decisions that could hand the advantage to the BJP.",0
"""Nifty is facing stiff resistance near 11,800 levels given mixed Q4 results so far and premium valuation. Though FIIs flow continue to be unabated, DIIs and retail participants are on a profit-booking mood.


""Drop in oil prices and an expected supply increase from OPEC will add some positive vibes for the market. We may continue to see extension of volatility in market given mixed corporate earnings and general elections,"" said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.",3
"""Navigate different cities around the world in this rendition of the classic arcade game 'Snake',"" the pop-up appearing on Maps titled ""April Fools!"" reads.",1
"Dhadak filmmaker Shashank Khaitan tweeted, “Congratulations to THE KINGS … What a win … Awesome… The Kings won with the Perfect Score | World Finals | NBC World Of Dance…”Singer-actor Sophie Choudry and actor Renuka Shahane shared congratulatory posts as well",2
"China’s tariff fight with the US and tumbling auto and real estate sales are undermining consumer confidence.Photo:AP


Beijing: Apple’s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to Chinese consumers jittery over an economic slump and the trade war with Washington.",1
"I am in talks with a production house for a 100-episode series, and if things work out, we should start shooting in June",2
"Users can effectively make payments using UPI and other debit cards, credit cards and Internet banking across more than 120 banks and over 120 billers.


""We have introduced our innovative Mi Pay service for our consumers in India. This is the ultimate solution to a variety of consumer payment needs, and hence empowers millions of Xiaomi users with access to digital payments,"" said Muralikrishnan B, Chief Operating Officer, Xiaomi India.


The payments service would also allow several utility payments ranging from phone bills, phone recharges, water or electricity bill payments.",1
"Workers of the two parties have been rebelling against the thought of having to work with each other considering the bloody and violent past they share, especially in south Karnataka.


Even senior leaders have revolted at the alliance arrangement, which they believe has overlooked the interests of its own workers.


S.P. Muddahanumegowda, the sitting MP from Tumakuru has announced that he would file his nomination as the Congress candidate despite the fact the the seat has been given to the JD(S) as part of the coalition arrangement. Former PM H.D.Deve Gowda has announced his candidature from this seat and is likely to face stiff resistance from local Comgress workers. Both Deve Gowda and",0
"A sneak peek at Asha Bhosle and Adnan Sami's duetAsha Bhosle and Adana Sami will sing hit song ""Kabhi To Nazar Milao"" during the grand finale of The Voice Season 3


A sneak peek at Asha Bhosle's performanceLegendary singer Asha Bhosle will croon some of her most memorable songs during the grand finale of The Voice Season 3


Asha Bhosle is the super judge tonightSharing a photo of herself with Asha Bhosle, The Voice Season 3 coach Harshdeep Kaur wrote, ""With The Queen of Music @ashabhosle ji


 So blessed to have shared the stage with her & getting some singing tips from the legend herself! #GreatGrandFinale #TheVoice @StarPlus 4thMay 8pm!""",2
"Random restarts, screen freezes or problems turning on the phone Does your iPhone 8 has these problems? Apple will repair it for free


mint-india-wire AppleApple iphone 8Apple iphone 8 indiaApple iphone 8 issuesApple iPhone 8 free repairApple iphone 8 repair",1
"Money managers raised optimistic wagers on Brent crude for a fifth straight week while closing out pessimistic bets by the most since January as turmoil in major oil-producing nations heightened supply concerns. Short-selling bets on the global benchmark plunged by 18 percent, according to data released Friday.


Hedge fund positioning on US crude told a similar tale, with contracts calling for a decline in West Texas Intermediate falling off by 17 percent.",3
"Asian currencies were trading lower. South Korean won was down 0.37%, Indonesian rupiah 0.35%, Malaysian ringgit 0.16%, Philippines peso 0.16%, Taiwan dollar 0.1%. However, Thai Baht was up 0.6%, Japanese yen 0.13%, China renminbi 0.08%.",3
"A surgeon once told me that the amount of endorphins released by the body when savouring good food is about the same as the amount released when having good sex


 Isn’t that so bizarre and fascinating?Does the dark side attract you more?Darkness attracts me because it hides within it so many interesting stories that try to explore the human condition


 My first film (Kothanodi) was based on innocuous bedtime stories for kids, but by putting a ‘darkness filter’ on them, we tried to find alternative ways of looking at familiar stories


Would you think of setting a film outside of Assam? How much importance does language hold for you?Yes, of course


Which is the language that you instinctively reach out for, first, when expressing love, longing and loss?I express myself mostly in English, but think in a pastiche of languages — Assamese, Hindi and English",2
"“If I already have a ton of games linked to my account with all my trophies and saves, the last thing I want is to abandon it all and move to another platform,"" said Damian Thong, an analyst at Macquarie Group Ltd.


Given that cloud gaming has been one of Sony’s weak points, it’s more likely that the company will continue to focus on hardware or look to tie-up with Amazon, which has yet to announce its cloud gaming offering. After rolling out its PlayStation Now platform in 2014, the online service has mostly failed to gain traction, with gamers complaining about spotty performance. CEO Yoshida recently told the Financial Times that the PS4’s successor will be a physical device.


“The battle between local and cloud is beginning,"" said Goldman’s Sugiyama. “What can the PS5 achieve that isn’t possible in the cloud?""",1
"Apple’s unveiling of the new iPad Pro and, possibly, the new AirPower charging mat coincided with OnePlus 6T’s launch in New York City on October 30.


OnePlus has rescheduled the ‘Unlock the Speed’ event in New York to 29 October. It will be launched in India on October 30. Here’s what you can expect from the Apple and OnePlus events


mint-india-wire AppleOnePlusOnePlus 6TiPad ProiPhone XROnePlus 6T launchOnePlus 6T priceOnePlus 6T 29 octoberOnePlus 6T leaksTim CookPete LauApple MacBook Air 2Apple mac mini",1
"Those assertions are challenged in the Silverman lawsuit. Kraken had been “misrepresenting to the public and government regulators that it was not operating in New York; when in reality, Kraken’s OTC practice, and OTC trading (including logging into the Kraken exchange and negotiating wire transfers) occurred almost exclusively in New York,"" the filing reads.


“Just because some people in the cryptocurrency space don’t believe the rules apply to them doesn’t mean that’s the way things actually work,"" David Silver, one of the attorneys representing Silverman, said in an emailed statement.


Kraken’s New York trading desk is believed to have made the company profit of $19 million between Sept. 15 and year-end 2017, according to a separate suit brought against the company by former employee Robert Adler. After Silverman left the company, he reached an agreement with Kraken that would pay him $907,631 as a lump sum settlement. The lawsuit alleges Kraken “refused"" to pay it out despite the agreement.",3
"1980’s Qurbani is the biggest success of Feroz Khan’s career and it is a film he is probably best known for


 Once dubbed ‘Eastwood of the East’ for his cowboy swagger in the 1970s curry Westerns such as Khote Sikkay and Kaala Sona, Khan was 41 at the time of Qurbani’s release — an age when most Bollywood male stars are still in their prime


 Like Clint Eastwood, he had come in from nowhere, from bit roles in B movies and a largely forgettable provenance


 Qurbani is also a movie that best embodies the Feroz Khan cult and was influential in creating the late actor-director’s popularity as a “yaaro ka yaar,” both on and off screen


 Bollywood of a certain vintage was fond of depicting the Pathans as flamboyantly loyal and benevolent friends


 A case in point is Pran’s short but significant turn as inspector Vijay’s (Amitabh Bachchan) devoted friend in Zanjeer in 1973


 He had a thing for women, guns, fast cars and horses and he made sure he poured these obsessions into movies that were Westerns, underworld, crime actioners and love stories — or simply, sometimes, all rolled into one


 It would be foolish to believe that the seductress Zeenat Aman was cast for her acting chops and not for her sexy looks",2
"But now that Xiaomi recently announced a massive price cut for the Mi A2, there are only a few smartphones providing the same features for the price.


Yes, we picked the Note 5 Pro over the Note 6 Pro as there are no noticeable gains in performance between the two. Yes, there are a few changes in the camera, and the overall physical appearance of the smartphone, but they really aren’t going to matter much if you wish to pick one to play PUBG. It is powered by the same Snapdragon 636 chipset that the Note 6 Pro has to offer and it has also received the MIUI update that puts it at par with its successor but at a much lower price.


It comes with dual cameras at the back, which are electronically stabilised, and a lonesome selfie camera which is also perfectly adequate. The Note 5 Pro has a metal back, so it is susceptible to heating up more often than not.


It can handle PUBG at medium graphics at best and stutters a bit on high graphics. But at this price point, this is the best smartphone for bringing home Chicken Dinner.


Its predecessor was the most utilitarian phone in this price range, with completely forgettable looks. But Asus decided to glam up the Zenfone Max Pro M2, giving it the glossy back and notched display treatment. But once you get past that, you see the genius of the Max Pro M-series. The ₹ 14,999 variant comes with 64GB of internal storage, 4GB of RAM, Snapdragon 660 processor and a humongous 5,000mAh battery which can sustain gaming sessions for quite a while.


While the camera performance can be named as run-of-the-mill, the upgraded chipset and looks mean you get the best of both worlds. The UI is one of the more bearable ones and has some really useful features as well.


You can go for the 6GB variant as well, but do you really want to spend ₹ 2,000 more for two extra gigabytes of RAM?",1
"If things work out, Cena will be joining Idris Elba and Margot Robbie in Warner Bros’ follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad",2
"Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi's CEO Lu Weibing on Wednesday confirmed that they are working on a new device running Qualcomm's flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855.


Lu, in a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, mentioned about a ""Redmi 855"" with ""stronger performance, longer battery life, better camera, higher screen ratio, Redmi 855, worth waiting for...""",1
"Seeking all funds, revenues and benefits that the iPhone-maker has ""unjustly received"" from the action, the suit demanded injunctive relief, fines and penalties assessed on Apple in accordance with the ""Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.""",1
"Brie Larson’s vocal feminist stance has earned her both fans and trolls but the actor, who fuels her portrayal of Captain Marvel with extreme confidence, says she has learnt to tune out the “outside noise” and focus on doing what she feels is right


Larson’s casting as Captain Marvel, “the strongest superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe”, has made her a target of online negativity


“I made a promise to myself a long time ago that I won’t pay attention to either of it (positive or negative)


 I just do what feels right in my heart and all that stuff is outside noise,” Larson told PTI when asked about dealing with online trolls",2
"Buying was also seen in other listed airline InterGlobe Aviation which advanced 7.35 per cent to ₹1,583.15 at close of trade on BSE.


Shares of SpiceJet zoomed nearly 9 per cent Monday amid the company announcing that it will launch direct flights from Mumbai to seven international destinations, including Colombo, Jeddah, Dhaka, Riyadh and Hong Kong.",3
"The ₹200 (Premium) plan is the costliest weekly plan from Netflix. It offers Ultra HD content and support for four screens at a time.


Netflix first started testing its mobile-only cheaper subscription plans in Malaysia last November. The company then introduced a mobile-only monthly plan priced at ₹250 in India. In comparison, Netflix’s monthly plans start at ₹500 in India.",1
"Downey also spoke about the gruelling experience it had been working all these years as everyone’s beloved superhero and praised the Russo Brothers for showing great determination and skill in completing the third phase of MCU in such an epic fashion


“Joe and Anthony Russo are about the only two folks that I could imagine, forget just having the respect of the cast and crew when we were done, but not being either incarcerated or embalmed or in some other way, permanently damaged,” Downey said",2
"Nani wants the jersey so badly because one of his teammates in the cricket coaching class owns it and flaunts it every time he goes to bat


 He advises his son that his coach gave the team’s captaincy to the other kid because of his leadership ability and not because of his costume


 Thus begins Arjun’s second innings in his life as he strives to live up to the expectations of his son, and be the hero that his son wants him to be


 And in the 90s, for a working-class family, it was a luxury to spend so much just for a piece of coloured fabric


 His wife Sarah (Shraddha Srinath) is now managing the family by working as a receptionist at a star hotel",2
"Goodman can somehow understand the language of the Pokémon, while to others he sounds like any other Pikachu


The movie also stars Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy",2
"Here are some smartphones that will receive significant discounts during the sale that kicks off tomorrow:


The Poco F1 will be available from ₹17,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. The mid-specced 128GB variant will cost ₹20,999 while the top 256GB variant with 8GB RAM will sell for ₹24,999.


The Poco F1 features a 6.2-inch Full HD+ LCD display, liquid-cooled Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, polycarbonate back panel, 4,000mAh battery and a 12MP+5MP dual camera setup.


The Redmi Note 6 Pro will get a discount of ₹1,000, bringing down to the price to ₹12,990 from ₹13,990 for the base variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.",1
"To say filmmaker Ava DuVernay is a busy woman is an understatement, but when Turner Classic Movies called and asked her to curate the channel’s The Essentials series, she knew she had to make it work


 But the only way it would fit in with DuVernay’s schedule — which included editing her Central Park Five Netflix miniseries and prepping the DC film New Gods, among other projects — was if she and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz ruminated about 17 films in one marathon day


The new season, which launches Saturday, May 4, will include widely known films like West Side Story, Dog Day Afternoon and Gandhi as well as films that may not be as familiar, like Losing Ground


 The Associated Press got a front-row seat to the conversations between DuVernay and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz at the taping last month in Los Angeles


 Their talking continued even after the cameras stopped rolling, from the pronunciation of actor John Cazale’s name to Queen Latifah’s attempt to make a film about singer Ethel Waters and whether or not it was appropriate to discuss Lena Horne’s personal affairs


 The two didn’t shy away from talking about films that may be problematic now but were important at the time either, like Vincente Minnelli’s “Cabin in the Sky,” which was the first musical to feature a cast of all African Americans


There’s no denying it was a long day, with a wardrobe change and everything, but it was worth it for both",2
"“We expect the Nifty to hasten towards 11,200 and won’t be surprised to see the index extend the move toward 11,400 in the next few days,"" Angel said in a note Wednesday.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Realme recently inaugurated its first Exclusive Service Centre (ESC) in New Delhi. The brand aims to reach out to top 25 strategic locations in India wherein the potential for walk-in customers are high and will establish 25 ESCs by end of 2019.


Realme will also extend these facilities to 350 Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities by making the services available at 400 service centres (ESC and multi branded service centres). Realme says these ESCs would act like hubs to support nearby multi brand services for a better customer experience.",1
"New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) withdrew over ₹5,300 crore from the Indian capital markets in January, indicating their 'wait and watch' approach ahead of the general elections.


Prior to this, they had infused a net sum of over ₹17,000 crore in the capital markets — equity and debt — during November and December 2018. In October, they had pulled out a massive ₹38,900 crore.


According to data available with the depositories, FPIs pulled out a net amount of ₹5,264 crore from equities and ₹97 crore from the debt markets last month, taking the total outflow to ₹5,361 crore.",3
"The singer appeared as Eddie, a Lannister soldier, in the seventh season premiere episode of the show on the request of his friend, series star Maisie Williams (who plays Arya Stark)",2
"From about noon New York time Wednesday, global users encountered only partially loaded pages or no content at all on Facebook’s main social network and its related services, including photo-sharing site Instagram and messaging tools Messenger and WhatsApp. Several brand marketers tweeted that Facebook’s ad-buying system was down as well. The company said it was considering refunds for advertisers. Ad sales are the company’s central revenue source.",1
"Millennials or post-millennials are as likely to support or oppose reservations in jobs as the older lot. (AFP)


More jobs, accountability and women’s safety top concerns for young voters, show findings of the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey


Young voters in urban India are most concerned about jobs, women’s safety, and corruption, according to the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted in January and February this year. Both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters, as well as supporters of other parties, shared this view. Both sets of youth also want less conflicts and inequality in society even as they demand greater transparency and accountability from the government.


As the first part of this series showed, the BJP enjoyed much greater support than any other party among millennials and post-millennials at the time of the survey. However, a significant section of both BJP-leaning and non-BJP-leaning youth felt that unemployment, women’s safety, and corruption were among the biggest areas of concern currently.


If a sizeable section of the BJP-supporting youth are backing the ruling regime despite these concerns, it perhaps indicates that the opposition has been unable to offer a coherent response to these issues that would change the minds of these voters.",0
"For now, the office of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the odd island, sporting some hoardings. The Congress office is still to put up posters of its leaders.


Is this behaviour in deference to Lord Ram? The city has more posters reminding people of the birth anniversary of the Hindu god on 14 April.


First, it appears that political parties are taking a cue from their counterparts globally, and are moving their ad dollars from traditional media, such as print and billboards, to the web. Media agency Magna estimates that half of all global advertising dollars will be spent online by 2020, up from 44% in 2018.


More political advertising is happening on social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp as Indians spend more time on their cell phones. Understandably, Whatsapp users continue to complain of being spammed.",0
"The early reactions on social media about Pokemon: Detective Pikachu indicate that the first live-action film in the Pokemon franchise has broken the jinx on video game movies


 The video game movie with the highest score on Rotten Tomatoes is last year’s Tomb Raider, which is at an average 51 per cent, meaning a little more than half of the critics gave it a positive review",2
"Wife of late Kannada actor and senior Congress leader, H.Ambareesh, Sumalatha emulated her husband’s ‘rebel star’ title by taking the independent route after she was denied support by the Congress, which ceded the Mandya parliamentary seat to its alliance partner, Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) as part of its pre-poll agreement.


The Congress tried to dissuade Sumalatha from contesting in Mandya and even offered tickets from Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North parliamentary seats as well as entry into the legislative council.


Sumalatha said the Congress should have fought harder to retain the Mandya seat since workers were facing an 'identity crisis' in the district.",0
"Worries about corporate debt were still running high, with this month's survey showing a new high in the number of investors demanding companies reduce leverage.


Some 46 percent of fund managers find corporate balance sheets to be over-leveraged, the survey found, and 51 percent of investors want companies to use cash flow to improve their balance sheets. That's the highest percentage since July 2009.


Europe, one of investors' least-favoured regions, showed a slight improvement. A net 5 percent reported being overweight euro zone stocks, from 11 percent underweight last month.


But investors' reported intention to own European stocks in the next year dropped to six-year lows as the profit outlook for the region continued to lag.


Allocations to UK stocks increased slightly from last month but the UK remained investors' ""consensus underweight"", BAML said. It has been so since February 2016.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"The traffic challan payment is also restricted to Mumbai, Vijaywada and Telangana and more cities would be added soon.


The Jio Money app will be able be to recharge existing metro travel cards only in Mumbai and Hyderabad, but Jio might also add more cities shortly


JioJio MoneyJio money metro card rechargeJio Money traffic challanJio money toll paymentsReliance Jio",1
"The Mi Fan Festival also has the “Re 1 Flash Sale"", which has appeared in previous Mi sales as well. Mi products such as the Redmi Note 7 Pro, POCO F1 , Mi Soundbar, Mi LED TV 4A PRO (32-inch) are available at Re 1 each day of sale in this offer.


Customers would be avail a 5% instant discount up to ₹500 on HDFC Bank Cards and EMI transactions. Mobikwik will offer a flat 15% instant MobiKwik SuperCash up to ₹2,000 applicable on all products",1
"“To the east and south, there are deserts, steppes, and wastelands full of crafty nomads, duplicitous petty rulers, slavers, and evil magicians,” Hardy wrote


Daenerys is shown to overcome the wickedness of the East — imposing her own ideological interpretations upon them and proving her ability to lead


Strong elements of the old colonial vision can be found in her actions: she is the white westerner as civiliser, improver and breaker of unpalatable or primitive customs


Daenerys stamps her more liberal and implicitly Western values across the continent of Essos, even though things do not always lead towards desirable outcomes


Her liberation of the slave cities — Yunkai, Astapor and Mereen — provokes resistance to change, rebellion, and then inexorable regression into barbarism, sectarianism, and squalor when she departs


The idea that Eastern peoples are unable to govern themselves without a stern white parent taking the heavy and thankless task of overseeing them was a standard Western belief of imperial times, according to the study",2
"Senior BJP leaders said that while the party is comfortable in the northern part of the country, it has been working to find new alliance partners in the North-East and in southern states, where it has not been able to play a dominant role, except in Karnataka.


“If we look at our alliance with Shiv Sena, BJP has managed to convince them to contest together in Maharashtra. In this election, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) is back with NDA and the party has managed to ally with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu,"" said a senior BJP leader, who is part of the party’s strategy.


The alliances in north-east states are already formed and BJP has an alliance partner in each of the eight states in north-east.""


But BJP has lost a crucial ally in Andhra Pradesh, as the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is no longer in NDA and BJP does not have much political presence in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.


Two BJP members said the party has been more than accommodative with alliance partners to prepare itself for the challenge posed by opposition parties in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra.",0
"The film starred Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp


The chairman of the Warner Bros Pictures, Toby Emmerich, said in a statement, “We all believe this release date will give the filmmakers time and space to allow their artistry to truly flourish and deliver the best possible film to our fans",2
"""The market started on a positive note supported by a strong rupee and fall in oil prices. However, gains are capped due to the premium valuation. The fall in the 10-year gilt yield led the bank index to outperform. The market is likely to remain range-bound due to weak global cues while better quarter results may provide an opportunity to accumulate,"" said Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd.


In the coming week, brokerage firm Choice Broking expects the market trend to be driven by stock specific movements as a result of the ongoing earnings season, US payrolls data, the number of Federal Reserve speeches and volatility in crude oil prices.",3
"Pichai said that by offering a search engine in China again, Google would be able to provide some 800 million users with better information than what is available on important subjects, such as cancer treatments.


In any country that Google operates, it must balance its values — “providing users access to information, freedom of expression, and user privacy"" — with obeying the local laws, he was quoted as saying by CNBC.The 46-year-old Pichai also played down the influence employee protests had over the company’s decision making.


“Throughout Google’s history we have given our employees a lot of voice and say in it, but we don’t run the company by holding referendums,"" he said. “It’s an important input we take seriously. But even on this particular issue it’s not what the employees said, its more the debate within the AI community,"" Pichai said.",1
"Halle Berry says she broke three ribs while shooting for upcoming film John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum


The actor, who plays Sofia who is the assassin friend of Keanu Reeves’ titular character, said though she had a tough time working on the film, the injury was “like a badge of honour” for her",2
"Earlier the Arijit Singh and Amaal Malik’s composition “Tu Mila To Haina” and dance number “Vaddi Sharaban” were also released by the makers


De De Pyaar De, a rom-com bankrolled by Luv Ranjan, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Ankur Garg, is scheduled for May 17 release",2
"Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat, Siddharth Chandekar and Eijaz KhanWhile watching Mayanagri – City of Dreams, the latest offering from Hotstar, there is a constant feeling that one is watching a homage to the ‘90s, by earnest film school students


 Dialogues, probably last heard only by elder millennials, are used liberally in the ten-part web show directed by Nagesh Kukunoor


 Set in 2015 — (why, we wonder, as that neither qualifies it as a period show nor is it contemporary) — City of Dreams is essentially the story of Poornima (Priya Bapat) and Ashish Rao Gaikwad (Siddharth Chandekar), the two children of Ameya Rao Gaikwad (Atul Kulkarni), who’s a prominent political figure in Maharashtra and has eyes on New Delhi


 A failed assassination attempt on the senior Gaikwad, which has rendered him comatose, leads to a polarised power-tussle between the petulant, man-child brother, Ashish, and his suave, thinking and even-tempered sister, Poornima


 The assassination attempt is described as ‘flashback style’ by the cops — as a throwback to the 90s, and we see that style sporadically rearing its head all through the show",2
"PM Modi on his first international speech""When I reached America, I met Sushma Swaraj and she asked me about the speech


PM Modi likes team games""I liked playing team games instead of individual games as they develop you in a different way, on a personal level


 So I used to be at the pond and used to go for swimming and this is probably how I toned my body,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


 This doesn't mean I don't have affection for my mother, but I have made this nation as my family and I want to work for its betterment,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


I admire you not as a PM but as a human being: Akshay tells PM Modi""You are a lovely person who has seen a lot in life


PM Modi on his unique way of wearing the watch""This is because I don't want to insult anyone by checking the time in front of them,"" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi


PM Modi on his fashion statement which includes the crisply ironed kurtas, shoes and well-trimmed beard""This is a false image of my clothing


 Then I realised that full-sleeved kurtas took me longer to wash and took more space in my bag so that is why I started wearing half sleeved kurtas,"" Prime Minister Narendra Modi",2
"On Thursday, the highest turnout of 76.42% was witnessed in West Bengal, while the lowest was in Jammu and Kashmir at45.64%.


The polling for 95 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 11 states and the Union territory of Puducherry was largely peaceful, except for stray incidents of violence.


In Odisha, where simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and legislative assembly are taking place, a polling official was killed on Wednesday during a Maoist attack.


Another person was killed in poll-related violence on Thursday, according to Chandra Bhushan Kumar, deputy election commissioner.",0
"“Whose Chowkidari did he do? Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi,"" Gandhi added, leading the Congress’ charge against the PM which includes corruption and failure to deliver on promises made before 2014.


The ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign by the BJP a day earlier trying to blunt the ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ barb promoted by the Congress.


The Congress have tried to keep up pressure on the union government to help establish its own claims that Modi and his administration helped economic offenders flee the country and also chose to help his industrialist friends bag plum public contracts including airports and defence deals among other big ticket deals.


Though the Rafale fighter aircraft deal has barely resonated with urban voters, let alone rural ones, Gandhi and the Congress have kept the issue alive by pointing out to alleged irregularities benefitting private industries while starving public enterprises.",0
"Continuing to step up the political challenge to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, CEC has once again fielded union minister Smriti Irani to contest from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, a bastion of the Gandhi family being represented by the Congress president.


With Uttar Pradesh as a high stake battle, BJP in its first list announced 28 candidates from the state . Seven out of the eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, particularly from the western region, which are going to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha on 11 April was announced on Wednesday. Union minister V K Singh will continue to fight from Ghaziabad seat, senior parliamentarian Hema Malini from Mathura and Sanjeev Kumar Balyan from Muzaffarnagar",0
"Highest single-day gross in North America: With its massive 156 million dollar opening on the first day, Endgame is also the film in its domestic market to hold the record for the highest single day haul –any day not just the opening one


Biggest opening in China: China has always been a profitable market for Hollywood movies (and now Bollywood as well), but Endgame is taking things further",2
China’s 2018 economic growth is forecast at about 6.5 %. But China’s tariff fight with the US and tumbling auto and real estate sales are undermining consumer confidence.,1
"Meanwhile, holdings of the SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, saw outflows for five straight sessions last week.",3
"We profile two enterprise tech startups that are using software as a service (SaaS) and the internet of things (IoT) to develop and provide solutions across sectors.


Noida-based RateGain provides cloud-based (SaaS) solutions for the travel and hospitality industry. According to the startup’s CEO and founder, Bhanu Chopra, the company is using machine learning and “next-generation technology"" to help its clients, including online travel agencies, vacation providers, airlines etc. “to give real-time intelligence on competition, pricing, market trends, pulse of customers, and their reputation in the market"". By leveraging AI and machine learning, RateGain’s products provide real-time intelligence and self-learning recommendations. “Our recent acquisition of DHISCO, the world’s original hotel distribution company, has allowed us to demonstrate how we can successfully integrate and realize financial synergies from two players seamlessly."" Currently, RateGain supports 125,000-plus hotels globally, impacting revenue of over $13 billion by providing 240 billion rate and availability updates and powering over 30 million bookings.",1
"Kotak's analysts in a note said that while Vedanta stated the investment is to earn higher returns, they fail to see merit in the arrangement.


Industrial metals prices are set for their biggest annual fall in years after signs of slowing growth in China's commodities-hungry economy and a US-China trade war, potentially affecting global mining firms.",3
"Technically, plastic substrates are less prone to damage than glass, but can bend up to only a certain point.


With foldable screens, makers can accommodate bigger screens in a form factor that would fit into a pocket


mint-india-wire foldable phonesfoldable smartphonesSamsung foldable phoneAppleGoogleApple iPhonetechnologygadgets",1
"Xiaomi recently announced plans to give its bargain “Redmi” label more prominence so it can begin to raise prices and specs on its flagship Mi gadgets. Photo: Bloomberg


Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said 5G will revive not just demand for smartphones, but also the internet services Xiaomi hosts


Xiaomi recently announced plans to give its bargain “Redmi” label more prominence so it can begin to raise prices and specs on its flagship Mi gadgets",1
"Jio Money had previously introduced a feature that allows Mumbai and Bengaluru users to pay their toll by recharging MEP and Nice E-Pay toll services.


JioJio MoneyJio money metro card rechargeJio Money traffic challanJio money toll paymentsReliance Jio",1
"“It is a pleasure to be part of the show and interact with renowned musicians like Adnan Sami, Harshdeep Kaur, Kanika Kapoor and Armaan Malik",2
"He is also playing a major role in the Nagesh Kukunoor directorial, starring Keerthy Suresh and Aadhi Pinisetty in the lead roles, and the film will hit the screens in September 2019


Jagapathi Babu will also be seen in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s magnum opus Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, which is currently in the last leg of its shoot",2
"The Moto One has dual cameras at the back with 13MP+2MP configuration. The front of the smartphone sports an 8MP camera. The Moto One runs Android Pie 9 operating system.


Reliance Jio is offering ₹2,200 cashback on the new phones. Subscribers can avail the scheme through ₹198 and ₹299 plans.",1
"When portfolios are down, lay investors are pushed to a point where they can’t bear the pain anymore, so they quit. Everything looks gloomy. In past cycles, the bottom appeared when selling pressure became unbearable and enough value hunters absorbed it at extremely attractive valuations.


Every bull run is followed by a phase of steady decline ending in a massive selling spree. Seasoned investors in small- and mid-cap stocks expected this to happen through most of 2017. But the markets kept rising and these companies traded at a premium to Nifty valuations. This trend was unusual and there were no strong parallels in history. Given the strength of inflows, investors concluded that this was the new normal. Investment appetite seemed strong and unlikely to abate anytime soon. This was the perfect setting for professional investors to accumulate assets. Also, assets under management (AUMs) of popular PMS managers and leading mid-cap funds soared to match the size that only marquee large-cap funds enjoyed in the last bull run. The market’s newbies were creating portfolios which only had exposure to mid-, small- and micro-caps in 2017.",3
"For its 2019 manifesto, BJP has simply copy pasted its 2014 manifesto & changed all previous deadlines from 2019 to 2022,2032,2047,2097


Political analysts feel that BJP leadership has divided its manifesto into two parts, the first for five years and the second for 2022 targets in which they have promised 75 goals for the party.


“The mid term evaluation is a difficult step as the party may not be able to complete these 75 targets. The BJP has also not tried to counter the NYAY scheme of the Congress, which promises ₹72,000 annually to a section of the poor. The BJP leadership could have tried to make some promises to counter the populist steps of the Congress,"" said Abhay Kumar Dubey, a New Delhi-based political analyst.",0
"""We're pleased that the recent changes we've made to limit viral content and educate users is having an impact. This work is never done -- there is more that we can and will do,"" WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose said in a statement recently.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",1
"We have to make movies about women and women’s stories but we have to create female characters and not just for a gimmick turn a male character into a woman,” Broccoli told Good Morning Britain during Bond 25’s launch event in Jamaica",2
"Bharti’s Ishq Wala Love with Ananya Pandey and Tara SutariaBharti Singh will make an appearance as Guddu in the episode


 As Guddu, she will talk about how real-life schools seem boring in front of Karan Johar’s grand schools


Tiger Shroff’s crush on his teacherDuring the conversation, Kapil Sharma will ask the students if they ever had a crush on a teacher",2
"Sooraj, the son of actors Aditya Pancholi and actress Zarina Wahab, had in Janaury shared a poster of the film, where a beige coloured bag covered with badges can be seen",2
"Kriti Sanon, who is basking in the glory of two back-to-back hits Bareilly Ki Barfi and Luka Chuppi, says success comes with more responsibility and she will continue to give her best to every film


As her latest film Luka Chuppi is inching closer to Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, Kriti is ecstatic about its commercial success",2
"The commercial, luckily for Samsung, doesn't mention two important aspects of this launch—the price and the S10e variant.


The Samsung Galaxy S10 is expected to sport a 6.1-inch QHD+ (3040x1440) Infinity-O Super AMOLED curved display. It's bigger sibling, the S10 Plus will be lit by a 6.4-inch display of a similar resolution.


The Infinity-O cutout will be different in the S10 and S10 Plus devices—the S10 will get a perfect circle cutout as it will have a single 10MP front-facing camera with an aperture of f/1.9. The S10 Plus, however, will have an elongated cutout to accommodate the horizontally place dual camera setup comprising a 10MP primary camera and an 8MP depth sensor.


The S10 and S10 Plus will come with ultrasonic in-display sensors. These would be able to produce 3D scans of a user's fingerprints accurate to the pores.


But there'san inevitable flaw. Since the scanner is ultrasonic in nature, it requires the glass to conduct sound waves. Any trace of air would result in inaccurate scans. Which means conventional screen protectors wouldn't work well with the smartphone. An awkward workaround that omits the area around the ultrasonic sensor is possible, but it leaves behind a hole in the centre of the display. Many manufacturers are going for this solution. The only compatible screen protector is from Whitestone that will cost an eye-watering $60.",1
"Sometimes the answer to whether it’s worth moving from Samsung to Apple or vice-versa is the same regardless of which phones are being considered: can you be bothered (or afford) to re-buy all your favorite apps? This is no less true with the Note 9 and iPhone Xs Max. This alone may be a deal-breaker for many.


But the iOS ecosystem has recently expanded its already well-regarded catalog of apps to include advanced augmented-reality tools. You can measure furniture accurately thanks to the iPhone’s rear-facing camera array, and this has opened the door to home furnishing apps that can help users virtually place potential purchases in their apartments. The larger screen on Apple’s new phone is likely to make this an even more attractive area of software and e-commerce to invest in, and it’s not something Android-powered devices can universally achieve the same results with.


However, the Note 9 can do something far removed from anything its rival can currently offer, which is to become — for all intents and purposes — a PC. Using a cable, the device can be connected to a monitor and run desktop applications as would be expected on a laptop. A mouse and keyboard can be hooked up via Bluetooth. It’s still Android, not Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, but that could be enough for some people who want one device to rule all working environments. It’s an innovative and powerful feature that Samsung executes well.


One of the most controversial aspects of comparing an iPhone to an Android-powered device like the Note, is performance. There are huge numbers of variables, from the efficiency of the operating system itself and the speed and architecture of the hardware and memory, to the apps installed. But both Apple and Samsung’s flagships contain some of the most cutting-edge silicon available to mobile products, with specifications and raw horsepower that mirror — or exceed — those of many laptops. It’s because of this that Samsung’s desktop PC features, for example, are possible.


Apple’s hardware-software ecosystem is tighter than Samsung’s. The Cupertino, California-based company designs its own hardware, its processors, the software operating system, and strictly ensures third-party developers stick to its guidelines when making apps for consumers. This has historically been seen to give iPhones an edge in terms of performance consistency.",1
"Most Asian currencies were trading lower after better-than-expected data on Chinese manufacturing and U.S. economic growth. Indonesian rupiah was down 0.34%, Japanese yen 0.28%, Philippines peso 0.16%, Malaysian ringgit 0.15%, China renminbi 0.07%, Thai Baht 0.06%, South Korean won 0.06%.",3
"Facebook is continuing its tests on mobile with a standalone (rebranded) Facebook Gaming app on Android. The company is rolling out the gaming tab and intends to expand it over time to more enthusiasts across the network.


In September last year, Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube placed its gaming hub right on the app home page.",1
"The actor, whose film tanked at the Indian box office, was reportedly received well by the Chinese audience


 Trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted, “With edits from the original version, the movie received a good response from the Chinese audience",2
"WhatsAppWhatsApp updateWhatsApp swipe to replyWhatsApp dark modeWhatsApp betaWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp Google DriveWhatsApp data backupWhats App updateWhats App


Adding to its string of updates this year, WhatsApp may launch another new feature that’ll allow users to reply to messages simply by swiping right as soon as it appears above the notification tray. This will be different from the existing method of replying which requires you to pull down a message and then tap on reply.",1
"The phone runs Android Oreo 8.0 with Samsung’s own “Samsung Experience"" UI running atop. It has dual SIM capabilities along with Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, FM Radio and USB Type-C as other connectivity options. It is backed by a 3,800mAh Li-ion battery.


It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, unlike the Samsung Galaxy A7 which has one built inside the lock button.


Samsung Galaxy A9Samsung Galaxy A9 price indiaSamsung Galaxy A9 specificationsSamsung Galaxy A9 featuresSamsung Galaxy A9 flipkartSamsung Galaxy A9 amazonSamsung Galaxy A9 airtel storeSamsung Galaxy A9 offersSamsungSamsung Galaxy A7",1
"Experts say it is just a matter of time before more countries pass legislation on the matter, but meanwhile, where rules are absent, what happens in the digital afterlife remains obscure.


""Solicitors are quite confused (in Britain) as to what happens and they sometimes advise their clients to leave password and user names attached to their will, which is nonsense,"" said Harbinja.


Wills are public documents in the country and passwords change, she noted, allowing for massive privacy violations.


Some, like David Haynes, a research fellow at London's City University, fear growing public resentment over cases of data misuse by social media could result in blanket requirements for all data to be automatically deleted after death.


Harbinja said that everything purely personal should be deleted, but heirs should be given the option to access copyrighted material and other assets of value.


Fielding of Protecture said that legislation would be difficult to apply, with many people holding different social accounts, sometimes under pseudonyms.


It would be easier to ask social platforms to provide users with an option to name a digital executor by default, she said.


""It won't solve all the issues, and probably wouldn't be taken up in large numbers by very young people, but it's better than nothing,"" she added.",1
"There are also opportunities in securing medical subsidies or reimbursements for the watch, or perhaps, even acquiring a health-care company to accelerate the company’s entrance into the market. (AP)


The company’s health-care market opportunity ranges from at least $15 billion to a whopping $313 billion in revenue by 2027


Apple Inc.’s health-care ambitions go beyond wearables like the Apple Watch, with the company poised to soon emerge as a leader in consumer health, according to Morgan Stanley.",1
"HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas recently posted a video on Twitter which was not only a throwback to the MWC 2018 but also teased what Nokia is cooking for the upcoming leg of the trade fair.


We can expect the much awaited penta-lens smartphone, the Nokia 9 PureView, to take the centre stage at the MWC 2019. The smartphone has been making several appearances online in the form of unofficial renders. Apart from the penta-lens setup, the smartphone is expected to be an Android One device running Snapdragon 845 processor coupled with 8GB of RAM and HMD’s proprietary PureView display spanning 5.99-inches.",1
"Mint asked top company bosses how they see disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and 5G impacting Indian firms


Mint asked top company bosses how they see disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and 5G impacting Indian firms. Edited excerpts:


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


The IT and digital transformation industry is witnessing exponential growth in the use of cutting-edge digital technologies like Blockchain, 5G, AI, automation, robotics, cybersecurity and IoT. One can expect all these new age technologies to make greater inroads both in the Indian and global markets, in the years ahead.


As part of our TechMNxt charter, we are collaborating and co-innovating with our partner ecosystem to derive business value for our customers by leveraging these digital technologies. 2019 can very well turn out to be an inflection point for many of these technologies converting into real connected experiences.


I believe if companies are pre-emptive in the data protection space, there will be a huge business opportunity for Indian IT players like Tech Mahindra, not just in the European markets but globally too.


At Tech Mahindra, we are bullish on 5G and as part of our preparedness for 5G, we are investing in 5G training labs in partnership with global players as well as setting up a training academy.


The government of India has been focusing heavily on developing India into a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025. The government’s focus on developing digital governance services and Smart Cities by adapting new age technologies like automation, AI, cybersecurity, blockchain and IoT has contributed to the growth of the Indian IT industry in recent times and promises to open additional avenues in the future.


While Indian enterprises are certainly susceptible to cyber threats, the scenario is gradually changing with organizations understanding the need of having a robust cyber security system. With increased focus on cybersecurity, major IT players like Tech Mahindra are also investing heavily in developing new age cyber security solutions.


Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.


The world has transitioned from an era of Industrial automation to Digital transformation and Industry 4.0. We are already witnessing the next stage with the emergence of Intelligent Enterprises. At SAP, we don’t look at technology in isolation. Instead we look at the outcomes it can enable when integrated seamlessly with data, people and processes.


Applications of technologies like AI are now impacting many sectors, blockchain is simplifying and optimizing erstwhile complex multi-party processes while IoT continues to push the boundaries of data exchange and consequent actions by machines and humans. As the application of these technologies mature, businesses across industries will adopt them to re-imagine their business processes.


Data is the new “oil"" in today’s digital economy, and companies are building larger reserves every single day. SAP believes there are effective alternatives to data localization, such as encryption technologies to ensure data security. We believe GDPR has paved the future of data privacy and provides a view of what compliance will look like moving forward.


Over the last three years, the programme has seen its share of success with a steady increase in internet and mobile users, as well as an increase in e-gov transactions. However, to achieve the goal of $1 trillion in GDP by 2025 (‘India’s tech opportunity’: McKinsey Global Institute), the government and India Inc., will need to come together to build a robust and nurturing ecosystem that not only provides citizens with technology, but with end-to-end solutions. This requires skill building of our large human capital at scale. With this in mind, SAP has launched initiatives like Code Unnati and Bharat ERP to build skills of young India along with an increase in industry capability to leverage them.


Digital transformation has impacted workplaces globally. The speed of innovation will continue to increase exponentially, and application of new-age technologies is making it possible to automate routine tasks. Not only are jobs changing, the job market itself is transforming.


We believe this technology has the potential to augment human potential and uplift the workforce into higher value adding jobs. To help elevate the country’s human capital to take on these roles, while promoting a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, SAP has signed a pact with NITI Aayog’s innovation unit to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs. SAP believes people are the force behind innovation and growth.


Manu Saale, managing director and chief executive officer, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India",1
"As the North-East goes to polls for its 25 Lok Sabha seats, voters are caught in the throes of a narrative that pits the politics of identity against development. While the former is intricately woven around themes of ethnicity, language and religion, the latter is driven by promises development and political stability.


“They are trying to divide the region on communal lines,"" said Bobbeeta Sharma, a Congress spokesperson. “It is in the BJP’s interest to keep the issue of illegal immigration and Hindutva going in order to divert attention from the slow pace of development in the region,"" she said.


Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is often credited with the party’s rise in the region, denies the charge. “If the BJP is able to put up a good show in the region, it will be only because of the progressive policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,"" he said. “We have announced massive infrastructure projects in the region which include rail connectivity to all states by 2020.""


In 2014, the NDA won 11 seats in the region with the BJP alone winning eight. It made further inroads after forming governments in Manipur and Tripura, riding on the plank of development and checking illegal immigration although many second and third generation Muslims settled in India have been caught in the snare of ‘illegal immigrants’.",0
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on opposition parties on Tuesday, saying they lacked leadership, a vision for the country, and a development mission.


Modi urged voters in Odisha to ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in both the Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls, which are taking place simultaneously in the state.


“It is for the first time that there is no anti-incumbency against the Union government but the people are angry with the opposition for making false allegations. Opposition parties lack vision for the country, there is no mission for development, and there is no leadership. These parties are working with only one agenda and that is to remove Modi,"" Prime Minister Modi said at a public meeting in Bhubaneswar.",0
"Earlier, the company had written a letter to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on February 6 requesting it to investigate the matter and impose restrain on entities that pressed huge sale orders significantly below the prevailing market price and in-depth investigate the matter.


Similar complaints are expected to be filed by Reliance Capital and Reliance Infrastructure as well, sources said.


Meanwhile, the Sebi is looking into allegations and counter-allegations related to the sale of pledged shares of Reliance Group's three listed firms by two lenders, as per senior officials. 


Reliance Group companies have sued HT Media Ltd, Mint’s publisher, and nine others in Bombay high court over a 2 October 2014 front-page story that they have disputed. HT Media is contesting the case.",3
"The Indian rupee on Wednesday strengthened against the US dollar, tracking gains in other Asian currencies versus the greenback.


At 2 pm, the rupee was trading at 71.15 a dollar, up 0.30% from its previous close of 71.36. The currency opened at 71.27 a dollar, touching a high 71.13 and a low 71.34.",3
"The decision not to contest against the Congress in these seats was taken at the two-day meeting of the CPM’s central committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, which ended on Monday. The meeting was held to discuss the party’s strategy for the Lok Sabha elections.


“To achieve what we had said, we will adopt electoral tactics to maximize the pooling of anti-BJP votes. This cannot be done at a national level before elections. State-wise understandings need to take place. Wherever there is a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress, except one or two seats where we have a base, our aim is to defeat the BJP,"" CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said at a press conference.


In 2014, too, the CPM had a tacit understanding with the Congress in West Bengal, though it had ruled out a formal alliance with the party.",0
"Last year, the company came under fire following revelations that Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data of millions of people's Facebook profiles without their consent. (Reuters)


Facebook has been hit by a number of privacy-related issues, including a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users",1
"In 2018, Vivo (14.2 per cent), OPPO (10.2 per cent) and Transsion (6.4 per cent) were the other three brands that found a place in the list of top five smartphone brands in the country.


""Amongst the big highlights of 2018 were the online-focused brands that drove the share of the online channel to an all-time high of 38.4 per cent in 2018,"" Upasana Joshi, Associate Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India, said in a statement.


Responding to the report, Xiaomi India Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain on Tuesday credited the stunning show by the company to ""100 per cent team work"" and love from ""Mi Fans"".",1
"""We are working to develop voice and AI assistant technologies that may work across our family of AR/VR products including Portal, Oculus and future products,"" a Facebook spokesperson told Reuters in an e-mailed response on Wednesday.


Earlier in the day, CNBC reported about the development, saying that the team behind the technology has been contacting vendors in the smart speaker supply chain.",1
"In a letter addressed to the CEO West Bengal, Joy Prakash Majumdar (VP of BJP – WB) and Shishir Bajoria (Member, Election Management Committee) wrote, “Bhartiya Janata Party requests the Hon’ble Election Commission of India and its representative in West Bengal the CEO to review the said biopic before release, on similar lines that was done by the Hon’ble Election Commission in the case of another biopic depicting Shri Narendra Modi


”Earlier, Election Commission had stopped the release of Sandip Ssingh’s PM Narendra Modi among other political biopics as they disrupt the level playing field",2
"While on paper the numbers do look strong, the film, made reportedly on a budget of Rs 150 crore, needs a much better performance just to break even


Directed by Abhishek Varman, Kalank stars Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt",2
"WhatsApp is rumoured to incorporate a fingerprint lock mechanism within the app to address privacy concerns. Photo: AFP


WhatsApp new features: A search option for WhatsApp Stickers, Dark Mode and a fingerprint scanner are in the works for the popular chat app in 2019


mint-india-wire WhatsAppWhatsApp Dark ModeWhatsApp new featuresWhatsApp updatesWhatsApp fingerprint lockWhatsApp installWhatsApp 2019 featuresWhatsApp 2019 updatesWhatsApp PiP mode",1
"On Friday,the Supreme Court refused to suspend the political funding through electoral bonds but, did introduce conditions to bring transparency in the process.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Some Tweeters believe the “Smooth"" part could refer to the presence of a 90Hz high refresh rate display, as the company has always used “Fast"" and “Speed"" to describe its products.


Excited to share the next product from OnePlus will unleash a new era of Fast and Smooth. Especially Smooth! Smooth is more challenging than Fast - a true test of hardware and software.",1
"“To eradicate poverty, a minimum income is needed—otherwise poverty will not end. Like the Minimum Wages Act which stipulates minimum wages, every family should have a minimum income and the government cannot provide the entire income, and that was why the scheme is called the minimum income support scheme. We are aware of the challenges involved in implementing the scheme; we will overcome these challenges. We will insist that every family should open an account in the name of the woman in the family and the money will be transferred to her account,"" Chidambaram added.


It is also interesting that Rahul Gandhi, who is the grandson of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is also depending on the political rhetoric of poverty eradication or Garibi Hatao, which was promised by his grandmother.


The announcement is significant as the Congress party has returned to a narrative of a rights-based regime.


During the tenure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Congress focussed on a rights-based regime of empowering people to ensure political relevance.",0
"Clicking on an episode's name would open up a full page for episodes, showing complete details about their content to help a user decide what to listen to, the report said.


The prior design for podcasts on the web was just a list of episodes that redirected users to iTunes with no web playback option available.",1
"Bengaluru: Gold edged up on Monday, after falling below the critical $1,300 level in the previous session, as the dollar dipped on the prospect of a US-China trade deal. Spot gold was up about 0.3% at $1,296.52 per ounce as of 0124 GMT, after touching its lowest in more than a month at 1,289.91 in the previous session. Gold fell 2.6% last week on a firmer dollar and global stock advances.


■ The dollar, which pulled back from over three-week lows in the previous session, was down about 0.1% against major currencies.


■ US stock futures jumped on Monday on reports the United States and China were close to striking a trade deal after a year-long tariff skirmish.",3
"The tool could be particularly useful in health care, since medical professionals often work long hours doing intricate and important work. Photo: Bloomberg


The alertness tool measures pupil size, captured through a burst of photographs taken every time users unlock their smartphones


New York: Scientists have developed a smartphone tool that can track a person’s alertness at work and identify when one is most productive. The tool called AlertnessScanner developed by researchers at Cornell University in the US measures pupil size, captured through a burst of photographs taken every time users unlock their smartphones.",1
"Analysts and political leaders said any advantage the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have gained from the discord among the alliance partners in the south is likely to be evened out in the north by factors like anti-incumbency. The BJP here is heavily dependent on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for votes.


“The votes are going to be pro- or anti-Modi. The candidate does not feature in this,"" Ramjan Darga, a Kalaburagi-based political analyst said.


Darga said MPs who have served for two or more terms are asking for votes in the name of Modi, which raises questions about their individual performance and contributions. This is a disadvantage not felt by alliance candidates, several of whom are first-timers.",0
"“To the extent Qualcomm has indicated there have been licensing discussions with the contract manufacturers, they’ve basically made the same sort of unreasonable demands that got them to where they are right now, which impose significant preconditions to even discuss a new arrangement,"" Boutrous said.


In July, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf told investors on the company’s quarterly earnings call that Qualcomm and Apple itself were in talks to resolve the litigation.


At a hearing in the case in San Diego on November 30, one of Apple’s attorneys disputed that notion, saying there had not been “talks in a number of months. So the parties are at loggerheads and are going ... to have to go into trial.""


AppleFoxconnQualcommApple lawsuitQualcomm lawsuitApple contract manufacturersApple device assemblyWistronPegatronSteve Mollenkopf",1
"We shot at the Washington Nuclear reactor, Mount Rainier, an active volcano, and other places in the US


I did try my luck in a handful of commercial entertainers, which came and went so discreetly that they didn’t affect my career


 I am not complaining—I found another niche— comedy—which is equally enjoyable and brought me as much comfort as I need",2
"On Saturday, the party announced AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta as the party's candidate from Chandni Chowk, former AAP Delhi convener Dilip Pandey from North East Delhi, AAP political affairs committee member (PAC) Atishi from East Delhi, AAP national spokesperson and PAC member Raghav Chadha from South Delhi. Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Bawana, who joined the AAP in 2017, has been chosen to contest from North West Delhi, while Delhi trade wing convener Brijesh Goyal will contest from the New Delhi constituency.


The leaders were chosen by the party last year and appointed as in-charges for Lok Sabha constituencies. The party is yet to shortlist a candidate for West Delhi.",0
"The energy sector tumbled 2.44 percent as oil prices dropped about 2 percent and Norway's trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund said it would drop oil and gas companies from its benchmark index and investment universe.


Costco Wholesale Corp jumped 4.56 percent, the most on the S&P, after the warehouse club operator's quarterly profit trumped estimates as margin pressures eased.


Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.28-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.73-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.


The S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and 46 new lows.",3
"“Not an hour goes by when I don’t receive a picture of a gathering or a political message on my WhatsApp,"" says Surekha Shah, a 59-year-old gynaecologist in the city.


However, a related second reason is that Gujarat has traditionally seen fewer over-the-top political advertisements, according to a senior government official. “Hoardings and posters are fewer in Gujarat than elsewhere in the country. We enforce the model code of conduct on this better,"" says M.A. Pandya, the district collector and administrative head of Porbandar district.


Finally, there is an apathy among voters towards elections. In the 2014 general elections, only 52.6% of the people of the Porbandar district turned up to vote. This was the lowest among Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha constituencies which saw an average 63.6% voting.


“All the candidates who contest elections are here to make money. And this is why people don’t want to vote,"" says Bharat Modi, president of the Porbandar Machimar Boat Association.",0
"Actor Kangana Ranaut Monday accused the previous Congress governments of keeping the country poor and urged the people to “vote for India”


 The Manikarnika actor has been vocal about her political opinions of late and calls herself a nationalist",2
"The buyback price is at 16% premium to Wipro’s Tuesday’s closing price of ₹281. The buyback is proposed to be made from shareholders on a proportionate basis under the tender offer.


Wipro said that members of the promoter and promoter group have indicated their intention to participate in the proposed buyback. Promoters own 73.85% of Wipro as on March 31, 2019.",3
The film’s release was stalled by the Election Commission just a day before its original release date,2
"Puri and his friends are not professional gamers. They play PUBG on their phones only during their spare time. While it is typical of Indian parents to dismiss video games as a waste of time, consider this: Puri and three of his friends—they call their team Terrifying Nightmares—won ₹ 15 lakh in the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship. The event had 250,000 registrations from over 1,000 colleges. Of these, 40,000 players competed in teams of four.


The championship demonstrates that PUBG has become a phenomenon in the country, evoking a lot of passion. Shouvik Das, a Mumbai resident, relates one such incident. He was once rudely woken up by his flatmate. “It was 4am. I and my other flatmate rushed down thinking the house has been robbed, but my flatmate was yelling only because he had just died in PUBG.""


The game originally gained fame among more advanced gamers through its console and PC versions. PUBG became so popular that its owner, South Korea-based Bluehole, formed a subsidiary called the PUBG Corp. to focus on the game. The mobile version was launched this March, in partnership with China’s Tencent Corp. In the last eight months, PUBG has been installed more than 100 million times on Android phones worldwide.",1
"According to the statement, the notes carry a coupon (rate) of 3.75% per annum payable semi-annually. The notes are expected to be settled by 3 April 2019.


The notes will mature on 3 April 2024 and all principal and interest payments will be made in US Dollars. The notes represent direct, unconditional and unsecured obligations of NTPC and will rank pari passu among themselves and all other unsecured obligations of NTPC, it said.",3
"This is not the first leak for Chhapaak, as several videos featuring Deepika have surfaced on the Internet",2
"Modi sought to paint the Congress as “anti-middle class"" and told them that it was their backing in 2014 that had given the country a stable, strong, and corruption-free government.


“When Piyush Goyal presented the last union budget, for the first time in the history of India, he thanked the tax-payers. It is the tax payer’s contribution that runs the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. It is the tax payer’s contribution that we could commit ourselves to providing house to every Indian by 2022. This is only a sample of what the middle class has been doing. The tax-payers and middle-class have been contributing for decades. But a responsible person from the country’s oldest political party that has ruled for the longest period has said on the record that the middle-class is greedy and selfish. This is an insult to the middle-class and it shows the mentality of Congress party,"" Modi said. He cautioned the middle-class that Congress rule only meant “high corruption, high taxes, and high inflation"".",0
“We’re sorry!”She also joked that Westeros was the first place to actually have a Starbucks: “It’s a little known fact,2
"To celebrate their success in India, YouTube celebrated with the Indian music fraternity where artists like Badshah, Guru Randhawa and Harshdeep Kaur performed alongside international DJ Alan Walker.


YouTube CEO expects that by 2020 500 million internet users in India will consume online video for entertainment, sharing and learning


Mumbai: Online music streaming app YouTube Music announced that it has hit three million downloads within a week of its launch in India.",1
"The party manifesto for the Lok Sabha election is being framed by a committee headed by P Chidambaram


The CWC is the highest decision-making body of the party and is chaired by Congress president Rahul Gandhi


NEW DELHI: The top Congress leadership will Monday discuss and give a final shape to the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha election starting April 11.


According to sources, the contents of the manifesto will be discussed at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at its headquarters at Akbar Road.",0
"“Both the BJP and Congress have promised the moon but it seems difficult for the two parties to fulfil their promises. The BJP and Congress talk about jobs creation but everyone knows how difficult is to create jobs,"" said A.K. Verma, a Kanpur-based political analyst and political science professor at Christ Church College.


“While the BJP started looking at alternative sources of job creation by promoting entrepreneurship, the Congress has not looked at creative ideas to meet this challenge,"" he said.


Hours after the BJP’s manifesto was released on Monday, the Congress fielded its senior leaders who criticized the ruling party for “recycling"" old promises from 2014 with changed deadlines.


“Have a look at both the manifestos, while people take centre stage in the Congress manifesto, the BJP’s manifesto is all about ‘I, me and my arrogance’. It is a bag of false promises. Instead of a manifesto, they should have come up with a maafinama (apology letter),"" senior Congress leader and treasurer Ahmed Patel said at a press conference on Monday afternoon.


Additionally, the party released a list of 125 “false promises"" which were not fulfilled by the BJP. In the document, the Congress conducted a status check on what was done on specific promises, including those on jobs, decentralization, institutional reforms, economical revival, the social sector and education.


For a majority of these promises, the Congress said the outcome was “zero"", “negative"", “unconstitutional"" or “treachery"".",0
"Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has pared stake in Titan Co Ltd, one of his favourite stocks, according the shareholding details submitted by the company to the BSE. Jhunjhunwala held 5.72% stake in the Tata group company as of March 31, down from 5.78% as of end of December. His wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala’s stake has risen marginally to 1.32% during the same period.


Titan is a tad away from being a company with a trillion-rupee market capitalization. As of 11:42 an IST, shares of the jewellery-retailing company traded at ₹1,094 on the BSE, giving it a market cap of ₹97,150 crore.",3
"Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote in a tweet, “#AvengersEndgame writes H-I-S-T-O-R-Y… Has a record-breaking, Blockbuster weekend… Unimaginable, unbelievable, unprecedented trending… Fri 53


”In another tweet, he wrote, “#AvengersInfinityWar versus #AvengersEndgame… Opening Weekend biz…2018: #AvengersInfinityWar ₹ 94",2
"NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is learnt to have issued a showcause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his 'Modi ji ki sena' remark made during a poll rally at Ghaziabad earlier this week.


Sources in the poll panel said, prima facie, Adityanath has violated the EC's advisory of keeping armed forces away from political campaign.


The EC took the decision based on a video clip submitted by the Ghaziabad district magistrate which shows Adityanath making the remarks at the election rally there on Sunday.",0
"In Karnataka, the only southern state where the BJP is a force to reckon with, it will be hoping to build on previous electoral successes.


The BJP has been the best performing party in terms of total seats won in the state over the past three general elections (since 2004). In the 2018 state assembly elections, the BJP won in constituencies beyond its traditional strongholds along the coast. All this suggests that the BJP should perform well in the state. However, the pre-poll alliance announced by the Congress and the JD(S) (Janata Dal Secular) could hurt its prospects. Had the Congress-JD(S) alliance existed in 2014, it would have secured 13 seats and brought down the BJP total to 15 (from 17).


The rest of South India, however, presents a far greater challenge for the BJP. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are bastions of regional parties, where the BJP has struggled historically. These regional parties hold sway by appealing to local sensibilities, pride, culture and language, thereby denting the BJP’s nationalist appeal. The BJP, therefore, remains a fringe player, heavily reliant on alliances with regional parties.",0
"Every one of the directors being part of the competition also has to know they will be considered by strong artists – which is also the case!,” Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frmaux said in a statement",2
"In an interview with Silverscreen, he said, “Talks are on and I will be confirming it in two to three days",2
"“If they were to go into acting in an appropriate age, I’d be, like, the most supportive, fiercest lion for it… Now I’m like, ‘If you want to do that and go into theatre in high school and do that for a living, I’m behind you",2
"Smith said Delhi police had recently trialed facial recognition technology and identified almost 3,000 missing children in 4 days


Microsoft President Brad Smith has shot down calls to stop selling facial recognition software to government agencies, saying the move would be ""cruel"" as it could hamper good work such as diagnosing rare diseases.


According to a report in the Business Insider on Sunday, Smith said the move would be ""cruel in the humanitarian effect"".


This came after last month over 85 human rights groups wrote to Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, demanding the companies should stop selling facial recognition software to the governments as it would lead to surveillance.",1
"“At this time, privacy is requested; however, the thoughts and prayers of friends and fans are welcomed and appreciated,” the representative added",2
"India prepares to vote in a massive exercise that begins next month, while the counting is scheduled to take place on May 23.


Foreign inflows into Indian equities soared to their highest in 15 months at $2.42 billion in February, a big swing from 2018's net outflows of $4.4 billion.


Hopes for deeper economic reforms and more monetary policy easing have helped bring back foreign investors to India.",3
"Nyong’o posted a point-by-point Twitter thread, supported with GIFs and photos, chalking out similarities and differences between the two villains from different universes",2
"Murder Mystery’s official synopsis states, “When an NYC cop (Adam Sandler) finally takes his wife (Jennifer Aniston) on a long promised European trip, a chance meeting on the flight gets them invited to an intimate family gathering on the Super Yacht of elderly billionaire Malcolm Quince",2
"With more defection on the cards from within the Congress ranks, the coalition is hoping to win back both seats to keep the numbers from going against it in the state. As it stands, the Congress and JD(S) combine has a total of 117 seats while the BJP won 104 out of the total 224 in the lower house of the state legislature.


In Kundgol, the Congress has fielded Kusumavathi Shivalli, the wife of former legislator and minister, C.S.Shivalli who died last month. The coalitions hope that a sympathy wave would take it past the finishing line countered by BJP’s candidature of S.I. Chikkanagoudara.


“Even the BJP candidate enjoys some sympathy since he lost by only around 600 votes last time to Shivalli,"" the Congress leader cited above said.",0
"“I’ve been concentrating on China but open societies have many more enemies, Putin’s Russia foremost among them,"" Soros said.


Soros has become an lightning rod for his political views and philanthropic efforts. A longtime supporter and financial backer of progressive causes and Democratic politicians, he’s become a target of right-wing activists. In October, an apparent explosive device was discovered at his suburban New York home.


In 2011, Soros closed his hedge fund and converted his firm into a family office — investing solely on behalf of himself, his family members and the Open Society Foundations, a worldwide network of philanthropies.",1
Cannes Film Festival organisers have also renamed the event The Last Screening instead of the Closing Film with an aim to better the profile of the final night,2
"Central banks bought 145.5 tonnes of gold in Q1, up 68% on the same period in 2018 and representing the strongest start to a year since 2013.


ETFs and similar products added 40.3 tonnes in Q1, up 49% on last year. Funds listed in the US and Europe benefitted from the largest inflows, although the former were more erratic while the latter were underpinned by continued geopolitical instability.


Bar and coin investment softened slightly, down 1% to 257.8 tonnes. Gold used in applications such as electronics, wireless and LED lighting fell 3% to 79.3 tonnes.


“The beginning of 2019 saw a sharp recovery in investor sentiment in both the equity and debt markets, but appetite for gold remained solid. In Q1, central banks continued to increase their holdings of gold, while ETFs also saw an increase in inflows compared with the first quarter of 2018,"" Alistair Hewitt, head of market intelligence, WGC.",3
"Only a limited number of the country’s 252,000 taxis were taking passengers on Thursday, Yonhap news agency said.


Traffic jams were reported on some highways leading to the capital as taxi drivers drove their vehicles at a snail’s pace across the river Han, raising concerns of evening traffic chaos on the giant Mapo Bridge.


A backlash from taxi drivers in South Korea forced US giant Uber to close its main ride-sharing service in 2015.",1
"Asian currencies were trading higher. South Korean won was up 0.54%, Indonesian rupiah 0.28%, China Offshore 0.23%, China renminbi 0.22%, Malaysian ringgit 0.22%, Singapore dollar 0.15%. However, Philippines peso was down 0.22%, Japanese yen 0.14%.


The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 97.033, down 0.19% from its previous close of 97.215.",3
"Noor Khalifa, an 11th grader on a FIRST robotics competition team at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics in East Harlem, said she dreams of a robot that can detect cancer before it starts. Classmate Loren Baret said she wants one that will end hunger. Last year their team built a robot that had a color sensor to differentiate red and blue blocks, and a claw to move and stack objects. They made it to the second round.


Bezos said the best way to prepare kids for the future is give as many of them as possible access to the kind of experiences FIRST provides. “You’ve got to learn to learn,"" Bezos said.


“The first thing we’re doing is we are funding a game that is going to teach people how to code,"" Bezos said. They also plan to fund computer science classes in 2,000 high schools in mostly lower-income communities, as well as offer 100 four-year college scholarships with each recipient guaranteed an internship at Amazon, he said.


Bezos also imparted a parenting lesson he picked up from his mom: benign neglect. She was protective “in a good way"" meaning she let her kids get into trouble and hurt themselves.


He recounted discovering an open garage door at an empty house that had been sold, down the street from where he grew up.",1
"Singh is pitted in the much-talked-about electoral battle against former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who has not disclosed any bank or personal loans and has described himself as ""jobless"" with ""independent writing"" as his profession.


BJP candidate from Chandigarh Kirron Kher has taken ₹25 lakh unsecured loan from her son Sikander Berry. She has also disclosed a car loan of over ₹35 lakh and some unsecured business loans taken by her husband and popular actor Anupam Kher.


Congress candidate from South Mumbai Milind Deora has disclosed a 'non-interest bearing family advance' of over ₹4.96 crore taken by his wife Pooja.",0
"! Shooting of Hindi remake Kanchana staring the great @akshaykumar sir has began… need all your blessings #LaaxmiBomb (sic)”, he tweeted",2
Happy B-Day @sachin_rt”Filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar and Mahesh Bhatt also shared the poster of the film on their Twitter accounts,2
"There are many foldable devices already available in the market such as the ZTE Axon M. But unlike these devices, which have two separate displays and fold in the middle (like a book), the Samsung smartphones are expected to set the ball rolling with single, flexible screens. Samsung’s Infinity Flex Display will allow you to open and close the device over and over without any degradation.


The screens of folding devices must be flexible, so it will be much harder to crack the phone’s display. The material to be used for the Infinity Flex Display has still not been disclosed, but plastic OLED and LCD will surely be the top choices. The foldable phones will definitely help us bid adieu to cracked screens and costly repairs.",1
"Watch the teaser of The Loudest Voice:Alongside Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice also stars Naomi Watts, Seth MacFarlane and Sienna Miller among others",2
"The Powerbeats Pro are available in Black, Ivory, Moss and Navy colours and are priced at $249.95 (about ₹17,200).


Availability will begin in May from apple.com and Apple Stores in the US and in more than 20 additional countries and regions. India availability is not announced yet.",1
"Details about the role for the actor, who broke out in 2016’s South Korean zombie apocalypse action thriller The Train to Busan, are being kept under wraps",2
"“The original Luther has a tremendous international following, and we believe that an Indian version will work well in our region,” Sameer Nair, CEO of Applause Entertainment, said in a statement


Prior to Luther, BBC Studios and Applause Entertainment have worked together on iconic BBC formats The Office and Criminal Justice, of which the latter successfully premiered recently on Hotstar",2
"8. Dharmendra: We should all spare a thought for the poor man. He used to be a member of Parliament and hung up his political boots back in 2009. But is there respite for our 74-year-old hero? You wish! Not only does he have to go around campaigning for his wife Hema Malini in this searing heat, but now his son, too, has decided to stand for elections; so there’s even more campaigning to be done. Worse, he has seen his dialogue from Sholay “chun chun ke marunga"", lifted by the Prime Minister in a sly variation, chun chun ke hisaab lenge, aimed at terrorists. A man’s work is never done, Veeru.


9. Mangoes: It helps to talk about sweet things, although you have to be careful about eating too many after a certain age. Promises of crates full of mangoes can only get the aam aadmi drooling. These mangoes should be bought at the mandi, at a good price, and should never be stolen from the poor farmers’ orchard. The same goes for gifted mishti. Buy them from sweet shops. There are perfectly good mishtanna bhandars in West Bengal and in C.R. Park, Delhi; we don’t have to gift away the gifted sweets from across the border.


10. Imran Khan: This star of stars in South Asia, why has he been deleted from the campaign trail? Doesn’t make sense—not after he returned our fighter pilot and praised the Bharatiya Janata Party government. Besides, he’s a sure vote puller. Remember, no fewer than 23 million women who are out there in the general population are missing from the voters’ list. Veeru’s son isn’t quite in the same league, unfortunately.


Lastly, you can promise them the moon, but remember the warning of the American politician Dwight W. Morrow: “Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.""",0
"Favreau earlier directed another CGI-based version for the studio, The Jungle Book, in 2016, which went on to become a blockbuster",2
"The reviewers' reports of broken screens went viral online and prompted the creation of hashtag #foldgate on Twitter.


Samsung has hailed the folding design as the future in a field that has seen few surprises since Apple Inc's iPhone in 2007. Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has also announced a folding handset, the Mate X.


The Samsung official on Monday said the firm was thoroughly investigating the damage reports as previously announced and declined to comment on whether there would be any change to the US release date.",1
"Data localization can hit us hard—it means you have to consider relocating servers from various countries into India. Or it may actually be a less impactful approach, depending its definition, which is that the serving copy must be held in India. That’s actually a very loose expression. Does that mean the primary copy of data or is it the secondary copy of data? It’s obviously something we are tracking very closely and we are working on contingency plans, based on the different scenarios that could evolve.


Viva is one of our first forays into AI. And it provides a very fast response for visa applicants (can currently handle 10,000 enquiries per second 24x7, or 864 million in a day) as opposed to phoning a call centre and waiting a few minutes to get an answer. As of now, it’s just a text chat bot. Voice is the next step but it’s a complex one.


We adopt the concept of privacy by design and default. What that means is wherever there is a decision to be made by the algorithm, we look at the outcomes of that decision and choose the default one—the one that preserves the privacy of the individual.",1
"The update is aimed at making 'G Suite' look and act like a family of products designed in the ""Google Material Theme.""


""We've already updated the web experiences for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and most recently Google Docs and Sites, and more G Suite mobile apps to follow later this year,"" Ray added.",1
"Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has resolved a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users stored in readable format within its internal systems to its employees.


The passwords were accessible to as many as 20,000 Facebook employees and dated back as early as 2012, cyber security blog KrebsOnSecurity, which first reported in the issue, said in its report.",1
"Spotify was projected to report about 218.3 million monthly active users and 99.3 million premium subscribers, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg News. Though the premium figure topped expectations, total users fell just short at 217 million.


Shares of the music streaming service have rallied 22% so far this year, compared with a 17% gain in the S&P 500.",1
"On the work front, Sai Pallavi has NGK with Suriya and Virata Parvam alongside Rana Daggubati in her kitty",2
"While Apple Inc. plans to hold off until at least 2020 before offering a 5G iPhone, Samsung Electronics Co. is said to plan rolling out its entry next year after first introducing three versions of its new flagship, to be dubbed the Galaxy S10. Samsung is also said to be working on scrollable and stretchable screens that could eventually go into smartphones. The company declined to comment on its progress.


Unlike Samsung, LG has no plans to introduce a phone featuring “foldable"" screens next year, one person familiar said. The company doubts the profitability of such a device given the uncertainty of demand and the cost of producing such a large screen for a mobile gadget, two people said.",1
"But with the LDF announcing a strong panel of popular leaders and local MLAs, a high profile panel has become crucial for Congress too. A crucial meeting between the leaders and the high command in Congress screening committee on Monday ended without taking a decision on this matter in Delhi. The committee, but, has decided to ask Sudhakaran, as a candidate from Kannur constituency, said a senior leader of the party requesting not to be named.


“On 14 (March), Rahul Gandhi will be in Kerala and a decision might happen by then. The last word on this matter will be Rahul Gandhi’s. But this will not affect the campaign,"" he said.",0
"As announced by Apple at the day of their launch, the iPhone XS and XS Max will go on sale from September 28 while the iPhone XR will be available for sale from October 26.


The iPhone XS and XS Max share the Apple A12-Bionic chipset along with 12MP+12MP dual rear camera setup. The camera has advanced depth segmentation, using the Neural Engine, Smart HDR creating photos with high dynamic range and dynamic depth of field that is user adjustable in the Photos app.


The iPhone XR on the other hand also has the A12-Bionic chipset but a single 12MP camera with larger and deeper pixels and the same user adjustable dynamic depth of field that the iPhone XS and XS Max feature. It is shod with a Liquid Retina display instead of the OLED which is not Full-HD+.",1
"It took almost three years and eight months for Windows 10 to reach the goal of 800 million after it was released in July 2015, Xinhua news agency reported.


Microsoft had originally expected to attain the goal of having Windows 10 installed on 1 billion devices globally in three years after its release, but it missed the target last year.",1
"Even as the who’s who of Bollywood, including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, turned up to exercise their right to vote today, actor Akshay Kumar remained conspicuous by his absence at the polling booth",2
"The Election Commission said in a statement later that the matter had been brought to its notice. ""The Commission has directed a Committee of Officers to examine the matter immediately in the light of Model Code of Conduct,"" it said, without elaborating.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",0
"Rail Vikas Nigam is in the business of executing railway projects, including new lines, gauge conversion, railway electrification, metro projects, major bridges and construction of cable stayed bridges.


Many brokerages had recommended “subscribe for the long term"" to Rail Vikas Nigam IPO, citing valuation comfort, government’s thrust infrastructure and strong order book.",3
"Mother’s Day is in a couple weeks, but rap star Drake gave his mom an early gift with a heartfelt speech when he won the night’s top honor at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards


Drake picked up top artist — besting Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Travis Scott — in Las Vegas on Wednesday night


He looked up to the ceiling as he held the trophy, then saying: “I just want to thank my mom for her relentless effort in my life


’ No matter how long it took me to figure out what I wanted to do, you were always there to give me a ride, and now we’re on one hell of ride,” Drake said


Drake, who walked into MGM Grand Garden Arena with 17 nominations, also won top male artist and Billboard 200 album for “Scorpion",2
Vaughn was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and ordered to complete a three-month alcohol program,2
"Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016


Dow Jones was down 38.21 points at 26,374.09, the S&P 3.06 points at 2,904.35 and Nasdaq 9.48 points at 7,974.68


Analysts expect S&P firms to show a 2.3% year-on-year decline in earnings, their first annual contraction since 2016


Bengaluru: US stocks slipped on Monday, weighed by losses in financial stocks as earnings from Wall Street's big banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup failed to impress.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc fell 2.6%, while Citigroup Inc declined 1%. Both banks beat quarterly profit estimates, but their revenue missed.",3
"The POCO F1 features a 6.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2246x1080. The POCO F1 skips the glass back design for a more functional soft touch back. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The phone features a LiquidCooling technology that claims to keep CPU temperatures low even during intense gaming sessions. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. The POCO F1 also features a 12MP+5MP dual rear camera and on the front is a 20MP front-facing sensor.


XiaomiPOCO F1POCO F1 salePOCO F1 discountPOCO F1 FlipkartFlipkartPOCO F1 reviewFlipkart Big Diwali sale",1
"Moreover, in case the TRS ends up supporting the BJP at the Centre, the scenario will however put the TRS at odds with the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who is a very vocal critic of the BJP and prime minister Narendra Modi. Both parties are in an unofficial alliance, and Owaisi in his campaigns has asked the public to vote for Rao during his campaigns in the Lok Sabha and 2018 assembly elections.


The AIMIM currently has seven of Hyderabad’s assembly seats and the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat (held by Owaisi), all of which mostly comprise the old city areas of Telangana’s capital. The TRS has close to 100 of the 110 MLAs currently (including defections from opposition parties). It won 88 seats in the assembly polls last year.",0
"Speaking to PTI, ByteDance Director (International Public Policy) Helena Lersch said the company has been strengthening its content moderation policies over the last many months.


""We are obviously disappointed by the current developments, but we are also very optimistic that we will resolve this issue. We remain committed to our Indian users. As a company, we are looking to invest $1 billion over the next three years in India, that is how bullish we will remain to be here,"" she said.


The company would also be increasing the number of employees in India to 1,000 people by the end of this year.


TikTok, which allows users to create short videos and share them, has more than 120 million users in India and is popular among youngsters.


The Madras High Court on 3 April had directed the Centre to ban TikTok app, saying it was evident from media reports that pornography and inappropriate content were made available through such mobile apps.",1
"A case in point is the Genesis darknet market place where anyone can buy stolen digital masks and user accounts for $5 to $200. The platform has over 60,000 stolen digital identities that can be used to carry out online or credit card transactions without the knowledge of the real user, according to a Kaspersky Labs note released on Monday.


Digital masks are a machine learning-based anti-fraud solution used by financial institutions to verify if it is the actual user who is trying to make another transaction or a hacker who has acquired the payment details illegally. It remembers fingerprints of devices and browsers, used for payments, and then uses AI to match them with the browser cookies, and online and computer behaviour of a new transaction.


Anyone with a stolen digital mask and the login credentials of a user can use these to make online payments using a proxy connection without raising any suspicion.


Kaspersky Labs also found that there are tools that can be used to create digital masks from scratch. One such tool is the Tenebris browser, which comes with an embedded configuration generator to develop unique fingerprints. Using the fingerprint, an attacker can launch the mask through a browser and proxy connection and carry out online transactions.",1
"Chanda Manjhi rows his boat to the confluence of the Ganga. Not the epic site in Prayagraj where the Ganga meets the Yamuna, but the point where the Assi nullah, formerly the Assi river that gave Varanasi its name along with the river Varuna, flows into the Ganga, about 100 metres from the iconic Assi ghat.


“Can you smell the dirt? Idhar aate barabar hawa bhaari ho jaata hain (the air feels thick the moment you come this side),"" says the 55-year-old boatman, who has been on the historic river since he was a child. He’s on point. As the boat sails upstream past the Assi ghat, which is a confluence of historiography, faith, selfie culture and instagrammable scenes, the peaceful coexistence of centuries seems to dissolve into the grotesque.(Read more..)",0
"To bolster its potential digital portfolio, Disney recently purchased film and TV assets from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox and gained prized properties such as ""Avatar."" (Reuters)


Disney is showcasing its app to Wall Street analysts and is providing additional details about its online media strategy


Burbank: Walt Disney Co on Thursday will unveil a family-friendly streaming service with TV shows and movies from some of the world's most popular entertainment franchises in a bid to challenge the digital dominance of Netflix.


The ad-free monthly subscription called Disney is set to launch later this year. In addition to Disney films and TV shows, it will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the ""Star Wars"" galaxy, ""Toy Story"" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel.",1
"This also means that the smartphone maker has made it clear that the Nokia 3.1 Plus is supposed to be cheaper given its name, which has a lower number. Several customers found out the Nokia 5.1 Plus offered a better deal, given its higher specifications at ₹10,999.


The Nokia 3.1 Plus was launched in October and it comes with a 6.0-inch HD+ LCD display at the front which has a resolution of 1440x720 and is powered by MediaTek MT6762, an octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz. The phone runs the Android One platform based on Android Oreo, which guarantees it latest software and security updates.",1
"Auctioneers are hopeful that the costume will mint close to 2 million dollars when it goes on the block on May 14 at Bonhams, Los Angeles


“Darth Vader is one of the most recognisable and infamous characters in the history of film and we are excited to offer this rare costume in our sale",2
"“Choosing the path it does, allows Endgame to flash back to the many high points of this franchise’s 22 films, set up some great encounters, show the evolution of its characters right from the first threads of their spandex suits, and underline the camaraderie that is ultimately the greatest strength of this bursting-at-the-seams cast,” a section of her review read",2
"Abhishek and Aishwarya were to come back together on the silver screen after a gap of eight years in Anurag Kashyap’s Gulab Jamun


 Abhishek even said in an interview to PTI, “‘Gulab Jamun’ is a script that both Aishwarya and I agreed to do",2
"BJP is yet to make its choice formal even though the party claimed to have convinced Tejaswini Ashwini Kumar to fight the polls


BENGALURU: The Congress party on Sunday named incumbent Rajya Sabha member B.K.Hariprasad as it's choice for the Bengaluru South constituency, ending the uncertainty over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dominated seat.


65 year old Hariprasad will have his task cut out for him as the Congress last won this seat in 1989.",0
"Optimism that the Fed will remain less aggressive in raising rates and hopes of a resolution to a bitter trade dispute between the US and China helped the markets claw back most of their losses from late last year.


The benchmark S&P 500 hovers at a five-month high and is just 3.5% away from its September record closing high.


On Monday all three main indexes closed higher, boosted by technology and financial stocks, marking the benchmark index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq's fifth rise in last six sessions.


The blue-chip Dow's advance has been hindered by Boeing Co as the world's largest planemaker faces increased scrutiny in the wake of two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft in five months.",3
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"Surya’s candidature is in line with the BJP’s plan to infuse young blood into its ranks and into important positions even though the party’s senior leadership remain beyond the ambit of this assurance.


Surya will take on B.K.Hariprasad of the Congress in Bengaluru South, that has been with the BJP since 1991.


The Congress has been trying hard to wrest Bengaluru from the clutches of the BJP and help the party increase its tally nationally.",0
"According to reports, Google has hired 16 engineers and four talent recruiters associated at some point with leading chip companies


Chipsets, or a group of integrated circuits or chips, are a big part of the bill of material (BOM) cost and account for a major chunk of any manufacturer’s expenses. This is one of the reasons why phones running high-end chipsets are expensive. By developing its own chipsets, Google can reduce the cost of its Pixel devices. It will also help the company improve upon the Android experience by customizing chipsets according to new software updates and features, something that is not possible with third-party chipsets. This can also be a differentiating factor for Google and help its sell more Pixel smartphones.",1
"Modi -- or whoever wins power -- must use the mandate to fix the “plumbing"" of the financial system. The engines of loan growth in the world’s fastest-growing major economy are sputtering after a recent default at an infrastructure lender sent shock waves through the financial system, creating a crisis of confidence for shadow lenders. Further, state-run banks that comprise the bulk of the system are strapped with $190 billion of bad loans.


“In a well-run economy, smooth credit flow round the clock is a must,"" said Agrawal, whose firm’s stock has lost more than half its value since January 2018, as investor sentiment soured for non-bank finance companies. “It is the bare minimum.""


Modi is trying to secure a second term for his government this spring, five years after he won the largest mandate in three decades in 2014. His tenure has been a mix of big economic reforms including introducing a unified tax system for the country, insolvency and bankruptcy codes for companies and demonetization that struck at the heart of a largely cash-based economy.


The goods and services tax and the surprise decision to cancel high-value currency notes proved to be speed-breakers for economic growth, which led to a surge in unemployment.",3
"Operators of all private aircraft and helicopters have to declare the contents of the baggage carried on these flights to the chief electoral officers in the states, state police and the Income Tax department.",0
"Asian currencies were trading lower. Malaysian ringgit was down 0.28%, South Korean won 0.17%, Singapore dollar 0.13%, Thai Baht 0.12%, Hong Kong dollar 0.1%, Taiwan dollar 0.06%, Japanese yen 0.05%.",3
"Mumbai: To safeguard equity investors from another NSE co-location type fiasco, the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has directed the stock exchange major to review all third-party agreements that have a data-sharing component entered by it from year 2009 onwards.


Accordingly, the NSE has been directed to take necessary legal actions against the parties with whom such agreements were signed ""wherever any actions of irregularity, breach of terms and conditions and other provisions of such agreements are observed"".


On April 30, the market regulator in a marathon five orders in the matter came down heavily on the NSE.


""Noticee No.1 (NSE) is further directed to submit an action taken report in this regard along with the observation of its Governing Board to Sebi, within three months from date of this order,"" a Sebi order in the matter of NSE-Corporate Governance.",3
"Third, organizations could consider investing in advanced security techniques such as threat-hunting and deception technologies, which baits hackers into attacking decoy servers, thereby enabling security professionals to analyse the motives of the threat-actors, all the while protecting real data assets.


Do board members set aside time to review critical cybersecurity controls, emerging risks and breach-preparedness? Do they seek external inputs to validate management’s cybersecurity assertions? Does the organization’s CISO report directly to the CEO or COO to encourage independence? Are employees, customers and third-parties regularly educated and audited to ensure they are fulfilling their cybersecurity responsibilities?


Organizations often benchmark the maturity of their security practices against sector-agnostic standards such as NIST and ISO27001, as well as sector-specific standards such as HITRUST for healthcare and PCI-DSS for online retailing. However, such compliance-driven approaches do not guarantee cyber resilience. Strengthening one’s security posture also requires the sharing of threat intelligence and anonymized attack data among peers—much like hackers who actively collaborate and share system vulnerabilities. Doing so enhances an organization’s ability to sense, resist and respond to attacks.",1
"Jewell was later under the media spotlight after he emerged as one of the possible suspects in the bombing


If finalised, the film will be Eastwood’s first directorial project, since 2008’s Changeling, to be set up outside his home base Warner Bros",2
"All 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in the second fo seven phases of Elections 2019. (Paras Jain/Mint)


Tamil Nadu Elections 2019 will be the first since independence not to feature a larger-than-life figure",0
"Urban commuters have endless demands. They want a bag that can stand the rigours of daily travel—the wear and tear, dirt and dust, and rain—simply because some people carry the world in their bags. Even if one loses the bag, there must be a way of tracking it with the help of technology. Smartphone running out of juice? Your smart bag is on stand-by to help you charge it. Rainy day? Your smart bag’s weatherproof design will ensure you can use it in torrid conditions. Here are two options from Indian companies that are worth a look.


Tailor-made for urban travellers, Carriall backpacks come in two versions: Vasco and Columbus. On the outside, they feature an anti-theft and cut-proof design. The bags are made of scratch- and water-resistant polyester. The Vasco weighs 930g and comes with a carrying capacity of 21.1 litres, while the Columbus is lighter (850g) and has a bigger carrying capacity of 22.4 litres. The technology features in the bags include Bluetooth tracking, which means users can track their bag using the Carriall app. There’s also an external USB charging port that allows users to charge their devices on the go.",1
"However, the Echo Show is not just the second smart display from the company in India, it’s the most expensive Echo in the country right now. Which brings us to the question — should a voice-first device be aided by a screen?


The answer, after using the Echo Show for a few weeks, seems to be — yes. You just have to think of the Echo Show as a futuristic portable television. It will be propped up on your desk all the time, has a screen big enough to be watched from afar, and sounds good and loud enough to hear both music and dialogues.


Truthfully, that’s the review of the Amazon Echo Show right there. It has all the strengths and weaknesses of any Echo device. It is as useful or useless as any Echo device. And most importantly, it’s as much of a novelty as smart speakers ever were in India.",1
"Chhabra says people want to meet new people but they don’t only want to meet and endlessly chat. That’s why Lemonade has a swipe feature just like Tinder. You can swipe right or left on people, connect with them, and then choose offline activities. MyScoot’s Yadav says he too has plans to add a feature that connects people to each other.


At the moment, both platforms have two kinds of users—hosts and guests. The hosts organise parties, events and experiences, while the guests attend them. Some users are engaged in both activities. Once a host creates an “experience"", like a movie night, poker night or something else, guests pay (fees that are usually kept under ₹1,000) to come to that experience. Hosts are allowed to select who gets to attend the event, and the companies also have checks in place to vet the users on the platform. This will be very important in the long run, once they gain more traction.


At the moment, MyScoot and Lemonade Social both count users in the thousands, but the goal of course is to spread to the millions. In fact, Lemonade is already expanding to Barcelona, and wants to use the platform to allow creative professionals from India to host experiences in Barcelona.


BeatMap is another such platform, which runs predominantly in Mumbai right now. “Not a big fan of bars and pubs? We might just have a solution for you. Turn to Beatmap to find and attend a house party near you,"" is the company’s pitch on its Facebook page.",1
"But investors welcomed the news, with shares rising as much as 2.9% to a more than one-week high of ₹376.65 in heavy trade. Nearly 32.6 million shares had changed hands by 0437 GMT, compared with the 30-day average of 15.8 million.


Shares of the country's third-largest private sector lender by market value were last up 1% at ₹369.95.


Analysts at Jefferies said they fear legal options being pressed from both sides, pulling in both current and past executives, and which at best would be a ""nuisance and noise"".",3
"Money markets are pricing around a 90 percent chance that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points by December


Just months after rising bond yields spooked markets, they’re now tumbling to the lowest levels in years to underscore concerns about slowing global growth.


Yields in Australia and New Zealand dropped to record lows, after a closely-watched part of the U.S. curve inverted on Friday as investors wager that a recession is coming. Trading volumes in Treasury future were more than double the norm in the Asian morning, while Japan’s 10-year yields fell to the lowest since 2016.


“Bond markets globally, along with dovish central banks, have been telling us a slowdown is on the way,"" said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at Oanda Corp., in Singapore. “Some parts of the world will be better equipped than others to handle this. The U.S. can at least cut rates and apply monetary tools, while things could be worse for Europe and Japan, where they cannot.""",3
"The other way we advise developers is localization, helping them understand how to localize and connecting them with local agencies if required. The third area where we engage is Store promotions. We have a number of promotions all the time. We look for opportunities around our merchandising calendar to showcase content, provided it meets our quality bar.


The gaming industry has always been driven by the big companies who have a lot of money. Do you think the Indie guys can get an advantage in mobile because mobile gamers do not really understand or follow specific companies?


Kochikar: I think mobile has created a whole new industry globally. In an interesting way, those AAA companies (the big gaming firms) are learning from mobile right now.


Companies like Rovio, Supercell, etc. didn’t come from a AAA background. They fundamentally asked themselves how people play on mobile, how to think about short session gameplay, how to think about small screen engagement, how to take small screen experiences and tie them to the real world (like Pokemon Go).",1
"Meanwhile, those cheering growth in the GFCF component of the dismal December quarter GDP data also need to be cautious. Economists expect this silver lining to fade in quarters to come.


“Going by the latest GDP data, gross fixed capital formation, i.e. investments, continued to register double-digit growth in the December quarter.


However, we expect this strong growth in real fixed capex seen over the past few quarters to likely decelerate going forward, as the government lowers capital expenditure (given budget constraints) and investment decisions get delayed due to political uncertainties ahead of the elections,"" added Jain of UBS .",3
"Modi does not know how to develop the economy. He is always marketing bad products and is a marketing manager, says Chandrababu Naidu",0
"Ad sales are the company’s lifeblood and persistent difficulties could be costly. Based on 2019 sales estimates, Facebook Inc. is projected to generate average daily revenue of about $189 million.


Reports on Downdetector, a website for reporting problems on applications and websites, have ranged from troubles logging into accounts to an inability to post comments or photos. Regions affected include the New York area, parts of California and the Seattle region, according to Downdetector. Other problem locations include Japan, the Philippines, Peru and major cities in Australia.


Users cited snags not only with Facebook, but also its photo-sharing site Instagram, the messaging tools Messenger and WhatsApp and Oculus virtual reality devices.",1
"The whole feels like a giant set, stately and ponderous and minus impact; the cast all costumed and perfumed and largely life-less, sparking only in bits and pieces",2
"The notes will mature on 3 April 2024 and all principal and interest payments will be made in US Dollars


New Delhi: State-run power giant NTPC on Wednesday said it launched on Tuesday a medium term notes (MTN or bond) issue to raise $450 million (approx ₹3,105 crore), which is a part of its $6 billion (approx ₹41,400 crore) MTN programme.",3
"""Military action in Libya, which could disrupt supply from the OPEC member, also aided prices,"" he said.


""Sanctions can cut 500,000 bpd of Venezuelan exports. Add that to a cut in Iran waivers and prices can rise substantially,"" FGE said.


Russia is a reluctant participant in its agreement with OPEC to withhold output, and it may increase production if the deal is not extended before it expires on July 1, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.


U.S. crude exports have also risen, breaking through 3 million bpd for the first time earlier this year.",3
"He wrote, “Happy birthday to one of the most hardworking , fun loving … fulll of life and positivity filled human and actor I have come across @varundvn lots of love and a big hug to you and see you soon :)))”Kriti Sanon tweeted, “Happiest birthday to one of the nicest guys I know here… have a fabulous day ahead and stay the super warm person you are!Katrina Kaif wrote on Instagram, “Happiest birthday my dear


 She wrote, ""Happiest birthday my partner in crime… hope you have the most amazing day filled with wonder and joy… and hope you have an even better year",2
"The prior design for podcasts on the web was just a list of episodes that redirected users to iTunes with no web playback option available


San Francisco: Users will no longer have to download iTunes to listen to Apple's podcast episodes with the company now allowing them to play these directly from its website.",1
"PM Narendra Modi. With the first phase of polling less than three weeks away, internal security has become a key part of narrative. (HT)


Opposition parties are a ‘natural habitat of terror apologists and questioners of our armed forces’, says PM Narendra Modi


Congress' Sam Pitroda questions authenticity of Balakot air strike, SP's Ram Gopal Yadav alleges Pulwama attack was ‘a conspiracy to gather votes’


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up the attack on opposition parties on Friday calling them a “natural habitat of terror apologists and questioners of our armed forces"".


Modi’s attack comes in the wake of remarks made by two opposition leaders—Sam Pitroda of the Congress and Ram Gopal Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP).",0
"The 10-year bond yield stood at 7.34%, lower than previous close of 7.369%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.


Benchmark stock market index Sensex gained 0.81% or 287.21 points to 35639.82 points. Since January, it has lost 1.19%.",3
"In India, 84% of small and midsize business (SMBs) think that WhatsApp helps them communicate with customers, and 80% of SMBs think that WhatsApp helps them grow their business.",1
"At the heart of the device is the same powerhouse found inside the OnePlus 6—the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, paired with 6GB of RAM in the 128GB variant and 8GB in the 256GB variant. There’s neither expandable storage nor a 512GB variant this time, so you might have to wait till May next year for saving more Netflix series on your phone.


The back of the phone is fitted with the same 16MP+20MP duo found on the OnePlus 6. It has an aperture of f/1.7 and is capable of recording 4K videos at 30 and 60fps. The front camera is also very familiar— the same 16MP selfie camera. OnePlus has updated the camera software to fix night photography issues that were faced in the OnePlus 6 and has come up with Night Scape which it claims provides better results in low light and takes lesser time to click photos.


The software end of things has also seen some changes. For instance, the gesture controls have been updated. There’s now dedicated recents gesture that allows you quicker access to view your recents apps. The software update also aims at increasing battery life and introduce some digital well-being features.",1
"""Monsters at Work,"" a series inspired by Pixar hit ""Monsters Inc."" Billy Crystal and John Goodman will return as the voices of Mike and Sulley.


""Diary of a Female President,"" a comedy series about a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl on a journey to become president of the United States",1
"Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that no agreement had been reached on individual trade issues with the United States after two days of talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"Maybe you could be a little bit nervous to hire an actor who’s never been on a film set and has a pretty sizeable role, but I found that pretty exciting,” she added",2
"Commenting on the upcoming Amazon summer sale Manish Tiwary, Vice President - Category Management of Amazon India said, ""As the most trusted and visited e-commerce destination, we look forward to celebrating every occasion with our customers. Amazon Summer Sale has been curated to offer everything customers are looking for this season and more! With great deals, instant discounts, no cost EMI and convenient exchange options, customers can look forward to celebrating the joys of summer on Amazon.in.""


We expect Realme U1, Redmi 6A, Galaxy M10 and Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 Pro to be available on offers as well.",1
"“As we saw with Bran and the Three-Eyed Raven, the spiral pattern was sacred to the Children of the Forest, who created the Night King by sacrificing a captured man in a spiral “henge of stones”


“The Night King then adopted the symbol as a sort of blasphemy, like Satan with the upside-down cross,” Hill said",2
"""As a base case scenario, we could expect overall net flows to turn marginally positive in case external conditions improve in the next few months as one of the factors, that is oil prices, corrected sharply in last few months,"" he added.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"“What we see is that as content gets closer to the line of what is prohibited by our community standards, people seem to engage with it more."" Facebook will now reduce distribution for that “borderline"" content on the social network, Zuckerberg said.


Zuckerberg announced several self-regulatory measures, including rough plans to create an independent body by the end of 2019 to review appeals from users who contend their content was wrongly banned. Users also would get a new choice on whether they want to view “borderline content"" in their news feeds, he said.",1
"Honor India is live streaming the Honor 10 Lite launch event on its YouTube and Facebook handles. You can also catch live updates on Twitter.


Honor 10 liteHonor 10 lite launchHonor 10 lite india launchHonor 10 lite priceHonor 10 lite vs Honor 9 liteHonor 10 lite live streamhonor 10 launchhonor 10 live stream",1
"Late actor Raj Kapoor’s RK Studios, which is located in Chembur, Mumbai, has been bought by Godrej Properties for an undisclosed amount",2
"No money was raised through rupee denominated bonds (RDBs) during the month, both in 2019 and 2018, RBI data showed.


Major borrowers, which tapped resources overseas via approval route, included Indian Oil Corp. Ltd ($900 million), Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd ($500 million) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd ($200 million). All three oil marketing companies (OMCs) raised the money for their working capital requirements.",3
"For the first time, Audi also developed its own so-called “skill"" for Amazon speakers in collaboration with the Times’ T Brand Studio, which makes content for advertisers. Alexa will answer questions about Audi’s new electric vehicles.


“We’re interested in where this is ultimately going to lead us,"" said Loren Angelo, vice president of marketing at Audi of America.


alexa echo speakersnew york timesthe daily podcastnyt daily podcastmichael barbaroalexa newstechnology",1
"So, while the Sensex may have reached touching distance of the 40,000-mark, returns from the Indian markets haven’t been all that impressive, when seen in relation to the S&P 500 index, which is made up of the world’s largest corporations.


An investment in the S&P 500 index grew at an annual average rate of 17.11% in rupee terms in the past decade. By comparison, the Nifty 500 index delivered returns of 15.46%, shows a Mint study.


Two things emerge when one scrutinizes the performances. The US market has been in the midst of the longest bull market in its history, despite Indian markets offering ample opportunities for domestic investors. The S&P 500 in dollar terms has, in the past decade, grown an annual 13.51%, thanks in part to the expanding US economy. But a key reason why the S&P 500 index outclasses the Indian market is the Indian currency’s depreciation. In the last decade, the rupee has depreciated approximately 37% against the dollar.",3
"Congress says it needs to verify whether there are any Facebook pages linked to it and are being exorcised in any manner


NEW DELHI: Social media network Facebook said on Monday it has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to individuals associated with the IT Cell of the opposition Congress party, just days before voting begins in general elections.


The accounts were removed for pushing spam or “inauthentic behaviour"" and not for the content that was being posted.",0
"Many young leaders are coming up in Kerala’s Congress. Do you see this as a generational change in Kerala politics?


The presence and leadership of young people are a necessity. Without that, all political organizations will stagnate. (Congress president) Rahul Gandhi is very particular about this. Not just in theory, it is reflected in his actions too.


Can we then expect to see more fresh faces rather than sitting MPs and senior leaders in the candidate’s list?


Definitely. Given the circumstances, we are trying our best. We are trying to see if we can give tickets to more than five fresh names.",0
"India’s foreign inflows are leading Asia, with net foreign buying of $5.2 billion. Half of the amount has come in March, according to Bloomberg data. The Nifty 50 has rallied 8 percent in the past month and recovered 65 percent of its year-to-date underperformance against the regional MSCI Asia-ex Japan Index, Goldman said.


Goldman is changing course on India stocks after the firm downgraded them to marketweight in September, citing economic and political risks and rich valuations.",3
"YouTube has been battered with criticism of the videos it surfaces and recommends around breaking news topics. (Reuters)


Live broadcasts of the Notre-Dame fire on YouTube had a text box on 9/11 attacks from Encyclopedia Britannica",1
"Smart TV manufacturer Vu clarified that it was not an issue of Vu Television but it was a software malfunction of the Google Home App.


A user tweeted that a security bug in his Vu smart TV displayed names of other Google users in the Google Home app


Google said it has temporarily disabled Google Photos on Android TV devices while it investigates the bug


A Twitter user @wothadei on Sunday posted a major security bug on his Vu Android TV. The Twitter user mentioned that the bug displayed names of other Google users in the Google Home app. In another tweet, he demonstrated that he could set up the Google Home app's ambient mode in his Vu Android TV's to show photos of multiple ""other linked users"" from Google Photos.",1
"Huawei’s sub-brand Honor pre-announced the View 20 last week, just a few moments before Samsung announced the Galaxy A8s with a similar Infinity-O-Hole, beating the chaebol to the punch. The View 20 bears an uncanny resemblance to the Nova 4 both physically and internally.


The Huawei Nova 4 features a 6.4-inch 2310x1080 display and is powered by a Kirin 970 processor which is paired to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The back of the smartphone sports a triple camera setup with a 48MP+16MP+2MP configuration along with a fingerprint scanner. The electronically stabilised front camera sitting underneath the punch-hole cutout has a 25MP sensor.",1
"The issues of appointment of dedicated grievance channel for expeditious action by the organisations, pre-certification and transparency in expenditure of political advertisements were also taken up. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)


Facebook, Twitter, TikTok tell EC they will come up with draft code of ethics to prevent abuse of social media during elections


 A 'notification' mechanism by social media platforms for acting on violations during 'the silent period' was also discussed",0
"Jharkhand is part of the economically weaker eastern part of the country and faces a big developmental gap in efforts to catch up with more developed states. It is also a state where polarizing views in favour of cow protection and against religious conversion are strongly felt. The economic headwinds impacting the state are also strong and unpredictable. This has made Jharkhand a key state to watch in the Lok Sabha polls where both the incumbent BJP and the rival Congress-led alliance have put their best foot forward.


The BJP is pinning hopes on its narrative built around development for all and national security issues for a home run, while the Congress is banking on its income support scheme NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) to see through. The scheme promises to transfer ₹72,000 in bank accounts of the 50 million poorest people within a year.


The fact that the fight is tight is visible in the exchanges between BJP and the opposition alliance that also includes the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik).


Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday charged the mahagathbandhan leaders with exploiting tribals and accused them of usurping their land worth ₹500 crore by flouting two tenancy laws . About 26% of the state population is tribal.",0
"9) Infosys and TCS kick off the March quarter earnings season when they announce their earnings on 12 April. ""From here on earnings will be the key as we get into the results season. Healthy earnings could push the market even higher, but disappointments will pose a challenge,"" said B Gopkumar, ED and CEO of Reliance Securities.


10) The selling pressure was broad-based with most of the sectoral indices ending in the red. Oil marketing companies HPCL, BPCL and IOC ended with sharp losses, down between 3% and 5%.",3
"The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 96.539, up 0.02% from its previous close of 96.520.",3
"Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd said, “The markets gave up opening gains ahead of F&O expiry and on worries over global economic growth as US 10 year yield slid further. However, BSE Bankex remained on positive trajectory in expectation of ease in liquidity crunch and pick up in credit growth by FY20. India is likely to continue its outperformance among emerging markets due to FIIs inflow, expectation of revival in earnings growth and political stability. “


The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday infused ₹34,561 crore into the banking system in exchange for dollars, in its first dollar-rupee swap auction. Swaps are part of the liquidity management framework and have been used regularly. They are also part of special programmes to sterilize the liquidity effects of forex intervention.",3
"The 50,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility will start operations with the manufacturing of complete carbon composite aero-structures for the Hermes 900 UAV, followed by the Hermes 450 UAV, catering to the global markets, and will further be ramped-up for the assembly and integration of complete UAVs here. As of now, after manufacturing, the integration of the UAV units will be done in Israel.


The new manufacturing space has been set up inside the Adani Aerospace park in Hyderabad, which comprises other infrastructure centres as well. “ What we can do here is to make India a lot more self-reliant as today we rely on Russia, the US and Israel (for defence requirements). Our chairman’s vision was never about factories, but about transforming the defence sector. The key premise of this venture was that we would start with the international market and later for India’s requirements,"" said Ashish Rajvanshi, chief operating officer, Adani Defence and Aerospace.


Interacting with reporters after the launch, Rajvanshi said that the about $15 million has been invested in the new facility, which is located at the Pahadi Shareef area, near the Rajiv Gandhi international airport in Hyderabad. “This is a 20 acre park, which is going to have a supporting ecosystem (for manufacturing),"" he added.",1
"Voters queue up at various polling stations during the first phase of the election for south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency. (Reuters)


Amidst minimal turnout, the troubled south Kashmir seat has the unique distinction of voting in three phases


The constituency with 1.3 mn voters required more than 300 companies of paramilitary men in addition to a division strength army to ensure an incident-free poll


SRINAGAR: There’s a new driving etiquette on the Jammu-Kashmir highway. From Nowgam (Srinagar) to Qazigund, and perhaps beyond, piercing whistles are audible. Understanding the command in the whistle is the split-second decision one has to make: is it an order to speed away or to halt immediately? The soldiers behind these commands are sometimes invisible. They are positioned in bunkers to avoid being closer to vehicles, a new safety mechanism after the Pulwama attack.


Over the past few weeks, the government has lined the streets and inner roads with thousands of paramilitary men. These reinforcements are considered key to holding the Lok Sabha elections in south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency in three phases, ending 6 May. When Election Commission of India announced the 3-phase polls, even established Kashmir experts were shocked. Holding an election in three phases marked a new precedence in Indian electoral history.


The four-district constituency with 1.3 million voters required more than 300 companies of paramilitary men in addition to a division strength army, already in place, to ensure an incident-free poll. Later, the ECI granted yet another concession by reducing the voting time by two hours to enable the polling staff to leave their stations in daylight. Jammu and Kashmir’s security grid believes night movement in the region is “deadly"".


In the first leg, the main Anantnag district polled peacefully and the participation was modest: 13.63%. The EVMs were a mixed bag; some carried a modest number of votes and lot many had lower than 10 votes each. Generally, voters remained indifferent. Though the population inhabiting the foothills supported a Gujjar candidate, it’s boiling down to a triangular contest in the plains between Congress’ Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) Mehbooba Mufti and the National Conference’s Justice (retired) Husnain Masoodi.


Bijbehara, the hometown of Muftis, stayed home, sending only 2% out to vote. Even Mehbooba Mufti’s relatives, including her brother and uncle, did not come out. Two days after polling, the army killed two Hizbul Mujahideen militants not far away from the spot where Mehbooba cast her vote. During campaigning, she avoided addressing a public meeting in her hometown. Even the main Anantnag town polled only 3.47%, much lower than the predicted percentage of even pessimist observers. But the periphery was better. The polling pattern is likely to change as the exercise moves to comparatively “hard"" belts, in the next two weeks. The people and the poll mangers are keeping their fingers crossed and hope the exercise remains peaceful. “I doubt the participation will improve as the poll gets into two remaining phases,"" Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, the Communist lawmaker who represented Kulgam four times, said. “More than fear or anger, it is indifference.""",0
"With inflation showing little signs of gaining traction towards the RBI’s target and the economy performing below its potential, expectations are growing of back-to-back RBI rate cuts after February’s surprise 25 basis-point rate reduction.


RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, who is seen favoring monetary policy easing, has flagged concerns about weaker growth, saying benign inflation conditions make it easier to lower rates and give a boost to investments at a time when global risks are rising.


A slowdown in India’s rural economy deepened in January, reflecting a crunch on spending by agricultural workers, according to Bloomberg Economics.


“Given the size of the rural economy in India, this adds headwinds to growth more broadly,' said Abhishek Gupta, Bloomberg India economist.",0
"Coming to the question of having worked with Mr Alok Nath in my upcoming film De De Pyar De, here I must put certain things in perspective


 The said portions were shot over 40 days across various sets and an outdoor location with a combination of over 10 actors


 By the time the allegations came out (in October 2018) the actors in the film including me had already started work on other films


 It would be near impossible to get all the dates and combinations of several actors in the film and attempt a re-shoot with some other actor replacing Mr Nath


 Not to forget, I could not have brought the entire combination of actors back or put up sets again for a 40-day re-shoot because this would mean doubling the budget, which again wasn’t my call to make


 Had circumstances played out even slightly differently, I would have pushed for a different combination of actors


 But when circumstances are beyond me, I don’t see why an attempt is being made to ‘single’ me out as being insensitive",2
"New Delhi: We profile two enterprise tech start-ups that are using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve real world problems.


TransOrg Analytics is a Gurgaon-based data science company that uses machine learning (ML)algorithms to predict customer behaviour. Founded by Naveen Jain, TransOrg offers automated machine learning solutions on the cloud. Jain and team have built Clonizo (inspired by the word ‘cloning’), an artificial intelligence (AI) engine that identifies customers who demonstrate similar behaviours to an “ideal"" group of customers. It not only helps in identifying customer look-alikes (clones) but also in predicting customer behaviours. When an insurance company, for instance, wanted to build a predictive customer attrition model to improve its customer retention, the company’s analytics team took almost three months in building these models, severely delaying the retention efforts. Subsequently, the company used ‘Clonizo’ to build these models and run retention campaigns, and were able to accomplish the whole process within two weeks, improving campaign response rate by 22%, claims Jain.",1
"""People are sort of looking for direction,"" said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Florida.


""We've got a lot of earnings reports coming in, including the banks, and they are important because they ought to tell us something about the state of the economy.""


Monday's results follow JPMorgan Chase's upbeat earnings on Friday that eased fears of first-quarter earnings season slamming the brakes on Wall Street's big rally back from last year's slump.


In a bright spot, the healthcare sector rose 0.2%, bouncing back from a rough week, led by a more than 1% gain in UnitedHealth Group Inc, CVS Health Corp and Anthem Inc.


On the trade front, Reuters reported that US negotiators have tempered demands that China curb industrial subsidies as a condition for a deal, while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he hoped the talks were approaching a final lap.",3
"For example, there was no Azor Ahai or the Prince That Was Promised, the one saviour of humanity against the Night King


Arya Stark will kill Cersei Lannister: Cersei Lannister has been one of the names in Arya Stark’s kill list from the first season of the show, ever since Ned Stark was beheaded under her watch


Cleganebowl: Cleganebowl is the term given to a much-awaited confrontation between Sandor Clegane and his elder brother Gregor Clegane",2
"“No strategy is fool-safe except for physically destroying the device. Given that data may still be recoverable with the right tools, it’s important to back up data, deregister all user accounts and wipe the device clean,"" warns Prabhu Ram, head-industry intelligence group, Cyber Media Research.


According to Kaspersky Labs, wiping not just deletes the data, but also overwrites old files with random data multiple times.


mint-india-wire data securityselling old smartphonecashifyhard drivedata theftWindows PCComputerssoftwarespersonal dataAndroidiOS",1
"At its annual Google for India conference, Google announced that more ultra-budget smartphones featuring Android Go will make way to India, paving the way for a solid growth of the segment. Google has tied up with Indian smartphone makers like LAVA, Micromax, Nokia and Transsion to create Android Go smartphones at much affordable prices. Google aims to launch 400+ Android Go devices globally this year, partnering with 150+ OEMs. Samsung will launch its first ever Android Go device, the Galaxy J2 Core, in September.


Google’s main purpose of creating the Android Go platform is to bring the best features of the latest Android OS to affordable devices. To achieve this, Google has tweaked the OS to make it lightweight, redesigned existing elemental apps like Maps, Files and YouTube and included deeper voice integration. Android Go also comes with quicker security updates, an additional 50MB storage and faster boot times.",1
"The stars from the previous seasons – Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijlani and Karanvir Bohra will return for the last episode


 Apart from helping Bela (Surbhi Jyoti) seek her revenge, the actors’ entry will also tie up the loose end from season two


As readers would know Rocky (Karanvir) had killed Shivangi (Mouni) with the help of her father (Arjun)",2
"“Right from the time a child is born up to his/her death, Naveen sarkar has a scheme. It has helped poor villagers, women, farmers,"" said Mohd Erfan, a resident of Cuttack. “In Odisha we don’t vote on caste or religion, but in the name of Naveen babu,"" added Kailash Nayak of Paradeep, the port town of Odisha.


But notwithstanding the popularity, there is an undercurrent of support for Modi. Young voters want a change and they see Modi and the BJP as a good alternative. “Since they are in power for 19 years, BJD leaders have become complacent. This time we are voting for Modi at least for the Lok Sabha seats,"" said Utkal Samal, an auto driver from Jajpur district, arguing that the defections from BJD and weakening of Congress will benefit the BJP.


In the 2014 elections, Congress had a vote share of 25.71% and BJP 17.99%. In contrast BJD, which had won 117 seats in the 147-member assembly, and 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, had bagged 43.35% of votes. Interestingly, Congress is a spent force in the state and, at most of the Lok Sabha seats, the BJD is in a direct contest with the BJP.


“BJP is gaining ground largely at the cost of Congress. If BJP manages to convert a majority of Congress votes, you may actually see a surprise result. Though Naveen is still looking strong, BJP will be happy to accept all its gains in Odisha,"" said Mishra.",0
"“We take serious objections to the title of the movie which is discriminative, stigmatising, degrading and inhuman in projecting mental disorders and persons who suffer from mental disorders,” the letter read


“We strongly demand the title to be removed with immediate effect preventing further damage to the modesty of mental health service users,” it added",2
"In the last month, leaders from the both the TDP and the YSRCP have been defecting between both parties. Prabhakar Reddy shocked TDP with his departure while Kurnool MP Butta Renuka re-joined the YSRCP in March. Renuka had won her seat on a YSRCP ticket in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and later defected to the TDP.


The TDP has so far released the names of 126 candidates for assembly elections. The full list is yet to come.",0
"The two co-stars, who had first shared screen space in Captain America: Winter Soldier, then chatted the night away


 We laughed…I am very happy I got that moment with Chris, for him to not only pass me the shield but to tell me it was happening,” Mackie added",2
"Some 100 million devices featuring the likes of Google Assistant or are set to be sold this year according to consultancy Canalys -- up from around 40 million last year.


“Virtual assistants will reach mainstream adoption in the next two to five years,"" predicts Mike J. Walker, vice-president of research at Gartner.


He forecasts that the hype around speakers and other electronics featuring voice-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) may ebb temporarily before their blockbuster moment arrives.


Even so, at Berlin’s IFA -- the largest technology trade show in Europe -- almost every new product is designed to work with offerings from Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung or Microsoft, or all of them.


Panasonic shows off air conditioning, lights and televisions that can be turned on or off all at once, simply by telling Google’s assistant “I’m home"" or “good night"".",1
"Also, I’m in my forties, I may as well be myself, whether I get work or not,” Harbour told GQ magazine


The actor hopes that by speaking candidly about his condition, he can offer support and inspiration to others going through the same struggles",2
"On Monday, Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube said that the lenders could not decide on the emergency funding and that the airline's board would meet on Tuesday to take a call on the future.


This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.",3
"New Delhi: Three years after resigning from her seat in Kashmir’s Anantnag, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s hopes were once again pinned on making a comeback in this Lok Sabha constituency. However, with disillusionment and violence gripping the state, on Tuesday, Anantnag recorded a voter turnout of 13.63% -- a factor that now keeps Mufti’s fate hanging in the balance.


However, the dismal voter turnout is not without reason. Since the 14 February suicide attack by the Jaish-e-Mohammad on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Pulwama, the chasm between the people and the government has only widened, a senior state government official argued, leading to the dismal voter turnout – first in Srinagar, last week and now in Anantnag.


“The security forces have been conducting cordon and search operations across Pulwama and Shopian. Civilians are getting caught in the crossfire as collateral damage and sometimes young boys are getting heckled for no reason. In such a case, staying at home and not voting is a mark of protest in a state like J&K where hopes of anything improving are zero,"" said the official, requesting anonymity.",0
"The actor announced the good news on Twitter with an adorable photo featuring himself and wife Viranica


 Vishnu tweeted the picture along with a caption that read, “A special announcement from a special location",2
"""Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!"" he has tweeted. And he told a rally crowd, ""We're not going to let them control what we can and cannot see, read and learn from.""


Tech executives and many Democrats have rejected those assertions as themselves politically biased. Still, Trump has threatened to push regulators to investigate whether Google has abused its role as an internet gateway to stifle competition. And referring to Amazon, Facebook and Google, Trump told Bloomberg News, ""Many people think it is a very antitrust situation, the three of them.""


Among the tech giants that are trying to shape any final restrictions is the chipmaker Intel, which has developed its own legislative proposal.


""I think it's likely we are going to pass a national privacy law by the end of 2020,"" David Hoffman, Intel's associate general counsel and global privacy officer, said in an interview.


""The California bill is responsible for 90% of the lobbying and political pressure to pass a national law,"" said Robert Atkinson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, whose board includes tech executives.


Four senators — Republicans Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Jerry Moran of Kansas and Democrats Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Brian Schatz of Hawaii — are working on a national measure. They say it would protect consumers from the abuse of their data and provide legal certainty to ensure that tech companies continue to hire and innovate.


""It would be nice,"" said Wicker, who leads the key Senate Commerce Committee, ""to have it on the president's desk this year.""",1
"Filming for “Iron Man” took place in 2007, at soundstages on the former site of the Hughes Aircraft Co


 We haven’t started shooting yet, and we decide to take out a bunch of pellet pistols and put on protective eyewear, and me and Favreau and a couple other folks literally had a psychotic shootout


 And I just thought that was the dumbest, unnecessary, insurance-risk thing I’ve ever done — and that’s really saying something


 We knew it was upon us and we were about to start something that could wind up being culturally significant


FEIGE: I got a call from Carter Cohn, who represents Sam Jackson, and he goes, “Sam’s a big fan — do you guys have anything for him?” And in the Ultimate line of Marvel Comics, they had been drawing Nick Fury exactly as Sam Jackson


 What if he did a cameo for us as Nick Fury?” We put it at the end of the credits so that really only hard-core fans were there


 We didn’t interrupt the movie, where people go: “Why is Sam Jackson wearing an eye patch? What’s going on?” And then, a couple months after “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk” came out, and Robert Downey walks into the end of that movie


Moviegoers got one of their first looks at “Iron Man” in summer 2007, when Favreau, Downey and the cast introduced footage from the film at Comic-Con International in San Diego


DOWNEY: My missus always says the one thing she’ll never forget is watching me watch the footage at Comic-Con


 In its opening weekend, it grossed more than $98 million, and future Marvel movies were no longer a possibility but a certainty",2
"The technical crew includes cinematographer Sivakumar Vijayan, editor KL Praveen and music director Yuvan Shankar Raja",2
"“It is better to be over-capitalized than under-capitalized amid the continued uncertainty in the Indian wireless market. A well-capitalized balance sheet is a must to fight the ‘brutal battle of capital and capacity’ that the Indian wireless market currently is,"" say analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities in a note to clients.


Vodafone Idea comes across as the weakest placed in this brutal battle. Compared to peers Reliance Jio and Airtel, the company has been lagging in capital expenditure (capex), say analysts. As Rajiv Sharma of SBICAP Securities points out, “Government (department of telecommunication) dues coming up for payment in the next two years itself amount to ₹21,000 crore for Vodafone Idea, leaving limited scope for tactical investments such as 5G.""


The Indian telecom industry is experiencing the “escalation of commitment"" problem, where the tendency to escalate capital commitments ends up being disastrous for firms, especially in hypercompetitive markets. The coffee wars in the US between Philip Morris’s Maxwell House and Procter and Gamble’s Folgers brands is a classic example, where both companies struggled to make money thanks to their fight for dominance.


As pointed out in a Mint article, citing research from Kotak, what the telecom industry really needs is so-called de-escalation bids such as an increase in tariffs. Instead, the path the industry has chosen is to escalate their commitments. Of course, one can argue that they have little choice but to keep pumping in money to protect their already large investments. But as history has shown, this strategy doesn’t end very well.",3
"Talking about reuniting with Kumar, the 35-year-old actor said, “I am happy to be back on a set with Akshay Kumar and Rohit (Shetty) sir


”Sooryavanshi is the fourth film in Shetty’s ‘cop universe’ after Singham, Singham Returns and Simmba",2
"“Our release date is now slated for Summer 2020 but we will announce this officially once we are absolutely certain of the date,” the statement further read


On the same day, Dharma also announced the release date of Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh starrer Good News",2
"""India's cloud computing market is poised for growth and, the technology is increasingly being embraced across businesses as well as consumers. Complementing the ecosystem are the futuristic technologies such as AI, ML, advanced analytics and immersive media that are aiding in the seamless adoption of SaaS, IaaS and PaaS offerings,"" Nasscom President Debjani Ghosh said.


""Innovation to reduce the cost of services and thus, a wider usage of cloud. This report will be a ready reckoner for all to understand the imminent need for Cloud and the underlying opportunities,"" Ghosh said.",1
"Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has come out with micro videos where he is seen interacting with the youth of the state. (Photo: Twitter)


By tapping social media, Patnaik is building a narrative that he is still a credible face of 45 million Odias


After a fitness video to dispel doubts over his health, Patnaik has now come out with micro videos where he is seen interacting with the youth",0
"”A few fashion designers like Nikhil Thampi, Aastha Sharma and Kunal Rawal were also present at the party",2
"Amazon Great Indian Festival sale “Wave 3” goes live this weekend. Here are some deals ahead of the sale


OnePlus 6T will be the frontrunner of the sale and comes with offers like ₹2,000 discount, ₹5,400 Reliance Jio cashback and free OnePlus Type-C Bullets


AmazonAmazon saleAmazon Great Indian Festival saleOnePlus 6TOnePlus 6T amazon saleOnePlus 6T amazon sale priceOnePlus 6T price",1
"LinkedIn now allows users to upload PDFs, PowerPoint Presentations and other documents directly to their Feeds and group posts


The expansion to personal profiles is an opportunity that LinkedIn has offered to users to showcase their skills and expertise in additional formats",1
"Google’s flood forecasting system uses machine learning to provide a more accurate idea of the water situation on the ground


Floods are the deadliest natural disaster in the world, affecting millions of people and causing thousands of fatalities and billions of dollars in economic damage every year. Early warning systems, though, can prevent up to 43% of fatalities and 35% of economic damages, Sella Nevo, Lead, Flood Forecasting Initiative at Google, pointed out during his keynote address at Mint Digital Innovation Summit in Bengaluru.",1
"She said by the time Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and Cobie Smulders’ SHIELD agent, Maria Hill came on board, she had reached her saturation point


“… It’s a huge relief for me because, you can only imagine, a decade ago when we started all this, it was a major testosterone festival",2
"He will then offer prayers at the Kaal Bhairav temple before leaving for the collectorate to file his papers, seeking re-election from the Lok Sabha seat.


Senior leaders from the BJP and other parties in the National Democratic Alliance will accompany Modi to the collectorate.


Among the allies attending the event are Bihar chief minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar, Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.",0
"FilmNation, which previously backed Arrival, The Big Sick and Late Night, will finance and oversee worldwide sales for Misanthrope",2
"Today, as the duo completes three years of togetherness, they have penned heartfelt notes for each other


Sharing a video from their dreamy wedding ceremony, Bipasha wrote on Instagram, “I remember each and every person … people I knew or strangers… everyone post our wedding told me that I looked like the happiest bride ever",2
"Joe Hahn, DJ of the iconic American rock band Linkin Park, has revealed the group is planning to make new music together


The music group, which features Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Hahn, and Rob Bourdon, went on a hiatus after the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017",2
"The third episode of Game of Thrones’ eighth and final season has been leaked by piracy site Tamilrockers


Game of Thrones, incidentally, has the dubious distinction of being the most pirated show of all time",2
"6) Global concerns have also receded, with global central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, adopting a softer stance. The US Fed has indicated that it will be patient in raising rates going forward and is also willing to review at the balance sheet adjustment if required.


7) Markets are also anticipating a positive outcome of the US-China trade negotiations. ""We're doing very well with the China talks,"" US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday.


8) Analysts are expecting another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in April even though retail inflation climbed in February to 2.57%, after easing to a downwardly revised 19-month low of 1.97% in January. Teresa John, economist at Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities, said: ""I still think the RBI will go ahead and cut rates because anyway it (inflation) has been undershooting for a long time and you have seen a slowdown in growth overall, be it IIP numbers or the GDP.""",3
"The PM cited the 27 February meeting of 21 opposition parties in New Delhi, wherein they criticized the government on the alleged politicization of air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force on terror camps in PoK. “The maha milavat parties live for themselves and their family members. They do not care about the country. When the entire nation was speaking in one voice against terrorism, some leaders were giving statements, which were strengthening Pakistan’s cause, and the statements of these opposition leaders were being aired on television channels in Pakistan.""


Talking about the idea of New India, Modi said that the opposition does not have the intension to work for the upliftment of the poor and socially weaker sections and are only working for their own development. “While working for the poor, we have implemented 10% reservation for the financially weaker sections in the general category. The government has managed to carry out these development work because of the majority given by the people to NDA in 2014 general elections.""


Modi said that the government has worked for the benefit of poor by providing gas cylinders through Ujjwala scheme, health for all through Ayushman Bharat scheme, power for all, and toilets for all under the Swachh Bharat programme, besides housing for all scheme.",0
"As per the data, the rights issue had received bids for 11,09,28,57,339 shares at 2000 hours and showed the status as ""active""",3
"In the coming polls, the TDP will face the YSRCP alone, unlike in 2014 when it was in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which was also supported by the actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP). As of now, the TDP has 125 MLAs of the total 175, including 22 who defected from the YSRCP, which now has 44 MLAs (there have also been subsequent defections back and forth between MLAs and MPs from both parties).",0
The move signals a tacit understanding between the Congress and other opposition parties of not contesting any stronghold constituency,0
"On enabling the feature, even after confirming their identities, users would not be able to take a screenshot of their chats


The screenshot-blocking feature would be made available to users whenever WhatsApp plans to release the 'Authentication' feature, which is currently under development


San Francisco: Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing an 'Authentication' feature which would bar users from taking screenshots of their private conversations.",1
"3) Foreign institutional investors bought a net $3.3 billion of Indian equities so far this month, accounting for more than half the $5.6 billion of inflows year-to-date. They have also raised holdings of bonds by $1.4 billion this month.


4) The gush of dollars sent the rupee to its highest level since August. The rupee was trading higher at 68.60 a dollar today.


5) Global investors have also increased their exposure towards emerging markets like India and China, betting that an earnings revival and a declining dollar will help emerging economies. Year-to-date, net fund flows into emerging markets total over $15 billion, Reuters reported.",3
"If there isn’t enough time to take the smartphone out of the pocket, there are a bunch of wearables that can alert the emergency contacts, or even the police. For instance, the Titan Sonata Act Safety analog watch ( ₹2,144), when connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth, can trigger distress signals with the exact location details to emergency contacts by pressing the alert button on the watch twice. Safelet’s safety bracelet ( ₹2,799) looks like a fitness band and has a touchscreen. While it works on similar lines as the Sonata Act watch and sends alerts to emergency contacts with location sharing, when connected to smartphone, it also starts recording audio and uploads it on the app.


Beauty companies are increasingly turning to technology to offers more choices to their women customers. Procter & Gamble has developed a skin advisor, a web-based platform that asks users to upload their high resolution selfies and then uses artificial intelligence to analyse the skin to identify and recommend the most suitable product to them. Then there is Foreo’s Luna 2 ( ₹17,443), a skin-cleansing device that exfoliates dead skin cells, unclogs pores and removes dirt and oil. It can also massage the skin by sending out low-frequency pulsations. Dyson’s Supersonic hair dryer ( ₹26,900) is another cool gadget that claims to protect hair with fast drying and controlled styling. It uses low velocity airflow to dry and style hair simultaneously and comes with four setting options for heat and three for speed.",1
"Some more seat losses are expected elsewhere, though how much and from which state is up in the air. This makes West Bengal and the seven north-eastern states, with a total of 66 seats in the mix, critical for the saffron party, if it wishes to retain its position as the single largest party, which then the President can legitimately call upon to form the government.


The sharpest contrasts are in the sphere of economic policy. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee came to power on the back of protests against the previous CPM government’s forcible land acquisition from farmers on behalf of private investors and large corporates. This seemed to create an impression that she was anti-industry.


Jitendra Tiwari, Asansol mayor and a senior TMC functionary, defends the decision: “Look what happened to the Nano project after it shifted production to Gujarat. Its fortunes seem to vindicate Mamata Banerjee’s stand. She was not against giving land to industry; she was against forcible acquisition from farmers.""


After she became chief minister in 2011, Mamata Banerjee has been assiduously courting large corporates, both domestic as well as from overseas. She has been organizing investment summits featuring some of the largest Indian industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani.


So, here’s the confounding data point: the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises’ (MSMEs’) 2017-18 annual report shows that Bengal has the second largest number of MSME units in the country, with an estimated 8.86 million units accounting for 14% of the national share. Uttar Pradesh holds the top slot, with a marginally higher 8.99 million units. Tamil Nadu (4.94 million units) and Maharashtra (4.77 million units) are at third and fourth spots, respectively.


Evidently, there has been a profusion of MSME in the state, even though large corporates are yet to commit capital for large manufacturing projects (with the exception of IT majors Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services).


It also defies the commonly-held principle that small-scale units usually thrive under the benign shadow of large industry.


According to a Kolkata-based entrepreneur, there is a definite strategy at play here: Mamata Banerjee deliberately showcases large industry at investment summits in the full knowledge that they will take time to loosen their purse strings but that their high-profile presence and likelihood of a future investment motivates and emboldens small-scale entrepreneurs.


There is, of course, a lot of support from the state government in the form of incentives and concessions. In addition, many young graduates are being encouraged to put up tiny units. A young motorcycle-borne graduate, participating in the road-show organized for former railway minister and the TMC’s Barrackpore candidate Dinesh Trivedi’s campaign, makes paper cups and seems to be satisfied with the business prospects; another has acquired a few buses which run on commercial passenger routes (Kolkata allows private operators to run city bus services, alongside the government-owned service).",0
"Moreover, management’s confidence in further 20% overall sales growth in FY20—despite a muted economic outlook—is “heartening,"" brokerage Motilal Oswal said last week.",3
"The Honor 10 Lite also made its way to a Flipkart listing lately, which also gives us a sneak-peak into what the final smartphone would have to offer. The listing revealed that the smartphone will be available only in the 4GB/64GB variant in India, with three colour variants.


Going by its Chinese launch, the front of the smartphone is lit up by a 6.21-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2280x1080. It is powered by Huawei’s in-house octa-core processor, the Kirin 710, which claims to provide 75% more performance than the Kirin 659 found on the Honor 9 Lite. There’s also a GPU Turbo feature that promises to improve graphics performance and efficiency by 60%.",1
"Achievements of PM Modi, the nation’s growth and anger against the coalition govt in Karnataka are helping the BJP, says Yeddyurappa


The failure of the state government and its inability to amicably resolve seat adjustments will be a positive for the BJP, he says


BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president B.S. Yeddyurappa is still a force to reckon with. Credited with establishing the BJP as a strong political force in the state, Yeddyurappa now finds himself isolated within his own party, allegedly due to an autocratic way of functioning. Unwilling to be cornered, the 76-year-old braves his way against the combined might of the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), Congress and some of his own party leaders. But there remains no doubt on his mass appeal and influence, especially with the dominant Lingayat community, which the BJP is banking on to secure more seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections than it did in 2014. In an interview with Mint, Yeddyurappa spoke on the 2019 general elections, the failures of the state government and on courting controversy. Edited excerpts:


With each passing day, the environment is turning more favourable for us. We are all working together, travelling across constituencies and our workers seem very enthusiastic. The achievements of Narendra Modi in the last five years, the economic growth of the country and the anger against the coalition government in Karnataka, among other factors, are helping the BJP. We already have 16 seats and the situation looks favourable for us in another six seats.",0
"Voters need not know the source of donations to political parties, says AG K.K. Venugopal. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)


Anonymity of the donor in case of electoral bonds flouts transparency objectives of the scheme, says plea


NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday will deliver its verdict on a petition challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme, 2018, which was introduced by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to formalize political funding.


Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-governmental organization (NGO), had approached the SC in March seeking a stay on the scheme on the grounds that the anonymity of the donor in case of electoral bonds flouts the transparency objectives the scheme promises to achieve.",0
"Users without a YouTube Premium subscription can check if they have received the feature by playing a (non music) video, then exiting the app and checking if it stops or goes into PiP mode. They can also double check for the setting in the app.


YouTube's Premium subscription starts at ₹129 per month includes YouTube Music subscription. It offers ad-free playback, video downloads, background playing and access to YouTube Original content. Family memberships start at ₹189 month and allow access to six family members.",1
"With Mac laptops in particular, consumers increasingly use phones or tablets for quick tasks and only turn to a full-fledged computer when they need extra horsepower. Apple is unlikely to cut corners to drop the price of its entry-level laptops, analysts had said.


“With Apple, ‘cheap’ is always more expensive than everybody else,"" said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies. Apple is likely to pick a price where “you don’t feel like you’re breaking the bank, but you don’t feel like you’re compromising your experience.""


AppleApple MacBook Airnew MacBook Airmacbook air priceMacBook air price IndiaApple Mac Book AirMac MiniApple Mac MiniApple Mac Mini price India",1
"Facebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication tool specifically designed for small businesses, is now available for iOS users.


Announced back in September 2017 and launched for Android in January 2018, the beta version of the app for iOS was introduced in February.",1
"In the US, there are signs that the oil production boom of the past years, which has seen crude output rise by more than 2 million bpd since early 2018 to more than 12 million bpd, may slow down.


US energy firms last week cut the number of oil rigs looking for new reserves to the lowest in almost nine months as some producers follow through on plans to cut spending despite an over 20% increase in crude futures so far this year.


Despite this, Barclays said ""we believe that there could be a repeat performance in the second-half of this year"" for U.S. oil output.",3
"Indian states that have low per-capita incomes, low literacy rates and greater rural population display stronger anti-incumbency, finds a new study. (Photo: PTI)


Success in poor and rural constituencies with low education could present a challenge to the Narendra Modi government, says a study


BJP candidates BJP tend to hold a strong incumbency advantage while those of Congress tend to hold a weak advantage at best",0
"The Honor V20 starts at 2,999 Yuan (about ₹ 30,000) for the base variant and goes up to 3,499 Yuan (about ₹ 35,500) for the top specced model in China.


Honor View 20Honor View 20 priceHonor View 20 IndiaHonor View 20 displayHonor View 20 cameraHonor View 20 amazonAmazonpunch hole display",1
"This fact is not lost on companies. Early this month, for instance, Snap Inc. announced new AR-based experiences in Snapchat for creators, partners and users, allowing them to create and add live animations on moving objects, pets and people. This means user can add an interactive AR sticker on a face or object and the sticker will also change as the object will move. Snapchat’s Lens Studio allows anyone to create and publish their AR content on the platform. YouTube, which has lot of social media elements, recently added Snapchat-like AR selfie filters for YouTube Stories.


Facebook is another social network where AR ad campaigns and games are generating a lot of buzz. Facebook Messenger has a few multiplayer AR chat games like Don’t Smile and Asteroids Attack. The former is a staring contest where the first person to grin loses and in the latter, users can navigate a space ship with their face. Facebook has made creating AR content on its platform a lot easier for users by integrating 3D filters from Sketchfab with the AR Studio. It means, users can search 3D models and add them directly in their AR project. Sketchfab has over 1,50,000 3D assets which are available for free download under Creative Commons licensing. Creators can also add music from Facebook’s free audio library.


Also, brands like Shoppers Stop and Lenskart are now trying to connect with their customers using AR experiences on social media platforms like Facebook. “AR helps these guys break the barrier and make their brands standout without using an app, which cuts the cost and time of deployment,"" says Spriha Neogi, co-founder and chief operating officer at Attero Labs, a Mumbai-based company that has facilitated many of these experiences on Facebook.",1
"“This dramatically reduces its ability to spread. We continue to expand on this initiative, adding 24 new languages—including 16 for India—to our automatic translation system,"" Mohan said in the blog post.


According to the blog post, Facebook is working with its family of apps, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, to make sure the general elections are fair and free from interference—both foreign and domestic. Recently, Facebook took down nearly 700 pages linked to individuals, majority of which were associated with the Congress, along with an IT firm Silver Touch which has worked with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for spamming users.


Facebook said it will activate new regional operations centres, focused on election integrity, in Singapore and Dublin. The centres will include teams comprising engineers, operations specialists and data scientists, and will work closely with staff at its Menlo Park headquarters, as well as with local experts in Delhi.


“This structure helps strengthen our global coordination and speed our response times, adding another layer of defense against false news, misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression,"" said Mohan.",0
"In the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ input subsidy scheme , land-owning farmers receive ₹4,000 per acre per year for both the rabi and kharif seasons. Farmers in Andhra Pradesh who are eligible for the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme — wherein small and marginal farmers with less than 5 acres will receive ₹6,000 every year in three instalments — will receive an additional ₹9,000 per annum under the ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’ scheme. Farmers who are not eligible for the central scheme will also receive ₹10,000 per year, while tenant farmers will receive ₹15,000 every year in instalments.


“Through this alone, 6.9 million farmers are going to benefit and ₹1,000 crore has already been transferred to beneficiaries in the first installment last month,"" the TDP leader said.


The Andhra Pradesh government has also doubled the pension for senior and disabled citizens to ₹2,000 per month, besides paying a monthly grant of ₹2,000 to educated unemployed youth.",0
"“India has a huge population, which makes it a very interesting market. We have a big manufacturing unit in China and we are very confident about making our space in India,"" Kevin Liu, chief operating officer, Leagoo, told Mint in an interview.


“There are is still a major chunk of population who are using feature phone and second-hand phones. We want to reach to that market,"" said Raza Anees, general manager (sales and marketing) at Innovative Ideals and Services Ltd.


Currently, the company imports from their Chinese plant that can manufacture about 50,000 smartphones per day, claims Anees. ""Since the quantity produced is high, we will be able to maintain our affordable price points without cutting down on the features of our phones,"" he added. The Mumbai-based company is Leagoo's distributor.",1
"“I totally understand why these artists go through what they go through, why they’re shaving their head",2
"“The “green light"" shown in the clipping was found to be that of a mobile phone used by the AICC photographer, who was videographing the impromptu press interaction of Rahul Gandhi near the collectorate at Amethi.""",0
"Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora along with the Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra in a review meeting with the representatives of Social Media platforms . (ANI )


Representatives of the Internet and Mobile Association of India, Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, and TikTok attended the meeting",0
"“Yes, we have learnt that a few more of our MLAs are in talks with the TRS to defect. If they want to leave, they can. We already tried to stop those who defected earlier, but they did not listen. They have become sellable commodities, as the TRS is offering them money to switch sides,"" said an office bearer from the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC).


With the defections, the grand old party will contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) elections, which are set to be held from 6 May onwards (in three phases), with a low morale. The TPCC office bearer however said that the Congress is very well prepared to contest the local body polls.",0
"The operators use an RFID scanner to unlock a specific job and start on it. There are sensors (Internet of Things —IoT) in the machines that are connected to the digital kiosk, which also help in collecting data that is analysed later for patterns (machine learning). Since the operator can only choose that job which is marked “priority"", “we can avoid penalties associated with late delivery of jobs"", says Mutha, adding: “We are in the process of implementing this strategy in four other factories.""


Supervisors, on their part, have tablets to track the job process while the digital heads can track everything on a 55-inch screen in their offices. These digital initiatives have resulted in a “10% productivity improvement, which will double next year"", says Mutha. The group is also using advanced analytics to reduce scrap.


The group’s “Smart Products"" category includes the concept of an “intelligent tyre"", which the company is testing out, according to Mutha. CEAT, an RPG Group unit, has filed around 10 patents for the “intelligent tyre"", which can help companies by providing a lot of information about the way a truck is driven, or how many times the brakes were applied, etc.",1
"In addition to portraying depression in a humanising way, K13 strives to show everyone is struggling with something


 It is not easy to find characters in films that seek support from mental health professionals often because we think it is a sign of weakness to do so",2
"“What that statistic really means is that the amount of data is increasing by 10 times every year,"" he said. “When you take all that data and marry it with cognitive technologies like AI, that will and really should fundamentally change how we all make decisions as individuals or organizations,"" he added. But as digitization happens and disruptive technologies come in, companies have to prepare themselves to keep up.


According to Park, companies can’t keep up with innovation on legacy infrastructure. However, it is important for companies to upgrade their infrastructure to the next level. “You have to move to the cloud, use big data, build an AI, perhaps use blockchain,"" said Park.",1
"Flipkart is also planning to build a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Robotics & Automation to encourage R&D and will partner with start-ups and universities to bolster it.


The online market in India has seen a robust growth and is expected to cross $84 billion by 2021, up from $24 billion in 2017, according to a February 2019 joint report by Deloitte India and Retail Association of India. ",1
This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.,1
"It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 439 SoC and is paired with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The smartphone runs Android Oreo 8.1 with Vivo's FunTouch OS 4.5 UI and is backed by a 4,030 mAh battery.",1
"In 2014, the BJP won all the 26 seats in Gujarat, 11 of 14 in Karnataka, 8 of 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 6 of 7 in Chhattisgarh, 6 of 14 in Maharashtra, both the seats in Goa and one seat each in Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.


The Presidents of the two main political parties are in fray in the third phase with BJP chief Amit Shah making his Lok Sabha election debut from Gandhinagar and Congress President Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad.


Gujarat being the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP would again look for clean sweep in the state. However, the Congress, which gave a tough fight to the BJP in the Assembly polls held in 2017, is hoping to win 10 to 15 seats this time.


The three young Gujarat leaders -- Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mewani -- whose positions had helped the Congress build a narrative against the BJP during the Assembly elections, are not in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls.


Patidar agitation leader Patel, who joined the Congress last month, cannot contest due to his conviction in a rioting case, while Thakor quit the Congress earlier this month.


In Karnataka, the BJP is considered to have strong footing in many of the 14 seats going to the polls on Tuesday. However, the saffron party faces tough challenge from the Congress-JD-S combine.


Moreover, its vote share too dipped in the Assembly polls held in Karnataka last year as compared to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. In the Assembly elections, the BJP had polled lesser votes than the Congress but got more seats.


The BJP faces a strong challenge in Uttar Pradesh, as the third phase of Lok Sabha elections will be fought in the ""Yadav belt"".",0
"123456, 123456789, qwerty, password and 111111 are the five most popular password choices according to data from wearesocial.com


Consumers often pick simple passwords for the multiple accounts they use daily, not realizing that choosing weak passwords can open the door to identity theft


When it comes to using passwords in this increasingly digital world, are people simply too lazy to use strong ones and consistently change them, or is it that generating a strong password is a very hard task?",1
"Earlier reports suggested Mohana Krishna Indraganti’s directorial will feature Sudheer Babu and Nani in major roles


 But, today’s announcement surprised movie enthusiasts as Nani’s name was missing from the logo poster",2
"Malayalam actor and “wink” sensation Priya Prakash Varrier has signed her second Bollywood film after Sridevi Bungalow


 It is touted to be a crime thriller revolving around cyber-security and the dark corners of the internet",2
"The Indian smartphone market has seen a plethora of Chinese smartphone companies coming in due to Xiaomi Corp’s success


MUMBAI: Chinese smartphone maker Leagoo, entered India heating up the already over-crowded smartphone market. Leagoo plans to invest $200 million to set up manufacturing unit in India, the company said in a press conference on Friday.


The smartphone maker will operate in the affordability segment with three models— M12, priced at ₹6,850, M13, which retails for ₹9,199, and S11for ₹12,199. These phones, which have dual back camera, front camera, and Android 9.0 processor, will be available in 20,000 retail stores across the country.",1
"The overall turnout in the previous Lok Sabha election was however lesser for female than male and it would be interesting to see if that trend is bucked in this election. In 2014, the male turnout was 67.09% while the female turnout was 65.63%. The overall turnout was at 66.40%.


In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on 11 April, total male turnout was 68.02% while that for female voters was marginally more at 68.53%. The trend continued in the second phase of polling too where the total male turnout was 69.40%, marginally lesser than female turnout which was at 69.47%.",0
"""It can be hard to find your sense of purpose when you are connected to billions of people at the same time,"" Zuckerberg told the developers gathered in San Jose, California.


The redesigned application, to be followed by a new Facebook website, symbolizes changes in how Facebook runs its business, Zuckerberg said.


""I know we don't exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly,"" he said. ""But I am committed to starting a new chapter for our product.""


Changes announced Tuesday put groups at the center of the experience and add dating, friend-making and events features intended to promote people getting together in real life, Facebook's new app head Fidji Simo told AFP ahead of F8.


The redesign is meant to make it easier for users to take part in communities, whether based on friendships, family ties or common interests, according to Simo.


While counterintuitive, Facebook sees the change as potentially bringing people with opposing political viewpoints together rather than separating them in ""filter bubbles.""


""If you are a dog lover, you will find people who are dog lovers across all divides, political or otherwise,"" she added.",1
"As computing and communications improve dramatically and more and more people across the nation participate in the digital economy, we need to make choices, which will create profound impact on our economy and society, according to the report.


The idea of ‘digital transformation’ is vast enough to re-shape the investment, trade, jobs and skills of any nation. Digital transformation is not a one-time event; instead, it refers to phase-driven digital progress, maturity and diffusion of innovations at various levels of society.


According to the report, the first phase of digitalisation was associated with ‘mature’ technologies, such as management information systems (MIS), internet and its corresponding platforms and telecommunications technologies (voice, broadband).


The second phase, according to the report, entails the adoption of a range of advanced technologies, such as Big Data/analytics, Internet of Things, robotics, and artificial intelligence, aimed at automating work processes and improving overall human productivity and efficiency.


It is crucial to understand the impact of all these technologies and devise policies that will allow us to fully leverage the economic benefits and minimise social anomalies.",1
"(From left) Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, BJP president Amit Shah and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Monday (Aniruddha Chowhdury/Mint)


For Maharashtra elections, BJP and Shiv Sena will equally divide the 288 seats after their allies have been accommodated


Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena formally announced on Monday their pre-poll alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Maharashtra elections, ending a prolonged phase of bitterness and uncertainty.


According to the seat-sharing agreement reached between the parties, the BJP would contest 25 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming general elections. For the Maharashtra elections later in 2019, the parties would equally divide the 288 assembly seats after their allies have been accommodated.


BJP president Amit Shah, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray, and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the alliance at a press conference in Mumbai. The leaders said the two parties were renewing their 30-year-old alliance on the “ideological foundations of Hindutva and nationalism as well their commitment to solve the grievances of farmers and make India a superpower"".",0
"Net income at 11 of the 15 Nifty companies that have reported results so far have either beaten or matched analyst estimates, data compiled by Bloomberg showed.


US non-farm payrolls are expected to have added 190,000 jobs in April, according to a Bloomberg survey, compared with an increase of 196,000 in March",3
"Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan says BJP in Odisha is like the Ganga and people cleanse themselves when they join it. (Mint)


Odisha is a laboratory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-poor policies, said Pradhan, adding that the BJP in Odisha is like the Ganga and people are joining it to cleanse themselves


BHUBANESWAR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gaining ground in Odisha. Its face in the state, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan believes his party will defeat Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to form a “double-engine"" government—in Odisha as well as at the centre. Odisha is a laboratory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-poor policies, said Pradhan, adding that the BJP in Odisha is like the Ganga and people are joining it to cleanse themselves. Edited excerpts:


Migration is a challenge for Odisha. Your party speaks about scalability of skills to address such issues. How to do this?",0
"The new privacy settings will begin rolling out to some users starting today and will be available worldwide in the coming weeks to those using the latest version of WhatsApp.


WhatsApp has been pretty active with its beta programme for both, iPhone and Android platforms. The instant messaging app has introduced several features and improvement on its beta version including consecutive voice messages, dark mode, picture-in-picture (PiP) and biometric authorisation. You can try them out by becoming a beta tester by clicking here. Do bear in mind that this is not a stable version of WhatsApp and is susceptible to bugs and crashes.",1
"So far this year, the rupee has weakened 0.7%, while foreign investors have bought $9.32 billion in equity and $11.6 million in the debt market. Asian currencies traded higher. The China Offshore was up 0.18%, the China renminbi rose 0.14%, the Malaysian ringgit was up 0.14%, the Thai baht was 0.12% higher, the Singapore dollar was up 0.1%, and the Philippine peso rose 0.07%. However, the South Korean won was down 0.05%.",3
"“2 years ago today @BaahubaliMovie 2 released! Love it or not it has redefined Indian cinema! Thanks to all of you, who became the torch bearers and took the movie to unimaginable heights! Believe it or not, what the movie has achieved has still not sunk into me completely!” he tweeted",2
"Demand for shorter-maturity bonds is also higher amid concern of a repeat of the cash crunch seen last year


With liquidity tightening anyway toward the end of the fiscal year in March, another default may create a squeeze


MUMBAI: India’s shorter-maturity bonds are set to outperform as traders boost the odds the central bank may cut interest rates again as soon as its April meeting.",3
"Isha Ambani, a director on the boards of Reliance Retail Ventures, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Foundation, has been instrumental in ensuring the website opened its doors to India. She’s also an advisory board member of Elbi.


Created by Russian model Natalia Vodianova and communications professional Timon Afinsky, the website is a ‘reward-based subscription service’, which caters to millennials and Gen Z users.


The subscription fee starts from as low as ₹70 and goes up to ₹1,500 a month, which forms the kitty for the user to donate to the causes they want to support.


In case they don’t want to donate, they are asked if they would like to spread the word about the causes in their online social media circles. Once a charity raises enough money for a project, it sends out a note to donors stating how their money was used.",1
Mohan Babu has reportedly not been on good terms with TDP supremo and AP chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu,0
"Yes, he believes that theater owners, streaming services and traditional studios need to come together to figure out a way to protect what he likes to call the “motion picture theatrical art form


” If the academy were to come up with a reasonable way to ensure that only films with robust theatrical releases are eligible for Oscars, there is a strong chance he would vote for it, the people said


But a geriatric Luddite who wants to kill Netflix?His primary beef is not with Netflix, according to the people close to him


 The multiplex chains have fought off any effort to shorten the exclusive period they get to play films of any genre, which is currently about 90 days


 In January, after “Roma” was nominated for the best picture Oscar, Spielberg even called AMC and Regal, the largest theater companies, and implored them to play the Netflix film even though it was already available online


He has a Netflix account and binge-watches the service’s original programming — some of which Amblin helps produce, including “The Haunting of Hill House


” (Amblin also has series in the works for three other streaming services: “Cortes and Moctezuma” for Amazon, “Amazing Stories” for Apple and a reboot of “Animaniacs” for Hulu


)“I want people to find their entertainment in any form or fashion that suits them,” Spielberg said in an email in response to queries from The New York Times


 “Big screen, small screen — what really matters to me is a great story and everyone should have access to great stories",2
"“This scheme will be implemented in a phased manner, there will be a pilot project first and then the entire scheme will be started. This scheme is fiscally prudent, it is doable and all the fiscal calculations have been done,"" he said.


Senior Congress leaders said the Nyay scheme will ensure that no Indian family falls below the minimum income threshold of ₹12,000 per month, and it was just the first economic policy promise of the party for the general elections.


Congress is expected to come out with its manifesto in the first week of April. The party has already promised a nationwide farm loan waiver if it comes to power.",0
"From Gujarat to Bengal, Mint is tracing the steps of Mahatma Gandhi’s train trip from the 1900s to discover what India’s needs and expectations are today. Halfway through the journey, we bring you the story so far as Gujarat goes to the polls on Tuesday.


The entire country stood behind Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman and the government did everything to secure his release. But what about the 480 fishermen, 25 of whom are from Porbandar, who have been in Pakistan jails for years,"" asks Bharat Modi, president, Porbandar Machimar Boat Association. “Pakistan has promised to release some fishermen, but over the last decade, nearly 1,150 boats—about 950 of them from Porbandar region—have been confiscated by Pakistan.""(Read more..)


Rajkot serves up a number of interesting contradictions that keep debates about Gandhi and his legacy alive here. The people are justifiably proud of their link to the Mahatma, yet their ideology doesn’t always keep step with him.",0
"Equities gained in China as exchanges reopened after a holiday. Trading in the rest of Asia was mixed. Trade tensions are ratcheting up as investors evaluate the prospects for a US-China deal before the 1 March deadline for higher tariffs, as warnings mount that the dispute is curbing the global economic expansion and denting corporate profits. Japan’s securities markets were shut for a holiday, and the yen weakened.


“Happiness is a low bar,"" said Kim Forrest, senior portfolio manager at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh. “The Street would just like to see America and China continue to talk because the problems that separate the two sides are so profound, but we think as long as they’re talking, trade can go through.’’


Earnings season continues with the likes of Michelin reporting today, and Nissan and Cisco later this week. Yields rose on Treasuries and most European sovereign bonds. The pound stayed lower after the U.K. economy unexpectedly shrank in December.",3
"She, however, added, “I like to watch it quite a long time afterwards when I have forgotten all the questions I had to ask myself in the moment",2
"In ‘Hitman 2’, you can walk into a level dressed as a tourist and walk out dressed as a waiter, mechanic or a guard.


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Have you ever watched a spy thriller and wondered why the actor didn’t do things a certain way? If that’s the case, then Hitman 2 is the game that lets you live out that fantasy. To be fair, every Hitman game allows you to do that, but this one adds another impressive dimension to a franchise that is already hard to beat when it comes to stealth-based games.",1
"'The way my father (film star Dharmendra) was attached with Atalji, today I have come to join Modiji,' said Sunny Deol


BJP is likely to field Sunny Deol from either Gurdaspur or Chandigarh in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections",0
"US stocks opened lower on Thursday as worries over a global slowdown were rekindled after the European Union cut its economic growth forecasts, while a slew of dismal quarterly reports also added to woes.",3
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had asked scientists to devise technology to shoot satellites in space


New Delhi: Raising the pitch for national security ahead of the fourth phase of elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had asked scientists to devise technology to shoot satellites in space, even as the former Congress-led government was afraid to do so.


Addressing a rally in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the fourth phase of elections on 29 April, Modi took a dig at the former Congress-led government and said the Congress was scared of other countries, but for him, ‘the country came first’.",0
"However, the clear winner hands down is Hemsworth as Thor, now with straggly hair and a paunch, who has let himself go in the years following Thanos’s destruction of the world, wallowing in self-pity and beer


 Hemsworth has time and again proved that he is the actor with the best comic touch here (forgive us thou Chris Pratt fans), and it is to him that the best line of the film is devoted — when Thor, top undressed and trousers hanging below his bulging stomach, demands to know what is wrong with how he looks, Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) says, “You look like melted ice-cream",2
"Joe also posted on his Twitter page, “Can’t wait for you guys to hear this album!”Nick tweeted, “So excited to share that our new album #HappinessBegins will be out June 7th!”The trio has already released two singles — “Sucker” and “Cool” — from the album",2
"A semi transparent back panel, 12GB of RAM, 256GB internal storage and a 7P lens with f/1.47 aperture differentiates the Mi 9 Explorer Edition (pictured) from the regular Mi 9.  (Weibo/LeiJun )


Xiaomi also announced the Mi 9 Explorer Edition with a semi transparent back panel which is priced at 3,999 Yuan (about ₹42,000)


The Mi 9 is a 5G-enabled smartphone and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage",1
"Taran tweeted, “#Kalank is rejected… Has a lacklustre *extended* opening weekend… Will find it difficult to sustain on weekdays… Arrival of #AvengersEndgame [on Fri] will hit biz hard… Wed 21


”Kalank became the biggest opener of 2019 but the film could not maintain its momentum during the extended weekend",2
"The 4GB variant has not been put on an open sale and will be available on Amazon.in in a flash sale at 12:00 pm every Wednesday starting December 19


Realme U1RealmeRealme U1 open saleOppoRealme U1 priceRealme U1 offersRealme U1 3GBRealme U1 amazonRealme U1 review


Realme, Oppo’s spin-off brand, recently launched the Realme U1. The selfie-focussed smartphone, which Realme calls the ‘Selfie Pro’, went on its first flash sale on December 5 and was sold out within 6 minutes. To keep up with the demands, Realme has put its 3GB variant on open sale. Available at a price of ₹ 11,999, the base variant of the Realme U1 comes with a MediaTek Helio P70 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.",1
"Modi said his government crushed the ego of Pakistan and ""forced the neighbouring country to roam in world with begging bowl.""


""Hamne Pakistan ki sari hekdi nika di. Use katora leke dunia me ghumne ko mene majboor kar diya hai,"" he said.


The prime minister said people were happy and think the Modi government has done good but it is not the case with Congress leaders and its alliance partners.


He said his government fulfilled long pending demands during Congress rule like One Rank, One Pension for the forces and National War Memorial in Delhi.


""There was a long pending demand for war memorial but Congress built memorial for their family. They built 'Samadhi' for their family but did not built war memorial in the memory of jawans who sacrificed life for the country,"" he said.


Targeting the chief minister of Congress-JDS led Karnataka government, Modi said the CM had said that ""those who are hungry and do not get two-time meals get into army,"" which, he said, was the insult of jawans and their family members.",0
"Apple on Wednesday unveiled the trio of successors to the iPhone X at its Gather Round event at Steve Jobs Theatre, Cupertino. Out of the three phones, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max received dual-SIM support, a first for any Apple device ever. However, instead of having two physical SIM-card trays, the iPhone XS and XS Max come with one slot for a physical SIM card and an in-built eSIM or digital SIM module.


An eSIM, aka digital SIM and virtual SIM, is basically a SIM card that is embedded in the mobile device itself. You can think of it as a blank SIM card that can be changed to a carrier of your choice—without physically replacing the SIM card. The information on the eSIM can be rewritten by all compliant telecom operators over-the-air. This completely eliminates the need to buy a new physical SIM card while getting a new mobile number.


Earlier, Apple Watch Series 3 featured an eSIM and so did the Google Pixel 2 (but only in the US markets).",1
"The accessory highlights one of the key differences between the two products, and for some consumers is more important than a fraction of an inch of screen size or depth. The S Pen can be used for handwriting, annotation, and precise navigation around the Note’s interface. In Apple’s world, this is a luxury afforded only to iPad users for the time being.


Another important difference concerns “the notch."" At the top of the iPhone’s screen is a small cut-out that houses the front-facing camera and other sensors. Some Android-powered phones have followed this trend but the Note 9 hasn’t. Instead, Samsung’s screen is an uninterrupted rectangle.


However, the so-called notch did little to harm sales of the iPhone X, which was the first Apple product to include it, and it’s an aspect that now differentiates two of the largest phones on the market. Behind the glass, each device uses a variation of the same screen technology — OLED, rather than LCD — which produces high contrast images and deep black levels.


Apple and Samsung’s models both include two camera lenses to the rear — one wide-angle, one telephoto — which capture pictures at a resolution of 12 megapixels. The setup lets users take sharp pictures from greater distances, or create a blurred background effect, known as bokeh, which historically was a quality confined to professional cameras. Both companies will argue their respective software and image processing technologies will produce better results, but to the majority of users the differences will be too little to sway a purchase alone.


As smartphones have become our mobile wallets and airline boarding passes as well as products for communicating, biometric security has risen to become a major selling point. Samsung has continued to use fingerprint sensors along with options such as iris scanning and facial recognition to secure its devices. But Apple has gone all-in on its Face ID advanced facial-based authentication, and disposed of its Touch ID system and associated hardware button. The iPhone system presents a single solution to biometric security, and the technology has proven itself to be effective and accurate. Apple says the iPhone Xs Max will recognize faces faster that its previous products, which may be attractive to shoppers.",1
"The recently launched OnePlus 6T will be available on sale exclusively via Amazon India from 1 November. Pre-booking facility for the OnePlus 6T is currently available on the e-commerce website and customers can avail offers like ₹ 2,000 discount, ₹ 5,400 Reliance Jio cashback and more. Buyers who pre-book the OnePlus 6T will also get the Type-C Bullets Wireless.


The recently launched Amazon Fire TV Stick and Echo devices will be up for sale with a 45% discount. Alexa-enabled speakers and headphones will also be available with up to 50% off. eBooks for Amazon Kindle will be available from ₹ 19. The annual subscription of Kindle Unlimited will also be available at ₹ 1,488 after a discount of ₹ 900.",1
"“The opposition parties cannot unite in West Bengal, how will they come together and work at the national level,"" asks Pradeep Rai Choudhary, a 64-year-old auto parts dealer in Serampore constituency. “It is not that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has not done good work, but this is an election to choose a prime minister, not a chief minister.""


While the opposition parties admit that the inability to form a pan-India alliance could cost them, senior TMC leaders said the primary issue for the 2019 general elections is to oust Prime Minister Modi.


“Our only focus is to defeat Modi. A lot of opposition parties, including TMC, are determined to remove him from power. We have not spoken of a pan-India alliance. Mamata Banerjee has always said that the party that is strongest in a particular state should take the lead in fighting Modi. An alliance will take shape only after the results are declared,"" said Saugata Roy, senior TMC leader.",0
"In the swap auction conducted on 23 April, the Reserve Bank had received bids worth $18.65 billion against $5 billion on offer. It accepted just five bids worth $5 billion.


In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, which are a major component of the overall reserves, rose by $4.387 billion to $390.421 billion.",3
"Chiranjeevi’s son, actor Ram Charan is producing the film under his Konidela Production Company banner",2
"Here’s hoping that if we are ever framed for murder, she’s got our back!”Netflix also shared the first look of Jacqueline Fernandez from the film",2
"In an online opinion poll conducted by Northeast Now, voters have ranked the issue of illegal migration in the North-East as their top concern followed by development. (Deborshi Chaki/Mint)


Assam is open to outsiders, unlike the rest of North-East where migrants from other parts of the country need an ILP to buy land


GUWAHATI: Growing up in Guwahati, politics was of little interest to 22-year-old Mehzabin Sultana. However, as Assam goes to polls on 11 April, she says job creation is the most crucial among all the electoral promises made so far.


Torn between ethnic strife and years of armed insurgency by several violent extremist groups, including the United Liberation front of Assam ( ULFA), a large section of youngsters have over the years moved out of the state to build a career. However, as the frequency of violence on the streets of Assam recedes, many are now reconsidering career options and seeking opportunities at home.",0
"“Our local teams have conducted negotiations with government bodies. They have detailed dialogue and communication plans. Until now, we have not received any concerns from the Indian government,"" Wu said.


The Indian government last year set up a high-level panel tasked with creating a roadmap for 5G rollouts in India. A primary goal of the panel is to create a globally competitive product development and manufacturing ecosystem targeting 50% of India market and 10% of global market over next 5 to 7 years.


The Indian government already has a test bed for 5G trials at IIT Madras. Huawei’s rival Ericsson has also set up a test bed at IIT Delhi. Huawei, which last year conducted a 5G lab trial with Bharti Airtel at the operator’s facility in Haryana, is also keen to partner with the Indian government for this.


“If there are plans from the Indian government to invite us to set up test labs, we would welcome that,"" Wu said.",1
"A similar plan, but only for Jio Phone users, offers 500MB 4G data per day, adding up to 14GB data through the validity period. Users also get unlimited local, STD, and roaming voice call benefits, 300 text messages over a period of 28 days.


AirtelAirtel prepaid plansJioJio prepaid plansAirtel Rs 97 planAirtel Rs 95 planMy AirtelAirtel plansBharti Airtel",1
"But its delayed decisions so far in Karnataka and especially Bengaluru is likely to dent the party’s chances. The Congress that won 15 out of the 28 assembly seats in the city had its best chance to gain some lost ground in the three parliamentary seats in urban Bengaluru where it last won in 1999.


The party is hopeful that its alliance with the JD(S) will help it bring down the BJP to single digit numbers in Karnataka.


But there has been stiff resistance in parts of south Karnataka where the two parties have shared a bitter and violent history. A section of the Congress and JD(S) workers have decided to back Sumalatha Amarnath or Sumalatha Ambareesh's indpendent candidature instead of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who they feel was imposed on them by overlooking interests of local leaders. ",0
"“TDP as a party and ideology have gotten sidelined, especially after the TRS came to power again. Things would have been different had the Congress won the assembly elections last year. Currently, Naidu is also facing an uphill task in AP and he would want to focus all of his energy there. If he loses this time, this could be the end of the road for him as chief minister. Coming to Telangana, it is the right decision at this stage for the TDP,"" opined political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.


Reddy added that the depending on the political situation later, the TDP can relook at its state and take stock of the party’s Telangana unit five years later.",0
"But so far, whenever we’ve reviewed Kindles, the Paperwhite and Oasis have trumped the entry-level variant on one important point — the backlight. Turns out, that’s no longer a bone of contention for anyone. And that makes all the difference.


The 2019 All-new Kindle has four backlights, meaning you can read in the dark. It’s not as bright as the Paperwhite or Oasis, but one could argue that this makes it even better for reading in the dark. At no point will it seem ‘too bright’ for reading.


On the other hand, it sports 4GB of internal storage, enough for hundreds of books if not more. It’s smaller than the Paperwhite or Oasis but the 6-inch screen is more than enough to read comfortably. It’s also light enough to carry in any backpack and read for long hours, even with an attached case, if you choose to buy that.",1
"During the day, the markets saw high volatility following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation


Foreign funds have pumped in more than $6 billion into Indian stocks this year on optimism of a revival in company earnings",3
"Today, Gmail allows 15GB free storage. Users can receive emails up to 50MB in size, including attachments, while they can send emails up to 25MB in size. In order to send larger files, users can insert files from Google Drive into the message.


""Over the years, Google also improved Gmail's spam filtering capabilities and today, using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Gmail blocks nearly 10 million spam emails every minute,"" the company said in a statement.


Google has included more languages including Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese to its ""Smart Compose"" feature on Android and would reach iOS users soon.",1
"Aparajita Sarangi took voluntary retirement while serving as a joint secretary to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last November


Arup Patnaik, a former Mumbai police commissioner joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last year three years after his retirement


New Delhi: She is a 1994 batch IAS officer and he a 1979 batch IPS. Meet Aparajita Sarangi and Arup Patnaik who will fight it out in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as rival candidates.",0
"Investors are awaiting economic growth data and the expiry of derivative contracts, both due on Thursday


Public sector banks were trading higher after RBI removed Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank out of PCA framework


MUMBAI: Indian stock markets and the rupee reversed morning gains on reports that the Pakistani jets had violated Indian air space. According to PTI reports, a Pakistani jet dropped bombs on its way out of Indian air space. Reuters reported that at least three Pakistan jets crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir.",3
"With advice from online survivalists, she moves to the most unpopulated area in the US, living in a cabin in the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming",2
"All this time, the developers have been disguising the app to pretend to be carrier of helpline apps from Italian and Turkmenistani mobile operators, which could help users get in touch with them. (Reuters)


Its app, Assistenza SIM, was caught abusing the iOS enterprise certificate to bypass Apple's App Store guidelines


San Francisco: Immediately after spyware-maker Connexxa's infamous app ""Assistenza SIM"" was caught abusing the iOS enterprise certificate to bypass Apple's App Store guidelines, the iPhone-maker revoked its enterprise certificate, making it un-installable on iOS devices.",1
"Lok Sabha elections 2019: Fifth phase of voting begins in 51 seats, Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi in fray


Many political big shots like Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani are in the fray today


About 8.75 crore people will decide the fate of 674 candidates in the fifth of the seven-phase elections


New Delhi: Voting began Monday for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 51 constituencies spread across seven states with many political bigwigs, including Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani, being in the fray.


About 8.75 crore people will decide the fate of 674 candidates in the fifth of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections.",0
"The watchdog passed five separate orders, together running into 400 pages, related to the co-location case, wherein some entities allegedly got preferential access in high frequency trading.


Strict action has also been taken against some present and past executives of the exchange and some stock brokers.",3
"In a Twitter post last week, OnePlus confirmed the presence of a triple camera system on the OnePlus 7 Pro. It also received an A+ Top Tier Display Rating from Display Mate.


However, in a four-page print ad published on the New York Times, OnePlus mentioned a few key details about its upcoming top-end flagship.


I see you @oneplus. Taking out this front page, 4 page ad in the @nytimes... If this is any indication, the #OnePlus7Pro launch is going huge! Who else is coming May 14th NYC?",1
"An iOS-only email client named 'Spark' will be launched for Android right around the time Google retires 'Inbox'


San Francisco: Google is shutting down on April 2 its email app ""Inbox"" that gave users options like advanced filtering, message snoozing and more visual organisation.",1
"That said, the question really is why you should spend ₹10,000 on a portable music player when your phone does the job just fine.


The short answer, to be honest, is you shouldn’t unless you’re a real audiophile. While the M0 is portable, you will carry it along with your phone, not in place of it. It brings superior audio quality compared to any phone in this price range, and most that are significantly more expensive.


It supports DSD, FLAC, DSF, MP3, WMA and most other file formats. If you’re using high quality audio files, like FLAC or DSD, you’re in for a treat. The M0 handles 32bit/384Khz files and offers about 12 hours battery life on each charge.",1
"And I didn’t want to do that kind of movie because I felt that I had done similar kinds of movies,” he told EW


“But I thought the script was so funny that I just kept reading out of curiosity, and thank God I did, because the movie so brilliantly subverts that trope",2
"His 1999 film All About My Mother received Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, while Talk to Her (2002) earned him the award for Best Original Screenplay


He believes writers are held back from writing stories about the sexuality of superheroes due to “a kind of self-censorship”",2
"While Mohan Babu is not considered to be a political heavyweight, he was known to be close to NTR and has even acted in Telugu movies with him in the past",0
"The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.26 points, or 0.04%, at 2,819.72. The Nasdaq Composite gained 10.52 points, or 0.14%, to 7,702.05 at the opening bell.",3
"However, some reports suggest that there would be another smartphone joining the line-up, namely the Galaxy A60.


In a report, GSMArena stated that the Galaxy A60 would sport looks similar to the Galaxy A50, but might have beefier specifications underneath, with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6150 chipset powering it. This is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.",1
"Mumbai: Indian stocks rose, with key indices ending at a record high, after the weather department forecast a near normal rainfall this year and investors anticipated an earnings revival.


The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 369.80 points, or 0.95%, to 39,275.64, while the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty index advanced 0.83% to 11,787.15 on Tuesday.


Prospects of a stable government and good monsoon are driving stocks, analysts said. Investors are also anticipating further interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and expect consumption demand to revive after election results are announced on 23 May.",3
"Sure, the others are slightly faster, have slightly sharper screens and are waterproof too. But does that really warrant the substantially higher prices in a market that has, and probably always will be price sensitive?


What it’s still not, however, is an upgrade to your old entry-level Kindle. The screen is sharper, but not enough to really warrant an upgrade.",1
"With up to 14.7 million pixels, one billion colours and 500 nits of brightness, iMac's Retina display aims to deliver an immersive experience and the ability to edit 4K video at full resolution. (Apple)


The new 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display starts at ₹1,19,900 and the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display will cost ₹1,69,900


San Francisco: Apple on Tuesday updated its iMac line-up with two new devices after a gap of nearly two years that come with up to 8-core Intel 9th-generation processors for the first time and powerful Vega graphics options.


The new 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display starts at ₹1,19,900 and the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display will cost ₹1,69,900.",1
"A BJD supporter in Puri. Congress leaders as well as the people believe the party may slip to third spot behind BJD and BJP. (PTI )


BHUBANESWAR: From the outside, the Congress office in Bhubaneswar looks decked up—posters of its national president Rahul Gandhi and state president Niranjan Patnaik with messages of its ₹72,000 a year basic income promise are all over the outer walls. Step in and you see the vacuum; leaders are missing and workers won’t talk.


That sums up the Congress’ situation in the ongoing simultaneous polls in Odisha. The initial promise has faded and the grand old party is missing from the campaign. Both party leaders and the people believe that 2019 may see the party relegated to the third spot—behind the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal and rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).",0
"Bollywood celebrities took to social media to express their shock at the coordinated bomb blasts in Sri Lanka and paid their condolences to the family of the deceased


 At least 160 people are said to be killed in eight explosions around the country and around 400 people were reported to be injured at the time of writing this


Anushka Sharma tweeted, “Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this tragic act of violence in Sri Lanka",2
"However, as of now, there is no confirmation about what developers or games would choose to integrate Snapchat's Bitmoji avatars


San Francisco: Popular photo-messaging app Snapchat will now let its users play as their ""Snapchat Bitmoji"" avatar in a wide variety of video games as the company has unveiled a Bitmoji for Games SDK that would let video game developers replace their characters with the app's Bitmoji.",1
"In terms of optics, the back of the Redmi Note 7 boasts a 48MP+5MP AI-enabled dual camera setup. It has a pixel size of 1.6 microns and an aperture of f/1.8. Thanks to the size of its sensor and pixel binning, the Note 7 promises good low light performance. The front of the smartphone sports a single 13MP selfie camera under the dew drop notch.


The Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 Yuan (about ₹ 10,000) for the 3GB/32GB variant, 1,199 Yuan (about ₹ 12,500) for 4GB/64GB variant and 1,399 Yuan (about ₹ 14,500) for the 6GB/64GB variant.",1
"Karnataka has been a Congress bastion, but it also gave BJP its first government in a southern state in 2007


Since forming the government in Karnataka, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition has struggled to stay together against rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mint analyses how their differences could impact the fate of the coalition in the state and improve the prospects of BJP.",0
"The film, which also features Janhvi Kapoor, will revolve around a singing ghost who puts grooms to sleep so it can possess their brides",2
"The database has been created after bringing together criminal records of the state police, the prisons department and the GRP that guards the railway network in the state.


A senior official involved in developing the app said the database will help policeman on ground by deploying techniques like face recognition, text search, biometric records analysis, phonetic search, artificial intelligence (AI) and gang analysis to “zero in on the criminal"" in a quick and targeted manner.",1
"The state, which has had an uneasy relationship with the mainland since the days of the late pro-independence leader Angami Zapu Phizo, is wary of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) promises because of the Naga Peace Accord, 2015, held up by slow progress of talks and the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. These, along with the aversion of the people of the Christian-majority state toward the BJP’s agenda to promote Hindutva and the uniform civil code, are the major issues in Nagaland.


The direct contest in Nagaland, where money power has fuelled political corruption, is between the ‘hand’ and the ‘globe’, the election symbols of the Congress and the NDPP, respectively. Many believe the BJP-NDPP alliance has an edge because the state tends to send the ruling party candidate to the Lok Sabha. “If you don’t have support in Delhi, any state project will run into roadblocks,"" said Kathi Chishi, secretary of Toka MPCS, an organization that provides financing for rural livelihood.


The NDPP’s candidate is Tokheho Yepthomi, the current member of parliament, who won the seat last year after Neiphiu Rio vacated it to contest the assembly elections. The Congress candidate is K.L. Chishi, former chief minister and a veteran Naga politician. Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party has fielded a candidate, while the Naga People’s Front is backing its arch rival, the Congress, because it is against the BJP’s majoritarian Hindutva agenda and believes Congress is the party with a secular plank. An independent, M.M. Thromwa Konyak, is also in the fray. The BJP released its manifesto on Monday, restating its commitment to passing the citizenship amendment bill, which had sparked violence in the North-East. However, Yepthomi said on Friday, that after “the government is formed, the NDA partners will meet and then discuss. And what will be best for all stakeholders will be decided on that basis.""",0
"Virus stars Kunchacko Boban, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Soubin Shahir, Poornima Indrajith, Sreenath Bhasi, Rima Kallingal, Remya Nambeesan, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan, Senthil Krishna, Rahman, Revathy, Asha Kelunni, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Indrans and Madonna Sebastian",2