Jio Fibre to Home launch: Airtel removes FUP limits on broadband plans in Hyd

After disrupting the telecom sector with inexpensive information packs, unfastened voice calls, SMS and get entry to to Jio apps suite, the Mukesh Ambani-owned telecommunication provider provider Reliance Jio is now gearing up to release the Jio Fibre to Home stressed out home-broadband connection, registration for which could begin on August 15.

however, to take at the upcoming Jio Fibre-to-the-domestic internet service, India’s leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel has eliminated the truthful usage coverage (FUP) limits on its broadband connections, at the least in Hyderabad. The enterprise has additionally reduced the offerings from 5 plans to four plans, which now starts offevolved at Rs 349 and move as much as Rs 1,299 in keeping with month.

In all of the plans, the corporation is presenting limitless unfastened nearby and STD calls, in conjunction with unlimited statistics bandwidth. but, the plans have different internet speed -- 8Mbps in Rs 349 plan, 16Mbps in Rs 449 plan, 40Mbps in Rs 699 plan and 100Mbps in Rs 1,299 plan. The agency is likewise imparting unfastened Amazon top subscription in Rs 699 and Rs 1,299 plan. but, the currently brought information rollover advantage, which permits the person to take ahead the unused information to subsequent month billing cycle, is now revoked from all plans.

In pics: Heavy rain wrecks havoc across India, Yamuna crosses danger mark

A MAN WALKS AFTER LIGHT MONSOON RAINFALL AT VIJAY CHOWK

Delhi has received 302.6 mm of rain in July. The rain is 11 per cent above normal. According to Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi is expected to witness light rainfall on Tuesday, while no rain is expected between Thursday and Sunday.

THE WATER LEVEL OF THE YAMUNA RIVER RISES

The Supreme Court of India lashed on Centre, the Uttar Pradesh government and Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority for their failure to restore the pristine glory of Taj Mahal. TTZ is an area of about 10,400 sq km spread over the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.

WATERLOGGING NEAR THE CHARBAGH RAILWAY STATION

Over 10 person have ben killed and seven injured due to heavy downpour in Uttar Pradesh, in the last 24 hours. 11 deaths were reported from Sahranpur district.  Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take extensive tours in the rain affected areas and identify dilapidated buildings and start the evacuation. 

A RICKSHAW PULLER WADES THROUGH A FLOODED STREET IN GUWAHATI

600 NDRF (National Disaster Response Force)  personnel have been deployed in Assam to carry out resue operation in all the flood-hit regions. This year, many northeastern states have witnessed less rainfall than normal. 

WATERLOGGING AT NALANDA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL IN PATNA

Incessant rainfall in Bihar has opened the floodgates of misery for people. On Sunday, state-run Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) was inundated with water. Small fish was seen swimming in the flooded ICU.

Maratha stir: A look at major quota protests across India in last 4 years

Maratha Stir - Some men brandish swords, others pelt stones, a few others torch a tire and together they howl, all the while stomping together to railway tracks to bring either their state or, in some cases, the country to a standstill. These images have become familiar to Indians, who have these pictures roaring out of the front pages of their newspapers and on their TV screens on an uncomfortably frequent basis.

The protesters gather in a show of strength not to impose their superiority but to convince the nation that they need reservation to be on an equal footing with the rest.

The why of reservation: When India gained independence in 1947, the new constitution provided reservation to scheduled castes and tribes -- which were seen as the ones who had historically been discriminated against -- in educational institutions, government jobs and even seats in parliament and the state assemblies. The idea was to provide them with an "equal opportunity" in the new India.

Not everybody was enthused by the idea though, least of all the framer of the constitution, Dr. B R Ambedkar who argued that reservation alone wouldn't change the social status of Dalits. He agreed to reservation, but wanted it to be discontinued 10 years after the adoption of the Constitution.
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Top trading ideas by Anand Rathi Research: Buy Sun Pharma, Lupin, M&M

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Jay Anand Thakkar, CMT -Assistant Vice President - Equity Research, Anand Rathi Research:

NIFTY: BUY
TARGET: 11,402
STOP LOSS: 11,230
The Index closed well in the positive territory on the first day of the trading week. The Index continues to form higher tops and bottoms and with that fresh life time highs. So, one can continue to remain long on Nifty futures for the short term target of 11402 with a stop loss of 11230 levels.

SUN PHARMA: BUY
TARGET: Rs 585
STOP LOSS: Rs 550
The stock has again provided a breakout from the falling trend line which is a positive sign going forward. The momentum indicators are absolutely bullish which confirms that the bulls have an upper hand.

LUPIN: BUY
TARGET: Rs 860
STOP LOSS: Rs 810
The stock has formed a double bottom pattern on the daily charts with a buy crossover in its momentum indicator on the hourly charts. The minimum target on the upside is 860, one can buy this with a stop loss of 810

M&M: BUY
TARGET: Rs 950
STOP LOSS: Rs 915
The stock has provided a breakout from the symmetrical triangular pattern which is a bullish reversal pattern. The momentum indicator here too is well in buy mode, hence we recommend buying this stock

How cybercriminals are using 'gift card trap' to get your personal data

While legitimate apps like Tokenfire and Swagbucks buy card codes from vendors, to then give them to clients as a reward for certain activities, CyberCriminals have apparently recognised the popularity of such websites and have decided to deceive users using a simple algorithm.

"The success of these new fraud schemes is based on criminals exploiting the drive of users to get something for free," Lyubov Nikolenko of Kaspersky Lab said in a statement this week.

"However, at best they will spend hours of personal time doing worthless tasks, and at worst lose money without receiving anything in return. So, if you want to get your hands on a free gift card, try to earn it on legal and trustworthy sites," Nikolenko added.

When on the fake site, the user is asked to select the gift card he/she wants in order to receive the code.

After that, the fraudulent mechanism is set in motion. To get the generated code, however, the user needs to prove that he/she is not a robot.

To do this, the user has to follow the suggested link and complete various tasks, the number and type of which are determined by the partner network to which the user is redirected.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with S-Pen to launch on August 9: Things to know

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is gearing up for the launch of the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9. Purported details of the upcoming Note-series flagship smartphone with S-Pen for digital inking capabilities has been making rounds on the web. However, the latest piece of information has come from the company’s official social media channels where Samsung posted a series of teaser videos hinting that the phone would have a bigger capacity battery, ample internal storage and better internet connectivity.

In the first teaser video shared on July 26 on Twitter, the company showed an iPhone-like user interface with a low battery message popping up forcing user to lower brightness, disable WiFi and GPS, and close the recently opened apps to save some power. The tweet carries a message, “On August 9 2018, power will no longer be a problem” hinting that the Note 9 would pack a bigger capacity battery. The Galaxy Note 9 is rumoured to come with a 4,000 mAh battery, which would be good 700 mAh more than its predecessor and 500 more than the Galaxy S9+.

Apple iPad Pro 2018 to get Face ID, gesture-based UI, lose 3.5mm audio jack

US-based technology giant Apple is working on the iPad Pro 2018, which is reported to get some of its features from the iPhone X. These include the advanced facial recognition and gesture-controlled user interface. The next-generation iPad Pro models are also reported to have trimmed-down dimensions when compared with the current-generation models, according to a report on the Japanese technology portal Macotakara.

The iPad Pro 2018 models are reported to come in 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch screen formats with edge-to-edge screen. Both the models would feature Apple’s advanced facial recognition biometric set-up, which uses an infrared camera, dot projector, flood illuminator, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and front camera to 3D-map the user's face. In terms of dimensions, the iPad Pro 2018 with a 10.5-inch screen is reported to have a compact profile with dimensions measuring 247.5 x 178.7 x 6 mm, compared with 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1mm for the current-generation model. Similarly, the 12.9-inch model would also have a trimmed dimension of 280 x 215 x 6.4mm, compared with 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9mm in the current model.

'Married before 18, didn't attend school': NRC may put many women at risk

Sipping tea between mouthfuls of muri (puffed rice), Hussain Ahmad Madani prodded his mother to respond to my queries. She interjected with “What more do I say? What is there to say?”

Some silence, a faint smile – and then she mumbled to me, “We can only wait till July 30 and see what happens.”

July 30 is an important day not just for Hussain’s mother Shorbhanu Nessa, but for many other women from the poorest and most disadvantaged sections of Assam, particularly those belonging to the Bengali Muslim community. On that day, the 1951 National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in the state since 2015 following a Supreme Court order, will have its final draft ready. The NRC is being updated by the Registrar General of India as per the citizenship cut-off date of March 25, 1971, exclusive to the state, agreed by the Centre in its Accord with the students’ body All Assam Students Union to end a six-year-long anti-immigration agitation in 1985.

How Imran Khan became the man set to 'lead Pakistan into the future'

In the 1990s, when Pakistani journalists were still permitted to come to India, one of Pakistan’s most respected political commentators and a truly decent human being, the late M B Naqvi, was approached by an Indian news magazine to write a profile of Imran Khan. The context? Khan was Pakistan’s hottest property, one of its most colourful personalities, and Indians were riveted by the charmed life he seemed to lead – a cancer hospital in his mother’s name, institutions of learning and the first forays into politics, but with a seemingly liberal and often confused agenda.

“Imran Khan,” asked the gentle Naqvi: “You want a profile of Imran Khan?” Incredulously, he added: “But he’s a duffer.”

That was then and this is now. Khan has undergone a comprehensive metamorphosis, burying most of his socialite past and emerging as the man who will take Pakistan into the future.

Let us be clear. Whatever his promises on ‘naya Pakistan’ Khan still has to answer questions at the Election Commission of Pakistan on a petition last year by Akbar S Babar, a former party colleague who fell out with him. Babar alleged that nearly $3 million in illegal foreign funds were collected through two offshore companies, registered with Imran Khan’s signature, and that money was sent through illegal ‘hundi’ channels from West Asia to accounts of party functionaries. On the face of it, it sounds like a hawala operation.

As Sec 377 is in force, Rahul Gandhi must marry before we hug him: BJP MP

A day after Rahul Gandhi said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs step back on seeing him as they fear he might hug them, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday took a jibe, saying the leaders might be divorced by their wives if they embrace the Congress president as "Section 377 hasn't been scrapped as yet".

Dubey said BJP MPs can hug Gandhi only when the Congress president gets married.=

"Why should we hug him. Section 377 hasn't been scrapped as yet. And our wives will also give divorce to us. If Rahul Gandhi gets married, then we will hug him," he said.  

The IPC's Section 377 criminalises sex among people of the same gender. 

Priyanka quits 'Bharat' in 'Nick of time', says director

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is not going to be a part of superstar Salman Khan starrer "Bharat" any more. Director Ali Abbas Zafar broke the news saying the reason for her opting out in the "Nick of time" is "very special".

Zafar took to Twitter on Friday to announce the new development.

"Yes Priyanka Chopra is no more part of 'Bharat' and and the reason is very very special, she told us in the Nick of time about her decision and we are very happy for her... Team 'Bharat' wishes Priyanka Chopra loads of love and happiness for life," he tweeted.

Details about the actress coming in place of Priyanka have not been revealed yet.

The shooting for the film has already begun. The first schedule includes shooting for a grand circus sequence.

Top trading ideas by Anand Rathi Research: Buy Ujjivan, Pidilite, Sterlite

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Jay Anand Thakkar, CMT -Assistant Vice President - Equity Research, Anand Rathi Research:

NIFTY: BUY
TARGET: 11,240
STOP LOSS: 11,120
The Index closed well in the positive territory on the F&O expiry day, hence the trend continues to remain up. The Index continues to form higher tops and higher bottoms which is a positive sign in the short term. The momentum indicator MACD too continues to remain in the positive territory which is a positive sign, so based on these parameters we think one can buy Nifty for the target of 11240 with a stop loss of 11120.

UJJIVAN FINANCIAL SERVICES: BUY
TARGET: Rs 410
STOP LOSS: Rs 380
The stock has formed a bullish reversal pattern a “Double bottom” pattern. The momentum indicator is also well in the buy mode thus confirming an uptrend. So, we recommend buying UJJIVAN for the target of 410 with a stop loss of 380.

PIDILITE INDUSTRIES: BUY
TARGET: Rs 611.50
STOP LOSS: Rs 570
The stock has provided a breakout from a double bottom pattern which is a bullish reversal pattern. The hourly MACD has come into buy mode thus confirming an upward breakout. The stock seems to have competed a wave 4 correction and with that it has taken support at the lower end of the rising channel, hence we recommend buying PIDILITE.

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES: BUY
TARGET: Rs 364
STOP LOSS: Rs 320
The stock has provided a breakout from the inverse head and shoulders pattern which is a bullish reversal pattern. The daily momentum indicators are well in the buy mode thus confirming an upside. On the daily charts the stock seems to have completed a wave 4 correction and wave 5 up should resume soon.

Kargil Vijay Diwas: How Indian soldiers won back nation's Himalayan crown

India remembered its brave martyrs on the 19th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Thursday. The day marks India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War and commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the country.

On July 26, 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts that had been lost to Pakistani intruders after more than 60 days of fighting.

The three-day celebrations began on Tuesday at the Drass War Memorial in Kargil town in Jammu and Kashmir. On the first day, tributes were paid to the war heroes by laying a wreath at the memorial. On Wednesday, the veterans of the war and serving heroes shared their experiences during the war at a function. There was a briefing on Operation Vijay battles.

On Thursday, Northern Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh paid tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives during the war at the Dras War Memorial. Further, in remembrance of the martyrs, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Thursday paid tributes at the Amar Jawan Jyoti in Delhi.
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Flashback 26 July 2005: 13 years since Mumbai was flooded like never before

MUMBAI FLOOD

The rains paralysed the city.The city received a rainfall of 944 mm, a 100-year high, in a span of 24 hours. The rain continued and at least 1,000 people lost their lives and 14,000 homes were destroyed.

37,000 auto rickshaws, 4,000 taxis, 900 BEST buses were damaged, and 10,000 trucks and tempos were grounded. The city had to bear a direct loss of about Rs 5.5 billion.

Local trains came to a halt due to the water-logging on the tracks. 52 local trains were damaged. Water logging led to a dramatic increase in trafiic on road and low-lying regions like Dharavi and Bandra-Kurla Complex were submerged.

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Why iPhone is losing the race and Apple needs to rethink its India strategy

With Apple shipping less than 1 million iPhones in the first half of 2018, which is fewer than 2 per cent of the estimated 60 million smartphones that were shipped in India during the same period, Apple seems to be struggling to compete with its rivals in the country, reports The Verge.

According to the report, Apple's rival Samsung shipped 17.4 million while Xiaomi shipped 19 million smartphones to India in the same time period.

The Verge reports that this slump in iPhone sales comes after a steady growth in the numbers for the company during 2016 and 2017 when it shipped 2.6 million and 3.2 million units. The report says that iPhones smartphone market share has dropped to 1 per cent, which is its lowest in recent history, as of April-June quarter.

Devices priced in the top slots (Apple's iPhone X 256GB is priced at over Rs 100,000) in a price sensitive market like India has been a reason for Apple's struggle in India, The Verge report says.

Apple's most popular devices in India are iPhone SE and iPhone 6 which were launched two and four years ago. With available discounts, both the iPhone SE and iPhone 6 fall in the bracket of Rs 20,000 - Rs 30,000 which makes them more accessible to the Indian audience and hence the popularity.

Top trading ideas by Prabhudas Lilladher: Buy Kajaria Ceramics, Escorts

NIFTY VIEW
Nifty has moved into a new zone from the range-bound levels but is finding difficulty to move past the 11150 levels while Bank Nifty has been consolidating for quite some time within a narrow range. With the expiry of F&O segment and release of stocks earning report, we anticipate some volatility in the market. However, the support for the day is seen at 11070 while resistance is seen at 11200.

BUY KAJARIA CERAMICS
CMP: Rs 444.30
TARGET: Rs 500
STOP LOSS: Rs 415
The stock has witnessed a decent erosion from the peak of 580 to signs of bottoming out at around 414 levels and has indicated a good bounce with rising volume to signify strength. The RSI has indicated a trend reversal from the oversold zone and has signaled a buy. The chart looks attractive for an entry at this levels with minimum risk reward ratio. With good volume activity seen, we recommend a buy in this stock for an upside target of 500 maintaining a stop loss of 415 levels.

BUY ESCORTS
CMP: Rs 886.30
TARGET: Rs 965
STOP LOSS: Rs 830
The stock has made a double bottom formation pattern in the daily chart at around 825 levels making a good base and has indicated a good bounce to signify strength and potential to rise further and give a breakout above 920 levels to witness fresh upward move. Also the stock has moved past the significant 34WMA moving average making the bias positive and with good volume participation witnessed, we recommend a buy in this stock for an upside target of 965 keeping a stop loss of 830.

Facebook blocking bogus accounts, monitoring abuse to combat fake news

Social media giant Facebook has said that it has initiated a series of measures, including blocking fake accounts to combat fake news, proactively monitor abuse and increase advertisement transparency as part of its efforts to prevent outsiders' interference in any general elections across the world.

Facebook has been facing criticism for helping to spur violence and for its policies surrounding misinformation in general.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, had to face grilling in the US and in the European parliament over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which Facebook was accused of unduly influencing the 2016 US electoral process.

The social media giant has done some work in the first half of this year to combat fake news all around the world like in Italy, Colombia, Turkey, and even the primaries for US midterms. By the end of the year it will have focused on more than 50 national elections all around the world, Samidh Chakrabarti, Facebook's head of the civic engagement, said.

On Pakistan election day, explosion kills 34, injures 36 in Quetta

Pakistan Election 2018 - At least 34 people were killed, including 28 in a suicide blast outside a polling station in Pakistan's Quetta city and 36 others injured as several incidents of violence were reported as the country went to polls.

In Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, a suicide blast targeting a police van killed at least 28 people, including five policemen, and nearly 30 other were injured in a blast near Quetta's Eastern Bypass, The Express Tribune reported.

Quetta is the provincial capital of Balochistan province.

The blast took place near Quetta's Eastern Bypass when the police van was targeted in the attack. The attack was part of a larger pattern of attacks targeting security forces vehicles and not targeting the electoral process, the report said...Read More

Maratha quota stir makes Mumbai tense; buses attacked, slogans against CM

Maratha quota stir - Protesters attacked public buses in MumbaiBandh, and the neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning.

Two BEST buses were attacked by agitators in Kanjurmarg and Bhandup suburbs of Mumbai.

In view of the stone-pelting on buses, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) partially suspended its services in those areas and expects to resume it when the situation improves, an official of the transport body said.

Protesters also hurled stones at a public transport bus in Wagle Estate area of the neighbouring Thane city.

They blocked some areas there, including the key Teen Hath Naka junction, resulting in long queues of vehicles on the road leading to Mumbai.

Maratha quota stir: Mumbai bandh today; Navi Mumbai, Panvel to also be shut

Mumbaikars on Wednesday braced for a Mumbai bandh after large-scale violence marred a state-wide protest on Tuesday by Maratha outfits demanding reservations for the community in Maharashtra, where a constable died and nine other policemen were injured amid a suicide attempt by three agitators.

As the stir for reservations in jobs and education intensified, the Maratha Kranti Morcha, which is spearheading the agitation, is taking its battle to Mumbai where it has called for the shutdown. Another outfit, the Sakal Maratha Samaj, called for a bandh on Wednesday in Navi Mumbai and Panvel as well.

On Tuesday, stone-pelting and arson were reported from several parts of the state, which remained on edge. Agitators clashed with the police and torched vehicles at several places, while internet services were suspended in rural areas of Aurangabad district to prevent any....Read More

Rahul vs Modi: Congress and BJP fight over Rafale deal in Lok Sabha

The Congress party on Monday fielded former defence minister A K Antony in the Lok Sabha to demand the Narendra Modi government make public the price at which Rafale fighter jets are being purchased.

Countering Antony’s charges, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed it a “collective singing of falsehood” to defend Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Prasad said Gandhi was “prima facie guilty of breach of privilege for misleading” the Lok Sabha.


The Congress chief had raised the issue of the price of Rafale in the Lok Sabha on Friday, during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government. In the discussion, Prime Minister (PM) had termed Rahul’s accusations “childish”. Some of the members of parliament (MPs) of the BJP have also moved a privilege motion against the Congress chief.

On Monday, the Congress accused the PM and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” in Parliament on the Rafale deal. The party said there was no secrecy clause in the 2008 Indo-French pact.

The Centre, however, has argued that the agreement binds the government from revealing price details. The Congress might even move a privilege motion against the PM and Sitharaman for “misleading” the Lok Sabha.

Stop eating cow meat to prevent crime: RSS leader on mob lynchings

RSS leader Indresh Kumar has said if the practice of eating cow meat was stopped, many crimes of the 'Satan' could be curtailed, in an apparent reference to the incidents of mob lynching.

Kumar was here to attend a programme of the Hindu Jagaran Manch Monday.

"If the practice of eating cow meat is stopped, many such crimes of the 'Satan' could be stopped," he said.

The RSS leader also pointed out that killing a cow was not approved by any religion.

Condemning the recent assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh, Kumar said nobody has the right to hurt the sentiments of others.

Apple engaging third party to make a few iPhone sets in Bengaluru: Govt

Technology major Apple has started making certain models of iPhone in Bengaluru through a contract manufacturer, Parliament was informed on Monday.

"While Apple has already started manufacturing of certain models of iPhone in Bengaluru through a contract manufacturer, details of private business decisions are not maintained by the Centre," Minister of State for Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

The government has received representations seeking concessions including duty exemption on manufacturing and repair units, components, capital equipment and consumables for smartphone manufacturing, which have not been accepted, he said.

In a separate reply, the minister said as on July 15, 16,324 applications have been received of which 11,129 have been recognised as startups.

Priyanka Chopra to Salman Khan: Influential Indians in Variety 500 List

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

The Quanitco star Priyanka Chopra is recognised by Variety as one of the most influential leaders in the global entertainment industry.Chopra has set up her own production company, Purple Pebble Pictures, which released “Ventilator,” a Marathi-language film in 2016.Chopra is also active philanthropically and is a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights.

ANIL AMBANI

Reliance ADA Chairman Anil Ambani also features in the Variety's 500 list. Anil Ambani became chairman and CEO of Reliance Group (aka Reliance ADA) in 2002 when Reliance Industries, a conglomerate formed by his father Dhirubhai Ambani, was split in two.

KARAN JOHAR

Indian Filmmaker Karan Johar features as one of the most influential leaders in the global entertainment industry in Variety's List. As per Variety Johar’s Dharma Productions is one of India’s leading production houses.

SALMAN KHAN

Actor Salman khan is also mentioned  as one of the most influential leaders in the global entertainment industry in Variety's List. As per Variety, Salman Khan is one of the unrelated Khan triumvirate comprising Aamir and Shah Rukh that has been ruling the Bollywood box office for decades

Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i to offer Google Lens-like visual search for shopping

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is gearing up to launch the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i in India on July 26. Both the phones would feature a Google Lens-like artificial intelligence-based visual search for online shopping, according to a teaser shared by the company on Twitter. The smartphones would be the first Huawei smartphones to boast the company’s recently announced GPU Turbo technology.

The Google Lens allows users to get relevant information about anything by just pointing the camera to an object. The Google Lens uses the company's machine learing alogithm to recognise objects and search the internet to provide relevant information around them. Samsung also introduced the Samsung Mall app, which uses a similar visual search interface to provide easy shopping experience.

The GPU Turbo technology, on the other hand, is a graphic processing acceleration technology developed by Huawei, which is claimed to improve the phone’s graphic performance by up to 60 per cent, and the processor efficiency by up to 30 per cent. According to the company’s claim, the GPU Turbo technology re-architects how graphics are processed on the system level and boosts the performance without reducing the processor’s efficiency.

GST slabs can be reduced to three from five but will take time: Sushil Modi

Slabs under Goods and Services Tax (GST) can be reduced to three from five at present for the convenience of consumers and businesses though it will take some time, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Narendra Modi also heads high level minister panel on GST.

In an interview to PTI Bhasha, Modi said that there are five slabs in GST and "there is an intention to reduce it to three slabs but it will take some time" as it is related to states' revenue.

Reacting to questions raised by former finance minister P Chidambaram that why rates of 88 items were not reduced by GST council in 2017, Modi said: "This is not a decision where only BJP government is involved. The decision has been taken by GST Council in which congress led governments are also involved".

He said that after implementation of GST, initially it was to ensure that there should be no revenue loss and then rate on many items were gradually reduced with stabilisation of revenue

Customise your car: Tata Motors to let buyers configure their Harrier SUVs

Tata Motors will soon shift gears to “Do it Yourself” (DIY) mode as a business strategy with the launch of Harrier, a five-seater sports utility vehicle.

Customize Car - As part of the plan, a digital configurator comprising a three-dimensional graphics-based front-end application (app) will allow customers to choose the power train, brakes, suspension types, seating configuration, add-on kits and align the output generated by the tool to company’s back-end manufacturing and supply chain, to churn out the specific order.


The DIY will also straddle to its core truck business empowering buyers to configure the vehicle of their choice. Given the high number of variants and multiple needs of the trucking industry, the technology can be of immense value in reduction in time-to-market, enhance efficiency and create a differentiation, Rajendra Petkar, chief technology officer, Tata Motors, told Business Standard in an interview.

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas from Prabhudas Lilladher for today

Nifty outlook and few trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, Research Analyst - Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher:

NIFTY VIEW
Nifty has been moving a very range bound zone between the 10920 and 11070 levels while Bank Nifty also has been moving between 26650 and 27150 levels. A fresh development can only trigger a breach on either side of the indices. However, the support for the week is seen at 10820 while resistance is seen at 11160. Pharma sector looks attractive and is in a positive bias with stocks like Sun Pharma, Cipla and Auro Pharma looks promising for further upside.
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BUY INDUSINDBANK 
CMP: Rs 1,902.55
TARGET: Rs 2,000
STOP LOSS: Rs 1,860
The stock has given a correction from the peak of 1990 to show signs of bottoming out at around 1880 levels and has currently indicated a positive candle pattern in the daily chart to signify strength for further upside movement in the coming days. The RSI also has shown a trend reversal from the oversold zone and has signaled a buy in this stock. With consistent decent volume participation witnessed, we recommend a buy in this stock for an upside target of 2000 keeping a stop loss of 1860.
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BUY EXIDE INDS
CMP: Rs 265.85
TARGET: Rs 295
STOP LOSS: Rs 250
The stock has formed a more or less higher bottom formation pattern in the daily chart and has currently indicated a positive candle to signify a positive bias and potential to rise further to scale till 290-295 levels. The stock has maintained above the significant 34 WMA and 50 DMA moving averages to signify strength and also the RSI has indicated a trend reversal to signal a buy in this stock. With good volume participation witnessed, we recommend a buy in this stock for an upside target of 295 keeping a stop loss of 250.

India sees major reduction in HIV infections but challenges remain: UN

India saw a major reduction in the number of new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and people living with HIV from 2010 to 2017 on the back of sustained and focussed efforts, according to a UN report which warned that the epidemic was growing in Pakistan.

The Joint UN Agency on AIDS (UNAIDS) report titled 'Miles to go closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices' said Asia and the Pacific regions have made strong inroads with its HIV response.

Sustained and focused efforts to reach key populations have led to major reductions in HIV infections in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam between 2010 and 2017.

The report, however, warned that the global new HIV infections were not declining fast enough. It also noted that the epidemics were expanding in Pakistan and the Philippines.

From today, Reliance Jio's 'Monsoon Hungama' to offer Rs 501 JioPhone

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has advanced by a day to July 20 the launch of its monsoon 'hungama' scheme that would offer its JioPhone to customers for Rs 501, a company source said.

Earlier, in the annual general meeting of Reliance Industries, Ambani had announced that the scheme will begin from July 21.

The offer will begin at 5.01 PM on Friday, the timing that reflects the Rs 501 price tag of the JioPhone. The registration for new JioPhone is already live on the official website of Relaince Jio.

"Jio will start monsoon hungama scheme from 5.01 pm on July 20. Even the timing has been kept to reflect effective price of the phone," the source told PTI.

According to the source, Reliance Jio will announce the terms and condition of the scheme on Friday.

From August 15 onward, both existing and new, JioPhone users will also get to access Facebook, WhatsApp and Youtube. The phone, however, supports Google Maps.

No-confidence motion LIVE: AIADMK MP says party won't support Oppn move

The Lok Sabha on Friday took up a No Confidence Motion against the government for debate and voting, two days after the start of the monsoon session. Top guns of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are taking part in the debate, which will conclude with a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak during the day.  

Seven hours have been set aside for the debate, which began shortly after 11 am and will continue without any lunch break.

The Modi government is expected to have a smooth sailing. In the 545-member (including the Speaker) Lok Sabha, the BJP-led NDA can bank on around 311 members, including the 273 of the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD's) 4, Shiv Sena's 18, Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP's) 6, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party's (RLSP's) 3, Janata Dal (United)'s (JD-U's) 2, Apna Dal's 2, All India N R Congress' 1, Sikkim Democratic Front's (SDF's) 1, and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's (NDPP's) 1.  

Today's picks: From Asian Paints to M&M, hot stocks to watch on Friday

Nifty
Current: 10,957 (fut: 10,983), Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 10,900. Stop-short positions at 11,055. Big moves could go till 11,100, 10,850. A long 10,900p (49), short 10,800p (29) could gain 15-20 if the index dips below 10,900.

Bank Nifty
Current: 26,790 (fut: 26,852)
Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 26,725. Stop-short positions at 26,975. Big moves could go till 27,150, 26,500. Slight negative bias.

Asian Paints
Current price: Rs 1,403
Target price: Rs 1,425
Keep a stop at Rs 1,395 and go long. Add to the position between Rs 1,415 and Rs 1,420. Book profits at Rs 1,425.

PowerGrid
Current price: Rs 177
Target price: Rs 174
Keep a stop at Rs 179 and go short. Add to the position between Rs 175 and Rs 176.
Book profits at Rs 174.

Mahindra & Mahindra
Current price: Rs 913
Target price: Rs 930
Keep a stop at Rs 905 and go long. Add to the position between Rs 923 and Rs 927. Book profits at Rs 930.

Four women among 8 Maoists killed in encounter in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

Security forces on Thursday killed at least eight Maoists, including four women, in a fierce encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior police official said.

A cache of firearms, including two Insas rifles, was recovered from the encounter site.

The gunbattle took place around 6 am in a forest area near Timinar and Pusnar villages along the boundary of Bijapur and Dantewada districts, Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Maoist operations) Sundarraj P told PTI.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Special Task Force launched the operation from Dantewada on Wednesday in the forest area, he said.

While the security men were cordoning off the forest areas in Timinar and Pusnar villages in Bijapur, around 450 km from the state capital Raipur, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides on Thursday, he said.

Indian Railways gives another chance to 70,000 candidates to apply again

Indian Railways is giving a second chance to 70,000 candidates whose job applications were rejected for uploading faulty photos. The Railway ministry has asked these aspirants to rectify their mistake by July 20.

Indian Railways Recruitment has received 4.8 million applications for 26,500 posts of assistant loco pilots and technicians.

"We realised that among the total applications that were found ineligible, around 127,000 candidates were found ineligible for invalid pictures. Out of the 127,000 people, now, 70,000 have been asked to make the changes in the pictures and upload them again," Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Director Information and Publicity, Railway Board said to PTI.

An email and a message have been sent to the 70,000 applicants, who were given a second chance.

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World not ready to Make in India? Samsung plant masks Modi govt's struggle

Despite a sleek marketing campaign, the world isn’t quite ready to ‘Make in India.’

Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in celebrated the inauguration of what Samsung Plant called the world’s largest mobile phone factory. At the splashy event just outside New Delhi, Modi said the facility was “extremely important” for his 'Make in India' initiative to boost manufacturing to 25 per cent of India’s economy by 2020 and create millions of jobs. Samsung said the plant was a “shining example” of the success of the program.

But the investment is more the exception than the norm. Data from the World Bank and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) show manufacturing hasn’t received a significant boost since Modi took office in 2014.

While India’s economy has overtaken France to become the world’s sixth largest, manufacturing has shrunk to about 15 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) from a peak of 18.6 per cent in 1995, according to the World Bank. Other data show new investments in India have dropped and stalled projects are on the rise.

Today's picks: From Hindalco to HDFC, hot stocks to watch on Thursday

Nifty
Current: 10,980 (fut: 10,986) Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 10,900. Stop-short positions at 11,075. Big moves could go till 11,100, 10,850. A long 10,900p (51), short 10,800p (32) could gain 10-15 if the index tests 10,900.

Bank Nifty
Current: 26,880 (futures: 26,968)
Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 26,825. Stop-short positions at 27,100. Big moves could go till 27,275, 26,700. Trend may have a negative bias.

Hindalco
Current price: Rs 212.5
Target price: Rs 208
Keep a stop at Rs 215 and go short. Add to the position between Rs 209 and Rs 210. Book profits at Rs 208.

Lupin
Current price: Rs 811
Target price: Rs 795
Keep a stop at Rs 820 and go short.
Add to the position between Rs 797 and Rs 802. Book profits at Rs 795.

HDFC
Current price: Rs 2,009
Target price: Rs 2,040
Keep a stop at Rs 1,990 and go long. Add to the position between Rs 2,030 and Rs 2,035. Book profits at Rs 2,040.

Kohli touches career-high 911 points, Kuldeep Yadav in top-10 bowlers chart

India captain Virat Kohli strengthened his position at the top of ICC ODI rankings for batsmen by touching a career-high 911 point, while Kuldeep Yadav broke into the top-10 of the bowlers' chart at sixth on Wednesday.

Their rise comes despite India losing the ODI series against England 1-2 last night.

Kohli ended the series with scores 75, 45 and 71. He earned just two points but those were enough to take him to 911 points, highest since Australia's Dean Jones tally of 918 points in March 1991.

Yadav has broken into the top-10 for the first time in his career. The left-arm wrist-spinner took nine wickets in the series, including six for 25 at Trent Bridge, which have been rewarded with a rise of eight places to a career-high sixth position, the ICC said in a statement.

Yadav is the second India bowler to feature in the top-10 after number-one ranked Jasprit Bumrah and the fifth spinner to find a place in the 10 highest-ranked bowlers. The other four are Rashid Khan (second), Imran Tahir (seventh), Adil Rashid (eighth) and Yuzvendra Chahal (10th).

Each JEE, NEET examinee may get a unique question paper from next year

Soon after the human resource development ministry announced the handing over of competitive exams like JEE, NEET to the National Testing Agency (NTA), a new set of rules have been prepared and are ready to roll from next year. The NTA now mandates competitive exams to be all computerised, meaning which, the examinations will rely heavily on technological tools like Artificial Intelligence, Psychometric analysis and Computer-based adaptive testing.

With this, each candidate will now get a unique set of questions, with the software picking questions randomly for candidates.

In a statement, Vineet Joshi, director general of NTA, said: "The test will be 100 per cent safe... The highest level of encryption will be used so that no one can hack into the system," the Times of India reported.

The changes to the examination pattern include distracting candidates with multiple choice questions to fox them. "And with millions of questions (items) to be prepared instead of a couple of question papers for a particular test, you will be at the mercy of the software's algorithm, which will pick up items at random for your test at a particular date, based on the set of difficulty-level," an official was quoted as saying by the Times of India.

This move will help the NTA do things faster -- from setting the questions to preparing the correct answers.

SBI Clerk prelims result 2018 coming this week: Know the details here

The results of the State Bank of India (SBI) Junior Associate (JA) Clerk preliminary examination are expected to be declared on SBI's official website www.sbi.co.in/careers.

Candidates who completed the online SBI Clerk Preliminary Result 2018 held on 23 June, June 24 and June 30 are advised to stay alert as the result may be out sometime this week.

Selected candidates from the prelims examinations will further sit for the mains examination scheduled to be held on August 5, 2018.

Here are the steps to check for SBI Clerk prelims results:

Step 1: Login to the official website of State Bank of India (SBI) www.sbi.co.in
Step 2: Visit the career section of the official website

Step 3: Click on the link “SBI Clerk Prelims result 2018”

Step 4: On the new page, enter your details and then click on submit button

Step 5: Results will appear on the page

Step 6: Download the result and keep it for further reference

OnePlus 6 to roll out new update, camera app will flaunt 'Google Lens'

China-based smartphone manufacturer OnePlus on Tuesday said it has started rolling out the next software update that comes with support for "Google Lens" functionality on OnePlus 6's native camera app.

The update in its exclusive Android based operating system (OS ) OxygenOS 5.1.9 also introduces significant camera improvements, the company said in a statement.

Launched during its I/O conference last year, "Google Lens" is an image recognition mobile app to bring up relevant information using visual analysis.

OnePlus 5 and 5T users could also expect to get the "Google lens" via an over-the-air (OTA) update soon, the company informed.

"With the integration of 'Google Lens', users can use the camera to scan QR codes and use the image recognition tool to get more information about things like books, buildings, and works of art, by simply tapping on it," the statement added.

Today's picks: From Indian Oil to Bharti Airtel, hot stocks to watch today

Nifty
Current: 11,008 (fut: 11,027), Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 10,945. Stop-short positions at 11,105. Big moves could go till 11,150, 10,900. A long 10,900p (36), long 11,100c (41) can be offset with a short 10,800p (21), short 11,200c (17). The position costs 39, with breakevens at 11,139, 10,961.

Bank Nifty
Current: 27,008 (futures: 27,063)
Target: NA
Stop-long positions at 26,900. Stop-short positions at 27,200. Big moves could go till 27,350, 27,750. Trend may be slightly positive.

Indian Oil
Current price: Rs 165
Target price: Rs 168
Keep a stop at Rs 163 and go long. Add to the position between Rs 166 and Rs 167.
Book profits at Rs 168.

Bharti Airtel
Current price: Rs 342
Target price: Rs 337
Keep a stop at Rs 345 and go short. Add to the position between Rs 338 and Rs 339.
Book profits at Rs 337.