Pre-Book The Much Awaited Smartphone Vivo V17 At Rs. 22,990

Vivo launched its latest flagship phone V17 in India on Monday. Considering the look, features and price of the phone, it can be said that Vivo is targeting the young-generation. Distinguished with its punch-hole design and gradient back finish, the phone promises enhanced user experience.

Price

The Vivo V17 is priced at Rs. 22,990 for single 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM. Available in Midnight Ocean (Black) and Glacier Ice (White) colours, the Smartphone will be available for sale from December 17. But it already up for pre-booking.

Specifications

The Vivo V17 comes with dual-SIM (Nano) support and run Android 9 Pie with FuntouchOS 9.2. But its most distinguished feature is its 6.44-inch full-HD+ (1080×2400 pixels) E3 Super AMOLED iView Display with 20:9 aspect ratio and hole-punch design.

Under the hood, the Vivo V17 packs an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC, along with 8GB of RAM.

Connectivity options on the Vivo V17 are 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Camera

Vivo V17 sports a 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens, 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an f/2.2 lens, 2-megapixel tertiary sensor with an f/2.4 bokeh lens, and a 2-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens. For selfies, the Vivo V17 provides a 32-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.45 lens.

Battery

Vivo V17 is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 18W Dual-Engine fast charging technology.

Weight& Dimensions

Dimensions of the Vivo V17 are 159.01×74.17×8.54mm and it weighs only 176 grams.

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WhatsApp Adds Call Waiting And Privacy Features: Here’re The Details

WhatsApp has added an extremely useful feature to its Android app. It is call-waiting and its advantage is that it provides more freedom to the users. But it isn’t the same call-waiting that you get with regular mobile networks. The feature was made available for iPhone app last month.

How does call waiting on WhatsApp work?

Prior to update, WhatsApp allows only call at a time. If you receive a call in the middle of a call, the incoming call was automatically disconnected and marked as missed call. But the update has changed the setting to allow users to either decline the incoming call or accept the incoming call by ending the ongoing call.

The users would see two buttons “Decline” and “End & Accept” on receiving incoming calls in the middle of outgoing calls. They can simply choose the decline the call and continue with the online callers or end the ongoing calls and connect to the incoming callers depending on their needs. It is available on both the beta as well as stable Android channels. The changelog also has group privacy settings and fingerprint unlock feature.

What are privacy settings?

WhatsApp allows its users to control from being added to unknown groups. Also, the users can enable finger print lock to prevent others from reading their WhatsApp messages. Las month, WhatsApp rolled call waiting feature and a redesigned chat screen with Braille keyboard to send messages using VoiceOver mode. Users can download these features from Google Play store.

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Congress And JDS Hopeful Of Making A Coalition In Karnataka After Bypoll Results

Fate of BS Yediyurappa led BJP government in Karnataka will be decided by the result of 15 assembly seats. Bypolls for these seats were held on December 5 and the result is expected by today evening.

Why were the bypolls held in Karnataka?

15 MLAs of Congress-JDS coalition resigned in support of BJP thus bringing the coalition government to an end and paving way for BJP government. Out of the 15 assembly seats, 12 belong to Congress and 3 to the JDS. The bypolls are crucial for ruling BJP as well as for the opposition.

What is the present political equation in Karnataka?

With the result, the strength of Karnataka assembly would be 224 but the BJP has only 105 MLAs. It would need 7 MLAs to get majority in the new house. Congress has 66 MLAs and JDS has 35 seats. If the BJP fails to win 7 seats, its government would come in minority. Also, the opposition parties could again form a coalition to keep the BJP out of power.

What is the future of Karnataka government?

The BJP claims to win 13 out of 15 seats but in case, it fails to win the required number of seats, it could go out of power. Also, the Congress and JDS could come together to form a coalition to run the government. The opposition parties believe that they will defeat the BJP in the bypolls and again make a coalition on the lines of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress experiment in Maharashtra.

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Chandrayaan-3 Would Cost ISRO Rs. 75 Crores

Chandrayaan-3 is now official and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has started working on the ambitious project. It has sought Rs. 75 crores for this mission but the fund would be in addition to the existing budget of ISRO.

ISRO needs Rs. 60 crores for the expenditure for buying machinery, equipment and other capital expenditure for Chandrayaan-3 mission. Also, it needs Rs. 15 crores for meeting the revenue expenditure head. ISRO needs this money quick because it is preparing for the Moon landing mission next November.

ISRO’s budget for 2019-20

ISRO has demanded Rs. 666 crores over and above the funds granted in the original 2019-20 budget.The Rs. 75 crores are 11% of the Rs. 666 crores. Rest of the funds would be utilized for the following programmes.

Rs. 8.6 crores for the proposed human spaceflight programme expected to be implemented in 2022.
Rs. 12 crores for development of small satellite launch vehicle.
Rs. 120 crores for development of launchpad for small satellite launch vehicle.

But the largest demand for funds has been raised by UR Rao Satellite Centre and Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Together they need Rs. 516 crores for assembling and testing facilities and development of the spaceport respectively.

Government confirms ISRO’s demand

Sources in the central government have confirmed that ISRO has demanded more funds to meet its expenditure. The Department of Economic Affairs deals with ISRO has started the process of clearing the fund. And the department has assured that ISRO would get fund for both the projects.

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Live News Updates: Fire In A Delhi Home Leaves 43 People Dead; Unnao Rape Victim Cremated After Assurance Of Justice

Fire broke out in a home in Delhi kills 43 people

43 people died in a fire broke in a home in Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road. It happened on the small hours of Sunday 8th December but people came to know about the fire at 05:22 AM after which the fire brigade was called. 30 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. The firemen controlled the flames and rescued 50 people. The injured persons were sent to Lok Nayak Hospital for treatment. The rescue work was still going on at the time writing the news.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee gave her condolences for the people burnt in Delhi fire. She tweeted that she felt sad about the death and pray for the quick recovery of those injured in the incident.

Unnao rape and murder victim cremated on Sunday

Sister of Unnao rape victim said that they won’t cremate the victim until CM Adityanath Yogi came to meet them. She maintained that she wanted to talk to CM Yogi. She asked for a government job for herself and death penalty for the accused. But the family of the victim agreed to create the victim after the Lucknow commissioner and senior police officers assured them of justice. The victim was cremated on Sunday 8th December.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav sat on protest outside the assembly a day before on 7th December. He said that justice couldn’t be delivered until CM, state home secretary and DGP resigned. He also said that SP would organize condolence meet in every district.

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India Took 1-0 Lead In 3-Match T20l Series With West Indies

Indian skipper played a key role in India’s victory the 1st T20l over West Indies in Hyderabad. Virat Kohli made 94 runs in 50 balls and remained not out. India won the match with six-wickets.

Virat Kohli was man of the match

The score 94 out of 50 balls and not-out is the career best of Virat Kohli. KL Rahul also made 62 off just 40 balls in an impressive inning to help India chase the target of 208 runs in just 20 overs. With this winning, India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series starting 6th December Friday. The second match of the series would be played on Sunday 8th December in Thiruvananthapuram.

Highest run-chase by India

208 in 20 overs was the highest run-chase by India in T20l match. Earlier India chased the target of 207 against Sri Lanka at Mohali in 2009. It was also a successful chase.

West Indies skipper on the match

Kieron Pollard, captain of West Indies team, said that the battling line of the team did well by scoring 207. Buy he had regrets that his team gave 23 extras. He further said that there were many positives of the match. He said that there was a need to find a way to get over the line and achieve the objective.

Kohli laughed and said that the young batsmen shouldn’t watch the match as he was hitting very hard to chase the score. He said that for him his team comes first and audience second.

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Hyderabad Encounter Was The Second Encounter Of 1996-Batch IPS VC Sajjnar

VC Sajjanar, the police officer who played a key role in the killing of all the four accused of raping and killing a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, is a 1996-batch IPS officer. And this is the second time that he executed an encounter of accused of crime against women.

The first encounter by VC Sajjanar

It was in 2008, when VC Sajjanar first came in news for an encounter of three accused of murdering a woman in an acid attack in Warangal. VC Sajjanar as Superintendent of Police in Warangal directed a team of investigators to take the accused – Srinivas Rao, P Hari Krishna and B Sanjay – to crime scene for recreation of the crime. But the accused tried to snatch the guns from the policemen, who had to open fire in self-defense. It resulted in killing of the accused and it happened in the small hours. This incident made Sajjanar a hero and a household name in Warangal.

The second encounter by VC Sajjanar

VC Sajjanar was investing the gory rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad. In the small hours of 6th December 2019, he sent his team to recreate the crime scene with the accused – Mohammed Areef, Shiva, Naveen and Chennakesavulu – who tried to flee in the dark but shot dead by the police in self-defense.

The Hyderabad killing was hailed across the country as a heroic deed and justice delivered at the same place where the victim was raped, killed and burnt. Bot his encounters are similar and he game similar reasons for killing the accused.

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Accused Of Priyanka Reddy Rape And Murder Were Shot By Police In An Encounter

Hyderabad police have claimed to shot all the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinarian doctor dead in the small hours of 6th December. According to police, the accused were taken to the crime scene for recreation of the crime. But the accused tried to flee from the site leading to firing from the police personnel and death of the accused.

Accused tried to flee

Mohammad Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen, and ChintakuntaChennakeshavulu. Mohammad Areef were arrested on the charges of rape and murder of 26-year old veterinarian doctor in Shadnagar area of Hyderabad. They were being taken to the crime scene to the place where they burnt victim’s body. While the police were busy creating the crime scene, the accused tried to flee.

Shot dead in encounter

The police tried to stop the accused from fleeing that resulted in encounter of the accused and immediate death. Police commissioner confirmed that the accused were shot in an encounter. He further said that the people were demanding death penalty for the accused and the police were working hard to close the case in a fast track court.

Parents of victim thanked the police

Victim’s parents said that the encounter of the accused would give solace to the departed soul and that they had got justice with shooting of the accused at the crime scene.

Social media full of praises for Hyderabad police

People showered praises over the police for shooting the accused at the site where they burnt the victim. People from across the country and even from the globe are congratulating the police to bring the accused to justice.

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Why Pakistan Charges Rs. 200 From Each Muslim Devotee Of Kartarpur Sahib?

Gurudwaras are open to all but in Pakistan, Muslims are discouraged from visiting the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib. While the government has levied a charge of Rs. 200 for paying obeisance to Bana Nanak, the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) doesn’t allow Muslims to visit the sanctum Sanctorum.

PSGPC on Muslims visiting the gurudwara

According to PSGPS president Satwant Singh, Muslims are kept out of the sanctum Sanctorum for fear of violations of Sikh code of religious conduct that makes it mandatory for visitors to remove socks, wash hands and cover head before entering the gurudwaras.

The president further said that since the staircase leading to the sanctum at first floor is narrow, the PSGPC had to prevent locals from entering the gurudwara to make way for visitors. He said that up to 5000 to 6000 visitors visit the gurudwara daily.

On the Rs. 200 charge levied on Muslims for paying obeisance to Bana Nanak, the president reasoned that had written to the government to waive the charge from Muslim devotees. But he said that Muslims should also follow the Sikh code of religious conduct and avoid activities like taking selfies in the gurudwara.

Guru Nanak had Muslim devotees

Muslims call Guru Nanak Dev ji as Bana Nanak and the come to Kartarpur Sahib to pay their obeisance to Guru Nanak Dev. When Guru Nanak passed away, their devotees decided to cremate the departed soul according to their religions. While Hindus made Samadhi of Guru Nanak, Muslims made mazar of Bana Nanak.

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New Alphabet Boss Is An Old Champ

Sundar Pichai was officially made CEO of Alphabet Inc. but in reality, he had been running the company for several years. The change in guard brought no change at the ground level because wasn’t a stranger to Google.

Meet Sundar Pichai

Curriculum Vitae of the 47-year old engineer from India reads like a typical Silicon Valley operator. He holds a Master’s degree from Stanford University, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a short stint in McKinsey & Co.

He joined Google in 2004 and soon was made responsible for Google’s most popular products including Gmail, the Chrome browser and Android. His colleagues call him collaborative and loyal. He once turned down offer of a big stock because he thought he had already been paid generously.

Pichai made head of Google

It was in 2015, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the Alphabet holding that Sundar Pichai was made Google’s boss. The founders handed total executive control of Google to Pichai to develop self-driven cars and technology that can improve quality of life.

Reputation of Sundar Pichai in Silicon Valley

He enjoys a positive image in the valley. He’s the guy that kept the cash flowing ag Google. But he was a lesser known guy partly because Larry Page and Sergey Brin were technically holding control of the company. The US Senate also asked Larry Page to appear and not Sundar Pichai. But it was Pichai who appeared before a House Judiciary Committee meeting.

Achievements of Sundar Pichai

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