Month: January 2021

Media & Entertainment Movies

4 Best Remakes Of Telugu Movies Of Ravi Teja

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Today is the birthday of film star Ravi Teja that has been the most prolific actor of Telugu film industry. The 53-year-old actor has acted in over fifty films and received several awards for his acting. Also, many of his Telugu movies have remade in Bollywood for Hindi viewers.

Here we’re listing his 4 best Bollywood remakes

  1. Khadgam (2002)

It was an action drama directed by Krishna Vamsi. Ravi Teja essayed the role of a rickshaw puller who fights terrorists with his cop friend. Inspired by Ravi Teja movie, filmmaker K. Subash made Insan in 2005 with Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Tushar Kapoor.

  1. Vikramarkudu (2006)

This S. S. Rajamouli directed action movie was remade in Hindi as Rowdy Rathore (2012). Ravi Teja played a double role of a crook and a cop. Also, Akshay Kumar played double role in the remake.

  1. Kick (2009)

The original Kick was a Telugu movie starring Ravi Teja who enjoyed playing risky sports and got into trouble due to his thrill-seeking hobby. Sajid Nadiadwala made Hindi remake of the Telugu movie of the same name in 2014. In Hindi Kick, Salman Khan essayed the role of Ravi Teja.

  1. Sambo Siva Sambo (2010)

It was originally a Tamil movie remade in Telugu with Ravi Teja as the lead character. He essayed the role of a man who first unites lovers and then encourages them to divorce and punishes those that don’t oblige. Its Hindi remake was made by Priyadarshan as Rangrezz (2013)

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News & Politics

Following Metro Stations Will Remain Closed On Republic Day 2021

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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has an update for commuters that want to enjoy a ride in Metro on the Republic Day 2021. DMRC has decided to services at a few Metro stations citing security reasons. And it wants people to take note of the Republic Day 2021 plans so that they enjoy uninterrupted services as usual.

Metro stations that will remain closed for the Republic Day 2021 celebrations

Delhi Metro has announced partial closure of its services from four Metro stations around Rajpath in the morning hours. These stations are Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk and Lok Kalyan Marg Metro station. The Metro rail services won’t be available from these four stations. While entry and exit to these Metro stations will remains suspended for the duration of the Republic Day 2021 celebrations, commuters will be allowed to change trains at Central Secretariat Metro station.

Parking for vehicles will also remain closed at Metro stations

Parking of the above-mentioned Metro stations will be closed for public from the morning of 25th January to the noon of 26th January until celebrations are over. The close timing will be from 6 AM on 25th January to 2 PM on 26th January. No vehicle will be allowed to park at the said Metro stations in the closing hour.

DMRC tweeted to share the information and it wants the public to share the information further to aware others as well. If you are planning to use Metro on the Republic Day 2021, you should avoid visiting the said stations.

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Business News & Politics

What Is The Response To IRFC IPO?

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KFin Technologies Private Limited could finalise the allotment of shares in IRFC IPO today. The said company is managing the allotment and refund of IRFC shares. Investors can check the website of the said company to get more information on allotment of shares. The information will also be available on BSE website. Listing of shares could go on January 29.

IRFC IPO

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) opened its IPO on January 18 and closed on January 20 after receiving bids for 4,35,22,57,225 shares against 1,24,75,05,993 shares on offer. The subscription ratio of the retail individual investors segment, Qualified Institutional Buyers category and non-institutional investors was 3.66 times, 3.78 times and 2.67 times respectively. The IPO was offered at ₹25-26 per share and the IRFC raised about ₹1,400 crore from anchor investors ahead of the IPO.

The government wants to bring its shareholding in IRFC to 86.4% from 100% with the IPO that was subscribed nearly 3.5 times. The total IPO is of 178.20 crore shares and it comprises a fresh issue of 118.80 crore shares and sale of 59.40 crore shares. The government expects raising a capital of ₹1,544 crore from the IPO.

What is IRFC?

Indian Railway Finance Corporation raises funds for Indian Railways from domestic as well as overseas market. Dedicated for fund mobilisation, IRFC the first non-banking financial company (NBFC) offering an IPO. Leading brokerage companies recommended subscribe for IRFC IPO leading to a huge response from the public. The experts have done attractive valuation. Also, they expect healthy return ratios for the investors.

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Technology

What Is New In The New Tata Altroz iTurbo?

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Tata Motors launched the 2021 variant of Tata Altroz iTurbo model with an introductory price of ₹ 7.73 lakh to ₹ 8.85 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). This premium hatchback car is now available in three iTurbo variants – VT, XZ and XZ+ trim. The XZ+ trim is available in both petrol and diesel variants and it is priced between ₹ 8.25 lakh to ₹ 9.45 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) respectively.

Engine

Tata Altroz iTurbo is powered by a new 1.2-litre, three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. While similar engine is used for Tata Nexon facelift but the company says that it has made several changes in the engine and the most important change is the iTurbo that stands for intelligence. Paired with a 5-speed manual transmission, the engine produces 108 bhp of raw power and a torque of 140 Nm between 1,500 – 5,500 rpm. The company claims 18.13 kmpl fuel efficiency with this engine. Also, it is claimed to achieve 100 kmph sprint in 11.9 seconds.

Interior

The new iTurbo trims will come with black and light grey interior topped with new perforated leatherette upholstery. On technology side, there will be a 7-inch stick-out display panel, automatic climate control, rain-sensing wipers, cruise control, fast-charging USB port and a cooled glovebox.

Exterior

While the new Tata Altroz iTurbo is nearly identical to the regular model, the company has offered a new Harbour Blue trim for XM+ and upward variants. Similarly, the XZ and XZ+ trims are provided with a contrast black roof. Other features like projector headlamps, glossy black grille and dual-tone alloy wheels will continue with the new trims.

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News & Politics Today's Special

Could BJP Get Political Mileage With Parakram Diwas In West Bengal?

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The Government of India has declared birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd January as “Parakram Diwas”. PM Modi will visit Kolkata on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji to start the celebrations.

PM Modi addressed the people of Bengal as dear sisters and brothers of West Bengal. He said that he was honoured to in their midst that too on the auspicious day of “Parakram Diwas”. During the programmes in Kolkata, the nation would pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Highlights of PM’s West Bengal visit

• The visit will start with visiting Netaji Bhawan at Elgin Road followed by an inaugural function of the “Parakram Diwas” celebration at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata
• Visit Jerenga Pathar in Sivasagar, Assam where PM will distribute 1.06 lakh land pattas/allotment certificates
• PM will also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp on Netaji
• Visit to National Library, Kolkata for an international conference “Re-visiting the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the 21st Century”
• Amra Nuton Jouboneri Doot, a cultural programme based on Netaji’s life will be held
• PM will also inaugurate a permanent exhibition and a Projection Mapping show on Netaji

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also has plans for several events related to the birth anniversary of Netaji. She will also visit different places and attend celebrations.

Political importance of Parakram Diwas

West Bengal is witnessing a massive political rivalry between BJP and TMC. Many bigwigs of TMC have switched sides to BJP and more switchovers are expected post the Parakram Diwas.

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International News & Politics

Capturing Carbon Emission Technology Can Get You $100 Million Prize

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Inspired by the inaugural speed of president Joe Biden, Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced a $100 million prize to encourage development of technology to capture carbon emission. He said on Twitter that the best technology will get the award.

Capturing carbon emission

It is fast becoming a crucial part of plans made to cut carbon footprint. But there’s little progress registered in this field as all efforts are put at reducing carbon emission than taking carbon dioxide out of the air. But the shift in approach was noticed last year when the International Energy Agency highlighted the need to develop a technology that can capture carbon emission. According to the agency, only this technology can help meet the net-zero emission target.

$100 million prize

The announcement was made on Twitter by Elon Musk. Also, the billionaire entrepreneur said that he would provide more details in his second tweet. Tesla officials were approached for further information on the prize but they didn’t give any response.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk is heading a couple of futuristic companies in addition to Tesla. He has a rocket company named SpaceX. Also, he owns a startup Neuralink that is developing technology to allow human brain to connect to computers.

Joe Biden on climate change

In his inaugural speech, president Biden pledged to work on developing carbon capture technology to manage climate change. He even named Jennifer Wilcox as his principal deputy assistant secretary for fossil energy at the US Department of Energy. Wilcox is an expert in carbon removal technologies.

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Sports

How Burnley Denied Even A Single Goal To Liverpool?

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Liverpool faced stunning defeat at the hands of Burnley when Ashley Barnes scored a goal at the 83rd minute into the game. It was a foul from Alisson that resulted into a penalty stroke that Barnes turned into a goal for Burnley and won the league match. But it was more a problem with Liverpool than advantage for Burnley.

Difficulties for Liverpool

After seeing his team struggle, Klopp was expected to add Xherdan Shaqiri and Origi in place of Salah and Firmino to bring speed in the game and allow the team to be more aggressive in their attack. And Klopp justified his decision by giving the excuse that since the club has a hectic schedule, it becomes necessary to keep changing the players. It is to be noted that Liverpool is playing every three day but it got nine days for the Sunday match with Manchester United that was a 0-0 draw.

Burnley’s master stroke

The Clarets are good at frustrating their opponents and this they demonstrated in the game. Throughout the game, they kept the Reds running for ball in a maze and never allowed them to get close hits. All the Reds could do is to try long range shots at the goal and those attempts were foiled by the Burnley.

Notable performances

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ruled the ground in the midfield despite his knee injury. He’s still recovering from the injury. Also, Nick Pope did a fairly well job by denying Liverpool goals. It was his heroic deed that kept the Reds guessing for the right place for striking … Read the rest

International News & Politics

What Did Jack Ma Say In Live Video?

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It was less than a minute appearance but the video of Jack Ma on Wednesday provided a sigh of relief to the investors that that had been waiting for months for Jack Ma to break his silence over his mysterious disappearance.

What was the Jack Ma video?

A clip of Jack Ma speaking to a group of teachers in a live-streamed video began circulating on Wednesday. He last appeared on the screen in October when he lambasted Chinese regulators and state-owned banks. After that video, Jack Ma disappeared from the business world triggering speculations of Chinese authorities punishing Jack Ma with jail term or a takeover of his companies. But the Wednesday’s video put a period over those speculations.

What did Jack Ma talk about in the video?

He was talking philanthropy with teachers. He discussed the importance of narrowing income disparities and reviving countryside of the country. And it can’t be a coincidence that these two topics are in the priority list of the Xi Jinping’s Communist Party. It is to be noted that Chinese government had detained entrepreneurs that didn’t fall in line. And investors expected that Jack Ma met the same fate.

What was the controversy over Jack Ma?

Jack Ma had plans to take Ante Group Co. public but Chinese government torpedoed the plan that would have been the biggest-ever initial share sale of the world. And it happened soon after Jack Ma criticized the Chinese regulators. Some analysts also said that Communist Part was wary of a few billionaires concentrating maximum business of the world’s second largest economy.

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International News & Politics

How Did The US Welcome Its 46th President?

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Joe Biden became the 46th President of the US on Wednesday with a promise to bring the US out of the health crisis it is in. And after the swearing-in, he reversed the divisive policies of the earlier regime.

Addressing a virtually empty National Mall Biden said that democracy was precious, democracy was fragile and at that hour democracy had prevailed. There was ultra-tight security due to prevent Trump supporters from storming the ceremony and due to the pandemic.

2015 Paris climate accord

Soon after entering the Oval Office, Joe Biden signed the 2015 Paris climate accord from which the US had withdrawn under Trump. Biden said that they were going to fight climate change in a way they had not done so far. The deal was negotiated when Joe Biden was vice president of America.

Inaugural address of Joe Biden

Joe Biden addressed all Americans including Trump supporters that ransacked Capitol Hill in a bid to restore Trump administration. Biden said that he would be a president for all Americans. The veteran Democrat further said that the US was facing a rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism and that the US would defeat all the negative powers.

Highlights of Joe Biden inauguration

• Washington was sealed by 25,000 National Guards
• Joe Biden said that toughest and deadliest period was still ahead
• He called to set aside politics and face the pandemic as a nation
• While the streets were empty, Biden brought in the celebrity power

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Sports

Why Is Frank Lampard Worried About Chelsea’s Performance?

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Chelsea received a humiliating defeat of 2-0 from Leicester on Tuesday and dropped their ranking to eight position that is nine points behind the leader. And that is after spending a huge £220 million ($300 million) in the transfer market.

Lampard criticized the Blues

Frank Lampard minced no words in criticizing his players saying that they weren’t defeated by a better team. Lampard said that the even the basic sportsman spirit was missing in the players. He said the Blues made no efforts to cover the ground and allow the Foxes to rule the ground and score goals.

Jubilant Foxes

Leicester players revealed their true colors when they nearly repeated their heroic deed of 2015/16 season when they won Premier League against all odds. That was the tournament for which Wilfried Ndidi and James Maddison received a thumping response from both the fans and the critics.

Challenges ahead

The Foxes will play with the Manchester City and Manchester United in the coming matches and these two teams have the capability to turn the tables for Leicester but the Foxes are well prepared to receive the challenge. They have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the tournament.

Maddison said that they won the match not because of luck or chance but by hard work that they kept doing all the time. He further said that there could be strong contenders that the Foxes would continue doing the good job that is playing good football for their club.

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