Hindustaan Times

Black Friday is around the corner. It is the day people wait for all the year. They wait to buy gifts. Also, it is start of the shopping season for Christmas. Retailers like Walmart are busy minting currency with big offers on high-end gadgets and the buyers are enjoying early discount on popular products.

What is Black Friday?

It is the Friday following the Thanksgiving Day in America. It usually comes on the fourth Friday of November and has been celebrated as beginning of Christmas shopping season since 1952. It is a big day for both the shoppers and the retailers. Although it isn’t an official holiday, California and some other states observe a holiday on Black Friday.

How is Black Friday celebrated?

Retailers offer highly promoted sales on Black Friday. They open early and keep opened till midnight and sometimes past midnight. Some stores start their sale on Thanksgiving Day to take advantage of the shopping spree. Retailers line their products for sale and offer lucrative discounts to attract buyers.

Black Friday 2019

In 2019, Black Friday would fall on 29th November but the sale has started on the Thanksgiving Day with big retailers including Walmart offering lucrative discounts on gadgets like Apple Watch 3.

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Fashion & Lifestyle Technology

Buy Apple Watch 3 At $199 In Walmart’s Black Friday Sale

HT News November 28, 2019

Walmart offers the Apple Watch 3at $199 in its Black Friday 2019 sale. This Smartwatch packs amazing lifestyle features for health-conscious folks and considering its current price, it is the best deal.

Apple Watch 3 lifestyle features

This Smartwatch can track activities like popular workouts and note calories burnt. Also, it can monitor heartbeat and alert the user, if it senses irregular heartbeats. It is a must have device for all health-conscious folks.

Also, it has waterproofing and this gadget comes with GPS technology and can work for up to 18 hours without requiring recharging. The basic features of this Smartwatch include receiving notifications, send messages and make calls.

Connectivity features

Apple Watch 3 comes with LTE connectivity that allows user to get connectivity to broadband and iPhone even when the phone isn’t nearabout. Walmart is offering this useful watch at an unbelievable price. This series 3 Smartwatch is now available with a discount of $180.

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International

German Court Upholds Right To Be Forgotten Of A Murder Convict

HT News November 28, 2019

A German court asserts people’s “right to be forgotten”in online searches while deciding a case related to a 1982 murder case. The man convicted for the murders was given life imprisonment but later released in 2002. But his name is still linked to that case.

What was the 1982 murder case?

The incident happened in Germany where a crew member of yacht Apollonia shot two people and injured third on board the yacht. Convicted for murder, he was sent to life imprisonment but released in 2002. But his name still appears in the search results of that 1982 incident and he has been fighting to distance his name and his family from that charge.

Where did his name appear?

A German news magazine Der Spiegel published three reports about the incident in 1999. These reports carry full name of the person convicted for the murders. But he came to know about the search results carrying his name in 2009. Surprised, he requested the court to remove his name from the Internet because it was prohibiting his personality development. But a federal court turned down his request in 2012.

What is right to be forgotten?

Google has fought a long battle with EU over its privacy rules after a European Union court asked search engines to comply with requests to remove results. Finally, the continent’s top court ruled that the Europe’s right to be forgotten law would apply to Europe only.

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International News & Politics

Imran Khan Believes That Trees Produce Oxygen At Night

HT News November 28, 2019

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said something that is very serious but ended up making a joke of himself. Whether it was a tongue-slip or lack of knowledge, he made people laugh throughout the night.

Why did Imran Khan say?

“Trees produce oxygen at night,” said Pakistan PM Imran Khan while highlighting the drawbacks of removing earth’s green cover. He said that trees clean air but soon after he made a blunder that went viral. Going with the flow, he said trees produced oxygen at night.

How was Imran Khan caught red-handed?

Pakistan journalist Naila Inayat shared a 15-seconds video of Imran Khan with the caption “Trees produce oxygen at night: Einstein Khan shows the minister addressing an audience.”

Twitterati were first to react and some of them even demanded Nobel Prize for Imran Khan. People made mockery of the knowledge of Imran Khan. One Twitterati uploaded a page from school book of 7th standard showing that trees don’t produce oxygen at night.

Recently Sheikh Rashid from Pakistan made headlines by explaining an explosion. He said the breakfast exploded and set fire to the gas stove and the cylinder suffered.

Full text of Imran Khan

“70 feesad jo green cover tha, vokumhua, 10 saalokeandar. Uskenatayaj to aane the, kyunkidrakhthawa ko saafkartehai, oxygen detehairaat ko. Carbon dioxide ko absorb karte ha”

It is clear that Pakistan PM was highlighting a serious matter but ended up making a joke of himself. Any explanation from anyone can’t justify what has been said in a public meeting.

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News & Politics

Udbhav Thackeray Sends Son To Invite Sonia Gandhi But Calls Up To Invite Modi

HT News November 28, 2019

Thackerays have prepared a long list of invitees for the swearing-in ceremony of the first Thackeray on the eve of 28th November at Shivaji Park in Dadar in central Mumbai.

First Thackeray to become chief minister

Udbhav Thackeray, son of Bal Thackeray and chief of Shiv Sena, is all set to become chief minister of Maharashtra after end of high-octane political drama of swearing-in and then resignation of Devendra Fadnavis. Udbhav Thackeray would become the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

List of invitees

Aditya Thackeray flew to New Delhi to invite Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the swearing-in ceremony. Former PM Manmohan Singh is also invited to the ceremony. Another VIP in the list of Thackeray invitees is Rahul Gandhi.

Udbhav Thackeray himself called up PM Narendra Modi to seek his blessings and invite him to be present at his swearing-in ceremony. It is going to be a historic event as Thackerays have 40,000 special invitees and 700 farmers.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee are on the list of invitees. Also, ex-UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and DMK chief are also invited to the ceremony. But only Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel have confirmed their presence.

Business leaders and Bollywood invitees

Thackerays want to start their first inning as CM with good notes and for this reason they have invited Mukesh Ambani and Ratan Tata to the ceremony. Also, there would be Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan from Bollywood.

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News & Politics

Devendra Fadnavis Goes BS Yeduyurappa Way In Maharashtra Politics

HT News November 27, 2019

The drama that unfolded in Maharashtra reminds of 2018 Karnataka incident when BS Yediyurappa became chief minister for 56 hours. The fractured mandate of 2018 Karnataka election prevented BJP to form a majority government and its misadventure resulted in public humiliation.

Karnataka government formation in 2018

BJP secured only 105 seats from the 224 legislative assembly seats in Karnataka in 2018 elections. The other seats went to Congress 80 and JD(S) 37. With no party in the position to stake claim to power, BJP moved ahead. The majority mark in Karnataka is 113.

Governor VajubhaiVala invited Yediyurapp to form the government despite the other parties – Congress and JD(S) – claiming to have the majority to form the government. The aggrieved parties went to Supreme Court for help and the SC woke up at midnight to end the high-octane political drama of Karnataka. It ordered Yediyurappa to prove its majority in 24 hours and the former opted to resign instead of facing humiliation. But Yediyurappa again became the chief minister because the Congress JD(S) coalition could last only for 14 months.

2006 Memory

In 2006, HD Kumaraswamy defied his father and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda to strike an alliance with BJP but failed to keep his promise of returning the power to BJP according to the power-sharing arrangement. Ajit Power did the similar thing with Sharad Pawar in 2019 and both met the same fate. In Maharashtra, AjitPawar resigned before floor test but Kumaraswamy ruled the state for 20 months.

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National Technology

ISRO Successfully Sends CARTOSAT-3 With 13 Commercial Satellites From US In The Space

HT News November 27, 2019

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the advanced earth observation and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 other commercial nano-satellites from the US at 9:28 AM on Wednesday.

CARTOSAT-3

This satellite is the ninth in series of ISRO and this 1,625 kg satellite is expected to fulfil the demand for llarge scale urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover. It is also expected to help in military purposes.

13 commercial satellites

These satellites are sent according to the commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space. It is a set of 13 nano-satellites including FLOCK-4P that are 12 in numbers. Their mission objective is observation of the earth. One satellite named MESHBED is sent with the objective to be used as a communication testbed.

What did ISRO say about this launch?

The premier space research organization said that this launch would be 74th launch mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. ISRO specified that the mission life of CARTOSAT-3 will be for five-years.

It is to be noted that the launch of CARTOSAT-3 with 13 commercial satellites would be the first big launch after Chandrayaan-2 mission that was ISRO’s most ambitious project to soft land on the moon.

The Chandrayaan-2 failed to land on the moon stopping India from entering into the group of countries that had successfully landed their satellites on the moon. But today’s launch proves that the ISRO is determined to take bold steps towards space research.

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Hot News News & Politics

SC Again Fumes Over Pollution In Delhi

HT News November 26, 2019

The Supreme Court fumed over the worsening air quality index of Delhi and the fact that 45% of city’s garbage remains unattended. The SC declared that the city was no longer liveable and became worst than the narark (hell).

A fuming bench of SC said that people were dying of various ailments like cancer caused due to pollution. It compared Delhi with a gas chamber and said that it is better the government killed people with explosives instead leaving them to die a slow death due to pollution.

What did SC rule on Delhi pollution?

The SC bench noted that Delhi was reeling under pressure but the governments were sitting idle. The took note of the fact that the capital was suffering due to inactivity of centre and state governments. It directed both the governments to set aside their differences and sit down to find an amicable solution to the problem of solution.

What did SC say about smog towers?

The SC said that the smog towers were the only solution available to control pollution and directed the Delhi government to quickly find places where these towers can be erected and make plans for making the towers.

What did SC say about pollution in neighbouring states?

The SC asked neighbouring states why they shouldn’t be fined for polluting the environment. Also, the bench asked all states and UTs to prepare a detailed report on pollution and action plan. It also directed the Central Pollution Control Board to prepare a report on water quality in rivers and steps taken to control water pollution.

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Technology

The First Look Of The Much-Awaited 2020 Hero Honda City Is Surprising

HT News November 26, 2019

The fifth-generation Honda City stunned the world with its sportier look at its world premier in Thailand. The much-awaited luxury sedan is expected to be launched in India in 2020.

Highlights of the new Honda City

• Chrome front grille, projector headlights with LED DRLs and LED taillights
• 8-inch advanced touch display audio with Apple CarPlay and Siri Voice Control
• Powered by 3-cylinder, 12-valve, 1.0-litre VTEC turbo engine

Front

The biggest highlight of the new sedan is its front fascia developed on the lines of the 2019 Honda Civic. The new chrome grille, LED lighting and 15-inch alloy wheels give make it look bolder than its predecessor.

Cabin

It is spacious and accommodative from inside. The interior is designed with two-tone (ivory/black) leather seats complimented by Piano Black console and chrome inside door handles. The wheel is made multi-functioning; there is MID with illumination and it comes with automatic air-conditioning system.

Safety

The 2020 Hero Honda is secured with a G-force control body structure; it packs six airbags; has anti-lock braking with electronic brake distribution, vehicle stability assist, hill start assist and multi-angle rear-view camera.

Power and mileage

The 3-cylinder 12-valve and 1.0-litre VTEC turbo engine in 2020 Honda City generates122 PS and 173 Nm of peak torque.And according to the Thai testing standards, the new sedan gives an impressive mileage of 23.8 kmpl. But the India specific Hero Honda would come fitted with BS6-compliant 1.5-litre powertrain with petrol and diesel options.

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News & Politics

Repercussion Of Maharashtra And Haryana Elections Results In 2020-22 Rajya Sabha Re-Elections For BJP And Congress

HT News November 26, 2019

Poorer than expected performance in Haryana and Maharashtra could disturb the Rajya Sabha strength of NDA especially after the losses in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in 2018. But the silver lining in the dark sky is that the loss for BJP+ShivSena combine would be marginal.

Total number of Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra and Haryana

Together these seats send 24 MPs (Maharashtra 19 + Haryana 5)to Rajya Sabha.

From Haryana, the Indian National Congress has only MP but the Bhartiya Janata Party has 3 MPs. Subash Chandra of Zee group is the only independent Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana. It is to be noted that he is backed by BJP.

In Maharashtra, the Congress and Nationality Congress Party combine have 7 Rajya Sabha MPs, while the National Democratic Alliance has 11 MPs.

Upcoming Rajya Sabha elections

Haryana would elect its Rajya Sabha MPs in 2020 and 2022. Two MPs would be elected in each election. Maharashtra will elect 7 Rajya Sabha MPs in 2020 and another six in 2022. The remaining seats in both the states would go to poll in 2024.

BJP prospects in coming Rajya Sabha elections

Out of the 13 Rajya Sabha seats that would go for election in 2020 and 2022 in Maharashtra, NDA would get 7 seats and the Congress+NCP would bag 5.

In Haryana Rajya Sabha elections of 2020 and 2022, the Congress could get only one MP. Poor show in Maharashtra and Haryana will cost BJP in the coming Rajya Sabha elections.

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