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Large protests outside Madison Square Garden ask Modi to end repression of minorities; erosion of civil liberties
This is a fascinating installation on this traffic circle. I didn't see any indication of who the statues portray.
The delivery of the world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs 251 (less than $4) will finally begin from July 6 and not June 30 as was announced earlier, its makers said on Wednesday, adding that they are trying to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for garnering his support under the Make in India initiative.
According to Ringing Bells’ Founder and CEO Mohit Goel, they are ready with nearly two lakh ‘Freedom 251’ handsets.
“In the meanwhile, we have prepared a letter requesting a meeting with our Prime Minister to pitch our case as a domestic smartphone maker which wishes to contribute towards ‘Make in India’ initiative,” Goel told IANS.
“We are planning to organise a launch event in the capital on July 7, a day after starting the delivery,” Goel added.
In an earlier interview to IANS, Goel had announced June 30 the date for delivery, adding that once he is done with this first phase of delivery (of two lakh phones), he will open registration again for those who wish to buy the handset.
The company had in mid-February this year planned to deliver 25 lakh handsets before June 30. However, it received over seven crore registrations before its payment gateway crashed within three days.
“We learned from our mistakes and decided to go silent till we come out with the product. Now we have a 4-inch, dual-SIM phone ready for delivery. I feel vindicated,” he had told IANS.
According to Goel, he is facing a loss of Rs 140-Rs 150 per handset, for which parts were imported from Taiwan, but hopes to make profit on volumes.
“We will have a loss, but I am happy that the dream of connecting rural and poor Indians as part of the ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives has been fulfilled with ‘Freedom 251’,” Goel said.
The 3G device has a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory and supports external memory cards of up to 32GB. No device was, however, given to IANS. Only a photograph was allowed to be taken.
The company has offered an 8MP primary camera with flash, a 3.2MP front camera for selfie and a 1,800 mAh battery. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
The phone is available in two colours -- black and white -- with centrally aligned rear camera and branding on the back panel. It has a speaker just alongside the branding.
The device displays the Indian Tricolour when you switch it on. The company has incorporated all the basic Google apps in the handset.
“Our devices are completely ‘Make in India’ and were manufactured at our Haridwar-based manufacturing unit. We plan to sell two lakh devices every month,” he said.
The company is also planning to launch a 32-inch high-definition LED television -- also called “Freedom” -- in the first week of July.
“These will be the cheapest television sets in India and will be available for less than Rs 10,000. Within two days, the delivery would be made and we will sell them online,” Goel said, adding that the company currently has one lakh such pieces in stock.
In comparison, the cost of 32-inch HD LED TV sets normally begins from Rs 13,000.
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2014.5.24 modis satellite from worldview alpha. ( earthdata.nasa.gov/labs/worldview/ )
Lake Superior still has some ice fragments on south shore.
Lake Nipigon ice is melting out.
Akanksha Puri , Avani Modi , Kyra Dutt , Ruhi Singh , Satarupa Pyne , Sangeeta Ahir , Madhur Bhandarkar & Jaey Gajera together at the trailer launch of upcoming 2015 Indian drama film Calendar Girls. The film is scheduled for release on 25 September 2015. twitter.com/JaeyGajeraIndia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his cabinet on Tuesday with poll-bound states expected to get representation in the council of ministers, sources told HT.
The top four portfolios—home, finance, external affairs and defence—are unlikely to be touched but the long-awaited exercise might see the induction of leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, all of which go to the polls next year.
Minority affairs minister Najma Heptullah might be dropped from the cabinet and replaced by her junior minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath and Apna Dal parliamentarian Anupriya Patel are among the contenders for a ministerial berth among leaders from the UP – where the BJP is going all out to regain power after a decade.
Over the past week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held consultations on the cabinet reshuffle with senior party colleagues including BJP chief Amit Shah, home minister Rajnath Singh and finance minister Arun Jaitley.
Youth and sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal has become the Assam chief minister, creating a vacancy in the council of ministers.
Sources said BJP parliamentarian Ramen Deka is in the contention for a ministerial slot from the Northeast.
A formal communication for the reshuffle will be sent to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. “24 hours notice is enough for us to prepare for the swearing-in ceremony,” said a senior official of the President’s office.
Modi has had three rounds of meetings with his council of ministers to take a stock of their performance in terms of implementing cabinet decisions and other government policies.
On Tuesday, it will become clear if he has cracked the whip on non-performing members of his cabinet.
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To Counter PM Modi’s Srinagar rally, Geelani calls for ‘Srinagar Million March’ on same day (Photo By : Raqib Hameed Naik/TCN)
Ludhiana: 01 November 2014 -
BJP's National Leader from Punjab, All India Secretary, BJP Morcha and Prabhari Himachal Pradesh Advocate, Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal today appreciation Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's speech on Sikhs during USA tour at Madison Square Garden New York. Grewal said that Shri Narendra Modi mentioned the sacrifices of the Sikh Guru’s and claimed that their sarifices were for India and humanity. After BJP workers meeting, talking with the media persons at their residence Kothi No 17A, Lodhi Enclave, Near Gulmohar Villas, Backside Magnet Resort, Barewal Road, Ludhiana today morning, Grewal said that living up to his image of a rockstar, Shri Narendra Modi delivered his the best ever performance which was lapped up by his frenzied fans, who just could not get enough of him. The 18,000 a very strong crowd which packed the stadium, cheered and applauded him periodically during his hour long speech while the place resonated with chants of "Modi, Modi, Modi, Modi" and also "Bharat Mata ki Jai, Bharat Mata ki Jai". Grewal said that the prime minister touched all the right buttons as he made a direct appeal to Indian Americans to become involved in India's development, promising them easy visa norms, better Governance and quick decision making. He showcased his Government's future plans, gave details of the decisions already taken and promised to do much more, at this time sr, BJP Leaders Tarnjit Singh, Ravi Bahri, Kala topi, Judgebir Manchanda, Dooger Singh, Sandip Puri, Vijay Suri, Balwinder Singh Binder and many other BJP workers were present.
Panorama of MODIS Terra images (250m/pixel, bands 3, 6, and 7, morning overpass) of the central west coast of North America showing far too many wildfires for comfort. The Rocky Fire isn't putting out too much smoke here but the fires in north-west California are generating a lot of smoke.
The Narendra Modi Stadium, commonly known as the Motera Stadium, is a cricket stadium situated inside the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. As of 2020, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world and the second largest stadium overall, with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators.It is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for Test, ODI, and T20I cricket matches.