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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) As India’s smartphone market enters a crucial phase when festive noise begins to kick in, several companies have lined up key launches to woo the young customers who now seek top-notch features in gaming and video streaming.After the success of iQOO Neo 6 and Neo 7, the smartphone company has now brought iQOO Neo 7 Pro to India that is equipped with dual chip power — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform along with Independent Gaming Chip (IG Chip) for flagship-level gaming experience.Additionally, the 6.78-inch smartphone features 120W FlashCharge, Flagship 50MP GN5 Ultra-Sensing Camera,…

In a tweet in Hindi, Congress General secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Earlier it was the dream of the youth to join the army and serve the country. Respecting the resolve of the youth to serve the country, they were given better facilities and job security.””The very foundation of Agniveer scheme is wrong. It has shattered the dreams of the youth to serve the country and has created various apprehensions. The result is in front,” Ramesh said, attaching a news report that highlighted that youths were leaving the Agniveer scheme.The Congress has been critical of the scheme brought by the central…

The 33-year-old singer has just finished re-recording her third studio album ‘Speak Now’ which includes the song ‘Back To December’ about her relationship with the ‘Twilight’ actor in 2009, reports Mirror.co.uk.The ballad is about the couple’s split and Swift’s regrets and includes the poignant line: “You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye, So this is me swallowin’ my pride, Standin’ in front of you sayin’ I’m sorry for that night.”And the former lovers showed that there are no hard feelings as Swift welcomed Lautner on stage along with actors Joey King and Presley Cash.As…

Like the CAA, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Congress and the smaller parties including the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) and other non-political organisations are strongly opposing the UCC.The anti-CAA protests had first started in Assam, parts of West Bengal and other northeastern states in 2019 and continued till 2020 before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.At least five persons were killed in the protests against the CAA in Assam, which also witnessed large-scale violence and imposition of curfew for several days.The protest against the CAA is still going on and off in different northeastern…

However, the government and the BJP are not hurriedly persuading the UCC issue as its adaption will affect Muslims as well as other communities including Christians and Sikhs. Even Hindus too would be affected by it; especially it will have a wide impact on Scheduled Tribes as well as Dalits who follow different customs and traditions.After continuous efforts for many decades, the BJP is now running government in several northeastern states and if UCC is implemented across the country, then undoubtedly it will have a big impact on the tribals- dominated North-East. This is the reason why the BJP is…

However, Badruddin Ajmal’s All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has started to strongly oppose the UCC.Speaking to IANS, Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, an AIUDF MLA and general secretary of the party said, “Our stand on the UCC is very clear. We are going to oppose it. There is no doubt about that.”“Our country has unity among diversity. People of this nation have been practicing many religions and even then, we have brotherhood and unity among us. If UCC is brought in India, the country’s diversity will be adversely impacted. There will be strong resentment against it in every community. Therefore, the…

While the BJP maintained studied silence on the UCC in Chhattisgarh, the Congress claimed that it is for creating a Hindu-Muslim divide.After the Prime Minister, during his visit to Bhopal last month, advocated for the UCC, there were nationwide reactions of all the political parties; even BJP leaders from several states also reacted to it, but the saffron party leaders in Chhattisgarh are hesitant to speak on the UCC issue.Referring to the UCC, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Deo said that everyone should have to be taken along if such a law is to be brought because different classes…

Conrad Sangma-led coalition government, in which BJP is also a partner, has clearly said: “Meghalaya will not allow the UCC to be implemented in the hilly state.Meghalaya Chief MinisterSangma said, “India is a diverse country, and diversity is our strength. Our party’s view as of now is that the concept of UCC, is against the actual idea of India itself.”According to Sangma, the Northeast has a distinctive culture and society and wants to keep it that way. Sangma used his own state as an illustration, stating, “We are a matrilineal society, for example, and that has been our strength and…

Except the BJP, in the entire northeastern region most national parties — the Congress, CPI-M, National People’s Party (the first national party from the northeastern region).and the state parties — are strongly opposing the UCC.There are many special provisions in the Indian Constitution under Articles 371 (A), 371 (B), 371 (C), 371 (G), 371 (H) and 244 to preserve the traditions, culture and the overall development of the tribals in many of the northeastern states.Tribals according to the 2011 census constitute 60 per cent and above of the state’s population in four of the eight northeastern states — Mizoram (94.4…

The caller purportedly threatened Malik, pressuring him to make Chandrashekhar retract all statements made against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.According to the letter, Malik received the call on July 1. Sukesh claims that his lawyer has a recording of the call.”I urgently bring to your attention that on July 1, my advocate Anant Malik received a threatening call from an individual claiming to be an associate of Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, and his associate, Satyendar Jain. The caller conveyed a message, stating that if I do not retract my statements and complaints against the AAP leaders and Arvind Kejriwal,…