Saturday, November 30, 2019

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's first wedding anniversary: A look at their adorable love story (In Pics)

The Met Gala in May 2017 brought together Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. The grand event marked the start of the relationship rumours between our desi girl, Priyanka Chopra and the American singer Nick Jonas. Now married, these two have never been shy about expressing their adoration for each other, both, on social media and on the red carpet as well. After their Christian style wedding, the couple organized grand traditional Indian wedding ceremonies at Umaid Bhavan Palace and got hitched on December 1, 2018. The couple is celebrating their first wedding anniversary today and, on the special occasion, have a look at their adorable love story.

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Remembering James Baldwin: Here are Five Works by the American Author

On the author’s death anniversary, here’s looking at 5 works by him one must read.

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Kartik Aaryan keeps his promise, teaches Deepika Padukone Dheeme Dheeme Step (Video, Pics)

Deepika Padukone recently took to her Instagram story and had asked Kartik Aaryan to teach her the Dheeme Dheem step as she wanted to take part in the #dheemedheemechallenge. Now, the Pati Patni Aur Woh has kept his promise and has indeed taught Deepika the dance step. 

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World AIDS Day 2019: Here Are Myths About HIV/AIDS One Should Know

Individuals cannot become infected through sharing personal objects, food or water. Unfortunately, there are still misconceptions about how HIV is transmitted and what it means to live with HIV today.

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World AIDS Day: Here's All You Need to Know About HIV and AIDS

As per the official website, World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.

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Happy Anniversary Nickyanka: 5 Throwback Pics from Priyanka and Nick’s Wedding

One year in, here are a few throwback pictures from the couple’s fairytale wedding that one must revisit.

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You can Reach Ed Sheeran Only Through Email as He doesn't have a Phone

Ed Sheeran decided to ditch his electronic devices and social networking sites back in 2015 when he took a year-long break from the spotlight to "travel the world".

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Ed Sheeran doesn't have phone, reveals Roman Kemp

Photograph singer Ed Sheeran doesn't have a phone and can only be contacted via e-mail. The singer decided to ditch his electronic devices and social networking sites back in 2015 when he took a year-long break from the spotlight to "travel the world".

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Khloe Kardashian Plans to Put Down Her Phone and Live in the Moment

Khloe Kardashian took to Twitter to share her decision to put down her phone to live in the moment with her 20-month-old daughter True.

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Bigg Boss 13 Weekend Ka Vaar with Salman Khan: Devoleena leaves, Paras and Mahira in danger zone

Saturday's Weekend Ka Vaar episode hosted by Bollywood bigwig Salman Khan began on a musical note. Salman made a smashing entry on one of his chartbuster songs from the 1990s - Saathiya Yeh Tune Kya Kiya - plays in the background. Soon after greeting the audience, the actor expressed his gratitude to the viewers for making the show a super-hit. And then the scene shifts to the moment when Bigg Boss announces the good news to the contestants in the house at midnight. He reveals that the show has been extended by five weeks! This announcement leaves the contestants with mixed feelings because it is not easy to stay in the house where opinions clash at the drop of a hat.

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Twinkle Khanna's grandmother Betty Kapadia passes away at 80

Betty Kapadia, Dimple Kapadia's mother and Twinkle Khanna's grandmother passed away at 80 due to respiratory problems, according to a Times of India report.  She was admitted at Hinduja Health Care in Khar, Mumbai on November 14 and she was in the ICU.

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John Abraham locks Independence Day 2020 with Attack, see first look poster

John Abraham has ensured that he will keep his date with Independence Day next year, too. His upcoming thriller "Attack" has been confirmed for August 14, 2020. This will be the third year in a row that John will release a film on Independence Day. In 2018, his "Satyameva Jayate" opened on August 15, and this year he released "Batla House" on that day.

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Salman Khan reacts to Hud hud Dabangg song controversy: Part and parcel of the industry

Superstar Salman Khan, who returns in his popular cop avatar of Chulbul Pandey in "Dabangg 3", has reacted to the ongoing storm over the "Hud hud Dabangg" song saying a certain section of people is trying to gain publicity by dragging the number unnecessarily into a controversy. "I am glad people consider it (Dabangg 3) a big film. Earlier, we did a film ("Bajrangi Bhaijaan"), there was a controversy regarding its title but it was dismissed. So, such controversies are part and parcel of this industry. I don't think there is anything objectionable in the film because of which a controversy can be created," said Salman, at the launch of the "Munna badnaam hua" song of "Dabangg 3" in Mumbai on Saturday evening.

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Kylie Jenner Spends Rs 2 Crore on Security Per Month, Estimates Caitlyn Jenner

Security is, indeed, not a matter of joke for the Kardashian-Jenner family. Beauty mogul Kylie Jenner reportedly spends close to $400,000 (over Rs 2 crore) a month on her security.

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Start Christmas Baking with These Self baked Goodies

Sous Chef Vijesh Modi from The Deltin, Daman shares the secret recipe to a perfect Panettone.

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Aamir Khan visits Golden Temple in Amritsar amidst Laal Singh Chaddha shoot. Watch viral photos, videos

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is currently in Punjab shooting for his next film Laal Singh Chaddha, visited Amritsar to seek the blessing of Wahe Guruji at the Golden Temple. The photos and videos of the actor entering the holy shrine have gone viral on the internet. As per the traditions, the actor can be seen wearing a scarf on his head before entering the temple. Aamir is surrounded by his bodyguards from all sides as the mob tries to reach out to him. As he enters the main temple, the actor seeks blessing for his next film and also enjoys the prasad. Have a look.

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I'm Thankful for Life and Blessings Attached to it, Says Priyanka Chopra

On Thanksgiving this year, Priyanka Chopra joined her husband Nick Jonas and his family in the US. Last year, Nick came to India and had a Thanksgiving family dinner with Priyanka's family.

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Leonardo DiCaprio blamed for Amazon fires by Brazil President

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has blamed Hollywood's Oscar-winning superstar Leonardo DiCaprio for the devastating forest fires in the Amazon. DiCaprio has been accused of funding non-profit groups, which Bolsonaro feels were responsible for fires in the Amazon rainforest, reports mirror.co.uk. The President, however, did not back his claim with any evidence.

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Sanjay Dutt makes Rishi and Neetu Kapoor happy as he pays them a visit, actors click selfies

Veteran Bollywood actors Rishi and Neetu Kapoor have always been wonderful hosts to their friends from the industry. When the 102 Not Out actor returned from New York, many of his friends visited him and asked for his health. On Saturday, Neetu shared another set of photos when actor Sanjay Dutt can be seen paying them a visit. There is no denying that Neetu is very active on social media and shares her special moments with her fans. She posted selfies with Sanjay Dutt and Raj Bansal and expresses her happiness on their visit.

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TV actor Varun Badola to make his directorial debut soon

Popular TV actor Varun Badola has revealed that he is planning to make his directorial debut soon. The actor, who worked with Tigmanshu Dhulia as an assistant director in his early films "Haasil" and "Charas", credits the filmmaker for giving him a better understanding of the craft.

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Nightmares Help Prepare People Deal with Difficult Situations in Real Life, Says Study

The study, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, helped researchers identify how nightmares light up the brain in real time.

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Robert Pattinson: I'm boring and old now

Actor Robert Pattinson feels he is too "boring and old" for fans to care about his work. Pattinson found fame as a vampire with the "Twilight" franchise, and is preparing to suit up as the caped crusader in Matt Reeves' upcoming "The Batman" remake.

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Kim Kardashian Shares Adorable Pics of Kanye West and Kids from Thanksgiving

The American reality star and business woman shared a series of Instagram photos where her family can be seen enjoying Thanksgiving.

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Spotify offering 12 months of Premium subscription for Rs 699 until 31 December

Music streaming service Spotify is running a time-limited offer for its Premium subscription. It’s offering a year’s subscription at Rs 699 which is half the standard price. The discount will be active until 31 December 2019.

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Spotify has listed the offer on its website. This offer only stands for a 12-month subscription and not on a monthly basis. Spotify clarified that the discount isn’t available for Premium Family users or people who have registered to the service via third-party services.

The company offers its Premium service for Rs 119 per month in India that sums up to Rs 1,189 annually. Users can avail three months of a free trial before getting a subscription. In the current deal, users can get a year’s subscription for only Rs 699.

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If you’re already subscribed with the Premium plan, your regular monthly fees will be resumed and charged once the annual plan is over. For those who weren’t subscribers, their accounts will go back to being free accounts.

Spotify had introduced its Family subscription plan in India last month that was priced at Rs 179 per month. The subscription allows access to the premium version of the music streaming app and the plan accounts for up to six people. Each member can use the account individually, and the master account holder will be billed at the end of each month.



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Bhumi Pednekar to star in Akshay Kumar's Durgavati

Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar are all set to collaborate again after Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. However, this time, they won't be sharing screen space together. The duo has come together as an actor-producer for Durgavati. Superstar Akshay Kumar is co-producing Bhumi starrer thriller. The movie directed by Ashok is scheduled to go on floors in January next year.

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'As rivetting as a Virender-Sehwag inning': Cast of Inside Edge 2 promises fireworks in the offing

Amazon Prime Video, back in 2017, gave us a glimpse of what all games go beyond the game of Cricket -- with the original series 'Inside Edge'. The season finale was as intriguing as it could get, and had only left the viewers asking for more.

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Friday, November 29, 2019

Deepika Padukone asks Kartik Aaryan to teach her Dheeme Dheeme hook step. The actor replies

Deepika Padukone is eager to participate in Dheeme Dheeme challenge. Hence, she requested Kartik Aaryan to teach her the steps. The actress shared an Instagram story, requesting the Pati, Patni Aur Woh actor to teach her how to nail the challenge. It seems that DP is quite impressed with Dheeme Dheeme hook steps and want to give it a shot.

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Oscar Wilde Death Anniversary: Quotes on Love, Life and Existence

Oscar Wilde was an acclaimed poet, playwright and writer. His wise words, a collection of which is below, will surely make you think twice.

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Golmaal FIVE script locked, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty to be back again

The hit actor-director duo of Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty are all set to collaborate again. Ajay and Rohit will start working on the fifth instalment of Golmaal franchise next year. Titled Golmaal FIVE, the script has been locked. Now, Ajay and Rohit are waiting to complete their ongoing projects and those lined-up before they kick-start this one.

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FASTag deadline extended to 15 December; here’s everything you need to know

Starting from 15 December, FASTag is going to be mandatory across a total of 525 toll plazas. This means all four-wheelers have to attach FASTag RFID stickers on their vehicle’s windscreens. Failing to do so will result in vehicle owners without the FASTag to pay double the toll fare as a form of penalty. A separate lane will be present at the plazas for non-FASTag vehicles. Earlier, the deadline was on 1 December that has been given an extension to 15 December, according to PTI, to provide citizens some more time to acquire the FASTags.

FASTag sanctioned by the National Highway Authority of India.

FASTag sanctioned by the National Highway Authority of India.

What is FASTag?

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sanctioned the Electronic Toll Collection program using FASTag as a pilot project back in 2014. It was implemented for the first time in the Delhi-Mumbai stretch of the Golden Quadrilateral towards the end of 2014. Aimed at making toll plaza payments on highways automatic with the ‘One Nation One Tag’ mission, it will also reduce congestion and sometimes long waiting times at tolls. As already mentioned, this was meant for all the toll plazas at the national highways that would gradually include all state highways as well.

It works by using an RFID chip that’s stuck on a four-wheeled vehicle’s windscreen. Sensors on the FASTag lanes at toll plazas will detect the sensor and automatically deduct the toll fare from the vehicle owner. This means no more waiting at the toll and you could simply slow down and continue driving without having to stop to pay the fare.

How and where to buy FASTag?

The service started with ICICI bank and now it is available with up to 22 certified banks including Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, IDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank. A FASTag lane is valid for five years and you have to continue recharging the NHAI payment wallet that will be linked to your bank account. When the fare has been deducted, the user will receive a confirmation over a text message. In the future, you will be able to pay fuel bills and for parking at places enabled with FASTag.

FASTag stickers can be purchased from PayTM as well. Image: PayTM.

FASTag stickers can be purchased from PayTM as well. Image: PayTM.

Car dealers are already selling FASTag stickers to people buying new cars since around 2016. Otherwise, you can buy new stickers from NHAI toll plazas where you will need to submit your vehicle’s registration certificate (RC), a recent passport-size photograph of the vehicle owner, and KYC documents depending on whether the tag is meant for commercial or private use. It can also be bought online from Amazon and PayTM.

After you’ve bought a FASTag, you need to download the My FASTag app to link your bank account. You can use the same app to recharge your FASTag wallet or visit your bank’s websites to recharge your account.



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Mark Twain Birth Anniversary: Interesting Quotes by the American Writer

On his 184th birth anniversary, here are some thought-provoking quotes by the famous American writer Mark Twain.

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Blue Whale heart rates may drop to only twice a minute during deep dives

Blue whales have a flair for paradox. They live in water but breathe air. They’re enormous — the biggest creatures that have ever lived, as far as anyone knows — but subsist almost entirely on tiny krill.

And as new research reveals, even the animal’s dunk tank-size heart jumps between extremes. In a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers for the first time attached an electrocardiogram tag to a free-diving blue whale to trace its heart rate.

A blue whale surfacing off the California coast in Monterey Bay. By Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab © 2019 The New York Times

They found that the rate ranged as low as two beats per minute and as high as 37. Such numbers paint a picture of an animal frequently pushing its own limits and suggest that the whale is not only the largest animal ever but perhaps as large as an animal with a circulatory system can possibly be.

To learn the secrets of the blue whale’s heart, Jeremy Goldbogen, a marine biologist at Stanford University, led a team that attached a noninvasive suction-cup tag to a blue whale in Monterey Bay, California. The tag contains electrodes, a depth measurement sensor and a GPS tracker. It stayed on for 8 and a half hours and recorded data from a number of dives before it detached and floated to the surface. The researchers then tracked it down and reviewed its readings.

Such tags are part of a suite of technologies that make it easier for researchers to study the lives of whales without disturbing them too much. When the tags are attached, a whale likely just feels something akin to a tap on the shoulder, Goldbogen has said.

The data showed that when this whale descended, its heart rate plummeted, too. At the bottom of the dives, the whale’s heart rate hovered around four to eight beats per minute. At times, it fell all the way down to two.

In general, sticking to a slow rhythm while diving lets marine mammals conserve oxygen, so they can stay underwater for longer. But this is “just amazingly low” — far lower than the 11 beats per minute scientists had predicted, said Goldbogen. And it stays down around 8.5 beats per minute even when the whales are feeding, an energy-intensive process that involves lunging into clouds of krill.

Goldbogen credits the blue whale’s flexible aortic arch, which is able to hold about 90% of the animals’ blood and slowly release it even when the heart isn’t actively beating.

As a whale climbs back to the surface, its heart rate rises again. By the time it reaches the surface, its blood is moving much more quickly, reoxygenising in preparation for the next dive. This whale’s heart rate reached a peak of 37 beats per minute.

“That’s about as fast as that heart can physically beat,” Goldbogen said.

These rapid shifts happen quite quickly — sometimes within the span of a minute or two — and repeat often. It’s sort of like if you tried moving from a comfortable recliner straight into a set of wind sprints over and over again. “They’re doing this all day long,” said Goldbogen.

The blue whale’s heart still keeps some secrets.

“It would be interesting to know how the whale nervous system controls such rapid changes in heart rate,” said Travis Horton, an associate professor at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, who was not involved in the study but has undertaken his own investigations of humpback whale heart rates using drones and infrared light.

And Goldbogen and his team hope to plumb other unfathomed depths. “Sperm whales, beaked whales — some of those species can dive for an hour or more,” he said. “We would like to understand what their hearts are doing.”

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Akshay Kumar repeats his Housefull 4 sweatshirt in Good Newwz. Did you notice?

Akshay Kumar has interestingly repeated an outfit he wore in his last release Housefull 4, in his next Good Newwz. The actor wore same quirky printed black sweatshirt in both the movies. This has created quite a buzz on social media. Akshay's fanpage on Instagram shared the collage highlight the same. This triggered an interesting conversation in the comment section. Fans were curious enough to know whether there was budget constraint or both the scenes were shot on the same day.

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Fan proposes Bhumi Pednekar to marry him. The actress' reply wins Twitter

Bhumi Pednekar, who is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming movie Pati, Patni Aur Woh gave a sweet reply to a fan when he proposed the actress on Twitter. The social media user proposed the actress for marriage and surprisingly, she replied, ultimately winning everyone's heart. ''Hi beautiful mam, I can't stay a single day without looking at your pic. You are so pretty, I wish you were a normal girl. Now you are a big celebrity. Kitna bhi pyaar kar loon lekin koi chance hi nahin hain ki aap koi non-celebrity se shaadi karo. Dukh hota hai,'' wrote the fan.

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Arjun Kapoor: We've pretty much followed the timeline in Panipat

Actor Arjun Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming period movie "Panipat", says the makers have "pretty much" followed the timeline of history in the film.

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Salman, Madhuri, Kartik Aaryan, Shahid & others attend Sooraj Barjatya's son reception (PHOTOS)

Veteran filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya hosted a lavish wedding reception of his son Devansh Barjatya on Friday night. Devansh Barjatya and Nandini tied the knot on 22nd November this year. Bollywood gathered under a roof to wish the newlywed couple. Sooraj Barjatya's close collaborators like Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrita Rao, Shahid Kapoor attended the reception party. Filmmakers such as Imtiaz Ali, Mahesh Bhatt, Aanand L Rai were also there.

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Suhana Khan flaunts her curls and internet can't stop crushing on her

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan is an internet sensation. Her photos go viral on social media with the blink of an eye. The pretty team is becoming gorgeous with every passing day and her latest photos are proof. In the photos shared by her fan page on Instagram, Suhana is seen flaunting her flawless curls. She looks absolutely phenomenal in her highlighted hair along with no makeup look.

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Black Friday 2019: Best video game deals on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Although Black Friday isn’t quite relevant to this side of the hemisphere, more companies have started hosting sales to ride the western trend. However, gamers have always been able to get some sweet deals every year, no matter where they are. It’s the same this year and we have several really good discounts running across different digital platforms.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Steam has its own Autumn Sale running simultaneously with Black Friday that’s offering some amazing deals running for PC games. There are a few good deals for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well in their respective stores.

Here are some of the best Black Friday deals for PC games on Steam:

Here are some of the best Black Friday deals for the PlayStation 4:

Here are some of the best Black Friday deals for the Xbox One:

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Deepika Padukone amazed at paparazzi's energy, asks 'aap log thak nahi jaate?' Watch video

Deepika Padukone's presence is sure to attract the paparazzi’s, no matter where it is and what time it is. The actress was recently spotted at the Mumbai airport at what looks to be late-night timing and as usual paparazzi were there to capture Deepika's 'airport look'. Looking at the group of photographers that were waiting for her outside the airport at the odd, Deepika was prompted to ask the paparazzi if they don't get tired?, "Aap log thak nahi jate"

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Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue colour variant to go on its first sale today at 12 pm

Xioami launched its Redmi Note 8 series earlier this month. The phone comes with a 64 MP quad rear-camera setup that's priced at Rs 14,999 for its 6 GB + 64 GB configuration.

A new colour variant of the Note 8 Pro called Electric Blue has been announced by the company. This smartphone was already available in Halo White, Gamma Green and Shadow Black colour variants.

Electric Blue variant of the Redmi Note 8.

Electric Blue variant of the Redmi Note 8.

It will go on sale today at 12 pm on Amazon and the company's website. It will be the first time that the Redmi Note 8 Pro (Review)'s Electric Blue colour variant goes on sale.


Xiaomi has also announced a Cosmic Purple colour variant for Redmi Note 8 (Review) which will also go on its first sale today at 12 pm.

Redmi Note 8 Pro pricing, sale offers

The Redmi Note 8 Pro comes in three RAM and storage variants. The 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 14,999, the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant will cost you Rs 15,999, and the highest storage variant of 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage is priced at Rs 17,999.

As for sale offers, Xiaomi is offering double data benefits on recharge of Rs 249 and Rs 349 for 10 months for Airtel customers. On Amazon, you can also get a 10 percent cashback of up to Rs 2,000 on HDFC Bank debit cards.

Redmi Note 8 Pro specifications

The highlighting feature for the Redmi Note 8 Pro has to be the new 64 MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor that is part of a quad-camera array on the smartphone. The phone has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display and has an FHD+ resolution. The phone harbours a teardrop-notch on the top and a very small chin on the bottom of the device. The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the first phone in India which has in-built Alexa voice assistant.

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The highlighting feature for the Redmi Note 8 Pro has to be the new 64 MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor that is part of a quad-camera array on the smartphone.

As far as storage and RAM options go the phone happens to have a 6 GB + 64 GB starting variant and it goes up to 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. Processing on the phone is handled by the MediaTek G90T chipset.

Talking now about the optics on the phone, the Note 8 Pro happens to have a quad-camera setup with a 64 MP primary lens along with an 8 MP ultra-wide + 2 MP depth sensor and 2 MP macro lens. The phone also has a 4,500 mAh battery which comes equipped with 18 W fast charging capabilities. The phone comes in Black, Green, and White colour options.

Amazon Fab Phones fest is also ongoing right now and during this sale, smartphones like iPhone XR (Review), Samsung Galaxy M30, Oppo A5 2020 are available on discount.

If you want to buy a Xiaomi phone or accessory, you can buy it now during the ongoing Xiaomi Black Friday sale.

Realme is also hosting its own Black Friday sale and giving offers on the Realme X2 Pro (Review)Realme C2 (Review) and more.

OnePlus is celebrating its five-year anniversary on Amazon by giving discounts on the OnePlus 7 Pro (Review) and OnePlus 7T (Review) till 2 December.



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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's goofy video after Thanksgiving dinner is unmissable

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are one of the most adorable couples in the industry and there's no doubt about it. Before ringing on their first wedding anniversary on December 1, the actress gave her husband a cute four-legged gift in the form of a dog named Gino. Well,now the duo is celebrating Thanksgiving 2019 in the presence of their family and has shared pictures and videos on their social media where they are seen getting goofing with each other. 

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Astronomers spot stellar black hole so massive, it 'shouldn't exist'

In an unexpected discovery, astronomers have spotted a black hole in the Milky Way galaxy that's so large, it defies existing models of how stars and galaxies evolve.

The black hole in question, which researchers have dubbed 'LB-1', is roughly 15,000 light-years from Earth, and has a mass that's 70 times that of our Sun, claims the study published in Nature.

The Milky Way is thought to contain stellar black holes that number around 100 million. And LB-1 is twice as large as the largest stellar-mass black hole that scientists imagined possible, according to lead researcher and astronomer Jifeng Liu from the National Astronomical Observatory of China.

An illustration of the LB-1 black hole. Image: Beijing Planetarium/Chinese Academy of Sciences

"Black holes of such mass should not even exist in our galaxy, according to most of the current models of stellar evolution," Liu said in a statement. "LB-1 is twice as massive as what we thought possible. Now theorists will have to take up the challenge of explaining its formation."

So far, researchers have arrived at two distinct kinds of black holes. The more common ones are stellar black holes, which can be up to 20 times as massive as our Sun (the oddity in question is 70x the mass of our Sun). These can form when the core of a massive star collapses in on itself.

The second kind of black hole, supermassive black holes, are at least a million times bigger than the Sun. Their origins? Unknown. Researchers think that the typical star in the Milky Way will shed most of their gas through stellar wind — naturally preventing the formation of a black hole as massive as LB-1.

The complex anatomy of a black hole. Pictured is an impression of a rapidly-spinning supermassive black hole with a thin disc of rotating material like leftovers of a Sun-like star that was ripped apart by the black hole's tidal forces. Image: ESO

"The abundance of black holes and the mechanisms by which they form" remains something astronomers today are grappling with, David Reitze, a physicist at the California Institute of Technology not involved in the discovery, told AFP.

"LB-1's large mass falls into a range known as the 'pair-instability gap', where supernovae should not have produced it," Reitze said. "That means [LB-1] is a new kind of black hole, formed by another physical mechanism!"

Liu and his colleagues made their observations using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) in China, seeking out "wobbly stars" that might point to a nearby black hole (which otherwise appears invisible).

LAMOST pointed them to a giant blue star. It took some follow-up observations with the more powerful Gran Telescopio Canarias in Spain and the Keck Observatory in USA to really uncover what they had found.

An illustration of the LB-1 black hole. Image: Beijing Planetarium/Chinese Academy of Sciences

The star they spotted was around 35 million years old, clocking in at around eight times the mass of the Sun. It was also orbiting LB-1 every 79 days on what the researchers describe as a "surprisingly circular" orbit.

This circular orbit of LB-1's companion star is puzzling because there's no scenario that the scientists could imagine that fits both — the formation of the black hole and the existence of a companion star that's orbiting it in a circular orbit.

If LB-1 formed when two black holes collided, after which it captured a star, the circular orbit of its companion would be highly unlikely. What's expected is a very eccentric, elliptical orbit. Sure, time could smooth this orbit out and turn it "more circular", but that would take longer than the star's age (so... over 35 million years of time — again, an unlikely possibility, per the study).

This is an undated handout image of the massive star Eta Carinae in our Milky Way galaxy that experts believe might explode in a supernova at any time, based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Image; NASA

A possibility that researchers are pursuing is that LB-1 is a "fallback supernova" — material was ejected from the dying star at some point, after which it fell immediately back into the star, directly producing a black hole. While this is a little-understood, theoretical possibility, scientists haven't found any direct evidence for black holes formed this way till date.

"This discovery forces us to re-examine our models of how stellar-mass black holes form," Reitze said. "This remarkable result along with the LIGO-Virgo detections of binary black hole collisions during the past four years really points towards a renaissance in our understanding of black hole astrophysics."



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Pushpa Joshi aka 'Swag wali dadi' from Ajay Devgn’s Raid dies at 85

Pushpa Joshi who became the oldest debutante of Bollywood when she appeared in Ajay Devgn starrer Raid passed away on Tuesday. The actress who was at the age of 85 suffered from a fracture after slipping at her home last week later which she was hospitalized. She played the role of Saurabh Shukla’s mother in the action crime film and won hearts for her stellar performance as 'swag wali dadi.' 

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Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple colour variant to go on its first sale at 12 pm today

Last month, Xiaomi launched the Note 8 duo — Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro — in India. At the time of launch, the Redmi Note 8 was released in three colour variants: Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, and Space Black.

Now, over a month later, Xiaomi has announced a new colour variant for the smartphone called Cosmic Purple, after teasing the same in a tweet yesterday.

Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple colour variant.

Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple colour variant.

The new Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple colour variant was made official via a tweet by Redmi India, which also reveals that the new variant will go on sale for the first time on 29 November at 12 pm during its Black Friday Sale on mi.com. As per a listing on Amazon India, the new colour variant will also be available on the e-commerce website on the same day, at the same time.

Notably, the Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple variant is only new in terms of the colour option and does not offer any new software or hardware specification.

The pricing of the variant also remains the same. The 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage model is priced at Rs 9,999, whereas the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 12,999.

You can also read our review of the Redmi Note 8 Pro here.

Redmi Note 8 specifications

The Note 8 comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ IPLS LCD panel with a teardrop notch on the front and a minuscule chin at the bottom. The phone uses the Snapdragon 665 chipset to power the device and it has RAM options starting from 4 GB going up to 6 GB with storage options of 64 GB and 128 GB.

There is also a quad-camera setup on the Note 8 with a 48 MP primary sensor including a wide-angle, macro and telephoto sensors which have resolutions of 8 MP, 2 MP and 2 MP respectively. The phone has a 4,000 mAh battery and it supports 18W fast charging in-built along with a Type-C port. The Redmi Note 8 also comes with Alexa smart assistant integration.

Amazon Fab Phones fest is also ongoing right now and during this sale, smartphones like iPhone XR (Review), Samsung Galaxy M30, Oppo A5 2020 are available on discount.

If you want to buy a Xiaomi phone or accessory, you can buy it now during the ongoing Xiaomi Black Friday sale.

Realme is also hosting  its own Black Friday sale and giving offers on Realme X2 Pro (Review)Realme C2 (Review) and more.

OnePlus is also celebrating its five-year anniversary on Amazon by giving discounts on OnePlus 7 Pro (Review) and OnePlus 7T (Review) till 2 December.



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