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March 21 is the death anniversary of former prime minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi. He was assassinated on March 21, 1991 by LTTE during an election campaign. Today is his twenty-ninth death anniversary.
PM Modi paid tributes to the former prime minister. Also, the nation remembers the sacrifice Rajiv Gandhi did for the country. A Bharat Ratna recipient, Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944 to Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi in Bombay but he remained apolitical for most part of his life.
People remember Rajiv Gandhi by revisiting the life of the former prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth prime minister of the country. He assumed office after the death of his mother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi. He remained in office from 1984 to 1989. Also, he was the youngest to become prime minister in India. He also served as a Congress general secretary before becoming prime minister.
He studied in United Kingdom and was a trained pilot. Before joining politics, he was working as a pilot with national carrier Indian Airlines. His first stint in politics was after the accident of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi. He won the Amethi Parliamentary constituency represented by his brother.
Rajiv Gandhi married Sonia Gandhi in 1968. Sonia Gandhi is the president of the Congress party. The couple have to children – Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Sonia Gandhi took charge of the Congress after the death of her husband the then Congress president Rajiv Gandhi. She is also chairperson of UPA.
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HBO is going to release its streaming service from next week and it will host a re-versioned edition of the superhero film Justice League according to an announcement made by the company.
Based on the DC comic book, the film was released in 2017. But its director Zack Snyder didn’t contribute to the post-production and editing work because of a family tragedy. His daughter did suicide.
Joss Whedon, the director of The Avengers completed the movie in the absence of Snyder but fans commented that the movie was too-light hearted. Whedon did many things but fans complained that the job wasn’t up to the Snyder’s original intent.
Soon the fans started a campaign #ReleasetheSnyderCut on social media and persuaded the producers to make a new version of the movie. It is set to be release in 2021 but it isn’t known whether it will be a six-part series or a long directors-cut film.
Like others, HBO Max is also starting video streaming service and looking for Hollywood A-listers to attract subscribers. But it was likely to get Justice League because HBO Max is the subsidiary of Warner Media that made the movie.
Similarly, Apple TV Plus made an announcement regarding its streaming service. It announced that it will release Tom Hank’s film Greyhound. The movie is developed by Sony Pictures. The movie was set for a theatrical release but the producers changed their mind due to COVID-19 induced lockdown.
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Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna (PMSBY) is offering accidental insurance at Rs. 12 to the poor and low-income group people. The security cover is for one year but it can be renewed every year. Run by government of India, the scheme covers accidental death and disability.
People aged between 18-70 years of age with savings accounts can take advantage of this insurance scheme. The scheme covers accidental death including murder and disability. But temporary and partial disabilities aren’t covered under the insurance.
• Rs. 2 lakh insurance for death due to accident and permanent total disability. Rs. 1 lakh for permanent partial disability.
• Permanent disability could be loss of a limb or vision in both eyes or even in one eye.
• The insured persons are allowed to quit the scheme at any time they want.
• Like other insurance policies, PMSBY also allows the nominee or the next of the kin of the deceased to collect the insurance amount.
• The insurance cover is provided at a much lower cost in comparison to other insurance policies.
• The insured persons can allow auto debit of the insurance amount from the bank accounts. The auto debit service will remove the need of paperwork.
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Bihar State Examination Board (BSEB) is likely to announce result of Bihar Board Class 10 (Matriculation) exams 2020 on May 20. The result will be released on biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in and onlinebseb.in.
The board is in the process of completing the verification of toppers and almost half of the work is complete. The result will be out as soon as all the toppers are verified. The results that were scheduled to be released in March end were put on hold due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the central government in order to stem the tide of coronavirus infection.
Students can check official website of BSEB for results. Also, they can find results on sites like indiaresults.com and examresults.net.
Students can view their results in the BSEB official website by entering their Roll No in the result window. And they are advised to download their results for future reference.
According to BSEB, 15 lack 29 thousand and 393 appeared in the Board exams held in February 2020. The exams were conducted between February 17 to 24 at 1368 centers across the state. Last year, the result of the Matriculation exams was declared on April 6, 2019. The over pass percentage of 2019 was 80.73%.
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Xiaomi announces flash sale of Redmi Note 9 Pro in India on the second day of the extended lockdown period. The phone will be made available for sale in Mi.com and Amazon at 12 noon on May 19, Tuesday. It sports a 6.67-inch full HD+ display, quad camera setup and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC.
Redmi Note 9 Pro comes in 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB variants. The 4GB variant is available at Rs. 13,999 and the 6GB variant is priced at Rs. 16,999. But the buyers are provided an upfront discount of Rs. 1,000 on ICICI credit card. Also, they have the option of converting the purchase into EMI. These phones are available in Aurora Blue, Glacier White, and Interstellar Black colors.
It is a dual-SIM MIUI 11 based phone that runs on Android 10. The large IPS display of the phone has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. And its octa-core Snapdragon Qualcomm 720G SoC is paired with 4GB and 64GB RAM power.
The quad camera setup of the phone includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.79 aperture. The second sensor is 8-megapixel camera with 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. The third one is a 5-megapixel macro sensor and the fourth is a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Also, there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera.
The phone packs a 5,020 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. Also, there is a dedicated microSD card support up to 512GB. For connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth v5.0, USB Type-C, GPS, NavIC and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Also, there is a side mounted sensor.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced dates for pending board exams for Class 12 that were postponed to an indefinite period due to nationwide lockdown in March 25. The board said that those were the 29 main subjects crucial for admissions to further courses.
The board will conduct exams in two parts – all India and northeast Delhi. The national capital witnessed rioting in the northeast part in February leading to closure of schools for an indefinite time. After the riots, the central government imposed a nationwide lockdown to break the chain of COVID-19. The board also released dates for Class 10 exams for students of North East Delhi online.
Each exam will be three hours long and the students are asked to bring their sanitizers in transparent bottles to maintain hygiene. Also, they must wear masks. Parents are also advised to take precautions while allowing their children to go for exams. Students should follow social distancing while commuting and in the examination halls.
Exam dates are announced but the schools look a little worried about the challenges ahead. If the present situation prevails then they have to be extra-cautious to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The schools are hopeful of more guidelines in the coming days.
Following the footsteps of CBSE, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations could also announce dates for ISC (Class 12) and ICSE (Class 10) exams in the coming days.
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Jio Platforms Ltd. received another financial stimulus of $873 million from General Atlantic that invested in Airbnb Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. It has taken a 1.3% stake in the digital services business of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Ltd.
More dollars for billionaire Ambani
The latest stimulus from the US based private equity fund General Atlantic increased the enterprise value of Reliance Industries Ltd. The company now values Rs. 5.16 trillion ($68 billion). And the total transaction raised by Jio is increased to almost $9 billion. It includes stakes bought by Facebook Inc., Silver Lake and Vista Equity Partners.
Jio plans to broaden its e-commerce drive using its 400 million mobile phone subscribers that is a vast customer market from retail to education and payments. Akash Ambani, director of Reliance Jio, and Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son said that he was delighted that a renowned global investor like General Atlantic was partnering with Jio in their journey to digitally empower India and Indians.
Ambani will make payments
Mukesh Ambani will pay more than $20 billion of net debt at Reliance with this fund. He has to pay the debt by March 2021 deadline but he has vowed to repay the debt before the deadline.
Ambani is also looking for options to raise about $7 billion by selling shares to existing holders. This move is aimed at building confidence of investors in his oil and telecommunication business. He also wants to put his Jio brand in the direct competition of Amazon and Walmart.
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The Royal EnfieldBS6 Bullet 350 and BS6 Classic 350 will cost Rs. 2,755 more as the company has increased the price of BS6 versions of these models. Also, it announced the increase in the cost of BS6 Himalayan by Rs. 2,754. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.
The BS6 versions of Classic 350 single-channel ABS models that cost Rs. 1.57 lakh will now cost Rs. 1.60 lakh after the price hike. The premium dual-channel ABS models will cost Rs. 1.68 lakh. Other models of BS6 Classic 350 bike – Classic 350 Signals, Classic 350 Gun Metal Grey Alloy & Classic Stealth Black & Chrome are priced at Rs. 1.78 lakh, Rs. 1.82 lakh andRs. 1.85 lakh respectively.
The BS6 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 that was introduced in March 2020 at a cost of Rs. 1.21 lakh also got its first price hike. It comes in Standard and ES (Electric Start). The cost of BS6 Royal Enfield 350X is now revised to Rs. 1.24 lakh and the regular 350 bike will cost Rs. 1.30 lakh. The cost of BS6 Bullet 350 ES X is also increased to Rs. 1.40 lakh.
The company made no changes in the technical or mechanical specifications of the bikes. Both the BS6 variants run on 346cc single-cylinder FI engine tuned to produce 19.1 bhp at 5,250 rpm. The high-power engine is mated with 5-speed gearbox.
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Amazon Prime members have good news. They can enjoy the premier of the much-awaited movie of the mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, GulaboSitaboon the streaming platform. The movie also stars Ayushmann Khurrana.
Amazon Prime movies
The streaming platform has seven movies including big budget pictures listed for release. Due to coronavirus lockdown, the Producers Guild decided to release the movies on an OTT platform and they roped Amazon Prime for the big release.
In addition to GulaboSitabo, the OTT platform will release Shakuntala based on the real life of math genius Shakuntala Devi. Vidya Balan is playing the role of Shakuntala Devi in the movie. The five other films are – Keerthy Suresh’s Penguin, PonmagalaVadhal, starring Jyothika and produced by her husband Suriya, Aditi Rao Hydari’sSufiyumSujathayum, and the Kannada films French Biryani and Law.
Multiplexes opposing the OTT release of movies
INOX expressed its displeasure and disappointment of movies being released on streaming video sites. It said that the deviation from the normal was alarming and disconcerting for multiplex businesses. PVR Cinemas also joined INOX in criticizing the move to release movies on OTT platforms. It is evident that skipping the theatrical window release of movies will cost the multiplex businesses dearly.
The Producers Guild defended its action
The guild called for unity to save the movie industry in the difficult times of coronavirus. They said that everyone from director to producer and from distributors to exhibitors were facing lot of difficulties. Cinemas are closed for uncertain times and those relying on movies are suffering due to non-release of pictures.
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