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Today T.A.R. (Trending And Roaring) bloggers have done a social activity by giving biscuit packets to the poor and unprivileged children. And now the bloggers will like to share their experiences with you.

Mohit's experience:

I cannot exactly describe the feeling which was going inside me but it was a mixed feeling of happiness and sorrow. Happy because I was doing something unconditionally for the poor children and I was sad at the same time seeing their miserable conditions. I would like to continue this activity and I request you all to do something for the betterment of the underprivileged children.




Karan's experience :

It was an overwhelming experience for me. When I gave biscuits to children they became very happy. And they even started running, jumping and dancing. And that me happy too.

Dharmil's experience :

It was the most wonderful experience in my life.....Doing such kind of activity inspired me to help the needy, once more... Child to whom I gave biscuit had a huge smile on his face.. Seeing that happy face I also got large amount of happiness...So it's my request,to all those who never had done such kind of activity please do it, and see what kind of happiness you get...

Dhavan's experience :

I had  fun with these children. I enjoyed giving them biscuits. I loved doing this social activity. When I saw the smile on their faces when I gave them biscuits, it was the best feeling. I suggest everybody should give something to the poor children.


Chintan's experience :

I was very happy doing after doing such an activity. I saw many poor children, as soon as I went their they all had a huge smile on their face. It was the best activity which I had ever done in my life.




Nitul's experience:

Today i given biscuits to poor children. It was amazing experience 
For me it was just a 5 rupees biscuit but for them it was key of happiness.Today i got a smile which can't be fulfilled by money...
























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On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Pakistan is Mother-ship of terrorism . In the evening, he once again slammed Islamabad and said that 'terror has become its favourite child'. These two strongly-worded statements against Pakistan in a single day reiterate New Delhi's resolve to isolate Pakistan internationally for supporting cross-border terrorism.



"Terrorism has become its favourite child, and the child in turn has come to define the essential nature of its parents," PM said, unleashing a blistering attack at Pakistan. He was addressing the head of states of BRICS and BIMSTEC at the first-ever Outreach Summit.




In his second strongly-worded statement against Pakistan in the day, PM said, "In south Asia and BIMSTEC, all nation states 'barring one' are motivated to pursue a path of peace, development and economic prosperity in the region". He singled-out the country without mentioning its name and added, "Unfortunately, this country in India's neighbourhood embraces and radiates the darkness of terrorism".




Earlier in the day, the PM had come down heavily on Pakistan and its support to state sponsored terrorism . In a vehement attack at India's neighbour during a meeting with the BRICS leaders , he termed Pakistan a 'mother-ship of terrorism'.

"In our own region, terrorism poses a grave threat to peace, security and development. Tragically, the mother-ship of terrorism is a country in India's neighbourhood. Terror modules around the world are linked to this mother-ship," the PM said at the Leaders' Restricted Meeting.


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1. One headphone sold every second. (Flipkart big billion sale)
2. 
Snapdeal on Monday said it has recorded its highest ever sales by both volume and value on any single day on Day 1 of the Unbox Diwali Sale. (Snapdeal Unbox Diwali sale)
3. Five cellphones sold every second. (Snapdeal Monday Electronics Sale)
4. Biggest ever recorded sale. ( 
Amazon Great Indian Sale)

5. Two thirds of all footwear and accessories sold online were sold on Flipkart. (Flipkart Big Billion Sale)
6. The first 100K units sold at midnight, with the beginning of the sale event. (Amazon Great Indian Sale)
7. The products to be shipped from Day 1 of sales itself weighed nearly 3000 tonnes, enough to fill 20 A380s jumbos carrying only cargo. (Snapdeal Unbox Diwali Sale.
8. iPhones sold 10X of all India in the first day. (Flipkart Big Billion Sale)
9. Smartphones sold by entire retail in a day in the country were sold in the first hour of the opening day. (Flipkart Big Billion Sale)
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Soon after making Apple Watch Series 2 available in India, the Cupertino giant has unveiled the release date of Nike+ variant as well. The Apple Watch Nike+ will be available on October 28, says the company’s India website. Apple Watch Nike+ will come in two different aluminium case sizes – 38 mm and 42 mm. While the 38mm watch is priced at Rs 32,900; the 32mm costs Rs 34,900. Both the cases cab be paired with four exclusive Nike Sport Band colour combinations including Black/Volt, Black/Cool Gray, Flat Silver/White and Flat Silver/Volt. The Apple Watch Nike+ can be purchased from Nike.com, Nike retail stores and at Apple authorised sellers.
Apple and Nike announced the Apple Watch Nike+ at Apple’s September 7 event. The watch was launched alongside Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2. Apple Watch Series 2 features GPS, a two-times-brighter display, and water resistance 50 metres. The watch is powered by a dual-core processor and watchOS 3.
The companies are touting the Apple Watch Nike+ as the ultimate device for people who run. “Apple Watch is the ultimate device for a healthy life and we wanted to push it further to create the best smartwatch in the world for runners and athletes,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.
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Apple Watch Nike+ gets exclusive Siri commands and an iconic Nike watch face. It also comes with a deep integration with the Nike+ Run Club app. This app will help users make coaching plans that will adapt to their personal schedule and progress, with the guidance from coaches and athletes.
The device has a built-in GPS to track distance, pace and route, so that users can run without their iPhone. It features a 1000 nits, which Apple claims is the brightest display they have ever made. The watch is water resistant up to 50 metres, which makes it suitable for swimming as well.
The Nike Sport band for the watch is made of a stronger fluoroelastomer, as Apple’s original Watch Sport Band; and now features perforations for better sweat management. The Apple Watch Nike+ has two exclusive watch faces inspired by Nike’s style, and can be personalised by apps like Hear Rate, Activity Rings, Weather and Stopwatch.
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Soon after launching the new Pixel smartphones, Google has announced the plans to roll out the next developer preview for Android Nougat. The latest version of the platform will be referred to as Android Nougat 7.1. While the Pixel phones come with Android 7.1 pre-loaded, it will be available only to some select Nexus devices later this month followed by a widespread availability towards the end of the year.
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While Android Nougat 7.1 is indeed an incremental update; it has a number of new features that will surely make you look forward to this. Google claims that the new version of Android comes with an improved support for the Daydream VR platform as well as background software update. That aside, there’re some carrier-centric inclusions including multi-end point calling and a new telephony configuration option. These, however, aren’t the most interesting inclusions in Android 7.1; rather the ones listed below are. So without further ado, let’s get started.

App Shortcuts: A Software Implementation of 3D Touch

The most interesting piece of the news regarding this new update is the introduction of a feature called App Shortcuts. This essentially is a Google’s adaptation of the 3D touch feature founds on the iPhones; sans the taptic engine. It’s merely based on software wherein, long pressing a supported app brings up a pop up showing a number of shortcuts, thereby making your task easier and faster. So just in case you long pressed the Messenger app, the Android system will bring up floating shortcuts showing your top three conversations and an option to start a new conversation. That said, as per our understanding, only a handful of apps come with support for this new feature. Initially, the feature may indeed be limited to Google’s own apps. However, we can expect more app developers to support this feature by the time the 7.1 update rolls out to public.

After Pixel Launcher, Circular App Icons now debut in stock Android

Google’s love for circle seems to continue. After introducing the circular apps icons in their Pixel Launcher, Google has carried forward a similar design language to the stock Android. Yes, the Android Nougat 7.1 will support circular icons; but no need to worry as it will still support the current icon pack for some time now. So just in case you aren’t a fan of those circles, you can always switch back to the previous icons from the launcher settings.

Finally, Google Keyboard will support GIFs

Google has also included a new feature dubbed the ‘Image Keyboard Support’ in their next developer preview. This basically allows you to share GIFs, Stickers, Memes etc. directly using the Google Keyboard. Well, it goes without saying this was one of the most sought after features, and it’s quite overwhelming to see that Google has finally taken notice. In fact, the inclusion of GIF support and customizable colors will help the plain jane Google Keyboard take on some of its third party competitors like Swype, Chrooma and GIF keyboard. With the introduction of this new keyboard, apps now will tell what type of content they accept and keyboard can deliver all of the images and other content that they have to offer.
Android Nougat 7.1 New Features

Enhanced Live Wallpaper metadata

Moving on from the Pixel launcher, Google has included a feature that will let you provide metadata about live wallpapers to any picker displaying the wallpaper as a preview. This includes metadata like labels, description, author as a well as new context URL. It’ll be interesting to see how developers will make use of it on their apps

Improved Storage Manager

Google’s latest Android build comes with a feature that will let an app take the user directly to setting screen to clear unused files or free space on a device. That said, it’s still not clear how this new feature intends to work. Be sure to check back as we plan to update once we have more details.
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HYDERABAD: At least 50 information technology companies have come under a wave of cyber attacks from Pakistan-based hackers over the past 10 days, the  Society of Cyberabad Security Council(SCSC) comprising Hyderabad's top IT companies and police, said on Thursday.



Investigation into the cyber strikes which came to the notice of the council revealed how information was stolen using 'ransom ware' and bitcoins were demanded for handing back the decryption keys. The Cyber Security Forum officials said Pakistani hackers have used servers in Turkey, Somalia and Saudi Arabia to launch attacks against companies. "A few of these attacks have been sorted out although majority are still being tackled. It is a sudden spurt in ransom ware attacks. Almost all the attacks in the last 10 days have originated from Pakistan," said Devraj Wodeyar head, Cyber Security Forum under the Society of Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC).




While few establishments directly reported this to the SCSC, established to promote safety and security in the city's IT corridor, others came to the notice of the Council through private cyber security firms that have been approached by the hapless companies. Their names have been withheld due to security issues. The Cyberabad area along the western part of the Hyderabad houses an estimated 2,500 IT companies, including 1,300 big companies registered with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). These companies cater to businesses across the globe, but bulk of its clients are in the US and Europe.




Explaining the method of attacks, officials said the proxy servers were changed every five minutes, but somehow the ethical hackers team managed to nail the location of the actual attackers through IP addresses, the port used and the network node.




The news of attacks in Hyderabad comes days after a Pakistani hackers group recently claimed hacking 7,000 plus Indian websites as `revenge' against the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army in bordering areas earlier this month.
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Maruti Suzuki Ignis, the upcoming sub-4 compact crossover will now launch in early 2017, likely in the month of January. While initially the car was supposed to be launched during the festive season, it seems to the production backlogs of Vitara Brezza and Baleno has prompted the Indo-Japanese carmaker to postpone the launch to next year. In fact, the company has told us that both the all-new Ignis and the Baleno RS will be launched in the fourth quarter of the 2017 fiscal year
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Suzuki Ignis
Coming to the car itself, the Ignis also carries certain attributes of an SUV, like its high ground clearance, muscular SUV-like styling and a good field of view from within the cabin among others. In terms of dimensions, the Ignis is 3679mm long, 1579mm high and 1478mm wide. As for the design, the crossover comes with a smartly designed grille that also houses the headlamps which make them look like one single unit. It comes with projector lights and LED daytime running lamps as well which add some additional character to it. The car also gets flared wheel arches and a bold shoulder line along with a distinctive rear profile featuring a large windshield, well-sculpted hatch door and plastic cladding on the bumper.

Suzuki Ignis Rear
Suzuki Ignis Rear
The Japan-spec model gets 4-Wheel-Drive (4WD) system, hill descent control, Suzuki's adaptive Dual Camera Breaking system (DCBS), lane management system, along with front, a rear and side camera for parking assist. While we will get all or most of these features in India, but we can only confirm that once the car is launched. As for other standard features, the Ignis is likely to come with ABS and EBD as standard along with the driver and co-passenger airbag as an option on the base variants and standard on higher variants.
Under the hood, Maruti Suzuki Ignis will come only with the 1.0-litre BoosterJet petrol engine, whereas the diesel could be added to the variant line up later in the timeline. Transmission options will comprise a 5-speed manual and an automatic unit
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Android Wear hasn’t been exactly ruling the roost when it comes to smartwatch OS and the Android Wear 2.0 update announced in May is yet to be materialized. The initial bout of leaks showed the Google Smartwatches in full glory and just like the Pixel phones the smartwatches will get extra love from Google. That said not everything is hunky dory when it comes to Android Wear, despite the fact that preview is already available the actual update has been delayed to 2017 and this also means that not many OEM’s will be announcing Android Wear this year.
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The serial tipster Evan Blass has now tweeted that Google’s smartwatches are all set to be released in Q1 2017. The previous leaks have already told us that both the smartwatches named Angelfish and Swordfish will be running Android Wear 2.0. While the Angelfish will come equipped with a standalone LTE and GPS connectivity the Swordfish will be devoid of both. As obvious as it might seem the Swordfish is expected to be priced much lower than the larger Angelfish.
Furthermore, it would be interesting to see the kind of finesse these new watches will come with and if it means a much needed second life for the Android Wear. Now coming back to the smartwatches, Angelfish (first one from the left) is the larger of the two and comes with a strap and lug design suited for the use of Google MODE Android Wear watch brands. Overall the Angelfish is much chunkier and is larger than the Swordfish. The Swordfish, on the other hand, is pretty small and the curved bezels impart a simplistic look. Also seen in the picture above is the volume of information that is being displayed by the watch faces and it is most likely that we will be able to see new watch faces that are high on utility.
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Recently, Google launched a range of hardware products ranging from the Pixel smartphones to the upgraded Chromecast to a new Google WiFi router. Google hired back Motorola’s Rick Osterloh to lead its hardware division. At the October 4th event, Google talked at length about how they thought it was necessary to build their own hardware in order to provide a great experience. Google isn’t really a hardware company, to be honest. They are great at making software and services but rely on the hardware of third party OEMs.
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Apple, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Google. Apple is great at making hardware but usually relies on third parties to make software and services that would make Apple’s hardware attractive. Although iOS and MacOS are great on their own, Apple’s software offerings like iTunes, iCloud or Apple Maps have always had their share of controversies. Both Apple and Google are great at fields from which they make the maximum money. For Apple, it’s hardware and for Google, it’s software and services. Recently, there’s been an increasing attempt by both companies to try and dominate each other’s field of expertise.
For quite a few quarters, Apple has been trying to change the narrative that it’s now a software and services company and Google with their Oct 4 event wants to show that it’s just as good as Apple at hardware if not better. Apple and Google’s need to be more like each other is understandable. From a top level, current computing needs involve hardware + software + services. It’s only the combination of these three that allows users to make the most of their computing device. Being able to have control over all three allows for unique cross-selling and integration opportunities. Take Apple Music for example, had it not been for the billion iPhones Apple has already sold, would Apple Music be able to notch up 17 million subscribers in such a short time?
Being able to control Hardware + Software + Services is surely an exciting proposition, but I don’t think it’s in Apple and Google’s best interest to try and do so as of now. In this article, I’ll try and explain the same.

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Google’s focus all throughout the ‘Made by Google’ event was on Google Assistant. A form of Google Search that’s personalized for everyone. In order to make sure that Google Assistant can deliver the best possible experience, Google thought that it’s possible to do so only by making their own hardware. That’s a perfectly valid theory but let’s analyze with a little more detail.
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It must be kept in mind that Google is a licensor. If Google gains some serious traction with the Pixel smartphones, it’s bound to annoy other manufacturers who are Google’s licensees. It is true that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been a total disaster but whatever position Android has in developed markets such as America, Europe etc has in large part been possible because of Samsung. Now if Google manages to capitalize on the Note 7 fiasco with its Pixel lineup, it’s bound to annoy Samsung and the Korean company would respond.
I don’t think Tizen or any other third party operating system is a credible threat at this point in time. Also, most people are now accustomed to the Play Store and Google’s suite of apps to such an extent that being able to run their daily lives on a smartphone running AOSP is simply not possible. Even if Pixel does end up capitalizing on Note 7 fiasco, Samsung would still be forced to use GMS based Android. But the one place where Samsung could harm Google is by shipping even more third party apps on their smartphones. Android gives manufacturers the flexibility to pre-install apps. Already, Google and Samsung officials have been known to met in the past to reduce the number of apps the Korean company pre-installs on its devices. Those meetings have definitely bore some fruit as TouchWiz is not as heavy it was before and Samsung has been quietly retiring a lot of its in-house apps.
But if Pixel were to gain traction, the best way for Samsung and other manufacturers to reply would be to once again kick their own software and services into high gear. The possibility of this becomes even higher considering that at least as of now Google has decided to keep Google Assistant and some other features exclusive to Pixel.
Google is in some way repeating the mistakes it did with Apple. Google’s decision to keep turn by turn navigation exclusive to Android annoyed Apple which led to the creation of Apple Maps. I agree that Apple Maps was a total disaster at the start but has improved as years have passed by. Regardless of that, it was made the default maps app and still is the case. Usage of Apple Maps on iPhones by virtue of being the default application is definitely higher than that of Google Maps. Those mapping needs would have also presented Google opportunity to target ads, an opportunity that was missed because Google decided to keep turn by turn navigation exclusive to Android.
The current situation is not that different. Google entering the smartphone market and keeping Google Assistant and certain other features exclusive to Pixel is bound to annoy manufacturers which can have unwanted consequences on other Google products. Samsung has already acquired Viv which many say is going to be its own version of smart AI. Now in order to compete with Google, Samsung can very well integrate Viv left, right and center in Galaxy smartphones and demote Google Now. It can be argued that unlike iPhones, the default apps can be changed on Android smartphones, but how many people do that, honestly?
Let’s be real here. Pixel is going to ship a few million units at best. Huawei, Apple and others are going to be the prime beneficiaries of the Note 7 fiasco. Google neither has the distribution nor marketing budget or brand name to make Pixel an iPhone-like success. For the sake of selling a million Pixel smartphones, Google risks upsetting its partners that sell hundreds of millions of smartphones. Now it’s important to remember here that Google has a horizontal business model. Google makes money through ads and almost entirely depend on the number of users they are able to reach.
Just like how upsetting Apple made Google miss billions of mapping requests on iPhones and the accompanying ad revenue, a similar situation can arise over here as well, whereby upsetting its Android partners Google can undermine its own services on Android.

Not all that special

Google claims that the pixel smartphone is special as it’s designed in-house and you can’t help but see a sly reference to Apple. But the problem over is that in the case of Apple, the company’s hardware, software and services team collaborate with each other in order to provide the best possible experience. That’s possible because iOS is used on iPhones alone and a lot of Apple services such as iCloud are exclusive to the iPhone. Apple’s chip division can talk with its software division which in turn can talk with its hardware division which in turn can talk with its camera division and make sure a single product with the best of all divisions is released to the public.
In the case of Google, Hiroshi Lockheimer in an interview with Bloomberg had already made it clear that Google’s hardware division led by Rick Osterloh will not get any special treatment and will be treated just as all other manufacturers. The question then is where does the special element come from? There are rumors of Google making a custom SoC for its next-gen Pixel smartphones. Now if the SoC division of Pixel cannot make any special changes to Android so that Pixel performs well on the custom SoC, then what’s the use? Surely Apple’s SoC have some of the best custom architectures in the entire smartphone industry and always manage to impress on Geekbench. But apart from raw performance, another reason that makes Apple’s custom SoC is so special is that the chip division of Apple can actually collaborate with the software division and make changes to iOS so that the custom SoC is able to deliver the best possible performance.
Rather than making their own smartphones, Google should have tried and collaborated with its partners to integrate Google Assistant as much as possible in the smartphones of partners. How much ever Pixel manages to sell, it will always be a tiny fraction of what other Android manufacturers will manage to sell in totality. Forget about the reduced distribution of Google Assistant because of it being exclusive to Pixel, but Google’s move to keep it exclusive can make its partners even more aggressive in promoting their own apps or the apps of competitors like Microsoft which can have an impact on other Google services as well.
One could argue that the iPhone like pricing of Pixel smartphones gives Google a way to make money out of hardware but a lot of it would be eaten up by marketing, R&D costs etc which would leave the net profit very low. On the other hand, if something like Google Assistant had hit it off with the public, it would have given Google another potential billion user product that Google could have monetized through ads.

Apple

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Apple for the past few quarters has been trying to showcase itself as a software and services company. The reason is but obviously the slowing iPhone sales. For the past few months, Apple has been touting its lead in AI via several publications. There was definitely increased promotional activity surrounding AI in case of Apple.
I will admit that smart assistants have a pretty vital role to play going forward. In fact, they can be the next big computing platform itself. All big tech companies have a smart AI of their own. Google has Google Assistant. Apple has Siri. Microsoft has Cortana. Amazon has Alexa, Facebook has M and now Samsung has Viv.
All of the tech companies out there, it’s safe to say that Google has the best AI in the form of Google Assistant. What makes Google Assistant smart is, of course, Google’s years of work on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Google has hired so many AI experts, released so many research notes on AI that their lead is very visible. But what also sets Google apart is the vast amount of data the company collects and feeds its AI systems. Most AI systems today are based on machine learning whereby the more data you give them, the smarter they become. Google being a company that sells ads, has mastered the art of data collection ever since its birth. After all, the effectiveness of Google’s ads depends on how targeted they are, and ads can be extremely targeted only if we have enough data about the person on whom the ad is being targeted.
Google also has been accused of not respecting the privacy of individuals on several occasions and yet has moved on undeterred. Now compared to Google, Apple is the exact opposite in terms of privacy. This was very evident during the San Bernardino terror attacks where Apple didn’t give the passcode to FBI for the iPhone 5S of the terrorist, no matter what. Apple also released something called differential privacy this year where data sets are anonymized but again that just reduces the effectiveness of data in question.
The very reason they are called “assistants” is because they are personal. Only way assistants can be useful is if they know as much unique data about as possible. If assistants are given aggregated data about a bunch of people, the experience will never be good for any of the people whose data has been aggregated. Apple’s stance on privacy fundamentally puts it at a disadvantage when compared to other tech companies.
Also to be noted is that the smarter these AI assistants become, the lesser the need for laptops, smartphones etc. Take Amazon Echo for example, the speaker is already able to perform a host of tasks such as book a cab or order food etc. The only thing that’s stopping Echo’s growth is how smart Alexa can be, the smarter Alexa becomes, more the tasks you can perform with her and the lesser you need your smartphone or laptop. Apple makes most of its money by selling great quality hardware at premium margins. Currently, Apple derives most of its profits from beautifully designed hardware combined with great software and a slick UI. When someone pays for an iPhone or a Mac, they are paying for the entire software, hardware, and services stack. But when it comes to a smart speaker, there’s honestly no UI to take care of. In the case of speakers, it’s just the smart assistant inside it that matters. What matters on the hardware front is how well the speakers are able to listen for commands and separate the command from background noise. Sure Apple can innovate by creating a speaker that’s better at listening than others but how long before that gets commoditised?
The one difference is even though a smart AI might not be Apple’s strength or maybe something that Apple is structurally disadvantaged against, they have no choice but to try as it’s going to play an important role in the future. By comparison, Google can afford to leave hardware manufacturing upon its partners and concentrate on software and services alone.
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India will collaborate with Germany for projects worth Rs1 trillion to improve and enhance rail connectivity of Indian ports.
Road transport, highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari held discussions with Germany’s infrastructure minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday wherein the two countries decided to identify the potential areas where projects can be implemented with mutual cooperation.
Representatives from Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd and Deutsche Bahn AG will work out the details.
In addition, they will also identify cost-effective rail technologies for implementation.
The Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd was set up by the ministry of shipping for better cargo handling and to reduce the cost of logistics.
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Reliance Jio has managed to shake up the Indian telecom industry with its 4G services offering everyone free access for months. However, until now, it was uncertain how massive their reach has gotten in the brief period since Mukesh Ambani unveiled the welcome offer. Today, the company, in a press release, has finally revealed that they’ve crossed a whopping figure of 16 Million subscribers in merely a month crowning it as the first telecom operator in the world to do so.
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Adding further on the event, Mr. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited, said, “We are delighted and humbled by the overwhelming response across India to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio is built to empower every Indian with the power of data. We are delighted that people have recognized this and are utilizing our services to the fullest. We are customer-obsessed and committed to improve every day to exceed expectations of our customers.
Reliance Jio has been offering complimentary access to its 4G network and entertainment suite since the first of September 2016. Before that, the scheme was only available for a selected handsets and their homebrewed Lyf lineup which obviously wasn’t free to acquire. The commercial launch, although, is slated for January 1st, 2017. Although, Jio definitely needs to enhance their connection points as customers are constantly facing network drops and due to their disputes with the competition, calls are almost impossible to make. It is certainly effortless to lure in users when the “paying” factor isn’t involved, we’ll have to wait until next year to actually see how Reliance actually performs in the market.
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For easing the registration process, Jio recently also introduced Aadhaar-based paper-less SIM activation across 3,100 cities and towns, through which customers can have a functional card in a matter of minutes. Reliance says it will be extended soon to remaining areas in the coming weeks.
Furthermore, the company has announced offers for new iPhones purchased from a chosen stores will be getting 12 months of complimentary access to its Digital services. The scheme is valid for a range of devices including the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus in a selected number of cities – Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru. To know more, head over to our detailed post.
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Sonam with her impeccable style sense and unconventional career choices is indeed a trendsetter. Recognizing the same the 31-year-old actress was announced the winner of this year’s ET Panache Trendsetting Award.

Dancing to her own tunes and being the harbinger of change as she is with her social endeavors, Sonam’s performance in Neerja and her valuable presence on social media was lauded through this recognition.
Donning stylish black attire teamed with a neat hairdo, Sonam received the award and was seemingly overwhelmed.
On the work front Sonam will be next seen in sister Rhea Kapoor’s Veere Di Wedding. The film directed by Shashanka Ghosh will also star Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar, and Shikha Talsania. 

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Currently, Amazon India only sells products on their marketplace from Indian sellers only. Although, Amazon has sellers across the world on their other country websites, Indian users cannot purchase products from them. However, soon customers will be able to purchase products from other countries and have them delivered to their home.
Amazon’s Global Store has been launched in India and this gives us the opportunity to order any product of choice from Amazon stores in other countries. Obviously, this will depend on whether the seller is ready to ship the product to India or not.

This makes the whole process of ordering from other countries a lot more reliable. There were means to do that right now, but then your order might get stuck with customs and could get delayed. Amazon Global Store promises delivery in 10 to 15 days from shipping. Amazon also provides the import fee deposit during checkout and customs clearance on your behalf.
Global Store will also provide end-to-end tracking of shipment and notifications on all orders. Of course, not all products will ship to India, but you’re lucky if you get the ones of your choice.
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If you were of the opinion that super cool, sci-fi motorbikes were made for movies only, you are wrong. BMW has unveiled a new futuristic motorbike that looks like it was custom made for Tron and Batman.

The Motorrad Vision Next 100 from the legendary motor company is the idea of the not so distant future, with ‘self-balancing’ feature, making the bike never crash. The frame, according to the makers is flexible, so it can change shape whenever a turn is made.
Along with the motorcycle, there is also the riding suit, which can keep the rider cooled or heated as required.
The coolest feature, however, is that this motorcycle of the future doesn’t requires you to wear a helmet. “With the BMW Motor-rad VISION NEXT 100, rider and motorcycle are engaged in a direct exchange. This takes place via the visor, a pair of data glasses comprising the entire field of view with an added wind protection function. The visor enables the motorcycle to stay fully up to date on the route and to project situationally relevant data directly into the rider’s field of view. If the rider looks straight ahead, no data is displayed, so as not to impinge on the riding experience. Only when action is required – for instance in case of hazards – or if the rider requests information, does the visor become active. In this case, the symbol of the digital companion appears in the lower third of the glasses: an upturned triangle forming two horizontal lines.”
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Near Gandhinagar , we come across this extraordinary beautiful structure of a step-well at Adalaj village. It is a historical architectural monument, it has carved pillars and niches which shows the skill of artists of Gujarat.

Built in sandstone in the Solanki architectural style, the Adalaj stepwell is five storeys deep. It is octagonal at the top, built on intricately carved large number of pillars. Each floor is spacious enough to provide for people to congregate. It was dug deep to access ground water at that level, accounting for seasonal fluctuations in water level due to rainfall over the years. The air and light vents in the roofs at various floors and at the landing level are in the form of large openings. From the first storey level, three staircases lead to the bottom water level of the well, which is considered a unique feature. Built along a North-South axis, entrance is from the South, the three staircases are from the South, West and East directions leading to the landing, which is on the northern side of the well. Four small rooms with oriel windows decorated with minutely carved brackets are provided at the landing level, at the four corners. The structural system is typically Indian style with traditional trabeat with horizontal beams and lintels. At the bottom of the well is a square stepped floor in the shape of a funnel extending to the lowest plane. This is chiseled into a circular well. Above the square floor, columns, beams, wall and arched openings spiral around; a feature that continues to the top. The top part of the well, however, is a vertical space open to the sky. The four corners of the square are strengthened with stone beams, set at 45 degrees angle. The motifs of flowers and graphics of Islamic architecture blend very well with the symbols of Hindu and Jain gods carved at various levels of the well. The dominant carvings on the upper floors are of elephants (3 inches (76 mm) in size, each of different design). The Islamic architectural style could be attributed to the Muslim king Begda who built it. The walls are carved with women performing daily chores such as churning of buttermilk, adorning themselves, scenes of performance of dancers and musicians, and the King overlooking all these activities.
An interesting depiction carved from a single block of stone is of the Ami Khumbor (symbolic pot of the water of life) and the Kalp Vriksha(a tree of life). Also seen is a fresco of navgraha or nine planets. These depictions are said to attract villagers for worship during marriage and other ritualistic ceremonies.
The temperature inside the well is said to be about five degrees lower than the outside hot summer temperatures. They stayed to worship the gods and goddesses and gossip.
A tribute paid to the rich underground structures, which are intricately decorated with sculptures, is that they are said to resemble palaces.
 

 Government of Gujarat is taking a great care of the historical monument. This vav, situated at a distance of about 18km from Ahmedabad, was built by Rudabai in the memory of her husband Virsinh in 1499. 




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