Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Huawei Watch GT 2 launched in India, promises two weeks of battery life in one charge
The 46mm watch will go on sale for the first time on December 19. Customers will have a chance to win a Huawei speaker till December 31, 2019. The watch will be available across Flipkart, Amazon, Croma and other leading retail stores.Huawei is offering pre-booking for the watches from December 12 to 18, and those who do so will get a Huawei Freelace worth Rs 6,999 free. Users will have to make full payment for the watch at the time of booking. Huawei Watch GT 2 comes with a SAMOLED display with 3D glass and runs the company's own Kirin A1 chipset. It supports Bluetooth calling, in-device music and has the capacity to store and play 500 songs. The company claims its chipset is designed to improve battery life and has an advanced Bluetooth processing unit, a powerful audio processing unit, an ultra-low power consumption application processor and a separate power management unit. Huawei Watch GT 2 highlight is the two weeks of battery life. The company says this will be valid even with the heart rate monitor and call notification functions turned on, which usually result in battery drain on most other wearable devices. The Watch GT-2 is compatible with 15 sports modes, including eight outdoor sports (running, walking, climbing, hiking trail running, cycling, open water, triathlon) and seven indoor sports (walking, running, cycling, swimming pool, free training, elliptical machine, rowing machine). The user will be notified if heart rate is above 100bpm or below 50bpm for more than 10 minutes. The watch also has sleep monitoring function support. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://jobboard.usw.edu/employers/346052-pernezkumens
Fatima Bhutto on her new book, Asia's cultural influence and why Shah Rukh Khan tops the charts
'Essentially, the last century has been a very uniquely American century when it comes to pop culture. Barring a few blips such as The Beatles and French films, we've been inundated with American films, TV and music, and that continues, but what is changing in the world today is that there is movement rising out of Asia,' says Bhutto. She primarily charts the journey of Bollywood in the book, and goes to Peru to understand what makes Indian films so popular in the country. She travels to and explores the cultural industries of two other countries too: Turkey and South Korea. Bhutto gives us a behind-the-scenes account of Magnificent Century, Turkey's biggest TV show, watched by over 200 million across 43 countries, and understands how K-Pop has transformed the world of popular music through a trip to Seoul. In a detailed email interview from the US, she talks more about the premise of the book. 'We have long lived in a multi-polar world when it comes to culture. Even when I was growing up in Syria in the 1980s at an ostensibly closed time, we were able to listen to Motown music, watch Bollywood films, and get Russian cartoons on television. I started this book because I wanted to look at the rise of Asia,' says Bhutto, who has previously written The Runaways, Songs of Blood and Sword and The Shadow of the Crescent Moon. American pop culture is losing its relevance because of the betrayal of globalisation, says Bhutto. 'The world was not lifted on a wave of opportunity, wealth and access as promised. That has alienated millions struggling to survive the modern world, and has rendered American cultural products offensive if not tone-deaf to their struggles. It's not to say it's not popular still, but it's facing serious competition,' she says. Can it reinvent itself? 'I'm afraid it's a bit late for that,' says Bhutto, 'It has come very late to the issue of diversity; it can't even tell the story of an Ethiopian refugee drama without a White protagonist and it no longer speaks to the struggles of the majority of the world's populations,' she says, referring to the Dakota Fanning-starrer Sweetness in the Belly. She shares with us the video of a dance performance, which shows a Peruvian girl — wearing ghaghra-choli, bindi, mehendi, and jasmine flowers — dancing to the iconic Madhuri Dixit song Maar dala at an Indian restaurant in Lima. 'You name any Bollywood actor and there will be fan club dedicated to them in Peru,' says Bhutto. She writes about this love affair that started in the '50s even when countries did not share any diplomatic relations. It is 2019 and the love has only grown. Bhutto writes about her experiences at various dance classes, fan club meetings, Facebook live sessions and film screenings through which people experience Bollywood now. It is not an interest of the elite, she points out, it belongs to the middle class who see their struggles reflected in the Indian cinema and find it fascinating to see a brown man making it big. Shah Rukh Khan tops the charts here and young men with their dark brown skin, mestizo features and black hair cut in flat-brush style seem like they have modelled themselves on the actor. To understand his superstardom, Bhutto flew to Dubai to meet the actor in person and observe a day in his life, where he was shooting an episode for the Egyptian reality TV show Ramez Underground. To her, Khan spoke about his earlier films, 'the goodness he brought to badness', and why a group of German grannies follows him everywhere. Bhutto began working on the book in 2016, 'but if I was starting it today, I wouldn't have included Bollywood'. She says, 'With regards to the rest of the world, I am not sure it will survive its most recent incarnation as a cottage propaganda industry.' The author also looks at the rise of Turkish TV shows or dizis that are sweeping through Middle East, Asia and Latin America. She travels to Istanbul to speak to the people behind popular shows such as Forbidden Love, What's Fatmagul's Fault, and Magnificent Century, and explains their global success. 'They appeal to both modern and traditional sensibilities. The settings and production are modern, and yet the stories are based on traditional morality. The dramas are centred not around materialism or bloodlust but about the struggle of living honourable lives of dignity,' says Bhutto, who also travelled to refugee camps in Beirut to understand why people spend hours watching them. In the book's epilogue, she talks about the high-rises of Seoul to understand the working of Korean film industry, the making of K-Pop idols, and explains how K-culture is American culture repurposed. She speaks to K-pop trainees who tell her how contracts include seven to 10 cosmetic surgeries, and extremely hectic schedules. 'Korea is facing competition from China. Already the head of Warner Music has said that artistes will want to break into China the way they once wanted to break into the US,' says Bhutto, warning us well in advance that further upending of status quo can be expected in the future. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://ebusinesspages.com/devakrajints.user
Business as usual in Ayodhya on Babri demolition anniversary
Like any other day, large number of pilgrims converged on the bank of river Saryu. 'People of Ayodhya have accepted the Supreme Court's verdict. Anyone can come to Ayodhya and check for himself. Life is more than normal in Ayodhya on December 6,' said Iqbal Ansari, a petitioner in the Ayodhya title suit case in Supreme Court. Unlike all these years, there was no public meeting at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya. Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, had given a call to all Hindu organisations not to observe 'Shaurya Diwas'. Muslim organisations also avoided any public event. There was no public gathering at the residence of Haji Mehboob, a petitioner in Ayodhya title suit case, for Yaum-e-Gham, which has been a tradition all these years. Instead, Muslims assembled at Jama Masjid for a special prayer ceremony. 'We also prayed for punishment to those who are responsible for destruction of Babri Masjid,' said Mehboob. 'People of Ayodhya want to move ahead in life. They do not want to remain stuck in 1992,' said Ram Charan Das, 51, a resident of Chowk. Shahid Khan, 27, a student of Saket Degree College, was more forthcoming when asked to comment on the demolition of the mosque. 'The only way to move ahead in life is to keep aside past in the larger interest. Muslims cannot remain in a perpetual state of sadness due to demolition of Babri Masjid,' said Khan. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.edocr.com/user/pernezkumens
PUBG update: Everything new with gaming app's 0.16.0 content update
New features for PUBG MOBILE's available include: RageGear Mode - In this all-new EvoGround mode, players are divided into two factions and are assigned to be either the driver or shooter of a vehicle. Each vehicle is mounted with a powerful weapon including the Gatling, Shotgun, or RPG. The shooter fight with special weapons which are the Gatling, RPG, Grenade Launcher and the M249. RageGear TDM: Players must destroy enemy vehicles to earn points, with the team reaching the score limit first taking home the chicken dinner. RageGear PickUp: Players must collect a certain number of Point Crates first to win, but will lose all Crates if their vehicle is destroyed Snow Paradise - When queueing for Erangel in Classic mode, players have a chance to enter Snow Paradise, where the Spawn Island is covered in white frost. Players also have the chance to ride cable car lifts and snowboards once they drop into the map. Healing Mobility - Players can now use health kits, boost items and adrenaline syringes while moving, with movement speed greatly reduced. Bandages are also now automatically used in succession Loadouts - A new loadout screen has been added to Team Death Match Mode for players to edit and customize their starting weapons. Every firearm can be unlocked at a different Evo Level, and all offer mastery levels for additional attachments Perspectives Button - While in Third Person Perspective (TPP), players can now toggle in and out of First Person Perspective(FPP) with a new button in Classic, Arcade and Training Grounds modes New Sliding Mechanic - Players can now choose to enable or disable character sliding in Team Death Match mode Firearm Balances - In Classic mode, multiple weapons have been adjusted to develop more balanced gameplay, including: Bolt-Action Rifles: Damage to torso increased by 30% AWM: Bullet damage reduced from 132 to 120 Crossbow: Damage to torso and limbs increased 40% and 20%, respectively S12K: Bullet damage increased from 22 to 24 Sawed-off: Bullet damage increased from 20 to 22 S686/S1897: Bullet damage increased from 24 to 26 Shotguns: Maximum bullet distance reduced from 1,000 to 150 meters Duckbill: Increased vertical bullet spread and reduced horizontal spread Collaboration content with Angry Birds - Ten years since the birth of the Angry Birds brand, players have the chance to unlock crossover items and enjoy a mini-game in Spawn Island throwing Angry Birds bombs. Rewards can be won by completing missions in the Angry Birds Adventure event. Additional Features - Several new miscellaneous features have been added, including performance balances, a spectator tier limit, backpack ornaments and the ability to report friendly-fire kills in-game. --Press Release-- ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.bagtheweb.com/u/devakrajints/profile
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Suu Kyi in genocide denial
resenting what many human rights experts have called some of the worst ethnic pogroms of this century as the result of "cycles of intercommunal violence going back to the 1940s", Aung San Suu Kyi chided outsiders for not having an adequate understanding of Myanmar's complex ethnic and social makeup.While saying that it could "not be ruled out" that the Myanmar military may have used "disproportionate force", Aung San Suu Kyi criticised "impatient international actors" and said that "it would not be helpful for the international legal order if the impression takes hold that only resource-rich countries can conduct adequate domestic investigations and prosecutions".The world has come to describe the forcible expulsion of more than three quarters of a million Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar since August 2017, which was accompanied by mass executions, arson and rape, as ethnic cleansing. UN officials have said the nation's military generals should be tried for the gravest crimes against humanity.Aung San Suu Kyi said that a fact-finding group that she had assembled had collected the most comprehensive record of witness testimony. She did not mention that her government has prevented UN investigators from northern Rakhine, the epicentre of the violence.In a lawsuit filed by Gambia on behalf of a group of Islamic countries, Myanmar stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Gambia's case relies on numerous witness and human-rights expert testimony. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.jthink.net/jaikozforum/user/profile/124889.page
Currency in circulation rises to Rs 21 lakh crore as on March 2019: Thakur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced banning high value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016 with the aim to curb black money, check terrorism and further digital economy. On asked if the government proposed total elimination of cash from the market, Thakur said, "No such proposal regarding total elimination of cash from the market is under consideration of the government." To a question whether government has taken note of the fact that non-availability of Rs 1,000 currency causes problems to the citizens, Thakur said the economy has already adjusted itself to the new scenario where the earlier series of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 had ceased to be a legal tender. Fresh series of Rs 500 were issued and a new denomination of Rs 2,000 has been introduced, he added. As per the RBI's much-delayed report on how much of the junked currency was returned by public, it was found that 99.3 per cent of the invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes returned to the banking system. The RBI data on return of junked currency notes was published in its Annual Report for 2017-18. Of the Rs 15.41 lakh crore worth Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in circulation on November 8, 2016, currency notes worth Rs 15.31 lakh crore were returned. To a question if the government has assessed any impact for past one year on digital adoption of currency, Thakur said no formal assessment to measure the impact of Digital India programme has been conducted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. "However, the statistics of e-transactions on e-Taal platform gives an indication of increase in digital penetration and usage of e-Government tools in India. More than 1,454 crore e-transactions have been recorded for 3,702 services since January 2019," the minister said. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://yarp.com/fab1f14e07fa
After 8-hour debate, Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
He said that Rohingya would not be granted citizenship under the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as they did not come to India directly from Myanmar. Replying to the debate on the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Shah said that the Rohingyas first reached Bangladesh and then infiltrated into our country. "It was asked that why were Rohingyas not included in the Bill? Rohingyas don't come to India directly. They go to Bangladesh and then infiltrate into India from there," he said. He said that the Bill has been brought to rectify a historic blunder -- the partition -- and give a dignified life to non-Muslims of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who fled religious persecution and settled in India before December 31, 2014. Shah said that the need to bring the Bill goes back to the partition and Pakistan's failure to protect its minorities. "Despite Kabil Sibal and Anand Sharma's insistence, I would once again say that the partition happened on the basis of religion. It was a blunder, which forced me to introduce this Bill," he said. Shah said, "There would have been no need to introduce this Bill. This Bill is to address the problem created by the partition.'' He further said that Muslims from other countries have right to apply for Indian citizenship and that it will be applicable in all states including West Bengal. ''No one will have to go to detention camp after passage of citizenship bill,'' he said. Shah also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government is not there to only run the country but also set things right. Shah also assured that govt is committed to preserving language, culture of Assam. Replying to Congress MPs P Chidambaram, Anand Sharma and Kapil Sibal's concerns, Shah said the Article 14 of the Constitution allows the Parliament to frame laws based on 'reasonable classification' which, he said, was in the Bill. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday with a majority of 311 votes against 80 votes where 391 members were present and voting. He further said that India can never be 'Muslim-mukt' (free from Muslims) while replying to a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Replying to a statement of Congress MP Kapil Sibal, Shah said that Muslims should not fear the Bill as it does not strip them of their citizenship. The Home Minister further said that the proposed legislation is not against the interest of Muslims. "How can the CAB be anti-Muslim? In this Bill, there is no proposal to touch the citizenship of any Muslim," he said. '', if any government would have solved the problem, there would have been no need for this Bill," he added. In the 245-member Rajya Sabha, the halfway mark was 121 as five seats were vacant bringing down the strength of the House to 240. (with inputs from PTI and ANI) ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://ask.fm/sreenathkum
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