OnePlus 6T New Year Offer

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Bumper gift and tremendous cashback will be available from Amazon for buying OnePlus 6T

Amazon and OnePlus Partnership has completed 4 years and both companies are offering great offers and gifts to their customers on the OnePlus 6T smart phone on this New Year’s occasion. In this, there will be a chance to win one of the most expensive products on Amazon under the Lucky Star offer. Not only this, the company is also offering several cash back offers besides this.

Amazon and OnePlus are present with a great offer for their customers. This year Amazon and OnePlus Partnership is completing 4 years and the pleasure of celebrating their partnership both the companies customers. Both of these companies have announced the 'Lucky Star' offer for buyers of OnePlus 6T. Under this offer, customers who buy OnePlus 6T smartphones between November 30 and December 2 will get an opportunity to win many gifts on Amazon India.

Company explains that the customer who becomes the Lucky Star winner will get an opportunity to win a gift from the many products available on Amazon. It includes many expensive products such as appliance, home decor. Not only this, customers who buy the OnePlus 6T can also avail this offer to the club with many other best finance schemes.

In this offer to buyers of OnePlus 6T, cashback of Rs 1,500 will be given on Citibank debit and credit card holders and those customers can buy this phone with a no-cost EMI of 6 months if they wish. Along with this, the customers who are already using one of the OnePlus smartphone, they will get an extra discount of Rs 3,000 in exchange for the exchange of their old Oneplus smartphone.

The Press release said that the price of OnePlus 6T starts at Rs 37,999 for its variant of 6 GB RAM + 122 GB storage. At the same time, its 8 GB RAM + 122 GB storage variant costs Rs. 41,999 and its 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant costs Rs. 45,999.

OnePlus 6T specifications and features

OnePlus 6T has been provided in-display fingerprint scanner. That means the phone can be unlocked by touching the bottom half of the screen. This is the most affordable smartphone with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie-based Oxygen OS and includes Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 latest processor.

OnePlus 6T has the frontdrop display design on the front. It has a 6.41 inch full-optic AMOLED display, which has an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9. Corning Gorilla Glass 6 has been provided for  additional safety. OnePlus 6T also has some shortcuts on the upper screen of the device.

This phone has a huge battery of 3700mAh for power. This battery comes with dash charging touch. OnePlus 6T camera, so there is a dual camera in it. It has a 20-megapixel second-rear camera with aperture F / 1.7, Dual LED flash, OIS, EIS, 16 megapixel primary and aperture F / 1.7. The smartphone has a 16-megapixel selfie camera with aperture F / 2.0 and Sony IMX376K sensor on the front.

Apart from this, NightScape mode has been given for low-light fatigraphy on the rear of OnePlus 6T. In addition, there is also a studio lighting mode for better portrait shots.

India's win against Australia in 3rd Test Match of Border-Gavaskar Cricket Trophy

India's win against Australia,after 37 years in Melbourne, made 2-1 in the series unbeatable.

India defeated Australia by 137 runs on the fifth and final day of the Boxing Day match of Border–Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday, winning 150th in the history of Test cricket. Team India has become the fifth country in the world to win 150 or more in the history of Test cricket. Australia's record of winning the most in Test history is recorded. Let's know which players played a key role in this victory of Team India ...

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Jaspreet Bumrah, the greatest hero of the team India's victory. Bumrah took nine wickets in this match. In the first innings he took six wickets, while taking three wickets in the second innings. He was chosen Man of the Match for his best performance.

The team captain and coach were most upset about the opener in Perth Test. However, Mayank Agarwal did the job of reducing the headache of the team. Mayank gave a good start to the Indian team, playing 76 in 161 balls in the first innings. Muniemi contributed 42 runs in the second innings.

Test century specialist batsman Cheteshwar Pujara bats in the first Test century also got a century here. Pujara faced 319 balls and hit 106 runs with the help of 10 fours. During this, he added 83 runs with Mayank, while cooperating with Captain Virat, he shared 170 runs.

Team India captain Virat Kohli once again proved in this match that he is not only a great captain but also a wonderful batsman. Kohli scored 9 fours in 204 balls and helped his team win a glorious 82-run innings.

This match was also very special for Ravindra Jadeja, who took the wild card entry in the third Test. Jadeja played a key role in the team's victory by making two batsmen in the first innings of the Melbourne Test and making three batsmen in the second innings.

Australian captain Tim Pan admitted on Sunday that his team lacked restricted cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner. Australia suffered a 137-run defeat in the third Test on Sunday by Team India. Apart from Pat Cummins, a kangaroo player can not leave his influence. Pan said that due to lack of world class batsmen in the team, competing against a legendary India like Team India becomes a tough challenge. He said, 'I think non-experience, we lose due to pressure. By the way, bowling attack of Team India seemed to be one of the best.

He further said, 'It is clear from my view that even if there are two or three best players in your team, there is a little struggle on the field and your performance is seen continuously. The big deal is that we have a world-class player, who will soon return to the team. When he returns, he will create bigger differences. Smith and Warner's suspension will end by the end of March.

Australian batting coach Graeme Hick said his team needed to learn from Pujara and Kohli. He said, "We saw Kohli batting. We know that Pujara and Kohli are one of the best batsmen in the world. If he plays 25 or 26 balls, then the best innings is to play. You get to learn a lot from them. If you do not learn from them then you are not in the right place. '

Aaron Finch is struggling in the top order and he can be out of the team for the next Test in Sydney. Pan said on this, "I think there can be some changes in the team and I have also kept some thinking. But I would prefer to do this before the coach before the conference. I think good players are available in our group and we have to choose the best combination from that. "

However, India had set a target of 399 runs against Australia on the basis of their second innings, which Australia could not achieve, and their second innings ended at 261 runs. Although Pat Cummins (63) shared a nervous partnership with Nathan Lyon, adding 46 runs in the ninth wicket partnership. This is the reason why the Indian team, on the verge of winning the fourth day in Melbourne, had to land on the fifth day on the fifth day. Australia had scored 258 runs on the fourth day's loss of eight wickets. Pat Cummins (63) and Nathan Lyon (7) were unbeaten.

India (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah.

Australia (Playing XI): Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Hadd, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer merged their Consumer Healthcare Businesses

Worlds two Pharmaceuticals giants- UK based Glaxo SmithKline and US based Pfizer of  announced  merger of their healthcare businesses to creating the world’s biggest supplier of OTC (Over-the-counter) medicines. 

These include  famous brands  like Anadin, Panadol and Voltarol. This announcement made on 19^th December 2018

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GSK and Pfizer healthcare business merger will make a new combined  consumer healthcare  entity with a worth of £10billion. This merger paves the way for GSK to split into two business entities – One sells OTC medicines and the other engaged in Pharmaceuticals and vaccines. The joint venture will have 68 percent of GSK and 32 percent stake of Pfizer. Both companies are going to list a new Entity of   within three years.

Chief executive of Glaxo- Emma Walmsley told that ‘share holders were pressed the company to split since years, believing there are greater benefits to having two companies, each focused on one area, than in a diversified group.’   

Emma Walmsley said “the transaction also presents a clear pathway forward for GSK to create new global pharmaceuticals / vaccines company… focused on science related to the immune system, use of genetics and advanced technologies” 

“Ultimately, our goal is to create two exceptional, UK based global companies, with appropriate capital structures, that are each well positioned to deliver improving returns to shareholders and significant benefits to patients and consumers,”  she added.

The new entity would have a joint market share that is far exceeded their rivals such as Bayer, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi.  The new entity if targeting annual savings of £500m ($633milllion) by 2022. GSK’s merger with Pfizer.

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The merger is going to be Mr. Ian Read’s last big venture as a CEO of Pfizer, since he will be succeeded by the company’s chief operating officer Albert Bourla by the end of this year.

 “ We are pleased to announce this new joint venture for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, delivering on our commitment to complete the strategic review for this business in 2018”  He continued to say “Pfizer and GSK have an excellent track record of creating successful collaborations, and we look forward to working together again to unlock the potential of our combined consumer healthcare businesses”, said Ian Read.

 

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George Salmon, an equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown said that GSK’s decision to split had come as a surprise.

“The separation will take away the steady cash flows of the consumer business, meaning there’s more pressure on the men and women in white coats to deliver the next generation of blockbusters.”

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GSK and Pfizer both are struggling to cope up against the increasing cost of new drugs research as other healthcare companies demanding lesser priced medicines. The GSK & Pfizer merger news pleases shareholders and in-turn GSK's share price surged to 7% on 19th December.

Kannur International Airport inaugurated by Minister Suresh Prabhu

Kannur International Airport Ltd.- Terminal Building

Kannur International Airport- Kerala’s fourth International airport inaugurated on Sunday, 9^th Dec 2018 by Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. They jointly flagged off the first Air India Express flight with 186 passengers on board flying to Abu Dhabi. The airport is located at Mattanur town near Kerala.  The Kannur International Airport is located 30 km from Kannur city.

With this Kannur International Airport  inauguration Kerala State has four international airports along with Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Kochi.  With this Kerala is the only state in India to have four international airports.

Area of the airport

The Kannur International Airport is spread across 2330 acres with a runway length of 3050 meters.

KIAL- Arrival & Departure halls.

Owners-

The Kannur International Airport being built with public-private partnership (PPP) mode with State and Central undertakings. Whereas State owns 32.86 % and 22.54% share is by Central Public Sector Undertakings. Additional  35.21% is owned by other qualified institutional buyers, individuals, companies and remaining 9.39% is owned by Airports Authority of India.

Terminal building-

Kannur International Airport’s terminal building is built with the modern facilities spread across 95,000 square meters.  Airport has 24 check-in counters, there is a scope to increase to 48 counters in the future requirements.

Advantages

Airport will help non-resident Keralites travelling to Gulf countries

Boosts Economy, tourism and exports

Helps in creating many job opportunities.

Many flight operations- Air India Express will operate services to Abu Dhabi, Riyad, Sharja and Doha.

Go Air is going to operate domestic  connectivity flights to   Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.

Nokia 8.1 Launched with Android

Nokia 8.1 featuring 6.18 inch with Full HD+ display, 4GB RAM& 64GB storage.

Nokia 8.1 Smartphone has already been launched in China. The company HMD Global is organizing a launch event in Dubai today 6^th November 2018.  In India, Nokia 8.1 is set to launch on December 10^th.  Nokia 8.1 comes in Iron/Steel, Blue/ Silver, Steel/Copper color variants. Nokia 8.1 looks identical as compared to Nokia X7

Nokia 8.1 has 6.18i inch PureDisplay with an aspect ratio of 18:7:9 and HDR10 support. In addition, the phone runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 processor and powered with 4GB of RAM and 64GB & 6GB RAM with 128GB  of internal storage which can be expanded up to 400 GB with a micro SD card.

CAMERA-
Camera in Nokia 8.1 has  13-megapixel primary camera and 12-megapixel secondary
camera sensor with aperture F / 1.8.

For the people of Selfie, the phone has a 20-megapixel front camera and its aperture is F / 2.0.

Nokia 8.1  has a dual rear camera setup with Zeiss optics and with the primary 12 Megapixel. With a dual photodiode technology also with a dual- LED flash. The secondary camera is of 13 megapixels fixed –focus lens, which is meant for depth sensing. Nokia 8.1 has Bothie feature, with which you can take both the front and rear camera. With Bothie feature both front and rear camera can be used simultaneously.

In short- 
Primary Camera -12 MP (f /1.8) + 12 MP (f / 2.2) Dual Camera with LED Flash
Front Camera - 20 MP (f / 2.0) Camera
Video Recording - 2160p 30fps, 1080p 30fps
Camera Feature - Geotagging, HDR, Panorama

PROCESSOR- Nokia 8.1 smartphone works on Android 9Pie.

PHONE CONNECTIVITY-

3G - HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

2G - GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

4G- VOLTE

        
PHONE BODY- 

Dimension - 154.8 x 75.76 x7.97mm

Body Material - Metal Frame

DISPLAY -

Screen Size -- 6.18 inches

Form Factor Touch Resolution -1080 x 2244 Pixel

Touch Screen- Capacitive Touch

Screen Screen -Type IPS LCD

SENSORS - 

The Fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass.

POWER- 

Nokia 8.1 smartphone is powered with 3500 mAh battery with fast charging mode with 18W fast charging.

PRICE-  

In India Nokia 8.1 is expected to be priced at Rs.31,900/-

In Europe, the Nokia 8.1 price has been set at EUR399/-

Nokia 8.1 will be launched in India on 10th December 2018, and it is going to be an affordable premium smartphone. Recently launched OnePlus surpassed the Apple phones in the premium category. So Nokia 8.1 is going to be target OnePlus market. 

As per IDC report from August 2018, OnePlus became the second biggest player by surpassing Apple by achieving 21% market share in Quarter 2 of 2018. OnePlus recently launched its flagship model OnePlus 6T .

G20 summit 2018

India presented 9-point agenda on economic fugitives at the G20 summit.

G20 Summit 2018

The G20 (Group of Twenty) is an international forum which brings the world’s 20 leading industrialised and emerging economic countries.  As it is mentioned in Wikipedia –‘Collectively , the G20 economies account for around 90% of the gross world product (GWP), 80% of trade, two-thirds of the world population and approximately of half of the world land area.’

Recently, Government of India started preparations to curb economic criminals fleeing lakhs of rupees from Indian banks. In order to prevent such crimes, the Prime Minister has made a concerted initiative with the G-20 countries to bring fugitive financial criminals to the court complexes. India has sought a strong and active cooperation from the G-20 countries to tackle the fugitive economic criminals, identify their identity, extradition and seize their properties.

In order to deal with the financial widespread approach, India advocated a strong and active partnership, presenting a 9-point agenda on Friday, 30^th November 2018 between 20 member countries. In the second session of the G20 summit on international trade, international financial and tax system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented his agenda.

He said, 'confiscation of property of criminals like collaboration in legal procedures and their extradition should be ensured'. The PM said that the principles of UN Convention on International Cooperation (UNOCAC) and International Organized Crime Against Corruption (UNOTC), especially international cooperation should be implemented fully and effectively.

Prime Minister Modi said, "The decision to set a standard definition of fugitive economic criminals should be assigned to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). FATF should decide standard procedures for dealing with fugitive economic criminals, their extradition, extradition and prosecution, which all agree on. This will help in dealing with such cases in G-20 countries.

India has also advocated creating a common platform for sharing successful experiences of extradition, the current system of extradition, and legal support, etc. Also, it has been said that the G-20 forum should start working on considering the properties of fugitive economic criminals.

It was stated in this agenda that "to freeze the revenue arising from crime by effectively mutual cooperation in the law process, to bring back the culprits at the earliest and to arrange the method of transferring the income from the crime back to that country”

Simultaneously, India has called upon the G20 countries to create such a mechanism so that financial fugitives can be prevented from coming here and providing a safe haven.

Further, it was decided -"Head of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), United Nations Convention Against Organized Organized Crime (UNOTC), especially the 'international cooperation', should be implemented effectively."

Addressing the  G-20 conference in Argentina, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that  India will be hosting G-20 in 2022. He said that  ‘we had requested Italy, who hosted the proposed G20, which Italy has accepted. Instead of 2021, the G20 conference will be held in India in 2022.’

PM Modi said that ‘I am thankful to all countries and invite all the world's people to come to India in 2022’

Mr. Trump & Mr. Modi at G20 summit 2018