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World’s First Gaming Laptop With A 144Hz Refresh Rate Display – The ASUS ROG Chimera

World’s First Gaming Laptop With A 144Hz Refresh Rate Display – The ASUS ROG Chimera

Technology
We all know very well that nowadays PC makers are increasingly eyeing gamers to leverage their sales of more expensive devices. Hence, Taiwanese multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company Asus recently announced the world’s first gaming laptop with a 144Hz refresh rate display. Meet The World’s First Gaming Laptop With A 144Hz Refresh During the IFA 2017 technology show in Berlin, Asus showcased a huge lineup of laptops, displays, motherboards, and desktops shoved under its Republic of Gamers banner. Most of these were already revealed earlier this year during Computex, such as the ROG Zephyrus, the ROG Strix GL702ZC, and the ROG Strix GL702VI laptops. The ROG Swift PG27VQ monitor was even revealed before then, in April. Given this, we weeded through the Asus...
बड़े डायरेक्टर्स ने शमा सिकंदर को कास्टिंग काउच के लिए किया था अप्रोच

बड़े डायरेक्टर्स ने शमा सिकंदर को कास्टिंग काउच के लिए किया था अप्रोच

Entertainment, Hindi
शमा सिकंदर याद हैं आपको। ‘यह मेरी लाइफ है’ टीवी शो में जो पूजा बनी थीं। हां, वही जिन्हें आपने कुछ दिन पहले ‘सेक्सोहॉलिक’ में देखा होगा। इस शॉर्ट फिल्म में उन्होंने सेक्स एडिक्टेड महिला का किरदार निभाया था। जल्द ही वह एक नई शॉर्ट फिल्मों में नजर आएंगी। शमा लंबे अरसे से वह बॉलीवुड में हैं, लेकिन उनके हाथ अभी तक बड़ा ब्रेक नहीं लगा है। कारण डायरेक्टर्स के आगे समझौता न करना भी वह एक वजह मानती हैं। उनका कहना था कि बड़े डायरेक्टर्स ने उन्हें कास्टिंग काउच के लिए अप्रोच किया। मना किया, तो फिल्म से हाथ धो बैठीं। सिद्धार्थ कानन को दिए इंटरव्यू में शमा ने ये बातें बताईं। कास्टिंग काउच के सवाल पर वह बोलीं कि बड़े स्तर पर तो नहीं, लेकिन थोड़ा-बहुत सबको करना पड़ता है। मेरे पिता जी मेरे साथ हर मीटिंग में जाते थे, तो बहुत लोगों की हिम्मत नहीं होती थी। यह ग्लैमर लाइन है। मैं इस बात से इन्कार नहीं क...
Google Has Now Started Working On Android P (Android 9.0)

Google Has Now Started Working On Android P (Android 9.0)

Technology
We all know very well that recently we have seen the release of the latest version of Android, of course, Android 8.0 Oreo. It is the Google’s Android mobile operating system, which would be arriving soon on Pixel devices and then later on other smartphones. It has literally been only a few days since Google has launched the latest version of its Mobile operating system, Android Oreo 8.0. While it has not even officially reached devices other than the Pixel and the Nexus yet, Google has now started working on the next major software version, the Android P. Some members at XDA have spotted that a new tag called Master-P has been opened up in the Android Open Source project which is presumed to be the upcoming version of Android 9.0. While the name game is still on, it is quite fascinati...
Deepika Padukone discloses the reason behind no longer leading a Masked Life at home

Deepika Padukone discloses the reason behind no longer leading a Masked Life at home

Entertainment
India’s leading paint-maker, Asian Paints has unveiled its brand new TV Commercial with leading actress Deepika Padukone for their innovative and eco-friendly product Royale Atmos. Royale Atmos not only offers the room an exquisite look, but also works to clean the air of air pollutants. Thus, Royale Atmos helps purify indoor air to give purer air at home. To drive awareness and importance of tackling indoor air pollution, Asian Paints’ new TVC  showcases the actress  wearing a mask at different indoor spaces; be it her at her shoot or at the gym or at a hotel. The TVC builds curiosity around Deepika wearing a mask indoors, and ends with a shot of Deepika sitting at home peacefully without a mask. She doesn’t worry about air pollution at home, as she has Royale Atmos to reduce the air p...
CBI starts probing 18 land deals, of Robert Vadra firm’s

CBI starts probing 18 land deals, of Robert Vadra firm’s

Rajasthan
The CBI today began its probe into 18 cases referred to it by the Rajasthan government for alleged irregularities in land deals in Bikaner by companies, linked to Robert Vadra. CBI sources said the agency has re-registered 18 FIRs in connection with these land deals, which were earlier probed by the Rajasthan Police. “The cases pertain to fraudulent and fictitious claims and allotments in lieu of land acquired for Mahajan Field Firing Range Bikaner, which is used by the Army,” a CBI spokesperson said here after the cases were registered this evening. Among the 18 FIRs registered by the agency, 16 were lodged at the Gajner police station while two at Kolayat police station in Bikaner between August and September, 2014, agency sources said. The cases were referred to the CBI by the Cen...
Centre collects Rs 92,000 crore through GST in July, Exceeded Target

Centre collects Rs 92,000 crore through GST in July, Exceeded Target

Economy, National
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the government has collected Rs 92,283 crore in Goods and Service Tax (GST) for the month of July so far. The total amount collected includes the Central GST of Rs 14,894 crore, State GST of Rs 22,722 crore and integrated GST of Rs 47,469 crore. He further said that the Integrated GST will be allotted between the states and the Centre. Within the IGST, the tax collected from imports stands at Rs 20,964 crore. The Rs 92,283 crore includes a compensation cess of Rs 7,198 crore. The Finance Minister said that around 38 lakh entities had filed their returns. Jaitley said that it was "best to put the GST numbers authentically in the public domain." The Finance Minister said that little more than 64 percent eligible tax payers had complie...
The Most Expressive Skype Is Now Available on Linux

The Most Expressive Skype Is Now Available on Linux

Technology
The tech giant Microsoft, since the purchase of Skype in 2011, has tried to make this one of the most used communication services by users. Hence, to do so, the tech giant Microsoft has launched the most expressive Skype ever made for Linux. Meet The Most Expressive Skype Ever Made For Linux. Not being an easy task, it has brought new functionality, design-level redesign and news to its primary communication service along with Outlook. Having made available over the last few months a new version of Skype for iOS, Android, Windows and MacOS, this renewed version now comes to Linux. This new application for Linux, the Skype Preview, is replacing the previous Beta application of Skype, has undergone many changes and improvements compared to the previous version. It now has a more modern d...
Modi Govt sanctions over 2.17 lakh houses for Urban Poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Modi Govt sanctions over 2.17 lakh houses for Urban Poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

National
The government has sanctioned over 2.17 lakh houses for urban poor in six states, including Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Assam, taking the total tally to about 26 lakh under the Centre’s housing scheme. An official release today said in the latest sanctions, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has given nod to over 1.20 lakh more houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to Andhra Pradesh, followed by Uttar Pradesh 41,173, Assam 16,700, Gujarat 15,222, Jharkhand 14,017 and Maharashtra 9,894. With this, the total houses sanctioned under the scheme increased to over 26.13 lakh with a total investment of around Rs 1.39 lakh crore. Central assistance of Rs 40,597 crore has been approved for construction of these houses. The 10 states–Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, K...
Biased Reporting on Indo-China Standoff Resolution by World Media

Biased Reporting on Indo-China Standoff Resolution by World Media

International
The Ministry of External Affairs today announced "expeditious disengagement of border personnel" at Doklam, signalling that the months-long standoff at the disputed India-China-Bhutan trijunction has come to an end. In response to queries on Doklam disengagement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, "India has always maintained that it is only through diplomatic channels such matters can be addressed. Our principled position is that agreements and understandings reached on boundary issues must be scrupulously respected". While China has also hesitatingly/indirectly admitted to India's official statement by issuing a face saving statement in which Chinese Foreign Ministry had said - "In the afternoon of August 28, the Indian side pulled back all the Indian troops and equipment to t...
Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 20 years in jail, fined Rs 30 lakh

Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 20 years in jail, fined Rs 30 lakh

Haryana
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, and not 10 as reported earlier, in two cases of raping minors 15 years ago. Special CBI judge Jagdeep Singh said the two sentences of 10 years each will run cosecutively, and not concurrently. The 50-year-old Dera chief has also been slapped a fine of Rs 15 lakh in each case, with the court ordering that Rs 14 lakh be paid to each survivor of the 2002 rapes. A CBI spokesperson said, "Baba Ram Rahim has been sentenced for 20 years. He will remain 20 years in jail as per the sentencing. It's 10 plus 10 years sentence in two cases, and the sentence will run one after the other consecutively and not concurrently, plus a fine of Rs 15 lakh each in two cases."