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Jun212017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Cornering Anil Kumble was a disgraceful act, a blunder by Virat Kohli

Sports

Virat Kohli usually knows exactly where his off stump is. One of the best batsmen in the world at the moment, Kohli prides himself on his exceptional judgment. Apparently, there is an exception to this rule. When Kohli toured England last for a Test series, he endured a rare failure. At first he left the ball poorly, and having stumps and confidence rattled, he then nibbled at everything outside off to be repeatedly caught behind. On his successful trip to England for the Champions Trophy 2017, Kohli's judgment at the crease was spot on; his decisions as skipper were astute; off the field, however, he made the kind of blunder that can only lead to a lifetime of regret. Kohli pole-axed Anil Kumble as coach. To not want to work with someone is reasonable, but the honourable thing to...

Jun212017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

‘Kohli’s Ego Wins Over Jumbo’: Here’s How Fans & Cricket Veterans Reacted To Anil Kumble’s Resignation As Team India Coach

Sports

Twitter is overflowing with reactions, cricket fans around the world are busy debating over this issue and veterans of the sport have also formed an opinion about Anil Kumble's exit as Team India coach. Rumours of rifts between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble did the rounds for the past 30 days. And soon after India's Champions Trophy run ended in disappointment, Kumble dropped the bomb by choosing not to stay as coach. In a statement late on Tuesday night, Anil Kumble revealed that he had resigned as the coach of the Indian cricket team due to ‘untenable’ differences with the current captain, aka Virat Kohli. Promptly on cue, Twitter exploded – painting Kumble as the champion, and Kohli as the egomaniac. Personal interest >>>Professionalism for players of this generati...

Jun102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

China’s President Xi Jinping congratulated India on becoming a full member of the SCO

China

Meeting Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Astana, Xi also congratulated India on becoming a full member of the grouping. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, briefing newspersons on the meeting, said that Modi agreed that China and India should deal with the sensitive issues between them. Hua said that Xi told Modi that both sides “should address major and sensitive issues.” “The Chinese side attaches great importance to this relationship with India, and will work together with India to complement each other’s major development strategies and stay in close communication and coordinate with each other on major regional and international affairs and maintain sound and steady growth of the bilateral relationship,” Hua said. “During the meet...

Jun32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Paris or no Paris, India is and will always be committed to climate protection: PM Modi

National, Russia

India is committed to protecting the climate, irrespective of the Paris agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here today but avoided a direct reference to the US withdrawing from the international deal. Addressing the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) here in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said India has traditionally been respecting the nature and desisted from exploiting it. “Paris or no Paris, our commitment to preserving the climate is for the sake of future generations,” Modi said while responding to a question about US President Donald Trump announcing withdrawal of the USA from the Climate Change deal. He said he had made the same comment in Germany three days back when “nobody’s comment had come”, an apparent reference to Trump’s a...

Jun32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Adult content views on smartphones up by 75% as data rates drop in India

National, Technology

Over the past two decades, the adult industry has often been credited globally with the mainstreaming of innovations in consumer technology, such as video formats, Web searches, and discreet chat rooms. The latest in that swelling list appears to be mobile data: Porn-viewing on the hand-phone seems to have surged as data costs plunged in India’s telecom industry. The viewing of adult content soared 75% since data rates came crashing down in the second half of last fiscal year under severe competitive pressure, according to video viewership tracker Vidooly’s findings, available exclusively with ET. New entrant Reliance Jio’s aggressive pricing forced incumbents Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular to sharply cut data rates, even as porn viewing surged - primarily in the tier 2 an...

Jun32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Elon Musk praise India’s aim to move to an all-electric fleet by 2030

National, Technology, USA

Tesla founder Elon Musk hailed India’s aim to move to an all-electric fleet by 2030, on a day when President Donald Trump said the US will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Tesla enthusiasts in India may indeed have much to look forward in the coming days, as Musk responded positively to a tweet from Anand Mahindra, who prodded him to bring his electric cars to this country. Musk welcoming India’s move comes close on the heels of the Canadian-American businessman announcing his resignation from all three positions on the Presidential Councils, over Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement. “Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,” Musk tweeted, not hiding his dismay at the move. While he was upset with the US President, ...

May292017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

10 facts you need to know about ISRO’s GSLV-Mk III

National

The GSLV-Mk III-D1 launcher would carry GSAT-19 satellite which has a mass of 3,200 kg. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), the heaviest rocket ever made by India and capable of carrying large payloads, is set for launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on June 5, 2017. Here are a few facts you need to know about the rocket. GSKV-Mk III is capable of launching four-tonne satellites in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The rocket is also capable of placing up to eight tonnes in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO), enough to carry a manned module. GSLV-Mk III’s first developmental flight, D1, will carry on June 5 the GSAT-19 satellite — developed to help improve telecommunication and broadcasting areas. This is India’s first full...

May282017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat begins 4-day visit to Myanmar to further strengthen defense & security cooperation

National

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today began a four-day visit to Myanmar during which he will meet the country s iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hold talks with top military leadership to further ramp up defence and security cooperation between the two countries. Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur. General Rawat is scheduled to meet Suu Kyi, who is Myanmar’s Foreign Minister, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, and Vice Senior General Soe Win, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Commander-in-Chief of Army. In the meetings, both sides are expected to explore ways to further broaden security and defence engagements...

May52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Isro’s GSLV South Asia satellite launch successful; PM congratulates Isro scientists

National

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday successfully launched its heaviest rocket, the Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for the eleventh time. Carrying the geostationary communication satellite, the lift off, three minutes before 5 pm put into orbit GSAT-9 or the South Asia Satellite which is expected to boost communication links among South Asian countries. In a tweet, Prime Minister congratulated the team of scientists who worked hard for the successful launch of South Asia Satellite. We are very proud of them, PM Modi said. This will also greatly benefit South Asia and our region's progress. Successful launch of South Asian Satellite is a historic moment. It opens up new horizons of engagement, PM Modi said. I welcome President Ashraf Ghani, PM Sheikh Has...

Apr152017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Snapchat CEO said app is not for ‘poor countries like India’

Technology

A Snapchat ex-employee has alleged that the company’s CEO Evan Spiegel was not interested in expanding the business in ‘poor countries like India’ as recently as 2015. American website Variety quoted the former employee Anthony Pompliano as saying that Spiegel told him this during a meeting in 2015. “This app is only for rich people,” Spiegel said, according to Pompliano. “I don’t want to expand into poor countries like India and Spain.” And this, at a time when Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Tesla are looking to generate new revenue streams from India by offering innovative services and offline apps. India is currently going through a mobile and data revolution. It is not only the second largest smartphone market in the world but also the faste...