Mukesh Ambani Showered Praises On Satya Nadella

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met at Microsoft Future Decoded CEO Summit and shared their vision for India.

Mr. Ambani on Trump’s visit

He said as they were speaking, Donald Trump had arrived in Ahmedabad and the India he would see in 2020 was different from the India Jim Carter saw or Bill Clinton saw or even Barack Obama saw. He further said that people had mobile phones and the mobile network in India was at par with anybody else in the world.

Mr. Nadella said about Microsoft

India-born Satya Nadella outlined the goal of Microsoft’s products in India. The key message was India’s potential and the focus of Microsoft for next decade. How every organization in India rides the new wave of intelligent cloud and intelligent edge. He further said that their mission was to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Mr. Ambani praised Nadella

He said that every Indian was proud of Nadella. He further said that what he admired about Nadella and what he learned was that Nadella’s leadership style was ability to rely on partnerships and build trust and relationships.

Mr. Ambani also talked about digital transactions in writing country’s growth story. He recalled how his father started Reliance and how RIL moved from a startup to a big business. He said that every small business could become Dhirubhai Ambani or Bill Gates.

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ICC World Test Championship: India Lost Its First Match By 10 Wickets

India lost the first Test of the two-match series with New Zealand on Monday. It was the first match of the ICC World Test Championship. It is the first in the series and 100th Test victory for the Kiwis.

Highlights of India v/s New Zealand First Test Match

• New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and put India to bat first in overcast conditions.

• On the first day, India lost five wickets before rain washed out the final session.

• Ajinkya Rahane scored highest 46 runs from India in the first inning.

• In bowling, Kyle Jamieson and Southee picked up four wickets each and Trent Boult got one.

• New Zealand batting score was 225 for seven wickets but the last three wickets added 123 runs and gave Kiwis a lead of 183 runs.

• Kane Williamsons cored highest 89 runs for New Zealand.

• India started poor in the second innings when Prithvi Shaw handed an easy catch to Tom Latham at short square-leg.

• Indian captain Virat Kohli gave his worst performance as he could manage only a total of 21 runs in the match.

• From India side, Cheteshwar Pujara faced 81 deliveries but became victim of a judgemental error when he left a length delivery from Boult on Day 3 and lost his stump.

• It was the first time that India lost a match in ICC World Test Championship.

• Tim Southeeclaimed his 10th five-wicket haul in the Test Match. He removed JaspritBumrah for a duck.

• The second match of the series will be played at Christchurch on Saturday.

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Trump Referred To Modi As “Friend” Before Leaving For India

On Sunday, the US President left for a two-visit to India along with the First Lady Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Khushner that are also advisors to the President. Also, there is a high-level delegation with the Trump.

Donald Trump on India visit

The US President referred Modi as his “friend” in his tweet and said Modi told him that his visit would be the biggest event India ever had. He also shared a video from the movie “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”with his face morphed over the face of the lead actor.

Ivanka Trump on India visit

It is the second time that Ivanka Trump is visiting India. The first time she was in India was in 2018 for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad. The second time she is visiting with POTUS, FLOTUS and her husband and she feels honoured to be with PM Modi.

PM Modi on Trump’s visit

Modi shared a video tweeted by Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani that said that it was an honour that the US President would be with India and start his historic programme in Ahmedabad.

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Pro-CAA Group Clashes With Anti-CAA Protestors In Delhi

On Sunday, a pro-CAA group led by local BJP leader Kapil Mishra clashed with another group protesting against CAA in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur. But the situation was brought under control by the police.

Jaffrabad anti-CAA protest

A group of protestors were sitting on a road near Jaffrabad since Saturday and the process to disperse the protest were going on. On Sunday noon, Kapil Mishra came out with his supporters and asked police to disperse the anti-CAA protestors else he would hit the streets to disperse the crowd.

Anti-CAA protestors clashed with police

The group protesting against the CAA clashed with police when the latter tried to disperse the crowd. In the clash, a portion of a shop in the area was burnt; a police vehicle vandalized and police officers injured. Similar clashes took place in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Highlights of the news

  1. Protestors were seen stoning each other while standing close to police barricade in television footage.
  2. There were reports that police and para-military personnel used tear gas to disperse the crowd. But the police didn’t use force due to presence of women, old people and children.
  3. In Aligarh, clashes took between anti-CAA protestors and police when the protestors were denied permission to put up tent.
  4. Around 200 women demanding repeal of CAA staged a sit-in near Jaffrabad in Delhi and shouted slogans “Azaadi”.
  5. The protest at Jaffrabad is one of many mushrooming in the country after months long sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi.

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Congress Leader Shatrughan Sinha Meets Pakistan President In A Lahore Wedding

On Saturday, Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha met Pakistan President ArifAlvi during his visit to Lahore. The two leaders discuss Indo-Pak relations but Sinha said that no politics was discussed.

Shatrughan Sinha in Lahore

The actor turned politician was in Lahore to attend a wedding. He was there on the invitation of Pakistani businessman MianAsad Ehsan. It was wedding of the daughter of Ehsan where Shatrughan Sinha was invited. According to Sinha, it was a personal visit to a family friend and there was no official or political about the visit.

Sinha meets ArifAlvi

Sinha met Pakistani President ArifAlvi at the Governor House and both the leaders discussed Kashmir among other matters of interest according to a statement from the office of ArifAlvi.

A report on the meeting of the two leaders said that both the leaders felt the need to work for the peace in the subcontinent. Mr. Sinha gave details of the meeting in a series of tweets. He said they discussed many things on social and culturual issues.

The Congress leader said that his friends, well-wishers and media should know that one shouldn’t discuss politics or policies of countries on foreign soil when the person wasn’t competent or authorized to speak on behalf of the government.

Pakistan President ArifAlvi tweeted

ArifAlvi said that the Congress leaders had endorsed the concerns of Pakistan about the restrictions in Kashmir placed after abrogation of spcial status of Jammu and Kashmir and detention of political leaders of Kashmir.

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After Reporting 2,345 Death, Chinese Counting Shows A Drop In New Coronavirus Cases

According to the National Health Commission, the fatalities in China due to novel coronavirus has increased by 109. The new number of new coronavirus death cases is 2,345.

Novel coronavirus cases in China

397 new cases of coronavirus infection cases were reported nationwide and it is down from nearly 900. The total number of coronavirus cases is 76,000. The drop in the cases was found while the officials in Hubei province were revising the figures to clear the data.

The National Health Commission said that the data of new cases for February 19 was revised up to 820 that was up from 394 previously reported. The new numbers also increased the confirmed coronavirus cases for February 20. The new figure was 75,891 that was up by 400 numbers.

Data revision ordered

The local authorities in Hubei decided to change the past data announced on Friday. It was done to introduce a new counting technique to clear the doubts over data. But the new way would further complicate the efforts of tracking the spread of illness.

Last week, patients diagnosed via clinical methods including lung imaging in addition to those confirmed by lag tests were added in the final list of coronavirus cases.But on Thursday, the Chinese officials backtracked the decision of adding the new cases. Also, they deducted 279 cases but soon the cases were re-added to the count on Friday.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 V/S Vivo V17 Pro: Which Phone Is Worth Buying?

Samsung recently launched its latest Smartphone Galaxy A71 in the Indian market. It comes with Infinity-O display and has quad-camera setup on the rear. It is competing with Vivo V17 Pro Smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy A71 and Vivo V17 Pro cost

Galaxy A71 is available in 8 GB and 128 GB variants in Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Silver and Prism Crush Blue.The first sale would be on 24th February on official website of Samsung and other important portals. It would cost around Rs. 29,999.

Vivo V17 Pro comes in two variants – Midnight Ocean and Glacier Ice. Available on Flipkart, Vivo V17 Pro carries a price tag of Rs. 27,990.

Samsung Galaxy A71 and Vivo V17 Pro specifications

Display: Galaxy A71 sports a 6.7-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with 20:9 aspect ratio. Vivo V17 Pro features a 6.44-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Ultra Fullview Super AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio. V17 Pro has 91.65% screen to body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on the back panel.

Processor: Galaxy A71 packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Octa-Core processor. V17 Pro comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor. The storage options are 8 GB and 128 GB.

Battery: Galaxy A71 comes with 4,500mAh battery and 25W fast charging support. V17 Pro packs a 4,100mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

Camera: Galaxy A71 features quad-camera on the rear. It has a 64MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture; 12 MP secondary depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture; 5 MP depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture and 5 MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture. On the front, there is a 32 MP front camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture.

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3,500 Ton Gold Reserve Found In UP’s Sonbhadra District

The Geological Survey of India claims to discover huge gold deposits in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh after two decades of intense search. Officials of the organization made a statement regarding the discovery on Friday.

Gold deposits found in UP

The Geological Survey of India said that it had discovered over 3,500 tonnes of gold reserves in Sonbhadra district and that the auctioning of these blocks with e-tenders would start soon. Breaking the news about gold deposits, KK Rai, the district mining officer said they found a large reserve of gold in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas of Sonbhadra district.

KK Rai further said that the work on the gold reserves had been going on for the past two decades and that he felt lucky this time to had found the gold. According to intial estimates, Son Pahadi area could have 2943.26 tonnes gold and Hardi block could have 646.16 tonnes.Mr. Rai said that there could be some important minerals in addition to gold.

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Don’t Visit The Taj Mahal On February 24

On 24 February, the Taj Mahal will remain closed for the public 12 noon for US President Donald Trump’s visit to the historic monument. Specific security arrangements are also made for Trump’s visit next week.

Taj Mahal closure

Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, Superintendent Agra Division, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that on February 24, the Taj Mahal would be closed for public from 12 noon for security reasons. US President Donald Trump is visiting India and he could visit the Taj Mahal on the same day.

Preparations for Trump’s visit in Agra

Massive security operation is carried out in Agra for Trump’s visit to Taj. The US President Donald Trump and the first lady of the US are visiting India on the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And they have plan to visit the Taj.

Superintendent of Police (City) Botre Rohan Pramod said that every mansion whether it is a home, shop, restaurant of hotel near the Taj Mahal area and on the main route had been identified. He informed that the verification process was about to finish. He said that some teams had also been put for getting the verification done.

The locals including vendors and businessmen in the city said that they were asked to produce their Aadhaar cards for verification. The police and the authorities also confirmed that checking Aadhaar was a part of the verification process.

It is to be noted that the US President Donald Trump could visit the Taj Mahal, if his security needs are accommodated.

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Barcelona’s Contract With Braithwaite Raises Eyebrows In The Football World

FC Barcelona’s signing of Martin Braithwaite is the most unlikely event of the European football season. On Thursday, Barcelona signed the 20-year old Danish forward from La Liga rivals Leganes.

FC Barcelona signing Braithwaite

Barcelona triggered a $19.4 million release clause in the Leganes contract of Braithwaite to sign the player. But it also put $324 million release clause on his Barcelona contract. The release clause is used to discourage rival teams from approaching players. But the clause inserted by Barcelona is the highest by any Spanish club.

Special emergency dispensation for Barcelona

Spanish football bosses gave special emergency dispensation to Barcelona for finding a replacement of forward Ousmane Dembele when he took six-moths leave due to a hamstring injury. The emergency window was provided for January.

But Leganes are opposing this transfer because the club loses one of the most important players. According to Leganes director general Martin Ortega, they were in a situation of serious damage.

Martin Braithwaite new contract

The player has signed four-year deal with FC Barcelona. He will play until 2024. But it isn’t the first time that Braithwaite signed a deal. He had been previously associated with Esbjerg in his Denmark, French club Toulouse and Middlesbrough in England.

Braithwaite has been a fantastic player throughout his career as he scored six goals in 24 league appearances for Leganes. Also, he played 39 matches for the Denmark national team.

FC Barcelona presently stands second in the La Liga table. It would play its next match with Eibar on Saturday, February 22.

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