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Mar72017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Apple iPhone 6 32GB for Rs 28,999: Looks like OnePlus 3T has a new competitor?

Technology

The OnePlus 3T has been available in the market for quite some time now. For the most part, the phone has been without competition. But with Apple slashing the pricing of the 32GB iPhone 6 to just Rs 28,999, the OnePlus 3T certainly has some competition now. We must be well aware of the fact that the iPhone 6 is a 2014 device, so it’s not heavily packed in the hardware department. But considering that it’s an Apple product that’s heavily popular even today, one would imagine that people would be more driven to get this product. If we’re to compare the device merely on hardware attributes, however, the iPhone 6 pales in comparison to the OnePlus 3T. It will be interesting to see how the Indian smartphone market responds to this new change by Apple. The price reduction will be visible ...

Mar72017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Pakistan cries ‘espionage’ after India installed its tallest flag in Attari

National

Pakistan is reportedly not happy with India yesterday installing what is its tallest and heaviest flag that can be seen from Lahore. The flag was installed very close to the India-Pakistan border in Attari . This installation is 110 metres high, 24 metres wide and weighs 55 tons. The cost to make it - a whopping Rs 3.5 crore. Islamabad believes India could use this giant flag for espionage purposes, ANI reported. Pakistan's Rangers have also reportedly conveyed its unhappiness to the Border Security Force and asked India to move the flag away from the border. This flag was a project of the Amritsar Improvement Trust Authority of the Punjab government. Punjab minister Arun Joshi told reporters it was his dream project. https://twitter.com/defencealerts/status/838646036826554368 ...

Mar62017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Electronic Voting Machines tamper proof: SECM

Maharashtra

Dismissing claims of the opposition parties, the State Election Commission of Maharashtra (SECM) has said that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper proof. The congress and NCP had alleged of possible tampering and manipulations in the EVMs in the recent elections to 10 Municipal Corporations and 25 Zilla Parishads in the state. Both the parties had received a drubbing in the recently held polls, including that for the Mumbai civic body. "The Supreme Court too in its ruling in 2014 had ruled that the EVMs used in elections are tamper proof," Election Commissioner J S Saharia said. In the recently concluded civic elections, the SECM had put to use 68,943 control units and 1,22,431 ballot units (collectively commonly referred to as EVMs) across 43,160 polling booths. The SECM...

Mar62017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

‘Losing respect’ for Virat Kohli for sledging, says Ian Healy

Sports

Wicket-keeping great Ian Healy says he is “losing respect” for Indian captain Virat Kohli for his constant sledging of the Australians in the ongoing second cricket Test but other former Aussie players see it differently. Healy said Kohli disrespected Australia and the Indian captain should tone down his trademark on-field aggression. He also said that Kohli’s confrontational attitude is putting pressure on his teammates. Former Australian player Simon Katich, however, offered a totally different assessment. He felt neither side crossed the line while the tension was understandable considering the magnitude of the series between the two top-ranked Test sides.Kohli was on a sledging spree on day two of the second Test in Bangalore. After frequent exchanges between Kohli and Steven Smith, t...

Mar62017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Kota’s airport appears to be meant for political leaders: BJP MLA Bhawani Singh

Rajasthan

Expressing displeasure over the lack of air connectivity to Kota, Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat has suggested not to let the aircraft of VIPs, including that of Prime Minister to land in the area. “Kota’s airport appears to be meant for political leaders and not people of Kota as only small aircraft of political leaders can land her. Till airport for public is not built in Kota, we should not let even the Prime Minister’s aircraft to land here,” Rajawat said at the inauguration of a post office passport seva kendra (POPSK) here. Rajawat had earlier courted controversies for his statements. After an altercation between BJP workers, led by party MLA Chandrakanta Meghwal and policemen in Kota on February 19, Rajawat said he would have wrung the nec...

Mar62017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

We Must Break The Cycle of Hate, Says This Shaurya Chakra Awardee

Story

“I didn’t think I would have survived. I had lost a lot of blood.” With these words opens the first episode of Undefeated, a web series that chronicles the real-life stories of Indian army soldiers. The first episode, titled ‘Humanity and Courage’, narrates the story of Colonel DPK Pillay and how he came to be awarded India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Shaurya Chakra, at the age of 24. Noreen Sodhi, producer and CEO of Paper Weight Entertainment, the team behind the series, said about Undefeated: The first episode, which premiered on 26 January, gives the audience a glimpse into the life of Col Pillay. From bicycle rides to a visit to the local temple – it explores the different aspects of his life. The decision to join the army, say Pillay, was “natural”. The co...

Mar62017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India installs its tallest flag in Attari

Punjab

A 360-foot-high (110 metres) flag post, said to be the country's tallest, was inaugurated at the Indo-Pak Attari Border, just a stone's throw from Pakistan. Punjab Minister Anil Joshi inaugurated the country's largest tricolour on the tallest flag post - measuring 110 metres in length, 24 metres in width and 55 tons in weight. Built at an approximate cost of Rs 3.50 crore, the post was a project of the Amritsar Improvement Trust Authority of the Punjab Government. "With the model code of conduct for the assembly elections being in place in the state, the minister got special permission from the Election Commission for the inauguration, officials said. The flag post, installed at the border, became an attraction for thousands of tourists who had reached there to watch the Beatin...

Mar52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Centre is working on a portal for doctors to access health information

Technology

Soon, a patient can walk into a hospital without carrying files containing previous scans and other health records. All they will need to do is quote their Aadhaar number. With an intent to let patients records flow seamlessly among health care providers, the Union health ministry has invited bids from system integrators to develop a software and establish a platform where doctors and patients access their medical record through a portal and ensure that electronic medical record can be shared across various facilities. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which the health ministry plans to introduce, will link the hospitals with one another so that people do not have to carry their medical reports. “We have invited bids from system integrators to develop a software and estab...

Mar42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Nokia And BSNL Join Forces To Develop 5G Ecosystem In India

Technology

Nokia and BSNL have joined forces in bringing 5G ecosystem in India, finding a reliable and cost-effective path for 5G network evolution for enhanced speed and capacity. This raises the possibilities such as remote healthcare, virtual reality, augmented reality, connected cars, and full automation of homes and businesses. Nokia will take care of the smooth transition of BSNL to 5G ready network with the help of Nokia's 5G FIRST end-to-end 5G solution. This will also include its AirScale radio access portfolio and AirFrame datacenter platform to demonstrate 5G capabilities and use cases of 5G extreme broadband and ultra-reliability and low-latency communication. Nokia is said to be using SDN (software defined networking), Multi-access Edge Computing and cloud technologies to upgrade BSNL...

Mar32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India will be home to world’s largest Muslim population by 2050, but is our country ready for the change?

Opinion

The number of Indian Muslims is projected to rise to more than 300 million by 2050, making India the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, according to the latest data released by the Pew Research Center, a US-based think tank. The estimated change in the population size worldwide from 2010 to 2050 is projected to be 73 percent for Muslims and 34 percent for Hindus. Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in terms of population currently. By 2050, India will have the largest populations of two religions in the world: Hinduism and Islam. The actual number of Muslims in India will be about 311 million in 2050, about 11 percent of the global Muslim population. As per the research, rise in the Muslim population is high due to the young median age of 22 and high fertility ra...