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OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphones will launch in India Today. The Event is set to take place at IMAX, Wadala in Mumbai at 7 pm and people can watch the live stream via company’s official YouTube page. This includes Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and kochi. OnePlus 5T star wars limited Edition comes with the same specifications as the original OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition comes with the same specification as the original OnePlus 5T. The major difference is in terms of design as the star wars limited Edition of OnePlus 5T will have a white finish along with red notification slider, and Star wars logo beneath the fingerprint scanner. OnePlus 5T start at Rs 32,999 in India for the base 6 GB RAM model and goes to Rs 37,999 for the 8 GB RAM variant. The Latest flagship Smartphone from the company features a 6-Inch FHD +18:9 display and a snapdragon 835 processor. It runs on Oxygen-Os which is based on Android 7.1 Nougat. T...

Next Orbit Ventures (NOVF) ESDM,a newly established Abu Dhabi based fund. It has launched a $2 billion fund to invest in India’s semiconductor and Electronic industries. Mumbai Based private equity firm Next Orbit Ventures set up the fund under the regulation of the Abu Dhabi Global Market financial centre after receiving funding commitments from the gulf region. Around $1.5 billion for the fund will be raised from the regions while the remaining $500 million has been secured from a consortium of Investors involving both the Indian Government and Ultra high net worth individuals. The Investment are aimed at creating the required infrastructure to cope with India’s fast growing market for electronic goods and components. India imported nearly $45 billion worth of electronic goods and components in 2016,according to a study by Ernst and Young and the Indian Electronics and semiconductor Association. The Indian Government has been trying to boost investments in the semiconductor ind...

An India –American Cardiologist in Nevada has been arrested on the charge of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and healthcare Fraud. The Accused, Dr Devendra Patel, today appeared in a federal court in Reno city of Naveda. He was charged with 36-counts of distribution of controlled substances such as oxycodone and Hydrocodone and three counts of health care fraud. The statutory maximum penalty for Distribution of a controlled substance is 10 years in prison and the maximum penalty for healthcare fraud is 10 years in prison. The indictment alleges that Patel performed EKG's on his patients, so he could then order nuclear stress tests which he did not administer. He allegedly used a poorly calibrated machine and presented his patients with fraudulent X-rays, in order to deceive his patients into thinking they had coronary issues that needed to be treated by him, the indictment alleged. Over 64,000 Americans died from Drugs overdoses in 2016.The majority of these dea...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Will Thursday Commission the First of the six scorpene class submarines into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.Once Commissioned,the Indigenously built attack submarine will be formally inducted into the Indian Navy and will be henceforth INS kalvari. The PM will unveil the plaque at the commissioning ceremony. This will be proceeded by reading out the commissioning warrant, hoisting of colours and breaking of commissioning pennant with the national anthem. Ferry service originating at the Gateway of India will remain shut between 6 am and 2 pm Thursday, affecting water Transport to and from Navi Mumbai. The First of the six Scorpene class submarines has been reincarnated following the decommissioning of the First Indian submarine kalvari on May 31, 1996. Kalvari is named after the dreaded tiger shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean. Built by the Mazgaon Dock Limited in Mumbai as part of project -75 of the Indian navy, th...

California on Friday began accepting applications from businesses that want to operate in the state’s legal marijuana industry next year, a milestone for the emerging market. After months in development, an online system launched and will allow retailers, distributors and testing labs to seek state licenses, which are required to conduct business. Along with valid local permits, those who apply will need to disclose owners in the businesses, their locations, provide diagrams of the establishments and produce documents that show how their cannabis businesses would operate at the sites.                          The state and cities have been hustling to establish rules to govern the projected $7 billion industry that range from where plants can be grown to determining the location of pot businesses. The Los Angeles City Council this week endorsed regulations under which residential neighborhoods would be largely off-...

While launching its digital ordering system Kionect, which allows small kiosk owners in Nairobi to order products from wholesalers and pay through various means such as cash and e-wallets, MasterCard stated on December 7 that it plans to launch a similar but inverse system for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by March next year so that they can sell their produce to wholesalers easily and with transparency. Kionect is currently being piloted with over 1,000 micro-businesses in three of Nairobi’s informal settlements — Kibera, Kawangware and Kariobangi — in partnership with Kaskazi, a for-profit wholesaler and distributor. Kionect provides a digital log of transaction data that qualifies these Kenyan micro-retailers for loans from Musoni, a regional micro-finance provider, to stock inventory. With every loan that is paid on time, the kiosk owner has the opportunity to take out a larger loan for a longer term. MasterCard is also in discussion with other states in India to launch such di...

An earthquake measuring 6.2 in magnitude struck southeast Iran’s Kerman province on Tuesday, state media reported. The epicentre of the quake was reportedly near the town of Hejdak. There are no reports of casualties or damage to infrastructure so far. On November 12, in one of the deadliest earthquakes, a magnitude 7.3 quake struck the border region between Iraq and Iran. Tremors were felt as far as Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The Centre of The Quake was near the Town of Ezgele, but Tremors were also felt in Kermanshah, The largest city in the Area. While Iranian media reported the Quake at 6.0 magnitudes, The US Geological Survey measured it at magnitude at 5.4 Last November, a magnitude 7.3 Earthquake struck the same Iran Iraq border that killed 530 people.

Announcing its plan to broaden the AI for Earth programme, Microsoft has pledged $50 million over the next five years to put artificial intelligence technology in the hands of those who are working to mitigate climate change. Microsoft rolled out the AI for Earth programme six months ago with an aim to put the power of artificial intelligence towards tackling environmental challenges. The announcement came on the eve of the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement. AI can be very useful in monitoring, modelling and managing the Earth’s natural systems. Data can speak volumes about the health of our home planet, including the conditions of air, water, land and the well-being of our wildlife. “That’s why we’re not just putting more resources into this effort, but also coupling this with a long-term commitment to applying AI to grow and scale in four key areas – climate, water, agriculture and biodiversity,” Smith said. Microsoft wants to do it in three ways. First, it plans to exp...

The Ernakulum Principal Session’s Court on Tuesday Found Accused Ameerul Islam, a Migrant worker from Assam, Guilty of Rape And Murder of 29-year old Dalit Girl Jisha in Kerala In April 2016.It was Around 8:30 pm on April 28, 2016, Jisha, a student of Ernakulum’s Government Law College was found murdered in Her Home in kuruppampadi area of Ernakulam.Her body was found by her mother. As Gory Details of The Torture that Jisha was subjected to Emerged there was massive outrage among Kerala’s citizens who took to streets in several places. Ameerul Islam was arrested a month and a half later. Following a lengthy probe. The Trial Begin Earlier this year on April 4.In Hearing that strentched through 85 days, 195 witnesses were presented by the prosecution as well as 290 pieces of documentary evidence and 36 piece of Material Evidence. The Incident had occurred just before the Kerala Assembly Elections in May Last Year and it became a major Issue during the polls. The UDF government Drew...

Like Every Horror Story, 1921’s plot too starts with a good boy Ending up at a countryside Mansion until one fine night, Everything Changes after he beings Experiencing Paranormal activities in the House. The good boy over here is Hotness personified Karan Kundrra who seeks a solution to his problems From Zarine Khan, a girl who can see and control spirits. Based in the year 1921,the film deals with the battle of Ayush (Karan) and Rose (Zarine) with Extreme paranormal activities created by a cursed spirit that would lead them to their ultimate redemption or downfall. For Zarine this is her first Horror film while Karan has earlier worked with Vikram Bhatt in 2012 starrer Horror Story. Written and Directed by Vikram Bhatt produced by Reliance Entertainment and Vikram Bhatt, 1921 is all set to release on January 12, 2018.

Apples were banned from the Kalinga Stadium the last fortnight. The harmless fruit figures prominently in the list of items considered to be ‘security threat’. But on Sunday, one snuck in. And became the biggest threat to the Indian defence. Mark Appel came to Bhubaneswar as one of the two goalkeepers in Germany’s squad. But he will leave the city as the scorer of one of the most memorable goals in international hockey not just for the way it was scored but also the circumstances, which made it even more special. The team doctor declared all of them unfit to play the bronze-medal match and with Timur Oruz already ruled out due to injury, Germany were left with just 9 outfield players and 2 goalkeepers for the playoff. So, on the morning of the match, they went into a huddle in their meeting room of the team hotel.                                 India, despite the numerical advantage, were rattled. T...

At Least 20 Houthi Rebels were killed on Sunday when Saudi-Led Coalition Warplanes Hit a Missile Depot in the Yemeni Northwestern Province of Hajjah, a Houthi security official told Xinhua.Nearly 20 Fighter were killed and some others wounded in the Targeted site. The Depot Exploded and Caught Fire after being Hit By More than 10 Airstrikes, the official said, without giving further details. Sunday Attacks is the latest of a series of Airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in a war of more than two and a half years. The new Escalation of Tension came six days after the Houthis killed former presidents Ali Abdullah Saleh who had Shifted Side to Ally with the Coalition.The Saudi –led coalition intervened in Yemen’s conflict in 2015 to back president Abd-rabbu Mansour Hadi.The war in Yemen has killed over 10,000 people, mostly civilians and displaced 3 million others, According to UN agencies. The Airstrike also target two popular markets in...

Three Militants were killed in an operation against militants in North Kashmir’s Unisoo Village. The search operation is still going on. Around Midnight, Army and special operation group of JK police Launched an operation at Unisoo Village, close to Handwara. The Forces had information a Group of Militants is Hiding in one of the Houses in the village. Around 4 am, The Militants opened fire on the forces that Triggered an Encounter in which Three Militants Were killed. Unconfirmed reports say that a lady was also killed in the Exchange of Firing Between Militants and Forces. The DGP also praised the forces for launching operation during rains. The Handwara has witnessed several Encounters in the past few weeks. Last Month three foreign Militants were killed in an Encounter at Magam. Last one Foreign Militant was also arrested from the Forest.

The trailer of Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom launched today and Chris Pratt’s new film looks like a battle between humans and dinosaurs. The film is a sequel to Jurassic World which had released in 2015. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are back in their roles as Owen and Claire.The latter has come to inform him about the  dangers faced by the dinosaurs. She needs Owen’s help for a rescue operation from an island that is about to explode. As Owen is driven to rescue Blue, he gets stuck in an unstable island where lava begins to rain down. He is stuck there with Claire who has new found respect for these animals. At one point when Chris Pratt screams “RUN” while trying to run away from a volcanic eruption, it remains unclear, if the dinosaurs running behind him were chasing him or running away with him.                          With all the wonder, adventure and thrills, the second installment of J...

For The First Time Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Chip also features physically separate processor called a secure processing unit for storing information like fingerprints. Other features include a touch screen that registers inputs when the screen is wet, Image recognition and features aimed at virtual and augmented reality headsets. Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday revealed new security and battery life features on its latest snapdragon 845 mobile phone processor, chip that customarily power high end Android based phones from Samsung Electronics co Ltd and others. Qualcomm is also facing a $103 billion takeover bid from Broad com Ltd, which Earlier this week said it would nominates a slate of Directors to Qualcomm’s board. That is a critical Improvement because even though many top phone models from Samsung and other are now water resistant, they are difficult to operate with water on the screen.

The Indians celebrate their Quarter finals victory over Belgium on Wednesday. The Belgians had been unbeaten so far, but then they had not yet played in front of a packed, vocal 10000 strong crowd supporting the opposition. In the End the crowad at the kalinga stadium was the 12th man that ended the Olympic silver medalist dream of advancing further in the Hockey world league Finals here on Wednesday, going down against an aggressive India 1-0 in sudden death after being tied 2-2 in the shootout and 3-3 in regulation Time. It was also a different Indian team that took to field in the Quarter final. No one had expected India to go 2-0 up against the World No.3 side. But there was no stopping this side.Interestingly; This is the second time in as many editions that India has accounted for the unbeaten side in the quarterfinals. It would also reach that there were 11 players from either side on the pitch. But the 12th man in the stands would remain critical for the team to go furthe...

Taiwanese country will introduce a female figure in its pedestrian traffic lights, to feature alongside with male figure with is existing. The new thing about this new traffic light is when the light is green, the couple will be shown walking hand in hand while the man will propose to his partner when the light is red. All of this aims to save people from getting bored while waiting at traffic signals.

The Monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday decided to keep the Repo Rate unchanged at 6% For the second consecutive meetings while maintaining its neutral stance. This means banks are unlikely to revise their home or car loan rates anytime soon. The Central Bank had projected an Inflation range of 4.2-4.6% in the Last policy meeting held in October. The recent Rise in International crude oil prices may sustain any adverse supply shock due to geopolitical developments could push prices [UP] Even further. Crude oil and food prices drove up retail inflation to 3.58%in October. On Growth while observing that Q2 Growth for the quarter ended September was lower than that projected in its October resolution, the central bank has retained the full year GVA growth projection at 6.7%. SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar said the RBI’s decision to maintain status quo was in consonance with market expectations. The MPC noted the upside pressure from food and fuel prices a...

For the fifth time Indian Actress Priyanka Chopra has been voted the "Sexiest Asian Woman" in an annual UK poll conducted by London-based newspaper 'Estern Eye'. Quantico actor topped the 2017 edition '50 Sexiest Asian Women' poll by London based wekkly newspaper for a record-breaking fifth time. Television actress Nia Sharma came second on the list while Deepika Padukone occupied third position. "I cannot actually take credit for this at all. I should thank my mom and dad for this award... lol! It's purely their genetics. I feel grateful and am humbled. Consistency is key," said Priyanka. Priyanka also continued to make fiant strides as a producer and as one of the hottest Indian stars on social media, crossing 20 million followers on Instagram.

Los Angeles is in line to become United States Largest city with Legal Recreational Marijuana after the city council voted Wednesday to license sales and cultivation next year. The Landmark vote came after a hearing in which council members characterised the rules as a work in progress, almost certain to see revisions next year after California launches its recreational pot industry in January. The Rule would take effect immediately after the signature of mayor Eric Garcetti, which is expected. However with the New Year just weeks away and the Holidays coming industry experts say It is not clear how many businesses, if any will be ready to open their doors on January 1.In the background is widespread uncertainty about whether the Trump administration will attempt to intervene in states where marijuana illegal. Because marijuana is illegal in the eyes of the federal government many major banks are leery to do business with dispensaries and growers so much of the business is conduc...

Tremors were felt throughout the NCR Region after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake Struck Uttarakhand. Strong Tremor were felt Delhi and The National Capital Region on Wednesday Evening for a few seconds after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake Struck Uttarakhand. The Epicenter of the Moderate Intensify Earthquake Was Reported 121 km east of Dehradun, In Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag District. The Earthquake Struck at 8:49 pm, at a depth of 30 kilometers according to the Indian Meteorological Department. There have been no reports of any damage or casualties. Many people from Delhi, Gurgoan and Ghaziabad took to twitter just after they felt the earthquake tremors. Tremors were also felt in Roorkee and Dehradun in Uttarakhand and parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In Dehradun, many people stepped out of their building after the tremors.

After Shooting in Mumbai and Malta, the team of Thugs of Hindustan is now headed to Thailand to shoot for Another crucial schedule of the Vijay Krishna Acharya directorial. Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Fatima Sana Sheikh have already taken off to the foreign land and Katrina is expected to join them later as she is busy promoting her December release, Tiger Zinda Hai along with Salman Khan. The Team is set to shoot in the never seen before Exotic jungles of Thailand which will add to the scale of the movie. It will be a visual spectacle for Audiences when they will see the scenes that are going to be filmed in these forests. The action adventure film is a tale that explores the life of a gang that posed a serious challenge to the British Empire in India. Katrina is busy with Tiger Zinda Hai promotions so the team is currently going to film portions that don’t involve her. She is set to join Aamir and Amitabh as soon as Tiger releases. Thugs of Hindustan will hit the Theaters’...

India lived up to the favourites tag and walloped Nepal 3-0 to win The first ever south Asian Regional Badminton Tournament in Guwahati. India who came into the finals without losing a single match continued their goods run with Aryaman Tondon drawing the First blood in the boy’s single competition. In the Boy’s doubles event the pair of Arintap Dasgupta and Krishna Prasad G had to stave off a challenges from Nepalese duo of Dipesh Dhami and Nabin Shrestha.Nepal started off well winning the first game 21-19. However the Indians came back stronger and won the next two games 21-14- 21-11 to seal the deal for the Indian contingent. Sanjay Mishra the Indian junior badminton coach, was Ecstatic with the win and said,” It was a great performance by the squad and we are happy with the way they played. It was as easy as the result show. Nepal are a good team and I am happy that the Team executed the plans as had discussed. With the team championship over the Individual competition will c...

IBM unveiled a chip that is designed for the new Artificial Intelligence powered world that requires crunching of humongous amounts of data at high speed to get the most accurate result. Called POWER9, it uses some of the latest technologies resulting in two significant advantages one increased bandwidth, and two ability for main processors and accelerators to work coherently and simultaneously on data. The new technology will be able to harness lots of unstructured data from social media along with the structured data from credit card, net banking, etc and put all of that together and create the right sort of models for detecting frauds. He spoke of Two applications. One in retail, where customers can take photo of a dress they like an search online for the retailers who offer it. Another application is Detection of fraudulent use of credit card. Suppose you are touring a place and your social media posts geotag you to that location. You find there is an illegal use of your card...

Just days after Bitcoins hit a record high of just under $11,800, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday reiterated its concerns about the cryptocurrency amid fears that a rapidly swelling bubble could burst in a spectacular fashion. The statement was issued after the cryptocurrency, which trades 24 hours a day and seven days a week, climbed as high as $11,799.99 on the Luxembourg-based Bit stamp exchange on Sunday. The RBI had previously said those trading in virtual currencies were doing so at their own risk, given that the central bank has not given a licence or authorisation for any company to deal in such cryptocurrencies. It is reported that VCs, such as Bitcoins, are being traded on exchange platforms set up in various jurisdictions whose legal status is also unclear. “Hence, the traders of VCs on such platforms are exposed to legal as well as financial risks. There have been several media reports of the usage of VCs, including Bitcoins, for illicit and illegal activit...

The Somali government and the United Nation signed the UN Strategic Framework for Somalia (UNSF), Mapping out the world body’s support to the country’s development priorities in the next four year. The UNSF articulates the collective strategy, commitments and actions of 23 UN agencies and the UN Assistance mission in Somalia in support of the country’s development priorities as outlined in the National Development plan and towards achieving the sustainable Development Goals. The framework has adopted gender equality and women’s empowerment, human rights, and youth engagement and empowerment as cross cutting issues and is structured along five strategic priorities. Among the priority including deepening federalism and state building supporting conflict resolution and reconciliation and preparing for universal elections and supporting institutions to improve peace,security,justice,the rule of law and safety of Somalis.

The CBI Special court concluded final argument in the case on April 26. A Delhi court fixed December 21 for pronouncement of judgement in the 2 G Spectrum allocation scam case. Special judge O. P. Saini announced the date in the presence of the accused and counsel for the CBI and the enforcement Directorate. Former telecom minister A. Raja, DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and others are facing prosecution in the case. Dayalu Ammal was holding 60% stake in Kalaignar TV, While Ms. Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar, managing director of the channel were each holding 20% Claiming that its probe into the money laundering allegations originated during the investigation into the 2 G case, The Enforcement Directorate further alleged that the accused entered into a conspiracy and committed offences coming under the prevention of Money laundering Act. The Evidence from 29 defense witnesses was also recorded by the court.

Facebook is looking to understand the Indian market for Virtual Reality (VR) And focus on local content to push its VR Technology product. According to Ashutosh Jhaveri, vice president of business development for Facebook and Oculus, the social media company aims to do this with the accelerator programme it announced last week in partnership with T-Hub where it will work with VR-Focused start-ups. Facebook is betting big on VR and is reportedly aiming to get millions of people across the globe to use its product. VR is also finding increasing applications in India, from films and entertainment to healthcare. The India Innovation Hub will see Facebook work with 10 VR- focused startups.These start-ups will get access to training, mentors, workshop, research and Facebook's VR Innovation lab as part of the six-month programme. Application process for the programme will open in January 2018. Globally, Facebook is betting big on VR technology with “Oculus”. Like many tech companies...

With the year 2017 coming to an end, airlines are gearing up to cash in on people planning vacations early next year, or those who're frequent domestic flyers. AirAsia and IndiGo are the first in line, offering flights starting from Rs 1099 and Rs 1,005, respectively. According to their promotional scheme for year 2018, people need to book flights from the airlines portals to avail of the offers. On the other hand, IndiGo's offer starts at Rs 1,099 for select flights between Kolkata and Ranchi, reported Financial Express. The IndiGo website says you can travel for an all-inclusive ticket price of Rs 1,005 on select flights from Bagdogra to Guwahati. The airline's other offers are Jammu to Srinagar (Rs 1,112), Coimbatore to Chennai (Rs 1,195) and Kochi to Chennai (Rs 1,215). The AirAsia portal says on the occasion of 16th anniversary of the company, the airline is also offering flights from Tiruchirappalli to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok for Rs 3,129. Those flying from Pun...

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri married his Girlfriend and Mohan Bagan legend Subraat Bhattacharya's daughter, Sonam Bhattacharya, in Kolkata club yesterday. Chhetri turned smartly in a traditional Nepali attire, he rode to the wedding hall on a horse, and later changed into a printed sherwani as per Bengali tradition. On other hand Sonam was resplendent in a red and golden saree, and was seen smiling throughout the wedding ceremony. Chhetri plies his trade for Bengaluru FC and is currently playing in the fourth edition of ISL. Wedding ceremony took place after Bengaluru FC's away game against FC Goa which they lost 3-4. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, several ministers and former soccer stars like Chuni Goswami, Renedy Singh, etc graces the occasion. The reception will be held on December 24 in Bengaluru.

Shashi Kapoor, India's veteran actor who have done over 100 films, was 79 and had been battling a kidney ailment died in Mumbai yesterday. The funeral is expected to take place at noon today in the city. Shashi was three-time winner at India's National Film Awards. He was part of what became known as Bollywood's first family, son of Prithviraj Kapoor and two brothers who were Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Shashi debuted with the 1961 film Dharmputra. He went on to appear in 116 Hindi films. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2011. In 2015, he was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, making him the third member of the Kapoor clan to receive the honour, after dad Prithviraj Kapoor and brother Raj Kapoor. Lata Mangeshkar: “Mujhe abhi pata chala ki guni Abhineta Shashi Kapoor ji ka aaj swargwas hua .Ye sunkar mujhe bahut dukh hua, wo ek bahut bhale insaan the. Meri unko vinamra shraddhanjali.”

Rebel JD (U) MPs Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar were disqualified from Rajya Sabha on Monday night. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu, in a communication said they cease to be member of the house. The JD (U) Had sought their disqualifications on the grounds that they had attended a rally of opposition parties in Patna in violation of its direction. Mr. Yadav had joined hands with the opposition after JD (U) President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dumped the Grand Alliance in Bihar And tied up with the BJP. Mr. Yadav was elected to the House last year and his term was scheduled to end in 2022. Mr. Anwar’s term was to expire early next year. The former JD (U) President, who is at present in Gujarat to campaign against the BJP, is expected to respond to his disqualification on Wednesday. The JD (U) had sought their disqualification on the grounds that they had attended a rally of opposition parties in Patna in Violation of its directions.

The Supreme Court allowed the trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the united states by residents of six mostly Muslims countries. This is not a final ruling on the travel ban. Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and the justices themselves ultimately are expected to rule on its legality. Opponent of this and previous versions of the ban say they show a bias against Muslims. They say that was reinforced most recently by Trump’s Re-tweets of anti Muslim videos. The Ban Applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Both appeals courts are dealing with the issues on an accelerated basis, and the Supreme Court noted it expects those courts to reach decision with appropriate dispatch. Quick resolution by appellate courts would allow the Supreme Court to hear and decide the issues this term, by the end of June.

The Supreme Court will begin final hearing in the Ayodhya case on Tuesday 25 years after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992.A bench headed by chief justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer will start the Final hearing on the appeals today. The History of the Ayodhya conflict can be dated back to 1853 when two groups, Hindus and Muslims, clashed over the site of worship. However, the first lawsuit was filed on January 29, 1885, when the Mahant of Janmashthan, Raghubar Das, field a civil suit against the secretary of state for a India in council to build a temple at the Ram Chabutara spot. The Allahabad high court, in its verdict on September 30, 2010, distributed the 2.77 acres of the Babri Masjid Ram Janmabhoomi site into three parts, giving each to Nirmohi Akhara sect, the Sunni central Wakf Board, UP, And Ramallah Virajman. On August 11, 2017, the parties have been given three month to translate all oral evidence and exhibited document in v...

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday unveiled the Usain Bolt statue at Independence park as a tribute to the world’s Greatest Sprinter. Bolt posted an Image of the statue. Jamaica-Gleaner the unveiling of his statue was scheduled to be followed by a reception where Jamaica’s track and field athletes who participated in this year’s world championship were invited along with several notable figures in local and international sports. Usain Bolt is the only sprinter to capture 100 and 200 meter track titles at three consecutive Olympics. He holds the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 m and 19.19 in the 200 m both set in Berlin in 2009.He used to be the life of the party every time he competened captivating fans with his charisma, smile and speed. The sculpture has been designed by renowned Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson, who is also working on sculptures of shelly Ann Fraser pryce, veronica Campbell Brown and Asafa Powell.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his nomination for the post of president of the Indian National congress, Ending speculation over when he will take complete charge of the congress party. The new congress president will take over from Sonia Gandhi who has been the party’s longest serving chief. She was appointed president in 1998. Several congress state leaders have been arriving in the National capital to participate in the election to the office of party president. It is expected that over 70 sets of nominations will be filed. The nomination process will concluded at 3 pm following which an announcement is likely to be made on the new party chief. India with Rahul Gandhi is currently the top most Twitter trend in India with a host of party leaders, workers and admirers rushing to extend their wishes even as the election nomination process is still underway. Today is a day of celebration and optimism as the dreams of Lakhs of congress workers are near reality...

Since last few years, Bollywood’s biggest Award shows have come under scanner for being rigged and biased. People had started believing that no matter what powerhouse performers like Manoj Bajpayee and Naseruddin Shah do on screen, and no matter how many hearts they win, the main awards will only be given to popular actors like Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. But at the Star Screen Awards 2017, the tables turned and it has the newer lot of Bollywood which managed to sweep through major trophies leaving fans happy. It is indeed a moment to celebrate for all the cinema goers who have believed in these actors and wanted to see them being appreciated for the incredible work they have been silently doing for the past few years. At the award show, despite the presence of stars like Salman Khan, it was Rajkumar Rao and Irrfan Khan who grabbed the best actor titles.Also, while film like Tumhari Sulu and Bareilly ki barfi won accolades and bagged a lot of nomination and honours, Dangal rem...

Samsung has launched the W2018, its next generation high end flip phone in the Chinese market. The South Korean major continues to launch flip hones in the market, as it sees the demand coming from china. Samsung W2018 has been introduced with china Telecom and it will go on sale shortly. Samsung W2018 comes with two impressive super AMOLED Touchscreen displays, with one placed on the exterior and the other inside the phone. The phone is a blend of metal and glass and its comes in two colour options-Elegant Gold and Platinum. The device is powered by a snapdragon 835 processor, 6 GB RAM, either 64 GB or 256 GB Storage, and a USB Type-C port. Samsung W2018 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box. The W2018 also marks the first non Galaxy Smartphone to feature Samsung’s voice assistant-Bixby. Interesting Samsung W2018’s primary camera can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4 depending upon the light you are shooting in. In August this year, it launched the SM- G9298, also known as the ...

Last Saturday was the coldest for Delhi this season, with 7.4 degrees Celsius two degrees below average range. December 2 was the coldest day in seven years. Meteorological Department officials of India said: "This was the lowest of the season yet this year. It is also the coldest December 2 in seven years. The previous lowest was 8 degrees on December 2, 2012. The temperature, however, is not expected to go down much further in the next couple of days." Humidity levels oscillated between 94 and 36%.  If we talk about pollution, the air quality was in the "very poor" level. Air quality index was recorded at 331. which was lower than Friday's average AQI of 343, marginally lower than Thursday's 360.

The U.S., South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise an operation North Korea has labelled an all-out provocation days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five day Vigilant Ace drill involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops began on Monday morning. The annual exercise comes five days after the nuclear armed North test fired a new ICBM, Which it says brings the whole of the United States within range. The isolated and impoverished North has staged six increasingly powerful atomic tests since 2006 most recently in September. The month’s long nuclear standoff between Mr. Kim and Mr. Trump as well as their trading of personal insults has fueled concerns of another conflict more than six decades after 1950-53 Korean War that left much of the peninsula in ruins. But even some Mr. Trump advisers say US. Military options are limited when Pyongyang could launc...

Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh, which has come under the scanner for erroneously declaring a newborn dead, on Sunday terminated the services of the two treating doctors. The hospital, which is yet to complete its internal inquiry into the alleged case of medical negligence.Dr A P Mehta and Dr Vishal Gupta, has been terminated on the basis of initial discussion with the expert group. Allegation had emerged that the hospital handed over twins it had declared dead to the family in Polythene packets and that one of the babies turned out to be alive while being take to the cremation ground. Meanwhile, Delhi police who registered a case of attempt to commit culpable homicide against two doctors said they have sent a notice to the hospital to join the probe and share document pertaining to the case. The Delhi Medical council will Monday issue a show cause notice to Max Hospital, and form an expert panel to probe the allegation of medical negligence.

IT Service Giant Infosys Saturday named Salil S Parekh as Its Next Chief Executive Officer And Managing Director (CEO and MD).Recently; Parekh was an executive at consultancy firm capgemini for 25 years. Parekh has been appointed for a period of five years and his term will be effective from January 2, 2018.The Appointment has been made based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee which concluded its global search for a CEO And MD of Infosys on Saturday. The Board believes that he is the right person to lead Infosys at this Transformative time in our industry. The Board is also grateful to Pravin for his leadership during this period of Transition. At capgemini,The IIT-Bombay pass out was responsible for overseeing a business cluster comprising Application services (North America,UK,Asia) cloud Infrastructure services, and Sogeti (Technology and Engineering services Division).He was also the chairman of the company’s North America Executive council.

Miss Korea Jenny Kim was crowned Miss Supernatural 2017 at the gala event, which was held on 1st December in Spa Resort of Krynica- Zdroj, Poland. the 24-year-old model impressed everyone including judges with her intelligence and her beauty. Bianca Tirsin of Romania was announced as second runner-up followed by Tica Martinez of Colombia as first runner-up. India's official entry Peden Ongmu Namgyal, reached top 25, but failed to make it to the top 10 for the Miss Supernatural 2017.

Sony India added a new member to their Full frame mirror less camera lineup today, the a7R III. This new camera is Targeted at professional photographers a7R II, the Sony a7R III retains the back illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor that’s capable of capturing 42.4 Megapixel images with 5-axis image stabilization. The Auto focus points though have been significantly bumped up to 399+425 (contrast) from 399+25. The 3-Inch LCD Screen now gets touch enabled and also gets touch focus capability. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth and USB 3.1(type-c)the last two being newer additions/upgraded over the a 7R II. The sony a 7R III (Body only-Without lens) is now available for purchase in India for Rs 2,64,990 at Alpha Flagship Stores, Sony center and a few other major electronic Stores across India.                                                 ...

The biggest Highlight of Tiger Zinda Hai upcoming love Track Dil Diyan Gallan is that Bollywood’s superstar Salman Khan drew a portrait of co-star Katrina Kaif on a frozen Lake in Austria for the song. The Biggest Highlight in this song is the unique Katrina portrait that he has drawn on a frozen lake. We had to shoot on this lake and Salman converted it to a canvas. We had to source natural colors as ice doesn’t catch all kinds of paints which didn’t come easy. But once we got 20 hold of this, he created a huge 2 feet by 20 feet portrait that features Katrina’s face. Tiger Zinda Hai which is a sequel to the 2012 spy thriller Ek Tha Tiger brings back the sizzling chemistry of Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan after 5 long years. The movie is based on the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses and its first look was revealed by Salman through his official Twitter account on October 18.The film is all set to hit the theatres on December 22.

Shiva Keshavan India's veteran Winter Olympian won a gold medal at Asian Luge Championships at Altenberg, Germany. This was his fourth gold in the tournament's history, with include four silver and two bronze medals in his tally since 2005. Shiva participate and defeat Asian champion to retained his title with a time of 55.60 seconds. In the beginning of the race Keshavan started slow but recovered the lead after the second corner. the tense moment was in the Infamous Curve 11-12 combination, also known as the 'Labyrinth', where Keshavan started a sideways skid, but but Keshavan was able to bring it under control and retain the lead. Keshavan was followed by Lien Te-An of Taiwan (56.12 seconds) and Kim Dong Kyu of Korea (56.50 seconds) who bagged the silver and bronze medals. 

Retail sector in Tier-2 And Tier-3 cities has witnessed a much higher investment of $6.2 billion between 26 and 2017 as against $1.3 billion of the same in Tier-1 metro cities during the same period. Factor including lack of space in retail malls in metro cities increasing lease rent as in metro malls, and high land prices in Tier-1 cities have made it difficult for retailers to own real estate in metro. The Report Identified 20 cities including tier-2 cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kochi, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Indore and Nagpur among the leading cities, as the next retail destinations in the country. The organised Retail should be done in a manner that it does not affect the social challenges. They should create more employment should not displace the retailers. There is need to understand complementarity between the so called organised retail and large scale retailers working in India from a long time. There was a need to provide poor craftsmen with an E-Commerce pl...

Nine people Killed and dozens injured after Militants open fire at Agriculture College in North western Pakistan marked the birthday of the prophet Muhammad. At least Three militants opened fire at security guards near the gates of the Agriculture Training Institute, injuring one person before making their way inside and targeting student accommodation. Salahuddin Khan Mehsud,the police chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said three attackers clad in Women’s burqas reached the gate in a Rickshaw and opened fire to clear their way to the building. A spokeswomen for two hospitals in the city said they had received nine bodies and were treating 38 injured people, including several in a critical condition. The country is tense after weeks of anti blasphemy protests in Islamabad in which seven people have killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police. Voilense erupted over the weakened after police and paramilitary forces launched a bungled attempt to clear a sit in igniting fr...

Lieutenant general D R Soni, an Armoured corps officer of the 1979 batch on Friday assumed command of the Indian Army’s southern command, which has its headquarter in Pune. The ceremony commenced with wreath laying by the General officer at the National war Memorial, Pune, to pay homage to the martyrs, and later a review of the Guard of Honour was conducted at the Headquarters. The General has done requisite Army courses including the Junior command, senior command and Higher command courses at Army war college, Mhow, staff course at Defence services staff college,wellington,and combat Group commanders course at Armoured corps center and school Ahmednagar. In a career spanning over 39 years, Lt Gen Soni has served in varied terrain and has held several command, staff and instructional appointment. He commanded an Armoured Brigade, Armoured Division and a corps on the western Front. For his Exemplary military service the Genera officer has been awarded the Vishisht Seva medal The ...

Former US President Barack Obama is conducting a town hall event in Delhi for the Obama foundation, where he will interact with an estimated 280 young leaders from across India. The Town hall will be expand the conversation about what it means to be an active citizen and makes an impact and how the Obama foundation can support emerging leaders in this effort. Obama talks about the negative aspects of technology .Application of that knowledge is what makes the difference. The danger of technology is that it isolates people. The Town Hall can be streamed lived at Obama.org, on the Obama Foundation’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Obama also talked about the role of mentor ship. I think part of the reason I consider the Idea of mentor ship important is the absence of mentors during my childhood. India and US have common set of goals. India played a key role during the Paris accord on climate change. It was not only politically difficult but a right thing to do.